Apocalyptic Reincarnation: Start with a 30-million Bonus

But,

Li Yu was somewhat afraid.

Afraid of hurting this wonderful girl, afraid that he couldn't protect her. Afraid that he would change into someone she wouldn't like.

And even more afraid that one day, he would lose her.

After dinner, Li Yu took a walk alone around the base.

He climbed onto the walls and saw the gradually perfected barriers, heightened, becoming firmer.

His mind gradually started to ease.

In the distance, the bright moon hung in the sky.

The hot air slowly dispersed with the breeze.

The temperature was just right, neither cold nor hot. In the gentle breeze, Li Yu saw a few zombies outside the walls, mouths agape, howling.

Li Yu heard these howls, looked at the bright moon, and took out his earphones. He played some pre-apocalypse music downloaded on his phone, listening to light music.

Instantly blocking out the zombies' howling.

On the high wall, Li Yu with his hands behind his back, admired the white moon, looking at the stars in the sky.

His heart felt like the breeze, drifting farther and farther away.

He had once loved a woman during the apocalypse.

In this era of moral degradation during the apocalypse, he had loved someone.

Unfortunately, it didn't end well.

Li Yu deep down was a person of extreme romanticism, both emotional and rational.

In his view, life has its lengths, but human emotions are priceless.

If a person were to be fully rational, worrying about every small gain or loss, fixated on minor details every day, then what's the point of living.

The moon in the night sky was bright. At this moment, his mood was very low.

He remembered that woman, who might not understand the effort he made, and instead might feel that Li Yu did not understand her at all.

Love is never perfectly complete, meeting the person you want to meet is difficult, thus it is a form of despair.

A despair that is indescribable.

Li Yu shook his head.

Suddenly, he saw the shadowy figures of trees and came to his senses.

Life is only a few decades, one must live for oneself.

Living freely and unrestrainedly, that's what truly makes sense.

Whatever you want to eat, whatever you want to do, just go for it. No need to hold back, no need to be afraid anymore.

Li Yu felt as if a weight had been lifted from inside him.

...

He got down from the wall and walked toward the residential area of the base.

It was late at night, time to sleep.

Today, he was very tired, the overwhelming numbers made him feel that combating the Salvation Army would be very stressful.

Fortunately, it was all resolved.

He slept peacefully, without any incidents.

...

The next day, Li Yu woke up at the same time as usual, then he put on his clothes and started running around the base. Yutong, who once saw him running in the morning, followed his habit and started running with him.

Upon seeing Yutong, Li Yu greeted her with a smile and said, "Morning."

Yutong found Li Yu's attitude unusually pleasant today, and although curious, her heart was still very happy: "Good morning."

Her smile was radiant.

Li Yu nodded, with Yutong following behind.

In the early morning, there was little dew. Yesterday had been extremely hot, and this morning, upon waking up, there was a stifling feeling suggesting an impending drought.

In his reincarnation memories, he remembered that after this upcoming downpour, a severe drought would follow.

This drought would kill many plants and even some people would die of thirst.

In this regard, Li Yu had foresight. The reservoir's immense capacity could sustain them until the next rainfall.

In this post-apocalyptic world, whether it rained or the sun shone, his heart was always in turmoil.

Without rain, it was hard to grow rice paddies.

But with rain, lots of zombies appeared, and there might even be a Zombie Tide.

In this recurring cycle, either situation was a worry.

During the morning run, Li Yu checked the water level by the Mountain Pond－its storage capacity was quite impressive.

The pond had reached its historical highest water level, and upon Li Yu's advice and order, everyone was advised not to release water.

Only if the rice paddies completely run out of water would they release some; no drop of water would leak out of the base otherwise.

The base also had five water wells that served as everyday drinking sources.

After his morning run, Li Yu washed up and began his breakfast while contemplating the future development of the base.

Next to him, Yutong was also having breakfast, silently sitting beside Li Yu.

It seemed like Li Yu thought of something and then said to Yutong, "How about we go rowing together today?"

Du Yutong's face showed a stunned expression as she pointed at herself with her index finger asking, "Just you and me?"

Li Yu smiled and replied, "Yes, let's go later. I bought some boats before and rowing on the Mountain Pond is really nice."

It seemed like she just realized, and like a little chicken pecking at grains, Yutong nodded eagerly.

She had never been in love and didn't know how to express her feelings for Li Yu, she just knew she wanted to be by his side, even doing nothing, just staying close and looking at him felt incredibly beautiful.

She was also a passive person, silently watching everything quietly.

Actually, like now, being able to stay by Li Yu's side, like this time when they went to deal with the Salvation Army together, she was already very happy.

At this moment, hearing Li Yu inviting her explicitly to go rowing, she felt nervous and excited.

"Sure. Let me change my clothes first," Yutong said. She was still wearing her athletic clothes from the morning run and would change into something more relaxed.

In her mind, this might count as a date, so perhaps she should dress up a bit.

Yutong began pondering with her head bowed, thinking about how to dress up.

Her skin was good, she had never worn makeup and didn't know how to apply it. Li Yu actually thought that with Yutong's natural beauty, even before the apocalypse, she could have outshone many celebrities, not to mention those internet stars who relied on makeup and beautification.

"Don't be too nervous, just accompany me for a walk and some rowing, just to relax," Li Yu said with a warm smile on his face, speaking softly.

I don't know how to put on makeup... Yutong thought about who might help her with makeup later.

Seeing Yutong's shy face, Li Yu found it somewhat amusing.

He reached out and gently ruffled her hair, saying, "Let's go after we finish eating. We'll row and also catch some fish."

Hearing the words 'catch fish', Yutong suddenly remembered something and burst into laughter.

Li Yu's face turned stiff; he felt insulted, while Yutong realized she might have laughed a bit…

So, she held it in and stopped laughing.

Li Yu watched her shrug with a stern face again and said helplessly, "Just laugh if you want to."

"Giggle giggle giggle giggle…" Yutong laughed like a goose.

Li Yu, with a face full of black lines