Practicing Magic, Changes to the Golden Finger

Lei Lin was a transmigrator after all; even though he deliberately suppressed his performance, he was far beyond his peers.

He had always been the representative of the "neighbor's kid" and a "top-tier genius."

Especially after gaining the favor of Sa'er, the clansmen hoped and believed from the bottom of their hearts that Lei Lin's talent must be excellent!

After all, the Zi'ao Family had been in decline for too long and desperately needed a heaven-sent powerhouse to shoulder the burden of the family's revival!

But a medium affinity for the Thunder Element...

Well, it was better than nothing!!!

Moreover, while a medium elemental affinity wouldn't take one very far on the path of magic, it was sufficient for warrior cultivation; at the very least, it wouldn't hinder Lei Lin's future development in the Wild Thunder Guard.

Lei Lin's parents, Jinli'an and Guyue, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The master-disciple relationship between Sa'er and Lei Lin was secure!

The future of the family was also secure!

Only Lei Lin, standing in the center of the field, felt a trace of desolation, thinking to himself: Although I've known since I was a child that I don't possess the traits of a protagonist, but...

Sigh~, medium is medium, I suppose!

It seems the plan to cling to a powerful figure needs to be put into motion. After all, with only a medium affinity, the possibility of me breaking through to the Saint Realm on my own in the future is slim, let alone establishing a foothold amidst the various turmoils where the intensity index grows exponentially.

I cannot remain stagnant just because I'm worried about the butterfly effect ruining the plot!

While thinking, Lei Lin walked over to the priest in charge of testing spiritual energy to prepare for the next test.

However, he didn't care much about the spiritual energy test; after all, spiritual energy was something that could be trained and grown, and the quality in the early stages only affected the speed of refining magic power.

Of course, the quality of one's initial spiritual energy could, to a certain extent, reflect one's aptitude for magic cultivation.

But his future path—well, at least the path of cultivation before the Saint Realm—was primarily that of a warrior, so this really wasn't very important to him.

He was already considering what to have for lunch!

However, as the intimidation magic test for spiritual energy progressed, Lei Lin gradually noticed something was wrong.

Is the suppression of this intimidation magic on my spirit a bit too weak? Have I been holding on for too long?

Until he truly felt he couldn't hold on any longer, the priest testing his spiritual energy glanced at the crystal ball Lei Lin had just used for the elemental affinity test, his face revealing deep regret!

He sighed: "Spiritual energy, ninety-six times that of his peers, is..."

"Super-grade!!!"

"Spiritual energy is super-grade, elemental affinity... is medium!"

In the evening, the sunset dragged the sun as it gradually disappeared beyond the horizon, and a silver moon slowly rose, hanging quietly in the high sky, casting gentle moonlight over the earth.

In his bedroom, Lei Lin was quietly practicing his meditation technique!

Before the age of six, it was forbidden to practice either warrior or magic arts, first because the mind was not fully developed, and second to avoid affecting physical growth.

Otherwise, a mistake could cause serious consequences for one's future path of cultivation.

This was also the reason why aptitude tests were mostly scheduled at the age of six!

Now that he had reached the age and finished testing his aptitude, Lei Lin naturally began his magic cultivation at the first opportunity.

Yes, that's right, magic cultivation!

He didn't do this because his super-grade spiritual energy changed his thoughts on his cultivation plan; it was mainly because his spiritual energy, nearly a hundred times that of his peers, would allow him to convert it into genuine strength in a short period of time.

The strength of a third-rank mage!

If he spent a little more effort on magic, becoming a fourth-rank mage wouldn't be difficult!

Compared to warrior cultivation, which required bit-by-bit tempering of the body before one could condense battle qi, this was undoubtedly the fastest choice to experience the power of the extraordinary and possess the strength for self-preservation.

Anyway, for someone who was just an ordinary person in his past life, both magic and battle qi held a deep attraction!

Lei Lin had endured for six years for this, and now that the restrictions on cultivation were lifted, he didn't want to wait even a second longer!

After entering the state of cultivation, Lei Lin gradually sensed some purple light spots in his surroundings.

Relying on his spiritual sense, he inexplicably felt that these light spots were somewhat indifferent to him, but it didn't matter; he would just use his spiritual energy to forcibly capture them.

Although a forced melon might not be sweet, it would quench his thirst!

At this moment, he also inexplicably thought of the description of the concentration of magic elements around the protagonist Linley in the original work, and couldn't help but sigh: Sigh, I can't compare to the protagonist!

However, according to the timeline, it is now Yulan Calendar 9988, and Linley is the same age as me!

So I became a mage two years earlier than Linley, and by the time Linley becomes a mage, with my spiritual energy talent, it's not impossible for me to become a fourth-rank mage!

At least in the early stages, I am stronger than the controller in his childhood!

Yeah, I'm stronger than the controller!

Thinking about it this way is actually quite exciting!!!

Just as Lei Lin was letting his imagination run wild, the first strand of magic power in his body was finally successfully condensed!

Then, the magic power that had just condensed in his body simply vanished!

Replacing it was a...

Bugs!!!

This sudden turn of events forced Lei Lin out of his meditative state, cold sweat beading on his forehead. He quickly scanned his surroundings, and only after confirming that no assassin's dagger was lunging toward him did he finally relax his instantly taut nerves.

"It's not an assassination attempt!" Having a bug inexplicably appear inside one's body would terrify anyone, and Lei Lin's first reaction had been that someone was trying to kill him.

After all, the struggles between nobles stopped at nothing, and because of his reputation as a "genius," the "accidents" he had experienced throughout his life were not few in number.

However, even though he was now certain it wasn't an assassination, he still intended to call for help immediately; after all, even if it wasn't an attack, having a bug appear inside his body for no reason was still a horrifying matter.

But he then forcibly suppressed the urge to call out, because the bug not only failed to make him feel uncomfortable, but instead gave him an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

Lei Lin carefully observed the bug inside his body with his mental power, and then...

"This..."

"Is this an item generated by my Golden Finger?!"

"Has the Golden Finger gone haywire? Isn't there only one exchange opportunity every year on my birthday?"

"I already used my exchange for this year!"

"And didn't previous exchanges always get instilled into my mind in the form of knowledge? Why did a bug appear this time!?"

"Has the exchange changed from knowledge to physical objects!?"

Lei Lin's throat bobbed involuntarily as he thought to himself: "So..."

"Has the Golden Finger upgraded, no longer limited to once a year? And have the exchange items also changed into physical objects?"

"But usually, it's just manufacturing knowledge for things like toilet paper, spicy strips, snacks, or broken blades and rusted swords. The best thing I've ever encountered was nothing more than the Taiji Fist manual."

"What is going on with this bug? Is it a hint that I can now exchange for living creatures?"