Chapter 1 An Unsettling Peace

The turbulent waters of the Great Triangle Sea crashed against Wildwind Island, battered by violent hurricanes, its chaotic magnetic fields warping the very air.

This was an absolute death zone.

Even after the world's cataclysm, few sea beasts dared to tread here.

Compared to the brutal wars raging elsewhere, Wildwind Island was an oasis of tranquility, a veritable Shangri-La.

Despite the violent waves and magnetic anomalies surrounding it, the island remained untouched by the outside world, protected by the Steel Walls of Light.

Within the island, harvesters reaped wheat and corn in the farmlands. In the logistics sector, elderly men and women prepared lunch, cutting and cleaning meat and vegetables.

Children laughed and played among the graves in the cemetery, adorned with golden sword and hibiscus flags, picking flowers from the tombstones.

This was the final resting place of the pioneers, a place that should have been solemn and undisturbed.

But Li Tianran did not forbid the children from playing here.

Because those buried in this cemetery were their parents and elder brothers, who had fought and bled to see those children smile.

This was the scene they had hoped for. If they knew from beyond the grave, they would be overjoyed, not resentful.

"These past few days have been the most peaceful I've had in a long time…" Lan Ning stretched languidly on the castle sofa. "I truly wish life could always be this calm."

"War… is simply too terrible!"

Since Lan Ning had finished designing the North Gate security network, she had earned a short respite. And since its last jump, Wildwind Island was temporarily unable to return to its original location, thus avoiding this terrifying war that engulfed the entire human world.

Since the ancient civilizations had resurfaced, this was the first time Lan Ning felt detached from the chaos, free to comfortably enjoy the peace and tranquility.

"It's just a shame there's no one to chat with…" Lan Ning glanced around the living room and muttered.

For this battle, Li Tianran had taken Lu Chi and Qin Yiming. Bai Jingyan, Professor Nan, and Nan Nan were not idle like Lan Ning. They were busy using the LV5 fruit to research new evolution drugs. The old EU man in the arsenal was forging new weapons from the Apostle's remains.

As for Ding Lu, he was a man of few words, and lately, he had been inseparable from that foreign girl…

Thinking of this, Lan Ning couldn't help but sympathize with the old EU man in the arsenal.

Because he was so dedicated to the equipment-making tasks assigned by Li Tianran, he had been working himself to the bone, returning home less and less often, perhaps unaware that his own cabbage was about to be stolen by a pig.

As for Tang Su and Yuan Wen…

They had been acting strangely lately. Although they were on the tranquil Wildwind Island, their mental states were tense. It was understandable, though. Their men were out fighting, so the women at home were bound to worry…

Lan Ning stroked her chin.

But there were two women… if Li Tianran married both of them in the future and they each had several children, and if something happened to Li Tianran one day, who would inherit Wildwind Island?

Which child would be the crown prince of Wildwind Island?

Lan Ning immediately conjured up a series of palace intrigue dramas. She began to wonder which side she should take when that day came.

Yuan Wen… was Li Tianran's official girlfriend, seemingly with a greater advantage and a more stable position.

However, Tang Su had joined earlier and had better relationships with Han Han, Qin Yiming, and Lu Chi…

Damn it, what am I even thinking?

This is *Apocalyptic Super Farm*, not *Kangxi Dynasty*!

In the end, it was because she was too idle that she was imagining all this…

Everyone was busy with their own affairs, except for Lan Ning, who had nothing to do. Although this life was comfortable, it was also boring.

She stood up and walked out of the castle, seeing Xiao Hei and Da Bai playing and frolicking. She instinctively called out and made a teasing gesture.

"Come on, good doggie, kitty… come here!"

"I have treats for you!"

Lan Ning beckoned to the cat and dog.

Xiao Hei and Da Bai stopped, looking at Lan Ning with strange expressions, as if she were an idiot.

Lan Ning suddenly realized that this kind of teasing gesture was usually how masters interacted with pets, an action of higher-level life forms towards lower-level ones.

But the current situation was that both Xiao Hei and Da Bai were once-evolved Beast Kings, while Lan Ning was still an ordinary human.

In terms of the hierarchy of life, Lan Ning should be the one in the "pet" position.

Lan Ning froze, feeling embarrassed. Just as she was about to say something to ease the awkward atmosphere, Da Bai's fur suddenly stood on end, as if sensing something. It abruptly looked in one direction.

After a brief two-second pause, Xiao Hei also took off, its long legs carrying it rapidly in that direction.

Running and roaring.

It… was warning them!

Lan Ning suddenly understood. She immediately took out her intercom headset to contact the pioneers in the island's defense department, but the next moment, a piercing alarm sounded throughout Wildwind Island!

Wuwu!

The wail of the alarm echoed from all directions, quickly spreading across the entire island.

"Alarm! Alarm!"

"Enemies rapidly approaching, detected in the eastern sea, coordinate 352.55!"

"Enemy position is estimated to enter Wildwind Island's thirty-kilometer sea area in ten minutes. Please prepare for war!"

…

On the turbulent waves of the Great Triangle Sea, a bronze palace constantly rose and sank. Whether it was the chaotic magnetic field of the sea area or the energy fluctuations emanating from the bronze palace itself that affected the weather, the sky above the ocean was shrouded in a layer of dark fog, and terrifying whirlpools were constantly forming on the surface of the sea.

A bolt of purple lightning struck down, like a battle blade cleaving open the sky.

The energy fluctuations of this lightning bolt were extremely terrifying. It was tens of meters thick, thousands upon thousands of meters long, and the high-temperature energy it carried distorted the air around it.

It headed straight for the bronze palace.

The terrifying explosion one might have imagined did not occur. The moment the lightning touched the bronze palace, dense and mysterious patterns lit up on its exterior.

Boom!

A few seconds later, a deafening thunderclap sounded.

The terrifying sound wave did not travel far. The mysterious patterns on the outside of the bronze palace lit up again. The invisible sound wave energy seemed to be absorbed, disappearing directly into the void!

This was the planetary-level energy capture engine possessed by the miracle building, the bronze palace!

It could capture all forms of intangible sound wave energy!