Jiang Nannan

Ding, system starting...

Blue Star Transmigrator System No. 11111 at your service.

He did not linger outside. Avoiding the crowds discussing the awakening results on the street, he hurried back to his home in Grandmaster Village. Only after shutting the door and making certain no one was around did Chen Jie concentrate and summon the system panel.

[Host: Chen Jie]

[Innate soul power: 10]

[Martial soul: Forced Contract]

[System: Blue Star Transmigrator No. 11111]

[Currently available ability: Absolute Forced Contract]

[Contract uses: 1/1 (available)]

[Tip: The stronger the contract target, the greater the rewards the host receives in return. The contracted person's affection will automatically increase over time. Both parties share martial souls and perceptions (can be blocked).]

[Host's Martial Soul Awakening detected. Beginner's gift pack unlocked. Claim it?]

At the prompt that appeared, Chen Jie's heart stirred. He silently said, Claim it.

[Ding! Beginner's gift pack successfully claimed!]

[Received: Gold Soul Coins ×1,000]

[Received: Fortune-Stealing Die ×1]

[Item description: Fortune-Stealing Die]

[Effect: Roll the die to seize the fortune of protagonists, supporting characters, and even villains, forcibly transferring opportunities and lucky encounters that should belong to others to the host, Chen Jie.]

[Recharging rules: Conquer female characters with high fortune in the Douluo World to replenish the Fortune-Stealing Die's energy according to the target's fortune. The die can only be rolled again once sufficient energy has accumulated. Current energy: 0/100]

Chen Jie stared at the item's description, a flicker of surprise crossing his eyes.

Forced Contract was already powerful enough to defy the heavens. He had never expected to receive such an overbearing item as well. Even other people's opportunities and blessings could be snatched into his hands. To wield this power again, he would need to conquer women blessed with great fortune.

Grandmaster Village lay on the border of the Dou Ling Empire. Not far away was an impoverished little village that had never been named in the original story.

Chen Jie immediately thought of someone-Jiang Nannan.

In the original story, Jiang Nannan had come from an impoverished village in the Dou Ling Empire. Her life had been full of hardships, yet she possessed considerable fortune and would eventually become one of the Shrek Seven Devils.

She was two years older than him and had just turned fourteen this year. At present, she and her mother were struggling to survive together in the neighboring village.

At that thought, Chen Jie's eyes lit up.

As long as he bound her with Forced Contract, he could not only share her future martial soul and potential, but also directly recharge the Fortune-Stealing Die.

This was the perfect opening move!

He acted at once.

Chen Jie put the thousand Gold Soul Coins into the system's storage space and carefully stored the Fortune-Stealing Die. Without further hesitation, he pushed open the door and hurried straight toward the neighboring village.

In just over ten minutes, Chen Jie arrived at the impoverished, dilapidated little village.

The village was small, its homes all low adobe houses. The road was riddled with potholes, and poverty and destitution hung over every corner.

Dusk was approaching, and the village paths were quiet and deserted.

In the distance, a slender figure walked alone along the village road.

It was Jiang Nannan, who had gone out to gather firewood.

Only fourteen, she wore old, coarse clothes washed pale and covered in patches. The fabric was plain and shabby, yet it could not hide her naturally graceful figure.

Despite years of working outdoors, her skin remained fine-textured and coolly pale. Her features were exquisitely delicate, the corners of her eyes carrying a faint, naturally charming curve. Her clear, peach-blossom eyes were innocent and unworldly. Long, thick lashes lowered gently above a small, finely shaped nose and soft pink lips, forming a beautiful little face that could dazzle the years themselves.

At fourteen, she had already grown into a poised, slender figure, with narrow shoulders and a slim waist. Her bearing was graceful and relaxed, retaining the freshness of youth. Her limbs were long and evenly proportioned, with none of the slightest awkwardness, showing all the gentle grace of a young girl.

Though she wore coarse hemp clothing and stood amid the mud of utter poverty, she carried herself with elegant poise, refined and untouched by worldly dust. She was like a peerless piece of uncut jade hidden in the dirt, pure and luminous. Her air was cool, yet softened by a natural charm that made it impossible to look away.

Yet despite her young age, an unshakable weariness and sorrow lingered between her brows. She had tasted the hardships of the world far too soon.

Holding a bundle of dry firewood in her arms, she walked lightly and gently along the deserted village road, heading home alone.

Looking at the beautiful, graceful Jiang Nannan before him, out alone, Chen Jie's lips curved into a smile.

"Heh heh heh, I've finally found you!"

Without further hesitation, Chen Jie activated his newly awakened martial soul.

The seemingly ordinary tattoo mark between his brows grew faintly warm, and a dim glimmer flashed past.

[Ding! High-fortune target detected: Jiang Nannan]

[Target fortune rating: High]

With a thought from Chen Jie, two exceedingly fine strands of martial soul energy, entirely imperceptible to ordinary people, quietly connected him and Jiang Nannan.

The process was utterly unremarkable, without any display of power, exactly like an ordinary martial soul binding.

A contract mark silently appeared on Jiang Nannan's body. Its hazy lines flickered in and out of view, almost impossible to see through her clothing.

Jiang Nannan paused slightly as she walked.

The firewood in her arms shifted, and her clear, innocent peach-blossom eyes suddenly widened.

There was no unusual phenomenon or discomfort. Only the feelings in her heart had changed completely.

An immense affection arose out of nowhere for the young boy before her, whom she had never met.

There was no fear or sense of unfamiliarity. In their place came heartfelt closeness, trust, fondness, and an inexplicable flutter of her heart.

It felt as though she was born to be close to him. His presence was pleasing and reassuring, and her heart instantly filled with a faint joy and warmth.

A barely perceptible itch passed across her lower abdomen and vanished so quickly that she could not tell whether it had been real or imagined.

[Ding! Martial soul contract successful!]

[Target: Jiang Nannan]

[Two-way potential sharing and two-way fortune link unlocked!]

[Contract passive activated: Jiang Nannan permanently has an extremely high initial affection toward the host!]

[Contract target detected as a high-fortune female character. Fortune-Stealing Die recharging triggered!]

[Fortune-Stealing Die energy +20!]

[Current die energy: 20/100 (recharging will increase as affection grows)]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host on successfully contracting a female character with fortune for the first time! Exclusive rewards unlocked!]

[Received exclusive supreme treasure: Sumeru Micro-World!]

[Sumeru Micro-World description: An independent, portable miniature world with a controllable flow of time. Can store all things, nurture Soul Bones, nourish the soul and cultivate the body, and block all probing. Can expand without limit as the host's strength increases!]

[Reward received: Soul power level directly increased by three!]

[Reward received: Jiang's Mother's affection: 50%]

[Reward received: Comprehensive physical enhancement!]

[Reward received: One Martial Soul Evolution (exclusive to Jiang Nannan)!]

Gentle soul power slowly washed through every meridian in Chen Jie's body!

His newly awakened level-ten innate soul power surged steadily, breaking through smoothly before settling firmly at level thirteen.

His muscles, bones, skin, and flesh underwent a gentle reshaping. His physique, endurance, and flexibility all grew stronger.

At the same time, the talent of Jiang Nannan's future Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul, her physical flexibility, and her movement potential were all shared with Chen Jie!

Chen Jie slowly raised his eyes, his bearing quietly transformed.

In the middle of the path, the graceful, beautiful Jiang Nannan stood frozen with the firewood in her arms. She tilted her delicate little face upward, her peach-blossom eyes sparkling with shyness and deep affection as she gazed sweetly at Chen Jie. Her heart brimmed with an unstoppable sense of closeness and fondness.