The male supporting character was actually myself.

"We have some information about Liuli City, but none of it is very high-level." The bar owner, still very interested in nuclear intelligence, turned and poured him a drink, placing it on the table. "An exchange?" he chuckled.

Jiang Chen waved his hand and refused, saying, "I can't provide you with nuclear intelligence for now, but I can give you your personal contact information. This is a good place to spread information, and I'd be happy to provide you with any suitable information. How much is the pricing for the situation in Liuli City?"

The bar owner was surprised that he could connect with this important figure so easily. He hurriedly wrote down his contact information and handed it over, saying, "It's just some basic intelligence and insider information over there. It's not expensive. You came over to remind us that the nuclear explosion saved all of our lives. As a token of our gratitude, I'll give it to you."

As he spoke, he rummaged under the counter and found a worn-out information card and a rusty card reader, which he then handed over.

"Whoosh...beep..." Just as Jiang Chen reached out to grab it, he suddenly heard the alarm sounding throughout the entire bar. At that moment, the bartender who was responsible for closing the doors had just returned from his errand. The crowd, who had been discussing and betting on whether there would really be a nuclear attack, suddenly fell silent.

The alarm that detected the nuclear bomb only sounded for a dozen seconds. The slight tremor of the ground and the huge explosion sound, even after being filtered through layers, still made everyone, including the bar owner, break out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen reminded him in advance!

Luckily, I didn't question it; I just had them close the shop!

"As expected... you've saved many lives. Our alarm system here is still too outdated..." The bar owner forced a smile, feeling incredibly fortunate that he had made the right choice; otherwise, that small door wouldn't have been able to withstand the power of a nuclear bomb.

The little white cat perched on its host's shoulder, hands on hips, meowing angrily. However, it was too small and too cute to be imposing. "Damn the script team! Meow, you're timing it perfectly! The main system clearly stated in the mission that I should stay outside for at least half an hour before returning. The script says that the original owner would return and be unable to open the locked door before being blown up. The round trip plus figuring out how to open the door would take at least an hour, right?"

"Damn it, you dropped a nuclear bomb after only twenty minutes! This is outrageous!"

Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow, said nothing, picked up the information card, inserted it into the card reader, and carefully read the information about Liuli City.

Inside the safe house, Chen Luoqi, radiating protagonist aura, didn't waste much time before successfully finding the switch and turning on the lights.

"Holy crap? What kind of place is this?!" He was completely stunned by what he saw.

The huge room looked like it was built underground. Inside, there were only simple tables, chairs, benches, and a wooden bed without a mattress. The walls were covered with graffiti in a game style, making it look like a private gathering place for some kind of post-apocalyptic game enthusiasts.

There was a door on each side of the room. He thought for a moment and pushed open the door on the right first. He found a larger and more spacious room. It seemed that there used to be a lot of things piled up inside, but now they had been cleared out. Pushing open the door on the left, he entered an activity area that extended very deep underground and was built into many rooms, as well as a large plaza with a basketball court and a swimming pool.

"Looks like a base?" Chen Luoqi went out through the front door and saw a large hall.

Simple directional arrows and many tightly closed iron doors were pasted on the wall. He opened them one by one and got a general idea of ​​what was going on. The room he had appeared in was clearly a rest room, which was also the central hub of the entire underground base. Living there and locking the doors from the inside would allow him to control the entire base without ever leaving.

But what exactly is this place?

How did I end up here all of a sudden?

"Could it be that I am the chosen one, suddenly possessing a cheat code?" Chen Luoqi looked down at his hands, feeling both excited and nervous.

Having read many online novels where the protagonist unintentionally acquires various cheat codes and smoothly ascends to the pinnacle of life, he quickly put himself in the protagonist's shoes and considered what he should do to make a lot of money and live a carefree and happy life if he suddenly had a super large and safe space.

Stealing from a bank vault?

Um... if it were possible to control the movement of supplies into the space with one's mind, that would be worth considering, but having to physically travel through the space is quite troublesome...

When he read novels, he always thought the protagonists with magical spaces were really stupid. They had the ability to instantly become billionaires, but they used it as human porters. Wasn't that crazy?

In order to have a special space to get rich quickly in the future, Chen Luoqi even thought of a way to avoid being tracked down by the relevant departments. He would steal money from several banks at the same time, then completely scramble it and return a portion to each bank, so that the internal authorities would not be able to determine how the money was stolen or which consecutively numbered banknotes were stolen!

Even if all else fails, you could just take the bus every day to find wealthy people's neighborhoods, sit down at the entrance, and use your mind to see if anyone has gold bars or cash in their safe. You could just move them directly into your own space. Why would you need to go through all that trouble to do business and work hard to earn a few meager sums?

Combining intention and space isn't called a cheat code, it's clearly a super powerful leg!

Chen Luoqi felt a sense of satisfaction as he walked to a door that looked extremely heavy and reassuring, and carefully examined the warning message posted on it.

"Heh, I wonder who came up with this thing. It's actually pretty convincing. Radiation and a shelter..." Based on his extensive experience reading countless online novels, he quickly accepted the premise that he possessed some kind of time-traveling ability.

After opening one large door and going out, you quickly find another large door, and then another one...

When the last door opened, Chen Luoqi looked at the desolate scene before him, remembered the warning on the door, and took a step back in fright, hurriedly closing the outermost door.

"Holy crap! This really is a post-apocalyptic wasteland! Damn it, will I get radiation if I'm not wearing a protective suit?" He touched himself all over in fear. Since he was probably fine for now, Chen Luoqi calmed himself down, his eyes darting around, and a plan came to him. He quickly locked the front door and went back along the way to lock all the doors.

Watching the valve tighten the sturdy bolts, Chen Luoqi smugly dusted off his hands and laughed, "Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate. Anyway, I couldn't have been chosen for no reason. Maybe I'm the only one out of billions of people. God certainly won't let me die. Being exposed for a few seconds before even stepping out the door might be an opportunity for me to mutate and become stronger!"

Anyway... this safe house in the shelter is mine now!

Those are layers of doors that can withstand nuclear bombs and radiation. No one can get in unless I open them. What should I do next? Right! I need to quickly charge the little box; at least I need to find my way back first…”

Just as Chen Luoqi made up his mind to start charging the small black box, a low alarm suddenly sounded throughout the underground shelter.

"What happened? This safe house is no good. There isn't even a surveillance camera. At the very least, there should be some kind of machine that can receive video from outside to see what's going on, right?" Chen Luoqi complained as he looked around.

When he found the drinking water and nutritional injections that the little white cat had secretly hidden, his eyes lit up!

I stayed up too late last night watching videos and almost missed breakfast this morning. I was also busy all morning and was exhausted. In the midst of all that work, I accidentally put the wrong batch of goods on the order form, and my stingy boss yelled at me in front of so many people.

Damn it, I don't want to make a mistake either!

It's just having the movers do it all over again, it's not a big deal...

I'm already so busy that I don't even have time to eat. I'm already doing my job well for those few dollars. What more do you want?

As expected, the evil capitalist only thinks about exploitation. He is unwilling to forgive even the slightest mistake in his busy schedule. And his ugly and arrogant daughter, Li Tingting, is nothing more than someone who has made a few stinking bucks in the family.

Ha, you ignored me before, but tomorrow I'll make you regret it!

"Gurgle..." His stomach growled hollowly. Looking at the high-tech-looking nutritional injection, Chen Luoqi swallowed.

I didn't eat breakfast and worked all morning before finally quitting my job. I had to wait until the 15th to get my last paycheck. I was thinking of saving some money to eat instant noodles when I got back, but then the landlord blocked me in the room and I inexplicably ended up in the wasteland.

I'm really hungry right now, this should fill my stomach, right?

"As a person, you have to try everything. Being timid and hesitant is not the way to do great things. If you're afraid of everything, you might as well hide at home like a coward. What's the point of traveling to the wasteland?" He carefully studied the instructions on the nutritional injection and decided to give it a try.

The main reason is that many novels describe protagonists who can travel to the apocalypse and strengthen themselves through various means. Not only can they grow taller and stronger with better physiques, but their appearance can also become more and more handsome, making young women fall in love at first sight!

Since we were given such a great nutrient injection right at the start, we naturally had to give it a try.

"Bang!" Following the instructions, he slapped Chen Luoqi's arm, and Chen Luoqi's brows slowly furrowed.

"It's really not good. No wonder in novels you can get a pretty girl for a can of Coke. This experience is terrible." He commented with a sneer after quickly replenishing his body's nutrients a few seconds later.

The nutritional injections did stop me from feeling hungry, but the feeling of not being able to satisfy my appetite was very uncomfortable.

But no other supplies could be found in the entire shelter. Chen Luoqi could only sip water slowly. Only then did he feel the earth tremble and vague sounds similar to an explosion, which were then muffled by the layers of doors.

I couldn't hear it clearly, but the alarm finally stopped, so it must have been some kind of disaster, like an explosion.

“Radiation-laden wasteland…” Chen Luoqi carefully recalled the games he had played and the novels he had read, imagining the world background. “Since they are all using nutrient injections, it means that it is no longer possible to grow and raise livestock outside. As long as I can get a set of safe protective clothing and bring some cheap instant noodles, bread, cola cans, vegetables, and meat from there, I can auction them off for a high price and get a lot of resources!”

Gold bars! Yes, in a post-apocalyptic world, nobody wanted gold bars before the disaster. The thought of trading canned food for a truckload of gold bars to take home meant instant wealth!

As he watched the small black box charge, he excitedly planned how to make money from it. At that moment, Jiang Chen returned the information card and the rusty card reader to the bar owner. "I need more information about Liuli City, especially the situation of the refugees in Shelter No. 43 and inside information about the Greedy Wolf Gang. I need it urgently in the next two days. If you have it, I can offer a high price."

The bar owner smiled and nodded, "No problem, I'll post the information on the intelligence network, and the price is negotiable."

The monetary system has long since disappeared in the wasteland. After all, the precarious existence of daily life makes everyone extremely insecure, so who would want to exchange the resources they depend on for survival for a pile of worthless paper?

Here, you can barter to get what you need.

Nutritional injections, medicines, and weapons are always the most sought-after hard currency. Of course, if you have advanced blueprints and manufacturing equipment, you can find better pay in big cities, provided you have the ability to protect your assets. Otherwise, be prepared to be completely exploited.

The original owner was very famous in this generation.

He possesses the safest shelters and advanced armor, as well as a strong network of connections that allows him to establish connections with various major powers at any time. Moreover, he is gentle and easy to talk to, and sometimes he will take in some residents to help them get through dangerous nights in case of emergencies.

His formidable strength deterred the residents of the surrounding Dark Pine Forest, who often lacked resources and struggled to even feed themselves, from daring to make a move against him.

After waiting quietly for two hours, when the radiation levels outside had dropped to a level that the power armor could completely withstand, the bar owner signaled to his staff to open the door so that everyone could come and go freely.

"Thank you for your hospitality. Just let me know if you have any intelligence." Jiang Chen didn't touch the glass of wine on the table, but pushed his right hand, still clad in armor, forward on the bar counter. "Here's the money for the drinks."

He put on his helmet, got up, and left. The bar owner glanced down at the things he had left on the table, quickly covered them with his hand, and cautiously checked to make sure no one was watching. Then he squinted under the counter to carefully examine the words on the packaging.

"Scallion pancakes? No wonder he's the famous Jiang Chen, he can even get his hands on something like this and just use it to pay for a drink he didn't even get to drink!" He lowered his head and sniffed, but he obviously couldn't smell any fragrance through the packaging.

The criteria for judging whether food dug out of pre-disaster buildings in the wasteland is edible are simple: anything contaminated is already rotten; anything well-preserved is safe to eat.

This is the experience accumulated by people who have lived in the wasteland for many years, and it has always been universally applicable.

A pack of scallion pancakes—that's a rare treat!

The bar owner carefully put it away, wondering how much he could sell it for on the black market.

The tavern sells various flavored liquor powders specially produced by mixing water. They are high-tech products; just mix them, brew them, and stir, and you get a glass of wine that brings joy.

The kind of real bottled wine that existed before the disaster was something only big shots could afford to drink. The residents of Dark Pine Forest, who couldn't even afford high-end nutritional supplements, shouldn't even dream of tasting that kind of wine.

"Host, are you looking for information about Liuli City to find out the main location where the protagonist will show off in the future?" The fluffy dumpling was holding the script and flipping through it carefully. "Hmm, the most important place for the protagonist to develop in the early stages is Liuli City. The Dark Pine Forest has hardly been mentioned. It seems that dropping that nuclear bomb killed most of the residents here."

Chapter Four: First Encounter

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Chapter Four: First Encounter

"For the scriptwriting team, the residents here can't offer any help to the protagonist's development, so they naturally don't care whether they live or die."

Jiang Chen sneered, "Whether the Dark Pine Forest will be destroyed or not is less important than the protagonist having the opportunity to usurp the throne."

Chen Luoqi should have survived the first wave of nuclear explosions by now, and is currently waiting in my safe house for the interdimensional shuttle to recharge. In the storyline, tonight he'll take in a hot girl who will become his powerful henchman. I wonder what his expression will be if we suddenly attack again.

"Hehehe, giving the protagonist a big surprise!" The little white cat had just finished speaking when it suddenly lay down and looked around warily. "Host, although we've completed the final chapter mission, but... judging from their habit of constantly issuing emergency missions, will they release another patch to give us some supplementary missions, or prevent us from going back or something?"

Jiang Chen frowned. "That's really shameless. They've already completed the final mission, and then they send a report accusing the script team and the mission-issuing department of colluding to deliberately harm the host who worked diligently and conscientiously but escaped unscathed!"

"Yes! That's right, let the review department investigate them!" The fluffy little thing immediately felt confident after hearing its host say that. It squatted on his shoulder, hugged its two short paws, and meowed, "Anyway, we've already got the medals, so who's afraid of who!"

In the original storyline, when the nuclear bomb exploded, Chen Luoqi was studying the original owner's notebook to understand this world and considering how to use his connections to rise to the top of life starting from selling food.

Now, the safe house has been completely emptied.

It's estimated that there's not much to study about the protagonist. Considering his character in the story who always sleeps and enjoys himself, he probably has nothing on him right now and is probably sleeping.

"Host, you guessed right!" The little white cat, who had made the bet, hopped in, peeked at him, and jumped onto his shoulder, complaining, "The protagonist is indeed sleeping! Damn, he's quite the talent to be able to fall asleep."

Jiang Chen smiled and turned his head to the side. "A bet's a bet, let's go."

The fluffy little dumpling chuckled, stood up, and kissed his cheek. "Meow~ I'll go open the door, okay? Host, get ready to greet the new chosen one!"

It hopped inside and opened the outermost locked door first.

After Jiang Chen went inside, he closed the main door and activated the all-around disinfection equipment to completely eliminate the residual radiation on the surface of the power armor before stepping through the second door to carry out the disinfection work again...

"Creak...creak..."

The sound of heavy machinery sliding around startled Chen Luoqi, who was dreaming of marrying a beautiful and wealthy woman!

He was stunned for a few seconds before he realized that his previous adventure was not a dream, and that he was really still in a very safe shelter in the wasteland.

Safe house? Then that sound just now was...