"Damn it..."
"I'm gonna be the first time-traveler in history to starve to death!"
Gu Tianle lay on the charred ground, staring up at the gray sky, barely having the strength to curse.
It had been three days since he transmigrated, and he hadn't had a drop of water or a bite to eat.
"Other people transmigrate...
either they're Dragon-Ao-Tian-level powerhouses
or get the 'engagement annulment' plotline..."
"Me?
I start with a broken life, no gear except what I can scavenge
and I can't even find jack shit!"
"Ah——!"
A wave of dizziness hit him.
Gu Tianle quickly reached up to hold his head, straining to stay conscious.
When his vision finally cleared a little, he summoned his last ounce of strength to roll over and stare at a clump of half-dead weeds nearby.
Wilted and lifeless, but at least they were green.
Eat them, and he might get poisoned.
Don't eat them, and he'd definitely starve.
"Damn it... fuck it!"
He stretched out his hand and grabbed one of the weeds.
Hum!
An extremely cool stream of energy suddenly surged from his palm into his body, instantly dispelling all hunger and dizziness!
[Detected host's intense will to survive resonating with plant origin!][Divine Farming System activating...]
[Binding core talent: All Things Resonance (Lv.1)!]
Gu Tianle's mind went blank.
A system?!
A cheat code?!
Before he could rejoice, the soft female voice announced again:
[Warning: Abyss Corrosion Level in this world has reached 99.8%.]
[Countdown to Universal Corruption: 364 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes.]
[Only path to survival: Establish a Pure Land of Life to reverse corrosion. Current Pure Land Purification Progress: 0.0001%.]
[Newbie Quest issued: Successfully plant and harvest your first crop. Reward: Newbie Gift Pack ×1.]
[Tip: All Things Resonance can passively defend against malicious lifeforms. Active use consumes Life Essence, which can be obtained through eating, planting, and purifying land.]
The barrage of information left Gu Tianle dumbfounded.
Universal corruption?
Pure Land of Life? Before he could process it——
"Roar!!!"
In the distance, the horizon suddenly turned black!
The earth trembled, and dust billowed as hundreds of Rotten-Tooth Demon Dogs with glowing red eyes swarmed toward him Rushing in madly!
"Fuck! System,
is this beginner's tutorial on hell difficulty?!"
Gu Tianle desperately wanted to jump up and run, but his useless legs refused to obey.
The demon horde was already a hundred meters away!
Fifty meters! Thirty meters!...
The leading demon dog leaped into the air, its stinking saliva almost dripping onto his face.
Swish!
A soft sound echoed. Suddenly, countless thin emerald green threads flashed within ten meters of Gu Tianle!
The demon dog mid-leap froze instantly.
In the next second——
Crash!
It split neatly into evenly sized pieces that clattered to the ground.
The dogs behind couldn't stop themselves, continuing to charge into the invisible domain of death.
Swish swish swish swish——!
The dense sound of slicing rang out endlessly.
In less than thirty seconds, a three-meter-tall mountain of demon flesh piled up in front of Gu Tianle.
For a moment, the stench of blood filled the air.
He froze in place, glancing at his faintly glowing palm, then at the mountain of flesh.
"This... passive defense... also comes with automatic dicing?!"
[Ding! Low-level demon horde (Rotten-Tooth Demon Dogs) has been decomposed by the Life Domain. Demon flesh contains trace amounts of energy and is edible.]
[Passively killed a demon horde. Completed hidden achievement 'First Blood'. Reward: Sweet Potato Seed Tuber ×1, Shoddy Iron Hoe ×1, Energy Points +10.]
[Energy Point Mall unlocked.]
The gentle system voice sounded again.
Gu Tianle plopped down on the ground, his heart pounding.
He was alive...
and there was meat to eat?
He scrambled over to the mountain of flesh,
picked a relatively clean piece, gathered dry branches,
and struggled for a long time to start a fire using the primitive method of drilling wood.
When the first whiff of meaty aroma wafted up, he groaned,
"So fragrant!"
He gobbled down a piece bigger than his face, and a warm current finally spread from his stomach to his limbs.
[Ingested trace Life Energy. Stamina slightly restored.]
As dusk fell, Gu Tianle sat by the fire, staring at the charred ground and the distant mountain of flesh.
For the first time, he thought...
maybe he wouldn't die anytime soon.
But this wasn't a long-term solution.
To survive properly, he needed a plan.
"First, plant the sweet potato and get the gift pack..."
After thinking for a moment, he made up his mind. Right now, he had nothing—only by clinging tightly to the system could he stay alive.
Without hesitation, he took out the purple sweet potato seed tuber given by the system.
The humble sweet potato, which he'd barely noticed in his previous life,
now looked extremely tempting, but it was his lifeline—
he dared not eat it.Swallowing hard,
he quickly raised the hoe and dug a hole at his feet,
then buried the tuber. But he didn't stop there.
He tried to focus his mind, channeling the cool energy in his body—
the Life Essence the system had mentioned.
It was still weak, like a small stream.
He guided it to seep out of his palm and slowly pour into the soil where the sweet potato was buried.
Hum...
A faint green glow spread across the soil's surface.
He could feel the sweet potato trembling slightly underground, like a small heart starting to beat slowly but powerfully.
[Active effect of All Things Resonance activated. Seed tuber has been energized. Growth speed +100%. Estimated maturity time: 24 hours.]
[Warning: Detected conceptual-level threat—Life Sweeper. Abnormal high-energy life reaction has been marked. Estimated arrival time: 71 hours, 59 minutes.]
[Tip: This entity instinctively eliminates high-intensity abnormal life fluctuations. It is recommended to maintain low energy consumption.]
Gu Tianle's hand trembled.
"Life Sweeper?
What the hell is that?
Is it stronger than the demon horde?!"
He waited for a moment, but the system didn't respond.
He looked toward the end of the horizon, where the darkness had swallowed the setting sun.
A chill slowly crept over him.