The door opened, and Dr. Lee walked in. Both of you saw each other.
Dr. Lee said, "You're awake."
Bao Chen, concealing his expression, replied, "Yes, I'm awake, Dr. Lee. What happened?"
Dr. Lee, looking at him, said, "We found you unconscious in your house. Do you remember anything?"
"No, I don't remember anything. All I can recall is going to bed and waking up here."
Dr. Lee approached and checked his pulse.
Bao Chen's heart felt like it was trying to escape from his chest. Stressed, he asked Dr. Lee, "Is something wrong with me? Will I die?"
Dr. Lee smiled and replied, "It seems there is nothing wrong with you. You can go back now. If anything happens, tell me immediately."
"Understood, Dr. Lee," Bao Chen said.
As Bao Chen left Dr. Lee's house, Dr. Lee watched him coldly.
Walking home, Bao Chen was sweating bullets. Stress consumed him. I almost got caught. Being in a strange situation like this, my heart pounds, and my body feels like it might give out. I said those things to show panic, not because of him, but because of my unknown passing out.
He thought about the system. I need to check what it does and its effects in the simulation.
As he pondered the system and his future plans, a voice called out from behind him.
"Chen, are you okay?"
Turning around, Bao Chen saw his friend in this world, Fu Ruibo, who bore a strange resemblance to Adele, his friend from his original world.
"Nothing much. How about you?" Bao Chen asked.
“Hmmm… good? But what happened to you?” Fu Ruibo asked, confused. Bao Chen never talks like this, he thought.
Bao Chen mentally chastised himself. Am I dumb? Why am I speaking as if we're from the 20th century? Adjusting his tone, he said, "Thank you for your concern. I am fine."
“Did a ghost attack you? We were all worried about you,” Fu Ruibo asked, his concern evident.
“Nothing like that. I don’t know what happened, but it’s definitely not a ghost,” Bao Chen replied calmly, trying to dismiss any supernatural assumptions. If they think it’s something supernatural, they’ll worry even more. It’s better to make it seem like something ordinary.
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Still sensing Bao Chen’s unease, Fu Ruibo didn’t press further. Before leaving, he said, “Uncle Wong was at your house earlier, checking for dirty things. Could Uncle Wong have been trying to steal from you?”
Bao Chen thanked Fu Ruibo and headed home. First, I’ll check if anything is missing. If something is, I’ll deal with it carefully. Uncle Wong is dangerous, and I can’t risk confronting him openly until I know more. I’ll use the simulation to investigate him further.
When he arrived home, he carefully checked the front door. On either side were windows, and in the middle was a wooden door. Upon stepping inside, he saw some basic furniture: a table, two chairs, a bed, a counter, and some pots and pans for cooking, and some random things in the corner
He sat down on the bed and started checking the system.
“Show status,” he said.
[Status]
[Name] Bao Chen
[Age] 25/18
[Gender] Male
[Talents]
[Cooking Talent: Gold (3/10)]
Talent for cooking. If you put anything together, it will turn out delicious, increase its quality, and have a random positive effect.
[Cooking Talent: Special Talent] [Human Calamity]
human calamities. If the food survives, the food will have a slight chance to have randomly positive effects and increased quality.
[Knowledge Talent: Purple (1/10)]
Increases your learning and reading speed. Because of your past life knowledge you have some insight into mathematics, novels, science, history, etc...
[Knowledge Talent: Special Talent] [Supernatural]
Improves understanding and breakthroughs in supernatural knowledge.
[Fatigue Resistance Talent: Green (5/10)]
Slightly increases resistance to fatigue.
[Speech Talent: Green (1/10)]
Improves fluency and makes others favor you.
[Effects Currently Active]
[Time Traveler: Unknown Grade]
You are a time traveler. Your destiny is unstable and hard to predict. Any time or destiny-based abilities cast on you will be 50% weaker, whether beneficial or not. Learning the time law will be 30% harder, but this doesn’t apply to destiny. The effect depends on how strong you are; and currently it's for you, it’s 5%.
[Dynasty’s Luck: Half-Step Gold]
The luck of a dynasty. Empresses and officials can use this to protect and suppress evil spirits. Currently, it affects every person in the Tianyuan dynasty, suppressing spiritual energy by 75% and preventing evil energy and spirits from forming. Cultivators entering the dynasty will be weakened based on their strength.
Bao Chen furrowed his brow and asked the system, "Why is my age 25/18?"
[Host, because your past life memories are from when you were 25, but your current age is 18. The system displays both.]
He sighed in relief. Good. I thought my life force was shortened.
“System, change my age to 18.”
[Done, Host.]
“System, tell me about these talents.”
[Host, there are seven grades of talent: White, Green, Blue, Purple, Gold, Red, and Colorful, the higher the color the better the effect is.]
“Why is my cooking talent Gold?”
[Host, it is your innate talent. Some people are born into good families or naturally gifted. You are the same, but specifically for cooking.]
“What about the special talents [Human Calamity] and [Supernatural]?”
[The Host must discover their meanings on his own.]
“System, show the rewards again.”
[System Rewards: The Host can only choose one:]
[Merchant Talent: Green (5/10)]
Improves your ability to make sales and find better opportunities to earn money.
[Danger Sense Talent: White (9/10)]
Detects danger such as poisoning, assassinations, etc.
[Invention Talent: Green (1/10)]
Makes it easier to create and invent new things.
[Partial Memory of the Simulation]
[50 Silver Coins]
Without hesitation, Bao Chen said, “System, give me the Danger Sense Talent.”
[Ding! Host has received the Danger Sense Talent.]
He felt a cold sensation pass through his head, quickly fading.
“System, show my status.”
[Name] Bao Chen
[Age] 18
[Gender] Male
[System Points] 0
[Talents]
[Cooking Talent: Gold (3/10)]
Talent for cooking. Combines ingredients to make them delicious and improve their quality with random positive effects.
[Cooking Talent: Special Talent] [Human Calamity]
Associated with human calamities. If the calamity survives, the dish will have random positive effects and increased quality.
[Knowledge Talent: Purple (1/10)]
Enhances learning and reading speed. Past life knowledge grants insight into mathematics, novels, science, history, etc.
[Knowledge Talent: Special Talent] [Supernatural]
Improves understanding and breakthroughs in supernatural knowledge.
[Fatigue Resistance Talent: Green (5/10)]
Slightly increases resistance to fatigue.
[Speech Talent: Green (1/10)]
Improves fluency and makes others favor you.
[Danger Sense Talent: White (9/10)]
Detects danger such as poisoning, assassination, etc.
“Alright, everything’s dealt with. Now I need to simulate again.”