Chen Hao

Chapter 4 The Irradiated Earth, Li Tianran's First Crisis!

Li Tianran was stunned in place.

The Calamity wasn't a one-time event, but came in waves!

The first Calamity destroyed the plants, the second would destroy the water sources...

Li Tianran felt like a huge rock was pressing on his chest. If that was the case, would there be a third Calamity, a fourth Calamity?

What would they destroy?

After a long silence, the destructive scene stopped worsening. Although the sun hanging in the sky had dimmed, the stars had brightened.

Li Tianran had never felt that the light of these stars could bring such a sense of security.

Although these rays had no warmth, they were enough.

For humans, if the earth was plunged into darkness from now on, that would be the real doomsday.

He returned to the room and looked at Hanhan. She was still dreaming carefree dreams, and even let out a silly smile in her sleep.

Xiao Hei, on the other hand, was restless.

Animals were always more alert than humans. It seemed to have sensed something and was jumping up and down frantically in the room, whimpering non-stop, looking both frightened and anxious.

*Pa-ta!*

Li Tianran opened the door, preparing to go out and see what was happening outside.

Xiao Hei followed closely behind him.

As soon as he stepped out, Li Tianran felt a bit uncomfortable. The cold wind hit his face like a knife.

Fortunately, Li Tianran was prepared. He put on the prepared cotton-padded coat and headed straight for the animal shed.

The air was filled with a rotten smell, like the musty odor of a house that had been uninhabited for many years. He looked up at the sky and saw that the sun had lost its light and heat, becoming a black boulder hanging in the sky. Moreover, there were countless tiny black holes constantly devouring it, causing its size to shrink little by little.

"The sun is really being destroyed..." Li Tianran muttered to himself.

The impact of the first Calamity had begun to change the entire world from this moment on.

It not only destroyed the plants, but also destroyed the food chain that had continued for tens of millions of years on Blue Star.

Livestock and insects, important links in the food chain, would be forced to change their lifestyles due to food shortages. Those with strong adaptability would evolve, while those with weak adaptability would... become extinct!

And this result was destined to affect all mankind.

The future world order would inevitably undergo great changes!

Li Tianran stood there thinking for a moment, then took another step forward.

Nearly half of the cattle and sheep in the animal shed had died, and the remaining ones were also restless, constantly roaring.

Li Tianran wasn't surprised to see this scene.

Although the first Calamity was mainly a natural disaster that indiscriminately destroyed plants, the rapid cooling caused by the sun's destruction still froze some animals to death.

This also gave Li Tianran some warning.

He couldn't just listen to the literal words of the system's prompts, but had to consider a series of possible consequences.

At the same time, Li Tianran noticed that the door of the animal shed had been violently forced open from the inside. After checking, he found that the largest and strongest bull in the animal shed was gone.

But now Li Tianran didn't have the energy to look for it. He was silent for a moment, then turned and walked towards the planting area.

The originally lush green rice seedlings in the farm were now all a faint gray color.

A series of data appeared before his eyes.

"The irradiated rice contains violent toxins. There is a 98% chance of developing pulmonary fibrosis after consumption, and a 2% chance of causing the consumer's genome structure to be broken and reordered!"

"The irradiated land contains violent toxins. Ordinary seeds cannot grow, and radiation-resistant seeds or higher can be planted!"

Li Tianran felt his heart sink when he saw these two lines of data.

The most terrible thing had still happened.

This was permanent damage!

From now on, the land of the entire world would no longer be able to grow plants. In other words, from now on, people would only be able to obtain emergency grain and stockpiled grain stored by the country. After those grains were eaten, there would be no new supplies!

"A 2% chance of causing the genome structure to be broken... isn't that a bit scary?" Li Tianran turned his gaze to the irradiated rice again.

As an excellent farmer, he had also studied professional breeding and planting knowledge.

Every living thing and plant has a unique genetic combination structure. Generally speaking, their combination is very stable, but accidents can happen. Once the genetic combination structure is affected, terrible consequences will occur.

For example, growing two heads, growing three arms...

This is commonly known as mutation.

Like the Godzilla in the neighboring Sakura Country, it was because of long-term exposure to nuclear radiation that the genome structure was reorganized, transforming it from an ordinary lizard into a giant beast capable of challenging the heavens.

Its genetic locks were broken, and its strength, size, and intelligence were greatly enhanced.

But... this was the most ideal and perfect example, and also an impossible one in real life.

99.999% of genetically mutated creatures and humans will become deformed, paralyzed, with bones growing out of their bodies, and even degenerate into mindless monsters... In thousands of genetic recombination examples, a perfect recombination similar to Godzilla may not be produced.

Most mutated creatures will die extremely painfully as their bodies collapse.

Simply put, if a person eats these irradiated plants, the consequences are: a 98% chance of dying painfully as a human, and a 2% chance of creating some chaos as a monster, and then dying painfully.

"These things are very dangerous, they must all be destroyed..." Li Tianran also felt sorry, these rice seedlings were planted, irrigated, and carefully cared for by him, but now they were no longer food, but poison.

But at this moment, Xiao Hei suddenly became alert and barked madly in one direction.

A bull whose size was comparable to an elephant was charging towards Li Tianran like a tank. Two white dragons of air rushed out of its nostrils, and the earth seemed to be shaking under its iron hooves. Every step it took could be heard as a "dong, dong, dong" sound like drums beating!

Li Tianran could even see the scarlet bloodshot eyes in its eyes!

It was the bull that had broken through the door of the animal shed and ran out earlier!

But why was it so big now?!

It had doubled in size, and the fur on its body had been burst open by its muscles, and blood was flowing straight down, but it seemed to be oblivious to the pain.

It had been losing blood, and its life obviously couldn't maintain this state for long.

He suddenly thought of the previous "mutation theory". This bull must have eaten those irradiated rice seedlings, and its genes had been reordered!

It was no longer a bull, it was a bull *pius*!

It could also be called Bullzilla.

Li Tianran didn't know if he was unlucky or too lucky, that he could encounter the 2% chance.

Its strength and size had been greatly enhanced, but it had lost its mind and become a pure killing machine!

Li Tianran watched the bull getting closer and closer to him, and his pupils shrank to the size of a needle.

At this moment, Li Tianran!

Was in danger!