Level One Plumber

Everyone wanted a legendary class. Gus Petrakis got the one nobody wanted.

When the world changes overnight and a mysterious System transforms reality into a game, humanity gets a second chance - with monsters, dungeons, and powers beyond imagination.

Most people choose strength.

Warriors. Fighters. Heroes.

Gus chooses Tradesman.

At forty-four years old, Gus has spent two decades fixing what everyone else ignores. Pipes. Pumps. Broken systems. Problems nobody notices until everything stops working.

Then the water treatment plant that keeps Toledo alive becomes a deadly dungeon.

Armed teams go in and fail. Monsters take over. The city's clean water supply is running out.

And suddenly, the class everyone laughed at becomes the only one that can save them.

Because Gus isn't there to conquer the dungeon.

He's there to understand it.

With a glowing pipe wrench, a strange new System, and a crew of survivors who have no idea what they're capable of, Gus must battle corrupted machinery, deadly creatures, and a world that believes only warriors matter.

But the apocalypse has a lesson to learn:

Power isn't always found in a sword.

Sometimes it's found in the hands of the person who knows how to fix what is broken.

Level One Plumber delivers:

• A fresh System Apocalypse LitRPG adventure with a unique blue-collar hero

• Real-world skills transformed into powerful abilities and progression

• Dungeon exploration, character upgrades, and satisfying System mechanics

• A found-family crew built on loyalty, humor, and teamwork

• A different kind of power fantasy where experience matters more than ego

Perfect for fans of LitRPG, GameLit, progression fantasy, crafting adventures, and apocalypse stories with humor and heart.

The world got a System.
Gus got the job.

Start Book 1 of the Level One Plumber series today.