Beyond Paradise lay a boundless wilderness.
Of course, it had not looked like this in the beginning.
Before the Blood Moon descended, this place had been a somewhat famous ancient city. Its surroundings were renowned for their natural scenery. Though it could not be called an endless sea of forests, it had still been a place of clear waters, lush mountains, and tranquil beauty.
But now...
The forests, rivers, even the mountains had all vanished without a trace.
All that remained was a barren wilderness where not a blade of grass grew, accompanied only by sand and dirt. Whenever the wind blew, yellow-brown dust would blot out the sky.
"This goddamn world!"
Fu Jin drove his battered little car and spat out a thick glob of phlegm. Before it even hit the ground, however, it was mixed into the windblown sand and buried beneath the earth.
Fu Jin did not even spare it a glance. Instead, he carefully tightened his backpack.
He was no match for those large troupes, nor could he compare to the well-funded merchant associations. He was merely an ordinary traveling merchant—buying goods from Paradise and selling them at various settlements... Naturally, he could never get his hands on valuable things like medicine or machinery. But the goods that troupes and merchant associations disdained, finding them low-profit and space-consuming... had become his means of making a living.
And this backpack contained everything he had earned over the past few months.
Thinking of the countless dangers and hardships along the way, Fu Jin tightened his grip even more.
Though he had already reached the vicinity of Paradise, it was far from safe. He had to be especially cautious over this final stretch, only then could he...
But how did that old saying go?
The very thing you did