William Carter had no intention of making a post to tell the public the truth about this matter. Ever since that Mayan prophecy became a hot topic, all kinds of doomsday predictions had been popping up endlessly online. There were even quite a few physical books in the ""2012XXX"" series, and a bunch of movies had been made as well. The public had long since become immune to this topic.

Any post he made wouldn’t attract anyone’s attention at all; the only thing it might attract was censorship, because what he knew was the real inside story, so it might even draw the attention of some higher-ups.

Although the chances were low, William Carter didn’t want to waste his efforts and at the same time bring unnecessary trouble upon himself.

Besides, even when William Carter first learned this information, he was skeptical. It wasn’t until he saw the news today that he finally believed it was real.

No matter who it is, suddenly discovering some new information in their mind—especially about the end of the world—wouldn’t make them believe it unconditionally right away. Everything around them is so normal, so ordinary—how could they believe doomsday is coming?

Now that it was confirmed, William Carter realized he only had one week left. He had to start preparing immediately.

William Carter first bought a large amount of daily necessities online, such as grain, oil, rice, and flour. To be safe, he also bought a lot of compressed high-energy food, as well as plenty of drinking water and first-aid medicine.

All these things could be delivered one after another within a day or two, saving William Carter the time of going out to shop. In addition, he also bought outdoor jackets, lightweight and durable shoes, disposable underwear, and so on. He even specifically bought a dagger from a local dealer, just in case.

Although he hadn’t believed in doomsday before, out of curiosity, William Carter had already made a checklist in his mind, listing in detail all the preparations he should make before the end of the world. He had even looked up a lot of information online, and to his surprise, there were quite a few such posts on the internet—clearly, there’s never a shortage of people with too much time on their hands.

But these seemingly pointless posts actually provided him with a lot of reference and help at this moment, and William Carter quickly and methodically completed most of the preparations for stockpiling supplies.

Next came the real main event.

The function of the ""Star Seed"" wasn’t just to let him know doomsday was coming. More importantly, the ""Star Seed"" could give an ordinary person like him the ability to protect himself during the apocalypse.

The true use of the ""Star Seed"" was for mechanical modification and upgrades, but it required William Carter to provide the base and materials for modification. The first thing William Carter thought of was a vehicle—a car—which was the most practical for him at the moment and the easiest to modify.

Among all types of vehicles, sedans were the first to be eliminated by William Carter. These relatively delicate models would be useless in the chaos to come.

The most recommended vehicles in doomsday posts were off-road vehicles, but William Carter wasn’t interested in those either—their interior space was too limited.

Subjectively, William Carter preferred a giant, super-long truck—these trucks were like trains running on the highway, with wheels as tall as a person. But there were too few of these, so William Carter could only dream about it.

Searching online, William Carter looked at various options and finally narrowed it down to two types: a container truck and a minibus. Because he was fixated on interior space, William Carter ultimately set his sights on the more spacious minibus.

But with each minibus costing several hundred thousand, William Carter simply couldn’t afford one. After buying supplies, his bank balance was already less than a thousand yuan—""broke"" didn’t even begin to describe it...

If he had a house to sell, William Carter would have sold it at a low price without hesitation, but unfortunately, his family’s house had been sold back when he was still in high school. At that time, his parents had just passed away, and selling the house was necessary for him and his sister’s living expenses and education. Since then, the two siblings had always rented.

Most of the money in William Carter’s bank account was what was left from selling the house, and now, after buying supplies, it was almost all gone.

If he sold off appliances like the TV and computer, he could get a few thousand more, but it still wouldn’t be enough. As for robbing or stealing, as an ordinary student, William Carter didn’t think he had more than a ten percent chance of success. Even if he got lucky, there was more than an eighty percent chance he’d get caught.

William Carter didn’t plan to buy a car—he was going to rent one. But even renting would require a considerable sum. William Carter had already checked prices online—even the most basic minibus cost over a thousand yuan a day to rent, which would be about fifteen thousand for ten days. Not to mention he’d still need to buy a large amount of materials and metal to modify the minibus.

This amount of money was really a headache.

Doomsday was coming next Tuesday, getting closer and closer. Lying in bed, William Carter took a few deep breaths, but still felt a bit anxious. As a student, facing such a life-and-death challenge, it was impossible to stay completely calm.