The afternoon sun blazed over the quiet city streets, and the heat of summer brought a sense of laziness to the air.
Aiden Ravens lay groggily on the ground, feeling utterly out of sorts. But then, a crisp, pleasant voice suddenly rang in his ears.
"Host has activated the Super Magnetic Dredging System!"
Aiden: "???"
Something was definitely wrong.
"Wait... wasn't I in class just a moment ago?"
"Where the heck am I?"
He glanced around, bewildered. Everything around him was unfamiliar.
"What the heck is going on?!"
"A system? Am I hearing things?"
Aiden: "???"
After a few moments of confusion, the reality slowly started to sink in.
"Am I dreaming... or did I really just transmigrate?!"
And I've got a system too?
Well, of course! Transmigration and systems—they're like bread and butter. It's the ultimate combo.
The melodious system voice returned, confirming the situation:
"System successfully bound."
"Dredge up an item worth a million, and you'll get ten times the return."
"Dredge up something worth ten million, and you'll get a hundred times the return!"
Aiden: "???"
At this point, Aiden's mind was racing.
"Hold on... dredging up million-dollar items with a tenfold return?! Am I about to skyrocket to riches?"
But
"Dredging... that can't be easy, right?"
He'd seen those super magnetic dredging videos before. The best anyone ever pulled up were rusty steel bars. Fishing up a million-dollar a
Though, to be fair... there's a difference.
With lotteries, you either hit the jackpot, or you lose and pay a few bucks to the store. Worse still, you always have to take the risk first
Before Aiden could wrap his head around everything, the system
"Congratulations, Host! You've awakened the Lucky Dredger Physique!"
"You are now blessed with Super Luck!!!"
Lucky Dredger Physique?!
Now this... this is going to be fun!
Just as Aiden was starting to get excited, the system chimed again:
"Congratulations, Host! You've received a Newbie Gift Pack!"
"Would you like to open it now?"
"Open it! Of course, I'm opening it!"
As expected, no transmigration adventure i
Lucky Dredger Physique?
This is going to be legendary!
Newbie Gift Pack?!
Aiden Ravens' heart raced with excitement as he opened the gift pack.
"Surely there's got to be some starter cash or something in here!"
"Congratulations, Host, on opening the Newbie Gift Pack!"
"You have received: one set of Super Magnetic Dredging Tools!"
A strong magnet attached to a sturdy rope materialized before him.
Aiden: "..."
"That's it?! Nothing else?"
He felt a wave of disappointment crash over him.
"Really, nothing more?!"
The system remained indifferent, completely ignoring his protests.
Newbie Gift Pack?
Where's the rest of my reward?!
Instead of a variety of riches or gear, all he got was a dredging tool! Couldn't the system have just given him the tool directly?
"You could've saved the packaging cost and just given me some cash! I'm broke, remember?!"
Aiden sighed. The pack was supposed to be the standard, but all he got was a single tool.
"Alright, fine. If that's how this works, let's go with it."
But wait, didn't the system say he had the Lucky Dredger Physique? That had to count for something!
"Okay, maybe this is how it's supposed to be... all equipment drops from luck. Let's see how 'lucky' I really am!"
Aiden started to feel a spark of hope for the future. Sure, he was in a strange world, penniless, with nothing but a magnet and a rope—but with his lucky physique, fortune was bound to come his way sooner or later, right?
There was no denying the thrill of the unknown.
"What if I pull up an ancient artifact? Or maybe a priceless vase?"
"I could sell it and finally eat!"
Determined, Aiden set off.
"If I don't dredge up something valuable soon, I'll starve in this world! Dying here would be the most embarrassing thing for a transmigrator."
Aiden soon found himself by a large, serene lake. The surface shimmered under the afternoon sun as he stared at its vast expanse.
"This lake is huge. There's gotta be something valuable hidden in there, right?"
"With my Lucky Dredger Physique, it'd only make sense that I pull out something rare."
"Who knows, maybe I'll pull up a few ancient treasures! That's not too far-fetched, right?"
Excited, Aiden took out the Super Magnetic Dredging Tool gifted by the system. He could already picture priceless antiques calling out to him from the bottom of the lake.
His lips curled into a grin.
"Haha, my legendary dredging career begins now!"
With that, Aiden swung the tool in a wide arc, watching as the magnet cut gracefully through the air before plunging into the water with a "splash."
The sound of the splash seemed to echo in Aiden's mind, like ripples spreading across his thoughts.
"Alright, let's see what this Lucky Dredger Physique can do!"
The moment the magnet hit the water, Aiden felt a distinct tug from the rope in his hands. He knew instantly that it had latched onto something.
Aiden's grin grew wider.
"With luck like mine, what could possibly go wrong? This has gotta be something good!"
With eager anticipation, he began pulling the magnet back in, a confident smirk on his face.
"This is it. I've definitely got something."
As the tool got closer, the excitement in Aiden's eyes only grew.
"Come on, show me what you've got, treasure!"