As the saying goes, 'better to live a bad life than to die a good one.'
If there wasn't truly no hope, who would willingly choose death?
And now, although suddenly pulled into a seemingly dangerous place, it was also a heaven-sent opportunity.
So Lisa Greenwood struggled to turn over, dragging her body with her hands, crawling clumsily on the ground toward the magic desk. She propped herself up against a corner of the desk to steady her body and began to examine the magic desk that the voice had mentioned.
The desk was somewhat similar to the smart desks she used during her school days, with full touchscreen operation.
The magic desk had two sections, one large and one small.
The larger one was on the left, occupying two-thirds of the desktop area. The smaller one was on the right, occupying one-third of the area.
On the large screen, a line of Federation common text was boldly displayed: 'Please place your hand on the small screen to bind.'
Lisa complied, placing her right hand on it.
Ding! Tree Hole Shelter (Level 1) binding successful.
As the sound rang out from the magic desk, Lisa saw the dark green patterns originally drawn in the room glow green, then disappear.
And with the binding of the Shelter, a leaf-like green tattoo appeared on the back of her right hand.
This was probably something like a key or a registration certificate, she thought.
After successful binding, the display on the desk also changed.
At the top of the large screen, six sections appeared: World Channel, Area Channel, Area Exchange, Personal Information, Friends 0/0, and Coming Soon.
After the World Channel, there was a string of numbers: '22658443985 / 22658443985'.
Lisa, forcing herself to focus, counted. There were over 22.6 billion people.
This was equivalent to more than two-thirds of the entire population of Blue Star.
And after the Area Channel, there was also a string of numbers: '666 (Abandoned Forest) 10000 / 10000'.
It seemed she and over nine thousand others had been assigned to District 666, the Abandoned Forest.
However, she didn't pay attention to any of that. Right now, she just wanted to know how to awaken that Talent.
"Hello, hello! Is anyone there?"
The World Channel began to liven up with this message.
"Don't be silent, everyone. I'm so scared alone in this small wooden house."
"What's going on?!"
"Has Blue Star's World's Will sold us to Kalim World's World's Will?"
"What kind of interstellar triangular trade is this? I can't even laugh..."
"Does this 'World's Will' thing really exist?"
"You've been teleported, and you're still worried about these questions?"
"My barbecue had just been served, I hadn't even taken a bite before I was forcibly dragged to this crappy place. What did I say?"
"Help! Mom, where are you?"
"I'm looking for someone who claims to be a billionaire, saying if you save him and return him to Blue Star, he'll give you half his fortune."
"Why 'claims to be'?"
"Because now everyone is dirt poor."
"Is it possible that you are all AIs, and I'm the only living person?"
"It's not impossible, but because I'm human, I suspect you're an AI."
"Don't panic, everyone. First, check your spawn point, see if there are others around. Only by sticking together can we survive."
"Damn it! What kind of Blue Star's Will! What kind of Kalim! Let me go back!"
"Exactly, forced population recruitment, did you ask for my opinion?!"
...This world chat didn't seem to have the speech restrictions written in novels.
Anyone, at any time, could speak freely.
Of course, this also caused the World Channel to refresh extremely quickly. Lisa suspected that if this desk wasn't a magic product, it would probably crash instantly, burning out the CPU.
Fortunately, the chat window had a lock screen function.
Once locked, she could slowly scroll down to view each message.
It was convenient, but also a bit tiring.
Each message had a circular avatar and name in front of it, looking no different from normal chat software.
Were these avatars and names real people and real names?
Thinking this, Lisa also tried sending a random message.
After locking the screen and searching for a while, she indeed saw her avatar and name, along with the message '1111'.
It was confirmed now.
No alternate accounts, all real people.
So Lisa looked for functions on it, to see if she could block or go anonymous, but found nothing.
It seemed Kalim World's Will had no intention of letting these despicable outsiders hide.
She also found nothing regarding the Talent she was thinking about.
After more than ten minutes, she still hadn't seen a single piece of useful information for herself.
However, just as she was about to click on Personal Information to check the situation, the message she wanted finally arrived.
"Everyone, quickly go to the small screen to claim your Talent! I awakened a B-rank Talent."
"Hahaha, I have an A-rank Flame Nova, and it's an attack Talent! Next, I shall unify the entire world!"
"Hmph, how dare a mere A-rank boast so shamelessly? Where do you put me, an S-rank Heavenly Emperor?"
"Oh, it's an S-rank big brother."
"Big brother, protect us!"
"Look at me, look at me!"
Hmm, the small screen, then.
Seeing these messages, Lisa immediately turned her head to look at the small screen next to her, and then saw a pop-up window.
To our dear Blue Star people, the small screen on the magic desk can be used for material teleportation. Teleported materials will be stored in your exchange shop for trading. You can also retrieve items from your shop on the small screen, which is a very convenient function. However, please ensure there is enough space around the small screen each time you retrieve items, otherwise it may cause some blockage. Additionally, the small screen has an appraisal function. If you obtain anything you find interesting, you can bring it here for appraisal.
"Space teleportation, item appraisal, this small screen is truly amazing."
Saying this, Lisa clicked on the Area Exchange to check the situation, but found that she didn't have a shop at all.
To obtain a shop, she would have to pay 20 basic units of materials to activate it.
Well, it seemed amazing functions weren't free to try.
Lisa, expressionless, closed the pop-up window.
And the moment she closed the pop-up, another pop-up appeared on the small screen.
Talent is a reflection of the heart. Please place your hand on the small screen, think about what you desire most, and awaken your Talent.
It's here!
Seeing this line of text, Lisa's heart suddenly leaped, then she calmly placed her hand on it, thinking about what she wanted according to the instructions.
What did she desire most?
She didn't know before, but ever since the car accident, she only wanted one thing.
That was, of course, mobility!
As long as she could move freely, not be burdened by her legs that had become mere decorations, then nothing else should matter, right?
Just like those little birds, flying freely in the blue sky.
No matter where, even the hundreds of stories high buildings that were the only things that left an impression in that dark room, she wanted the ability to go up them easily.
Ding! Talent acquired successfully, E-rank Talent 'Light Body Technique' awakened, E-rank basic skill 'Gathering Skill' obtained, tool selection gift pack obtained. Please choose your tool.
After a series of sounds, the pop-up window on the small screen disappeared, and then a series of buttons appeared.
Longsword, Shortsword, Dagger, Long Saber, Short Saber, Axe, Bow and Arrow, Crossbow, Long Staff, Short Staff, Spear... There were even Hoe, Spatula, Crowbar, Hammer, Scissors, Sickle, Quill Pen... There were hundreds of different kinds, making Lisa dizzy.
Looking at these options, then looking at her legs.
Lisa felt that she was pretty much saying goodbye to wielding weapons, so it seemed there weren't many options left for her.
So she decided to check her Personal Information first before making a decision.
After all, it was free.
If it really didn't work out, just getting one as a decoration to add some atmosphere to her bare-bones little home seemed like a good choice too.