Chapter 1

"Hammer, get some rest early."

"Got it, be careful on the way, see you tomorrow." Shi Jingchui waved goodbye, watching his colleague's car disappear from view before turning to go upstairs.

The evening gathering had been very enjoyable. He had drunk a lot of alcohol and spent a long time singing at the KTV. Now, his steps were unsteady, and he was in a semi-drunk state.

After washing up and lying down in bed, Shi Jingchui habitually picked up his phone and started playing with it.

This was his newly bought smartphone, made by a leading domestic manufacturer. Due to trade conflicts and a certain president's relentless efforts to undermine the company globally, what was once a major crisis turned into an opportunity for the company to stand out and become globally renowned.

The manufacturer seized the moment and quickly launched this flagship phone with a new operating system. It sold millions of units upon release, earning both fame and fortune.

Shi Jingchui was one of the first to get his hands on it. Despite some minor flaws, the user experience was excellent, and its performance surpassed that of foreign brands.

His fingers swiped across the screen, flipping through books, reading news, or watching some silly videos, laughing to himself from time to time, and occasionally flipping over like a dead fish on the bed.

Before he knew it, the effects of the alcohol and drowsiness overwhelmed him, and he fell asleep with his phone in hand.

In his dream, Shi Jingchui twitched, reaching out to find nothing, and felt a sense of falling as he turned over. He instinctively thought, "Damn, I'm going to fall off the bed!"

Plop...

In the next second, Shi Jingchui felt himself fall into the water, water rushing into his nose, making him choke. As soon as he opened his mouth, more water rushed into his throat.

The suffocating pain instantly snapped him out of his half-dream state. He flailed his arms and legs, his head feeling as if it had been hit by a brick, and his entire body ached as if he had just rolled down a flight of stairs.

"What's going on? I live on the 23rd floor, how could I end up in the water?"

Fear overwhelmed him, but fortunately, he knew how to swim and was quite good at it.

The desire to survive drove him to open his eyes with great effort. The water was pitch black, and he couldn't see anything. He struggled to swim upwards, using all his strength.

With a splash, Shi Jingchui emerged from the water, finding himself not far from the shore.

He swam desperately to the edge, using his last bit of strength to crawl onto the bank. His lower body still in the water, he lay on the ground, spitting out a large mouthful of dirty water, greedily breathing in the air, too exhausted to even stand up.

"Being alive feels so good!"

This was the only thought in Shi Jingchui's mind. Only now did he have the energy to think about what had happened.

The surroundings were silent, the night deep, with only a crescent moon hanging in the sky.

The moonlight pierced through the clouds, allowing him to see that he had climbed out of a wide river, and he was lying on a riverbank covered with weeds.

Looking into the distance, he could vaguely see a city, with a few lights twinkling.

"Damn, where am I?"

Shi Jingchui's mind was in chaos, his eyes blank, thinking he was still in a dream.

A cool river breeze blew past, and he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head. He raised his hand to touch it and found it covered in blood, causing him to wince in pain. He had a head injury, no wonder it hurt so much.

Suddenly, Shi Jingchui stared at his right hand in shock.

As a single man over thirty, Shi Jingchui would never mistake his own hand. The calluses, the crooked palm lines, and the scar on his index finger from a past injury were all gone.

Under the dim moonlight, although the hand looked long and well-proportioned, with calluses from holding something for a long time, Shi Jingchui immediately knew it wasn't his.

"This isn't my hand!"

He frantically felt his wet body and immediately realized that not only was his hand not his, but his entire body wasn't his either.

"How did I end up in someone else's body after just a nap?"

Before Shi Jingchui could figure out what was happening, a sudden, intense pain exploded in his head, as if someone had split it open with an axe and violently stuffed it with foreign objects.

These foreign objects were very chaotic, seemingly the life experiences of another person, intertwined with his own memories. His mind felt like a boiling pot, trying to forcefully mix two completely different things.

"Ahh..."

The unbearable pain made him clutch his head and cry out. He soon lost consciousness.

In the darkness, Shi Jingchui vaguely heard a low, slippery whisper. The voice seemed to come from nowhere, like a whisper in his ear, sounding like the most disgusting and filthy existence, making him feel nauseous. It also sounded like a sharp metal scraping on glass, causing an intense, maddening shiver, stirring the darkest and most insane thoughts in his heart.

This indescribable whisper seemed to call from the depths.

He tried to cover his ears but couldn't find them. The voice penetrated deep into his soul, and although he didn't understand its meaning, he was deeply attracted after hearing just a few words.

His mind fell into the depths of pain, seeking the source of the call.

Suddenly, a tremor shook him, and his reason and instincts told him he couldn't listen anymore.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

The low voice suddenly amplified, turning into a疯狂的大笑，整个世界剧烈震动，震得石靖陲痛苦到几乎发疯，濒临崩溃。

黑暗中浮现出一张张恐怖的大嘴，笑声正是从这些嘴里发出。

每一张邪恶的大嘴里都长满了锯齿般的尖牙，齿缝间流出粘稠的黑液，黑液迅速蠕动膨胀，形成成百上千条油腻的触手，铺天盖地般涌了过来。

这一场可怕的噩梦眼看就要以悲剧收尾，突然，一束红色的光芒不知从哪里闪耀出来，八片像花瓣一样的红光快速游动，组成一个球形空间，围绕在石靖陲的周围。

花瓣构成的庇护看似脆弱，实则坚不可摧，瞬间挡住了所有来袭的黑色触手，犹如巨大的黑色海浪中的礁石，看似渺小却难以撼动。

这一层红光不仅保护了石靖陲，也将那引人堕落的呓语隔绝在外，减轻了痛苦与疯狂的邪念。

无数的触手抽打了不知多久，发出一阵又一阵的疯狂之声，最后不甘地退回黑暗之中。

那八片花瓣缩小恢复成一团光芒，仔细观察，光芒之中有一朵盛开的小红花，由八片大小不一的花瓣组成；花朵的核心处隐含金色光芒，使得整体又像是正在发光的太阳，显得十分抽象。

“这图形怎么看着有点眼熟……”

石靖陲正在疑惑时，黑暗骤然像潮水般退去，光芒绽放，让他从这个漫长而又压抑的噩梦中转醒，突然挺身坐起来，发出一声大叫。

“啊！”

刺目的光线扎进眼里，石靖陲抬手遮住了眼睛，等到适应之后放手下来，看到一轮金色太阳从远处的地平线上升起，阳光照射在河面上，波光粼粼。

“天亮了。”

他喃喃一声，随即愣住了。

因为这句话是用一种既熟悉又陌生的语言说出来的，自己从来没有学过这种语言，但是自然而然就会使用，而且知道这是“奥瑞恩语”，奥瑞恩瑟帝国的官方用语，自己还带有一点“隆杉德公爵领”的口音。

大量的记忆在脑中浮现，这些记忆像是被拍碎了一样，混乱而又残缺，所幸不再像昏迷前那么痛苦。

几分钟后，石靖陲长呼出一口气。

到现在他终于明白了，自己莫名其妙地穿越到了另一个世界，这里不是地球了！

他不知道为什么穿越，自己只是一个普通的上班族，在省图书馆上班，工资虽然不高但从未被拖欠过，与同事关系和睦，与世无争。三十多岁没有结婚，成为大龄光棍，这也是自己的选择。

他根本不想结婚，女朋友哪有游戏好玩？

平时下班后沉浸在游戏和各种兴趣爱好里，小日子过得美滋滋的，这怎么就穿越了？

石靖陲真的一点也不想穿越，更不想穿越到一个危险的世界。

从那些不完整的记忆里得到乱七八糟的信息，这个世界的文明历史十分漫长又复杂，生产力水平发展不低，有些方面与地球类似，甚至超过地球。

但是两者之间更多的还是差异。

最大的差异是这个世界存在大量的超自然现象与强大个体，他们决定了文明的发展与走向，被称为超凡者。

顾名思义，超凡者拥有超越常人的强大力量，也是整个世界的统治阶级。

只有少数人可以成为超凡者，普通人想突破阶级，可以交钱进入超凡学院，有一定的机会晋升超凡者，但是几率很低，而且学费极为昂贵。

这具身体的名字叫作“雷恩”，来自一个叫作鹰沼镇的小地方，此前正是一座超凡学院的学生。

过去三年，雷恩在学院学无所成，至今仍是一个普通人。

因为学费昂贵，父亲巴德不愿再支持他继续入学，希望儿子能回到家乡小镇继承父业，经营自家的粮米磨坊，被雷恩断然拒绝。与父亲大吵一架之后，雷恩独自返回“隆杉德”城，在学院外面租了一间廉价公寓，想谋求一份体面的工作，自己凑齐学费，结果刚住半个月就出事了。

在雷恩的记忆中，内容最多的就是在隆杉德的生活。

其中最让石靖陲感到惊骇的是，这个世界的神是真实存在的！

诸神在人间都有各自的教会，无论是过去还是现在，教会都扮演极其重要的角色，推动了历史的发展，不仅影响着所有国家的上层，也深入到人们生活的底层。

几乎每个人都必须信仰某位神祗，或是多位神祗，无信者是人人喊打的邪恶存在。

作为一个无神论者，一时之间，石靖陲不知道该如何面对。

他想回到地球，但是毫无头绪，甚至连自己是怎么来的都不知道。

“唉……”

石靖陲一声叹息，又想到另一件事，自己穿越到这里占用了别人的身体，那地球上自己的身体是不是就死了呢？

“明天早上大家发现我没有去上班，又联系不上，应该很快就会到家里发现我的尸体，不至于到发臭了才被发现。”

他想到了爸妈，心里顿时十分悲戚，眼圈眨红，又自我安慰：“幸好我不是独生子，以后还有大姐和弟弟陪着爸妈。”

良久之后，石靖陲的情绪终于稳定下来。

阳光越来越强烈，喉咙也非常干燥，身上虽然还是很疼，但是已经好很多了，只有后脑勺还在隐隐作痛。他咬牙起身找了一个河水较浅的位置，俯身下去，用双手捧起水喝了几口，终于缓解了口渴，顺便洗了把脸，精神为之一振。

抹开脸上的水，清澈的河水倒映出一张陌生的脸，顿时让石靖陲停下了动作。

“卧槽！”

看清这张脸，石靖陲忍不住一句国骂脱口而出。

从外表上看，这张脸的主人应该不到二十岁，脸上稚气未脱，留着一头黑色短发，因为失血导致脸色有些苍白，浓眉大眼，鼻梁直挺，五官比例协调，俊朗中又带着几分秀气，唯一的缺点就是眼神涣散，整个人萎靡不振。

“这也太帅了吧！”

出于同为男人的羡慕嫉妒恨，石靖陲下意识地嘀咕一句，然后眼睛亮起来，挺了挺腰杆：“原来我这么帅，嘿嘿！”

他把河面当作镜子，摆出了几个动作，认真观察这张比以前更加帅气的脸，满意地点了点头。

虽然很不情愿地穿越了，但是穿越到一个帅哥身上已是不幸中的万幸，总比穿越成女人，或是其他奇形怪状的异族要好多了。

这个世界不是只有人类，在雷恩的记忆中，至少存在几十个非人种族。

“从现在开始，我就是雷恩了。”

“要是我现在回到地球，以后就能靠脸吃饭了，嘿嘿。”

“富婆快乐球什么的，应该能轻松收到十几个……要是不想丢节操，再不济去当个女装主播或者拍变装视频发到哔站也很有前途……”

“我这模样跟国外那个叫‘李佩斯’的演员有点像，就是瘦了点，没长那么高，但是那家伙好像是个双-性-恋……呸，还是算了。”

雷恩正在胡思乱想，苦中作乐，突然眼前红光一闪，只见河水里的自己的眼睛发红，两边的瞳孔里都浮现出一个抽象的图形。

这个图形由八片红色花瓣组成，像是一朵盛开的花朵，核心处是一团金色的光芒，隐有细微的字符在里面。

雷恩精神恍惚了一下，“这不是之前噩梦里的那个东西吗？难道不止是梦？”

瞳孔里的图形只出现了几秒钟，然后消失了。

紧接着，雷恩的视野中出现了一个半透明的界面，看着很虚幻，把他吓得不轻，以为是过于疲倦产生的幻觉。

他抬手在面前挥了几次，头也左右转了几圈，发现这个界面像是扎根在脑中，或是存在于视网膜上，既关不掉，也甩不掉，哪怕闭上眼睛也依然存在。

最关键是，他对这个界面再熟悉不过了。

“这不是我的手机开机界面嘛！”