Chapter 1 Invader

Invader!

Hearing these words, Li Tianran immediately became alert.

His farm was his last fortress, and he absolutely couldn't allow any accidents. If someone forcibly tried to break in, he had to nip the crisis in the bud.

"Scanning the invader's appearance..."

Soon, the patrol guard sent back the invader's data.

"Invader, male, forty-two years old, no weapons carried, threat level 3!"

"Presenting invader's image!"

A picture appeared in Li Tianran's mind. In the picture, the invader's identity and face quickly became clear.

At the farm gate, a middle-aged man with a cigarette in his mouth was pacing outside the iron gate, with an anxious look on his face. He wanted to reach out and knock on the door, but seemed hesitant.

He raised his hand several times, but slowly lowered it again.

"Uncle Nan?"

Li Tianran raised his eyebrows in surprise when he saw the figure in the picture clearly.

Uncle Nan was a farmer in the nearby town, and seemed to be a distant relative of Li Tianran. In the past, when the farm was busy, Li Tianran would hire him to work.

He was hardworking and could endure hardship.

Li Tianran had a pretty good impression of him.

"Why would he come here?" Li Tianran wondered, then walked towards the gate.

Soon.

He came to the gate and called out, "Uncle Nan, what's the matter?"

Uncle Nan, who was anxiously pacing back and forth outside the gate, was startled by the sudden shout, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

But the next second, he took a hard puff of his cigarette, threw the butt away, walked over, and held onto the gate railing with both hands.

"Little Li, boss, I... I have something I want to ask you to help with..." Uncle Nan opened his mouth, stammering as if he had mustered all his courage.

At this time, Li Tianran noticed that Uncle Nan was not in good spirits.

His eyes were bloodshot, his eye sockets were swollen, as if he had just cried. He looked as if he had just recovered from a serious illness, and his whole body was filled with a lifeless aura.

Li Tianran looked at Uncle Nan and felt a little sad, but he didn't open the gate.

In the apocalypse, people's hearts were unpredictable.

Perhaps close friends a few days ago could become mortal enemies a few days later.

"Tell me!" Li Tianran nodded.

"Little Li, boss, do you still have any stored food in your farm? I really have no choice. My house was robbed and all my food was stolen! And the food on the market is too expensive, so... so can you lend me some food on credit?" Uncle Nan's voice became softer and softer, and in the end, he almost completely lowered his head.

People say that an adult's breakdown starts with borrowing money.

Uncle Nan deeply felt this way at this moment.

But in order to survive, he had to abandon his dignity. His family had been without food for two days, and the instant foods such as instant noodles in the supermarket had long been sold out.

He had been hungry for two days!

He could barely walk now!

Uncle Nan knew very well that with the world changing drastically, food prices were soaring. Even if Li Tianran had food, he would probably keep it for himself or sell it at a high price.

In the current situation, food was the most important thing.

He had run to several relatives' houses but hadn't borrowed any, so he came to Li Tianran to try his luck.

Although he knew very well that the chances of Li Tianran lending him food were almost zero, he still held onto a glimmer of hope in his heart.

What if?

After hearing Uncle Nan's words, Li Tianran's joy at the ripening of the Ancient-Grade crops was lessened.

Now that the world had changed drastically, famine was beginning to show its fangs.

Uncle Nan's situation was not uncommon in the world.

Famine would sweep across the entire Blue Star, and many people would die of hunger!

"Uncle Nan, I'm sorry... I don't have much stock here either. The batch of grain I planted before was destroyed in the mutation." Li Tianran shook his head, then said after a moment of silence, "I can give you some rations, but not too much."

Uncle Nan's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise when he heard this.

An excited smile appeared on his face, and he said repeatedly, "Thank... thank you! Thank you!"

Soon, Li Tianran brought half a box of instant noodles, opened it, and handed it out through the crack in the gate.

Uncle Nan thanked him profusely, but the worried look on his face still didn't disappear.

The reason was simple: these things were only enough to last him three to five days. After three to five days, he would still be in a situation where he had no food to eat.

Li Tianran narrowed his eyes.

Now he didn't lack food, and it wasn't that he didn't want to help Uncle Nan, but in the apocalypse, there was a right way to help people.

One must know how to hide one's possessions.

Blindly being a good person, being a saint, and not protecting oneself would not only fail to help others, but would also ruin oneself.

"I'll just take advantage of the evening to secretly send him the ordinary vegetables stored in the freezer..." Li Tianran said silently in his heart.

Now he and Hanhan had anti-radiation vegetables, and the ordinary-grade grains that they had stored in the past had become useless. Keeping them in the freezer was just waiting for them to rot.

"That's all I can do." Li Tianran took a deep breath: "Uncle Nan, good luck to you."

He and Uncle Nan had an old relationship, so he could give him some help, but he couldn't take out a large amount of anti-radiation grade food to save people.

Because his current strength was not strong enough to protect his property. Once he was targeted, he would not only be unable to protect his farm, but he himself would be caught, held hostage, and used as a "sow" to constantly produce and create value for others!

It's okay to not have the heart to harm others, but one must have the heart to guard against others!

This was Li Tianran's way of survival.

"No." Uncle Nan shook his head after hearing Li Tianran's words, a look of bewilderment flashed in his eyes: "Good luck to us."

...

Night finally fell.

Since the sun went out, Li Tianran originally thought that there would be no more distinction between day and night, but what he didn't expect was that some stars in the sky completely replaced the sun and became new light sources.

In addition to no longer having ultraviolet rays and heat, the pure brightness was not much weaker than the sun.

And most importantly, with the rotation of the Blue Star, night and day still existed.

Li Tianran loaded the ordinary vegetables and some meat from the freezer onto the truck, and then picked up Hanhan and Xiao Hei and put them in the passenger seat.

"Big brother, are we going out?" Hanhan blinked and asked.

"Yes, I want to see how much the situation outside has deteriorated." Li Tianran nodded and started the vehicle: "By the way, I'll send something to Uncle Nan, who used to help us work!"

"That Uncle Nan..." Hanhan obviously remembered Uncle Nan too, pouted and said, "Does he have no food at home? That's so pitiful..."

Li Tianran smiled, turned the key, and the truck engine roared, driving straight out of the farm gate.

Before leaving, Li Tianran gave the combat guards in the farm an automatic alert command.

If any creature tried to forcibly break through the farm's walls while he was away, they were to be killed immediately!