First Mission

The pain on his arm started to subside when Jacob decided he should just watch his mouth. If she was inside she must have the ability to kill him. The only place he had control of was in his mind.

Will this make me stronger?

"If she was against me that means she would have killed me…..that means she needs me. If she wants to make me stronger I have no problem, I will just use her first" He was trying to make light of the situation then thought "She must be a peak Xiantian Stage warrior"

After some thinking, he was still standing when he tried to call out to the system. "Lady, can I see the screen again?" He asked, but he was just talking to himself. "Maybe it's the wrong word?"

"Interface"

"System Activate"

"Status"

He thought to himself why nothing was happening, then he finally said "Ms Universe", After he said this, letters formed in front of him in majestic purple writings.

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Name: Jacob Shepherd

[Universal Rank: Infant Stage]

[Forgings: 1/10+]

[Damage: 0%+]

[Lifespan: 3 years]

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Pending Mission - Level Normal

Explore the Abyss

100 Pull-ups (Incomplete)

Run 10km (Incomplete)

Fight 3 Beasts (None)

[Reward(s): Book of Forgings, Full System Unlock /Guide, Mission Pass]

[WARNING: DEATH MAY OCCUR]

"I have 3 years to live?" Jacob looked at the system and was confused, "This can't be me...How is my lifespan so short?" This was confusing for him. He looked at the mission and took note of the rewards. 'Full System Unlock/Guide' caught his eye, he wondered if that would make him understand what the system was.

"I need to make sure, I'm not overthinking" He decided to try one of the mission prompts. There was nothing to do in the abyss, but he had to try a way to complete them. Jacob had nowhere to do pull-ups.

He looked at the walls and they were sheer cliff drop off "Does it want me to use the walls?". The walls would force him to dig his nails into the edge of the walls making them 100 times harder. "I shouldn't be able to get stronger after being crippled, this system did something to me" he was a mixture of surprise and shock but then he was happy.

"yahahaha, the gods smiled on me today!" Jacob was happy because he was able to live a life based on his own free will, partly. But even then he still had to work hard, he was actually glad he didn't die. He had gotten a second chance.

His body was no longer as weak as before. Jacob decided to train, he ripped his clothes and tied them around him, to fit his character of living in the wild. The sun started to pique as he finally got some light.

"I need to start small" Jacob fanned away the interface in front of him and got to work. He treaded the bottom of the abyss to do the first mission "Dammit, down here is creepy as hell. What does it mean to explore the abyss? How much do I have to explore?".

As he was walking for a little he got a prompt that went into his face.

Mission Explore the Abyss - Progress 0.4%

100 Pull-ups (Incomplete)

Run 10km (Incomplete)

Fight 3 Beasts (None)

"So it's in percentages? So all I have to do is walk around" Jacob thought it was too easy but he wanted the mission rewards, he could also find some way to leave the abyss if he searched around enough. After some hours of walking Jacob grew tired, he hadn't yet built any stamina and the sun was starting to get to him.

"Isn't it supposed to be winter, why is it dang hot" He was perspiring madly, it seemed as if the sun's rays were magnified into the abyss. Like being locked in a pot, he had no way to hide. "Is this what normal people have to go through? This sucks".

He wiped the sweat off himself and said "Mission Progress". The purple letters floated from him and formed the interface.

Mission Explore the Abyss - Progress 20.4%

100 Pull-ups (Incomplete)

Run 10km (Incomplete)

Fight 3 Beasts (None)

"What the hell? Did I walk around for hours just for this? How big is this dang abyss?" Jacob was tired, he had walked all over the abyss.

"Is there some kind of secret place I'm missing" he wondered, he searched more around the abyss and started to turn the rock upside down. "These are just filled with bigs", he checked but it didn't help his mission development and his progress was not going forward.

"Hm? What's this" he wondered, he saw a colony of ants trying to fit a centipede through a hole in the ground. "I wonder if there is anything special under there, ants are known for harbouring resources."

Ants were some of the smartest and strongest animals on the planet. They worked together and brought down strong animals larger than themselves and stored them. They ranged from sizes of 3 metres, which were called super ants to regular sizes so their potential prey could be 100 times bigger than them although 3-metre ants were rare.

"I wonder if I will find any good stuff. If I raid their nest, finding an animal carapace would be good. I wonder if it would be of any use to me" Jacob started to look forward to it, if he could absorb good genes from deceased animals it might benefit him.

He wanted to see what stat on the system would move up. Jacob grabbed a rock and slammed the hole, he did this a few times but he saw no changes."Hmm, this might not…."He was about to rethink his approach when the hole caved in on itself.

The ground below him sank and he fell further down. He took a nasty fall on the ground. "Dammit, Why does everything want me dead", he said as he held his bead in pain. "What the…." Jacob looked around and couldn't believe his eyes.