[Ding!] [Intelligence System successfully bound!] [Today's intelligence updated] [1. In 6 hours, the Weird World and Blue Star will fully collide and merge, plunging the entire world into an apocalypse. Please prepare.] [2. During the initial stage of the merger, Weird Entities will fear sunlight. Stay in well-lit areas whenever possible.] [3. Weird Entities are easily attracted by crowds. The more people there are, the stronger the attraction.] [4. In 5 hours, Changcheng will become a Weird zone, with thousands upon thousands of Weird Entities. You must evacuate immediately.] [5. In ten minutes, Mount Fuji in Sakura Country will erupt, accompanied by a magnitude 8 earthquake.]
What?
Su Chen had just finished lunch and was about to take a nap in the cab.
He had just lain down and was feeling a little drowsy.
A transparent panel.
An electronic voice.
The two jolted Su Chen awake.
After all the novels he had read, it was finally his turn to get a system.
All his drowsiness vanished, and he sat straight up.
An Intelligence System?
Looking at the words "Intelligence System," Su Chen had been thinking about making big money.
Then.
He saw the words "Weird World" and "apocalypse."
What the hell?
The apocalypse was coming!
Several of the intelligence entries were even highlighted in red.
One glance told him the situation was urgent.
Su Chen suddenly felt as though he had been slapped across the face.
System.
Are you serious?
Anyone who was just doing their job, eating their group-discount takeout, and having their wages withheld as usual...
Would have been bewildered by something like this.
But...
In ten minutes.
A volcanic eruption and an earthquake in Sakura Country?
With the internet so advanced, Su Chen figured he could wait and verify it.
He searched online for volcanic eruptions in Sakura Country.
And earthquakes in Sakura Country.
The latest news!
Su Chen found no reports of volcanic eruptions or earthquakes among the latest news.
Ten minutes passed.
Suddenly, several new videos appeared when the page refreshed.
[Volcanic eruption in Sakura Country!]
[Magnitude 8 earthquake in Sakura Country!]
[Sakura Country is about to be wiped out!]
The time was 12:45 p.m., May 11, 2038.
Right now!
Su Chen opened the comments and immediately spotted several users with IP addresses in Sakura Country.
"Holy shit, the volcano erupted! I could see it all the way from Tokyo."
"Fucking earthquake! Run!"
"Motherland, come save us!"
"We should show sympathy in the face of disasters, but Sakura Country is an exception."
Reading those comments, Su Chen knew the system was serious.
The apocalypse really was coming!
Only five hours left?
Su Chen's hands trembled slightly.
He was just an ordinary guy, a nine out of ten in looks-one point below you esteemed readers.
His abilities?
He had some education, but he had swallowed his educated pride and used his class C driver's license to get a job driving for a cold-chain logistics company.
His family background?
He was an orphan who had grown up in an orphanage.
After graduating and starting work, he had brought Su Xi, a fellow orphan he had taken as his younger sister at the orphanage, to live with him.
However, Su Xi had disabilities in both legs and used a wheelchair to get around.
The two depended on each other, barely scraping by, with zero household savings.
Connections and social life?
He was introverted and withdrawn, and just liked watching pretty female streamers.
Fuck!
The only thing he had going for him now was the intelligence advantage he had just gained from the system.
Su Chen took several deep breaths, trying to calm himself down.
First, look up some guides online!
For someone from the internet age, searching online for information was standard practice.
Su Chen would never have known without looking, and what he found startled him.
Online.
There was already quite a bit of information about the apocalypse.
It had all been posted very recently.
#More and more Weird incidents have been happening in Lu City lately!#
#The apocalypse is coming.#
#Stock up on some sun lamps, everyone. They might come in handy later.#
#The government has been making frequent moves. Are they preparing for some kind of war?#
Su Chen read several posts, all of which mentioned stockpiling supplies.
They even explained how to do it.
However, his situation was somewhat different from that of the other internet users.
Changcheng was going to fall completely!
So.
He and Su Xi had to escape Changcheng.
To stockpile supplies and flee, they would need a vehicle.
Rent one?
Su Chen immediately thought of renting a vehicle-a motorhome, loaded with some supplies.
Ring, ring!
Just as Su Chen was about to rent one, his phone rang.
-Gao Yue!
His female supervisor.
"Supervisor Gao, what's up?"
Su Chen asked, puzzled.
"I'm calling to inform you that you're fired. Bring the keys to the office."
Su Chen felt nothing much about being fired.
The apocalypse was coming anyway.
But one thing mattered: would they pay all his outstanding wages?
Once he got his wages, he would have just enough to rent a vehicle.
Su Chen asked, "Supervisor Gao, will you settle my wages now?"
Several sharp rebukes came from the other end.
"Su Chen, what's that supposed to mean?"
"We only owe you three months' wages. You think the company won't pay you?"
Hearing that, Su Chen's brain briefly short-circuited.
He hadn't thought much of it at first.
But now that his supervisor had said that, they would most likely drag things out and refuse to pay.
The apocalypse would arrive that evening.
By tomorrow, the world would be in complete chaos.
Who would he ask for his money then?
More importantly, without his wages and severance pay, where would he get the money to rent a vehicle?
Su Chen rubbed the stubble on his chin, adjusted his glasses, and made a certain decision.
Return it, my ass!
If the company wouldn't settle his wages, he wouldn't return the truck either.
A refrigerated truck was still a vehicle. No need to rent one now.
"I'll give them to you tomorrow!"
"Tomorrow?"
The person on the other end didn't quite seem to process that.
Su Chen had no time to argue. He hung up, started the truck, and drove out of the company.
At the gate.
The security guard didn't know Su Chen had been fired and let him through as usual.
Just like that.
Su Chen drove the refrigerated truck to a supermarket.
While checking apocalypse survival guides earlier, he had learned that he could take out loans to stockpile supplies.
Su Chen thought of the various credit apps. The money he could get from them would be enough to fill the truck.
As for getting a bank loan, that probably wouldn't work without collateral.
Su Chen first bought several large containers of water.
He also bought an outdoor water filtration device and a set of dew-collecting equipment.
Water was the source of life.
Without drinking water, he wouldn't last even three days.
He could rely on bottled water for emergencies early on, but later he would definitely have to collect water outdoors.
Next came food.
Instant noodles were a must, along with various canned foods.
He bought several bags of rice and flour as well.
Su Chen bought rice and flour because both had long shelf lives.
With rice and flour, the expiration dates were for the packaging; otherwise, they could be stored for over a decade without a problem.
There had been news reports.
Rice seeds thousands of years old could still sprout.
Whether it was instant noodles or rice and flour.
They all needed to be heated.
Su Chen got a gas canister and an integrated camping stove.
The truck was a hybrid with ample electrical power, so he added an electric hot plate.
For a while, money flowed like water.
Only when Su Chen saw that the refrigerated truck was half full did he leave the supermarket.
Su Chen thought he might get sick while fleeing.
For that reason, he found a pharmacy too.
He bought quite a few common medicines.
After buying his supplies, Su Chen checked the time.
Two in the afternoon.
Time had passed a little faster than he had expected. Only three hours remained.
Clothing, food, shelter, and transportation-clothes were important during the apocalypse too.
Warm clothing in particular.
Su Chen drove to the rental again, planning to pack some clothes and bedding.
"Ring, ring!"
His phone suddenly rang again.
-Gao Yue.
Gao Yue seemed to have realized what was going on and called him.
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