"Ah, this is the end for me."
Dark.
Silent. Empty.
[Congratulations. You have obtained the system 'gacha lord'. You can get anything you want with a payment of 10,000 points.]
[Installation begins!]
...
...
"What is this? A system like in a fantasy novel?"
Robert let out a small laugh. He felt as if this was only his imagination before he would be taken to hell.
[Installation complete!]
[You have received 10,000 points as a welcome gift!]
[Live a better life!]
"Live a better life? Are you kidding me? I was already insane in my previous life. I did not..."
Suddenly a very bright light appeared. It blinded Robert completely. He shut his eyes. Slowly, the light started to fade.
Robert opened his eyes and was immediately shocked. "This... where am I?"
**
Robert looked around, but nothing was familiar. He was inside a shack that was completely unfit to live in. The floor was dusty. The walls looked like they would collapse with a single touch. Parts of the roof had holes.
"Where am I?"
The last thing he remembered was being killed by debt collectors. They beat him and shot him in the head. After that, everything turned dark.
"The system earlier..."
He moved his hand, but nothing appeared. Robert touched the air again and again. The result was still the same. Nothing showed up.
"Open!" he said.
Still nothing. He rubbed his chin. Something felt wrong. He was very sure that earlier he had obtained a system like in Lit RPG novels.
"Or was that just my imagination?"
He also felt it might be just that, but if it was an illusion, then all of this should be an illusion too. He was certain that he had died and his life should have ended. And clearly this was not his previous life.
Robert's eyes widened. "Do not tell me I... transmigrated."
He immediately stood up. He touched his entire body. He could feel that his body was thinner, his hair was long and messy, his clothes were torn, and his whole body was covered in dust as if he had not bathed for days.
"Damn it. I really transmigrated into the body of a poor teenager," Robert complained.
He clicked his tongue in frustration. This was not much different from his previous life. Once again, he had become poor. It made Robert feel disgusted.
"What part of 'live a better life'? Such annoying and stupid words," he complained again.
He lay down on the dusty floor. Robert stared at the ceiling of the shack. One of the wooden beams had tilted. It would fall and the place would collapse soon.
He felt that he needed to leave this place, but he would sleep first. His mind felt full. He wanted to rest.
"Damn it. This is annoying." Robert was irritated by everything. Suddenly he laughed like a madman. "Hahaha, I am living well now. This is wonderful. Hahaha, yes, I will live well."
Suddenly he stopped laughing and his face turned into a displeased frown. He wanted to close his eyes to sleep, but suddenly something appeared right in front of his face.
[Stats]
[Name: Li Wangjian]
[Age: 17 years old.]
[Cultivation level: Bone Tempering, first stage.]
[Status: Defective dantian.]
[Points: 10,000]
Robert's eyes widened. What he had been wishing for finally appeared. He instantly sat up. His frown disappeared and turned into a wide smile. He felt this was incredible and a great beginning.
"Is this not a system? That means I... will become strong, right?"
As Robert raised his hand to touch the screen floating in front of him, suddenly an unbearable pain struck him.
"Aaarrrgh!" he screamed.
Robert grabbed his head. He curled up in agony. He hit his own head repeatedly, hoping it would relieve the pain, but it did nothing.
Thousands of pieces of information poured into his mind. It hurt terribly. Robert endured the pain for quite a while until it slowly faded.
His breath came in gasps. He felt exhausted. "Damn it. That was really painful."
Suddenly tears streamed down Robert's face. He remembered what had happened to the previous owner of this body. A tightness spread in his chest.
He looked down and saw a scar on his chest. When he lifted his shirt, the wound had already closed. Only the scar remained.
"Is this the effect of transmigration?"
Whatever it was, Robert felt it was a blessing. He opened the system screen again. He looked at it and saw several options.
[Do you want to use 10,000 points for a gacha?]
[Yes. No.]
Robert nodded. "Alright, I will take this gamble," he said.
He pressed the [Yes] button.
One second later, a bright light appeared. He turned his face away. Slowly, the light dimmed and a sound echoed.
Ploop!
Something fell.
[Congratulations. You have obtained three apples!]