Apocalypse: System of lotteries



Takeda Niyoshi sat in the courtyard, facing a dead tree. To outsiders, he appeared to be meditating, but in reality, he was checking the Corrupted task in his attribute panel.

He had completed the first task of killing the president and received some special rewards. Now, he was on the second task:

[Please unify all Japanese regions within 20 days, establish a slave kingdom, and become the king.]

[Task rewards:]

[1, permanently increase all attributes by 100]

[2, obtain the exclusive title 'Slave King']

[3, randomly awaken a talent once]

[Failure penalty: You will become a slave to a Corrupted, completely obeying their commands, without self-esteem, until death]

"Unify the whole country, huh?"

...

Ming checked his gains from the past two days, starting with the "Fearless" title:

[Fearless]

[All attributes +20]

[Title attribute: Fearless, the more opponents you face, the stronger you will become...]

As for the money, more than 20 million was stored in Lopene's vault, safe and secure. He had thought about having the five-star chef cook delicious food to sell daily, but besides being tasty, the food had no special attribute bonuses. Given the current situation, everyone's demand for food was not special; they just needed to be full.

However, after the apocalypse, opening a restaurant would be worth trying. Moreover, after the five-star chef became his puppet, cooking required the consumption of spiritual energy. But after releasing the connecting bridge, it should be possible for it to cook.

It was just a bit risky. After all, judging from the 500 defense points it could take away from Lopene with one swipe of its spatula, it wouldn't be worry-free to have it cook without a permanently sturdy cage.

Eh...

If he let it cook three meals a day, it would free up his hands and also provide an opportunity to improve his rapport with his other puppets.

Well, that's a win-win situation – one puppet gets a beating, and then the whole family gets a full meal... not bad at all~ The only concern is whether the chef can cook enough food for all the animals at home.

"Today's gains seem average."

Ming took out three golden cards, which were the exclusive skills he had acquired after killing three five-star creatures. The first skill was Zombie Tony's [Iron Fist Chain Punch], a purely melee offensive skill with no additional effects.

The second skill was the Wandering Singer's [Swing With Me], a crowd control skill. However, to use this skill effectively, Ming himself would have to swing and dance as well.

So... teaching opponents to dance while fighting them? Isn't this free dance instruction?

"Maybe they'll come in handy? I'll keep them for now." Ming threw them into the warehouse.

The third skill was the Zombie Policeman's [Discriminatory Scolding], a single-target taunt skill.

He felt that the skills he currently possessed were enough, so he decided to save these for later as trump cards. He always believed that there must be others in the world who have awakened similar abilities, like the [Hawk Eye], such as Alice, who had a skill that allowed her to know his real name. There was a chance she might also know his skills and talents.

There might be a high probability of encountering similar skills in the world. If that happens, both parties would guard against each other, and try to counter each other.

When both sides are evenly matched, that's when the skills stored in the warehouse would come into play. These hidden skills could potentially turn the tide and bring victory.

[Your foodie swallowed the small fish that lured it, continuing to charm in the underwater grass of the lake. A golden fish with a shimmering light appeared before it... Foodie rushed over, using its collectability, and succeeded... It felt that Da Vinci was right... if you like something, bring it home first, and love can be cultivated over time...]

[Your Da Vinci floated beside the black swan, asking if it wanted to come home with him. The black swan refused Da Vinci's kind invitation and was captured in his package...]

"Great~" Ming thought that the black swan's lonely life was a bit pitiful, and in the apocalyptic environment, it might encounter bad people and possibly end up as a stew. if come his home, it wouldn't suffer such a tragic fate. 

"Right, I haven't named you yet." Ming looked back at the five-star chef.

Its [Taste Gourmet] skill could randomly produce delicious food, which was very powerful.

Considering its skills, talents, and pan-beating ability, the name must be impressive!

Heh~ Got it~ Ming looked at the five-star chef seriously and said, "From now on, you'll be called Big Pan Spatula~"

"Hehe~"

"Good, I know you like it."

[Your foodie surfaced, looking at the lonely Da Vinci, and asked about the swan... Da Vinci told it that the black swan had gone where it belonged...]

[Foodie looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, thinking that Da Vinci was too kind to let the swan go. It understood that love could indeed disappear... Da Vinci playfully splashed some water, with droplets landing on Foodie's head, reminding it that his kindness wasn't a new thing...]

[Your frogs looked at each other and started a water fight... Foodie held water in its mouth and sprayed, while Da Vinci dived into the water...]

"You two silly ones~" Ming laughed, and playfully kicked Lopene, who immediately bumped his head against the still-closed tent door.

What a speed! What a conditioned reflex!

Look, how important it is for a puppeteer and their puppets to be well-coordinated.

Ming glanced back at Annie and Jenna, who immediately put more effort into their tasks. Ming felt he had a pretty good rapport with them as well.

In the blink of an eye, it was nighttime. The zombies outside the tent had been completely drained of their resources. Ming stood up, putting Big Pan Spatula, Lopene, Annie, and Jenna into the puppet space. Then, he grabbed three zombies and connected them one by one.

He taught Zombies No.4 how to drive the tractor and Zombies No.5 and No.6 how to lure other zombies. Once they learned, Ming opened the tent door and let Zombies No.4, No.5, and No.6 drive the tractor out of the tent.

After a while, Ming stepped out with Little Bear, deactivated the tent skill, and found that the outside zombies had already followed the tractor far away.

Ming led Little Bear, following the tractor from a distance. The tractor dragged the zombie horde to a more remote area. When the tractor stopped, the zombie horde began to attack the puppets and gathered together.

Ming stood in the distance, switched the attribute panel to the puppeteer interface, turned around, and led Little Bear back home, taking out his phone to make a 'call' on the way.

"Goodbye, 456~"

Boom——Rumble——!!

A loud explosion!

Ding~ Gained 200 experience.

Ding~ Gained 100 experience.

Ding~ Gained 50 experience.

Ding～…

[Ding~ Your Puppeteer sub-profession has leveled up to level 40.]

[Excess experience has been automatically converted to a shared experience, which can be used to upgrade the main profession]

[Note: Sub-profession level cannot exceed the main profession level. Level up the main profession to increase the sub-profession]

"Level 40?" Ming checked his attribute panel.

Puppeteer LV40 (Experience 100%).

"…"

After a brief check, he found that the requirements for the Puppeteer's 3rd class advancement were the same as for the main profession. Now, he only lacked one item for the class advancement quest, which was the Emperor-level Blood Certificate.