Apocalypse: My Tattoos are Ten Yama Kings

Chapter 46: Chapter 46: An Almost Fanatical Longing for a Civil Service Job

”Get in the car!”

”Come with me!”

Bringing Lightning Boy to the side of the Land Rover, Lin Yuan said to him.

Before the eerie invasion, Lightning Boy hadn’t gone to college. He had been working different jobs for years and had just lost his job recently.

He wasn’t very old and had no social experience, naturally not having any defenses.

Although he didn’t get into college, the way he looked at people was no different from a college student.

To quote a popular phrase from the internet before the eerie invasion, the way modern college students look at people is clear with a hint of stupidity.

No matter how others treated him, his thought was always, ”These folks are pretty nice!”

The Land Rover was driving on the road, and inside the vehicle, Lightning Boy seemed to have opened up his chatterbox.

”Big brother, my name is Zhang Zhen, thank you for saving me! Are you really going to make me that what’s it, the head of the power bureau?”

”I’m not very old, can I really do that?”

”Ever since I was little, my parents died in a car accident, and I grew up with my grandparents. A few days ago, my cousin sent me a message that my grandparents were also eaten by Evil Spirits!”

”I just thought, if I could become some sort of official, my grandparents watching from above could rest in peace!”

Lightning Boy Zhang Zhen chattered on in the car, and you could hear a hint of sadness in his tone.

However, in this world, the death of relatives and friends really isn’t a big deal anymore.

Since the eerie invasion began, countless people have died every day.

No one knows if they can survive until the next day.

In such an environment, there’s simply no time for you to be sentimental.

Lin Yuan looked at Lightning Boy sitting in the backseat through the car’s rearview mirror, thinking that this kid seemed much more pleasing than Geng Youcai.

That guy Geng Youcai always has rebellion on his mind, constantly plotting how to escape from Lin’s control and throw in his lot with the official refuge.

Look at this guy, how aware he is, how obedient.

For obedience, Lightning Boy Zhang Zhen is practically the male version of Wen Yingying.

”We’ve built a refuge. Although we’re not an official refuge, you should understand that this era is in complete chaos now.”

”From now on, it’s going to be a time when Evil Spirits, Demon Fiends, and powerful humans carve out their own territories. I can’t guarantee anything else, but once you’re at my refuge, you’ll be responsible for the refuge’s electricity!”

”Although it’s not the same as being the head of the power bureau before the eerie invasion, but the overall authority is about the same!” Lin Yuan spoke nonsense with a straight face.

Since the eerie invasion began, Lightning Boy has been through a lot.

Thankfully, he awakened a Pikachu tattoo; otherwise, he would’ve died at the hands of Evil Spirits.

He also knew that the entire social order was now a mess, and government departments had completely collapsed.

Zhang Zhen was planning to seek refuge at an official sanctuary, but now he’s met Lin Yuan.

Not only did Lin Yuan save his life, but he was also willing to give him a position, so of course, he had to repay his benefactor.

”Benefactor, you’re truly wonderful!” Zhang Zhen said, moved to tears.

At this moment, Lin Yuan suddenly changed the subject, asking, ”By the way, are you from Dongshan Province?”

Zhang Zhen scratched his head somewhat awkwardly and said, ”I just came to Peng City from my hometown not long ago, so I have a slight accent.”

”Benefactor, did you notice it?”

Lin Yuan thought to himself, it’s not from your accent that I noticed.

It’s from your tone. You’re so young but have an obsession with official status.

Obviously, you’re from Dongshan Province!

People from there just love official positions.

They say anyone with an official position, when visiting their father-in-law’s house, gets their cigarettes lit by their mother-in-law!

And if they get drunk and slap the father-in-law, the father-in-law still asks if your hand hurts.

There was also that ancient Song Jiang, who sold out 108 brothers who went through life and death together, just to get an official position.

”Don’t call me benefactor anymore, just call me Brother Lin!” Lin Yuan said to Zhang Zhen.

Zhang Zhen nodded and said, ”Or, I can call you Boss Lin instead!”

”That works too!” Lin Yuan didn’t object.

”Boss Lin, where are we heading now?” Zhang Zhen asked.

This time, before Lin Yuan could answer, Wen Yingying answered quickly, ”Brother Lin is taking us to hunt down Evil Spirits and Deceitful Charm.”

”But don’t worry, with Brother Lin around, hunting Evil Spirits and Deceitful Charm is just like hunting animals.”

Zhang Zhen: ”?????”

”Hunt Evil Spirits and Deceitful Charm?” Zhang Zhen repeated, swallowing hard.

Clearly, this answer was unexpected to him.

On the first day of the eerie invasion, Zhang Zhen awakened the ability of the Pikachu tattoo, gaining the power to control lightning.

Even after becoming Lightning Boy, Zhang Zhen didn’t dare to be reckless; he had been trying to avoid Deceitful Charm and Evil Spirits.

Little did he know, Lin Yuan, a fellow Life Pattern Master, had already reached the point where he could easily hunt Deceitful Charm and Evil Spirits.

This matter was explosive within the Life Pattern Master circle.

After all, most of the Life Pattern Masters are newly awakened at this stage and primarily focus on self-defense.

They rely on tattoos to absorb the Deceitful Qi from the world. The idea of hunting Deceitful Charm and Evil Spirits to absorb Deceitful Qi seemed unimaginable to them.

”Do you know why your Pikachu tattoo awakened but the Lei Zhenzi tattoo didn’t?” Lin Yuan asked Zhang Zhen.

Zhang Zhen: ”????”

Zhang Zhen looked confused, clearly having no idea.

Or rather, most wild Life Pattern Masters had no idea at this point.

At this stage, it’s been over a week since the eerie invasion began.

Lin Yuan felt that Life Pattern Masters could now be divided into two categories.

Official Life Pattern Masters and wild Life Pattern Masters.

Official Life Pattern Masters, having sided with the government, can access first-hand information.

This includes the scientific research results concerning the eerie invasion.

One should not underestimate human intelligence, especially that of scientists with exceptionally high IQs.

Although these scientists haven’t awakened their tattoo abilities, their value is significant.

Reflecting on Lin Yuan’s three years of struggle in his previous life, the majority of powerful Life Pattern Masters were official Life Pattern Masters.

Because they could benefit from scientists’ latest research findings on the eerie invasion.

At this stage, most wild Life Pattern Masters still don’t realize that hunting Deceitful Charm and Evil Spirits to absorb Deceitful Qi can rapidly awaken and enhance their tattoos.

However, Lin Yuan estimated that the government might already have research results in this area.

Perhaps those Life Pattern Masters who have aligned with the government already know about acquiring a substantial amount of Deceitful Qi by hunting Deceitful Charm and Evil Spirits.

The government was able to quickly draw in a large number of Life Pattern Masters for their use at the onset of the eerie invasion.

This proves that the government indeed has some tricks up its sleeve.

(ps: There are two more Chapters today, though it might be a bit late, approximately between ten and twelve.)