Chapter 1 of 10
Chapter 1
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Xiaobai Shu looked at the anime.
Eating a hamburger, drinking a soft drink.
As an ordinary researcher at a technology and pharmaceutical research institute,
Xiaobai Shu wasn't particularly passionate about his work. The happiest part of his day was the otaku life after work.
Suddenly, Xiaobai Shu felt a pain in his chest.
Struggling to stand up from the computer chair,
He knew his condition; it was a hereditary heart attack... He wanted to get his medicine.
But the angina made him fall back into the chair.
He felt he couldn't reach the medicine.
But even if he were to die, he... must... must format the hard drive!!
Even the end of the world couldn't stop him... from formatting!!
...
Phew—
Xiaobai Shu suddenly woke up, sitting up abruptly.
He panted heavily.
"That kid didn't die..."
"Damn, at a time like this, he's still faking it. We almost put him on the body cart."
Xiaobai Shu heard the noisy shouts around him, saw the chaotic scene, and the surrounding bodies.
Yes, the lying bodies.
A burly man pulled Xiaobai Shu up.
"Dead or not, if you're not dead, get up and work. Do you still want to get paid?"
"Where... where am I?"
"This kid's brain is damaged." The burly man saw the wound on Xiaobai Shu's forehead, frowned slightly, and pointed to the nearby city wall: "Go hide under there."
The burly man then ignored Xiaobai Shu and turned to carry bricks.
To be precise, he was moving a blue crystal.
Xiaobai Shu still hadn't recovered.
He noticed he was wearing the same uniform as those moving the blue crystals.
Did he travel through time?
Is the owner of this body a laborer?
Xiaobai Shu hesitated for a moment, looked around,
Finally, he mustered the courage to get up and start moving the blue crystals.
Ding—
Discovered blue crystal, can absorb blue crystal energy, converted into 1 point of imagination power.
What does this mean? Xiaobai Shu listened to the voice in his head.
He wasn't sure if he was hallucinating.
But the voice was real.
Xiaobai Shu's eyelids twitched.
At that moment, a window suddenly popped up in front of Xiaobai Shu.
Attribute panel: Xiaobai Shu.
Strength: 10
Speed: 10
Stamina: 10
Imagination Power: 1
What is this? It's like a game panel.
Am I in some immersive holographic game?
Imagination Power can be used as a base point to increase the three attributes, 1 point of imagination power = 0.1 point of base attribute.
It can also be used to purchase items from the store.
Xiaobai Shu found a store entrance next to the attribute panel.
Click to open the store—
Feasibility plan for a Jinchuriki, 50 points of imagination power.
Advanced electronics, 100 points of imagination power.
History of chakra, 50 points of imagination power.
X-gene origin code, 200 points of imagination power.
Basic framework of magic, 100 points of imagination power.
Advanced biology, 100 points of imagination power.
Limited-time items will refresh in one week.
"Kid... moving blue crystals so slowly, hurry up and put the blue crystal there."
Xiaobai Shu's thoughts were interrupted by the burly man's voice.
Unconsciously, he had already reached the city wall.
At this moment, Xiaobai Shu saw that outside the city wall, there were countless strange beasts.
Is this... a beast attack on the city?
At that moment, a huge spotted beast appeared behind the herd of beasts.
The spotted beast was as tall as the city wall, looking like a bloated, fat silkworm.
The spotted beast spat out a beam of white light from its mouth.
In an instant, it hit the city wall near Xiaobai Shu.
With a loud boom, the wall was blasted open, creating a gap in the smoke and dust.
Xiaobai Shu was scared and ran away, covering his head.
"Hurry... hurry to move the blue crystals! We don't have enough blue crystals..."
The soldiers on the city wall poured boxes of blue crystals into a strange cannon.
Boom, boom, boom—
The cannon fired blue projectiles, densely hitting the spotted beast.
Xiaobai Shu rolled and crawled down the city wall.
Is this hell?
At that moment, Xiaobai Shu saw a large number of beasts surge through the gap in the collapsed wall.
Several figures blocked the gap.
"Quick, block these things."
Those few people had terrifying skills, each one easily slaying the surging beasts.
But there were too many beasts, and those few people were also struggling.
Just as the situation was about to collapse, another figure rushed to the gap.
That person was too fast, Xiaobai Shu could only vaguely see a blurry figure.
The beasts didn't even have time to react, and were easily slain by that person.
The situation that was about to collapse was instantly reversed.
All the surging beasts were slain, and that person directly charged out of the city through the gap.
"Don't just stand there... do your job!" The burly man bumped into Xiaobai Shu.
Xiaobai Shu could only grit his teeth and continue moving the blue crystals.
Ding—
Discovered blue crystal, can absorb blue crystal energy, converted into 1 point of imagination power.
Xiaobai Shu's expression was complicated.
It felt like this cheat was born for moving bricks.
Is my innate talent really moving bricks?
If moving bricks can make me stronger, it's not unacceptable.
Xiaobai Shu moved fifty boxes, and each box of blue crystal could absorb 1 point of imagination power.
He gathered 50 points of imagination power.
But Xiaobai Shu didn't rush to buy those items.
Because Xiaobai Shu still didn't understand his current situation.
"Xiaobai, stop moving, do you want to die?" The burly man pulled Xiaobai Shu, who was still planning to continue moving the blue crystals.
"Huh?"
"Did you get your brain damaged? Did you forget that too much exposure to blue crystal radiation can damage your organs?"
Xiaobai Shu's face turned pale. No way, no way?
These blue crystals can be fatal?
But Xiaobai Shu didn't feel anything wrong with himself.
Looking at the burly man, his eyes were lifeless, his arms hanging down, and his back couldn't straighten up.
Was it because he absorbed the imagination power?
At that moment, Xiaobai Shu was full of energy.
He indeed had a talent for moving bricks.
At that moment, the blue crystals on the city wall were running low again, and the defending soldiers started urging.
"You rest, I feel I can move another hundred boxes."
In fact, talent alone isn't enough.
Endurance is also needed... Xiaobai Shu moved twenty more boxes and collapsed from exhaustion.
Xiaobai Shu felt it was necessary to invest his imagination power in endurance.
Moving 70 boxes, 70 points of imagination power, could add 7 points of endurance.
If we follow the strategy of management games,
The higher the base output, the higher the base income.
After careful consideration, Xiaobai Shu decided to invest in endurance.
The higher the endurance, the higher the hidden defense and health points.
Xiaobai Shu didn't plan to go out and fight the beasts.
Someone is moving forward under a heavy burden, so he would do his job, and moving bricks would be his greatest contribution.