The male supporting character was actually myself.

Chen Luoqi ran out of the bedroom following the sound, and as soon as he got to the living room, he saw a scene that left him dumbfounded—the latch on the door that he had locked from the inside was actually moving by itself!

"Holy crap! Is it haunted?" He felt his head buzzing and rubbed his eyes hard to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

There was nothing there, but the enormous valve was indeed slowly turning, gradually opening the latch from its locked position...

"Damn! So this thing can be controlled in two directions!" Chen Luoqi could only think of this possibility, and hurriedly stepped forward to try to grab the valve and seize the initiative.

The tiny kitten, no bigger than a fist, puffed out its cheeks and turned the heavy valve. Just as it was about to open the last door, a figure suddenly rushed out of the bedroom, paused for a few seconds, and then rushed up to try to stop it.

"Heh, watch my invincible Meow Meow Shadowless Paws!" The fluffy ball was already hanging on the serrated valve with its paws, using its feet to push against the door to increase its own weight and open the door. Seeing this, it kicked out with both feet and scratched Chen Luoqi's hands, which were trying to turn the valve in the opposite direction.

Holy crap! Holy crap!

Suddenly, it felt like something kicked and scratched him a few times. The pain made Chen Luoqi quickly pull his hand back. Upon closer inspection, he saw several thin, deep wounds on the back of his hand, with blood seeping out and a burning pain.

"Damn it, what the hell is this thing?!" He refused to believe it and stepped forward to stop it again.

I thought this was my own secret base, but I never expected that the lock on the door could be opened from the inside!

No matter who the visitor is, those living in the wasteland are definitely not people you can mess with. They might just kill you on the spot, so you absolutely cannot open the door and let anyone in!

"Again?" The little white cat didn't expect the other party to become more and more courageous. It simply jumped up and scratched and clawed at Chen Luoqi until he was forced into a corner before hopping back to open the door again.

Chen Luoqi screamed as he was scratched. His face, neck, hands, and arms—any exposed part of his body—were covered in scratches. Even the T-shirt he bought for ten yuan at a street stall had two tears torn in it.

"Damn it, the people in the wasteland have evolved superpowers!" He realized this and was immediately terrified. He took two steps back and saw that the locked valve was still slowly turning. He turned and ran into the bedroom. In his haste, he didn't forget to lock the iron door. Then he pulled down the small black box that was still charging and pressed the button.

A flash of green light appeared, and Chen Luoqi's figure disappeared from the safe house. The next second, he appeared in the rented house. Finally back in a familiar and safe environment, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly squatted down, afraid that the landlord would see him and come to ask for rent again.

Damn it, I finally got a cheat code and ended up making a wasted trip without bringing back anything valuable. Chen Luoqi looked at the small black box in his hand, feeling quite dissatisfied. He wondered how the teleportation mechanism of this thing was set up. He wished it could change the teleportation location next time...

He plugged the precious little box back in to charge, and looked at the remaining nutrients again and again.

This is a high-tech product brought back from the wasteland; it might have high scientific research value and sell for a good price!

As Chen Luoqi searched for information about research institutes in Liuli City on his phone, he wondered to himself, "My rented house is in an urban village on the outskirts of the city. If I teleport from my rented house to that safe house, what if I teleport from the city center next time? Will I be able to reach the corresponding city in the wasteland world?"

Having finally encountered such a fortuitous event, I must study it carefully!

Chen Luoqi lay on the bed, thinking hard for a long time. He made various plans and waited for the little box to be fully charged. He had to make sure the precious little box was on him before he could leave for the research institute. This was the guarantee of his future wealth and prosperity, so he had to keep it safe.

If it weren't for its rather large size and the fact that it requires a built-in charger, he would have loved to find a hospital, cut off a piece of flesh, bury the box inside his body, leaving only the buttons sticking out...

"That kid ran pretty fast." Jiang Chen entered the room, took off his power armor, and put it directly into his spatial storage. He went to the bedroom and found that there were only two bottles of water and an empty bottle on the table. The nutrient solution he had left behind had all disappeared.

The little white cat carefully looked around to make sure there were no safety hazards before hopping over to his side and meowing, "Host, in the original story, all the pretty girls he scavenged from various places were kept in the shelter that the original owner prepared for refugees. Anyway, he's run away now, so I'll lock all the doors to prevent him from threatening your safety next time."

Jiang Chen carefully flipped through the script and nodded, saying, "Xiao Bai is indeed becoming more and more capable. You see, in the plot, every time he travels, he emerges from the bedroom inside. Once a crisis occurs, he always finds a random place to teleport back to the modern world and then teleports back to the safe house bedroom. According to the setting, that is his 'resurrection point'."

This has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that as long as the safe house is absolutely safe, it can always be a quick way to escape.

The downside is that you'll get camped at the respawn point and endlessly killed!

"I get it!" The fluffy little dumpling's ears perked up excitedly and twitched. "I'll go weld all the bedroom doors shut right now, and then we can move to another room, right? He can wear whatever he wants, he can't leave that room anyway! Oh no, what if he gets a chainsaw or something from the modern world and cuts the doors open while we're out?"

"Stop the water and electricity, and reinforce the gate as well."

Jiang Chen flicked it on the forehead and chuckled, "Right, we can't weld everything shut. We have to leave a door open for him. After all, if we have a free porter, we should avoid touching our inventory if we can. We can make up a beautiful lie for the protagonist to benefit both worlds by being a diligent porter. That would be a way for him to do good deeds."

Fabricating a beautiful lie?

The little white cat tilted its head, its eyes suddenly lighting up. It understood! My host is about to trick the protagonist again!

Each person and system takes out a sumptuous meal from the food-making machine, enjoys it to the fullest, and then begins to find suitable tools from the inventory to carry out reinforcement work.

By the time night fell in the wasteland, Jiang Chen had completely transformed the shelter.

Even if the protagonist had brought a battery-powered cutting tool to cut open the door and escape, he couldn't possibly blow a way out, let alone get a bomb.

After all, the script is set in a more technologically advanced post-apocalyptic world. How could a gate that can withstand nuclear bomb explosions not stop ordinary tools brought from a less advanced world?

No matter how dazzling the protagonist's halo is, they still need the opportunity to grow; they can't become invincible overnight and turn into a super soldier who can destroy a planet with one punch.

"Host, to be honest, this protagonist is the worst I've ever seen, even if he doesn't make the top three!" The fluffy little dumpling yawned and snuggled comfortably in its host's arms, muttering under its breath, "He's ugly, weak as a chick, has no class whatsoever, and is greasy and sleazy. How could someone like that be chosen?"

Jiang Chen carefully flipped through the script and casually replied, "Arranging this kind of person as the protagonist is, of course, to cater to an audience group similar to him. Think about it, someone with low education, ordinary family background, average appearance, no talent or ability, who can only be a low-level employee earning two or three thousand yuan, isn't that a true reflection of many people?"

In order to create a sense of immersion while also giving the protagonist a great deal of room for development.

At the beginning, he was just an unknown ordinary person who didn't even hide his dirty thoughts, which made him very real and resonated with some viewers. Then, through traveling between two worlds, his status and strength rose rapidly, and genetic modification made him gradually become handsome, dashing, tall and mighty.

Once readers immerse themselves in the story, they feel as if they've become powerful themselves. This extreme sense of exhilaration makes it irresistible, and once the story finds a market, it naturally becomes incredibly profitable. The scriptwriting team probably referenced a lot of online novels.

"Sigh, my requirements for the main character in the script are very low now. As long as they don't cause trouble for others, it's fine." The fluffy ball rubbed its face with its paw and said helplessly, "But the scriptwriting team just likes to let the main character reap the rewards without lifting a finger. It's so annoying..."

Before he could finish speaking, an emergency distress call came from the radio on the table in the room that Jiang Chen had rearranged.

"She's here! She's here! The protagonist's first beautiful female bodyguard!" The little white cat jumped up excitedly and asked, "Host, should we save her or not?"

In the original storyline, after Chen Luoqi took over the safe house, he learned about the world background through the diary and gained a comprehensive understanding of the power armor he possessed based on the research notes left by the original owner. In the afternoon, he couldn't wait to put on the armor and go out for a walk to thoroughly understand the basic survival rules in the wasteland.

Shortly after nightfall, Chen Luoqi received a distress message.

He already knew that the wasteland was extremely dangerous at night and had no intention of responding, but soon a clear and melodious girl's voice came from the radio calling for help. Unable to bear the long night and immersed in his fantasies about the future, Chen Luoqi heard that it was a girl and had an idea. He cautiously went out to check.

They discovered a girl in armor being attacked by monsters, but fortunately, none of them were higher level than her, so they intervened and rescued her.

The hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress trope in the wasteland setting remains old-fashioned. It's nothing more than a girl who is bold and brave but kind-hearted, repaying even the smallest kindness with great gratitude. In an era of uncertainty, a girl who dares to love and hate has no hesitation in admiring the strong. That very night, the two staged a fierce physical fight.

"Of course we should save them. If it were the original owner, she would have done the same. It has nothing to do with who the other party is. In this environment where human survival is difficult, helping our fellow human beings is something that every person with a conscience would do." Jiang Chen had already quickly put on his armor and began to open the doors one by one from the inside.

The little white cat covered its mouth and chuckled, "Host, in the original story, this girl named Guan Xiaoyue would repay her savior with a 'spring of gratitude'!"

Wearing armor, Jiang Chen walked out with mechanical steps, and replied with a light smile: "I don't have the protagonist's halo or the domineering aura of a male protagonist. I'll just repay her with a spring of gratitude and thank God that she won't retaliate with a fist."

Although he would save his fellow humans, the original owner was not exactly a saint; people who are too kind and don't care about personal gain don't survive long in the wasteland.

We'll see how things go later. If we let her stay overnight, you'll have to keep an eye on her to prevent her from staying and helping the protagonist, only to turn around and sabotage me instead.

"Okay, meow!"

The wasteland was not completely dark at night.

During the day, a full moon hangs in the gray sky, but the atmosphere is so polluted that the moonlight is dim and yellow, making it difficult to make out any general outline.

Guan Xiaoyue gripped an iron rod with both hands and retreated step by step. Inside the armor, she was breathing rapidly, and her pretty face was already soaked with sweat.

She grew up in Vault 031, which was much better than the hellish vaults in the rumors. At least the vault supervisor was a good person who tried to maintain basic order inside, but there were still too many people and supplies were scarce.

Therefore, the law of the jungle was ingrained in Guan Xiaoyue's bones from a young age; to survive, one had to be ruthless!

Chapter Five: One Code, One Code

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Chapter Five: One Code, One Code

After the shelter opened, Guan Xiaoyue survived by relying on the ruthlessness she had developed since childhood and managed to acquire a decent full-powered armor. She then traveled between various pre-disaster ruins and cities, making a living by digging for pre-disaster supplies.

However, she had a lot of bad luck during this period.

Several attempts to enter the ruined city before the disaster yielded nothing, and to make matters worse, two robberies resulted in the loss of some supplies. Today, I was supposed to reach the Dark Pine Forest residential area before dark to exchange the supplies I found for energy sources and nutrients, but I encountered a wave of monster attacks on the way and was delayed for too long in order to save energy.

"Beep beep beep! Low energy, please replace the energy source!"

The armor issued another warning. Sweat dripped from Guan Xiaoyue's forehead and down her brow. The night vision function in her vision was already flashing. Without a rescue energy source, she would be unable to operate this heavy, fully powered armor, let alone kill the monsters that surrounded her by sheer physical strength!

"Is there anyone nearby who can receive messages? Please, please come and save me!" The desperate girl opened the channel and made her last plea for help, her voice trembling with tears.

The thought of being eaten by these low-level but extremely troublesome centipedes sent chills down her spine.

This monster was probably mutated from some kind of myriapod insect that was exposed to radiation before the disaster.

It was about a meter long and covered in mucus. Its densely packed feet were enough to make anyone's scalp crawl.

Normally, Guan Xiaoyue wouldn't take these foot insects, which could only win by sheer numbers, seriously. They were agile but lacked sturdy armor, and her excellent shooting skills could quickly wipe them out with a few shots.

However, at this moment...

Without receiving any response, the power armor visor began flashing red lights, indicating that the energy source could no longer support her making any large movements.

The despair of impending death gradually overwhelmed Guan Xiaoyue, and she could imagine what would happen next.

Once the power armor loses its power source, it becomes completely paralyzed and shuts down. Without a filtration system to provide fresh air, it will soon suffer from oxygen deprivation.

When you're about to suffocate, the extreme oxygen deprivation in your brain triggers a SOS, causing you to lose your mind and open the mask button in order to breathe some fresh air. Then, the worms that have been waiting to prey on you will swarm around you and melt and devour your face bit by bit with their mucus. Before dawn, they will turn this power armor into an empty shell.

Like... those armor wrecks in the wilderness that scavengers treasure...

"I'm really going to die." Guan Xiaoyue watched in despair as the night vision function of the mask disappeared, and the power armor fell silent after emitting its last mechanical creak. Tears streamed down her deep, bright eyes.

She closed her eyes and burst into tears, secretly vowing never to open her mask!

Even if it means suffocating from lack of oxygen, I absolutely cannot let these disgusting bugs tear my body apart!

Why am I so unlucky?

When the disaster began, my parents and relatives died one after another. I barely managed to squeeze into a shelter and try to survive, but after all that effort, I still ended up like this!

She recalled a photograph she found in the ruins of the city before the disaster: a girl of similar age to herself, wearing a beautiful long dress, sat on a scenic balcony outside the window, holding a plate of delicious-looking food and smiling brightly in the sunshine.

Why? Why didn't I live in the pre-disaster world?

What a blissful life it would be to have world peace, blue skies and white clouds, and to be able to breathe freely every day regardless of wealth, even if it's just simple food and you can still eat your fill!

"If there really are gods in this world, please let my soul travel for a hundred years after I die to a world without radiation and wasteland..." Guan Xiaoyue was already feeling some difficulty breathing, and the remaining oxygen would not last much longer and would soon run out.

She prayed earnestly, preparing herself mentally for death.

"Da da da!"

The moment Guan Xiaoyue closed her eyes, she thought she was hallucinating. However, the sound of gunfire was too real. She opened her eyes with hope and tried to look out through the mask that she couldn't turn properly.

Sure enough, someone came to rescue me!

Although she couldn't see the rescuers from her angle, they were clearly seasoned veterans who dealt with the nearby worms without wasting any ammunition.

Suddenly seeing a glimmer of hope amidst despair, Guan Xiaoyue was so excited she didn't know what to do.

However, his jubilant mood quickly turned somber. He was not familiar with the area and only knew that the Dark Forest was the largest settlement in the vicinity, and it was obviously still quite a distance away.

Are the rescuers residents of the Dark Forest?