CHAPTER 1: Average Guy

" There is no way, right? " After spending the entire week working at a construction site, a young man muttered as he looked at his phone and headed home. The majority of Chinese construction sites provided workers with temporary housing, where they resided for five days before returning home on weekends. It was harsh and the pay was not good but someone who liked him who had no skills or abilities could not moan about that.

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" No way , right " the young man muttered as he looked at the icon of the mystery game on his phone.

There were rumors circulating about this, most of which were absurd and difficult to understand. Being on anonymous websites, the majority of the rumors were not very reliable. But this rumors looked very coordinated and the mysterious vibe around it so it was quite famous to even normal people.

" let's check the terms and conditions ? " The curiosity peaked at the young man's mind and he started to read the terms and conditions.

[ 1. If you accept the game, you will never be able to stop it until you die.

2. The dead of the another you in the game world will cost the death in real life.

3. The body of you in your world will be under the protection of the system when your soul is in the game world.

4. Although the system's decision-making is final, you have the right to file an administrative complaint.

5. It is forbidden to spread or leak game information, and if it is discovered, you will face consequences depending on the size of the leaked information.

6. While using any form of violence or harm against non-player humans is forbidden [as long as the non-player has consented to the cause], using it against players is permitted in your world.

7. If you enter the game a little bit later, you will receive a certain level of rewards to help maintain the game's balance.

8. The system will protect you as long as it's within.

9. You can only play for 12 hours per day, and you must wait another 12 hours to login.

10. You can only select five items from the game world to your world (you can choose each time you log off).

11. You are not permitted to bring any items from your world into the game world.

12. All of above rules are an absolute. ]

' Interesting. ' a young man read th Terms and conditions twice and it looked childish.

" Don't worry , if you have the chance , take it. Your life will change upside down. " a young man suddenly remembered the words from an anonymous site and the words really resounded in him.

Well, I will not get any worse anyway. ' a young man laughed himself. He came to magic city from the small village and it was full of hardship. There were a lot of nights he cried alone but currently he was adapted. He lived in his university dormitory and shared with the three people. His family needed to sell a lot farmland to get his university fees and he didn't wish to put burdens on his family anymore. After all, the city life was harsh but he believed he could overcome it.

' I'm freaking tired ' He closed his phone, took a few snaps, and sat down weakly on the bus seat.

He attended one of China's best universities, and his entire village had to contribute to his university fees because it was a source of pride for the village when one of its members enrolled in the top university; however, living in the big city was expensive, and he was barely surviving.

Because it was the holidays following the first semester, there were not many people attending the university right now. The vacation lasted about 40 days, and he worked almost every day to try to save as much money as possible for the next semester.

He returned to his old dormitory, where only a few people remained after 5 months, despite the fact that first-year students must live there. Two of his roommates were from wealthy families, so they moved out after successfully backdooring the teacher in charge of first-year students, but they returned when dormitory checks were conducted. Another one had a wealthy girlfriend, so he did not live here.

" Hah... " A sigh escaped from his mouth when he lied on the bed. His entire body was in pain from the intense labor he had endured all week.

When he opened his phone, he saw the mysterious app as he completely forgot about that after thinking of the next week to survive.

" Well. I hope it is not a prank. " He muttered as he clung to the slim hope that the mysterious app would change his life.

" What am I thinking. ... " he laughed at his own absurd thoughts. It was as if someone was clinging to the slim hope of winning the lottery, even though there was no chance of winning. People hoped all the time to save them from despair.

He was exhausted b oth mentally and physically. The university life had been strangling him. He was unable to make friends due to his hectic schedule, and his roommates looked down on his poor background even though they did not say anything. They seen him as some kind of servant for them to becauseause able to skip the classes and broke the rules. Getting discriminated for the first time in life was really heartbreaking.

He glared at the screen as his finger pressed the accept . Suddenly, a large screen appeared in front of him .

[ Congratulations! Player Yue Wuen ! Your journey started from now on. Hope! The blessing of the will of her is always with you. ]