He saw a woman who appeared emaciated, with dirty, tangled hair, sitting in the living room by a small square dining table. Her hands were resting on her knees, and she stared blankly at some point in the air. Her body swayed slightly back and forth, and she seemed to be muttering something under her breath.
Xu Yin listened closely and caught the name of the original host’s father.
Xu Yin sighed softly.
The original host’s mother had once been an elegant and cultured general’s wife.
She had been deeply in love with his father. When he was imprisoned, she must have sensed what was coming, but felt powerless to change anything. It was as if she had been a plant bent and broken by a fierce wind, collapsing without being able to rise again.
After the original owner’s father died, her heart must have shattered even further.
—That’s right, she never believed that General Xu would betray Xing guo. The original host himself didn’t believe it either. But their “disbelief” couldn’t change anything.
And on this exiled planet, there was no hope of receiving any treatment. Life and death were all left to fate.
But leaving the original host’s mother like this… Xu Yin found it hard to ignore.
So, he went into the bathroom, took a comfortable hot shower, and after changing into fresh clothes, he stood in front of Xu’s mother, deep in thought.
Xu’s mother hadn’t bathed in over ten days, and Xu Yin couldn’t help her directly.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to use his water-type abilities. He carefully drenched Xu’s mother’s entire body with water and then carefully dried her off—though it wasn’t as effective as a real bath, it was better than nothing.
He also fed Xu’s mother some food stored in his space and had a bit himself to satisfy his hunger. After tidying up the room, he went out.
…
As soon as he stepped outside, he was greeted by the sight of three “moons” in the evening sky.
The night sky was a pure, deep blue-purple, with three moons—some larger, some smaller—hanging scattered in the sky, creating a truly sci-fi scene.
The lights of the exiled planet flickered on one by one, and in the distance, the mines were still busy. It would likely take another hour for the work to end.
The original host had avoided work for seven full days. The overseer had knocked on the door a few times, but seeing no results, they must have realized the family was nearly insane and couldn’t be bothered anymore, so they stopped coming.
Xu Yin thought for a moment, then headed toward the mining area.
…
Although this was an exiled planet, mining no longer required workers to dig manually. It was all done by machines, but the machines still needed to be operated by people.
A group of people used their mental powers to connect to these old-fashioned machines. Some were mining, others were transporting, all performing mechanical tasks that required no technical skill.
Two boys, named Lu Yuan and Yan Shu, sat side by side, each operating a machine. After finishing a round, they leaned back in their chairs, exhausted.
Their lives here were nothing but an endless exploitation of their mental energy, and they wondered when this would finally end.
The two exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing with some unspoken understanding. Just then, Lu Yuan noticed a figure approaching from the distance. He frowned in surprise and said, “Xu Yin?”
Hearing his voice, some people turned around.
A young man walked steadily toward them, then stopped in front of them and nodded. “Sorry, for being absent these past few days. I’ve caused trouble for everyone.”
Everyone froze in shock. They carefully observed the young man, and their jaws dropped.
It was really Xu Yin!
But, but… he…
When the Xu family arrived on this exiled planet a month ago, everyone had been curious about what the son of the famous Five-Star General Xu would be like. The situation with General Xu had always been a matter of mixed opinions.
However, carrying their curiosity and anticipation, what they found was that Xu Yin had completely become a shell of a person.
Not only was he lacking in talent, but he had also let himself become utterly disheveled, hunched over with his head down, showing no trace of the son of General Xu.
Later, he became so dejected that he locked himself in his dormitory all day, as if he were on the verge of suicide at any moment!
But now, Xu Yin stood before them, completely cleaned up. He stood tall, his chest lifted. Without trying to make any particular impression, he gave off an aura of freshness, openness, and ease.
It was at that moment that everyone truly saw Xu Yin’s features and collectively took a quiet breath.
He was really handsome…
So this was how good-looking Xu Yin was?
His face was small and delicate, his skin fair, with a pair of dark and clear peach blossom eyes that held a gentle gaze.
Some of the boys, caught staring, felt embarrassed.
Lu Yuan and Yan Shu exchanged a surprised glance.
Both of their families had been exiled along with the Xu family, and it was due to some subtle political factors.
They had met Xu Yin before, but even before General Xu’s downfall, the impression Xu Yin gave off… didn’t seem as gentle as it did now.
Back then, Xu Yin had been more aloof.
After Xu Yin completely locked himself in his dormitory, everyone thought he was completely finished. However, to their surprise, a week later, Xu Yin actually walked up to them on his own…
Xu Yin casually surveyed the people in front of him.
Hmm, as expected, his Lao Gong wasn’t among them.
Setting that aside for now, he turned to the supervisor who had approached and said, “Sorry, I’ll make up for the work I’ve missed starting today. Is that alright?”
The supervisor didn’t expect Xu Yin to make such a complete turnaround, rejuvenating himself. After a moment of surprise, he waved his hand and said, “It’s not like there’s anything to make up for. Work progresses as much as it can, with or without you. Just make sure to show up on time starting tomorrow.”
The supervisor was surprisingly lenient.
Xu Yin was taken aback.
He nodded and said, “Okay, thank you. I really am sorry for what happened before.”
The supervisor waved his hand again and left.
As soon as he left, the atmosphere in the room became quite subtle.
The reason Xu Yin returned to this work was twofold. First, it was the work he was supposed to be doing in this current identity, and if he didn’t do it, it would only cause trouble for others. Second, he needed to interact with more people—only by doing so would he gather more information and figure out what to do next.
Regardless of how the people around him were looking at him, Xu Yin calmly sat down at an empty machine.
Just beside Lu Yuan and Yan Shu.
The two of them kept staring at him, still a bit dazed.
Xu Yin didn’t pay much attention to them and instead began flipping through the memory of the original host to recall how to operate these machines.
Hmm, it requires a mental connection.
In this world, almost any machine operation requires mental power.
For more advanced machines, the mental energy consumption is lower.
For older machines like these, using them even once could drain all of the user’s mental energy.
The machines here were clearly of the latter type.
The original host’s mental power was very weak, to the point where sometimes he couldn’t even start the mining machines. This contributed to his crumbling mindset and was also the reason why no one complained when he skipped work. After all, even when he showed up, he often spent the entire day just trying to restart the machine, so there was little difference between him being there or not.
At this moment, 018 said, “It’s time for the golden finger to make its appearance!”
Xu Yin smiled.
Indeed, the golden finger was precious, but hiding it away was pointless. When it was time to use it, he had to use it.
In this world, how could he survive without mental power?
With a decisive move, Xu Yin opened the task bar and clicked on the energy pool icon, converting all the energy within into mental power and channeling it into his body.
In the previous world, his body had been filled with abundant energy, and now that it had been converted into mental power, its strength was beyond words.
In an instant, Xu Yin felt every pore in his body open up.
The surging mental power flowed through his body like a fresh, new bloodstream.
Xu Yin closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and placed his hands on the machine’s control lever.
Beside him, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but shake his head after watching for a while. “Xu Yin, you can’t even start the machine, what are you coming back for?”
It took him some time after arriving here to realize just how weak Xu Yin was.
It was truly strange—how could the son of the great General Xu, whose mental power was supposedly off the charts, turn out to be like this?
As soon as the words left his mouth, the machine in front of Xu Yin suddenly powered on.
The mental power gauge at the center of the machine’s console snapped to the far right—100%!
With a loud “clang” sound, both Lu Yuan and Yan Shu stood up in shock!
Xu Yin opened his eyes.
Hmm, this was his first time using mental power, and he had inadvertently overdone it.
He quickly pulled back 90% of his mental power, causing the gauge to return to the 10% mark.
Then, he turned his head and looked at Lu Yuan and Yan Shu.
His face seemed to be sending a clear message: ‘What you just saw was an illusion.’
Lu Yuan and Yan Shu: “…”
The people around them, seeing the two suddenly stand up in surprise, were curious and approached to see what was going on. When they noticed that Xu Yin had actually managed to power up the machine, they couldn’t help but praise him: “Wow, impressive! You’re doing great today, Xu Yin! You’ve improved!”
Xu Yin smiled at them.
The group, enchanted by his charming smile, shyly scratched the back of their heads and sat back down.
Only Lu Yuan and Yan Shu… still processing what had just happened in the span of a second, were left in a daze, slightly confused.
Xu Yin’s gaze shifted back to the two of them, his expression becoming more thoughtful.
Come to think of it, if he remembered correctly, these two had impulsively tried to invite the original host when they all first arrived on this exiled planet.
At that time, they had said, “Do you really want to stay in a place like this for fifty years?”
Mm.
Xu Yin didn’t want to.
So, perhaps it was time for these two friends to have another conversation?
