Chapter 21: Being struck by lightning when doing something bad

Lin Zaishan was lying on the bed and tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep at all.

"Master Lin, what should I do?" Lin Zaishan asked in a mess.

"The master does not have to worry. The main theme of life in the end times is not love between men and women, but survival tests. Please concentrate your time, energy, and thoughts on the endless survival tests that are coming."

"Survival test? You mean that our situation may become more severe, terrible?"

"Yes, master, I made this judgment after combining a lot of information. I think the consequences of the meteorite explosion are much more serious than they seem on the surface."

"Then what do you think the main test will be reflected?"

"First of all, it's a resource issue. I don't think it needs to be explained too much."

"The second is the ecological environment problem. I predict that the entire ecosystem of the earth will be completely changed, existing species will grow and evolve in unimaginable ways, and new species are likely to appear in a very short time. The profound ecological changes may also include the following two points: First, it is very likely that humans will no longer be able to maintain the position at the top of the food chain; second, the relationship between organisms and nature and organisms will fundamentally change due to the sudden increase in natural resources. For example, in the past, due to the limited grassland area and seasonal changes, the number of herbivores could only remain at a specific level, and carnivores could not grow excessively. But at present, plants grow in an almost unlimited way, so that various animals can expand their numbers without being restricted by the amount of food. Please imagine a world full of antelope and lions. Please ask the owner, what are the most likely to do if lions are no longer worried about not being able to catch enough antelope?"

"Of course it's about giving birth to a little lion and expanding territory." Lin Zaishan replied.

"That's right. So, survivors will face the threat of powerful animals as ubiquitous as dinosaurs, just like they suddenly return to the Cretaceous period."

“This is indeed a serious problem.”

"The third serious threat is the increasingly frequent natural disasters. Strong winds, heavy rains, floods, thunder, plagues, and even earthquakes may erupt at a density and intensity that is thousands of times higher than before."

"The fourth serious threat is the thug. They will act extreme for various reasons, and the normalization of extreme behavior will become the basic reality of survival in the end of the world."

"The fifth serious threat is competition and conflict, even war between the survivor tribes. So far, we know nothing about survivors in other areas outside the county. We don't know who they are in control, or to what extent they have retained human intelligence and civilization."

"The sixth serious threat is the ability to be abused. Just as Du Lili did today, the psychics have the ability to easily change the situation and the state of others. If they do not know how to control themselves, the order may be out of control. The master once asserted that psychics will become more and more important in the end of the world and become the most important capital and dependence of individual survival. I fully agree with this."

"Master Lin, the six serious threats you pointed out are indeed very reasonable. Do you have any suggestions on how to deal with them?"

"I can only recommend that the master seize every opportunity, improve his own strength as soon as possible, and cultivate a team of his own if conditions permit."

"Master Lin, are you hinting that my current team is not suitable for me?"

"I dare not master it. I just think that the current team is too fragile compared to the situation that may be faced. Moreover, most members lack awareness of this. They are still in the habitual reliance and reaction mode of authoritative departments and social forces before the end of the world."

"Can you give an example?"

"For example, the master himself, the way you can maximize your interests is to occupy Li Yan, win over Du Lili, and then control all the men in the team to establish an absolute leadership position. But your actual way is to lose Li Yan, reject Du Lili, and lose to Wang Youdao in the competition for leadership."

"Master Lin, you know that my ambition is not about power and money."

"Of course, the master is noble in his ambitions. But the basic basis for survival in the end of the world is strength rather than morality. I hope the master can wake up."

"I understand, you can continue."

"Another example is Principal Wang. The group management method that Principal Wang now adopts is completely a set before the end of the world. This set of things can easily collapse in the test of life and death and in the face of the strong. Principal Wang is unaware of this and is still happy. Another typical example is Li Yan. For her, the most rational way to survive in the end of the world is to become a life partner with the master as soon as possible, eliminate the competitive threats of Du Lili, He Annie, Song Chanjuan, Lu Sao, etc., but she easily listens to Wang Xiaoya's slander. She knows that Du Lili uses her superpowers to coerce the master, but insists on acting alone and keeping the master from thousands of miles away. Instead, she gives competitors opportunities and puts herself in a disadvantaged position in the future survival test."

After listening to it, Lin Zaishan pondered for a moment and said:

"Master Lin, the examples you gave are not without reason, but there are three obvious problems: First, you chose to support me intentionally or unintentionally, and took me as the center and starting point, and ignored the inner experiences and feelings of others. Of course, this cannot be blamed, because you cannot directly obtain information about the inner experiences and feelings of others. Second, you ignore the basic logic of human actions. It is not survival itself, but the purpose and meaning of survival. For many people, they can give up survival for something that they think is valuable, or insist on a certain style of survival state. The third problem in your example is that you simplify the relationship between morality and strength. In your opinion, morality is virtual, soft, decorative, strength is real, hard, and essential. In fact, this view is wrong. Many characteristics of human beings that are regarded as strength can only be obtained by corresponding virtues. Virtue is the fundamental, and strength is an extension."

"The master's insight is deafening, and I must have a deep reflection."

"Mr. Lin, your views are also very inspiring to me. While saying these words to you, it is also a sort of sorting out and reflecting on my own ideas and personality. A conversation with you has restored my mind to rationality and a lot of feeling better. It is time to go to bed now."

At 5:00 a.m. the next day, Lin Zaishan, who had just a few hours of rest, completely recovered his energy. He got up and washed up briefly, and then came to the playground to practice boxing.

As the boxing moves were used, the comfort was spreading over his limbs and bones again. Suddenly, the body was heavy, and the air seemed to become solidified again, with a texture. Lin Zaishan was calm and focused on his mind and continued to practice boxing. In this special state, he beat the 36-style Ma family boxing technique for two rounds before he finished his work.

He shook his neck and ordered Master Lin: "Evaluate my basic attributes now."

"After the evaluation, the master's basic attributes are as follows: Strength 124, Speed ​​124, Endurance 139, Dexterity 140, Listening 132, Vision 122, Intelligence 135... Most basic attributes have increased slightly."

"Traditional boxing is indeed extraordinary."

Just as Lin Zaishan was immersed in the joy of the growth of attributes, laughter from men and women came from afar. Looking in the sound, Li Yan and Chen Gengxin were running together. They were chatting while jogging, and Li Yan laughed happily from time to time.

When the two saw Lin Zaishan, Chen Geng raised his hand gracefully to Lin Zaishan and said, "Good morning, Captain Lin!"

Lin Zaishan responded to "Good morning" and looked at Li Yan, but Li Yan continued to run with Chen Gengxin as if she didn't know him at all.

Lin Zaishan didn't dare to make things bored, so he simply returned to the warehouse. At the entrance of the warehouse, he met Wu Chaoqun, who was soaked in sweat and had a tired face.

"Brother, tell me honestly whether you really like Du Lili, a girl movie? If you like it, she would pretend that nothing happened yesterday; if you don't like it, I'll shave her eyebrows now!"

"Brother, you want to go as long as you want, but be careful that she will repeat the same trick."

"Brother, I don't want to sing "The King Calls Me to Patrol the Mountains" every day. You have to discipline your girl well!"

"Don't be serious about these little kids. The situation is not optimistic now. We should focus on our time, energy and mind on team survival."

"Well, brother, you're right. In terms of taking into account the overall situation, you are much better than Brother. OK, I'll go take a shower first and then talk back."

"Captain Lin, you have to make the decision for me!" Wang Ziqiang asked when he saw Lin Zaishan in the corridor.

"I went to exercise, is there anything wrong?"

"Look at my lips, Lele doesn't like me kissing it, so he bit my lips. Du Lili is so bad. If I get rabies, I must bite her first!"

"Xiao Wang, don't worry, I will criticize and educate her. You should brush your teeth first."

"Captain, you're overjoyed!" Zhiyangyang grabbed Lin Zaishan and shouted.

"Zhi Yangyang, what happened?"

Zhiyangyang took out a handful of weeds from his pocket and said, "I ate grass last night and found that many grasses can stimulate physical properties and taste good."

"Is this true for Zhiyangyangyang?"

"Of course, you see, this grass with thin and long leaves tastes sour, but it can improve vision; this grass with very fat stems and leaves has a sweet taste and can increase strength; and this vine grass with long taste is bitter, but it can increase endurance; by the way, there is also a kind of ground-to-cement grass with only a few small leaves. Don't underestimate it, it's time to eat it."

"Do you have data?" Lin Zaishan asked excitedly.

"Yes, I'll send you the attribute change data now."

"You haven't lowered your hp this time, right?"

"No, still full of blood!"

"There are no other negative situations?"

"There is a kind of grass, which is actually a kind of flower. After eating it, it shows poisoning and the hp drops rapidly. That's it." Zhiyangyang raised a very bright red flower for Lin Zaishan to see.

"Then how did you recover?"

"This is thanks to this white flower." Zhiyangyang raised another flower to Lin Zaishan to see. The petals of this flower are snow-white, and the stamens are silver-white. They are very small. At first glance, they are not conspicuous, but they look very delicate. "After eating this flower, my poisoning state was relieved, and then my hp rose."

"Your discovery is so important to Zhiyangyang! If we continue to study it in depth, we can configure the herbs of the end of the world. You can record the effects and pictures of these flowers and plants. Take the time to go to Dr. Song and others to communicate about the situation."

"Okay, I'll go right away. My beautiful angel, hehe..."

"Zhi Yangyang, beware of Annie He going crazy."

"Yes, thank you for the reminder!"

"Who got up early in the morning and said bad things about me?" He Annie asked after coming out of the room.

When Zhiyangyang saw He Annie, she immediately switched to the "pet dog" mode, raised her heels, bent her palms downwards, raised her wrist to her chest, opened her mouth, stretched her tongue, and smiled all over her face. Lin Zaishan knocked on Zhiyangyang's head, and the latter quickly switched to the otaku mode.

"No, who dares to say bad things about our President He? Isn't that asking for death?" Lin Zaishan said with a smile.

"So it's handsome Lin who made countless underage girls crazy. Why didn't you see that top girlfriend behind your butt? Oh, I think about it, it turned out that some underage girl usurped the throne!"

"President He's mouth is sour and mean, and he has extremely high lethality. A few words make people dying. Could it be that he has done too much bj?"

"You are vulgar!" He Annie said angrily with a red face.

Lin Zaishan didn't dare to provoke her anymore, so he raised his foot and wanted to go back to the house. Song Chanjuan came out of the room and said, "I just heard Captain Lin and Mr. Zhiyangyang have something to come to me."

"Ah yes, Zhiyangyang, go and introduce your discovery to Dr. Song."

"Captain Lin's complexion looks very good." Song Chanjuan smiled and said, "It seems that she had a good time last night."

Lin Zaishan smirked, lowered his head and left. Song Chanjuan said again behind him: "Captain Lin has such a manly charm!"

Lin Zaishan looked back at Song Chanjuan, and saw her looking at her with a gentle smile on her face, thinking: "Why did Song Chanjuan turn on the sarcasm? It seems that my performance last night offended the women in the team very much." So, he stopped talking and rushed to his room quickly. He met Wang Xiaoya at the door of the bathroom. Lin Zaishan thought: "It's over, I've had a head-on encounter with this long-tongued woman."

Lin Zaishan walked by Wang Xiaoya nervously as if afraid of being attacked.

"Captain Lin." Wang Xiaoya spoke.

Lin Zaishan felt his scalp numb.

"Are you okay now?" Wang Xiaoya asked softly.

"There is nothing wrong with being said a few bad things and ruining the good things about Li Yan." Lin Zaishan said calmly.

"Captain Lin, it's all my fault! I shouldn't have run to Sister Li Yan to gossip..." Wang Xiaoya actually admitted her mistake and apologized. While apologizing with sincerity and regret, she secretly observed Lin Zaishan's reaction.

If Lin Zaishan knew that this was related to Wang Xiaoya for the first time, he would definitely be surprised and angry; but at this time he was already numb and even a little bored with this matter, and he didn't want to involve it any longer.

"Xiaoya, you don't need to apologize. I have to leave first if I have something to do!"

"Captain Lin!" Wang Xiaoya called Lin Zaishan, and begged with a hint of pleading in her eyes: "If you want to blame me, blame me, I am willing to accept any punishment from you."

Lin Zaishan didn't talk to him and went straight into the house.

He wanted to go into the house and sit alone for a while, but he didn't expect Du Lili to be sitting on his bed fiddling with her long hair.

"Lin Lin, where have you been? I've been waiting for you for a long time." Du Lili said excitedly as soon as she saw Lin Zaishan.
To be continued...