The young scavenger excitedly introduced, "This is Lord Linna! He's an extraordinary being, one of our Yecheng natives, the White Death Apostle who won the last National Freshman Tournament!"
Upon hearing the words "superhuman" and "apostle," the expressions on the faces of the people in the dungeon seemed to change abruptly.
Those faces, which were originally dull, numb, indifferent, and dirty, suddenly lit up and revealed an unusually excited expression.
"Really? There are actually superhumans in this place?"
"And he's an apostle??"
"Ah! That's right! It's Lin Nai! I've seen his picture on the internet before, he looks exactly like him!"
"It...it's actually true?!"
"But... I saw in the news before, didn't the authorities announce that Lin Nai was dead three years ago? It even trended on social media back then..."
"Yes! You're absolutely not mistaken!" The young scavenger raised his arms and shouted, "You don't know, I was scavenging outside just now and I saw Lord Linnai kill hundreds of demons and a Senluo with a single blow! Now that Lord Linnai is here, we no longer have to be bullied by those demon races!"
Upon hearing this, the tattered and filthy crowd immediately cheered.
The once dull and oppressive underground town suddenly became noisy and bustling.
People chatted excitedly among themselves, some even coming up to Linnaeus and Ye Wan'er and kneeling down in worship, as if they were worshipping gods...
Lin Nai touched her nose: "It's better if you don't have too high hopes, after all, I'm all alone."
The young scavenger rubbed his hands together and said with a smile, "Hehe, three hundred years ago, in the early stages of the spiritual energy revival, when our human race was enslaved by the demon race, wasn't it the same?"
"At that time, all the kingdoms had already perished, leaving only tribes hiding everywhere. It was the appearance of the apostles that allowed our human race to slowly rise up, and gradually powerful tribes organized themselves to drive the demon race out of this plane."
"I believe that at worst, we can just start all over again, just like we did 300 years ago."
"We humans will surely be able to restore our former prosperity. Even if I'm no longer there when that day comes, I'm sure my children will see it, and my grandchildren will see it. Don't you agree?"
"..." Lin Nai was silent for a moment: "I didn't expect you to be so passionate."
"Of course, people always need something to look forward to in life," the young scavenger said with a smile. "Sir, you must be tired. I'll arrange a place for you to stay and find you some food."
Lin Nai nodded slightly, acknowledging his kindness.
Then, the young scavenger happily led Linnai and Yewan to a house made of scrap metal.
Upon entering the room, there was only one room. The furnishings were simple, but it had all the basic necessities.
A bed, a metal storage cabinet, a toilet, and even a small stove; some old cups were placed in the dents in the wall. In this dilapidated underground town, such a room was considered quite luxurious.
"Sir, this is your room. It's already dark, so please get some rest."
The young scavenger said with a smirk.
Linnai asked in confusion, "It's already dark? But I remember when we were in the wilderness, the sun had only just started to set in the west."
The young scavenger sighed, "Lord Linnaeus, you don't know..."
"Since the demons took over this plane, the whole world has undergone earth-shattering changes. The daytime has become shorter and shorter. Generally speaking, it gets light at ten o'clock in the morning and it gets dark around three o'clock in the afternoon."
"Moreover, once it gets dark, the demonic energy pollution becomes extremely severe, even seeping into our underground area. Three years ago, our underground town had several thousand people, but now there are only a few hundred left. Most of them died from the demonic energy pollution..."
Lin Nai remained silent.
"Oops!" The young scavenger noticed some dust on the bed and quickly went over to brush it off, saying with a sheepish grin, "Sorry, sir, it's a bit dusty, hehehe..."
“Actually, there’s no need for that. We’re not delicate people,” Lin Nai said.
“That won’t do,” the young scavenger said earnestly. “You are our hope, how can we let you live on top of the dust?”
Linnaeus: "..."
Ye stood to the side, biting her lip, looking hesitant, as if she wanted to say something but was too embarrassed to say it.
"Sir," the young scavenger looked at her and asked tentatively, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"This room..." Ye Wan'er paused, "What? There's only one bed?"
"Huh?" The young scavenger was taken aback. He looked at Lin Nai, then at Ye Wan'er, and asked blankly, "You two, do you need to sleep in separate beds?"
"Smack!"
Nightfall's hand unconsciously crushed a stone on the wall beside her, and she said expressionlessly, "He and I are not a couple."
"Uh...isn't that right?" The scavenger scratched his head. "Sorry, hehe, I misunderstood. I just thought you two were such a perfect match with your god-like looks. If you stood together and said you weren't a couple, no one would believe it...and our bed is indeed a bit tight, hehehe..."
Lin Nai crossed her arms and glanced at Ye Wan'er: "In this apocalyptic world, it's good enough to have a place to sleep. Asking for so much is just making things difficult for them."
The scavenger chuckled, "It's not difficult at all. If you don't mind, beautiful lady, I can bring you my bed board. I'll sleep on the floor tonight. Don't worry, I'll definitely have someone make a new bed for you, so you won't have an unclean sleep."
"..." Ye Er took a deep breath. Since the other person had said that, she was too embarrassed to actually ask for their bed: "Never mind, it's not necessary."
"Alright, alright, I'm so sorry, sir." The young scavenger said, secretly casting a glance at Lin Nai and winking, everything understood without words.
Linnaeus: "..."
He really didn't mean it that way...
"Then I'll head out first. My lords, you should get some rest."
The young scavenger was about to leave as he spoke.
"Wait a minute." Lin Nai suddenly remembered something.
The young scavenger stopped again, turned around and smiled, "Sir, is there anything else?"
“When I came in just now, I saw a lot of people digging in the dirt with hoes.” Linna asked, “What were they digging for?”
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