Day 1
I woke up. Same room, same bed, same alarm.
Except… something felt off.
Laptop on my desk glowed faintly.
[System Detected: Soul-Tech Core Found]
"What the…?" I muttered. My hand hovered over it. The glow wrapped around my fingers like liquid light.
[Soul Bind Available: Select Item]
Laptop? Console? Fan? Keyboard?
"Laptop. Yeah… safest bet." I tapped it.
[Soul Bind Complete]
[Tech Soul Activated]
[Bound Item: Laptop – Fully Operational]
[Damage Display: None Detected]
Soft hum. No flashy effects. Just… alive.
"Feels like a game tutorial," I said, scratching my head.
Day 2
I started experimenting. Opened programs. Ran scripts. Rendered 3D models. Everything moved faster than my brain could process.
[Observation: Performance Enhanced Beyond Original Specs]
I wrote a simple AI. Just a chatbot.
Laptop optimized it itself. Fixed bugs, reorganized code.
[Observation: AI Performance Enhanced by Bound Item]
Then I tried a hacking tool. Not for anything illegal—just curiosity.
Laptop rearranged my code on the fly. Ran scans faster than anything I'd seen before.
[Observation: Code Self-Optimized Through Soul-Tech]
[Auxiliary Functions: Unlock by Experimentation]
Helper-01, my AI, started suggesting improvements I hadn't thought of.
"Okay… officially freaky," I muttered.
Day 3
By now, I was hooked.
I scanned networks, satellites, public servers. Just for fun.
Then I noticed… something strange.
[Anomalous Signal Detected – Unknown Source]
[Signal Pattern: Rapidly Evolving]
Small at first. Localized spikes.
Then spreading. People fainting online. Mass panic. Unexplained violent incidents.
[Observation: Unknown Phenomenon Rising – Monitor Closely]
[Observation: Phenomenon Likely Not Natural]
I froze. Anime and movie scenarios flashed in my mind. Zombies? Monsters? Catastrophic outbreak?
"No… probably just a simulation bug…" I said, laughing nervously.
The laptop visualized the signals. Patterns I'd never seen before.
Helper-01 beeped: "Adam… anomaly persists. Recommend monitoring."
[Tech Soul: Status – Active]
[Bound Item: Laptop – Fully Operational]
[Auxiliary Functions: Unlock by Experimentation]
For the first time… I felt a little fear.
The world was starting to change. Slowly, subtly.
And me? I had tech.
And that was enough… for now.
By the end of the third day, I knew I had to do something.
"Helper-01, run analysis. Plot possible routes and safe zones if anomalies continue to spread."
The AI hummed for a few seconds.
[Analysis Complete: Multiple Scenarios Detected]
[Route Recommendation: High Probability – Urban Evacuation Unsafe; Rural Areas Preferred]
[Resource Availability: Moderate; Suggest Stockpiling Essential Supplies]
I leaned back. "Okay… looks like I'm not in some cute simulation anymore."
I spent the next few hours planning.
Gather food, water, batteries, medical kits.
Download blueprints of vehicles, shelters, and gadgets.
Stockpile any tech or materials I could find in the apartment.
[Blueprint Downloads Initiated: Vehicles, Electronics, Basic Shelter Structures]
Laptop worked faster than ever, automatically compressing files, cataloging them, and sorting schematics by utility.
"Helper-01, optimize storage. Make room for everything I can think of."
[Storage Optimization Complete: 100% Efficient]
I made a mental list:
Food for at least a month.
Batteries, fuel, and power banks.
Tools, wires, metal scraps, electronics.
Blueprints of anything I could build or hack.
"Alright…" I muttered, rubbing my hands together. "If this really goes south, at least I'll have a chance."
Helper-01 beeped: "Recommendation: Continue monitoring anomalies. Begin constructing portable safe zones once materials are available."
"Portable safe zones… like a mobile house? Sounds perfect," I said with a grin.
I could already imagine it.
A tech fortress on wheels. Fully stocked. My first real step to survive whatever this world was becoming.
Little did I know… the anomalies weren't waiting for me to prepare.
They were already spreading.
And the real test of my Tech Soul… was about to begin.
I froze for a moment.
"Wait… I forgot something."
My little sister.
She lived in the city, at least a day's drive from here.
[Concern Level: High]
I swallowed. Couldn't just stay here and hope she was fine.
I had to prepare… first.
"Helper-01, download everything useful. Movies, survival guides, tutorials, anime, music… everything I can learn from."
[Download Initiated: All Available Resources Indexed]
I grinned nervously.
If I was going to survive… I needed knowledge.
Not just tech manuals, but anything I could use creatively.
I started thinking:
How to make things from miscellaneous items. Soap into lubricant? Empty cans into containers?
How to purify water, make fire, improvise medicine.
How to engineer gadgets from scraps.
[Helper-01: Compiling Guides and Blueprints for Improvised Tools]
I even downloaded anime and music.
Maybe it was just for morale… maybe it was just me being a nerd.
Either way, I didn't care.
"Alright… laptop's ready. Blueprints, survival guides, tutorials… check. AI assistant… check. Knowledge… check."
I leaned back.
[Observation: Preparations 70% Complete – Recommend Immediate Action]
Tomorrow… I would start planning the journey to my sister.
And after that… maybe start building my portable safehouse.
Little did I know… the anomalies were already spreading.
And soon, I'd realize… the world I knew was gone.
But for now… I had tech, knowledge, and determination.
And that was enough.
After a full day of stockpiling supplies, I made a big move.
"Helper-01, calculate optimal transport method for long-distance travel."
[Recommendation: Vehicle Purchase – Cost/Utility Ratio Highest for Used Bus]
I laughed nervously. "Of course. A bus. Why not?"
I had money saved up, and a used bus was cheap enough. Small enough to drive, big enough to carry all my supplies, tech, and whatever else I'd need.
[Purchase Complete: Used Bus Acquired – Status: Operational]
I stepped inside. It smelled of old leather and gasoline, but… perfect. My future mobile fortress.
I started inspecting it, thinking about upgrades. Helper-01 started cataloging it:
[Bus Inspection Complete – Structural Integrity: Moderate; Upgrade Potential: High]
I smiled. "Tomorrow… I go see my sister."
And then… it started.
At first, small things. A power outage in half the city. Strange sirens on the news. Reports of mass fainting. People fighting over food at markets.
[Anomalies Detected – Frequency Increasing]
[Observation: Local Authorities Unable to Maintain Control]
I froze. "Uh… okay… this is definitely not normal."
Helper-01 beeped:
"Adam… recommend immediate monitoring and preparation for worst-case scenarios."
I tapped the bus dashboard nervously. My laptop hummed beside me.
All my plans… my blueprints, my AI, my supplies… they were about to be tested.
"Looks like the world isn't waiting for me to finish my prep," I muttered.
Tomorrow… I would start traveling to my sister.
But now… survival wasn't just theory.
The anomalies… were here.
And my Tech Soul… was about to be put to the ultimate test.