Building a City at the End of the World
CHAPTER 001
Althea Javes suddenly woke up from her nightmare with excessive fear, dreaming of hitting hard objects and the feeling of falling from a height is too real.
Until now, Althea still felt the pain of nightmares plus the sticky feeling due to the fluid near her eyes and the thick smell of blood.
Althea got up from the bed and looked out the window, the blue sky and the white clouds, the green grass, the breeze blowing from the window slit and hitting her.
A moment... green grass ?? Althea lives in a 15th floor apartment, where did the green grass come from ?
Althea fell silent soon after realizing that her surroundings were definitely not a room she was familiar with, this form of space and decoration was completely unfamiliar. this was definitely not her room that she had lived in since childhood!!!
Althea stiffened and hugged the blanket tightly, what happened ?? is this kidnapping ? but if it's a kidnapping, isn't this room too fancy for a victim like her ??
Okay, thea's brain thinks too much. The fact is ….
Ting!!!
“Home master detected has woken up, do you want to tie up the city system ?”
“If the host refuses, will be punished with death.”
Althea looked confused with eyes glancing everywhere, making sure that she was alone in the room.
“Home master, the talking system is in the head of the host, so don't look for where - where.”
Ohh. system
Huh ? System ??
As a nursing teenager who likes to read novels, of course Thea knows what is a system and various types of systems from female heroes.
Is she now crossing over and acting as a heroine with a golden finger to conquer the world ?
“Home master, please answer quickly, the system will count down from 10.”
“OK, I received it.” Thea said after thinking calmly, let us accept the destiny that is before our eyes.
Ting!!
“Binding successfully, please host to name the city to be built.”
Huh ? City ? city building ? The sound on her head made Thea almost dizzy.
Is he going to be the mayor of this strange place ?
Althea silently touched her phone to open the internet, what kind of strange system is the construction of the city ? isn't the heroine system helping the heroine to become strong and invincible ? why in turn become a city building system ?
but, the writing of no signal on her phone made Thea realize that this was no longer in her world.
“Home master, please be patient.you are dead in your home world. It is the system that draws you to this planet to continue life after death. All the presence and activity of the host in the world of origin has been removed.”
A transparent screen suddenly appeared before Thea, and the scene of Thea being crushed to death by a hard object was seen there.
The scene was too bloody, the system also performed mosaic sensors in several places.
Althea was stunned, it turned out that it was not a nightmare, she was really dead.
Although he had guessed a little, but the fact given by the system really made him slump for a while.
After a moment of depression, Althea realizes that she is able to accept the reality of coming to this world and leaving behind her old life, her friends, and all the activities in her home world.
He should have been dead, but given the opportunity to come to this world and live a new life, he should have been happy, because ordinary people did not have that chance.
Althea finally accepted wholeheartedly her current destiny.
“Home master, please name your city, and then cooperate with the system to protect mankind who are fighting to survive in the apocalypse and build a beautiful and safe house for them to live in.”
“world end ?? isn't that supposed to be an apocalypse with zombies where - where as I thought ?” Thea said in confusion, is it too late to return now ?
“No.”
Before Althea heaved a sigh of relief, she heard the system say again, “In addition to zombies, there are also mutant animals and mutant plants.”
Althean. “......
“Don't worry host, the system can guarantee the security of the city.the environment and the host's own house are really safe.”
Althea did not want to speak, rising from the bed towards the door, opening the door of the room where she lived. There were two thatched huts on the right, surrounded by an open space of almost invisible magnitude.
Walking forward for a while, Althea could see that the edge of the city was surrounded by a thick iron fence.
Outside the fence and inside the fence are like two different worlds.
As Althea walked to the fence, Althea could see all the ruins and buildings destroyed by the end of the world. The whole city looked like an abandoned city. There was an unpleasant smell in the air, strange beasts running from time to time.
Althea knew it was definitely not an ordinary beast, and the rat would never grow to that size, with its sharp fangs and red eyes, not to mention the weeds that grew as tall as teenagers on the roadside, flowers sprouted their large teeth and green vines that towered into the air and cracked on concrete pavements.
The sight of zombies was walking from a distance, the skin on his face was festering, his body was filled with flaky skin, rotting flesh was clearly visible from between his ragged clothes - camping, and his, and there are insects perching on the rotten flesh of his body.ewww and black things dripping from the rotten flesh and his mouth..
ughhh Althea couldn't stand it anymore, bending over and vomiting over the fence.
But it's lucky that these disgusting creatures turn a blind eye to his little town and the big man who lives in it.
Looking once again at the ruined city outside the fence, Althea said on the system, “Call it City of Hope.”
Ting!!!
“Small city is successfully named, and the host can open the system control panel to view the layout of the small city and the upgrade instructions.” The mechanical sound of the system seemed to be becoming more friendly.
Althea returned to her room now and poured a cup of hot water, then opened the panel in the system to check.
The house where he currently lives will be the house where he lives in the future. It was named after the mayor's house in the system and will be upgraded along with the city's future rise. The house was also completely safe as no one would be able to enter without her consent.
There are five parts in total: agriculture, industry, life, education, and transportation.
Currently, all parts were ash-and-ash colored and could not be opened. Only two houses were unlocked, two simple thatched huts that Althea saw outside, and wheat seeds were opened on the farm, which were used for planting. The rest of the section can only be opened after the upgrade of the city.
What is surprising is that there is a traffic section in the system, will there be public vehicles such as buses and trains in the future ?? Doesn't that mean he can go out of town to see ?
A simple thatched hut is habitable, but needs to pay for home maintenance. It paid for using first-rate crystal nuclei for one day of residence and 580 first-rate crystal nuclei to stay for one month.
And with the increase of cities, maintenance costs will also increase.
This maintenance fee is similar to the rental fee.
The exchange arrangement for the crystal nucleus also stated that one hundred first-rate crystal nuclei were equal to one second-tier crystal nucleus, one hundred second-tier crystal nuclei were equal to one third-tier crystal nucleus, and so on.
All water, electricity, and lights needed by the building are provided by the system. Of course, the premise is that the host can enter enough crystal cores to upgrade and operate the system.
What if I don't get enough crystal core ?” Ask Althea.
“When the system energy runs out, the system will become inactive and the city will become an abandoned city. It will no longer continue to evolve and will no longer protect anyone. Zombies can enter and exit at will, mutated animals and plants can also occupy this place.” Answer system.
Thinking of the zombie scene he saw outside, Althea shivered, if that day comes, then there will be no more bones left for him.
There are also rules in the city, tenants can not fight, rob other people's property, and also can not urinate carelessly.
The final rule is that the mayor is above all the city rules and has the absolute right to talk about the rules and security of the city.
Althea was inevitably amazed by this system. If the system meets an ambitious man to rule over humanity, it is not imagined how the life of this planet will continue.
Althea also looked at the simple straw hut. The two thatched huts in the open space outside looked pitiful. From the outside, the thatched roof looked fragile and could be blown away by the gusts of wind, the mud walls were slightly hollow and uneven, really there was no advantage at all to renting this thatched hut.
Althea entered nervously, unexpectedly, the space inside seemed better than imagined.
The straw hut only had one floor. On the outside is a hall with LED lights and a simple front desk. Behind the front desk stands a robot with a round head and a round body.
The robot on the front desk reacts when it detects someone coming into the room, after scanning and determining the identity of the person, the robot asks, “Halo mayor, do you need anything ?”
Althea was surprised by the robot's intelligence for a moment, and then said, “I want to go in and see the room inside.”
“Okay, the mayor's information has been entered, please scan your face in front of the scanner machine, the road inside is uneven, please be careful.”
The robot returns to its original place and honestly guards its own territory.
Walking in the hall, through a small corridor, Althea saw two doors standing face to face, with door numbers A01 and A02 hanging above them.
Althea is standing at the door of A01. There is a transparent screen above the door handle. Althea's face appeared on the screen, and with a beep, a green dot appeared above the handle indicating that the door could be opened.
Turning the handle, the door opened in response. The interior is rectangular, and can see the top at a glance.
The area is very small, the living room and bed are only separated by curtain curtains. The place was clean, and the aroma looked fresh after being exposed to the sunlight.
In a small wooden cabinet in the corner there is an induction stove, kettle, and a few glasses. There is a tap water with pure water that can be drunk immediately after being filtered.
A set of wooden tables and chairs are placed in the middle of the living room, which occupies a small area and can be folded to save space. There is a simple LED light at the top of the room.
The toilet is also of white tiles, the shower hangs on the wall, and there is a sink next to it.
The walls of the entire house were white, and the ground was the simplest ancient concrete floor.
This is indeed a simple straw cottage.
In the world of Althea origin, such a house is probably something that people who have a difficult life should consider when choosing to rent a house, but on the last days, the, it was a warm and safe shelter.
The large area behind the mayor's house was a farm. Currently, robots equipped with wheels are planting seeds in the fields. The small wheel rotates quickly, and looks very energetic.
The first batch of wheat seeds is given by the system, and the mayor must buy it himself in the next batch. One first-rate crystal core can buy a bag of seeds.
About half an hour later, the wheat in one of the farmlands was ripe, the robot harvested the wheat, and the wheat slowly disappeared from Althea's eyes.
Finally, after being reminded by the system, Althea opens the system panel and finds the part of one of the warehouses, click to view. Inside, there is a bag of flour already packed, five jin for one bag.
Althea was again surprised. What kind of smart technology is this ??
The system that heard Althea's thoughts felt proud and said, “please work hard to collect the crystal core, build a small town, and more high-tech are waiting to be opened.
Seeing the empty city in front of him, Althea was a little excited about running the city system game on her body. He took a deep breath and took the first step to upgrade the city, recruiting residents and obtaining a large amount of crystal cores.
At this moment, a gust of wind blew, the leaves spun and flew freely then fell apart, the scene somehow felt silent.
