novelbin Chapter 3 Torch Watch
Chapter 3 Torch Watch
Generally speaking, the starting point will not be attacked.
The Torch Watch does not set a time limit for completing the beginner's trial.
In other words, Yu Jing should be fine even if he lingers in the abandoned camp for a while.
Before leaving the safe zone to embark on an adventure.
He first needs to figure out the new features of the Torchwatch and the objectives of this beginner's trial.
Touch the screen with your finger.
First, a small flame appeared, then the entire screen lit up.
Corresponding to the label on the knob in the upper right corner, corresponding options also appear at the top of the screen:
[Status] [Talent] [Item] [Map] [Broadcast]
The current location is the status bar.
Yu Jing originally thought that a series of data attributes would appear, just like a game character.
The result was a smiling, fluorescent green cartoon figure walking in place in the center of the screen.
And you know what? It does look somewhat like Yu Jingzhen.
However, its head, torso, and even the sides of its limbs all have life bars representing its health status.
Presumably, if any part of the body is injured or fractured, it will be displayed directly in the corresponding area of the cartoon character.
Yu Jing noticed that there was a chicken leg pattern with a bite taken out of it hanging at the feet of the cartoon figure.
Reach out and touch it, and the corresponding text explanation will immediately appear.
[Full] Increases stamina recovery speed by 10% for 30 minutes.
"Yeah, that bowl of shredded pork noodles wasn't a waste of money."
He patted his stomach and turned his gaze to the upper left corner of the screen, where there were two strange lines of data. He looked closely at them.
[Leap] 005/100
(The warp energy determines whether the host can open a portal to return to the present world or descend to another realm. It can be replenished by killing monsters in another realm or by collecting energy from special spatial nodes.)
[Reason] 100/100
(Note that this attribute represents the host's current mental state. Abnormal monsters or the environment may cause the host to lose their sanity, and excessively low sanity will trigger some unpredictable situations. Please pay close attention.)
After reading the system notification, Yu Jing finally understood why these two data points were listed separately.
Turn the knob to enter the [Talent] page.
This time, Yu Jing saw three emblems arranged in a triangle and in a dark state.
As usual, let's check the introduction:
Bloodborne
The emblem is shaped like a six-pointed star made of bones, with three blood-red claw marks in the center that exude a savage aura.
[Psionic]
The emblem is shaped like a human skull, with hollow eye sockets reflecting mysterious constellations, and a wavy halo radiating from the back of the head.
【acrobatics】
The emblem is shaped like a crossed dagger and a musket, with a background of two scarred hands forming an esoteric mudra.
This should be the interface used by the Torch Watch to enhance the host's various abilities.
Before transmigrating, Yu Jing had read quite a few novels and watched many fantasy movies, so he could roughly guess what the three emblems represented.
[Blood Source] represents the enhancement of physical attributes.
【Psychic】 is more mystical and will most likely involve superpowers such as the soul and telekinesis.
【Acrobatics】is probably a literal meaning, symbolizing his mastery of special skills such as swordsmanship, firearms, and magic.
The problem is that all three emblems are currently grayed out and do not respond to his touch at all.
Just as Yu Jing was puzzled by this, the Torch Watch gave him a response in his mind.
[Upon completion of the beginner trial, the host will officially activate all functions and obtain their first talent point.]
It seems that the Torch Watch does not intend to enhance Yu Jing's combat power in the novice trial, or rather, the purpose of the novice trial is to test whether he can meet its requirements.
What happens if you fail the trial?
Should we send him back to his original world or simply take back the watch and then eliminate him?
Yu Jing pondered the Torch System's intentions, and his hands moved swiftly, quickly checking the last three options.
The "Items" section is unsurprisingly empty.
After all, Yu Jing is currently empty-handed, and the Torch System obviously has no intention of giving him a beginner's set.
The "[Broadcast]" section was filled with lines of question marks.
The system explained that those were the communication methods for various organizations under the Torch Program, and that all of them have now been disconnected.
Yu Jing had to find a way to obtain the radio frequencies of these organizations himself, and the knob in the lower right corner of the watch was used to tune the frequency.
He gleaned the key information provided by the system from these explanatory texts.
The Torch is not just a system or the name of this watch, but an extremely large organization.
The watch was created by the Torch Organization specifically for exploration in exotic lands.
However, Yu Jing just happened to obtain it...
Wait, now is not the time to dwell on these things.
The most important thing right now is to pass the novice trial; otherwise, everything else will be in vain!
Slapping his cheeks to calm himself down, Yu Jing turned the knob back to the [Map] tab.
A green dot representing him suddenly appeared on the screen, surrounded by a large area of darkness.
Only the area around the light spot was lit up, and there was a small marker that read "[Abandoned Camp]".
In the upper right corner, there is also an indicator arrow that moves continuously with the direction he rotates, and a yellow exclamation mark.
The meaning of each of these is self-evident. Yu Jing directly clicked on the yellow exclamation mark, and the task requirements for the novice trial immediately appeared in text form on the left side of the map:
[While ensuring the host's survival, locate the nearest alien space node and return to the present world.]
This beginner's trial doesn't seem difficult at first glance.
They neither required him to fight nor asked him to find any strange or unusual objects.
He would be considered successful as long as he went to the pre-marked alien space node on the map and successfully returned to the real world.
However, Yu Jing only looked up at the surrounding environment and immediately realized that the real difficulty of this mission lay in the process of traveling.
Unlike the forests I was used to in my previous life, this dark and dense forest was strange in every way.
The surrounding silence seemed "alive" to him.
The hollow sound of the wind came from deep in the woods, brushing past my hair and ears, with faint rustling whispers echoing within.
The bluish-gray trees with their roots exposed on the ground are jagged and scattered, their trunks lying haphazardly like ghostly silhouettes, baring their fangs and claws in the shadows.
The light gray mist flowed across the undulating ground like a liquid, lingering around the abandoned camp with a cold dampness, probing its boundaries, just like some entity secretly watching him, its indifferent and hungry gaze sweeping over him, this "fresh meat," again and again.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Yu Jing has stayed in this abandoned camp for so long without any accidents happening to him.
His intuition told him that once he left the camp and stepped into the dark, dense forest before him, he might encounter danger at any moment.
Ultimately, Yu Jing is currently just an ordinary person with fairly good physical fitness.
Let alone the alien monster that had cornered him not long ago, even a couple of wild wolves that randomly jumped out of this dense forest could probably devour him as a midnight snack, and he might even get a taste of pickled mustard greens and shredded pork noodles...
One person eating two meals is considered acceptable.
He stood up, raised his hand and rubbed his cheeks vigorously a few times, a hint of excitement appearing on his face.
Having traveled through time, Yu Jing has only felt emptiness.
He was an outsider, out of place in that unfamiliar world.
Without goals or motivation, I just spend my days watching TV series and movies or wandering around aimlessly to kill time.
In this daily despondency, it awaits decay and stench.
But things are different now.
If there is anything that makes a person truly feel their own existence, it is fear!
Yes, that's the feeling of dread that washes over your entire body.
No matter what lies ahead.
Yu Jing wanted to see it for himself.