He noticed an intense discussion in the channel. It piqued his interest and he wanted to see what they were talking about.
Suddenly, a self-proclaimed cosmologist posted, “I recently predicted some cosmic phenomenons. There might be a very big disaster in the cosmos soon.”
“What kind of cosmic disaster?”
“What kind of cosmic phenomena? What will happen?”
“Is it an animal invasion like last time?”
Everyone asked. Zhang Bei also wanted to see what kind of disaster it was.
The cosmologist said, “I don’t have any equipment. I only calculated according to the surrounding planetary movements, the distance of the sun, and the activity of the sunspots. There is a high chance that there will be a cosmic phenomenon soon, but I don’t know what it is.”
“Then what were you even saying?”
“Exactly, have you gone blind? Hahaha!”
“Maybe something good will happen, hahahaha.”
“I only know that the last time this kind of cosmic phenomenon happened, our planet suffered a very destructive blow,” the cosmologist said solemnly.
“What kind of destructive blow?” someone asked.
“You all know about the Mayan civilization, right? The destruction of the Mayan civilization was a great calamity.” The cosmologist paused for a moment and continued, “And at that time, it shouldn’t be just our planet that was in a state of destruction. Other planets were also more or less affected. Furthermore, we no longer have the protection of Earth to face this cosmic phenomenon. We can only struggle on the asteroids.”
The cosmologist continued, “I had no desire to survive in this environment at the start, but I feel that as a scholar who studies the universe, I should tell you this. You have the right to choose survival. No matter what happens in the future, I feel that you have to face your choices.”
“At least I still want to survive, because only by surviving can there be hope.”
“Yes, yes. You’re right. There’s hope only if we survive. Let’s focus on defense.”
Zhang Bei turned off the world channel and thought about his defense arrangements carefully.
“I have a wall of thorny brambles outside and a cement tent inside. The defense is solid, but I don’t know what this cosmic phenomenon is.” Zhang Bei thought hard.
He thought for a long time but couldn’t think of anything. “Forget it. The detector should warn me when the time comes. It’s not too late to make plans when it does.” So he lay on the bed, his eyes beginning to close as he tried to fall asleep.
Beep beep beep. Zhang Bei was awakened by a series of rapid sounds. He opened his eyes in confusion and saw his detector shining with a red light. It was blinking rapidly.
The last time he saw the red light flashing was during the meteor shower and animal invasion, but it was not as rushed as this time. With a serious expression, he sank his consciousness into the detector.
“Warning! Warning! A cosmic disaster is coming in five hours!” Zhang Bei frowned and said, “What cosmic disaster? Tell me clearly.”
Then the detector said, “A cosmic disaster means a calamity that can destroy an entire galaxy.”
“Then why is this disaster happening?” Zhang Bei asked with a frown.
“It’s because of the black hole. You know about the black hole, right? A black hole can devour the planets around it, the stars, and the satellites. When it devours to a certain extent, the black hole can’t take it anymore, and it will explode. When it explodes, it will emit a very dazzling light. That light is similar to the nature of the black hole. It can devour everything around it. The areas that are slightly further away might not be devoured, but they will also be affected. The crisis this time is mainly because of that light.”
Zhang Bei broke out in cold sweat. “How can I block the light?”
“I am only responsible for telling you about the crisis. I have no way of telling you how to resist, but young man, you have to work hard to survive. Use all your strength and all your means.”
By the time he exited the detector, Zhang Bei’s clothes were drenched in cold sweat. Humans could not resist the power of the universe, especially such a huge amount of energy. How could they resist it?
For the first time, he had the thought of giving up. “Why don’t I just die like this?” He lowered his head and scratched the scar on his palm.
Suddenly, the little yellow chick fluttered its wings and jumped onto Zhang Bei’s lap. He touched the little yellow chick’s head, and it rubbed its head against his palm.
Feeling the furry and warm feeling in his hand, hope suddenly burned in his heart. Yes, there was hope if he lived.
He could no longer sleep, so he walked out of the tent and looked at the thorny brambles under the starlight. He shook them hard and kicked them again. In fact, the thorny bushes were still very hard, but against that kind of light, weren’t they useless?
How long could the tent resist it? Zhang Bei had planted the previous thorny brambles closer to the tent and now he was preparing to plant a few more circles outside. He crawled out of the gap in the thorny brambles and planted another circle of thorny brambles outside. Then, he poured a cap of diluted growth agent and let the growth agent spur their growth.
Within a few moments, the thorny brambles grew to more than ten meters tall, covering the entire sky.
Zhang Bei did not stay idle either. He continued to plant the thorny seeds and watered them with the diluted growth agent, covering the tent tightly in the middle. Then, he trimmed the thorns on the inside.
He then began to organize the supplies. He moved all the supplies together, especially the valuable items. He gathered them together and used a drop of growth agent to grow small thorny brambles around them.
Even if the protective measures outside were destroyed, and the tent was also gone, he could at least ensure that these items would not be destroyed.
The detector said five hours. Three hours had passed by the time Zhang Bei finished all this, and there were still two hours left.
Looking at the warm light in the tent and the little yellow chick sprawling on its back by his legs, he felt a little melancholic.
He did not know if he would be safe and sound in this crisis.
“No matter what, I have to eat my fill first.” Zhang Bei took out the instant noodles and put them in the kettle. Then he added two sausages and took out a piece of bread, handing it to the little yellow chick.
Zhang Bei looked at the little yellow chick pecking vigorously. He suddenly remembered that there were still some tomatoes and cucumbers. He took out a tomato and a cucumber and gave half of each to the little yellow chick. Seeing the little yellow chick eating happily, Zhang Bei’s appetite became better..