103 – Unfair Group! Testing the Golden Finger

Cai Yonglong (1): “Time is limited, we can’t waste time arguing here. Let’s just draw lots directly. I also think drawing lots is fairer.”

Wang Ping (66): “Alright, let’s do that. Actually, there’s no need for you to panic too much. As long as I kill one of the aberrations and teleport to another world, it’ll be fine. However, if we really do it this way, I hope I get all the points for killing the aberrations. After all, cross-world teleportation consumes a lot of group points, and I’m not a participating member in the mission, so I can’t get any rewards.”

Fang Yun (3): “Of course, that’s totally fine! Not only should you take all the rewards, but even if we owe you some, it’s only right.”

Zhang Hu (5): “This seems acceptable, but it does make Wang Bro take on too much risk.”

Zhang Jun (70): “Though I’d really like to say that even if we survive this crisis, we’ll eventually face even worse situations. Sooner or later, we’ll need to handle crises and participate in group missions without Wang Bro. But since we can do it this way now, I won’t argue.”

Chen Yao (71): “You’ve already said your piece…”

Qin Tian (77): “This guy just likes reminding everyone. Last time in the high martial world where Wang Shuqing was, he lectured me the same way. shrugs.Jpg.”

Wang Ping watched as the chat group gradually calmed down, and he also shook his head slightly.

Immediately afterward, Wang Ping chose to proceed with the random draw.

“Ding, the draw is complete. Members Wang Ping (66), Chen Yao (71), Qin Tian (77), Lin Yuanyuan (80) will go to the world of member Zhang Hu (5) to complete the mission and kill the aberrations.”

“Ding, the draw is complete. Members Cai Yonglong (1), Zhang Jun (70), Wang Shuqing (74), Wu Jun (20) will go to the world of member Fang Yun (3) to complete the mission and kill the aberrations.”

As the consecutive notifications rang out, the chat group exploded again; some were happy while others were worried.

Zhang Hu (5): “Great, Wang Bro is in my group, and Chen Yao is here too. With all of you around, our chances of completing the mission unscathed are quite high!”

Fang Yun (3): “Damn, what kind of screwed-up grouping is this. Three top fighters go to Zhang Hu’s world for the group mission, plus Zhang Hu’s own strength isn’t bad, and there’s even a Sword God teacher… this group is just too strong. Our side, including me, has three weak fighters… even Cai Bro and Zhang Jun haven’t reached the level of Great Transcendence.”

Qin Tian (77): “Damn, it really scared me, luckily I’m grouped with Wang Bro, otherwise, we’d be doomed. And Ye Xiaofan, you lucky bastard, you didn’t get picked.”

Ye Xiaofan (75): “.Thank Lady Luck’s favor.”

Liu Mei (15): “I’m not in this one. I don’t know whether to be happy or disappointed.”

Wu Yueming (79): “Is this newbie benefit? laughing while crying.jpg.”

Cai Yonglong (1): “.So I’m in Fang Yun’s group? Fine, we have to face this moment eventually. Fang Yun, take it easy, at least my current cultivation has reached the fifth level of the Spirit Origin Realm, along with Zhang Jun who also has strong Spirit Origin Realm combat power. As long as the aberrations aren’t too abnormal, there’s still a high chance of completing the group mission.”

Zhang Jun (70): “Cai Bro’s attitude is commendable, I admire it. To be honest, that’s how it should be. We can be scared and annoyed, but we must never be intimidated before the fight. While clinging to Wang Bro’s support is nice if we can’t, we can’t always rely on him. Otherwise, even if we don’t die this time, we’ll die next time.”

Fang Yun (3): “.”

Wu Jun (20): “.Well, let’s hope we can all successfully complete the group mission. Now, all we can do is pray.”

While the group continued to discuss, Wang Ping was contemplating another issue.

If he simulated before crossing over and then teleported to the mission world, what would happen? Would he be able to retain the rewards, then perform a free simulation, and later make his choices?

In this way, he could enhance his strength at any time to face critical situations.

“System, I want to perform a paid simulation.”

Taking advantage of the time before crossing over, Wang Ping said without hesitation.

“Ding, will you consume ten thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones to perform a paid simulation?”

The System’s voice echoed.

“Paid.” Wang Ping nodded.

As Wang Ping’s words fell, the System’s voice rang out again: “Ding, payment successful, Life Simulator activated, refreshing talents…”

As the System’s voice sounded and began to refresh talents, Wang Ping’s figure was gradually shrouded in white light and disappeared from the original spot.

Simultaneously, Cai Yonglong and others in different worlds were successively teleported to the mission worlds by the chat group.

In the world where Zhang Hu was, white light appeared continuously in the Magic Beast Forest.

Wang Ping, Chen Yao, Qin Tian, and Lin Yuanyuan were all teleported here.

Ahead, Zhang Hu was sitting on the back of a tall Earth Dragon.

When Wang Ping and the others appeared, the Earth Dragon immediately had a stress reaction and started roaring.

Wang Ping frowned slightly and looked at it calmly.

In an instant, the Earth Dragon showed a terrified expression, emitting a wailing sound and assuming a submissive posture.

“You dumb dragon, how dare you roar at Wang Bro, you’re really tired of living.”

Zhang Hu glared at the Earth Dragon, gave it a smack on the head, and then jumped down, apologizing to Wang Ping: “Wang Bro, my mount is a bit stupid, please forgive it.”

“It’s fine, I don’t mind,” Wang Ping shook his head.

“Besides, your progress in strength is impressive. Judging by the energy intensity within you, it can match cultivators at the seventh level or above in the Spirit Origin Realm of our world. No wonder you can tame this big guy as a mount.”

With that, Wang Ping surveyed and praised him.

“My strength is nothing compared to Wang Bro,” Zhang Hu said with a smile.

“You must be Qin Tian, right? Last time you got Wang Bro into big trouble. Don’t screw us over this time.”

Zhang Hu then turned to the glancing Qin Tian, chuckling.
“I didn’t do it on purpose last time…” Qin Tian said irritably, “And what do you mean ‘I should be Qin Tian’? Are there any other males in this world besides Brother Wang?”

Zhang Hu rolled his eyes, muttering, “You really are petty, just like Zhang Jun said. Getting all worked up for nothing.”

Qin Tian: “???”

MMP, you two have been badmouthing me behind my back, huh?

“But your strength is indeed formidable. Why do I feel like I might not be able to beat you?”

Zhang Hu expressed his suspicion.

“Hmph, if we really fought, I would definitely take you down,” Qin Tian snorted proudly.

After his last mission, he had trained like crazy upon returning.

Moreover, he shamelessly begged his master for all kinds of good stuff, which skyrocketed his power rapidly.

With his Immortal’s Dao Fruit, he faced no bottlenecks before becoming an immortal. As long as the resources were sufficient, his upgrades were ferocious.

In just four months, he had advanced from the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage to the Golden Core Initial Stage, a full major realm increase.

Additionally, he possessed various powerful magical treasures, making it easy for him to fight above his level. His combat power was incredible.

And Zhang Hu was a knight, a swordsman. He could easily kite him to death.

A mage fighting a melee warrior, how could he lose?

“This kid has already reached the Golden Core Stage, and seems to be getting a bit arrogant,”

Wang Ping glanced at Qin Tian, saw through his real strength, and shook his head.

Qin Tian’s Golden Finger was indeed formidable; his previous speculations were correct.

In such a short time, he had reached the Golden Core Stage.

Next time they met, he might have already reached the Nascent Soul Stage.

The Nascent Soul Stage was powerful; it could be comparable to cultivators at the Great Transcendence level.

Furthermore, cultivators were known for their numerous methods and treasures. With the same energy intensity, Great Transcendence cultivators might suffer some losses.

“Ahem, in front of Brother Wang, how could I dare to be arrogant…”

Seeing Wang Ping look over, Qin Tian instantly became embarrassed and withdrew his proud expression.

“Tch, a guy who bullies the weak and fears the strong,” Zhang Hu looked at Qin Tian with disdain.

Qin Tian glared at Zhang Hu in anger but remained silent.

“Brother Wang, long time no see.”

At this moment, Chen Yao also spoke, warmly greeting Wang Ping.

“Indeed, long time no see,” Wang Ping smiled and nodded at Chen Yao, amazed, “Your power has greatly improved. Even those demon monarchs probably aren’t your match anymore.”

“Quite a bit,” Chen Yao smiled and nodded, “I used up a lot of resources to boost my strength to a high level. In the past six months, I’ve defeated those demon monarchs one by one. Our world can be considered temporarily safe. With me around, those surviving powerful demons don’t dare to act recklessly.”

“That’s good. But why do you say temporarily safe?”

Zhang Hu’s eyes sparkled as he stared at Chen Yao, curiously asking.

Honestly, he was quite envious of Chen Yao’s Golden Finger; this Adding Points System had an absurdly high ceiling.

As long as the resources were enough, one could just keep upgrading, unlike himself, who had to go through arduous cultivation.

Even though his Golden Finger sped up his cultivation to levels unimaginable to the natives of this world, many already called him a monster.

His master often looked at him with a gaze reserved for freaks.

“Because we’ve recently discovered some things in ancient tombs. The waters in our world run deeper than we thought,” Chen Yao said with a worried face.

“But we’re not sure exactly what is hidden yet.”

“Uh…” Zhang Hu was speechless.

He had thought the highest combat power in Chen Yao’s world were the demon monarchs and Grand Dao Masters, but it seemed he had underestimated it.

Indeed, in worlds where demons revived, it was rare for the waters not to run deep.

“Your pressure must be immense,” Wang Ping shook his head.

He wasn’t surprised by what Chen Yao said.

After all, demon worlds were complicated, possibly like Earth being a small novice village compared to the Profound Turtle Continent.

Then Wang Ping stopped talking to Chen Yao and instead turned his attention to Lin Yuanyuan, who had been coldly observing them.

Ever since Lin Yuanyuan criticized them for being too cold-blooded in the traveler chat group and was ignored when she asked for help, she had held a grudge against the group members.
She occasionally shares some personal information, but most of the time, she stays quiet, rarely speaking up.

No one knows what Lin Yuanyuan’s world is truly like, nor what her Golden Finger is.

“Lin Yuanyuan, although I don’t know how you see us, since we’ve all arrived in this world and are executing dangerous group tasks together, I hope you can abandon your prejudice against us and work together to complete the tasks,” Wang Ping said profoundly.

“As long as you don’t do anything excessive or intentionally drag everyone down, I will do my utmost to protect your life.”

“Oh…” Lin Yuanyuan stared coldly at Wang Ping, only uttering the single word calmly.

“What do you mean by that?” Zhang Hu frowned, saying coldly, “Brother Wang has always taken care of the group members. Even those who are of little help to group tasks, Brother Wang wouldn’t abandon without special circumstances. When I first participated in group tasks, I had a little conflict with Brother Wang because of this. Brother Wang is our leader, the backbone. Now, Brother Wang is willing to protect you, but you’re so indifferent… It’s really ungrateful.”

He always felt that this newcomer, Lin Yuanyuan, had something wrong in her head.

And when dealing with the unknown, having such a teammate with who-knows-what kind of Golden Finger undoubtedly increases the danger exponentially.

After all, as the saying goes, better a formidable opponent than an incompetent teammate.

“I never asked him to protect me,” Lin Yuanyuan snorted coldly. “Don’t pretend to say those things here. Back then, when I asked you for help, you all ignored me with cold indifference. Where was Brother Wang then? Now, saying you’ll protect me… How laughable.”

“You!” Upon hearing this, Zhang Hu instantly became furious, nearly wanting to slap Lin Yuanyuan.

Chen Yao and Qin Tian also frowned.

“Zhang Hu, don’t be agitated. Lin Yuanyuan not accepting my goodwill cannot be called ungrateful. Everyone has their own thoughts, and we can’t forcefully impose our will on others.”

Wang Ping held Zhang Hu back, his expression remaining calm, and said.

“But…” Zhang Hu looked at Lin Yuanyuan with displeasure.

He always felt that this woman would bring great trouble to this task.

“Lin Yuanyuan.” Wang Ping shook his head, gesturing Zhang Hu to stay silent.

He continued looking at Lin Yuanyuan, speaking profoundly, “You can be dissatisfied with us, you can distrust us, but I hope you don’t do anything out of line. As long as you do nothing, I will carry you through the task. You say my intentions are insincere, that doesn’t matter, as long as we complete the group task. But, remember, if I find that during the task, you do anything extreme, I won’t be lenient just because you’re a woman or because you’re from the time-traveling chat group.”

“Every life is precious. However, if you alone endanger the world or the team, putting everyone at risk, I will not hesitate to kill you first.”

Pausing, Wang Ping continued, his gaze growing ice-cold, his expression becoming extremely ruthless.

“The chat group has never had a case of killing a group member. I don’t want to be the first to do so, nor do I want you to be the first group member to be killed.”

“…” Wang Ping’s ruthless words caused the usually indifferent Lin Yuanyuan to stiffen, her body instinctively tense with a chill rising from her feet, shooting up her spine and causing her to feel cold all over.

At this moment, she knew that Wang Ping’s words were not mere threats; he genuinely could do such a thing.

This was no longer her world; without the sycophants catering to her, and without the strength to resist Wang Ping, this was not a place where she could act capriciously.

“I understand.” Lin Yuanyuan averted her eyes guiltily, withdrawing her minor grievances and said in a low voice.

“Good.” Wang Ping nodded satisfactorily.

Even though he still did not fully trust Lin Yuanyuan, with the Life Simulator he would clearly know all her future actions.

Thus, he wasn’t particularly worried.

If Lin Yuanyuan did anything extreme, it would signify she wasn’t merely emotional but an unstable ticking bomb.

For that, he would certainly eliminate her without hesitation.

In dealing with the unknown, there could be no hesitation or mercy.

Otherwise, even if simulating a successful route, Lin Yuanyuan suddenly acting out could be catastrophic.

“So, Brother Wang, what should we do next? Should we follow the old routine and use an ability first? How many usages do you have left?” Zhang Hu disdainfully looked at Lin Yuanyuan, then admiringly at Wang Ping, and asked.

“Don’t worry, this time we have over fifteen chances,” Wang Ping said with a smile, causing Zhang Hu, Chen Yao, and Qin Tian to show expressions of joy.

Fifteen times, that’s a lot.

Previously, they succeeded with just five or six attempts. This time, the success rate seemed high.

“But first, let me confirm something,”

Noticing the three about to speak, Wang Ping closed his eyes, raised his hand to signal them to be quiet, and said.

This caused everyone to fall silent, waiting patiently.

“Ding, talent refresh successful, congratulations to the host for acquiring the Green Talent·Magical Prodigy.”

Green Talent·Magical Prodigy: The host will possess an astonishing talent in practicing magic.

“To think it refreshed into a talent like Magical Prodigy… Could it be that traveling to different worlds results in acquiring the unique talents of those worlds?”

Wang Ping was utterly shocked, with this thought surfacing in his mind.

Then, does this paid simulation continue from the fantasy world he’s in, carrying on with the future of the previous fantasy world, or does it start anew from his present state?