At ten o'clock in the evening, Lin Bufan leisurely walked his way home. As he passed by an alley, he spotted a man dressed in white attempting to assault a girl.
Feeling a strong sense of justice, he immediately yelled loudly, "What are you doing? The police are coming!"
However, the man seemed as if he did not hear him and continued on with his deeds.
Seeing the urgent situation, Lin Bufan spontaneously hurled the soda can he held in hand, striking the back of the man's head.
After being hit, the man turned around and viciously lunged at him in a ferocious manner.
Lin Bufan was stunned for a moment, then he immediately turned tail and ran. To his surprise, the man disregarded the girl and pursued him like a madman. What's more, throughout the whole chase, there was no one to lend a hand.
He ran at a speed he thought would allow him to cross the bridge, but unexpectedly tripped on something strange midway, causing him to meet with a mishap.
At the same moment, a shooting star silently streaked across the sky.
...
"Ding, system has detected a suitable organism for binding, initiating binding process!"
"System binding successful, starting to inspect the host's physical condition and generate basic data!"
"5%, 30%......"
Lin Bufan groggily came to, in his mind seemed to echo a series of mechanical-like strange voices, was this a result of a head injury-induced hallucination?
At this point, similar voices echoed in his mind again: "Ding, host data generation complete, system officially activated and will issue a simple task for the host to try out."
"The following are three items: A: 30,000 Hua Xia currency. B: Intelligence Enhancement Pill. C: Talent Enhancement Pill. Please make a quick selection, host."
Lin Bufan looked bewildered. What’s all this talk about intelligence enhancement, potential improvement? It sounds like they're speaking truths.
Maybe because I have read novels about protagonists who counter-attacked their life using a system, I have been fantasizing about having such a chance myself. To be the underdog who turns the table and changes the fate of my family and myself.
So perhaps it’s just a hallucination, an indulgence. The idea of picking option A flashed in my mind.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the selection task, you have earned thirty thousand Huaxia coins. The host can withdraw this from the warehouse at any time using his mental power.”
Thirty thousand? And I can take it out from the warehouse?” Lin Bufan was speechless, his imaginations were pretty wild.
What left him even more speechless was what the system said next: “Extremely disappointed in the host's choice, this is absolutely the stupidest choice in history. It seems the host's future achievements will be very limited and may even disgrace the system.”
Screw off, you bloody hell!
Lin Bufan grumbled in irritation. He is often despised and scorned in the real world, and even made fun of in his hallucinations.
Wait a minute! Something’s not right!
In the dim light on the bridge, Lin Bufan look around himself. He was sitting on a sand pile protruding from the riverbed. Above him was the bridge, it seemed to be the very bridge he had fell off from.
The river was almost completely dried up, with many areas devoid of water; he felt his death was inevitable then.
The more Lin Bufan thought about it, the more he felt everything was too real. His right hand immediately pinched his own leg hard.
It hurt; Could it be that this was not an illusion?
Right, didn't they mention thirty thousand Huaxia coins? And that I could withdraw it using my mental power.
"Thirty thousand, come out!"
Lin Bufan had no idea what thought transfer meant, so he simply shouted it out.
What followed left him shocked, stunned, and in disbelief.
In his right hand, three stacks of neatly wrapped hundred-yuan bills had miraculously appeared, looking like new bills just withdrawn from the bank.
Looking at the brand-new thick bills, Lin Bufan's right hand couldn't help but tremble slightly. He took out one bill and looked at it carefully. It was indeed real.
This... this is real!
Everything... everything was freaking real!
Lin Bufan's heart rate kept accelerating, and he found himself in a state of ecstasy.
A single thought later, a somewhat surreal image popped up in his mind, with three tabs on top.
Characters, Mall, Warehouse.
Currently, the Character tab was open, displaying a set of clear data.
Host: Lin Bufan
Level: Ordinary Man
Strength: 70
Mind Power: 10
Reputation: 0
"Hello, host. Feel free to ask me any questions," a female voice suddenly appeared in his mind, different from the mechanical voice he heard before.
Lin Bufan was startled and asked with surprise, "Who are you, and how can you show up in my mind?"
"I am the guide of the All Invincible System. From now on, I will be with you, assist you until you become the strongest on Earth."
"What is the All Invincible System?" Lin Bufan was still bewildered and a little dazed.
"It's a system that can help you become all-powerful."
"That's amazing! Can the system help me earn money?" Lin Bufan finally recovered his senses and asked with excitement.
"No, but it can give you the ability to earn money. With that ability, billions of money could easily be yours."
"How about beautiful women?"
"With the ability, you can have as many as you want."
"And power?"
"The bigger your ability, the bigger your power."
"So, how does it give me ability?" Lin Bufan realised that it all boils down to one's ability.
"There are many ways. For instance, you can use your reputation to purchase items from the store to enhance yourself."
"Reputation? My reputation seems to be zero." Lin Bufan had seen the data before.
"That's why you need to earn it."
"How can I earn?"
"By completing tasks and receiving rewards. Or by doing things that make others like, admire, awe, appreciate you, all kinds of emotions can increase your reputation."
"Here's a friendly tip, earning the admiration of beautiful women increases your reputation rather quickly. The more beautiful and outstanding the woman, the faster your reputation will increase."
The effects of splendid beauties would bring better results, leaving Lin Bufan stunned. What on earth was this all about?
"However, your financial status is poor, your learning ability is extremely low, your body is fragile. In short, your basic conditions are too bad, so you need to work harder."
"Let's discuss how tasks are issued." Lin Bufan was slightly exasperated, "If I were impressive, what would I need you for?"
"Tasks are randomly generated based on everything you encounter, and they're all mandatory, you must complete them. If you fail to do so, the consequences are severe."
Just as Lin Bufan was about to ask about the consequences, his cell phone unexpectedly rang. He picked up the phone and saw that it was his mother, Yang Hui, calling. He hurriedly answered the phone, glancing at the time as he did so.
It was already eleven o'clock. To prevent his mother from worrying, he told her that he was staying at his close friend Hou Fei's house tonight. He had completely forgotten to tell her earlier.
After hearing this, Yang Hui felt relieved and hung up the phone after giving him some instructions.
Since he had told his mother that he would be staying at Hou Fei's, Lin Bufan decided not to return home for the night. Since he had some money now, he planned to stay at an inn and study the system thoroughly.
Thinking of the systems’ guide’s words, he felt extremely excited, realizing that he would soon be given the task of saving the earth – a task previously held by Ultraman.
In his excitement, he failed to notice before, but the guide's voice was quite pleasing; not worse than the dream goddess of all the boys in the school, Su Yufei.
With such an enchanting voice, he believed that it would guide him to success.
