1: Chapter 1 Subordinate System

System Claim Point.

The sun was high in the sky.

Chen Hu got up from the bed at Widow Wang's house and spat out two mouthfuls of turbid Qi.

He had drunk too much last night, and his temples were still throbbing with pain.

Yesterday was the twentieth anniversary of his Transmigration into this world.

His minions had thrown a banquet at the Drunken Fragrance Pavilion to celebrate his birthday.

Whether it was from happiness or sentiment, he had gotten dead drunk.

In the end, he was sent to his lover, Widow Wang's house, by two of his trusted minions.

Suddenly, he seemed to recall something, and a look of excitement flashed across his face.

Last night, while fast asleep, he seemed to have dreamed of binding to a System.

"Is it just wishful thinking, or…?"

He was a transmigrator, or one could say he was reincarnated into this world.

Because after taking form in his mother's womb, he already possessed memories from his previous life.

They say all transmigrators have a System accompanying them, or awaken some kind of Golden Finger.

He had been chanting about Systems and Golden Fingers since he was in the womb.

Unfortunately, year after year, the System was never summoned by him.

From expectation to despair.

In fact, he had slowly accepted that he was just an ordinary, mediocre transmigrator.

But undeniably, he still had a tiny sliver of hope in his heart.

"System?"

Chen Hu muttered in his heart.

The next moment, a white panel appeared directly in front of him.

"Huff… huff!"

The moment the panel appeared, Chen Hu's breathing became rapid.

He wanted to laugh out loud, but in the end, he restrained himself.

System Type: Minion System

Host: Chen Hu

Age: 21

Talent: Mortal Body (High Grade)

Realm: Skin Refining (Middle Stage)

Cultivation Technique: Fierce Tiger Force (Second Layer)

Martial Skill: Tiger Claw Skill (Minor Achievement), Three Talents Saber (Proficient)

Number of Minions: 11 (Can view details)

Novice Gift Pack: Unclaimed

After viewing the System panel, Chen Hu couldn't help but frown slightly, thinking to himself: "What kind of System is this Minion System?"

Just then, a stream of information appeared abruptly in his mind.

After the Fusion, Chen Hu also understood the functions of this Minion System.

Simply put, he could obtain various benefits and rewards by recruiting minions.

He was currently a small leader in the Fierce Tiger Gang, with twelve minions under him.

"That's not right. I clearly have twelve minions, so why does the System panel only show eleven?"

Thinking of this, he immediately opened the minion list: Da Niu, Er Niu, Xu Tie, Zhang Hai...

"Sun Chao's name is missing!"

Chen Hu couldn't help but think of a possibility: could this Sun Chao be a mole planted by another Gang or other forces?

"Interesting!"

He smiled, though he found it strange. He was just a small leader in the Fierce Tiger Gang, so why would anyone plant a mole under him?

A small leader was only slightly higher in status than a minion; above him were big leaders, vice hall masters, hall masters, Elders, vice Gang leaders, and the Gang leader.

If one really wanted to send a mole, they should at least send one to a big leader's command, right?

What was the point of being a mole under a small leader like him?

"Forget it, no need to dwell on this for now."

"System, open the Novice Gift Pack!"

"Ding, Novice Gift Pack opened!"

"Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining a Storage Ring, which has been stored in the System space."

"Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Cultivation Technique 'Longevity Technique', which has been stored in the System space."

"Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining the movement Martial Skill 'Flying Bird Crossing', which has been stored in the System space."

"Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining a Marrow Cleansing Pill, which has been stored in the System space."

"Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining an Essence and Qi Pill, which has been stored in the System space."

"Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 1,000 taels of gold, which has been stored in the System space!"

"Ding, Novice Gift Pack distribution complete!"

Seeing the six prizes from the Novice Gift Pack, Chen Hu's breathing became slightly rapid again.

He had only heard of treasures like a Storage Ring, never seen one.

Even a storage item with only one cubic meter of space would be worth over 10,000 taels of gold.

Not to mention he was just a small leader in a third-rate Gang, even their Gang leader, Leader Gao Zhan, didn't have the qualifications to touch one.

Mentally calling up the System space, he saw a space and the six prizes floating inside.

Taking out the Storage Ring, information appeared in his mind.

He put it on directly, felt a slight prick on his finger, and the Storage Ring completed its owner recognition.

"Holy cow!"

Chen Hu couldn't help but exclaim, because the space inside his Storage Ring was as large as a football field.

A one-cubic-meter storage item was worth 10,000 taels of gold.

If he were to sell this Storage Ring, it would be worth at least several million taels of gold, right?

But he only thought about it.

He understood the principle that possessing a treasure is a crime.

If he really exposed the fact that he possessed a Storage Ring, he would probably be killed and robbed of it in minutes.

With a thought.

The Storage Ring on his finger faded away and became invisible.

However, he could still feel the existence of the Storage Ring.

After calming his excitement, Chen Hu took out the 'Longevity Technique'.

This Cultivation Technique did not exist in the form of a book, but as a ball of light.

With a thought, the ball of light flew into his forehead and merged with his memory.

Cultivation Technique is the foundation of cultivation.

Ordinary people still have quite a few channels to come into contact with Cultivation Techniques: first, join a martial arts gym; second, join a Gang; third, be a dog for a wealthy family; fourth, join the imperial court; and finally, join a Sect.

Joining a martial arts gym is relatively easy; as long as you can afford the tuition, you can learn some rudimentary Cultivation Techniques.

Joining a Gang doesn't require tuition, but you have to perform meritorious deeds to be qualified to learn Cultivation Techniques.

As for being a dog for a wealthy family, or joining the imperial court or a Sect, first you must possess Yellow Grade talent.

Otherwise, you will only be turned away.

The Fierce Tiger Force that Chen Hu cultivated had three layers and could be cultivated to the Late Skin Refining Stage.

It was a non-ranked Cultivation Technique.

The Ranks of Cultivation Techniques are divided into Non-ranked, Yellow Grade, Xuan Grade, Earth-grade, Tian Grade, etc.

The higher the Rank of the Cultivation Technique, the greater the power it exhibits.

This 'Longevity Technique' had twelve layers and was a High-grade Xuan Grade Cultivation Technique.

If cultivated to the twelfth layer, one could reach the Late-stage Bone Refining.

The Martial Dao Realm is divided into Skin Refining, Flesh Refining, Tendon Refining, Bone Refining, Marrow Refining, etc.

Each Realm is further divided into Early Stage, Middle Stage, and Late Stage.

In the vast Linjiang Prefecture City, those who have reached the Bone Refining Realm can be counted on two hands.

Next, Chen Hu claimed the movement Martial Skill 'Flying Bird Crossing'; this Martial Skill also existed in the form of a ball of light.

After absorption and Fusion, 'Flying Bird Crossing' automatically reached the introductory level.

Martial Skills, like Cultivation Techniques, have the same Rank classification; this 'Flying Bird Crossing' was also a Xuan Grade Martial Skill.

Taking out the Marrow Cleansing Pill, the corresponding information appeared in his mind.

After reading the information about the Marrow Cleansing Pill, Chen Hu was happy again.

Because the Marrow Cleansing Pill can cleanse the marrow and improve cultivation talent.

If this Marrow Cleansing Pill could raise his talent to Yellow Grade, his cultivation speed would be even faster.

However, taking the Marrow Cleansing Pill would result in filth being expelled, so he wouldn't take it for now.

Putting the Marrow Cleansing Pill into the Storage Ring, Chen Hu took out the Essence and Qi Pill.

After reading the information about the Essence and Qi Pill, Chen Hu nodded with satisfaction. After taking this Medicinal Pill, it could strengthen one's own essence and Qi, improving his Physique and strength. It was also a good thing; he planned to take it after taking the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

The last prize was 1,000 taels of gold.

Although it didn't count for much compared to the previous five prizes.

But for the current Chen Hu, it was also a huge sum of money.

As a small leader of the Fierce Tiger Gang, his monthly income was about 10 taels of silver.

Three taels were the salary paid by the Fierce Tiger Gang, and the other seven taels were gray income.

10 taels of silver could be exchanged for one tael of gold.

1,000 taels of gold was enough for him to work for the Fierce Tiger Gang for more than 80 years.

Just then, there was movement outside.