Lu Ding, a nineteen-year-old male, is a transmigrator and the bearer of a golden finger monster containment prison. He is a freshman in the Geological Exploration Department at Yunhai University.
During the summer vacation, with nothing else to do, Lu Ding decided to complete his internship report ahead of time.
The university has a regulation that every student must undertake an internship. Students are responsible for finding their own internship locations, preferably in a field closely related to their major, though not strictly necessary. The assessment of credits is based on the quality of the internship report.
Coincidentally, Lu Ding was also short on money. After all, he is a transmigrator and carries a golden finger. The basic rule is that his parents are deceased.
He was able to attend university thanks to national subsidies and the scholarships he earned due to his excellent academic performance.
His daily living expenses still needed to be earned by himself.
In any case, earning money is a job, and an internship is also a job.
Moreover, the golden finger explicitly mentioned a monster containment prison, which clearly indicates that this world is not as simple as it appears. If there are no monsters, what’s the point of having a golden finger?
Therefore, from the moment he sorted out his thoughts after crossing over, Lu Ding began to delve into the study of metaphysics. Up until today. All for the sake of not being caught off guard when he eventually encounters monsters. To directly confront them with the right approach!
This specifically refers to ghostly entities. If you’re talking about flesh-and-blood monsters, Lu Ding might still hesitate a bit. But when it comes to spirits and malevolent ghosts, even though Lu Ding has no practical experience, he feels incredibly confident. Regardless of whether those methods are effective or not, he absolutely won’t back down.
And so, Lu Ding made a phone call, and the person who answered was an uncle with a non-standard Mandarin accent. Upon hearing that Lu Ding had his own skills, he was immediately invited for an interview. Arriving at the location and stating his intentions, the project supervisor personally conducted the interview. Lu Ding began to speak
He spoke about Feng Shui geomancy, tomb construction, road building, dragon vein taboos, and even cited classical texts, thoroughly impressing the project supervisor.
As for why he didn’t offer to read fortunes or analyze birth dates—though Lu Ding knew how, he chose not to. What if they asked him to demonstrate? He couldn’t guarantee the accuracy, and if he got it wrong, where else would he find such a well-paying internship?
And so, with the project manager’s repeated approval, Lu Ding successfully got the job. After working diligently for nearly a month, just as payday was approaching, something happened at the construction site!
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That evening, as they were about to wrap up, the workers dug up a large stone, and from its cracks, a red liquid was seeping out, resembling blood. This immediately terrified the workers.
Upon hearing the news, Lu Ding rushed to the scene, filled with excitement. The project manager was also there, surrounded by a crowd of people pointing at the stone. Lu Ding squeezed through the crowd, and the project manager, spotting him, pulled him aside and whispered, “Lu Ding, you know a lot. Tell me, what is this thing?”
It was true that Lu Ding knew a lot, but his knowledge came from books and ancient texts. He had never encountered anything like this in real life. Moreover, there were countless records in ancient texts about stones that bled. Going through them one by one would take too long. So, he grabbed a nearby jackhammer and, with an excited expression, declared, “Whatever it is, if it bleeds, it means we can kill it!!!”
He had been waiting for this day for so long!!! Finally! Finally, he had encountered something that might be a monster! Today, he had to destroy it!!!
Seeing Lu Ding about to charge forward with the jackhammer, the others quickly stopped him: “Brother Lu, you can’t do this! If you violate some taboo, it could bring bad luck!”
“Yeah, yeah, this might be some kind of Tai Sui.”
“I’ve heard old folks say that Tai Sui grows in the ground, and eating it can prolong life.”
“No, no, my grandfather told me that Tai Sui is a malevolent deity. It’s better to provoke the King of Hell than to mess with Tai Sui. I think we should bury it back.”
Seeing everyone trying to stop him, Lu Ding thought, “This won’t do.”
“What Tai Sui or not? We’re here to work. We just dug up a stone. If this delays the project, who’s going to take responsibility?”
He glanced around, but no one spoke up. Finally, his gaze landed on the project manager, Luo Anping. At that moment, everyone turned to look at him, putting Luo Anping in a tough spot.
After all, they couldn’t let this thing delay the project, could they?
Luo Anping cursed under his breath, “Damn it, why does this kind of thing always happen to me?”
It seemed like all sorts of messy things always happened to him. Construction sites are most superstitious about digging up such things. Last year, they dug up something similar, which attracted the attention of relevant authorities. Now, this year, another one shows up. It’s as if the heavens are deliberately opposing Luo Anping.
At this moment, Lu Ding added fuel to the fire. “No one’s saying anything, huh? In the end, Manager Luo will have to take the blame. You all have quite the plan, don’t you? Manager Luo, it’s your call. If you say not to drill today, I’ll put down my tools right away.”
*I’ll just come back quietly tonight,* Lu Ding thought to himself.
He continued, “If you give the nod, I’ll drill seven or eight holes into it. Don’t forget, I’ve got skills, and my fate is strong. I’m not afraid of these things at all.”
This statement gave Luo Anping some confidence. Originally, he didn’t want to mess with this thing. In construction, it’s better to believe in such things than not. But when Lu Ding mentioned his skills, Luo Anping realized that it wasn’t him who had to do the drilling—it was Lu Ding. So why should he be afraid?
Gritting his teeth and stomping his foot, Luo Anping made the decision. “Drill!!”
Lu Ding couldn’t hold back his smile any longer. “Everyone, step aside!”
The workers, seeing that they couldn’t dissuade him and that they weren’t the ones doing the drilling, scattered to the sides to watch the spectacle. Only Lu Ding remained, starting up the jackhammer, lifting it, and drilling into the stone.
As the jackhammer broke through the surface, red liquid gushed out, some splashing onto Lu Ding’s clothes. Seeing his excited expression, the onlookers took a few more steps back, a sense of fear creeping into their hearts toward this seemingly young man.
*This guy is really ruthless!!!!*
Luo Anping’s eyes widened. He had indeed made the right choice in hiring Lu Ding. When there was trouble, Lu Ding really stepped up!
*I have to give him a raise, definitely a raise. Tomorrow when we pay salaries, I’ll give him a bonus—an extra ten thousand!*
As the rhythmic sound of the jackhammer echoed, Lu Ding’s heart was pounding in his throat. *Why hasn’t my golden finger reacted yet?! Give me some kind of response!!!!*
Just as he was screaming internally, a large chunk of the stone broke off from the spherical rock. A terrifying scene unfolded—two tightly shut eyes were embedded in the stone. Before anyone could scream, the eyes on the stone opened. Everyone present was an ordinary person; none of them had ever seen such a sight.
Shouting “Ghost!” and “Monster!”, they all ran away. Even Luo Anping was no exception. But as he ran, he noticed Lu Ding still standing there, unmoved. His face twisted in conflict, but in the end, he couldn’t bring himself to leave Lu Ding behind. He turned back and grabbed Lu Ding.
“Xiao Lu, let’s go!!! That thing is a monster!!!”