I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

Is it still in a hurry?

"No rush."

"Don't rush, hurry up and tidy yourself up! You're still in your pajamas! I can see your nipples!"

He tapped her on the head, and Wen Xintong quickly looked down and realized that she was surrounded by holy light. She quickly covered her chest and looked at Yan Ziming shyly.

So why are you looking at me like that after you realized you gave out freebies? It would be so bad if Xian'er misunderstood!

Yan Ziming glared at Wen Xintong, a hint of anger in his eyes. "Why aren't you going inside to change your clothes? What are you looking at me for?"

"Uh... who is this?"

"Hey, listen to me."

Yan Ziming rubbed his forehead wearily and introduced Wen Xintong: "This is my... distant cousin, Liu Mengxian; Xian'er is our neighbor, Wen Xintong."

A distant cousin?

Liu Mengxian gave Yan Ziming a meaningful look, and then continued speaking as she wished, "Hello."

Wen Xintong felt an invisible pressure and hurriedly lowered her head, "Hello!"

Why is it honorific?

Yan Ziming looked at her with suspicion, guessing that she must have been pressured by Liu Mengxian's aura.

So communication between women is really troublesome. They have to compare looks, figures, and temperament. It's not good when one side is completely outshone.

"Anyway, you should go change your clothes quickly. Xian'er and I are going out, so we won't wait for you."

Yan Ziming breathed a sigh of relief after pushing Wen Xintong into her own room.

How could you, you idiot Xintong, ruin my private time with Xian'er?

Liu Mengxian's cherry lips curled into a mischievous smile. "Cousin, where should we go?"

"Uh!!!" Yan Ziming was taken aback, realizing that Liu Mengxian was referencing her earlier slip of the tongue, and blushed slightly. "City Middle School..."

...............

When Yan Ziming closed the door, Wen Xintong pressed herself against the door panel, her forehead covered in a few beads of sweat.

"That woman...no way? It really is her?"

In the empty room, only Wen Xintong's whispers echoed.

Chapter Seventy-Three Demons and Monsters

Bei'an City.

Yan Ziming took Liu Mengxian to the street and found that people were still going to work or going out for fun, seemingly unaffected by the Ministry of National Defense press conference that morning.

No, there are still some.

Once the term "prehistoric civilization" was officially confirmed by the state, all those shady characters who had been hiding behind the scenes all came out at once.

Some intellectually challenged young people have developed an immense fascination with prehistoric civilizations!

They believed that the prehistoric civilization was from a heavenly kingdom, sent to pardon humanity or to cleanse humanity and restore peace to the planet.

And over 99% of these people are fanatical believers of various religions!

Don't think this is unbelievable or fictional, because it actually exists.

Before the end times arrive, because the country focused on economic development in the early years, foreign forces infiltrated, leading to a rapid surge in the number of religious believers within China. They have thus become one of the main means by which Western countries have long harassed China.

Those who join the religion include young people whose minds are not yet developed, people who have been brainwashed by foreign information in the information explosion era and become mentally challenged, and people who are down on their luck in life...etc. With a little guidance, these people can be easily tricked into joining.

In China, there are two types of believers.

One type is ordinary believers who join the religion with the idea that "it's okay to believe for a while," while still maintaining their own bottom line. The Chinese people are relatively accepting of this type of person.

Another type is the universally detested fanaticism.

In fact, some fanatical believers are rational, but they are ultimately a tiny minority, a mere drop in the ocean.

Those irrational...

To put it more nicely, they have devoted themselves to God's embrace, willing to give their lives for Him. Anything that goes against the Lord's will is wrong and should be destroyed! And burned at the stake for purification!

To put it bluntly, it's simply a matter of "those who obey me live, those who oppose me die."

They believe without any factual basis; many things that are true in the world of ordinary people become wrong in their world.

This is where the two groups diverged, leading to widespread hatred of fanatics.

You must understand that the people are the masters of this country, not some god!

You're trying to create something that's above the people and the government? Are you courting death, or are you courting death? Or are you courting death?

Therefore, the state keeps a close watch on these people and strictly restricts their various channels of missionary work. Those who cross the line are simply made to disappear from the face of the earth!

Until the beginning of the apocalypse, the surviving fanatical believers took advantage of the national crisis and the impact of the apocalypse to use various tricks to gather a large number of people who were not originally religious, and now they have a very considerable number of followers.

But...sigh, all I can say is that they had a really tough time in the apocalypse!

After several rounds of devastating blows from the apocalypse, this era is filled with blood and fire, and countless lives are filled with despair. The God and deities they believed in have not been able to save the world, not even a hair of them has been seen!

On the contrary, in China, one after another unparalleled being was born in just six years. Their towering figures replaced these so-called gods and Gods, and brought many believers back to the ranks of normal people.

Such a series of blows left the remaining devout believers without any hope, and they were almost on the verge of losing their faith.

In addition, the number of believers gradually decreased, and only about half of the original size remained.

So they really suffered terribly in the apocalypse, to the point that the Chinese leadership was overjoyed and applauded.

What is the relationship between China and Christians?

The most prominent point is that Party members cannot believe in any religion!

This alone reveals the relationship between the state and religion, which makes them so happy, demonstrating just how miserable these people are.

However, things took a turn for the better today.

Prehistoric civilizations, shrouded in the mists of history and filled with countless legends, possess a sense of mystery and vastness when discussed. Their emergence, however, was like a ray of light shining on these fanatical believers, instantly providing them with a direction for their future endeavors.

Most importantly, this has been officially confirmed by the government!

Desperate and grasping at straws, the masterminds behind various religions no longer cared what this prehistoric civilization called Odyssey actually was, and directly began to call on believers to take practical action to save the religion's dying life.

What? Won't doing this corrupt my faith?

Is this something they should be concerned with?

If they hesitate any longer, they will lose all their means of making money, all their profits, and all their moral support!

Nothing can escape the operation of capital, and religion is no exception; it has long been corrupted and riddled with wounds by capital.

So even though it's not very large yet, Yan Ziming can already see some of China's 'good young people' preaching to passersby on the street.

People of all faiths were present, and they kept handing out flyers to passersby with a crazy look on their faces. The passersby had no choice but to take them with disgust, then throw them on the ground at the corner, spit on them, and stomp on them before leaving angrily.

"Tsk tsk, looks like they've been brainwashed quite a bit. This news has completely blew their minds away."

Yan Ziming watched this scene and couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

She vowed that if anyone around her became a fanatical believer and she couldn't change their mind, she would have to distance herself from them, because you never know when they might drag you into the abyss, and severing ties with them as quickly as possible was the most important thing.

I wonder if the Chinese side has taken note of this matter?

"Xian'er, have you ever met someone like this before?"

Liu Mengxian thought carefully for a moment, then shook her head. "No, I have never had any contact with people from the common people."

"Pfft-"

Yan Ziming suddenly covered his mouth and smiled.

Why are you laughing?

Liu Mengxian seemed somewhat displeased, giving her a sidelong glance. Yan Ziming felt that there was an irresistible hint of reproach in that glance.

Yan Ziming quickly reassured her, "No, no, Xian'er, you misunderstood. I wasn't laughing at you. I just remembered a joke."

"Talk about it."

“I once saw a joke online that went like this: Most people in China who believe in religion, gods, and all sorts of deities hope that they can protect them and bring them benefits; if it works, they will continue to believe; if it doesn’t work at all, they can just kick it into the ditch.”

"Benefit."

Liu Mengxian pointed directly to the key issue: all the factors stemmed from self-interest.

Whoever can benefit you is the right and useful person; conversely, whoever cannot benefit you is someone you should never associate with.

"Well, that's just how it is. That's just how the world and people are. It's just that people know it but don't say it out loud."

Yan Zimo shrugged, showing neither sadness nor joy.

However... there are still some exceptions.

Liu Mengxian and she exchanged a glance, and as if by unspoken understanding, they took hands, both seeing the same meaning in each other's eyes.

Ignoring the occasional glances from passersby and avoiding the fanatical believers proselytizing, Yan Ziming led her toward the city's high school.