Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

"..."

Never mind. Maybe I'm just too suspicious.

"By the way, system, you don't seem to have given any choices recently."

Despite this, Jiang Ming still hopes to be able to infer something from the choices and rewards given by the system in the future.

Fortunately, the system does not seem to directly read what Jiang Ming is thinking. If the [Ultimate] Star God does not have the idea of ​​taking over his body, then it would be fine, but if so... he dare not think about what will happen.

[Really? If you want, then...]

[Ding! An event has been detected, start options]

[Choice 1: Since there is a week of rest next, you can choose to secretly observe Raiden Mei and others who are taking the B-rank Valkyrie test]

[Reward: Introduction to the Rules of the Power Universe]

[Choice 2: There are many causes and consequences in the world, and everyone has to bear them. Since there is a week of rest next, you can choose to carry out a special task.]

【Mission: Observe or Contact】

[Reward: Comprehend the Sword Domain]

[Choice 3: Since there is a week of rest next, the current first choice is naturally to play badly and rest for a week! ]

[Reward: Introduction to the Rules of the Void Universe]

"..."

Here it comes...

Judging from the rewards for these choices alone, it is indeed beneficial for them as Jiang Ming comprehends more and more cosmic rules, or they really hope to comprehend more cosmic rules.

In this case--

Jiang Ming stood up and looked at Yulandel and Rita beside him.

"Rita, I need to be in seclusion for the next week, so I may not be able to study desserts with you. And Bianca, I'm sorry, I may not be able to train with you."

"Well, that's a pity."

"It's okay. Since you said so, it means that this retreat is very important to you. Just go."

Yulandel and Rita both expressed in their own ways that they didn't care. Jiang Ming nodded slightly in thanks and left Tianming Garden.

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Destiny headquarters, testing ground.

"Master Jiang Ming?"

"I'm here to see Otto."

Seeing Amber standing outside the door, Jiang Ming directly stated his purpose. Amber nodded slightly to show that she understood and then gave way.

The person Jiang Ming was looking for, Otto Apokalis, was standing not far away, carefully studying the Second Key of God that he had obtained not long ago.

As if sensing someone behind him, Otto turned slightly, and when he saw that the person was Jiang Ming, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

"Ah, my friend, it's great to see you here. Do you want to study the Second God's Key with me? To be honest, if it weren't for you, I would have to go through a lot of hardships in the process of obtaining the Second God's Key."

“It doesn’t interest me.”

Jiang Ming casually glanced at the locomotive placed vertically on a huge device and then told him the main reason why he came to find him.

"I'm going to be in seclusion for the next week, so I came here to tell you in advance."

"Of course, you can do whatever you want this week, but there's no need for you to report to me for such a small matter, right? Is there anything you want me to help you with?"

"Correct."

Without any hesitation, Jiang Ming nodded in agreement, and Otto chuckled twice and then spoke.

"Haha, you helped me find the Second God Key that I want the most. If you have any requests, just tell me. As long as it is within my power, I will definitely help you do it."

This was exactly what Jiang Ming wanted to hear, and he immediately put forward his request.

"Okay, then I need a fourth-generation God-killing armor. Its performance should be at least as good as that of the Brilliant Knight Yuepo. While maintaining the original appearance, I require you to add some liquid soul steel metal. I have seen all the previous fourth-generation God-killing armors in the Destiny Database."

Jiang Ming handed a piece of paper to Otto, which was filled with his requests.

"This is the design drawing. I have written down all the requirements and drawn the desired shape. Of course, I am not in a hurry. It can be completed within half a year."

"You have made so many fourth-generation God-killing armors in the past. I believe it won't be too much trouble for you to make another one?"

Otto: "......"

Otto took the drawing handed over by Jiang Ming with trembling fingers. He just glanced at it casually, and his eyes twitched slightly. His design draft was unusually detailed.

He looked at Jiang Ming, who had an expressionless face in front of him, with a forced smile.

"You...are you here prepared?"

"It's not that I came prepared, I just had this idea a long time ago."

"...Okay~ I'll have Amber send your design draft to Helheim Laboratory and Milkheim Laboratory."

Otto sighed as if he accepted his fate. He secretly decided in his heart that he should not make big promises in front of Jiang Ming in the future. This kid really means what he asks for!

"Okay, then if there's nothing else, I'll go into seclusion first. No matter who calls me during this week, I'm afraid I won't respond."

Otto shrugged casually and told him to do as he pleased. After seeing that Otto had indeed handed his design draft to Amber, Jiang Ming left the testing site of the Second God's Key.

..................

Jiang Ming sat in the room specially prepared for him by Tianming, and he decided to start choosing right now.

"I choose the second one and go on a special mission."

【...】

[Host selection detected, transmission begins]

[Rewards will be issued after the host completes the task]

The system seemed to be silent for a moment, and finally started to transmit. Jiang Ming once again felt the familiar feeling of dizziness and closed his eyes without any resistance.

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Chapter 164: Hardships encountered during the sword test, the gift of life summons the immortal

PS: This chapter is based on the official visual novel of MiHoYo: "Sword of the Divine Land"

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In the boundless darkness, the dead immortal regained consciousness—

At first, the newborn consciousness was just like the birth of the world, a tiny speck of light in the void.

Its power is still very limited. It can neither receive signals from the senses nor issue instructions to the nerves. The weak consciousness in the chaos follows the ancient instinct, blindly but firmly existing and extending...

It will also discover its own death.

She refused to acknowledge her own death.

Judging by common sense, the immortal is indeed dead.

Her right foot was completely bare and severed.

The meridians in her hands were all damaged.

Her internal organs were completely destroyed.

The most serious injury was on the heart, which had more than ten breaks.

But...the most fatal wound was in the head.

It was a sword wound. The sword pierced her forehead, damaged her brain, and then went through her skull!

If it were an ordinary person, any one of these injuries would be enough to kill him.

But "immortals" are not ordinary people. They are immortal and indestructible.

Living for thousands of years without dying.

The soul lasts for thousands of years without being extinguished.

She almost subverted the law of decline and death...

The one and only fairy in China is now lying quietly in a damp stone chamber. She is wearing a messy white dress, and her soft black hair is not greasy at all even after several years.

But her body was almost covered in blood.

And it is precisely this kind of existence, so——

Starting from one neuron at a time, the immortal's brain and body began a long process of repair and reorganization.

The body unconsciously absorbs every bit of Houkai energy around it...

Mend the torn skin,

Connecting broken bones,

The broken muscles,

Repairing damaged organs...

As if this was not enough, several balls of light green light suddenly emerged from the immortal's body. This was the gift of [life].

Then, the green lights shattered and made sounds like broken glass. Afterwards, the green mist formed by the shattered green lights was quickly absorbed into the immortal's body. Her body recovered better than before. It could even be said that she was resurrected from the dead!

Soon, the immortal's [consciousness] gained awareness.

Her vision returned—she saw lines of light and shadow flowing from east to west and then from west to east through the small window of the stone chamber.

Her sense of smell returned—she smelled the stench of ant corpses mixed with the mournful fragrance of withered grass and trees, lingering in the stone chamber.

Her hearing returned—she heard the sound of falling leaves hitting the ground as summer turned to autumn, and she was aware of the gentle swaying of trees embracing the snow as winter turned to spring.

In addition, she also felt pain, soreness, numbness, itching, swelling...all over the body.

The calamities deepened, and the body was filled with thousands of sufferings. This torture should have been endless, but as the immortal's body began to emit a faint green light, the pain became negligible.

Finally, the immortal gradually woke up.

"I...who...?"

My mind is still in a mess. I still remember some things, but I have forgotten much more.

"Where...is this...?"

There were only a few words left in her memory, and she couldn't piece together the answer she wanted, but she still tried her best to think about it.

"..."

Thinking of this, emotions that had been lost for a long time suddenly surged in my heart.

The seven people closest to her.

The seven swords that have been with her the longest.

Seven people conspired together to lure her into a trap.

Seven swords set a snare and killed her.

There was another person who had reminded her...

"Why......?"

The surging emotions include resentment, doubt, resentment, sadness, rage, and regret.

The immortal does not understand...

There are no answers, only the desire to find answers.

"..."

The immortal decided to wait.

She had waited for what seemed like endless years, but time was no longer important to her. She would continue to wait until the day her body healed.

She wanted to find those seven people and ask them why they killed her.

The strong impulse was imprinted in her vague consciousness, urging her, knocking her, and changing her. Waiting had become a habit, and suffering had become natural.

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