Within Nameless City.
Lin Chongshan, who hadn't appeared for a long time, sought out Lin Yu again.
After sending word, Lin Chongshan finally met his son.
"Give me some crystals that can level me up. My current level is too low, and it's unsafe to go out.
I don't have a team either. You wouldn't want me to be surrounded and annihilated by zombies halfway, would you? And have your only remaining family member turn into a zombie."
As soon as Lin Yu entered the room, Lin Chongshan's voice reached his ears.
Lin Yu glanced at Lin Chongshan.
After not seeing him for a long time, Lin Chongshan's originally graying hair had more white strands.
It seemed he had been thinking a lot lately.
Or perhaps he was even more anxious.
Lin Yu didn't speak, walking directly towards a chair not far away and sitting down.
"Now that you see me, you don't even call me Father?"
"You care so much about these things. I haven't heard anyone call my childhood nickname in many years either."
"Hehehe, you're all grown up, isn't it embarrassing to call a childhood nickname?"
It wasn't that Lin Chongshan didn't want to call out the nickname, but after so many years away from Lin Yu, he had long forgotten it.
Lin Yu's childhood nickname was given by his mother. Lin Chongshan hadn't spent much time with Lin Yu during his childhood, so he was unfamiliar with these things.
He couldn't bring himself to say it and, feeling a bit awkward, wanted to change the subject.
"What I said earlier, give me some crystals so I can at least raise my level."
Lin Chongshan didn't know that in Nameless City, people above sixth tier leveled up using demon crystals.
But seeing that even the guards at the gate of Nameless City had higher levels than him, he felt deeply embarrassed.
He felt as if every time he visited Nameless City, the people within the city were mocking him.
The father of a city lord, yet his level was only fifth tier.
Before Dragon City was incorporated, he had hoarded quite a few crystals, but those crystals were of too low a grade.
Even after absorbing all of them, he could only reach fifth tier.
Now that his source of crystals was cut off, his level had stagnated.
He wanted to do something, but in the apocalypse, without sufficient powerful abilities, others would not submit to him.
"Didn't I tell you to stay out less? How can Dragon City still not hold you?"
"I can't just not go out and socialize, can I? Do you want me to live out the rest of my days like a cripple?"
Lin Chongshan, listening to Lin Yu's impolite words, slammed the table excitedly and blurted out in a rage.
"You have food and drink, and you know everyone in the city. Who else do you want to associate with?"
Lin Yu looked at Lin Chongshan with utter disdain in his eyes.
The things Lin Chongshan had been doing behind the scenes were all reported to him by his subordinates.
This Lin Chongshan had actually been instigating those two individuals who refused to hand over their bases.
Lin Yu didn't yet know what they were plotting.
But after their interactions, those two bases would always come to Nameless City with new demands.
He suspected his father had a hand in this.
Now, cornered, Lin Chongshan's slip of the tongue exposed him again.
"I didn't mean that. I just genuinely want to raise my level. Look, even the guards in this city are at a higher level than me."
"The guards have to deal with sudden zombie attacks. You sit at home and don't need to go out."
"That's not what I meant. Sigh, let me put it this way, are you going to give me crystals to level up or not?"
"No. Speaking of which, we are planning to upgrade the city's guards. There are no surplus crystals for you."
"You... you are unfilial."
"When you are old and can no longer move, I will arrange for people to take care of you. I will not be unfilial."
"You..."
Lin Chongshan trembled, pointing a finger at Lin Yu, his face filled with indignant resentment.
"Is there anything else?"
Lin Yu stood up. After all this time, Lin Chongshan had only come to him to ask for upgrade materials.
What a waste of time. He still had many things to handle.
"Don't go. Isn't Lu Heng the lord of Nameless City? Why aren't you arranging work here every day? What are you busy with here?"
Seeing Lin Yu about to leave, Lin Chongshan quickly stood up as well.
"Brother Lu is busy. You don't need to worry about this."
"I mean, what is Lu Heng doing that he's not in the city?"
"How do you know he's not in the city?"
"Didn't you say he was busy? I haven't seen him..."
Lin Yu turned back to look at Lin Chongshan. At this moment, he really wished the Director was by his side. He wanted to see what his father was thinking.
"That's why he's so busy, not everyone can see him easily.
Alright, I'm leaving. You'd better go out less from Dragon City in the future.
I don't mind if you turn into a zombie. If that happens, I'll personally end your suffering."
With that, Lin Yu turned and walked towards the door.
"Wait a moment, I haven't finished. Where did Lu Heng go when he just went out?"
"Why do you keep asking about Brother Lu's whereabouts today?"
Lin Yu withdrew his hand that was about to open the door. Lin Chongshan's repeated mentions of Lu Heng today, what was he trying to do?
"You're concerned about what Brother Lu is doing? I'll remind you, it's best if you get involved less in some matters. If it harms the interests of Nameless City, I don't mind keeping you in one place for the rest of your life."
"You're threatening me? You're my son, damn it!!"
"Sorry, I've indeed forgotten who my father is these past few years. Shall we find time to do a DNA test!"
After speaking, Lin Yu didn't linger, turning and leaving the room.
Behind him, Lin Chongshan, enraged, grabbed the metal ball in his pocket and smashed it onto the table.
The tabletop was directly pierced with a round hole.
Picking up the metal ball that had fallen to the ground, Lin Chongshan angrily slammed the door shut and walked out.
As he left, he stared at Lin Yu's retreating back and cursed a few times.
Being escorted out of the inner city, Lin Chongshan rummaged through his bag and found a map.
Then he took out a compass and compared it with the map for a while.
Finally, as if he had thought of something, a look of wild ecstasy appeared on his face.
He had just been testing Lin Yu to see if Lu Heng had really gone out.
Presumably, if it wasn't a major issue, someone like Lu Heng wouldn't personally go out.
Then, what major event could be happening in Nameless City recently?
Besides the merger of several surrounding bases, it was likely only the appearance of aliens that would prompt Lu Heng to handle it personally.
Thinking of this, Lin Chongshan quickly put away his belongings and hurried towards the city gate.
He wasn't living as miserably as he claimed. With some savings, he not only kept his original military off-road vehicle but also didn't worry about running out of fuel.
After refueling in Nameless City, Lin Chongshan began driving in the direction Lu Heng had left.
He didn't have a team himself, and he had almost no usable subordinates.
Therefore, the task of finding and negotiating with aliens could only be done by himself.