[Do you wish to understand the meaning of life?]
[Do you wish to know what is correct?]
[yes · or · no]
No, no, no!!!
...
Rurikawa Natsuyu opened his eyes and found himself lying on black soil, looking up at the blue sky and white clouds where crows flew past. He clutched his forehead, feeling a bit of a headache.
"I remember choosing 'no'."
Rurikawa Natsuyu was a Todai Student in his previous life. In this life, he had traveled to a Crossover World and become the young master of a minor Noble family in the Far East. He had grown up from age zero, living a life free of food and clothing worries.
Tonight, Xia You had simply been feeling a bit emo late at night when a voice suddenly appeared in his mind, asking him about the meaning of life.
This was the classic routine of the God Space; Xia You had no desire to go risk his life in the Lord God Dimension!
As it turned out, after selecting 'no', Xia You immediately fell into a deep sleep, and upon waking, he had already arrived here.
"Since it's a forced recruitment anyway, why even give a choice?"
Xia You was, after all, someone who had experienced transmigration before. He quickly accepted reality and began to survey his surroundings.
First of all, there was no Lord God watch.
The landing point was a vast Wilderness with no end in sight. The black soil formed the horizon, with tall oak trees scattered about, their green leaves lush, though a few tips showed a withered yellow.
A Portal about three meters high stood behind him, made of wood. The door frame was wrapped in Flower Vines, and a sophisticated Golden Gear Clock was embedded at the top, showing the time scale as [8:15].
The center of the Gateway shimmered with brilliant colors, like a distorted kaleidoscope; looking at it for too long made one feel dizzy.
Xia You shook his head, looking away from the strange gate to stare at the unconscious woman beside him.
She was likely Xia You's teammate. She had brownish-gold short hair and was wearing a white home shirt and safety pants, revealing her fair and tender legs. It was an extremely cool summer outfit. As she slept, her hands were folded over her lower abdomen, her posture cute.
Specifically, her chest was exceptionally well-developed, like mountains seen from the side—actually developing even better than Rurikawa Natsuyu's unfamiliar sister, Tsubaki.
"I feel like I've seen this girl before... Kushida Kikyo?"
Xia You recognized her from the same middle school—the famous "Class Bomber" and "Fallen Angel of Destroyed Secrets," Kushida Kikyo, who had single-handedly caused an entire class to stop attending school.
After creating such a terrifying legend, this woman never returned to school, becoming the greatest urban legend and mystery of the middle school.
It was Kushida Kikyo who had made Xia You realize he was in a General Manga World.
Later, Xia You had performed high-intensity internet searches and discovered that not only was there Rurikawa, but also Koudou Ikusei (Jitsuryou), Sobu High (Oregairu), HakoMari (Shousetsu ni Naru), and so on.
"I didn't expect to have no interaction with that woman in middle school, only to become teammates now. It's just that her aptitude doesn't seem great; who knows when she'll wake up."
Xia You issued a critique in place of a non-existent veteran:
"You are the one with the worst aptitude among this batch of newcomers."
Also, why was there no Great Light Orb to guide them?
God Space, you aren't at Shenyang Street at all—where are you hiding!
Xia You realized this wasn't the God Space. Without a Lord God to act as a guide, he could only concentrate on observing his surroundings while waiting for the Kushida Kikyo beside him to wake up.
Suddenly, Xia You noticed a yellow exclamation mark in the corner of his vision.
Has my golden finger arrived?!
Xia You's eyes widened slightly, a look of joy appearing.
Transmigration bringing a golden finger was real; he just hadn't received it during the past ten-plus years!
When Xia You focused on the yellow exclamation mark, it immediately expanded in his vision, turning into a very familiar Inventory.
On the left were the character attributes:
[Xia You: Level 0 (EXP 0/10)]
[Physique: 0.9 (Healthy adolescent youth)]
[Soul: 1.3 (High degree of mental fortitude)]
[Charm: 1.3 (Hostile to all living creatures)]
[(Average attributes for an adult in peak condition are 1)]
On the right was the Inventory, or rather, the Backpack.
[Equipment: None]
[Inventory Slots: None]
Xia You looked at the familiar Panel in surprise.
Minecraft?!
[Ding!]
[Congratulations on achieving the Achievement "Open Inventory." Please shout the Incantation "I've opened my inventory!" loudly to claim your reward: Resource Acquisition, Experience 10.]
The moment Xia You saw the Achievement, a stream of information automatically flowed into his mind:
"Resource Acquisition" allowed one to collect various resources by hand or by using tools.
Xia You looked at his own hands.
This, this, this—had he traveled into a game, or had he obtained game rules?
Could he punch Wood blocks with his bare hands from now on?
"The Incantation..."
Xia You glanced at the sleeping Kushida Kikyo beside him, cleared his throat, and whispered:
"I've opened my inventory."
There was no reaction.
Xia You took a deep breath.
Did he really have to shout it out loud and do something so embarrassing to get the reward?
Fine, fine, we're playing it cringe, are we?
Xia You's skin was thick enough, but he still cared about his image and didn't want to have a breakdown in front of others.
He felt that if this system was designed by some being, then that being definitely had a wicked sense of humor.
However, in this mysterious place, he had to obtain supernatural abilities to feel at ease.
Fortunately, the "Fallen Angel of Destroyed Secrets" had not yet recovered.
Feeling lucky, Xia You shouted:
"I've opened my inventory!"
[You have received rewards: Resource Acquisition, Experience 10.]
Xia You didn't feel anything special, like the warm currents throughout the body or strange phenomena often described in novels when gaining an Ability.
But instinctively, Xia You believed that he could rely on his hands to obtain all the resources under heaven.
[You have unlocked the "Basic Achievement Tree."]
[Basic Achievement Tree:]
[Open Inventory —— Getting Wood —— ?]
[You can unlock hidden Achievement Trees through exploration and discovery.]
Xia You felt a sense of familiarity.
Isn't this just the MC Achievement Tree?
Could this really be MC?
[Your Level has increased! You have obtained free attributes; please assign points.]
Xia You looked at the left side of the Inventory.
[Xia You: Level 1 (EXP 0/15)]
[Free Attribute Points: 0.1]
The 10 Experience Points rewarded for completing the first Achievement, "Open Inventory," were just enough for Xia You to rise from Level 0 to Level 1.
It just felt a bit stingy to only get 0.1 attributes for a level up.
But considering a healthy adult's Three-dimensional Attributes were only 1 point, the value of this 0.1 was still quite significant.
Looking at the Stats, Xia You pondered for a moment.
Physique.
It covered multiple attributes like Strength, Constitution, and Agility found in normal games. it was the foundation of foundations; its importance went without saying.
Soul.
The following comment was "mental fortitude," which might represent resistance against illusions and mental attacks.
Charm.
The comment "Hostile to all living creatures" revealed the most information.
Other creatures existed in this unknown world.
And if Charm was high enough, it could make these hostile creatures become neutral, preventing them from actively attacking Xia You.
If Charm reached a certain standard, it might even make them friendly creatures that could provide help.
But for now, Xia You believed Physique was the most important.
A good body—not even mentioning combat—simply for preventing illness in the Wasteland, was the most worthwhile investment.
Therefore, Deep Blue, add points!