The Captain Just Wants to Go Home and Play Games

Thinking about it, he was indeed a rather ordinary and slightly failed transmigator. Fortunately, he hadn't joined any multiversal chat groups, or Mo Yi would have been too embarrassed to leave automatically.

Mo Yi had originally thought his peaceful life would continue like this, but he never expected that a casual action from a few days ago...

His decision to rent out a spare room to earn some extra cash would change his uneventful life!

"Ding dong, ding dong—"

Just as Mo Yi was discussing with Demacia's Power, Garen, on how to catch an opponent off guard from the bushes in his dream, he wanted to roll around in bed a bit longer. However, he didn't expect the doorbell, which likely hadn't been rung in ages, to ring incessantly. As for the rental matter, Mo Yi's life was so fulfilling that he had long forgotten about it.

"Coming—"

Mo Yi casually threw on an outer layer to cover his pajamas and went to open the door.

"Hello—"

What met Mo Yi's eyes was a delivery person in a yellow uniform, with two long silver braided pigtails, and piercing blue eyes that instantly captured Mo Yi's attention... a delivery girl?

But why did she look so familiar?

Seventeen years had passed since his transmigration. Mo Yi, now a second-year high school student, found that many of his past memories had become somewhat blurred.

For some reason, upon seeing this girl, who could be considered beautiful by both Eastern and Western aesthetic standards, the word 'trouble' naturally popped into Mo Yi's mind.

This is a reference to my favorite novel, "Infinite Worlds are Fun," which I recently read. Just playing with a meme.

Chapter Two: My Name is Kiana Kaslana

My name is Mo Yi. The 'Mo' signifies 'no' emotions, and the 'Yi' signifies 'peaceful.' I'm an ordinary high school student striving to activate my cheat system.

Ten years ago, my parents' sudden passing left behind a house that, even by today's standards, was quite luxurious, with several floors. Furthermore, Mo Yi's parents had moved to Changkong City from elsewhere, and Mo Yi had no other relatives in Changkong City. Thus, the cliché plot of relatives bullying the younger Mo Yi and seizing his inheritance didn't happen.

Working part-time? Impossible! I'd never work part-time in my life!

As a promising young man with a cheat system, why would I focus on working part-time instead of developing my cheat system?

To sustain himself, relying solely on his parents' inheritance was unrealistic. With no savings and inflation, Mo Yi had to rely on his memories from his previous life, plagiarizing novels he'd read to become a great writer.

It turns out that no matter how good a person's innate conditions are, if they don't focus their efforts, they can't reach the pinnacle or become a leader in their field.

Take Mo Yi, for example. Because most of his attention was focused on mastering Honor of Kings, even with a complete template from another world in his mind, he only managed to become a moderately successful novelist, barely maintaining his life, stuck between the first and second tiers.

This is actually quite normal. Different worlds have different cultural differences. What's popular in one world doesn't necessarily mean it will be popular in this world at this point in time, even if you copy it directly.

Ten years ago, Dou Qi Transforming into a Horse might have been successful. Ten years later, even Dou Qi Transforming into a Dragon, with ten fiancées breaking off engagements in one day, wouldn't resonate with readers.

To understand this from an Eastern philosophical perspective, any success is a miracle that emerges only when the right time, place, and people align.

Of course, Mo Yi was very busy. Besides daily life and attending school, his main focus was on mastering Honor of Kings.

Especially after what happened ten years ago, Mo Yi realized that this world was different from the one he transmigrated from.

This world possessed supernatural abilities and magic that previously only existed in Mo Yi's imagination.

No matter how successful he was in the cultural industry or how much money he made, one day, a purple potato might snap its fingers in some corner of the universe, and he would vanish without a trace without even realizing it.

So, what was the point of earning so much money?

If he had no way to become stronger, no way to avoid such a tragic fate, and was resigned to destiny, being a literary plagiarist was a decent choice.

But with his cheat system, he could change his own destiny. If he didn't focus his efforts on it and one day got caught in the aftermath of a battle between other supernatural ability users, dying would only be his own fault. He would have died in vain.

Of course, after ten years of development, Mo Yi had come to understand this world much better. Those with extraordinary power were not called supernatural ability users; the mainstream societal term was 'cultivator.' They absorbed spiritual energy from the air. Of course, in some places, the energy that made people stronger was called 'magic power,' but it was essentially the same thing, just with different names.

Cultivators are those who can absorb spiritual energy to strengthen and evolve themselves. Among them, some awaken special abilities, such as manipulating flames, controlling gravity, or growing stronger by absorbing negative emotions. These individuals are also known as Awakened.

Awakened are necessarily cultivators, but cultivators are not necessarily Awakened.

This sounds a bit convoluted. To put it simply, imagine everyone playing a game called "Honkai Impact 3rd." All players are called players, but those who spend money are called paying players.

Paying players are definitely players, but players are not necessarily paying players. A regular player is merely there to contrast with the paying players, serving as a foil to enhance their gaming experience. Under equal skill, paying players are simply superior. Yes, it's roughly that principle.

Ordinary cultivators are like regular players, and Awakened are like paying players. At the same level, Awakened with special abilities are simply superior to ordinary cultivators.

However, as an ordinary person, Mo Yi could only gather information up to this extent.

There was no more information about cultivators available online, as if it were sealed off by some unknown force, separating the world of cultivators from that of ordinary people.

Of course, Mo Yi wasn't without a way to understand the shrouded world of cultivators. As long as he participated in the certification at the Cultivator Association, which had branches in every city, he could become a certified cultivator and naturally learn more.

Indeed, after years of development, parents no longer took pride in having their children study science, engineering, and mathematics. Entering a cultivator academy, which was beyond the reach of ordinary people, was considered a truly secure future. Academic subjects were only chosen by children who failed the aptitude tests.

Of course, the proportion of people with cultivation aptitude was extremely small, roughly one percent.

As for why Mo Yi didn't reveal that he was actually a cultivator and join the Cultivator Association?

It was for the sake of "low-key development," of course!

Among the many heroes in Honor of Kings, Mo Yi had the most contact with the bald demon king, Ryze. He not only learned various spells and runes from him but was also influenced by the hero's philosophy.

His favorite saying was that only by settling down, enduring loneliness, and studying diligently could one become a true mage.

In simpler terms: "Develop stealthily, don't be reckless! Wait until I have my six core items, and then I'll crush you by mashing the keyboard!"

Therefore, Mo Yi chose to maintain his identity as an ordinary person and focus on playing games.

Who knew that after entering the world of cultivators, he might not be able to maintain his current leisurely life? Unlike others, Mo Yi didn't need any cultivation resources or combat experience for now. He could become stronger just by playing games, so why would he get involved in the mess?

Especially since the abilities of Awakened were so varied. Who knew if someone might possess telepathy and see through all of Mo Yi's secrets!

Before his level and equipment were up, it was best to just lie low.

Besides, those with supernatural abilities were drawn to each other, and having such abilities meant trouble. To avoid attracting trouble, playing it safe, developing slowly, and farming for upgrades was the best choice for a late-game hero like Mo Yi.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong—"

The doorbell, unused for days, rang. Mo Yi went to answer it and saw a silver-haired girl with twin ponytails delivering takeout.

After the usual greeting of "Hello," Mo Yi followed his intuition that this girl was synonymous with "trouble." Before she could speak, he said, "I didn't order any takeout. You might have the wrong address."

"Then I won't disturb your work. Bye-bye."

With that, Mo Yi moved to close the door.

Although the girl was youthful and beautiful, with an exotic charm that was exactly Mo Yi's type as an Easterner – a white-haired girl – what did she have to do with him, Mo Yi?!