**[Brain Mortgage Office]**
**[No CP, no system, no golden finger. The protagonist relies solely on their own efforts to acquire knowledge.]**
**[No melodramatic conflicts, no domestic squabbles. The protagonist only wants to learn knowledge, grow stronger, and control their own life.]**
**[The protagonist is largely a lone wolf, but will also cooperate with others and join organizations. However, everything is predicated on the protagonist gaining knowledge.]**
**[Author Harrypoton]**
**[If you scold the author, please don't scold the protagonist.]**
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The city, past eleven at night, had not yet shed its clamor.
Brightly lit skyscrapers and bustling streets and alleys all spoke of its prosperity.
However, everything in the world has two sides.
In a corner of this prosperous city, the houses were low, with few lights, shrouded in darkness.
This was the city's slum. People here rarely used electricity, and some families didn't even have electrical wiring.
This was a room in the slum, one of many, with an unlocked door. Like the other houses, it appeared low, dilapidated, and dark in the night.
The ditch in front of the house emitted a pungent and unpleasant odor.
Inside the room, apart from a cabinet that had collapsed due to old legs, there was only a bed made of steel pipes of different sizes.
At this moment, Lisa Greenwood, dressed in a blue and white striped hospital gown, lay on this bed, her eyes fixed on the red aviation obstruction lights flashing on top of a tall building outside the window.
She wondered, if she stood in such a place, looking down, wouldn't that be a wonderful and pleasant thing to do?
She raised her hand to smooth her somewhat sticky long hair from her forehead, and a sarcastic smile appeared on her chapped lips.
As if she were truly standing atop that tall building.
Lisa Greenwood, 20 years old this year.
Five years ago, she had a warm family that, while not overly wealthy, was well-fed and clothed.
But everything changed after a car accident five years ago that killed her parents and left her paralyzed from the waist down.
The car that hit theirs was driven by a drunk rich second generation, who disappeared after paying compensation.
Her grandmother and uncle's family, whom she had originally trusted, also vanished after taking care of her for five years, gaining her trust, and then swindling away her parents' inheritance and most of the compensation.
Finally, three days ago, the caregiver and her attending physician colluded, took the remaining compensation, and dumped her in this slum to die.
In the words of that caregiver, this was an abandoned room in the slum, and even if she died, no one would discover her for a year.
For these three days, she had eaten nothing and drunk nothing.
It was no different from waiting for death.
"You got what you wanted."
Lisa Greenwood, speaking with a hoarse voice, slowly closed her eyes, awaiting her death.
But just then, she heard two people talking outside.
"Are you sure it's here? The door isn't even locked?"
"Yes, a few days ago I saw a man and a woman, both well-dressed, coming out of here. They must have hidden something good."
"Then let's go in and see. If there's nothing good, you'll see what I do to you."
With that, the two pushed open the door and entered the room.
Then, Lisa saw two men, one tall and one short.
The tall one looked thin, his eyes shifty and somewhat lecherous, while the short one had a scar on his face, looking like a tough guy.
In short, neither of them was a good person.
"This is the 'good stuff' you were talking about?"
With a slap.
After seeing what was actually in the room, the short, scarred man jumped up and gave the tall man a big slap.
"Well, it's... it's still good stuff, at least it can sell for some money."
The tall, lecherous man argued.
"Bullshit! Look at this woman's clothes, from the hospital! If she's thrown here, she's not far from death. These kinds of messed-up things happen every year at the Federal Hospital. Let's go, let's go, it's really bad luck."
Looking at Lisa on the bed, who was staring at him, the scarred man spat in disgust, then turned and walked out.
Although she was despised, Lisa didn't care.
She closed her eyes again, quietly awaiting the arrival of death.
**[After consultation between the Karim World's Will and the Blue Star World's Will, humans from Blue Star between 18 and 55 years old will be forcibly teleported to Kalim World to expand the population of Kalim World and alleviate Blue Star's burden.]**
"What the hell! What's going on!?"
Suddenly, an emotionless mechanical voice and the voice of the short, scarred man rang in Lisa's ears.
Then she felt her whole body lighten, and then she fell onto something soft.
A unique, fresh, and elegant scent of wood wafted into her nostrils.
Lisa slowly opened her eyes.
The previously pitch-black, invisible ceiling was replaced by warm yellow light, and the ceiling itself had become solid wood.
So she curiously turned her head to look.
The entire room was about twenty square meters, a slightly curved room.
The entire wall, ceiling, and floor were adorned with strange dark green patterns.
Beneath her was a 'bed' padded with straw, and next to the bed was a low table about fifty centimeters high.
On the wall above the low table hung a vintage lantern emitting light.
Inside the lantern, countless tiny yellow Star fireflies glowed and spun.
Besides these, the room only had a round glass window and a tightly closed door.
Is this the 'Kalim World' that voice just mentioned?
Other than being a bit brighter, it's no different from the slum before. I might as well just wait for death.
Lisa surveyed the room, gave her assessment, and closed her eyes again.
After all, having not eaten or drunk for three days, she simply didn't have the energy to think about other problems.
**[Welcome to Kalim World.]**
**[Kalim World is a dangerous world filled with various magical beasts, magic turbulences, Mana Tides, and volatile climates, where even the air is saturated with rich Mana.]**
**[To survive in this dangerous world, please keep the following points in mind:]**
**[1. The Shelter with a Magic Shield is the only safe place. Please upgrade your Shelter as quickly as possible; the higher the level, the stronger the protection.]**
**[2. Everything needs to be fought for and strived for by yourselves.]**
**[3. The magic desk in the Shelter has various functions. Make good use of it; it will greatly reduce your survival pressure.]**
**[4. The next week is a protection period. No powerful wild beasts or magical beasts will actively attack you, so you can safely go out to collect supplies.]**
**[5. Supply chests will randomly refresh in any corner of Kalim World. They contain food, water, and various survival and living supplies, but please do not rely too much on supply chests.]**
**[6. Kalim World at night is extremely dangerous. Please return to your Shelter before dark, or you will be responsible for the consequences.]**
**[7. Only activated people can enter the Shelter. Unless you invite others, you don't have to worry about anyone breaking into your home and doing anything to you.]**
**[8. To enable you to live better in this world, in accordance with the agreement with the Blue Star World's Will, the Karim World's Will will provide you with a basic magic * 1, Talent awakening * 1, and an E-grade optional tool * 1.]**
**[Finally, the distance between your Shelters might be 10 meters or 10 kilometers. Resources need to be contended for, so please live tenaciously.]**
After the mechanical voice finished speaking, there was no sound.
Magic? Awakening Talent!?
I can live!
If I can awaken some powerful Talent, even if my legs are paralyzed, it's still possible for me to live!
After all, magic is a very mysterious thing.
What if it works?
Thinking of this, Lisa suddenly opened her eyes.
Then, her eyes burning, she looked at the low table that she hadn't paid attention to just now.
Oh, no, it's a magic desk...