Chapter 01: Second Generation Heir

Translator:Krukist

"Year-end grand discount sale at Ganoderma Hall! For just three Spirit Stones, you can become our esteemed VIP member—free consultation fees and all medicinal herbs at half price!"

"Three Spirit Stones—no losses, no scams! Just three Spirit Stones!"

"Don't miss out as you pass by! It's the last day of our Membership Day sale! The very last day!"

…

The bustling long street was filled with people coming and going. Amid the crowd, a young man clad in rough linen clothes stood with a stack of paper flyers, shouting at the top of his lungs.

The scorching sun blazed overhead, yet no one paid him any attention. His throat was dry, almost burning, and sweat dripped onto the ground.

Ganoderma Hall was a grand pharmacy offering both medical consultations and herbal prescriptions. The three-story building had an attached courtyard at the back, and its entrance bore a large plaque with three golden characters, testifying to its once-glorious heritage.

Unfortunately…

That was all in the past. Now, Ganoderma Hall was on the verge of collapse. No patients had visited for over half a year, and the medicinal herbs in the shop were nearly growing mold.

“Sigh!”

With a long sigh, Lin Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead and slumped onto the stone steps outside the shop. Watching the endless stream of pedestrians, a deep sense of sorrow welled up in his heart.

If he couldn't scrape together his younger sister's tuition fees soon, she would be expelled from Heavenly Cloud Academy. On the Heavenly Sun Continent, martial arts reigned supreme, and spell arts were held in the highest regard. His sister's admission into Heavenly Cloud Academy to study Arcane Spell arts was a rare blessing for the Lin family.

Truthfully, Lin Yu wasn’t originally from this so-called Heavenly Cloud Continent. He had transmigrated from a place known as Earth. In his past life, he had been a lowly internet café administrator.

A miserable job with meager pay. He had a decent girlfriend—until, on his birthday, she got into a rich man’s BMW and never looked back.

Heartbroken and furious, he had been working a night shift at the internet café when disaster struck—someone had secretly downloaded some… illicit videos, which infected every single computer with a virus.

Desperate to avoid his boss’s wrath, he went from PC to PC, running antivirus software. Just as he was about to finish, the last machine froze at 99% every time he tried to disinfect it. Rebooting didn't work. The only option left was to unplug it.

Then, that damn knockoff power strip had a leakage issue… and then…

Then, he transmigrated.

The body he now occupied also belonged to a Lin Yu, a so-called "Medicine Heir" in Heavenly Cloud City. His father had been a highly respected Third-Grade Spiritual Alchemist.

Lin Yu also had a younger sister who was blessed with an exceptional talent for cultivation. She had been admitted into Heavenly Cloud Academy to train as a spellcaster, the most prestigious profession on the continent.

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However, Lin Yu himself was born with an abnormal meridian structure—Seven Meridians and Eight Vessels completely blocked. Forget becoming a Arcane Martialist—even the lowest-tier profession, a Body Forging Warrior, was beyond his reach. Left with no other path, he followed his father’s footsteps and studied medicine. Unfortunately, his talent in this field was pitiful, and after more than a decade of training, he was barely considered a novice.

A year ago, his father ventured into the untamed Savage Mountains outside Heavenly Cloud City, searching for a spiritual medicine that could cure his congenital meridian disorder. He never returned.

Lacking skill and experience, Lin Yu had struggled to keep the family business afloat. To make matters worse, a medical accident six months ago had utterly ruined Ganoderma Hall’s three-hundred-year reputation. The pharmacy was now on the brink of closure.

As a transmigrator, Lin Yu had read plenty of web novels back on Earth. Almost every protagonist who transmigrated started as a useless loser but then unlocked a golden cheat ability, rising to dominate the world.

Yet six months had passed…

The "useless loser" part was spot on!

Where was his damn golden finger?!

He had already lived a miserable life on Earth—was he doomed to suffer the same fate here?!

"Oh, Xiao Yu, so you’re running a discount sale? Doesn’t look like anyone’s interested!" A woman’s voice rang out, her tone dripping with schadenfreude.

Li Chaohua—Lin Yu’s second aunt.

Lin Yu’s father, Lin Wen, had only one younger brother, Lin Dong. Ten years ago, after their grandfather passed away, Lin Dong had been expelled from the family for unethical medical practices, while Lin Wen inherited Lingzhi Hall.

Over the years, Lin Dong and his wife set up a small pharmacy in the western part of the city, but they had always coveted Ganoderma Hall. When Lin Wen was around, they didn’t dare make a move. Now that he had been missing for over a year, presumed dead, they had started scheming openly.

In fact, the "medical accident" that destroyed Ganoderma Hall’s reputation was largely orchestrated by Lin Dong and his wife. The previous Lin Yu, unable to withstand the pressure, had perished—allowing him, the transmigrator, to take over this body.

Recognizing Li Chaohua’s voice, Lin Yu didn’t even bother looking up. His inherited memories painted a clear picture of her scheming nature.

Li Chaohua, undeterred by his silence, sauntered over with a smug grin. She was nearing forty, slightly plump, with a conspicuous mole at the corner of her mouth.

"Final exams at Heavenly Cloud Academy are coming up soon, aren’t they? Ling’er’s tuition for next year must still be short," she said in a falsely sympathetic tone. "Heavenly Sun Continent values Arcane Spell arts above all else. Ling’er’s chance to study at the academy is a blessing for the Lin family. If she completes her training, she’ll be set for life."

Her voice turned dramatic. "But if she gets expelled over something as trivial as tuition fees… what a pity! That girl is so headstrong—becoming a Arcane Martialist is her dream. If she loses that dream now, I wonder if she’ll—"

"That’s none of your business!" Lin Yu cut her off coldly, glaring at her with sharp eyes.

"Heh…"

Li Chaohua remained unfazed. Smiling, she continued, "Xiao Yu, you need to be realistic. Your father is gone. You’re the head of the household now. You have to think about Ling’er’s future.

"Besides, Ganoderma Hall is doomed in your hands. Your second uncle and I can’t bear to see the family legacy crumble. We admit that the price we offered before was a bit low, so we discussed it again. Since we’re all family, we’re willing to increase our offer a little."

A month ago, Li Chaohua had tried to buy Ganoderma Hall at an insultingly low price. Even though its reputation had been tarnished, selling at market value was still possible. But the offer she gave was pure robbery. Naturally, Lin Yu had thrown her out.

"Not for sale!"

Lin Yu’s tone was firm. Regardless of his personal grudge against this scheming aunt, as a transmigrator, there was no way he’d sell his family’s legacy right off the bat!

Even without a golden finger, he was still a transmigrator! A transmigrator had to have some pride!

Ding—

A sudden chime echoed in his mind, like a soft piano note—clear and melodious, yet with a lingering undertone.

In the pitch-black depths of his consciousness, a flicker of light appeared. It was faint at first, then flashed twice before stabilizing.

Lin Yu saw it clearly.

A computer.

A desktop computer.

The screen was frozen at 99% on an antivirus scan—just a sliver away from completion.

It was stuck.

This…

Lin Yu’s spirit jolted.

Was this his golden finger?!

Was this… the very computer that got him transmigrated?!

Damn!

As reality set in, Lin Yu felt the urge to curse.

Other protagonists got divine systems, ancient inheritance, or peerless cultivation manuals.

And he?

He got a computer.

Not just any computer—this was the worst, most outdated mac

hine in the internet café he used to work at!

Was he doomed to be a repairman in this world too?!

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