The village chief of Luoyun Village was an exceptionally good-tempered old man. After learning what Huo Yuhao wanted, he agreed on the spot and even personally helped him settle into his new home. His enthusiasm made Huo Yuhao marvel at how warm and down-to-earth the villagers were.
After a full day of work, Huo Yuhao finally moved into the room he had purchased in Luoyun Village. Though it had nothing but four bare walls, this was his first home in this world. He was satisfied and comforted. He might have nothing now, but there would be bread, and there would be milk, too.
Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged on the bed, his consciousness drifting into his sea of consciousness to stand before a virtual panel. Delight showed on his face. It was all because of a call from another world that had arrived three months late.
When he first received the Myriad Worlds Trading System, Huo Yuhao's immediate reaction had been bewilderment. Yes, utter confusion. That customer service agent hadn't lied: this really was a product with nothing going for it. It had no intelligence, couldn't speak, offered no guidance, and didn't even come with an instruction manual.
For fuck's sake. Lucky for you, you never gave me the chance, or I'd have slapped you with a five-star bad review.
Still, the panel really was quite simple, and a few days of studying it had cleared everything up. Simply put, it was a stripped-down version of Myriad Worlds WeChat. He could chat without limits with the linked person in a linked world and send red packets, but withdrawing anything incurred a fee. That was the very simple principle behind it.
Huo Yuhao could send any item to a linked person in any linked world, and that person could do the same. But if he wanted to withdraw something from the trading system, then sorry-pies didn't fall from the sky for free. He would have to work for it himself.
And how was he supposed to do that? Every world had a different way of obtaining withdrawal points, which he had to figure out on his own. To this day, he still had no idea where to get them, nor did he know how much the ten withdrawal points that came with the system could actually withdraw.
Still, there was plenty of time ahead, and he wasn't in much of a hurry. The first linked world was Swallowed Star, and the linked person was Luo Feng. Both came with the system. On that score, he wanted to quietly give the customer service agent a thumbs-up. When it had something good, it really did deliver. If he ever got the chance, he would definitely treat it to a proper feast.
Three months earlier, on a moonless, wind-whipped night, he had suddenly called out to Luo Feng.
Although an entire world separated them, Huo Yuhao could sense Luo Feng's fear and unease. A virtual panel had suddenly appeared before his eyes, and someone was actually speaking inside his head. Anyone would have been frightened, but Huo Yuhao hadn't given him time to react.
The linked person's listing identified him as a high school student, which meant Luo Feng hadn't even taken his college entrance exams yet. This was the perfect time to hoodwink him. So Huo Yuhao immediately hit Luo Feng with a combination of verbal punches that left him utterly dumbfounded.
"I'll give you a brief introduction to everything about me in three statements. After that, digest it yourself. If you come around, contact me on your own."
"My name is Huo Yuhao, and I come from another world. The panel in front of you is a trading panel. You can use it to talk and trade; please explore its other functions yourself. Once the trading system linked us, we became the closest of strangers."
"My home planet is a God Star called Divination Star. We can divine and foretell your future, as well as the future of your world. I can sell you information. Win my friendship, and you'll gain a prophet."
"As a show of sincerity, I'll give you a prophecy for free. During your college entrance exams, your heart rate will overload and you'll pass out, losing your chance to advance to higher education. Then your only choice will be the path of a Martial Artist. If the future really unfolds as I said, you can ask me why your body is mutating. When it comes to a partner, I'll tell you everything I know."
After those three statements, Huo Yuhao shut off the communication function. He knew that only by maintaining sufficient distance and mystery could he achieve twice the results with half the effort.
Sometimes, letting other people fill in the blanks themselves was far more useful than pouring out explanations all at once. In any case, he had already said everything he needed to say. Besides, he believed the gimmick of being a prophet should be enough to bluff Luo Feng, who had yet to become a Martial Artist. Over the past few months, Huo Yuhao had repeatedly pondered how to make the most of the trading system in his dealings with Luo Feng. But he found that all he could really do was use his knowledge of the plot to fool him. It was a little underhanded, but who could blame him when the Douluo Continent had so little worth offering? In a few years, perhaps only tossing over the Sea God Trident would catch City Lord Luo's discerning eye.
After their sole conversation that day, Luo Feng had never contacted Huo Yuhao again. Now, three months later, Luo Feng had finally taken the initiative to speak to him. How could he not be excited? After all, in Huo Yuhao's eyes, even Electrolux wasn't as important as Luo Feng. A mere apprentice-level slave from Luo Feng's world could become the ruler of Douluo Planet. There was simply no comparison.
Luo Feng opened with a tentative question. "Are you there?"
Of course I'm here!
Huo Yuhao cleared his throat, then said, "I'm not here."
Luo Feng: "..."
In the world of Swallowed Star, Luo Feng lay in a hospital bed and said excitedly, "Huo Yuhao, just as you said, I really did pass out during my college entrance exams, and now there's no hope of continuing my education. I've had a few similar episodes before, too. You said that once I came around, I could come to you for advice. I'm here now. Can you answer my questions?"
"You've awakened Psychic Power. You'll be able to become a Psychic Master in the future. This is your good fortune. Doesn't your physique get stronger every time you wake up after passing out? That's all thanks to the little dark metal ball of Psychic Power inside you. I won't go into detail. Once you join the Martial Hall and become a Martial Artist, you'll learn all about it."
"Psychic Power? Psychic Master? The Martial Hall? Become a Martial Artist?" Luo Feng pondered for a moment after hearing this, then asked with a solemn expression, "You mean I can become a Martial Artist? And join the Martial Hall?"
"Yes. Not long after you're discharged, you'll be able to become a Quasi-Martial Artist. That's very soon, so prophesying it barely costs me anything," Huo Yuhao said casually.
After a long while, Luo Feng suddenly asked from the other end.
"Huo Yuhao, how does prophecy work in your world? And what does it consume? I know it's rude to ask, but accurately predicting someone's life is just too incredible."
"There's no reason I can't tell you. We're in two entirely different universes, so there's no need for any reservations," Huo Yuhao explained. He had deliberately said this for Luo Feng's benefit, so that Luo Feng wouldn't have any concerns when he asked him for secret manuals later.
Huo Yuhao continued, "My world is a very bizarre place. There are gods who can live forever, never aging or dying. But their combat power is only on the level of your world's War Gods, and might even fall far short of that.
"At each stage in your world, the difference in combat power is at most tenfold. But in our world, the gap between God Level and the rank below it is hundreds or thousands of times over. In other words, in your world, an intermediate War God could probably exchange a few blows with an advanced War God. But if a Limit Douluo in our world encountered a God Level powerhouse, that god could casually crush them to death."
"As for my prophecy, it's an ability granted by the rules of our world. Everyone has it, and all we need to expend to make a prophecy is life force. That's why I could know exactly when you'd pass out. And as long as I'm willing, I can freely predict the future of your world."
There was some truth and some falsehood in Huo Yuhao's three statements, though most of it was pure bullshit. But with an entire universe between them, Luo Feng couldn't cross dimensions to verify anything. Naturally, whatever Huo Yuhao said went.
The female lead is Huo Xingling. Wang Dong will share a dorm with her, then fall in love with Huo Xingling, the Child of Destiny, who is also disguising herself as a boy. Wang Qiu'er obtains Huo Xingling's memories and becomes sisters with the child of fortune. That woman Zhang Lexuan isn't a good person either. All she does every day is hunt Huo Yuhao down and slander him as an Evil Soul Master. What can he do? Marry her first and figure out the rest later. Two female leads, no harem. The trading system is only an auxiliary tool. After appearing for two chapters early on, it basically won't receive extensive coverage later. For ease of reading, I've chosen worlds from fairly popular IPs, though even if you haven't read them, it shouldn't affect your reading. Huo Yuhao won't follow the group, and he won't go to Shrek Academy. After obtaining Electrolux, he will carry the profession of Holy Necromancer forward and establish the true Holy Spirit Cult. Evil Soul Masters shouldn't have to kill people just to grow stronger. The true meaning of death isn't desecration, but purification. Huo Yuhao will not only unleash a holy undead scourge upon the continent, but also use the RR Virus to unleash a biohazard crisis and build an army of monsters.
Huo Yuhao, leader of the Star Luo Empire's state religion and the empire's grand marshal, reporting for duty.
(End of chapter)
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