Starting with Crimson

After his disappointment, Li Qingyu looked at the old dried milk demon core sauce in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.

Well... as long as the taste is alright, it's not too bad. If my hopes are dashed, so be it...

Besides...

Isn't fantasy meant to be shattered?

Li Qingyu comforted himself while forcefully unscrewing the cap of the Magic Core Sauce bottle.

As the bottle cap bearing Lao Gan Ma's image was slowly unscrewed.

Immediately, Li Qingyu felt the mouth of the Lao Gan Milk Demon Core Sauce bottle.

An indescribable stench assaulted my senses!

It's like putting a dead rat that's been fermenting for over ten days into an old, rotten egg, then pouring on the broth from a can of herring, sprinkling it with rotten natto, and finally stuffing it into a smelly sock that hasn't been washed for two years.

Immediately afterwards...

They shoved it into my mouth and sewed it shut...

Ugh!

Ugh!!

Ugh!!!

In an instant.

Li Qingyu's heart was racing, his mind was foggy, and his vision was blurry. The indescribable feeling of suffocation and the extreme stench made him retch uncontrollably.

Startled, Li Qingyu quickly tightened the bottle cap and threw it into the rice paddies some distance away.

Instinctively, he scooped up Princess Kiki, who had fallen from her head to the ground and was already unconscious from the fumes.

Li Qingyu stood up and ran quickly out of the polluted area.

Huff... Huff...

After breathing in fresh air for several minutes, Li Qingyu finally managed to suppress the urge to vomit.

I almost... almost threw up my breakfast.

Thankfully, I managed to hold it in...

After all... wasting money is shameful!!

But what's this? Soybean paste? For mixing with rice, stir-frying, or dipping in scallions? A household essential, or a great gift for family and friends?

Do you even deserve this system description?! Who would dare eat this stuff?!

Ugh!

It's painful to even think about.

After resting for a while, Li Qingyu's drowsy mind finally cleared up.

She glanced with lingering fear at the old man's milk demon core sauce that had been left in the distance.

Tsk tsk tsk....

It was only open for less than a second, the bottle cap wasn't even fully opened, and the firecrackers and rice paddies were all killed by the fumes.

Indeed, the area around where Li Qingyu opened the bottle cap, where the once plump and golden rice paddies had gleamed, is now completely bent over, the leaves withered and gray, and the ears of rice drooping, looking as if they could split open at any moment.

The husky, which had been frolicking among the firecrackers and rice paddies, suddenly returned.

He was lying face down, belly up, in that ring of withered firecracker rice paddies...

He looked completely dead.

This is actually the effect of an E-grade item?!

The monarch-level Primal Destroyer Beast and the S-class Millennium Nature Spirit... were both knocked out by the fumes.

Li Qingyu believed it when it was said to be an S-class biological weapon.

Sure enough, this Seventh Universe System is seriously flawed. Not only does it fail to distribute resource rewards, it doesn't even provide item descriptions.

Li Qingyu felt the tremors in the desert becoming increasingly mild.

After a moment's internal struggle, I took a deep breath.

Then, Li Qingyu covered his nose and carefully approached the edge of the contaminated area.

I stretched out my foot, stepped on the husky's tail, and dragged the husky out with my foot.

I also picked up the dried milk demon core sauce that I had just thrown away, which was already sealed and had almost lost its aroma.

It wasn't that Li Qingyu was into this kind of thing; he just felt that this thing... might be very useful in the future!

Finally, Li Qingyu, with the unconscious Erha and Qiqi, found a cleaner place and sat down.

Li Qingyu took out the bucket and drank two mouthfuls of Qiqi's foot bath water, which helped him recover somewhat.

Just as Li Qingyu was about to take a break, the desert began to tremble for almost half an hour.

Finally, it disappeared completely.

The moment the vibration disappeared, a system notification sounded.

[System notification: Due to damage to Saha's atmosphere, Saha is about to enter a period of catastrophe.]

During the cataclysmic period, Saha's temperature will continue to rise, and the oxygen content in the atmosphere will gradually decrease. Various unknown cosmic rays will directly irradiate Saha's surface. Most of Saha's native life forms are about to enter a state of rebellion.

[Estimated repair time for Saha planet's atmosphere: 10 days.]

[All civilized participants, please be mentally prepared.]

Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility.

This is....

Are you kidding me? Angel is that powerful? Not only did she kill Lilith, but she also blew through the atmosphere of Saharan?

This is terrible... How am I going to get through the next few days...?

Wait... something's not right...

Li Qingyu suddenly realized what was happening.

None of this has anything to do with him...

Temperatures are rising? Pineapple Castle has air conditioning and generates its own electricity!

Is the oxygen content in the air decreasing? Pineapple burgers can produce oxygen, so breathe it in freely.

Various cosmic rays? Li Qingyu believed... Pineapple Castle could withstand them!

Tsk tsk tsk....

All problems perfectly solved!

As for the native creatures of Saharan rioting? That's perfect, I was just worried about not having any corpses to scavenge.

Well done, Angel.

You are absolutely the MVP!!

It's just a pity...

Li Qingyu had only met Angel once, and would never have the chance to thank her in person...

After a moment of reflection, Li Qingyu, who was completely unfazed by the system prompts, suddenly remembered... he still had an important plan to implement!

That is... having the courage to climb and the willingness to surpass...

Manned spaceflight program!!!

Perfect timing! We still have enough evolution points, so let's begin.

Without hesitation, Li Qingyu turned to look at the rice paddies beside him.

The golden ears of rice in the firecracker rice paddy were swaying gently, emitting an alluring golden luster that complemented the yellow-green rice leaves.

Well then... I've decided on you!

Li Qingyu narrowed his eyes.

He slowly extended his right hand and carefully approached the nearest firecracker-shaped rice stalk.

Then, Li Qingyu stretched out his right hand and quickly pulled.

Suddenly, a yellow-green rice leaf was torn off by Li Qingyu.

The firecracker rice, having lost a single leaf, shook its body and flung off its ears of rice, startling Li Qingyu so much that he quickly retreated.

Fortunately, under Qiqi's previous orders, the firecracker rice plant did not attack.

Looking at the rice leaves in his hand, Li Qingyu let out a long sigh.

Now, the moment to test your skills has arrived!

After a while...

After plowing the surrounding ring of firecracker rice stalks bare.

Finally, after tireless efforts and perseverance, a crooked and crudely made airplane model woven from rice leaves appeared in Li Qingyu's hands.

Excellent, that's simply masterful skill.

Looking at the model airplane in his hand, Li Qingyu was full of praise.

Since that's the case...

Everything is ready... except for...

A red light flashed in Li Qingyu's eyes.

Use it, and Crimson Evolution will begin!

In an instant, the rice leaf airplane model in Li Qingyu's hand was enveloped in deep red flames.

Evolution... Begins!!