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

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Waking up the next morning, Zhao Yan looked at the various silk stockings and tiny clothes strewn everywhere. He got up and began to tidy th

Waking up the next morning, Zhao Yan looked at the various silk stockings and tiny clothes strewn everywhere. He got up and began to tidy them away. Once done, he glanced at the still-sleeping Lin Qing'er, a satisfied smile on his face. Though Lin Qing'er didn't have the highest system rating, to Zhao Yan, she was the one he was most content with and most grateful for. If not for her, he wondered where he'd be now.

Zhao Yan opened Lin Qing'er's attribute panel and saw her Favorability at 91%. Only increased this much?

"System, what's going on? Why has Lin Qing'er's Favorability increase slowed down?"

[When Favorability reaches above 90%, it enters the most difficult phase to raise. A slower increase is normal. Host, please work harder and interact more with your Goddesses.]

Hearing the system's explanation, Zhao Yan felt relieved. He thought something had gone wrong. Looks like I need to step up my game and try to get Lin Qing'er's Favorability to 100% soon. Then, interaction can boost her attributes, marking the true beginning of her cultivation.

Two more days passed. The temperature surprisingly rose a bit, returning to around negative ten degrees Celsius, and the snow lightened. This excited the complex's residents immensely. Many cheered in the owner's group, believing the expert on TV from a few days ago was correct: the cold snap would last at most a week, then return to normal.

But Zhao Yan knew this was merely the calm before a greater storm. In two days, the temperature would drop below negative thirty degrees Celsius and continue falling thereafter.

Due to the rising temperature, the nearby large supermarket also resumed normal operations. Many residents of the complex took advantage of the warmer weather to buy food. Though heavy snow continued to fall outside, with snow accumulation almost knee-deep, it couldn't stop people from shopping. After all, many hadn't prepared much food at home initially.

Dawu City's officials also began organizing efforts to clear snow from the roads. This was clearly futile; cleared roads would quickly be covered by new snowfall. Though a fruitless endeavor, it did bring a hint of vitality to the otherwise somber Dawu City. This vitality, however, was like the fleeting final surge of energy from a dying person.

Zheng Bo sat by his window, eating a bowl of instant noodles, watching the complex residents continuously returning from the supermarket with purchased food. A sudden idea sparked in his mind. He would raid this large supermarket for supplies tonight. It was risky, but Zheng Bo felt it was worth a shot. He didn't want to live the rest of his days eating instant noodles, sausages, and plain rice. It made him, a reborn one, feel utterly miserable and stifled. He craved feasts, all sorts of delicious delicacies.

The warehouse center's missing goods incident had already happened. The supervisor had called Zheng Bo several times, but Zheng Bo hadn't answered. Zheng Bo guessed the warehouse center had probably reported it to the police, but the police hadn't come looking for him. After all, with the abnormal temperature drop and continuous heavy snow, the police were too busy to deal with such issues. The small shops and supermarkets outside the complex that had been looted had reportedly called the police too, but no officers had shown up, which already proved the point.

Now, Zheng Bo's challenge was how to avoid the supermarket's security guards. But he figured that wouldn't be too big of a problem for him. Thinking of this, Zheng Bo decided to head out and scout the supermarket first.

What Zheng Bo didn't know was that Zhao Yan had already anticipated Zheng Bo might make a move on this large supermarket, taking advantage of the temporary temperature rise. Although Zhao Yan wasn't sure if his previous call to the warehouse center had successfully thwarted Zheng Bo from getting supplies, there had been no news of stolen warehouse supplies on Dawu City's local TV or online over the past two days. He figured Zheng Bo must not have succeeded; otherwise, such a big incident wouldn't have gone completely unnoticed.

Since Zheng Bo hadn't successfully acquired the warehouse supplies, he would definitely set his sights on this large supermarket. Zhao Yan naturally wouldn't let him succeed so easily.

Zhao Yan stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the residents returning to the complex below for a while. Then, he turned to Lin Qing'er, who was doing yoga in the living room, and said, "Qing'er, stay home. I'm going out for a bit."

"Ah! You're going out? Are you going to the supermarket to buy things? I'll go too!" Lin Qing'er said, standing up to change.

Zhao Yan quickly stopped her. "No, you stay home. We're not short on food. I'm just going out to take care of something."

Hearing this, Lin Qing'er nodded obediently and continued her yoga. Zhao Yan found an old down jacket, put it on, and then headed out. As for his specialized cold-weather suit, Zhao Yan's improved physique had significantly boosted his resistance to cold, and at this temperature, he felt it wasn't necessary. Crucially, Zhao Yan didn't want to wear that suit and risk exposing himself. After all, what ordinary person would buy such an extreme polar cold-weather suit, especially in the south?

After going downstairs, Zhao Yan directly trudged through the deep snow, heading in another direction from the complex. There was a public phone booth there. This time, Zhao Yan planned to use his old trick. Soon, Zhao Yan called the supermarket using the customer service number he had found in advance. On the phone, Zhao Yan directly warned the supermarket to be vigilant, to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the heavy snowfall to steal supplies. After speaking, Zhao Yan immediately hung up, not giving the other party a chance to ask further questions. As for whether it would successfully stop Zheng Bo, that was up to luck.

Upon returning to the complex, Zhao Yan didn't rush home. Instead, he called Wang Ziying. After learning that Wang Ziying was home, Zhao Yan headed towards the building where she lived. After entering the stairwell, Zhao Yan first took the elevator to Wang Ziying's floor. Seeing that no one was around, Zhao Yan took out some food and cotton quilts from his storage space, and then knocked on Wang Ziying's door.

Soon, the door opened. Wang Ziying was wearing thick clothes, suggesting that even with the AC on, her apartment wasn't much warmer. "Come in quickly! It's freezing outside!" Wang Ziying quickly ushered Zhao Yan inside.

Zhao Yan entered and placed the items in his hand in the living room. "Xiao Wang, I think you might be able to use these."

Wang Ziying saw that Zhao Yan had brought her a lot of food and cotton quilts, and her eyes widened slightly. In such cold weather, these were urgently needed items, and Zhao Yan was actually giving them to her. "No, I have some at home. You keep them for yourself!"

She was touched, but Wang Ziying felt that Zhao Yan, being alone, also had it tough, so she tried to decline.

"Just keep them. I have more. If you need anything, remember to call me."

Zhao Yan said, then turned and left, giving Wang Ziying no chance to refuse.

Old Zhao is actually pretty good. And he doesn't seem that old either. Maybe, after the weather returns to normal, I should have a good talk with him. Wang Ziying thought, a slight blush rising on her face.