The Golden Finger Activates

--Become a great hero admired by everyone in the martial arts world!

"Hmm, this dying wish is quite reasonable!"

Lin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid of being given a dying wish that was impossible to complete.

Becoming a martial arts master, a hero, even the leader of the martial arts alliance, or even an emperor, were not issues. Although becoming the leader of the martial arts alliance and emperor were difficult, they were within the realm of possibility. What he feared were the unreliable and impossible dying wishes of some chuunibyou teenagers.

For example, if the original inhabitant who was replaced by the Transmigrator had been hurt by a woman, and their dying wish was for all women in the world to die, that would be a real pain.

Or, some naive teenagers might have wishes like: "I wish for world peace, I want to live forever, I want to marry a hundred wives and have hundreds of chubby sons..."

Cough, the last one, although troublesome, could theoretically be completed, it would just be a bit strenuous, and his "brother" would get tired. But the first wish for world peace... that was truly impossible, even becoming emperor wouldn't stop all conflict.

Lin Xiao was also lucky. The difficulty of becoming a hero admired by everyone in the martial arts world was within the normal range. As long as he...

"Not good, this body is too weak."

In just this short while, Lin Xiao felt himself getting weaker and weaker. The sun also felt more and more scorching, as if something was draining the strength from his body. In less than fifteen minutes, he felt his limbs starting to tremble.

"Damn it, I can't hold on much longer."

He looked around. The other children were about the same height as him, but they were basically maintaining a normal standing posture. None of them showed any signs of struggling to hold on.

"Damn it, am I going to be the first one eliminated?"

Lin Xiao was speechless. He gritted his teeth and extracted the little strength he had left in his body to barely support himself. But this body was truly too frail. As everyone knows, if a person is too weak and is exposed to the sun, they might faint directly.

This had nothing to do with willpower. Reality is not a novel. In novels or TV shows, the protagonist, despite being extremely weak, can still persevere with sheer willpower. This is utter nonsense, impossible. Even if your will can hold on, your body cannot.

Although Lin Xiao's willpower wasn't particularly high, he wasn't a pushover. At least he hadn't given up yet. But as he was getting dizzy from the sun, his legs suddenly gave out, and he knelt on the ground without him even realizing it.

The dark-skinned, burly man who had been observing from under the thatched shed outside the training ground saw this and shook his head. A burly man beside him immediately stepped forward, ready to drag him away. But before he could even lay a hand on Lin Xiao, he saw the youth, who had been kneeling on the ground, suddenly spring up as if he had taken Viagra. His closed eyes snapped open, revealing a look of surprise, and then quickly closed again.

The burly man rubbed his head, unsure whether to continue dragging Lin Xiao away or not.

He glanced back at the tall, burly man under the thatched shed. Seeing the tall, burly man shake his head, he retreated.

Lin Xiao didn't know that he had almost been eliminated just now. His mind was nowhere near this situation. If it weren't for the fact that he knew now wasn't the right time, he would have almost jumped up and cheered.

Just in the moment he almost fainted, his closed eyes lit up, a strange panel popped open, and a warm current surged from the depths of his body, quickly replenishing his physical weakness and filling him with strength.

Lin Xiao.

Cultivation Method: None.

Potential Points: 7 points.

Heaven knows how pitiful it was. If Lin Xiao had known he had a Golden Finger, and that it would only activate after he transmigrated, he would have been pestering to transmigrate into the Void three years ago.

Because the Golden Finger hadn't appeared, he had always been afraid to engage in the dangerous profession of transmigration, which is why he only started now.

Having read countless novels before his transmigration, Lin Xiao immediately recognized his Golden Finger as a stat-boosting ability. It was very simple, crude, and powerful. As long as he had enough Potential Points, he could become an unparalleled master in minutes.

Looking at this stat panel, he could already imagine himself soaring to the top and sweeping across the land with this stat-boosting ability.

He had been wondering how he would complete this dying wish task, which seemed a bit difficult. Now, it seemed like none of that was a problem.

The strength provided by the stat panel made Lin Xiao's spirits soar, and his body was full of energy. Coupled with the joy of activating his Golden Finger, he remained energetic throughout the scorching sun.

As time passed, one by one, the youths couldn't hold on and started to sway. From time to time, someone would collapse and faint. At this point, the burly men around would come in and drag all the fainted youths to the side, where elimination awaited them.

Except for the initial appearance of almost fainting, Lin Xiao stood energetically until the end. He heard people falling around him constantly. Those still standing were all listless and swaying. The number of people around them dwindled, until after two hours, which was four hours, out of the two hundred and seventy people on the training ground, only forty to fifty managed to endure.

When the time was up, the dark-skinned, burly man who had been sitting in the thatched shed walked back with his hands behind his back. His imposing gaze swept over the remaining forty to fifty people, and he nodded, saying:

"Congratulations to all of you for passing the first assessment. From now on, you will be outer disciples of the Great River Gang. Follow me now."

After speaking, he turned and left.

Lin Xiao and the other youths quickly followed. They were led to another large courtyard. The tall, burly man waited for them to gather in the courtyard and said in a deep voice:

"My name is Li Daoqi. You can call me Steward Li. From now on, you will all be under my management. You will rest for a day now, with two people per room. Gather here tomorrow morning."

After speaking, he turned and left without paying them any further attention.

As soon as he left, all the youths breathed a sigh of relief and scattered to the rooms around the large courtyard. Lin Xiao was no exception. He casually found an empty room, threw himself onto the bed, and fell fast asleep.

Even with the Golden Finger replenishing his stamina, it only did so at the very beginning. It didn't continue to replenish it afterward, and he was still exhausted.

He slept for more than half the night. When he woke up, he found another youth sleeping on the other bed in the room. The youth had already woken up and was eating at a table. Seeing him wake up, the youth smiled sheepishly and said:

"There's a lot of food in the kitchen, and it's free."

Lin Xiao also put on a naive smile befitting his age and pretended to be eager to go out and find food.

It was already very dark outside, but lanterns were hung in the corridor outside the door. Lin Xiao stood on the steps and looked out. Outside this quadrangle courtyard was a complex of buildings, brightly lit inside. Shouts and laughter could occasionally be heard from within. Those were also the properties of the Great River Gang, but only official members of the gang could go there. Those like them, who had just joined as outer disciples, could only stay in this small courtyard and were not allowed to leave without permission.

The Great River Gang treated its members quite well. Even those who had just joined were given plenty of meat and fish, and buns and steamed buns were served to their fill. Lin Xiao ate two large bowls of meat, a whole pork knuckle, and seven large meat buns in one go, replenishing the deficit from the day.

It's worth mentioning that when they were collecting their food, a fair-skinned and plump man stood by. As each youth went to get their food with a plate, he would smile and talk enthusiastically about the Great River Gang.

He would say things like, "What's a bit of meat and fish? As long as you contribute to the gang in the future, you'll have great wealth and status, piles of silver, beautiful women, and a higher social standing, all within your grasp."

These deceptive words went in one ear and out the other for Lin Xiao, as if he hadn't heard them. But for these youths from poor backgrounds, some of whom were former beggars, they listened with excitement, wishing they could immediately dedicate themselves to the gang.

At this moment, the plump man's gaze swept over them. Lin Xiao immediately feigned excitement, looking as if he couldn't wait to dedicate himself to the gang right away. The plump man, Wang Jingyuan, nodded with satisfaction.

After the meal, he returned to the room. The other youth had already finished eating and had fallen asleep again. He glanced outside; it was still early until dawn, so he lay down again. Before falling asleep, he opened the stat panel again, his heart full of joy.