The Meteor Falls, the Mysterious Village!

Inside a temporary tent one kilometer from the mysterious building.

It was almost midnight, but Chen Shen was still bent over the desk beneath the bright lamplight, handling the village's affairs.

Leading over a thousand people in steady development would naturally have been incredibly simple in an age of civilization.

All he needed to do was follow the tide of the times and keep the general direction from veering off course. A village chief's actual "business" was pitifully little—he was practically an idler.

But in the wasteland of the apocalypse, the concept of a village chief was completely different, several times more demanding! Especially as the chief of Hope Village, he not only had to deal meticulously with every conflict that arose throughout the village, but also arrange each day's work for every person with extreme precision.

Only by being this thorough could he ensure that no one had time to slack off or shirk work, maximizing the use of their labor and driving the village's rapid development! Naturally, the burden on Chen Shen was far from light.

"Chief, Chief! Something huge has happened. Something terrible!"

Hearing the shouting outside, Chen Shen, who had been flipping through his notes, frowned but did not get up immediately.

If this had happened when he had first arrived in the wasteland, he would have panicked and rushed outside at once.

But now, he was perfectly calm.

There had been no gunshots, explosions, or battle cries. That meant there were no enemies outside.

If there were no enemies, what was there to panic about?

"What happened? What's going on outside?"

The soldier who rushed in was gasping for breath. "Chief, there... there's a meteor heading straight toward us! At this rate, it'll crash into us in a few dozen seconds!"

Buzz... When he heard