Chapter 30

And so, another five years had passed since the establishment of the new empire.

For the empire, these five years were a time of rapid changes.

The Emperor fell ill and no matter what method he used; he could barely keep himself alive.

And as the illnesses worsen, so was his personality—he became more violent.

Dictatorial, domineering, wrathful, and… irritable.

He became feared for those.

That’s not the worst. Under his leadership, an insane amount of resources were poured into the weapon research, effectively crippling the empire’s economy.

The treasury was emptied, infrastructure stagnated, tax increased, and even administration methods were used exhaustively to fund the research.

A prosperous country at the electrical age became weak in just a few years.

Some people tried to resist, but nothing they did changed anything.

After just a brief period of prosperity, the empire was crumbling. Countless people were confused about what the “Brilliant” Emperor was thinking. [1]

……

“I just want to get a glimpse of the outside.“

Great Western Continent.

At the farthest end of the northern mountains—the peripheral of the Endless Sea; lies a high mountain.

On the side close to the sea, the lower half is steep and smooth. While on the upper part there are artificial windows, inlaid with special kinds of glass.

This is the forefront of the Western Continent’s research institute.

The Central Laboratory was hidden inside the hollowed part of the mountainside, which is the center.

To blow up the “Boundary”, it was necessary to detonate all the annihilation bombs at the end of the sea.

And the mountains in the Great Western Continent are the nearest land to it.

Just a while ago, all the annihilation bombs manufactured in the past five years were placed at the end of the sea. In addition, the submarine cables leading to the switch at the Central Laboratory have also been laid.

This is almost the limit of the control.

At this moment, in the central hall of the laboratory. The aged Emperor was standing in front of the window with the help of others—looking at the Endless Sea.

Today’s weather was excellent, the winds and waves were calm. One can easily see the “Great Wall” far away.

Behind him, countless people were busy as the last test was in progress.

After a while, the Chief Scientist who had also aged slowly approached. “Your Majesty, the three thousand annihilation bombs have been deployed and the last test has been completed. They are ready to be detonated.”

With that, he lifted the dark green metal box in his hand. There were several cables connected to the bottom of the box, like long snakes leading to the instruments around the laboratory.

“Very good.” The Emperor retracted his cloudy gaze and raised his right arm weakly, but at this moment, he hesitated. “Can you tell me again… the consequence?”

“Yes, according to our calculation, with so many annihilation bombs detonated at once, it will change the very landscape of the surrounding area and may even cause the collapse of the world’s ecosystem.

“For us, even if there is a thick rock wall, the radiation it produces will kill us all in a short time, without exception,” said the Chief Scientist calmly.

His voice was not deliberately lowered, yet the surrounding people didn’t respond.

In the past five years, by repeatedly using the “Imperial Seal”. The Emperor had deeply embedded the thought of destruction into the minds of these people.

“Then… do you think I should turn it on?” asked the Emperor, as if he was asking for confirmation.

“I… don’t know.” The Chief Scientist’s eyes were a little confused.

“I understand.” The Emperor pursed his lips and took the detonator with a trembling hand, then turned around and looked at the sea outside the window.

At this moment, the few researchers came over and looked at the small detonator blankly.

No one spoke. The hall was so quiet that a needle drop could be heard.

Only the Emperor followed the steps as he gradually opened the case, then inputted the password and pulled the safety seal… and then finally, he held the lever.

The sun shone on his dried face, yet there was no warmth on it.

Click.

There was a crisp pulling sound.

Immediately, in dead silence, the electrical signal passed through the detonator and into the instrument, then through the long submarine cable; to the other side of the world.

A brief silence ensued.

Then, an unknown researcher let out a gasp of admiration: “Wow…”

In the distance, a terrifying force tore through the still sea, setting off violent winds and vast waves, blowing away the clouds in the sky.

A violent indescribable boom drowned all the sounds as many cracks appeared in the special glass inlaid on the mountain, which broke it in an instant!

The infinite, pure, snow-white “light” penetrated the window, piercing the retina of everyone at this moment.

Drowning their consciousness.

At this moment, three thousand annihilation bombs detonated at the same time!

Dozens of miles of the sea heats, boiling as the water evaporates into countless vapors!

The terrifying shock wave shattered countless equipment and detectors on the mountain peak.

The radiation-laden dust rose high into the sky and spread rapidly, sweeping across the entire Western Continent and to the cities far away.

In the cities.

Countless people in the streets, rooms, factories, schools, hospitals, stations… raised their heads at the same time and looked toward the Great Western Continent.

At the flame that lit up half the sky.

At this moment, countless men and women; old and young—felt the very earth shaking.

With their eyes and mouth wide open, skin tingling. They stared at the sky—at the dust storm that stretches hundreds of kilometers—as they scream in horror:

“AH!!!”

After the three thousand annihilation bombs detonated, in 6 minutes 26 seconds, the shock wave swept across the Great Western Continent!

In 7 minutes and 21 seconds, Mingzhou Province fell!

In 8 minutes and 49 seconds, Taian Province fell!

In 11 minutes and 5 seconds, Jingchuan Province fell!

……

In 18 minutes, it was approaching the center of the continent.

In 22 minutes and 7 seconds, the shock wave sweeps through Kyoto!

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One hour later.

Taklimakan’s 300,000 square kilometers of fertile land was reduced to wasteland!

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Meanwhile, in Yangcheng City, inside a famous hotpot restaurant.

The air conditioning is turned on cold enough.

At a certain table.

Lin Tuo was holding his chopsticks and stirring the spicy pot in front of him. In the pot filled with appetizing soup, ingredients were sinking and tumbling.

On the left-hand side, most of the iced drink has been drunk.

“Hoo~” Picking up a large roll of cooked mutton, Lin Tuo subconsciously blew it. He then dipped it in the sauce and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing a large bite happily.

By the time it was swallowed into his stomach, it felt like his entire body had warmed up.

He picked up the drink and took another sip, with his forehead full of fine beads of sweat. “Mutton is only satisfying if you take a large bite.”

Suddenly, the screen of his phone placed next to him, lit up.

It was a timed alarm clock.

Time to collect the Ether again.

“Alas, too much Ether is also quite annoying. I need to breathe once in a while too…” Shaking his head, Lin Tuo put down his chopsticks and leaned his body on the back of the chair, then closed his eyes.

Consciousness Switch!

The next second.

Lishan Martial Hall, in the study.

The sleeping body lying in the rattan chair slowly opened its eyes. He got up and walked to the Sand Table, then switched it back to the Creative Mode.

He waited for the light and shadow transformation to complete.

As Lin Tuo looked down on the 300,000 square kilometers of wasteland.

He became dazed.

……

A moment later.

A miserable shriek resounded in the Martial Hall study.

“What’s this… what the fuck is going on?!”