The Awakening

Central China, a city on the border of the country, surrounded by mountains and beautiful scenery

In the evening, outside a factory

The workers, either in groups of two or three, came out of the gate one after another, and out of all of them, only one person looked forlorn. His soft and innocent cheeks were slightly childish; he had just entered the adult world not long ago.

"Little Li, ah! Don't mope, come with your brothers to get a drink!" A few good friends called for Li Feng.

"No, I still have things to do!" Li Feng smiled and sent them away, rushing to the market not far from him.

"Boss! Give me two pounds of raw meat!" As soon as he entered the market, Li Feng ran into a store that usually sells raw meat, which he commonly frequented.

The boss of the meat shop skillfully cut, weighed, washed, and bagged the meat. "Take your time!"

Li Feng is more than familiar with the butcher. He comes every day to buy two pounds of raw meat, which is an impossible amount to eat even for some ordinary families at such a time, costing him much money.

Li Feng was formerly a vegetarian who did not touch meat and wine, as it is a shameful habit to have, not because he didn't have the money for it.

Li Feng has a secret that only he knows: the awakening of the system!

It was a year ago, not long after Li Feng entered the factory when a voice in his mind sounded the system's activation!

[Ding ~ Primary Giant System binding in… binding is complete, please, host, check the system panel.]

Li Feng, who was listening to a book with his headphones plugged in, thought that it was from the novel he was listening to, as it was also a system story.

Li Feng lamented that he didn't also have a system, and, like those protagonists in stories, he wishes to travel through time and space for infinite evolution, for infinite power.

"System! Where are you?" The dream in the depths of Li Feng's soul could not help but shout out; however, in the next moment, a mechanical electronic voice sounded.

[Ding ~ Primary Giant System bound, please, host, check the system panel.]

"System? It's the system!"

Li Feng cried out for the system a few more times, trying to see if he was hallucinating, and found that he really did not hear wrong. He called out for the system once again, and this time got a result:

Name: Li Feng

Race: Human

Height: 1.7m

Skills: None

Life expectancy: 50 years

Evolution Points: 0/10

"Giant Upgrade System, aha! Fantastic!" Li Feng said with a grin on his face, quickly browsing through the panel.

"But what the hell is this primary?" Other people's systems are not troublesome like mine, they have supreme systems, god-level systems, even invincible systems, so why is he stuck with this one?

But Li Feng did not dwell on this aspect for too long. In his opinion, as long as there is a system, he has no right to complain.

"The Giant Upgrade System, as the name implies, is to upgrade yourself into a giant, but how do I upgrade?" Li Feng pondered.

Height is certainly the top priority. After all, a giant cannot be a midget, being only two or three meters tall would be nothing more than an exceptionally large human.

Another ability of the system rewards skills that will be received later.

50 years of life is fairly simple; it is the remaining life expectancy. In other words, I can still live 50 years beyond my current age.

The last is the evolution point. In all system upgrade novels, this is vital. The system may be unbelievable, but it also has to comply with the law of conservation of energy; it is impossible for it to create something out of nothing.

So, the next question is how to get Evolution Points.

"System! How do I gain these 'Evolution Points'?" A good quality of Li Feng is to ask if he doesn't understand; the man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, and the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

[Ding ~ Please, host, figure it out by yourself, my service ends here.]

"Holy shit!"

Li Feng was so angry that he wanted to throw out more than a few foul words, but no matter how many times asked, the system did not want to answer his question.

The helpless Li Feng cooked a bowl of water and boiled white noodles to eat, and he slept afterward. For the next few days, there was still no clue; the system was silent.

Li Feng continued wondering whether or not he was hallucinating, until one day, when eating in the cafeteria, Li Feng became angrier and angrier, angrier and angrier!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got!

The waiter looked dumbfounded. Li Feng, as a vegetarian, is notorious in the area for only ordering vegetarian dishes, and as such, the waiter has long remembered him for his unique quality.

"Give me a pound of the elbow!" Li Feng walked to the window and bellowed to the waiter inside.

"Ah?" It's not that the waiter didn't hear clearly, nor is it that the other party wants too much, but as it came from a person who only eats vegetarian food, the situation felt strange.

But, after all, it is a restaurant business, and she is not afraid of customers eating too much: the more they eat, the better it is for profit.

Li Feng then waited for the elbow to come to his table, and when it came, he picked it up and threw it in his mouth. It was oily, silky, smooth, and strong, a sensation that he had not felt for a long time.

[Ding ~ Plus 0.01 Evolution Points.]

The large piece of meat was consumed by Li Feng, and before he had time to digest it, the system announced his acquisition.

Li Feng was very happy: "So that's it! To get Evolution Points, I must devour meat!"

Then, he grabbed the bowl of meat, gobbling it up, and in a short while, he digested the large quantity of flesh.

[Ding ~ Plus 0.1 Evolution Points.]

Seeing the rising Evolution Points, Li Feng licked his lips with satisfaction.

The colleagues who saw this scene were gossiping: "Look at this kid suffocating! That's what happens to people who do not eat meat for a long time..."

-

For nearly a year now, Li Feng ate lots of meat, which is the complete opposite of the previous vegetarian diet he had, not touching even an ounce of it.

After eating meat, Li Feng also had a different perspective, not materially different, but more of a spiritual change.

Li Feng couldn't wait to devour the cooked meat, every shred of meat on the bones he licked clean, savoring every morsel.

[Ding ~ Evolution Points: 10/10]

[Ding~Evolution condition has been reached: evolve?]

After waiting for a whole year, this choice finally came!

"Start evolving!"

At once, a powerful energy impact, from the inside-out transformation of Li Feng's biology, muscles bulged all over the body, the original thin musculature becoming full of power.

The clothes he wore were directly ripped up and torn, even his shoes broke with the enlargement of the feet, and only a few strips of cloth were hanging on his groin.

Li Feng, who felt the evolution process in its entirety, was excited beyond measure. His arms were thicker than his former legs, and when he walked forwards, the ground was cracked.

His head almost touched the ceiling, he could only see out of the window when he looked down, and with a thought, he called up the system panel:

Name: Li Feng

Race: Ordinary Giant

Height: 2.7m

Skills: None

Life expectancy: 100 years

Evolution point: 0/20

When he opened the system panel, he saw his height was 2.7 meters - a starting point to becoming a proper giant - and even the tallest person in the world cannot reach his height.

His life expectancy doubled to 100 years, meaning that his lifespan can also grow without worry.

His required Evolution Points became twenty, and the amount needed to upgrade becoming doubled - this is not a good development, as it means that every time he becomes stronger, the next time will be more difficult for him.

Li Feng stretched out his hand, and with a gentle pull, the protective net ripped apart, the glass suddenly falling with a clatter.

The curtains were pulled down and tied around his waist, and with a big hand, the bricks and concrete broke apart as if they were styrofoam, just large enough for him to enter and exit.

The room where Li Feng lives is against the outside side of the building, through the wall, directly to the back of an alley.

"Ah! Help!" A slightly childish voice came into Li Feng's ears from within the depths of the alleyway - it seemed that a few men were assaulting a woman.