Gotham City, South District,
In a corner of the aging Chinatown, stood an old two-story building, bearing a weathered signboard.
It read in bold characters: Diviner!
A handsome, yet somewhat delicate, young man in a Taoist robe sat on a bench, looking bewildered.
"I've transmigrated? And become a Taoist?"
The original owner of the body was also named Lin Chen, a native of the Great Xia Nation. He was adopted by his master, Old Man Chen, since childhood. Chen brought him to America, teaching him fortune-telling and feng shui. They made a living in Chinatown, and life was manageable.
A few days ago, Lin Chen had just finished handling the funeral arrangements for the deceased Old Man Chen.
Who knew that some debt collectors would show up? It turned out that Old Man Chen had owed $100,000, plus a series of confusing debts from drinking and gambling.
The original owner wasn't having an easy time. The internet had taken over, and even meals were ordered online. Who needed to go out for fortune-telling anymore?
Besides, this was Gotham City, where you'd find a thief every ten steps and a robber every hundred. Why even bother leaving the house?
The original owner's fortune-telling skills weren't up to par. Today, he'd struck out completely, and it all just ended like that, leaving him gasping for air.
"What a terrible fate. Never even got to meet a woman, and now it's all over."
"I inherited all your debts and IOUs. Pretty depressing, isn't it?"
After quickly absorbing the original owner's memories, Lin Chen realized this wasn't the world he knew.
This was a world of American comics, and specifically, Gotham City.
The biggest shareholder of Wayne Enterprises, Bruce Wayne, was here.
In the Big Apple, Tony Stark, the playboy CEO of Stark Industries.
These people were all over the news, so you could say this was a world combining DC and Marvel.
European church forces were powerful, and vampires and werewolves were also active in the night.
The Great Xia Nation, on the other hand, had the Buddhist-Taoist Conflict!
Of course, all of this was far from Lin Chen. Right now, he needed to solve the problem of survival.
"I've got a dozen or so dollars left. Should I run off with the money?" Lin Chen chuckled to himself.
[Ding, System loading...]
Lin Chen was thrilled; a transmigrator's benefit had finally arrived.
System: The Taoist Divination System has been loaded. Does the host wish to receive the newbie gift pack?
"Receive."
System: The host has received the Taoist Encyclopedia: Basic knowledge of Taoism. Click to learn.
System: The host has received the True 'Water Mirror Divination': Mobilize spiritual energy to perform deductions and see the past and future of living beings.
System: The host has received Zhang Sanfeng's Tai Chi.
System: The host has received the Yellow Emperor's Book 'Golden Script Jade Box', Volume 1: Basic Talismans: Calm Mind Talisman, Bad Luck Talisman, Protective Talisman.
System: The host has received: Nine Revolutions Golden Pill (Fake).
"System, are you trying to make me a Taoist priest? But I still want to get married and have kids!"
[System alert: Host, this System is a Zhengyi School divination system. It does not restrict the Host from drinking, eating meat, or flirting with women.]
"Alright, I can get behind that."
Lin Chen clicked to learn all the books. Taoist knowledge, the art of reading people, talisman drawing techniques, and Tai Chi Chuan all flooded into his mind.
An hour later, he had only initially digested this knowledge.
Lin Chen suddenly threw a punch, performing a set of Tai Chi. It still felt somewhat clumsy, but it was already taking shape. The rest was just a matter of his muscles getting used to it.
He took out the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill. "System, is this pill fake?!"
[System alert: Host, this Nine Revolutions Golden Pill can help you strengthen your body, cleanse your marrow, and temper your muscles. Its medicinal effects are just right. If it were a real Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, you would explode and die, unable to withstand the immense energy.]
"You don't have a real Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, do you!" Lin Chen saw through it.
He wasted no more time and swallowed the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill.
A warm current surged into his stomach, spreading throughout his body, strengthening his cells and eliminating impurities...
Duration: One hour.
Lin Chen quickly rushed to the second floor and took a cold shower, washing away the grime. He felt refreshed.
He looked at himself in the mirror and almost didn't recognize himself. His features had become more refined and three-dimensional, with sharp angles. His eyes seemed to glow, and his muscle lines were perfect, with a six-pack...
"Not bad, I already have the looks and physique of a male lead!"
He changed into a Taoist robe and began preparing for the live stream.
Yes, a live stream. The original owner, driven by poverty, wanted to make money by fortune-telling through live streaming. Setting up shop on a street corner had too narrow an audience.
Unfortunately, after only two days of streaming, he had a pitiful number of less than a hundred followers.
The name of his streaming room was Diviner's View!
In the video, Lin Chen was wearing a Taoist robe, sitting upright in a chair. On the table were some books: the I Ching, 'Diviner in Common Clothes', 'Observing People in Detail', and other books.
Soon, a comment appeared on the screen: "Little fresh meat, you're finally online. How did you get so much more handsome?"
"Yeah, you weren't this handsome the last two days!"
"Little fresh meat, did you change your filter!"
Lin Chen was taken aback. It seemed his fans weren't exactly interested in serious fortune-telling...
He coughed, "Everyone, this is what I actually look like."
"I've seen countless men, and I've never met one who deliberately made himself ugly with filters!"
"Yeah, how could that be?"
The only ten or so online fans were all questioning Lin Chen.
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