A Race to (Be) The Top

"The water in the pot is about to overflow. The positive and negative terminals of the circuit are reversed. The fuel is almost out. The bread is burnt."

Ling Xiaolu does the work of eight people alone, running around in the shelter, he is very busy, with a strong mouth at his feet, gnawing bread and pointing out the country.

Anyone who wants to experience such a life would probably go crazy, but Ling Xiaolu has the ability to tolerate the young and lovely Ji Meng unconditionally, and even took time out of his busy schedule to hug him up.

The little prince blushed: "You, what are you doing!"

Ling Xiaolu thoughtfully wiped the bread crumbs from his mouth, and handed him a bottle of water: "The bread is too dry, and you keep talking, so you tend to get thirsty."

Little Ji Meng looked at the bottle in his hand tangledly. It was the "clean water" he had just seen Ling Xiaolu filter out with sewage.

Ling Xiaolu understood at a glance: "If you don't drink, you will die of thirst. Under such conditions, don't pick and choose."

Who picks and chooses, little Ji Meng gulps and drank all the water in a fit of anger.

Ling Xiaolu's heart is melting. He really wants to raise a six-year-old Ji Meng. Now he can understand why Ji Meng looks at his babies and shows his aunt smiling. If there is a mirror, he believes that his expression at this time is the same. It is almost the same as Ji Meng.

He put little Ji Meng on the table and sat down, found out the old clothes left by the previous people, and planned to cut a new one for him.He is still wearing worn-out novice clothes now, and when he grows up to be a teenager, his trousers will become shorts, which will damage the image of the prince.

Due to the lack of electricity in the shelter, most of the lights went out.Under the dim desk lamp, Ling Xiaolu concentrated on cutting and mending, and Ji Meng, who had been gesticulating by the side, also calmed down rarely, and his eyes fell on Ling Xiaolu's serious profile.Such a peaceful and warm scene, it is hard to imagine that it happened in a doomsday shelter.At this moment, there are no zombies, and no other human beings, only the two of them are left in the whole world, dependent on each other, and everyone is the only one for each other.

If only time could stand still in this moment.

Ling Xiaolu didn't know Ji Meng's mental activities at the moment. Sewing clothes was a complicated job, and his uncle hadn't taught him. He just relied on the game instructions to make his first finished product, and he felt a sense of accomplishment.

"How is it? This is the dragon robe that Father personally sewed for you!" Coincidentally, Ling Xiaolu found out that the old overalls happened to be yellow, and the dried oil and blood stains on it could barely disguise the dragon pattern.

Ji Meng changed into the overalls made by Ling Xiaolu, and the words "the thread in the hands of a loving mother" came to mind.He quickly shook his head to get rid of this terrible thought, it is already very stupid to forcefully recognize his father, Ling Xiaolu actually wants to be both a father and a mother.

"Do you like it?" Ling Xiaolu saw that he still had a straight face, thinking that Ji Meng was not satisfied with this one-piece overalls.But this is no wonder to him, the clothing styles in the game are beyond his control.

Little Ji Meng curled his lips and gave the highest evaluation he could give: "It's not bad."

In Ling Xiaolu's mind, Ji Meng, a young man wearing a one-piece overalls, holding a wrench, and his oily face full of arrogance——

——"I've already fixed the water pipe, can Dad be lighter next time he showers!"

Ling Xiaolu clutched his chest happily, he finally understood why some people are keen on developing games!

Ji Meng knew at a glance that Ling Xiaolu was thinking about strange things, but he couldn't ask, and he would probably be even angrier if he asked.

Ling Xiaolu came to his senses, remembering that there was still business to do.

"You stay at home obediently, I'll wait to pick up waste..."

Before he finished speaking, Ji Meng became nervous: "You want to leave me here alone?"

He wasn't nervous about himself, the outside world was dangerous, and many people never returned.He managed to find Ling Xiaolu, but he was not allowed to put himself in danger.

"I'm still a child!" He even moved out his age to stop the other party.

"Don't be afraid, the shelter is safe."

"If it's safe, how did the previous people die?"

"..." Ling Xiaolu was speechless.

He can only rationalize with the children: "If I don't go out to find food, what shall we eat?"

"I've checked, as long as the food stored here is saved, it will be enough for the two of us to last a long time."

As for things in the long future, let's wait for a long time to decide.

Ling Xiaolu couldn't convince him: "Then..."

There was movement outside the door.

"what sound?"

Unlike the sound of zombies attacking, Ling Xiaolu opened the door cautiously.

A strange child squeezed in desperately when he saw the door was open: "Finally found you!"

Ling Xiaolu: "Who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that I eat less, I am very capable, I can repair electrical appliances, I can make traps to catch mice, I can skin and dry mice, I will help the family with many things, please keep me! "

Ling Xiaolu looked at Ji Meng helplessly, and spread his hands: "There must not be enough food now."

Ji Meng encountered a difficult problem: "Then, then throw him out!"

The child knelt down and hugged Ling Xiaolu's leg with a "wow": "Father!"

"Are you kidding me!" Ling Xiaolu protected him, "He is also my child, your younger brother, how can you throw it away?"

There was another knock on the door, and this time two children came at once.

Ling Xiaolu: Twins? ?

The three newcomers recognize each other in their presence:

"You also watched the live broadcast?"

"Yeah, I died six times before I was reincarnated here!"

"I died seven times!"

"But it's all worth it, we are finally reincarnated in the emperor's house!"

Ling Xiaolu:? ? ?

The three shook hands excitedly: "Second Brother!"

"Third sister! Fourth brother! You have worked hard!"

Little Ji Meng blew his hair angrily: "Look! I told you to drive them out!"

"How could you do this?" Ling Xiaolu taught him, "Even if you were born in the emperor's family, it's the end of the world. Brothers and sisters should support each other, and you can't always think about Gongdou!"

"Father is right!" The third child strongly echoed, "Father, I can repair all kinds of tooling and armor. You will not lose money if you keep me!"

The fourth child also tried his best to express his loyalty: "Although my work ability is not as strong as that of my brothers and sisters, I can sing, tell jokes, and liven up the atmosphere. It is the most important thing to maintain a positive heart in the last days, isn't it!"

"Don't worry, don't worry!" Ling Xiaolu reassured them, "No matter what you know, I will try my best to raise each of you!"

If little Ji Meng hadn't been too short, he would have stepped forward to shake his overbearing cheap father to wake him up.As the only adult in the shelter, it is already very difficult to feed one, but Ling Xiaolu actually wants to raise a litter!

He was so angry that he closed his eyes, and when he opened them, he found that the angle of view was much higher.

Ling Xiaolu looked at him in surprise: "You have grown up!"

Unknowingly, the young Ji Meng has grown into a young Ji Meng. He is a head taller, his arms and legs are much thinner, and his face is handsome, just like a developing teenager.

Seeing that he brought him from a doll to a handsome boy with his own hands, Ling Xiaolu still has no reason not to work hard, he is full of motivation at this moment!

"Your eldest brother can already do housework and take care of you. Dad went out to pick up waste, and try to pick up more useful things back!"

"Good dad!"

"Be safe, Dad!"

Now Ji Meng can't stop it at all, if Ling Xiaolu doesn't go out, they can only starve to death here.

"You can go out, but you can't go too far. Don't come into direct contact with zombies. You must come back before dark." Ji Meng turned on the old lady mode.

"I know, I know," Ling Xiaolu smiled and shook his head, kissing Ji Meng's forehead very naturally, "The family will be left to you."

Ji Meng lost his temper for a moment, and his brothers and sisters whispered.

"Father kissed the prince's elder brother."

"Brother Prince is blushing."

"Can Daddy kiss me too?"

Ji Meng glared at him fiercely, and the three of them also fell silent for a moment. Sure enough, there is a chain effect of falling silent.

Ling Xiaolu left, leaving Ji Meng with a whole house of work and three children who couldn't do anything but eat.

Ji Meng has never encountered such a difficult challenge in his life. Those jobs that Ling Xiaolu seems to be familiar with are not until he starts to find that the difficulty is beyond his imagination.

After doing one thing, he didn't care about the other, thinking about Ling Xiaolu's safety in his heart, but the three burdens were still gnawing bread and giving advice.

"The water in the pot is about to overflow, Brother Prince."

"The fuel is almost gone, Brother Prince."

"The bread is burnt, Brother Prince."

"Talking! Shut up!" Ji Meng roared angrily, wanting to throw the three noisy little kids outside to feed the zombies.

The little poor children were aggrieved. In the live broadcast just now, the father obviously did not treat the prince's elder brother like this. He is gentle but patient. Why is the elder brother not like his own at all?

When Ji Meng was on the verge of collapse, Ling Xiaolu finally came back, but he was also stunned. The originally well-organized shelter was in chaos—flour was spilled all over the floor, there was a suspicious burning smell from the stove, and the kettle All empty, with light bulbs that go off and on.

"What happened? Are the zombies coming?" he asked in panic.

The three children quietly pointed their little fingers at the culprit, who was the most terrifying zombie in the last days.

Ji Meng messed up the housework and was full of anger, but finally saw Ling Xiaolu come back safely, he was about to let go of his hanging heart, but his eyes widened because of the "thing" that Ling Xiaolu was holding with both hands.

"You, didn't you go out to scavenge? What did you pick up!" He looked like he saw a zombie.

Ling Xiaolu held a child in one hand: "They two? I just picked them up at the door. Come on, let me introduce you, these are your eldest brother, second brother, third sister, and fourth brother. Welcome to our big family .”

"Hello, brothers and sisters! Hello, Brother Prince!"

"Welcome Little Five and Little Six!"

Ji Meng's headache was about to explode: "Our family already has enough children, can you stop picking them up!"

Picking up two at once, is it because there are not enough mouths to eat? !

Ling Xiaolu happily walked in: "Don't worry, I have gained a lot from this trip."

He opened the dirty old backpack: "Look, these are cans and compressed biscuits I found from an abandoned supermarket, enough for all of us!"

"Wow! Dad is amazing!"

"I love you daddy!"

Childish voices came and went.

"Even if it's enough, it's only enough for one meal. Don't you have to go out to find food later? If you don't have so many mouths, you don't have to go out to take risks all the time!"

The newcomers Xiao Wu Xiao Liu cried loudly: "Brother Prince, don't drive us away, we promise to only eat a little bit! Just drink some water!"

"...You guys, playwrights!"

Ling Xiaolu comforted Ji Meng, who was furious: "Don't be irritable, think about what we lack most now. Is it food? It's population! Although the initial stage is a bit difficult, but you see, the second and third children will soon be in need." When I grow up, I can help with the housework.”

The children who were named proudly puffed up their chests.

"When everyone grows up in the future, this shelter will have a lot of labor. Why not develop it? You, the emperor, handed over this country to me, hoping that I can lead it to prosperity again. I can't let you down His upbringing grace!"

Even if what Ling Xiaolu said made sense, Ji Meng couldn't be happy.

"Okay, okay," Ling Xiaolu comforted him, "Time is running out, you guys have enough to eat and drink, take a good look at the house, and I will go find something to eat and come back. Uh... those housework, if you don't know how to do it, don't do it first .” If you don’t do anything, it seems to be easier to clean up.

"Papa slow down!"

"Dad, watch out for zombies!"

Ling Xiaolu waved at the cute children, and then opened the safety door, but was slammed shut by another stronger force.

He turned around in confusion, and the adult Ji Meng pressed one hand on the door, as if holding Ling Xiaolu in his arms.

Ling Xiaolu blinked, he was a handsome teenager a second ago, how could he not be cute in a blink of an eye?

Is the truth of growing up so cruel?

However, more cruel is yet to come.

"Take off!"

Ling Xiaolu:?

"I'll let you off!"

Ling Xiaolu:? ? ?

"What are you doing stupidly?" Ji Meng said fiercely, "I'm an adult, I can go out! Take off your equipment and give it to me, let me stay here to take care of these chicken cubs, I'd rather go outside to die!"