Chapter 3

As the familiar bell rang out from the broadcast, Li Ang knew it was time for the meal.

Walking toward the dining area, he recalled the life of the past few days, and the corner of his eye couldn't help but twitch.

"This so-called 'major event' wouldn't be making me work on this twelve-hour, two-shift death assembly line for the rest of my life, would it?"

The intensity of this work was already comparable to the black-hearted electronics factory he worked at before he transmigrated, except this one didn't even have social insurance or housing funds.

Arriving at the dining area, Li Ang sat in his own seat, and a lump of sticky, gelatinous substance slid out from the tubular channel in front of him.

This was his food for the past few days, "Energy Gel Type 10," which, according to other inmates, was generally used to feed livestock on the outside.

But having something to eat was better than having nothing, so Li Ang picked up his spoon and began shoveling it into his mouth.

To be honest, the taste wasn't particularly terrible; it had a slight salty and sweet flavor, and other than that, there was nothing else—it was just that the appearance and texture were a bit poor.

However, Li Ang was in no mood to pay attention to the food now; he was looking at his profession panel while eating.

——

【Profession: Prisoner】

【Level: 2/5 (116/200)】

【Attribute Bonus: Physical Strength +0.1 per level】

【Profession Skill: None】

【Profession Specialty: Slow Recovery】

【Promotion Route: Jailbreaker, Prison Boss.】

——

"At this rate, I'll be able to reach level three very soon."

Li Ang thought silently to himself. After these few days of manual labor, he had already leveled up his 【Prisoner】 profession to level two.

Actually, when he first entered the prison that day, Li Ang hadn't expected to be able to take on a new profession.

Acting on the principle that an extra profession meant an extra path, he had chosen to take it immediately.

It was a pity that the 【Prisoner】 profession was only slightly better than a pure blank-slate profession like 【Commoner】.

Of course, being stronger was still being stronger; at the very least, the 0.2 physical strength bonus from his level 2 【Prisoner】 profession made him feel that his energy was much better.

Coupled with the profession specialty 【Slow Recovery】, Li Ang didn't feel that life in prison was all that exhausting for the time being.

【Slow Recovery: When you are in a resting state, your stamina recovery rate will be increased by a very small margin.】

But even so, a 【Prisoner】 was just a 【Prisoner】.

"But fortunately, I have the 【Console Player】 talent; otherwise, I'm afraid my whole life would be over."

Ignoring the message that popped up on the panel—【Survive in prison as an inmate for one hour, experience +1】—Li Ang quickly finished the 'Gel 10' in front of him.

After finishing his morning work, Li Ang, as an inmate, had a half-hour break, but since the dining area was quite a distance from the cell block, he chose to sit where he was and take a short nap.

But the next moment, a subtle movement interrupted his nap plan.

A fine vibration, like a small earthquake, came through, causing him to open his eyes and mutter speechlessly: "Can't those bugs just stay quiet for a while?"

Li Ang knew his nap plan for today was likely ruined, because this kind of shaking basically lasted for one to two hours.

At this moment, a voice came from the side, picking up his thread: "Brother, you've been here for a few days, you should be used to it by now."

Hearing this, Li Ang turned his head to look at his side and saw a brown-haired man staring blankly at the ceiling with a face full of resentment.

"Hall, you were woken up yourself, so don't you dare talk about me..."

The brown-haired man was named Evan Hall, a fellow inmate Li Ang had met over the past two days.

Hearing Li Ang's words, Hall pulled back his wandering thoughts and looked at him with dead-fish eyes: "Brother, I'm not like you. I'm only in for theft and will be out in a few months at most, but you're in for smuggling, so you'll probably be locked up for life."

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Ang's face turned dark instantly.

He hadn't expected that smuggling in this world would result in a life sentence. Of course, there was a high probability that it was also because he was an undocumented person; after confirming he had no special talents, the Frontier City government couldn't be bothered to support him.

At this time, Hall continued as if he hadn't seen Li Ang's ugly expression: "And you even took the 【Prisoner】 profession..."

"You'll probably just have to rot in prison for the rest of your life."

Saying this, he looked at Li Ang with eyes full of pity.

The information regarding the 【Prisoner】 profession was naturally told to Hall by Li Ang himself, as he wanted to use it to scout for some information about professions.

After all, others didn't know that his profession slots were unlimited.

Seemingly to comfort him, Hall rubbed his chin and said: "Being a 【Prisoner】 is also quite good; at least it makes you more durable."

"Look, the Gel 10 supplied to you every day is more than what we people without professions get."

In this world, 【Commoners】 were generally considered to be without a profession.

Having said that, Hall laughed to himself.

He could understand Li Ang's choice; if it were him, he would also choose to take the 【Prisoner】 profession.

After all, there was no chance of getting out in the future, so it was better to think of ways to live a little better in prison.

"However, for a serious criminal like you with a long sentence, you'll eventually be transferred to a nearby prison planet."

"That's not a good place; many powerful professionals are locked up there."

"【Prisoner】..."

As he spoke, Hall shook his head.

Regarding the prison planet, Li Ang had also learned a bit over the past few days by asking around about this place that the previous big-shot salaryman had used to threaten him.

As the name suggested, it was a planet specifically used as a prison, where inmates with long sentences were locked up, as well as...

Extremely dangerous professionals.

Ordinary people like Li Ang who had taken the 【Prisoner】 profession were basically at the very bottom of the food chain on the prison planet, only slightly better than being worse off than dead.

Thinking of this, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes.

Seeing Li Ang's appearance, Hall shut his mouth; there was no need for him to waste any more breath on a 【Prisoner】 destined to have no future.

He had said so much just now only because he was bored.

And the half-hour break passed quickly.

Amidst the cold bell, Li Ang walked back to his workstation and continued to tinker with the instrument in front of him.

【Working in prison, profession experience +2】

【Working in prison, profession experience +2】

What he didn't tell Hall was that, unlike the locals, he could see the profession promotion routes.

And the 【Prisoner】 naturally had promotions; even if they were very weak, they might earn him a glimmer of survival.

Of course, the ideal situation would be to experience the so-called major event and then activate the 【Traveler】 talent to run away directly.

Thinking this way, Li Ang put more effort into his work, accelerating the progress of his manual labor.