Chapter 163: Probably Only Someone Who Hit Their Head Would Be Reincarnated Into This

With a momentary daze, Feng Xue's vision flashed rapidly, and the next instant, he slammed onto the ground with a thud.

"Shit, that hurt like hell!"

Feng Xue dropped the nearly one-ton sack of hemp in his hand, wanting to rub his head but fearing the pain—luckily, the Jade Rabbit pendant, infused with the two divine powers of Longevity and Healing, rested in his chest; as the thought "I want to heal myself" became a mental force, a cool stream spread from the pendant, instantly easing the pain in his head.

"Thank goodness I switched the Substitute Spell into a Form Substitute to transfer the damage (Note ②)—otherwise, that impact might've broken my neck!"

Feng Xue stared at the paper doll in his arms, its head twisted completely askew, and cautiously turned his own neck, his emotions deeply complicated.

Though Feina herself had her own reasons for wanting to die, that didn't let Feng Xue ignore the fact that she had saved his life.

If she had died fighting on her own, Feng Xue wouldn't have felt any guilt—but she chose to die this way, and he couldn't shake the feeling that he owed her.

He turned to survey his surroundings; this world's arrival point seemed to be an abandoned warehouse, and looking up, he could see the city's neon lights, the clamor of a modern metropolis reaching his ears, giving him a faint sense of safety.

"From previous returns to the main world, the time flow between different worlds should be independent, and since I didn't return to the main world this time either, it's not a mandatory transit setup—so the likelihood that I control interdimensional travel by will has increased. If so, if I want to return to the Sea World, I'll most likely reappear within one or two seconds after I vanished. I wonder if Feina can hold on…"

Biting his nails in deep turmoil, Feng Xue had his first goal beyond Longevity since his transmigration—

Once I'm strong enough, I'll go back and kill that bitch to save her!

"If you want to die, die on your own—don't try to leave me with psychological trauma!"

Thinking of this, Feng Xue suddenly shuddered, snapping out of his dazed state, and immediately activated the over-the-shoulder view to lock his lifespan…

Wait.

"3303? That's not right!"

Feng Xue pinched his brow—he checked his lifespan several times daily, so he couldn't possibly be wrong.

Before the transmigration, he had just gone through one unlock and lock cycle, so he remembered clearly: his lifespan should've been 3302.

But now, it had become 3303.

In just a few seconds, his lifespan had increased by one day?

In an instant, Feng Xue realized—he pulled out the Jade Rabbit with feverish eyes. Even as he still channeled the Longevity Wish Power, he clearly felt the warm current flowing in, yet his lifespan didn't change again.

"It can't be that the cap is… oh, I'm such an idiot—I just locked my lifespan!"

Feng Xue rolled his eyes but didn't unlock it immediately; after all, he knew nothing about this world, and to avoid being crushed by some random Ultraman, Godzilla, or Unit-01 while testing the Longevity Device, he decided to first scout the surroundings.

After all, the Device was right in his hand…

"Master! Something's wrong! I can't reach the original!" Just as Feng Xue was pondering his next move, Xiao Lingdang suddenly popped out from his wristwatch; Feng Xue's expression froze slightly, then turned serious:

"Xiao Lingdang, what are you talking about? What original? You're the original!"

"Huh?" Xiao Lingdang was stunned by this, almost glitching—when Liu Yunxi suddenly spoke:

"Pfft! Why is the impure wish energy so heavy? Good thing I already changed my cultivation habits—otherwise, I'd have to start over again!"

"Because we switched worlds again!" Feng Xue rolled his eyes, looking at the street scene, and said to Xiao Lingdang:

"From now on, don't project 3D images—communicate via mental link. For any visual information you need to convey, I'll use my phone terminal. Now try: check if this world has wireless internet; if it does, attempt to connect—but don't be obvious, stay within your limits, don't risk being traced back."

Though the previous civilization's technology was Gao Chao, Feng Xue dared not be overconfident—after all, without Xiao Fengling's satellite support, how effective this personal terminal, designed for private use, truly was remained uncertain, and besides, this world might not even have modern tech levels; if there were some kind of network black tech, he might accidentally expose himself.

Modern society had pros and cons—for example, identity was an unavoidable hurdle; the more advanced the social system, the more extensively personal identity and information were used in daily life—if this world was fully digitized, he couldn't even buy food.

"Master, this world's wireless network still relies on electrical signal transmission; though the protocols differ slightly from the previous civilization, our device has frequency-compatibility functions—I've spoofed an IP and entered the local network. But the security here is unusual; with my current processing power and tech, I can't guarantee I can crack encrypted data without being detected."

Xiao Lingdang's report was neither good nor bad—while he wasn't a cyber-illiterate, the fact that Xiao Lingdang couldn't break encrypted data meant forging identities or accessing accounts would be nearly impossible. He sighed faintly, seeing no one nearby, and simply sat against the warehouse wall, dragging out his terminal, which looked like a smartphone.

But…

"Why is this Japanese?" Feng Xue raised an eyebrow, wondering if he'd transmigrated into some Japanese light novel world—but Xiao Lingdang, using far faster internet browsing speed than Feng Xue, quickly gave the answer:

"Master, we are on a planet called Earth, officially named '#￥%&&', phonetically approximated as 'I Lai Wen', translated into Common Tongue as 'New He Yuan'. Forty years ago, it was a country called 'Nihon', but now it's been occupied by aliens who call themselves 'Giant He Xing'…

"According to official claims, the United States, Nihon's suzerain state, 'leased' this country to the aliens, and internationally it's called 'He Zujie'.

"Based on Chinese, which is highly similar to the previous civilization's Common Tongue, I've translated 'Nihonese', 'American', and 'Giant He Xing Common Tongue' for your convenience. Also, the world's Common Tongue still has wide usage—you needn't worry about communication."

"Forget translation for now—what the hell kind of setting is this? Wait, Nihon, aliens, He Zujie? Am I really transmigrated into Alien Mom's World?"

(End of Chapter)