The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

Author: Yu Meng and Tea

Summary:

Good news: Lu Qianwei has been reborn, and in the future world no less!

Bad news: I've been reborn into the world of Ling Cage!

2046: Humanity, overcrowded on Earth, ventures into the stars, only to be met with a violent geological upheaval caused by an unusual lunar phase.

The Mana ecosystem disrupted the natural cycle, and natural disasters took away a large number of people.

2054: The first generation of Undying Devouring Beasts appeared, and humanity was almost extinct!

That year, Lu Qianwei turned 27, and his good days were about to begin, because he had a spacetime system!

The Devouring Beasts are merely nourishment for the system to absorb high-energy substances!

With abundant energy, space and time opened up for him!

Shortages of supplies, technological stagnation, and insufficient population... none of these were problems in the face of his steel and guns!

Chapter 1 The Early Stages of the Ling Cage Apocalypse

"Roar--!!"

"Boom—rat-a-tat-tat-tat..."

"Run!!"

The roar of the monster, the howl of the machine gun, Lu Qianwei, wearing power armor, stood on the top of the armored vehicle and urged them on.

Specially designed large-caliber firearms continuously fired at the pursuing six-legged creatures.

The bullets rained down precisely, and the dozens of monsters at the forefront were blasted to pieces.

The bullets easily tore through their armor plates, and the pale blue fluid and severed limbs tumbled in the smoke and dust, quickly leaving the chasing roars and gunfire behind.

Under the continuous cover of fire, the convoy quickly disappeared into the billowing yellow dust.

This is the wasteland, the apocalypse of Ling Cage!

Lu Qianwei was not from this world. By accident, he was both lucky and unlucky to be reborn in this world.

In 2027, he still clearly remembered the first ray of hazy light he saw after his rebirth.

Lu Qianwei was overjoyed to have come to the future world because of what he saw and heard as a child, until the 'Coastal Alliance' appeared on the projection screen.

The Hela Empire's controlled nuclear fusion, the natural forces of the Heluo Kingdom, the biotechnology of the Zeon Kingdom, the underground kingdom of Yelai... Familiar memories flooded my mind.

Lu Qianwei confirmed that he had been reborn into the world of 'Ling Cage'!

A future rife with geological disasters!

His foresight couldn't help him in the big picture.

Before the real apocalypse arrives... no one will believe his ravings.

They might even end up in a mental hospital.

Moreover, his reborn family was merely a middle-class family in the Heluo Kingdom, and his birth determined the sphere of influence he could exert.

But humans don't believe it, while artificial intelligence does!

In 2038, Lu Qianwei was 11 years old. He finally caught the attention of ASH in Hisakawa City by pretending to be a person with the ability to 'predict the future'.

This year was extraordinary. Bai Jingyu, the mayor of Jiuchuan City who had only been in office for two years, died together with a brain transplant patient who was filled with grief and anger.

His eldest son and daughter ran away from home, and Bai Jingyu, filled with grief and indignation, shot himself.

After his death, the higher dimension saw through his warning: "The rules will be destroyed, the cycle will be broken, reincarnation will be severed, and the gate has been closed." ASH saw it all.

Lu Qianwei sent this kind of information to Jiuchuan Internet of Things even earlier, which finally caught the attention of ASH.

The tragedy of the Gray family 36 years ago, and ASH's plan to create androids, along with the advance information data of Bai Jingyu's consciousness, directly made her believe in Lu Qianwei's abilities.

The rest was easy; Lu Qianwei conducted the transaction through a future timeline.

This prevented many tragic events from unfolding in Hisakawa City and earned ASH's support!

This support is comprehensive, encompassing both financial and technological assistance.

In the face of the apocalypse, artificial intelligence is more rational than humans.

With the funds and technology provided by ASH, Lu Qianwei established his own underground shelter in the Heluo Kingdom—the Dark Fortress!

Ever since he realized this was a post-apocalyptic world, he had been preparing supplies for post-apocalyptic survival.

Since the outbreak of the geological disaster in 49, except for Hisakawa City, which has the Mana Giant biofield to maintain its original ecology.

The Earth's original ecosystem has been destroyed by the mana ecosystem.

The earth's crust trembled and tore apart, causing the soil to become sandy and compacted.

Extreme weather disruptions, plant decay... Sandstorms rage day and night, and vast plains are cracked into deep valleys or rise into mountains amid frequent massive earthquakes.

The entire planet is plunged into irreversible and severe imbalance and erosion by the mana veins.

The Dark Fortress is one of the few regions in the Heluo Kingdom that still controls the technology of natural forces and maintains part of the ecological cycle.

Lu Qianwei firmly believes that food is the gold of the end times.

This also allowed him to gather a large number of talented people since the end of 49.

As the heavy alloy doors of the bunker opened, the armored convoy drove in a grand procession into the deep, flat, and spacious armory.

As soon as Lu Qianwei got out of the car, a girl wearing a dark blue uniform and with her hair tied in a low ponytail walked over.

She started nagging as she looked at the data panel, “Brother, not long ago the tectonic plates shook again, causing the rock layers that had been excavated four underground to collapse.”

The foundation wall on the fourth basement level was damaged, but fortunately there were no casualties.

"Due to the emergence of new, highly dangerous species, the bunkers and trade routes between various regions have been severely disrupted."

Some smaller outposts were even destroyed outright.

"Brother, your deal with the royal family on the 'phenomenological equipment' has also been forced to terminate due to a sudden attack."

They even went so far as to demand an exorbitant additional energy supplies!

Lu Yue almost stomped her foot in embarrassment and anger in front of everyone (o`~'o): "They went too far!"

"That represents our savings for the next few decades. If we sell it, many of the base's facilities will have to be shut down to save money."

In the short term, it's manageable, but over a long period, it will cause irreversible damage to some of the bunker's equipment.

“Phenomenological equipment is absolutely necessary!” Lu Qianwei said without room for doubt.

"But... what's the point of having so many superhumans? Can any number of superhumans be more useful than nuclear fusion energy?" Lu Yue muttered in dissatisfaction.

Lu Qianwei glanced at her, and if she weren't wearing power armor, he would have liked to flick her on the head.

"You talk too much. Didn't I say you were in charge of the bunker? Why are you reporting to me again?"

Lu Yue playfully stuck out her tongue, "Hehehe, I just heard you guys caught a new type of dangerous species, so I came over out of curiosity to take a look."

"I've heard that these monsters can absorb the source essence from other people's bodies and turn them into petrifiers. It sounds just like Medusa from a picture book."

Lu Yue asked with curiosity and caution, "Brother, according to the intelligence, they seem to be social creatures, right?"

There seems to be some kind of connection. Is it alright for you to bring it to the bunker like this?

"Don't worry, it won't last long." Lu Qianwei smiled confidently, took out the heat-capacity greatsword from the back of his armor, and led his younger sister to a modified transport vehicle.

As the two approached, they could faintly hear screams from inside, but they were quickly silenced by several gunshots and whimpering sounds.

He ordered the soldiers on guard to open the cargo door. As soon as the cargo hold opened in all directions, a monster chained in a cage with thick alloy chains appeared before everyone.

It resembles a monitor lizard, with a pale green carapace covering its back, two legs and four arms, and several tentacles emitting specks of blue fluorescence on its serpentine head.

Looking at the snake-like tentacles, Lu Yue covered her mouth in surprise and exclaimed, "It really is Medusa!"

Lu Qianwei leaped onto the vehicle's cargo hold, looked at the 'snake dog' waiting to cool down and revive, and waved to order the soldiers on both sides who were aiming their guns to retreat.

As soon as the two men left, the snake-dog slowly woke up, opened its eyes, bared its teeth, and lay on the iron cage, howling.

"Heh, it's only been a little over ten days since it appeared, and it's already awakened so quickly without evolving!" Lu Qianwei sneered and stepped forward, his heavy alloy boots slamming down on its grotesquely protruding head.

Before it could continue whimpering, Lu Qianwei twisted the hilt of his sword, and the molten blade instantly turned crimson.

With a swift stroke, the scorching arc of light along with the snake and dog inside the alloy cage were reduced to two charred, severed pieces.

There's nothing interesting about this thing. If it drags on for too long, it could easily expose the location of the bunker, and Lu Qianwei won't show any mercy.

As for resurrection...

Hehe~

Feel sorry!

You guys have resurrection cheats, I have system cheats too!

Chapter 2 Spacetime Dimensional System

As the 'Bone Burning-VII Type Hot Melting Blade' pierced into the snake dog's body.

To everyone's surprise, the blue energy emanating from the opponent's body was continuously flowing along the sword and into Lu Qianwei's power armor.

The snake-dog's body decayed into a statue of dry, woody fibers at a visible rate.

"Brother!" Lu Yue cried out in worry from the deathly silent armory.

"I'm fine." Lu Qianwei smiled gently, drew his molten sword, and jumped off the truck amidst the admiring gazes of the crowd.

He actually had a system with him when he was reincarnated, but that damn system kept saying, "Not enough high energy! Not enough high energy!"

Who knows what "high energy" even means?!

It wasn't until he learned that the country he was in was called Heluo Kingdom, a member of the Coastal Alliance, that Lu Qianwei had a rough idea of ​​what was going on.

That's why he had the idea of ​​capturing the Devouring Beast; otherwise, he would have already taken his family to seek refuge in the drastically changed Jiuchuan City!

Without a systematic foundation, he wouldn't have started planning from a young age and stayed in this wasteland.