Chapter 1 The Clock Ticked

The clock on the wall gently chimed.

The time was 2:00 PM.

There were 59 minutes until the end of the world.

The sky outside the window had turned completely dark, with only a faint ring of light remaining from the sun.

Hanhan fell asleep in Li Tianran's arms.

He carried her to bed and tucked her in, then picked up the remote and changed the channel, wanting to see how the media and officials were reporting on the strange celestial phenomenon.

In the past few hours, he had looked through all the items in the system and the store.

The three main categories in the store were upgrades, mainly infrastructure for upgrading the shelter and building a more secure castle.

The tools category contained various auxiliary devices for life...

But don't think that the tools category only includes insignificant pots and pans. If you drag the progress bar back, you can see that it also sells weapons, firearms, various large machines, and even dozens of tons of wall-breaking machines and vibrators.

It can be said that any tool or machine you can imagine, the store has it for sale.

And the resources category is even more extensive.

From crop seeds to livestock cubs, including water sources, growth stimulants, medicines, fuel, and even high-power "artificial suns."

Li Tianran looked at it. If he invested his meager points into the store, it would be like a pebble sinking into the sea, only creating a small ripple.

At this moment, Li Tianran finally understood the true meaning of the word "tycoon."

If he had enough points, he could arm the manor into a world-class military base in the short term. Then, no matter how the outside world changes, it would remain unshaken!

"Exchange System," Li Tianran looked at the final interface.

The exchange system was the only source of points.

Lv1 Edible Crops 1kg = 1 Point!

Lv2 Anti-Radiation Crops 1kg = 10 Points!

Lv3 Ancient Medicine Crops 1kg = 1000 Points!

Lv4 God-Level Powerful Crops 1kg = 10000 Points!

Lv5 Super God-Level Enhancement Crops 1kg = 100000 Points!

The exchange system was mainly used for the recycling of crops, livestock meat, and some minerals, and priced them differently according to their levels.

"This is to make me a farmer to the end..." Li Tianran looked at the exchange system, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

Although this system's interface was a bit rough, the supporting facilities were complete.

From supply and marketing to recycling, it was a complete one-stop service.

With such a guarantee, Li Tianran's mood was finally no longer panicked.

Just then, the TV happened to switch to an astronomy program.

"Hello, Dr. Li, how do you view this sudden solar eclipse? Why was there no advance warning of this solar eclipse worldwide?" The host, wearing a neat suit, asked the astronomer who was a guest on the show in a soft voice.

"Well... a solar eclipse is just a common astronomical phenomenon in academia. The planet blocking the sun's rays this time is likely beyond the distance limit of modern astronomical measuring instruments."

The white-haired old scholar said in a relaxed tone, "Based on my experience and discussions within the research institute, we have concluded that this solar eclipse is a rare event that occurs once every five hundred years, but its duration will not be too long, so everyone does not need to panic! I suggest that viewers sitting in front of the TV can invite their families to go out and watch this spectacle together!"

"In other words, this is just a small astronomical phenomenon that will not cause any changes to our lives, right?" the host asked again.

"That's right!" The old scholar adjusted his glasses and said decisively.

Li Tianran looked at this scene, a trace of mocking and angry sneer on his face: "A small celestial phenomenon? This is a major storm sweeping humanity..."

An hour ago, he had posted online to warn the public, but unfortunately, his reminder was not taken seriously. Instead, it attracted a one-stop service of online police deleting posts, blocking accounts, and issuing warnings, and claimed that if Li Tianran continued to post, his IP would be blocked directly on the grounds of spreading rumors and causing trouble.

Seeing this, Li Tianran's heart turned cold.

The clock on the wall moved slowly but unstoppably, getting closer and closer to the arrival of the doomsday, but Li Tianran's mood calmed down.

Since things could not be changed, he might as well guard his own territory.

He issued instructions in his mind.

"The patrol guards are located in the east, south, west, north, and at the gate for monitoring and patrol. Each patrol guard leads five hummingbird warriors. The hound warrior guards the residential building. Once an intruder is found forcing their way in, no report is needed, kill them directly!"

Under Li Tianran's command, six eyeball-shaped flying patrol guards, led by hummingbird warriors, spread out in the manor, like bees patrolling their territory.

And the hound warrior stood in front of the small building like a stone lion suppressing ancient mansions, its cold mechanical eyeballs emitting a terrifying green light.

...

The sound of the needle, which was usually very soft, now became like a giant clock, resounding in Li Tianran's heart.

The system interface's scarlet reminder: there are only 10 seconds left until the Destruction Era arrives!

"Ten!"

"Nine!"

Li Tianran was also following the movement of the second hand, silently reciting in his heart.

"..."

"Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

Li Tianran suddenly stood up!

The Destruction Era has arrived!

"Boom!"

A roar seemed to resound between heaven and earth, and invisible sound waves quickly spread to the entire world.

Time and space froze instantly, like a poorly made game lagging at the moment of entry.

Li Tianran watched with his own eyes as a bird stopped in mid-air, motionless.

Immediately afterwards, he staggered back two steps, his pupils suddenly shrinking to the extreme!

The sun, which had been completely swallowed by darkness, reappeared in the sky.

The difference was that the sun, which symbolized the source of life, no longer had the passionate light. It still emitted light, but it was a cold, desolate light like moonlight.

In an instant, under the gaze of countless people in the world, it burst out with a light a hundred times more dazzling than usual!

In an instant, the entire Blue Star was shrouded in extremely intense light.

But this light did not last long. After only about ten seconds, it quickly dimmed.

At the same time, the sun, as if it had completely released all its energy, slowly fell silent, losing all its luster and becoming a black stone hanging in the sky!

A glorious end after ultimate sublimation!

The sun, which had been burning for 4.6 billion years and was supposed to continue burning, went out.

At this moment, the global temperature dropped by more than twenty degrees in an instant!

Li Tianran was stunned.

But the next moment, something even more unacceptable to Li Tianran happened.

He watched with his own eyes as a green dense forest in the distance turned gray at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not only the peach forest.

Corn, rice, poplar trees, grass... All the plants within sight were instantly stripped of all their vitality, and a layer of dead gray was shrouded over the green leaves and fruits.

Like a dead zone!

This was too strange!

In the dark, those lives on Blue Star that benefited from the light source lost all vitality at this moment with the sun's mutation.

Li Tianran suddenly frowned, feeling his mouth dry.

Immediately afterwards, a row of blood-red numbers appeared in his vision again.

"The First Destruction Era has arrived."

"Those vibrant, tall, and lush plant lives will begin to die from today!"

"There are 30 days left until the Second Destruction Era!"

"The arrival of the Second Destruction Era will take away the active, flowing ocean and water source lives on the earth. Lucky players, please cherish the present time!"