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Chapter 4 - World History

After roughly cleaning the room, he began to take a simple break. He also found some clothing that probably belonged to the skeleton. After the transformation, his body looked great, and with some adjustments, these clothes fit him well.

Checking everything and ensuring all was in order, he began to analyze all the documents and books. The first thing he found out about his abilities was that his learning speed had skyrocketed, akin to a supercomputer with an incredibly fast processing speed—it only took him 5 minutes. He sorted out all the information he found in the books, and the first thing he noticed was that all the information he collected was directly absorbed into his brain.

It was like in a game when a player touches a skill book, and they can get the information directly to their brain. The same thing happened to him. When he touched the books and documents, they turned into data and absorbed into his brain to process the information.

This may seem like nothing much, but it's still terrifying to think that he touched something, and it was turned into data and got absorbed into his brain. After thinking about it, he found out the reason for it. It was his third authority, [Data Absorption], he got from his eyes; when he tried to learn something, it activated subconsciously.

He thought about using this authority carefully. Also, he found out the limitation of the ability: he cannot use this authority without touching the thing he wants to absorb.

The first thing he found out after sorting out all the information he gained from books and documents was that this world underwent some advancements. He began to organize the information into key points.

1. The name of this world is Blue Planet because there is so much water here compared to land. This world looks similar to Earth, but there are some differences. Blue Planet is 10 times the size of his previous Earth. Not only that, but this planet is sustaining not only humans but also all kinds of supernatural races, including vampires, demons, dragons, etc. There's more, but he cannot list everything, so he chooses the most dominant ones.

2. This world has something called mana, akin to the fantasy concept, but here it's a genuine energy that can be used for magic, swordsmanship, and as an energy source to support superpowers for those who awaken in the first place.

3. This planet is mostly similar to his previous world, with humans living on it without any care. However, something changed 500 years ago when this planet experienced a mana apocalypse. Yes, that's what they call this event, but why? There is a simple reason. In this apocalypse, 80% of the human population died, and their bodies turned into energy to aid the transformation of the planet. There's always a bad and good side to everything, so after the apocalypse, humans began to awaken superpowers or, in simple terms, innate abilities based on their genetic information.

4. Apocalypse happened, and humans gained something from it, so they eventually forgot about the 80% population loss. After decades of development, things may seem beautiful, but they are not. Other races came to this world for the fresh mana that could be found here due to recent changes in the environment. Most of these races came from other worlds, and the first race to arrive was the demon race. The first thing they did was attempt to exterminate humans, as they saw no reason to share something they could take for themselves.

5.Humans initiated a counterattack, and this war is still ongoing. Then, the next race to arrive was vampires. They also used humans as a food source because human blood tasted good, as stated in the books. Now, humans faced two enemies simultaneously, leading to a significant drop in their population to the point of nearing extinction.

6. Then came hope for humans when the third race, dragons, arrived on this world. Feeling compassion for humans, they began to work with them. The information about dragons working with humans, he doubted this information the first time but he continued reading. The first person to make a pact with the Dragon King was named [Adam Zenith], a hero who gained something from the war.

Adam received a land, a small continent on this planet, and he named it after himself, calling it Zenith Continent. It comprised 120 cities, a significant number on a planet ten times the size of his previous world.

7. This is how humans acquired some land on their own home planet, but the war never truly ended; humans only gained some time. Two hundred years later, in the ongoing war with demons and vampires, another mindless race, the [demonic beasts], emerged from the cracks in space, known as dungeons. Human population once again dropped to the point of nearing extinction. However, humans found another hero, named [Zelda Twilight]. She discovered the use of mana in the environment and shared information on how to harness it. Humans began utilizing these methods to gain magic and swordsmanship. Despite everything, humans were still struggling, slightly above the bottom.

8. Three hundred years later, humans experienced some relief and progress, yet the demonic beasts remained a significant issue. To protect the population, a massive wall was constructed. Humans, known for their adaptability, intermarried with other races, giving rise to hybrid races. However, this led to issues of bloodline hierarchy and discrimination, indicating that conflicts persisted.So conflict never is the problem in the first place.

He understands the information, and he has sorted out everything. He has come to the conclusion that this world is incredibly dangerous. If he goes outside now, he'll die in a week or two. The problem is that both of his abilities are supportive, no matter how powerful they may be. However, one thing he understands is that his abilities have infinite potential to grow. But there is no way he'll survive until he becomes powerful. After thinking for a while, he came to the conclusion that if he does not possess any attack skills, he has to create one for himself.

So, he began to analyze the situation and consider what to do next. He noticed a black watch he had found at the garbage disposal site where he woke up. A crazy idea struck him, and he touched the watch, activating his third authority [Data Absorption]. The watch transformed into data, absorbed into his hand, traveled to his brain, and his consciousness sorted out the data with rapid calculation and analytics.

Then he thought about an operating system he used in his past life. His past world was technologically advanced, so he applied that idea and utilized the data from this watch.

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[AN - This was a highly advanced AI watch in this world, similar to a smartphone in our world.]