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The tens of thousands of disaster victims in Shelter No. 35
Whether they were standing in the central square or looking out from the windows of residential buildings, everyone was looking at Lin Xuankong.

These tens of thousands of disaster victims had all been rescued by the Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors of the Tang Kingdom, and had also been abandoned without hesitation!
More than anyone else, they longed to follow a true leader.
For them, Lin Xuankong was undoubtedly the best choice!

One person capable of fighting against an entire large pack of canine source beasts, including a full twenty-eight predator-level canine source beasts—such a powerful individual is undoubtedly a true savior to the refugees in Shelter No. 35! Although there are many high-level gene warriors in the Tang Kingdom, and many even stronger than Lin Xuankong's feat today, so what? Which of those powerful individuals would travel thousands of miles to this ruined Stone City to rescue tens of thousands of refugees?
At this moment, the biggest worry for these refugees in Shelter No. 35 is that Lin Xuankong will refuse Captain Zhu Ling's request!

For a moment, every disaster victim in the central square stared expectantly at Lin Xuankong. In front of such a powerful figure, they dared not say anything casually, but their eyes had already clearly expressed their thoughts!

Lin Xuankong, who landed in front of Zhu Ling, glanced at the expectant disaster victims around him, then looked back at Zhu Ling with a smile on his face.
"If I didn't intend to have these disaster victims follow me, why would I have come all this way to rescue them? Could it be for those twenty-eight predator canine-type source beasts? There are now plenty of large source beast groups in the Stone City ruins. If I intended to hunt some predator-level source beasts, I wouldn't have come all the way to Shelter No. 35!"

Zhu Ling's face lit up with surprise; she almost jumped for joy on the spot.
"So, so Mr. Lin came here specifically to rescue these tens of thousands of disaster victims, and has already made the decision to have them follow you?"

Lin Xuankong nodded and smiled, "That's right! Alright, as a captain, you don't need to be so excited. There's still a lot for you to do, such as gathering all the refugees from Shelter 35 and taking them to Shelter 36!"

"Okay, okay, I'll arrange it right away!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ling's face lit up with joy again, and she turned and ran.

However, after running only a few steps, she seemed to suddenly remember something, stopped, turned around, straightened her posture, and gave Lin Xuankong a standard military salute.

"On behalf of all the refugees in Shelter No. 35, Zhu Ling thanks Mr. Lin! We have no way to repay such a life-saving grace. Once we arrive at Shelter No. 36, we will all follow Mr. Lin's arrangements. No matter what dirty or hard work we are asked to do, we will all be more than willing!"

The disaster victims and security personnel in the central square cheered, many even taking off their shirts and throwing them into the air. Having narrowly escaped death, their future was now secure, and they were overjoyed to be able to follow such a powerful figure!

Seeing everyone's reaction, Lin Xuankong shook his head and chuckled, waving his hand at Zhu Ling, "Go on with your work! We can express our gratitude after everyone has safely reached Shelter Thirty-Six!"

Zhu Ling nodded vigorously and walked away quickly.

The many disaster victims in the central square cheered as they made their way to their residential buildings. The security team members each ran to a nearby building to notify every resident.
In Zhu Ling's office,
Lu Yun, a tall and strong woman, helped Zhu Ling tidy up the office. Zhu Ling's aunt was beaming with joy. For a disaster victim in the ruins of Stone City, the most precious thing wasn't supplies or shelter, but the almost impossible hope in this era of source beast disaster! Clearly, everyone in Shelter No. 35 now had hope for survival, and hope that things might be better than they were today, because of Lin Xuankong's arrival!
After the two finished tidying up the items in the office,

Lu Yun glanced at the portrait of the materialized gene warrior Li Wu hanging on the wall, then looked at Zhu Ling, who was sitting on her suitcase in a daze, and said, "Girl, aren't you going to put this portrait away? It's a portrait of your idol!"

"Ah," Zhu Ling was clearly a little distracted, turning to look at Lu Yun, "What?"

Lu Yun sighed and pointed to the portrait of the manifested gene warrior Li Wu on the wall. "I mean, do you want to take down the portrait of the manifested warrior Li Wu that's posted here and take it with you? Haven't you always admired him the most and always regarded him as your idol, thinking that you can be like him in the future and save countless people and lives?"

Zhu Ling paused, then turned to look at the portrait of the gene-manifested warrior Li Wu on the wall.

However, when the little girl looked at the portrait of the manifested gene warrior Riwu again, her eyes no longer held the same excitement and longing as before.

She studied the portrait of the manifested gene warrior, Li Wu, for a while, then decisively shook her head and gave Lu Yun a smile.
"There's no need to take Liwu's portrait with you. It wouldn't be good if you tore it up while peeling it off!"
"Alright, Aunt Lu, I've packed everything. Let's go downstairs. I still have to organize tens of thousands of disaster victims, and there's a lot to do!"

Having said that, this young girl, who was still quite young but had once planned to save tens of thousands of disaster victims single-handedly, picked up several bags and walked towards the door. Before leaving, she glanced at the portrait of the manifested gene warrior, Li Wu, one last time and smiled, "Li Wu saved countless people back then, and today, Mr. Lin has also saved countless people. In the future, I will definitely do the same!"

Seeing this, Lu Yun couldn't help but laugh. "Of course I believe that you, Xiao Ling, will become a powerful gene warrior like Mr. Li Wu and Mr. Lin in the future. But, why didn't you take Mr. Li Wu's portrait with you today? Is it really because you're afraid of tearing it up when you take it down? Or is it because you, little girl, have suddenly found a new object of worship, a new idol?"

"Huh? That's absolutely impossible! How could that be?!"

Zhu Ling stammered a casual reply, lowered her head, and quickly left the room. Seeing his usually cheerful niece looking embarrassed, stammering, and shy for the first time in her life, Lu Yun couldn't help but laugh again.

When the two went downstairs, they saw that the security team members were already organizing the tens of thousands of disaster victims into a line and arranging various precautions!

Although these refugees from Shelter No. 35 had full confidence in Lin Xuankong and were full of hope for the future, it was the first time since the era of the Source Beast Disaster that they had left Shelter No. 35, the place they depended on for survival. For a moment, these refugees were still somewhat timid and at a loss.
However, when these disaster victims saw Lin Xuankong at the entrance of Shelter No. 35, their panicked hearts quickly calmed down, and hope returned to their eyes!
A few days later,
Inside Yu Rui's office in Vault 36.

Lin Xuankong's Source Technique Instructor carefully examined Zhu Ling for a few moments, then looked at Lin Xuankong with considerable surprise and smiled:

"Director Lin, by rescuing Shelter No. 35 this time, you not only won the hearts of tens of thousands of disaster victims, but also gained a capable subordinate with such a high genetic compatibility. It's truly a win-win situation! This little girl's genetic compatibility is a full 94 points, only slightly lower than that guy Han Liu who always boasts about being a super genius. Their talents are almost on par! With such a high genetic compatibility, once this little girl grows up, there's a very high chance she'll awaken one or two special genetic abilities. At that time, her strength might even surpass that of Han Bao, me, Ma Long, and the others!"
Among the hundreds of thousands of gene warriors in the entire Tang Kingdom, the total number of gene warriors with a gene compatibility of 94 is no more than one or two hundred. Such a gene compatibility, like that guy Han Liu, is definitely a true genius who is one in ten million!

Director Lin, if you agree, I might as well take this little girl as my student and teach her properly, guiding her on the precautions and tricks of the Dragon Elephant Gene Warrior cultivation path!
"Also, little Zhu Ling, would you be willing to become my student, the head of Vault 36?"

Hearing You Rui, the number two person in Shelter 36, praise her so highly, Zhu Ling was naturally beaming with pride.

However, she didn't dare to truly present herself as a genius in front of Lin Xuankong and You Rui. She took a breath, suppressed her almost floating excitement, gave Lin Xuankong and You Rui a standard military salute, and then said:

"Zhu Ling's life was saved by Director Lin, so naturally she will obey all arrangements made by Director Lin and Captain You!"

Lin Xuankong looked at Zhu Ling, then at You Rui, and immediately shook his head and waved his hand, saying, "Captain You, you don't need to personally take this little girl as your student and personally guide her. After all, you are in charge of all kinds of matters for the hundreds of thousands of disaster victims in the entire No. 36 Shelter, and you are also responsible for the reconnaissance work of the entire No. 36 Shelter. You are too busy!"

"I think it would be better if I took this little girl, Zhu Ling, as my student and taught her!"

"I see!" You Rui was a little surprised to see Lin Xuankong competing with her for students. After thinking for a moment, she looked at Lin Xuankong with some doubt.

Lin Xuankong chuckled and waved to Zhu Ling, "Come with me, let's not bother Captain You here!"

After saying that, he took Zhu Ling out of You Rui's office.

Lin Xuankong naturally valued Zhu Lingjiu's genetic compatibility quite a bit. As for why he didn't let You Rui take Zhu Lingjiu as a student, he naturally had other plans. In Lin Xuankong's view, although the Dragon Elephant Gene Cultivation Path was quite strong, such as Captain You Rui's awakened Eye of Truth and Han Bao's awakened special defensive ability, etc., when it came to combat ability, the Elemental Cultivation Path far surpassed Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors of the same level, unless that Dragon Elephant Gene Warrior also awakened a special gene ability similar to You Rui's or Han Bao's!

However, the chances of this happening are slim, and Lin Xuankong couldn't possibly let Zhu Ling, who has a 94% genetic compatibility, gamble with her future. So, he planned to have Zhu Ling exhaust her source energy, cancel her cultivation efforts over the past few days, and choose a new path for elemental cultivation.

As for why he didn't explain his thoughts to Captain You Rui, it was because when Lin Xuankong chose the path of elemental gene cultivation, Captain You Rui nagged him for a long time about his personality, and he couldn't directly contradict this source technique mentor whom he respected! So, he simply took Zhu Ling and left You Rui's office.
After leading the little girl Zhu Ling to the central plaza of Vault 36,
Lin Xuankong glanced at Zhu Ling, then looked at the nearly one hundred residential buildings nearby. The current No. 36 shelter has been expanded several times over, accommodating hundreds of thousands of disaster victims.

Lin Xuankong's plan was to select several thousand promising individuals with good character and talent from among these hundreds of thousands of disaster victims, and then have them, after taking Mr. Li's new YZMM gene potion, choose the path of elemental gene cultivation, just like the future little girl Zhu Ling!

If everything really goes smoothly
That means that Vault 36 could produce thousands of elemental gene warriors in the future!

Regardless of whether these thousands of elemental gene warriors will become water-type, fire-type, or other elemental gene warriors like Lin Xuankong, one thing is certain: once these thousands of elemental gene warriors gradually grow up, they will become an extremely powerful and terrifying force!

As far as Lin Xuankong knew,
Throughout the entire Tang Kingdom, there are hundreds of thousands of genetic warriors, but only two or three hundred are genetic warriors with the elemental pathway. They are all descendants of top-tier wealthy families or powerful clans!
The Yunqin Kingdom, which is known as the strongest nation on the entire planet, has more elemental gene warriors, but still no more than two thousand!
Of course, most of the gene warriors of Yunqin Kingdom have followed the so-called beast type inherited from the Zhongji Star System. It is said that they can control more than one pet beast. Some powerful ones can have several pet beasts, and some can even merge with pet beasts to obtain the powerful combat power of the pet beasts through the gene cultivation path inheritance!

However, in terms of individual combat strength, elemental gene warriors are still stronger than pet gene warriors of the same level, especially those elemental gene warriors who have mastered powerful gene abilities such as water manipulation and fire manipulation, who are all beings that can make people tremble with fear!

Yunqin Kingdom doesn't lack the desire to cultivate more elemental gene warriors; it's just that the amount of source energy consumed by each elemental gene warrior to grow up is simply too great, at least a hundred times that of a dragon-elephant gene warrior, and possibly even hundreds of times more!
But Lin Xuankong is unlike anyone else from any other country! (End of Chapter)