I Rely on the System to Become a Legend in the Apocalypse

After years of a programmer's grind, working from nine in the morning until midnight, Shen Qiao finally couldn't take it anymore. He quit his job and went home to live the lazy life.

Who knew the apocalypse would descend on the world without warning?

Bloodthirsty ghosts and monsters roamed everywhere. A countdown to death hung over his loved ones, and strange plum blossoms were growing wildly along the blood vessels beneath his skin.

Shen Qiao: ...

Does a hard-working drudge die the moment he retires?

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Just then, Shen Qiao was bound to a mission System. The System told him that completing assigned missions would earn him generous reward packages. The harder the mission, the better the rewards, and the rewards could solve all the problems he faced at that stage.

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Mission 1: [The various gangs are locked in open and covert struggle, sabotaging and framing one another, with countless dead and wounded. Host, please manage relations between the gangs.]

Shen Qiao went out of his way to court death, challenging every gang alone and taking the top spot on the bounty list.

The System was stunned, clutching its head: Host! You're supposed to get along with everyone and promote peace, not take on ten people at once and offend them all!!

Mission 2: [The organization's selection criteria are strict and demanding. Even those with both talent and dedication struggle to get in. Join the organization within a week.]

Shen Qiao did nothing. He shut the door and went back to the retirement home to water flowers, raise fish, and play with crickets.

The System paced anxiously: Host, you can't keep sinking into idleness! Get moving and work hard! The selection won't choose a slacker who just wants to coast!!!

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As the missions were about to fail, the System was so frustrated with him it could hardly stand it. Shen Qiao simply said, "Don't worry."

In the blink of an eye, no one could have guessed what happened next. The gang leaders personally stepped in one after another, called off the hunt, made peace as a group, and bowed their heads in submission, pledging together to support Shen Qiao as the leader of all the gangs.

The selection officer arrived with lavish gifts, only to find a crowd of retired big shots doting on Shen Qiao, showering him with resources and presents, their eyes alight with excitement at having found such a promising talent.

The selection officer set down the gifts: This is in the bag.

The System: ...That works, too?

Holding a rare, precious S-rank spirit weapon, Shen Qiao said casually to the System, "Make the next mission as hard as possible. I'm ready to use cheat codes."

The System: ?!

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Shen Qiao had only meant to complete his missions and improve his powers along the way. But he misjudged his limits and accidentally became the only SSS-rank ability user in the world.

All the ghost-people prostrated themselves at his feet, ability users saw him as their leader, and ordinary people hailed him as a god.

Shen Qiao: I went too far with the cheat codes. Is it still too late to turn them off...

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As humanity's strongest ability user, Fu Nanshan had been very annoyed lately.

Those reckless ghost-people and ability users had no idea what had gotten into them. They kept flocking to his frail, sickly childhood friend, who had no abilities.

Fu Nanshan had no choice but to kill the ghosts and threaten the people, driving away everyone who came near his childhood friend like a rabid dog.

Until one day, Fu Nanshan discovered that

The terrifying S-rank ghost-people turned and ran the moment they saw his childhood friend, while the powerful, authoritative ability users addressed him as their big brother.

So Fu Nanshan gave his childhood friend a stern once-over, then sighed and stepped in front of him, sincerely remarking, "You're so handsome..."

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Reborn in the Apocalypse: I'm Everyone's Favorite

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Chen Nian, a zookeeper, was reborn in the apocalypse, years in the future.

Dropped into the slums of the apocalypse as an undocumented pauper with not a penny to his name, Chen Nian calmly said, "It's just a little hardship."

Then he discovered that all the little ones from his zoo had run off. Chen Nian: horrified, soul leaving his body.

Chen Nian knew how timid, fragile, and pitiful his little ones were, so he decided to pull himself together, find them, and protect them!

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After the apocalypse mutated Blue Star, all animals evolved into human forms, at the cost of suffering from endless mental agitation.

They were the most populous species on Blue Star and held dominion over the planet, yet they spent their days in pain and rage.

The only people who could survive in the slums were tough, fierce men with stubbly faces. It was no wonder Chen Nian, lean and slender, felt a little timid.

Then one day, Chen Nian saw his neighbor, in the grip of a manic episode, transform into a two-meter-tall black bear right in front of him.

Chen Nian clutched his chest: So cute! I want to pet him...

Chen Nian didn't just think it. He did it.

A passerby couldn't bear to watch and closed their eyes. "Kid, are you trying to get yourself killed?"

But the black bear only narrowed his eyes and purred contentedly, rolling around on the ground and rubbing against Chen Nian like a spoiled child.

The passerby: ...Maybe you could pet me, too.

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Chen Nian recently discovered that he seemed to have a healing-type golden finger. All the agitated fluffballs became obedient and docile beneath his hands.

He also picked up an amnesiac man. The man was handsome and hardworking, so Chen Nian fed him and took him in.

And so Chen Nian began a journey of soothing fluffballs while searching for his little ones.

Who knew that after he soothed so many fluffballs, Chen Nian would become famous?

Countless dignitaries and tycoons were willing to spend a fortune just to meet him.

Some even tried to seize power by transforming into adorable animal forms to secretly tempt Chen Nian. When they failed, everyone mocked them:

"Oh my god, why didn't I think of that?"

"I'd gladly be Nian Nian's pet!"

"We're all highly intelligent beastfolk. Where's your dignity? Your self-respect? Your place in line...?"

"Nian Nian, don't bother looking for your old little ones. There's a whole bunch of beastfolk here who'd love to be your new little ones."

Chen Nian firmly refused, tears of worry streaming down his face. "I wonder how my fragile little ones, who can't even look after themselves, are surviving in the apocalypse."

Everyone berated themselves, expressed their heartfelt sympathy, and joined forces to help Chen Nian look for the little ones.

But they still found no trace of them. Chen Nian was distraught, and everyone could only comfort him in silence.

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Until the national ceremony, when the leaders gathered and the military paraded through the streets.

Chen Nian spotted the imposing lion leader on the dais. His eyes lit up and he shouted with delight, "Mimi!"

Everyone: ?

But that wasn't all.

Chen Nian called out to the sinister, gloomy black panther general: "Goudan!"

To the proud, elegant peacock chief of staff: "Little Chick!"

To the mysterious, cold-blooded snake intelligence officer: "Chongchong!"

The executive officer, Lin Wenyuan, who had been hiding his identity and sticking close to Chen Nian, ignored his colleagues, who were gnashing their teeth with jealousy, and said quietly, "Nian Nian, are these the little ones you were afraid would be bullied out there?"

Chen Nian beamed. "Yes!"

Theme: Love and peace