Tang Que has spent ten years in the apocalypse as a scavenger. By day, he is a shrewd young street vendor at the market. By night, he becomes the mysterious "Ghost Merchant" on the underground city's wanted list.
After an accident, Tang Que binds himself to the Apocalypse Peddler System and is forced into a perilous race to sell goods before time runs out. Using seemingly useless "junk" like an electromagnetic lighter that gives off electric shocks and a ceramic kitchen knife that heals itself, he struggles to survive in the dangerous wasteland while deftly navigating between its various factions.
As the story unfolds, a tycoon's heiress goes on a rampage through the streets in a mech to buy limited-edition sunscreen, the leader of the Mutant Alliance begs for hair-growth treatment, and even the savage Raider Legion lines up to buy quitting-smoking candy. Tang Que's goods gradually reshape the wasteland's balance of power.
But the peace does not last. The bronze ring he has worn since childhood reveals a star map, the "Ancient Watchers" make a forceful entrance, and the Earth Reclamation Agreement turns out to be priced at nine hundred billion human souls. The world falls into an even deeper crisis. As Tang Que cooperates and clashes with the various factions, he continues to uncover shocking secrets hidden behind the apocalypse.
Son, son, son. It's the end of the world, why don't you give me your son?
Super awesome. Sorry everyone, I just discovered that the author wrote a wrong word in the title of the book [awkward laugh][awkward laugh][awkward laugh]