As the saying goes, "A miserable life is better than a good death."
If there were truly no hope left, who would actually want to die?
Now, although she had been suddenly pulled to a place that seemed very dangerous, it was also a massive opportunity.
And so, Lan Qingyou struggled to roll over. Using her hands to drag her body across the floor in a disheveled crawl, she reached the magic desk. Propping herself up against a corner of the desk to steady her body, she began to examine the magic desk that voice had mentioned.
The desk was somewhat similar to the smart desks she had used back in school, operated entirely via a touchscreen.
The magic desk was divided into two sections: one large and one small.
The large one was on the left, occupying two-thirds of the desk's surface. The small one was on the right, taking up the remaining third.
On the large screen, a line of text in the Federal common script was prominently displayed: "Please place your hand on the small screen to bind."
Lan Qingyou did as instructed and placed her right hand on it.
【Ding! Tree Hole Shelter (Level 1) bound successfully.】
As the voice rang out from the magic desk, Lan Qingyou saw the dark green patterns originally drawn throughout the room glow with a green light before vanishing.
With the shelter bound, a green tattoo shaped like a leaf appeared on the back of her right hand.
This was likely something like a key or a registration certificate, Lan Qingyou thought.
After the successful binding, the display on the desk also changed.
Six sections appeared across the top of the large screen: 【World Channel】, 【Regional Channel】, 【Regional Exchange】, 【Personal Info】, 【Friends 0/0】, and 【Coming Soon】.
Behind the World Channel was a string of numbers: "22658443985/22658443985."
Forcing herself to focus, Lan Qingyou counted them—it was over 22.6 billion people.
That was equivalent to a bit more than two-thirds of the entire population of Blue Star.
Behind the Regional Channel, there was also a string of numbers: "666 (Abandoned Forest) 10000/10000."
It seemed she and over nine thousand others had been assigned to Region 666, the Abandoned Forest.
However, she didn't care about any of that right now. She only wanted to know how to trigger the Talent Awakening.
“Hello? Is anyone there?”
The World Channel began to bustle with this message.
“Everyone, please say something. I'm all alone in this little wooden cabin and I'm so scared.”
“What's going on!?”
“Did the Blue Star world will just sell us out to the Planet Karim world will?”
“What kind of interstellar triangular trade is this? I can't even laugh...”
“Does the concept of a 'world will' actually exist?”
“You've already been teleported; do you really still care about that?”
“The BBQ I ordered had just been served. I didn't even get a single bite before being forcibly dragged to this dump. Did I complain?”
“Help! Mom, where are you?”
“I'm waiting for someone claiming to be a billionaire who says he'll reward you with half his estate if you save him and get him back to Blue Star.”
“Why 'claiming to be'?”
“Because right now, everyone's house is bare.”
“Is it possible that you're all AI and I'm the only living person?”
“It's not impossible, but because I'm human, I suspect you're the AI.”
“Everyone, don't panic. First, check your spawn point and see if there's anyone nearby. We can only survive if we group up.”
“Damn it! What bullshit Blue Star will! What bullshit Karim! Let me back!”
“Exactly! Forcibly filling the population—did you ever ask for my opinion!?”
...
The world chat didn't seem to have any post limits like those described in novels.
No matter who it was or when it was, anyone could speak freely.
Of course, this also meant the World Channel refreshed at an extreme speed. Lan Qingyou suspected that if this desk weren't a magical product, it would probably crash instantly—the kind where the CPU literally burns up.
Fortunately, the chat window had a screen lock function.
Once locked, one could slowly scroll down to check every message.
It was convenient, but also quite exhausting.
Every speaker had a circular avatar and a name, looking no different from a normal chat app.
Are these avatars and names all real people and real names?
Thinking of this, Lan Qingyou also tried sending a random message.
After locking the screen and searching for a short while, she actually saw her own avatar and name, along with her message: "1111."
That confirmed it.
No aliases—everyone was a real person.
Lan Qingyou then looked through the functions to see if she could block others or go anonymous, but she found nothing.
It seemed the Karim world will had no intention of letting these "despicable outsiders" hide.
She was equally unsuccessful in finding anything regarding talents.
After ten minutes, she hadn't seen a single piece of useful information.
However, just as she was about to click on Personal Info to check her status, the news she wanted finally arrived.
“Everyone, go to the small screen to claim your talent! I awakened a B-grade talent.”
“Hahaha! I got the A-grade Fire Nova! It's an attack talent! Next, I shall unify the globe!”
“Hmph, a mere A-grade dares to talk so big? Where do you think that leaves me, the S-grade Heavenly Emperor?”
“So it's an S-grade big brother!”
“Big brother, carry me!”
“Look at me, look at me!”
So, the small screen, huh.
Seeing these messages, Lan Qingyou immediately turned her head toward the small screen next to her. She then saw a pop-up window.
【To our dear Blue Star people: The small screen on the magic desk can perform material transfers. Transferred materials will be stored in your exchange shop for trading. At the same time, you can also take items out of your shop via the small screen; it is a very convenient function. However, please ensure there is enough space around the small screen whenever you take an item out, otherwise it will cause a blockage. Additionally, the small screen has an appraisal function. If you obtain something you find interesting, you can bring it here for appraisal.】
“Spatial transfer, item appraisal... this small screen really is miraculous.”
As she spoke, Lan Qingyou clicked on the Regional Exchange to check the situation, only to find that she didn't even have a shop.
To obtain a shop, one had to pay 20 basic units of materials to activate it.
Well, it seemed the miraculous functions weren't free to use.
Lan Qingyou closed the pop-up with an expressionless face.
The moment she closed the pop-up, another one appeared on the small screen.
【Talent is a reflection of the soul. Please place your hand on the small screen and think about what you desire most to perform your Talent Awakening.】
Here it comes!
Seeing this line of text, Lan Qingyou's heart skipped a beat. She then calmly placed her hand on it, thinking about what she wanted according to the instructions.
What did she want most?
She hadn't known before, but ever since the car accident, she only wanted one thing.
And that was, of course, mobility!
As long as she could move freely and not be dragged down by legs that had become mere decorations, then anything else would probably be fine, right?
Just like those little birds, flying freely in the blue sky.
No matter where it was—even that skyscraper hundreds of stories tall, the only thing that could leave an impression on her in that dark room—she wanted the mobility to go up there with ease.
【Ding! Talent acquired successfully. Awakened E-grade talent 'Body Lightening Technique'. Obtained E-grade basic skill 'Collection Technique'. Obtained Tool Selection Pack. Please choose your tool.】
After a series of sounds, the pop-up on the small screen disappeared, replaced by rows of buttons.
【Long Sword】, 【Short Sword】, 【Dagger】, 【Long Blade】, 【Short Blade】, 【Axe】, 【Bow and Arrow】, 【Crossbow】, 【Long Staff】, 【Short Staff】, 【Spear】...
There were even 【Hoe】, 【Spatula】, 【Crowbar】, 【Hammer】, 【Scissors】, 【Sickle】, 【Quill】...
There were probably over a hundred different types in total, making Lan Qingyou's eyes glaze over.
She looked at these options, then looked back at her own legs.
Lan Qingyou felt that she had basically bid farewell to dancing with blades and spears. From the look of it, there didn't seem to be many options left for her.
So, she decided to check her Personal Info first before making a decision.
After all, it was free.
If all else failed, picking something at random to use as a decoration and add some atmosphere to this bare little home seemed like a decent choice too.
Rate on N.U.
