Zhou Heng wakes from a deep sleep to discover that his future self has been sending him messages.
In two months, demons from another plane will launch a full-scale invasion of Blue Star.
A year later, evil spirits will emerge from the haunted realms, devouring humans.
In the years that follow, extraterrestrial bugs, ancient memetic viruses, and gods from other worlds will appear one after another.
But it’s no problem. Demons can’t withstand the judgment of 7.62mm rounds, and Industrial Cthulhu has so much 7.62 ammunition that it can give every demon acute heavy metal poisoning.
Evil spirits can’t survive bombardment from a lightning generator, and Industrial Cthulhu has the strongest, most reliable power grid in all of humanity.
As for the ancient awakened monsters, Industrial Cthulhu’s endless shells deliver iron-fisted diplomacy. Three shots shatter the demon clan’s souls. “Sir, I’m a Blue Star native.”
When Zhou Heng inherits all the technology transmitted by his future self, humanity achieves nuclear fusion, gains unlimited energy, and develops advanced AI. Industry then explodes, and humanity ventures beyond the solar system.
When the bugs arrive, numerous enough to fill the entire solar system,
what they encounter is no longer a humanity trapped on Earth, but ten thousand planet-killer ships armed with black hole cannons.
Zhou Heng: “Welcome to Blue Star. We were just looking to clear some space in Industrial Cthulhu’s weapons inventory.”
