Chapter 1: The Magic Mirror

"Magic mirror, magic mirror, has Xixi ever liked me?"

"No."

"Not even a little bit? Or for a moment?"

"No."

"Impossible, if Xixi really doesn't like me, why does she always ask me to order takeout for her? Why doesn't she ask other men to order takeout for her?"

"...Because you are the easiest to fool."

In a university dorm, a desperate-looking young man stared blankly at the mirror in front of him.

The mirror was only the size of two palms, entirely gray, and its surface was very blurry.

However, every time the young man asked a question, words would appear on the surface of the mirror, answering his question.

It was just that the answers given by the mirror were clearly different from what the young man expected.

So much so that the young man's face became deathly pale, and he felt completely crushed.

"Xixi..."

The young man looked in pain, his emotions fluctuating wildly.

He never expected that Xixi, to whom he had sincerely dedicated himself, was actually just deceiving him.

Right at that moment. The young man suddenly clutched his chest.

"Medicine! Medicine!"

The young man hurriedly looked at the specific medicine placed on the table.

He had suffered from heart disease since childhood, and every month he had to rely on that specific medicine to survive.

However, when he managed to grab the medicine with great difficulty, he found the bottle was already empty.

"I forgot... the money to buy medicine this month, I used it to buy the bag Xixi liked..."

The young man collapsed on the table, feeling his consciousness fading.

Not long after, he completely lost all movement.

Who knows how much time had passed.

The young man's finger suddenly twitched.

A moment later, he opened his eyes in shock.

"I'm not dead?"

Su Yuan gasped for air.

His last memory was when he was crossing the zebra crossing, a truck sped towards him.

Then he felt himself being sent flying.

And the next thing, was this moment.

"Where is this?"

Su Yuan tried to calm his mind.

Hit by a truck that big, even if he wasn't dead, he should be in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) right now, or at least in a hospital.

But here?

Su Yuan quickly observed his surroundings.

"Eh?"

Su Yuan felt his head buzzing.

A large amount of memories kept popping up in his mind.

A few minutes later.

Su Yuan took a deep breath.

"So I have transmigrated (crossed over to another world)," Su Yuan thought to himself.

By receiving the memories from the original body, he roughly understood his current situation.

This world was very similar to 'Earth' before he transmigrated, even the history and culture were almost the same.

The city where this original body lived was called Modu (Magic City), which was the most economically prosperous city in the Xia Country.

The original owner of this body was also named Su Yuan, came from a remote city in the Xia Country, and grew up in an orphanage.

After working hard for three years in high school, he was finally accepted into an ordinary university in Modu.

Now he was in his sophomore year summer vacation, and would soon enter his junior year.

Even without parental support, the original owner had worked hard since childhood, taking part-time jobs whenever there was an opportunity, plus scholarship money.

He could still survive in school.

Until an unexpected opportunity, he met his goddess, Zhao Xixi.

Initially, he didn't hope for much, because he and Zhao Xixi came from completely different worlds.

But unexpectedly, the goddess Zhao Xixi took the initiative to chat with him, and they successfully exchanged contacts.

Since then, he often heard Zhao Xixi looking for him to 'complain'.

Whether it was being hungry and having no money to eat, or seeing a bag she wanted but reluctant to buy it...

Towards the goddess's difficulties, the original owner of this body naturally wouldn't refuse. In just a few months, he had drained all the savings he had gathered from years of part-time work to support the goddess.

To the point that now he didn't have money to buy his specific medicine.

"Don't be a foolish simp..."

The corner of Su Yuan's mouth twitched slightly, not knowing what to say.

As an outsider who saw clearly, all the actions of this original owner, in his eyes, were truly the behavior of a simp who licked until he lost everything.

Moreover...

Su Yuan's gaze shifted to the gray mirror on the table.

This mirror was picked up by the original owner some time ago on an antique street.

At that time, this mirror was just thrown away by the side of the road.

Based on the principle of not wasting things, he picked it up and brought it home.

He brought this mirror back to the dorm and placed it casually in the corner of the desk until it gathered dust.

Until today, when Zhao Xixi deleted his contact, he felt very sad and remembered the mirror in that corner. So he took it.

At first, he didn't take it seriously, only using it as a place to vent, expressing his feelings for the goddess.

Unexpectedly, after he asked the question 'why did Xixi delete me', the mirror which initially seemed like an inanimate object suddenly rippled on its surface, and instantly revealed word by word——

"Because you have no money left."

At first, he was terrified.

But after trying a few times, he realized that this mirror seemed to be able to answer his questions.

So he asked all the questions buried in his heart about the goddess Xixi at once.

The result, of course, was that he couldn't bear the reality, his violently fluctuating emotions caused his heart disease to relapse, especially since he didn't have his specific medicine.

"A mirror that can answer any question?"

Su Yuan stared at the gray mirror with a serious expression.

If this mirror could really answer any question, then the value of this mirror... would be truly inestimable.

"Give it a try?"

Su Yuan thought for a moment and decided to try it himself, to prove whether this mirror could really answer anything.

"What should I ask?"

Su Yuan thought to himself, his eyes glancing at the specific medicine bottle nearby.

Of course, it was empty.

He immediately touched his chest, faintly feeling his heart beating with difficulty.

It was very clear, when Su Yuan transmigrated here, he also inherited the heart disease from the original body.

"How do I cure my heart disease?" Su Yuan stared at the surface of the gray mirror and asked in a low voice.

Om~ The surface of the gray mirror was seen emitting ripples. A moment later, lines after lines of text appeared.

【Method One: Go to Zhongshan Hospital in Modu, let Lu Fusheng perform the heart healing surgery for you, after that recover in the VIP special ward of Zhongshan Hospital for two months, then you will be cured】

【Method Two: Go to the Fourth Research Institute in the Capital (Didu), drink the gene potion recently produced there, after that recover for one month, then you will be cured】

【Method Three: Ninety thousand meters underground in the North Pole, there is a drop of Earth Milk Liquid, drinking it can completely transform the body and cure you】

Su Yuan looked at the blurry mirror surface, staring at the words that kept appearing.

Besides being shocked, he also felt extremely speechless.

First of all was Method One, going to Modu Zhongshan Hospital.

What kind of place was Modu Zhongshan Hospital? It was one of the best hospitals in the entire Xia Country, even in the whole world. The queue was always full, telling Su Yuan to go there to treat his heart disease? That was too unrealistic.

And Lu Fusheng... Su Yuan traced the memories of the original body. This person was the vice director of Zhongshan Hospital, and had long stopped performing surgeries himself.

As for Method Two... Even though Su Yuan couldn't do Method One, at least he could understand it. But Method Two? The Fourth Research Institute? Gene potion? Su Yuan had never even heard of it.

Even if it really existed, such a thing was not something that could be coveted by an ordinary person like Su Yuan.

The hundreds of methods that followed were even more ridiculous than Method Two. Completely not something Su Yuan could do.

Gathering his thoughts back.

Su Yuan looked back at the gray mirror.

"How do I cure my heart disease?"

"Additional prerequisite: Something I can easily do."

Su Yuan thought for a moment in his heart, then asked the question again.

Still the question about how to cure his heart disease, but with an added prerequisite. A method he could do easily.

Om~ The blurry mirror surface quickly brought up words again.

【Perform the following movements... Do these movements for half an hour every day, after three months, your disease will be completely cured】

"Is there really such a way?"

Su Yuan's heart trembled, he immediately looked at each movement shown by the gray mirror.

The movements were a bit complicated, requiring the movement of all muscles and bones in his body, but it wasn't difficult for Su Yuan.

Soon.

Half an hour passed.

Su Yuan strictly followed the instructions of the gray mirror, and completed this series of movements.

Because it was summer vacation right now, the entire dorm building was empty. Even if he made a little noise, it wouldn't attract anyone's attention. Su Yuan also specifically applied to stay on campus to facilitate his part-time jobs.

"Phew!"

Su Yuan panted slightly, his skin breaking a light sweat.

But he vaguely felt that his heart became a bit more relieved, even his heartbeat felt much lighter.

"It works!"

Su Yuan felt extremely joyful in his heart.

Since knowing that he inherited the original body's heart disease, Su Yuan was always worried about when this deadly disease would relapse again.

But now?

According to the method given by this gray mirror, he only needed to practice these movements for half an hour every day for the next three months, and this disease would be cured at its roots!

"It seems this mirror really can answer any question."

Su Yuan calmed himself down.

At least the series of movements given by the gray mirror had never been seen or heard from the original body's memories.

Curing heart disease completely just by relying on a series of movements? If this spread out, it would be enough to trigger a massive shock in the medical industry worldwide.

"Can answer any question..."

Su Yuan fell silent for a moment, his eyes emitting a strange look.

A moment later, Su Yuan asked his next question.

"How can I achieve immortality?"

Chapter 2: Sudden Wealth?

Whether it was 'Earth' in his previous life or 'Blue Star' in his current life.

Immortality has always been the ultimate pursuit of humanity.

Throughout history, countless kings, nobles, generals, and ministers have yearned for long life and pursued immortality.

But the ultimate result was still ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

Su Yuan naturally was no exception. If possible, he also hoped to achieve immortality.

Om~ The surface of the gray mirror became blurry again.

Su Yuan stared intently at the mirror surface.

【Method One: If the physical body steps into the Immortal Realm, you can achieve immortality in a narrow sense】

【Method Two: If the will steps into the Indestructible Realm, you can achieve immortality in a narrow sense】

【Method Three: If the soul merges with the Great Dao, you can achieve immortality in a narrow sense】

Words continued to emerge one by one.

Su Yuan fell silent.

Obviously, the methods given by the gray mirror might be real.

But Su Yuan simply couldn't do them.

Physical immortality?

Indestructible will?

Soul merging with the Great Dao?

Su Yuan didn't even know what those were.

"How can I achieve immortality?"

"Limiting condition: Something I can do right now."

Su Yuan looked at the gray mirror again and asked.

Om~ The gray mirror surface blurred, and soon words appeared one by one again.

【Method One: Click this link, enter the corresponding webpage, fill in your personal information to register. The next day, someone will pick you up to participate in the 'Consciousness Transfer' experiment. Your consciousness will be transferred to the Blue Star Network... transforming into an information lifeform. A hundred years later, the Blue Star Network will connect to the macro-network of the Cosmic Human Empire. Once you merge with the macro-network's information matrix, you can achieve immortality in a narrow sense】

【Method Two: Blood sacrifice ten million humans to summon an Outer God. Your will will be possessed and devoured by the Outer God. You and the Outer God will become one, with you in it and it in you, thereby achieving immortality in a narrow sense】

Looking at the words emerging on the blurry mirror surface.

The corner of Su Yuan's mouth twitched slightly.

Compared to the inquiry without any prerequisites.

Su Yuan could actually understand the answers given by the gray mirror this time.

He might even be able to do them.

But without even needing to think, he knew there were massive pitfalls involved.

Method One was to transfer Su Yuan's will to the Blue Star Network and become an information lifeform?

Losing a physical body and the pleasures of reality, even if he truly achieved immortality, what would be the point?

And finally merging with the macro-network's information matrix looked problematic no matter how you looked at it. Would Su Yuan still be himself by then?

Method Two was even more outrageous: summoning an Outer God and actively letting himself be devoured? Was that the Outer God's immortality, or Su Yuan's immortality?

Next.

Su Yuan tried asking about the possibility of his immortality from different angles.

Of course, the prerequisite was still something he could currently do.

But the answers given by the gray mirror either had heavy restrictions.

Or contained huge hidden dangers, requiring Su Yuan to lose his sense of self to achieve them.

"Forget it, forget it,"

Su Yuan sighed in his heart.

"Take it step by step."

Su Yuan reorganized his thoughts.

A moment later, he continued asking the gray mirror.

"I want a cultivation method or evolutionary path that leads straight to immortality."

"Prerequisite: This cultivation method or evolutionary path must be the most suitable for me right now."

"Prerequisite: The cultivation speed of this method or evolutionary path must be fast, without any hidden dangers, and will not have any adverse effects on me."

"Prerequisite: This cultivation method or evolutionary path must have infinite potential, and immortality is just one of its incidental abilities."

Su Yuan settled for the next best thing, asking for a cultivation method or evolutionary path.

Through his hundreds of previous inquiries, Su Yuan learned that beyond Blue Star, higher-level civilizations existed.

And in the vast universe, there were individual lifeforms with terrifyingly immense power who could destroy stars with a wave of their hands.

And to become such a lifeform—

One was either born as one.

Or one achieved life evolution through acquired cultivation.

Su Yuan had no choice regarding the former, so he could only try acquired cultivation.

Om~ The gray mirror surface blurred, and very quickly, words emerged one by one again.

"Too much, stop for now."

Two hours passed, and the words appearing on the gray mirror surface still hadn't stopped, so Su Yuan immediately called for a halt.

According to the restrictions and standards he gave, the cultivation methods provided by the gray mirror were as vast as the open sea.

With Su Yuan's current memory, he couldn't remember them all at all.

"Focus on Level 1 lifeforms to Level 10 lifeforms first."

Just as Su Yuan finished speaking, the words appearing on the blurry mirror surface immediately slowed down.

Then, they started over from the beginning.

The so-called Level 1 to Level 10 lifeforms was the gray mirror's classification of individual lifeform strength.

It was also the preliminary classification of single lifeform levels used by many civilizations in the vast universe.

The highest, a Level 10 lifeform, already possessed the ability to briefly leave a life-sustaining planet and roam the starry universe.

Of course.

Su Yuan currently wasn't even a Level 1 lifeform.

Accurately speaking, the vast majority of lifeforms on Blue Star today were Level 0 lifeforms, which weren't even considered lifeforms in the eyes of true cosmic civilizations.

"Level 0 lifeform to Level 1 lifeform..."

Su Yuan watched the words continuously emerging on the gray mirror surface.

These words detailed the step-by-step process of going from a Level 0 lifeform to a Level 1 lifeform.

"Following the method above, in about half a month, I can transform into a Level 1 lifeform, but..."

Su Yuan shook his head, "I need money."

The transformation and evolution of life, in essence, is devouring external objects to make up for one's own deficiencies.

And what are external objects? They are definitely things containing a large amount of pure energy.

For example, century-old ginseng? Deep-mountain Lingzhi mushrooms, etc.

These things easily cost hundreds of thousands or even millions; they were simply not something Su Yuan could afford right now.

"Money..."

Su Yuan looked at the gray mirror in front of him.

If this mirror really knew everything, then he wouldn't lack money at all.

"Let me think about how to ask."

Su Yuan pondered in his heart for a while.

Getting money shouldn't be difficult.

But the key was that the money had to be legal and without any hidden risks.

"Lottery?"

Su Yuan's eyes lit up.

He thought of this method of getting rich quick.

It could be said that winning the lottery was something every Xia Country citizen desired.

It was also the most legal and risk-free way to make money.

After all, lottery winnings were subject to taxes and completely clean.

"If I remember correctly, tonight at six o'clock is the drawing time for the Double Color Ball?"

Su Yuan took out his phone and immediately logged in to check.

After confirming, Su Yuan looked at the gray mirror and asked:

"What are the winning numbers for the first prize of the Double Color Ball draw, issue number 2025910?"

Su Yuan stared closely at the gray mirror.

The next moment.

The mirror surface blurred, rapidly displaying numbers one by one.

【11 25 31 24 23】

"Done."

Seeing the answer provided by the gray mirror surface, Su Yuan felt reassured.

He immediately invested his entire current net worth, a total of two hundred and thirty-eight yuan, into it.

"According to the lottery rules, if I can win the first prize, the prize money will reach more than 96 million. Even after taxes, the final amount in my hands will exceed 50 million."

A smile appeared on Su Yuan's face.

Such a massive sum of money was something an ordinary person wouldn't see in a lifetime.

"Now, I just have to wait."

Su Yuan glanced at the time; there were still more than two hours until the drawing at six o'clock.

"What level is the strongest lifeform in the Xia Country?"

While waiting, Su Yuan began asking the gray mirror many questions.

【Currently, the strongest lifeform within the borders of Xia Country is a Level 4 lifeform】

"What about globally? What level is the strongest lifeform?"

Su Yuan continued to ask.

【Level 4】

Words continued to emerge on the gray mirror surface.

Time passed.

Soon, it was six o'clock.

Su Yuan gathered his thoughts and stared at the Double Color Ball draw interface.

At this moment, the eyes of countless people in Xia Country were also focused on it.

Whoosh.

As the numbers were revealed one by one.

Su Yuan's expression changed from the initial excitement to confusion, doubt, and disbelief...

"Why are they different from the numbers you gave me?"

Su Yuan immediately looked at the gray mirror beside him.

The first prize numbers revealed by the Double Color Ball at this moment.

Were completely different from the numbers provided by the gray mirror.

Om~ The gray mirror surface blurred and surged, and soon, words emerged one by one again.

Chapter 3: A Million-Yuan Reward

【If you hadn't bought this set of numbers, the final first prize numbers wouldn't have changed.】

The answer given by the gray mirror was very concise.

It also shattered Su Yuan's idea of achieving sudden wealth by relying on the lottery.

"Is this shooting first and drawing the target later?"

Su Yuan also realized it.

First of all, the gray mirror definitely wouldn't make a mistake.

Since transmigrating to this world until now, the questions he had asked the gray mirror numbered at least eight or nine hundred, if not a thousand.

The answers finally given by the gray mirror covered all aspects, even encompassing those powerful civilizations deep in the universe.

There was no need to deceive him over mere lottery winning numbers.

Calming his emotions.

Su Yuan looked at the gray mirror and started asking again.

"How can I get money quickly?"

"Limiting condition: The money obtained must not have any risks, hidden dangers, or perils."

"Limiting condition: The method to get the money must be simple, something I can easily do."

After asking the question, Su Yuan stared at the gray mirror surface, waiting for a reply.

【Method One: At 7:45 PM\, in the corner of University City No. 63\, find a small white dog. Put the dog in your backpack\, call this number 1232*** to inform them that 'Wangcai' has been found\, and then wait on the spot. Ten minutes later\, the dog's owner will arrive. Hand the dog over to the other party\, and you will receive a reward of one million.】

【Method Two: Arrive at Yunfu Antique City at 11:00. At 11:15, stand in front of stall D18 and buy the wooden Buddha in the bottom right corner for twenty yuan. Inside this wooden Buddha, there is a golden Buddha from the Tang Dynasty, with a market price of 1.86 million.】

【Method Three: At the bottom of the Pujiang River...】

The gray mirror surface blurred and surged, and words continued to emerge one by one.

"One by one."

The gray mirror surface blurred and surged, continuously displaying words one by one, making Su Yuan's eyes dazzled.

"I'll go find that dog first."

Su Yuan looked at Method One, prepared a little, brought his backpack, and went straight out.

It was only 6:14 now, a ways away from the 7:45 given by the gray mirror.

Time-wise, it was still quite abundant.

"University City No. 63."

Su Yuan opened his phone's navigation and searched for the destination.

52 minutes later.

Su Yuan smoothly arrived at University City No. 63.

"Fortunately, there's still a bit of money left on my bus card,"

Su Yuan thought to himself. He had already gone all-in with his entire net worth on the Double Color Ball. Now he was penniless, with his pockets cleaner than his face.

"This should be the place."

Su Yuan arrived in front of a storefront.

This place probably hadn't been open for business in a long time. Weeds were growing in the cracks between the bricks at the entrance, and coupled with the lack of lighting, it looked gloomy and terrifying.

Su Yuan didn't mind, though.

The prerequisite he set for the gray mirror was that in the process of acquiring the money, he would be absolutely safe and there wouldn't be any hidden dangers.

As long as he followed the steps given by the gray mirror, there wouldn't be any accidents.

"Where's the dog?"

Su Yuan searched nearby for a long time but didn't find any trace of the small white dog mentioned by the gray mirror.

"Right, it should be at 7:45."

Su Yuan remembered the specific time given by the gray mirror.

It was at 7:45 PM that a small white dog would be found at this location.

And right now, there was still more than half an hour until the specified time.

Realizing this, Su Yuan casually found a step to sit down and wait.

At the same time, he unlocked his phone and looked at one of the 'hot searches'.

The 'hot search' title was: Whoever can find this little dog, the reward is one million.

And below the title was a photo of a small white curly-haired dog.

On his way here while riding the bus, Su Yuan had roughly figured it out.

The reason behind 'Method One' given by the gray mirror.

It originated from this 'hot search' from three days ago.

In fact, this 'hot search' had caused a huge stir in the Modu circle.

After all, as long as you found a dog, you could get a reward of one million. Who wouldn't be envious of that?

Moreover, those who spread this 'hot search' were basically well-known big bloggers, so there shouldn't be any problems regarding credibility.

When Su Yuan saw this 'hot search' back then, the thought of finding the dog also crossed his mind.

But he ultimately gave up.

Modu was so big, wanting to find a dog in it?

What was the difference between that and finding a needle in a haystack?

Maybe this dog had died long ago!

Every day, stray dogs were run over and killed on the road opposite Su Yuan's school.

Among them, there was no shortage of white curly-haired stray dogs.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, it was 7:44.

Su Yuan had long been observing the surroundings intently.

Not letting a single movement slip by.

Right at the exact moment the time reached 7:45.

"Squeak~"

A faint sound came from a corner not far away.

Su Yuan's spirit lifted, and he immediately approached.

This was an area covered by weeds.

Su Yuan pushed the weeds aside and found a dog hole at the bottom of the wall.

Right at this time.

A white dog's head suddenly popped out from the dog hole.

The white dog head had just started to look around when it noticed a huge figure staring fixedly at it.

"Awoo..."

The white dog head immediately sensed something was wrong and wanted to shrink back in.

But right after.

A large hand descended from the sky and pulled it out.

"Trying to leave?"

Su Yuan looked at the small white curly-haired dog he had hoisted up.

Actually, it couldn't really be considered a white curly-haired dog. Because its body hadn't been washed for a long time, it looked more like a gray curly-haired dog.

"Awoo..."

The curly-haired dog looked timid.

"Hmm?"

Su Yuan noticed that there was a nameplate hanging around the curly-haired dog's neck, with the word 'Wangcai' written on it.

"So this dog's name is actually 'Wangcai'?"

Su Yuan thought to himself.

"Don't worry, you'll be going home soon."

Su Yuan gathered his wits and quickly put the one million—I mean, the curly-haired dog—into his backpack.

Then he immediately took out his phone and dialed the phone number given by the gray mirror.

Inside a luxurious hotel room.

"Miss, Wangcai will definitely be fine."

"You've already contacted major bloggers to issue the reward, nobody can refuse one million."

A middle-aged woman said in a low voice.

Sitting on the sofa in front of her was a young woman.

The young woman had exquisite facial features, but at this moment, she appeared haggard.

Wangcai was exactly the dog she raised; having been together for many years, their bond was very deep.

Only a few days ago, when she was strolling in the mall, she accidentally let Wangcai get lost.

In order to find Wangcai back, she didn't hesitate to put up one million as a reward.

"I hope so."

The young woman sighed.

Logically speaking, it was true that no one could refuse to exchange a dog for one million.

But her fear was that Wangcai might not be recognized, or had died due to other unexpected reasons.

"Wangcai..."

The young woman closed her eyes.

Even though the middle-aged woman didn't say it out loud.

She also feared the worst for the Wangcai she raised.

Even though with the spread of the reward poster, people were calling every day.

Saying they had found Wangcai.

But when she rushed over, it was basically all fake.

Some people even dyed a black curly-haired dog into a white curly-haired dog.

Having no news of Wangcai for such a long time, the outcome was basically set.

Just as the young woman was grieving inwardly.

The phone next to her rang again.

The young woman rubbed the center of her brows but still picked up the phone.

The moment the call connected.

The young woman heard a deep voice coming through.

"Your Wangcai has been found by me."

"The address is University City No. 63."

The young woman froze absentmindedly on the spot.

"Miss, is there news of finding Wangcai again?"

The middle-aged woman next to her immediately spoke up, "Where is the address? I will have someone go confirm it right away."

These past few days, too many people had falsely reported finding Wangcai in order to get the one million reward.

In the beginning, the young woman even went to confirm it personally.

But later on, there were too many pieces of fake news, so she let her subordinates go and identify it.

"No need."

"I will go personally."

The young woman abruptly stood up, her beautiful eyes showing excitement.

"Go personally?"

The middle-aged woman couldn't quite understand.

"This time it might be real."

The young woman looked at the middle-aged woman, "He knows Wangcai's name!"