My Apocalypse Territory

Eileen seemed like a curious baby, slowly opening a book she had never seen before.

Tang Yu was in a dilemma.

He really wanted to use the Big Dry Cough Skill to divert attention, but unfortunately, Eileen wasn't Kevin; there was nothing much to divert her attention with.

Moreover, doing so was too obvious, making it seem as if he had seen it before.

"No way, no way, I am such a pure-hearted child, how could I have seen such things…"

It just couldn't be.

Tang Yu scratched his head and beard with distraught.

In the end, he tossed his hands, anyway, it wasn't he who had put that thing there.

On the other side, Kevin had already picked up a stack of materials and was reading them carefully, occasionally uttering sounds like "Ah, oh, hmm..." and so on.

He was utterly engrossed in them.

Tang Yu went over and asked, "Master Kevin, are these materials helpful to you?"

Kevin waved his hand without looking back, "Don't disturb me!"

He quickly realized, "Oh, it's Lord! Although these materials are very basic, and there are some errors and omissions, the direction is different from my research. Among these ideas, some have inspired me."

"That's good then."

Tang Yu's face was covered in black lines.

Looking left and right, both Kevin and Eileen were focused on the books in front of them. After thinking about it, Tang Yu also decided to pick up a book to pass the time.

He had planned to randomly pick a book from that row, but then he thought that he still needed to maintain the serious and reliable image of a Lord.

Reading that kind of book, after all, only felt right when it was late at night and all was quiet.

Yes, that must be correct.

Glancing at Eileen again, her little face was slightly red, looking adorably cute, which made Tang Yu a bit lost in fantasy.

After thinking for a while, he still went up to the third floor and brought down a basic book on rune knowledge. Opening the pages, he started reading slowly.

Becoming engrossed in study, time always flew quickly.

After a good while, Kevin finally put down the materials in his hand and let out a long sigh.

He had quickly understood the information in the documents and now couldn't wait to try out his new ideas.

The most pressing matter was to get his workspace organized.

He walked over to Tang Yu and found that the Lord, too, was holding his book, utterly absorbed in it.

"Lord, Lord..."

Kevin called out a few times before Tang Yu came back to reality, feeling rather reluctant to part with the book.

Every time I looked at a book written entirely in runes, I would always get lost in it. Although I had read this book several times before, every new reading still offered many fresh insights.

Raising my head, I looked toward Kevin, "Master Kevin..."

But, I found Kevin's gaze fixed on the book in my hands, his eyes widening and his voice trembling slightly, "Lord, is this...could this be the Rune Language Book?!"

"The Rune Language Book? Is it a book written in runes?" Tang Yu asked.

"Yes, yes! I never imagined I would see a Rune Language Book in the possession of the Lord. That..." Kevin rubbed his hands, a blush spreading across his aged face, "I wonder if the Lord would allow me to examine this Rune Language Book, just for two minutes, no, one minute would suffice."

As he spoke, fearing that Tang Yu would refuse, he leaned in, eager to sneak a peek at the book.

Tang Yu, however, was somewhat puzzled. Was this Rune Language Book really that precious? Followers like Eileen and Luo Zhe came from relatively low social statuses in the past, so it was normal for them to have never seen rune language. But what about this old man Kevin? He was a noble and a famously reputed Equipment Master. Why was he so excited upon seeing a Rune Language Book?

What about the dignity of an Advanced Rune Master?

Tang Yu casually tossed the book over, "Take a look then. Just remember to return it when you're done. It's just a basic book on Rune Studies. I'm not that petty."

"Just a basic book?" Kevin clumsily caught the book and, without even having time to browse through it, hurriedly said, "Lord, this is a book written entirely in Rune Language! Not to mention a complete book; even scattered sections of Rune Language can be of enormous research value!"

"Let me put it this way: the language of Runes is the true language that can mobilize Heaven and Earth Energy. It's also only books written in Rune Language that can carry some special knowledge. And if you were to copy these runes onto ordinary paper, even if you didn't miss a single stroke, what you've recorded would be nothing but an empty shell."

"It's said that in ancient times there were many prestigious legacies, but for some reason, many Rune Language Books were lost, leading to many of the current legacies being incomplete. For example, even though I am now an Advanced Rune Master, the advanced runes I control, such as the Advanced Sharp Rune and Advanced Magic Power Rune, are just basic runes. This is because many precious pieces of knowledge have been gradually lost over the long years."

"Even in the ten years since I became an Equipment Master, I've only had the fortune to see a Rune Language Book once. It's said that in the Royal Capital's court, there are a few Rune Language Books cherished, but those stingy folks just wouldn't lend one for a look. You, Lord, are much more generous. Even if this book is about the basics, it is still hundreds of times more precious than those regular books that discuss advanced knowledge..."

Speaking of this made Kevin very excited, and he instantly became a chatterbox. If it weren't for Tang Yu's timely intervention, Kevin could probably talk endlessly about the world's development and knowledge loss for hours.

After a while, Kevin finally stopped. He vigorously rubbed his hands over his white beard, then gently caressed the book of basic rune knowledge as if touching a beautiful body, mesmerizing Tang Yu.

Seeing that Kevin was truly lost in the vast ocean of knowledge, Tang Yu didn't plan to keep waiting.

He had figured out some principles: the knowledge carried by the Rune Language seemed to be something readers had to comprehend on their own. For him, indeed, this book discussed the basics of Rune Studies, but for Kevin, perhaps he could really discern something different from it.

Shaking his head and about to tell Eileen that he was leaving, he saw Eileen clumsily hiding the book she was holding and slowly moving towards the bookshelf, stealthily placing it in an inconspicuous spot.

Tang Yu: "..."

Perhaps it was best if he just left.

...

Chen Haiping was swamped today, busy from morning till now, and only when the sunset started to dip could he catch a breath.

Since Shay brought back those survivors from Fafa, the population of the Sanctuary had suddenly surged, and there was a frantic scramble to arrange everything.

With living spaces becoming crowded, he had no choice but to rush the survivors to construct some temporary housing to cram themselves into.

However, with the increased number of people, a multitude of problems followed closely. Today, the Patrol Team had to deal with several brawls.

Not to mention assigning jobs to the survivors, calculating their food consumption, tallying up the resources reserves, and arranging for those captives caught yesterday to work in the mines...

Housekeeper Chen expressed how tired his heart was, longing for retirement.

"Thankfully, though the number of survivors has increased, so has the talent. The Municipal Department mentioned last time by Director Tang can now begin to take shape. Hopefully, the workload can be reduced in the future."

Muttering to himself, Chen Haiping wondered, "But where has Director Tang run off to again?"