This time I chose Paladin.

Chapter 93 Some Unpleasant Things

The city now has three core districts: Zhengyang District where government agencies and core warehouses are located, Wannan District centered on hospitals/granaries and other public resource-related institutions, and Xinyin District related to commerce and culture.

Each of these three districts has a population of at least 20, with Xinyin District having at least 60 people, and contains a large number of markets and residential areas.

Nie Weiyang walked around the military camp between the three areas and roughly understood the current armament status there, which made him more confident.

——Although he didn't know how many were left on Earth, if the weapons and equipment brought from Gushi were used at all costs, they would be able to overthrow the Zhongzhou Bone Sacrifice Temple of the Return Sect and even push the mountain top!

Although this was limited to the next two years, as long as the Return Sect developed, the threat posed by these weapons would immediately decrease. But as luck would have it, Nie Weiyang was just about to seize the opportunity to disrupt their stronghold in Zhongzhou.

Unfortunately, the city's military equipment is more used to maintain local order rather than attack. After all, returning to the sect is a matter for the future, but if the city loses its ability to suppress with force, some villains will immediately show everyone what a "center blossoms" means.

When leaving the low hill where the military camp was located, Nie Weiyang's tense heart calmed down a little.

For the past few days, his mood has been a repetitive cycle of tension, relaxation, and tension. The estrangement from others, the excessive responsibilities, the tasks his main body has to do, the tasks of the "Second Administrator"...

Even metal gets tired, and now he has begun to regain the familiar fatigue from his previous life.

But when he stopped on the hillside and looked out at the city, his eyes wandering over the new buildings made of wood, earth and stone, and those house structures that were obviously designed by professionals, he still smiled.

Everything in the world is new: new planet, new environment, new opponents, new life, this is the new world.

But humans are an experiential race, a race born on the earth, and can always shape part of the earth into what they want.

The city currently has a 15th-level biologist, a 14th-level mechanical engineer, two 15th-level agriculturalists, and two 15th-level water conservancy scholars. There are many other scholars, but they are all busy with their own work and have no time to see people.

Nie Weiyang knew he had just met the biologist. The mechanical engineer was in the barracks. He glanced at his workstation from a distance and saw that he was leading a group of people... drawing blueprints.

While drawing, he suddenly tapped a young man next to him with a ruler, as if the other person had made a mistake.

The two people working in agriculture were even more amazing. Nie Weiyang didn't see anyone at all. He had just walked out of the barracks and hadn't taken a few steps when a young man covered in mud came running over and stuffed a small box into his arms.

"Agricultural scholars Yun Changping and Lin Huaijin wish you a happy new year... no, hello! They say thank you!" The boy bowed deeply. "Inside the box is a welcome gift and a list! Although we can't meet, I hope you will consider this gift and help collect seeds and specimens of these plants. New species are even better! Thank you very much! Goodbye! I'm going back to digging!"

Then this guy forgot to even say his own name, turned around and ran away grunting.

Nie Weiyang: “…”

Nie Weiyang looked down at the box in his arms. He slowly opened it and found a bunch of fresh grass and branches inside. He picked it up and was shocked by a hint.

【[Evidence of Plant Affinity·Edible]-
Agricultural scholars have selected special plants from 25 edible and non-toxic plants. When they are combined into one, the holder will be able to identify edible plants within a three-meter radius.
Identify edible plants

Identify edible parts of plants

Edible

If the consumed part is less than 30%, the growth will be slow.
Give it some water once in a while; this isn't the cactus that died at your workstation.

——Such a big gift?!
Although as a vampire he doesn't really need this thing, if he were really a, uh, night heron... this thing would ensure that his survival rate in the wild would increase by 20%!

If it fell into the hands of someone else, it could even support the daily food collection of a small camp!
Why give him this as a thank you?

Nie Weiyang thought about it and suddenly realized that Gushi was now starving. Since the two of them could not come in person, they were probably digging the fields outside and planting crops.

But for them, for their hometown, for China, and for all mankind, the most important thing is eating and drinking.

They wanted the 'bird' that had brought them the olive branch to have enough to eat outside.

Nie Weiyang stared at the bundle of grass in his hand for a long while. Then, he gently exhaled a hot breath, released the lucky charm, and decorated it on the hood of the lucky charm, like putting a headdress on it. While doing this, he felt two intense gazes watching him from the side; it turned out to be the two guards.

These two had been following him for hours, remaining silent unless he asked. Nie Weiyang himself was a quiet person, so the three of them together were like a giant, silent meditation center.

However, at this moment, the two of them looked at Nie Weiyang, or rather, at the lucky sign, as if they had seen a priceless treasure.

Nie Weiyang could understand this. He insisted that no one would dislike a lucky sign. It was normal for someone to take a second look at it without looking up, the car owner himself.

Then he smiled slightly and accepted the lucky sign. The two men almost couldn't help but sigh in unison. In the corner of his eyes, their expressions quickly returned to calm, still looking serious and silent.

In the distance, several tanks sped off in different directions, quickly disappearing from view. Nie Weiyang listened to the engine noise fade into the distance and suddenly asked, "What are your names? My name is Nie Weiyang."

"Peng Tianyu." "Xu Rui." The two answered respectively.

Nie Weiyang nodded.

"Do you know where Religious Street is?" he asked again.

He had to go to Religious Street and the Artists' Market next door to see what was happening there during the month.

Peng Tianyu and Xu Ruineng were assigned to follow Nie Weiyang, so they naturally knew the current map of the entire ancient city. One of them led the way for him, while the other followed him, casually explaining everything the three of them passed by.

"This is a gathering place for spellcasters, mainly for exchanging spellcasting experiences. It's called 'Qi Men', and there are people from Taoist priests to magicians..."

"This is the military's training ground open to the public. I was an instructor here for a while..."

"This place is a residential area, there's nothing to see."

“This is also a residential area.”

"This is a living market where we barter but not food. Food is managed centrally and we eat in the big canteen on the next street.

"But the granary was stolen before... Damn it." Xu Rui gritted his teeth, "If I catch them..."

Peng Tianyu touched his arm, stopping him from continuing. The three of them continued walking forward, but after a while, near the Xinyin District, they saw a small building with a red cloth hanging on it.

There was a large word "Water" written under the red cloth. There seemed to be a place where a sign had been hung before, but now only a rectangular mark remained.

"This is the Water Conservancy Bureau. There's not much people inside right now. The house numbers have fallen off and no one's repaired them. Passersby just leave them in the yard." Peng Tianyu pointed at the two-story building that looked like a residential building. "It rained for three months straight, and the water conservancy workers were going crazy. They had to go out to the river every two or three days to take a look. Two people even ran into a water-related environmental boss and drowned. Alas... it took a while before we finally dealt with it. It was like we avenged them."

Water environment BOSS...

Nie Weiyang was a bit distracted. Langcheng had a relatively easy time defeating the water boss, but that was partly because he had this advanced tank position, and partly because the place was too small and too sparsely populated, so the damage to the environment didn't summon anything more powerful.

But... before the blood moon rose, there were 12 million people in the ancient city area.

……

"Alas." Nie Weiyang couldn't help but sigh.

"Where are all the people from the Water Conservancy Bureau now?" he asked casually.

"The rain stopped for a month, the river level dropped, and everyone went out to check the riverbed," Xu Rui replied. "The dead cannot be brought back to life, so we must go on with our lives."

(End of this chapter)