[Earth Era, January 1, 2012] [Western Calendar, Sunday, New Year's Day] [Xia Calendar, Xinmao Year, eighth day of the twelfth month, Laba Festival, Major Snow. Auspicious activities: offering sacrifices, consecrating sacred objects, getting a haircut, installing a bed, building a stove, cleaning the house, training cattle and horses]
"What the hell does 'auspicious for training cattle and horses' mean?"
Looking at that day's Earth Calendar, Qin Siyang couldn't help grumbling.
He put on his military uniform, ready to attend the New Year's parade and celebrations hosted by Gu Yunpeng.
New Year's Day was much quieter this year than last.
No one was locked in a tense standoff inside the Safe Zone, and no one was fighting to the death outside it.
Everyone quietly welcomed the new year with simple celebrations in their respective War Readiness Zones.
However, the dark cloud of the Outsiders' invasion half a month earlier had yet to dissipate entirely. The fact that crime in the Sigma District had grown more rampant than ever was proof enough.
In terms of individual strength, the Sigma District's Sequence Ability Users could absolutely wipe the floor with those in the Main Safe Zone.
Every single person who had survived the Sigma District's lawless environment was a world-class shit-stirrer of the apocalypse.
They had settled down a little afterward, not because a leopard had changed its spots, but because Qin Siyang had given them hope for a better future.
Now, the appearance of the Outsiders had snuffed out that hope again.
The portrayal of the Alien Invaders' oppression had sunk deep into people's minds. After witnessing the invaders' strength firsthand, these antisocial elements quickly lost what little hope they had, and the evil thoughts once caged within them were unshackled again.
Believing that the world would soon end and