God Eater Sequence: The Devourer

The edge of the safe zone is a very backward rural area.

Backward in all aspects, not just reflected in the streets and the gathering of rural people.

For example, even in education, which the United Government values the most, it is the same.

The daily curriculum for senior year students at [Ju'an School] consists of boring ancient human history and outdated scientific theories.

Now, the world is already ruled by gods, yet this classroom is still talking about "separation of powers" and "social revolution"—topics that are now completely meaningless.

Even mathematics functions and geometry, physics field analysis, and chemistry molecular structures feel weak and powerless.

The old saying, "Master mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and you can go anywhere without fear," no longer applies.

Before the apocalypse, this knowledge was the stepping stone to exams and jobs.

But in today's post-apocalyptic world, it has completely lost its meaning.

If one wants to change their fate, there is only one way.

Awaken sequence abilities.

Only by possessing sequence abilities can one change anything.

However, this backward school on the edge of the safe zone has no courses related to sequence abilities at all.

In the poor outskirts of the safe zone, it is almost impossible to find traces of sequence ability users. The teachers are all ordinary people with no opportunity to receive related education, so how could they teach the students?

Although Qin Siyang did not fully understand, he believed that since the safe zone had already been established for ten years and sequence ability awakenings had existed for five years, the United Government must have courses related to sequence abilities. They just hadn't reached [Ju'an School] yet.

The lack of knowledge about the current world system made Qin Siyang see no future here.

Courses related to sequence abilities are not only for awakening sequence abilities but also for ordinary people.

Since the birth of sequence abilities, many industries have emerged, creating numerous job opportunities.

After learning, ordinary people would have a much broader range of jobs to pursue after graduation.

The platform and resources of [Ju'an School] are at the bottom tier of the safe zone, leaving students with extremely limited paths.

Either they take the college entrance exam and fight for those few pitiful spots, or their ancestors' graves start emitting green smoke, awakening a sequence ability and becoming a sequence user.

But for the past five years, the ancestors' graves of Ju'an School students have remained very stable.

Sitting in the classroom, the students' only hope was to achieve excellent scores in the college entrance exam, get admitted to a university specifically set up by the United Government for ordinary people, and then work as clerks or researchers for the government after graduation.

But based on past school performance, even the top ten in the grade found it difficult to get into such universities. Not to mention Qin Siyang, who was ranked around the 100th place.

His previous life as a working man taught Qin Siyang a lesson: "Don't waste effort on pointless struggles. Rest when you should, don't make things hard for yourself."

Qin Siyang only waited for lunch and dinner to go to the cafeteria and get multiple servings to save as weekend meals.

Since he hadn't completed any assignments, he was scolded by all the subject teachers.

The same went for Li Jingwen and her group of best friends.

Li Jingwen's best friends always copied her homework. And Li Jingwen's homework was done by Qin Siyang.

Now that Qin Siyang had stopped his simp services, an entire industry chain collapsed.

Throughout the day, Li Jingwen frequently shot resentful glances at Qin Siyang, but he ignored them completely.

Meanwhile, Li Jingwen's best friends, who were close to her, kept offering her suggestions.

Since Qin Siyang was Li Jingwen's simp, they could also benefit from it.

For example, asking him to buy things, bring meals, etc., which he never refused.

Now that Qin Siyang had stopped simping, their benefits were also affected.

"Jingwen, don't worry. Maybe Qin Siyang encountered something that put him in a bad mood."

"Yeah. Look at how dazed he is. Maybe he's been traumatized."

Li Jingwen looked worried,"Then what should I do? Do I have to do my homework by myself from now on?"

"Today, when I checked my homework answers with Zhou Yang, I said I was sick and didn't have time to do my homework. But he said I didn't look sick at all."

"If this continues, Zhou Yang will definitely realize something's wrong with me."

"Zhou Yang's uncle awakened a sequence ability a few days ago. His family will definitely benefit from it too. If I can be with Zhou Yang, I can help you guys a lot as well."

Li Jingwen's best friends gasped,"Zhou Yang's uncle awakened a sequence ability? I heard his uncle is a director in our education department, but I didn't expect this…"

Their surprise gave Li Jingwen a sense of satisfaction. She was the first to know about Zhou Yang's uncle awakening, proving that her relationship with Zhou Yang was already very close.

However, Qin Siyang's unexpected change was giving her a headache.

"Forget the future for now. The problem is the present. Qin Siyang is a good student. If he doesn't do my homework, you guys won't be able to copy it either."

Li Jingwen's words made her best friends even more eager to come up with ideas. If Li Jingwen could climb up the social ladder, they believed they could benefit as well.

"Jingwen, here's the plan. After school, stop him and say…"

———

After school, Qin Siyang left his books on the desk.

Because his backpack was full of food.

Today, he shamelessly took extra portions in the cafeteria. The cafeteria auntie didn't scold him, giving him as much as he wanted.

Now, not only did he have enough for two weekend meals, but he also had enough for three meals a day plus midnight snacks.

He had already made up his mind to carry this food-filled backpack and sleep near the safe zone exit for the next few days.

Whenever a sequence user returned from hunting gods, he would go up and try his luck.

If he was lucky, he could become stronger, then gradually develop himself and find a chance to leave this wretched place at the edge of the safe zone.

Just as he was happily heading home, Li Jingwen suddenly appeared and blocked his way.

Qin Siyang frowned at her, looking puzzled.

Li Jingwen put on a sweet expression,"Qin Siyang, I reflected on myself today and asked my heart. Actually, I do have feelings for you. It's just that we are still young…"

"Scram."

Before she could finish, Qin Siyang coldly spat out the word, disdainfully sidestepping her as if avoiding a pile of dog shit.

Leaving Li Jingwen standing there, dumbfounded in the wind.

She thought that lowering herself would bring Qin Siyang back. She never expected this outcome.

Had Qin Siyang really changed? Then who would do her homework? Who would bring her breakfast to help her impress Zhou Yang?

Her prepared sweet words now had no audience.

Qin Siyang returned home, took a cold shower, and went to bed.

Originally, he planned to wait near the safe zone exit tonight, but since he hadn't rested well the previous night, he changed his plan.

Tonight, he would recover his energy and head out early tomorrow morning.

Qin Siyang glanced at the black giant worm squirming on his window and calmly closed the curtains. He was already used to it.

'Sleep!'

———

At dawn, the alarm clock woke Qin Siyang.

He pulled open the curtains. Although it was still dark outside, it was indeed seven in the morning.

After a quick breakfast, he prepared to set off.

He looked at the calendar.

[Blue Star Era 2010, January 2nd]

[Western Calendar.]

[Summer Calendar, Year of the Ox, Eleventh Month, Eighteenth Day – Suitable for Funerals.]

"Suitable for funerals? Looks like today's summer calendar has nothing to do with me."

Since there was no sun, temperatures outside the safe zone kept dropping, becoming unbearably cold.

Qin Siyang couldn't afford expensive cold-proof clothing, so he wore multiple thick layers, looking like a bear, and carried his food-filled backpack as he stepped outside.

There were many exits in the safe zone, and the nearest one was only a ten-minute walk from Qin Siyang's home.

However, this safe zone exit was not very large, and there were not many wandering gods outside the exit. As a result, several days could pass without a single sequence ability user team setting out from here.

Fewer teams meant fewer opportunities for himself.

Qin Siyang decided to go to the largest safe zone exit near his residence—Safe Zone Exit No. 114514.

In the safe zone, only the larger safe zone exits were assigned numbers to facilitate communication and coordination for sequence ability users in their hunting missions.

The smaller the number of a safe zone exit, the more wandering gods there were outside, and the stronger these gods would be.

Danger and opportunity coexisted—more gods meant more opportunities to slay them.

Thus, more sequence ability user teams tended to gather at those safe zone exits.

Safe Zone Exit No. 114514, its number seemed to be quite far back. This exit's number was in the hundreds of thousands, making it clearly unimportant in the safe zone where Qin Siyang lived.

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