AMRWFA -Chapter 348 You’ve Finally Arrived

As soon as Mayor Chen heard that Ruan Yaoyao and the others were sent by the state, he immediately asked to see their credentials. Although the “character design” of this storyline was a bit plain, he still had the necessary caution.

Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihe directly took out their IDs.

Even Ruan Yaoyao had one—a “Special Department Level-1 Consultant” badge. Before she came in, Minister Qin had personally handed it to her.

At the time, Ruan Yaoyao’s reaction was: 【No way, this is way too fast?!】

She hadn’t expected to use it so soon.

Seeing the three sets of credentials, Mayor Chen finally believed they were truly sent by the state. Tears welled up in his eyes.

“You’ve finally come!”

Because… he had really been on the verge of collapsing.

So many people were dying every day. The pressure was immense.

But he had no choice. Apart from telling people to hide, there was no way to contain the “unnatural entities.”

Whether it was the early attempts to organize everyone to resist, or later when they stopped encouraging civilians to try, they had never actually stopped fighting in secret.

But ordinary weapons—knives, guns, sticks, artillery—were completely useless. Fighting these things was like a child holding a toy gun trying to battle a spaceship in a space shootout: nothing but hitting a stone with an egg, a one-way death sentence.

What was most heartbreaking was this: back when the nation faced extreme hardship and was nearly wiped out, they could still rely on sheer human lives to hold the country together.

But this time…

No matter how many lives they threw in, it made no difference at all. It only caused more bloodshed.

No—more precisely, people didn’t even get the chance to bleed. They were simply “consumed” by the unnatural entities.

Only now did Dai Jianguo and the others realize that the official authorities in the town had never given up. Even now, people were still secretly trying to protect them—just that the effect was negligible.

They couldn’t even protect their own lives, so how could they protect others?

But things were different now. Ruan Yaoyao and the others had arrived. Hope had finally come.

The “storyline restrictions” seemed to break at that moment. Whether it was the sharp-tongued old woman Granny Zhou or the timid admirer Dai Jianguo, they all took out the talismans Ruan Yaoyao had just given them, keeping only one for protection and handing the rest to Mayor Chen.

“Mayor Chen, take these and distribute them!”

“Yes, give them out! Please thank them for us—tell them they’ve worked hard!”

“Please, Mayor Chen!”

……

At that moment, Ruan Yaoyao seemed to see the labels above everyone’s heads flicker. At first she thought she was mistaken, but when she looked closely, she realized they were indeed changing.

Mayor Chen’s label became: “Lost Ones · Chen Kuo (Mayor of Lansu Town)”

Sister Hua’s became: “Lost Ones · Hua Qingqing (Owner of Lansu Town Grocery Store)”

Dai Jianguo’s became: “Lost Ones · Dai Jianguo (Resident of Lansu Town)”

Granny Zhou’s became: “Lost Ones · Zhou Lansheng (Resident of Lansu Town)”

【Huh?】

【What does ‘Lost Ones’ mean?】

【People in a ‘lost world,’ forgotten by everyone… so they’re called Lost Ones?】

【????】

【!!!!】

【So… the people in this world are actually real, living people who’ve been forgotten?!】

【Holy—!】

Not only Ruan Yaoyao was shocked—Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihe, after confirming the situation of Lansu Town, were also stunned.

Who would have thought?

Their suspicion was actually correct?!

This really was a town in their Huaxia country?!

Only… this city had been “killed by the storyline.”

Before, it had only been individuals. Now it was an entire town with tens of thousands of people?!

Good heavens!

If this time it’s tens of thousands… what about next time? Hundreds of thousands?

And after that… would they even drag the entire country into it?!

Suddenly, they felt like swearing.

【%￥#@%@#%￥@……】

【%￥%##………】

Well… they didn’t even need to curse anymore. Ruan Yaoyao was already doing it internally.

All her self-control vanished in that instant.

She didn’t just want to fight those invaders—she even wanted to fight the heavens themselves.

【Why?!】

【Ahhh… why?!】

【We are people! Living, breathing people!】

【We are not NPCs!】

……

But no matter how much they screamed or raged, it was useless. They were still trapped in this world, and Mayor Chen and the others were still waiting for their salvation.

So after venting her anger, Ruan Yaoyao still took out all the talismans she had on her.

“I’m sorry… this is all I have for now. Next time I come in, I’ll bring more. Please find a way to hold on…”

Saying this, her eyes turned red.

【I hate this!】

【What do you mean ‘hold on’?】

【Every extra day is paid for with lives!】

【They can’t resist these things at all—how are they supposed to ‘hold on’?】

She wanted to rush out and destroy everything right now, but she knew she couldn’t. With her alone, it was impossible to wipe them all out overnight.

So instead, the most effective thing she could do was stay and draw more talismans for “anti-unnatural-entity protection.”

Luckily, when they came from Sister Hua’s house earlier, they hadn’t come empty-handed—they brought what they needed.

So Mayor Chen took the talismans, called his driver, and sent them out with Sister Hua and the others to distribute them across the town.

That night, Ruan Yaoyao didn’t sleep. Neither did Mayor Chen and the others.

When Ruan Yaoyao finally woke up in a daze, dawn was already breaking. She almost cried again—but Liang Shishi quickly stopped her and signaled for her to look beside her.

Ruan Yaoyao saw Lu Lingling and forced herself to calm down.

As her master, she still had to keep up appearances.

Without hesitation, the three of them brought Lu Lingling out of the mental hospital.

Minister Qin and the others: “……”

You went in… and came out with another person?

Ruan Yaoyao’s eyes were still red and her emotions unstable. Liang Shishi and Ruan Zhihe handled the report instead, including Lu Lingling’s “special ability.”

When Minister Qin and the others heard that Lu Lingling could see things others couldn’t, they were shocked—but also delighted.

Great news—another “cheat code” user had arrived!

Although Ruan Yaoyao was extremely useful, she was still just one person. If she was used in one place, she couldn’t be moved elsewhere.

But now things were different—they had a disciple. And this disciple came with a built-in special ability.

Whether for future training or manpower issues, things had finally improved.

Ruan Yaoyao, however, had no idea what Minister Qin and the others were so excited about. Seeing how warmly they treated Lu Lingling, she was actually quite pleased that she had “face.”

She silently noted down all the gifts they gave and started thinking about how to return the favor.

【Maybe I should give them protective talismans too?】

【My talismans are pretty useful. They could protect against danger.】

【Now that even unnatural entities exist, who knows if they’ll stay obedient inside the storyline kill-zone? What if they escape?】

【These are leaders—if anything happens to them, it’s a loss for the country!】

【Protect them well, and they can protect others!】

【Yes, that’s the plan!】

Ruan Yaoyao quickly decided on her return gift.

But not now—she still had to focus on preparing “anti-unnatural-entity talismans” for Lansu Town. Every talisman used in the real world meant one less for that world.

Stockpile, stockpile… when will I ever have stockpiles ahhhhh……