Good news: He transmigrated into the apocalypse and awakened a golden finger System!
Bad news: The System is a crooked shop, and from the start, he owes it a hundred thousand in loan-shark debt.
On the surface, Lu Xin is a lone scavenger. Behind the scenes, he's the only merchant who controls the lifelines of the entire region.
Lu Xin thinks he's finally going to take off, only to discover that this busted System forcibly deducts his entire balance every night at midnight!
Want to save money? Forget it! He can only spend like crazy and stock up on supplies.
Worse still, System Zero is an even more crooked merchant than he is.
[Lu Xin is gravely injured and near death, urgently in need of an advanced medical kit]
He says, "Zero, lend me fifty Mist Crystals!"
Unexpected result: Zero judges that he's about to die and promptly approves the loan: "Dead people can't repay their debts. Approved, at five percent compound interest per day."
[The System requires him to complete a region-wide activation trade]
He takes cheap antibiotics to barter with a massive convoy for premium blueprints.
Unexpected result: His crooked-merchant instincts go into overdrive, earning him several hundred times his investment.
Others' reactions: Major buyer Su Hongye says, "Mr. Lu is truly the light of the apocalypse!"
[He encounters a gang of raiders]
He whips out the heavy weapons he just bought by spending his entire balance.
Unexpected result: The gang leader is scared out of his wits and switches sides on the spot, becoming Lu Xin's free human shield.
The result: He makes money, but ends up even poorer.
Then, one day, the source of the black fog finally appears in front of his off-road vehicle.
Lu Xin glances at his balance. "Zero, exchange it for a Planet-Buster Cannon blueprint."
