Li Mu gradually woke up, noticing the faint, grey light filtering through the cracks in the walls of his run-down hideout. For a moment, he lay still, listening. No growls. No claws scraping outside. No wet breathing coming from the darkness.
He exhaled in relief. He had survived the night—thankfully without being eaten by demons.
And the realization that he was no longer on Earth.
Li Mu sat up, rubbing his face. "So… everything that happened wasn't a dream." He had really transmigrated. He had really almost died on his first day.
He looked down at his trembling hands." As a transmigrator, I don't even have a golden finger," he muttered, despair flooding in like cold water.
He sighed, preparing himself to step outside and explore this new world—— but then he froze.
Something felt different.
When he looked closely at an object, a whispering sensation welled up inside him.Not a voice, not exactly…More like insights, drifting into his heart, as if the world itself were chanting its secrets directly to him.
"What…?"Li Mu stared hard at the door of his hideout.
Two minutes passed.
Then, Thoughts appeared in his mind by themselves.
"Reclaimed industrial wood. Weak structure. Possible uses: shield frame, fuel, crafting base."
His eyes widened. His breathing hitched.
"Is this my… golden finger?"
Excitement shot through his body like lightning. He almost screamed—but slapped a hand over his mouth instantly.
"Calm down, Li Mu. Don't attract attention. Not here."
Creeping to the window, he peeked outside through a gap. Nobody. No scavengers.
He quickly pulled the makeshift cloth blinds shut.
Now safe, he tested it again. Over and over. Objects, materials, broken tools—anything he could find.
The more he tested, the more horrified and thrilled he became.
"The golden finger gives insights into anything I observe," Li Mu whispered, heart pounding."It tells me what it is… what it's made of… and what I can use it for."
A heaven-sent cheat. A divine blessing dropped into a demon-infested hellhole.
He took a long breath, calming his shaking heart."I can survive with this. I can actually survive."
After some planning, Li Mu finally stepped outside his hut.
Immediately, piles of discarded spare parts scattered across the ground caught his eye. He focused on them.
"Broken solar panel."Damaged energy cell."Basic wires."Insight gained."
A blueprint flashed across his mind—Reconfigured Solar Panel Array: a hidden, continuous power source.
Li Mu froze.This cheat wasn't just telling him what something was—It told him what he could make with it.
To test a theory, he grabbed more random scraps. Ten minutes passed. Twenty minutes.
When he finished, three crudely-made devices sat in his palm:
Toxin Sensor.Single-Shot Taser.Optic Monocle.
Each one is made from worthless junk.
But the monocle—That one amazed him even more.
"Zoom range… twenty kilometers?" Li Mu muttered. "And with upgrades, it can magnify down to the atomic level?"
For research, scouting, crafting—everything—this was perfect.
More insights poured in, drowning his mind with possibilities until he felt dizzy.
The taser caught his attention next.
A non-lethal shock capable of stunning a Tier Three guard.One-time use.
"Tier three guard…?" Li Mu blinked."Just what level of strength exists in this world?"
He memorized the answer mentally to ask someone later.
Feeling slightly safer with his new tools, he decided it was time to move.
From the original Li Mu's memories, he recalled a scavenger market nearby. Scavengers traded scrap, tech, and information there. It was relatively safe because a floating-city bigshot controlled it.
"If I'm going there… I need to hide my identity."
On the way, he scavenged more parts, letting the insights guide him.
"Cracked micro-projector lens."Adhesive polymer sheet."Loose optical wiring."Insight gained."
A new blueprint appeared.
Refractor Patch Mask: Projects a distorted image over the wearer's face.Note: Tier Three guards or higher can see through it.
There it was again…Tier Three.
A shiver crawled down his spine.
He tightened the mask onto his face, expression serious.
He needed better gear. Better protection.Better knowledge of this new world.
"Survival was his only goal for now."He stepped forward, every sense on guard.
His first exploration had begun.
And in this cruel world, Li Mu carried a power no one else possessed.
An infinite insight that could change everything.