The Era of Destruction?
When Lin Fan saw these three words, his heart pounded wildly. It seemed to carry a solemn kind of power, making his limbs go cold.
He suddenly walked to the windowsill and looked up at the sky.
The originally cloudless clear sky was now covered by a strange and gloomy darkness. The bright and dazzling sun seemed blocked by something, its edges falling into darkness, which was continuously expanding.
"Solar eclipse?"
Lin Fan knew very well that rare astronomical phenomena like solar eclipses would have been reported by the Meteorological Bureau and the media at least a week in advance.
But he hadn't heard any such news this time.
That meant the system prompt about the Era of Destruction was probably real.
This was not a solar eclipse, but a premonition of the apocalypse!
"The end of the world is coming in less than six hours. How should I prepare?"Lin Fan's mind was in chaos, but after forcing himself to calm down and think for a moment, he said solemnly:"Usually, the apocalypse brings sudden temperature drops and food shortages Yes, clothing and food."
Clothing and food, the essentials of life…
Countless disasters throughout history have proven one truth:
Warm clothing and food to fill the stomach are the top priorities to survive.
Only after securing these two essentials can one consider anything else.
With that in mind, he immediately opened the door and rushed out, holding Xin Xin and Xiao Hei, and went straight to the truck parked at the manor's gate.
Thirty minutes later.
Lin Fan returned from the city, his truck fully loaded with all kinds of supplies.
From winter clothing to various cooking seasonings, and even a simple diesel generator.
It took nearly two hours to move everything into the storage room. Only then did Lin Fan feel some calmness return to his heart.
"Big brother, why did we buy so many things?"Xin Xin sat in the passenger seat, legs dangling out of the door, holding a chicken leg, confused:"Are you planning to open a supermarket?"
Indeed, judging by the types and quantities of supplies Lin Fan bought, it could supply a small supermarket.
In other words, these supplies alone could sustain just two people for two or three years!
"Better safe than sorry"Lin Fan didn't answer Xin Xin directly.
After all, the apocalypse is too terrifying and unfamiliar for a child like her.
He glanced at the system prompt.
There were 3 hours, 26 minutes, and 37 seconds left until the Era of Destruction arrived.
The clouds in the sky grew even thicker.
The sun was gradually disappearing bit by bit, and the entire world was filled with a heavy, oppressive feeling.
Lin Fan's residence was a two-story small house inside the manor.
The first floor used to be a dining room for guests, fully equipped with utensils and connected to a hundred-square-meter storage room for food and seeds.
The second floor was the bedroom for him and Xin Xin.
After carefully closing all windows upstairs and downstairs and ensuring there were no gaps, he took advantage of Xin Xin watching cartoons to step out of the house and head to the livestock area.
He drove the two slightly agitated dairy cows and a dozen goats into the shed and locked them in. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Only then did he have time to check the specific interface of this apocalypse game carefully.
The virtual main interface was very simple, like a roughly made web game.
There were three options:
* Permission Interface
* Exchange Interface
* Shop Interface
He first glanced at the Permission Interface.
LV1 Shelter Permission: Remote control of shelter/50,000 points (even if the player leaves the shelter, they can always monitor the shelter and all shop products'real-time status and give commands anytime).
Other permissions would unlock after leveling up
Lin Fan raised his eyebrows, then chose to enter the Shop Interface.
The Shop Interface popped up, currently only showing three categories, while the other seven categories were completely greyed out, indicating"Unlock after shelter upgrade."
The three categories available were Upgrade, Tools, and Resources.
Lin Fan chose the Upgrade category first.
"Upgrade shelter, choose defense/expansion!"
Defense and expansion were two different interfaces with completely different products.
Defense category:
* Fence: Wooden (1 meter/30 points), Iron bar level (1 meter/300), Concrete thorn level (1 meter/600), Alloy fortress level (1 meter/6000)
* Radar guards: Surveillance level (1 unit/2000), Patrol level (1 unit/5000)
* Laser tower: Locked
Warning: Player Lin Fan's shelter defense rating is 3, only capable of defending against small wild animals, extremely high risk, recommend establishing a defense system ASAP!
Around the manor, a fence made of bamboo sticks and iron wire trembled in the wind.
Lin Fan then checked the expansion category.
Expansion category:
* Intelligent working robots: Household type (1 unit/10,000), Agricultural type (1/50,000), Industrial type (1/500,000)
* Combat warriors: lv1 Hummingbird level (1/1,000), lv2 Hunting dog level (1/5,000), lv3 Adult level (1/50,000), lv4 Tank level (1/5,000,000), lv5 Mecha level (1/1,000,000,000)
Just seeing the prices made Lin Fan dizzy.
They were almost as many zeros as a phone number!
Overall, this apocalypse game was somewhat like a disaster shelter or red alert game, focusing on a base to expand or develop.
Lin Fan felt a bit chest-tight and looked at the shop prices—they were great items, but the cost was hard to swallow!
Then he suddenly remembered he hadn't checked the newbie rewards.
He tremblingly opened his backpack interface and saw a gift box package:
* Points Reward: 500,000!
* Radars: Surveillance level x3, Patrol level x1!
* Combat warriors: Hummingbird level x20! Hunting dog level x1!
* Seeds (Radiation-proof): Corn x30 jin, Soybeans x30 jin, Rice x30 jin!
* Virtual Sun: Energy (300/300)!
* LV1 Crop Growth Accelerator: 80 liters!
* LV1 Livestock Growth Accelerator: 80 liters!
"Take out items?"
Lin Fan chose"Yes."
In an instant, a pile of items appeared on the ground in front of him.
The most eye-catching were the mechanical combat warriors.
Twenty hummingbird-level combat warriors shone with a dim metallic luster, shaped like hummingbirds, lightly fluttering their wings as they flew up.
Lin Fan curiously examined the row of mechanical guards. His mind instantly processed their status like a powerful computer:
**lv1 Hummingbird No.1 (Level 1 combat warrior):**
* Ammo capacity: 100/100
* Damage: 0/100
* Speed: 5 (5 meters per second)
* Lethality: 3 (can penetrate 3mm steel plate)
* Defense: 1 (can withstand 100kg force attack)
* Attack mode: Gunfire!
He immediately gave them an attack command.
The next second, the hummingbird guards suddenly burst into action, gunfire continuous!
A water jar placed far away was instantly shattered!
Lin Fan's pupils contracted.
This power hitting a person would be instantly fatal!
He then looked at the lone hunting dog level warrior:
**lv2 Hunting Dog No.1 (Level 2 combat warrior):**
* Ammo capacity: 50/50
* Fuel capacity: 100/100
* Speed: 4
* Lethality: 6
* Defense: 5
* Attack mode: Burn, gunfire, bite!
A flash of fire appeared, and a 10-meter-long fire snake burst from the mechanical dog's mouth, forming a huge fireball in the air.
Even from ten meters away, Lin Fan felt the suffocating heat—even steel would melt!
Yes!
Looking at these things before him, Lin Fan couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The newbie reward was truly generous!
With these items, he had a trump card to survive even in the apocalypse!
Thirty minutes later, Lin Fan returned to the small house.
His points had already dropped from 500,000 to around 30,000.
He bought five monitoring guards and patrol guards, twenty hummingbird combat warriors, and surrounded his manor with a circle of iron bar fences.
He couldn't blame himself for being overly cautious.
In the apocalypse, human nature's evil would be fully revealed.
In other words, those who lost their humanity in disasters were themselves part of the disaster.
One had to be prepared.
After Lin Fan's modifications, the manor already had the shape of a fortress.
He was confident that as long as no formal army came to attack, no one could forcibly invade!
On TV, Peppa Pig was still playing. Xin Xin laughed carefree at the show.
On the table was a half-eaten plate of fried rice and a chicken leg.
Lin Fan sat down, casually picking up the plate to eat, smiling and asking,"Why didn't you finish eating? Feeling bad?"
"I and Xiao Hei are full."Xin Xin shook her head."This is reserved for you."
Lin Fan paused, then smiled, biting a few pieces and throwing the remaining chicken leg bone with some meat to Xiao Hei, who looked at him eagerly.
Woof!
Xiao Hei immediately pounced, tail wagging happily.
Lin Fan exhaled deeply.
This kind of life was really comfortable
But he didn't know how long it could last.
He looked up at the unnaturally dark sky.
After a moment of silence, he gently patted Xin Xin's head and asked softly:
"Hanhan, if starting today, the world stays dark like this forever, would you be scared?"
Xin Xin nodded:"Yes, I would."
Then she seemed to remember something, barefoot, she snuggled into Lin Fan's arms, grabbed his arm, hugging herself with a giggle:"Then I wouldn't be scared!"
Lin Fan was stunned for a moment, then beckoned Xiao Hei over.
Xiao Hei obediently jumped onto the sofa and lay beside Lin Fan.
Looking out the window at the gloomy sky, Lin Fan clearly knew what terrifying apocalypse the world was about to face.
So now, only being together with the most important things in his life could calm his heart.
For a long time already, a pair of siblings and a dog formed their own little world.
Everyone else in the world was an outsider.
Nothing else mattered, and no one could separate them.
Neither Yu Lin,
Nor the apocalypse.