Chapter 1 - Hello, World

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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

n“Uh——”

nThe teenager woke up in the dark. He felt a slight headache.

nBefore his eyes… was a completely unfamiliar sight.

nWhere was he?

nOh…

nSome memories appeared.

nLu Ming, sixteen years old, a vocational technical college student.

nThis was his current identity.

n“I have actually transmigrated.”

nLu Ming rubbed his head while a long time to accept this fact.

n“It seemed like I was dead…”

nLu Ming was in a trance.

nIn his previous life, he was a programmer who worked like a dog. He had worked sixteen hours a day and had had to deal with all kinds of brainless requests. He did not expect that he would drop dead in front of the computer.

nHe remembered that the night he died he felt exhausted to the bones…

nThat was because the product manager was such a blockhead. The product manager changed the requirements in the last minute as he wanted the background of their smart app to change with the user’s mood…

nIt was red when the user was happy.

nIt was a melancholy blue when they were sad.

nIt would turn purple when they were agitated.

n…

nHe felt confused.

n“If there were a knife on the table, haha…”

nThat was all he remembered.

nIn the end, he was busy late into the night and he had had a splitting headache. His most memorable dream was a good fight with the product manager early in the morning.

n“There seems to be no hope.”

nLu Ming felt very regretful. A morbid thought came to his mind. The product manager might be scared stiff when he found him dead early in the morning. He might wet his pants when he patted him and realized that he was freezing cold.

n“Hehe.”

nLu Ming smiled.

nThis could be considered as the end to his life as a programmer who worked like a dog.

nWhatever happened in his previous life should come to a close.

nHis family?

nThey no longer existed.

nHis parents were in poor health and passed away when he was a child.

nGirlfriend?

nHehe.

nHow could a programmer who worked like a dog have a girlfriend? The product manager was a hypocrite that bragged about new products or about his girlfriend every day…

nAh, the damn product manager!

nHe felt like getting in a good fight with him!

nIf he could change bodies again, he would give him a good beating!

n“Wait a minute!”

nLu Ming felt that his mindset was wrong.

nSince he had transmigrated and was given a new life, wouldn’t it be pointless if his ultimate goal was to return to the past and assault the product manager?

n“Phew——”

nLu Ming let out a long breath, finally calming himself down.

nHe should forget whatever had happened in his past life. He should be concerned with the present.

nAt the thought of this… Lu Ming began to scan the room.

nFive square meters.

nWith only a small single bed.

nLu Ming frowned. The narrow space brought back bad memories. The rented place where he used to live near Renmin University of China was as small and broken down as this place.

n“It can’t be…”

nLu Ming had a bad feeling all of a sudden.

nWow—

nMemories started flooding in.

nHe realized that the original owner’s memory had not been erased. He seemed to be watching a film about the owner’s life. He could look through their memories at any time.

nLu Ming!

nOnly sixteen years old!

nVocational technical college student!

nHe came from a good family. His parents were in good health. He had an older sister. He had received a good education. He seemed to be doing fairly well.

nBut why would he end up going to a technical college?

nOh.

nHis older sister was too successful!

nSince she started school, she had stellar performances and was always ranked first. After she started cultivation, she was unmatched, and no one could reach her level.

nShe was well-known in that place.

nLittle Lu Ming grew up in that environment. He was always compared to his sister for everything.

nOf course.

nThis was not the point.

nThe point was, when Lu Ming thought of this sister, he could vaguely feel some strange emotions from Little Lu Ming. There was envy, inferiority, affection, ambiguity, admiration, and desire for violence…

nWait a minute.

nSomething did not seem quite right.

nWoosh!

nLu Ming automatically lifted the mattress. Under the mattress, there was a pile of strange books. “Superior Sister Falls In Love With Me”, “My Sister Could Not Be So H”, “Overbearing Sister Forces A Kiss On Me”, “The Guide to Winning your Sister’s Affection”…

nLu Ming was confused

nBut when he thought about it, it seemed to be normal.

nThe child was…

nLu Ming comforted himself. He saw a bunch of toilet paper in the paper basket.

nThe young boy was…

nThat was what Lu Ming had in mind.

nWith such a beautiful and talented sister, it was normal for the boy to have all sorts of strange ideas and desires, especially during his adolescence.

nOf course.

nLittle Lu Ming also knew that this was not right, therefore he was intent on leaving the place.

nHe fled all the way to a relatively distant city.

nHe knew that in his life he might not be able to overtake his sister as a fighter. Therefore, he simply chose to become a Card Creator, hoping that he could make a name for himself.

nIf he succeeded in the future, he might be able to help his older sister.

nIn the end…

nIt went without saying.

n“Card Creator?”

nLu Ming had some doubts. He began to read his memory.

nThere was a lot of rich energy between heaven and earth in this world. Therefore, there were thousands of different kinds of cultivation vocations. Everyone could cultivate themselves and choose their favorite cultivation vocation.

nBut there was no doubt that although there were many cultivation vocations, there was still a huge difference between them.

nSome people preferred the hot-blooded type and for every punch to bite.

nThis was a man’s way of being romantic.

nOn the contrary, some people preferred being elegant and chic and to manipulate.

nThis was the pursuit of profound meaning.

n…

nAs for Card Creator, it was a fairly good auxiliary vocation.

nIn simple terms, being a Card Creator meant collecting a variety of abilities, like illusions, images, and more and sealing them in a blank card, turning it into a card for easy usage.

nTheoretically.

nIf one was powerful enough, one could seal everything!

n“Seal everything?”

nLu Ming felt infinite power.

nHe recalled similar memories, erm…

nEvery Card Creator had an Original Card. If they released an ability into the Original Card, the Original Card would seal the ability. Thereafter, through the Card Creator’s workmanship, he would draw the ability into the card for easy usage.

n“This thing…”

nLu Ming pondered for a moment. “Disk burner?”

nThey were of the same profession!

nAfter all, they were from the IT industry!

nOf course.

nAlthough Card Creators did not have any fighting prowess, it was still considered a fairly good auxiliary vocation.

nIt was just that…

nHow should he say it?

nAfter Little Lu Ming completed his vocational college and went through the professional training organized by his college, he was qualified to become a part of the menial gang.

nThe only card creating skills that he mastered was the one-star Energy Card.

nSince the energy contained in the Energy Stone was unstable and its energy value would fluctuate, it was inconvenient to carry it around. The Card Creator could seal the energy from the Energy Stone into a blank card and turn it into an Energy Card.

nOne card in an hour. One could complete twenty cards in a day. The net profit of one card was five yuan, therefore one could earn one hundred yuan a day.

nIt was enough to cover his expenses.

nHe did not have to worry about the sales.

n“Calm down!”

n“Be sure to calm down!”

nLu Ming’s hands trembled slightly.

nHe vaguely remembered that he attended a training class to become a java programmer in his previous life. He did not expect that Little Lu Ming would be doing the exact same thing.

nYou must be freaking kidding me?!

nHe continued to look at the memories.

nAlthough it was hard, Little Lu Ming led a stable life. However, one day he was in a bad shock when he knew that his genius sister was coming to visit him.

nHe must not embarrass himself!

nHe had to preserve his miserable dignity in front of his sister!

nIn order to prove that he had been leading a good life, Little Lu Ming did something that normal people would not have done.

nLoan!

nHe took out a loan to open a card creating shop and became a boss!

nHe took out a loan from the school!

nHe used nude photos as collateral to obtain loans!

nLittle Lu Ming had delicate features like his sister. He bought a wig and put on female clothes. He then took his half naked photos and used them to take out a loan from his school.

nLu Ming was even more confused.

nDamn!

nCould it be that children from the alternate world liked to put up a show?!

nIn the end…

nEveryone knew the outcome.

nAfter visiting Little Lu Ming and knowing that he had been leading a good life, his sister went back home.

nNothing happened.

nShe didn’t even praise him for doing well.

nAfter all, given her capabilities, in her eyes Little Lu Ming’s business was considered a very small investment. However, Little Lu Ming ended up leading a bitter life where he had to repay his loan and interest everyday.

nIt was just that…

nLittle Lu Ming was not highly-skilled. He could only sell Energy Cards. His shop did not have much business and he could not even afford to pay the interest.

n“Sure enough, something went wrong.”

nLu Ming sighed.

nThere was only one outcome for school loans.

nHe did not need to think about it because he knew the outcome. It was the reason why he was able to transmigrate.

nIt was very simple.

nApparently Little Lu Ming was dead.

nLu Ming continued to read the boy’s memory.

nSure enough.

nThe school loan company looked for Little Lu Ming and demanded payment. They forced him to engage in sexual deals. As expected, they discovered that he was a boy. They gave him a round of beatings and threw him out, giving him a month to repay his debts. If he couldn’t, they would get him to serve customers who had special sexual preferences.

nLittle Lu Ming was frightened. After coming back, he began to work like a dog to pay off his debts!

nHe would create twenty two cards a day and he would only sleep two hours a day!

nThis only lasted for half a month.

nHe shortly came to a sudden death.

nLu Ming: “???”

nDamn!

nShouldn’t he have been beaten to death by the loan company?!

nWhat was the point of a sudden death?!

nLu Ming felt that this world was being very cruel to him.

nSeriously.

nIn his previous life, he had come to a sudden death when he was a programmer. But this boy had also died suddenly due to being overworked. Lu Ming felt cheated.

nWas it the boy who had this feeling?

nOr was it his own?

nHumph…

nHe had good playing cards but he did not play them well…

nHe had such a good sister. If he developed the habit from a young age… no… if he had cozied up to her from a young age, he might have been doing very well now.

nHowever…

n“It was due to the boy’s self-esteem.”

nLu Ming was filled with emotions.

nApparently…

nLittle Lu Ming died because of his self-esteem.

nIn fact, if he told his sister or his parents about his problems, things would not have turned out that way. But, all the boys in their adolescence behave like he did.

nBack then, he was…

nHumph.

n“It was just as well.”

nLu Ming thought about it.

nThe young boy seemed to have been suffering for a long time.

nHe would never be able to hold his head high with such a sister, particularly since he felt affection for his sister. It was all the more terrible. He could not hold his head high even in his next life.

nIt was just as well to die.

nHowever…

nHe had left happily, while he left behind a mess for Lu Ming.

nLu Ming stood up.

nHe pushed open the small bedroom’s door.

nThe room outside was clean and tidy. There were clear and transparent display windows on the right and left hand sides of the room. There were some foreign instruments on top of them. In the neat boxes were many rows of textured cards.

nClean.

nNeat.

nIt was a stark contrast to the messy bedroom at the back.

nApparently…

nThis was the shop that the young boy gave up his life for.

nLu Ming went to the entrance and opened the door to the shop. Bright sunlight came in, the whole world seemed to become alive at this moment.

nTowering towers.

nA bustling crowd.

nA lot of cars on the roads.

nThe fresh air of the early morning.

nLu Ming took a deep breath, it seemed that all his troubles were gone.

nThis…

nThis was the world that he had transmigrated to!

nThis…

nThis was the start to his new life!

n“I am here, new world.”

nLu Ming decided on a sentence to say goodbye to everything in his previous life, and to welcome the new world——

n“Hello world!”

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