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Chapter 2

  "It seems that I really need to work on my fitness", that's probably the first thing I thought. It's not like I didn't know, but it still kind of hurts when an all-seeing System basically says so to your face.

  After that came the realization that the way in which the System allowed me to "evolve" was peculiar to say the least, it basically allowed me to become a super-human by just selecting some things in a window that may or not be just my imagination, although at this point that is highly unlikely.

  Anyway, it would seem that these choices may very well be the thing that define how long I survive, at least how long I survive in this world, which may or may not really exist, but again, at this point that is highly unlikely. But continuing my logic excluding that possibility, my first step would be learning how much an upgrade really counts, followed by finding water and food although I doubt how I would complete the last one if this is another planet, but thinking like that would be only self-destructive so I will leave on the list of to do things.

  Then let's get somewhere I can focus, or in other words, somewhere without people screaming, although the screaming has lowered down in comparison to when the first message appeared, so that's somewhat commendable, I guess.

  I start to move away from the structure, and just keep walking in the clay colored land for some minutes, when I see in the horizon something tall, and rectangular, unnaturally rectangular. I start moving in that direction, a bit faster than before, my legs fueled by my curiosity, until I notice something really disturbing about that "rectangular thing", namely the fact that it is a building, a building like the ones that humans make, in planet where there shouldn't have ever been humans.

  Suddenly the last two points in my to-do list sound a lot more viable, and my mind lights up with understanding, of course there must be life here I mean, the System did say that I was transferred to a planet where the System was already integrated AND survival was possible and the best way to ensure survival is by having other people surviving with you which means that humanity isn't alone. At least that's what it seems to me but the only way to confirm this theory would be going in the direction of that building, which is quite problematic because there's a valley filled with trees between me and said building, which would also mean that I am not at sea level, not helpful at the moment but worth archiving in case it does become.

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  Faced with the fact that I won't reach that building any time soon I sit against a tree and take a small break. Which is when it dawned in me that the existence of trees is important. The System said that humanity can survive in this planet and we need water, therefore there is water in this planet. Having in mind that this planet is reasonably similar to Earth and there is water it's reasonable to think that the tree I am currently against has access to water, which is something I need. More trees should also mean more water therefore I really need to go to that valley. But first let's start doing the first point on the to-do list, I focus on the window that had been on the left corner of my view since I started walking, but as soon as I do so it immediately goes to the front of my view.

  At the moment I have 7 "Progress" as they call it and I've got six of what I would call atributes but it is called a trait list, so... yeah, but first of all I want to try something, I also have two Branches, both with "[0/5]" after their name, so first of all I want to try advancing one of them the question was which, the one I got for accepting the system seamed special but I have no idea what it refers to, the transferred one on the other hand probably had something to do with this planet, therefore it was probably more helpful, I hope. I clicked on the name of the Branch and a window appeared on top of it.

  Adding Progressive Energy to "Transferred" Branch:

  Progress: ? 1 ?

  Confirm | Cancel

  I thought of giving only one point but then the investment probably wouldn't do anything, because of that I added five and confirmed.

  You completed the "Transferred" Branch...

  Radiation Resistance increased.

  Toxicity Resistance increased.

  You are a transferred, as your Image struggles to accept your new reality, your body adapts to your new environment and you survive another day.

  Radiation Resistance Trait unlocked. Defined as a sub-Trait of Endurance.

  Toxicity Resistance Trait unlocked. Defined as a sub-Trait of Endurance.

  And as soon as that message appears, I feel an incredible itch all over my body, followed by a rising pain, the itch quickly disappears and is replaced by a surge of warmth followed by unnatural cold and then nothing, nothing besides the pain which had risen to dangerous levels until even it started to subside, leaving me only with an understanding of the dangers of the System seeing as even using its basic functions was dangerous, besides that there were also some questions like how sub-Traits work and for some reason I was also left with an unpleasant thirst.

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