Changes in the Real-World Landscape, the Appeal of a City

The upper echelons of Dragon Han were the first to publicly express their gratitude for Zhang Mingzhen act.

Of course, there's a certain awkwardness to this gratitude: it was something they should have done, but now it's being done by an ordinary citizen.

It's important to know that the upper echelons of Dragon Han have always adhered to the principle of managing things in the most minute detail.

If he hadn't intervened in time, Ling City's losses would have been incalculable.

Because of a previous promise not to actively inquire about his information, the higher-ups, on the surface, did not pursue his whereabouts like other organizations.

In reality, however, they secretly sent people to investigate, monitor, and establish special files.

This was all expected.

The Ling City management team also quickly engaged in post-disaster recovery and counted casualties.

Many people died during the attack, mostly in densely populated high-rise residential buildings where evacuation was difficult.

Upon seeing the casualty figures, even the most optimistic person has to acknowledge one fact:

The end of the world is coming!

In the God's Domain Game, it's not a matter of chance, but a catastrophe!

Aliens didn't come to bring happiness to humanity; they came to cause war...

It's laughable to expect outsiders to help you.

The fact that the other side didn't destroy Earth's civilization immediately is already quite kind...

After this ordeal, many families began to prefer lower-level housing.

They try to live near their guildmates or Fixed Team to avoid being alone and helpless when a crisis strikes.

For the first time in a large number, gamers moved from online to offline gaming.

Many people have also left the city and come to the countryside and mountains to establish their own shelters.

They stockpiled a large amount of supplies, enough for three to five years, and some of the supplies in the game could also be brought into reality; in fact, they were materialized by the system.

Therefore, they are not worried about the supply of materials.

The key is to avoid large cities where Warcraft are likely to attack.

This point has become a consensus among everyone.

Other guilds, under the guise of expressing gratitude, attempted to contact "Chongxing".

However, Zhang Mingzhen rejected all their offers, so they had no choice but to continue their search in secret.

On the ruins of Ling City, the survivors began to rebuild their homes and bury their deceased loved ones.

Despite the constant influx of outsiders into the city searching for traces of the "Chongxing" immortal, no one has yet made a discovery.

In the game, they can call Cheater a "Chongxing" or use all sorts of sarcastic and sarcastic language, but in reality, when their lives are threatened, they must obediently call them "Old Immortal," "Great God," or "Sir"...

Only Zheng Guohua's family harbored vague guesses, but dared not utter a word of them to outsiders, for fear of offending that being.

After all, the other party had casually saved one of their members who was certain to die.

The three of them also came to the vicinity of the villa, hoping to visit Zhang Mingzhen, but there was no response when they knocked on the door or rang the bell.

Although the owner did not show up to drive them away, they dared not trespass.

All they could do was wait anxiously outside Zhang Mingzhen's villa, watching for a turning point in Ling City's fate.

Then a message came from the forum. "The crisis in Ling City may be over, and the big boss Chongxing is very likely in this city!"

The overwhelming joy of escaping from a desperate situation instantly enveloped the family.

Speculation about Chongxing's residence resurfaced—how could someone like him live in a noisy, ordinary neighborhood?

It must be a secluded and safe place.

Considering his usual solitary and aloof lifestyle, and looking up at the tranquil villa before him, an unbelievable thought gradually became clear...

Not only Dragon Han, but other major powers are also paying close attention to this matter.

They initially believed that individual strength was insignificant in the face of a global disaster.

However, the battle of Ling City completely overturned this perception.

When an individual becomes powerful enough, they can indeed influence the security situation of a place or even the entire world.

Especially in the Mai Kingdom, they have a fine tradition and atmosphere of superhumans.

The atmosphere of one person saving the world and being a lone hero is too strong.

They immediately designated "Chongxing" as a "superhero!"

"Is he the next Homelander, or the real Superman?"

"At present, he is still similar to Batman, low-key and unassuming."

Various factions dispatched personnel to Ling City in an attempt to find Chongxing's whereabouts—whether to recruit him or for other purposes, no one knew.

At this very moment.

Gao Linzhi scanned his Earth chessboard.

Regarding the current situation, all he can say is that behind every delicious fruit lies danger.

Even the best fruit can cause diabetes if eaten in excess.

In addition, the setting of Safe Zone should also be released.

Without Safe Zone, there's no way to control the situation—humanity could be wiped out in an instant due to some monster or a change in the environment.

Don't think this is an exaggeration.

Humanity has faced dozens of potential extinctions in its millions of years of history.

He then began adjusting the system code and adding settings.

Soon, Safe Zone of varying sizes appeared in rural areas, cities, and at sea.

These places will absolutely not be invaded by Warcraft, because they are backed by the power of the system.

Zhang Mingzhen's worries about the exposure of the Safe Zone he had established would soon disappear.

At this moment, Zhang Mingzhen, the chess piece, naturally paid no attention to the commotion on the forum.

Seeing that the family of four had left the vicinity of his house after the crisis was over, he prepared to enter the "God's Domain" game again.

At this point, there aren't many people who still have the inclination to play games.

Everyone needs to make practical safety arrangements.

After all, it wasn't their real body that entered.

Therefore, just in case, he left the "Azure-Scaled Dragon Python" in the mortal world to guard it.

Within the "God's Domain," discussions about various events in the real world continue.

The public chat was flooded with messages.

"Let's team up!"

"The World's First Guild is starting to form teams."

Ignoring all the speculations, Zhang Mingzhen followed his daily schedule, first challenging the Cultivation Tower, then heading to the daily battlefield.

It's worth mentioning that once you reach level 40, the experience rewards from the Cultivation Tower increase significantly, and those ranked in the top ten will also receive an extra Spirit Stone every day.

In this way, the Spirit Stone needed to maintain the defensive array have a stable source.

He naturally didn't know that these so-called Spirit Stone were actually just manifestations of higher-dimensional energy in reality, and had absolutely nothing to do with the so-called cultivation of immortality.

However, greater security is still needed in the present world.

The defensive array can only stop the Warcraft, but it cannot prevent those with ulterior motives from spying on and sabotaging it.

We can't let the Azure-Scaled Dragon Python stay in the mortal realm indefinitely; otherwise, what's the point of subduing it?

It seems we need to find another way.

And at this very moment.

Some people were also vehemently criticizing Zhang Mingzhen.

This is because the first thing every player does after logging into the game each day is to challenge the Training Tower —as long as they are strong enough, they can exchange it for experience and equipment.

If you make it into the top ten, the reward will be several times greater.

However, today, the person who "Lives by the Sea Wave" feels particularly stifled.

He had just crossed the threshold of level 30 when the testing mechanism of the Training Tower changed.

The system will randomly select one player from the leaderboard of players of the same profession, and use their data projection as the gatekeeper.

If it were any other profession, it wouldn't matter. Even if they encountered a top-ranked expert, the projection would only fight with 30% of the combat power of the original body.

But the profession of Priest is precisely where a pitfall lies—and he has now fallen right into it.

On his first attempt at the 30th bonus level, he was met with Shadow Clone of "Chongxing," which was instantly defeated without any chance of resistance.

Even with only 30% of his opponent's strength, he was still far superior!

This makes absolutely no sense!

Although the daily projections are randomly selected from the class leaderboard, there are very few Priest on the list, and only Chongxing at the top.

In other words, once the projection mechanism is triggered, the opponent will almost certainly have to "Chongxing".

Due to this rule, the Seaside Wave have stopped reaching the 29th floor for two consecutive days.

Not to mention the hopelessness of climbing the leaderboard, the difference in rewards between the 29th and 30th floors is enormous.

I could tolerate it yesterday, but today I'm repeating the same mistake.

If things continue like this, he may never break through to the thirtieth level.

Unless you never challenge the Training Tower and keep leveling up, or wait for other Priest to defeat Chongxing, pass the 30th floor, and then climb the professional leaderboard.

Then, it will be randomly assigned to someone else.

How much time will this waste?

Is now a time to waste?

Thinking of this, he immediately turned to the Game Forum to vent his frustrations.

"Someone please save the child!"

"Great God Chongxing, please have mercy on me! Does anyone know how to randomly Chongxing's projection in the Training Tower?"

"I've run into him for two days in a row! At this rate, it'll only be him from now on! Everyone, please give me some advice!"

"Pfft, forgive me for laughing, it wasn't very kind of me."

"I almost forgot that there's only one Priest on the Tower Climbing leaderboard right now, Chongxing the only one left. Your chance of encountering him is 100%."

"Haha, what do we do now? I'd be devastated too. Luckily, I'm playing an archer."

"Help! I'm Priest too, but I'm not level 30 yet."

"Does reaching level 30 really mean facing a top player? Even though I'm a fan of Chongxing, encountering him in the Training Tower is scarier than any horror story!"

"Think about it carefully, if no Priest ever breaks through level 30, no other Priest will ever make it onto the leaderboard."

"And since no other Priest made the list, every Priest who encountered the projection was 100% destined to be the Great God of Chongxing... That's terrifying to think about!"

"Stop talking, I'm starting to feel sorry for the Priest player."

"Being called a 'bottom-tier' profession is bad enough, but I never expected the tower climbing difficulty to be reduced to hell level."

"A moment of silence."

"Don't just stand there watching the show!"

"It's not guaranteed that the projection will be triggered after level 30. As long as you're lucky enough to draw the Warcraft level every time, you still have a chance to climb the leaderboard and save countless Priest!"

"Don't give up hope!"

"You need to have the ability to make the list."

"Look at the rankings in the Training Tower now, there aren't any other Priest left, it's all DPS classes."

"To have both outstanding combat skills and incredible luck is no small feat."

Finally, a Priest player couldn't hold back any longer and expressed his lament to Zhang Mingzhen in the world chat.

Many people naturally cursed it out.

It was only then that Zhang Mingzhen realized the immense pressure his presence had placed on his fellow cultivators in the Training Tower challenge.

However, it seems there's nothing else we can do but silently wish them good luck.

Since the serpent beast invasion of Ling City ended, several days have passed, and the most significant change in the city is the daily surge in population—the total population is now nearly double that before the war, and the desolate scene of the past post-war days is nowhere to be found.

Ling City has now surpassed Beijing to become the safest city in Dragon Han.

Even many high-ranking officials from Beijing have moved here, and their first choice of residence is naturally the various villa and estate areas.

The area needed to be both scenic and secure, which is why Zhang Mingzhen's "Little Shirt Villa District" has been bustling with activity lately.

At this time, the Safe Zone set up by Gao Linzhi has not yet been announced.

It will take some time before people can see its difference.

"Old Zheng, from now on we're neighbors, so please make sure to visit each other often and look out for one another."

The speaker was Jiang Donglai, who had just moved from Beijing to Little Shirt District and was an old friend of Zheng Guohua.

Invited by an old friend and also because of rumors that Chongxing to Ling City, he finally decided to move his whole family south.

"Old Jiang, you're too kind. We lived close by back in the capital, and now we're practically neighbors. We should be supporting each other."

After several days of deep sorrow, Zheng Guohua, though not grieving the loss of his wife, was devastated by the loss of his loyal and reliable servants and housekeepers, whom he had worked with for many years.

He was naturally heartbroken.

However, in this world, one cannot dwell on the past for long; he must pull himself together—life must go on.

Ling City is currently enjoying great success, and in order to make more allies, he contacted his old friends in the capital.

The other party had previously intended to leave Beijing, but the current situation in Ling City has finally made them decide to relocate completely.

I've heard about what happened in your family.

Take care of yourself. Thankfully, your family is safe.

"Servants can be rehired, but you absolutely cannot fall. Many things in the future will depend on you to steer them." Jiang Donglai a brief word of comfort and then said no more.

Some things don't need to be said; we both understand each other's hearts.

In fact, most wealthy people like them treat their servants the same way.

It's just a tool.

If a tool breaks, just replace it.

Judging from their attitude alone, if Zhang Mingzhen had known it would turn out this way, he probably wouldn't have saved Chen Suxin.

Just as tigers cherish their offspring and thus hunt down various dangers in advance.

In the past few days, people have been coming to Zhang Mingzhen's residential area to inquire about his whereabouts.

Ling City has limited land, and well-preserved villa areas are already in high demand. This community, which was almost completely unscathed after the disaster, has become an invisible symbol of safety and strength.

Naturally, those outsiders who hold power and wealth will not let any opportunity slip by.

At that moment, a group of people also gathered outside another courtyard.

The leader flipped through the records in his hand. "We've contacted most of the residents, only this one remains."

"The property management said the owner never receives visitors, lives alone, and has a mysterious identity."

The group of people who had come from the outer city exchanged smiles—the more unapproachable they were, the more worthwhile they were to be won over.

With the Dragon Kingdom raising Ling City's security level to the same level as the capital, every inch of this land may hold the key to survival into the future.

People of all kinds and prominent status have almost all acquired properties in Ling City.

Of course, most industries, except for the military industry, are viewed with pessimism.

On the contrary, industries related to post-apocalyptic survival, such as construction, agriculture, medicine, and fire prevention, have begun to flourish again.

Meanwhile, emerging sectors like finance, services, and luxury goods are all declining.

If the end of the world is coming, what use will financial services and luxury goods be?

And the major guilds of the Dragon Kingdom have also set up branches here.

All the changes were started by one person, though no one has been able to find him to this day.

I don't know if it's because I can't find it, or because I dare not search for it.

Rumor has it that when this person helped the authorities deal with the beast tide, one of the conditions was that "they must not investigate his information."

Clearly, he did not want his whereabouts and residence to be known.

No organization wanted to be the first to stick its neck out and risk provoking him.

If its rage were truly ignited, it would be no less than a cataclysmic event caused by demons, and the very survival of the entire force would be in question.