Shu Ning stared at the junk in her cave, concentrated, and envisioned a place based on the original owner’s memories.
‘Where should I put this stuff?
It could be used as fertilizer, so I’ll just put it at the base of a tree somewhere far away!’
She opened her eyes, and just as she’d hoped, the trash in her cave was gone!
“This is great!”
Shu Ning leaped up in excitement.
‘As expected of the novice gift pack, this function is amazing.’
Though the trash was gone, the grime remained.
Shu Ning wondered if she could teleport some water over to wash the place.
Closing her eyes, she pictured the river from today and imagined bringing a suitable amount of water over.
Immediately, a mass of water appeared, suspended in mid-air.
“Okay, rinse!”
Shu Ning used the water to wash every corner of the cave until it was spotless.
“Wow, this ability is incredible!”
Looking at the drenched cave, Shu Ning thought that if she could bring water in, she should also be able to send the water on the floor away.
So, she used her Instant Teleportation ability again—
It worked!
Shu Ning was overjoyed.
Suddenly, with a THUD, she collapsed without warning and passed out.
…
“CHIRP CHIRP CHIRP…”
The next morning, Shu Ning awoke to the crisp sound of birdsong.
‘So painful—’
Pushing herself up from the floor, Shu Ning held her forehead and walked to the bedside to steady herself.
‘What happened yesterday?
Why did I suddenly faint?’
‘Did I get my period?’
‘No…’
‘Could it be related to using the Instant Teleportation ability?’
“Are you there, 007?”
Shu Ning tried to call the system, but there was no answer.
‘Why do I have to figure everything out myself?
This stupid system feels so impersonal.’
“You fainted last night because, at your current ability level, you can only use the Instant Teleportation ability three times a day.
After using it up, you automatically enter a dormant state and need twelve hours to recover,” the system 007’s cold, mechanical voice suddenly rang out.
“Since your current ability level is 0, using the Instant Teleportation ability can only be done by consuming your own energy.”
“Then how do I raise my ability level?” Shu Ning quickly asked.
“Completing main quests will raise it automatically.”
“Oh…” Shu Ning wanted to ask more, but the system’s interface had already vanished from her mind.
Shu Ning was about to get up and pick up the encyclopedia that had fallen on the floor last night.
“Why do I feel so much lighter?” Shu Ning was surprised when she noticed the change in her own body.
Her breathing had become smoother, her steps lighter, and her vision clearer!
What she didn’t know was that at her current state, each use of her Instant Teleportation ability consumed the energy equivalent of 10 jin of body fat.
After subtracting the energy consumed from dinner last night, Shu Ning had already lost 27 jin.
“Could it be because I used the Instant Teleportation ability?” she recalled what the system had just said.
“That must be it,” Shu Ning said with certainty.
She couldn’t wait to try it again.
After all, she had three uses per day.
For her currently super-obese self, losing weight was an urgent matter.
Relying on just diet and exercise would be difficult to achieve success in a short period of time.
‘How should I test it?
I can’t waste a use.’
She looked around her empty cave.
She had thrown out too many things last night.
So, she focused her mind and moved several trees to the entrance of her cave.
Shu Ning planned to install a door for her cave and build some furniture.
In her modern life, she was used to living alone, and she always fixed anything that broke in her rental apartment herself.
After using Instant Teleportation, Shu Ning got up and walked around.
Sure enough, she felt a little lighter again!
“What’s in here?” Shu Ning picked up the encyclopedia from the floor.
She opened it to read—
Chapter 1: The Definition of the Beast World
“The hell?
What a trashy book.”
Just seeing the title of the first chapter, Shu Ning couldn’t help but complain.
But she continued reading anyway.
A moment later, she wanted to take back what she had just said.
‘This book actually records quite a lot of things.’
The beginning described the distribution of clans in this Beast World, the characteristics of each clan, their living habits, and so on.
Following that was information about medicinal herbs for various diseases, their uses, their growing locations, their physical characteristics, and even color illustrations.
After the medicinal herbs came sections on poisons, food preparation, the distribution of various mineral resources, and smelting methods…
Shu Ning was ecstatic.
This was practically a treasure trove!
Combined with her Instant Teleportation ability, as long as she was willing to put in the effort, becoming a king in this world wouldn’t be a problem.
“HAHAHAHA… HAHAHA… COUGH COUGH COUGH…”
Laughing at her own thoughts, Shu Ning nearly choked.
…
‘I’ve seen the Instant Teleportation and the encyclopedia from the novice gift pack.
How do I use this remaining space?’
Shu Ning concentrated, but she couldn’t see anything.
She tried for a while, but it still didn’t work.
‘The system didn’t trick me, did it?’
“System?
System?
007?” Shu Ning called out.
“Those with an ability Level of 0 cannot activate the Superpower Space.” 007 replied abruptly, then disappeared again.
“Fine.”
‘It’s like the system knows what I’m thinking before I even ask.’
“RUMBLE…” Her stomach was growling again.
Shu Ning remembered she hadn’t finished the roasted meat from last night, so she opened it and continued eating.
‘Why does the system always appear and disappear so suddenly?’
Thinking back, she was lucky she had the idea to break off the engagement when she first arrived.
Otherwise, she might already be dead by now.
“System, can you explain?
I have so many questions.
Why did I come here?
Why did I have to complete that task to get the gift pack?
Why do you seem so busy?
And why are you called 007?” Shu Ning asked while eating.
…
“Host.” 007’s cold, slightly magnetic voice sounded.
“The system selected you at random.
Making the engagement refusal a task was a test of your character, allowing me to quickly determine if this host has integrity.
Only the strong are worthy of being my host.
There are one hundred thousand systems in total.
A system can be named by its rank, or it can choose its own name.
I am ranked seventh,” the system explained in a low, slightly magnetic voice.
“This system is very busy.
You are not the only host I am responsible for.”
“Then shouldn’t you be called 000007?”
…
“007 sounds better.”
“You’ve got personality.
I like it!” Shu Ning said with appreciation.
She was almost done eating, and she had asked most of her questions.
Shu Ning looked at the large trees in front of her cave entrance, pondering how to split them.
“If only I had a knife.
An axe would be even better.”
‘A chainsaw would be best.’
‘I wonder if anyone else has one.’
She remembered Yiyuan’s bone knife from last night.
‘I wonder if he has a bigger one.’
Shu Ning decided to go find Yiyuan.
Among all the Beast Husbands, he seemed to be the easiest to get along with.
He was also the male most likely to help her complete her first main quest.
‘I wonder if he’s still in his cave.’
“Yiyuan, are you there?”
Shu Ning had a hard time climbing to the entrance of Yiyuan’s cave, shouting while panting heavily.
She waited for a long time, but no one appeared.
Shu Ning called out a few more times.
Seeing no one, she was about to head back.
“What are you looking for him for?”
At some point, Jintong had appeared behind Shu Ning.
He was assigned to a cave near Yiyuan’s—not too close, but Shu Ning’s constant shouting was loud enough to disturb his nap.
The fiery red gradient of Jintong’s hair seemed to glow golden in the sun, making his fair skin look even more alluring with Charm.
But beneath his cold, golden eyes was a look of impatience, which sent a shiver down Shu Ning’s spine even as she admired his beauty.
“I want to borrow a large, sharp knife.
I was wondering if he has one,” Shu Ning said directly.
“I have one,” Jintong said impatiently.
‘This damn female, waking me up this early in the morning just for that.’