2:30 AM...

In the pitch-black room, even the streetlights outside the window had stopped shining in the dim early morning light, but the light from the computer in the room still illuminated the small area.

The blue light illuminated Chen Hao's face. His otherwise ordinary face was marred by dark circles from frequent late nights and acne caused by hormonal imbalances, which further diminished his appearance.

But Chen Hao didn't care. Staying up all night to cultivate immortality was already etched into his biological clock and he couldn't stop. Besides, with his originally unremarkable face, his diploma that didn't even go to high school, and his meager monthly salary of 2,000, he had long given up hope of finding a girlfriend.

The anime playing on my computer is from last year, "The Resurrection Warlock's Rebirth," which was incredibly popular during its serialization and has become a legend. Chen Hao loved watching it back then, and after finishing it, he was still eager for more, so he even read the novel and read the manga. Recently, he was bored, so he started watching it again today.

"Ha~ What a pity, young man, you don't know how to be patient and insist on suffering."

Yawning, Chen Hao watched as Kyal's actions in entering and leaving the palace in his second life were almost identical to his behavior in the first. He then grumbled.

"Why do you have to suffer like this? If it were me..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Hao suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart.

"Hold……"

Chen Hao clutched his chest in pain, his heart pounding violently, and the world before his eyes seemed to begin to blur...

Chen Hao died suddenly at the age of 19. Cause of death: sudden cardiac death.

Cherish life, stay away from staying up late!

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When Chen Hao opened his eyes again, the first thing he saw was an unfamiliar ceiling...

It was indeed an unfamiliar ceiling, neither the white-painted ceiling of a room nor the white-painted ceiling of a hospital.

The simple wooden beams told him that this matter was not simple.

Getting up, Chen Hao looked at the bed he was lying on. It wasn't the spacious double Simmons bed in his room, but a small, simple wooden single bed covered with a rough linen quilt that had several patches on it.

"This is……?"

The surrounding rooms were not spacious either, about the same size as his own bedroom, with walls made of rough stone bricks and simple furniture. There was also an iron sword next to a cabinet not far from the bed.

"...Could it be...?"

It was already dawn outside, and the morning light shone into the house through the simple wooden window, shining directly on the bed. Chen Hao looked at his hands, which were not his own. They were rough and covered with calluses. The owner of these hands must have been a farmer. The calluses between his thumb and forefinger were even more pronounced, suggesting that he might have practiced swordsmanship.

"...I...really?"

He was dressed in ordinary coarse linen clothes, the style of which looked like that of a medieval villager. Chen Hao touched his face with both hands. It wasn't a face he could touch; it was clearly covered in acne scars. Although the owner of this face didn't take good care of it and it was a little rough, it was still smooth, unlike his original face which was uneven.

Moreover, he touched hair on both sides, and the hair was really long... As Chen Hao became more certain of something, he got out of bed and put on the cloth shoes.

He walked towards the mirror in the room.

The mirror reflected a handsome young man with reddish-brown hair and reddish-brown pupils. He wore ordinary cloth clothes and had a kind and gentle temperament.

"I've traveled through time..."

Chen Hao stared incredulously at the slightly familiar-looking handsome young man in the mirror, muttering to himself.

It was as if a switch had been flipped; the original memories of this body surged up in his mind like a tidal wave. Chen Hao felt a little uncomfortable and covered his forehead with his hand, shaking his head.

My name is...

Having accepted the memories, I stared at myself in the mirror in disbelief, my eyes wide.

“Kayal…”

That's right, Kayal, the protagonist of the healing sorcerer's second chance at life, is known in the martial arts world as the "Hero of the Stick".

"The Stick Warrior is actually myself?!"

Startled, Chen Hao quickly grabbed an apple from the bedside table and took a bite to calm his nerves.

"…………"

"Click...click..."

Chen Hao sat on the bed, munching on an apple, and began to ponder.

"…………"

This matter is far from calming.

For Chen Hao, who was well-versed in novels, the concept of time travel was not unfamiliar.

Chen Hao had read quite a few fanfiction novels about transmigrating into the body of the male protagonist in a certain anime.

When reading novels, we always aim for a strong sense of immersion.

However, when this happens to you personally...

This feeling is truly fucking awesome!

As a chubby guy with a little belly, born under the red flag and living in peacetime, I can't be considered well-off compared to others, but at least I have a five-story house, a job, no worries about food and clothing, and spare money in savings. Although I don't have a girlfriend, I don't face any life-threatening risks.

Suddenly found in a strange and dangerous new world, one must follow the path of the original protagonist, winning battle after battle and risking one's life to progress...

However, having a harem in another world is pretty appealing...

Thinking of this, Chen Hao sighed, took a bite of the sweet, juicy apple, and began to savor the bittersweet feeling...

Although I've left behind the peaceful era and have to start fighting for my life, I have to admit, isn't this the life I longed for when I read novels?

Moreover, the protagonist's template is that of Kayal, with survival abilities including [Recovery], combat methods including [Improvement] (optimization) and [Deterioration] (corruption), and rapid growth methods including [Copying] and [Plundering]. Isn't that amazing? He has all the necessary abilities!

But I don't know any of those things now...

Thinking of this, Chen Hao's newly excited heart was immediately dampened by a bucket of cold water...

Does it mean I have to live a miserable and hopeless life as a slave, just like in the first life in the original story?

impossible!

Thinking of this, Chen Hao clenched his fist. It hardened! His fist hardened!

"…………"

Chen Hao looked up, then sighed, looked left and right, and finally asked the last question weakly into the void:

"Is System Daddy there?"

[Keywords confirmed, system activated]

Welcome to the Time Travel System! System No. 0000987 is at your service.

[New player gift pack has been sent, please sign for it.]

[Time Travel Quest Issued: Obtain one Philosopher's Stone. Completing the quest rewards you with one random time travel opportunity.]

"The novel is honest! It doesn't lie to me!"

Chen Hao was inwardly thrilled and almost jumped out of bed. He leaned back and rolled around on the bed a few times before he could calm his excitement.

"call…"

Chen Hao took two deep breaths to calm himself down, then silently ordered the system to open the newbie gift pack.

[Kayal's First Memories of Life *1]

[Manual for Training the Power of Mindfulness *1]

[Servant Contract *2]

Wow! The Golden Legend!