The cold wind brushed against Lin Fan's face as he sat in his small, messy room. On his wooden table lay a pile of rusty metal scraps and broken rings. To anyone else, this was trash. To Lin Fan, this was his life.
Lin Fan closed his eyes and whispered, "System, open."
Suddenly, a semi-transparent blue screen floated in front of him.
[Name: Lin Fan]
[Level: 1]
[Profession: Apprentice Crafter]
[System Talent: Basic Enhancement]
[Current Success Rate: 1%]
Lin Fan bit his lip. 1 percent. It was a joke. In a world where everyone was born with a "System," his was the worst. While others were becoming powerful warriors or mages, he was stuck as a low-level crafter who failed at everything.
"I have only one Upgrade Stone left," Lin Fan muttered, looking at a small, glowing green pebble in his hand. He had spent all his savings to buy it. If he failed today, he wouldn't even have money for dinner.
He picked up a rusty iron dagger he found in a dumpster.
[Item: Rusty Iron Dagger]
[Quality: Trash]
[Enhancement Level: 0]
"I have to try," he said, his hand trembling. He placed the Upgrade Stone on the dagger.
[Do you want to enhance 'Rusty Iron Dagger'?]
[Success Rate: 1%]
[Warning: If you fail, the item and the stone will be destroyed!]
Lin Fan took a deep breath. "Confirm!"
The screen flashed red.
[Ding!]
[Enhancement Failed!]
[The item has been destroyed.]
The dagger and the green stone turned into gray dust and vanished. Lin Fan felt a sharp pain in his chest. His last hope was gone. He was officially broke.
"Why?" he yelled at the empty room. "Why give me a system if I can't even upgrade a piece of trash?"
Frustrated, he grabbed a strange, black metal cube from his shelf. It was something he had picked up from a street market for a few cents because it looked cool. It had no description and no name.
Suddenly, his head started to ache. A sharp ringing sound echoed in his ears.
[System Error...]
[Detecting Unknown Object...]
[Analyzing...]
[Warning: System Overloading!]
The blue screen in front of him started to glitch. The numbers began to spin wildly. 1%... 5%... 20%... 80%...
Then, the color of the screen changed from blue to a brilliant, glowing gold.
[System Reboot Complete.]
[Hidden Talent Awakened: Divine Enhancement.]
[Current Success Rate: 100%]
Lin Fan stared at the screen, his heart racing. "100 percent? Is this a dream?"
He looked at the black metal cube in his hand. The screen showed a new notification:
[Target: Ancient Mystery Box]
[Quality: ???]
[Success Rate: 100%]
[Do you want to Enhance?]
Lin Fan's finger hovered over the 'Yes' button. This was the moment that would change his life forever.