Volume One, Chapter One: Welcome to the Realm of Survival

“Damn it!”

Lin Yifan stared at the dilapidated thatched hut where outside it poured rain heavily, yet inside it only drizzled lightly, feeling utterly helpless.

He had transmigrated!

No, it wasn’t just him who transmigrated!

Everyone on Earth had transmigrated!

At this moment, a transparent screen glowed before him.

A long string of text appeared on the screen:

[Friends of Earth, welcome to the Gamma Galaxy’s “Survival Realm.”]

[Your homeland—Earth—has been destroyed. Using its last strength, it has sent you here, granting you a final chance at survival. Please cherish this opportunity.]

Basic rules of the Survival Realm:

[First: Nighttime here is extremely dangerous. Only by staying inside a safe house with a fire pit can you be relatively safe.]

[Second: Daytime is comparatively safe. You may go out to scavenge during the day, but daylight hours are short, so treasure the daytime.]

[Third: Resource boxes of various levels randomly appear in the wild. Opening these boxes yields precious materials crucial for a quality life. Strive to find them. (Resource box levels from lowest to highest: White, Green, Blue, Purple, Red, Gold, Rainbow Supreme.)]

[Fourth: Although the Survival Realm is fraught with danger, there are rewards amidst the peril. This system grants every survivor one chance to awaken a talent. It’s time to test your luck! May fortune smile upon you.]

[In addition to talents, if you’re lucky, you may find rare items that enhance your life force, allowing you to transcend life tiers, gain greater power, and a longer lifespan. Becoming a Super Saiyan is not just a dream!]

[Fifth: The screen before you connects to your brain, controllable by thought alone. Besides displaying various information, it can identify items in this world (except special items). It will also broadcast recent disaster alerts and weather forecasts. Please check regularly.]

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Lin Yifan sighed softly as he absorbed the information.

Since fate has brought him here, he must accept it.

No matter what, survival was the only option.

At this moment, he was oddly grateful to be an orphan with no parents.

At least he didn’t have to worry about the safety of loved ones; only his own survival mattered.

Though he did have a girlfriend, whose whereabouts were unknown now.

He hoped she was alive and well.

Composing himself slightly, Lin Yifan used his mind to flip the screen to the next page.

[Auction House] [Leaderboard] [Friends] [Private Chat] [Chat Channel]

A series of menus lined up from top to bottom, resembling a game interface—clear and straightforward.

He clicked through them one by one. The leaderboard was inaccessible, but the auction house opened, though it was empty.

Naturally, he skipped friends and private chat, then opened the chat channel.

Once the channel opened, Lin Yifan noticed a striking number in the upper left corner:

Human Race — District 10086 — Population: 100,000

Seeing this, Lin Yifan raised an eyebrow.

A few days ago, he had seen news that Earth’s total population was about 8.2 billion.

With 100,000 people per district, that meant over 80,000 districts.

So the district he was in ranked relatively high.

But the phrase “Human Race” puzzled him.

Could there be other races in this Survival Realm?

He didn’t dwell on it; survival was a pressing issue now—there was no time to speculate.

Scanning downward, a flood of messages scrolled by.

“God! What’s going on? We all transmigrated?”

“It’s so cold, so dark, so scary. I want to go home. Someone please send me back—I’ll give them a hundred million!”

“Dummy upstairs, identification complete! Earth’s gone. Where do you think you’re going?”

“Can anyone lend me a set of clothes? I was just fighting a model chick, and suddenly she disappeared, and now I’m butt naked. This hut’s drafty as hell, and it’s chilling my balls.”

“Help! Help! There’s a wild boar ramming my hut outside. The roof’s collapsing…”

“WTF, beasts can attack safe houses?”

“Oh no! My hut’s already barely holding. If another wild boar comes…”

“There’s a wild boar here too. It broke through my hut and stormed inside...”

...

Lin Yifan’s heart jumped.

Because the population count at the top of the channel abruptly dropped to 99,999.

Someone had gone offline!

Why?

Everyone knew clearly that logging off meant death.

Looking at the abruptly cut-off chat records, a chill ran down Lin Yifan’s spine.

Beasts could attack safe houses on the very first day!

If a wild boar came to his hut now…

How long could his fragile thatched house last?

His mind involuntarily filled with questions.

He hurriedly looked up at his hut.

Instantly, a string of information appeared on the screen.

[Crumbling Thatched Hut (5 sqm)]

Grade: Level 1

Overall Evaluation: “Your shelter is in ruins and may collapse at any moment. Please upgrade it quickly, or you will face a life-threatening crisis!”

Next Level: [Rough Wooden House (Level 2)]

Upgrade Requirements:

[Black Iron Wooden House Blueprint 1/0]

[Wood 80/0]

[Stone 80/0]

[Soil 50/0]

(Warm reminder: If you find a blueprint for a better safe house, you can build according to that for enhanced safety!)

After reading this, his brows furrowed.

The quality of the thatched hut was no surprise.

He had to upgrade the safe house as soon as possible or else he would feel utterly unsafe.

But now, those thoughts had to wait.

What mattered most was awakening his talent!

With a thought, the screen before him displayed his character information.

Name: Lin Yifan

Age: 23

Life Tier: Subhealthy Human

Talent: Not awakened (can be awakened)

Strength: 8

Agility: 10

Stamina: 7

Intelligence: 9

Remaining Attribute Points: 0

Lin Yifan’s focus fixed on the talent section.

Taking a deep breath, he clasped his hands and prayed to all the gods and deities in the sky:

“Dao Ancestors, Buddhas, and God, please bless me with an exceptional talent!”

After his earnest prayer, he cleared his throat and declared:

“Talent awakening!”

Though controlling the screen required only thought, at this moment, he trusted the power of his voice more.

As his voice fell, the talent section began rapidly cycling through various symbols.

They looked like characters, but he couldn’t recognize them!

Yet among them flashed Chinese characters, which he could read.

From those few words, he finally understood: awakening a talent was essentially drawing lots from countless talents.

The text flickered for a while before settling on a string resembling hieroglyphics.

“What is this?” Lin Yifan stared at the mysterious script, utterly puzzled.

After a moment, the strange symbols slowly transformed into Chinese characters.

[Random Buff, One Draw Per Day!] (Can draw lots)

[You may draw once daily to receive various buffs with different effects. Draw resets at midnight. Whether you are lucky or not depends on your fate!]

Lin Yifan looked at this talent with confusion.

What exactly was this talent for?

A daily draw for buffs?

But what were buffs?

Frowning, slightly conflicted, he then commanded with his mind:

“Draw!”

[Draw successful! Today’s buff: Item Upgrade (Uses 5/5)]

[Item Upgrade: Allows upgrading an item’s current quality to the next tier.]

Lin Yifan’s eyes brightened instantly!

He had been somewhat disappointed—this talent description was too abstract.

His understanding of buffs came from playing Honor of Kings before transmigration, where red and blue buffs refreshed every two minutes in the wild.

He had expected this daily buff draw talent to be similar.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be such an overpowered buff.

Item upgrade!

Even with only five uses, it was enough to let him quickly upgrade from a makeshift weapon to something far better.

Moreover, he could draw a buff every day, meaning his talent would never be fixed.

It was a talent where anything was possible.

Lin Yifan’s heart raced with excitement, taking quite some time to calm down.

Then decisively, he lifted his head and fixed all his attention on the thatched hut, resolutely saying:

“Upgrade the thatched hut!”