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

Although even the useless Xi couldn't take it back, for beings like them, anything is possible. If they can't do it, it just means their skills aren't up to par yet.

In fact, when Yan Zimo fought against Aurora, its full-force attack directly shattered that land that was said to be eternally indestructible, which was not a bad method.

"You can unleash your Sequence-level combat power inside, right?"

"Yes."

"Even if you're not there, it can still act as a buffer zone?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I understand. Now I'll tell you my thoughts."

Li Haoyi was finally about to state his conclusion: "There was once a great old man who drew a circle in the south of China, and China's economy took off. Do you want to follow his example?"

104. Haitian City

Haitian City, Southern Guangdong Military Administrative Region, China

Yan Ziming arrived in this city, which she had never been before, in a military helicopter. This city was also a place that sheltered residents of other third-world countries.

Hearing the familiar sound of airplane propellers turning, Yan Ziming felt as if he had returned to the illusion of a few years ago.

She seemed to have only been in a helicopter a few times. She remembered that a few years ago, she encountered a thunderstorm while in a helicopter, which led to her later meeting with Liu Mengxian.

"Alas, the world changes so much."

Yan Ziming sighed inwardly. The helicopter had already landed on the helipad, and people were already waiting for her below.

The man who arrived was a lieutenant general named Ye Sheng. He immediately gave Yan Ziming a proper military salute, saying, "Your Excellency, Knight of Thunderstorm, greetings."

"Uh, no need to be so polite, just call me Comrade Zimo."

"Alright, Comrade Yan Ziming, we have received your message that you are coming. I will now show you around the base."

That being said, we are facing a powerful and dignified ninth-tier expert, so we still have to show him the respect he deserves.

It's said that several high-ranking military officials highly value her ability! With China about to launch another recapture operation, her skills are of paramount importance.

Ye Sheng muttered to himself.

"Ah."

Yan Ziming nodded. She had come here at Li Haoyi's request to do something similar to what the old man had done.

It's still the same place—the South China Sea region of China—only the time and the people are different, but the things to be done are of paramount importance.

It's very simple, just draw circles.

Several decision-makers in China recognized Yan Ziming's ability to create 'absolutely safe zones' and decided to give it a try in the South Guangdong Military Administrative Region, where the intensity of combat was high.

"plz follow me."

Ye Sheng led Yan Ziming on a tour of the city walls of Haitan City. The soldiers around them straightened their backs and showed great respect when they saw such an important figure inspecting the city.

This is the result of her extraordinary strength. Although she is not a military personnel, she is still on par with several pillars of the nation in terms of prestige.

As they walked, Yan Ziming asked Ye Sheng, "You're not very close to the sea here, so how often do you fight?"

"Comrade Yan Ziming, have you been to the Southern Guangdong Military Administrative Region before?"

"I've only been here once, to Huahai City, but I only stayed for a few hours before leaving."

Ye Sheng sighed, then said:

"You may not know that the intensity of the war in the Southern Guangdong Military Administrative Region is much higher than that in Sichuan and Bei'an combined."

"Hmm... tell me more."

“Even in cities that are not along the coast, battles often occur frequently, and the intensity is extremely high! Mutant species often start at a scale of three or four hundred thousand. If it is Huahai City on the coast, it is even more intense. The Your Excellencies usually sit there to oversee things.”

The "several Your Excellencies" naturally refer to Huang Tao, Qin Tianhai, and Xue Yunling. These three are the backbone of the Southern Guangdong Military and Administrative Region. Without them, Southern Guangdong would have fallen long ago.

After listening to Ye Sheng's explanation, Yan Ziming realized for the first time just how fierce the battle in southern Guangdong was.

Why didn't the Sichuan Military Administrative Region have enough heavy firepower and new weapons to support it when facing attacks from hundreds of millions of mutated species in western Tibet? It's because most of them were stationed in southern Guangdong.

According to investigations, the people living here are on edge almost all the time, fearing that the city will suddenly fall and they will be gone.

Therefore, the establishment of an absolutely safe zone is of utmost urgency.

"Actually, the purpose of establishing a new military administrative zone is also to ease the situation here."

Yan Ziming looked at him in astonishment, and Ye Sheng laughed: "Yes, it's questionable whether anyone would be willing to go to establish a new military administrative zone. Why do something so thankless?"

"That's how it usually is, but for the people who live here, it's quite different."

"Believe it or not, whenever a newly established military administrative district needs to find residents, the number of applicants here will definitely be the highest."

"Haha..." Yan Ziming chuckled dryly, "I believe you..."

No wonder they suddenly announced the establishment of a new military administrative region; it turns out it's directly linked to southern Guangdong.

Indeed, this way, there's no need to worry about no one wanting to go to new places.

At the same time, Haitian City was also a place where people from third-world countries in Asia were resettled during the previous global evacuation operation.

Yan Ziming asked the same question again: "Speaking of which, this city is where those Third World immigrants were taken in, right?"

"yes..."

Ye Sheng gave a bitter smile, a hint of disgust deep in his eyes, which Yan Ziming clearly caught.

Is there anything wrong with it?

"To be honest, almost no Chinese person likes this place."

Ye Sheng began to explain slowly.

This place is a melting pot of people from various countries, with constant clashes and chaos arising from different cultural customs. People discriminate against each other's races, and religious issues are also common, making it just as chaotic as some African countries before the apocalypse.

Different races, different countries, different cultures—putting these together is like putting poisonous snakes, scorpions, toads, and other venomous creatures in a cage—a chaotic free-for-all. If it weren't for the effective suppression by the Chinese side, it would probably have rioted.

Although these Third World countries relocated their entire populations here, they have retained their national government systems.

When this situation arose, the leaders of these countries protested to the Chinese government, demanding things like the establishment of autonomous regions, but since this was on Chinese territory, their protests were simply ignored.

If you're going to stay, then stay; if not, then get out!

To put it bluntly, the environment here is similar to a concentration camp.

What's giving the Chinese government a headache is something else entirely—the residents of Haitan City aren't just from these third-world countries; there are also Chinese people living there.

Many Chinese citizens protested, saying that these strangers had seriously disrupted their lives, violated local laws and regulations, lived in their houses, used their facilities, and even discriminated against them!

The Chinese leadership said they didn't know what to do; they couldn't just expel all the residents from these third-world countries, could they? So they simply divided the area into several sections.

On one side, roughly two-thirds of the eastern part of Haitan City is inhabited by Chinese people, while the other side is an area where people from various Third World countries are mixed together.

Although there are no official restrictions on entry, it's like a privately designated territory, and under normal circumstances, no one is allowed to enter or leave.

They live in the same city, yet things have come to this. It's truly unbelievable.

"Specifically... if you have the time, I can give you a tour."

"Well... that works too."

Having some free time, Yan Ziming became interested after hearing Ye Sheng's words and decided to visit this 'collection of third-world countries'.

105. Indirectly inquiring

"Hey, Lao Ming, what are you doing?"

"Ye Sheng? Sigh, don't even mention it, I'm swamped with work right now."

"Put down what you're doing right now and come over here, quick."

"Hey, what are you doing? I already said I'm busy."

"That Thunderstorm Knight suddenly said he wanted to go to Haitan City to take a look. Isn't this a perfect opportunity?! Whether you can seize it or not is up to you."

"Okay, thanks Lao Sheng, let's grab a drink sometime!"

........

"Sorry to keep you waiting, right?" Ye Sheng put away his phone and walked over to Yan Ziming, who was waiting by the city wall.

"No, I happen to need to make some plans too."

Yan Ziming followed Lieutenant General Ye Sheng to explore some more distant areas, planned out the areas she needed to invade, and then let Huang Tao and the others test them.

After doing all that, she and Ye Sheng went down the city wall and came to a black car, where a well-dressed government official was already waiting.

"Let me introduce you. This is Wang Ming, the district head of Haitan City in charge of the refugee area."

“Hey, what refugee or refugee zone? It’s a ‘special zone’! You shouldn’t have said that.” Wang Ming said somewhat displeased.

"Okay, okay, I admit it. I shouldn't have let my personal feelings get in the way. This person is..."

"No need, who doesn't know this gentleman? It's an honor to meet you, Comrade Yan Ziming." Wang Ming warmly extended his hand to Yan Ziming.

"Hello..."

Yan Ziming was somewhat uncomfortable with this bureaucratic atmosphere. He shook hands with the official and chatted for a few words before getting into his car and arriving in the heart of Haitan City.