Beginner Gift Pack

At that moment, on North-South Street in Juxia City, in front of Jiuyang Restaurant

A black-haired boy stopped writing in his mind and turned to look at the snow-white orb floating beside him.

"Xiao Xue, is this enough?"

Xiao Xue bobbed gently, as if nodding.

"Mhm, that's enough. Now you just need to wait here quietly for a little while, and someone will come take you to get something to eat."

"Okay! I get it. I just have to wait, and then I can eat." The black-haired boy—Su Bai—nodded hard, his expression exceptionally serious.

Clearly, the words "something to eat" held a great deal of appeal for him.

Xiao Xue sighed silently.

It was all its fault.

This was its first mission, after all. It had been careless while traveling through time and space and failed to protect Su Bai's soul, leaving it damaged and affecting his mind.

Simply put, he'd become an idiot.

He used to be able to slack off now and then, but now it had no choice but to take responsibility from beginning to end.

Fortunately, writing a diary could help his soul recover little by little.

Until then, all it had to do was protect him.

"Before Qilin gets here, claim the Beginner Gift Pack you get for writing your first diary. Then I'll show you which of the rewards you can reveal."

Xiao Xue considered it for a moment, then said this to Su Bai.

"I have to write more? This is exhausting..." Su Bai immediately deflated, but obediently did as he was told.

He understood that Xiao Xue wouldn't hurt him—but why was he so sure?

Mhm, it was probably intuition! That was it.

In his mental space, Su Bai opened the system panel and pressed "Claim" on the Beginner Gift Pack.

The pack opened, and several items appeared.

Xiao Xue leaned in to inspect them carefully, then turned and signaled for Su Bai to continue writing his diary.

On a street in Juxia City

Qilin, who was driving, suddenly froze.

"Hm? It updated again?"

The diary on the passenger seat opened by itself once more, and she immediately understood.

But she was driving right now, so it wasn't convenient to read it.

As soon as she thought this, the diary suddenly turned into a streak of light and flew straight into her mind.

Qilin slammed on the brakes in fright.

Luckily, there weren't many cars on this stretch of road. Otherwise, she might have caused an accident.

Merlo Heavenly Court

"The diary updated again?" Keisha and Hexi, who had been sifting through information in an attempt to find the records of someone named "Su Bai," both looked up at the same time.

Rui Mengmeng also picked up the diary with curiosity. It was her day off, anyway, and the diary made for quite an interesting read.

Their gazes turned to the pages once more.

[Writing is so tiring... Xiao Xue had me claim the Beginner Gift Pack, then told me to choose some things to write down for my future "External Brains" to see.]

Beginner Gift Pack!

So it really was a system?

[Ugh, when is Qilin getting here? I want to eat...]

Seeing this, Qilin, who was driving, couldn't help smiling.

In such a hurry? Don't worry, your Sister Qilin will be there soon.

[The first reward is an ability—"Space Ability." I don't need to chant or have coordinates. As long as I remember a place, I can teleport straight there. Even a photo will do. I can create an alternate space or use the ability to fight enemies. Xiao Xue said that with this, I can go anywhere whenever I want.]

[I think this one is especially great! That way, whenever I want to eat something, I can have it right away~]

[The second reward is called "Harmony of Tuning." The ability is... to gain an immortal, indestructible body that never ages... Does that mean I'll turn into a zombie? And even if I die, I can be reborn. I don't have any fatal weaknesses, and I can also control others through the "Shore Flower."]

[But Xiao Xue says it just means being immortal and indestructible; I won't turn into a zombie. Zombies are so ugly. I don't want to become one. Mhm... If I turned into a zombie, I wouldn't be able to taste delicious food anymore!]

[The third one has such a strange name. It's called Combat Intuition. The description says that the combat experience of a powerful warrior from another world will become an instinct in your body.]

Merlo Heavenly Court

Hexi lightly tapped the diary with her slender finger, her gaze narrowing.

"Space Ability, immortality, and the combat experience of a powerful warrior... Heh, that's practically an unbeatable setup right from the start."

Keisha nodded seriously.

"Indeed. With these abilities, at least his survival is no longer a problem. And this Space Ability... It seems different from the kind we know."

A burning light flashed in Hexi's eyes.

"If he can reach a destination as long as he remembers what it looks like—even a photograph will do... This completely overturns our existing understanding of physics. I'd love to study the theory behind it..."

Keisha paid no attention to her friend's eager expression. Her gaze remained fixed on the second ability.

"Simply being immortal, indestructible, and ageless isn't that remarkable. In a sense, you and I have already reached that state."

She paused, her tone turning serious.

"I'm more concerned about the ability to 'control others through the Shore Flower.' How powerful is it? Could even you and I... fall victim to it?"

Hexi fell silent for a moment.

It was a question they couldn't afford to ignore.

Then a smile returned to Hexi's face.

"Let's not assume the worst. He's looking for 'External Brains,' isn't he? Why don't you make a sacrifice, old woman? You could whip one up for the kid in no time."

Keisha helplessly rubbed her forehead.

"The situation is still unclear. What if he's actually an old monster hiding his true nature? And why don't you make a sacrifice yourself?"

Hexi shrugged.

"Look, you just said it yourself: we still don't know what's going on. If we don't even know who we're looking for, then worrying about it now is just a waste of effort, isn't it?"

"As for sacrificing myself... It's not out of the question. If he really needs an 'External Brain,' I wouldn't mind helping the kid grow up a little."

Keisha paused, then chuckled.

"Let's have the Little Angels search thoroughly first."

Hexi nodded in agreement with Keisha, then added,

"But we can't make it too obvious. If he really is as the diary describes, and gets targeted by people with ulterior motives like he said... that wouldn't be good."

Meanwhile, in the apartment, Rui Mengmeng covered her mouth tightly, afraid she might cry out.

"S-so amazing..." she whispered haltingly, her eyes full of wonder and curiosity.

On the other side of the street, Qilin had arrived on North-South Street in Juxia City.

She parked across from Jiuyang Restaurant and quickly scanned the street.

Soon, her gaze settled on a black-haired boy.

His tousled black hair brushed his forehead, and his profile had clean, defined lines. His golden eyes stood out in the sunlight.

As for how Qilin knew at a glance that he was Su Bai—

Well, the diary was right: after his soul was damaged, an unmistakable air of "dullness" clung to him. His eyes, in particular, were clear with an almost childlike innocence.

Immortality... and abilities like that...

Qilin's heart pounded.

She was afraid all of this might be a trick, and that she was walking right into some carefully laid trap.

Yet she couldn't help feeling an irrepressible thrill at the thought that "superpowers might really exist."