Chapter 10: The Plan for a Safe House and Its Accessories!

The next day.

Thirty minutes before class, Su Ze appeared in the classroom.

A top student sat in the front row, already reading.

The university he attended, Su University, was not a top-tier school, but it still ranked high nationwide.

Within Su City, Su University was unquestionably number 1.

Overall, the school was quite good.

But even the best school had slackers like Su Ze.

After entering, Su Ze walked straight to a seat near the back.

He picked a seat at random, sat down, and pulled out his phone.

“You finally remembered me? I got married last month, hmph.”

“Drop by my stream later and send me a rocket; no one has gifted one in ages.”

“Come see me tonight~ I bought a new cosplay outfit and can model it for you~”

His phone showed a string of flirty replies.

They all came from women Su Ze had been intimate with over the years.

Some were respectable, some were not.

Yet now he was no longer interested in them.

By his 8.5-point standard, a few of these women still qualified.

But once he added inner qualities like personality, things became complicated.

He replied no further.

Su Ze set the phone down, his face thoughtful.

Right now he was wondering how to build his own safe house before doomsday and, more importantly, how to secure the two accessories for that safe house.

The safe house itself could wait…

The accessories alone were enough to occupy his thoughts.

Finding suitable candidates among his former acquaintances? He had just abandoned that plan completely.

Frankly, rather than choosing accessories for a safe house…

He was really choosing companions for his apocalypse journey.

Perhaps he would spend his final days in the apocalypse with that person.

Thinking that way made the scenario feel much more wholesome.

Therefore.

Su Ze wanted to pick a kind-hearted, beautiful girl to be his partner when the world ended.

Of course, if she refused to cooperate, Su Ze could only force the issue.

A melon picked by force was not sweet, but it still quenched thirst.

The trouble was…

Right now he did not even have a suitable melon, so he had no idea where to start forcing one.

“Brother Ze, you’re early.”

Su Ze’s thoughts broke off.

As class time approached, more students filed in.

The goofy youths who appeared beside Su Ze were his two roommates.

The talkative one was Prince Xin, and the quieter one was Sun Bin.

In yesterday’s apocalypse simulation, both roommates had shown real loyalty.

They had actually stood tall and refused to yield.

During several simulations he had clashed with Awakeners, and his roommates had fearlessly backed him up.

Achieving that was no small feat.

Human hearts were hard to read.

Loyalty today did not guarantee loyalty forever.

Still, during the first few dozen days of doomsday, these two would be good friends.

Thinking so,

Su Ze grew curious, fixed his eyes on Prince Xin, and silently activated Father God Listens to eavesdrop on his inner voice.

『Damn, I should have gone for a fast three and invaded his red zone in that last match…』

Good.

He really was a pure gamer.

“Brother Ze, why are you staring at me?”

Noticing Su Ze’s gaze, Prince Xin hammed it up, pretended to be shy, pinched his throat, and said, “Senior Su Ze, please date me!”

Su Ze said, “Get lost, you bastard.”

Joking with him, Su Ze suddenly became interested and focused on overhearing other classmates’ thoughts.

『Is Su Ze looking at me? I knew he liked my twin tails today…』

『Look one more time and I’ll explode…』

『Running a brothel in international waters isn’t illegal, is it…』

The talent was handy, but he had better not stare straight at people while using it.

Doing so made him look stupid and easily alerted the target.

After making a circuit, Su Ze quietly withdrew his gaze.

He resumed pondering the safe house.

He would set the accessories aside for now.

First he would consider the safe house’s location.

Yesterday’s simulation had made him very clear about the division between Safe Zones and Contaminated Zones around the campus.

Normally, he should build the safe house in a Safe Zone.

But a Contaminated Zone was not out of the question.

As long as he understood a Contaminated Zone’s threats, he could move about in it relatively safely.

It was like his current residence…

After doomsday, it too would be covered by a Contaminated Zone.

Yet its main threat was the mirror world.

As long as he avoided that danger and did not touch the pollution source, he would be as safe as possible.

Of course, there was never absolute safety inside a Contaminated Zone.

Fatal nightmares could pop up at any time.

Fortunately, Su Ze had the talent Fallen Benefaction as insurance.

Even if he failed to survive a nightmare, he could burn a layer of healing energy and retreat in one piece.

“No need to put all the eggs in one basket; pick several spots, and one of them might come in handy.”

Only a few days remained before the world changed.

It was impossible to build a huge apocalypse base now.

Funding would not allow it either.

So he could only mark a few locations on the map and rent houses there.

The houses did not need to be fancy; they just had to store supplies.

Yesterday’s simulation had already proven how scarce supplies were.

Especially after day 50, Awakeners would fight fiercely over supplies.

Therefore, ample supplies were the core component of a safe house.

As for safety…

This was where placing the safe house inside a Contaminated Zone had its advantages.

In Contaminated Zones ruled by powerful monsters, even Awakeners dared not step inside.

Storing supplies in a Contaminated Zone meant almost no one else would find them.

And if he rolled a decent talent, he might stay inside unharmed.

The only nuisance was the occasional nightmare that kept draining healing energy.

“These few spots will do; I’ll scout them today and decide afterward.”

By the end of the class, Su Ze had almost finalized the safe house locations.

Following the crowd after class, Su Ze returned to the dorm.

He usually did not sleep there, but he occasionally spent the night, so his bed remained.

There was even a high-end computer on the desk.

It let him team up with classmates for online games when he was in the dorm.

“Brother Ze, did you see the messages in the class group?”

“I heard the class rep arranged a mixer this week, and our class is going on a picnic!”

As soon as he sat down, Prince Xin came over with his phone, brimming with excitement.

A mixer?

Su Ze kept silent, wondering if the other class might have a beautiful girl he had yet to meet…