Apocalyptic Wasteland: My Romance System Built Me a Harem

Ethan Drake drops into the wasteland with other mercenaries. His rival Ryan Harmon awakens an S-rank strength system and stops a mutant clawing out of the dirt. Ethan awakens the Love System, and the others treat it as a joke.

The system binds Emily Harper, an SSS-rank high-level mutant with zero affection. A handhold offers a thousand liters of pure water, a first kiss offers a mutant virus vaccine, and an ultimate bond unlocks a genetic evolution serum.

At the dunes, Emily is wringing moisture from a mummified corpse. Ethan asks, "Wanna go on a date?" She lunges for his throat. He rolls aside, dodges claws that could tear steel, and after a struggle subdues her. He throws her over his shoulder and gives her rear a playful slap. Emily freezes, hisses, and blushes.

At his makeshift base, Ethan chains her and tests a handhold. The system dispenses the water. He gives her a flask; her affection rises by five. Over several days, she learns to drink only on his nod. The system unlocks a shelter reward.

A sandstorm is set to hit a month after the apocalypse, leaving twenty odd days to prepare. Ethan needs a blueprint, and Oasis camp may have survivors who studied architecture. Before the trip, he searches a neighboring building.

Inside, a female mutant dances around a pole. Ethan deliberately flirts to bait Emily. Emily breaks in while chained, fights the mutant, and Ethan kills it. He pulls her into his arms; her affection jumps to thirty-five. He removes her chains and rides toward Oasis camp with Emily on the back, mutants watching from the dunes.