Chapter 1

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Phoenix Universal: According to the observations of the Scientific Institute, the solar flare would cause Earth to enter an age of crisis in half a year.”

“Nature Magazine: The eruption of the solar flare would cause Earth to enter a second Ice Age.”

“Global News: Will the eruption of the solar flare create an unending inferno or cause the world to be covered in snow and ice? Six months later, humanity will face its greatest test of survival.”

The web was in a complete uproar from these consecutive pieces of news.

Every major media corporation in the world was competing to report the news. All of the problems were centered around the eruption of the solar flare.

Every country in the world began preparing for countermeasures as soon as the news spread.

The word “Shelter” became a popular search term. Every internet forum in the world started to post methods for building one’s shelter.

Property prices plummeted and houses became the most worthless of items.

Every country in the world started investing heavily in the construction of shelters.

Aside from the official shelters, there were also some built by corporations, as well as personal shelters.

Regardless if Earth would enter an Ice Age or face rising temperatures, there was no doubt that the surface of Earth would no longer be suitable for human life after the solar flare erupts in six months and everyone shifted their sights underground.

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In an unassuming area of Jiang City, Wu Peng opened his eyes and looked around in disbelief. He could not calm himself down for the longest time.

Wu Peng’s surroundings, as well as the influx of memories in his mind, made him conscious that he had crossed over to a world that was about to be hit with a doomsday scenario. “Solar flare? Ice Age? Global warming? I can’t be that unlucky, can I? I have to face such a large test the moment I cross over to this world?”

Sometime later, Wu Peng accepted this reality, as that was all he could do in the face of such a situation, and came to the decision to build a shelter for himself soon after.

He started his search online for the items necessary to build a shelter.

Wu Peng put all of his efforts into building his shelter in the following days.

He sold everything that he could, those items became his capital.

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Five months later, Wu Peng had built his shelter in an underground area at the outskirts of Jiang City.

Wu Peng smiled when he saw the shelter that he meticulously built.

Even though the shelter looked simple and was not as well-equipped as the official shelters, it was fitted with everything he needed. He could at least ensure that he had all the necessities for his day to day survival.

Of course, Wu Peng was not the only one who had built a personal shelter. That was why he did not attract anyone else’s attention.

Just as Wu Peng was prepared to return to the surface to purchase items such as daily necessities and seeds, a sudden noise made him stop in his tracks. “Ding. Detection that the host has completed his shelter. Mechanical System activated.”

Wu Peng was elated when he came to his senses.

System.

As a person who had crossed over to this world, he was naturally familiar with the system.

Wu Peng accessed the attribute interface of his shelter.

[Personal Shelter]

Owner: Wu Peng

Area: 300 m2

Completion Level: 100%

Facilities: Bedroom, Washroom, Kitchen, Crop Nursery, Power Generation Room…

“Ding. Congratulations for obtaining your beginning points: 10 points.”

The reappearance of the system notification made Wu Peng freeze. “Points? What can I use them for?” Wu Peng instinctively asked in his mind.

“Your actions allow you to obtain points. Your points will be calculated and refreshed every day at 00:00 hours. You can use these points to upgrade anything in your shelter.”

Wu Peng reached an understanding when he heard these words. He instinctively looked around him.

At the same time, in his field of vision, he noticed that he could access the attributes of many items and upgrade them.

The refrigerator, lights, sofa, as well as the living room that he was standing in. He could access the attributes of these items to check on their condition and how they could be upgraded.

[Refrigerator]: Can be upgraded to a high-end, luxury refrigerator.

Upgrade Aspect: Capacity (10), Quality (10), Energy Expenditure (10)

[Main Hall]

Upgrade Aspect: Area (500), Luxury Style (600).

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[Sofa]

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[Lights]

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Any equipment that could be upgraded came with its relevant attribute statistics, the direction he could upgrade them toward, as well as the points he needed to upgrade them.

He now had 10 points.

After thinking about it, Wu Peng decided to test out the effects of the system to see if it was as miraculous as it made itself out to be.

Wu Peng walked to the fridge and reached out to tap on the option for expanding its capacity and his 10 points disappeared in the next second.

In place of the points, the fridge in front of Wu Peng suddenly started to contort.

After the fridge returned to normal, its capacity had become double what it was before.

[Large-Volume Refrigerator]: Can be upgraded to a high-end, luxury refrigerator.

“This Mechanical System is so miraculous. If I can accumulate points, wouldn’t my shelter be…” Wu Peng let out an insuppressible smile when he thought about the possibilities.

Even though he did not know how the system worked, he knew that he no longer had to fear any calamity if the Mechanical System existed.

After he stayed for a moment in the shelter and realized that there was nothing much more he could learn about the Mechanical System at the moment, Wu Peng returned to the surface to purchase a few seeds and fruits.

There was still a month before the eruption of the solar flare.

Wu Peng wanted to purchase everything that he needed during this time.

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The next day.

Wu Peng instinctively said to himself the moment he opened his eyes, “Have the points been updated?”

“It was updated at midnight,” the Mechanical System reported.

A screen appeared before Wu Peng’s eyes after the Mechanical System spoke.

[2021, November 30th]

“Completed building the shelter, Points +30. Upgraded the refrigerator and increased its capacity, Points +1. Went out to purchase seeds and food, Points +1. Published a comment on the Internet and helped an Internet user, Points +2. You gained a total of 55 points. Remaining Points: 55 points.”

The well-defined categories made Wu Peng very aware of what kinds of actions he needed to do to earn points.

He was able to judge from the breakdown and the details of the points he got from the previous day that he could even earn points by eating and sleeping. Even though the points he gained from that was relatively less, he could at least guarantee an income of points the next day.

He would be able to obtain points even if he stayed in the shelter for a prolonged period of time after the eruption of the solar flare.

After he looked through his items and found that there was nothing in desperate need of upgrading, Wu Peng decided to not waste the points.

Instead, he headed out of the shelter to purchase the materials he needed.

As time passed, the prices of the various resources started to skyrocket. There was high demand but next to no supply.

Wu Peng could only examine his shelter for what he really needed and purchase a few pieces of material.

Most of the people had already moved into their shelters. Even though there was still a month before the eruption of the solar flare, most of the shops in the city had shut down.