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Lin Jiang had been staying up late watching Douluo when the sight of Tang San on the screen—always so self-righteous, yet somehow coming out ahead at every crucial moment—made his vision go black!
A wave of dizziness and suffocation swept over him, as if he'd been pulled into a bottomless vortex.
When he opened his eyes again, he was in another world!
A shabby wooden hut. Blinding sunlight.
"Did I transmigrate? Could this be the Douluo Continent?!"
His nausea vanished beneath a rush of elation.
Lin Jiang pinched his thigh hard—Ow... That hurt! It was real!
[ Ding! Obsession detected in host... Become the master of systems! System Wholesaler talent bound! ]
A cold, mechanical voice exploded inside his mind.
Information flooded in: Lin Jiang could generate Sub-Systems and "gift" them to others to bind.
He had absolute control—issuing quests, setting rewards, and reaping the results!
Every time someone bound to a system completed a quest, he could sit back and collect a feedback reward.
He could distribute one new system every thirty days.
"A cheat factory? A mastermind behind the scenes? The ultimate landlord!"
Lin Jiang slapped his thigh in delight.
This was a divine tool made just for him!
[ Please choose your first target. ]
"A target?" Lin Jiang's lips curled into a mischievous grin. "Tang San! You're the one!"
Thinking of how smoothly everything had gone for Tang San in the original story, then remembering the miserable time Lin Jiang had spent jumping into latrines, a twisted delight surged within him:
"I have to mess with this child of destiny! Let him see what it's like to be a tool!"
"System, bind Tang San!" He issued the command.
[ Ding! Sub-System 'Godhood System' binding target: Tang San! Master control transferred! ]
Lin Jiang flopped back onto the hard bed, crossed his legs, and began planning a "grand opening" quest for "Tool Number One."
On the main road outside Suotuo City, Tang San walked alongside Xiao Wu.
[ Ding! Compatible soul detected... Godhood System bound successfully! ] A cold, mechanical voice suddenly exploded in Tang San's mind!
"Who?!" Tang San's hair stood on end as murderous intent burst from him!
A Bone-Piercing Nail slid between his fingers.
He had lived two lives, and yet someone had silently invaded his mind?
They were courting death! His gaze swept across the area like lightning, but there was no one in sight.
[ Beginner Quest: Pick any weed by the roadside, crush it, and eat it. ]
[ Reward: Gold Soul Coin * 1. ]
[ Time limit: 24 hours. ]
[ No penalty for failure. ]
A phantom panel appeared before his eyes.
"Pick grass... eat grass... and get a Gold Soul Coin?"
Tang San was uncertain.
Temptation and absurdity warred within him.
As a disciple of the Tang Sect, he knew that opportunity came with risk.
"I'll know once I try!" Curiosity and his desire to grow stronger overwhelmed his caution.
He crouched down, carefully chose a "clean" plantain, crushed it with his Mysterious Jade Hands, then shoved it into his mouth as if facing death!
Its bitterness spread through his mouth, and he forced himself to swallow.
[ Ding! Quest completed! Gold Soul Coin * 1 has been deposited into the system inventory. ]
"Withdraw!"
At his thought, golden light flashed, and a heavy Gold Soul Coin appeared in his palm!
"It's real!"
Tang San burst into delighted laughter!
Could this be a perk of being a transmigrator?!
The path to godhood lay right beneath his feet! Eating grass for coins? Worth it!
As long as it made him stronger, he'd take even stranger quests!
His delight gave way to extreme caution. "I must never let anyone know about this opportunity! After all, a man is not guilty for owning a treasure, but he invites disaster by showing it!"
Xiao Wu had witnessed the whole thing. Her little cherry lips fell open:
"Xiao San... why are you eating grass? Did you lose your mind?!" Her eyes brimmed with confusion.
Tang San awkwardly held up the coin. "Uh... I was a little hungry... and I found a Gold Soul Coin!"
He hurried onward, fretting inwardly: I need to come up with an excuse for all the bizarre quests to come!
Inside the crude wooden hut.
[ Ding! Tang San has completed the beginner quest! Feedback reward settled: Gold Soul Coins * 100! ]
The prompt made Lin Jiang spring upright!
He focused his thoughts on his personal system space, where a hundred gleaming Gold Soul Coins floated!
"One hundred gold! Easy money!" Lin Jiang was over the moon.
Tang San ate grass and earned one gold; Lin Jiang, behind the scenes, pocketed the other ninety-nine! What a rush!
The system panel appeared: Tang San's basic information (name, age, Soul Power Level) and a live location marker (moving outside Suotuo City) were clearly visible.
"Too bad I can't watch it live. I missed the chance to see Tang San's grass-eating face..." Lin Jiang felt a little regretful.
He'd tried to exploit a bug by setting a high reward, but the system had ruthlessly rejected him with a red warning: [ Beginner quest reward limit: 1 Gold Soul Coin! ]
"Oh well. Strict rules make it feel more real—and make it easier to bait him."
Lin Jiang rubbed his chin, his eyes gleaming.
"I'll give him a taste first, let him enjoy depending on the 'system'... Once he's hooked, he'll be my 'system slave,' dancing to my tune!"
He confirmed the location and timeline: Tang San and Xiao Wu were on their way to Shrek Academy!
At the same time, the original owner's memories fused with his own:
Lin Jiang, fourteen years old, a villager from Rice Fragrance Village, where Shrek Academy was located.
His Martial Soul was an Azure Vine, a top-grade control-type plant Martial Soul.
His Innate Soul Power was level five, and he was currently a level-twenty-two Soul Grandmaster.
This talent would have made him a genius even at an ordinary academy, yet Shrek had turned him away.
"Fourteen years old and level twenty-two, with an Azure Vine... That's impressive among ordinary people."
Lin Jiang assessed himself objectively, but compared that to the soon-to-arrive group of cheaters from Shrek...
"So what?"
A playful, confident smile tugged at his lips.
"They're cheaters? I'm the one who wholesales cheats! I hold the keys to handing them out. The Shrek Seven Monsters? They're nothing but a quality leek garden for me, Lin Jiang!"
Looking at the hundred Gold Soul Coins in his system space, Lin Jiang felt utterly content:
"My first pot of gold! Today's goal is complete. I earned a hundred gold while lying around—life is good! The days of controlling cheaters have begun!"
Lin Jiang lay on the hard bed, a calculating smile on his lips.
"I can only fleece Tang San once a day... I'll rest up and give him a 'nice' quest tomorrow!"
Beneath Suotuo City's peaceful night sky, a scheme to fleece the child of destiny quietly unfolded.
The next day, at the Rose Hotel.
Lin Jiang had arrived early and hidden in a corner outside the Rose Hotel, that suggestive rose-red building. He ordered the cheapest drink and waited for his prey—Tang San and Xiao Wu.
Just past noon, his targets appeared! The dusty pair entered the lobby and headed straight for the reception desk.
The hotel doors were suddenly slammed open!
Dai Mubai, golden-haired and with evil-looking eyes, swaggered in with a fiery twin on each arm!
Ignoring Tang San and Xiao Wu, he slapped a gold card on the counter. "New here? Don't you know you have to save a room for me?"
Tang San stepped forward with a frown. "We got here first."
Dai Mubai didn't even turn around. His voice was cold. "So what?" The atmosphere plunged to freezing!
In the corner, Lin Jiang's eyes flashed with cold light! His thoughts raced:
[ Command: Issue Tang San an instant quest! ]
[ Quest: Tell the blond guy, "Let me have some fun with your two girls, and I'll give you the room!" ]
[ Reward: Soul Ascension Pill * 1 (raises Soul Power Level without side effects!) ]
[ Penalty for failure: permanently lose 1 Soul Power Level! ]
[ Time limit: 5 minutes! ]
The icy prompt crashed into Tang San's mind like thunder!
"Soul Ascension Pill?! It directly raises Soul Power? An incredible divine treasure!"
Greed devoured his reason in an instant! It was only a sentence—what did his pride matter?
The failure penalty was even more terrifying! Time was short; there was no room to hesitate!
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