"Phew... it's really a bit difficult."
Inside the golden tower, Ling Feng stood up from the ground, his injuries completely healed.
He took out the "Plague Gem" from his spiritual orifice and put it into the system space.
"I have to say, this tower is really not bad. Although it has no actual attack power, it's quite good for protection."
Before he fell unconscious, he had summoned this golden tower to draw him in. One reason was for the tower to heal his injuries, and the other was as a precaution against any potential dangers.
This golden tower was called the Haoran Tower, a magic treasure he refined himself.
Ling Feng looked at his tattered armor (outer layer) and "Snow Feather Spirit Armor" (inner layer) with a sigh. The destructive power of the Void Herrscher's defense was too high; it was as if he wasn't wearing any armor fighting her.
"As expected, powers involving space are monstrous."
Ling Feng took off his torn clothes and armor, put on a blue magic robe, and then left the Haoran Tower.
As soon as he exited the Haoran Tower, Ling Feng found himself in a strange space. The surroundings were a azure blue background, with many islands composed of what looked like blocks. In the distance, there was a large tree emitting a pink glow.
"Could this be...?"
This familiar scene immediately triggered some memories in Ling Feng. His eyebrows twitched, and he looked around in surprise.
"System, where am I now?"
"The Sea of Quantum."
The system's answer was concise, but it made Ling Feng, who was still doubtful, immediately confirm his thoughts.
"I remember I was fighting Sirin in the Imaginary Space. Even if I fell into that unknown abyss later, I should still be in the Imaginary Space... How did I end up in the Sea of Quantum?"
Ling Feng lowered his head in thought, analyzing several possibilities in his mind. After all, he had experienced such things many times before.
Unsurprisingly, the key factor was space.
"Never mind, I'll explore the surroundings first."
Ling Feng began to explore everywhere. With his control over spatial energy, his perception of space was extremely acute, allowing him to avoid the interweaving points that connected to other parallel worlds.
...
"Damn it, there's nothing here but interweaving points."
Ling Feng looked at the boundless Sea of Quantum, unsure how to return to the true world now.
The Sea of Quantum blurred the lines between virtual and reality, and time's passage was unclear. However, Ling Feng kept track of it in his heart.
"Three days! Is there no one in this Sea of Quantum? Kevin, Seele, even meeting someone would be good."
Ling Feng said helplessly. Although his spatial energy could now tear open a space portal, if he tore it open randomly, who knew which world he would end up in.
The Sea of Quantum was unlike the Imaginary Space; here, there was no shortage of anything except for world bubbles.
If he were in the Imaginary Space, he would be able to return in no time.
[Ding! This training world: Anime "Date A Live"!]
"!!!"
Ling Feng hadn't expected there to be a training world this month. The system's "Monthly Training World" had unknowingly become "Random Monthly Training World."
Ling Feng didn't think much of it and chose "Yes."
He had been wandering in the Sea of Quantum for three days and had seen no one, which was too boring.
[Difficulty Selection]
[Easy: No restrictions, rewards reduced by fifty percent.]
[Normal: Cultivation suppressed to the Core Formation stage, normal rewards.]
[Hard: Consciousness enters, initial physique: ordinary person, items in system space cannot be used, rewards doubled.]
[Hell: Consciousness enters, ordinary person's physique (cannot use powers not present in the anime), system space temporarily sealed, rewards quadrupled.]
"Hard mode, initial physique, System, does this mean I can cultivate?"
"Any form of strengthening is permissible."
"Then what does 'consciousness enters' mean?"
"The host's main body rests in a dormant space, and consciousness enters the training world. Upon death, consciousness returns to the main body."
Ling Feng immediately understood Hard Mode. It was like playing with a separate account in a dungeon.
As for Hell Mode, he understood that too. It was like having the physique of an ordinary person, but... you could use technological power.
In "Date A Live," combat armor existed, and you could try to obtain it or even create it yourself.
Simply put, Hard Mode was for a transmigration, and Hell Mode was for an indigenous person, with the only advantage being knowledge of some of the plot.
"Since that's the case, I want to see how much I've grown now."
After a moment of hesitation, Ling Feng chose [Hell] mode.
[Difficulty selection complete!]
[Preparation time: Five seconds.]
[Clearing harmful substances from the non-world...]
[Granting abilities: Proficient in Japanese... ]
[Arranging host's identity: Traveler]
[In progress]
The five seconds passed in an instant.
...
Tengū City
Ling Feng habitually looked around to determine his location and found himself in a shrine.
Outside the shrine, tall buildings lined the streets, indicating it was a city.
The first step in any transmigration was usually to determine the current timeline, but there was nothing for him to confirm it with at the moment.
Ling Feng looked up at the sun. Fortunately, the weather was bright, and the sun was directly above him, indicating it was likely noon.
"Let's check the missions first."
Ling Feng sat cross-legged under a large tree. With a thought, the mission panel appeared before his eyes.
[Main Mission: Survive for two years. Reward: 20,000 Wish Power (maximum) for surviving two years.]
[Side Mission: Randomly triggered]
[Salvation Mission: Kill the chaotic creatures of this world. Reward: Unknown.]
[Hidden Mission: ???]
"Randomly triggered?"
Ling Feng was slightly taken aback. This was the first time he had encountered a randomly triggered side mission. However, this also meant that there was more than one side mission.
After understanding the missions, Ling Feng didn't linger at the shrine. He left and went onto the street, where he saw people of all sorts.
Not long after Ling Feng walked away, a system notification sounded in his ear.
[Ding! Side mission triggered: Enroll in "Rai-Zen High School" within one week. Reward: 1,000 Wish Power, an apartment.]
"..."
Ling Feng suddenly stopped. He was silent for a moment, then fumbled in his clothes pockets, but found nothing.
"As expected of Hell difficulty, you could at least give me an ID card!"
Ling Feng immediately started thinking. Without an ID card, and given the Hell difficulty, he might even be an undocumented resident.
No money, no housing, no identity...
Damn it! Is this traveler I am a stowaway? In other words, besides his clothes, he had nothing.
Rumble!
At that moment, the sky suddenly turned gray, and it began to rain heavily.
"Damn it! This weather is cursed! It was clear skies just now, and now it's raining."
Ling Feng cursed as he ran under an eave to take shelter. Fortunately, his clothes didn't get wet. Seeing that the rain wouldn't stop anytime soon, Ling Feng began to analyze his current situation.
"The identity issue is temporarily unsolvable. The sleeping problem is easy, I can find a park to sleep in. The main issue is food..."
He was now an ordinary person and would starve if he didn't eat. Moreover, he had no money on him.
Even if he wanted to find a job to earn money, he didn't know if anyone would dare to hire him.
"I need to find a way to solve the food problem first."
Before long, the rain stopped. Ling Feng found a resting pavilion in a park and sat down. With a thought, a semi-transparent virtual screen appeared before him, which was the Wish Panel.
"Good, I can still draw."
Ling Feng breathed a sigh of relief. A smile appeared on his face as he looked at the Wish Panel. He wondered if this could be considered exploiting a bug.
Ling Feng did not choose to draw from the Super or higher pools, but opted for the regular draw pool.
After all, what he needed now was money! And food!
Fortunately, he had saved a lot of Wish Power, so a regular draw was a piece of cake for him. Thus, he unhesitatingly clicked for a ten-draw.
[Four-star "Sword of Descent"]
[500ml Ice Black Tea]
[One roll of toilet paper] x2
[Qingxin] x2
[Sunset Fruit] x3
[500ml Mineral Water]
"It's good to have something to eat."
Ling Feng kept the cards for three Sunset Fruits and the Ice Black Tea, while the rest were automatically stored back in the system space.
Ling Feng was not hungry at the moment. He put the few cards in his pocket and continued to draw.
His current goal was money; he couldn't sleep on the streets.
After thirty consecutive draws, Ling Feng finally obtained what he wanted.
[50g Gold Bar]
Although it was only a 50g gold bar, it was temporarily enough.
Ling Feng casually found a jewelry store on the street, exchanged the gold bar for cash, and then found a hotel to book a room.
As for the issue of not having an ID card, paying a little extra money solved it. As expected, money is omnipotent; if not, it's because there wasn't enough money.
After booking the room, Ling Feng went out to buy some clothes, had dinner, and then returned to the hotel to rest.
Ling Feng sat on a chair on the balcony, looking at the neon lights flashing everywhere on the street, the brilliant lights, and the colorful splendor.
His immediate needs for food and lodging were temporarily solved. The issue he needed to worry about now was enrollment.
Ling Feng took out the mobile phone he bought in the afternoon and began to search for information about spatial quakes online.
He discovered that spatial quakes were very frequent in this world, and all defensive measures were very thorough. It was no wonder that people in the anime seemed so accustomed to them.
Thinking this, Ling Feng clicked on the browser and typed in the four characters "Yōisai Miku." He quickly found relevant information.
That night, Ling Feng dedicated himself to collecting relevant information. As before, he would collect as much data as possible in each world.
At the same time, Ling Feng could also roughly determine the current timeline. Rai-Zen High School had not yet started its new semester, and there was still a month left until the start.
This meant that the plot of Date A Live was still about a month away from officially beginning, and this period was likely the development time the system had given him.
(Author's note: Tomorrow is the first day of school, and today I was preparing things and doing research, which is why I'm updating so late.)