“Xiao Fu, your brother made some money. I bought you the highest-end game pod. You can stay in it for a month without eating or drinking. Level up well inside, and you can even bring the strength into reality!”
Huh? Wait, who are you, buddy?
Chu Fu regained consciousness and realized she was trapped in a pitch-black world.
But she could hear sounds from the outside—whoever was speaking was right by her ear.
She could even feel the warmth of their breath, but Chu Fu couldn’t respond.
Soon, the voice moved farther away.
“I’m leaving my sister in your care. Make sure to feed her nutrient solution every month on schedule to keep her online. I’ll come to check on her!”
“Don’t worry, Mr. Chu Feng. Our hospital is also researching whether using game helmets can stimulate responses in vegetative patients and help them recover from locked-in syndrome.”
Hearing this, Chu Fu’s scalp felt like it was splitting from pain, as a flood of another person’s eighteen years of memories poured into her mind.
Chu Fu, Chu Feng!
Three years ago, a car accident took their parents in one blow, leaving her a vegetative state. The only one who came out whole was Chu Feng.
And the rich kid who crashed into their family kept pressuring her brother, got forgiveness from other victims, and ended up with just seven years in prison.
This memory felt so familiar!
Wasn’t this the unfinished novel she’d stayed up all night reading yesterday, Reborn: The King of Slaughter in Online Games?
The novel described Blue Planet suddenly being graced by a game called Prime Gate. It was said that clearing the game would grant a final grand prize of 10 billion.
This instantly drew global attention, countless players flocked in, and Prime Gate became a second world.
In reality, corporations and the wealthy established countless gaming studios, spawning a legion of star players.
To cover the medical costs of his vegetative sister Chu Fu, Chu Feng joined a studio to farm for gold.
Despite his strength and talent, the studio kept him in chains, working harder than a coal miner in a black-market pit.
And a year later, the monsters from the game actually descended into reality.
Blue Planet’s land was also affected by unknown substances, expanding ten thousand times.
Survival became incredibly harsh. People could only gain power in the game to fight monsters in reality.
In her first life, Chu Fu was killed by monsters in the very first wave of the game’s invasion.
Chu Feng survived for ten years.
He ultimately perished under the extreme weather of an elemental tide—intense cold, blistering heat, and the overwhelming fire meteors of the Fire Spirit King.
Then, Chu Feng was reborn!
In his second life—after rebirth—Chu Feng awakened the SSS-grade King of Slaughter, became a Shadow Assassin, and charged forward without resistance.
He even gave his sister an advanced game pod ahead of schedule and picked the best hospital for her treatment.
Chu Fu was that vegetative sister who lay there until the novel was abandoned, never waking up.
“Who wants to be a vegetable?”
As soon as Chu Fu spoke, a voice echoed deep within her soul.
[ID Confirmed: Who Wants to Be a Vegetable]
Huh?
Wait!
It turned out that when she was accepting the memories, the game kept asking her to name herself, and she blurted out this ridiculous name.
Before she could argue, the scene before her suddenly shifted.
A gate opened amid the stars, countless lights illuminating her darkened world, and Chu Fu’s body was involuntarily drawn into it.
The ethereal voice spoke again.
[You have crossed the Prime Gate. Your innate talent has awakened.]
[You have awakened the S-grade talent: Plant Person.]
[S-grade talent Plant Person:
Feature 1: Plant Mutation—You can make plants grow rapidly and mutate.
Feature 2: Plant Control—Plants you nurture will be under your command.
Feature 3: Wood-element magic power increased by 100%.]
“So I really am a plant person!”
Chu Fu grumbled.
She realized she couldn’t go back. Thinking of her own ordinary life in her original world, she suddenly found the current situation not so bad.
At least, the vast, thrilling game world described in the book piqued her immense interest.
In her original reality, her parents were divorced and each started new families. Since childhood, she had been passed around like a hot potato, and not a cent of support was given.
After high school, she went straight to working in a factory. Reading novels was one of the few hobbies she had that cost nothing, brought joy, and broadened her horizons.
Now, even if she wasn’t the lead in the novel, she was at least connected to the main character!
In the book, whether Chu Feng forgot or the author overlooked it, her vegetative character never made an appearance until the story was abandoned.
How could that stand?
She needed to fight monsters and level up fast, find Chu Feng early, and latch onto that big, strong thigh of his.
And her talent wasn’t bad either!
It was only a step below the top SSS and SS grades, still one in a million.
Chu Fu’s lips curled into a smile, and her eyes sparkled.
[Based on the scan, your base stats are: Physique 1, Strength 1, Agility 1, Spirit 10.]
Chu Fu’s smile froze.
No more laughing!
Normal humans averaged a 5, and her Physique, Strength, and Agility were all 1.
That was just too realistic!
Before she could complain, countless statues appeared in the space around her: armored warriors, mages in flowing robes, archers with bows, and assassins with daggers.
Statues of all professions.
Soon, several statues stepped forward, glowing with a golden light that indicated they could be chosen.
[Based on your talent attributes, the following professions are recommended.]
[Life Profession: Farmer.]
[Life Profession: Florist.]
[Half-Life, Half-Combat Profession: Plant Scholar.]
[Combat Profession: Wood-Element Mage.]
[Combat Profession: Toxin Master (Special Profession).]
[Gray statues cannot be selected. Player’s base stats are insufficient.]
Within Prime Gate, initial awakenings came in four tiers: common, special, hidden, and unique.
Naturally, the rarer the profession, the stronger it was.
After observing, Chu Fu found she couldn’t choose professions like Warrior or Archer.
She had little choice in the matter.
An option with a special profession popped up without much hesitation, and Chu Fu selected the fifth statue.
The moment she chose it, a substance greenish and speckled with purple-and-blue hues flowed into Chu Fu’s body.
[You have become a Toxin Master.]
[You gain Toxin Master feature: All skill attacks deal Toxin damage equal to 10% of spell damage, ignoring physical defense.]
[You gain Toxin Master starting skill: Toxin Technique—Releases a Toxin attack causing 110% of spell attack as Toxin damage, lasting 15 seconds, with a poison effect every 3 seconds, stackable up to 5 layers.]
[Profession selection complete.]
[Do you wish to enter the game now?]
“Yes.”
[You have entered Prime Gate, Newbie Village 0308888.]
Her vision went black briefly, and a slight weightlessness set in. When she opened her eyes, Chu Fu noticed a more obvious change: she stood at the entrance of a village. The village was not small, and the noise of bustling people filled the air.
A constant stream of people moved back and forth, all dressed in coarse linen clothes and carrying wooden weapons.
Further ahead was the area beyond the village, where red-eyed rabbits hopped in the grass.
As soon as a rabbit appeared, dozens of weapons would strike at it, cutting it down into a flash of white light.
Many people were arguing.
Just then, a harsh voice shouted, "The Huanyu Studio has taken over this spot. Who the hell told you to steal our monsters here? Get lost, or else we'll kill you right now."
"Don't say I didn't warn you newbies—dying in [The Primordial Gate] means your character gets deleted.
If you die today, you'll have to wait 24 hours before you can play again.
Right now, the servers are packed, and reservations take half a month. Even your talent level will drop.
Our Huanyu Studio was founded by Wan Huanyu, the son of the chairman of Wan Tu Real Estate in Linjiang City.
Our boss says the studio is hiring combat-type players with A-rank talent or higher—starting base salary of 10,000.
Life-type players with B-rank or higher—starting base salary of 5,000.
Make money while gaming—don't miss out!"
Chu Fu paused in her steps, and her body stiffened.
A surge of anger naturally rose within her.
Wan Huanyu!
He was the fiancé of Sun Jingya, the one responsible for that chain car accident—and a passenger in the same vehicle.
It was also him who dragged out the payment for Chu Fu's medical bills and forced Chu Feng to sign a letter of understanding.
This was Chu Fu's enemy.
Perhaps because Chu Fu's gaze was too full of hatred, the burly warrior in charge of recruiting for the Huanyu Studio locked eyes on her. His face instantly lit up.
Chu Fu had been in a car accident at age 15 and had lain in bed for three years. She was frail, looking as if a gust of wind could blow her over. Her face was as small as a palm, with grape-sized, pitch-black eyes that resembled the most delicate and beautiful doll.
Pale skin, a thin body, and a childlike expression.
She seemed like someone weak and easy to bully.
"Little beauty, are you a mage? What's your talent? What's your class? Want to join the Huanyu Studio?"
A warrior with the ID Huanyu Kuangba approached her.
