Weird, my gaming life

District 15 had become unusually quiet after experiencing a massive and bizarre disaster.

A day has passed since Qin Wan left, and he has been brought back by the staff of the shelter.

As the transport vehicle sped away, the entire block fell into a deathly silence.

The air was thick with the stench of blood, and even from a great distance, the marks left by that S-class catastrophe were still clearly audible.

Lin Yuan stood alone in front of the gym, looking up at the familiar sign, a complex expression on his face.

This place now belongs to him; he has essentially inherited his adoptive mother's property ahead of schedule.

For some reason, Lin Yuan suddenly felt nostalgic for that woman. Although her appearance was brief, she was the pillar that re-emerged in him when he was lost and confused.

Lin Yuan felt that he was a very complicated person. He both liked and feared loneliness, and he didn't know when he had become so sentimental.

Lin Yuan pushed open the door and went inside.

Without Qin Wan's help, a thin layer of dust had accumulated in the gym.

Sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. Everything was exactly the same as when he left, yet something seemed to have changed.

The feeling of emptiness was even stronger than when I was abandoned in the orphanage.

However, this emotion lingered in his mind for less than a second before being replaced by a deeper calm.

He is not a real child and does not need anyone to accompany him.

Walking to the sofa in the rest area and sitting down, Lin Yuan suddenly didn't want to do anything. He just wanted to quietly feel this suffocatingly lonely tranquility.

The Two Realms Demon continued to operate silently within his body, transforming the free energy between heaven and earth into pure true essence, which then flowed into his limbs and bones.

Strength grows silently.

However, this peace did not last long.

Rumble...

The heavy creak of treads approached from afar, breaking the silence of District 15. This was followed by a cacophony of voices, children's cries, and the shouts of the city guards.

Lin Yuan walked to the window, lifted a corner of the blinds, and looked outside.

A line of huge troop carriers were parked at the entrance to the block.

Thousands upon thousands of ragged, pale-faced people were driven down. Their faces bore numbness, fear, and a faint glimmer of hope.

They looked around blankly at their new home, which seemed like paradise to them.

The refugees from the lower city have arrived.

Lin Yuan thought about Qin Wan's warning to him before she left. It seemed that a lot of people had died in the central district of the southern city this time.

As a result, people in the Upper City had to migrate from the Lower City to fill the vacancies in the Middle City.

As for why we don't replenish from the Upper Town, well, who among those who went to the Upper Town would want to go back to the Middle Town?

Lin Yuan looked down at the chaotic crowd below, a barely perceptible sneer curling at the corner of his lips.

It's time to make a change in this world, in this city ruled by the supernatural.

He wanted to see just how bewildered those strange beings would be when the person they looked down upon most unleashed a power capable of destroying the world.

Qin Yuan closed the door and walked out of the gym.

The streets were in complete chaos. The city guards were doing their best to maintain order, guiding the refugees in batches to the makeshift shelters.

Lin Yuan walked through the crowd, his small figure easily overlooked.

His gaze swept quickly across the faces, and he released his powerful spiritual perception to carefully sense each child who passed by him in fear.

He planned to select some martial arts seeds from among these people and let them take root and sprout.

While physical aptitude is important for martial arts training, mental fortitude is equally crucial.

He ignored those who were wailing and crying, thinking them too fragile to withstand the hardships of martial arts training.

He completely ignored those who looked away and were timid, lacking the courage to forge ahead.

What he was looking for was—a resolute person who, even in the darkness, could not lack anything.

Even when they are starving and only skin and bones remain, their eyes still burn with a fiery light. Only such people deserve to be the first seeds.

Soon, he stopped in a corner.

Several teenagers were surrounding a small, thin boy.

The boy clutched half a loaf of black bread tightly in his arms; it was the relief food he had just received. Behind him, he protected a child who was slightly smaller than him.

"Give it to me! You brat!" a rather tall and muscular boy shouted menacingly.

The thin boy didn't speak, but stared at him with a pair of stubborn eyes, his body tense like a fully drawn bow.

The boy behind him also looked indignant, wanting to stand with his brother in their hatred of the enemy. However, when he saw the big kids surrounding him, his body trembled involuntarily.

"You dare glare at me!"

Enraged, the tall, strong boy kicked him.

The thin boy groaned and swayed, but he didn't loosen his grip on the bread.

With a ferocity beyond his years, he suddenly opened his mouth and bit down on the tall, strong boy's outstretched arm.

"what!"

The boy screamed and instinctively tried to back away. The little boy behind him, seeing his brother being kicked, instantly overcame his physical fear and charged at the tall, strong boy.

The tall, strong boy who was initially backing away lost his balance and slumped backward into a seat.

The thin boy seized the opportunity, quickly pulled up his still trembling younger brother, and turned to run.

The civilians who had migrated from the surrounding area watched this scene indifferently, and no one stepped forward.

Such scenes of children fighting over food are commonplace in the lower district.

The tall, strong boy, who had just gotten up, saw that the two kids had bumped into him and were trying to run away. He immediately called to his group of stunned friends to chase after them.

Lin Yuan didn't speak, but his figure suddenly appeared like a ghost on the only way the two brothers could escape.

In an instant, the skinny boy who was pulling his younger brother away suddenly crashed into Lin Yuan's body, which was as solid as a steel plate.

With a cry of pain, the boy fell to the ground and looked up at Lin Yuan warily.

He didn't ask Lin Yuan why he was blocking their way; he just held tightly to the piece of dark, hard bread in his hand.

"You...you're one of those people who's trying to steal our food too?" His voice trembled slightly.

Lin Yuan stepped forward and shook his head. "I'm not interested in that hard thing you're holding! I just think you should eat something better!"

After saying that, Lin Yuan took out a clean piece of white bread and handed it over.

The boy looked at the dark, hard bread in his hand, then at the white bread in Lin Yuan's hand that smelled of wheat, swallowed hard, but didn't immediately take it.

"Tell me your purpose, and I'll agree to anything as long as you don't harm my brother!"

They were so hungry that they hadn't had a proper meal since their parents died in a bizarre incident.

His only hope was that he and his brother would be able to eat their fill on that day, after finally managing to relocate to the central district with the city guards.

He planned to live well in this paradise-like world with his younger brother.

However, the premise is that they must protect the food in their hands, otherwise they will starve to death.

After the city guards distributed the food, they completely ignored the fighting among the children.

Lin Yuan remained silent, looking at the child before him. This was the true nature of orphans in the lower city—never full, yet never starving.

"Don't worry! I won't hurt you. I just want you to follow me from now on!"

Lin Yuan managed a slight smile as he spoke, then took out another piece of bread and handed over two bottles of water, placing them in the child's arms.

The children who caught up saw that the brat had gotten so much food all at once, and their eyes immediately turned red. They completely ignored Lin Yuan, the well-dressed boy, and rushed over in a hurry.

In their minds, they even planned to snatch Lin Yuan away, since they were just kids anyway.

For them, food is life, and the reason they huddle together for warmth is precisely for this moment.

Lin Yuan didn't say anything more, but he glared at them, and the group of children froze on the spot. Then, as if they had seen a terrifying scene, they ran away screaming.

Upon seeing this, the boy's eyes widened instantly. What did he see? A purple light appeared in the eyes of the clean-dressed boy who was about his age.

Calming himself down and feeling the abundance of food in his arms, the little boy gritted his teeth, ready to give it his all. Whatever the boy's purpose was, as long as he was full, that was all that mattered.

There is only one chance at any time.

The last time the local officials came down to relocate the population, many people hesitated and couldn't believe such a good thing was happening.

He also decisively led his extremely hungry younger brother and boldly went up to sign up.

They already have nothing left, so what do they care about losing?

"You want us to follow you!"

Lin Yuan nodded. "Yes, you'll be able to eat your fill every day after you come with me, but it will be a bit tough."

Lin Yuan's words were straightforward and effective.

The thin little boy immediately stopped hesitating. If all he had to do was work hard to fill his stomach, it was nothing to them, the orphans struggling in the lower city.

"Okay! We're not afraid of hard work, as long as you can feed us, we'll do whatever you say."

"My name is Amu, and this is my younger brother, Atong."

"Yes, my name is Qin Xiu." Seeing the boy's decisive agreement, Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction. "Come with me."

After saying that, Lin Yuan turned and left on his own.

The two brothers exchanged a glance and quickly followed.

Soon Lin Yuan led the two brothers back to the gym.

For now, he only plans to take in two people. Once these two have gained some cultivation, he will take in more people to avoid chaos.

When Amu and Atong saw the enormous gym, they couldn't help but be shocked.

The strange and wonderful gym equipment, as well as the clean, spacious rooms, were things they had never seen before.

Even when their parents were alive, they lived in dark and cramped rooms.

"That's the bathroom over there. You and your brother go take a shower first!"

The two nodded blankly, then walked into the bathroom in a daze.

Hearing the sound of rushing water, Lin Yuan nodded. It seemed that the two children had some common sense and he didn't need to teach them how to take a bath.

Lin Yuan slowly went up to the second floor and arrived at Qin Wan's room. Seeing the simple boudoir, Lin Yuan quickly began to search through it.

Before long, he found the school uniforms that Qin Wan had prepared for him and Lu Feng in a torn cardboard box.

Looking at his clean and tidy clothes, Lin Yuan couldn't help but think of the day he had just attended school. He wondered if his classmates would still be there when school resumed.

Picking up his school uniform, Lin Yuan headed downstairs. Soon after, two skinny, bald children appeared before him.

Since there were only three children in the room, and they were all boys, Amu and Atong didn't feel ashamed.

Instead, they felt that putting their dirty clothes on their freshly washed bodies would defile the sacred environment.