"What happen?!" Dan asked out loud. He is confused as to why he woke up in the middle of nowhere in a forest. A minute ago, he was talking to his old friend Michael. And now he's suddenly here.
'Was I maybe kidnapped?' Dan contemplated the peculiar situation he got himself into 'Or maybe someone hit me on the back of my head and I'm now in a coma"
Dan felt a headache shot through his head, he felt unsteady and fell onto the ground while holding his temple in pain. Dan's memories resurfaced and he remembered there was something purple that consumed his entire vision from top to bottom. He then lost consciousness.
'Was it teleportation?' thought Dan 'There's no way that's the case. Magic doesn't exist unless I'm in a different universe'
The reason why Dan considered that this may be a different universe was because he had read many isekai stories before and he always dreamt of living in a fantasy world where he's overpowered and can do whatever he wants.
As Dan was lost in thought fantasizing the grand powers he's going to get, he was interrupted by a voice that seemingly came out of nowhere.
[Congratulations on User's successful transportation into the World of Laxandria]
[Your objective is to survive, grow strong, and become a protector of this world!]
[Congratulations! User has been picked as The Chosen Ones]
[The Chosen Ones Title Specialty]
[Achiever: Allow the user to unlock achievements and receive skill points as rewards]
[2x LVLing Speed: Double the user's skill leveling speed]
[System]
[Dan] [The Chosen Ones] [SP: 1]
[Average Capabilities]
[Average Offensive Capabilities] : [0]
[Average Defensive Capabilities] : [0]
[Average Resistance Capabilities] : [0]
[Average Magic Capabilities] : [0]
[Average Movement Capabilities] : [0]
[Skills]
[Physical Offensive Skills]
[Resistance Skills]
[Magical Skills]
[Utility Skills]
[Movement Skills]
[Recommended Skills]
[Fire Spark LVL 1] - Produce sparks of flame
[Basic Body Efficiency LVL 1] - Reduce the costs of energy and nutrient required for the user's body to function.
[Movement Speed LVL 1] - Increase the user's movement speed
[To close this window, simply 'will' for it to happen]
Dan jumped back before falling on the ground. He was startled by the sudden appearance of the displays.
'Wait, Isn't this just like a game? Did I seriously got transported into another world!?'
'Also, I'm the Chosen Ones?' Dan read the notification again. He wasn't paying attention and didn't hear what the notification said. It seems like he is the Chosen Ones and has some specialty. Dan is really excited about it.
"This is my dream come true! I'm in a fantasy world, and I'm a chosen one. Doesn't that mean I'm overpowered!?" Dan said out loud.
"Wait, What's with the recommended skills? Are those the only skills I can get? They are so useless though"
Dan tried to open the skill tree or unlock other skills through the act of 'willing' for it like the system had told him to. But nothing happened. So he decided to pick [Fire Spark] since that's the coolest one out of the rest.
[Fire Spark LVL 1 Unlocked!]
[System: To cast the spell, simply 'will' for it]
[System: Skill points can be allocated to level up the skills]
"Ok, let's try it"
Dan held out his palm and willed for the spell to happen. Sparks of flame sprouted out on top of Dan's palm before disappearing.
"That's kinda disappointing... Whatever. Now, what should I do?"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Wait..... I'm transported into a fantasy world. This is real life, not some Anime or video games!"
Dan realized that his excitement blinded him from seeing what had really occurred. He knows nothing of this world or the place he's in. There could be a dragon inside this forest for all he knows, and he would die a horrible death.
He looked back at his title specialty again and this time Dan's face paled upon realizing that none of his specialty or current skills can help him defend himself from the unknown dangers lurking in the forest.
Right now, he's nothing but a human, and any fantastical beasts can rip him to shreds and devour his corpses in a matter of seconds, or even just crushed him to death under their feet as though he was an annoying bug.
'How the hell am I going to survive?!'
Dan started panicking. His breath picks up speed as his heart beats faster and faster. 'Ok, calm down Dan. It's ok, everything is alright. I need to stay calm to access the situation and make proper decisions'
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'Ok, what do I know about survival?'
Dan rummaged through his memories of countless hours of YTube videos, video games, and articles he had read to find any good sources of information.
He remembered he had binged a ton of primitive technology videos on Ytube. He couldn't believe those useless hours spent watching those videos will be actually useful now.
'The most important thing is water and fire. Without these two items, I would die the first day'
'Good thing I actually chose [Fire Spark] so I can start a fire'
Dan cautiously walked into the forest. Looking around left and right as well as his back to make sure nothing is preying on him. A lush green forest filled with odd plants surrounded his sight. It's a mesmerizing view. After walking for a while, he stopped and listened to the sound of water flow. He heard nothing and continue to wander around, and after a few times of walking and stopping, he heard flowing water crashing against rocks.
He followed the sound of water through the forest and finally found a river.
'Yes, finally a source of water. So far so good'
[Achievement: First Source of Water] [3SP]
'Ohh, interesting... So that's how you can get skill points'
Dan tested out a few things. It seems like he couldn't see what achievements he can get. Usually, games have an achievement list of some sorts, but he most likely hasn't unlocked it yet or something.
'Now that I have 3 extra skill points, What skills would greatly help me survive?' Dan asked himself.
[Recommended Skills]
[Basic Body Efficiency LVL 1] - Reduce the costs of energy and nutrients required for the user's body to function.
[Movement Speed LVL 1] - Increase the user's movement speed.
[Basic Crafting LVL1] - Allow the user to craft items with materials.
'Looks like I got a new recommendation. This is very convenient' Dan thought that the system is just there for him to use, but turns out the system seems to actively help him through the skill recommendations. At least that's why Dan speculates, only time will tell.
'Hmmm...' Dan considered and decided to unlock [Basic Crafting] and [Basic Body Efficiency]. Crafting because he hoped that the system will help him craft items he normally wouldn't know how to and body efficiency so he can survive longer with less food and water. 'The last skill point is for adaptability since I don't know when I would get another achievement'
He tried to cast [Basic Crafting]. An interface appeared which show a few items he could create, and one of them is a campfire.
'Yes, this is what I wanted'
[Campfire]
[Requirement]
[Twigs x12]
[Rocks x7]
[System: To craft a campfire, User need to hold their hand up with their palm facing the materials and cast the skill [Basic Crafting] within a close range of the 3D highlight]
'Ok, this is simple enough'
Dan quickly gathered twigs and rocks from the surrounding area. He cleared the grass and pebbles of an area for the campfire and placed all the materials in a pile. He opened up the crafting interface again and pressed on the craft button on the campfire recipe. A highlight of the campfire appeared in front of him on the ground.
He moved the highlight around with his mind and placed it on the clearing he had just made. But something weird happens. When Dan placed the highlight down on the clearing, it snapped slightly to the sides, making it off-centered.
'This is weird'
Dan tried again, it still does the same thing. He did it again and again and it shows the same result.
'What the heck is this? Is this a bug or is the system messing with me?'
"System, are you a conscious being?"
"..."
"..."
"..."
'Ok, no response. Maybe it's just a bug'
[System suggest User proceed with tasks and stop AFK]
'What is this? Is the system messing with me in this life and death situation? This ain't funny'
Dan ignored what had just happened and simply cleared the area the highlight was on.
'Ok, I'm done clearing the area, now wh-'
Suddenly, the highlight snapped back to the previous clearing precisely right in the middle.
"I see how it is. You're just messing with me are you?" Dan was slightly peeved off at the random thing the System did. 'What's wrong with the system?'
[System suggest User proceed with tasks and stop being AFK]
'!?'
'...'
'...'
Dan ignored the system and proceed to hold out his hand and cast [Basic Crafting] as instructed by the System. A blue glow of energy left the palm of his hand and floated towards the materials.
'Woah, so this is magic?'
The energies seem to absorb the twigs and rocks, turning into brown and gray energies before floating towards the campfire layout. The mass of energies slowly formed into the shape of a campfire before coalescing into existence.
'Holy sh*t' Dan thought that this is way too overpowered. He didn't need to put in any effort to craft the campfire at all.
He moved closer to the completed campfire and held out his hand to cast [Spark]. A notification pop up...
[Fire Spark LVL 2 required]
'Oh, good thing I kept the last skill point' Dan puts the last skill point into [Fire Spark] and upgraded it to level 2.
He tried it again, this time a different notification showed up.
[Time Required: 3 hours]
'Wait... 3 hours? What's with this slowness? What a scammy system'
Dan resigned to his fate and sat there for 3 hours straight. He lost focus once and the spell canceled, which cause the built-up heat to dissipate. So he desperately tried to remain focused for 3 hours.
[Achievemnt: Beginning of a new age] [5Sp]
'Nice, I got some more skill points'
With 5 extra skill points, he decided to put two levels into [Basic Body Efficiency], upgrading it to Level 3. Dan remembered that he had eaten some fries just now. Hopefully, by upgrading his body's efficiency, those fries can last him longer. As for the two other skill points, it's better to just keep them as he needs to adapt to changes fast.
Dan placed down a boulder a few feet away from the campfire and sat down.
[System]
[Dan] [The Chosen Ones] [SP: 3]
[Average Capabilities]
[Average Offensive Capabilities] : [0]
[Average Defensive Capabilities] : [0]
[Average Resistance Capabilities] : [0]
[Average Magic Capabilities] : [0]
[Average Utility Capabilities] : [6]
[Average Movement Capabilities] : [0]
[Skills]
[Physical Offensive Skills]
[Resistance Skills]
[Magical Skills]
[Utility Skills]
[Fire Spark LVL 2] [Basic Crafting LVL 1] [Basic Body Efficiency LVL 3]
[Movement Skills]
[Recommended Skills]
[Movement Speed LVL 1] - Increase the user's movement speed
[Build LVL 1]
[Basic Strength LVL 1] - Increase the user's physical strength.
Dan checked his stats as he sat on top of a boulder. 'It seems like my utility had gone up to 6, which is the total levels I have spent on utilities'
'That's very simple and easy to understand. I thought it would be an RPG-like attribute system though' Dan said to himself
'Now I need to look for some food'
Dan stood up and gathered some twigs to add it to the burning campfire. He didn't want to spend another 3 hours starting another fire.
Then he left to find some fruit.