Transmigrator

The dim sky seemed to hold an unshakeable gloom. Upon the desolate, ruined land, ancient melodies converged into a form of Call, echoing ceaselessly…

"Mmm…"

As his consciousness flickered, Zhou Xu, jolted from his slumber, frowned and slowly opened his eyes.

The next second, his gaze fell upon a completely unfamiliar sky, a look of bewilderment appearing on his face.

Before he could ponder further, the cold touch on his back, coupled with the whistling cold wind, made him shiver and instinctively curl up.

At this moment, Zhou Xu quickly realized he was lying naked on an Altar made of piled stones. Strange symbols were drawn upon it, forming a circular array about five meters in diameter.

Zhou Xu's expression turned subtle as he looked at the array.

Simultaneously, he heard chanting from the perimeter and couldn't help but raise his head.

The next second, all he saw was a strange, desolate land. Below, he estimated twenty to thirty disheveled figures, clad in Beast skins like primitive people, were prostrating themselves.

Seeing him stand, they all raised their hands to the sky, knelt, and shouted in a language he couldn't understand at all.

The unfamiliar environment, the incomprehensible language, his naked body, and this bizarre scene caused Zhou Xu to tense up rapidly.

His gaze instinctively returned to the strange circular array, and his eyebrows twitched…

[Good heavens, this setup… did I fall into some cult ritual?!]

Almost as this thought flashed through Zhou Xu's mind, a thin, pale-faced woman from among the crowd below bowed and walked up to him.

She then knelt and presented a piece of Beast skin to him, presumably as clothing.

Although he felt his situation was dire and had no idea who these people were—they were incredibly strange—he knew he needed clothes in his current state.

Glancing at the woman with her head bowed, Zhou Xu snatched the Beast skin, unfurled it, and after a brief scan confirmed it was fine, wrapped it around himself, instantly feeling more comfortable.

During this process, a man from below also approached, holding something cupped in Beast skin.

Zhou Xu instinctively looked up.

What he saw made his heart lurch.

What was presented to him was a disfigured head!

While he had watched countless horror and gore films before, even enjoying them, he wasn't some pervert with mental issues.

When a real head was placed before him, the impact was far greater than any video could provide.

His face taut, Zhou Xu appeared outwardly calm.

His mind raced as the man reached him, knelt like the woman before him, and held the head high before his eyes.

Faced with this, Zhou Xu instinctively wanted to retreat but found, for some reason, that he had lost control of his body.

A deeper instinct seemed to compel him to extend his hands and pick up the head.

The next second, their eyes met. Zhou Xu quickly noticed that two balls of faint light flickered within the head's eye sockets, indicating this head was far from simple.

There was no time for him to think. The moment his gaze met the two balls of light, they seemed drawn by some force, following the direction of his sight and transforming into two tangible streams of energy that surged madly into his eyes.

But for some reason, at this moment of supposed terror, his mood inexplicably settled into a strange calm.

Even his mind, which had been chaotic from the shock of waking up, gradually cleared.

Gradually, images began to flash through his mind.

[I remember now. The class organized a graduation trip, and on the way, our bus got into an accident. I… died?]

Almost as this thought arose, the two balls of light from the head's eyes completely poured into his own.

At that moment, he felt a string of strange characters appear in his mind. The peculiar sensation made Zhou Xu feel dazed.

Meanwhile, the man and woman kneeling before him seemed to have had something confirmed, their emotions becoming completely excited as they raised their arms and shouted again.

The primitive people kneeling below heard them and joined in the cheers.

This scene further bewildered the already dazed Zhou Xu, especially with the strange characters constantly appearing in his mind.

At that moment, completely uncontrollably, Zhou Xu's lips parted several times. As he looked up, several harsh, ancient tones emerged from his mouth.

The next second, starting with the man and woman kneeling before him, windows displaying various information and data appeared above their figures.

The appearance of these windows was exactly like the character status panels he had seen in games he used to play.

At the same time, a voice echoed in his mind…

[Transmigrator identity confirmed. System loading, please wait…]

[System Notification: Congratulations to 'Zhou Xu' for obtaining the True Word 'Eye of Insight'.]

[System. True Word?]

Facing the barrage of information, Zhou Xu rubbed his temples hard, trying to focus.

[Wait, wait, calm down. The situation is I died in a car accident, then transmigrated. This seems like a game world, there's a system, and I'm surrounded by primitive people…]

As Zhou Xu struggled to organize his thoughts, a voice sounded by his ear…

"Chief? Chief?"

"Can you stop for a second? My mind's a mess."

The voice that kept interrupting his thoughts annoyed him slightly, but almost as soon as he said it, Zhou Xu's expression stiffened.

His gaze immediately fell on the man's terrified face.

"Just now. Was that you speaking?"

"Yes, yes."

"Say a few more words."

Although the other person didn't know what he meant, he still braced himself and spoke...

"Chief, it's getting dark. We need to find a place to set up camp quickly."

Hearing the other person's voice again, Zhou Xu couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Until just now, he hadn't understood a word these primitives were saying, but miraculously, he could understand them now.

He even thought back and realized that what he had blurted out was definitely not his native language, but theirs.

Yet, speaking it felt as natural as his mother tongue.

[Is this also the system's ability?]

I'm here, I'm here! I've brought civilization with me~