Chapter 5: Researg the puter

  Transtor: Krukist

  Liu led her group away, and Xia Ran was also forced to leave while holding the Blue Bamboo Cat. Before leaving, she cast a deeply grateful g Lin Yu—her gaze filled with…

  A feeling of affe?

  Lin Yu quickly shook his head. In his previous life oh, he had never been particurly sensitive to love. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been oblivious for so long when his ex-girlfriend was cheating on him. When they first got together, they could barely keep their hands off each other. In that regard, Lin Yu was quite fident in his own abilities.

  But then, all of a sudden, she refused to let him touch her anymore…

  Why?

  Looking baow, it was clear—she had been saving herself for that rich fool.

  The past was the past. Everything oh was gone. Now, in this world of the Heavenly Sun ti, fate had given him a sed life. More importantly, it had granted him a high-tech golden finger. With su opportunity, how could he allow himself to fall into despair? The peak of his new life was not far off—no, it was definitely within reabsp;

  Although he had successfully saved Lady Nan’s Blue Bamboo Cat—the most precious pet iire Heavenly Cloud Kingdom—he had hoped to use this as an opportunity to revive the reputation of Ganoderma Hall and introduce his antivirus software as a medical tool to heal people. But that Liu dismissed it all by g the cat was simply mischievous, pretending to be dead to tease the servants.

  In other words, the cat’s sudden recovery had nothing to do with Lin Yu.

  His pn to restanoderma Hall’s name was crushed, but this didn’t disce Lin Yu. Instead, it gave him the perfect excuse to take time and properly study the puter within his Sea of sciousness.

  Apart from the antivirus software, what other programs were installed? What effects did they have?

  "Hmph!"

  As the crowd dispersed, Li Chaohua did not leave immediately. Standing at the entrance of Lingzhi Hall, she let out a cold snort and said Ganoderma, “Lin Yu, you were lucky today. That Blue Bamboo Cat was just pying dead. But if you keep stirring up trouble iure, don’t think for a sed that it has anything to do with our family!”

  Lin Yu ignored her and began closing the shop early for the day. Not that anyone had e for treatment anyway…

  Seeing that he wasn’t responding, Li Chaohua became even angrier. “What’s wrong with you, you useless fool? Your father is gone now! Do you really want to let the Ganoderma Hall, which has stood for three hundred years, be destroyed in your hands? Do you not feel ashamed before your aors?

  Listen up! If you sign the tract today and transfer Ganoderma Hall to me and your sed uncle, we’ll cover Ling’er’s school fees for the wo years. But if you don’t sign today, you won’t get such a good deal tomorrow!”

  Lin Yu was carrying the st wooden pnk to close the entrance when he suddenly paused. Li Chaohua immediately felt triumphant, pretending to remain indifferent while internally gloating.

  Hah! You hesitated at the mention of Ling’er’s tuition, didn’t you?

  Still too inexperienced!

  The tract was drafted by Li Chaohua herself. It clearly stated that Ganoderma Hall would belong to her and Lin Dong, but it didn’t mention any specific payment date or method. In other words, she had no iion of paying at all.

  In Heavenly Cloud City, legal disputes were settled based on es. Back when Lin Wen was still around, Ganoderma Hall had some influence. But now that Lin Wen’s fate was unknoould stand up for a useless nobody like Lin Yu?

  "Get lost!"

  Lin Yu spat out a single cold word before smming the st door panel shut.

  Li Chaohua froze for a moment, then shouted a few curses at the closed door. She wao tinue ranting, but the rge bck dog inside Ganoderma Hall barked twice, sending a chill down her spine. Muttering a few more insults under her breath, she left unwillingly.

  Lin Yu locked the door and headed to the backyard. The Lingzhi Hall’s courtyard had several buildings. In the past, when the Lin family rosperous, it housed a rge extended family.

  His mother had passed away early, leaving him to grow up with his father and younger sister.

  His father wasn’t just a Third-Grade Spirit Pharmacist with outstanding medical skills—he also eending to the courtyard. The spacious backyard had been carefully maintained, featuring pavilions, roations, and flowing streams. In the ers of the yard, small plots of nd were cultivated with medial herbs aables.

  Against the western wall, a rose bush had been pnted long ago. It was his mother’s favorite flower before she passed away. Despite the passing years, the rose bush remained unged—her flourishing nor withering. Right now, it was in full bloom, its pials particurly vibrant.

  Lin Yu made his way back to his room. Just as he was about to close the door, the rge bck dog—Bcky—followed him inside.

  Hei Chai was the same age as him. The year Lin Yu was born, his father had found the stray puppy at the entrance of Ganoderma Hall and decided to take it in.

  The Heavenly Sun ti was ri spiritual energy. The average lifespan of ordinary people was 150 years, and even animals lived lohan their Earth terparts. For example, while dogs oh rarely lived beyond ten years, those in the Heavenly Sun tiypically lived over twenty.

  Hei Chai was already een. Its time was running out. Over the past month, its appetite had noticeably decreased, and it slept more than ever.

  Lin Yu saw this a a deep sorrow in his heart.

  Acc to the inal owner’s memories, although he was sidered a worthless cultivator, his family had always given him warmth. His father was strict but kind, and over the years, he had spent a forturying to cure Lin Yu’s genital meridian deficy. Even this st trip to the Savage Peaks in search of rare medie was for his sake.

  His sister possessed extraordinary talent, earning the envy of many, but she never showed arrogan front of him. She rarely eveioned cultivation, fearing it would wound his pride.

  And then there was Bcky…

  His childhood panion.

  Whenever he was bullied by other children, Bcky would rush to his side, sg them away. Other kids had pets too, but no matter how strong their animals were, Bever backed down—even if it meant fighting until he was covered in wounds.

  Lin Yu shut the dently stroking Bcky’s head. The old dog rubbed against his hand affeately, its eyes full of loyalty and warmth.

  From a cupboard, Lin Yu took out a rge piece of dried beef and pced it oone floor.

  "Eat some first," he said. "I o study something."

  With that, he sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and focused on the puter in his Sea of sciousness.

  As if responding to his sciousness, the once-dim s flickered faintly. The gloeak, as though it could disappear at any moment—just like a dying ptop oh about to shut dowo low battery.

  Lin Yu ran his hands over the puter’s chassis but found no power input.

  If this thing runs out of energy, how do I recharge it?

  And why is it only appearing now, after more than half a year in this world?

  Sihis puter was ahly artifact, it must have arrived with him wheransmigrated. Something he did must have triggered its activation.

  Could this activation process be reted to charging it?

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