On December 11, 399 in the Wasteland Calendar, in a biology lab at an affiliated middle school, a young man leaned stiffly against a chair.
His body was constantly twisting and convulsing, and his once handsome face had become somewhat distorted.
"Brain: The consciousness carrier has suffered severe damage and can no longer wait for its functions to recover to activate the circle. All units, report current status."
"Heart: Function restored to 2%."
"Liver: Function restored to 5%."
"Lungs: Function restored to 3%."
"Spleen: Function restored to 3%."
"Kidneys: Function restored to 4%."
"Brain: Host is deceased. An unknown consciousness has entered. Automatically activating Second Protocol: Disc Fusion."
"Brain: Second Protocol initiated. All systems operating in normal mode. Preparing for fusion."
"All Organs: Normal mode restored. Fusion prepared."
"Brain: Organ system fusion has begun, integrating with unknown consciousness. This command will not be repeated."
"Brain: Thank you all for 20 years of sincere cooperation. Farewell..."
Approximately 20 minutes later...
"Disc: All organs fused. All sequence particles extracted. Host has activated Sequence S-02 - Devourer, Sequence S-04 - Integrator, Sequence S-11 - Observer."
"Disc: Everyone, we meet again..."
This time, there was no response from any organs. After a pause, the Disc issued a command.
"Host is critically ill. Releasing stored energy to repair damaged body..."
"Final command before dormancy: To ensure host safety, use Sequence S-02 - Devourer in overloaded state."
...Three days later, inside the Exploration Wall, the fourth high wall guarding the human alliance of the wasteland, in a biology exhibition hall in the East Ring District.
A dozen students were lining up, following an exhibition hall guide, walking towards the second floor of the biology exhibition hall.
This biology exhibition hall was divided into several floors. Due to the high land prices, not only the biology exhibition hall but also other buildings had a similar style.
The students in the group were all top students who had received scholarships and had been admitted to the biology department of Wasteland Alliance University.
This event was arranged by Sky Blue Pharmaceutical, the sponsor who fully funded their tuition, saying it would help students better understand biology.
The guide walked and introduced the specimens hanging at the stairwell.
"This specimen is an amphibious beast called a crocodile. We also call this creature, the crocodile, a Gigantomouth Dragon."
"According to the Alliance's biologists, ancient large crocodiles even had the strength exceeding that of first-tier animal species, which was terrifying. Unfortunately, this animal is now extinct."
The other students had already gone upstairs, leaving only one tall, thin student standing still, seeming a bit out of place.
"Lu Luo, what are you looking at? That's a Water-toothed Meat Fish. Didn't the teacher just introduce it? Hurry up! If you don't come up soon, we might get separated."
The voice belonged to a very sweet-looking girl with long black hair named Qin Wanyu.
With a rosy, oval face, soft, shoulder-length hair, a perfectly developed slender figure, and large eyes that rippled like water, she was captivating.
Her gaze towards Lu Luo was somewhat evasive and shy, and the person standing motionless at the end of the line was indeed Lu Luo, as Qin Wanyu called him.
A clean, neat buzz cut, sword-like eyebrows, and star-like eyes—he was almost flawless.
This appearance should be called handsome, not just simply good-looking; he was full of heroic spirit and very beautiful, so it's no wonder Qin Wanyu looked at him that way.
However, at this moment, Lu Luo completely ignored Qin Wanyu. He stared intently at the display case in front of him, as if he had seen something nostalgic.
The item in the display case, in this world, should be considered a very rare creature, but in his previous life, it would only be an ordinary animal.
A fish! A shark that was neither very big nor very small. Hmm! It could probably kill someone.
There were hardly any fish in this world. The limited lakes in the wasteland were mostly occupied by aquatic Xenomorph , and fragile creatures like sharks simply couldn't survive in the water.
"This world actually has sharks! And they're alive. 'Water-toothed Meat Fish,' that name sounds like a meat chicken."
Lu Luo muttered. He had been in this world for three days, and most of its knowledge, systems, and world background were beyond his comprehension.
But thankfully, his adaptability was decent, and he quickly accepted the reality of transmigration.
Next to the display case was an introduction to the shark.
"Water-toothed Meat Fish: Suspected to be a pre-cataclysm species, a creature at the bottom of the food chain. Its body is relatively soft and smooth, its bone strength is low, and it has no other weapons besides its teeth."
"Due to its extreme weakness, it cannot be called an alien species and is named a beast. It occasionally appears in wastewater areas and is now on the verge of extinction."
In Lu Luo's extra memories, a shark of this size should have been considered a top or sub-top predator in the ocean, at most fearing orcas.
But in the wasteland world, it had become a creature at the bottom of the food chain. That was truly tragic.
"Times have changed, my lord!"
Lu Luo sighed slightly, not for the shark, but for his past self.
His previous life was also named Lu Luo. He was a first-class detective in Huaguo, Blue Star. Of course, "first-class" was a self-proclaimed title.
Although his usual work only involved investigating extramarital affairs and finding cats and dogs, Lu Luo always believed that he was definitely a first-class detective, at least with the potential of one.
Not for anything else, but because first-class detectives are all handsome. Oh no, dashing!
With a dream in his heart, Lu Luo, who always wanted to solve major cases and prove himself, foolishly began investigating one of Huaguo's most terrifying criminal organizations.
Relying on his skilled and advanced detective techniques, plus a little bit of a honey trap, Lu Luo successfully gained the trust of the organization leader's daughter and obtained the organization's criminal data.
Just as Lu Luo thought he would henceforth be showered with money and fame, and reach the pinnacle of his life...
His assistant, whom he had trained for ten years, became an informant because he was dissatisfied that Lu Luo had slept with the girl he secretly admired during the celebration.
The assistant told the criminal organization leader that Lu Luo himself was an informant, and then Lu Luo was thrown into the Hongpu River and died.
Fortunately, the criminal data had already been submitted, and that criminal organization was eventually wiped out, which was the last good deed Lu Luo did in his previous life.
But Lu Luo always couldn't understand one thing: a woman, and not even your girlfriend, and I didn't know you secretly liked her. Was it really worth it?
This kind of thinking was problematic. Even if you're a simp, why only simp for one? Simping for one person makes you a simp, but if you simp for 100 at the same time, aren't you a 'wolf warrior'?
The handsome him could never understand the mindset of such people, and he transmigrated with resentment... Lu Luo's current identity was a university student sponsored by Sky Blue Pharmaceutical, who had just been admitted to the biology department of Alliance East Ring College, not yet officially enrolled.
The previous owner of this body was an orphan, a third-class citizen of the Wasteland Alliance, with a somewhat low social status.
However, he had a brother named Lu Yang, who was called a genius and had already been promoted to a second-class citizen, and a very rebellious younger sister, Lu Yu.
The three grew up together in the Wasteland Orphanage. Although they had no clear blood relation, they were all raised by Mentor Lu Kexin, so all three followed Lu Kexin's surname, Lu.
Because of their excellent academic performance, all three received full tuition sponsorship from Sky Blue Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Lan Tian Biotechnology.
The price was that whether they graduated with a bachelor's or doctoral degree, they had to work for Sky Blue Pharmaceutical for at least 8 years, which was a reasonable exchange. This identity was good, but it was not without regrets.
The regret was that he did not have the aptitude to become a Wasteland Transcendent, nor had he awakened any talent sequences.
There were Transcendent in this world! And the upper limit of Transcendent's strength was very high. He didn't have a clear concept of how high, but he remembered his brother lifting an entire bed sheet with one hand to get a sticker.
Transcendent usually referred to a group of people who could absorb the dark energy of the wasteland. Although their energy was all wasteland dark energy, these Transcendent always liked to add labels to their professions.
For example, warrior, wizard, mechanic, or gunner.
These were just basic Transcendent professions. Above the professions, all wasteland humans had the possibility of awakening talent sequences.
If these talent sequences matched the Transcendent's own power, it would cause his strength to increase geometrically. Professionals with talent sequences could fight across ranks, even several ranks, without any problem.
As far as Lu Luo knew, his brother, who was called a genius, possessed a talent sequence, B-13 - Camouflage Coating.
This was a disguise ability even more outrageous than a chameleon. Lu Luo had personally seen Lu Yang demonstrate it, and its effect could even make Lu Yang completely invisible in the air.
Undoubtedly, such a talent ability, if used for assassination, would be a nightmare for many people.
But such a talent ability could only reach B-rank sequence. Above B-rank, there were even stronger A-rank and S-rank. How powerful these talent sequences were, Lu Luo could only imagine.
Lu Luo always had a restless heart. In his previous life, he was also unwilling to be ordinary, pursuing miracles and believing that there was a light in the world.
The wasteland world was a world with Transcendent. How could he not be moved?
So, after knowing that he had no Transcendent aptitude, Lu Luo was very regretful.
Moreover, the cause of his predecessor's death was also related to this aspect. The predecessor, eager for transcendent power, secretly concocted and privately took various gene potions.
After concocting a potion with abnormally abundant life energy, the predecessor drank it without hesitation, and then he died. It was a sad story...
"Forget it, becoming a pharmacist or genetic engineer in the future isn't bad either. At least it's a stable income, and I don't have to go outside the walls, which is very safe."
Humans in the wasteland world live within four large circular high walls: the Wall of Despair, the Wall of Sighs, the Wall of Watch, and the Wall of Exploration.
The high walls protect the entire human world, creating a barrier between humans and the Xenomorph outside the walls.
Lu Luo didn't know what the world outside the walls was like, but one consistent point in books and memories was that it was very dangerous.
Lu Luo was already very satisfied with being reborn, not to mention his situation was quite good: he had a brother, a sister, good grades, sponsorship, and a promising future.
Unlike other transmigrators, who immediately fall into some huge crisis upon arrival, having to rely on themselves for everything, and having a great enemy—everyone starts on hell difficulty.
After comforting himself, Lu Luo called out to Qin Wanyu:
"Coming! Sorry, I was distracted just now."
Lu Luo found Qin Wanyu's name quite unique. A bowl of fish. There were almost no fish in this world, so he really wondered who gave her that name.
Before leaving, he stopped again. This time, the reason for stopping was not reminiscence, but the shark in front of him.
This shark was looking at him, and its eyes were a bit strange! This feeling was somewhat like the emojis in some chat tools.
"What kind of look is that? Does a shark use emojis too?"
Lu Luo muttered. It wasn't uncommon for animals to stare at humans, but looking at someone with an emoji-like expression was a bit strange.
Walking to the stairwell, Qin Wanyu was still waiting for him. Lu Luo naturally put his hand on Qin Wanyu's shoulder and gave her a spring-like smile.
"Let's go!"
Qin Wanyu's face immediately turned red. Although she didn't know why the usually aloof Lu Luo had suddenly become so casual in personality these past few days, this change still made her very happy.
Qin Wanyu wanted to confess to Lu Luo. They were about to enter university, and men in the wasteland were far fewer than women. If she didn't confess now, she wouldn't have another chance.
Those wolf-like senior girls in university, ., wouldn't let go of a high-quality resource like Lu Luo.
Just as Qin Wanyu was gathering the courage to speak, they were bumped by a hat-wearing guy who rushed down the stairs. From his back, he seemed to be a man.
This person was very strong. When he bumped into Lu Luo, Lu Luo even had to hold onto the railing to barely avoid falling.
"Don't you have any public morality? Are you in a hurry to be reborn?"
The hat-wearing man ignored Lu Luo and walked straight towards the main entrance of the biology exhibition hall.
Just then, a small line of text, similar to a projection, suddenly appeared in Lu Luo's vision.
"Danger detected. Sequence S-11 - Observer activated prematurely."
Host: Lu Luo
Profession: None
Strength: 1.1
Agility: 1.1
Constitution: 1.1
Energy: 144
Talents:
Sequence S02 - Devourer: LV1
Effect: Not activated...
Sequence S04 - Integrator: LV1
Effect: Not activated...
Sequence S11 - Observer: LV1
Effect 1 - Information: Information prompt.
"Overall Rating 1: Years of healthy living have made your body stronger than an average person's, but only slightly. Compared to alien species, you're still a weakling."
"Overall Rating 2: You have absolutely no aptitude for cultivation to become a Transcendent, like a piece of trash."
"Overall Rating 3: Your talent sequences all seem very powerful, but in reality, they're useless. Only the Observer sequence is relatively reliable."
"The above evaluation comes from the noble S-rank sequence: Observer's candid analysis."
Lu Luo: "??? This evaluation is so candid!"