'Come together…'
'Have faith in your heart…'
'You are waiting for a train…'
'A train that will take you away…'
'You know where your heart is going, but you don't know where you will be taken…'
'But it doesn't matter because we are together.'
Tang Hong looked down at the mobile phone.
This was a brand new second-hand mobile phone that he carefully selected on Salted-Fish.com before placing an order for purchase.
It had a relatively large display size.
With the Blu-Ray version of iQIYI dedicated for their VIP Members combined with a free shipping 9.99 dollars black earphones and after turning on Dolby Surround Sound—Tang Hong felt that he had reached the pinnacle of life and was standing on top of the world.
At this moment.
Silence reigned throughout the entire train.
As if Tang Hong was the only passenger in it.
"En."
"This Feilipu earphone is not bad." Tang Hong touched the surface of the earphone on the right side. Although he didn't know what was good about its matte surface, he could feel that it was a little slippery to the touch.
Maybe this was what having a matte surface meant.
It was just 9.99 dollars plus free shipping anyway, so it was fine so long as it was usable.
As for the more expensive earphones with multiple functions such as Bluetooth, wireless capability, improved ergonomics, and a series of high-end features, he felt that those were not of much use to him.
Besides, he couldn't even afford it.
His family didn't own a mine for where they could source their money from.
As a result, he wouldn't just spend hundreds and thousands on mere earphones.
"It would be great if my family owns a mine."
Tang Hong rolled his eyes and continued watching the film. The movie-watching experience was excellent, and he was also engrossed and deeply immersed in the movie. He watched the movie at 1.5 times the speed, so it ended quickly.
Once the movie was done, he put his phone into his pocket.
He then grabbed the earphones, kneaded them into a ball, and put it in his pocket too.
And then…
Tang Hong really wanted to sit properly and enjoy this train trip without squinting his eyes.
But a couple was sitting beside him and they were behaving intimately.
Their heads seemed to be glued together and they were also watching a movie.
Tang Hong glanced at the movie they were watching and saw that it was a cartoon.
He glanced furtively once more.
The girl was wearing a thin black sweater and an orange-pink long coat of unknown material on her shoulders. She had light makeup, silver earrings, and her cheeks were red, making others feel like biting it.
Her style and demeanor didn't seem to fit that of a student.
She seemed to have a noble disposition.
Although he knew this girl who was year one in the same university as him, their relationship was only that of nodding to each other if they passed by. This time, they just happened to be in the same carriage. Tang Hong didn't dare to look any further and retracted his gaze. Sitting in a daze and slightly embarrassed, he could only look out the window of the train.
Outside was a large forest that looked green and vibrant.
'Spring is coming…'
Tang Hong adjusted his gaze and sitting posture.
A strange pressure enveloped his body and mind, and he gradually felt discomfort.
'The season of recovery…'
He adjusted his sitting posture again, still uncomfortable.
"Let's just play with the phone."
Tang Hong took out the brand new second-hand mobile phone in the left pocket of his dark gray sportswear. He looked at it and saw that the battery level was at 29%.
The battery icon in the upper right corner had turned yellow.
Watching movies would consume a lot of battery, so he decided to listen to songs.
After listening to two songs that sounded nothing but noisy to him, he decided to browse the news.
After an unknown period of time passed, the sound of advertisements echoing throughout the train rang in his ears.
The advertisement roughly said that Hua Country's EMU technology far surpassed anything else in the same technology category in the world. Its accident rate was basically zero.
One could say that this technology had already become the symbol of Hua Country's manufacturing industry, as well as their international business card.
"The North European Union asked our Hua Country for help in building trains?"
After the initial astonishment and surprise, national pride replaced all thoughts in Tang Hong's mind.
Tang Hong looked up at the LCD screen hanging at the rear of the carriage. The development process of Hua Country's EMU technology was turned into a series of pictures on the screen that caught his eyes.
'Wait!"
'What happened?'
'It seems that something weird was integrated into it… Something totally unrelated to the EMU technology…'
Tang Hong's heart jumped and he sat straight.
He tried turning his head and closing his eyes, but the signs and numbers that popped up all of a sudden still existed before his eyes.
They moved along the movement of his vision.
It was like a shadow that followed him and couldn't be ignored.
It was a luminous pentagonal frame.
A large number of magical scenes involving movies, novels, animations, and games flashed across Tang Hong's mind.
He was dazed for a while. After sorting out his thoughts, he took a closer look.
All of a sudden.
A mysterious and mystical series of information appeared right in front of his eyes.
Ding Dong!
'[Power of the All-Knowing Almighty] support system is being activated…'
'The matching rate is zero. Impossible…'
Activation failed…'
'System breakdown…'
"???"
Tang Hong was rendered speechless. His mind became full of question marks. He couldn't help but subconsciously scratch his forehead and scalp. Could it be that he wasn't an ordinary person, but a mental patient whose illness has been in hiding in the past 20 years?
In the very next moment…
The mysterious flow of information once again emerged in front of him.
Ding Dong!
'[Power of the Supreme Life Body] support system is being activated…'
'The match rate is zero… Impossible.'
'Activation failed…'
'System breakdown…'
'All-knowing almighty, the supreme life body.'
'Their names alone sound so domineering…'
Tang Hong's eyes lit up.
But then he fell into despair. 'Why have all of them failed to activate? This is unscientific!'
What did it mean by the match rate being zero?!
He was obviously very suitable!
Tang Hong became angry.
He couldn't help but knock on his forehead.
Whenever the desktop computer that they had in their home crashed, his father often repaired it with a knock. The computer and the human brain were similar, so this method should work on either of the two.
'The Power of the All-knowing Almighty!'
'The Power of the Supreme Life Body!'
'Don't even think about running. I want both! Not a single one of them should be missing!'
Tang Hong's eyes then went dark.
Just as he was about to become excited… He heard, saw, and sensed the tremendous changes currently occurring in the flow of information throughout his body.
Ding Dong!
'[Power of One] support system is being activated…'
The matching rate is about zero…'
'The database verification failed.'
'Trying to activate…'
'Integration is successful…'
Ding Dong!
'The [Power of One] can also transcend the mortal limit, everything is possible.'
'Please accept the initial guidance of the [Power of One] support system.'
'Start cultivating as soon as possible, and become stronger as soon as possible.'
"Power of One?"
Tang Hong's fragile heart was overwhelmed.
It was like a roller coaster, going up and down.
After referencing various movie plots, Tang Hong realized that this was an incredibly rare opportunity that could change his life.
It was a pity that these changes in his life happened too fast. Tang Hong became lost in a daze and he fell silent.
'All-knowing almighty, supreme life body, look at how mighty and domineering these two names are…'
Why is it that when it was his time, both of them simultaneously failed to activate?
"Forget it, forget it." Tang Hong believed that one must not be too greedy.
Having a system was better than not having one.
"If I am successful in my cultivation, maybe I will become the only transcendent being in the world. I can have whatever I want then."
With a smile on his face, Tang Hong was ready to receive the initial guidance of the [Power of One].
He had experienced the cruelty of the world and reality, Tang Hong knew not to be greedy.
However, good things are hard to come by, and the abnormal changes in the information flow made Tang Hong speechless. The smile at the corners of his mouth instantly solidified and his whole person was almost like a sculpture.
But good things were often hard to come by…
The abnormal changes in the flow of information.
Ding Dong!
'A malfunction appeared in [Power of One]'s support system (the intelligence mechanism escaped)'
'Troubleshooting (please click here)'
'Restart the system (please click here)'
"I…"
Tang Hong's breath was stuck in his throat and he almost exploded on the spot.
"This is too much!"
"I'm clicking troubleshoot!"
"But nothing happens… the system restart isn't working too… may the heavens take pity on me."
Tang Hong kept clicking seriously.
After a long time.
Tang Hong felt an indescribable deep loneliness.
Ding Dong!
'[Power of One] support system is activated.'
'The [Power of One] can also transcend the mortal limit!'
Current status:
Mortal: Extremely small and weak creature.
Willpower: 33%
Strength: 27%
Realm: 0.00
Individual Value: 1
"Individual Value?"
"What does this mean?"
Out of habit, Tang Hong took out his mobile phone with a face of helplessness.
Just at this moment, he heard the sound of a prompt informing every passenger of the train's entry into the station.
'Passengers, the train has arrived at Yunhai Station, please take your luggage and valuables and alight from the right side of the direction the train is moving. When getting off, please pay attention to the gap between the train and the platform.'
On his side…
The couple who had been glued together all the way finally got up. The girl turned her head and waved to Tang Hong. "We shall be leaving first, senior. Goodbye."
"En."
Tang Hong nodded.
He sat in the same position without moving, still immersed in the surprise, astonishment, and shock of obtaining a system. He was also in an unspeakable daze.
'Who can tell me?'
'Why did the intelligence mechanism escape?'
The Labor Day holiday was about to end.
Tang Hong, who took the train back to school, had no other choice but to stand up and move through the gap between the seats on both sides.
He followed the crowd and prepared to get off the train.
Then…
His gaze moved slightly.
Through the window, Tang Hong saw a girl in a fashionable dress leaning on her boyfriend's left shoulder in the distance.
"Isn't that tiring?"
Tang Hong expressed this doubt from the bottom of his heart.
Ding dong!
A stream of information flickered right in front of Tang Hong's eyes.
'Experience a train journey alone for the first time. Individual Value has increased by 1.'