Apocalypse: Soul-Transmigrated Old Man Awakens Goddess Sign-In System

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After Zhao Yan and Lin Qing'er had some food, Lin Qing'er, tired from her strenuous "workout" earlier, went to catch up on some sleep. Zhao Yan, meanwhile, turned on the TV. The news was currently reporting on the global heavy snowfall.

"This station reports that since midnight last night, temperatures worldwide have begun to drop simultaneously, accompanied by heavy snowfall."

"In some localized areas, temperatures have already plummeted to below negative thirty degrees Celsius."

"To address this, this station has specially invited relevant experts to interpret this global temperature drop."

"Hello, Professor Zhu, what are your thoughts on this global temperature drop? Do you have any special advice for our viewers?"

"Hello, viewers. According to our research..."

"...In short, it's not a major issue. Everyone, there's no need to panic. The significant temperature drop will last for at most a week. The weather will warm up after a week. During this period, everyone just needs to keep warm!"

Zhao Yan watched this, then promptly turned off the TV. That really was a "Professor Pig"— clueless to the core. A global temperature drop, and it's "not a major issue"? Zhao Yan even suspected that the experts in this transmigration world had something wrong with their brains.

Zhao Yan then opened his phone and saw several forums discussing the global temperature drop. There were also many posts predicting it would be a huge disaster, a prelude to the end of the world. However, northern netizens flooded the replies, mocking southerners for panicking over a bit of snow, bragging that even a greenhouse would be warm enough at these temperatures. Zhao Yan was utterly speechless. A global temperature drop, and it's "fine"?

Before his transmigration, Zhao Yan was the type of person who loved to argue with people on forums. Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but jump in and debate a few points. But he was roasted alive by the other users. In the end, he threw in the towel—there was no arguing with fools. Good advice is hard to give to a doomed soul. Let things happen as they may, as long as he could live well.

Putting down his phone, Zhao Yan walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked downstairs. He saw some people still playing in the snow, bundled in down jackets, and couldn't help but shake his head. There were also some people returning from outside the complex, trudging through deep snow, carrying large and small bags, apparently having just purchased items from the nearby large supermarket. They could still go out today, but soon, leaving the complex would become a luxury.

Feeling too bored, Zhao Yan turned on the game console next to the TV and started playing. This was also directly equipped after the renovation. After playing for a while, Zhao Yan's phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was Wang Ziying.

"Old Zhao, are you short on food at home? I just went out and bought some. Do you want me to bring you some?" Wang Ziying's concerned voice came from the other end of the line.

Hearing Wang Ziying's concern, Zhao Yan couldn't help but feel a bit touched. "No need, I have a habit of hoarding food. I have plenty to eat at home, just keep it for yourself," Zhao Yan said.

"Alright then. If you run out of food, let me know, and I'll bring it over," Wang Ziying said, then chatted with Zhao Yan for a bit longer before hanging up.

Zhao Yan had just put down the phone when it rang again shortly after. It was Fang Qingzhi. The content of her call was similar to what Wang Ziying had said. She also asked Zhao Yan if he had enough food and offered to send some over if he didn't. However, Zhao Yan gave the same response: he didn't lack food. He hadn't expected these two women to still be thinking of him.

Zhao Yan could understand Wang Ziying's actions, as Wang Ziying's Favorability towards Zhao Yan had already reached 46%. Zhao Yan could confidently say that if he wanted to, he could probably win over Wang Ziying now. But Fang Qingzhi's actions were a bit surprising to Zhao Yan. Since Fang Qingzhi had not yet been successfully added as a Goddess, he couldn't see her attributes or her Favorability. However, based on Fang Qingzhi's performance, Zhao Yan felt it should be close to 30%. He just needed an opportune moment to secure this Goddess as well.

As for Wang Ziying, Zhao Yan planned to invite her over later, when everyone's food supplies started to become scarce. But Fang Qingzhi? Until she was successfully gained, Zhao Yan wouldn't let her in. Even though she was now showing concern for Zhao Yan, without that successful gain, there was no guarantee of trust for Zhao Yan.

Because Zhao Yan had once asked the System about Favorability. The System had told Zhao Yan that as long as the 30% collection threshold was met, this Goddess, although not absolutely loyal to Zhao Yan, would not betray him. Unless Zhao Yan deliberately did something to severely harm her. And at 100%, even if Zhao Yan deliberately harmed her, she would not betray him. Of course, Zhao Yan wasn't a psychologically disturbed person; if someone was 100% loyal to him, why would he deliberately harm them?

As for other people, Zhao Yan's view was: if they don't offend him, he won't offend them. But there was one exception: Zheng Bo. This guy had to be eliminated. Because when Zhao Yan's soul transmigrated into Old Man Zhao's body, he also inherited Old Man Zhao's hatred for Zheng Bo.

Regarding Zheng Bo, Zhao Yan learned from Old Man Zhao's memories that this guy was an absolute villain. After the apocalypse descended, this jerk would eat food and even show it off in the owner's group, deliberately provoking the cold and hungry residents of the complex. Then, he would lure others to attack him, and he would retaliate, claiming that others "started it." Finally, he would use food as bait to entice other residents in the complex to fight and kill each other. Ultimately, almost everyone died at his hands.

However, the original Old Man Zhao had never participated in any attack on Zheng Bo. Before his death, Old Man Zhao had asked the question in his heart, and Zheng Bo's answer was: "You never harmed me, but you never helped me when others attacked me, so you deserve to die too." What kind of twisted logic was that?

So, Zhao Yan concluded that Zheng Bo was a born psychologically twisted villain. As long as others didn't go his way, they were his enemies, bad people in his eyes. This could be seen from Zhao Yan's initial encounter with Zheng Bo, who was harassing Chen Jiahui at the complex entrance. Chen Jiahui had repeatedly refused Zheng Bo's gifts and invitations to dinner, which the original owner had witnessed many times.

Zheng Bo's mindset was: "If I pursue you, you must accept me. If you don't, you're a bad person, my enemy." "If someone troubles me, you must help me. If you don't, you're a bad person, my enemy." This kind of person was dangerous, so Zhao Yan had to eliminate him.

An entire day quickly passed. For dinner, Zhao Yan and Lin Qing'er enjoyed a delicious hotpot meal. Afterward, they sat on the sofa watching a movie, then naturally transitioned into their "fitness routine."