Countless engineering machines bustled by the high wall, with soldiers strictly controlling the entrance to the construction site.
A barbed-wire fence, as long as the wall itself, cordoned off the area, with soldiers patrolling nearby from time to time.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Chen couldn't help but be taken aback.
Building such a tall city wall... could this be a walled city!?
"Hey, civilians are not allowed to approach here. This is a military controlled zone!"
A soldier spotted Zhang Chen and immediately ran over with his rifle, shouting sternly.
"Where is this? Are they building a high wall around the city?"
Zhang Chen asked in surprise.
The prompt had clearly stated that this world was one where Time Meteorite cores existed.
But why were there soldiers here? And workers? Even a high wall under construction?
Shouldn't this world have been overrun by monsters long ago?!
"Hurry up and leave, get out of here!"
The soldier roughly pushed Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen only felt as if he had been lightly touched, and then the soldier was sent staggering back seven or eight steps, almost falling.
Since the other party was unwilling to say anything, there was no point in wasting more time.
Zhang Chen turned around and walked towards the reporter a hundred meters away.
There, a blonde, blue-eyed female reporter was standing in front of a cameraman with a large beard, reporting on the high wall.
Even though they were far apart, the reporter's faint voice sounded exceptionally clear to Zhang Chen, as if she were speaking right next to his ear.
"Hello everyone, I am currently in Pingze City, Tengxiang Country, bringing you the latest progress on the high wall. As you can see, the wall behind me has reached its final stages, with the main framework already erected."
"As for why Tengxiang Country has suddenly mobilized the entire nation to build such a walled city, and what they are worried about, please look forward to our follow-up reports!"
Pingze City?
Isn't that the first walled city, and also the interface city?
Although the first walled city wasn't that large, it divided Pingze City into two, with one part of the urban area outside and another part within the high wall.
Later, the outer part of the city was actually on Lloyd's back...
Of course, these were the circumstances in the apocalyptic world Zhang Chen came from.
Now that he had traveled to a time when the walled cities were just beginning to be built, didn't that mean he had arrived before the virus outbreak?
Zhang Chen had originally thought that this world had already been occupied by zombies, so he hadn't taken any precautions when he came this time.
Now that he had traveled to an earlier time, he couldn't help but be startled.
He absolutely must not alter the timeline of this world.
What if the timeline of this world was changed? Would Chen Xiao still meet him at the fried chicken shop in the future?
If he didn't meet him, would he still gain the ability to control time?
If Chen Xiao's time ability was lost, then Zhang Chen's transmigration this time would have ruined everything.
Just as Zhang Chen was feeling a bit lost, the Underworld King Mushroom on his left arm sensed Zhang Chen's thoughts and communicated with him through consciousness:
"Don't worry, Master, your energy will not leak out!"
"Have you forgotten about me? I constantly absorb energy to maintain my vitality as long as I am away from the mushroom colony."
"Now that I've traveled to a different world with sparse biological energy, my demand for energy is even higher. So, the little bit of energy you're emitting isn't even enough for me to eat. There's no extra energy to leak into this world."
Zhang Chen nodded. Right, he almost forgot about this guy.
Although the Underworld King Mushroom consumed Zhang Chen's energy day and night, its consumption was negligible to Zhang Chen, even though it might be fatal to other creatures in the apocalypse.
"That's good, it won't hinder my actions!"
Zhang Chen quickly walked up to the female reporter and said,
"Hello, excuse me."
The female reporter was about to leave when she saw a tall, handsome man approaching her. She quickly stopped.
On one hand, her keen reporter's intuition told her that this man might be a big story.
On the other hand, she had no reason to refuse a handsome guy's advance.
"Jason, put the equipment in the car first!"
"What is it?"
The female reporter said, handing the microphone to the cameraman, then turning around, crossing her arms, and asking with interest.
"I'd like to know if there's been a zombie virus outbreak in this world?"
Zhang Chen asked, wanting to confirm his guess.
"What virus? Zombie virus?"
"Are you saying that Tengxiang Country is building these high walls to resist zombies?"
"That's a very interesting speculation... or perhaps... do you have some inside information you'd like to share with me?"
The female reporter said, pulling down her collar a bit, revealing her alluring figure.
Clearly, she was hinting that she could use other means to exchange for valuable exclusive news.
Zhang Chen only glanced at her and then looked away.
Her figure was just alright. Compared to Xu Ruina, Shirley, and others, there was still a lot of room for improvement.
"Since you don't know about the zombie virus, then it's nothing."
Zhang Chen had verified his guess. The zombie virus had not yet broken out in this world.
The high wall was built in advance before the virus outbreak.
And it was completed just as the virus broke out.
Such a coincidence made Zhang Chen suspect it was related to the Time Meteorite.
It was possible that someone had seen the future using the Time Meteorite and had done all this as a precaution.
And this person must have been related to the high-ranking officials of Tengxiang Country.
"Hey, do you know something?"
"If you do, you can call me at this number. There will be a reward!"
The female reporter said, pulling out a business card and stuffing it into Zhang Chen's hand.
"Who is the president of Tengxiang Country, and where is he now?"
Zhang Chen casually put the business card into his pocket and asked, turning around.
"You want to see the President? Great, we're heading there anyway. Hop in, I'll give you a ride!"
The female reporter certainly didn't have the task of interviewing the president. Even if she did, it wasn't something a reporter of her caliber could handle.
She said this because she was certain Zhang Chen had a big scoop, but he was just unwilling to tell her easily.
So, she was doing him a favor while also trying to dig out some blockbuster news from the subtle cues in Zhang Chen's words and actions.
The whole world was currently speculating about the purpose of Tengxiang Country's costly construction of this high wall, but no one could provide a convincing answer.
If the female reporter was the first to uncover this answer, she was sure to win the Best News Award this year!
"Alright, but drive faster, I'm in a hurry!"
Zhang Chen nodded and got into the female reporter's news van.