Chapter 1

"Where am I!!!"

With this heart-wrenching and tragic cry, countless birds resting in the trees were startled and flew away, chirping incessantly. However, the perpetrator was oblivious, completely immersed in his own tragedy.

This was a young man with short black hair and black eyes, around twenty years old. His face, though not common, was also not particularly handsome. At this moment, he was crouching on a clearing in the forest, his head hanging low, his face filled with sorrow.

Looking up, he gazed at the towering trees around him, feeling utterly helpless.

Who would have thought that after a good night's sleep, he would end up in such a desolate and ghostly place? Of course, this was his own perception; to outsiders, it was at least a vibrant forest.

The young man had also considered that he might be dreaming, but the still-fresh bruise on his arm proved that reality was cruel! This had been verified!

"Could this be the legendary穿越 (穿越 means '穿越', often used in the context of time travel or being transported to another world)? But why no cheats? Why no reincarnation? And why in this place where not even a soul can be seen? What am I supposed to do? I don't know the way. You great穿越 (time travel) experts, are you trying to force me to die a meaningless death?"

Collapsing onto the ground, he ignored the sand and dirt, his mouth opening and closing, muttering to himself.

Should we say, he truly lived up to being a shut-in?

Perhaps the time travel gods he was muttering about were also annoyed by his complaints. While he was still lamenting, a mechanical, cold, and emotionless voice suddenly sounded.

"System initializing... Initialization successful! Respected user, the system greets you..."

What would be the reaction of someone who, while in a place with not a single soul in sight, suddenly hears a deep, cold voice? The young man's reaction at this moment could tell you.

He shuddered, let out a strange cry, and leaped to his feet. The jump was so powerful that it could have broken his lifetime jumping record. Even when he wasn't a shut-in, he had never been so agile.

"Who... who... don't play tricks on me. Do you think I'm afraid of you? Let me tell you, even if I have to die, I'll choose to starve to death after watching seven days and seven nights of anime. I won't die in this unknown place, got it?"

The young man trembled, laughing nervously, his voice weak.

"..." The scene fell into silence. The young man shrank his head, looking around, completely unaware of how ridiculous he sounded.

Perhaps he realized something, (are you sure?), he swallowed hard, suppressing the urge to run away, and stammered, "You... you... say something..."

It wasn't his fault. Anyone in such a situation would be unable to remain calm, let alone a shut-in who never went out.

Unfortunately, the dense forest remained silent, as if the voice had been an illusion.

Glancing around nervously, the young man took a deep breath, slowing his rapidly beating heart, and then spoke, "Hey, you, the one who calls yourself a system..."

He paused, then continued.

System? Wasn't that what he just said? He definitely didn't hear wrong! The legendary time travel system? The golden finger?

It can't be real, right?

Thinking about it, the young man calmed down, scratching his head, and called out hesitantly, "System?"

As soon as he spoke, the mechanical voice sounded again, "Willing to serve you, user!"

The young man's heart skipped a beat, but with some mental preparation, he didn't react as neurotically as before. This scenario was something any shut-in could imagine.

"Hey... System, where am I? What happened? Why am I here?"

Like a machine gun, the young man fired off his questions, eager to understand his situation. In this uninhabited forest, he could only rely on this so-called system as his lifeline.

"Ding! Current user location: Sparil World, Giant Beast Forest!"

Sparil World? Giant Beast Forest?

Alright, from this information, the young man drew several conclusions: one, he had indeed time-traveled; two, from the place names, he had traveled to a world with a Western-style setting; three, if this was just an ordinary world, it might be better, but if it was a fantasy or magical world, the name "Giant Beast Forest" suggested that his chances of dying were only slightly less than a woman offering herself.

Shaking his head vigorously, as if trying to shake off the conclusions, he told himself repeatedly that they were wrong, wrong. As a proud time traveler, according to convention, he should soon be conquering the world, making many 'good friends,' and founding a harem, establishing an unparalleled reputation!

That's what novels say, right?

While the young man was fantasizing, the more he thought, the more uneasy he became...

Finally, thinking of the mysterious system, he calmed down a bit.

Exhaling, the young man chuckled nervously, bolstering his courage, and asked the empty space in front of him, "Can I go back?"

"Ding! Beyond system guidance range, please explore on your own!"

His lips twitched involuntarily, and he said不满地, "What is within the guidance range, then?"

Suddenly, a colorful square panel appeared in front of the young man. Although it was colorful, it looked somewhat ethereal, like a projection.

The young man stared blankly at the ethereal panel. On it, from top to bottom, were the categories 'Status,' 'Equipment,' 'Abilities,' 'Items,' and 'Summoning,' like options in a game.

If the young man didn't recognize this, he wouldn't be a shut-in. This... this was clearly the cheat system from novels!

The young man jumped three feet high, breaking his own jumping record again, his face filled with joy, completely forgetting his earlier despair.

This is forcing me to defy the heavens!

The young man smiled foolishly, not as a figure of speech, but genuinely.

Looking at the ethereal panel, the young man gazed at it as if it were his beloved, almost ready to kiss it. He laughed foolishly, slowly raising his finger, and tapped the 'Status' category.

The ethereal panel flashed again, and the five categories disappeared, replaced by a full-body image of the young man, with the words 'Character Status' beside it.

Character: Human

Abilities: None

Equipment: None

Summoned Characters: None

Equipment Points: 0

Item Points: 0

Ability Points: 0

Summon Points: 0

Level: 0

"..."

Looking at the character status that was full of complaints, the young man's face turned from green to white, from red to black. If conditions allowed, his face might have displayed all the colors on the ethereal panel.

Although he knew it wasn't the time to complain, the young man couldn't suppress his frustration.

"System, as a standard newbie, I can barely accept the 'triple none' status and the string of zeros, but what about the character? What does 'Human' mean?!" Anyone who has played online games or read similar novels knows that the character's name should be listed...

"Whoosh..." A gust of wind blew through the clearing, lifting a few leaves and passing over the young man's stiff face, as if mocking him...

After a moment of eerie silence, the system's voice finally sounded.

"Please choose a nickname!"

You paused just now! You definitely paused!

The young man, in a frenzy, scratched his hair into a bird's nest. He wanted to vent but lacked the strength, finally letting his hand fall, his face filled with despair.

"Please choose a nickname!"

The voice sounded again, as if urging him. Sighing, the young man said weakly, "I'm called..."

He stopped mid-sentence.

Since this was a new world, a new beginning, he didn't need his old name...

Thinking about it, the young man fell silent for a moment before raising his head. "Silent! I'll be called Silent!"

The young man... no, Silent, although a bit unprincipled, it was the name he could think of at the moment.

Since no one here knew him, choosing a cool name shouldn't be illegal, right?

"Ding! Identity confirmed, user: Silent!" At the same time, 'Human' in the 'Character Status' changed to 'Silent.' Seeing this, Silent nodded in satisfaction, tapped the 'Return' button in the lower right corner, and returned to the initial image.

With a sense of anticipation, Silent smiled and tapped the 'Abilities' category. As he did, the options 'Skill,' 'Talent,' and 'Bloodline' appeared before him. Without hesitation, Silent tapped the 'Bloodline' option.

Sharingan (One Tomoe): 1000 Ability Points; (Two Tomoe): 3000 Ability Points; (Three Tomoe): 10000 Ability Points; (Mangekyou Sharingan): 100000 Ability Points; (Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan): 500000 Ability Points

Rinnegan: 1000000 Ability Points

True Ancestor: 500000 Ability Points

Orochimaru: 700000 Ability Points

...

Staring at the dazzling options, Silent almost blankly tapped the 'Return' button. The projection flashed back to the initial page, but Silent was still in a daze.

Now, Silent was very certain. This was indeed forcing him to defy the heavens!

With these, he didn't believe he would fail in this new world!

At this moment, Silent was filled with ambition. He imagined himself standing at the peak, stepping on countless corpses, holding a divine weapon, exuding overwhelming power!

A common shut-in ailment, commonly known as daydreaming...

He chuckled, then tapped the 'Talent' option.

Vector Manipulation (Lv1): 500 Ability Points; (Lv2): 1000 Ability Points; (Lv3): 5000 Ability Points; (Lv4): 50000 Ability Points; (Lv5): 500000 Ability Points

Fire Contract: 300000 Ability Points

Dead Apostle Ancestor: 1000000 Ability Points

...

All of these made Silent's mouth widen, almost like a hippo's. Hardly suppressing the urge to laugh wildly, Silent tapped the 'Skill' option.

Frost Aura: 10000 Ability Points

Dark Aura: 10000 Ability Points

Holy Magic (Complete Set): 100000 Ability Points

Twilight Magic (Complete Set): 100000 Ability Points

Necromancy (Complete Set): 100000 Ability Points

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