Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 346 My cousin is such a scumbag, what a terrible thing he did!
With Li Xiang's guidance, Chiba Yukio and Eileen made rapid progress and both entered the Saint Rank, reaching the nineteenth rank.

Because the twin jade spirits are too young and unlike their mother, they don't have Li Xiang's dual cultivation assistance, so their cultivation is slightly behind, and they are currently at the fifteenth level each.

Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui are all close to reaching the Saint Rank under Li Xiang's hard work. However, their aptitude is slightly inferior to that of Qianye Xuexu and Eileen, so they are still at the 18th Rank. But their spiritual bodies have already achieved minor success, and they are only missing a little opportunity. This opportunity will most likely come in the apocalypse.

The further you progress, the more difficult the cultivation becomes, and the longer it takes to advance.

Although Eileen gave Li Xiang ten Holy Blood Alchemy Hearts, which could help people step into the Saint Rank, Li Xiang felt that it was better for Yao Yao and the others to break through naturally. If they used the Alchemy Hearts, their future prospects would be limited.

With their own help, their aptitude is actually quite good, belonging to the first-class category, and it's only a matter of time before they enter the Saint rank.

People like Luo Feifei, Jiang Cai'er, Eileen, and Chiba Yukio are all top-tier, among the best on Earth.

Therefore, Li Xiang gave two of the alchemical hearts to Erhuang and the little fox.

Erhuang and the little fox thus broke through their limits, ignoring bottlenecks, and rushed into the Saint Rank. Although they might not achieve greater success in cultivation in the future, the Saint Rank is still quite prestigious for guarding the house. They are responsible for the inner city. Other ferocious beasts, such as elephants, tigers, and pandas, guard the outer perimeter.

The beasts are divided into two groups. One group consists of beasts of the twelfth rank or above, such as white elephants, golden tigers, and Tuan Tuan, totaling nine beasts. These are the "mountain-guarding divine beasts" that live in their lairs on the ground.

Another group, below the twelfth rank, lived together with ordinary members of their race in the underground city, in a wildlife park that Li Xiang had specially built for them.

As for kittens, geese, roosters, hedgehogs, etc., they are "guardian beasts" that live directly in the underground city farm and watch over the farmland.

The kittens have multiplied to over five hundred, including more than sixty extraordinary breeds. They are divided into six teams and regularly patrol various areas of the underground city.

In addition, due to the concentration of population, many families in the countryside keep dogs, and over the years they have multiplied. Last year, Li Xiang collected many dogs with extraordinary potential and, with the feeding of a large amount of spiritual medicine, bred three hundred extraordinary spiritual dogs, which were divided into twenty teams and led by Erhuang and Little Fox.

They are also scattered throughout various districts, patrolling together with the cat squad.

They all have proper organizational structures and wear uniform spirit armor, which Li Xiang tailored for them, and each has a unique number.

The underground city of Lijiacun, numbered 03, being so close to the top, must naturally be a large city, encompassing nearly 1500 million people.

The main city alone has nearly 500 million people, and the 12 satellite cities average over 80 each. There's no way around it; China is just too big. Although the elderly population decreased significantly due to the harsh weather and the birth rate declined, the entire country still has around 11 billion people.

A large population has an advantage in the reproduction and continuation of civilization, but resources are scarce in the apocalypse, and too many people cannot be fed, which is a contradiction.

Li Xiang once planned to shelter 100,000 people, but now he has 15 million people under his command, and other underground cities are also relying on him, hoping that he can rescue them in time. The closer the apocalypse gets, the greater the pressure on Li Xiang becomes.

Regarding the energy issue, thanks to the helium-3 that Li Xiang collected from the moon, and after years of research, Jiang Cai'er has solved the problem of using helium-3 for controlled nuclear fusion, and successfully developed a new type of nuclear reactor and nuclear fuel cell. The energy problem of the underground city of Lijiacun has also been completely solved.

As for the two aircraft carriers that Li Xiang had previously seized, the power they provided is now only used to power the core area centered on the former Li Family Village.

Li Xiang's previous plan to solve the power problem with two aircraft carriers was too narrow-minded.

Of the 72 underground cities, one-third have already been developed into new nuclear power plants, while the rest remain traditional nuclear fission power plants and thermal power plants.

In addition to being converted into electricity, a portion of the heat energy from the power plant is used directly for heating in cities and underground farms.

Underground railway networks have been built between the main city and satellite cities, and between the main cities themselves. They were tested several times during peacetime, but with the apocalypse imminent, they naturally ceased operation.

It will no longer operate unless absolutely necessary. If it does operate, it will primarily be for transporting goods and rescue personnel; ordinary personnel will be prohibited from moving around freely.

When selecting sites for the 72 underground honeycomb city clusters, some suggested relocating them all to the western region. This was because the northwest has a high altitude and, in the post-apocalyptic world, it wouldn't rely on ocean trade, so living inland would be better. However, later, it was considered that the northwest was short of water. Although there was the "Starry Sea" project overseen by Li Xiang, it was still insufficient to meet the water needs of over a billion people. Moreover, relocating the entire country would be too difficult, and the people might not be willing to do so. Not to mention anything else, just moving would be extremely troublesome.

With supplies scarce and the economy in a downturn, people are reluctant to throw away any bottles or jars, and all kinds of furniture and appliances have to be transported thousands of miles to the west. Just thinking about it is a headache.

This is just a private family home; there are also various public facilities.

For example, factory buildings and equipment, various instruments and equipment, desks and chairs in schools, and various equipment and personnel in hospitals...

Many patients are hospitalized for extended periods, and ICUs are perpetually overcrowded. Transferring patients is extremely costly in terms of manpower and resources, making such a waste unnecessary. Some patients simply cannot be transferred; what if something happens during transport? Wouldn't their families cause trouble? Doctor-patient relations are already so tense these days.

Many elderly people are too old to withstand the arduous journey.

In addition, some cities rely on nuclear power plants for energy. In order to keep the temperature of the nuclear reactor under control and to protect the main mechanical equipment such as turbines and generators from overheating and burning them out, a large amount of cooling water is needed, and the Northwest is already short of water.

The end times are approaching again, and time is running out.

After careful consideration, the decision was made to continue with the existing approach of excavating and constructing underground cities in the densely populated provinces.

In France, at the Eileen family's castle, a hundred thousand alchemical golems are stationed on the ground. At this moment, the golems are motionless, lying on the ground and hiding behind cover, like statues, conserving energy.

Meanwhile, the underground shelter also gathered more than 10,000 people in the outer city, of whom about 6,000 were employees of the Erin family's businesses, and more than a third of them were black.

Unfortunately, France has numerous colonies in Africa, the Irene family also has many businesses there, and Black people make up a significant proportion of the French population. In recent years, the proportion of Black newborns in France had already exceeded half.

Many of the family businesses have had generations of employees working there, with many having been there for over ten years. These employees are well-known and relatively loyal, and there are also many highly qualified management personnel. Naturally, Eileen wouldn't give up on them and basically transferred them all over.

As for the rest of the population, they were all refugees gathered by Eileen, of varying quality, and were scattered and assigned to various departments.

The entire base operates on the original structure of the group headquarters plus subsidiaries, but the business is currently undergoing adjustments and transformation.

Eileen, her child, and a dozen maids lived in the inner city, guarded by about a hundred alchemical golems.

Those maids were all under Shen Wenqian's management.

Since Li Xiang sent Shen Wenqian to study abroad and she also served as "Dehua," she has hardly ever been home, because Li Xiang later had three more children with Eileen.

Their names are: Clémence Li Mérovingien, Sonia Li Mérovingien, and Léocadie Li Mérovingien.

Including the eldest daughter, Aurelia, there are four of them: two boys and two girls.

These four children naturally have excellent genes; they are not only beautiful, but also have extraordinary talent in cultivation.

Aurelia is already at Tier 2, while the other three are at Tier 1, mainly because they are too young.

Now, "Dehua" is playing with these four children and giving them Chinese lessons.

My father is Chinese, how can I not learn Chinese? And is there a better Chinese teacher than Shen Wenqian?
Shen Wenqian now possesses the strength of a fifth-tier expert and has also obtained a doctoral degree in sociology from the Paris Sciences et Lettres University in France. Well, even though the apocalypse has arrived, a degree from a prestigious university is still a valuable asset (prestige) and will enhance her resume in the future.

She hasn't had many romantic relationships because she spends almost all her free time taking care of her cousin's children.

Moreover, they are illegitimate children.

The thought of having to continue taking care of them (Eileen once inadvertently revealed that she wanted to have ten children with Li Xiang, her face full of a happy smile when she said this) made Shen Wenqian feel immense pressure.

But my cousin entrusted me with an important task, so it wouldn't be good not to take him along.

Fortunately, she is an extraordinary being and will be able to reach the Saint rank in the future. Her appearance will not age, and she will have plenty of time to find a boyfriend.

Besides, there aren't many superhumans these days, and she looks down on ordinary people, so there's no way she could find one even if she wanted to.

The reason she had the confidence to step into the Saint rank was because her foreign sister-in-law promised to help take care of the child and that she would not mistreat her in the future, and would specially refine a high-quality Saint Blood Alchemy Heart for her.

This alchemical heart is extremely precious and difficult to refine. It is not only incredibly expensive, but it also requires the infusion of Eileen's holy blood essence. It allows one to bypass bottlenecks and directly reach the Saint rank.

In addition, her cousin will put her in charge of reviewing the qualifications of those who advance to the next level. This is a brand new power department that is already being established. Her cousin-in-law Eileen's alchemical artifact, "Mind Image Judgment," has already entered initial mass production and has been transported to major dungeons around the world.

This position is not only high-ranking and powerful, but also very lucrative. Her cousin-in-law, Eileen, often gives her pocket money, amounting to tens of thousands of euros per month.

With this thought in mind, Eileen felt confident about the future and continued teaching the children.

"Today I'm going to talk to you about peanuts."

This is a classic text from a Chinese primary school textbook. When Shen Wenqian teaches Chinese to children, in addition to telling Chinese myths, legends and idioms, she directly uses the primary school textbook. This is a legitimate and systematic teaching material in China, which is far better than compiling one herself. The ready-made textbook is one that she has studied before, and it is also much easier to prepare lessons.

Shen Wenqian, a PhD from a prestigious university, is comparable to a top-tier private tutor; teaching elementary school Chinese texts like this is a piece of cake for her.

The little ones were quite happy at first, but as they listened, they became very curious. The eldest daughter, Aurelia, tilted her head thoughtfully, while her younger brother, Clemens, couldn't help but ask, "Aunt Qianqian, why is it that the protagonist in the story, like us, always has a father who is never home? Is it true that Chinese fathers are never home?"

Shen Wenqian: "..."

For a moment, I was stunned. I couldn't help but feel a lot of resentment, but I couldn't express it to the child: "My cousin is such a scumbag, he's such a terrible person!"

(End of this chapter)