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Author: Angry Ragdoll Cat

Introduction:

Jing Yuan transmigrated into the world of "pest control" and awakened Mental Force. Relying on his ability to grow stronger by devouring the source essence of Phage Beasts, he rewrote the fates of everyone on the Lighthouse!

Jing Yuan fought against the Light and Shadow Society, rose to the rank of Deputy Captain of the Wasteland Hunters to gradually seize power, crushed the plot to provoke Mark with the Breeding Mission, united the Wasteland Hunters to force Morgan to abdicate, slew Charles who piloted the Abyss Depther, destroyed the lord of light and shadow, facilitated cooperation between the Lighthouse and Dragon Bone Village, and insta-killed a Monarch-level Shi Ji Beast... Jing Yuan discovered a time capsule left by an Ancient Civilization on The Surface, learning about the history of the Immortal Dao Civilization, Star Dusk Civilization, and other civilizations collectively fighting the mana ecology, and obtained the "soul extinguishing plan" blueprint they left behind.

Jing Yuan and Bai Yuekui parted ways due to their differing philosophies on how to combat the mana ecology.

Later, they encountered the Jean Remnants who had fused with the mana gene and lived on The Surface like beasts; the Hela Immigrants who were deceived by a great lie and transformed into digital lifeforms; the Space Immigrants who possessed powerful firepower and came to snatch the fruits of their labor; and even an alien and another Psychic Master... Jing Yuan, Mark, and Bai Yuekui eventually saved the world in their own ways... Chapter 1: Framed

The Lighthouse, a clearing in the Upper Citizen District. A fit young man was doing push-ups.

"98! 99! 100!"

"Done!"

With a push of his hands, the young man leaped lightly off the ground.

These hundred push-ups were effortless for him now.

"Next is 100 sit-ups!"

He then lay on the ground and began doing sit-ups.

"1, 2, 3..."

Just as effortless! After all, he had been doing this training for three years!

The young man's name was Jing Yuan. Eighteen years ago, he transmigrated to this world. The place where he lived was a fortress floating in the sky.

Once his memories returned, he compared various pieces of information about this world and became certain that this was the world of the animation "pest control".

At that time, Jing Yuan's heart was filled with despair.

"pest control" was a post-apocalyptic wasteland world. The entire world was occupied by the mana ecology, and The Surface was crawling with Phage Beasts. The surviving humans could only struggle to survive on the Lighthouse.

Not only were resources scarce on the Lighthouse, but the hierarchy was also strict, making life there very oppressive.

Although Jing Yuan knew that Bai Yuekui led Dragon Bone Village on The Surface, as an ordinary person, he didn't even have the qualification to go down to The Surface, let alone look for Dragon Bone Village.

Fortunately, after the three great laws were promulgated, Jing Yuan obtained Upper Citizen status, which made his life not so bad.

But it was only slightly better than being a Dust Citizen.

Among the Upper Citizens, he was also at the bottom.

In fact, to Jing Yuan, being at the bottom didn't matter; he had been a corporate slave in his previous life anyway.

In this apocalyptic world, survival was the most important thing.

Although Jing Yuan hadn't seen the ending of the Lighthouse in his previous life, he could guess that this thing couldn't stay flying in the sky forever.

Even if the Lighthouse didn't crash, once the Phage Beasts on the ground evolved flight capabilities, the Lighthouse would be finished.

Thinking about this, Jing Yuan didn't even have the motivation to live.

However, everything reached a turning point three years ago.

Three years ago, Jing Yuan awakened a system cheat.

The system required him to complete 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10-kilometer run every day for 1,080 consecutive days.

After reaching the goal, he would unlock a talent.

When he first saw these system requirements, Jing Yuan didn't think much of it, but with the mindset of "something is better than nothing," he did it anyway.

After persisting for a few days, the push-ups, sit-ups, and squats were all easy to complete, but the 10-kilometer run took time.

Just when Jing Yuan was about to give up, he suddenly realized that this training method was Teacher Saitama's training method!

Teacher Saitama became invincible after training for three years!

1,080 days is also roughly three years!

At that time, Jing Yuan believed that after 1,080 days, a miracle would definitely occur.

When the time came, regardless of what Phage Beast it was, wouldn't it just be a matter of one punch?

If one punch couldn't solve it, then use a few more!

Relying on his vision for the future, Jing Yuan persevered.

"Good! 100!"

[Push-ups (100/100)]

[Sit-ups (100/100)]

[Squats (100/100)]

[Running (10km/10km)]

[Duration (1,077 days/1,080 days)]

Seeing the subtitles pop up in front of him, Jing Yuan confirmed that today's goal was complete.

"Only three days left!"

Jing Yuan was in a good mood. After finishing his workout, he quickly ran to the school.

Today was an important day.

Jing Yuan and his batch of students had turned eighteen and would be assigned to various sectors of the Lighthouse.

The Lighthouse didn't support idlers.

As long as Dust Citizens were capable of labor, they would be assigned work. Upper Citizens had it a bit better; they studied in "Communal Schooling" until they were eighteen before being assigned to various sectors.

If there was a staff shortage, fifteen or sixteen-year-old children would also be assigned.

Previously, when the Wasteland Hunters suffered heavy casualties, many people were transferred from the school into the Wasteland Hunters.

At that time, Jing Yuan was still young and missed that batch.

Wasteland Hunters needed to go down to The Surface, which was life-threatening. Among the students in the same batch, many didn't want to be taken by the Wasteland Hunters.

Jing Yuan didn't care; he wanted to join the Wasteland Hunters in the first place.

As long as he could complete his training check-ins and activate his talent, he wouldn't need to fear those Phage Beasts at all.

When the time came, he would find Bai Yuekui and the others. If there was a chance, he would unravel the mystery of the mana ecology; if not... living in Dragon Bone Village would be better than living on the Lighthouse.

Entering the classroom, the students of the same batch were already seated.

Jing Yuan was the last person to arrive.

Standing on the stage was Instructor Elon. As the general head of the school, he usually only appeared for major events.

"Young men!" Instructor Elon clapped his hands and said, "You are already eighteen years old. In the old world, this was the sign of adulthood. Starting today, you will graduate from here and go to various posts on the Lighthouse to make your own contributions."

"The following choices will affect your future, so please be sure to think carefully before filling them out."

A female teacher distributed a form to each student.

Elon continued, "You can fill in three choices. We will review them based on your usual performance. If the review passes, you will go to your first-choice department for assessment. If you pass the assessment, you are hired. If not, you can still participate in the second-choice assessment, and so on. If you can't pass the assessment for any of the three choices, you can only wait for an assignment. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Jing Yuan picked up a pen and wrote the words "Wasteland Hunters" on the application form.

He only wrote one choice and believed he would definitely be accepted.

After three years of training, even if he hadn't awakened a talent, his physical fitness was excellent.

Besides, being a Wasteland Hunter wasn't exactly a cushy job. Those with connections avoided it like the plague, so the competition was minimal.

Jing Yuan finished filling out the form and handed it to Instructor Elon.

Elon glanced at the form and said with a bit of relief, "Very good!"

The students came up one by one to hand in their application forms.

At that moment, a group of uninvited guests walked in.

The person arriving was the Light and Shadow Society Inspector Ned, with four or five Law Enforcers following behind him.

Seeing Ned arrive, Elon had a bad premonition but still asked with a smile, "Ned, you're not staying at the Light and Shadow Society; what are you doing here?"

"Instructor Elon, someone has been privately discussing the three great laws and spreading the rhetoric that 'humans should have emotions'." Ned narrowed his eyes and looked at Elon. "Instructor Elon should be clear about what kind of crime this is!"

Elon stepped forward and asked, "Who?"

Ned gave a look, and the Law Enforcers behind him surged forward together to seize someone.

The person they were arresting was none other than Jing Yuan!

"Let me go!" Jing Yuan struggled out of the Law Enforcers' grip.