[8 billion survivors have been deployed]
[Welcome to the Survival World]
[This place is the crucible of fate, and the starting point of rebirth]
[Whether you once held power over the world or lay bedridden; whether you are old and frail or still in swaddling clothes... the moment you step into this realm, all your past becomes dust]
[You stand at a relatively fair starting point. Every flaw will be mended by an invisible force; every broken body will return to the baseline of a common human]
[Seize this second chance]
[The Survival System is your only reliance, remember it, use it well]
[Lastly—survive at all costs]
A grand voice seemed to echo from the depths of the void, its source and gender indistinguishable. As the last word faded, all characteristics of the voice vanished like a dream, impossible to capture in memory.
In the dark room, Su Luo slowly opened his bleary eyes. Before him, a translucent panel flickered silently.
[You have obtained a Bound Item: Shelter Voucher]
[Note: Use the Shelter Voucher as soon as possible to establish a shelter and gain a 7-Day Safety Period, or risk being attacked]
[Note: The Shelter Voucher will generate different forms of territory based on terrain, environment, and other factors, along with corresponding buildings and resources]
[Note: Failure to use the Shelter Voucher within one hour will result in disqualification from survival]
A card with a peculiar texture silently fell into Su Luo's hand.
"Survival for everyone? Transmigration?"
Naked, Su Luo rubbed the card, instinctively pressing the light switch. The familiar layout of the room appeared before him, unchanged from usual.
He fell into a brief silence.
"Could it be... I transmigrated with my house?"
Su Luo quickly walked to the window, pulled open the thick curtains, and saw the street outside empty, a dead silence enveloping the entire city.
"...Transmigrated but left me behind?"
...
A minute later, fully dressed, Su Luo sat on the bed fiddling with the panel.
[Su Luo: Alive]
[Age: 22]
[Note: The average attribute for a common person is 4, the human limit is 8 (this line will not appear again)]
[Level: 0 (0%)]
[Strength: 4.6]
[Spirit: 5.9]
[Constitution: 4.2]
[Talent: Learning Pays Off:
Effect 1: Guaranteed minimum gain during learning
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Effect 2: Your focus during learning is significantly enhanced]
[Description: All of humanity has arrived in the Otherworld, why are you still here?]
"How should I know?"
Su Luo shook his head helplessly, continuing to explore the system interface. Skipping the empty forum section, he opened the chat channels divided into World, Regional, and Personal.
The World Channel and Personal Channel were silent, only the Regional Channel's constant stream of messages proved the existence of other survivors.
[Did we transmigrate?]
[Seems like it.]
[Awesome!]
[Awesome!]
[Awesome!]
...
"All just parrots." Su Luo glanced at the online count in the top left corner of the channel.
[99999/100000]
Why is there one missing?
[Stop spamming! What is this place? It's pitch black, I want to go home!]
[Dad!]
[Hey!]
[Hey!]
[Hey!]
[Go home? Didn't they say 8 billion were deployed? Shouldn't all of humanity be in this Survival World?]
[Why can't I see anything, there's nothing here.]
[Maybe we're still being transported.]
[Transported to what, this place is the Survival World! I've fallen several times!]
[Then why can't we see anything?]
[Because this damn place has no light at all...]
[Use the Shelter Voucher first, there's light in the shelter. This world is completely dark...]
[But I want to pick a good spot.]
[How can you find one when you can't see anything? Look at the numbers, one unlucky person is already gone!]
"Who's gone? Me?"
Su Luo felt unfairly targeted.
[My talent is Fire Element Mastery, I can make fireballs, there's light! I see some kind of building ahead.]
[I couldn't stand the darkness, built my shelter two minutes ago, nothing special around, just a common thatched hut with an oil lamp, some food, and a Wishing Well.]
[Mine's a cellar, with an Item Storage Box]
[Mine's a tower, special feature is a Spellbook]
[Big shot!]
[I suggest players whose talents can't provide light to build a shelter immediately, in absolute darkness, moving itself is extremely dangerous]
The Regional Channel rapidly refreshed, survivors quickly adapting to the new world.
But Su Luo didn't need to.
After a moment of thought, he got up, scavenged all the instant food at home, and began to devour it.
Given the situation, filling his stomach came first.
While eating, he gathered intelligence through the chat channel.
...
Fifty minutes later, the speed of the Regional Channel's refresh finally slowed, some useful information emerged, and most survivors had established shelters, gaining a corner of faint light and a chance to breathe in absolute darkness.
Every shelter, besides basic facilities and resources, had a special feature, most of which were a Wishing Well.
[Kids, help! I threw the oil lamp into the well, and it spat out a broken plank! I'm completely blind now!]
[666, built the shelter for nothing!]
[Once you build a shelter, you can use the trading function! Anyone got extra water? I'll trade bread for it!]
[Just 3 pieces of bread, a bottle of water, and an oil lamp that could go out any time? How do we survive?]
[We must go out and explore! That's how it's written in novels, gather resources, open treasure chests...]
[Don't go out! The person who said they were going out, their avatar is already gray!]
[What do we do if we don't go out? I estimate the oil lamp fuel will only last a few hours. What then? Wait to die?]
[What's out there?]
[It seems like a wasteland here, the oil lamp's light can't penetrate the thick darkness, can't see anything a few steps away.]
[I stepped on a wooden box right outside my door! Opened it, got 9 pieces of bread! Heaven's feeding me!]
[!!! What does the box look like?]
Su Luo panted heavily, hands on his knees, standing in the empty central hall of the city library.
At his feet were piles of canned food, bottled water, and tools scavenged from the nearby hardware store: hammers, ropes, lighters.
Near Su Luo's home was the largest library in the city, even the province. He rushed there first, moved many foods from a convenience store, and took some tools from the hardware store.
After all, his talent was related to learning, so he thought of the library, school, laboratory. Su Luo chose the library, which was closest to his conditions.
He tightly gripped the Shelter Voucher, his heart pounding with excitement and exertion. The countdown on the panel ticked mercilessly: 00:04:27.
Su Luo felt a surge of excitement.
I know this routine: global Otherworld survival, but I'm on Earth...
Next, he'll use the resources of human civilization to develop quickly...
00:03:01! To prevent accidents, he didn't wait any longer. "Use the Shelter Voucher! Location, right here!"
As soon as he spoke, a sudden change occurred!
The Shelter Voucher merged into the ground, beginning to generate a shelter.
Before he could observe the shelter being generated, an irresistible, cold, and grand force seized him, dragging him away from the spot!
Su Luo felt an extreme tearing and dizziness.
Absolute darkness swallowed all his senses.
Darkness.
It was an impenetrable absolute darkness.
But the smell in the air changed, no longer the familiar scent of books and dust from the library, but a strange stench mixed with decay, earth, and some unknown plant.
"?Where is this?"
The system panel flickered.
[Warning: Unknown error detected...]
[Fixed]
Standing in the darkness, no one could see Su Luo's expression...