Chapter 106 The Talents of the End Times

"Ah-choo!"

Li Tianran suddenly sneezed. He rubbed his slightly sore nose and muttered softly, "Who's cursing me behind my back?"

No one answered him. Everyone was busy with their own affairs.

Li Tianran looked at the clock on the wall.

It was the forty-third day after the second world change, and work on Kuangxi Island was on track.

Professor Nan was researching the mechanical modification task Li Tianran had given him. Qin Yiming was in charge of the warship modification and mining area. Lu Chi had left Kuangxi Island and, after nearly ten days of lurking, had once again landed on the Kuangsha Islands, preparing to extract the oil there.

Li Tianran picked up a slice of soy-braised beef, chewed it, then logged onto the international forum and began browsing the latest world news.

Although the world was extremely chaotic now, there were still official media from various major countries, or private media with unknown motives, reporting on the world situation. Li Tianran admired the professionalism of these media people.

"These reporters have it tough... In the past, there were war correspondents, following soldiers into trenches and air-raid shelters! Now there are these on-the-spot reporters, risking attacks every day to go deep into chaotic and war-torn areas to provide on-the-spot reports, allowing everyone to clearly understand the truth of the world today. It can be considered a great service." Li Tianran took a deep breath. For the people of the world today, the fear brought by the unknown was equally deadly. If the country did not let them see the truth of the world and simply glossed over it, it would only cause them to collapse faster.

To overcome disaster, one must first face the truth of the disaster. When human fear reaches its peak, it will instead breed a kind of anger and determination.

This anger and determination may help humans survive longer...

The reason why the world's powerful countries are not preventing people from obtaining information now may be because of this.

"Thai monks claim that radiation toxins do not exist and that everything is a conspiracy by powerful countries. To break the rumors, they personally drank radioactive water and died on the spot..."

"Indian Taylor god monks show divine power, claiming that cow dung mixed with holy water can cure and prevent radiation toxins. They personally held a purification ceremony for the Indian aristocratic leaders. On the day of the ceremony, more than 300 Indian senior officials accepted Taylor god monk's 'divine spring' bath, and each claimed that they: felt ten years younger, could climb to the fifth floor without difficulty, and could regain their virility!"

"Someone in Yanhuang claimed to be the reincarnation of the Arctic Emperor, descending into the world with the help of this disaster to save the world. They spread rumors in the shelter, declared themselves emperor, established the imperial dynasty of Huang Qing, established a harem, conferred titles on hundreds of officials, formulated laws, possessed seventeen soldiers, and intended to overthrow the rule of the Yanhuang capital, and even wanted to confer the title of 'General Wei' on the commanders of the four major military regions!"

"Then, the military police team in charge of the shelter sent out a police officer and two intern police officers to arrest them, and the Huang Qing Empire was destroyed, and the dream of a generation of emperors was shattered in the detention center..."

Li Tianran looked at these news items, the muscles on his face twitching uncontrollably, and finally laughed: "These people are really f***ing talented!"

Between the lines of these news items, there was an odd atmosphere. If a more precise word could be used to describe it, it would be...

Sha Diao (idiotic)!

Extremely idiotic!

"It really is the end of the world, and all kinds of demons and monsters have jumped out!" Li Tianran rubbed his forehead helplessly. These news items, which seemed incredibly absurd and laughable, were actually real events that happened every day in the world today.

The world now is like a freak, and it is not surprising that it can breed such twisted and strange products.

Li Tianran continued to look down. After avoiding those strange news items, the news below seemed much more normal and much more tragic.

"On the 17th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Gornia issued a statement that domestic resources were close to depletion, and tens of thousands of people were dying every day. Outside the capital city walls, there were corpses of people who had died of hunger and disease! The President has submitted requests for affiliation to the European Union, Russia, Yingji, Yanhuang and other powerful countries, but so far, no country has given a positive response or assistance!"

"President Colloni said that four-tenths of the country's population has died, and the army has been paralyzed due to a lack of resources. If resources are not replenished, the country will perish within half a month at most..."

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nibai is applying for aid from around the world, in urgent need of medicines and fresh water..."

Below these news items were photos of the leaders of those small countries with faces full of despair and helplessness.

Faced with this level of disaster, they had no ability to cope. They wanted to give up their dignity, give up everything, and ask for help from powerful countries, but due to the geographical reasons of their countries, there were no resources or minerals needed by powerful countries, and the strategic location was not important enough, so no powerful country was willing to make such a losing deal.

Li Tianran could almost predict that in the near future, a large number of small countries would perish due to the depletion of resources.

"In a certain district of Glenya, riots broke out among the people due to food shortages. Seventeen people died in the struggle for a bucket of drinking water!"

"In Zambia, more than 8,000 children and adults are dying every day from swallowing large amounts of soil due to lack of food..."

"The conflict caused by the protest march has escalated again! The President of the European Union said: The chaos in the European Union is only temporary and will soon subside! He warned countries around the world not to take the opportunity to make remarks unfavorable to the European Union! No one understands how to resolve class disputes better than I do!"

"On the afternoon of the day the President of the European Union spoke, a large amount of living resources from across the European Union were transported into the army, the food supply level for the lower classes was reduced again, and most people could only eat expired biscuits, bread, and dried food! At the same time, two more divisions of guards were added near the White House!"

Li Tianran looked at these news items and photos, flipping through them gently. Tang Su came over, glanced at the screen of Li Tianran's phone, and said with a smile, "Oh, the boss is in a pretty leisurely mood!"

"I actually like to read this kind of news, especially when I'm eating."

Tang Su sat next to Li Tianran, picked up the plate of soy-braised beef, looked at the people of the European Union fighting over food and fresh water on Li Tianran's phone screen, and said with a chuckle, "Watching them fighting to the death over a piece of biscuit makes my meal even more delicious!"

Li Tianran glanced at Tang Su and said softly, "There's something a little twisted about your personality!"

"It's not that I'm twisted, it's a normal psychological reaction." Tang Su chewed on a slice of beef, and said with a smile, "When I'm eating, I like to watch other people not have any food to eat! When I'm sleeping in a comfortable room, I like to watch other people get rained on outside without an umbrella! When I'm sitting in an air-conditioned room drinking a cold drink, I like to watch other people sweating like rain in the scorching sun..."

Ding Lu was silent for a moment: "Isn't that twisted? They're already so miserable, and you can still laugh?"

"Tsk tsk... What a great philanthropist, a good Bodhisattva!" Tang Su looked at Ding Lu and said with some sarcasm and some praise, "You'll definitely produce sharira (Buddhist relics) when you're cremated!"