2: Section 2

[Skill: Gathering L1]

Every time he checked his data panel, a sense of despair would drift around Su Ming's body.

Others were either Mages or Swordsmen; even at their worst, they could snag a Berserker class to save face.

But what about him?

A Gatherer!

Ha!—

Chapter 2: The Alarmed Angel Civilization

Chapter 2: The Alarmed Angel Civilization

[Ding!—]

[Stone-skinned Wild Boar has died.]

[Congratulations, you have obtained: Class EXP +5, Bloodied Bristle *1]

Staring at the grave-like mound for a long time, the corners of Su Ming's mouth twitched into a bitter, self-deprecating smile: "Who says a Life-profession class can't kill people?"

If nothing else...

Without the Gathering skill, it would have been impossible for Su Ming to move out of the hunter uncle's house and own the first house of his life within less than three days of joining the tribe.

Emmm...

Even if it was just a crude shell of a house.

What's ridiculous is...

That isolated shell of a house was built by Su Ming in less than a day!

The specific process was simple.

Even simpler than [Minecraft].

Through the Gathering skill, Su Ming could easily gather a large amount of standard materials, including stones, wood, and clay.

Finding a suitable spot to settle...

Through Gathering, he manually [excavated] a foundation one meter wide and one meter high.

Then he placed stone cubes one by one, filling the gaps in between with clay, building it up level by level until the house frame was completely formed.

Finally...

He used wood for the beams and stone slabs for the roof!

Don't ask where the stone slabs came from.

Thinking back to how he used the Gathering skill's mechanics to perform precision cutting on the stone cubes made Su Ming's head ache.

Fortunately, the wood gathered through the skill wasn't in standard cubes, but in the form of debarked, dried logs!

But...

No matter how many limitations L1 Gathering had...

At the very least, this was Su Ming's own house, his home in this strange world!

Moreover, it was sturdy enough to withstand the knife-like cold winds of the North.

If he had to name a flaw, it would be the lack of earthquake resistance, but there was no helping it; L1 Gathering only handled resource acquisition, and as a Gatherer, he didn't possess material synthesis abilities.

He sighed.

He casually assigned the 5 points of Class EXP to the Gathering skill.

He wanted to see...

Just why this pure life-type class, Gatherer, was considered a Crimson-quality Transcendent class!

Getting ready, he pressed his hand onto the stone cube beneath his feet and then stored it into his inventory. Having lost his footing, Su Ming fell straight down as expected, but luckily, having prepared in advance, he landed safely.

Repeating the process...

Su Ming continuously reclaimed the stones and soil.

He didn't stop until a large area of the surface was bare, completely exposing the Stone-skinned Wild Boar's corpse.

"Whether I live or die depends on this..."

He reached out. Gathering!

Bang!—

The Stone-skinned Wild Boar's monster-like corpse vanished into thin air.

Su Ming secretly rejoiced.

[You have obtained: Beast Meat *4, Beast Bone *1, Beast Tendon *5, Beast Blood *1!]

Huh?

Where are the internal organs?

The moment the question arose, Su Ming suddenly had an epiphany.

It turned out that it wasn't just the Stone-skinned Wild Boar's organs that had vanished; nearly thirty percent of the biomass was gone!

But...

It hadn't vanished.

It was a necessary consumption.

Without this consumption, it would be impossible to perform such concept-level Gathering work with Su Ming's meager bit of energy!

Having understood another mechanic of the Gathering skill, Su Ming immediately put it out of his mind.

Reaching in...

He took a Portable fire starter from his inventory.

He spread the tinder he had prepared earlier on the ground and gathered some dry leaves and branches, building a structure most conducive to burning.

Whoosh!—

The campfire blazed up.

He couldn't wait to take out a piece of wild boar rib!

His nostrils flared as he greedily inhaled the tempting aroma of meat in the air, and Su Ming couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

He didn't want to act so pathetic.

But reality wouldn't allow otherwise.

The living conditions of a feudal tribe were... well, those who know, know.

Meanwhile, the group of satisfy-bros in the main world were all busy storing food for the winter, so how could they let an outsider of unknown origin like him sponge off them for free?

Left with no choice...

Su Ming, who was driven mad by cravings, could only rely on himself.

That's why he had prepared so thoroughly and risked using the Comprehensive Network's dungeon teleportation function.

...

In the forest, Su Ming, who was feasting on roasted meat, didn't know that in the Prime Material Plane, because of his abrupt arrival and mysterious disappearance, a blonde young lady with ear-length hair was currently questioning her life!

The Southern Continent, Holy Alan Kingdom.

This was the critical period when the current Queen, Anixid, was leading a personal expedition to suppress the rebels.

But something sudden happened.

The knight Zhixin, with her ear-length blonde hair, could only hurriedly apologize to Queen Anixid and climb a thousand-meter peak alone.

Winter is coming!

The autumn wind was bleak.

Knight Zhixin's footsteps came to a halt here.

The young knight's slightly youthful face was full of urgency, and her amber-clear eyes were covered by a layer of pure white light.

"Sister Yan, did you see that?"

A moment later...

Another voice, with a laziness that even made the wind and snow pause, rang out from thin air.

"I saw it, Zhixin. That kid you discovered earlier... is indeed very abnormal! At the very least, his genetic map has obvious differences compared to any Kamigawa genetic lineage on Planet Feireze!"

"Then... Sister Yan, have you found the source of this child's genes?"

"I found it!"

That lazy voice, tinged with a bit of allure, became even more solemn:

"Zhixin, that child's hometown is most likely the Earth Star, which is 18.2 billion light-years away from Feireze!"

"Earth?"

"Yes. Therefore, the Angels have reason to suspect that the Super Gene Academy orchestrated this event! But..."

With a bitter laugh, Angel Yan, who was hundreds of millions of light-years away, sighed:

"But, combined with what you just discovered, I suddenly feel that the Super Gene Academy likely doesn't even know what happened here yet!"

"Yan, Sister Yan... what's the reason?"

Zhixin's cheeks turned slightly red, and the young girl's flustered state couldn't be hidden as she asked.

"The Super Gene Academy... no, it should be said that in the entire Known Universe, such spatial technology does not exist! That child didn't just leave Feireze; he left the entire Known Universe!"

With a clang...

The knight's longsword, which could be called a masterpiece in the feudal civilization era, fell to the ground.

Zhixin's pretty face turned pale.

She unconsciously whispered: "By Queen Keisha..."

However...

Angel Yan's voice continued:

"You heard right, Zhixin! In the entire Known Universe, not a trace of that child can be found! The knowledge vault and the Space-based Computing Cluster have jointly verified it. Zhixin, you must be prepared; the Known Universe... is about to change!".

Chapter 3: See If He Is Worthy of You

Chapter 3: See If He Is Worthy of You

Thirty thousand years of scientific research by the Angel Civilization have proven that any universe model must naturally be self-circulating within!

This is a law of physics, a setting of the universe!

Conversely!

Once an existence violates this law, it proves that the Known Universe can no longer be regarded as a single and independent entity!

"The, the Void?" Zhixin's voice trembled slightly.

Because she knew...

If the existence of the Void were verified, the entire game board of the Known Universe would be overturned because of it!

Fortunately...

Angel Yan immediately gave a denial:

"No, it hasn't developed to that stage yet... At the very least, I don't believe a Void lifeform would possess a genetic lineage that is in the same vein as the Earth Star of this universe!"

"Right, the Earth Star!"

Zhixin was like someone grasping at the last straw, hurriedly seeking confirmation:

"Sister Yan, how did that child get from the Earth Star to Feireze?"

However...

What answered Zhixin was a period of suppressed silence.