Chapter 1 Awakening

The next day.

Li Tianran was awakened from his sleep by a series of pleasant notification sounds.

"Radiation-resistant rice is ripe, please harvest in time!"

"Radiation-resistant cucumbers are ripe, please harvest in time!"

"Radiation-resistant strawberries are ripe, please harvest in time!"

(Third reminder, every hour!)

The series of prompts, like an alarm clock, quickly cleared Li Tianran's still-dazed mind.

Last night, he had returned from the greenhouse planting area at around eleven o'clock. Exhausted, he quickly washed up and went to bed, falling into a deep sleep.

"It's six o'clock in the morning," Li Tianran said, glancing at the clock on the wall.

The accelerated crops should have matured around three o'clock in the morning, but because Li Tianran was sleeping so soundly, the notifications hadn't woken him.

It wasn't until the third reminder that he was startled awake.

Wearing his pajamas, he stood in front of the window.

The sky outside was still a hazy gray, with only the light of a few stars shining.

The sun, hanging in the sky like a black pebble, reminded Li Tianran that everything that had happened yesterday was not a dream.

Hanhan and Xiao Hei were still sleeping soundly.

The little rascal seemed to be having dreams related to the cartoons he had watched yesterday, giggling foolishly and muttering in his sleep: "Hanhan is pink, big brother is blue..."

Xiao Hei whimpered and snuggled closer to the radiator.

Li Tianran smiled indulgently at the sight.

In the apocalypse, this was the motivation that supported his struggle.

...

The morning after the apocalypse was noticeably colder.

Li Tianran walked out of the small building wrapped in a thick cotton coat, feeling the cold wind like a knife, cutting his face painfully!

"After harvesting the first batch of crops, I must exchange some points and buy some convenient cold-resistant clothes in the store..." Li Tianran muttered to himself, quickly arriving at the greenhouse. He lifted the curtain and walked in, feeling an extremely clean and fragrant scent rush towards him!

The entire vegetable garden was filled with crops, laden with fruit!

Moreover, the crops were larger than usual and looked juicier!

For example, the strawberries in the front were usually the size of ping-pong balls, but these radiation-resistant strawberries were the size of fists, almost as big as apples.

In addition to strawberries, the size of crops such as corn, rice, cabbage, and cucumbers had also increased to varying degrees. Compared with ordinary ones, their volume was between two and three times larger.

And the yield was extremely high!

A half-meter-high tomato seedling was densely packed with fruit. Li Tianran roughly counted and found that there were as many as one hundred and eighty-seven!

The heavy fruits hung on the ground, like bright red gems.

In fact, in Li Tianran's view, the value of these fruits far exceeded that of gems.

After the apocalypse, luxury goods would soon depreciate, and the value of food would skyrocket. Before long, a gem of the same size wouldn't even be able to buy a tomato!

Looking at the abundance before him, Li Tianran felt a sense of satisfaction rise in his heart. He opened his arms, feeling like "this is my empire."

A series of data appeared before him again.

Radiation-resistant tomato: Rich in nutrients, contains 128 kinds of trace elements, long-term consumption can effectively improve physical fitness, storage time 30 days!

Radiation-resistant cucumber: Rich in nutrients, rich in vitamin C...

Soon, Li Tianran read all the data of these crops. In addition to having the characteristic of resisting radiation viruses, these radiation-resistant crops were far superior to ordinary vegetables in terms of nutrition and health. The various nutrients displayed in the data were almost comparable to some health-preserving medicinal materials.

Most importantly, the last description of these crops stated: Long-term consumption can effectively improve physical fitness.

In short, even if Wu Dalang ate these vegetables for a long time, he could grow taller than Shaquille O'Neal, become stronger than Xiang Yu, punch Ximen Qing to death, and play trapeze with Pan Jinlian...

Ahem!

Getting off track.

Li Tianran looked at the garden full of crops, his heart pounding.

With the arrival of the apocalypse, although the shelter was important, he couldn't stay in the farm forever. When he left the shelter, he still needed a strong physique to protect himself.

With these things, he would basically never be hungry or weak again.

Moreover, this was only the radiation-resistant level of crops. There were also the ancient medicine level, the divine level, and the super-divine level. Their additional effects would definitely be even more terrifying. Perhaps, after eating them, he could directly become Superman.

Li Tianran suppressed his excitement and began to harvest the vegetable garden.

...

Although the farm had harvesters, harvesting was different from planting and took a lot of time.

By the time Li Tianran finished harvesting all the crops, it was already ten o'clock in the morning.

Inside the farm's greenhouse, piles of cucumbers, white radishes, strawberries, tomatoes, and more than a dozen other vegetables and fruits were stacked like small mountains. In another greenhouse, there were corn, rice, wheat, and other crops used to make rice and noodles.

A pile of radiation-resistant cucumbers, weight: 300kg!

A pile of radiation-resistant strawberries, weight: 100kg!

A pile of radiation-resistant tomatoes...

Streams of data floated in Li Tianran's mind in a very user-friendly way. All the crops in these ten greenhouses added up to an extremely terrifying number.

Total: 6000kg!

Twelve thousand pounds!

If it was just used for storage as food, this grain could probably last until Hanhan grew up.

But that was just a calculation. Food couldn't be stored for that long.

Li Tianran looked at the crops, his eyes somewhat complicated.

Before the Cataclysm, this 6000 kilograms of crops could only be sold for thirty to forty thousand yuan at most, and it would take nearly half a year to water and care for them. After deducting various expenses, thirty to forty thousand would leave only about ten thousand yuan at most.

Only ten thousand yuan earned in half a year...

This was also why many people, including some of Li Tianran's relatives, looked down on him and even broke off contact with him.

However, this farm was the only legacy left by Li Tianran's parents. It was a place where they had poured countless efforts, and Li Tianran really didn't want to give up, so he had gritted his teeth and persevered for many years.

But now, the situation was completely different.

Li Tianran was confident that if he sold all these vegetables and fruits on the market now, 6000kg of crops could be sold for at least six hundred thousand yuan or more!

And as time went on, the price would get higher and higher!

However, Li Tianran had no intention of selling them.

At this moment, compared to money that would only depreciate, the system's points were what he needed most!

So he thought about it and decided to keep 100kg of food for storage, and exchange the rest for points.

"Are you sure you want to recycle 5900kg of radiation-resistant crops?"

The system asked.

Li Tianran decisively chose to confirm.

"Ding! Recycling successful!"

"Congratulations on receiving 59000 points!"

"Congratulations to the player for completing the first recycling, achieving the achievement of 'Recycling Master', and receiving a reward of intelligent work robot (agricultural type) x3!"

First recycling, and there's a reward?

Awesome!

So awesome!

Li Tianran looked at the series of points in his mall, and the three intelligent robots that suddenly appeared in front of him. A sense of satisfaction filled his chest.

At this moment, Li Tianran, whose mind was occupied by excitement, did not notice that in the corner of the greenhouse, a dozen ancient medicine-level crops had already sprouted finger-length, tender green branches.

Unlike radiation-resistant crops, ancient medicine-level crops were overall emerald green, crystal clear, and beautiful like works of art.

They exuded a faint medicinal fragrance.

Like a proud snow lotus on a ten-thousand-year-old snow mountain.

...

Central Hospital.

"Director Liang, thank you for your donation!" Director Wang looked at the young man standing in front of him and said extremely wearily, "The twenty ventilators donated by your company have been a great help!"

Liang Tianyu stood in place and shook hands with Director Wang expressionlessly.

If Deputy Director Ren hadn't strongly demanded it, even threatening to break off relations, he would never have stood here at this time, nor would he have given up profits to make a donation.

"Director Wang, I would like to ask, is there a treatment method for acute illnesses caused by accidentally eating toxic vegetables and meats?" Liang Tianyu asked.

"To be honest, we are currently at a loss. We are only relying on ventilators and heart strengtheners to maintain the patients' vital signs, but this will only extend their lives by a few hours at most..." Director Wang sighed.

"So... it's equivalent to a terminal illness, right?" Liang Tianyu asked.

"That's right." Director Wang nodded and said, "Since yesterday, a total of one hundred and eighty-nine people in the southern city have been rescued because of this symptom, and there are hundreds of thousands worldwide! But as long as they go on the operating table, the mortality rate is one hundred percent. So far, there has not been a single case of survival."

Hearing this, Liang Tianyu narrowed his eyes slightly.

Faced with such terrifying news, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"I have something to do, so I'll take my leave first." Liang Tianyu nodded, said goodbye to Director Wang, and turned to walk out of the hospital with his assistant.

Director Wang only heard the faint, intermittent half-sentence.

"At all costs... find... try... maybe... huge wealth..."