A day had successfully passed. Daniel wallowed on the ground in his lizard body.
One thing he felt after this day was boredom. There wasn't even a phone or anything to play with, and as for the system spirit, it was nothing but a disturbance.
All he did was sleep when the boredom became too much. Why the hell didn't authors ever mention anything about boredom? He cursed silently.
He thought about leaving the cave, but the system told him to prepare a coffin before doing so.
He was confused at first, until the system explained that if he went out, he should be ready to die at any moment.
Now, one would see a black lizard standing upright like a human, with a human-like expression, while the system spirit hovered beside him.
Daniel had been learning how to stand for the entire day, and it took him an hour to succeed.
"Don't you know that I am a once-in-a-millennium-era genius?" Daniel said proudly.
The system spirit rolled its eyes. It was unclear whether it was a millennium or an era, but Daniel was claiming to be the only genius of a "millennium era"—which wasn't even a real thing.
It wasn't even certain if the universe was that old.
"What are you doing?" the system spirit asked, confused as to why Daniel was trying to learn to stand on two feet in his lizard form.
Daniel grinned. "Just watch."
Daniel shifted his weight onto his left lizard foot, then lifted the heel of his right lizard foot. He transferred his weight onto the ball of his right foot and began to slide backward, starting with his left lizard foot.
Anyone who recognized this move would know this dance—the Moonwalk.
"Oh yeah!!" Daniel exclaimed as he performed it. His movements were fluent and in sync, absolutely perfect.
But one thing made it hilarious—it was a black lizard doing the Moonwalk.
The system spirit clutched its stomach, laughing out loud. Just imagining a lizard doing the Moonwalk—how hilarious was that?
Daniel didn't stop there. He performed every dance move he knew, while the system spirit watched, laughing until tears streamed down its face.
Daniel didn't mind the system's reaction. During his time on Earth, he never had the opportunity to do this. His movements had always been stiff, and he never got it right.
But now, his movements were fluid, and he found himself enjoying it.
The only problem? He was f*cking in a lizard body.
Since only the system spirit was watching, he had no qualms about dancing in this form—at least he wasn't performing in front of a crowd.
After spending some time dancing, Daniel took a deep breath.
He heard his stomach screaming and grumbling from hunger.
He sighed. It seemed he had no choice but to go out and hunt.
Daniel slowly stood up, taking one last long look at the cave.
It was time to experience the mundanity of this world and spread his name.
Daniel thought with confidence.
Daniel was surprised. He followed the system's instructions and was shocked to find that he hadn't spent much time outside the cave.
But what shocked him even more—he was already underwater, at the bottom of an unknown pond, sea, or river.
Without wasting time, he began swimming with his lizard body, trying to reach the surface.
He quickly swam out. "I was almost close to drowning," Daniel said, wiping his sweat with his claw after emerging from the water.
He wasn't a good swimmer, and with this lizard body, he thought it would be difficult.
But to his surprise, he found it surprisingly easy.
When he got out, he looked back into the water and was surprised that he couldn't see the bottom of the large pond. Only his lizard head and body were reflected on the surface.
If Daniel hadn't swum out of the place, he might have suspected he was in the wrong location.
"Oh, system spirit, do you have any explanation for this?" Daniel's quick-wittedness kicked in. In the novels he read, systems were omnipotent, having access to all knowledge about the universe or world.
The system spirit appeared beside Daniel with a snort. "Hmph, this large pond is meant to protect you from being discovered until you are strong enough. But this doesn't mean people won't notice something unusual, especially the strong ones. If your luck is bad, you might attract one," the system spirit harrumphed.
When Daniel heard this, he felt speechless. How was he supposed to know if he had good luck or misfortune? Shouldn't he be asking the system about this?
He was in no mood to argue with the system. "If someone accidentally enters the pond, wouldn't the cave get exposed?" he snorted.
"Hmph, do you think it's an ordinary cave? It's hidden from the eyes of men and can't be seen," the system spirit explained.
Daniel felt happy about this. This would be his hideout. If he stole a valuable treasure from a strong cultivator, he could just hide here.
It was as if the system knew what he was thinking. "Then how sure are you that, in your weak form, you would escape the strong ones?"
Daniel scratched his head as this realization hit him. He chuckled and finally began to survey his surroundings.
"Oh heavens," Daniel cried out loud.
He could see tall trees, and even the roots of the trees were currently taller than him. Even though he had read about such things in novels, it was only when he saw it with his own eyes that he realized how monstrous it was.
He noticed that the pond seemed ostracized, as no trees grew near it. As he thought of this, his stomach grumbled again, making him feel helpless and a bit embarrassed, especially when he saw the system spirit laughing at him.
He snorted. "It's time to begin my journey."
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