The end of the world? This is simply his paradise!

Chapter 1 Countdown to Doomsday

A little after one in the afternoon, the sun was high in the sky, and the city of Hangzhou seemed to be placed in a huge steamer.

This year's summer in Hangzhou is so crazy that it is unbearable. The temperature has remained above 40 degrees for six or seven consecutive days.

The scorching heat, like a ferocious monster, mercilessly devours the energy and endurance of every outdoor worker, making them miserable.

Wang Qiang graduated from university two years ago.

At that time, his heart was full of longing and expectation for the future.

He once fantasized that he could quickly enter the workplace, have smooth sailing all the way, become a full-time employee in half a year, be promoted to supervisor in a year, and manager in two years, then marry a beautiful, wealthy woman, become a CEO that everyone pays attention to, and embark on the road to the pinnacle of his life.

However, reality was like a basin of cold water, which ruthlessly extinguished his beautiful fantasy.

When he really entered society, he found that everything was not as he wished.

He clearly remembers that during that period, he kept submitting various resumes every day and did not miss any possible opportunity.

Occasionally, he would be lucky enough to enter the interview stage, but after each interview, he would get the familiar words "go home and wait for notification".

Then, there is a long wait, and in the end there is often no news.

Wang Qiang is a poor orphan. His parents unfortunately died when he was very young.

He could only grow up with his grandparents, but fate always seemed to like playing tricks on people.

In the second year after he was admitted to university, his grandparents passed away one after another, leaving him alone in this world.

From then on, he no longer had any relatives to rely on.

Wang Qiang had a very difficult time during his four years in college.

In order to avoid being expelled from school due to inability to pay tuition, he could only rely on odd jobs to make a living.

He thought he would be able to find a good job after graduation and his life would get better and better from then on.

But the reality is extremely cruel, and the fierce competition in this society is far beyond his imagination.

For a recent college graduate like him who has no connections and is not a graduate of a prestigious university, it is almost impossible to find a decent job.

In desperation, Wang Qiang finally chose to become a food delivery rider.

The job of a food delivery rider is notoriously hard.

Few deliverymen can stick with it for long.

Every day, Wang Qiang rides his electric scooter through the streets and alleys of Hangzhou.

No matter it is windy, rainy, or scorching hot, he must deliver the takeaway to the customers on time regardless of weather conditions.

However, the hard work does not get corresponding rewards.

He can only earn two or three dollars from each takeout order.

If he is unlucky and encounters a troublesome customer who gives him a bad review, it will be like a bolt from the blue for him.

I work hard all day long, get soaked with exhaustion, and can only earn two or three hundred yuan.

There were several times when Wang Qiang wanted to give up this job.

But he couldn't help but ask himself, if he didn't work as a delivery rider, what else could he do?

Continue to send out resumes aimlessly?

Obviously, this was not a good idea, so he could only grit his teeth and persevere.

He thought to himself that once he saved enough money, he would leave Hangzhou, the city that made him exhausted.

It’s not easy to live in Hangzhou.

Wang Qiang shares a house with others in an ordinary residential area.

His room was very small and could barely accommodate a bed and a desk.

But even for such a small space, the rent is 1200 yuan a month.

The other two people who shared the house with him had a room that was slightly bigger than his, which was barely enough to store more things, but the rent was 1800 yuan, which was a full 600 yuan more expensive than his.

Sometimes, Wang Qiang couldn't help but envy those landlords.

In his opinion, these landlords live too comfortably.

You don’t have to do anything, just easily collect the rent on your phone every month and you can live a good life.

Just like the house they are renting now, the rent for three households combined is 4800 yuan, not to mention the water, electricity, gas and other expenses.

I heard that the landlord has three apartments in this community and several more in other communities.

The monthly income from rent alone is 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, and life is so comfortable.

Wang Qiang often sighed: "Someday, I can become a landlord!"

At this moment, Wang Qiang was sitting under the shade of a tree to rest.

He had just delivered a few orders of takeout and felt a little dizzy, probably because of heatstroke.

He quickly bought a box of Huoxiang Zhengqi water at the pharmacy and planned to take a rest. Wang Qiang has been working as a food delivery driver for more than a year.

During this year and more, he also saved some money.

Recently, he decided to quit his job and return to his hometown after a while.

Although his hometown is just a small county town, far less prosperous than Hangzhou, life there is not so tiring.

By then, he can rent a store and open a small shop, and it should be no problem for him to support himself.

As for getting married?

How could a person like Wang Qiang dare to think about such a thing?

Can he afford a dowry of two or three hundred thousand yuan?

Can he afford a house?

He had nothing and felt that getting married was simply a luxury.

In fact, Wang Qiang had two or three girlfriends when he was in college.

Although he is poor and doesn't understand romance, he is handsome!

With a height of 187cm and a muscular body developed from doing odd jobs, he stands out in the crowd.

Every time he plays basketball, as long as he takes off his clothes, he can attract a lot of attention from girls.

So, during his four years in college, Wang Qiang never lacked a girlfriend.

Unfortunately, after graduation, he broke up with his then girlfriend.

The other party didn't have any bad intentions, so the two of them parted ways amicably.

In the past two years, they would occasionally chat on Fetion and tell each other about their recent situation.

Unlike Wang Qiang who chose to stay in Hangzhou, his ex-girlfriend returned to her hometown after graduation.

Her hometown is in the imperial capital, she is a native of the capital, and her family owns several houses.

After returning home, she stayed at home and occasionally took some painting jobs online.

At the beginning of this year, I heard that she had become a small internet celebrity and had more than 200,000 fans on Douyin.

Occasionally he can take on some small advertisements or do some live broadcasts, and he earns much more money than Wang Qiang, the delivery rider.

Maybe it’s because Wang Qiang has experienced several relationships during his four years in college, so he doesn’t take relationships seriously.

Well...of course, it’s mainly because of poverty.

After a day of delivering food, I got home at night and was so tired that I didn’t even want to move.

In this case, you told him you were in love?

Where is the time for that?

Wang Qiang sat in the shade of the tree and thought for a while, and then he felt a little better.

He knew that it was not time to rest yet. After all, it was only afternoon and it was still a long time before he could get off work and rest.

So, he prepared to take delivery orders again.

Just then, ding!

[It is detected that the doomsday event is about to happen, and the survival of the fittest system begins to activate...]

Wang Qiang, who had just gotten on his electric scooter, was stunned for a moment when he suddenly heard this prompt sound in his mind.

"Did you get so much heatstroke that you started to hear voices?"

Wang Qiang thought subconsciously.

But the next second——

Ding!
[The survival of the fittest system has been activated and successfully bound to the target host! ]

Almost the next second after the voice appeared, a red countdown number appeared in front of Wang Qiang.

"Isn't this an auditory hallucination?!"

Wang Qiang looked at the scene in shock.

He subconsciously stretched out his hand and waved it in front of him, but of course he touched nothing.

"What does this countdown mean?"

Wang Qiang thought.

[This is the countdown to the doomsday event! ]

The voice from before sounded again.

(End of this chapter)