Ark 2 - Choose: Die right here or follow me and I'll kill you myself.

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The training space looked the same as the last time Shu Ning visited here. The floor was lined with books for the new skills he would be learning. The only difference were the two extra human figures standing stiffly in front of him. One handsome, muscular man and a very beautiful woman.

Shu Ning waited for a bit but after neither of the strangers moved or even blinked he stepped closer until he stood chest to chest with the man and examined him closer.

Shu Ning: "Amazing. Really handsome and he looks so real. If it weren't for his lifeless eyes and his stiff body."

System: "Yes. They are only puppets though. Now that you will practice stage two of flirting and martial arts we need some people to give you experience."

Shu Ning : "So I'm supposed to fight and seduce them?"

System: "Yes. Host. Do your best."

It sounded pretty hilarious when one thought about what Shu Ning was supposed to do with the poor dolls. If they were actually living humans he may actually feel guilty for playing with them like this.

His thoughts came to an abrupt halt though when he noticed how the doll's eyes suddenly opened wider and grew focused while their limbs trembled a little before they moved away from their standing spot. No matter how you looked at them, after awakening they didn't seem like puppets anymore but like real human beings.

[Welcome to the Training space. Host chose to learn ettiquets and swordsmanship in beginner mode and advanced training for martial arts. Because flirting is only seperated in three stages, Host will start his lesson in seduction next. If everything is correct, preparations will commence now.
preparation complete. Start of training in 5... 4.... 3.... 2.... 1]

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Shu Ning was exhausted after staying in the training space for 20 years and after finally exiting, he flopped down onto the bed in the system space to get some rest.

System: "Welcome back, Host. Do you want to rest or jump right into the next world?"

It didn't go unnoticed by Shu Ning how Alpha brightened up at the mention of the next world. So even when he actually wanted to sleep for a few years right now he just couldn't disappoint the excited little ball.

Shu Ning: "New world, I guess."

With a squeal from the floating ball and an eye roll from Shu Ning, the surroundings distorted again and Shu Ning's vision turned black as he lost consciousness.

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The first thing that greeted his senses again after he opened his eyes was flat waste land without any kind of vegetation, not even a single bush or flower. Just a small and leafless tree stood lonely at his side that his new body was leaning against. The next thing that Shu Ning noticed was a terrifying howling from some kind of beast that moved closer and closer to his position and another noise like a chocked sobbing from someone that tried to stay silent.

The memories of the original host's body was still in the download fase, so it would take a bit before Shu Ning could get clarity about this bizarre situation but he didn't have the luxury to wait. So without further ado he stood up and looked around more carefully until his attention shifted to the crying boy sitting huddled together a few feet away.

The young man wore a green jacket and pants that were both smeared with dark red, brown and yellow stains and were more ripped than actually intact. The clothes looked a lot like the military outfits the actors used on TV. But instead of pistols there was a long sword adorning the youngers hip.

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