1 Countdown to Apocalypse

"Welcome to today's morning news."

"According to reports, the melting rate of Antarctic glaciers is increasing, which could lead to global warming. Some creatures could be on the verge of extinction."

"According to a famed agricultural scientist in our country, the temperature is getting hotter and hotter, causing certain crops to wither and die. This year's food supply may be reduced by more than 50%."

"According to the observation of the National Space Station, an asteroid is leaving its original orbit for some reason. According to estimates of relevant professionals, there is a 90% chance that it will hit Earth."

While watching the series of news headlines on the road side screens, Lorne felt even more hopeless. He was already living a difficult life at the bottom of society, and now the world was going to face a disaster?

After experiencing countless hardships, Earth had finally been rebuilt from ruins into a new and prosperous world.

Just when everyone thought that they could develop peacefully in this world and live a happy life, the Creator seemed to have played a huge joke on the whole world.

The Federal Space Station had monitored a huge asteroid a few days ago, flying toward Earth. If it hit Earth, the consequences would be unthinkable…

This news was soon announced to the public. Because this news could not be hidden, and many astrophiles were observing outer space all the time, so everyone would know sooner or later.

Then, the various human settlements began to implement all sorts of protective measures against the disaster and built various shelters.

Using the bomb shelters left behind by the previous global upheaval to create shelters to accommodate more humans.

Of course, after the Federation announced the establishment of shelters, many tycoons and huge corporations established their own.

After all, the shelters established by the Federation were mainly to protect the lives of the people. Some entertainment facilities had to be discounted.

After some enterprises built shelters, there would naturally be individuals who built their own shelters, such as those unknown wealthy people.

It was said that the shelters established by the rich and powerful could not only guard against the danger of the asteroid, but also had abundant entertainment facilities and sufficient food. Of course, there were also all sorts of beautiful women. It was just like a prosperous world.

"It would be great if I could have my own shelter."

Lorne couldn't help but let his imagination run wild before shaking his head. He was just a commoner, how could he have the money to buy the materials required for a shelter? From what he heard, those anti-radiation materials were already priced in the millions.

Now, Lorne only had a small house in the suburbs, and this house was not even his.

Back then, an old man pitied him and took him in. Later on, when the old man passed away, the house was left to him.

In a few days, when the Federation began to move people to the shelters, he would have to follow the majority of people to the shelters.

The last bit of wealth left behind by that kind old man was going to be destroyed along with the disaster.

Lorne could not help but feel sad at the thought.

However, there was nothing he could do about it. He still had to preserve his life.

[World: Earth. Disaster detected.]

[Detected the arrival of disaster in 20 days.]

[Most Powerful Technology City System is being bound.]

[Detected Host's Condition: A weak carbon-based creature. Detected that the Host does not have a place to live. It is not suitable to bind the system. Host, please find your own place to live. System binding degree is 50%.]

Just as Lorne was about to return to his little dirt house in the suburbs, a voice spoke in his mind.

"A system? Is there really a system in reality? Isn't that something from a novel?"

As an extremely poor person, what Lorne used to kill time when he was bored was reading various novels on his ninth-hand phone.

Among the novels, his favorites were the ones with the system.

Lorne could not help but feel excited. He could not calm down when he thought about the scene in novels where the main character would immediately start rising to the peak after obtaining the system.

"System, are you still there?" Lorne could not help but ask carefully, afraid that what he had just heard was an illusion.

"Yes, host. The system has always been in your mind. You only need to think in your mind, and the system will be able to speak to the host. Please quickly find your own residence to completely bind the system."

The mechanical voice of the system sounded in Lorne's mind again.

"It's actually real. That's great." Lorne did not feel the mechanical voice of the system was cold. Instead, he was very excited. This meant that he, Lorne, could also survive in this apocalypse and live a colorful life.

Then, Lorne remembered that the system had said that he had to find a place to stay as soon as possible for the system to completely bind to him. Lorne started to run quickly towards his small house. It was not easy to have the system, and Lorne did not want to give it up for no reason.

Soon, Lorne arrived at his small house in the suburbs. His house was located on a large piece of barren land in the suburbs. Because this place was very desolate before, no one had come to chase the old man away when he built his house here.

After the old man died, the house was passed on to Lorne. Lorne naturally took this place as his own.

"System, do you think this house can be used for binding?" Lorne asked the system nervously in his mind. After all, this piece of land did not belong to him, and he did not know if it would work without a title deed.

[Lorne is detected to be the owner of this residence. The system can be bound. May I ask if the host wants to create a surface technology city or underground technology city?]

Upon hearing the System's words, Lorne felt a little relieved. Fortunately, it could be bound. Otherwise, in this chaotic world, he would not know where to find a house that belonged to him.

Then, Lorne saw the choice given by the system. Is it better to have the shelter on the ground or underground? Yes, in his eyes, although this system was called the Technology City System, in his heart, it was still a shelter. After all, it was more important to protect his life when the apocalypse came.

After hesitating for a while, Lorne chose to create an underground shelter. His thought was very simple. After all, the disaster this time was an asteroid smashing the Earth. If the asteroid came, the ground would definitely be the most affected, and it should be safer underground.

[You chose to create the underground technology city. The system is modifying the area.]

As the system's voice sounded in the mind of Lorne, he found that the small mud house before him was shaking. The mud house began to slowly collapse and mix with the soil.

Then, the originally flat ground became steep, like a small steep slope.

Then, the shaking stopped. A metal door embedded in the ground appeared before Lorne.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the production of the underground technology city. You can check the current situation of the technology city on the interface.] A familiar mechanical voice sounded in Lorne's mind.

Upon hearing the System's voice, Lorne was extremely happy. He now had his own personal shelter.

"System, can this metal door prevent radiation?" Lorne asked the system excitedly.

"This metal is made from special materials. Not only can it prevent radiation, but it can also prevent fire, impact, and shock. Host is completely safe here," the system replied mechanically.

"That's great! I have my own shelter now!" Lorne said excitedly.

After that, Lorne opened the metal door and looked inside. He wanted to take a look at what was inside the shelter created by the system.

"Host, please note that this system is the Most Powerful Technology City System, and it doesn't just have the function of a shelter." The system was speechless when it sensed Lorne's thoughts, and it couldn't help but speak in his mind.

"Only with life can technology be developed!" Lorne said righteously.

'You are clearly afraid of death.' The system couldn't help but feel a little helpless toward this cowardly host.

As Lorne pushed open the metal door, a staircase made of steel appeared behind it.

Then Lorne began to walk down the stairs. When he walked 16 steps, a wide room appeared before Lorne's eyes.