Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Times are changing, and people's thinking must change along with them!

So many big things have happened, people should have seen things clearly a long time ago!

The era of being crammed into reinforced concrete cages has quietly passed.

The world is vast, but being alive is the most important thing; only by being alive can one have the right to talk about the future.

It's inevitable that some people who see the situation clearly will return to their hometowns.

After years of wandering, I'm left with an empty bank account. What's the point of not going home?

The family can barely afford to support them working away from home anymore.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to just go back to your hometown.

Returning to my hometown to quietly cultivate myself and keep up with the times, I can always start a small business. As long as I control my desires, I won't starve.

Although the countryside lacks high-end office buildings, dilapidated rental houses with low energy consumption, illegal food delivery workshops, expensive milk tea, row of workstations, clocking in, overtime, crowded buses, boss's scolding, and colleagues' scheming...

But life is like that, you just have to adapt!

It simply can't compare to the convenient lifestyle of big cities!

For example, if you want to drink a cup of milk tea, you have to make it yourself with evaporated milk; if you want to eat a fragrant grilled fish, you can't even buy ethyl maltol anywhere...

This is somewhat troublesome...

Fortunately, there are self-built houses where there is no need to pay rent or property management fees, organic fruits and vegetables that are grown by themselves, beautiful mountains and clear waters, the sounds of roosters crowing and dogs barking, and parents by their side.

If you feel you're not satisfied without being scolded by your boss, at least you still have their contact information. You can just call them from time to time to hear their earnest advice.

Even in the internet age, we won't be too obviously out of touch with the world.

So, it's not a big problem!

Those who came to a decision immediately booked tickets and wrote their resignation letters.

......

Of course, people who are tied up with various mortgages and car loans are not so carefree.

Leaving? Well, we have to be able to leave, we have to be willing to go all out!

If they leave, the supply will be cut off.

This requires immense courage and determination.

We finally bought these steel and cement structures, and we haven't even lived here for a few years yet. How can we possibly leave?

I finally got a promotion and a raise, how could I possibly leave?

I finally found a boyfriend who works at the company next door, how could I possibly leave?

We can't leave!

They have too many things they can't bear to part with.

They are already deeply integrated with the existing city.

The higher they go, the less they live for themselves!

Perhaps this is a case of every gain having a loss.

The new era has begun, and it is somewhat realistic and cruel!

Everything is changing!

As the saying goes, survival of the fittest!

Those who cannot adapt to this change will be eliminated directly.

The Great Way is impartial and does not change according to individual will.

......

In Lucheng, Dongzi saw this trending topic and immediately called Xiaoming, but the call couldn't get through!

He repeatedly tagged Xiaoming in the group chat, but received no reply!

Xiaoqiang also chimed in, saying he couldn't get in touch with Xiaoming.

They contacted several classmates who worked in Shanghai, but couldn't reach any of them.

Combined with those live streams, a harsh reality is laid out before them.

Losing contact means saying goodbye to this world.

No one in the entire city was spared.

Although this news is hard to accept, it has happened.

Nobody knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first!

Faced with absolute power, all carbon-based life forms appear so insignificant.

......

In Hecheng, Taiyi Thirteen suddenly opened his eyes, frowned, and said, "Something's wrong in Ningcheng. Let's go to Ningcheng!"

"That beast wouldn't have really gone to Ningcheng, would he? Damn it, let's go!"

"It really is a shielding formation, there's no mistake..."

"quick!"

The group had just arrived in Hecheng and, without even having a chance to rest, set off again.

Our destination this time is Ningcheng.

Ningcheng doesn't have a teleportation array, so they still have to fly there. Fortunately, it's not far, only about 10 minutes.

In Ningcheng, inside a university dormitory, several college students are intently watching a live stream about Shanghai online.

Suddenly the internet connection disappeared!

"Holy crap, what's going on? Why is my internet suddenly down? Do you have it?"

"No, I'm using mobile data, and there's still no signal!"

"I've lost my internet connection too!"

"Me too......"

"I was really getting into this live stream, and honestly, I'm speechless about how bad the campus network is!"

"I went to ask the dorm next door, and it's unbelievable! How could everyone be without internet!"

"Oh, you guys are offline too? I thought it was just our dorm!"

When a few college students asked around, it turned out that the entire dormitory building seemed to be without internet.

"Hey, there aren't any CET-4 or CET-6 exams today, so why is the internet blocked?"

"Yeah, that's strange, mainly because there was no prior notice!"

"Something's definitely fishy here. Do you think it might be related to Shanghai...?"

"Damn it, you jinx! Don't talk nonsense!"

"Haha, I was just kidding, look at you, so timid!"

"But you know what, we're not far from Shanghai, only about 200 kilometers away..."

"Shut up, stop spreading these damn lies!"

Just as the college students were discussing it, a sudden change occurred.

"Holy crap, look down there! Why have they all suddenly stopped moving!"

"Hmm, it really seems so!"

The students who were walking on the road below suddenly stood still.

After a while, everyone on the road collapsed one after another.

It's like having heatstroke.

"Holy crap, what happened to them? Why are they all down?"

"How the hell should I know!"

"This is too strange, we should report it to law enforcement immediately!"

"Damn, no signal!"

An even more horrifying scene unfolded: the bodies of those who had fallen began to shrivel up, as if their very essence had been absorbed by the earth.

"..."

In a state of extreme tension and fear, many people are unable to articulate their inner feelings in a normal way.

Their eyes widened in disbelief as they stared at the scene before them.

"Ah~"

A scream broke the silence.

At this moment, only screaming can release people's extreme panic and helplessness!

How familiar this scene was! They had just seen it on a live stream, and now it was happening in their own city.

It's over, it's over.

Something unusual is definitely amiss.

Some people hid in their dorm rooms, some screamed and ran around, and some frantically dialed emergency numbers on their phones...

However, none of this mattered; the Grim Reaper's net seemed to have already been spread out.

People began to fall to the ground, turning into dried corpses!

This kind of thing is happening simultaneously in every corner of the city.

The shadow of death loomed over the city and in the hearts of everyone.

......

"Boom!"

A few minutes later, a huge roar resounded.

The desperate crowd looked up at the sky!

Several human figures appeared there, like gods who would save people from suffering.

"It's them! Yes, it's the old immortal! They've finally arrived!"

"Oh, help! Help me, old fairy godmother!"