Chapter 15 I Don't Like the Apocalypse!

*Smack!*

A resounding slap landed on Qin Yiming's head. Li Tianran glared at him, grinding his teeth. "Do you think I'm some pushover? Can't you talk to your boss properly? Have you never been beaten by a capitalist?"

Qin Yiming rubbed the back of his head, looking aggrieved. "Boss! Use your brain! How could your ideas ever work? Putting those infantry weapons on a warship? That just creates a monstrosity!"

"The best thing about RPGs is their flexibility and high firepower for a single soldier! But you want to fix it on a warship as a main gun. You're killing its biggest advantage!"

"Boss, no offense, but calling you a 'military ignoramus' is an understatement, you know?" Qin Yiming said dejectedly.

Li Tianran's brow twitched, and he felt a surge of anger. He was about to grab Qin Yiming and give him a taste of the traditional Dongbei martial arts technique "Secret Art: Who the hell do you think you're talking to?" a triple slap of pure quality. But Qin Yiming anticipated the danger and darted away, hiding behind a rock a dozen meters away, shouting, "Boss, even if you beat me to death here today, it won't help! Let's figure out the weapon situation! The sooner you solve it, the sooner I can put the finished product in front of you!"

"You guys are getting too cocky," Li Tianran said, pointing at Qin Yiming with his index finger. He turned his head, feeling a little helpless.

It seemed his plan to turn trash into treasure wasn't going to work. He would have to grit his teeth and buy expensive weapons from the mall.

"You have purchased a 127mm main battle boat gun..."

"You have purchased..."

After a series of purchases, Li Tianran's points dropped below ten million again, while the decks of the eleven frigates on the sea in front of him were filled with heavy, modified weapons.

Li Tianran not only bought a lot of weapons, but also purchased some tools and materials needed for modification, such as high-precision alloy steel plates and rivets. These odds and ends added up to another several million points...

...

When Li Tianran returned to the farm, he was exhausted, and more importantly, mentally drained.

He stood in the yard for a while, then walked towards the planting area.

Entering the planting area, a field of green appeared before Li Tianran.

Since the expansion of the planting area, the yield of the three thousand mu of crops was astonishing. After deducting costs, the planting area alone could provide Li Tianran with massive points every day.

But now, looking at this green field, Li Tianran wasn't thinking about points.

The fragrance of the soil mingled with the scent of leaves and buds, and the Xu Ri (illusory sun) hung in the sky, its dazzling and warm light making him feel like he was soaking in a hot spring. Besides the endless sprouts of crops, Li Tianran even heard the long-lost chirping of cicadas and birds.

In the fields, there were occasional large trees dotted about, with luxuriant branches and huge canopies.

Birds nested in the branches, butterflies and bees fluttered in the fields, and water flowed潺潺 in the irrigation ditches, watering the land.

It was as beautiful as a painting.

A painting that could never be seen again in the outside world.

Li Tianran sat under a large tree. Only now could he truly feel his heart as still as water, and a sense of tranquility slowly welled up.

Of course, these bees, butterflies, and birds were purchased by Li Tianran from the mall as eggs and cubs and released into the planting area.

Not to eat honey and bird eggs, but to make the planting area look more vibrant and more like the former Blue Star world.

This was a spiritual pursuit.

Li Tianran lay down, feeling the contact between his body and the earth, and his tense spirit slowly relaxed.

Since the world changed, his body and mind had been in a state of high tension. As an older brother and boss, he had to be responsible for the fate of everyone. Every day when he opened his eyes, he was surrounded by people who relied on him, with no one he could rely on.

He was tired, really tired.

Scheming with people was tiring, and developing the farm was even more tiring.

It was mental exhaustion, and even the powerful physique of an Evolver couldn't give him any relief.

Although Li Tianran now possessed a status, position, ability, and wealth that he could never have imagined before, if you asked him when he was happiest, his answer would definitely not be now, but when he used to farm with his parents.

Back then, Li Tianran had nothing, but he also had no pressure. Now he had everything, but immense pressure came with it.

Survival, development, war, scheming.

Li Tianran couldn't afford to make any mistakes. He had to keep himself in peak condition at all times.

He was becoming stronger and stronger, but also colder and more ruthless.

He wanted to protect Hanhan and watch her grow up, but as the days went by, the time he could spend with her was getting shorter and shorter. Sometimes he only had a chance to say a few words at the dinner table, and after the meal, Li Tianran would either go to the mine, look at the warships, or sit alone by the cliff, quietly thinking about the future direction of the farm, sometimes for half a day.

Hanhan still liked Li Tianran very much, but she no longer clung to him proactively. The time the siblings spent together was getting shorter and shorter, and they talked less and less...

The others on the farm could occasionally joke with Li Tianran, but they would never dare to cross the line. They were not Li Tianran's friends, but his subordinates. Although they usually laughed and joked, they were still afraid and in awe of him in their hearts.

There was no one Li Tianran could talk to about some things in his heart.

"This is probably the price of growth," Li Tianran said, lying under the tree, looking at the golden threads of Xu Ri sunlight through the gaps in the leaves. He chuckled, but the laughter had a hint of bitterness, "I wonder when I can get a good rest. This goddamn apocalypse..."

"Screw you! I don't like the apocalypse! Can the world go back to the way it was?"

Li Tianran roared at the sky, but there was no response. Only two birds on the canopy tilted their heads and stared at him, seemingly not understanding why this young man had suddenly become manic.

After shouting and venting, Li Tianran felt much better.

He didn't know why he had suddenly become sentimental, perhaps because today was a special day...

He stood up and glanced at his watch.

August 17th, 14:20.

"Li Tianran, happy birthday," Li Tianran said with a faint smile, clapping lightly for himself, "Congratulations, you're another year older."

He stood alone in the fields, a gentle breeze blowing across the land, the sprouts and twigs swaying slightly, the light of Xu Ri shining on him, his back shrouded in a layer of gold.

He looked strong, and yet lonely.