Chapter 33: Discussing Golden Fingers

“First of all, you can’t go to the north of this Forest, and the area northwest of here is also off-limits.”

“Is it very dangerous there?”

“Yes, behind the Northern Mountain Range is the territory of the Trolls. I’ve heard that if you cross that big mountain, you might have a chance to see a dragon in the sky, but by the time you see it, you’re probably already done for.”

Just hearing about the dragon made Zhai Guangyi blink excitedly, but Xiong Er immediately brought him back to reality.

“As for the northwest, it’s also very dangerous. My mom said that’s the territory of the Black Bear Clan. She was driven out from there, and the Black Bear Clan is quite brutal—it’s easy to end up as their meal. As for why she was driven out, she wouldn’t say.”

Zhai Guangyi nodded, signaling Xiong Er to continue.

“Also, in this World, you can Level Up. Generally, as long as you kill Magical Beasts, you can gain Spiritual Power. With enough Spiritual Power, you can complete a Level Up. After Leveling Up, you’ll receive a Skill reward. I suggest you learn an Appraisal Magic first, so it’ll be easier for you to check your own status.

Without Appraisal Magic, you won’t be able to see your health points or the Spiritual Power needed to Level Up. You also won’t know what Skills you can learn at the moment—you can only vaguely sense that you can learn a Skill, but you won’t know what it is or how many Skill Points it requires.

Then there’s the most important thing: Skill Points. When we Level Up, we gain 10 Skill Points, and this number never changes. So, when upgrading Skills, you have to be careful—don’t upgrade them randomly, or you’ll regret it.”

This was indeed a serious issue. If the number of Skill Points is fixed, it’s generally difficult to improve Skills. While Leveling Up can bring numerical improvements to your body, Skills themselves are more powerful and convenient.

Zhai Guangyi wasn’t too short on Skill Points thanks to his ‘World’ Skill.

“Besides Leveling Up, are there other ways to obtain Skill Points?”

“Yes, there are Magic Crystals. You can usually find them inside dead Magical Beasts—maybe we have them in our bodies too. Absorbing a Magic Crystal has a chance of directly granting you the Skill stored inside it. If the Skill rejects you, or if you’re completely unable to use it, it will transform into Skill Points.

But it’s only a chance. Magic Crystals usually only contain Spiritual Power—it’s rare to find one that still holds a Skill. I’ve absorbed quite a few Magic Crystals, but only two of them seemed to have Skills.”

“That does sound inefficient.”

“Yeah, someday I’ll take you hunting. Maybe you’ll get lucky and get one right away!”

Zhai Guangyi looked at the books on the ground and suddenly wondered where they came from. Why were there so many modern books, and such a wide variety at that—even the popular novels he read in High School were among them.

“Where did these books come from?”

“Uh, these… I got them from my Skill too. It’s kind of like a Golden Finger, but a bit useless. Aside from producing a few books, it doesn’t really have any practical use.”

Xiong Er tucked the hair in front of her behind her ear and let out a deep sigh.

“A Golden Finger? You say it’s useless even though it’s a Golden Finger? It must be quite useful, right?”

“No, it’s just a Special Skill, something I seemed to have brought with me when I came to this World. It can materialize any book I’ve read—even if I’ve only read a third of it—directly into existence, without any limit on quantity. So, I can materialize books from my Previous Life and read them.”

“Isn’t that great? This Skill is very useful. We can rely on these books to bring Earth’s technology to this World and help us survive better.”

Zhai Guangyi truly thought this Skill was amazing. Being able to summon books from Earth was practically equivalent to having the power to replicate technology.

“No, you’re wrong. You overestimate me. I’ve been trying to summon useful books lately, but when I look back on my life, I realize I’ve hardly read any useful books.”

Xiong Er knelt on the ground, clutching her head with a pained and regretful expression.

Zhai Guangyi glanced at the hill-like pile of fan comics and inappropriate books, looking disdainfully at the kneeling Xiong Er.

“You’re right. Giving this Skill to you is truly a disservice to this World.”

“By the way, you must have a Golden Finger too, right? He Xiaoxiao also has a Special Skill—his is Submission, a very domineering Skill. Whenever he wants, anyone he interacts with will obey his arrangements. That’s partly why I didn’t go with him to Human Society.”

“Huh? What’s wrong with this Skill?”

“After learning about his Skill, I started unconsciously wanting to go in the opposite direction from him. Before, I didn’t want to take human form, but because of his Submission, I unconsciously followed his arrangement. This time, I decided to make the opposite choice and see if he would use Submission to twist my thoughts. That’s why I stayed here.”

“It seems Xiaoxiao respects you quite a bit.”

This Skill was indeed a bit abnormal. However, when Xiong Da had asked him to help change his name, he hadn’t done it. Zhai Guangyi didn’t fully understand how the Skill actually worked—perhaps only Xiong Da knew.

“You still haven’t told me what your Golden Finger is. I’ve already laid all my cards on the table, so hurry up and tell me. This Skill is very special—it’s been there from the start, and I can even feel its unique characteristics.”

Zhai Guangyi, of course, knew that his Golden Finger was the ‘World’ Skill, which could even materialize the System AI, but he didn’t want to reveal it.

It wasn’t that he didn’t trust Xiong Er, but this Skill was too special—it was a Unique Skill that could only be obtained through seizing. If others found out, it could bring trouble, and it wouldn’t be safe for Xiong Er either.

‘System, do I have any Special Skills? What exactly is a Special Skill?’

“Report: Master currently does not possess any Special Skills. Special Skills cannot be Appraised or detected and share similar attributes with Unique Skills.”

‘What should I do? How do I get past this?’

Xiong Er watched Zhai Guangyi lost in thought and spoke up casually.

“Don’t worry. You’ve just arrived in this World and might not be fully accustomed yet. You probably do have a Golden Finger—don’t lose heart. Actually, I’ve already guessed what your Golden Finger is.”

“What is it?”

Zhai Guangyi looked up, startled by Xiong Er’s words. He was still hesitating about whether to tell her, and she already knew? Could she read minds?

“Your terrifying amount of Magic Power! A total of 42,000 Magic Power—I’ve never seen anyone with such immense magical capacity. You’re practically a human pillar of magic, a bottomless flask. How could you ever use it all up? And you’re only level 1—your future potential is bound to be even more frightening.

If Xiong Da were here and saw your Magic Power, he’d surely be green with envy. With this level of Magic Power combined with his ‘Undying’ ability to lock his health, he might achieve true, absolute immortality.”