Chapter 1: Dimension Park

【DEAD PERSON, WELCOME TO THE DIMENSION PARK】

Chu Danqing suddenly opened his eyes, and in the darkness, he saw glowing text before him.

“Looks like I wasn’t revived.”

“Then again, I was crushed into pulp—how could I possibly still be alive?” Chu Danqing couldn’t help but sneer at himself.

His death was an accident—he was crushed by a large specimen.

As a “three-no person” with no family or friends, no assets or debts, and no enemies or grudges, dying didn’t leave much room for resentment.

His main job was crafting replicas of mythological creatures for collectors.

This time, he took on a big order: to construct a replica of a mythological blue dragon using various animal bones, scales, and other materials.

The client provided him with a blueprint, and then he had his fatal accident.

Fortunately, he was alone—no one would come looking for compensation from the client, since it was his own negligence that caused the safety failure.

【DEAD PERSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN THE DIMENSION PARK?】

A new line of text appeared, accompanied by a countdown—only ten minutes remained.

“Why me?” Chu Danqing asked, staring at the text and the countdown.

He didn’t think he was anything special.

But he didn’t ask what would happen if he refused or after the countdown ended—it was just another death, nothing more.

【YOU MEET THE DIMENSION APOSTLE QUALIFICATIONS, HAVE REACHED THE PARK’S ENROLLMENT THRESHOLD, AND POSSESS THE ???-RANK EQUIPMENT: SKY’S FOUR SPIRITS MAP • RUINED (RECOVERED)】

【IF YOU JOIN THE DIMENSION PARK, YOU WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION DURING THE PREPARATORY TRIAL】

When Chu Danqing read this, his eyebrow twitched—he knew exactly what the ruined Sky’s Four Spirits Map was.

It was the blueprint the client gave him to craft the mythological blue dragon replica, made of irregular, unknown fabric.

Its origin was unknown; after being ruined and losing all power, it ended up in the client’s hands, then was repurposed as a design template for him.

He had been double-checking the replica against the blueprint just before his death—almost ready to deliver—when the accident happened.

He even suspected he might have merely been the packaging for the Sky’s Four Spirits Map, and the Dimension Park had picked him up along with it during recovery.

“The client’s really unlucky, getting stuck with me,” Chu Danqing sighed. “I’ll join.”

There was no turning back now—either wait for death, or join what seemed like a decent Dimension Park.

At least there was a chance to live.

He was about to ask what a Dimension Apostle did, when a flood of data appeared before him.

【RESETTING AND RECONSTRUCTING LIFE… INITIATING SEMI-DIGITALIZATION…】

【NOTE: SEMI-DIGITALIZATION IS FOR AUXILIARY USE ONLY—IT VISUALLY REPRESENTS PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES BUT CANNOT SERVE AS A COMPLETE REFERENCE】

Then the countdown refreshed, resetting to ten minutes.

【ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR THIS SESSION:】

【1: +1 EVALUATION SCORE UPON COMPLETION】

【2: GUARANTEED COMPENSATION】

【CHOOSE YOUR GUARANTEED COMPENSATION SOON—IN TEN MINUTES, YOU WILL BEGIN THE PREPARATORY TRIAL. IF NO SELECTION IS MADE WITHIN TEN MINUTES, THE SYSTEM WILL AUTOMATICALLY SELECT OPTION 1.】

Chu Danqing did not immediately respond. Instead, he studied the newly appeared lines of text.

They were three columns: Apostle Panel, Mission Information, and Storage Space—there were more, but they remained locked due to insufficient clearance.

He opened the Apostle Panel directly, revealing his semi-digitalized attributes.

【APOSTLE NAME: Chu Danqing】

【APOSTLE ID: PREPARATORY TRIAL NOT COMPLETED—ID NOT ASSIGNED】

【ATTRIBUTES】

【HP: 100% (THIS ATTRIBUTE CANNOT BE FULLY DIGITALIZED—IT VARIES WITH PHYSICAL CONDITION)】

【ENERGY: 25 (BASE ENERGY; CURRENT RATIO: SPIRIT × 5; CURRENT RECOVERY RATE: 1 POINT PER HOUR)】

【STRENGTH: 5】

【AGILITY: 5】

【CONSTITUTION: 5】

【SPIRIT: 5】

【PERCEPTION: 5】

(NOTE: STANDARD HUMAN ATTRIBUTE VALUE IS 5 POINTS)

Further down were Talent and Skills, both empty.

That made sense—he had perfectly standard attributes, meaning he was just an ordinary human.

No subhealth issues, no special traits—he wasn’t starting with a disaster, but rather on the same baseline as a normal Dimension Apostle.

“So what’s my duty?” Chu Danqing asked after reading it all.

【HUMANS WHO MEET THE DIMENSION APOSTLE QUALIFICATIONS, AFTER SIGNING A CONTRACT WITH THE DIMENSION PARK, WILL BE SENT TO VARIOUS DIMENSION WORLDS TO CARRY OUT TASKS】

【THE PARK WILL PROVIDE REWARDS UPON TASK COMPLETION, AND PUNISHMENTS UPON FAILURE】

【NOTE: DEAD PERSON, THIS IS YOUR FINAL CHANCE TO ASK A QUESTION】

Chu Danqing understood immediately—his duty was simply to work in another place, except this job carried lethal risks.

From the reply, he realized one thing: he hadn’t been hired yet—he still needed to complete the preparatory trial to qualify.

Hence, the Dimension Park always referred to him as a “dead person,” and his Apostle Panel hadn’t even generated an ID.

He held back his final question, deciding to save it for the guaranteed compensation.

There were two options: a combination of skill and item.

【1: FOUNDATIONS OF SUMMONING + BASIC SUMMONING ART + TYPE-1 STANDARD SUMMONING CONTRACT SCROLL (COMMON-QUALITY ITEM)】

【2: EXPERTISE IN ANCIENT BIOLOGY SUMMONING + ANCIENT BIOLOGY CONTRACT SCROLL (EXCELLENT-QUALITY ITEM)】

(NOTE: EQUIPMENT, ITEMS, AND MATERIALS ARE RANKED AS: COMMON, EXCELLENT… CLEARANCE INSUFFICIENT)

Now two questions faced Chu Danqing: why were both options summoning-related, and why was option one even listed alongside option two?

Their placement together likely meant equal value.

Unsurprisingly, the common-quality contract scroll was probably just a bonus—the real value lay in the two foundational skills.

After nearly two minutes of thought, Chu Danqing finally asked his final question.

“Can I swap these for different skills or items?” Chu Danqing truly didn’t want them.

From the items alone, it was clear—either option required him to find his own summoning creatures.

【CANNOT BE CHANGED. SKILLS ARE TRANSFORMED AND GENERATED FROM YOUR DEAD PERSON’S PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE. BOTH OPTIONS HOLD EQUAL VALUE—CHOOSE WITH CONFIDENCE.】

Hearing this, Chu Danqing understood why both options were summoning-based.

His university major was paleobiology—a niche field.

The skills came from his professional knowledge—he didn’t know anything else.

And they were likely converted from his strongest expertise into combat capabilities, to ensure his survival.

“Both ‘Foundation’ and ‘Expertise’ appear on the same line—ignoring the common-quality contract scroll.”

“That means the combined value of Foundations of Summoning and Basic Summoning Art is at least equal to Expertise plus half an excellent-quality item.”

“So these two skills themselves hold tremendous value.”

“I’ll take the gamble!” Chu Danqing chose Option 1 without hesitation.

(END OF CHAPTER)