Transmigrated into the World of "Divine Revelation"

"Phew!"

Beneath a glow of sacred white light, the exhausted Chen Xinhe bathed in its radiance and let out a long breath.

The stats of the game character he controlled were recovering at a visible rate.

"If only I had the money to buy an advanced gaming pod!"

"Then I could grind in the game for seven days before logging out, instead of having to take a twelve-hour break every three days like I do now."

Chen Xinhe called up the system panel. Looking at his nearly full health bar, he gave a self-deprecating smile.

"If I'm going to fantasize, I might as well dream bigger. I could just live in the game and never wake up!"

Health: 13821/13821 (full)

All attributes restored. All negative statuses cleared.

Chen Xinhe pressed the virtual "Log out" button in the upper left corner without hesitation.

The next instant, the healing white light around him gradually faded, giving way to endless darkness.

Chen Xinhe closed his eyes and waited for the gaming pod to calm his nerves and reawaken his body inside it.

"One, two, three..."

It was a habit of his. Whenever he logged out, he counted while waiting to return to the real world. It usually took only sixty seconds.

"Fifteen, sixteen..."

The familiar sensation returned to his limbs, and his five senses gradually came back to life.

"Thirty, thirty-one... thirty-three... Huh?"

As sensation returned to his nerves and limbs, Chen Xinhe suddenly felt that something was wrong.

How had all his senses already returned when he had only counted to thirty-three?

Even through his closed eyes, he could feel a warm light, as if the sun were shining on his face.

How was that possible...?

The apartment he lived in was low-rent housing provided by the Federation for the poorest of the poor. It was essentially a super-deep basement. Where would sunlight come from?

And the way his limbs felt—this was nothing like his own body, which had gone years without exercise and was practically feeble.

His whole body felt full of strength, a bit like how it felt to control his character in the game "Divine Revelation."

Could I have clicked the wrong button? Did I not log out?

Chen Xinhe stopped counting and opened his eyes.

He found himself lying in a soft, classical European-style bed, with sunlight streaming through a small window at the side and falling on him.

An enormous, intricately decorated chandelier hung overhead, its candles already extinguished.

A small desk stood to one side, alongside a mahogany bookcase that covered an entire wall.

Th-this... where was this?

Where was my home?

Could someone have kidnapped me along with the gaming pod?

Impossible, right? What kidnapper would come to a basement in the slums to abduct someone?

Chen Xinhe turned his head to examine the room again, growing more and more bewildered.

Not only was his gaming pod nowhere in sight, but there were barely any modern amenities in the room. This place really did look like ordinary medieval Europe.

Knock, knock!

"My lord baron, are you awake?"

Baron?

Chen Xinhe suddenly realized something and looked himself up and down.

Muscular arms, eight-pack abs—this definitely wasn't him!

Could it be... had I transmigrated?

"My lord, you're awake!"

Before he could respond, a maid outside the door had already pushed it open and entered.

Seeing Chen Xinhe looking at her strangely, the maid hurriedly dropped to her knees and apologized.

"My lord! I didn't mean to disturb you."

"Miss Anna is here to see you. She's in the sitting room downstairs. Would you like to see her?"

"Ask her to wait a little longer. I'll be down right away."

Seeing that she hadn't been punished, the maid hurried to her feet and left, closing the door behind her.

Chen Xinhe paid no attention to that. He was still absorbed in his surroundings.

He could hardly believe his current situation. Compared with his living conditions in the Earth Federation, this place was practically heaven.

Only the environments in the virtual reality game "Divine Revelation" could compare to it.

Could I really have gotten this lucky and transmigrated into a strange ancient world with such comfortable living conditions?

And I'm a baron, too!

Wait, no!

He remembered that one moment he had been in the game, and the next he had arrived in this world.

Still unsure, Chen Xinhe called up the system panel.

Sure enough, the system panel appeared just as he had expected.

[Name: Lister Merick]

[Age: 29/113]

[Class: Warrior (martial arts)]

[Level: 17 (31/17000)]

[Health: 732/732]

[Stamina: 431/431]

[Attributes: strength 13, stamina 12, intelligence 13, agility 11]

[Skills: Merrick Saber Technique (rare) LV3 (21/30000): precisely strikes the target, dealing 282-354 damage (increased based on strength attribute). Merrick Breathing Technique (passive: unranked) LV2 (0/20000): strength +2]

[Overall rating: F]

[Experience: 1031]

Th-this... how is this possible? Did I log into someone else's account?

In disbelief, Chen Xinhe switched to the startup screen, preparing to log out of the game again.

But after searching for a long time, he found that the familiar system before him had no trace of the "Log out" button he remembered.

A chilling feeling crept into his heart, and his back grew soaked with sweat before he even noticed.

Could it be? Was this not medieval Europe at all?

Had I come to the world of "Divine Revelation"?

"My lord baron, Miss Anna is asking for you again."

The maid's cautious prompting sounded from outside the door once more.

"I know. Go downstairs."

With no time to think it over, Chen Xinhe opened the door and went downstairs.

There was indeed a young lady waiting in the sitting room.

She wore a long, white, off-the-shoulder dress, with a seemingly bottomless valley at her chest.

The woman's overall appearance and features were more Western, but by any standard of beauty, she was stunning enough to topple kingdoms!

Unfortunately, aside from being briefly dazed, Chen Xinhe had no other reaction.

In "Divine Revelation," where he had spent years, players could customize their faces however they liked. Seeing handsome men and beautiful women had long since become commonplace.

Unfortunately, everyone looked ordinary in real life. This was also one of the fundamental reasons why, no matter how the Earth Federation promoted it, it couldn't raise the birth rate.

Chen Xinhe's momentary daze at seeing her wasn't because of her nearly perfect face, but because this Miss Anna felt familiar to him.

Hearing the noise on the stairs, Miss Anna had already set down the teacup she was holding.

She didn't rise to greet him, however. She waited quietly for Chen Xinhe to sit down, with a trace of impatience deep in her eyes.

"What did you want to see me about?"

Chen Xinhe didn't know what his relationship with her was, but the maid had just been willing to risk entering his room and disturbing him for Miss Anna's sake.

Either this lady was romantically involved with him, or she came from a prominent family.

Chen Xinhe chose to get straight to the point, hoping to quickly brush her off.

Figuring out his current situation was his first priority now.

"Viscount Anbeite... that is, my father, has something for you."

"He said it would help you defeat Quint in the duel a month from now."

As Anna spoke, she took a wooden box from her bag, placed it on the table, and pushed it toward him.

Just as Chen Xinhe reached out to take the box, Anna's hand drew back sharply, as if startled, and a faint look of disgust flashed across her face.

But when Chen Xinhe looked at her in confusion, the disgust vanished instantly, replaced by a polite smile.

This only deepened Chen Xinhe's doubts. His relationship with this woman seemed to be very complicated!

"A duel?"

He soon registered what the woman had said.

What was this sudden duel about?

"Yes? Didn't you and Quint agree to it just yesterday?"

Seeing Lister like this, Anna's expression grew complicated.

She felt that Lister was acting strangely today, unlike the man she had known before.

The loathsome possessiveness and naked desire that had always been in his eyes were gone, replaced by bewilderment and calm.

But that wasn't enough to change the impression she already had of Lister.

"What? You don't like me anymore? You don't want to marry me now?"

"Or are you afraid because Quint is a duke's son?"

Silence...

Chen Xinhe's mind raced. Had his predecessor, Lister, liked the woman in front of him?

But he couldn't sense the slightest affection in her eyes. There seemed to be more disgust than anything else.

"In any case, the duel has already been arranged, and Duke Will II will personally witness it. You'd better spend this time practicing your family's Merrick Saber Technique."

With that, Anna rose and turned to leave, accompanied by an attendant.