Chapter 1: Rebirth, Obtaining the Synthesis Heart!

Divine Summer, Fujian Province.

"Ah! Monster, monster……"

"No, don't kill me, don't……"

In a dilapidated eight-story small building, suddenly there came a series of urgent and brief cries.

The old building had poor soundproofing; even on the top floor, Su Hao was awakened by the rising and falling cries.

Seeing that the surrounding room, though old, had not suffered any damage, he had a vague suspicion.

He hurried to the window and looked out at the boundless forest.

Grey mist filled the air, making it look gloomy and terrifying.

A modern city, yet such a huge forest appeared, which is obviously abnormal.

But in Su Hao's eyes, there was no trace of surprise or fear; instead, he showed a look of ecstasy.

"Rebirth, I really have been reborn?!"

Just a moment ago, Su Hao was still in someone else's sanctuary, surviving on rotten food.

The next moment, he returned to the very beginning, back to his own home.

Looking at the intact room and the forest not yet shrouded in black mist, Su Hao lit a cigarette, feeling countless emotions.

With the arrival of the uncanny on Earth, it brought indescribable evil gods, numerous terrifying monsters, horrible natural disasters, and omnipresent ominous curses.

There were torrential rains that turned into horrifying floods without buoyancy.

There were disasters that revived the dead, turning them into undead calamities.

Also, there were bloody curses everywhere that plunged people into endless slaughter.

In order to give earthly beings the ability to resist the uncanny, the will of Earth united with all worlds afflicted by the uncanny, merging with Earth to form an immensely vast world.

Furthermore, the wills of all worlds, using their remaining power, combined the characteristics of each world to create sanctuaries, taking various forms and scattered across the globe.

As long as one binds a sanctuary, they can obtain a house that can grow infinitely and avoid curses, and also awaken special talents and skills.

In his previous life, Su Hao had bad luck and did not obtain a sanctuary; he could only survive in someone else's sanctuary.

"This lifetime, I will absolutely not let this happen again!"

Hearing the tragic cries from downstairs again, Su Hao stubbed out his cigarette and ran toward the rooftop.

"I remember that in my previous life, someone here obtained a top-tier sanctuary, becoming a powerhouse that suppressed a region; now, this sanctuary is mine!"

Su Hao's mouth curled slightly; upon reaching the rooftop, he began to search earnestly.

Originally, he learned that his own building's roof had a top-tier sanctuary, yet he missed it so badly he wanted to give himself a big scolding.

But this time, it won't happen!

"Found it!"

After a short while, he found a black jade talisman behind a flowerpot, with some specks of blood on it, emitting a strange aura.

Su Hao knew that the jade talisman before him was an unbinding sanctuary; without hesitation, he grabbed it in his hand.

The next moment, a voice devoid of emotional fluctuation sounded in his ear.

【Ding!】

【Sanctuary binding……】

Immediately after.

The black jade talisman turned into two clumps of dark light; one flew into Su Hao's brow, making him feel as if a special power had arisen within him, and his strength increased somewhat.

The other clump of light transformed into a small wooden house over two meters tall, which landed on the rooftop.

At the same time, a semi-transparent interface that only he could see popped up before his eyes.

【You have obtained an uncanny sanctuary!】

【You have obtained the talent—Synthesis Heart!】

【You have obtained the skills—Item Refining Technique, Item Appraisal Technique!】

……

"Synthesis Heart? Sounds like it's not a combat talent!"

Su Hao frowned slightly; in his memory, the person who originally obtained this sanctuary had terrifying combat power, being among the strongest in Fujian Province.

Logically, the awakened talent should be related to combat.

"Could it be that the awakened talent varies from person to person?"

Su Hao rubbed his chin; since in his previous life he had no sanctuary, he had never awakened a talent and didn't know the specifics.

He then stopped thinking further; with a slight thought, he opened the detailed information of Synthesis Heart.

【Synthesis Heart】

Proficiency: Entry

Effect: Three times per day, you can combine any three identical items, or two different items, into a brand-new item.

As proficiency increases, the number of items that can be synthesized will grow, and the number of syntheses will increase.

……

"Hiss——!"

"What a powerful talent; I admit my voice was a bit loud just now!"

Looking at the talent's description, a gleam flashed in Su Hao's eyes.

How weak could a talent that can synthesize all things be?

With Synthesis Heart in hand, plus the memories from before his rebirth, Su Hao is fully confident that before others have grown, he can synthesize many extraordinary items, greatly increasing his strength.

The stronger he is, the more abundant the resources he can obtain in the future, the more uncanny incidents he can resolve, and thus he can survive in the apocalypse.

The only regret is that the number of syntheses is too low—only three times a day—but fortunately, after proficiency increases, the number can be increased.

His talent is so strong, his skills are probably not weak either; afterwards he opened the detail panels for the two skills.

【Item Refining Technique】

Proficiency: Beginner

Effect: When used on a corpse or other non-sentient object, it can extract specific materials from it.

The higher the proficiency, the more items can be refined, and the faster the refining speed.

……

【Item Appraisal Technique】

Proficiency: Beginner

Effect: After using it on a non-sentient object, you can view related information.

The higher the proficiency, the more types of objects can be viewed.

……

"These two skills are not bad, the Item Refining Technique is a perfect match for the Synthesis Heart!"

Su Hao nodded in satisfaction.

With the Item Appraisal Technique, I won't have to worry about missing any good treasures from now on.

Whatever can be identified, its uses can be seen.

As for what cannot be identified, just take it directly—it's definitely something more precious.

No need to say more about the importance of the Item Refining Technique; in the future there will definitely be no shortage of materials.

Synthesis Heart requires a large amount of materials!

"Disgusting monsters, I'll fight you……"

At this moment, a cry came from downstairs again, this time clearly closer to the top floor than before.

"We need to quickly craft a weapon first!"

Su Hao glanced at his shelter, turned back to his home, and went into the kitchen.

"Hmm…… let's synthesize these two!"

After rummaging through the kitchen, Su Hao finally picked up a bone-chopping cleaver and a whetstone.

In an ordinary household of Divine Summer, the only thing that can be used as a weapon is a kitchen knife.

The reason for choosing the whetstone is that its function is to sharpen the kitchen knife, increasing its sharpness.

As a weapon, the sharper it is, the greater the damage it can inflict.

Using the whetstone for synthesis will surely make the knife sharper; if the blade could be made a bit longer, that would be even better.

"Synthesize!"

With a thought from Su Hao, he used the Synthesis Heart.

The kitchen knife and whetstone were enveloped by a golden light, slowly approaching and forming a golden light cluster.

Moments later, the golden light sphere burst with a blinding flash, and a brand-new short blade appeared in Su Hao's hand.

The short blade is about half a meter long, its body silver-white, emitting a cold, icy light.

【Sharp Short Blade】

Effect: A sharp short blade that can cut iron like mud—no problem!