At this moment, Alex was eating the energy fruit, but waves of pain kept surging through him.
However, that didn't stop him from eating. After all, he was quite used to being beaten up like this. At least a dozen times, he had been beaten to the point of near death.
After struggling for a while, he finally finished eating. This could be considered one of the most difficult meals he had ever had since most of his teeth had been knocked out.
His body was now brimming with energy, but he didn't feel much stronger. He continued to sleep to accelerate the healing process.
His body was rapidly changing, and his appearance was becoming slightly more attractive. When he reached the peak of the first level, his looks would not be inferior to Spamati's.
A few hours later, Alex woke up and slowly stood up. Although he hadn't fully recovered to his best condition, at this level, defeating an ordinary person wouldn't be too difficult.
"Should I thank him or not? No, even though I don't know what happened after I passed out, I'm sure it's because I was too weak, so he got bored. He wants me to become stronger quickly so I can withstand his beatings for longer. Haiz, I didn't expect that just as I started my journey to change the future, I would face such a troublesome situation. This guy showed up so early and is so strong, but why don't I have any impression of him? Logically, he should become a dominant figure in the future, right?"
Alex didn't just stand there in a daze. After waking up, he continued moving forward. As he walked, he pondered why Spamati wasn't famous in the future.
After thinking for a bit, he finally understood.
"So that's it. With such an arrogant and reckless personality, it wouldn't be surprising if he single-handedly challenged a major power. But maybe he's even crazier and decided to test whether a nuclear bomb could kill him. With his way of doing things, it would be more surprising if he didn't die early. Alright, no more thinking about him. Only by becoming strong enough can I stop that madman."
Now, he had two main goals: the first was to eat every energy fruit he saw along the way. The second was to find Mia as soon as possible to make her quickly become stronger.
Although Mia would later become a saint, her initial path was fraught with difficulties because she was disabled.
With the impending war, Alex didn't want her to waste too much time at this early stage.
Given her abilities, as long as her legs could grow back, she would be able to handle everything easily afterward. To achieve that, she only needed to reach the second stage.
Currently, Alex was at the second stage of the Awakening level, which meant he had the strength to go anywhere in the world. To emphasize, that meant just traveling, not fighting - at this point, a pistol or a truck would still be enough to kill him.
Now, he faced a problem: how to accelerate Mia's process of becoming stronger. As he walked, he pondered:
"What should I do to optimize this? Should I take her wandering everywhere to look for energy fruits? But that would be quite dangerous because her body can't fight at the moment. Ah, that's right, I just need to increase my own strength and then take her to Ryan's place. With Ryan's capabilities, it wouldn't take long for him to recognize her value. The only prerequisite is that I need to be strong enough to catch his attention. Good, this way, I can rest assured and head to Vietnam after dealing with Mia's situation."
Why Vietnam? Is there something special about this country? In fact, there is, because it would become part of a major power in the future.
But the most important reason is geographical. Valoria is an island nation located east of Vietnam, close to both Vietnam and China. Vietnam is a bit closer than China, so it's the priority. Moreover, Vietnam is much weaker than China at this current stage.
There are two main reasons why Alex had to go abroad. The first is related to resources. Valoria doesn't have many resources because its territory isn't very large.
These resources are also used to support his future force, providing enough power to stand against future superpowers.
The second is to search for emperors, demons, and saints. Convincing the emperors and demons might be relatively difficult, but success with the saints is guaranteed. To build a strong enough force, gathering all the saints is necessary.
Perhaps it wasn't a coincidence, but all the emperors, demons, and saints were individuals who lived during the first phase of the transformation. Those born later could never reach the emperor level, whether on the side of humanity or the enemy.
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In another city, the person chosen by God... well, to be more accurate, the one God randomly selected - was quite pleased with the new life.
After feeling sorrow for losing his father and mother (even though it was his own impulsive actions that caused it), he was now experiencing the pinnacle of life.
Well, what he considered the pinnacle of life might not align with others' views.
He was currently reveling in the joy of having beautiful women devotedly love him and possessing top-tier power - stage three of the Awakening level.
At this moment, Carla wasn't aware if there was something wrong with her. After all, the items God provided were the best in the universe, guaranteed to have no flaws. She ran over to him, smiling.
"Jack, what do you plan to do next? Someone as talented as you surely won't just stay in one place, right?"
After a short time, she understood Jack's nature better, which only made her love him more.
It's just a nice thing to say, but the truth is after using the rewards obtained from God, anything related to Jack now felt perfect to Carla.
Seeing her like that for more than a day, Jack was used to it so he wasn't as surprised as he was at first. He nodded and smiled confidently.
"Hahaha, of course. Your future husband is naturally the best."
He indeed had a reason to feel this confident. First, there was the so-called confidence of those who had been transmigrated - those who always believed themselves to be smarter than all others.
It was truly puzzling how they could think a species similar to themselves, capable of building a civilization no less advanced than the old world, was somehow more foolish than they were—those who failed in the old world.
Perhaps the reason these individuals failed was that they were weak, foolish, and held such delusional beliefs.
However, at this moment, he suddenly felt a pang of sadness, reminiscing about the past, which made him feel a twinge of guilt.