Yang Shan

Biodata

Background / History

Yang Shan and Luo Li grew up together, remaining close friends from elementary school through college. During their school years, Yang Shan looked out for Luo Li in fights. Their careers diverged after awakening abilities: Luo Li became a gaming streamer with a C-rank ability, while Yang Shan awakened A-rank elemental manipulation and joined Jiangcheng’s ability-user patrol after graduation 9 43.

His patrol duties include fighting vampires and assisting the household registration department with surprise identity inspections. By his first appearance, he has recently transferred to night duty, spending long shifts watching the Blood-Erosion Clouds 9.

Appearance

Yang Shan is slightly more muscular than Luo Li, with wheat-colored skin, sharp eyes, and an upright posture that remains noticeable even in casual clothes. His grin reveals white teeth and gives him a roguish look 9.

• Patrol attire: Dark blue combat uniform, sometimes worn beneath a casually draped windbreaker 26.
• Signs of night duty: A tired, oily face after long shifts, though his eyes remain bright 26.

Personality

Yang Shan is loud, energetic, and physically demonstrative, frequently greeting Luo Li with forceful shoulder pats or an arm around his neck. He enjoys barbecue, beer, patrol stories, and teasing his friend about romance. His enthusiasm for gossip leads him to question Castorice without noticing her discomfort 9 26 43.

Despite his irreverence, he takes duty seriously: an urgent patrol call immediately replaces his joking manner with focused efficiency. He also warns Luo Li about legal risks and unwanted guild attention without forcing him to reveal his secrets 9 26 39.

His affection for Luo Li is especially evident when he celebrates his friend’s improved strength and fears for his safety after an A-rank ambush. Drinking makes him louder and less restrained; during one celebration, he becomes drunk enough to partly believe Luo Li’s invented cultivation technique 44 50.

Abilities & Skills

A-Rank Elemental Manipulation

Yang Shan awakened a powerful elemental-manipulation ability, although Luo Li initially does not know its exact nature because Yang Shan keeps it secret 9.

• Produces an ocher glow around his fists and releases powerful shock waves through punches 42.
• Stuns several surfacing Parasitic Water Ghosts with a single shock-wave attack 42.
• Punches apart individual water ghosts and uses repeated shock waves to try to disrupt their B+ mother 42.
• The observed color and effects do not establish a named element 9 42.

Patrol Combat and Squad Coordination

Yang Shan takes the forward position during the Blackwater Wharf operation and assigns roles according to his teammates’ abilities 42.

• Front line: Draws enemy fire head-on 42.
• Coordination: Assigns Lin Wei to flanking attacks, A Tu to crowd control and terrain shaping, and Luo Li to mobile penetration and a decisive strike 42.
• Threat assessment: Briefs the team on water ghosts’ underwater speed, paralytic water arrows, and the need to locate their mother 42.
• Battlefield awareness: Recognizes the mother’s psychic attack, calls for a barrier, and warns Luo Li about its tentacles 42.

Equipment

• Patrol combat uniform and windbreaker — Worn during his late-night visit to Luo Li 26.
• Internal patrol communicator — Carried at his waist; receives the urgent assignment that interrupts his visit 26.

Relationships

• Luo Li — Childhood best friend, whom he calls “Li Zi.” Their relationship combines constant teasing with practical support; Luo Li describes him as a brother he trusts to watch his back 9 35.
• Castorice — Mistakes her for Luo Li’s girlfriend and addresses her as “sis-in-law.” His noisy enthusiasm initially makes her wary, but Luo Li reassures her that he is a good friend 26 27.
• Lin Wei — Squadmate and main attacker. He coordinates her flanking role at Blackwater Wharf; she later tries to curb his drunken teasing 42 44.
• A Tu — Squadmate responsible for control and terrain shaping. Yang Shan relies on his earthen barriers during the water-ghost operation 42.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Warning About Undocumented Residents

Over dinner at Old Wang Barbecue, Yang Shan explains the penalties for sheltering someone without identification. These include punishment for the host and quarantine, investigation, or eventual work placement for the undocumented person. Unaware that Luo Li is sheltering Castorice, he treats the question as hypothetical; his warning convinces Luo Li that securing her identity is urgent 9.

Discovering Castorice

Yang Shan visits Luo Li after patrol with skewers and beer, intending to eat and relax rather than conduct an inspection. When Castorice emerges in pajamas, he assumes that Luo Li has secretly acquired a girlfriend. An urgent assignment calls him away before Luo Li must explain their living arrangement 26.

His use of “sister-in-law” prompts Castorice to ask Luo Li what the term means, leading to an awkward discussion of their relationship. The encounter also makes Luo Li more cautious about exposing her circumstances 27 28.

Blackwater Wharf and Luo Li’s Recognition

After warning Luo Li that his rapid mission completions have attracted guild attention, Yang Shan learns of his new B-rank combat rating and invites him to Blackwater Wharf. He directs the four-person squad against Parasitic Water Ghosts and witnesses Luo Li kill their B+ mother 39 42.

The successful mission earns 3,800 contribution points. Yang Shan enthusiastically proposes a celebration, waits while Deacon Wang questions Luo Li, and checks afterward that the guild has not caused him trouble 43.

At the celebratory meal, his persistent romantic teasing prompts Luo Li to invent the “Great Art of Yin-Yang Union” as an explanation for his growth. Yang Shan partly believes the joke while drunk, and Luo Li eventually escorts him back to the patrol dormitory 44.

Reunion After Howling Wind Canyon

After communications fail and command reports that an A-rank ambush brought down Luo Li’s aircraft, Yang Shan fears his friend has died. On Luo Li’s return, he rushes forward with reddened eyes and embraces him tightly. Once reassured that Luo Li is alive, he excitedly mentions command’s reports that his friend solo-killed Earl Shadowwing 50.