The General Store Owner from the Landscape Scroll

“Dazhu” closed her eyes, then opened them again, and found herself in a strange world.

She used to be a traveling peddler, or, to put it more elegantly, a merchant on the road. With only her own two feet, she wandered across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, stopping here and there along the way.

She had heard plenty of strange tales, but never thought she would experience coming back from the dead herself.

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Disaster Era News, Issue 132

1. It is the tenth year of the disasters, and all kinds of supplies remain scarce.

The Zhang family at Base No. 08 drove out their daughter, Zhang Chenyue, after she lost her combat ability while saving her family.

2. It is said that a general goods merchant who can produce just about anything has appeared at Base No. 12.

3. To trade supplies with the merchant, you must offer something the merchant deems worthwhile.

Disaster Era News, Issue 135

1. After an in-depth investigation, this paper suspects that the merchant is Zhang Chenyue, the Zhang family's daughter who once ranked eleventh in combat ability.

2. This paper corrects the second item in Issue 132: the merchant cannot produce cigarettes.

Reader's Guide: The female lead was originally a cross-dressing peddler on a map of the realm, using the alias Dazhu.

There are natural disasters, animal evolution, and so on. No traditional zombies, with a touch of post-apocalyptic setting.

The map of the realm includes the author's own worldbuilding.

Combat system: Some people's physical potential is awakened, improving their strength and fitness. They can be treated as strength-type ability users. There are no elemental ability users, but there are other kinds of special ability users.

Theme: Never give up hope, no matter what kind of circumstances you find yourself in.