Greetings from the Wilderness (Thanks to Daoist Believes in Buddhism for the Alliance Leader

As early summer approached, the Federation, which had been bleak beneath bitter cold for more than half a year, finally welcomed long-lost sunlight and warm winds.

After the ice and snow melted, the Wilderness brimmed with flourishing vitality, a realm where all things competed in vibrant growth unfolding before everyone's eyes... except Haizhou.

Haizhou was fucking about to be baked to death!

During the coldest stretch of every winter, Haizhou's temperature was still fairly tolerable. But once winter passed, brutal sunlight and terrifying heat came rushing in at full speed.

Humid, stifling air filled every inch of space. With the sea breeze blowing, the cruelty of midsummer revealed itself once more, and the temperature continued to climb even higher.

Summer had only just begun, yet many areas had already exceeded thirty degrees. According to the experts on television, temperatures might break new records this year. Residents were urged to take proper precautions and avoid sunburn.

Of course, the "residents" mentioned here specifically referred to city folk who had electricity, water, and internet, who could squat at home, afford peak-hour electricity bills, and run their air conditioners.

As for the Wilderness outside the city...

Haha, Garbage Collectors running air conditioners? Who would dream such an unrealistic dream?

"One! Two! Three!!"

"One! Two! Three!!!"

Outside a Settlement beside a swamp in the Wilderness, dust billowed as shouts rang out.

Beneath the blazing sun, heat shimmered in the air, carrying the stench of rot and foul swamp water so thick it made people cover their noses. Under sunlight fierce enough to bake dogs alive, a group of bare-chested men pulled on steel cables as though in a tug-of-war. Their sun-scorched skin and muscles were taut as they gripped the ropes for dear life. Old and young, sturdy and gaunt, even fat—there were even