"I need to figure out what world this is first."
Tang An withdrew from the light screen and gradually regained his calm.
He had already obtained a lot of information just from this useless golden finger.
Currently, he needed to first figure out what world this was before he could plan his next moves carefully.
Moreover, this useless golden finger could only be rolled once every natural month, and sometimes bad luck would even result in penalties.
Things like cancer and other useless items.
The appearance of advertisements was the most fatal part; the user experience dropped straight to -99999...
Although this golden finger wasn't of much use and might even be a double-edged sword, it was his only reliance in this unfamiliar world.
In addition, hunting down other transmigrators, reincarnators, Children of Destiny, and so on would reward him with dice rolls and a random bonus to his luck value.
This luck value was also straightforward and easy to understand.
If those previous four rolls had been blessed with a luck bonus, he might have been able to pull out many useful, practical, or powerful items.
Instead of worsening cancer, 60ml of liquid, and advertisements--things that made him want to grab a knife and stab the useless golden finger just by looking at them.
Thinking of this made Tang An's face turn ashen.
Observing his surroundings, it was a massive garbage dump.
Judging from the trash, this probably wasn't a Xuanhuan or Xianxia world filled with demons and monsters.
"Hm?"
In a pile of garbage five meters away, there was actually something resembling a newspaper.
"The Navy's four natural-type monster vice admirals, Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kuzan, and Enel?"
Tang An picked up the newspaper. He could understand the information and text on it.
Clearly, this was a hidden skill of the useless golden finger.
However, those four names--Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kuzan, and Enel--sent a jolt through Tang An's mind.
"The One Piece world?"
Tang An gathered a great deal of information from this newspaper.
This was the renowned One Piece world, and right now Sakazuki and the others were only vice admirals. This meant Gol D. Roger might not have died yet, or perhaps he had died, but only a few years ago.
Furthermore, this Enel had actually become a marine?
And he stood shoulder to shoulder with Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan as one of the Navy's monster vice admirals?
Confirmed. This guy was very likely a transmigrator or a returner.
The possibility of him being a fellow transmigrator was the highest.
If it wasn't soul possession, then it was a fellow traveler who had intercepted the original Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit and then gone off to mix with the Marines.
The possibility of the original Enel being reborn was rather small, but it wasn't entirely out of the question.
The world of One Piece was already very dangerous to begin with, and now his target was this powerful; it was extremely tricky.
Moreover, one could not rule out the possibility that this world also contained so-called Main God Spaces and reincarnators. All of these people cheated, and the danger level skyrocketed instantly.
He had already died once. Since heaven had given him a chance at rebirth and he had even obtained a useless golden finger, he had no reason not to seize it firmly.
As for the advanced stage of cancer, there would always be a way in this magical world, and the useless golden finger was also one direction.
In his previous life, he couldn't control his own destiny, but this time he would grasp it tightly.
Tang An's face turned fierce and ruthless, appearing somewhat neurotic.
"Where'd this brat come from? Get lost from my territory."
Just as Tang An was deep in thought, a figure nearly 2.5 meters tall blocked the sunlight and appeared on his left side, holding a notched machete in his hand.
The menacing face bore a centipede-like scar, looking rather ferocious.
Compared to Tang An's frail 1.69-meter frame, the sense of oppression was absolute.
There was no order whatsoever in this world, which meant this thug could kill him at any moment.
Tang An instinctively reached for his waist.
Only that pistol could give him a sense of security.
There was still a month left until the next dice roll, which meant Tang An's safety for this entire month depended entirely on this handgun, yet it only had ten bullets.
Tang An had never used firearms before either, meaning he couldn't afford to waste a single bullet.
Leaving was the best option, unless this thug refused to let up.
"I'm leaving right away."
Tang An lowered his posture significantly, retreating timidly, but his hand never left his waist.
The cruel life of his previous life had taught Tang An when to advance and when to retreat; blindly charging forward head-on would only lead to a miserable death.
Seeing Tang An leave, a look of disdain crossed the thug's eyes, and he didn't pursue the matter further.
After all, in his eyes, Tang An could be crushed to death with a flick of a finger. That frail build and pale complexion meant he could die in this garbage dump at any moment.
Rather than wasting time killing the other party, it was better to look around for some food or recyclable goods.
Leaving that thug's territory, Tang An looked at the people rummaging through the trash around him; every single one of them was in rags and emaciated.
Although he had confirmed this was the world of One Piece, Tang An still hadn't figured out where he was.
Now he was penniless and needed to find a way to get some money and a place to stay.
"Haha, I found a string of jewelry!"
A shout of excitement came from a distance. A skinny man found a string of shabby jewelry from the trash, but before he could even stand up, several local ruffians swarmed him, and a fight and beating broke out on the spot.
Whoever was the most ruthless and least afraid to die was the victor.
Without a doubt, the guy who found the jewelry first ended up stabbed several times and lying in a pool of blood, looking like he wouldn't live much longer.
It was brutal and bloody, far more savage than anything Tang An had experienced in the past.
He had gotten into fights and brawls before, but it was completely different from this kind of violence.
This was true murder.
Tang An walked a long way, his eyelids twitching uncontrollably as he looked at the corpse in the pool of blood.
He didn't linger for long, instead heading toward the city wall in the distance.
The Gray Terminal was massive, and along the way Tang An witnessed fights and beatings at least six or seven times.
Perhaps because Tang An was overly frail and his complexion was as pale as paper--looking entirely like someone terminally ill who could draw his last breath at any moment--while constantly exuding the aura of a penniless pauper who possessed absolutely nothing, no one bothered to give him trouble.
Just as Tang An reached the foot of the city wall, preparing to enter the End Town through the gate, a flurry of shouting and fighting came from ahead.
Three young boys holding water pipes, pursued by a large crowd from behind, entered Tang An's line of sight.
"Come and catch us!"
"Luffy, hurry up."
"Ace, Sabo, wait for me."
The two groups brushed past each other. Tang An's pupils dilated slightly as he stared without blinking at the three children disappearing into the Gray Terminal.
Their movements were extremely agile.
"Luffy, Ace, Sabo."
Watching those three disappearing figures, Tang An collected his thoughts and fell into deep contemplation.
It was identical to the memories after the Summit War.
This was the Goa Kingdom, and that pile of trash was the Gray Terminal.
Right now, it was ten years before the Summit War. At this time, Ace was ten years old, Sabo was ten, and Luffy was seven.
"Child of Destiny, important supporting characters."
Tang An felt as though he had searched far and wide only to find it effortlessly; he hadn't expected Luffy to be just a seven-year-old kid right now.
And there were Ace and Sabo--these were crucial supporting characters.
As long as he killed these three individuals, he could roll the dice at least 4 times, plus luck bonuses; he would definitely pull out something great.
Given his current situation, simply leaving the Goa Kingdom was already very difficult.
And his cancer had already reached the advanced stage; to survive, he had to rely on the useless golden finger, otherwise, death was his only outcome.
He had no choice.
However, if he wanted to kill these three, he would need to plan carefully.
Even though Ace and Sabo were only ten and Luffy was only seven, if it came down to a one-on-one fight, ten of him wouldn't be a match.
These were three little monsters.
The useless golden finger couldn't be relied upon for now; the only advantage he held was the plot.