This time I chose Paladin

But Gushi didn't know, but Nie Weiyang knew it very well...

If you take on this book, it means you take on the power to distinguish between good and evil, the responsibility to plan your choices, and also... the pressure to completely see through everything around you and accept all information indiscriminately.

Nie Weiyang pondered for a moment. In full view of everyone, he used his skill book.

"I understand." He said, and neither Liang Zhenduan nor the others understood what he understood for a moment. They just heard him say, "I accept it.

"By the way, have you found the person I'm looking for?"

……

……

Half an hour later, Nie Weiyang met two people.

They were a man and a woman, both very young. The former had a handsome appearance and it was obvious that he was used to using smiles to win the closeness of others. The latter had a cold expression and a hint of autism.

However, no matter who they were, when they were suddenly brought here from their respective homes or workplaces, and saw the local highest official and the legendary... uh, Night Heron Paladin... sitting together, their expressions were wonderful and extremely well-behaved for a moment.

"Don't be nervous, Holy Spear User Yi Jian, Extreme Cold Mage Han Jiangxue." Nie Weiyang smiled, stood up, and clapped his hands: "Let's go talk to the side."

Previously, Nie Weiyang had given Gu Shi a list full of people he wanted to find, and these two were among them.

Yi Jian, the Holy Spear User, a 26-year-old male, had traveled to Yuzhou before the apocalypse. He had just entered a hot spring late at night when he was teleported, arriving in nothing but his boxers. He was a legendary figure. In Chengluo, where he landed, he had saved many lives. The Holy Spear User class wields an energy-powered firearm that fires purifying bullets. While being vulnerable to close combat from strong melee fighters, which can make them feel uneasy, this class offers unmatched pure damage output when protected by a team.

Han Jiangxue, a 20-year-old female, cold-blooded mage with Asperger's syndrome, was silent because she was truly autistic, but beneath her outward appearance of autism lay a frenetic mind. She landed in a rather unusual location: the psychosomatic department of a mental health center. She claimed she had just been secretly playing with her phone, about to listen to a novel or watch a video, when the sound of reading mixed in with the system notifications from "New World." She was still wondering why a new chapter had suddenly opened up, when she found herself lying on the ground, wrapped in a blanket and wearing a hospital gown...

——She didn't even wonder why the sound was so chaotic.

As one can tell from their job titles, these two, Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Child, are both hidden professions. Like Nie Weiyang and the soul-destroying puppeteer, they are as powerful as their extreme beliefs.

Among them, the former's belief is 'I must shoot down risks that haven't arrived yet', and the derived belief skill effect is 'When the conditions are met, you can launch a powerful shot that is sure to hit the target and ignores defense'. Nie Weiyang was shot in his previous life, and it almost killed him early.

The latter's belief was unknown, but Nie Weiyang had once witnessed her ability to use it. During a high-temperature event, a blizzard froze a desert, and it took three full days for the ice and snow to disappear. However, this skill was very costly, and after using it, it took a long time for the person to reappear.

Although their profession is obviously more suitable for team combat, in their previous life, these two were both well-known lone rangers.

In this life, Nie Weiyang decided to invite them to join a loose yet tight alliance——

"Hello," he smiled and extended his hand to the two of them, showing his personal information which seemed to have an error in his level. "I'm Nie Weiyang."

The two shook hands with him one by one.

"I've invited you two here because I want to ask you two: are you interested in joining a combat team?" Nie Weiyang smiled. He got straight to the point, but carefully chose the words that would best suit the two people's wishes.

"This team doesn't necessarily work together on a regular basis, but if a serious incident occurs in any area that the locals can't handle, we'll gather and try to resolve it," he said. "For the future, and also for... protecting this world!"

Yes, these are two terrifying righteous men () and Lao Nie's compatibility is over 90% (

This person is very good at picking teammates.

There will be many teammates in the future!

Teammate, great!

Chapter 140 Heading to Chaoyi District

If Yi Jian and Han Jiangxue were normal people, they would probably ask, "Then how do we contact each other?" or complain, "Your line is too childish." But unfortunately... no, it's not a pity, of the three people here, Nie Weiyang is probably the most normal one...

"That's right!!!" Yi Jian's eyes lit up. "People with great power gather together to help those who can't fight on their own! That's how it should be... No! It has to be this way!"

The level of excitement even surprised Nie Weiyang. Han Jiangxue, who had been looking blankly, suddenly raised her eyes and looked at him.

"Who does this organization obey? In other words, are we an official organization?" Yi Jian asked.

"No, we are a non-governmental organization," Nie Weiyang replied, "but we will enjoy some... benefits."

This was one of the results of his previous discussion with Liang Zhenduan and others: the organization that Nie Weiyang is about to establish, this organization that currently has no name, will not become an 'official organization'.

It will always be a non-governmental organization, and it will be elitist, with fewer people but stronger capabilities and more work. The support that the government can give them will be in the name of welfare, rather than in the name of wages, resource transfer, etc.

Even Nie Weiyang is not planning to establish a "headquarters" for it now.

Everyone has a backpack and each person brings a tent. When you meet, you can just find a ravine to set up camp. When you leave, you can take your equipment and garbage with you. It won’t be exposed or fixed. Isn’t it wonderful?

In this world of great conflict, the existence of a nest is destined to be plundered by others. It is better to just let it not exist. This is the noble and unchosen...

"That's even better!" Yi Jian's eyebrows danced with joy. He hadn't considered such a deep level at all. His mind was only full of considerations before taking action: "When an official organization does something, there will be some restrictions on its actions!"

"Cough cough." Liang Zhenduan, who was passing by, coughed dryly and led everyone out of the meeting room as if he had suddenly become hard of hearing. He even tore off a few pages of written paper from the notebook and took them away. The notebook and ballpoint pen were taken away by two agricultural scholars... Obviously, everyone gained a lot from this meeting.

"Our most important responsibility is actually to take risks and challenge difficulties." Nie Weiyang said seriously, "We will go deep into the most dangerous places..."

Yi Jian's eyes lit up and his expression was solemn.

Han Jiangxue raised his head.

"Fight the most terrifying enemy..."

Yi Jian clenched his fists.

Han Jiangxue stood up straight.

"...and only slightly eliminate some of the more dangerous targets, such as overly powerful bosses, cultists, or professionals who pose a threat to the public."

This time, before Yi Jian could react, Han Jiangxue suddenly asked, "Can you dig up the roots?"

The question was a bit of a leap, and sounded like some kind of nonsense. But Nie Weiyang was slightly stunned, and then he understood what she meant: she was asking, can the other people around these villains be killed?

"It depends," Nie Weiyang said. "Human nature is very complex, so the situation is also very complex."

Han Jiangxue wilted again, her snow-white medium-length hair seemed to have lost its luster, and she looked very sleepy.

She was obviously of some dark creature descent, but apart from her white hair, her appearance looked normal, and her eyes were a normal dark brown. At first glance, she looked as if she were only black and white.

"So," Yi Jian finally asked the question, "How should we contact each other?"

"If you choose to join," Nie Weiyang said, "that's the fourth member's business. Before we find him, we can't split up for now, lest we lose contact."

"A fourth member?" Yi Jian became interested. "Do you mind letting us know your plan for the team's roster?"

Nie Weiyang shook his head slightly. He took out a piece of paper and wrote four words:

Walls have ears

Han Jiangxue suddenly looked up and rubbed her cold hands, a hint of blood appearing on her purple fingertips.

Yi Jian widened his eyes and immediately became excited. He mouthed to Nie Weiyang: Where?

Nie Weiyang shook his head slightly. He didn't know where the eavesdropper was yet. The other party's location was definitely beyond his sight.

"We should deal with other problems first," he said. "As for this one, leave it alone. I'll tell you soon."

What a joke! Even passing dogs are judged by [Good and Evil Discrimination]. After he walks around the city twice, the target population will be significantly reduced... If the enemy knows about this skill and leaves the city to avoid it, that would be even better—the target population is greatly reduced, and the target has voluntarily left the officially heavily guarded area. Isn't that even more convenient?

What's more, Liang Zhenduan must have already notified the other two people who can withstand this skill and took them to search for targets nearby.

Nie Weiyang told him that this person had a strong connection to the Return Sect, so the two people searching for the target were likely accompanied by some religious professionals...

Today, the person who stole the information is probably in trouble.

"Let's go to Chaoyi District first." Nie Weiyang waved and turned to walk out first. "Let's go see what's going on in Chaoyi District and see what your combat capabilities are. Introduce yourself, and we'll talk about it after we start."

Not far away, the few men Liang Zhenduan had left behind immediately turned to report Nie Weiyang's movements. Soon, two individuals patrolling the city, flanked by soldiers, began moving in a direction Nie Weiyang hadn't gone. Beside them, numerous Taoists and monks followed silently, cautiously observing the aura lingering throughout the city.

……

The Soul-Lost Puppet Master is a relatively easy target to kill, but his real body is probably not in the city, so we need to deploy manpower to search the surrounding areas and try to alert him.

As for what is currently happening in Chaoyi District... the situation is not very serious.

This place is now surrounded by the army and the surrounding ground has been completely cleared. Even if a rat runs out, it will be killed immediately as long as it is not registered.

Nie Weiyang led Yi Jian and Han Jiangxue through the blockade. He felt a familiar look on the two soldiers guarding the line. Thinking carefully, he suddenly remembered that they were one of the two soldiers he had met on the road when he first arrived in Gushi. They were smiling at him, and Nie Weiyang smiled back.

"Do you... know a lot of people?" Yi Jian asked in a low voice.

"Not many." Nie Weiyang said, "Most people know me."

These words were calm yet tinged with arrogance. Yi Jian choked for a moment, thinking, "That's right. Since four months ago, your name has been a name that everyone in the world knows..."

"You can address me by my name, or however you like," Nie Weiyang said, looking up at the block ahead. "I don't really like honorifics. It might seem a little strange, but I really don't like them."

It was afternoon now, and the sun was cool and quiet.

Yi Jian and Han Jiangxue took a deep breath and smelled a faint stench of decay and blood. It was an old letter brought by the wind - many lives had disappeared here, and at some point, the life they had just built was once again destroyed.

In Nie Weiyang's perception, the people around him had various attitudes towards him. The soldiers were mostly kind, Yi Jian was always kind, and Han Jiangxue's emotions were not obvious, but he also tended to be kind...

Beyond this, everything in Chaoyi District is filled with malice, hostility, darkness and danger like needles.

Chapter 141 Chaoyi District

The streets in Chaoyi District are not very wide, with low bungalows and mud huts on both sides. The dirt roads are embedded with mottled stone bricks of various sizes. In front of each house is a stone with the street number and house number written on it - those are the house numbers officially produced by the city, which are obtained after registering as residents for identification and recording.

This "small" district, which is about the size of a county town, is like a huge, rusty patch nailed to the edge of the old city.

The terrain is low, and there are not many things blocking the view. The bungalows and thatched huts are neatly and messily spread among the dust and weeds.

The early planning by the old city, the destruction of the area during the blood moon's ascent, and the houses built by the people after the blood moon's ascent—all of this formed a complex, maze-like area. After the blood moon's ascent, it was difficult for people outside Chaoyi District to glimpse the scenery. Now, the alleys were teeming with zombies, making easy entry even more difficult.

"There are 120,000 registered residents here." Nie Weiyang said as he led the two of them through the street. He could clearly feel the cold gazes coming from the shadows of the houses on both sides, as well as a hint of malice and darkness that would frighten ordinary people.

[Good and Evil Discrimination] is still a bit too comprehensive... It is simply a huge super-perception skill that can even perceive and judge inanimate targets like zombies.

"So, there are... 120,000 zombies here now??" Yi Jian was shocked.

His attack style is naturally one-on-one, and even though he has AOE skills, dealing with groups of monsters is not his strong point. In contrast, he is better at targeting an elite monster or boss and beating them to death, relieving the pressure on his own side by destroying the enemy leader unit.

But Han Jiangxue raised an eyebrow: "One hundred and twenty thousand?"

After hearing this terrifying number, she actually perked up!

——Compared to the hexagonal warrior Nie Weiyang and the specialized gunner Yi Jian who can fight and run, Han Jiangxue, the "Mage", is a complete glass cannon.

Although it is glass, it is a cannon.

The glass refers to the visual effect of her ice shield—the point being, as an ice-type stealth class, she possesses not only the control power afforded by her attributes, but also an absolutely devastating ability to clear the field. Dealing with groups of monsters is precisely one of her comfort zones!

Nie Weiyang smiled at the two's reactions. "Actually, there aren't 120,000. It seems not many people died in the central area here. The enemy knows they've gotten away with it, so they're holding the 40,000 people in the central area hostage."

He paused.

"But even so, there are 80,000 zombies and 40,000 hostages. In the worst case scenario, these hostages may not have eaten for three days..."