Boom!
A muffled clap of thunder startled Rayne awake from his slumber.
He groggily opened his eyes, and the dim, uncertain light illuminated a medieval-style room.
Mysterious and unfamiliar runes were carved into the room’s walls, emitting a faint glow that inexplicably gave him a sense of security.
Where is this?
Wasn't I at home enjoying a wonderful weekend?
I haven't even finished the domestic AAA game I just bought!
For some reason, Rayne’s thoughts were exceptionally sluggish; he could only observe his surroundings in a daze.
“Madam, he’s awake! The child is awake!”
At this moment, a middle-aged woman’s surprised cry came from beside him.
The language she used seemed unfamiliar, yet he could inexplicably understand the meaning of her words.
Immediately, Rayne felt himself being picked up and placed on a soft, large bed.
Wait… picked up?
Rayne vaguely realized the source of that strange feeling, but when he looked up, a gentle and beautiful face came into his view.
The woman lying on the bed looked to be just over twenty, possessing astonishing beauty.
Her soft, long hair cascaded naturally, and her emerald green eyes brought to mind a grassy field under the morning sun.
Moreover, she had a pair of long, pointed ears, just like…
Elves in movies?
…Huh?
Elves?!
Rayne opened his mouth wide in astonishment, but what came out was a loud cry.
“Waaahhh…”
The midwife by the bed couldn't help but show a relieved smile upon hearing the cry.
Due to the special circumstances at the time, and the lady’s identity as an Elf, the delivery was far from smooth, causing the little infant to fall unconscious for a time.
Now that the child was crying, it proved he would survive.
“Rayne, my good boy…”
Franka, the Elf who had just become a mother, softly called out the name that had long been chosen, while somewhat clumsily comforting her child.
In her embrace, Rayne cried loudly while slowly sorting out the current situation.
Clearly, he had transmigrated.
More precisely, was it reincarnation?
To be honest, Rayne still had many lingering attachments to his previous life, but since it had happened, he could only force himself to adapt to the current situation as quickly as possible.
Looking on the bright side, the room's decor was enough to indicate the family's affluent economic status.
His mother being an Elf meant he inherited Elf blood, so his future appearance would definitely be attractive, and he was a long-lived species!
From the perspective of reincarnation, it seemed he had already won at the starting line?
This life is set!
However, Rayne quickly thought of a question—
Where was his father, the father of this body, now?
His wife had just given birth, and he wasn't by her side. Was this father the type of irresponsible scoundrel?
At this moment, Franka looked out the window with a worried expression and murmured softly.
“I wonder how long this storm will last…”
Storm?
Rayne blinked, feeling strange.
The atmosphere in this room was quiet and peaceful, with almost no noise. Aside from that thunderclap just now, it didn't seem like a situation in the midst of a raging storm at all.
He craned his little neck, straining to look out the window, and couldn't help but freeze.
Outside the window, the sky was as black as ink, covered with dark clouds, and streaks of lightning flickered in and out of the cloud layers.
Waves, stronger than the last, surged up from the sea, surrounding the room like city walls!
Rayne’s mouth hung wide open.
He was, it turned out, on the high seas right now?
This room was in the cabin of a ship?
Before Rayne could ponder further, ripples like water waves suddenly appeared in his vision.
As his blurry vision gradually cleared, an ancient-looking book slowly opened before his eyes, and an ancient, mysterious aura wafted towards him.
On the title page, written in deep black ink, were the words:
【Perfect Life Notes】
【This notebook is dedicated to eliminating imperfect branches and guiding the author toward a perfect life!】
【The notebook will record every imperfect branch of the author and provide rewards after eliminating the imperfect branch!】
Whoosh!
The yellowed pages suddenly flipped.
【Current imperfect branch Point—】
【At 0 years old, under the circumstances of being wanted by the Royal Navy, you were forced to be born at sea, and your father, Leon Alexander, was controlling the Black Flag against the storm at sea.】
【Due to worrying about his wife’s safety, Leon became somewhat distracted and was accidentally swept into the waves, disappearing without a trace, leaving only you and your mother to depend on each other.】
【At 1 year old, the Black Flag Pirate Group, having lost its leader Leon, quickly fragmented, and your mother Franka’s beauty was coveted.】
【At the same time, Leon’s former enemies came knocking.】
【You and your mother began to be hunted by pirates, and from then on, lived a life of wandering and escape.】
【At 3 years old, you and your mother unfortunately fell into the pirates’ trap.】
【In desperation, Franka hid you in an abandoned wine barrel, used herself to distract the pirates, and, to avoid humiliation, resolutely chose to commit suicide.】
【However, you were too weak to lift the barrel lid and eventually suffocated in the wine barrel…】
After reading the text in the notes, Rayne’s eyes widened, and a monstrous wave surged in his mind.
“【perfect life notes?】”
“【imperfect branch?】”
According to the life trajectory on this note, his life could only be described as a tragedy.
He lost his father right after birth, his mother died protecting him, and he ultimately died miserably by suffocating in a wine barrel.
How could it be anything but “tragic”?
But what made Rayne’s hair stand on end was that if he did nothing now, everything seemed to really unfold just like the “imperfect branch” in the notes.
He didn't want that kind of life!
He had to think of a way!
Rayne desperately racked his little brain and soon realized that the key point that led his life to tragedy was the disappearance of his father, Leon!
If his father hadn’t been swept into the waves, someone would have been able to protect him and his mother, and they wouldn’t have been hunted by pirates.
Saving his father, Leon, could change his tragic life!
Only…
Rayne lowered his head and looked at his tiny arms and legs, feeling a bit of despair in his heart.
He was a newborn infant who couldn't even speak; how could he save his father?
However, rather than sitting idly by and accepting such a tragic life, Rayne still wanted to struggle a bit.
So, Rayne took a deep breath, opened his mouth wide, and used all his strength to…
Cry out with a “wah”!
“Rayne, what’s wrong, Rayne?”
Franka was a first-time mother with no experience raising children, so she didn't understand why Rayne, who had just quieted down, was crying again.
But soon, she noticed that Rayne’s little hand was pointing straight towards the direction of the door.
His big, watery eyes stared intently at her, as if trying to convey some intention.
Perhaps it was the bond between mother and child, but Franka miraculously guessed Rayne’s thought: “You want to go out?”
She shook her head: “No, the wind and waves outside are too strong; it’s very dangerous.”
The reason the inside of this cabin was quiet and peaceful was because a special secret ritual spell had been applied, making it difficult for outside noise and vibrations to enter this enclosed space.
Hearing this, Rayne pouted his little mouth and started crying loudly again.
At this moment, the midwife beside them whispered, “Madam, could it be… the Revelation?”
In this world, when extraordinary beings or offspring of powerful bloodline creatures are born, there is a small chance they will receive divine inspiration, thereby awakening talents beyond ordinary people.
This phenomenon is called the Revelation.
This midwife had delivered babies for some nobles before, which was how she knew this secret.
At this time, the magic within the room, while isolating the storm at sea, also created some obstruction to the Revelation’s descent.
Rayne’s abnormal behavior might be related to it.
“The Revelation…”
Franka’s expression became serious.
Although the possibility was low, it concerned her son’s future, so she had to consider it carefully.
“With me protecting Rayne, if we just stand at the door, there shouldn’t be much risk.”
Franka had been adventuring at sea for many years and was not a delicate weak woman, so she quickly made a decision.
She put on the cloak from beside the bed and stood up, supporting herself on the bed frame.
Franka’s physique was far stronger than ordinary people’s; even after just giving birth, she still had the ability to move.
Holding Rayne in her arms, Franka slowly pushed open the cabin door.
A clap of thunder exploded.
Outside the cabin, torrential rain poured down.
Wild winds carrying cold rain lashed against the pirate ship named Black Flag, the deck swayed violently in the wind and waves, and the roar of the sea filled their ears.
Inside and outside the cabin were truly two different worlds!
Rayne’s little face turned slightly pale.
In his previous life, he was a proper inland person; not to mention experiencing a storm at sea, he hadn't even seen the ocean many times.
The sight before him brought a strong impact.
And with the illumination of the lightning, Rayne saw a majestic figure standing in the midst of the storm.
His figure was tall, his back straight, confronting the raging sea like a giant, as if staring at some presence deep within the ocean.
The next moment.
Leon turned his head, looking at Franka who had stepped out of the cabin with surprise.
Upon seeing her and the child in her arms safe and sound, Leon immediately smiled, and the worry on his brow vanished.
He opened his mouth, about to say something.
Suddenly, a black tentacle, thicker than the Black Flag’s main mast, extended from the seawater and slammed towards Leon along with the turbulent giant wave.
The tentacle seemed to emit a viscous, low roar, and also exuded a terrifying, bone-chilling stench.
“Finally, I’ve been waiting for you!”
Leon was not startled but rather delighted; he single-handedly raised a greatsword that an ordinary person would struggle to lift with both hands, and slashed down towards the giant wave.
The greatsword let out a terrifying roar in the air, carrying the immense force to split mountains and crack stones.
With just one swing, the huge tentacle was directly severed, and foul, viscous blood mixed with raindrops fell onto the deck.
Rayne’s eyes widened, his heart filled with shock.
What kind of immense power was this?
Even though he had already realized that this was most likely a world with supernatural powers.
Yet, such a brutal and terrifying sword strike was deeply imprinted in his mind, unforgettable throughout his long life.
His own father was actually so fierce?
However, the storm had not yet ceased.
Suddenly, a giant wave struck Leon from behind, threatening to sweep him, still unsteady, into the sea.
Rayne’s pupils involuntarily constricted.
Could it be… he still couldn't change his fate?
But just then, a glowing green orb shot out from beside Rayne, directly slamming into that wave.
The seawater was scattered and broken, which gave Leon time to catch his breath.
Rayne tilted his little head up and saw Franka holding him with one hand, while her other hand pointed towards the giant wave, faint luminescence still lingering on her fair, slender fingertips.
Was this magic? Or a spell?
Clearly, his Elf mother was no ordinary person either!
However, before Rayne could rejoice, the nearby sea surface began to churn like boiling water, and mysterious, profound power exuded from the seawater.
Amidst the wind and waves, blurred whispers mingled.
In a trance, Leon, Franka, and the crew of the Black Flag all heard simple syllables in those whispers—
Rayne!
At this very moment, the entire ocean was calling his name!
“The Revelation, it’s the Revelation!”
A sailor exclaimed, looking enviously at the infant in the swaddling clothes.
The power of the sea gradually gathered around him, leaving a mysterious blue imprint on his shoulder.
Seeing this, Leon's expression became unusually grave. He looked at the sea with burning anger in his eyes, and said faintly.
“No, this is a curse.”
Rayne was oblivious to all this; the moment the mysterious power surged into his body, he fell unconscious.
In the last second before losing consciousness, he vaguely saw the yellowed pages flip again.
【imperfect branch eliminated!】
【Reward: Strength Imprint…】
