What I’m Good At

“Game Life… huh…”

Ye Yousheng’s in-game name had always been “GAME LIFE.”

It was derived from his own name, “Yousheng.”

His father had given him that name with the hope that he would live freely—treating life like a game.

But ironically, after completing his revenge, he had sunk into virtual games, never truly facing his own life.

His life should have ended long ago.

And yet, at this very moment, fate had taken a turn.

By sheer coincidence, he had arrived in another world.

And after hearing about the Heaven-Mending War, a desire to live reignited within him.

From this point forward, Ye Yousheng would no longer drift aimlessly.

He would use his own hands to reclaim the happy family he had lost.

To do that, he needed capital.

Power.

Money.

Connections.

Anything that could help him was worth considering.

And right now, he had the greatest advantage of all—

The system interface.

If he could make proper use of this unique skill, then even without magic, he might still rise above others.

But first, he needed to understand the limits of “Game Life.”

Only then could he use it to its fullest.

After examining the first skill, Ye Yousheng looked at the second one.

It was exactly what Lulu had mentioned—

[Tongues (Passive) Lv MAX]

[Effect: Understand and speak all languages; can also read corresponding written text]

With this skill, any language in this world would automatically be translated into Chinese in his ears.

Likewise, whatever he said would be automatically converted into the local language.

A convenient little bonus from the goddess.

It saved travelers the trouble of learning languages and adapting to communication barriers.

After reviewing the skill menu, Ye Yousheng didn’t immediately open other panels.

Instead, he continued chopping firewood.

Only after finishing most of the wood in the yard did he open the skill menu again.

Nothing had changed.

Still just the same two icons.

Looking at the unchanged interface, he muttered—

“Looks like skills don’t just appear from doing random things…”

He had been testing whether repeatedly chopping wood would generate a “Woodcutting” skill.

If skills were that easy to obtain, the difficulty of this world would drop significantly.

But reality was still reality.

You couldn’t just gain skills from casually chopping wood or lighting a fire.

Even though “Game Life” allowed him to access information, trying to instantly become overpowered was nothing but a fantasy.

“Then next… the most important part.”

“The status panel.”

Just like before, a translucent interface appeared before him.

Displayed on it were the base attributes of “Ye Yousheng.”

Name: Ye Yousheng
Title: None
Class: Traveler
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Age: 21
Level: Lv23 (Second Tier)
HP: 260/260
MP: 0/0
EXP: 98.05%

Strength: 35
Intelligence: 22
Constitution: 26
Agility: 42
Luck: 0

Free Attribute Points: 0

Current Status: [Contract of the Life Goddess] [Curse of the Luck Goddess] [Elemental Fear]

At first glance, it looked like a typical stat panel.

The four basic attributes were familiar.

His HP was full.

But his MP—his magic—was indeed zero.

Normally, magic was tied to intelligence.

Yet despite having 22 Intelligence, his MP remained at zero.

Just as Lulu had said—his elemental affinity was nonexistent.

He would never possess magic.

But his Luck being zero…

What did that mean?

More importantly, why could he even see his Luck stat?

Usually, Luck was a hidden value in games.

Players couldn’t see it.

Yet here it was—clearly displayed.

But that wasn’t the strangest part.

The truly bizarre elements were the three status conditions.

Contract of the Life Goddess?

Curse of the Luck Goddess?

Elemental Fear?

What even were these?

To find out, Ye Yousheng opened them one by one.

[Contract of the Life Goddess]

[Description: The Goddess of Life has formed a contract with you, sharing everything she has]

[Curse of the Luck Goddess]

[Description: The Goddess of Luck has cursed you to die miserably; Luck permanently set to zero]

[Elemental Fear]

[Description: The elements fear your existence and refuse to approach your surroundings]

“…What the hell.”

Even someone as composed as Ye Yousheng couldn’t stay calm anymore.

Even after reading the descriptions, he still didn’t understand how these statuses came to be.

But one thing was clear—

Because of the Luck Goddess’s curse and Elemental Fear, he had become a complete failure with zero magic and zero luck.

As for the Contract of the Life Goddess…

He couldn’t tell what it actually did.

Sharing everything with a goddess?

Did that mean becoming a god himself?

But the goddess wasn’t even here…

Unable to figure it out, he decided to ignore it for now.

Though he couldn’t determine their origins, he could guess that these statuses were tied to the period he had lost his memory.

To uncover the truth, he would have to wait until his memories returned.

Next, Ye Yousheng tried opening other panels—

Equipment.

Inventory.

Quest log.

Map.

Nothing happened.

In the end, only the Status and Skill panels were accessible.

No overpowered artifacts.

No cheat-like abilities.

No storage system.

Not even a map.

Truly—nothing.

Although he hadn’t expected much to begin with, seeing such a bare start still left him with a faint sense of disappointment…

And excitement.

This was exactly the kind of highest-difficulty game he sought.

“So reality really is the hardest game in the world…”

“Interesting.”

A fervent smile appeared on his face.

He loved challenges.

He loved pushing beyond limits.

And more than anything—

He loved being cornered and breaking through with his own strength.

He swung the axe—

Crack!

The final log split cleanly in two.

His first “task” in this world was complete.

Unfortunately, there was no reward.

Standing up and stretching, he rubbed his chin.

“Alright… time to go grind some levels.”

Some things couldn’t be understood without testing them firsthand.

He was close to leveling up anyway.

He wanted to confirm how many attribute points he would gain per level.

He also needed to evaluate the strength of monsters—and his own capabilities.

Only by preparing early could he compete with other travelers.

There were two things Ye Yousheng excelled at.

One of them was playing games.

At this moment, countless strategies were already forming in his mind—

All aimed at conquering the “game” called reality.

Carrying the woodcutting axe, he walked out of the village gates under the surprised gazes of the villagers—

And headed toward the depths of the forest.

“Oh no, oh no!”

A hurried voice echoed through the hallway, accompanied by frantic footsteps.

Lulu closed her book and waited calmly.

Sure enough, seconds later—

Anqi burst into the study, nearly tripping as she shouted—

“Grandma, big brother is gone!”

Lulu removed her glasses and rubbed her eyes, speaking dismissively—

“So he left after all… figures. Travelers are all insane.”

“And he even ran off after leaving work unfinished—how ungrateful. I saved his life, you know.”

“No, that’s not it!”

“He finished all the firewood!”

“And he left a message on the log—‘Going out for a walk, will be back before dark.’”

“Oh?”

A hint of surprise flashed across Lulu’s face, but she quickly concealed it.

“Then why are you panicking?”

“But… things have been dangerous outside the village lately!”

“What if he runs into strong monsters…”

Anqi clenched her tiny fists, her face filled with worry.

“Relax.”

“He’s probably just walking around nearby.”

“After what I told him, he should’ve given up on going outside.”

Lulu had deliberately crushed his hopes earlier.

She wanted him to abandon dangerous thoughts and live safely as an ordinary person.

Anyone else would have been discouraged.

And compared to survival, pride meant nothing.

“But…”

“Enough.”

“He’s not a pet we’re raising.”

“We can’t keep him locked inside forever.”

“It’s better if he meets other villagers.”

“They’re all neighbors, after all.”

Lulu gently pulled Anqi into her arms and reassured her.

“But… he took the axe with him…”

“And Aunt Sandra from the fruit shop said she saw him leaving the village—heading toward the forest…”

“…That idiot!”

“Stay here. I’ll go find him!”

“Grandma, you forgot your staff!”

“Don’t need it!”

In a hurry, Lulu put on her glasses and hat, grabbed a dark green grimoire from the shelf—

And rushed out of the house.