The System 2

"What?"

"I sincerely apologize, master!"

"What do you mean?"

"I'm very sorry, but right now, I can't take you back to Earth!"

And finally, Claude had to accept that he was brought to a strange place and could no longer return home.

Seeing Claude lost in thought for a while, Rosalie spoke up to remind him: "Master, although I can't take you back to Earth right now, as long as you complete the mission and reach a certain level, you can leave this dimension on your own and return home!"

"Really?"

Claude seemed like he wanted to rush and hug Rosalie tightly, but Rosalie appeared like a mirage, untouchable. She calmly replied: "Yes, master! As long as you reach the God level, you can leave this dimension and find your way home!"

"God level? How long will it take me to reach the God level?"

"That is…"

Seeing Rosalie's hesitation, Claude felt a burning anger inside. Fortunately, Rosalie quickly responded.

"Based on my calculations, if master completes all the main quests, it might take about ten years to reach that level, and at most, it might extend to a hundred years. But, master can be assured, one year in this world is equivalent to one day on Earth. So, it won't be long before you can return home!"

"Really? You're not deceiving me, are you?"

"That... master can rest assured! I can stake my honor on assuring the master! As long as the master diligently completes the tasks, you will quickly reach the required level! I can guarantee that!"

Seeing Claude still looking at her with skepticism, Rosalie carefully said: "Master, we are currently in the Eternal Star, a medium-sized dimension. This place has plenty of resources for the master to cultivate. As long as the master tries hard, I believe it won't take ten years; the master will reach the God level! That's equivalent to just ten days on Earth!"

"Are you really not deceiving me?"

Rosalie nodded and replied: "I definitely wouldn't dare deceive the master!"

At this point, Claude could only sigh and accept his fate. He looked up at the sky obscured by tree canopies, his heart inevitably filled with thoughts of his parents, murmuring softly: "Dad, Mom! Please wait for me to return!"

Claude took a deep breath, then turned to ask Rosalie: "Right, you mentioned a newcomer's gift pack and a profession gift pack earlier. Can we open them now to see?"

Hearing Claude's question, Rosalie let out a sigh of relief.

"Yes, master!"

Rosalie immediately replied and began to open the two gift packages.

"Ding!"

"The newbie gift package has been opened!"

"Congratulations to the owner for receiving a weapon, a skill book, and an experience pouch!"

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the owner for receiving the Hunter's Profession Bag!"

Immediately after, an information panel appeared in front of Claude.

Character Name: Claude

Level: 1

Profession: Junior Hunter

Experience: 1/100

Physique: 10

Strength: 10

Defense: 10

Agility: 10

Intelligence: 10

Weapon: White Silver Bow (Junior)

Equipment: Skill book, experience pouch (Junior)

Seeing this information panel, Claude curiously turned to ask Rosalie: "Doesn't this information panel look a lot like those interfaces in games?"

"Yes, this is a panel we created based on data from Earth, to make it user-friendly for the owner!"

"So, can only I see this?"

"Yes, my lord! Everything the owner is seeing is in a separate space of the system, invisible to others. Even deities cannot see it! So, the owner can rest assured."

Claude thought for a while, then felt it made sense. He often read fantasy, science fiction, system, and virtual reality novels, so he was somewhat familiar with these concepts. However, he never imagined he would one day receive a system like this. A thought suddenly flashed through his mind: "Aren't the main characters in stories always very powerful? Could I become as dominant as them?"

Sensing Claude's thoughts, Rosalie spoke up: "My lord, due to the  company's orders are not very good! This system is just a common professional system. Besides aiding the owner in cultivation, everything else requires the owner's effort! Rosalie cannot offer too much help to the owner! So, please forgive Rosalie!"

Regardless of what Claude thought, he couldn't imagine his luck being so bad. He could only grit his teeth and swallow his grievances. Seeing Claude's frustration, Rosalie sensitively smiled and said: "My lord, to compensate for my mistake, Rosalie will specially enhance the owner's benefits. Now, the owner's experience pouch and skill book will be upgraded to advanced level. Please accept your rewards!"

"Ding!"

"Experience pouch opened successfully! Congratulations to the owner for receiving 5000 experience points!"

"Ding!"

"Skill book opened successfully! Congratulations to the owner for receiving the advanced skill, Heartfelt Bow!"

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the owner for leveling up to level 10!"

Character Name: Claude

Level: 10

Profession: Junior Hunter

Experience: 500/1000

Physique: 19

Strength: 19

Defense: 19

Agility: 19

Intelligence: 19

Weapon: White Silver Bow (Junior)

Skill: Heartfelt Bow (Advanced)

Morale: 100/100

Equipment: None.

Looking at this, Claude gained some understanding of his own attributes. By this time, dusk had begun to fall, silently dyeing the vast forest red, filling Claude Young's heart with panic. This was the first time Claude had been away from his family, and in a completely unfamiliar world, without relatives or acquaintances. Could a high school student like Claude survive in such a world?

"Ding, the system has successfully activated the main quest, go to Young House countryside, receive the commission from Toxic Master Kendrick Young!"

The system's reminder startled Claude, and then a 3D map appeared in front of him.

This was a regional map, drawn in great detail, showing Claude's location and marked with several eye-catching red dots. Claude counted about five or six of these red dots, but it was unclear what they indicated since the map did not specify. Only one area, about twenty miles northeast of Claude's position, was clearly marked. This was a residential area spanning about fifty to sixty square miles, named Young House countryside.

"Master, the area you are currently in is part of the Dark Forest, one of the four major territories of the Beast Mountain Range. At night, this place becomes active with wild beasts and monsters. To ensure your safety, Rosalie suggests you quickly move towards the Young House countryside to rest!"

While Claude was still dazedly looking at the map, Rosalie's reminder sounded again. Claude, startled and flustered, said: "Rosalie, how can I get to Young House countryside?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Claude inwardly scolded himself. But then, Rosalie simply smiled, revealing her beautiful dimples, and explained: "Master, you just need to follow the direction of the arrow on the map!"

After saying this, the light flashed and disappeared. Claude looked around, feeling a chill down his spine: "Ah, it seems I have to rely on myself!"

Sighing, Claude quickly adjusted his mood and followed the arrow on the map towards Young House countryside.

He did not know how long he had walked, but the sunset had turned dark, and the sound of birds returning to their nests grew louder, while the distance to Young House countryside was more than halfway covered. Claude was worried if he could reach Young House countryside before it got completely dark.

Just then, about seven or eight yards ahead of him, a plump white rabbit was nibbling on a ginseng root as big as an adult's arm. When it heard Claude's approaching footsteps, it looked at him suspiciously with its large, black, round eyes, and sniffed a few times with its nose.

Claude had never seen such an adorable rabbit before, and he was intrigued and wanted to step forward to hug the rabbit. However, as soon as Claude moved, the rabbit became frightened, turned its back, wiggled a few times, and then darted into the forest and disappeared.

Claude couldn't help feeling helpless and scratched his head a few times.

"Ding! Rabbit King discovered, beginning the newcomer quest to collect ten pairs of rabbit ears."

While Claude was still bewildered and unsure of what was happening, Rosalie appeared once again to explain: "Master, this is a side quest. These quests will be initiated based on the master's circumstances. After the master completes the quest, the system will unlock the mount system, and you will receive the Rabbit King as a mount! Please check the map again to quickly complete the quest!"

Rosalie finished speaking and disappeared once more. Claude felt a bit annoyed. How could this woman come and go as she pleases, without bothering to explain anything? Is she considering me the master, or is she actually the master?

Though he thought this, Claude did not want to waste more time lingering in this dense forest. He quickly headed towards the location where the white rabbit had just disappeared. After walking about fifty or sixty yards, Claude finally saw a group of gray wild rabbits quietly nibbling on the grass below.