"Awakened," Qin Jun's face broke into a slight smile. "And it's an SSS-level talent!"
Qin Yuan stared at Qin Jun for a moment, then a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"As expected of my son."
He slowly stood up and said calmly, "Since the black obelisk appeared yesterday, humanity has started experiencing extraordinary awakenings. I've also awakened an S-level talent. It's not just me; most of our Qin family members have awakened talents as well."
He slowly took out a box and said, "Inside this is something called a Talent Seed. It seems to be able to awaken talents in ordinary people.
This was found in a different space that appeared in the suburbs yesterday. We sent in a team, and after losing three battalions, we obtained this A-level Talent Seed.
It was originally intended for you, but it seems you no longer need it."
He placed the box in front of Qin Jun. "Xie Han appears to have not awakened any talent. Over the years, she has been by your side protecting you, and she's been quite dedicated. This item can be her reward for her loyalty over the years."
Qin Yuan slowly stood up, his face usually unreadable, now showing some seriousness.
He walked to the window and gazed at the half-destroyed Eastern Capital, speaking in a deep voice, "The world has changed. The apocalypse has arrived. The Imperial Capital has already become a dead zone, and most of the leaders of the various ministries have perished in the chaos. The entire country is now in a state of anarchy.
We just received word that eighty percent of the cities nationwide have fallen, and the death toll from this catastrophe is at least 500 million."
Five hundred million dead!
Hearing that number, even Qin Jun felt a chill sweep over him.
In just two days, nearly half the population of this nation had disappeared...
But along with that came a sense of excitement.
"Father, the social order of the entire world has completely collapsed. It's impossible to restore things to how they were. Our Qin family should start considering the path forward..."
Qin Yuan replied calmly, "Tell me your thoughts."
A manic smile gradually spread across Qin Jun's face. "Zombies are everywhere, and various monsters are roaming free. Most of the cities have become gathering places for zombies and creatures. If most people want to survive, they'll have to create new shelters and gathering points. But we control the Eastern Capital, and we have a complete industrial system. That's our greatest advantage!
And the era of the evolvers has arrived. The awakening rate is less than one in ten thousand, but most of our Qin family members can awaken talents.
This is a sign from the heavens!"
"A sign of what?"
"A sign that we are destined to be the rulers of this new world, Father...."
Qin Yuan looked at his son.
"What do you plan to do?"
Qin Jun's face revealed a trace of cruel indifference. "Monopolize resources!"
"Monopolize all resources. There's no need to pretend to care about the common people or act like everyone is equal. Now that the state no longer exists, the law holds no power.
Or rather... in this era, whoever has the biggest fist makes the law!"
"Go on."
"First, we need to build walls to isolate the Eastern Capital from the outside world, to prevent another outbreak of the zombie virus.
And the remaining civilians in the Eastern Capital will become our resources. They'll have to work in factories in exchange for the right to stay in the city.
Useless old people will be driven out to fend for themselves. Keeping them around would only waste food.
We need to educate the children uniformly, indoctrinating them with loyalty to the Qin family.
We'll monopolize those space dungeons, monopolize those precious Talent Seeds, and create evolvers loyal to Qin family.
We'll crush any opposition, so that only the will of Qin family exists in the Eastern Capital.
And from there, we'll spread out across the entire world!"
Qin Jun's tone was decisive and filled with indifference.
It's hard to imagine that just a week ago, he was only a sophomore at Jiangjing University, seemingly no different from an ordinary person.
But now, he was describing an extremely cold and ruthless world.
In his plan, ordinary people could only become slaves, working day after day, becoming insignificant cogs in the colossal machine that was the Qin family.
In his eyes, ordinary people no longer had human rights or dignity; they were nothing but pigs and ants!
And on the countless corpses of civilians, a family filled with power and iron will was about to emerge.
Moving towards the pinnacle of the world.
And anything that dared to stand in their way would be crushed to dust!
Qin Yuan quietly watched Qin Jun, as if he was trying to see his son in a new light.
After a long time, he finally smiled slowly.
"I thought you needed a few more years of experience.
But you are far more perfect than I imagined...."
Qin Yuan patted his son's shoulder, smiling. "You're right. We of the Qin family are destined to be the rulers of this world...."
...
Xie Han's room was also in the Qin family's mansion.
Although she was a subordinate of the Qin family, her status was not low; she was Qin Jun's personal bodyguard. She had been by his side since he started high school.
Xie Han's room, like her personality, was simple and unadorned.
She was carefully cleaning her firearm, meticulously focused.
As a bodyguard, her gun was like a second life to her.
And the intricate mechanism of the gun required constant maintenance to ensure it would not fail when needed.
As Xie Han looked at the handgun in her hand, a hint of bitterness appeared on her face.
Since the apocalypse began, Qin Jun awakened a talent, Su Ya awakened a talent, even that Chen Zhong awakened a talent.
But she had not awakened anything; she was still just an ordinary person.
Although Xie Han hadn't shown it, she was deeply disappointed.
Without an awakened talent, how could she continue to protect Qin Jun?
Especially during that fight in the space dungeon, when Chen Zhong charged at Qin Jun, and she missed several shots, allowing Chen Zhong to get close.
Although Chen Zhong was eventually killed and Qin Jun did not blame her,
Xie Han had been feeling deeply guilty.
Her performance had been far from satisfactory!
After finishing cleaning the firearm, Xie Han looked at the beautiful face in the mirror on her desk.
She had grown up in the Qin family, and all her training had been about how to protect Qin Jun. She could sacrifice her life without hesitation.
One could say that Qin Jun was her entire purpose in life....
And deep in her heart, she loved Qin Jun deeply.
But she had never expressed this feeling because she didn't know how to dress up, couldn't speak sweet words like Su Ya, and didn't know how to act coy.
She just stayed in the shadows, quietly watching Qin Jun, silently protecting him.
Her life was always about guns and fighting.
Standing beside Qin Jun, she was always vigilant, watching for any signs of danger. At the slightest hint of something wrong, she would immediately be on guard!
All these years, Xie Han had protected Qin Jun well.
And this was her pride.
And just that alone made her very satisfied.
But now, Xie Han felt a bit of anxiety, a bit of uncertainty about the future.
No matter how hard she tried, she was still just an ordinary person who couldn't even defeat an F-level talent user!
Qin Jun had now become an evolver, stronger than her, and no longer needed her protection...
The thought of this left Xie Han feeling a bit lost.
If Qin Jun no longer needed her, what would she do?
Xie Han silently placed the gun back in its place. She stared blankly at the mirror, lost in thought.
If Qin Jun no longer needed her, where would she go?
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
Xie Han collected herself and opened the door.
"Young Master!"
Seeing that it was Qin Jun, a mix of joy and panic appeared on Xie Han's face.
The joy was because Qin Jun had come.
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(A/N)- please don't forget to give power stones and reviews so I know if i should continue this novel or not.