If it were about participating in a racing competition.

Most of the vehicles in the convoy would qualify.

Forget about Chen Ye’s Monster Pickup Truck, just those two modified off-roaders alone would be enough.

And Green City didn’t impose any restrictions on vehicle types; any vehicle was allowed, regardless of whether it had two wheels, three wheels, or even seven or eight wheels.

Just as everyone was discussing fervently.

A knock sounded at the door.

“Excuse me, is Mr. Chen Ye present?”

Chen Ye’s expression changed instantly; he understood in a flash and glared at Chu Che with a displeased look.

…

Rewinding time to that brief moment when they entered the city gate.

At the moment Chu Che and Sun Xixi’s names collided.

The staff member looked at Chu Che and Sun Xixi with a somewhat strange expression, asking respectfully yet doubtfully, “May I ask, which one of you is Mr. Chen Ye?”

Sun Xixi pointed at Chu Che: “Him, he is Chen Ye!”

And so, the name Chen Ye was used by Chu Che.

This meant that most of the bad deeds Chu Che would commit in the future would be credited to Chen Ye’s account.

…

Facing Chen Ye’s gaze, Chu Che felt a bit awkward.

Chen Ye sneered coldly: “Heh… Captain Chu, just you wait…”

Chu Che retorted: “No way, I don’t believe you haven’t created an alias for yourself. My name might have been used by you.”

Chen Ye sneered without answering, transforming into green smoke and disappearing on the spot.

The door to the small courtyard opened, revealing two or three identically plump, pale-skinned fat men standing at the entrance, their faces wearing similarly humble smiles.

Seeing these fat men again, Chu Che couldn’t help but raise his guard by three parts.

Before Chu Che could speak, the three fat men opened their mouths.

“Mr. Chen, Mr. Cha was very happy to learn that another Pathfinder Sequence 3 superhuman has arrived at Oasis!”

“Originally, Mr. Cha wanted to pay a personal visit, but unfortunately, Mr. Cha is far too busy and couldn’t find the time to come!”

“Therefore, he specifically asked us to deliver a greeting gift to Mr. Chen. Please do not disdain it.”

After speaking, the leading fat man gestured to the two behind him.

The two fat men behind him, wearing respectful and humble smiles, stepped forward with the gift boxes in their hands.

Xue Nan and Xiao Fu hurriedly stepped up to receive them.

“Please convey my thanks to Mr. Cha. As a newcomer, it should be me visiting him!…”

Chu Che and the leading fat man opposite him engaged in another round of polite small talk and pleasantries.

The Pink-haired Girl, however, felt her heart fly away with excitement.

Those two gift boxes looked quite sizable just now.

That Mr. Cha was the City Lord of Oasis City. The things he sent were definitely not ordinary.

The Pink-haired Girl really wanted to go see what was inside those two boxes right now.

But the timing wasn’t appropriate.

The leading fat man then took an envelope from the hands of the fat man beside him and handed it to Chu Che.

“Mr. Cha invites Mr. Chen to become a Councilor of Oasis City. Please do not decline!”

“Becoming a Councilor of Oasis City comes with additional supplies as remuneration every month.”

“Please be aware, Mr. Chen, that not every superhuman who comes to Oasis City can become a Councilor.”

“Only Pathfinder Sequence 3 superhumans are qualified to become Councilors of Oasis City!”

“Please do not refuse!”

He kept calling him “Mr. Chen.”

It almost made Chu Che himself feel disoriented.

After clearly hearing what the fat man in front of him was saying, Chu Che thought for a moment and then accepted the envelope.

Just a Councilor position, and with monthly supplies as payment on top of that. It would be a waste not to take it.

After all, they were all in Oasis City now.

Chu Che accepted the position with words of gratitude.

Just as everyone thought this fat man’s mission was about to end.

The fat man continued with a beaming smile: “Mr. Chen, Oasis City will host an Unlimited Racing Competition on the 15th of next month. All Councilors of Oasis City can attend as judges.”

“This is the first large-scale event since the establishment of Oasis City. Please don’t forget to participate then, Mr. Chen!”

“Ah? I’m a judge?”

Chu Che was somewhat surprised.

He never expected that right after arriving, he was being asked to be a Councilor and now a judge.

Just moments ago, several people were saying they would definitely go participate in the competition when the time came.

And now he became a judge?

Wasn’t that like being both the referee and an athlete?

This… this was a bit unreasonable!

If he became a judge.

And didn’t blow some biased calls then, Chen Ye would probably be the first one not to let him off the hook.

But then again, this was unlimited racing. What did it need a judge for anyway?

Forget it, he’d take one step at a time.

Chu Che understood clearly that what the other party valued was simply his identity as a Pathfinder Sequence 3.

Such efforts to win him over.

Probably had something to do with Oasis City’s Concealment Barrier.

Chu Che guessed correctly.

Every Pathfinder Sequence member who came to Oasis would be noticed by the city’s higher-ups.

Pathfinders were also extremely scarce talents in Oasis City.

The fat man politely finished stating the three matters, turned to leave, then suddenly seemed to remember something, turned his head and said: “Mr. Chen, March Street in Oasis City holds a market on the 8th, 18th, and 28th of each month according to the old calendar.”

“Today happens to be the 28th of the ninth month in the old calendar, the last market day of this month.”

“Mr. Chen can take your friends to have a look. It’s quite interesting.”

After saying this, the fat man respectfully turned and left.

Watching the fat man’s retreating back, Chu Che narrowed his eyes slightly.

He always felt there was something off about these fat men.

Their appearance was off, their smiles were off, and even their way of speaking was strangely peculiar.

They looked just like puppets.

“Time flies so fast. I never realized it’s almost the tenth month in the old calendar now.”

“Squad Leader Chu, that Return to the City Plan mentioned before, it’s probably about to start soon, isn’t it?”

Ding Dong walked over with Zhou Xiaoxiao.

This woman’s facial expression had always been very placid.

“Yeah, so fast! How long has it been since the apocalypse!”

“I’ve almost lost track of time.”

Chu Che felt a bit melancholy.

He never expected that in what felt like the blink of an eye, it was already almost the tenth month.

If not for this fat man’s reminder, Chu Che would have thought it was still summer.

But in this world now, summer or not, it didn’t make much difference anymore.

The weather had long been chaotic.

The old four seasons probably didn’t suit this kind of world anymore.

“Hey, you two, what are you still dawdling for? Let’s see what that fat man sent!”

The Pink-haired Girl was already impatiently about to tear open the gift box packaging.

Everyone was quite curious about what had been sent.

As the gift boxes were opened, Little Fish and Sun Xixi were the first to poke their heads over.

Then came their exclamations of astonishment.

“Wow… it’s… it’s canned food, yellow peach cans, oh my gosh…”

“Looks pretty good! No mold!”

Their voices were full of liveliness.

Yellow peach cans weren’t some rare, unobtainable thing before the apocalypse.

But now it was the apocalypse.

Although not extremely hard to find either—if you searched carefully in a supermarket, you could always find some.

But most were expired and moldy.

This box of cans in front of them, which still looked fairly presentable, was undoubtedly expired without even looking.

It wasn’t that non-expired food didn’t exist now, just that it was very scarce.

“Iron Lion, you try one?”

The Pink-haired Girl casually tossed a can to Iron Lion.

Iron Lion grinned foolishly, caught it effortlessly, opened it without any pretense, opened his big mouth, and poured it straight in.

That’s right, Iron Lion had another use: he was the convoy’s food tester.

This ability hadn’t been discovered before.

But later, there was an incident where everyone ate expired food and suffered varying degrees of stomach trouble.

Only Iron Lion showed no reaction at all.

Of course, superhumans had strong physiques; generally, expired or spoiled food didn’t affect them much.

At most, a trip to the toilet would fix it.

That time, not long after everyone ate, they all felt unwell.

It showed the food spoilage that time was really severe, the most serious food spoilage incident everyone had experienced so far.

It even had some effect on superhumans.

But soon, everyone relied on their robust superhuman physiques to tough it out.

You should know, ordinary expired food couldn’t cause much harm to superhumans; it just tasted different.

Of course, that time was an exception; much of that food had grown green mold and was seriously spoiled.

But supplies were truly scarce, so they reluctantly ate it that one time.

And back then, everyone was only Sequence 2.

Yet Iron Lion showed no reaction at all.

That’s when everyone realized this guy’s sturdy physique meant ordinary expired food or toxins couldn’t take him down.

Iron Lion smacked his lips, his eyes lighting up slightly, then said in his deep, muffled voice: “These cans, tasty!”

The Pink-haired Girl said angrily: “I didn’t ask if they taste good! Can this stuff be eaten? Is it poisonous or not?”

Iron Lion licked his lips, then grinned widely with a foolish smile: “Heh heh, edible, not expired!”

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