Chapter 2 – Unique Talent

The announcement immediately set off a frenzy in the chat rooms across all districts.

【Yo?! Wuwang Kuangzun is actually in our district? Breaking a record rewards a Talent—is this about to defy the heavens?】

【Tch! Just a Talent Lottery. I don’t need a lottery—I already have a Talent directly!】

【I don’t care about any “Wuwang Kuangzun.” I just want to know where I am!】

【I’m also completely confused! I was sleeping just fine—why did I suddenly appear here? Was I kidnapped?】

【Damn it! I suspect I was kidnapped too! Whoever’s playing tricks here, come out right now!】

【Based on my years of experience as a web novel enthusiast, we might really have been dropped into a survival game.】

【Who cares if it’s a game or not? My amputated legs are back! The feeling of being able to stand again is fucking amazing!】

【I was about to retire at 60, slaved away half my life, ready to enjoy life—and then they drop me here? Might as well just kill me!】

…

Xiao Wuwang was unaware of the commotion in the chat rooms, and even if he knew, he wouldn’t pay it any mind. Right now, his attention was entirely focused on the lottery!

“Activate the Talent Lottery for me!!”

In an instant, the panel lit up brilliantly, with various mysterious and dazzling Talent icons flashing wildly across the screen.

Xiao Wuwang’s eyes were fixed on the screen, his heartbeat involuntarily speeding up.

Talents also varied in strength.

Some could foresee future dangers; some could double their resource gains; some could obtain a certain amount of resources daily without doing anything; some had faster trains; some could make wishes and receive corresponding items the next day; some were born fighters, entering the Survival World with stronger survival abilities than ordinary people… and so on, with all kinds of Talents.

Finally, the light settled and instantly receded, leaving behind an icon on the panel as deep and distant as a black hole.

Xiao Wuwang took a deep breath and reached out to tap the icon.

【Ding!】

【Congratulations on drawing the Unique Talent—Infinite Upgrade!】

【Infinite Upgrade: Consume a certain amount of Fatigue Points to upgrade a Non-Rule Item by one level. After upgrading, the item’s Quality will decrease by one Grade.】

“Infinite Upgrade?”

“Just consume Fatigue Points to upgrade items?!”

“This… this is practically a heaven-defying level Talent!”

After confirming it several times, he finally accepted that the Talent was real!

No wonder Xiao Wuwang couldn’t contain his ecstasy, because in the Infinite Train Survival World, raising a level by one significantly enhanced effects.

And now, he only needed to consume a certain amount of Fatigue Points to upgrade an item’s level—truly a BUG-level existence!

With great effort, Xiao Wuwang suppressed his excitement.

Then, he opened his Personal Panel:

Name: Xiao Wuwang

ID Number: 08302608630521085560

Class: 【Train Conductor】

Nickname: 【Wuwang Kuangzun】

Title: 【One Step Ahead】

Talent: 【Infinite Upgrade (Unique)】

Portable Space: 5

Fatigue Points: 95/100

Health Points: 100/100

Base Attributes—

Constitution: 9 (Average for a healthy adult: 10)

Spirit: 18 (Average for a healthy adult: 10)

Skills—

Combat Mastery, Firearms Mastery, Culinary Mastery

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His Constitution in the Base Attributes was the same as in his Previous Life, but his Spirit was 7 points higher than before!

After some thought, this might be due to Rebirth. With three additional years of experience in the Survival World, his willpower was already far beyond what it used to be. It made sense that he had a few more points at the start compared to his Previous Life.

Looking at the Skill Slot, the Combat Mastery and Firearms Mastery he had honed through hard work in his Previous Life, as well as the Culinary Mastery he had cultivated over time, were all brought back. It was just a pity that the other skills he had acquired through skill cards in the Survival World were gone.

However, with these three skills, he was already miles ahead of others at the starting line.

Mastering Combat Mastery and Firearms Mastery made his overall strength no less than that of any elite special forces soldier on Earth!

Combat Mastery: Increases damage by 20% when attacking enemies unarmed or with melee weapons.

Firearms Mastery: Familiar with the structure of various firearms. When using firearms, accuracy increases by 20%, reload speed increases by 20%, and damage increases by 10%.

Culinary Mastery: Proficient in cooking various edible ingredients, with additional enhancements to the effects of prepared food.

After understanding his skills, Xiao Wuwang’s gaze fell on the Title section.

One Step Ahead: Perception increased by 20%.

Xiao Wuwang reached out and activated the title.

The moment the Title was activated, Xiao Wuwang immediately felt his surroundings become clearer. His vision, hearing, smell, and other senses all became sharper.

Not bad—this was a very practical title.

Closing his Personal Panel, Xiao Wuwang opened the Train Panel:

Level: 0

Speed: 10 km/h

Durability: 100/100

Expansion Slots: 0

Carriages: None

Modules: None

Modules: None

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The most primitive train, just a bare locomotive.

He just didn’t know if the locomotive could be upgraded through his Talent. If it could…

He’d probably break another record!

Thinking of this, Xiao Wuwang couldn’t help but Trigger his Talent.

[Ding! The locomotive is a Rule Item and cannot be upgraded through Talent!]

As expected, the system wouldn’t let him exploit such a big loophole.

After all, the further he progressed, the rarer and more precious the Materials required for train upgrades would become. If he could upgrade directly using Fatigue Points, he’d be invincible.

Although Xiao Wuwang felt a hint of regret, he quickly adjusted his mindset because he still had plenty of things on hand.

He casually picked up the Bone Cleaver from the kitchen set.

Trigger Talent!

[Ding! The item’s Quality is too low. Talent Trigger failed!]

“Failed again?”

Xiao Wuwang couldn’t help but take a closer look.

After staring at the cleaver for three seconds, a panel popped up before his eyes:

Item Name: Bone Cleaver

Level: 0

Quality: Common

Durability: 20/20

Description: An ordinary Bone Cleaver

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Seeing the Bone Cleaver’s information, Xiao Wuwang couldn’t help but frown slightly. He recalled that when his Talent succeeded, the item’s Quality would decrease. Did that mean Common-grade items couldn’t be upgraded through his Talent?

Item Quality could be divided into five Grades: Common, Excellent, Fine, Superior, and Perfect.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wuwang couldn’t help but look at other items.

Item Name: Cleaver

Level: 0

Quality: Common

Durability: 20/20

Description: An ordinary Cleaver

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Triggering his Talent, it failed again!

Xiao Wuwang was also certain that his Talent came with an appraisal function!

This could be considered an unexpected delight.

With this function, he might be able to pick up quite a few good items.

After settling his emotions, Xiao Wuwang turned his attention to the remaining items.

Item Name: Scissors

Level: 0

Quality: Common

Durability: 20/20

Description: …

——————

Item Name: Fruit Knife

Level: 0

Quality: Excellent

Durability: 20/20

Description: A fruit knife with decent craftsmanship.

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“Hmm?”

He hadn’t held much hope for this set of kitchen knives, but the final fruit knife unexpectedly gave him a pleasant surprise.

Xiao Wuwang couldn’t wait to Trigger his Talent on the fruit knife.

With a Swish, a hazy white light enveloped the entire fruit knife.

[Ding!]

[Talent Triggered successfully. The fruit knife has been upgraded to a Black Iron Dagger!]