53: Peach Blossom Queen, Wave King

Player: Tang Ping

ID: 0079351681

Physique: 71

Spirit: 71

Strength: 52

Speed: 55

Talent 1: Extreme Ice (S)

Talent Level: 2 (0/1000)

Talent 2: Ice Soul Pupil (A)

Talent Level: 1 (0/100)

“It actually directly upgraded my E-rank Talent to A-Rank!” Tang Ping was surprised. Although he had thought his Talent would advance, he hadn't expected it could jump to A-Rank in one go!

He suddenly felt a pang of regret. If he had an A-Rank Talent, Tang Ping was certain his Talent would definitely have advanced to S-Rank!

“Hmm, what if I asked Sister Wang to help me get another eye gem?”

Tang Ping had this thought, but dismissed it in an instant.

Because even he had almost been killed by that little boy; anyone with a mental strength below 30 would likely have no resistance whatsoever.

He couldn't possibly let Sister Wang and her group risk their lives.

After all, that little boy's attacks were simply impossible to guard against.

If Sister Wang and Brother Laoniu had died in history, he could still save them.

But if anyone from the Starlight Club, like Sister Wang, died in his own timeline a hundred years ago, he would be powerless.

“Never mind, there will be plenty of opportunities later. It's just an S-rank talent upgrade stone.”

Tang Ping wasn't in a hurry. Now that he had an A-Rank Talent, in the future, just one S-rank talent upgrade stone would be enough.

In his own timeline, on the seventh day of the Doomsday Game, there were many opportunities.

“Now I can start packing and move our home to the Third Ring.”

Tang Ping organized the items in his room. There wasn't much, as a Talent User's allocated house came fully furnished with all kinds of furniture and facilities.

He only needed to sort a few things and then he could move in.

Thanks to Empress Yuguang, the Xingyao Safe Zone is one of the few Safe Zones where all districts enjoy normal sunlight.

Every day there are ten hours of ample sunlight, so among the 81 districts, some are entirely planting areas for wheat fields, rice paddies, cornfields, etc., as well as breeding areas.

It is precisely because of these factors that the people in the Xingyao Safe Zone enjoy a quality of life far superior to most Safe Zones.

Third Ring, District 22, Chunxiao Wutong Community

The bright sunlight filtered through the lush wutong trees, casting speckles of light on the ground like a light rain.

There were quite a few residents in the community, mostly families of Talent Users.

Tang Ping had no intention of socializing with his neighbors; he still had many things to do.

Many secret manuals had not yet been memorized, and he hadn't checked the situation of the Shengtian Group since he returned this time.

“I wonder if Sheng Tianqi, having lost the saviors ring, still established the 'Pure Land' this time, and if the Sheng Family Villa's hundred-mile Pure Land still exists.”

“And has Sheng Tianqi's Talent also broken through to SSS-Rank!”

Tang Ping returned to his house and immediately began his search.

Many, many things about the Shengtian Group appeared on his phone.

Tang Ping carefully scrolled through. As expected, information about Sheng Tianqi was still scarce; he was only known as the controller of the Shengtian Group.

What weighed heavily on Tang Ping's mind was that, although the Xingyao Safe Zone and Sister Wang's group were all safe and sound.

The Shengtian Group, however, didn't seem to have weakened in the slightest!

The Sheng Family Villa was still a Pure Land, and the Shengtian Group was still a Hegemon-level Power!

Moreover, the Safe Zone in Pingcheng City, near Jiangcheng City, was surprisingly also under the jurisdiction of the Shengtian Group.

The person in charge was none other than Empress Lihua!

“It seems the Shengtian Group realized that the current Xingyao Safe Zone isn't so easy to deal with, so they shifted their attention to Pingcheng City, a Safe Zone with only one Heavenly King whose strength isn't particularly strong.”

Tang Ping's gaze flickered. It seemed that the Jiangcheng City area wouldn't have other dungeons appearing in the short term, so he might be able to go to Pingcheng City to take a look.

If there were any dungeons available now, he could go in and continue his accumulation.

Besides that, perhaps he could preemptively win over the future Heavenly King of the Pingcheng City Safe Zone to his side?

Thinking of this, Tang Ping looked up the Heavenly King of the Pingcheng Safe Zone, and the information quickly appeared.

“Wang Haizhi, 141 years old, Level 7, Talent S-Rank - Vast Sea.

Former leader of the Pingcheng City Taohai Safe Zone, now missing, with a bounty placed on him by the Shengtian Group.

Currently, the leader of the Taohai Safe Zone is Empress Lihua.

Empress Lihua information... Taohai Heavenly King information...”

Tang Ping reviewed the information about the Taohai Heavenly King. Because of the Shengtian Group's pursuit, the Taohai Heavenly King's information was very detailed.

A hundred years ago, he was a high school political teacher who also worked part-time as a delivery driver. Later, when the Doomsday Game arrived, he chose a conch on a phone charm as his Shelter.

He gained an S-Rank Shelter characteristic and an S-rank Talent!

This man had great leadership abilities. In the early days of the apocalypse, he quickly gathered a group of people and swiftly occupied a grain warehouse, thus completely beginning his path to kingship. In ten years, he suppressed all other forces in Pingcheng, and in twenty years, he completely occupied the entire Pingcheng City area!

And established the Taohai Safe Zone.

Thus becoming the uncrowned king of the Pingcheng City area.

Unfortunately, due to the Shengtian Group, his century-long foundation collapsed overnight.

Countless relatives and friends died or were injured. He ultimately escaped by luck, using a life-saving trump card, and has been missing ever since.

“A political teacher from Pingcheng No. 1 High School, huh.”

Tang Ping didn't know if he could find the person, or if he could win him over if he did.

But going to Pingcheng to look for dungeons this time, he could certainly search for him first.

He then searched for the initial opportunities in the Pingcheng City area, and the first thing that popped up wasn't a dungeon!

“A seed?” Tang Ping was surprised. He hadn't expected that the first result when searching for opportunities in Pingcheng would be a seed.

This meant that this seed had the highest popularity among all opportunities!

Curious, he clicked to see what kind of seed it was.

There were many discussions below the post, and the most recent information was from today, showing that the popularity of this seed, even a hundred years later, still made people remember it fondly.

“Alas, what a pity. If it weren't for that Calamity Beast tide, Empress Taoyao and that sacred spirit peach tree would not have perished amidst the four Calamity Beasts and the Pollution Beast tide. Otherwise, the victor in the Pingcheng area would definitely not have been the Taohai Heavenly King!”

“There was nothing that could be done. After all, that sacred spirit peach tree, being a plant, had too many limitations. If only it could have moved from its original spot, it wouldn't have ended up like that.”

“It's truly regrettable. You know, back then, Empress Taoyao was hailed as the Goddess of Prosperity! The Survivor Base she established was even renowned as the 'Doomsday Granary'!”

“Exactly! If she had lived until now, the roots of the sacred spirit peach tree would probably have spread throughout the entire Pingcheng City. By then, I feel the value of grain in the entire Jiangdong Province could have been drastically reduced by her, and ordinary people in Jiangdong Province wouldn't have to live such difficult lives.”

“Indeed, and if the sacred spirit peach tree's roots truly spread across an area, then Empress Taoyao would truly be an invincible presence within that region!”

“Who wouldn't agree? It's truly regrettable.”

“Wuwu, I could have eaten cheaper flatbreads, maybe even cheaper than those in the Xingyao Safe Zone, but alas, because of a scumbag who attracted a beast tide, our Jiangdong Province's century of fortune was ruined.”

“A century? More than a century! If Empress Taoyao and the sacred spirit peach tree were still alive, I'm certain our entire Jiangdong Province wouldn't have to worry about food!”

“That scumbag truly deserves to die. Every time I think about how I could have eaten white steamed buns and rice, even throwing away a bowl after eating one, I just want to dig up that scumbag's corpse and beat him thoroughly!”

“Yesterday, I even dreamed of the sacred spirit peach tree, like a mountain, with a fragrant breeze carrying the scent of straw, wheat, and peach blossoms, blowing through every corner of Pingcheng City!”

“Ah ah ah! That hateful scumbag truly deserves a terrible death. I curse him to be reincarnated as a maggot in his next life!”

Tang Ping browsed all the information.

His heart was shaken! There actually, actually existed such a thing!

The sacred spirit peach tree!

It could purify a region, keeping disasters like [contamination], [corruption], [Gray Sun], [Black Moon], [Calamity Wind], and other calamities at bay! And turn that place into a true granary!

Tang Ping couldn't imagine what it would be like in the apocalypse a hundred years later, an era where many Gray Citizens would risk their lives for a mixed-grain flatbread!

What would it be like if an entire city could grow grain?

The people in the post were right; this indeed ruined Jiangdong Province's future for a hundred years, or even longer!

Tang Ping looked at the time the sacred spirit peach tree seed appeared.

“It seems this seed has already been contracted by that milk tea girl. However, this milk tea girl should be quite easy to 'kidnap'.”

He suddenly had another idea. If there was a sacred spirit peach tree, wouldn't the plants from plants vs. zombies be able to become pets that people could contract much faster!

Moreover, with the sacred spirit peach tree, plants could evolve even better!

Then, in the future, he would have a powerful army that also controlled the extraordinary!

“Plants vs. Infected, huh, interesting.”

Time finally stopped three days later.

Tang Ping closed the last secret manual and returned to the past.

“Pingcheng, sacred spirit peach tree, love-struck milk tea girl.” Slowly opening his eyes, Tang Ping got up.

He left the Shelter and headed towards Pingcheng.