Chapter 11

"Beep! Congratulations, user level up! Current level 28!"

The originally somewhat tired body swayed slightly, and Wuyan immediately became spirited again. This familiar feeling always made Wuyan reluctant to let it go, not just because of the power boost from leveling up, but also because it brought an incredibly comfortable sensation. Each level up was a pleasure...

After cutting a piece of meat from the third-stage magical beast lying beside him, Wuyan waved his hand to submit it to the system, earning some item points and ability points. He then sat down on the ground, skewered the meat, and started a fire to cook it.

Although he had no seasonings, Wuyan cooked very seriously. With the 'Culinary Mastery' ability, even simple grilled meat would taste delicious.

Character: Wuyan

Abilities: 'Swordsmanship Mastery', 'Culinary Mastery'

Equipment: Kusanagi Sword (D-grade)

Summoned Characters: None

Equipment Points: 40,000

Item Points: 250,000

Ability Points: 70,000

Summon Points: 70,000

Level: 28

After two months, these were all Wuyan's gains!

During these two months, Wuyan constantly ran back and forth between the Mercenary Guild and the Giant Beast Forest, continuously taking on missions and killing magical beasts. Normally, he should have been tired of it long ago, but Wuyan managed to push through.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Wuyan knew he was still very weak. Since coming to this world, he hadn't met anyone with a lower level than himself. While others explained that those with lower levels didn't dare to venture into the Giant Beast Forest, Wuyan didn't want to use that as an excuse.

Even a lowly slime, which could only be used for beginners to gain experience, had a higher level than he did when he first arrived. This was a huge blow to Wuyan, especially since the slime was not much older than him...

There was also Lulu, a 17-year-old prodigy. Without the 'prodigy' label, she was just a girl, but she was already level 35, a fourth-stage mage!

Even the guards, all third-stage, were much stronger than he was at the time...

Even the trash cavalry, each with second-stage strength, were stronger than he was when he was only level 18...

The Lori Family, one of the top three families in the Ailu Empire, wouldn't have just one cavalry and guard team. This meant there were many more people stronger than him.

Moreover, there were the second and third families, who, while weaker than the Lori Family, were still powerful. After all, they were major families in a large empire.

Furthermore, this was just one empire. The other two empires also had their first, second, and third families.

Most importantly, Feifei, the woman whose age Wuyan had already asked, was only 24!

Three or four years older than Wuyan, she was already a seventh-stage powerhouse, a respected figure in the entire world.

All of this cruelly told Wuyan that he was really weak!

Although he had no grand ambitions to dominate the world, before his穿越 (穿越 means "穿越" in Chinese, which can be translated as "transmigration" or "reincarnation" in this context), Wuyan was just a NEET. What ambitions could he have had? But Wuyan wasn't someone who would willingly be inferior to others. He knew that in this world, strength was everything!

Without strength, in a world full of superhumans, he would either be an ordinary person, living a mundane life, always fearing and avoiding those who could crush him with one hand, living 'properly' and entrusting his life to others, and dying without anyone caring about an ordinary person.

Or, to control his own destiny, he had to become stronger!

Stronger than anyone else!

In this world, there were definitely more than just one slime. The next person who wanted to kill him over a minor issue could be fourth, fifth, or even sixth stage. He could rely on Lulu and Feifei to escape once, but what if one day, a powerhouse even Feifei couldn't handle appeared? At that time, he would be at their mercy.

Not to mention Lulu, as the only child of a major family, if he wanted to continue being friends with her, he had to improve his strength. People from major families were very practical. Even if Lulu didn't mind, her family wouldn't want her to associate with a weakling. They would evaluate people's value and make choices accordingly.

And Feifei, a seventh-stage mage, although she seemed gentle, Wuyan knew that without Lulu, he might not even have the chance to speak to her.

It wasn't that Feifei was practical, but in a world where strength was everything, such situations were common. Would you chat with an ant that crawled by you? Who would, please tell me...

In this world, without strength, you were an ant. Most of the strong wouldn't suddenly want to be friends with a weakling. It was that cruel and realistic.

Of course, there were exceptions, like Wuyan, who, after the 'lake bathing peeping' incident, managed to talk to Lulu. If he had been just a regular adventurer passing by Lulu and Feifei, he might not have even seen them, and the guards protecting Lulu would have shooed him away.

To avoid becoming a different world from them, to avoid being told 'what qualifications do you have,' Wuyan had to become stronger!

For his own sake, for others' sake, to avoid dying for no reason, Wuyan had to become stronger!

So, these days, Wuyan spent almost all his time leveling up, except for drinking, eating, sleeping, bathing, and traveling. With the Giant Beast Forest map given by Feifei, Wuyan knew where it was safe and where it was dangerous.

Well... it took him a while to understand that map...

In two months, he leveled up nine times. It might seem few, but in this world, it meant that in two months, he went from a newly promoted third-stage warrior to the peak of third stage, almost ready to break through to fourth stage. If this news spread, it would shock many people.

Lulu, the super prodigy, started practicing at age 10, became a second-stage mage at 11, a third-stage mage at 13, and a fourth-stage mage at 16. It took her three years to go from third to fourth stage.

Feifei also took nearly two years to go from third to fourth stage.

Moreover, while improving his strength, Wuyan could earn points to use as a universal resource. So, he was quite satisfied.

Holding the golden-brown grilled meat, Wuyan smiled, ready to treat himself.

"Beep! The dungeon system is activated!"

Wuyan, with his mouth open to bite the meat, froze in place.

Frowning, Wuyan adjusted his chin and asked, puzzled, "Dungeon? System, what's this dungeon about?"

"User, when you have survived in the Sparil world for three months, the dungeon system will activate. You can choose your favorite dungeon, and through dungeon tasks, time, and resources, you can improve your level and points."

Hearing this, Wuyan was delighted. Improve level? Improve points? All good...

Opening the system menu, which originally had only 'Status', 'Equipment', 'Items', 'Abilities', and 'Summon', a new 'Dungeon' option appeared. Without hesitation, Wuyan opened the 'Dungeon' option.

Instantly, one dungeon after another appeared before Wuyan, almost blinding him. He was delighted to find that these dungeons included game and anime worlds!

Can I enter the anime world?

Wuyan was dazed for a while, until the grilled meat started to cool and the campfire began to die down. He then snapped back to reality, filled with joy.

Is there a hikikomori's paradise?

System... System... I don't know where you came from, but I sincerely thank you, even though you always trick me...

Immersed in joy, Wuyan eagerly flipped through the dungeon list, but he soon found a problem.

"System, why are all these dungeon options grayed out?"

Wuyan tried to select a dungeon, but nothing happened, which puzzled him.

Could... it be that I need to pay?

"User, selecting a dungeon requires a certain fee to activate..."

So, I have to pay! That's it!

I knew it, benefits don't fall from the sky; you have to fight for them...

"Of course, the user can also choose to enter a dungeon for free, but the content will be randomly selected."

Wuyan, who was about to cry, swallowed hard, suppressing the sound he was about to make, feeling quite uncomfortable, with a very unpleasant expression.

Young man, holding it in is not good...

Sighing helplessly, Wuyan said, "So, System, can I choose the type of dungeon? For example, I want to enter an anime dungeon, and the content can be randomly selected. Is that okay?"

"..." After a few seconds of silence, as if thinking, of course, if this unscrupulous system can think...

"The system does not reject the user's proposal, so the system will comply with the user's suggestion. The proposal is approved!"

Wuyan grinned and laughed heartily.

"Then, System, quickly select a dungeon!" Wuyan was eager to enter the anime world.

"Beep! Based on the user's current strength, selecting an appropriate dungeon!"

Alright, System, you're really considerate...

Wuyan, who had just realized, was relieved. If the system didn't have this function, he might have entered a world like 'Dragon Ball' and been blasted to the afterlife by a ki blast, and then be resurrected by Goku and others, only to die again when a new enemy appeared, and then be resurrected again...

As the system's voice sounded, a glowing border began to flash over each dungeon option in the list, eventually stopping on one. The selected dungeon option then lit up.

Dungeon: Hayate the Combat Butler!

Hayate the Combat Butler? Great! Not only is it safe, but it also has demons and monsters for leveling up, perfect for someone not yet level 30!

And most importantly, the President! The President!

Wuyan chuckled foolishly, looking quite silly.

"Beep! Dungeon 'Hayate the Combat Butler', do you want to enter?"

Wuyan, startled, quickly shouted, "Enter!"

The moment Wuyan shouted 'Enter,' there was no unusual sound or phenomenon. He simply vanished on the spot, leaving only a dying campfire...

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(Do you like this world? I won't follow the original story, okay? Thanks for the recommendations and favorites! By the way, isn't there anyone who wants to review?)

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