Chen Ming glanced at his family's assets and realized they were only enough for him to eat and drink for half a year. He immediately felt a pang of embarrassment. Oh no!
Then Chen Ming began to think about how to make money. How could a six-year-old kid like himself make money?
Lost in thought, Chen Ming was suddenly pulled back to reality by a knock on the door and called out.
"Don't rush."
As he opened the door, the Awakening Master from yesterday came into view. The purpose of the other party's visit was to take Chen Ming to study in a big city and, incidentally, to help him get his first soul ring.
Upon hearing this, Chen Ming nodded in agreement. After taking the items with him, he returned to the Spirit Transmission Tower, where many children were waiting.
They all seemed to be children with innate seventh-level or higher soul power who had joined the Spirit Pagoda. As they boarded the warship, they set off for a larger planet.
Chen Ming never expected that he would set off for another planet to study and receive training the very next day.
"I wonder if the Little Dragon God is the same age as him..."
Chen Ming murmured to himself, wondering if Lan Xuanyu had awakened his martial soul yet. If he was younger than Lan Xuanyu, then he was doomed.
Just as Chen Ming was heading to another planet for education, on Tianluo Star, a little boy was also eagerly beginning to awaken his martial soul.
A blue silver grass surrounded by water elements and a pink rabbit exuding a scarlet aura of slaughter came into view.
"Mom and Dad, this is my martial soul, it's called... Sea Silver Grass, Asura Rabbit..."
The little boy felt that something was missing, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Soon, the perspective shifted to Chen Ming's side.
On his way to another planet, Chen Ming asked the Spirit Master for a book about battle armor and is currently reading it.
[Battle Armor Skill +1 +1]
It feels so good to see this skill keep improving. Chen Ming showed a look of enjoyment, feeling that this was similar to the principle of "heaven rewards diligence".
After a two-day journey, the group arrived at Tiandou Star, which was much more prosperous than Tianluo Star, with much more modern and bustling city architecture.
Next came the physical data test. Chen Ming lightly circled the body, and it weighed 1,000 kilograms. When he saw this data and everyone's shocked expressions, Chen Ming knew that he had used too much force and immediately rubbed his forehead.
Next came the mental strength test. The innate spiritual power level was 150 points, a figure that once again shocked the spirit master who recorded the data, Chen Ming.
However, they hesitated, looking at Chen Ming's earth spirit, wondering whether to nurture it or not. In the end, they decided to first look at its spirit skills and such.
Following the Spirit Master's instructions, Chen Ming sat inside a device and began circulating his soul power. Soon, the device emitted specks of energy, forming an illusory soul ring around Chen Ming's body.
The spirit ring began to solidify, then turned white, quickly transformed into yellow, and finally became purple—an artificial spirit ring.
Chen Ming's first spirit ring was given to the Tree of Life. As for the Golden Dragon King Martial Soul, he'll get it in Minecraft later.
Chen Ming's first soul skill is called Life Dew, which is to condense the liquid of life to heal allies, restore soul power, and heal the soul. It can be taken internally or externally.
External application heals physical injuries, while internal application heals the spirit. Now that's good! The Golden Dragon King Martial Soul displays its stats, and the Ancient Tree of Life Martial Soul displays its mechanism.
I punch you, you punch me, I heal and then punch you again, you use mental attacks, but I can still heal! I can't die, I simply can't die!
Furthermore, the Tree of Life has a unique talent: it can quickly restore soul power by taking root in the ground. In other words, Chen Ming can restore his soul power simply by standing on the ground.
However, he has hidden all of this for the time being. After all, if he shows too much talent, he might be sent to other places to be a pawn of a powerful force, which would be the end of him.
"Dear Spirit Masters, this is my first Soul Skill."
After experiencing the soul skill, Chen Ming got up and placed a few pieces of dirt on the ground, pretending it was his first soul skill. The spirit master fell silent upon seeing this.
"It feels like it could be used for land reclamation..."
"Can your soul skill keep releasing mud indefinitely?"
Another spirit master pressed Chen Ming about his soul skills, but upon hearing this, he shook his head and tried to downplay them.
"No, but if the soil I put in is used for planting, it will ripen about once every half day."
"Agricultural reclamation-type martial spirit..."
Upon hearing this, the Spirit Master fell even more silent. Dude? You have so many stats, and it turns out you have a farming-type Martial Soul?!
In the end, Chen Ming was sent to Tian Dou Technology Academy. After all, he was born with full soul power, so he could complete his compulsory education first.
"What's wrong with farming? Once my cooking skills reach an excellent level, the dishes I make will have special effects!"
Chen Ming curled his lip, "So you actually look down on farmers, huh!" But first he bought a laptop, then went to the college to register, and soon arrived at his dormitory.
The dormitory is for four people, with bunk beds and desks underneath, as well as a balcony for drying clothes and a bathroom.
Chen Ming arrived earliest, mainly because he had nowhere else to go. After tidying up his mattress, he picked up his laptop and started working.
This is Chen Ming's idea for making money: writing novels! He plans to bring over all the novels that were wildly popular in his previous life, so that the natives of the Douluo Universe can witness the entertainment project of the highest plane!
[Hand speed +1 +1 +1 +1]
Just as Chen Ming was typing away, the skill module continued to work hard, and he managed to write 20,000 words in one morning. Then he got hungry, got out of bed and went to the cafeteria for lunch.
The cafeteria was very clean and offered four types of meals: A, B, C, and D. A was the highest quality and most expensive, with the others decreasing in quality.
Chen Ming ordered five C-grade meals, but they weren't even enough to fill his teeth. In the end, he decided to go to my world to hunt for some food, probably to develop animal husbandry or agriculture.
Three days in the game world, three hours in the Douluo world. Chen Ming first cultivated the land, and then raised chickens, cattle, sheep, pigs and so on.
Chen Ming first used the bone meal from the skeletons he killed to accelerate the growth of crops, then kept half for raising livestock and half for his own consumption.
I've eaten about 60% full for now. The food in Minecraft seems to be more filling than the food in Douluo Continent…
Of course, the skill module is still working hard, and its own planting and breeding skills are constantly increasing.
Afterwards, Chen Ming found a village where the villagers were very friendly. They said they hit it off with Chen Ming at first sight and insisted on giving him the village, no matter how much they tried to persuade him otherwise.
He also said that if he didn't accept it, he would be killed by zombies. Left with no other choice, Chen Ming accepted the supplies, hay bales, and house given to him by the villagers.
The contents of the treasure chest were a mixed bag, including items from Douluo Continent, Farmers' Delight, and even items from the original Survival game.
Farmer's Delight is roughly about new crops, while Douluo Continent items include rare metals, millennium-old spiritual objects, and Douluo weapon treasure chests, similar to opening loot boxes.
Chen Ming glanced at it and saw that there were wooden swords, stone swords, gold swords, iron swords, diamond swords, lower realm alloy swords, heavy hammers, spears, and weapon spirits from Douluo Continent, such as the Seven Kill Sword, the Clear Sky Hammer, and the Panlong Staff, and even some divine artifacts.
They are all divine artifacts from Douluo Continent, such as the Trident of the Sea God, the Asura Demon Sword, and the Scepter of Destruction.
Do I still have to do unboxing?
Chen Ming was surprised. It seemed that he wouldn't be bored then, as he could open the box and play around. He immediately opened the box with a thought.
Various weapons slid past from right to left. Chen Ming perfectly missed the big gold and was hit by a golden sword. He immediately covered his face, realizing that his luck was indeed pitifully bad.
"Forget it, I wasn't expecting anything out of this thing anyway."
A magnificent and exquisite golden longsword appeared in Chen Ming's hand. He subconsciously checked its quality. It was a legendary quality golden sword. Not only was its durability increased tenfold, but its damage had also reached a base damage bonus of nine points.
"It's alright, I can use it for self-defense, although it's still quite strong."
Chen Ming sheathed his golden sword and continued his work, grinding monsters in the main world. He killed several zombies and other monsters with a hundred years of cultivation, and his level finally broke through to level twelve.
Swordsmanship +1 +1 +5
[Spear Skill +1 +1 +1 +1 +4]
[Soul Power Control +1 +1 +1 +1 +2]
Watching his skills improve little by little, Chen Ming felt a sense of relief. It was truly wonderful to be able to see his growth so clearly.
Soon Chen Ming returned to Douluo Continent. It was already late at night, and he was tired, so he lay down and slept for the night.
As soon as Chen Ming woke up in the morning, his stomach started to rumble. He immediately washed up, took out the sandwich he had made and ate it, and then started writing.
I gained a little fame yesterday, so I'll continue today, otherwise I really won't be able to support myself.
While he was typing, his other roommates entered the dormitory one after another, and they introduced themselves to each other.
"My name is Huo Tian, my martial soul is the Fire Tyrant Dragon, and I am at the eighth level of the Innate Realm."
"My name is Feng Rulang, my martial soul is the Gale Demon Wolf, and I am at the seventh level of the Innate Realm."
"My name is Lei Yuan, my martial soul is the Lightning Leopard, and I am at the eighth level of the Innate Realm."
"Hello, this is Chen Ming, my martial soul is Earth Cube, and I possess innate full soul power."
"Innate full soul power?!"
The three were surprised when they heard that Chen Ming actually possessed innate full soul power. Upon hearing this, Chen Ming nodded.
"Brother, I didn't expect you to have innate full soul power!"
"Truly a master of disguise."
"It's alright."
After a brief introduction and getting to know each other, everyone began to organize their belongings.
"Chen Ming, what are you doing?"
Huo Tian noticed Chen Ming sitting on the bed, typing away on his laptop, and asked him about it out of curiosity.
"Typing, browsing forums and news."
Chen Ming did not reveal that he was a novelist, so as not to be confronted offline or beg for updates.
"By the way, I'd like to recommend a novel I recently came across, Douluo Cangqiong. The writing is pretty good, fifteen chapters a day, lots of chapters to keep you entertained. Let's check it out together!"
Of course, Chen Ming didn't forget to give it a push, and upon hearing this, the three of them also came over and read the first chapter.
"Chapter One... A Fallen Genius? Third Stage of Soul Power?"
"What software do you use to read novels? Let me search for it."
Out of curiosity, the three began searching and soon came across an author using the pen name [Goblin Chieftain].
"What a strange name."
However, the three of them quickly became engrossed in the text and couldn't pull themselves away. Chen Ming chuckled and typed even faster.
The dormitory was eerily quiet for a moment. Chen Ming was typing on his bed, while the other three sat on chairs below looking at their phones.
"Phew... It's lunchtime, are you guys having lunch?"
Chen Ming checked the time, then leaned over to ask the three if they wanted to eat. The three of them reacted in unison.
"Wait until I finish reading it."
"I'll go after I finish reading this chapter."
"You go first."
Seeing how engrossed they were, Chen Ming didn't disturb them and happily went out to eat.
He found a pavilion, then took out the food he had prepared in advance and placed it on the table: six dishes and a soup, plus a large bucket of rice.
The campus was filled with students registering and returning to school, and Chen Ming's figure was very conspicuous.
The main attraction was the huge rice bucket and the sumptuous dishes placed next to it, which was indeed very eye-catching.
Fortunately, he has a thick skin, and with the awakened Life Tree and Golden Dragon King martial souls, his appearance can be said to be top-notch.
After all, dragons are top-tier creatures in terms of appearance, and there's also the Ancient Tree of Life—just look at the Goddess of Life to see for yourself.
With the blessing of two divine martial souls, Chen Ming's appearance is naturally not bad, not to mention his other account.
Chen Ming's other secondary title awakened the Source of Destruction and the Silver Dragon King Martial Soul, and his hair color and pupils turned silver-white with purple eyes. He could easily be mistaken for a replica of Gu Yuena.
Moreover, in Douluo Continent, very few talented Soul Masters are ugly; Soul Power is truly a wonderful thing.
Thinking this, the simple meal quickly came to an end. After finishing his meal, Chen Ming put away the tableware and left.
When he got back to his dorm, he saw that the guys were still reading, so he didn't disturb them and went to bed to continue writing.
After a while, a wail was heard, and everyone looked over.
"Holy crap! You finished reading it?! Update now! Who's going to read this much?!"
Lei Yuan, dissatisfied, pressed for more updates, and the others also finished reading one after another, all of whom were still wanting more.
"You could try tipping the author to get them to update the story more often."
Chen Ming smiled and propped his head up on the bed, reminding them. Hearing this, the three of them lowered their heads, clearly indicating that they were not short of money.
"Then add more! Money is the last thing I'm short of!"
"I want to see more! Update soon!"
Chen Ming was overjoyed to see that he had earned 20,000 Federal Dollars in just one day on his computer. Moreover, he was confident that his typing speed would only increase, and with his improved skills, he would no longer be afraid of making mistakes.
Soon the three of them went to eat together. Chen Ming's hands were almost blurry with each other, and his mind was filled with countless thoughts. The burst of mental power combined with his hand speed was terrifying!
The reporting period passed quickly, and thanks to Chen Ming's efforts, his novel began to gain popularity.
He single-handedly carved out a niche for himself in the world of Douluo Continent novels, and the class assignment information for Chen Ming and the others was also released, with them being assigned to Class 9 of the freshmen.
Because they were in the same dormitory, they were all assigned together, and they got along fairly well.
The four of them arrived at the classroom. Chen Ming sat directly on the side of Wang's hometown, and the others followed suit.
"Old Chen, why are you sitting so far back?"
"This is the king's hometown, and it's very close to the cafeteria. Just a few steps out the window and you're there."
Chen Ming said in a whimsical tone, while the other three had no idea what was so special about it. Time passed quickly amidst the noise of the crowd.
As the school bell rang, a middle-aged man walked in, stood on the podium, and surveyed his surroundings like a lion patrolling its territory.
(End of chapter)