Chapter 1

Qian State, Anwu City

Second Martial Way Middle School

【Detected host has reached eighteen years of age, the All-Things Synthesis System activates!】

【Place your belongings into the synthesis slot, and you can synthesize!】

"What sound?"

At this moment, Lu Jing was a bit dazed.....

But he didn't stay dazed for long!

Having transmigrated into this world where ferocious beasts invade and everyone practices high martial arts, a full eighteen years have passed; the golden finger, though late, has arrived.

Lu Jing opened the All-Things Synthesis System, and a semi-transparent interface appeared before his eyes.

This interface resembles the equipment enhancement furnace in a game.

In the middle are two white slots, and at the centered position below is a golden synthesis button, very simple.

"That means…… putting real-world things inside allows synthesis?"

Lu Jing's heart fluttered; he couldn't wait to find something to test the system's usage.

"Lu Jing, what are you thinking? It's your turn to test Blood Qi!"

His desk mate Zhang Hao poked Lu Jing's shoulder and whispered.

Today is the day of the school's unified test; all senior students have gathered in the testing hall, queuing for the test.

Lu Jing hurriedly rose, absentmindedly walking toward the testing point.

Just then, a commotion came from ahead.

"What a fellow, another Blood Qi 13-card powerhouse has appeared, and it's a girl!"

"It's Class Three's Leng Yueyue; I heard her family bought a medium-grade Dan Medicine at high price from elsewhere, truly wealthy."

"Tsk tsk, our school probably has fewer than ten people who have broken through 13 cards; Leng Yueyue has a chance to represent the school in this year's Genius Training Camp."

Genius Training Camp: each year Sichuan Province selects some excellent middle-school students with Blood Qi over 13 cards for special training before the martial exam.

This can be understood as receiving extra coaching; students who come out of the training camp see their strength leap forward.

Upon hearing this, Lu Jing's heart also burned hot.

Who wouldn't want to soar to the heavens and stand unmatched in the Martial Way?

Pushing through the crowd, Lu Jing pricked his finger with a sampling needle and dropped the blood onto the instrument.

A pale blue light fell upon the crimson blood, continuously scanning.

"Drip!"

"Blood Qi value: 8.87 cards!"

The Martial Way teacher in charge of testing nearby furrowed his brows, said nothing more, and gestured for the next person to continue testing.

"Sigh, after a month of hard training, Blood Qi only rose by 0.1 card……"

Lu Jing sighed; with his current Blood Qi, he couldn't even reach the cutoff score for a vocational martial university.

Let alone joining the Genius Training Camp.

Returning to his seat, desk mate Zhang Hao saw Lu Jing somewhat absent-minded and laughed, saying:

"What's up, did you get a blow?"

Zhang Hao patted Lu Jing's shoulder, "How about we go to an internet cafe tonight and stay overnight? I'll treat!"

"No," Lu Jing shook his head, "I won't go to internet cafes anymore; I plan to prepare for the martial exam."

"Prepare for the martial exam? Only three months left; even if you took supplements every day, you wouldn't improve much……"

Lu Jing waved his hand to interrupt Zhang Hao and walked home on his own.

Zhang Hao still wanted to chase after him, but a nearby boy held him back, "Let him pursue his foolish dream of getting into a martial university; we'll just find another five-man team."

"Fine……"

Zhang Hao watched Lu Jing's distant back, thoughtful, then turned and followed the boy beside him away.

……

Sitting on the subway home, Lu Jing thought a lot.

What Zhang Hao said was right; for someone like him, a poor student, wanting to get into a martial university is nothing but wishful thinking.

Moreover, Lu Jing's family background is very ordinary, even impoverished.

His parents are ordinary workers, working hard each day, earning just over two thousand a month.

After daily expenses, there's basically nothing left.

Society's class divisions have become more severe with the emergence of the Martial Artist system.

Wealthy families' children can treat Blood Qi-boosting medicines as food; even without training, their Blood Qi soars.

The poor, however, can only rely on themselves.

Without external help or fortunate encounters, there's no other way but hard training.

However, the sudden appearance of the All-Things Synthesis System gave Lu Jing a glimmer of hope.

This—this is his fortunate encounter!

……

"I'm back."

Lu Jing greeted his parents, then walked into his bedroom and closed the door.

He took two A4 sheets from his desk and tentatively placed them into the white slots of the synthesis frame.

Instantly, a line of text appeared below.

【Ordinary A4 paper*2, synthesis requires spending 1 Colorless Crystal Block!】

"Colorless Crystal Block, what is this?"

It seemed to have sensed Lu Jing's doubts, and the text automatically expanded:

【Colorless Crystal Block】: A material used for synthesizing items, obtainable by slaying ferocious beasts or exchanging valuable items and money at equal value!

【100 yuan = 1 Colorless Crystal Block.】

【Since this is the host's first use, reward 1000 Colorless Crystal Stones!】

"Really stingy, not even giving a newcomer's big gift pack."

Lu Jing complained in his mind, but his right hand eagerly clicked the synthesize button.

Click-click~

A retro mechanical sound rang in his ears.

At the same time, Lu Jing felt a small portion of his stamina being drawn out of thin air.

It seems that synthesizing items not only costs Colorless Crystal Blocks but also consumes stamina.

Damn the law of conservation of energy!

Pfft~

A puff of steam rose from inside the synthesis slot; after the mist gradually dissipated, a visibly higher-quality A4 sheet appeared in Lu Jing's hand.

【Synthesis complete, obtained high-quality A4 paper!】

"Done!"

Lu Jing's heart pounded thump-thump; this synthesis slot indeed can strengthen ordinary items.

Moreover, it seems there is no limit?

To verify, Lu Jing followed the same procedure and synthesized another high-quality A4 sheet.

Then he placed them into the synthesis frame.

【Synthesis complete, consumed Colorless Crystal Block*2, obtained flawless A4 paper!】

【Synthesis complete, consumed Colorless Crystal Block*6, obtained golden silkworm silk A4 paper!】

After three syntheses, a glittering golden sheet appeared in Lu Jing's hand.

【Golden Silkworm Silk Paper】: Made from natural silk spat out by rare golden silkworms blended with gold threads, woven into long fibers with excellent breathability and moisture permeability, market price around five thousand yuan.

Besides its synthesis function, the synthesis frame can also appraise an item's attributes.

He tried placing some items from the room into it, and each produced a very detailed description.

"Got rich!"

"Now we've really made a fortune!"

Lu Jing closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and calmed his excited emotions.

"Just now I used 8 A4 sheets and 14 Colorless Crystal Blocks to synthesize golden silkworm silk; just doing business could earn a lot of money!"

"Plain paper has too low malleability; what if we switch to something else?"

Lu Jing felt a stir in his heart, placing Dan Medicine and cultivation techniques into the synthesis frame, wondering what would be produced.

He looked at the body cultivation textbook distributed by the school on his desk.

"Basic Body Cultivation Study"

A bold idea formed in his mind!