newbobooks Chapter 1 Awakening
Chapter 1 Awakening
Chen Yuan suddenly woke up and sat up abruptly in bed.
Before he could even see what was happening in front of him, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, which made him cough twice and curl up his abdomen to relieve the pain.
"You're finally awake." After Chen Yuan finished coughing, a male voice came from beside him. It was a little hoarse, probably because he hadn't drunk water for a long time, but it sounded very familiar.
Chen Yuan turned around at the sound and saw a man sitting on a stool beside him. The man was in his thirties or forties, with a square face and a somewhat familiar appearance, prompting Chen Yuan to blurt out, "Captain Qin!"
Only then did Chen Yuan see his surroundings clearly. He was in a hospital room, and he was lying on a hospital bed.
"Looks like you're recovering well." Qin Zhan glanced at Chen Yuan's slightly improved complexion and finally smiled. "You were hit in the chest by the 'Iron-haired Wild Boar,' causing your internal organs to rupture. You actually survived. You're really lucky."
"Alright, there are no outsiders here. Stop calling me Captain Qin, call me Uncle!"
"Uncle Qin... thank you for taking care of me these past few days." Chen Yuan changed his form of address accordingly, then, recalling the scene before he lost consciousness, asked, "How long was I unconscious?"
"Three days," Qin Zhan said. "Fortunately, you were taken to the hospital in time and were saved. The doctor said that as long as you regain consciousness, you will no longer be in danger of dying."
"Speaking of which, I have to have a word with you." Qin Zhan's expression suddenly turned serious. "You kid, you usually practice your swordsmanship quite well, so why do you panic as soon as you get into actual combat? You just stand there like an idiot and let the wild boar run over you."
"Luckily, nothing serious happened, otherwise I wouldn't know how to explain it to your father."
Qin Zhan stood up as he spoke, "Okay, I'll go call the doctor to come and examine you. You continue to rest, and while you're at it, think about whether the path of a martial artist is right for you."
After a pause, Qin Zhan continued, "Actually, sometimes, living a peaceful and ordinary life isn't so bad."
"Think it over carefully."
Chen Yuan did not respond to Qin Zhan's suggestion. He simply watched Qin Zhan's figure leave the ward before turning his gaze away and letting out a long sigh.
Then Chen Yuan slowly lay back on the hospital bed, recalling his memories after transmigrating.
That's right, time travel.
Chen Yuan does not belong to this world, yet he shares the same name and surname as the Chen Yuan of this world, and was also born from 'Earth'.
Chen Yuan in this world is nineteen years old. He became a martial artist three months ago and now has a strength of 2000 kilograms, which is considered to be the first step into the intermediate warrior category.
"Swallowing the starry sky...?" Memories from the past surfaced in Chen Yuan's mind, allowing him to quickly determine the origin of this world.
RR virus, monsters, warriors, devouring beasts, and also Hong, Thor, Luo Feng...
Chen Yuan sighed slightly, "Unfortunately, the timing is wrong."
He arrived too late.
The electronic clock on the wall shows that the current time is September 13, 2077 in the Earth calendar.
As a long-time fan of Swallowing the Stars, Chen Yuan knew that by this point in time, the Genius Battle had been going on for several years, and Luo Feng had already risen to prominence.
"I can't rely on anyone anymore... Luo Feng might already be in Chaos City by now," Chen Yuan muttered to himself. "Besides, the timing of my transmigration was just too terrible."
In fact, Chen Yuan did not just transmigrate here; he arrived in this world a few days earlier.
To be precise, it was during Chen Yuan's battle with the Iron-haired Wild Boar in the wild that the passage occurred.
As a result, Chen Yuan, who was a mid-level warrior, should not have been easily hit by a low-level beast soldier, the Iron-haired Wild Boar. However, just as Chen Yuan was about to end the battle with a sword, his consciousness was replaced by his counterpart from another world.
"My predecessor was also unlucky. He was a mid-level warrior fighting against a low-level beast soldier. Although it was his first real battle, it was a crushing victory. Moreover, there was a general watching over him from the sidelines. There would have been no surprises. Who knew that I would transmigrate to him at the crucial moment..." Chen Yuan sighed. Not only was his predecessor unlucky, but he was also unlucky.
He was staying up late at home reading a novel when suddenly he opened his eyes and found himself in this world. The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was a wild boar nudging him from right next to him.
"I guess I'm the most miserable transmigrator ever. I opened my eyes to find myself knocked unconscious by a wild boar. I only remember instinctively thrusting my sword out before I passed out. I don't even know if I killed the boar..."
Shaking his head, Chen Yuan stopped thinking about the wild boar's fate; it would either be killed by him or by his teammates.
At this moment, Chen Yuan had completely integrated the memories of his predecessor, and even his physical instincts. For example, he only needed to practice the combat skills that his predecessor had mastered to completely master them.
The fusion went so smoothly that Chen Yuan almost thought it wasn't time travel, but rather the awakening of memories from his past life.
But now the consciousness that dominates this body is that of the transmigrator Chen Yuan, and the original body's consciousness seems to have disappeared, having no effect on him whatsoever.
Just as the original owner of this body had a sense of respect and affection for Qin Zhan, and even a little inferiority, in Chen Yuan's eyes, Qin Zhan was a complete stranger. At most, he knew from his memories that this person was very familiar with him, and that was all.
"I need to think carefully about Chen Yuan's interpersonal relationships and how to deal with them. I don't want to be discovered as someone who isn't the real person because of personality differences." Chen Yuan thought about the original owner's situation for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief.
The original owner had very simple interpersonal relationships. Her mother died early, and she was raised by her father, Chen Ji. She was very withdrawn from a young age and had few friends.
At the age of thirteen, Chen Ji encountered a small beast tide in the wilderness and died while covering his teammates. Before he died, he entrusted Qin Zhan to take care of him.
Qin Zhan was a member of Chen Ji's team at the time, and thus his life was saved. He also kept his promise and, after returning to the base city, took care of Chen Yuan according to the "captain's" last wish.
However, Chen Yuan, who was all alone, was unwilling to join "Uncle Qin's" family and decided to live alone. When Qin Zhan found out, he moved his whole family next door to Chen Yuan and took care of him for six years.
Over the course of six years, the two sides have become very close.
"So, I only need to conceal my true intentions in front of Qin Zhan's family, and I don't have to worry about being exposed." Chen Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief, as he no longer needed to put on a show.
Besides, being aloof is fine as long as you talk less. You can gradually change over time and no one will notice.
"So, the main question now is, what should I do about my future? Should I settle down and live a peaceful life? Or should I break free from Earth and roam the universe?"
Chen Yuan was very troubled by this problem.
If he had to choose, Chen Yuan would definitely choose the latter. After all, if he was lying down before transmigrating and is still lying down after transmigrating, then his transmigration would have been in vain.
But reality is that he can't just do what he wants.
After absorbing the memories of this world, Chen Yuan discovered that his aptitude was not good, and could even be described as quite average.
Chen Yuan became a formal martial artist about three months ago, which seems quite good considering his age of 19.
But don't forget, with Luo Feng's support, cultivation is much easier for Earthlings now than it was twenty years ago.
Every martial arts student who is promoted to a senior student can receive a free "Purple Dew" to improve themselves.
The Purple Light Dew is a treasure that Luo Feng bought from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. Just 10 grams of it can raise a senior student's physical fitness to the level of a martial artist!
In this day and age, advancement for martial artists has become extremely easy; they are no longer a privileged class, and even the preliminary martial artist assessments at martial arts schools have been abolished.
Therefore, after becoming a martial artist, the original owner of this body could only choose to join Qin Zhan's wilderness team and undergo his first real battle under the care of his teammates, which led to Chen Yuan's transmigration.
Chen Yuan had learned from his memories that his predecessor, as a student of the Limitless Martial Arts Academy, had also become a martial artist by absorbing the Purple Light Dew.
Therefore, Chen Yuan's aptitude is actually at the level of a 19-year-old "advanced martial arts student," which is considered excellent in the eyes of ordinary people, but would be quite ordinary on Earth.
Therefore, it took him a month of practicing the Five Hearts Facing Heaven to sense the energy of the universe, and his first absorption of the energy of the universe only increased his weight by 400 kilograms.
After another two months of training, his current strength is just over 2000 kilograms, which, according to the classification in the universe, is just the second stage of the apprentice level.
Chen Yuan sighed. With this aptitude, he wouldn't be able to cultivate to the ninth level of the Apprentice rank in less than several decades, let alone the Planetary level. Once he passes his prime, the chance of breaking through will decrease rapidly, and he might not even be able to cross the threshold of the Planetary level when his lifespan is exhausted.
Before reaching the planetary level, lifespan is short, at most one or two hundred years, but once you break through to the planetary level, you can live for a thousand years!
"So the most important goal right now is to break through to the planetary level. Even if I want to lie down, lying down for a thousand years is much better than lying down for a hundred years."
"Besides, I don't want to lie down. But even if I want to leave Earth, I'd have to be at least a planetary-level being."
In other cosmic nations, only planetary-level beings have the basics of "human rights" and are able to make a living, while those below planetary level have virtually no human rights and could be captured and enslaved at any time.
Therefore, the current Earth leadership stipulates that only those who have become planetary-level beings and have been granted the status of "Earth Elite" are eligible to leave for other planets.
"So, how can I improve myself? Hard work alone is definitely not enough, and almost all the famous resource adventures on Earth have been taken by Luo Feng and his group..." Chen Yuan pondered for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more bitter he felt. "There is simply no solution. The only way to break this deadlock is to get a cheat code."
Just then, Chen Yuan heard a "beep" sound in his ear, which startled him.
"No way, it really exists?" Chen Yuan's eyes widened. He turned his head to look around, but there were no objects nearby that could make a sound. So he tried calling out in his mind, "System?"
"Beep".
The voice was so beautiful that Chen Yuan was certain it came from within, not from the outside world.
This discovery thrilled him, and he immediately began mentally chanting various words: "System, activate, panel, expand, quests, upgrade..."
Soon, a screen of light appeared in front of Chen Yuan.