The next day, April 5, I got up and went to the roof. After 30 minutes, I returned home, took a bath, and started collecting trash to decompose. My next goal was to upgrade the [Item Creation] skill. Then, a thought crossed my mind—what about animals? Can I decompose them?
I found an ant, crushed it, and thought, [Decompose]
Nothing happened.
Confused, I asked the system.
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> Ding!
A body is more complex—it contains DNA and its own traits. The [Decomposition] skill is meant for non-living things. A dead body still contains biological life, so it cannot be decomposed like an object. To decompose living or once-living matter, the skill must be upgraded. The cost is 2 million energy.
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I frowned. 'What about food? It was once alive too.'
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> Ding!
Host is correct. However, food has already undergone processing. When a corpse is processed—or if you cook it—the [Decomposition] skill can be used. But be aware: it will be treated the same as an item. Any traits or DNA will be completely destroyed.
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I thought about it for a while and decided—let’s just upgrade [Item Creation].
Twenty days passed. Every three hours, I went up to the roof for sunbathing. In the meantime, I downloaded every song I could find, filling up three USB drives with music.
Finally, it was time to upgrade.
After finishing the upgrade I called out, 'Status.'
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[Status]
Name: marklester Perez
Age: 23;
Attributes {
Strength:3;
Agility:4;
Physic:4;
}
Skills:{
-Heat converter(50,000)
-Identification,
-Decomposition (53.6ton of atom)
-Item creation (100 slot)}
Energy:100,430;
Item: transmigration package ;
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It was finally time to head out.
Before leaving, I jotted down a quick list of things I needed—not much, just to make sure I didn’t forget anything unusual like an axe, a shovel, or other things I don’t normally buy. With that done, I set my destination: Downtown, the mall area of my city, Tacloban.
As I walked through the streets, a thought crossed my mind: What would happen if I used [Identification] on a person?
Curious, I focused on someone nearby and activated the skill.
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[Identification]
Name: ???
Attributes: {???}
Weight: 25.6kg
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'...Why can’t I see their attributes?' I stared at the result, confused.
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> Ding!
Host needs to upgrade the skill to obtain more accurate and specific results. Upgrade cost: 200,000 energy.
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'Man… it’s still at the lowest level. Why not just say it’s level one or something?' I grumbled internally.
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> Ding!
Host needs to be specific. If you desire an omnipotent identification skill, you would require energy comparable to a medium-sized universe.
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'Why does that sound like you’re telling me it’s impossible without actually saying it’s impossible...'
Standing outside the three-floor building, I looked up at the name above the entrance: Gaisano, big capital letter G above it. It had two double doors—one on the left and one on the right. The left was the entrance, the right was the exit. At the far-left corner, there was this 15-meter-wide counter that looked like a cash register or a receptionist desk—but it was actually that pce where you leave your bags if you’re carrying too much. You drop it off before going inside and pick it up when you come out. I don’t even know what it’s called.
Inside, I went straight to the back where the food section was. I picked out stuff I could eat easily—around 30 items. Of course, I didn’t have any money, so I just saved them using [Item Creation] and put them back. It’s not like I have a job or anything.
After that, I went up to the second floor where the appliances were. I copied a generator, a refrigerator, a fan—basically anything that looked useful. I even copied oil, gas, and fuel for ter use at home.
Finding a weapon was harder than I expected. I didn’t know anyone who owned a gun, so I had to settle for melee options—an axe, a baseball bat, stuff like that. I also grabbed a tent, a bed, a chair, a desk, even ptes and spoons. I know it’s kind of a waste of slots, but I need to be prepared. It’s not like I’ll be carrying a backpack around.
Once I was done, I made my way back home.
‘So how much do I need to create the lowest-tier spatial skill?’ I asked, settling into a chair.
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> Ding!
Host needs 100,000 energy for every 1 cubic meter of spatial storage. This only applies to non-living items.
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‘Wait… what about the Converter? If I upgrade it, what happens?’ I asked, rubbing my temples.
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> Ding!
Upgrading the [Heat Converter] allows the system to convert new types of energy and increases your daily energy cap. The current limit is 50,000 energy per day. The next upgrade raises it to 100,000, then 150,000, and so on.
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‘So how much do I need to upgrade the Converter?’
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> Ding!
The first upgrade requires 100,000 energy, then 150,000 for the next, 200,000 after that, and so on.
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I let out a sigh. ‘Let’s just calm down and py some games. I’ve done enough for today.’
It was only 3 PM, but I decided to reset early—py until 7, then sleep. I’ll think about all this tomorrow.
The Next Day – April 6
I woke up, went to the roof as usual, then took a bath. Breakfast? Just chocote and snacks.
Obviously, I wasn’t about to tell anyone I could create things out of thin air.
Everything was ready—almost. It was finally time to use the transmigration package.
But then I remembered… I still hadn’t created spatial storage.
'Alright, one more week,' I muttered. 'Time to go soon. But first, I need to upgrade the Converter.'
