After the Founding of the Nation, the Male Lead Mustn't Grow Moldy

"The Dongfang high-speed train is about to set off on its journey into this winter."

A fourth-year student at the Agricultural Sciences Academy sat in seat F, a copy of The Classic of Mountains and Seas resting on his knees. The high-speed train announcement in his ears left him looking listless, and even the trending topics on Weibo seemed unbearably dull.

In November 2023, rumors spread across the internet that an abnormal cold wave would sweep into North China.

On the third, A City announced that primary and middle schools would be closed.

On the fifth, his parents called the protagonist back to their hometown because his younger sister was sick, and her health had suddenly deteriorated overnight.

His adviser, Old Lin, sent him a WeChat message.

"Yunqi, I heard you went back to take an interview for a position. Have you finished the de-ethicization process on the twelve eggs in the lab that have begun showing signs of life?"

"Oh, boss, I gave them all their shots and put them in the dead-egg box."

The fourth-year student, who had a driver's license but had never driven on a highway, had never left the country, and knew only the basics from textbooks, had no idea the world was about to fall into chaos.

His thesis, "Exploring the Genetic Code of Creatures in The Classic of Mountains and Seas and Its Connection to the Little Ice Age Climate," hadn't even passed its plagiarism check yet, but it was a prophecy of the apocalypse.

One week later.

A City University became a dead city buried in ice and snow overnight. When extreme cold covered the entire world, the only living creatures were those twelve dead eggs.

From that moment on, the first abnormally gigantic creature developed superhuman intelligence and absolute destructive power.

As people elsewhere, their numbers decimated, awoke after being knocked unconscious by an earthquake... wild animals suspected to be Zhulong, Qiongqi, Hundun, and Taotie had appeared in the cities, where mobile phone signals had gone dead...

Ancient trees and vines were growing out of control, too, beyond number.

But strangely, Xie Yunqi hadn't frozen to death or mutated like the other plants and animals. Instead, he had turned into... a fungus that would make the people of Yunnan ecstatic?

He even had a white mushroom growing on his head? [

Yes, this was a whole new path. Carrying scientific research materials on agricultural recovery, Xie Yunqi remembered his professor's mission and decided to hide the fact that he was a microorganism person while searching for his family.

His role had changed from surviving to becoming a cleaner responsible for breaking down countless bacteria and viruses.

As the apocalyptic flora and fauna attacked him again and again along the way, he used his abilities to escape danger countless times, while also bringing the earth its next round of oxygen, soil, and water for the future.

The new King of Fungi was born at the end of the world.

Short skit:

At the start of the journey, Xie Mushroom said, "Go, Pikachu! I'm going to conquer the stars and the seas!"

One month into the journey, Xie Mushroom said, "Will any scavengers in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region sell me an umbrella? In this broken world where the economy has collapsed, not only is there a mushroom on my head, I'm going to start growing hair too."

Protagonist: Xie Yunqi

Ability: King of Fungi, a spore propagator who accelerates the decomposition of the apocalypse's remains, an apex predator at the top of the food chain that can parasitize any apocalyptic monster. From the start, he just eats and eats.

Also known as: The Fragile College Guy Enters the Workplace of Magical Realism, Transforms into a B-King, and Shows the Post-00s Generation Taking the Apocalypse in Hand!

Theme: Life goes on without end.