Dawn of a New Era - Chapter 54

Chapter 54: Prepare

Translator: Lordbluefire  Editor: Lordbluefire

The morning newspapers sold on the streets.

“This is chaos.”

“There’s probably going to be a war!”

“I wonder how things will turn out in the future?”

The newspaper stand was surrounded by people, and everyone wore grim countenances.

This morning, a piece of astonishing news had spread out crazily, causing the entire Dongning City to become unsettled.

“Give me a copy of the newspaper!” Chen Shouyi handed a dollar.

“Here!”

After Chen Shouyi received it, his heart sank uncontrollably after taking just a glance at it.

“The President has spoken. He hopes that the citizens don’t panic. To overcome all difficulties, stay united and maintain composure in the society. Believe in the government, as well as the military that serves the people. Believe in our scientists. These difficult times will only be temporary…”

“We interviewed Professor Cao, who is an academician in the National Academy of Science, a renowned expert in wireless technology, as well as Dean of the School of Information Science at Capital University… Professor Cao mentioned that the influence caused by the invasion of the Otherworld’s force field is relatively weak. As long as we make readjustments and increase the electromagnetic waves’ emission levels, we’ll be able to restore the wireless network.”

“The Civil aviation has issued a notice to stop all flights. From today onward, all airlines will be temporarily halted for passengers’ safety. This will continue until the modifications of the technologies for passenger planes have been completed.”

“With the clearance of the roads, all markets in the city are getting back into business. Our reporters specially interviewed several sellers in the market. All of them mentioned that the living situation is stable and there is a sufficient supply of resources. Other than the electricity shortages, there aren’t other influences.”

…

The thing he dreaded to see the most had finally happened.

Dongning City wasn’t the only one that had been impacted by the force field invasion from the Otherworld. It wasn’t just applicable to a certain district, but rather, the impact was on the entire planet.

He had previously felt a little excited about the 0.1 increments to both his agility and perception today. However, all his excitement had disappeared. He crumpled the newspaper into a ball with a heavy heart. He tossed it into the trash bin and left the newspaper stand.

…

Coldlight Weapons Store.

Chen Shouyi went around the streets and finally found a specialized cold weapon store that was in business.

The arrows that he had ordered previously hadn’t arrived yet, and he had no idea how long they’d take to arrive.

He couldn’t afford to wait that long.

“Welcome, this way please,” said a young lady that wore a short skirt.

The shop’s interior design had a classic and rustic feel to it. It gave off a high-class atmosphere.

A bearded middle-aged man at the counter was gently wiping a longsword that looked clear as water with a piece of cloth.

“What do you want to buy?” Noticing Chen Shouyi coming in, he raised his head and slowly slotted the into its sheath.

Chen Shouyi looked at the over ten cold and sharp blades on the counter, drew back his gaze, and asked, “Do you have arrows?”

“Of course, we have arrows. Did you bring along your identification certifications?” The middle-aged man’s brows raised and he asked.

Chen Shouyi wasn’t surprised. It was a necessity for one to use their real names regardless if it was to purchase weapons online or in physical stores. He had brought along his identification card when he came out, and he immediately took it out from his wallet.

“You must have misunderstood. I’m referring to the Martial Apprentice Qualification Certificate. Identification cards won’t suffice now. There are strict restrictions on these things now. Didn’t you see the notice outside?” He pushed back the identification card.

Chen Shouyi hadn’t expected that the situation had become so serious. It was probably due to the recent deterioration in public safety. He frowned and spoke up.

“I can pay more!”

The middle-aged man smiled. “I don’t lack money. I don’t wish to get into trouble either.”

“I’ll pay three times the price!”

“Go back. You’re still young. It’s best for you to not touch these things. I won’t sell them to you,” the middle-aged man spoke with principle.

He wasn’t a person who would seek petty gains. It’d be troublesome if he were to suffer a great loss in exchange for earning this small amount of money.

“You’re really not selling?” Chen Shouyi ascertained again.

“I’m not selling. It’s useless no matter how much money you offer.” The middle-aged man was quite stubborn. “You better go home.”

At this moment, Chen Shouyi looked toward the sword the middle-aged man had placed next to him, asking.

“You’re a martial apprentice, right? This is your sword?”

“What are you trying to say?” The middle-aged man wasn’t surprised.

It had been five to six years since he had opened this store. The people around him would be able to find out about him if they were to just ask around a little. Thus, normal people wouldn’t create trouble here.

“You don’t mind if I take a look?”

Chen Shouyi smiled and said. He had just finished saying this when his hand suddenly moved, like a series of illusions. At the next instant, the sword that was on the counter was suddenly in his hand. It was as if this sword had always been there.

He drew it out gently, flicking it with his finger. The thick blade released a buzzing sound, and he praised it.

“This is really a good sword. It must have been expensive, right?”

The middle-aged man instantly stiffened up as if he had just seen a ghost. He then looked toward the empty counter. Then, no longer able to maintain the composure he had earlier, he spoke up, stuttering.

“It’s… it’s alright. It… it isn’t that expensive!”

“Public safety isn’t too good recently, and there’s often news of people dying. You don’t have any electricity here, so the cameras in the store are useless too, right?” Chen Shouyi said this while slowly assessing the shop. He looked as if he would be making a move at any moment.

“That’s… that’s right, that’s right!”

The middle-aged man broke out in cold sweat. It was as if he had just recalled something, and he quickly said.

“Oh, right, you want to buy arrows, right?”

Chen Shouyi shook his head.

“But you aren’t selling them to me.”

“Then you… you must have heard wrongly.”

…

A few minutes later, after Chen Shouyi had left, the middle-aged man sat down on a chair, his back drenched in sweat.

“Brother-in-law, is this person so scary? He doesn’t look like it.” The lady from earlier couldn’t help but feel astonished. Her brother-in-law, who usually had a tough character, was now like a sheep that had just escaped from a tiger’s mouth.

“What do you understand? I can’t even react in time to his movements. He must be at least at the martial practitioner level. Moreover, people like him are able to kill without even blinking their eyes. I reckon that he has taken a few lives.”

“Then should we call the police?”

“Do you not want your life anymore?” The middle-aged was enraged by his sister-in-law’s idiocy.

Putting aside the fact that they didn’t have any evidence, how could capturing someone like this be an easy task?

…

Chen Shouyi managed to buy a big bag of arrows at a relatively cheap price. He quickly walked along the streets.

Not long later, he entered a shop selling military products.

The shop owner was clearly someone who liked things related to the military.

Under the shop owner’s suggestions, Chen Shouyi bought an entire set of equipment, including camouflage uniform, helmet, and protective goggles. He also learned how to put on simple camouflage makeup.

…

“Hey handsome, you’re back. It seems that you haven’t been staying here for the past few days!” The beautiful receptionist’s eyes lit up when she saw Chen Shouyi.

This handsome guy was clearly young and rich. He booked the motel room for half a month and often didn’t stay here. He hadn’t been here for the past three days, yet he didn’t check out the room. He was clearly one who wasn’t short of money.

It was a pity that he was a little young.

“I made a trip back home. My delivery isn’t here yet, right?” Chen Shouyi asked.

“It’s not here yet. I heard that the expressways are cleared, so they’ll probably arrive in one to two days.”

“I hope so!”

After saying this, Chen Shouyi went back to his room.

Before he left, he had told the reception that they didn’t need to clean up the room these few days.

Therefore, quite a lot of dust had accumulated on the floor after three days of absence.

He didn’t call for guest service but cleaned up the place by himself. He wouldn’t be staying here anyway.

He noticed that the food he had bought a few days ago was still around. This saved him the effort of having to go out and buy them before he headed to the Otherworld at night.

Before he headed out from his home this morning, he had told his parents that he wouldn’t be coming home at night. He used the excuse that he was going to his classmate’s house to stay for a few days.

However, this wasn’t the time for him to head to the Otherworld. There were 40 hours each day in the Otherworld, and it was still night over there now.

It’d only be morning over there when it was 6 p.m. on Earth.

This was why he would need to rest and reorganize at the motel.

He opened up his briefcase and let the shell girl out.