Late at night.
The detention center was silent, only the faint sounds of snoring could be heard.
Most people were fast asleep. Luo Feng, who had just graduated from senior high school, sat cross-legged on his bed, bewildered by the sudden voice in his mind.
"How should I address you?"
"Chen Qi, that's my name."
"..."
Chen Qi's soul was floating in a mysterious space, his voice transmitted to Luo Feng through telepathy.
Thinking back on his experiences during this period, Chen Qi found it all unbelievable!
He was a transmigrator.
In his own world, he accidentally stumbled upon a great opportunity, and his soul was sent to the world of Swallowed Star. When his soul first arrived, it was targeted by the Supreme Rule because it was a 'foreign soul'.
With the Supreme Rule's instructions, the universe's origin could act without restraint.
According to Chen Qi's understanding of the original novel, the universe's origin was terrifying when it could act freely!
How could Chen Qi, a newly-transmigrated soul, resist?
He could only wait to be annihilated by the universe's origin.
Just at that critical moment, he activated the 'System'. Relying on hiding in the System space, he managed to survive, even escaping the Supreme Rule's detection.
After a simple study, Chen Qi understood the System's basic functions.
As long as he set a reasonable effect for an item and had enough credit, he could 'use it first and pay later'!
Thus,
Chen Qi immediately chose to take out a loan for a special body that could evade the Supreme Rule's gaze.
But he was told:
[You lack the ability to repay, and your credit is insufficient to borrow such a precious item.]
Chen Qi tried repeatedly to take out loans for various items that could help him escape the System, but the final results were always: 'Inability to repay + Insufficient credit.'
He was about to break down. Could he be trapped in the System space for the rest of his life?
After failing to get anything from the System, he could only search for opportunities outside.
Fortunately for Chen Qi, outside was Earth, where the story of Swallowed Star had just begun.
At this moment, Luo Feng was just after completing the Pre-Warrior assessment and was being held in the detention center.
Seeing this, Chen Qi had an idea.
He would negotiate with the System, find another host, and go with the System into Luo Feng's mind to lend him money!
In an unfamiliar world where people's hearts were hard to predict, finding a reliable 'host' was not easy. Luckily, Swallowed Star had Luo Feng, a protagonist who was grateful for kindness, to choose from.
Chen Qi quickly made his decision, directly controlling the System space to attach himself to Luo Feng.
He was very satisfied with his choice. The Supreme Rule's supervision, in the end, was nothing more than the rules of the Origin Continent.
And Luo Feng will one day become the most elite Primal Chaos Lord in the Primal Chaos Space!
If he helps him now, it will be no problem to escape the scrutiny of the Supreme Rule in the future.
At this moment.
Luo Feng felt the voice in his mind quiet down again. He had just been deeply shocked by the worldview described by Chen Qi.
Chen Qi told him that
so-called official warriors were just insignificant characters at 'Apprentice Level 1', insignificant in the entire universe.
As for those so-called councilors on Earth.
They were only at 'Planet Level,' and in the vast universe, they wouldn't even fetch a high price as slaves.
Such a vast worldview deeply shocked him.
As for doubt... A soul that could appear out of nowhere in his mind and communicate with him sounded magical enough.
Luo Feng and Chen Qi talked for a long time. Luo Feng still felt it was strange, but he had accepted the existence of 'Chen Qi' and chose to believe. After all, there was no way for him to make the other person disappear if he didn't believe.
"Chen Qi, are you still there?"
"Yes. I was just thinking about what to do next."
Chen Qi was pondering the original story.
On the normal timeline, Luo Feng would experience the 'Five Hearts to Heaven Cultivation Method' for the first time tonight, and his strength would quickly break through, with his power increasing to around 1500kg.
And tomorrow there would be a fight arranged for Luo Feng in the prison.
But in the end…
People like 'Zhang Haobai' and 'Zhou Huayang' weren't important.
For example, in the original novel, 'Moro' nearly caused Luo Feng's death, but once Luo Feng's strength reached an admirable level, people would immediately rush to help him eliminate Moro.
On the path to increasing strength, everything else could be temporarily set aside.
In the worldview of Swallowed Star, strength is supreme. As long as one's power is strong enough, anything is possible, including reviving deceased loved ones.
"Luo Feng, you just heard me talk about this universe's vast worldview, and you also understand the darkness of the universe. Even a councilor-level individual is just a low-level slave in the cosmos. Therefore, we must quickly become stronger to deal with potential crises!"
Chen Qi's words echoed in Luo Feng's mind.
Luo Feng nodded, agreeing. If the worldview was truly as Chen Qi described, Earth as a whole was too weak and too dangerous.
"But Chen Qi, how can we quickly become stronger?" Luo Feng asked, somewhat puzzled.
Chen Qi, hearing this, immediately stated proudly, "Don't worry, isn't it simple to level up and become stronger? With enough resources, it's easy to level up!"
"But... how do we get resources?" Luo Feng didn't understand.
Chen Qi said:
"Resources are easy, don't worry."
"I'll provide the resources for leveling up!"
Loan, activated!
"System, according to our previous agreement, Luo Feng has been temporarily designated as the temporary host."
"So, based on Luo Feng's current credit rating…"
"Give me a loan for a cultivation resource that effectively helps him rapidly improve his physical fitness, and has no side effects, such as…"
[Designing according to the loan request command...]
At this moment, the System brought up an optimal selection:
[——Loan Agreement——]
[Loan Item: 'Essence of Plants and Wood' 5ml.]
[Effect: After consumption, the loan recipient 'Luo Feng' is expected to increase his physical fitness to 'Apprentice Level 3' (Advanced Warrior)!]
[The repayment ability of the loan recipient 'Luo Feng' has been assessed and is sufficient to repay the cost of this item.]
[Credit limit consumed for this loan: 95%]
[The loan amount must be repaid within one month; overdue payments will incur interest.]
Chen Qi glanced at it; the value was good.
According to the original story, Luo Feng would only fully awaken as a 'Spiritualist' after a fight in the detention center. After awakening, his physical fitness would only be at the Intermediate Warrior level, and now it should only be at the Beginner Warrior level.
A loan of 5ml of 'Essence of Plants and Wood' would directly leap two levels!
It should be known that Luo Feng was still Earth's number one 'Spiritualist'. If his physical fitness increased to 'Advanced Warrior', then his Spiritualist level would be 'Intermediate War General'!
System, the 'Credit Loan' system, can loan out copies of some reasonable products.
To repay, you just need products that the System deems to have a widely recognized value exceeding a certain percentage of the loaned product.
If we're talking about what's plentiful on Earth, then it's definitely monsters!
And Earth monsters are also a kind of 'Earth specialty' in the universe. Other planets might have monsters, but they can't have the same biological evolution and gene-mutated monsters as Earth.
"System, can I repay with monster corpses? How much is needed?"
[Repayment Fee: Capture one 'Intermediate Beast General' alive! Or three 'Intermediate Beast General' corpses, or capture ten 'Beginner Beast General'... or equivalent value products.]
"???"
"This reward is practically free!"
"Is it difficult for an Intermediate War General Spiritualist to kill an Intermediate Beast General?"
Chen Qi was delighted.
Once Luo Feng improves, he can repay this loan. As long as he repays on time, his credit will greatly increase, and Chen Qi can then give Luo Feng another loan. Any reasonable cultivation resources can be loaned out, provided the System believes Luo Feng, the "borrower," is capable of repayment. Combined with Luo Feng's original opportunities, this would quickly make him the number one powerhouse on Earth! It probably wouldn't even take that long!
If this continues...
Chen Qi will definitely be able to escape the System space and become a true transmigrator!
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