Chapter 56, Chapter 12: Female Supporting Character in an Apocalyptic Novel

Xu Qingzhou curled her lips, a chill in her eyes.

From the moment he saw Mr. Wang, he knew that what happened today was probably unavoidable.

But in the end, I was still unwilling to give up.

Looking back at the worried and anxious eyes behind him, Xu Qingzhou closed his eyes and ultimately did not resist.

They had barely taken a step when a gasp suddenly rang out from the crowd in Section D.

Look over there!

"What is that?!"

Even the patrolmen stared wide-eyed, their eyes filled with doubt.

Xu Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, then turned around to look.

In the darkness of Zone E, lights began to illuminate the area from afar, one by one, like streaks of starlight, instantly lighting up the entire zone.

The dilapidated E district gradually came into view.

Xu Qingzhou's heart suddenly began to pound wildly.

He couldn't think of anyone else who could do this besides her.

The thought that I had just been considering backing down temporarily and figuring out a solution later was instantly shattered.

Xu Qingzhou instinctively stepped back and stood with the people in Zone E.

The next instant, a transparent air shield enveloped Area E, completely isolating it from Area D.

A gentle voice rang out from the long-abandoned loudspeaker hanging on a street lamp after a few crackling sounds.

"Since you think Zone E is the source of the poison gas, then you might as well draw a clear line between yourselves."

The voice paused, chuckled softly, and then continued.

"After all, you've already excluded Zone E, so I don't think you'd mind."

The people in Zone D are confused and don't understand what's going on.

The patrol team was also baffled, not understanding how power could have been restored to Zone E, which had been completely cut off, so suddenly, and on such a large scale.

Even the protective shields, which are only activated in critical situations, have been turned on!

The captain hurriedly took out his communicator and connected to the headquarters in Area B.

"What's going on? Who gave you permission to restore power to Zone E?!"

"Huh? We haven't restored power to Area E?"

The voice on the other end of the communicator was a little muffled, but it still reached the captain's ears clearly.

His brows were furrowed, and he was clearly impatient.

"Shut up right now!"

There was a rustling sound coming from the other side, and after a while, the sound came out again.

"Holy crap! Captain! The power to Sector E has been cut off, we can't control it here!"

"What?!"

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and come back! I'm hungry."

The gentle voice, tinged with a hint of languor, rang out again from the loudspeaker.

The people in Zone E burst into laughter and nudged Xu Qingzhou, who was still in a daze.

"Qingzhou, hurry back and cook for Miss Lin! Don't let her go hungry!"

"Yes, from now on, our E district has nothing to do with them. Let's ignore them!"

"Let's go, let's go back to eat and get back to work!"

With the protective shield in place, the patrol team couldn't do anything to Sector E and could only watch helplessly as Xu Qingzhou was escorted away by the group of dirty people from Sector E.

The captain's face was terribly grim. He slammed the communicator in his hand against the protective shield, which bounced back and shattered on the ground.

The people behind them looked at each other, not daring to breathe.

Xu Qingzhou found Yu Wanwan in a building in the center of Zone E.

This place was once the government office before Area E was abandoned.

At that time, Yu Wanwan was sitting in the basement, fiddling with something with her head down.

This basement is more like a control room, with various equipment and large screens displaying the different areas of Zone E.

Although he didn't know much about this, he vaguely understood how she did it.

Xu Qingzhou stood at the door for a while before walking around the messy objects on the ground and walking to Yu Wanwan's side, casually placing the food box he was carrying next to her.

How did you find this place?

Yu Wanwan held something that looked like a Rubik's Cube in her hand, without even looking up.

"Xiao Teng found it."

"..."

The little vine is the vine they brought back from the ground.

Xu Qingzhou covered his forehead.

He kept telling Xiao Teng not to wander off, so as not to be discovered and cause any unnecessary trouble.

So it managed to escape when he wasn't looking.

Xu Qingzhou glanced at the indifferent Yu Wanwan again and sighed.

Depending on the situation, some people still allow it.

Forget it, there's no point in talking about this now. "Are these things still usable?"

"Um."

Yu Wanwan nodded and casually agreed.

"When the government withdrew from Zone E, it was in a hurry and only had time to take the energy with it."

Xu Qingzhou was still puzzled.

"Then why didn't they come back to pick it up later?"

Yu Wanwan glanced at him.

“These are all old items, just like your oxygen concentrator. They probably don’t want them anymore.”

Xu Qingzhou remained silent for a few seconds.

"Since it's an old item, wouldn't it be easy to open?"

Yu Wanwan gave him a half-smile.

"Let them open it; I'll admit defeat if they can!"

"..."

Xu Qingzhou understood.

She probably did something to these things, like modifying them.

Just like modifying that oxygen concentrator.

Even though it wasn't the first time he had witnessed her abilities, Xu Qingzhou still wanted to say something.

This mission objective is absolutely incredible!

"Since they took the energy source, how... were these things started?"

Yu Wanwan pointed to a box placed to the side. Xu Qingzhou glanced at it and found it increasingly familiar.

"You collected a lot of junk on the ground before, it's still usable."

"..."

What junk?!

Those were all handpicked by him!

Xu Qingzhou clutched his chest and silently looked away.

What are your plans next?

Yu Wanwan was baffled.

"How do you do it?"

"..."

Xu Qingzhou choked up.

"You separated Area E, and then what?"

Yu Wanwan was even more confused. She shoved the Rubik's Cube into his hand and stood up to eat.

"That's your business, what does it have to do with me?"

"..."

Xu Qingzhou was speechless and choked with emotion.

He did consider declaring himself king, but that was only when he had absolutely no other choice.

He hadn't forgotten that her true identity was the granddaughter of the dungeon lord!

He didn't want to do this unless absolutely necessary, to avoid another endless series of troubles when she tried to reunite with her family.

"You... you separated Sector E and then just left it alone?"

What is she after?

Yu Wanwan raised her eyes.

"I've already restored all this stuff for you, and you still want me to take charge?"

His face screamed "Don't even think about it."

"..."

What does it mean to help him?

Yu Wanwan seemed afraid that he would put her in charge, so she took her lunchbox and left the basement, disappearing somewhere.

Xu Qingzhou searched for a long time but couldn't find the person, so... it's a long story.

Once she regains her memory and realizes what she has done, will he still be able to complete his mission?

Regardless of whether the mission can be completed, since things have come to this point, Xu Qingzhou has no choice but to bite the bullet and move forward.

Once he actually got started managing the business, Xu Qingzhou found that everything was much smoother and simpler than he had imagined.

No one knows what Yu Wanwan and the people in District E were talking about, but they all treated him like the city lord.

Now, District E is no longer called District E; they call themselves City E.

Such behavior is completely unacceptable to the government of District A.

Soon, a large number of troops pressed to the edge of E City, and every day people shouted outside, telling them to surrender and be captured, or else they would be suppressed by fire.

At first, Xu Qingzhou and the people in Zone E were quite worried.

But after Yu Wanwan jokingly encouraged them to take action over the loudspeaker, they stopped worrying altogether.

I don't know how this protective shield was made. The military used ammunition but couldn't break it. After this incident, we have no worries about Area E anymore.

Some people even bring over a small stool, sit inside the protective shield, and watch the clamoring crowd outside as if it were a show.

Later, someone came up with the idea, found a wooden board, polished it into a plaque, wrote the words "City E" on it, and swaggered it up outside District E in front of that group of people.

This was blatant provocation, and it infuriated the group of people outside.

Unable to break through the protective shield with firepower, the government sent researchers to try to dismantle the shield in Area E using technological means.

The result was self-evident: they failed as well.

As a result, the higher-ups smashed a lot of vases and porcelain, and held meetings all day long to discuss how to retake Area E.

District E had long harbored resentment towards outsiders, but it hadn't erupted before because they were struggling to survive and had no leader, so they just let things slide.

Now things are different. The oxygen generator has been protected, the power supply is no longer restricted by the outside world, and with Yu Wanwan and Xu Qingzhou around, they can finally vent their resentment.

A group of abandoned people joined forces, determined to show those outsiders that the people of District E were not trash, and that District E could thrive better than anyone else even without them!

Under these circumstances, Zone E gradually began to take on a new look.

The potholes in the road were filled in, the dirty streets were cleaned up little by little, and the old houses were repaired.

Most importantly, Xu Qingzhou stopped hiding the Pure Breath Moss and formed a team to distribute it, planting it extensively in Zone E.

Unlike the *Phyllostachys edulis* that needs to be carefully cultivated in petri dishes in the research institute in Area A.

With the arrival of spirit-like vines, the moss in Zone E thrives on the ground and multiplies rapidly.

In just a few months, the roadsides of the entire E zone were covered with moss, and the people in the E zone were completely free of oxygen tanks and could breathe freely on their own!

This change brought tears of joy to the people of District E, who wept openly and became even more loyal to Xu Qingzhou and Yu Wanwan, the two people who brought about this change.

With oxygen, the air quality improves, and crops can naturally survive.

A year later, the once dilapidated E district has undergone a complete transformation.

In Zone E, the trees are lush and the flowers and plants are everywhere.

The people of Zone E no longer scavenged for trash; instead, they returned to their lives of working at sunrise and resting at sunset.

Walking on the reclaimed fields, a small vine climbed up Yu Wanwan's wrist, trembling and rubbing against it.

Yu Wanwan looked down at it.

Its dark red vines have now turned lush green and are full of life.

She gently scratched one of its branches, a warm smile playing on her lips.

"Don't talk nonsense. This is all your credit, it has nothing to do with me."

The vine seemed dissatisfied, its branches standing straight up, its tendrils twisting wildly, and its lush green leaves rustling as they shook.

Yu Wanwan looked up at Xu Qingzhou, who was walking out of the field, patting the dirt off his trousers, and walking towards her. For a moment, she was in a daze.

This scene seems to bring us back to the original world.

She lowered her eyes and pulled her hand out of the branch.

"Then you go and say it, anyway he can't understand you."

She paused, crossed her arms, and raised her eyebrows with a smile.

"Oh, no, he has no idea you're talking!"

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