Chapter 5 (1/2)

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

When David tapped the shoulder of the translucent shadow, a strange wave of energy was released from his hand and had entered his body.

It was as if he was being soaked in warm water, and he couldn’t feel entirely relaxed. There was still some residual shock in his body as he slowly drifted off to sleep.

David dozed off on the floor by the entrance of the living room. Fortunately, Emma, the robot butler, was the only one in the residence. She would not be able to control her master’s actions either.

David had a dream, in which he lived together with his mother since he was a child, from elementary school to middle school and all the way to high school. In the dream, he was somewhat autistic and barely had any friends other than his mother.

His father rarely appeared, and one day, his parents were separated. A short period of time later, his mother committed suicide after making all the arrangements.

In the dreams, he had the memories of a wonderful life and had also experienced the pain and sorrow of losing his kin. He had laughed, and he had also wept.

The dream depicted a complete life from his birth until the age of seventeen, encapsulating all the experiences and emotions.

David was jolted awake by his hunger. When he opened his eyes, the first thing he felt was the difference in his surroundings.

All the colors in his eyes were extremely vivid. It was like switching to a 4K television resolution, which was much clearer and vibrant compared to television with normal resolution.

He did not know the reason for that, but he knew it was due to the energy that the translucent shadow had passed to him.

He looked at his identity bracelet on his wrist, which was like a watch, only to see that it was nine o’clock in the evening. In other words, he had slept on the floor for an entire day.

Recalling everything in the dream, and then comparing it with the memories he had already recollected, it became very clear in his heart that he had retrieved all of his predecessor’s memories.

The previous owner of the body was named David as well, thus making him wonder whether it was the choice of the transmigration process or a mere coincidence. His name was David Karl, and he was a seventeen-year-old senior in high school, who was currently on winter break.

He lived alone in that building that he had inherited from his biological mother, Cathy, but he was not an orphan. It was just that his biological father started another family.

At this moment, David couldn’t describe the feelings towards his biological father that came from his memory. There was a mix of emotions like respect, resentment, and resistance.

His biological father was named Hans Karl and was a hero in the city they lived in. He also held the title of a statesman which gave him a special identity.

The title of a statesman was the highest rank among all combat heroes. It was also the origin of David’s respect for Hans.

Hans had given up too much to achieve the title of a statesman, including being separated from David’s mother, who thus committed suicide due to depression, as well as his left arm and left leg. He could only rely on prosthetic limbs to move around, and his body was still debilitating even though he had undergone gene therapy. Another consequence was his son’s resentment and refusal to forgive him.

David’s predecessor had been bitter about his mother’s death and bore a grudge against Hans, who had remarried and had a son with his new wife. Those were the reasons that David lived apart from Hans, who was, of course, his legal guardian.

He also learned that the planet he was on was called Planet Rocky, which was two small galaxies away from Battlestar, where the battle with the bugs took place. It was within the area of influence of the bugs, but it was also the planet where the bugs had the least influence over.

However, even then, Planet Rocky was actually not a safe zone. The larvae of the bugs were scattered everywhere and could not be kept under control. From time to time, a bug larva would grow into a Class 1 bug, while some that were more hidden might grow into Class 2 bugs.

Bug larvae could be dealt with using ordinary heat weapons, but once the larvae became Class 1 bugs, they would not be as simple as something that ordinary people could deal with.