After jumping a few times, Shen Yi felt his entire body becoming incredibly light.
Compared to before, it was as if a layer of weight had been lifted from him.
Walking to the bathroom, he looked at himself in the mirror and noticed significant changes.
Shen Yi's current physique resembled that of a long-distance runner he'd seen on television.
His muscles were streamlined, not bulky but rather form-fitting, giving him an overall appearance of agility.
"Wait a minute, I think I've grown taller..."
The mirror in this rental apartment was mounted quite low, something he had previously complained about.
Now as he looked at his reflection, he noticed the mirror seemed even lower than before, with his hair extending beyond its frame - clear evidence that he had grown taller.
Although he usually claimed to be 1.80 meters tall, his actual height was only 1.78 meters without shoes, reaching his claimed height only when wearing them.
Looking in the mirror, Shen Yi couldn't determine exactly how much he'd grown, but he estimated it was at least two or three centimeters.
After turning around a few times, Shen Yi felt quite satisfied with his current condition.
He went back, pulled out some shorts and a t-shirt to change into, put on his shoes, and prepared to go running.
The apartment was too cramped for proper exercise, so he needed to go outside to fully test his enhanced physical abilities.
After heading downstairs, Shen Yi started jogging along the path without planning any specific route.
Perhaps due to the August heat, there were very few other night runners out.
Initially, Shen Yi kept his pace moderate, only gradually increasing his speed after getting warmed up.
After several adjustments, he settled into a comfortable rhythm.
Though this "comfortable" pace was already faster than most people's sprint speed.
With the cool breeze on his face and scenery rushing past on both sides, Shen Yi grew more excited as he ran, feeling increasingly happy and completely free of fatigue.
He maintained this pace for nearly an hour without slowing down.
Eventually, he came to a stop, not because he was tired.
But because he was hungry.
The enticing aroma led him to sit down at a barbecue stand, and Shen Yi finally understood why those internet jokes about night runs and failed diets were so true.
He ordered all his favorite skewers and a bottle of ice-cold cola.
It had to be regular cola, not diet, since he wasn't trying to lose weight anyway. As for beer, he didn't care for it.
While enjoying his skewers, Shen Yi took out his phone to calculate how far he had run.
The results shocked him.
The app showed he had run for 57 minutes, covering nearly 20 kilometers.
While Shen Yi wasn't sure about professional standards, a quick calculation suggested this performance would be impressive even among athletes.
However, the most important point wasn't about speed - it was that Shen Yi hadn't felt even the slightest bit of fatigue.
He had only stopped because he was hungry.
In other words, if he wanted to, Shen Yi could have continued running, even faster than before, as long as his energy consumption could keep up.
Taking a sip of his soda, Shen Yi marveled internally:
"This is the power of the system. I need to work harder to conquer more targets."
Perhaps due to his improved constitution, Shen Yi's appetite had increased significantly.
After casually consuming what would normally be enough for three people and leaving a pile of bamboo skewers on the table, Shen Yi patted his still-flat stomach and stood up to pay.
Despite being far from home, Shen Yi decided to run back.
This test run had made him realize that with his 2 points in stamina plus his talent boost, this level of exercise was barely different from taking a walk.
Back home, Shen Yi took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and lay down in his bean bag chair with the air conditioning on.
"Simulator, activate!"
The familiar interface appeared before his eyes.
[Text Simulation] [Scene Simulation]
Suddenly, a flashing light in the lower right corner of the screen caught Shen Yi's attention. Upon closer inspection, he noticed it was an envelope icon.
Driven by curiosity, he reached out to open it. The envelope flew up before his eyes and expanded.
The envelope scattered into numerous pink magpies dancing gracefully, creating spectacular rainbow halos.
A short arch bridge formed at both ends.
[Night silver candles autumn light, willow tips bright moon shine, Weaver Girl meets Cowherd divine, magpies sing their joy sublime.]
[A thousand miles of fate connected by a single thread, Qixi Festival special promotion.]
[Click for details.]
The unexpected display caught Shen Yi off guard, as he had originally intended to do a casual scene simulation.
After all, Fu Nanzhi's image and voice were still vivid in his mind, and his previous experience had left quite an impression.
"It really is a game system, even having special events?"
Shen Yi found this fresh and interesting, reaching out to touch the screen.
Given that it was mid-August, it was indeed close to the Qixi Festival, so having an event wasn't too surprising.
When Shen Yi selected to learn more, the magpies dispersed, revealing detailed information.
[Qixi Special Event: Make Your Dreams Come True.]
[Embark on a dream world adventure with your romance target!]
[Explore endless worlds, create your own love story, change character destinies, and begin an epic adventure!]
[Random worlds, random matching, role-playing, perfect conquest unlocks limited achievements and rare rewards.]
[Click to begin.]
[Love Dating Assistant Friendly Reminder: Dream World experience involves full consciousness simulation.]
"This promotional text has such a third-rate web game vibe..."
Shen Yi grimaced while commenting.
However, despite his criticism, he didn't want to pass up such an interesting holiday event.
Unlike regular simulations, Shen Yi figured this dream world must be an entirely new world constructed by the system. Even if not for pursuing romance targets, it would be worth experiencing just for the novelty.
Shen Yi guessed this dream world would be similar to those described in classic novels about full-immersion virtual games, where consciousness enters another world to level up and fight monsters.
Except in his case, he would be pursuing romance targets.
Without much hesitation, Shen Yi chose to begin.
With his hand still suspended in mid-air, Shen Yi felt an irresistible drowsiness overcome him, his eyelids growing heavy as his consciousness began to sink.
"So quick... I haven't even hung up the clothes in the washing machine..."
Shen Yi's last conscious thought faded as he fell into a deep sleep.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a brilliantly lit space, surrounded by pure white.
In the void, a massive roulette wheel appeared.
[Beginning random world selection...]
The bronze-colored wheel began spinning continuously, emitting a low humming sound.
The countless words on the wheel transformed into black lines, making them impossible for Shen Yi to read clearly.
Gradually, the spinning slowed, and Shen Yi could barely make out some options.
"Martial Arts World", "Female-Dominated World", "Immortal Cultivation World", "Ancient World", "Adult World"...
The long list made him dizzy.
All sorts of worlds rolled past on the wheel, their variety impressive to behold.
The wheel's momentum continued to decrease until it finally came to a complete stop, with the pointer landing on...
[Apocalyptic World!]
[World has been anchored.]
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
Heart] Chen Yi traversed the cultivation world for eight hundred years, charging his way to the Tribulation Transcendence stage. Just as he was outwitting his 81st Heavenly Tribulation to ascend to immortality, he was suddenly pulled into a chat group called the "Multiverse Transmigrators Support Group." To his surprise, the group was filled with nothing but fresh-faced newbies who had just transmigrated. [Help! I transmigrated into a disgraced concubine in the cold palace, and the tyrant emperor is about to execute me!] [I ended up as a cannon-fodder villain, and the protagonist is still chasing me—WTF!] [I woke up as the protagonist’s father, but I’m about to be sacrificed in a ritual! What do I do? Urgent!!!] Chen Yi stared at the chaotic flood of desperate pleas in the group and fell into deep thought. "Seriously? You drag me into a newbie transmigrator chat group… only after I’m one step away from becoming an immortal?"
Explosive Plot Song Gua crossed over into another world, bringing along a whole crew of his doppelgangers—all of them mischief-makers. This was a world where everyone could choose a class. Song Gua became a "Bondweaver," capable of borrowing power, while his doppelgangers took on a wide variety of classes, covering just about everything. The number of doppelgangers grew day by day, each one a talented individual with a charming way of speaking. Under Song Gua's brilliant leadership, they would "greet" each other daily and engage in friendly "sparring," pulling off one major scheme after another on Earth. Sometimes they were bandits—stealing bosses, plundering mines, snatching resources. Sometimes they were saviors—descending like divine warriors to face world bosses threatening to massacre cities. Sometimes they even went undercover, infiltrating various major factions to stir up trouble from within, keeping their enemies constantly on edge. To prevent their doppelganger abilities from being exposed, Song Gua made them wear masks with mahjong tile patterns and don Taoist robes in various colors. "Remember, in front of outsiders, call me 'The Dice.'" "Got it! Boss!" "Not 'Boss'—it's 'The Dice.' Think about the vibe, pay attention to the vibe." "Yes! Boss!" "For crying out loud..." From then on, whenever they appeared, they would have their own theme song playing: ~Hey~ paying respects at the mountain stronghold at night~ whose arm is draped over whose shoulder~ gather your courage and follow along...
