Could it be that he was just a supporting character?
The Giant Lobster was the true protagonist.
Wenren Sheng thought idly.
Fine, in real life, no one was the protagonist.
When luck ran out, both protagonists and supporting characters died.
He carefully sensed the activity outside.
As for keeping track of time, since he could no longer see the sun, he had first used an hourglass, then counted his heartbeats.
Later, he simply used the Giant Lobster's molting cycle.
The fellow molted once every ten years without fail, and each time, it needed his help.
That made tracking time much simpler.
There was a faint glow inside the stone cavern. It came from radioactive elements decaying within the rock layers, emitting light.
Some moss relied on that light and moisture in the air to grow tenaciously.
Looking at the moss, Wenren Sheng could not help but marvel at how resilient life truly was.
As long as there was even a little light and water, it could strive to reproduce.
As long as the greater environment was not completely despairing, life could survive.
At least, that was what Wenren Sheng thought.
It was quite amazing.
Wenren Sheng continued staying in the stone cave.
Ten years passed, then twenty, then thirty.
Finally, after he finished eating his sixth boiled egg, he broke through to Foundation Establishment.
Then a cool sensation swept through his mind.
His entire body was cleansed as well.
Wait, he could break through to Foundation Establishment just by eating boiled eggs? Wenren Sheng suddenly felt there was something wrong with his head.
That had not been a boiled egg. It should have been called a Foundation Establishment Pill, right? That made more sense.
Wenren Sheng suddenly realized a major problem.
After going without human contact for so long, he