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How Am I Still Alive?

Chapter 1922: 1916: Family Banquet

Author: Persimmon Whale
updatedAt: 2025-09-23

Chapter 1922: Chapter 1916: Family Banquet

Compared to the past, Lu Ping’an’s life is becoming more and more routine.

In the morning, he wakes up with his family, the noisy family has breakfast together, then those who go to work go to work, those who go to school go to school… During these days, Lu Ping’an usually goes back to sleep a big nap, wakes up at noon to have lunch, and then amidst the pig-like glances from others, he snatches food from other people’s mouths.

“Meow! Why are you even snatching cat food!”

Meow was directly anxious, guarding food is already her instinct.

“Why don’t you snatch mine.”

Even if he’s starving, the food in front of Zhi Xi remains neatly untouched, and she seems to have a little opinion about this.

Lu Ping’an isn’t stupid; that strange smell is best kept at a respectful distance.

Every time he arrives in a new world, Zhi Xi would find some new materials to try new “delicacies,” her Gourmet level has piled up to the rule-level, and her cuisine is truly extraordinary creations.

Luckily, she now has taste buds and doesn’t need to ask Lu Ping’an for sensory sharing anymore…

“Ha… so tired.”

Sweeping over half the table, Lu Ping’an yawned, feeling exhausted again.

He directly grabbed a box of coffee powder, added some water, and gulped it down.

Hmm, a bit more awake, still need to go around for work, otherwise, heaven knows what will happen.

“If you can’t take it, go into hibernation; you are in the long dormancy period of growth, can’t sleep enough, right.”

“Indeed, I can’t sleep enough… but whether this ‘human interface’ of mine sleeps or not doesn’t affect the development of the main body; since I can still move, might as well hold on a bit longer.”

The courtyard’s area is still in a crazily growing state, which equates to “Lu Ping’an” going through substantial frantic physical growth.

He ate the “Rule Bone” in the Underworld, and then the “Life Meat” in this world, his specifications are increasing tenfold, hundredfold, constantly approaching the actual specifications of a true Divine Kingdom.

Originally, he was just a ninth-order Quasi-God, only a skeleton frame.

Now, he has found the opportunity for growth, eating so much every day that he’s stuffed.

And in order to control the new “body,” his consciousness inevitably pours into it, which leads to his humanoid consciousness being bewildered.

“Also, when you’re not here, everyone always feels something’s missing. Hmm, it’s not that reassuring.”

Being invited to the family feast again, Hua Xueyi was still a bit restrained but has become much more accustomed.

Her identity is different from the other “children,” more akin to a pure subordinate… For Lu Ping’an’s force, this seemingly serene principal is always at the team’s core.

He might not do much most times, now more actively allowing subordinates to hold power, but if he’s around, it always feels everything will go smoothly… Even if something happens, he will come out to hold the bottom line.

“Heh.” Lu Ping’an chuckled lightly, not saying much.

He actually didn’t tell the full truth; if he really sank into long sleep, investing all “computing power” into growth, the evolution speed would be much faster.

But, if this happens, he’ll completely lose the initiative.

At the current point when it could turn into chaotic war at any time, this isn’t very friendly for his side… Lu Ping’an has a clear understanding of himself; he knows that this seemingly peaceful surrounding, once it turns chaotic, only he can stabilize the situation.

“Catherine, how’s the situation? The construction and operation of the courtyard…”

“Please, ask Fang Wen, ma’am about this.” Catherine, sitting at the end of the table, shook her head, her work is already busy enough.

“The new industrial zone has been laid out, this time mainly for the production of various conventional vehicles, currently our demand is somewhat large…”

A rare high-level Mechanic Spiritualist is now used as an earth and wood supervisor, but she enjoys doing these trivial things, because all added engineering machinery, service machinery, and war machinery, can be her “children.”

Lu Ping’an listened to the report, nodded slightly, and said nothing more.

The progress in the industrial aspect is very fast, per Lu Ping’an’s requirements, light industry first spreads out, and war industry also expands towards full industry.

Different from the past small workshops, having “millions scale” carried with him, Lu needs to self-create a complete supply chain.

The fertility of the Land of life is outrageously rich, farmland only needs a small amount, more is for the light industry needed by so many people, and the clearly aimed war-serving specialized heavy industry.

In some sense, Lu Ping’an is somewhat akin to the “God and Divine people” of this world, he’s also acquired that share of power and is still perfecting it.

“If only we could get the local Heroic Spirit technology…”

The Mortal legion in the Underworld, upon accompanying the Deity into the Heavenly Realm, will experience a second leap in their life form, transforming into nearly immortal “Heroic Spirit Warriors.”

Their power might not grow much, but their “Immortality” and “Undying-nature” are quite important to the Heavenly Realm needing to replenish troops.

After all, the Beastmen who entered Heavenly Realm basically evolved into some kind of powerful species, and progressing further is very difficult, once there’s war loss, replenishment is also very challenging.

Lu Ping’an is very interested in such technology, but seems there is no channel to obtain it.

“Can consider exchanging, isn’t there Earth Deities entering the Heavenly Realm?”

“Uh, indeed… but perhaps only this time going back will have an opportunity.”

Lu Ping’an has some understanding of the Land of life, on this land, life evolves more vigorously, probably its military strength is not something to worry about.

As the master of this area, what Lu Ping’an needs to do, is to give them more upper limits of evolution… In some sense, this is akin to offering them job opportunities, enabling their abilities to fully exert, and the “job levels” continue to rise.

Enhanced Beastmen species, top-notch combat professions, various medium and small-scale associations, Lu will provide for the growth and paths of evolution, he anticipates seeing more excellent new blood.

The current main population of this courtyard, with too many refugees coming over, has turned into the local Beastmen.

They are honest and kind, mostly all are quality Warrior seeds… But lacking the possible further growth since they didn’t go through the Underworld’s Purgatory Raising Gu.

Now, since Lu Ping’an has taken their growth opportunities (after death reborn as Beasts), naturally needs to return it in another way.

Not requiring everyone to become warriors, even though they generally have this potential, just providing this path so that when they need power, they can proactively take it.

“Perhaps, this is the reason why I favor the supernatural system of ‘Profession’, it offers intelligent creatures the selectivity of proactive choice.”

Lu Ping’an has already seen the future; the courtyard nurtured will be an independent “country,” then nurturing his species and profession paths should be very normal, right.

In some sense, he has taken away the war potential of the Evolution World in another way, perhaps, can also take away the future Temple of Ten Thousand Gods.

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