1 Chapter 1. The System That Came Eighteen Years Late

 The scorching sun was scorching the earth. This kind of weather could make people smoke.

 I straightened up and wiped the sweat off my head. I glanced at the vast lawn in front of me, took a deep breath, and continued to bend down to work in defeat.

 C University had a tradition of allowing students to do free community work in exchange for credits. They had to work 48 hours every semester, and these credits were directly related to whether they could graduate.

 That's why I had no choice but to work here as free labor on my eighteenth birthday.

 That's right; today is my 18th birthday. It's a critical moment, but I will spend it under the sun.

 My name is Luo Li, and I was born into a very ordinary family. My parents were employees and worked hard all my life, barely making ends meet. Being born into a family like this, I didn't get anything other than my parents' love.

 However, there's something unusual about me. I'm a transmigrator. I was born into this world with the memories of my previous life, so I've lived one more life than others.

 In the beginning, I was overjoyed. With my experience of reading countless books, I felt that I was the chosen one, God's favorite and that I would have some cheat. I tried all sorts of ways to summon my cheat and even tried to test if my blood had any special functions. I even caused myself to lose too much blood and end up in the hospital.

 The truth has proven that everything I've done is in vain. I don't have any golden fingers. Besides the extra memories of my previous life, I'm no different from an ordinary person. Even this memory was very common. I did not have a photographic memory like in novels.

 After being defeated by reality, I completely understood that my family couldn't bring me any help in the future. I can only change my situation through learning.

 As an adult who had lived through one life, I knew the importance of learning.

 I've been studying hard, so my grades have always been good. I've been an excellent student since I was young, and I even got into a famous university like C University.

 However, I didn't expect the first thing I had to do after getting into university was trim the lawn here. I began to doubt the meaning of going to university and whether it could give me the life I wanted.

 "Ding! Detected that the host has reached the age of 18, the possession system has awoken. Do you want to check?"

 'System?' I suddenly straightened my body and looked at the sun.

 Is the sun too hot that I'm dizzy? Otherwise, how can I hear the system?

 I shook my head and continued with the work at hand. Everyone had to check how much they had done, which would be counted toward their credits.

 "Would the host like to check the possession system?"

 That voice appeared again.

 Am I not hallucinating?

 I was excited. I didn't expect that I would awaken the system when I had given up hope. Does that mean I'm the chosen one? Is this a benefit for me, a transmigrator?

 At this moment, I thought a lot and suppressed the chaotic thoughts.

 The most important thing right now is to check my system. Thus, I unhesitatingly said in my mind, "Check!"

 After I said it, the system's functions started to play in my mind as if I was playing a video. A voice explanation even accompanied it.

 "The possession system has been activated. The host is welcome to check it out."

 So it was the possession system? I continued reading.

The function of the possession system: you can choose a target to possess and perform a temporary possession to extract the abilities of the possessed person.

The target can be chosen randomly or at will. You must see the target when you choose, and it can't be too far away.

The initial time of possession is one hour. Increasing the intimacy with the possessed person will increase the time of possession and the distance of possession.

 The possession system can grow. The more targets the host possesses, the faster the system upgrades. The more targets the host can possess, the more it will depend on the host's strength.

 "So, host, please work hard to possess other people!"

 Was I trying to possess someone else? I resisted the urge to curse and reread the system's explanation. Other than explaining about possession, it had no further use?

 "Is there a system store? The kind that can provide planes and cannons?"

 "I don't!"

I'm not willing to give up. I asked, "Can it allow me to learn quickly and have an eidetic memory? "

 "You can't!"

 "If you can't do this or that, then what's the use of you?"

 "The host can possess others and extract skills for his use."

 I was a little disappointed. What kind of extraction skill was this? Do you want me to possess the uncle baking pizzas at the school gate and learn how to bake pizzas?

 I couldn't understand, so I asked one last question, "Have you always been bound to me? Why did you appear when I was 18?"

The possession system can extract the abilities of others. It is risky for minors under eighteen to use other people's abilities. Therefore, the initial activation age is set after the host reaches eighteen years old.

 I pouted and closed the system.

 I don't believe the system's nonsense. We're all ordinary people with two eyes and one mouth. What ability would be dangerous?

 It seemed that the only exciting thing about the system was its possession! But who should I possess?

 I couldn't help but feel excited when I thought about how I would appear in another person's body.

 I began to look around, trying to find the target of my possession. I wasn't interested in the people around me working hard like me.

 They're all people like me. It's boring to possess them!

 Suddenly, my eyes lit up as I found a person.