Having made up his mind, Xiao Fan didn't dawdle any longer and said directly, "My name is Xiao Fan, I'm also from Yan Yun, and I'm back because I have a mission. Hurry up and let me through."
"Oh, okay, okay! Come on, open up the barricade and let Commander Xiao through!"
Han Dongyang also had good judgement. Seeing that Xiao Fan's group was completely unmatched in power, his attitude was exceptionally good.
Because Xiao Fan's side also had heavy trucks, they not only had to move the barricade but also dismantle some sandbags. During this process, Han Dongyang obsequiously said to Xiao Fan, "Commander Xiao, which unit are you from?"
"Classified information, can't say." Xiao Fan's expression didn't change as he answered appropriately, because his affairs really could not be told to anyone.
But these words sounded completely different to Han Dongyang's ears.
It seemed that this young man named Xiao Fan had an extraordinary identity. He was probably the leader of a special forces unit, or held a very high position. He immediately felt a desire to befriend him.
He moved a little closer to Xiao Fan with a smile on his face, "Commander Xiao, you're probably the first person to return to Yan Yun since the apocalypse, right?"
"That's right."
"Then that makes sense. You probably aren't too familiar with the situation in Yan Yun yet. Let this brother introduce it to you?"
Xiao Fan looked at the man who was at least 5 or 6 years older than himself and nodded.
"The situation in Yan Yun now is very bad. The whole city has completely fallen. Those with a bit of ability have temporarily settled in, but they are all just barely scraping by, like those of us at this auto repair shop. There are about 200 of us now. Although we have some weapons, we can only gain a foothold at the edge of the city. It's also becoming harder and harder to collect supplies. We completely live day to day. The other powers are also more or less the same."
"Oh, there are other powers too?" Xiao Fan was surprised.
"Yes, for example Chen Fudong from the prison, Lu Wang from the wholesale market, Zhao Dashan from Zhao Village, An Lan from the airport, Guo Mingjie from the Wenquan Mountain Villa, and so on. These are some of the more formidable figures in Yan Yun now, and compared to them my strength is still far inferior."
"I really didn't expect there would be so many powers in Yan Yun."
"There are even more than these. These are just some of the bigger powers. Actually there are quite a few small survivor groups still alive now, but because they are blocked off by the zombies, it's very difficult for them to meet each other."
Xiao Fan looked at Han Dongyang strangely, "Then how do you know about all this?"
"It's simple, the radio! There is a wireless radio station in every city. Cars have them built in. Now phones don't work anymore and the TV doesn't show anything, but the radio still works. That's how everyone communicates with each other, cheering each other on. Some have even proposed meeting up to trade, but I don't really want to meet and trade with others."
"Why's that? Isn't trading mutually beneficial?" Xiao Fan asked.
"Because some people seem very dangerous. Meeting to trade may not necessarily be a good thing. I won't hide it from Commander Xiao, living this unrestrained life is the first time for us brothers too. I want to experience more of it for now. I don't want to randomly get killed or annexed by someone. Among these powers, some people are clearly only concerned about their own benefit and treat human lives like grass. Safety first."
Xiao Fan didn't ask specifically who it was. Since there was this kind of thing going on, and the radio was still usable, sooner or later he would find out.
The two chatted for a few more sentences. When Han Dongyang learned that Xiao Fan was heading to Yanshan Town in Chishui County, his face took on a solemn look.
"Commander Xiao, it's not very peaceful over there in Yanshan Town either. When you get there, watch out for an organization called the Racing Club."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan nodded without asking further questions, but had already taken note of it in his heart.
By now the barricade had been completely cleared away and the convoy could continue on.
Xiao Fan got on a vehicle and bid Han Dongyang and the others farewell as the convoy drove off, soon entering the highway and disappearing from Han Dongyang and the others' line of sight.
Someone behind Han Dongyang asked, "Boss, is that Xiao guy a soldier?"
"Hard to say. He doesn't seem like one, but those people following him clearly underwent strict military training. You can tell from their every move. So I guess he's probably the son of some big shot military officer, or a close confidant."
"Why did someone like him come back to Yan Yun? Has the military really established a foothold? Will there be any rescue for us here?"
"Hard to say. You know, the military district here was hit hard by the meteor shower. It's been almost a month with no word coming from them. Even if there is a rescue, it definitely won't happen in a short time."
Having said that, he turned around to face his men, "Pay close attention to information on the radio these days. Don't leak anything about Xiao Fan and the others for now. We'll wait and see how things develop."
"Understood!"
After setting the barricade back up, Han Dongyang continued with his road blocking and toll collection. As for Xiao Fan, he would observe for a period of time. If Xiao Fan could gain a foothold in Yan Yun afterwards, he would put effort into befriending him. If he just disappeared without a trace, there would be no need to waste any effort on him.
After all, he knew that things weren't peaceful in Yanshan Town. Although Xiao Fan's men looked quite elite, there were too few of them in number. It was hard to say whether they could make it past the Racing Club in Yanshan Town.
He vaguely knew that the Racing Club had some backing.
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Xiao Fan's convoy continued on. They rested overnight in the wild midway and set off again early next morning. Bypassing the ring road of Chishui County, they finally arrived at Yanshan Town after noon on the second day.
Passing through a village about 30 li from Yanshan Town, they encountered around 300 zombies here.
Xiao Fan immediately ordered the zombies to be killed.
Over a dozen soldiers formed a defensive line. Since there were no variant zombies among these zombies, they didn't pose too big of a threat to Xiao Fan. Soon all the zombies were annihilated.
Xiao Fan was quite lucky this time. Killing over 300 zombies gained him over 800 funds!
After obtaining the funds, the amount Xiao Fan had on hand finally broke through 2000, even reaching 2,600!
The half month journey yielded sporadic gains from occasionally killing zombies. Accumulated over time, it finally reached this figure.
With enough funds, Xiao Fan immediately started constructing an Armored Vehicle Factory.
"Armored Vehicle Factory under construction. Requires 2,000 funds and 2 hours."
While the armored vehicle factory was under construction, the troops also continued advancing, finally arriving at the outskirts of Yanshan Town.
"Xu Qiang, go scout right away. Remember to share the footage with me."
"Understood!"
Xu Qiang entered Yanshan Town. Xiao Fan paced back and forth anxiously on the spot, soon to see whether his father was still alive!
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
