Chapter 244: When the Time Calls for No Further Harm, Are They Still Tossing New Year

"Doo—"

The call ended.

Su Ming casually slipped the custom satellite phone into his pocket, feeling no hint at all of being stranded on an isolated island.

What blockade, what dire situation?

To him, it was merely someone thoughtfully welding the buffet restaurant's doors shut.

Convenient for him to eat inside unimpeded, with no one to disturb him.

"Wang, that guy surnamed Chen…"

Magu stepped in high heels, her toe deftly avoiding a clump of oddly withered yellow weeds on the ground, her eyes flickering.

"Is it trying to persuade you to go back?"

"Go back?"

Su Ming snorted, raised his hand to straighten his collar, and cast his gaze toward the distant, nauseatingly dim yellow skyline.

"Since we're already here, why would there be any reason to go back empty‑handed?"

"Besides…"

"Timing is far too coincidental."

"If it truly is to welcome us, staging such a grand scene—blocking the sea and sealing the sky—"

"If I don't stay to appreciate this masterpiece, wouldn't that be a grave insult?"

Su Ming waved his hand grandly, setting the tone.

"Proceed as planned, enter the village!"

"Yes!"

Magu gave a graceful bow, her smile deepening.

The two continued forward.

Crossing the desolate airport buffer zone, the surroundings gradually gained a hint of liveliness.

Of course, this liveliness, set against the sky above that seemed glued with aged, congealed phlegm, appeared especially grim.

The area was terrifyingly silent, oppressively heavy, making one's chest feel clogged.

Fortunately, though in a foreign wilderness, there was no one around.

Yet the phone screen was bustling as if it were New Year's.

He reopened the Global Forum and switched to the Dragon Country section.

"This little stretch is truly a yellow sky!"

"The visuals are too beautiful; recommended to watch before meals for miraculous weight loss!"

"Today's merit +1, start striking the electronic wooden fish!"

"This is called Karma cycle, revenge is unsatisfying!"

"What are the brothers without comments doing? At a time like this, not kicking someone when they're down—are they still holding New Year's dumpling‑throwing? Suggest increasing the effort!"

……

Page after page turned.

All of them were Dragon Country netizens' talent spilling beyond the screen.

Occasionally a few self‑righteous saints tried to stand on the moral high ground and point fingers.

But they were instantly sprayed by irate bros until they were stripped bare, even their own mothers couldn't protect them.

They could only scuttle away, deleting their posts and fleeing.

"Heh…"

Su Ming watched and began to laugh.

These netizens, impressive.

Their worldview is sound, their tongues poisonous enough, and their mental state exceedingly beautiful.

"Wang, what are you laughing at?"

Beside him, Magu curiously leaned forward, not quite understanding.

"Nothing."

Su Ming put away his phone, stretched lazily in a good mood.

"Just think, this world may be chaotic, but some people's minds are still clear."

"Let's go, it seems there's some movement ahead."

At the end of his sight, a low‑lying cluster of buildings gradually emerged.

It was a typical coastal town of Sakura Country.

The street was narrow, flanked by single‑family houses.

The utility poles tangled densely in the air like a massive spider web waiting to prey.

Only now, the road still had hardly any people.

After all, this weather looks deadly; who would go out for a stroll with nothing to do?

By the roadside, a small shop kept its door open.

"Ding—ling—"

Su Ming, with Magu, pushed the door and entered.

The wind chime hanging on the door rang a crisp sound, standing out oddly on the dead‑silent street.

Inside, the space was small, with only six or seven tables.

Two of those tables already had customers.

It doesn't look like they're here especially to eat.

Probably their thoughts are similar, just coming to escape this annoying weather.

"Yila Xia Imas!"

Behind the bar, a hunched‑back old man stuck out his head, a Smile Mask on his face.

Su Ming, wearing Bone Conduction Translation Earphones, understood the old man's words.

It means…

"Welcome!"

Su Ming glanced over the menu.

Most of them look like gibberish; he can't read them.

"Tsk."

He was too lazy to guess the meanings behind the names, so he simply pointed at a few of the most expensive items and tapped.

Only children make choices.

The old man's eyes lit up, he muttered a few more bird‑like words, and hurried away.

During the wait, Su Ming kept scrolling on his phone.

On the forum, Dragon Country netizens' revelry was still ongoing.

"Sure enough, it's still the little lives; they've never lost to that Huang piece!"

"I'm a doctor; judging from this Corpse Oil filter, the liver fire of this land is probably raging, I suggest drinking more nuclear waste water to cool it down."

Someone even added a lucky‑coming BGM.

Su Ming kept watching, and couldn't help the corner of his mouth lift.

I just love this vibe!

But soon, he frowned again.

"Your minds are too dark! Those are living, vibrant lives!"

"Even if there were grudges before, that belongs to the previous generation; today's civilians are innocent!"

"I also saw that yellow sky; it's truly hopeless. We should pray, not gloat here!"

"Have you fed Dragon Country's traditional virtues to the dogs?"

A few minutes after that viewpoint was posted, the tower‑within‑a‑tower instantly added thousands of layers.

All the replies were high‑mom‑content output.

"Innocent? When the nuclear wastewater was dumped into the sea, those so‑called innocent people actually voted in support! Why didn't you come out then to shout love and peace?"

"Now the knife is on your neck, and you talk to me about traditional virtues? My virtue is for people, not for beasts!"

"Exactly! Holy‑mother bitch, get lost! If that yellow pus from the sky drifts to our doorstep, would you still fetch a basin to catch it, to 'civilize' them?"

"Some people kneel for so long they can't stand up. In such times, not adding insult to injury—do you just wait for them to mutate and come back to bite you?"

"I suggest the poster sacrifice themselves, to bring Sakura Country's favorable winds and rain. Go ahead, I'll crowdfund your travel expenses."

The text reeked of gunpowder, yet Su Ming's smile grew even broader.

Mouth replace this part.

He swiped his finger and exited the thread.

"In these times, the clear‑headed are still the majority."

First, the apocalypse kills the holy mother.

That statement isn't just talk.

After that damned Order Collapse, rampant sympathy became the deadliest poison.

It not only kills oneself, but drags everyone nearby who wants to survive into the grave as well.

Fortunately.

This batch of netizens has a very upright worldview.

And they're also very tough.

"Wang, you seem quite happy?"

Magu sat opposite him, idly twirling a strand of hair with her finger.

"Just saw some amusing jokes."

Su Ming leaned his body back.

"In Dragon Country, some people always think kindness is a universal currency."

"Some people always think kindness is a universal currency."

"But they forget, in this rotten world..."

"Kindness is the most expensive luxury, the destitute can't afford it."

He was saying this.

"Been waiting for a long time!"

The hunched‑back old man carried a massive wooden tray and hurried over.

"This is our signature, Premium Blue Fin Tuna Sashimi!"

"Please enjoy at your leisure!"

The plate's arrangement was exquisite.

Pink fish slices were neatly stacked on crushed ice, with clear grain and enticing color.

It looks like a top‑grade Japanese dish.

"Wow…"

Magu leaned forward, her nose tip close to the plate of sashimi, and took a deep breath.

Afterwards.

Magu's expression turned a little odd.

"Wang…"

Magu lifted her head, her eyes carrying a hint of disdain.

"This thing…"

"It seems a bit sour."

Su Ming was startled.

"Why did you suddenly feel that way?"

"Because… Wang, didn't you smell it? It's really stinky?!"

"Stinky?!"

Su Ming reached out, pointing toward the eaves outside.

"Why don't you take a look outside!"