When Lin Jing woke up, he felt his head explode, the pain was ten times worse than waking up with a hangover. He opened his eyes and saw the white ceiling and a soft mattress beneath his.
Lin Jing propped himself up and sat up. He pinched his thigh hard, and the severe pain reminded him that he was alive.
Just a few minutes ago, he was shot and killed while protecting his employer from danger. How did he suddenly come back to life?
Lin Jing frowned slightly, and his body got up before his brain did and went to find a mirror. What he saw was still his previous body, slender and solemn, with a hint of alienation in his eyebrows and eyes, his red lips slightly pursed, and his inky hair , adding a sense of laziness to her whole person.
Lin Jing lifted the hem of his pajamas, revealing a tattoo of blooming roses across his abdomen. It wasn't a personal preference, but rather a way to hide the scars. The tattoo and scars remained, and this body was clearly hers from before. It was just that he'd been shot, so how could he suddenly be here?
Just as Lin Jing was about to search the room for clues, a shrill, mechanical voice echoed in her mind. "Hello, Host Lin Jing! The card draw system has been activated. System 33 will be at your service."
He glanced around, only to confirm the voice had come from his own mind.
"No need to look, dear. This 33 resides within you. Due to your excellent physical fitness and combat skills in your previous life, the card draw system determined you were suitable for survival in the apocalypse, and therefore, transported you to this book." The system's mechanical voice continued, making Lin Jing uncomfortable.
"You mean I'm in a book now? How can I get back? Or, rather, how can I survive?" Lin Jing's nervousness faded. A qualified personal bodyguard, besides other qualities, must possess exceptional mental fortitude.
"Honey, you are very smart, but you have already died in the normal world and can never go back. Being chosen by the card drawing main god system is equivalent to the main god giving you a second life. Honey, you must cherish it. If you die again in this world, you will be completely dead." The system used a mechanical voice to act cute, and Lin Jing felt even more uncomfortable.
Lin Jing nodded and continued to ask: "Then do I have to complete any tasks too? What do I need to do?"
"No, the card drawing master system will not issue any tasks. The only thing you have to do is to keep yourself alive. Honey, there are five days left before the end of Blue planet where you are now. Honey, prepare as soon as possible. By the way, this book is only half written. I have sent the original text to you, and you can study it by yourself."
After that, the system was silent. Lin Jing thought about it, and there was indeed half an extra book in his mind. He still had some questions to ask the system, "System? 33? Don't I have any golden fingers? How do I draw cards?"
The room was silent, and there was no voice of the system. Lin Jing tried to call a few more times, but the system still ignored him. If there was not really half an extra book in his mind, Lin Jing almost felt that he was hallucinating before death.
He sighed and sat on the edge of the bed, wondering if he could find anything useful in the book. But after only a dozen pages, Lin Jing couldn't bear it any longer. While the book was set at the end of the world, it was a clichéd plot involving the heroine and her backups. The original owner of his current identity was even Mo Fei's bootlicker. Later, when Mo Fei came to him, the original owner thought his good days were coming, only to have Mo Fei team up with other lovers and murder him.
Lin Jing's brows furrowed as he read. What a shady plot! The original owner was still a bootlicker at the end of the world; he deserved to be killed. And the heroine, Mo Fei, was even more outrageous. She was a master of time management, juggling so many alpha mens. He should just try to stay safe and stay away from the heroine.
Thinking about this, Lin Jing quickly dug out his phone, but there was only 100,000 yuan left. A chill fell on her heart. 100,000 yuan wouldn't do anything. The book's description of the original owner, a cannon fodder, focused solely on how he licked the heroine's boots, leaving little else to be desired. Therefore, Lin Jing was completely clueless about the original owner's affairs.
Fortunately, he found the property deed for the 140-square-meter, three-bedroom apartment in a small drawer in his closet. He wondered if Blue Planet was the same as his previous home, and whether there were any online loans or loan sharks. Lin Jing was ready to take advantage of everything.
He drove directly to the bank and mortgaged the house. The proceeds of 5 million yuan were transferred to Lin Ran's account. He then borrowed every available online loan he could, scraping together 200,000 yuan. Adding the 100,000 yuan in the original owner's account, he had 5.3 million yuan. It was still a bit short, but it was enough to start something.
Lin Jing didn't waste any more time. He quickly found the largest local explosion-proof renovation company online. It was said that many wealthy people in Jiangbei City had their homes renovated by this company.
He drove to the company and explained his needs to the receptionist, who politely led him into a small meeting room.
Soon, several designers in professional suits entered the conference room. The one leading the group was a female . When she saw Lin Jing, she greeted her politely: "Hello, Mr Lin. Our company can do the decoration style you want, but replacing so many things will require a large budget from you..."
The other party spoke tactfully, but obviously did not believe that Lin Jing could come up with so much money at once. Lin Jing interrupted him directly, "Just tell me how much the budget is. Not only do I need to reinforce the six sides of my room and make them explosion-proof, I also need to install bulletproof glass in the room, as well as the door of my room and the door of my house. Both of these doors will be installed as bank-grade explosion-proof doors. In addition, I need you to complete the work within five days. How much will all this cost?"
The smile on the female designer's face was obviously frozen, but she still said politely: "Mr Lin, your original requirement will cost a lot of money, not to mention you want it so urgently."
Lin Jing did not want to talk nonsense with her because the end of the world was coming soon. He had to hurry up to prepare other materials. "Just give me a quote."
The designer saw the impatience on Lin Jing's face and hurriedly said, "Okay, Mr Lin, you just mentioned installing explosion-proof thickened steel plates on the six sides of the room, and all the glass needs to be replaced with bullet-proof glass. In addition, your bedroom door and the front door of your home all need to be replaced with bank-grade explosion-proof doors. These costs originally cost 2.7 million and it will take half a month to complete. If you expedite it now, we will charge an extra expedited fee of 500,000 in total. Add to the previous 2.7 million, and you need to pay us 3.2 million."
The designer looked at Lin Jing's face and saw that Lin Jing looked normal, then continued, "Because our things are expensive, you need to pay us an 80% deposit first. I wonder if you can accept this?"
Lin Jing nodded. "How much is the total? When can your people start work?"
"The deposit is 2.56 million. Once you've paid the deposit, our staff will immediately place an order for the materials with the warehouse. They'll be delivered to your home by noon, and construction will begin this afternoon. If it's convenient for you, you can leave us a spare key." Seeing that Lin Jing had no objections, the designer became even more attentive.
"Okay, I'll pay now," Lin Jing said, scanning the QR code to pay, leaving his home address and keys before hurriedly leaving.
The deposit alone had already drained a significant amount from Lin Jing's bank account. After leaving the renovation company, he kept trying to contact the system in his mind, but to no avail.
Without any cheat codes, Lin Jing had no idea what the card-drawing system the system was talking about. He could only rely on his own experience to stockpile supplies. He also had to quickly find someone to modify his car. If his family couldn't survive, he'd need a highly secure vehicle for his escape.
Lin Jing quickly searched online and finally found a local car modification company. He planned to completely modify his current SUV, cladding it entirely in explosion-proof steel, replacing all the windows with bulletproof, and replacing all the tires with durable ones. This would ensure he could still drive safely even after the apocalypse.
After making up his mind, Lin Jing drove directly to the modification company. Due to the difficulty of his requested modifications and the tight deadline, he finally agreed to a price of two million yuan for the modified car. However, he still had to pay an 80% deposit, or 1.6 million yuan.
After all this, Lin Jing only had 1.14 million yuan left on his account. Fortunately, after the apocalypse, no one cared about deposits anymore.
After leaving his SUV at the modification company, Lin Jing went directly to the supermarket and ordered a truckload of food and water. He paid the supermarket extra to have the supplies delivered to his residence and also to help move them into his home. After
finalizing the arrangements, Lin Jing took a taxi home. He would also have to keep an eye on the supplies as they were being moved.
The original owner's building was 21 stories high, and he lived on the 10th floor. There were four households on the first floor, two to the left and two to the right of the elevator. Beyond his security door, there was another iron gate leading to the hallway, shared by his family and his neighbor in room 1003.
As Lin Jing got out of the elevator and opened the iron gate to enter his home, his neighbor in room 03 happened to come out.
Lin Jing's mind was preoccupied with the apocalypse, and he only glanced up briefly at the woman. His neighbor was a beautiful, somewhat aloof woman with fair skin and a clear-water green bracelet on her white wrist. Her upturned eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at Lin Jing, her red lips pursed tightly, a look of deep wariness.
Lin Jing merely glanced at the woman once more. A neighbor he didn't know well was just right; it saved his the trouble.
After applying his fingerprint, Lin Jing turned the doorknob. Seeing the woman in Room 03 still staring at him, he gave her a perfunctory nod and, without hesitation, entered the house, closing the security door behind her.
It wasn't until she heard the door slam shut that Mo Fei came to her senses. That clingy Lin Jing hadn't bothered her today? He hadn't even spoken a single word to her.
Previously, her body had been controlled by an unknown force, forcing her to do many things against her will, including hanging around with five or six backup men. Fortunately, she'd only been dining and shopping with these people. While she was controlled, there hadn't been any real progress with them, not even hand-holding. Otherwise, Mo Shuyu would have been sickened to death.
Her body had only recently gained freedom. Once free, Mo Fei immediately blocked all those backup options, but she couldn't do anything about Lin Jing. Because Lin Jing bought the house next door to her in order to pursue her, she was originally worried about what to do. But seeing Lin Jing's behavior today, did he give up pursuing her? That's great!