Chapter 59: A Welcome Way for Reunion

Those notes and inheritances mainly recorded the experiences of different Awakeneds, where the advantages and disadvantages of various ability control changes lay, and how to better match these abilities.

With these, one could avoid many detours, which was of great benefit to rapid self-improvement.

Thinking of this, Xiao Fen finally understood why Lux’s notes didn’t have so much basic information. Basic information could be learned at an Awakened stronghold like this. What Lux needed to record was information useful to himself.

With the basic framework mastered, the computer no longer had much information to provide.

Just as Du Juan had said, the current Xiao Fen had not been filed with the Awakeneds. He was not treated as one of their own. Naturally, he couldn’t obtain more advanced information.

Xiao Fen looked up and asked Du Juan, who was casually flipping through books on the other side, “How much time is left now?”

Du Juan put down the book, turned her head to look at Xiao Fen, and asked, “After reading it, how do you feel?”

Xiao Fen shrugged and said, “Normal. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. I’ve heard that saying.”

“No, I mean, what kind of ability are you preparing to possess? This must be recorded during filing. For every Awakened’s current level situation and ability control direction, we will record them at the first moment after you return to the Real World alive.”

“Those things can only be known after coming out, right?”

Du Juan looked at Xiao Fen with interest. After a quiet moment, she said, “You are different from all the newbies. You look like a veteran who has experienced the Trial World several times rather than a guy who knows nothing about the Trial World.”

Staring at Xiao Fen, Du Juan continued, “Apart from that, it is hard for me to imagine who else could be as calm as you now, indifferent to the place you are going to in the future. It seems you are very familiar with the Trial World, or rather, you already know how dangerous the Trial World is and have made all preparations.”

Xiao Fen answered calmly, “Maybe it’s just because I am born to be such a calm person. Besides, I have played some online games. The newbie quest is mainly to help newbies get familiar with this world and their skill attributes. I know that clearly.”

Du Juan shook her head and said, “It’s different. The newbie quest in online games is to let you get familiar as soon as possible. But our newbie quest is to screen out the Trialists we need as much as possible. In the Trial World you are about to arrive at, besides the Main Quest you received, there will be no extra hints. Only those who finally survive and receive anything from Yggdrasil will receive our recognition.”

Looking at Xiao Fen, Du Juan said again, “Each Awakened may face solving problems alone. Therefore, we require every Trialist to learn to handle things on their own from the beginning, rather than relying on others. Listen, in the Trial World, do not help others too much. If you cannot pass the first World, you cannot pass the following Worlds either. You can help now, but you cannot help forever.”

Xiao Fen smiled and said, “I am not a do-gooder.”

Du Juan also smiled, her eyes narrowing into a slit. She didn’t seem to be really laughing. Instead, she looked more like a cunning wolf seeing her prey. She said, “I always feel that you will become a helpful Trialist, especially in the Trial World. I believe in my own judgment.”

“Alright, it’s still that old saying. Helping friends in the Trial World often means pushing them to their death. If you really want to help someone, what you need most is to believe in them, rather than unnecessary meddling.”

“Besides, do not easily trust anyone. The competition among Trialists is equally cruel. Out of a hundred Trialists, only one can grow into an Awakened. The remaining Trialists will either collapse in the Real World or become fertilizer for Yggdrasil in the Trial World. So, from now on, be careful of everyone around you in the Trial World.”

“Thank you for your advice.” Xiao Fen did not withdraw his gaze either. At this time, turning his gaze away would only make him seem to be intentionally avoiding things with ulterior motives. He continued, “I will prove this in the first Trial World.”

“Prove? No, you don’t need to prove anything to me. What you need to do is complete Yggdrasil’s test for you, proving that you are a Trialist worthy of trust and acceptance.”

As Du Juan spoke, she took out her phone and looked at the time. Then she nodded and said, “Alright, the time is about right. Stay there and don’t move. The Trial is about to begin.”

Xiao Fen was stunned. Then, the familiar scene appeared before his eyes again. A new world overlapped in front of him. As the new world became clearer, the Real World faded and disappeared.

Xiao Fen looked around this new world to confirm that there were no strange existences around him. He casually summoned his World Tree Control Console, clicked “Quest Query,” and soon new text appeared on the console.

“Quest: Transfer”

“Quest Background: On September 26, 1983, a wrong warning caused a nuclear war to break out. A large number of mushroom clouds bloomed one after another in various corners of the world. Billions of people died unnatural deaths. The remaining humans struggled to survive.

30 years later, in the ruins of a certain city in Siberia after the nuclear war, the shadow of war had been dispelled. Humans began to strive to rebuild their homes. However, some forces began to stir.”

“Quest Overview: The nuclear shelter you are in has suffered a leakage problem. You must escape this underground shelter as soon as possible and head to a safer shelter.”

Xiao Fen didn’t expect the Main Quest to be so simple. There were no specific annotations. However, having completed the London Trial World, he knew that the various problems in the Trial World came from his own digging and exploration, rather than waiting for the World Tree to explain everything.

He shook his head slightly and put these matters aside for now. Compared to these, he had more important things to do.

In the deep basement below the hotel, Xiao Fen had seen a lot of materials on that computer that he had been confused about before. Now, he needed to make some adjustments to himself before the Trial Mission officially began.

Even without the restriction of the World Tree, Xiao Fen would do this. And the restriction of the World Tree added to the urgency and importance of this adjustment.

The computer in the underground library displayed that there were a total of 40 basic skills that could be learned, and there were even more hidden skills. However, these were not important. Before entering this world, Xiao Fen had already considered how to invest his Skill Points. So, there was no hesitation at this moment.

After completing the tasks in London, Xiao Fen had a total of 10 Skill Points. They were: 4 points as a reward for completing the Main Quest, 1 point for completing the Lux Trace quest, 2 points for completing the Lux Radiance quest, and 1 point for completing the Lux’s Salvation quest. He got 1 more point from opening the key himself, and another 1 point was transferred to him by Sylvia when she opened the key.

Before that, he had activated Shooting Talent, Sharp Vision, and Weapon Crafting respectively.

These three skills had indeed brought Xiao Fen great help. Now, he needed to make new skill selections and allocations.