Swallowed Star world, Jiangnan Base City, Yangzhou City, South Bank Residential Area.
The cramped room was dimly lit.
The chandelier on the ceiling flickered on and off.
A lean young man with a cast on his right leg and a pale face lay quietly on the bed.
"Have I transmigrated?"
"The RR Virus outbreak, the Great Nirvana Period, Limit Martial Hall, Thunderclap Martial Hall, Hong, the strongest man on Earth..."
"Holy shit! I actually transmigrated into the world of Swallowed Star!"
Scene after unfamiliar scene flashed through Yue Ming's mind like a movie, making him understand his situation. He had actually transmigrated into the world of Swallowed Star.
"I can barely accept transmigrating, but why did I have to transmigrate into a cripple? That's just too much..."
After merging with the previous owner's memories, Yue Ming looked at his cast-bound right leg, which had completely lost all sensation, and immediately felt like crying without tears.
The previous owner had also been named Yue Ming. When he was six, his parents had died in an accident during a Beast Tide. He had therefore grown up in an orphanage, and his personality had inevitably become somewhat withdrawn. He had almost no friends.
However, the previous Yue Ming had been unwilling to settle for an ordinary life. Coupled with his desire to avenge his parents, he had resolved from childhood to become a warrior.
His aptitude had not been too bad. At the age of twenty-two, he became a Quasi-Warrior and joined the HR Alliance after passing the practical assessment.
After joining an HR Alliance warrior squad, he fought in the Wilderness Zone for four full years. Now twenty-six, his strength was fairly decent, and at the beginning of the year, he had broken through to Beginner Warlord.
Everything had originally been going well, but misfortune struck without warning. Two months earlier, while in the wilderness, his squad encountered a High-level Beast General.
After a desperate battle and escape, the squad had suffered heavy casualties. Although the previous Yue Ming had barely survived, his right leg had been too severely injured, and he had missed the optimal treatment window. It was completely crippled.
Unless he could obtain Water of Life, there was still hope of recovery. But the previous Yue Ming was only a Beginner Warlord, and he had only broken through that level this year. Though he had earned quite a bit of money hunting monsters over the past four years, most of it had gone toward manuals and equipment.
His total assets amounted to less than two hundred million. How could he afford Water of Life? And because his right leg was crippled and there was no hope of healing it, the HR Alliance had unilaterally terminated his contract not long ago.
The detached villa in the Warrior Residential Area where the previous Yue Ming had lived was directly repossessed by the HR Alliance. Left with no other choice, he rented a place in South Bank Residential Area and planned to stay here temporarily while recovering.
According to the previous Yue Ming's original plans, although his right leg was crippled, he was still a Beginner Warlord with extensive experience hunting monsters in the wilderness. Once his injuries improved, he intended to apply for a coaching position at Limit Martial Hall or Thunderclap Martial Hall.
But now that Yue Ming had transmigrated here, he was naturally unwilling to live out his life in mediocrity and turn into a pile of dust after a hundred years. Forget becoming a Lord of the Universe—at the very least, he had to become an Immortal God with eternal life!
"It's already March 2056. The college entrance exams will be here in a few months, and the plot of Swallowed Star is about to begin..."
He thought of how Luo Feng, after becoming a warrior, had seemed to activate some kind of cheat, breaking through to the Planetary level in just over a year before soaring to incredible heights upon entering the universe.
It was impossible not to envy that. Unfortunately, Luo Feng's opportunities seemed as though they had all been arranged beforehand, making them difficult to steal.
Yue Ming did not consider himself an overly kind person. If he had the chance to seize an opportunity, he would certainly stop at nothing in order to grow stronger.
Unfortunately, the Meteor Star inheritance required a Mental Master, and an ordinary Mental Master would not suffice. Bebeth would not look twice at anyone with poor aptitude.
On Earth, Luo Feng was probably the only one who barely qualified, with a Brain Domain Width above twenty. Even then, Bebeth was merely picking the tallest among dwarfs.
As for the opportunity to possess the Golden Horn Beast, that was only possible after obtaining the Meteor Star inheritance. After all, Bebeth was the only one on Earth who possessed a possession secret technique.
However, Earth's greatest opportunity was still the Nine Tribulations Scripture. Cultivating it could increase one's Gene Multiplier. Compared to the Nine Tribulations Scripture, the Meteor Star inheritance was hardly worth mentioning.
But Earth was so vast that finding a single metal plate would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. And even if he found it, Yue Ming would not dare cultivate it.
The slightest mistake in cultivating the Nine Tribulations Scripture would result in the body collapsing and death. Yue Ming had no clone. If he died, he would truly be dead.
Besides, whether the Nine Tribulations Scripture was even on Earth yet remained unknown. Mountain Lord had deliberately thrown it onto Earth, but no outstanding figures had yet emerged here.
In the original story, Luo Feng rose to prominence during the genius battle and then distinguished himself in the Initial Universe, which drew Mountain Lord's attention. Only then did Xu Xin somehow pick up the metal plate.
But how could there be so many coincidences in the world? Perhaps Mountain Lord had deliberately thrown it to Xu Xin so she could pass it on to Luo Feng.
"I need to find a way to heal my right leg first. Otherwise, there's no point thinking about any of this. Before Luo Feng enters the universe, I must at least break through to the Planetary level. Then I'll see if I can hitch a ride..."
On Earth, aside from Water of Life, treasures capable of regenerating severed limbs included Spirits of Plants and Trees. Water of Life could still be bought with money, but Spirits of Plants and Trees were priceless and unavailable on the market.
Although Yue Ming knew that Mist Island in Australia contained many Spirits of Plants and Trees, he could not go there in his current state. His crippled right leg meant he could not even wield thirty percent of his strength. Even at his peak, he would not have dared go.
Australia was sparsely populated and practically a paradise for monsters. There were countless Lord-level Monsters there, along with many King-level Monsters. Without the strength of a High-level God of War, going there would be no different from courting death.
"Mist Island is out of the question for now. Looks like I still need to find a way to make money and buy Water of Life through some channel."
Compared to going to Mist Island in Australia, making money to buy Water of Life seemed more reliable. Or perhaps he could sell the information that Mist Island contained a large number of Spirits of Plants and Trees to the two major martial halls? It should fetch a good price.
"I should wait and see. Before Mist Island is exposed, if I gain enough strength, I'll mine it myself. If there's really no other way, then it won't be too late to take a gamble."
After careful consideration, Yue Ming ultimately dismissed the idea. One should never test human nature in the face of profit.
"Other people get Golden Fingers when they transmigrate. Why did I not only get no Golden Finger, but also transmigrate into a cripple? This is fucking terrible luck!"
Just as Yue Ming lamented his terrible luck at transmigrating without a Golden Finger, a notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Ding-dong! Transmigrator No. 98 Chat Group invites you to join..."
"Join!"
As a veteran reader with more than ten years of reading experience, Yue Ming was naturally no stranger to Chat Groups. Upon hearing the notification, he chose to accept without any hesitation.
A semi-transparent virtual screen filled with a sci-fi aesthetic appeared before Yue Ming. This virtual screen was the chat window, visible only to Chat Group members.
Yue Ming took a deep breath. Though he was extremely excited inside, he tried his best not to show anything unusual.
After all, Lords of the Universe and the Universe's Strongest could reverse time and space. The Chat Group might be his opportunity to rise in Swallowed Star, and he did not want anyone to know.
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