Chapter 1

It has been two hours since arriving in this world parallel to Earth.

Lin Mu's attention has shifted from curiosity about this world to the vast "Earth Memory Palace" in his mind.

A grand hall, laid out like the Golden Hall, but different in that on both sides of the palace are several small doors of various styles.

A tranquil and clean classical poetry door, a fierce martial arts door, an entertainment door decorated with countless movie posters, a technology door with intricate mechanical components...

However, except for the martial arts and entertainment doors, which are open, the other small doors are enveloped in a layer of black light, making it impossible to enter.

Lin Mu walked into these two small doors and found a small path inside, with many rooms on both sides of the path, also enveloped in black light.

In front of the rooms, fierce brush strokes of Chinese characters float in the air.

"Journey to the West!"

"Little Li Flying Saber!"

"Demigods and Half-Devils!"

"Stormriders!"

"Knight of the Eastern Kingdom!"

...

Next to the brush strokes, there are also small characters indicating the reputation required to open these rooms.

For example, "Journey to the West" requires one million reputation points.

Other rooms like "Demigods and Half-Devils" require five million reputation points.

There are also cheaper ones, such as a room called "Martial Arts Stories," which only requires five hundred reputation points.

...

After looking around, Lin Mu entered the entertainment category.

"Journey to the West" TV series, "Drunken Fist," "New Dragon Inn," "Swordsman II: The Legend of the East," ...

Famous TV shows and movies from his previous life are all displayed.

However, just like the martial arts category, the more famous ones also require a large amount of reputation.

"Journey to the West" requires five million reputation points.

"Flirting Scholar" requires one million reputation points.

What surprised Lin Mu the most were the puppet shows with names starting with "Pili."

"Pili Dynasty: Dragon City Holy Shadow, requires five hundred thousand reputation points!"

"Pili Sword Trace, requires one million reputation points!"

"Pili War of the Nine Realms: The Chronicles of the Blade and the Demon, requires three million reputation points!"

...

"Pili Shenzhou I, II, III, requires a total of ten million reputation points!"

...

"Pili Shocking the Universe: The Legend of the Dragon Blade, requires two million reputation points!"

"Pili Shocking the Universe: The Dragon Battle in the Eight Desolates, requires two million reputation points!"

...

Lin Mu looked around and saw nothing but small doors starting with "Pili," stretching endlessly, making his eyes dizzy. It seemed that to open all these "Pili" rooms, he would need tens of millions of reputation points...

...

In the center of the grand hall, there is a large wheel with various colored sections, extremely chaotic and without any pattern.

Where the dragon throne should be, there is a light screen floating in the air, displaying some information.

"Reputation: One thousand."

"Owned items: None!"

"Currently open: Martial Arts Annex, Entertainment Annex. Total reputation of one hundred million required to open other annexes!"

"Based on the host's real-life situation, recommended exchanges:

Refined pancake-making skill, requires five hundred reputation points.

Street vendor shouting skill, requires one hundred reputation points.

D-level pickpocketing skill, requires five hundred reputation points..."

Lin Mu was drenched in sweat. If he followed these recommendations, he would either be selling pancakes at the school gate or stealing wallets on the streets, which would be too degrading for someone who has just crossed over.

After looking for a long time, he found a skill suitable for himself.

"Street fine-line sketching, requires five hundred reputation points."

"All short stories of Martial Arts Stories, requires five hundred reputation points."

After considering his real-life situation, Lin Mu chose to exchange for these two skills.

A beam of colorful light, filled with countless sword and blade shadows, shot into Lin Mu's mind from the dragon throne, while a white light from the center of the wheel shot into his right hand, dissipating after a long time.

In his mind, one short story after another appeared, which he had never encountered before but now seemed imprinted in his brain.

His right hand became more sensitive and agile, and his fingers itched, always wanting to find a pen to draw.

The one thousand reputation points he had accumulated over more than ten years were gone in an instant.

As for the large wheel in the center of the hall, Lin Mu now knew its function: it is used to randomly draw items.

It contains various martial arts novels, movie and TV production materials, and all sorts of strange items. Of course, there are also many blank sections, similar to the wheel used for street gambling.

As for why Lin Mu did not choose to take a chance, the reason is...

One draw costs ten thousand reputation points!

And there is a possibility of drawing something that only requires five hundred reputation points, like "Martial Arts Stories"!

And the most frustrating part is the blank sections!

Speechless and teary-eyed, Lin Mu looked around the grand hall again and exited, his spirit returning to the real world.

A bed, a desk next to the bed, and an iron rack for washing, these are all the items in the room...

Shuizhen is a well-known small town under Zhengzhou City. The economy here is not developed, and there are no large enterprises, but its educational status ranks first in the entire city.

Shuizhen No. 1 High School, abbreviated as Yigao, has a principal with a disabled leg, nicknamed "Lu Bu Ping." He spent over ten years transforming this ordinary high school into the top high school in the city. Every year, the top students in the city, both in arts and sciences, are mostly from Yigao. The two top universities in the country, Tsinghua and Peking University, also take the majority of their provincial admissions from Yigao.

Therefore, in the entire Shuizhen, the most prestigious institution is not the government but Yigao. Almost everything in the town serves this high school.

Lin Mu is a third-year student at Yigao.

A student with poor grades, relegated to the back of the class by teachers, and even if he skips class, no one cares.

Looking at the past experiences of this body, Lin Mu couldn't help but shake his head. The owner of this body was truly too rebellious.

Ever since the second semester of his first year in high school, he became addicted to computer games after entering the internet cafe, often staying up all night playing.

But what surprised Lin Mu was that "he" had a girlfriend, a quiet, serious, beautiful, and gentle girlfriend...

Shen Bingjiao, a classmate who entered Yigao with Lin Mu from junior high school. At that time, Lin Mu was still studying diligently, and the two helped each other. Due to the persuasion, they eventually became a couple, though they never officially acknowledged it, they had already considered each other as lovers in their hearts.

Whether it was early love or a lack of understanding of love, this love came.

During Lin Mu's first year in high school, his family experienced a change, and he fell into the internet cafe during that period.

Shen Bingjiao comforted and consoled him, and Lin Mu began to develop feelings for her. Considering his image in her heart, he also stopped playing games and continued his studies.

However, the high school curriculum was heavy, and three years of courses were completed in two years. Lin Mu fell behind for a year, and in the second year, he was preoccupied with Shen Bingjiao, making it extremely difficult to catch up.

Shen Bingjiao was also affected, and her originally top-five grades in the grade gradually fell behind.