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.]
iving with nine beautiful women. [Ding! Welcome back to the Joyous Sect, Host…] Lin Yu: ??? I’m clearly in a shared rental, but you’re saying I’m in the Joyous Sect? Watering plants is now [Tending to Spiritual Flora]? Cooking becomes [Researching Elixirs]? Making the bed turns into [Setting Up Formations]? A gentle and innocent auntie, twin classmates, a mysterious hacker girl on leave, a severely socially anxious artist, an elementary school Chinese teacher, a community hospital nurse, a pet shop owner, an antique clock restorer… This system… is kinda interesting.
fe full of thrilling battles, ultimately sacrificing himself to protect his homeland and its people. Unexpectedly, he was reborn into his youth, where he encountered the campus ice queen, Ye Miyue, now working as a masseuse at his family's martial arts school. "How long have you been doing this?" "I-it's my first time..." the campus belle murmured, her head bowed. Wang Xian remembered clearly that back then, although Ye Miyue had not yet awakened her martial arts talent, her outstanding academic performance, breathtaking beauty, and icy demeanor had made her the moon goddess of every boy in school. He was no exception. In his previous life, they had no connection, never imagining they would meet under such circumstances. Sadly, today the city was attacked by an S-class beast, the 'Wind King Falcon,' destroying nearly half of the city streets. Ye Miyue had died on her way home during this disaster. Now, given a second chance, facing the campus goddess of his youth, Wang Xian resolutely decided to extend her session! And so. "My hands are tired..." the blushing campus belle whispered, relieved. Wang Xian pointed to her slender calves and said, "Who said only hands can massage? There are feet too!" "Extend the session, continue!"
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
