[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-above-destiny":3,"chapter-above-destiny-above-destiny-chapter-394":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Above the Heavenly Fate",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2226095,4117,"Chapter 394: Good Days and Bad Days","above-destiny-chapter-394",394,"\u003Cp>After a sudden rain, the sun dried the mud on the road again, and when the big carts roared past, dust flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hot and humid wind, the dust rose listlessly and then fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exposed skin could feel a wave of unpleasant slipperiness and stickiness, and the crotch was sticky, feeling uncomfortable no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking a few steps outdoors made one sincerely miss iced happy water and air conditioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regrettably, both were luxuries in the wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were very few times one could enjoy them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As summer gradually faded away, after experiencing one endless rainstorm after another, the rainy season, which was so long that one could grow mushrooms in the suffering, finally came to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wilderness welcomed stability and prosperity once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the relatively less frequent rainstorms and the relatively less brutal sun, it was already a good season with clear skies and crisp air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The settlers and scavengers who had been stifled for several months carried all their belongings and poured out, as if it were the busy farming season. For a time, the once cold and desolate wilderness was actually faintly busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike previous years, this time there was a lot of conspicuous red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more overloaded tricycles painted in colorful colors appeared on the road, traveling between various settlements or temporary construction sites and mines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drivers, wearing equally eye-catching uniforms, drank alcohol, smoked, and carried guns, responsible for delivering goods to every place where birds don't lay eggs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the tricycles and uniforms, black logos were often sprayed, as well as the company name that had recently become famous in the wilderness————Messenger Logistics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, old, old... who is this old guy? The name is quite complicated...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bearded man who stepped on the brake jumped out of the car, spat into the mud, and stumbled over the cargo list for a long time, unable to recognize the characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, naturally, he was met with a roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"F*ck your mother, if you can't read, you don't have to read, Old Chang! Old Chang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who ordered the goods lifted the curtain of the dilapidated RV amidst the laughter, snatched the list, signed his name, and slapped it back into the deliveryman’s hand: \"Where are the goods?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, why are you so fierce.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deliveryman shook his head, turned back to rummage through the carriage for a long time, found a metal box with a unified style and specification, and handed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It even had a combination lock on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly not the first time dealing with them, Old Chang was long used to the rules of Messenger Logistics, didn't let him talk nonsense, and soon, after Old Chang came out of the house, the empty box was thrown back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The box belonged to Messenger Logistics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for what was in the box... anyway, no one asked and no one said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rules were like this; it was confirmed when sending the goods, and if it didn't violate the boss’s rules, the delivery person didn't need to care about anything. In the wilderness,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if the standards were set too strictly, there would be no business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming that one order was settled, the deliveryman started to deliver other ordinary goods on his tricycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them were products from Messenger Logistics’ order book, unified packaging and unified batch procurement of medicines, emergency food, clothing, toilet paper, spirits, small portions of vegetables or meat that needed refrigeration, or digital products that couldn't be produced or couldn't be managed in the wilderness, occasionally there were a few books, a few strange discs... or seaweed and egg drop soup that had no vegetables, no flowers, and forgot to add soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it was the last turn, the deliveryman roared angrily, asking which prodigal son bought such a big toilet, and also, I don't include installation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After delivering a trip of goods, the deliveryman smoked a cigarette, packed the things to be sent out from the settlement, signed the contract, took another order list that was half-written, nodded, and agreed with the leader in the settlement on the time for the next delivery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next time he came, if there were no special circumstances or urgent mail, it would be three days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was taken for granted, and no one cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Garbled text]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the peers in the city who were scolded for not delivering the next day, time was the least important thing when doing logistics in the wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having a life to deliver the goods was the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't it unsafe to have so many things every time?\" The idler smoking at the entrance of the settlement poked his head out curiously: \"What if you encounter car bandits?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deliveryman turned back, looked at him, then looked at a few people who seemed curious not far away, grinned, and smiled half-heartedly: \"What else can I do, run.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said: \"The company’s rule is, if you encounter robbers, just dump the cargo box and run the first time, don't care about any goods, whoever grabs it, it belongs to them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So generous?\" Some people around laughed, seemingly not believing his nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, that’s what the training said. There are many situations where you encounter car bandits. Those who die have pensions, twenty months of wages, and those who live don't have their money deducted, and can continue to deliver goods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deliveryman lit another cigarette, started the car slowly, and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the crowd, a few people looked at each other and were about to say something, but the crowd dispersed all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark, withered man walked over, looked at the person who asked the question with an expressionless face, and without warning, slapped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with the few next to him, one slap each, plus a kick to the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared to fight back, not even daring to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, Uncle Li...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've got some nerve, Old Rat Hui.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The withered man sighed, \"Even daring to have designs on the goods of the Coast? If you want to die so much, why don't I help you, kick you out of the settlement, and you can go yourself, okay? If you make a name for yourself in the future, maybe I’ll have to look at your face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, Uncle, I didn't mean that.\" The idler who was slapped dodged his eyes: \"I really didn't have that idea, just asked...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You better not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person in charge in the settlement said indifferently: \"Otherwise, there’s no need for the Coast, I’ll\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hang you on the power tower first, so that when the Coast’s clearing team comes to the door, I won't be killed by you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was silent as cicadas in winter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, disperse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Li waved his hand, glanced at the few restless young people last, and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to his RV, he opened a beer, gulped down more than half of it, and said without looking back: \"Xiao Liu, keep an eye on them. If they sneak out, tell me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good words are hard to persuade a ghost who is going to die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man watching porn in the car shook his head: \"Trash like Old Rat Hui, doesn't know what’s good for him. You saved his life, and he still thinks you’re blocking his way to wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kicking such people out early is good for everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Li didn't speak, continuing to drink beer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After fast-forwarding, the young man waited for a long time and couldn't help but ask: \"The logistics that the Coast is doing, the tree is big and attracts the wind, I don't think it will last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several bosses have already released the wind, do you think we should...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Li looked over with an expressionless face, interrupted his words, and asked back: \"You said they are bosses, do I look like a boss?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu shook his head with regret, \"Look like a poor b*stard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Li sneered: \"Why does a poor b*stard worry about the boss’s business?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the boss wants to do something, let the bosses do it. After the boss is done, no matter who dies or who wins, don't they all have to find us poor b*stards to work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>F*ck, if I could beat the Coast, I would have been a boss myself long ago, do I still need to risk my life for their little bit of money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Liu was silent for a long time, looked over suspiciously, and after a long time, shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn't look like you at all, Uncle. When you grabbed your gear and took me out back then, you never flinched.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m getting old, I’m afraid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Li picked up the beer bottle, tilted his head, but found it was empty. After being silent for a long time, he didn't take another one, just smacked his lips and poured the last drop onto the tip of his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beer ordered in bulk by the Coast couldn't be called rich and mellow, at best it was just a meal drink with a bit of alcohol and flavor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The taste was bland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such beer, after being iced, in the former wilderness, was something only the leader of the settlement could enjoy at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, at the very back of his car, a whole row was piled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The refrigerator with unknown hands was puffing and cooling, the clumsy air conditioner assembled was puffing cold wind, and after the pre-made dishes in the scrapped microwave turned a few times, with a ding, it already emitted an attractive fragrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Li threw the flattened can into the box and picked up the chopsticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The packaging bag was torn open, the green peppers, shredded meat, and oil were poured into the plate, and with the sticky rice, he stuffed it all into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the intervals of shoveling rice, he would occasionally raise his head and look at the wilderness\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>surrounding the settlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grass was green, the sky was blue, and the sun was shining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tarpaulins bought from the Coast side had been set up gradually. When the temperature went down a bit, he could try to plant some garlic and rapeseed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could leave some space, ask someone to build a chicken coop, and if he couldn't sell them, he could keep them for himself to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such days are actually quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, it’s clear, they won't get any better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the same sky, in the same wilderness, the joys and sorrows of people are hard to communicate. Some people fantasize about the future, while others feel that there is no future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the street in the settlement, no one spoke, and faces were heavy or gloomy, or curious, poking their heads, glancing at the 'most imposing' building in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A three-story building that could be seen everywhere in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the door, the Coast’s logo was printed on the armored vehicle, and the 'security guards' with live ammunition were already standing around, glancing coldly at the faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hall, the warmth of the previous greetings was gone, and it was almost on the verge of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side of the dilapidated table, the visitors, dressed in proper suits, were light and airy, while on the other side of the table, those local people who had experienced the hardships of the wilderness and had dark skin were already filled with righteous indignation, their faces red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many young people were already furious, and if there was an order,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they would swarm up and tear these money-grubbing outsiders into pieces!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Mr. Ji trying to kill us all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Yao’s hands trembled, looking at the notice, his eyes bloodshot: \"Surely he wouldn't leave us no way to live!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does he have to force us to death to count?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by his words, the people next to him glanced back, gave a look, and suddenly the atmosphere became more sorrowful, and the people surrounding the hall also began to clamor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some had already picked up guns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defend the home! Defend the settlement! Better to die than be a slave!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At worst, we’ll fight you to the death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is different from what we agreed on, Mr. Feng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person in charge of collection was clearly used to the folk customs of the wilderness, sighed helplessly: \"A month ago we came to ask, you said the water ghosts hadn't left, it wasn't safe; half a month ago we came to ask, you said there were too many wounded and they hadn't recovered; now I come to ask for the third time, how can it be counted as forcing you to death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even outside the city, one must always speak of reason and rules, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reason is reason, rules are rules, but this is too harsh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Yao’s voice was hoarse, almost shedding tears: \"Mr. Ji’s price is so high, we also need to live, taking so many people away at once...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you called for help back then, it wasn't like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collector shook his head, took out his phone, and pushed it to the middle of the table: \"Contracts don't count in the wilderness, but the recordings, videos, and electronic confirmation signatures from that time are all complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Feng, you want money, you don't want to hand over people, you want to default on your debt, and now you want a way to live. Where in the world is there such a cheap thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the rainy season, when the water ghosts were rampant, the Coast had already launched security services for settlements in the Haizhou wilderness, with 24-hour firepower support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any settlement faced an attack and was unable to cope or was in a crisis, a helping hand could be extended at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was weapons, equipment, or firepower support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anytime, anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the price, it was also open and transparent. But they didn't take money, nor did they take precious metals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price of all supplies and firepower support was calculated by the construction period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, the price of one missile was ten years, whether it was ten adult laborers working for the Coast for one year, or one person signing a ten-year contract, it didn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with the end of the rainy season, a 160-year construction period was placed in front of Feng Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after a moment of comfort, Feng Yao, like countless people who had finished enjoying and had to pay the bill, felt that the price was unreasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they really followed this price, the entire settlement would stop doing anything and would have to work for free for the Coast for half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, so many people were gone, it was hard to say if they would come back. What about the 'business' from before? Let alone business, the settlement might not even be able to be kept!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what would he, the leader, eat? Drink?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go to the Coast’s assembly line to tighten screws too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, after dealing with several waves of collection with prevarication, Feng Yao started his little brain, and had some thoughts that shouldn't be there...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You also know that I, Feng Yao, have always been a man of my word, one spit, one nail, absolutely will not default on debt!\" Feng Yao wiped two tears, squeezed out a sincere and helpless look amidst his sorrow: \"It’s just that the rainy season has just passed, the entire settlement really can't do without people, everyone is unable to open the pot, please raise your hand high, let me slow down... I... I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of the emotional part, he couldn't help but shed tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A great man, when revealing his true feelings, actually shed tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collector on the other side of the table nodded, without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Yao froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just him, all the members of the atmosphere group behind him who were filled with righteous indignation and angry faces were also stunned, looking at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the plot supposed to be like this? \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the plot supposed to go like this?\u003C\u002Fp>",2716,"2026-06-17T22:21:53.433Z","2026-06-18T03:18:02.290Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","dd184f5b118e9d2efb441ba436b598a493e313c588260f84cc8519292e2247d7","above-destiny-chapter-395","above-destiny-chapter-393",461,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fabove-the-heavenly-fate-cover.jpg"]