My God-Level System Can Rebuild Civilization in the Apocalypse!

Chapter 84: Calm Before the Storm

Now, the only thing left to worry about was when the rain would stop.

More than anything, he desperately wanted to reach Level 10 as soon as possible.

By the time he had finished running back and forth carrying supplies, he still had not finished sorting everything out when today’s Trading Hall finally opened.

Joo Joowon had no choice but to temporarily stop moving supplies and post the notes he had already prepared in advance.

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[ Game Guide 3.0 ]

[ 1. Be careful of any Bosses around you.

Lord-ranked Bosses will actively leave their territory to hunt when food becomes scarce. They can also breed Elite monsters and normal monsters to act as "gatekeepers." ]

[ 2. Before a player dies, they can choose to leave their inheritance to someone else.

Inheritance can transfer everything a person obtained after becoming a player to another individual. It will appear in the form of a Legacy Treasure Chest. If you inform the system that you want to make a will, an inheritance allocation interface will appear. ]

[ 3. Be cautious when you accepting Hidden Quests. Some Hidden Quests can be forcibly accepted, and some have time limits. Failing to complete them within the required time may result in quest penalties. ]

[ 4. If there is a Boss near your location, it is recommended to form a team and eliminate it as soon as possible. The current Bosses do not appear to be fully matured and are still in a growth phase. Once they reach their complete form, they may become nightmares for all nearby players.]

[ That’s all I’ve discovered so far. Feel free to add more information. ]

[ Comment Section ]:

[ @FrontRowKing ]: I’m First!

[ @MomDadPleaseAnswer ]: Did Boss Ashfall lose family members too? I also received a system notification saying I have a Legacy Treasure Chest waiting for me. I don’t know whether it was my father or mother who died. The worst part is that if I want to receive the chest, I have to pay the system fifty Copper Coins as a delivery fee. If I don’t pay, I have to travel there and collect it myself!

[ @Level0SaltedFish ]: I’m stunned. I haven’t even reached Level 1 yet and you’re already Level 5? How did you manage that?

[ @MathHellSurvivor ]: Too late. I’ve already accepted a Hidden Quest. My quest is to solve one of the unsolved mathematical problems of the world. I’m crying. This is the first time I’ve learned that my coworker secretly had ambitions this grand.

[ @SecondHandEquipmentDealer ]: Trading beginner equipment. Looking to exchange shirts and shoes for pants and hats. Private message me if interested.

[ @MonsterHuntingRecruiter ]: Looking for teammates near Maple Grove Estate by the South Circle on Kingston Road to fight monsters together. Equipment drops will be split evenly.

[ @LeakyRoofVictim ]: Help! Why is today’s rain so heavy? My house is leaking! Is there anyone still in Building 2 of Green Forest Residential Complex in Gimhae City? Please take me in! I’ll pay rent with food supplies!

[ @PanickedDadOnline ]: Does anyone have any fever medicine? My son got caught in the rain yesterday while he was outside. He started running a fever last night and now he’s already unconscious from it. Please, I’m begging everyone, does anyone have fever medicine?

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Joo Joowon did not know whether it was because most people had already accepted reality or because some players no longer had the energy to argue over pointless things, but compared to previous days, there were noticeably fewer strange and argumentative comments in today’s discussion section.

Some players had probably discovered a business opportunity and deliberately timed their messages to appear at the very top of the chat, using the front page to advertise or recruit teammates.

It was not a bad strategy at all.

After all, being seen by more people meant a higher chance of achieving their goal.

There were simply too many players now.

New messages were constantly being buried beneath even newer ones, disappearing without anyone ever noticing them.

There were also several discoveries that Joo Joowon had deliberately left out of the strategy guide.

For example, although inheritances could be designated to specific people, it seemed possible that special items might allow others to intercept them.

Joo Joowon had only realized this because of the wording in the system notification.

When he picked up the Legacy Treasure Chest earlier, the system message had stated.

[ In accordance with player Blade69’s final wishes, the designated recipient of the current Legacy Treasure Chest is: Ashfall. ]

At first glance, the wording seemed perfectly normal.

However, inside a game, the system’s authority always stood above everything else.

Just like in games from the old world, players only possessed the right to use their accounts rather than true ownership of them.

If the system could honor a player’s wishes, then naturally it could also honor the wishes of Game Masters.

Or the wishes of wealthy players willing to spend enough money.

Joo Joowon had always been someone who preferred to prepare for the worst possible outcome.

Still, he was not particularly worried about it.

Even if inheritance interception truly existed, the cost involved would almost certainly be extremely high.

It would never become something ordinary players encountered regularly.

That was why he had not included it in the strategy guide.

Writing about it would only create unnecessary anxiety.

What interested him far more were the comments from several players who mentioned developing fevers after being caught in the rain.

Yesterday’s rainfall had not been particularly heavy.

Unless someone’s physical condition was exceptionally poor, the chances of developing a fever from such light rain were extremely low.

That meant the growing number of people falling ill was almost certainly not a coincidence.

The rain itself was probably the problem.

Faced with a situation like that, however, Joo Joowon could do absolutely nothing.

He had no idea what kind of fate awaited those people.

Still, the talents provided by the game seemed to have already given him the answer.

Joo Joowon had never been someone who wasted energy worrying about problems beyond his ability to influence.