Chapter 2882: Town Infrastructure Construction Proceeds Happily 01

【Having arrived at the mission world, it is year 17 of the Wasteland Restoration Era, and the original plot transmission begins.】

This is the New Century Continent.

This place has experienced a heavenly disaster lasting nearly a century.

A hundred years ago, almost all civilizations vanished; to survive, humanity tried every possible means.

And the timeline when the story begins is precisely the seventeenth year after the heavenly disaster ended.

The surviving humans divided the remaining land, gradually forming various factions; on this wasteland, the civilizations of the various factions remain chaotic, and occasional remnants of mutant monsters still exist.

The original plot's antagonist Huo Zhaoye and the protagonist attacker both come from a particularly large town called Peace Town, but the grudge between their families is long-standing—Lu Jun's family occupies the south of the town, Huo Zhaoye's family occupies the north, they are like fire and water, each with their own supporters, thus forming Peace North Town and Peace South Town.

The original plot's protagonist receiver is a botanist, skilled at cultivating the now extremely scarce greens and various crops; therefore the North Town invited him to use the damaged wasteland to grow edible crops.

Thus, when the attacker of Peace South Town learned of this, he spared no expense to vie with the North Town for the person.

In the gradual tug-of-war, the two protagonists developed feelings.

The conflict between the two towns erupted completely, and the struggle between Huo Zhaoye and the attacker escalated day by day.

After an invasion by a mutant creature, Huo Zhaoye, to protect the town, lured the creature away with his own body, but unexpectedly lost his life.

That was the only time the attacker participated calmly in an event involving Huo Zhaoye—namely, attending his funeral.

Thereafter, Peace South Town and Peace North Town were reunited once more, and the residents would forever remember the former lord who sacrificed himself for their survival.

【Cold Medicine, what are the names of the attacker and receiver?】

【Querying the original plot's protagonist identity…… query failed, applying again with your permission…… query successful, match successful.】

【Lord Jin Chen, the original plot's attacker is named Lu Jun, and the receiver is named Yan Tenggu.】

Jin Chen: "？"

One must use his permission to find it; I'd bet eight or nine out of ten it's that brat Lu Jun.

However, Lu Jun isn't looking for the Earth God's reincarnation, is he—has he stopped taking missions lightly?

Could it be that he really found it, spent all his points chasing after it… so… Yan Tenggu is the Earth God.

Hiss… fine then.

Jin Chen pressed his brow, also unaware whether Lu Jun had a mission.

Jin Chen stood up, brushed the sand off his clothes, looked down, and saw he was wearing a set of clothing that looked ordinary but actually had protective functions—light-colored pants and top; just as he steadied himself, he heard another sound mixed into the wind.

The wolves' howls came from far to near, suddenly bursting out from behind the right-side ruins, bringing a foul wind; their bodies were nearly three times larger than the wolves of the old world, with fangs protruding past their lips.

Ten seconds later, Jin Chen shook the blood droplets off his dagger, casually wiped it on the dry grass nearby, and put it away.

He lifted his gaze, looking toward the direction the wolves had just charged from, then scanned the surroundings.

A pickup truck lay on its side in the sand, its body severely rusted, all the window glass shattered, the front end having collided with a half-buried concrete block.

Beside the vehicle, a youth roughly twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old staggered to his feet, lowering his head to pat the dust off his body.

【Lord Jin Chen, this is the receiver Yan Tenggu.】999 timely reminder.

Jin Chen's steps did not stop; he walked closer.

Yan Tenggu also sensed someone approaching and abruptly lifted his head.

The two met face to face.

Yan Tenggu sized up Jin Chen, his gaze moving from the face to the clothing, then sweeping over his empty hands.

Here yellow sand filled the sky, with no village ahead and no shop behind; relying on an old map and a bit of luck, he drove that barely-holding-together vehicle from the previous stop, the journey jolting and perilous, and even after reaching this area he was chased by mutant wolves, the vehicle overturning—truly a sorry sight.

But this youth who suddenly appeared……

How to put it? He had an air of cold, clean aloofness that clashed with the surroundings.

Moreover…… how did those two mutant wolves just die? Was it this youth who did it?

Yan Tenggu suppressed the doubt in his heart, adjusted his glasses, and said, "You… hello, just now there were the howls of mutant wolves—were you in danger?"

Jin Chen, "No."

"You're alone? Where did you come from? This area isn't very safe; just now it sounded like there was a wolf pack—did you kill them……

"I came from the east." Jin Chen cut him off, tone indifferent, "It wasn't me who killed them."

Yan Tenggu looked at him, who seemed even more frail than himself, and thought, "Indeed."

"My name is Yan Tenggu, I'm… a crop researcher." Yan Tenggu briefly introduced himself, "Where are you headed? This area isn't safe; those wolves might still have companions."

"Jin Chen." Jin Chen gave his name but did not answer where he was going, only saying, "Just passing through."

Yan Tenggu still wanted to say something, when a wolf howl came again from the distance, this time closer and not just a single cry.

Yan Tenggu's face changed; he wanted to pull Jin Chen behind the overturned vehicle for at least some cover.

But he acted a step too slow, or perhaps Jin Chen simply didn't react, just standing where he was, turning his head toward the direction of the howl, his frame slender.

A slightly smaller mutant wolf broke through the wind and sand first, lunging straight at the seemingly defenseless Jin Chen.

Yan Tenggu exclaimed, "Watch out……

Bang! Bang!

Two gunshots rang out; the bullets pierced the mutant wolf's head and chest.

Engine roars grew from far to near as two dilapidated off-road vehicles sped over, braking sharply a few meters away.

The first vehicle's passenger-side window rolled down, extending a half-arm of wheat-colored skin, still gripping a gun.

Inside the passenger-side window, a side profile flashed by, handsome in a somewhat jarring way.

The car doors opened, and three people jumped out.

The last to alight was the passenger.

He was very tall, at least 1.85 meters, with long legs, wearing work pants and a black short-sleeve T-shirt, over which he wore an open-front jacket; his broad shoulders strained the short-sleeve fabric slightly, his waist was cinched, and the work pants were tucked into his short boots.

Like a male model stepped out of an old-world pictorial, but wilder and rougher.

Then came his face—strikingly handsome, with slightly deep-set eyes and dark brown pupils, yet the wildness dulled its beauty, creating a strong contrast.

Roughly handsome, wildly exquisite.

Huo Zhaoye.

But this person, above all, does not want to hear others say he is handsome.

【Detected the villain of this world's plot, triggering Blackening Value, currently Blackening Value: 60!】

【Mission requirement: Clear the Blackening Value, change the villain's tragic ending.】

Huo Zhaoye casually shut the car door, rifle slung at his side, his gaze first sweeping over the few wolf corpses on the ground, his brows instinctively furrowing, then he looked at the two people standing.

He first saw Jin Chen.

As their eyes met, Huo Zhaoye's eyelid twitched.

He had seen many picture magazines and journals unearthed from the old world's ruins, the people in them bright and beautiful, but compared to this living person before him, they all seemed somewhat lacking.

Those guys in town who constantly say he's handsome ought to come take a look—this is what a truly handsome face looks like, completely different from his sort of wind‑blown, sun‑tanned rough guy.

Huo Zhaoye shifted his gaze without changing his expression, looking at the more disheveled Yan Genggu beside him, his brows tightening.

How come there are two people?