Chapter 1

Li Yi was momentarily dazed. When he came to, a virtual information screen appeared before his eyes. Li Yi rubbed his eyes, making sure he wasn’t seeing things.

[Player: Li Yi]

[Number: 0666666]

[Occupation: None (Occupation can be chosen after entering the other world)]

[Item: Newbie Package]

[Open Worlds: None]

“This… this…”

Li Yi exclaimed in surprise, “Is this the system? The golden finger in novels? Am I actually the protagonist of a novel? Am I about to rely on this system to reach the peak of life, marry thousands of beauties, and suppress all the realms?”

Li Yi had just woken up, brushed his teeth, washed his face, and bought breakfast when this happened.

In fact,

It wasn’t just Li Yi who could see the ‘virtual information screen.’

All humans on Earth,

At this moment, all became ‘players.’

Immediately,

Two pages of content appeared before Li Yi’s eyes.

[Global Digitalization: All humans on Earth have become ‘players’ and their bodies have been digitized. Every seven Earth days, they must enter an unknown other world to battle. When players enter the other world, Earth time will be temporarily frozen.]

[Newbie Package: Contains only the most basic equipment for new players, but there is a one in a quadrillion chance of a surprise.]

“Global game?”

Li Yi finished reading the two pages of content, raised an eyebrow, and said somewhat disappointedly, “I thought it was my golden finger.”

“What a letdown.”

[Welcome to the Earth players. You will enter an unknown other world in ten seconds. Before that, you still have the right to choose your ‘occupation.’]

[Please remember the game’s purpose—survive!]

[Friendly reminder: If you die, you are really dead!]

[Countdown begins: 10, 9, 8, …]

In a blink,

The ten-second countdown was over.

Flash!

All humans on Earth were taken away, including Li Yi. The entire Earth was frozen, and time came to a standstill.

The scene changed.

Li Yi’s vision turned white, and he lost his senses. When everything returned to normal, he found himself in a completely white, isolated space.

Flash! Flash! Flash!

Immediately,

Two different projections appeared before his eyes.

On the right, a projection wearing a crown and imperial robes, with a commanding presence, sat on a throne, surrounded by countless ministers and subjects bowing.

The words gradually appeared above this projection: Lord.

On the left, a projection wearing golden full-body armor, holding a spear, and accompanied by eighteen different weapons, stood amidst countless corpses of various races, with a million bodies lying around.

The words gradually appeared above this projection: Hero.

Two occupations:

Lord and Hero.

It was actually quite clear.

The Lord occupation focuses on development and growth, commanding a million troops, strategizing from behind the scenes, and dispatching armies to crush enemies with a smile.

The Hero occupation focuses on self-cultivation, enhancing personal strength, and wielding immense power, capable of destroying armies and nations with a single move, unmatched in the world.

“What should I choose?”

Li Yi pondered, “Do I even need to ask? In today’s harmonious society, except for the occasional fight when I was in school, I haven’t had a physical confrontation since.”

“So.”

“I choose the Lord occupation.”

Buzz!

A beam of white light descended, enveloping Li Yi.

[Selection complete, occupation chosen successfully.]

“It doesn’t seem to have changed much?”

Li Yi thought.

[Entering the other world: Azure Continent]

[Introduction: This is a magical world where knights and mages are the eternal nobility of the Azure Continent. You have arrived in this world and descended into the capital of the northwest kingdom of Atlan.]

[Friendly reminder: You should try to integrate into this magical world first.]

Li Yi didn’t even have time to react. When he came to, he found himself in another world.

Looking around,

A strong Western flavor greeted him.

The road was paved with large blue stones, and the buildings around him were in a Western style.

There was no one around.

It was already evening.

Li Yi had no knowledge of the Azure Continent, only a brief introduction, and the language would likely be different.

He first found a small alley to hide in and then figured out how to leave the capital.

Next,

Li Yi opened the player panel and noticed a game channel in the lower left corner, with messages flashing.

Li Yi clicked on it.

[All-World Channel (Not Open)]

[Universal Channel (Not Open)]

[World Channel (Open, limited to one message per day)]

[Local Channel (Open, no limit)]

[Family Channel (Open, no limit)]

At this moment,

The World Channel messages were flashing wildly.

Li Yi immediately opened it.

[Player Number 027363: What is this place? Why are there snakes everywhere? No! Don’t come over!]

[Player Number 0625151: A moment of silence for the brother upstairs.]

[Player Number 0287217236: Brothers, I’ve arrived in a world of the undead. How can a living being survive in a world of the undead?]

[Player Number 014142423: Commit suicide and become one of the undead. Join them. Remember, if you can’t beat them, join them. There’s no shame in it.]

[Player Number 0241625: Hahaha… I’m definitely the protagonist. My newbie package contained the Heaven Sword and the Dragon Slaying Saber. Supreme in the martial world, the Dragon Slaying Saber is the ultimate weapon. If the Heaven Sword doesn’t appear, who can challenge it?]

[Player Number 012425: The other world is terrifying. I want to go home, I want to go home…]

…

“Can the newbie package really contain good stuff?”

Li Yi found some useful information, “Even the Heaven Sword and the Dragon Slaying Saber appeared.”

“Phew…”

Li Yi took a deep breath and faintly heard footsteps. He peeked out and saw the capital’s patrol soldiers, his heart tightening.

As expected,

The capital was heavily guarded. Someone like Li Yi, with no identity, no background, and no money, would definitely be caught if discovered by the patrol soldiers.

Imprisonment was inevitable.

“Open the newbie package.”

Li Yi said.

The newbie package in the item slot opened.

Buzz!

A flash of white light.

A steel sword and an unknown item appeared before Li Yi.

“This…”

Li Yi was stunned.

[Obtained items: one newbie sword, one unknown item.]

“…”

Li Yi felt a chill in his heart.

The two items from the newbie package were of no use to Li Yi in his current situation. Was he supposed to use the newbie sword to take down a squad of patrol soldiers?

Clearly, that was impossible.

Clang!

The newbie sword and the unknown item fell to the ground, the sound of the steel sword landing clearly alerting the nearby patrol.

“Oh no.”

Li Yi woke up, quickly grabbed the newbie sword and put it back in the item slot. However, when he picked up the unknown item, something unexpected happened.

Buzz!

The unknown item was a black jade, emitting a dark glow. The green jade Li Yi wore around his neck, tied with a red string, also began to glow.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The black jade and the green jade merged.

Boom!

Finally,

The two combined into a chaotic light flow of green and black, directly entering Li Yi’s forehead and merging with him.

[Super Lord Cheat Binding…]

[Gene Binding Successful.]

[Soul Binding Successful.]

[Destiny Binding Successful.]

[...]

[Super Lord Cheat Binding Complete.]

[Cheat Loading…]

[Countdown: 10, 9, 8, 7…]

[Loading Complete!]

[Enjoy your use!]

Cheat?

So this is my golden finger?

Ha ha ha…

Li Yi almost burst out laughing.