eastern_moon

In a world overrun by killer plants and poisoned soil, humanity is barely holding on. Enter Xu Jianyu, a guilt-ridden ex-agricultural scientist who just wants to mind his business in the apocalypse. But when a sassy, morally questionable system called Eden's Core shoves a glowing seed in his hands and says, “Congrats, you’re the chosen farmer now!”—his quiet days are officially over.

The quest? Grow magical crops, heal the land, and save humanity from total annihilation. No pressure, right? Oh, and there’s a catch: fail the system's tasks, and it’ll slap him with killer migraines, nausea, or worse. Yikes.

Enter Liu Zhenfeng, a hot, grumpy ex-mercenary with a deadly rep and zero patience for soft-spoken plant nerds. He’s got one job: keep Xu Jianyu alive long enough to grow his fancy farm and not die. Easy...

As the Black Bloom monsters get smarter and the Queen Bloom closes in, Xu Jianyu and Liu Zhenfeng find themselves fighting side by side. But when Eden drops its ultimate plot twist—things get way more complicated than “water your crops and don’t die.”

Apocalypse Farm System (BL)

"Just—just shut up and walk," Jianyu bit out. His voice wavered at the end, uneven, and Zhenfeng caught it.

Jianyu was walking too fast, his steps too sharp, his shoulders wound too tight, his other hand clenched into a shaking fist at his side. The dim glow of the hallway lights flickered against his face, illuminating the slight sheen in his eyes—too bright, too glassy.

"Jianyu," he tried again, firmer this time. "What happened?"

Zhenfeng could've pulled away. Could've forced Jianyu to stop. But something about the way he was acting—the sheer urgency in every step, the way his hand trembled slightly even as he clung to Zhenfeng's wrist—made him pause.

Even as confusion gnawed at him, even as his instincts screamed that something wasn't right, he followed.

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