Jian Sheng woke with a start and sat right up. He looked outside and it's sunny. He looked at the clock and it read 13:53. He felt somewhat strange. He looked around the room and felt that although it looks the same, it somehow feels a little different.
[Good morning host.]
"What the heck was that? How long was I out-" Jian Sheng stop when he realised something.
"What happened to my voice?!" Jian Sheng felt his voice sounded more smooth and calming than his usual voice.
Jian Sheng rushed to the toilet and looked at the mirror. He looked at the face in the mirror. It was the face of a stranger.
Jian Sheng from before could not be called handsome. Heck, you might even say his looks were below average. But the face in the mirror looks above average.
"What happened? Who is this? Why do I look like this? Why do I sound like this?" He asked while feeling up his face.
[This is you after we changed you by giving you the gifts~]
[Now then, your very first mission has arrived. Please complete it within the time limit or you will explode and die~]
"Huh? Explode? How do I check the mission?" Jian Sheng panicked and stopped touching his face.
[You can check with me. I'll tell you whenever you get a mission when you complete it, your progress, there might even be choices and hints I will tell you so be sure to pay attention to everything I say~]
"Can't you just show me like those game panels or something like that roulette wheel?" Jian Sheng asked.
[Sure, if that's what you want. Here you go~]
A semi-transparent panel appeared before him.
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Name: Lin Jian Sheng
Age: 24
Occupation: Unemployed
Skills: Language
Gifts: 6 senses(inactive)
Missions:
- Get to Country C within a week to activate the gift
Relationship: None
Titles: Just Awakened
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'Inactive huh? So I need to go to Country C for it to activate?' Jian Sheng thought looking through the panel.
"Why is my occupation unemployed?! I'm a full-time writer. Change it." he said while pointing at the occupation line.
[Host, quitting your previous job and start writing web novels doesn't make you a writer. And a writer has consistency. Your writing speed is about 2 chapters a week, the readers will skin you if you only update 2 chapters per week.]
[Well, the host's writing skills are just bad, the storyline and character designs are not that good either. I'll pay you 20 country C dollars if your novels ever get more than 100 collections.]
"I'm new to this, so don't pressure me. I'm weak against pressure." Jian Sheng pouted.
[Host, please do not pout like that. It's a different story if it's a girl, but I'll apply for a transfer if you ever do it again. And besides, it's because you keep getting side-track too easily.]
[2 sentences and 1 YouTube video in between, another 2 sentences and a chapter of the newly updated novel in your collection library. It's no wonder you only write 2 chapters a week.]
Jian Sheng fell silent after hearing this. He paused for a while thinking and said, "You know, you've been awfully talkative these few days. It feels like you talked more than me."
[It's just your imagination host. Anyways, it's time to prepare your passport, pack your stuff and write your will. You need to be in Country C within a week or else you'll be punished. I'll be in hibernation mode until you reach Country C. As the kids rhyme in Mandarin, wishing you 'a smooth and safe journey, halfway there and you'll cease to be~']
Jian Sheng scolded, "Oi! Now that I understand Mandarin, I know what you're saying so stop all this nonsense! If you have nothing good to say, then don't say anything!"
He sighed and began packing his clothes. He sighed again when packing his electronic devices like his not-so-new-but-usable laptop, his game consoles, chargers, etc.
'It didn't even say for how long I will be staying at Country C. Might be there for a few weeks or even months, or it might only be a few days and the next mission will be in another country. I'd better pack more clothes just in case.' Jian Sheng thought while packing.
After Jian Sheng finished packing everything, he used his phone to buy a ticket to Country C. He checked a few airlines and went with the cheapest one. A one-way economy class seat cost 388 Country C dollars. He felt tears of blood flowing when he pressed on the 'buy' button. He bought 1 for the next day.
'Wuu… I wish that this could be claimed from the system since it forced me to do this.' Jian Sheng cried internally.
He brought along his luggage and took a taxi to the airport the next morning. When he got into the taxi, he greeted the driver and suddenly the driver's panel appeared before his eyes.
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Name: Watson Smith
Age: 32
Occupation: Taxi driver
Relationship: Married
Children: 2
Remark: He should check if he has a green hat at home.
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"Huh?" Jian Sheng was stunned. 'I can see other people's information? And what the heck was with this remark?!'
The driver looked at him and asked, "What's the matter kid?" Jian Sheng shook his head and said "No, it's nothing. Let's go." The driver nodded and started driving.
Jian Sheng felt sorry for the driver, but it was none of his business. They should handle their own family problems.
After a 30 minutes ride, he reached the airport. The airport was slightly crowded. He could see couples moving about linking arms, kids running about while parents looking at their phones, pretty girls and air stewardesses, old men in pilot uniforms, and also many foreigners.
But what Jian Sheng found weird was that no panel appeared when he looked around at the people.
'Is there a requirement to see other's panel?' he thought.
Maybe I need to be near them to make it appear? Jian Sheng thought and walked towards a group of foreigners who look like they're from Country I. He stopped near them but no panel appeared.
'Or do I need to focus on a single person to make it appear?' He thought and focused on an air stewardess walking by. Suddenly, a panel appeared.
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Name: Sarah Huggs
Age: 22
Occupation: Air Stewardess
Relationship: Single
Remark: Too much cream and powder. Might choke if take a deep breath.
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'What the heck? Don't make these kinds of remarks about them like that, their job requires them to wear make-up and look nice. Take it easy on them.'
Jian Sheng thought it was unfair since they were required to wear make-up and look nice in front of those perverted guys on planes. Everyone was just trying to survive.
Then something unexpected happened. The remark changed.
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Name: Sarah Huggs
Age: 22
Occupation: Air Stewardess
Relationship: Single
Remark: Too much cream and powder. Might choke if take a deep breath. Have a proper job that pays well unlike the host.
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Jian Sheng was speechless when he saw the remark changed. He yelled at the system, "Oi, I thought you said you'll be in hibernation until we reach Country C. Why are you up?! Tell me what the heck is this thing about remark? What about mine? It better not be anything weird." But alas, he received no reply from the almighty system.
After finding out how it worked, he started looking around and peeking at other people's panels. Some panels have their health issues stated, some have their hobbies shown, there were also some that their panel showed how many pets they have.
When Jian Sheng was peeking at other people's panel, he found 1 that was quite peculiar, it was a guy sitting in between 2 pretty girls. The 2 girls were taken, but the guy was single. The most interesting thing was his remark. 'Ask every single girl he is friends with, and they will give you the same answer when asked what they think of him. They will all say, 'He is a good person'.'