Disaster Simulator, global collapse begins.

"Yes! That's the feeling, crossing space by unknown means, a separation that is even more mysterious than space suddenly appears."

"Simulator, you've been saying all this time how much stronger you've become..." Chen Jie changed his question, "Have you remembered anything new?"

To give an example, imagine a two-dimensional creature that lives on a flat surface, and one day, by chance, it ends up on a giant chessboard.

Just then, someone was playing chess. The fleeting shadows and the falling chess pieces seemed to appear out of nowhere to a two-dimensional being.

So... are these disasters orchestrated by higher-dimensional beings?

Following the simulator's instructions, Chen Jie guessed:

Are we also pawns?

I hope not

……

Another 60 days passed, and the Umbrella Corporation continued to operate normally. The day arrived when the simulator would issue a reminder about the Originium Cataclysm.

The timing of the disaster is unrelated to the time zone of the country he is in; once the countdown begins, it will be based on Chen Jie's own absolute time.

While all intelligence personnel around the world worked overtime for a day, he also carefully read every piece of intelligence, even scrutinizing a small tornado.

however……

One day, nothing was gained.

Chen Jie decided to work overtime, but a week passed and he still hadn't made any progress.

Coo coo coo?

The Originium Cataclysm seems... to have been postponed?

Let's analyze this calmly.

His mind raced, and two guesses came to mind.

The first theory, derived from the conjectures of scholars of ancient times, is the theory of evolution.

"If natural disasters had been as intense from the beginning instead of evolving gradually, given the long history of Terra, the land should have been completely covered by Originium long ago, and civilization would have had little chance to recover."

"Therefore, both should have gradually emerged over a long period of evolution. It is impossible for Originium to spread all over the world in an instant, nor is it possible for natural disasters to suddenly become extremely severe calamities out of thin air."

"There must be a gradual evolutionary process in between."

"Initially, there were very few Originium and the natural disasters were weak, but after so many years of development, it is gradually becoming stronger."

The second one also comes from the life theory of the previous generation of boat scholars.

"Originium is like an ant colony"—that's what Eyjafjalla, one of the operators in Arknights, said.

"There is a virus parasitizing within the Originium," said the medical operator, Shining.

Note that it is parasitic rather than sealed, indicating that the Originium has a cellular structure.

Why do infected individuals, despite having Originium crystals within their bodies, still survive? Why are there Originium-infused creatures? It's all because Originium can, to a certain extent, replace some of the functions of organs.

Originium is alive.

Just as Honkai has its own will, the Originium Scourge, this massive ant colony, also possesses a kind of ant colony will that is difficult for humans to comprehend.

……

"If it's just speculation one, that's fine. It's a long disaster, and it might take thousands or even tens of thousands of years to develop into something like the Ark World."

Chen Jie wasn't afraid of guessing for thousands or tens of thousands of years? Maybe he would have led humanity to dominate the Milky Way by then.

"I'm afraid it's just guess two..."

The intelligent Originium Scourge sensed the danger and went into hiding to gather its strength.

Encountering such a cunning old fox in the real world would be a real headache, but this is a simulated world!

No matter what schemes you plot, even if you have the power to crush him, in the end you'll only end up with nothing.

The so-called simulation, where you gain a little experience each time, is very useful for catching these little rats and old schemers by following the clues.

Then why be afraid?

Because the other party possesses wisdom... and wisdom represents infinite variables.

"Let's take it one step at a time," Chen Jie said, regaining his composure. "You're saving up, and so am I. Let's see who develops faster."

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Chen Jie is approaching forty, but fortunately, Soul Steel can repair cells from a nanostructure, so he feels that he could live for another one or two hundred years without any problem.

Over the past decade, the protective umbrella has grown into a veritable behemoth.

They possess the ability to instantly neutralize the nuclear forces of all major powers around the world, and have infiltrated countries large and small, except for China.

Using liquid soul steel to extend lifespan as bait, but once it's actually injected, is your life still your own?

Chen Jie had thought that this infiltration would take decades to complete, but he never expected that the politicians and capitalists in the Federation would be so incredibly stupid.

After realizing they'd fallen into a trap, they became like treacherous ghosts, pulling in three more people, including acquaintances.

He didn't understand what these people were thinking, but by relying on human-to-human transmission, in less than ten years, the entire upper echelons of Western society had fallen victim to it.

Chen Jie had no intention of getting involved in politics; he only wanted to ensure that political factors would not become obstacles to the development of the protective umbrella.

Having finished learning the programming techniques of the previous generation, he can now begin to modify the energy source absorbed by the Soul Steel.

First, establish a small wireless power transmission area, then take out the Soul Steel with modified energy source for testing.

"The deformation speed has been greatly reduced, to 423% of that using Honkai energy; the structural strength has decreased by 47%; and the repair speed has slowed down by 60%..."

The energy level of electrical energy is indeed much lower than that of Honkai energy.

However, at least there has been a breakthrough, breaking out of the Honkai energy circle and becoming more universal.

……

Another ten years have passed.

Based on the self-renewal and repair technology of Soul Steel, the Umbrella has achieved controlled nuclear fusion.

The resurgence of Honkai energy has reached its limit. Individual power, the strongest individuals have already reached A-rank strength, but this is also the limit at this stage, since the Honkai energy resistance of all mankind is only LV6.

If the concentration of Honkai energy in the environment is further increased, the balance will be broken.

Unless a higher level of resistance is acquired, or the population increases, with more people absorbing and consuming the nutrients together...

"Why hasn't the Originium Calamity appeared yet..."

……

Another ten years.

Chen Jie suddenly asked:

"Simulator, do you think it won't trigger other disasters during a single simulation?"

是 的

It won't trigger other disasters, but disasters will continue to occur.

"What do you mean?"

Just like during the last fight against the Honkai, before humanity went extinct, the concentration of Honkai energy kept rising.

If you persist long enough, you'll eventually see Honkai Descent LV2, LV3... You might even see Herrschers swarming everywhere like mosquitoes.

However, this time it was the Originium Cataclysm's home ground, so no Honkai energy spawned, and the Honkai energy was released within a stable and controllable range.

This refresh process doesn't provide any notification; it's a kind of hidden mechanism.

"How many Originium Calamities will accumulate over these thirty years?"

I'm afraid... many

……

Another twenty years have passed.

"Life is but fifty years, like a dream, like an illusion..."

Chen Jie looked up at the sky and wailed.

"Damn, this Originium Cataclysm is really sneaky. It's not like it's going to wait until I'm old and die before it comes down, is it?"

……

Chapter 112—Bad End—Isn't it fine too?

PS: This is quite important, so I'm writing it upfront. It's not included in the word count. I will add a few hundred more words in chapters (more than 500 words will earn more coins, and less than 500 words will be free).

Because many aspects of Arknights haven't been fully explained yet, the developers are deliberately hiding them to prolong the game's lifespan, such as the Riddler storyline.

If you're confined to a single city or location, or the main storyline, focusing on character interactions and stickers is fine. But if you want to expand on the world-building, you'll definitely need to add some fan-created content to make the story flow smoothly.

(There's a possibility of being betrayed, but there's nothing we can do about it; the existing content is all incomplete.)

Just a heads-up, this game will feature a lot of fan-made content (partly to complete existing settings, and partly to show the protagonist wandering through different timelines, trying to change the tragedy of Terra). This might be a completely new version you've never seen before.

I'll create content with the intention of killing everyone—just kidding.

Terra has many problems.

"Originium Cataclysm", "Sea Heir", "Demon", "God/Beast", "Consciousness Empire", "False Sky", "Man-Eating Land", "Spirits of the Scorching Wind Land"...

My assessment is: Send it!

Right now, the world is even more dangerous than the one the protagonist is in, but the protagonist is unaware of this. He's the kind of person who watches the plot at eight times the speed, and all he remembers are the Originium Cataclysm and the Sea Child (I only found out about this after looking up some information).

Terra's current state is: A Sensitive Ocean (Sealings) + Bizarre Creatures (Northern Demons) + Disastrous Weather (Calamities) + Colossi (Physical Gods) + Subterranean Inhabitants (Something Exists Underground) + High-Quality Mineral Veins (Premium Originium Ore) + Rampant Disease + Illusory Sky + Ancient Ruins + Lost Arcane Arts

The following is the main text

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With the covert support of the protective umbrella, countries temporarily put aside their differences and began to jointly promote the exploration of outer space.

With Soul Steel and controlled nuclear fusion, humanity has the prerequisites to begin colonizing other planets in the solar system.

Twenty years ago, construction began on lunar colonies. Ten years ago, large numbers of humans began migrating to the moon, mainly those responsible for related work, but some also brought their families.

The moon's gravity is only 1/6 that of Earth, which is very advantageous for rocket landing and takeoff. Therefore, the moon is the best stepping stone for humans to migrate to other planets.

Humanity had an incredibly lucky start, yet many short-sighted capitalists will fight tooth and nail for the one or two small pieces of cake right in front of them.

Using the moon as a springboard, they began their march towards Mars.

Now, the construction of a settlement on Mars is nearing completion.

The quantum communication technology derived from reverse entropy has also been thoroughly exploited by Umbrella, enabling humans on different planets to communicate in real time via the network.

Unfortunately, there haven't been any major breakthroughs in navigation technologies like warp drives in novels and theories. Just like having only small wooden boats is not enough to support long-distance ocean travel, the slow speed of travel means that humanity can only explore the solar system.

The top research team within Anti-Entropy has come up with a plan: once the Martian colony is established, the next step will be to develop the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, which will bring abundant mineral and rare metal resources!

If the technology for long-range propulsion engines hasn't made a breakthrough by then, then the only option left is to explore the solar system further and build a Dyson rim world to increase the habitable area.

"So..." Chen Jie casually chatted with the simulator, "I've already ascended to the heavens, why hasn't the Originium Cataclysm arrived yet?"

You're curious? I'm curious too!

"Never mind, let's keep focusing on technology."

……

Another fifty years have passed.

The Originium Scourge is still surviving...

Space-related technologies remain stagnant, seemingly a huge hurdle.

Building a spaceport on Mars, similar to the Moon, that facilitates spacecraft takeoff and landing, and relentlessly mining the asteroid belt to obtain vast amounts of resources, has driven the price of personal spaceships down to about the same level as cars that were once affordable for every household.

With such a vast amount of resources, a massive ring world began to be built in an orbit slightly farther from Earth...

Chen Jie is now nearly 130 years old.

Thanks to Soul Steel, only now is he beginning to feel his thinking and energy starting to decline.

"Okay, you're awesome, you really can endure it." He gave a thumbs up towards the Earth.

I can't take it anymore, I'm really going to die of old age now.