Chapter 5

"Indeed, ever since yesterday, A-Cheng's demeanor has become much more peaceful, and he seems more energetic. Today, he even woke up unusually early, and his mental state is much better than yesterday. That's why I said A-Cheng has changed," Itou Suzu said softly as she walked, her eyes occasionally glancing at Itou A-Cheng beside her.

After hearing this, Itou A-Cheng felt a sudden warmth all over his body, and a cold sweat broke out. He hadn't realized that Itou Suzu's observational skills were so keen. This was despite only meeting a few times over the past two days, with less than half an hour of contact. As a mother, Hori Hikari, who knew him better, must have noticed it too, but she probably didn't show it explicitly, as long as her child was fine.

"Hehe, maybe there has been some change," Itou A-Cheng replied absentmindedly, but this state only made Itou Suzu more convinced that her little brother had encountered something. Although her little brother was usually rebellious, he was still her little brother, and as a sister, she naturally had to care.

"If there's anything, you can tell your big sister," Itou Suzu said seriously.

"I understand, it's nothing. If there's anything, I'll tell you," Itou A-Cheng replied, also sensing the seriousness in Itou Suzu's tone.

"Alright." Itou Suzu didn't press further, knowing that as he grew older, he would naturally have some secrets. She looked at her watch and said, "Let's go back."

"Okay." Itou Suzu led the way, jogging slowly towards home.

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Breakfast was harmonious. At least, Itou A-Cheng felt that way, possibly because of the conversation with Itou Suzu in the morning, which made him feel more accepting of the family.

After breakfast, the eldest sister, Itou Suzu, left first. Then, their mother, Hori Hikari, gave them their daily allowance, and the two of them went to school together.

Time passed quickly for Itou A-Cheng, shuttling between school and home. One week later, on this evening, after practicing his boxing, Itou A-Cheng was about to meditate and go to sleep when the cube inside his body suddenly emerged, floating in front of him, emitting a soft, bright silver light.

"Is this... the energy reaching the standard?" Itou A-Cheng was initially stunned but quickly realized. After sensing the energy level with his consciousness and confirming it, he knew that his first adventure might be about to begin.

[Whether to start scanning the surrounding dimensional worlds...]

A mysterious message appeared in Itou A-Cheng's mind.

"Let's start."

As soon as he spoke, an invisible ripple shot out from the cube, spreading in a circular pattern from the cube as the origin. It broke through the atmosphere almost instantly, but it was clearly running out of power. When the second ripple appeared, it only reached the Earth's interior. The third ripple only covered Asia, and the fourth covered all of East Asia, finally stabilizing at this range...

About ten minutes later, another mysterious message appeared in Itou A-Cheng's mind.

[Scanning complete. Due to insufficient energy, only the 35 million square kilometers surrounding the user were scanned. 163 complete dimensions, 133 half-dimensions, and 16 special spaces were discovered...]

[Please select the world to enter...]

"Explain complete dimensions, half-dimensions, and special spaces," Itou A-Cheng asked in his mind.

[Complete dimensions: Worlds with complete or relatively complete laws, worldviews, and their own history and life. Half-dimensions: Dimensional worlds attached to the main world, artificially constructed or naturally formed for human use. Special spaces: Spaces hidden beneath the main world with one or no laws, which can be captured to create half-dimensions or spatial items.]

"Half-dimensions..." Itou A-Cheng pondered, looking at the information in his mind. Complete dimensional spaces could be understood as worlds, which could serve as the primary source of world power. But what about half-dimensions? From the information, they were human-made or naturally formed and usable by humans, so they weren't worlds, but definitely had people. What could they be? As for the special spaces, it was already clearly explained.

"It seems this world has many hidden things. Half-dimensions..." Itou A-Cheng put aside his thoughts. Half-dimensions were currently irrelevant to him. His main goal was the complete dimensional worlds. However, there was one thing he needed to do before going to those worlds.

"Can a special space be captured to create a storage space?" Thinking of the storage spaces in novels, Itou A-Cheng immediately asked.

[Yes.]

"Capture."

[Capture started] Another ripple emitted, and the space in front of Itou A-Cheng began to ripple like water, as if something was about to break through. Itou A-Cheng quickly stepped back a few steps, but fortunately, the spatial tremors subsided, and a message appeared in his mind.

[Capture complete, creation finished, energy consumed: 0.1 units]

"Phew~" Itou A-Cheng sighed in relief after seeing the message, then felt excited. This was something that only existed in novels. He eagerly followed the instructions in his mind, picking up and putting away a pillow on the bed several times.

After playing with it, Itou A-Cheng remembered he had something else to do and silently said, "Start selecting a dimensional world."

[Considering the user's low mental strength, do you want to match a world suitable for your abilities?]

"What criteria are used to match the world?" Itou A-Cheng was a bit puzzled. This was going to an unknown world, and who knew what dangers there might be. It was better to be clear.

[Based on the user's abilities, worlds where the average ability of the residents is one to two levels higher than the user.]

"Oh, so if my mental strength is sufficient, I can choose the world myself?" Itou A-Cheng clearly didn't pay much attention to the words "average ability" in the message.

[Yes.]

"How do I improve my mental strength?" Being able to choose himself was better than this uncertain random selection, Itou A-Cheng thought. Immediately, a mental strength cultivation method appeared in his mind.

[Whether to start the transmission?] The message in his mind urged again.

"Since it's the first time, it can only be random. Let's start!" Itou A-Cheng quickly took a dagger from a corner of the room and put it in the storage space.

As soon as he spoke, cracks began to spread from the cube, then suddenly burst open, revealing a pitch-black spatial gate in front of Itou A-Cheng. Before he could react, it sucked him in. After Itou A-Cheng disappeared, the space slowly recovered and closed, leaving no trace.

{Piaotian Literature}