Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 188

Chapter 188

Southwest Market was the liveliest place in the entire Southwest.

Nearly all of the remaining population in the Southwest had spread out from this place as their center, gathering together here to survive.

Of course, it was also so they could be a little closer to the God of Light. Not only would they have the protection of the God of Light’s team, but when they ran into a crisis, they could also beg the “God of Light” to save their lives.

Because of that, Southwest Market was a stark contrast to the desolation outside. The market district was bustling, countless buildings clustering around the castle, and there were even a few shops open for business.

Before the Convoy had even arrived, onlookers had already packed the market gates.

Li Xin and Jiang Yu poked their heads out, looking curiously toward the market, both pairs of eyes wide.

Jiang Yu said, “There really are shops?”

Li Xin asked, “What do they sell?”

Li Wanyun also glanced up, then withdrew her gaze and said mildly, “This place looks like the second year of the Apocalypse in my Previous Life. Of course there are shops, but they’re nothing like the shops before the Apocalypse.”

Thinking of her Previous Life left her in a somewhat heavy mood.

Long Tianyu added, “They really are different. Shops in the Apocalypse only include water shops, food shops run by Plant Ability Users, and weapon shops run by the Metal Element Superpower User. The rest are bounty-type shops where you buy lives or information.”

Wu Buyu sucked in a breath, his face full of novelty. “Then are there requirements for opening a shop? Surely not just anyone can open one, right?”

Miao Yuan answered, “Of course. If you don’t have the strength, even if you open a shop, it’ll get robbed. This is the Apocalypse. Where would there be that much order? If you get robbed, it just means you’re incapable, and there’s nowhere to plead your case.”

He shook his head and sighed. “That’s why those with Water Ability User status sell directly to the water shops instead of opening their own.”

With Water Ability User status existing in the world, the price of water was not too high. The expensive things were mainly food and weapons.

Wu Buyu’s eyes lit up, and he asked again, “What’s the currency?”

Miao Yuan said, “Barter. Mostly grain.”

Grain was the true hard currency of the Apocalypse.

Jiang Yu asked, “Grain from before the Apocalypse?”

They might all be from the Nation’s Apocalypse Special Affairs Department, but in this timeline, their memories only went up to Apocalypse Month Three. Even if they knew the future, they had not seen it with their own eyes.

This was truly their first time seeing the scenes of Apocalypse Year Three.

Miao Yuan said, “There is also grain grown by Plant Ability Users.”

Jiang Yu was very surprised. “Wasn’t the land impossible to farm?”

Miao Yuan said, “There are Earth Ability Users. Earth Ability Users create some soil, and Plant Ability Users grow a batch of food on it. I heard only one batch can be grown before the soil gets contaminated.”

He shook his head, sounding rather rueful.

Jiang Yu fell silent.

The other Earth Ability Users also fell silent.

Oh, right. They had almost forgotten. The people classified as Superpower User here had already been evolving for two years, and their strength was anything but ordinary. Anyone who had not awakened early really could not catch up.

What they could not do, these people classified as Superpower User had already accomplished.

Li Wanyun and Long Tianyu, on the other hand, were very familiar with this method of cultivation.

Wu Buyu said, “If only Plant Ability Users can farm, then if they join forces, wouldn’t they be able to completely monopolize the value of grain and make the rules?”

He muttered, his face full of deep thought.

Li Wanyun and Long Tianyu said in unison, “Isn’t that exactly what you did?!”

In their Previous Life, this guy had joined forces with people classified as flight-type Superpower User, monopolized intelligence and information, and held everyone classified as Superpower User in the palm of his hand. It had made everyone hate him so much their teeth itched.

Wu Buyu: “…”

The two of them gave him a sidelong look, then withdrew their gazes in disdain.

In their Previous Life, this guy’s shop had been the biggest-and the most extortionate!

When the vehicles reached the entrance, the one carrying Sheng An and the others moved to the very front, coming face-to-face with the people classified as Superpower User in the Southwest Region. They were looking at the Convoy, and the people in the Convoy were also looking at them.

Probably because they were all classified as Superpower User, the scene at Southwest Market looked rather fantastical.

On both sides of the road, every so often, a head would pop up from underground. After looking around curiously, it would shrink back down and vanish.

-Those were Earth Ability Users.
Someone who had ended up at the back of the crowd simply set up a metal frame and stood on top of it, looking out over the Convoy with an unobstructed view.

-That was a Metal Element Superpower User.

And there was a tree?

Oh, no. That was a person. He had just grown a mass of vines, all of them waving about like claws and fangs, hoisting up a bunch of people until he looked like a tree hung with human bodies. It was both hilarious and bizarre.

Someone went up to the treelike man and handed him something. The “tree man” immediately split off another vine and lifted the person who had “paid” into the air, giving them a better view of the show.

-Those were Plant Ability Users.

A Wind Ability User suddenly appeared, bringing a gust of violent wind with him as he tried to blow himself straight to the front for a VIP view.

But the moment he landed up ahead…

Smack!

A massive mutated bear paw slapped him away with brutal force.

Clearly, cutting the line here was absolutely impossible. Either you found a way to stand higher at the back, or you possessed absolute strength and could claim a spot at the very front.

The strong ruled, and everything depended on Supplies…

Here, that truth was laid bare in full.

There was also a fellow with a rather special Supernatural Ability. The moment the vehicles stopped, he silently clung to the roof of one of them and peered in through the window, his tiny eyes narrowing with a face full of gossip.

The spot he had chosen was “excellent”-directly facing Qi Lingwu.

The instant those tiny eyes met Qi Lingwu’s, the aura of a powerful man pressed down on him so hard that his pupils quaked. Then he slid straight off the car and landed on the ground with a thud, right on his backside.

Everyone: “…”

Wan Yuan, Wu Buyu, and Qi Lingwu could all clearly hear the Superpower Users gathered to watch at Southwest Market chattering among themselves-

“What a huge Convoy!”

“Holy crap, there really are so many vehicles, and they all look completely intact.”

“What’s loaded in them?”

“They look seriously strong.”

“Duh. If they weren’t strong, how could they have a Convoy this big?”

…

And just then-

The noisy crowd abruptly fell silent. From the back to the front, people parted to open a path.

The arrogant experts who had been standing in front all obediently stepped aside, clearing out a wide road. Clearly, someone they could not afford to provoke had appeared.

Their faces showed nothing but acceptance, not the slightest hint of dissatisfaction or resentment.

Along the path they had cleared, a group of Superpower Users in all kinds of clothing walked forward at a measured pace.

At the very front of them, surrounded by the others, was a man. A long robe draped over his body, and a hood covered him so thoroughly that only his eyes were visible-cold, indifferent eyes.

Mysterious and powerful. That was the impression he gave.

The heavy robe that concealed him made him seem even more unfathomable. Some people even lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at him.

The moment they saw him, voices rose one after another all around-

“Divine Lord!”

“It’s the Divine Lord!”

Amid those respectful calls, the man gave a slight nod and led the group of Superpower Users out in a grand procession, his presence astonishing.

The man brought the Superpower Users to a stop at the very front of the Convoy.

Behind him were the Superpower Users of Southwest Market who had come to watch the excitement, forming a scene that looked both sci-fi and overwhelmingly powerful.

And the man stood at the forefront.

That air of mystery and strength filled every Superpower User behind him with admiration.

Inside the car, Miao Yuan cried out in surprise, “It’s the Divine Lord!”

His eyes sparkled. “The Divine Lord is so strong, so strong and so mysterious. He is the God of the Southwest.”

No one paid him any attention. They were all looking at the “God of Light” up ahead.

The Convoy stretched out like a long dragon, led by the first black car and extending far into the distance. Sheng An and the others were inside that black car. Its glass was specially made, so the people outside could not see anything within.

“Friends from afar, welcome to Southwest Base.” The man in the white robe spoke, his voice seemingly gentle, yet carrying the arrogance and coldness of someone in a position of power.

This was the God of Light.

The moment he spoke, the entire Southwest Market fell silent.

That bearing, that presence-he truly seemed like a God, the protagonist of the world itself.