How Am I Still Alive?
Chapter 1974: 1968 Candidate

Chapter 1974: Chapter 1968 Candidate

Life has many interests, yet survival is often the highest priority.

Professionals devour… perhaps devour themselves, or perhaps devour other life forms. Without progress, there is death. It is an inexorable path of evolution.

This is also the reason why Lu Ping’an, once he grew stronger, continually traversed various Exotic Realms.

Whether it was him or his subordinates, they all needed Exotic Realm exploration to obtain more resources for growth… previously, Earth’s professionals generally had low levels, slow growth, and ruthless competition, all rooted in the planet’s limited total resources.

“Are we setting off? Tell them, wish for a peaceful road…”

When Lu Ping’an encountered foreign Demigods in the Evolution World, there were several. Some of them, senior figures, easily acquired the relevant knowledge and gained the ability to traverse the Multi-universe.

They… It became the new Divine Boats, clearly weaker than the normal Order Gods, but unlike the Order Gods created by the World, which had many restrictions, traversing the galaxy consumed much less resources than the Order Gods.

Lu Ping’an himself should remain on home ground for now, but his subordinates need to battle and hunt to advance their professions, which probably exceed hundreds of thousands.

Lu Ping’an cannot let his people go without meat.

Put them all in the Ancient city? Lu Ping’an slightly pulled back some, calculating and evaluating… the Ancient city would burst, unable to take even a tenth of the total.

Over two million alien races, they are truly all extraordinary. Just entering the local material market can cause prices to explode.

“Should be fine, right?”

“It will be fine. Their targets are Mercury 42 and several confirmed stable worlds on our side, it’s just routine patrol… huh, the Divine Boat rises and falls, we seem to have become a major force too.”

In all aspects, Lu Ping’an’s force ranks domestically. This wave in the Evolution World encountering the “World Apocalypse” is truly a big feast.

On another front, Lu Ping’an inquired about other deities going to the Evolution World… seventy percent suffered losses, ten percent profited.

What about the remaining twenty percent? Uh, they didn’t return.

Exploring Exotic Realms is like this, either you hit the jackpot or bleed losses, sometimes losing your life.

But now, rising in the Divine Boat, with the extraordinary on board yearning for battle, they are heading to relatively stable worlds, barring unexpected events, just routine patrols back and forth.

Larger forces work like this, various “big projects” and “flights” come and go, personnel moving between them. Even if one or two fail, the foundation isn’t shaken, as long as overall profitability continues.

Earlier, Lu Ping’an was just one boat with a team, now he could manage ten or so boats simultaneously… him letting just two boats go is already quite conservative.

The other aspect of this matter is Lu Ping’an’s main body, the super-sized Divine Boat capable of hosting millions, even tens of millions of people, setting out. It wouldn’t be an ordinary world.

Huge benefits and sufficiently abundant Resource Worlds are targets for an existence like Lu Ping’an. In reality, with a Divine Boat at such a level leaving home ground, it doesn’t even count as news, also requiring Wanjing’s approval.

To be blunt, with Lu Ping’an’s current size, small worlds can no longer satisfy.

“How long do we have remaining to digest?”

“At least three years, at most… it could be three or four decades.”

Lu Ping’an still has a lot of resources to digest, all sorts of ancient Taboo knowledge from the Evolution World need “understanding,” requiring professionals to assess if they can be industrialized, commercialized.

These aren’t even the most valuable gains; various Beastmen, ancient life forms, Heroic Spirits’ “gene modules” are treasures for Lu Ping’an, the God of Life.

It’s not just creation, also results from experiments needing time verification… not considering other factors, testing various Extraordinary Beastmen’s Evolution Paths, checking for suitable paths, potential hazards, all need real combat to verify.

On this level, Lu Ping’an truly can’t leave. Guiding the path might seem simple, but numerous life evolution paths need his ability to ensure no dead ends… with him present, life always “circulates,” there are no absolute end roads.

The research system able to infinitely test mistakes has no ceiling. Aside from that, the mere existence of “Life Insurance” drives frontline warriors crazy.

Although restricted to the Divine Realm (current Ancient city and Trading Land) surroundings, even after death, they exist in a Burn Life form. The mere existence of another life warrants warriors’ frenzy.

The only issue is, after leaving the Evolution World, Lu Ping’an’s abilities significantly declined to a certain extent… while still usable, cost-effectiveness decreased notably.

Bluntly, “insurance fees” increased sharply, insurance periods drastically shortened, going from constant Life Insurance to buying temporary insurance before “critical missions”… Lu Ping’an doesn’t aim to profit, unlike some unscrupulous insurance companies that refuse or voluntarily withdraw insurance before high-risk situations.

Lu Ping’an came home less than a month, yet practically, all aspects of work never stopped. Even as he tried to shirk duties, too many things required his handling.

“Has Lin Nu’s local forces been cleared out?”

“Uh, to say cleared or not cleared… they’ve all defected to us. Our people didn’t move, hearing about our friction with Lin Nu, they came over to join.”

The previous explosion case was an excuse for trouble, with media momentum after, aimed at Lin Nu’s forces.

Without discussing further, first clear out all of the forces related to Lin Nu from the Ancient city, even Changping State.

Yet the developments somewhat exceeded expectations, Lu Ping’an had barely scolded twice, hadn’t even raised a fist… the other side surrendered entirely.

Despite knowing Lin Nu’s Church internally was chaotic beyond measure, only the Legitimate Line counted as the real Lin Nu’s Church, Lu Ping’an himself hadn’t imagined the other side would surrender so thoroughly.

“… Surely as if they were waiting for this.”

“They must have long anticipated… they also want to employ the Trading Land’s various internal services. Especially ‘species transformation,’ it’s deadly attractive to them.”

For the Extraordinary of the Life System, being able to change their species, whether for themselves or their “pets,” brings unlimited possibilities.

Lu Ping’an’s forces expand every day, yet certain aspects still require professional faces.

For instance, a scapegoat proposing reforms… the Official’s young reformists.

Lu Ping’an had interviewed many candidates these days, results were surprisingly subtle… in front of him, lies were meaningless, yet the people across had too many lies.

“The honest lack capability, capable ones lack firm stances…” if minor matters arise, Lu Ping’an compromises, but this Official’s representative needs firm stances and substantial capability.

After careful deliberation, the optimal candidate was determined, leaving Lu Ping’an somewhat baffled.

“Xue En?! Are you sure a panda is running for mayor?”