So, apart from checking the time and using it as an alarm, the phone in his hands was completely damn useless.
Sigh~ So sad, I could cry!
I miss home!
Of course, after dealing with the zombies in town, he had deliberately kept these four particularly large zombies as laborers and as a way to practice his control.
Of course, he could not possibly have killed all the zombies. After all, this town was barely even on the map.
The town he was currently in was called Qinghe Town, located in Nanjiang Province, a province south of the Yangtze River.
According to the map he had obtained so far, there were more than a hundred villages of various sizes in the surrounding area.
Xu Qing had merely killed all the zombies and mutated beasts in one small town.
Of course, Xu Qing also faced another problem: the corpses of these zombies and mutated beasts. After all, they had all been human. Previously, Xu Qing had simply had no opportunity to deal with them. Now that he did, he naturally could not bear to let them depart just like that. Thus, he gathered every corpse he could find in a huge square in the center of town. Gazing at the mountain of bodies, Xu Qing could not help recalling the suffering of that people in his original world. He bowed deeply to the pile of corpses.
"I'm sorry, everyone. Although I know you were already dead, and your deaths had little to do with me, we are all people of Hua Nation, with the same skin, speaking the same language. Even being in different times and spaces cannot change that. All I can do is let you rest in peace as soon as possible. I'm only one person and cannot bury you individually, so I can only cremate you here and erect an unnamed grave. May you all know peace in your next lives."
As he spoke, Xu Qing picked up an old-fashioned metal lighter. With a click, he flipped open the lid, and a small flame slowly rose.
After taking another look at the pile of corpses, Xu Qing tossed the lighter onto the gasoline-soaked bodies.
The instant the flame touched the gasoline, it surged upward. Fierce flames spread rapidly along the pile, soon swallowing the entire mountain of corpses.
Billowing smoke spiraled upward into the gray sky. Xu Qing slowly closed his eyes and silently prayed for the dead.
Of course, gasoline alone was not enough to reduce the corpses completely to ash. He had already mixed coal into the pile. The fire burned for seven full days and nights. When the flames gradually subsided, only a thick layer of ash remained.
With a thought, Xu Qing controlled the four zombie laborers, having them carefully bury all the ashes underground. Then he found a massive rock and erected it in the very center of town.
He carved only a single word on its surface: Grave. There were no names.
This was the only thing he could do for them.
Afterward, Xu Qing began his original plan of planting Blue Silver Grass.
However, the town's paved ground limited the growth of the Blue Silver Grass, so Xu Qing eventually found this enormous lake within the town.
Moisture, sunlight, soil-everything was perfectly suited.
In the days that followed, Xu Qing began controlling the zombies to plant Blue Silver Grass.
What Xu Qing had not expected was that there were mutated beasts in the lake as well.
After that, Xu Qing came up with a rotten idea and began fishing with a rod. He had to admit, the feeling of reeling in these monsters was damn satisfying!
Suddenly, the rod Xu Qing had cast bent!
Here it comes!
Xu Qing rose from his lounge chair, gripped the fishing rod, and yanked backward. The rod instantly bent into a huge arc.
He alternately slackened and pulled, tugging back and forth. Soon, a huge mutated grass carp was dragged ashore. Its mouth was filled with sharp fangs. Of course, Xu Qing's fishing line was specially made steel wire, which was why it had not bitten through it. What left Xu Qing even more speechless was that the fish had actually grown two long legs.
What, you bastard, planning to run ashore too?
Xu Qing raised his hand and flicked his knife, instantly finishing off the mutated beast.
After extracting the crystal core from the fish, he hung its corpse back on the hook as fresh bait and cast it into the lake again. Then he lay back in his lounge chair and continued basking in the sun.
Today's a good day, blazing bright and prosperous~
Eastsea City was a major coastal hub in the eastern Sun Moon Federation.
It was a premier port hub for the entire sea region, serving core functions in ocean shipping, marine resource extraction, and foreign trade.
With a permanent population of over three million and uniquely favorable marine resources to draw upon, the city's economy was wealthy and flourishing. Its overall strength ranked firmly among the foremost of the Federation's second-tier cities.
Moreover, this ancient coastal city had deep roots, and its appearance had not changed much over the centuries.
This also had much to do with the Federation's emphasis on preserving historic architecture and cultural heritage. As a result, the city retained a great many ancient buildings that had weathered a thousand years of wind and rain. Old and new scenery mingled, giving it a distinctive charm.
Inside Eastsea City's soul guidance station, a turquoise high-speed Soul Guidance Train slowly pulled into the platform, steadily decelerating to a stop.
Once the train had come to a complete halt, its doors opened one after another.
Passengers began disembarking in succession. Many carried luggage and bags, and an unbroken stream of people surged toward the exit.
Within moments, the entire station was boiling with voices.
People came and went through the bustling station, their voices rising and falling.
Today also happened to be the day new students reported to Eastsea Academy.
Amid the crowd, two straight-backed figures stood side by side. They were Xu Qing and Gu Yuena, who had just stepped off the train.
Since Tang Wulin had not managed to buy a ticket for their train, he could only wait for the next one.
Her clear eyes wide open, Gu Yuena curiously surveyed the enormous station around her and murmured, "It's so big."
Xu Qing nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding buildings and the endless flow of people. "It really is!"
Its scale already rivaled the major urban transport hubs he had seen in his previous life.
Gu Yuena turned to look at him. "Xu Qing, do you know which way to go?"
Xu Qing shook his head gently. "No. Let's find someone to ask."
With that, Xu Qing swept his gaze around and soon spotted a staff member on duty maintaining order inside the station. He quickly approached and asked politely, "Uncle, sorry to bother you, but how do we get to Eastsea Academy's new student registration desk?"
Seeing two very good-looking children asking for directions, the staff member smiled and pointed. "You're here to register as new students, right? The registration desk is over there. Just follow the passage straight ahead, and you'll see the academy's reception sign."
"Thank you, Uncle."
After thanking him, Xu Qing turned to Gu Yuena and nodded gently.
The next moment, he reached out of his own accord and took the slender hand of the girl beside him.
Side by side, the two slowly followed the crowd in the direction the staff member had indicated.
After making their way through the crowd, they saw a sign with blue lettering on a white background standing there.
The large words "Eastsea Academy" were particularly eye-catching.
Several tables and chairs had been set beneath the sign. Behind them sat several young men and women in blue sportswear, who looked to be around seventeen or eighteen.