The Apocalyptic System
Doomsday Survival System: Ark
"It was January 1st, three o'clock in the morning. We received good news from the Keck Observatory that the asteroid will be visiting Earth three months from now. According to the asteroid's trajectory, it will pass through Earth. Be sure not to miss the opportunity to admire the asteroid up close. It's a miracle that happens once in a thousand years..."
"Omong is empty once in a thousand years!
How many miracles have we seen in this century, eh? Floods and earthquakes occur once in a hundred years, meteor showers once in 500 years, and now asteroids once in a thousand years. You guys really know how to make this up, man".
The driver of the vehicle let out a laugh, completely uninterested in such news.
Kai Axe, who was sitting at the back, instead wore a gloomy expression on his face.
That was because he knew that the asteroid was more than just an astronomical miracle, it was also the beginning of the doomsday disaster.
Asteroid will not just pass by Earth three months later, it will hit the Pacific Ocean and bring about an apocalypse event that will engulf the entire planet.
Earthquakes and tsunamis will occur, and all that boundless ocean water will submerge all but the Himalayas. Almost the entire planet will be submerged underwater for a month, making humanity nearly extinct.
After an unprecedented and frightening tsunami, temperatures across the planet will drop precipitously as it enters an ice age, with temperatures at the equator dropping to - 30 degrees Celsius.
Nuclear leaks, rat outbreaks on an unprecedented scale, zombie outbreaks, and other disasters will then follow.
Kai Axe knew all that because he was a reincarnated man.
In his past life, he was an ordinary college graduate who came from a maritime college, who got a job on a cargo ship. When the disaster struck, the cargo ship managed to survive the first tsunami at sea and drifted for two years, becoming a direct witness to many other disasters, with everyone almost taking his life. However, he was lucky enough to barely survive them all and continue to fight at all times.
Eventually, the lack of food on the ship forced him to fish at sea, which left him dead due to the shark's jaw.
However, she wakes up again and finds herself back in time three months before the start of the apocalypse event, when she has just graduated and is out looking for a job.
"Why did you buy that ship, Brad? Some kind of business venture?" a plump-bodied middle-aged man in a suit asked curiously while sitting by his side.
That man was Victor Zimmerman, and he was the seller of the ship that Kai Axe was going to buy.
"The destination of residence" Kai Axe replied with a grin on his face.
Victor laughing. "You really know how to tell jokes, son. Well, you've got a reason, and I'm not gonna push you if you don't want to tell me. The dock is in front, and that's where the ship is. " Victor unpacks this issue and just thinks that Kai Axe has some trade secrets he doesn't want to share, which is rather normal as far as business ventures go.
The car made it to the remote canal dock, and the place looked unkempt and seedy. Weeds are everywhere, and anyone knows that the dock is no longer operational.
An old seedy cargo ship docked there. It was a 1,300-ton cargo ship that Kai Axe had bought for a hundred thousand dollars. The ship is 10 years old.
He paid a deposit of 30,000 dollars and got a loan of 70,000 dollars from the bank before finally getting the ship. It was the cheapest 1,000-ton class ship he could afford, as the usual one would cost at least 150,000 dollars, and no one knew if he could get it.
"Then, Brad, the ship is here, and everything is yours now. This is the key, and it is a pleasure to do business with you. Keep me connected if you happen to find a lot of business" Victor said as he handed the keys to Kai Axe.
After making a few minutes of useless small talk, he returned to the car and felt very happy with himself.
"Boss, it's not a small ship. Did you actually sell it to that kid for just 100,000 dollars?" the driver asked while driving.
"Why don't I sell it? That nonsense would be of no use to me staying in my hands ", Victor replied casually as he crossed his legs.
He really liked the idea that someone actually took the vessel from his hand.
On the other hand, Kai Axe walked up to the ship and muttered, "Here we go. I finally got a boat, and the system should be up and running now. "
"Ding! Congratulations on the ship. The Doomsday Survival System is activated!"
"Here we go!"
Kai Axe is very happy. According to the System activation requirements, he would need a 1,000 ton class ship before he could activate the System.
He sold a piece of land his parents left 60 square meters of a rural house for 80,000 dollars.
He had 50,000 dollars after paying the deposit for the ship.
Real estate was worthless after doomsday, and the most valuable currency of the time was food.
"Ding! Activation system complete. Start primary search. You are asked to build an ark to survive the doomsday. "
"Main Quest: Building the ark. Start building and upgrading this ship!"
"Scanning finished. Cargo ship rundown. Weight, 1,300 tons; length, 76 meters; width, 13.2 meters; depth of mold, 5.2 meters; draft, 4.1 meters. The ship was unable to survive the doomsday. Please upgrade the ship as soon as possible ".
"Ding! System: Every day you live, you will be given survival points according to your actions. The completion of survival points was calculated at noon each day!"
"Survival coins can be used to purchase items and survival skills in the System. Use your points wisely ".
"Points survive?" Kai Axe was stunned. la then opened his profile page.
Host: Kai Axe
STR: 8 (Average human in 10)
AGI: 8 (Average human in 10)
PHY: 9 (The average human in 10)
Skills: Not available
Survival Points: 0
Kai Axe shook his head dejectedly after seeing his profile page.
After living quite a life as a student, his body was below average. He thinks he needs to exercise more in the future, or he won't have a chance in the doomsday environment.
He checked the main quest in the quest column, telling him to make an ark.
He then saw that he would need 100,000 survival points if he wanted to upgrade the ship
Ugly just uses points.
He knew from one look that it was not a small amount, and there was no way he could collect that many points before the doomsday.
He then learns that he can save a lot of points if he wants to build his own ship using adequate and suitable materials first.
Quest Upgrade: Total progress of 0%
Ship: Upgrading the ship requires 5,000 tons of carbon steel (Not met)
Installation Drive: Upgrade the ship's propulsion system (Unmet)
Additional Installation: Power plant (Unfulfilled), auxiliary boiler (Unfulfilled)
Equipment: Living Room (Unfulfilled)
System Installation: Control center (Unfulfilled), defense system (Unfulfilled)
The higher the total progress, the fewer survival points needed to upgrade the entire ship into a level 1 ark.
He knew there and then that he needed to spend a lot of money in a lot of places.
More importantly, however, he needed to take it step by step. He needed to plan the ship upgrade carefully and use all the remaining 5,000 dollars where he was supposed to spend.
He had to first check the condition of the seedy cargo ship. While he had seen roughly things before, he still needed to see where he should start.
He walked on the creaking pavement of the pier, noticing that the place had not undergone treatment for a long time. He needs to fix it someday, or the sidewalk might collapse.
He got into the ship, and the first thing that was recorded was the smell of the ship, the smell of bloody fish and rust. The floor is also dusty. It was evident that no one took care of anything on the ship as long as the ship was anchored there.
He got into the engine room, and the first thing to check was the main engine, because that's the heart of the ship, the one thing that will determine if the ship can still be serviced.
The engine room is dark and damp, with the air filled with an oil smell. He checked the main engine model and found it was an old diesel engine that had only 500 horsepower, thus proving that the ship was underpowered and could only be used in canals.
But then again, it's still better than nothing. Getting a 1,000-ton class ship at such a price in itself is an incredible deal to start with.
He tried to start the diesel engine, and it died after it sounded for a while.
"Are you kidding? You're really dying now?"
