“Damn it, the rent has gone up again!”
Charles, dressed in a suit and tie, looked like a highly successful fashion icon as he hurried along with his briefcase, grumbling in his mind.
Unlike others around him who assumed he was a “respectable man,” only he knew that despite his neat appearance, it could hardly conceal his destitution.
Underneath the seemingly branded but actually cheap suit and shirt was a body exhausted from fatigue and an empty stomach.
As a small-time salesman, it was normal for him to dress decently every day and run himself ragged outside, yet it was difficult to gain substantial returns—hardly enough to even make a living.
After all, the cost of surviving in a big city was simply too great.
Looking at the now pitch-dark sky, Charles sighed, “If I hurry back now, I can still get a coffee and a beef burger at Buck’s burger shop for the cheapest price… Damn that stingy old man, that wretched miser, even the beef slices are cut so thin…”
Driven by hunger, he rushed forward anxiously, completely failing to notice a steam locomotive speeding toward him from across the street.
Bang!
After a heavy impact, Charles blacked out. When he opened his eyes again, all he could see was bright light.
“What is this… where am I? A hospital? Where are the doctors and nurses?”
Charles stood up and patted himself down, finding no serious injuries and letting out a sigh of relief—For someone like him, barely able to afford rent, the cost of a serious illness would be enough to bankrupt him completely.
Now it seemed he was perfectly healthy, saving him a huge expense, which was naturally a pleasant surprise.
“Wait a second… This isn’t a hospital!”
As his initial excitement faded, Charles looked around and gradually opened his mouth wide in shock.
He was in a vast, boundless space, illuminated entirely by white light. At its center stood a towering palace, as grand as a deity’s dwelling.
It was so majestic and colossal, like a small mountain. If anyone lived there, they must be giants.
Around Charles, several other people were scattered on the ground, waking up and screaming in panic.
His salesman instincts kicked in immediately, prompting Charles to observe the others carefully.
There were four other people here besides him—two men and two women. One man and one woman seemed to be a couple. Another was a middle-aged white man with a destitute appearance, whose demeanor bore a striking resemblance to Charles’, making him almost feel like he was looking at his future self.
The last person was a very attractive woman with an amazing figure.
Why was Charles so sure? Because she was completely naked, her sexy body fully exposed. Only a wound on her hand, oozing blood like a child’s open mouth, was slowly healing under the mysterious light.
The woman’s eyes rolled back as she gradually regained consciousness. Seeing several strangers around her staring with curiosity and fear, she immediately screamed, “Where am I? Who are you people?”
“Sorry, ma’am, we don’t know either!”
Charles gave a bitter smile, but still gallantly took off his suit jacket and draped it over her shoulders. “My name is Charles!”
“My name is Lolita… Thank you!”
The woman, named Lolita, hurriedly put on the jacket, though unfortunately, she was still revealing far too much. Her two snow-white thighs were directly exposed, half-hidden and half-revealed, making her even more alluring.
Among the couple, the man’s eyes were fixed in a daze, only to have his waist pinched hard by his female companion.
“To be honest… I still don’t know what’s going on!”
After everyone gathered together, Charles finally spoke loudly, “My name is Charles, I’m a sales representative, and I was working in the city of Niro!”
“Wait! Niro City! You said you were in Niro? Isn’t that a southern city?”
The destitute middle-aged man exclaimed in surprise, “But I was clearly from York, in the northern part of the kingdom! Is this a kidnapping? Even if it really is, which kidnapper would be so foolish as to abduct people from both ends of the kingdom, and even worse, abduct people like us… us…”
“Failures!”
Charles interjected, giving a look of shared misery.
“Let me introduce myself, my name is Becky, and I’m a chef!”
Becky greeted the last couple warmly, “Hey! Won’t you come and think of a plan together?”
“My name is Jieling, and this is my boyfriend, Daniel!”
Jieling first shot Lolita a sharp glare before her face turned puzzled, “Daniel and I were on vacation aboard a cruise ship called the Flying Heart when we encountered a storm… When we woke up, we were here!”
“A storm, huh?”
Becky seemed to recall something, “The last thing I remember was a gas explosion in the kitchen!”
“No way?”
Charles exclaimed, “I… I think I was hit by a car!”
Everyone’s eyes immediately turned to Lolita’s wrist. Although the wound had already disappeared, combined with her previous condition, they had already guessed what had happened.
“In other words… Could it be that we’re already dead?”
Becky murmured, her face suddenly turning extremely pale.
“No!”
Jieling and Daniel cried out in unison, while Charles looked gloomy.
Only Lolita seemed unsurprised by this. As she calmed down, she began to examine her surroundings, “Is this… Heaven? Could I, who chose to end my own life, still receive mercy from the gods?”
[This is not Heaven, nor is it Hell!]
Suddenly, the entire palace roared, the space trembled, and a message was generated out of nowhere, forming a massive light screen.
[Welcome, chosen Reborn! You have been rescued from your dire situations and have been fortunate enough to become Reborn. As long as you complete the tasks of the Main God Space, you can obtain everything!]
“Everything?”
Although the floating light screen was still quite intimidating, Charles had already calmed down, “Who exactly are you? Even pranks have their limits!”
[I am the Main God!]
The light screen shimmered, then displayed a series of phantom images.
They showed various Reborn in other worlds fighting, scenes of punches that could split the heavens and kicks that could shatter the earth, along with countless unimaginable scenes and abilities, instantly silencing the newcomers.
“Just a movie, huh… Great special effects…”
Daniel chuckled dryly, but soon his voice choked off like a duck having its neck pinched.
After the images faded, a list of exchanges appeared.
“Enhancement List: Bloodline, Technology, Martial Arts, Items, Special Abilities…”
“Advanced Knowledge Enhancement, Subject Arithmetic Enhancement, Advanced History Enhancement—50 Contribution Points!”
“Basic Combat Enhancement—100 Contribution Points!”
“Gunplay Expertise—500 Contribution Points!”
“Wizard Constitution Transformation—1000 Contribution Points!”
“Personal Attribute Improvement—Up to 10 units, each costing 100 Contribution Points!”
…
Line after line of lists appeared, as if one could obtain anything desired with Contribution Points.
Not only academic knowledge and personal abilities, but even gold, silver, and many other things dazzled the eyes of these newbies.
“Contribution Points? What’s that?”
Charles couldn’t help but ask.
[Contribution Points are rewards given by the Main God Space to the Reborn, obtained by completing tasks assigned by the Main God. They cannot be privately transferred or traded!]
The AI housekeeper replied mechanically.
“What about personal attributes?”
Charles felt a vague excitement, realizing that if this wasn’t an elaborately planned scam, it might be the greatest opportunity of his life!
As for whether someone would specifically set up a scheme targeting him, a penniless salesman?
Charles immediately tossed that thought into the trash bin.
[After becoming a Reborn, you will gain the ability to digitize your own being, generating a Reborn file and attribute list, which can be actively queried!]
Following the butler’s prompt, Charles pulled up his own character attribute panel.
[Name: Charles Kemon]
[Age: 27]
[Physique: 7, Agility: 5, Strength: 9, Spirit: 11 (Note: The average adult male has an average attribute of 10)]
[Equipment: None]
[Traits: Creepy Aura (Natural appearance and aura make it difficult for others to notice you, less likely to attract monster hatred, hidden attribute Charm -3)]
…
“The average for normal people is 10?”
Benefiting from universal education, Charles could at least read the words on the light screen and was immediately speechless.
“So, does that mean I’m only slightly better than average in terms of spirit, and otherwise just a waste? Especially this creepy aura? Where am I creepy?”
“Ah!”
At that moment, Charles heard a scream from Lolita nearby.
Her eyes were fixed on the light screen, a mixture of surprise and excitement on her face, as she clenched her fists tightly.
“What’s wrong?”
Following her gaze, Charles immediately noticed a line on the exchange list: “Holy Coffin of Resurrection! With just a piece of flesh from the deceased, one can summon the dead to the world! Resurrection item! Requires one S-grade credential and 200,000 Contribution Points!”
“It seems this woman also has her own story!”
Charles looked at Lolita with pity, “But… 200,000…”
Looking at the previous exchange requirements, he knew it was an astronomical figure, and he wondered if Lolita could ever gather enough.
Unfortunately, even Charles couldn’t imagine that Wu Ming currently lacks the power to break the cycle.
Most of the listed exchanges are actually fake; only the earlier, ordinary parts can be exchanged.
This temptation is actually just a carrot dangling in front of a donkey, luring them to keep working tirelessly.
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