Chapter 1: Just Transmigrated to Douluo Continent.
"These days, even scammers are using this trick?"
Yao Lan's lips twitched slightly, speechless, as he looked at the webpage that suddenly popped up on his computer. He was about to say something, but quickly swallowed his words.
He'd heard plenty of scams and seen countless tricks; they had all sorts of tricks, but he never expected something so fake to happen to him, especially in this form.
"Transmigration Notice"
The webpage looked very ordinary, black and white text, clear and concise, but this guy didn't even bother with any decoration?
"What's become of things these days? Even if you're scamming someone, at least put in a little effort, otherwise why would I fall for it?"
Out of curiosity, he clicked on the webpage, but Yao Lan was still utterly speechless. The person who created this notice was truly consistent inside and out. Besides the title "Transmigration Notice," all that was left was the world he was transmigrated to and the ability to choose…
It was basically just a dozen words written on an A4 sheet of paper with a few horizontal lines drawn on it; it couldn't be more fake.
"He must be a newbie, otherwise he couldn't have made such an unappealing webpage. I might as well play along!"
After a moment's thought, Yao Lan understood. However, his hands didn't stop moving. He clicked the mouse on the "Transmigration to Another World" section and typed out three words without hesitation:
Sewer!
After all, he didn't think this transmigration notice was real. He was just filling it out for fun, so he might as well just write something random.
Then he looked at the "Select Ability" section. The game he was currently playing also had the character "道" (dao, meaning path/way) in its name.
Railway!
"If I fill it in like this, it should be quite interesting, right? I wonder if the newbie behind this webpage can understand what I mean?"
Through the pure white webpage in front of him, Yao Lan seemed to see the person behind it with a headache. After all, unless someone understood both words simultaneously, it would be impossible for them to know what Yao Lan meant.
Thinking about this made him feel quite cheerful!
"But I was just writing something casually, there's no way I'd pay... Huh? Why didn't the payment page pop up?"
After casually clicking "confirm," something unexpected happened to Yao Lan.
The expected payment interface didn't appear immediately; instead, the screen went black!
What was going on?
Was my computer broken?
Yao Lan instinctively used his old method of tapping the computer case, but what happened next made his eyes widen in shock.
The black screen suddenly lit up, but what appeared before him wasn't the "transmigration notification" interface from before, nor was it Yao Lan's original computer desktop. Instead, countless numbers and letters sprang up wildly.
In an instant, Yao Lan understood what this guy's ultimate goal was.
"Damn it! His goal isn't my money, it's the data on my computer!"
If it were just a small amount of money, he would at most curse a few times, but if the things on his computer were leaked, Yao Lan didn't know what terrifying things would happen!
Image data, game data, movie data, and so on. Just thinking about the disgust his family and friends would feel towards him, more obvious than frog piss, made Yao Lan's brain tremble uncontrollably.
I've never seen such a vicious swindler!
First, he pretended to be a clueless newbie, making me think he was weak and insignificant, and then he stole my computer data when I wasn't looking?
Good heavens! He's so adept at the Thirty-Six Stratagems?
Feigning weakness to deceive the enemy, then launching a surprise attack on Shu Han?
However, just as Yao Lan was cursing and preparing to show off his skills and regain control of the computer, his hand froze in mid-air, because what appeared before him was completely beyond his comprehension.
The computer screen, which had been displaying only gibberish, suddenly rippled like disturbed water. A semi-transparent hand shot out from it, grabbed Yao Lan by the collar, and pulled him into the screen. The whole process took less than a second; Yao Lan didn't even have time to react before he vanished from his spot.
Feeling the rapidly flashing letters and numbers around him, and his consciousness fading, Yao Lan could only muster his last strength to mutter, "Don't play the Ring... I'm not Sadako..."
At the same time, a completely emotionless voice rang out, a mechanical voice indistinguishable from male to female, but Yao Lan could no longer hear it.
"Transmigration successful. Ability activated. Have a pleasant journey."
Cold, trembling...
The moment he awoke, Yao Lan sprang to his feet, warily surveying his surroundings.
Sunshine, beach, waves... no cacti, no old captain—simply put, it was a beach.
The scene before he lost consciousness was still vivid in his mind. Yao Lan knew very well that it couldn't possibly be a kidnapping, because that was something that couldn't possibly happen in the real world!
If someone possessed the power to pull people out of a computer, who would do something as degrading as kidnapping?
Moreover, in the dim light, Yao Lan sensed that something seemed to have appeared inside his body...
He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but at this moment, Yao Lan only felt that his whole body was full of power, and it wouldn't be impossible for him to shatter a boulder with a single punch. Combining this with the series of events that had happened before, he quickly figured out the reason for everything...
"I've transmigrated?"
This was the most likely thing to happen. After all, transmigration novels were everywhere these days. One more or one less wouldn't make a difference... It wasn't anything strange, right?
"Congratulations, host. You guessed right."
Sure enough, after Yao Lan guessed his current situation, an emotionless mechanical voice appeared in his mind, confirming his thoughts.
"Are you the system?"
Yao Lan looked around to make sure no one was nearby before he began to communicate with the system in his mind.
"If you really are a system, then that means... that 'Transmigration Notice' is real?"
"Yes, host."
"According to the information filled in on the Transmigration Notice, the system has fulfilled your purpose of transmigration and has also granted you the abilities you desired."
"And I will act as your assistant system, helping you understand and utilize these abilities."
It really was transmigration...
After confirming his situation, Yao Lan's first reaction wasn't happiness, but regret.
What a loss... a huge loss!
If he had known the Transmigration Notice was real, how could he have filled it out so carelessly?
Hope everyone will support me!
(End of Chapter)