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If Omnitrix weren't so unreliable, Tian Xiaoban would definitely have a good "talk" with those guys who make newspapers!

"Forget it, I shouldn't have any expectations for this lousy place, Gotham. I'll just get back to what I'm doing! Sigh... rent is due soon again."

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Tian Xiaoban is an unlucky girl who was transported to this world because of the heartbreak caused by the shards of her exploding cell phone. She is now twelve years old, 1.52 meters tall, and of average appearance, not outstanding among her peers.

After all, he started out in Gotham Orphanage.

He was rather thin, with slightly sunken cheeks, and looked somewhat malnourished due to not eating enough for a long time.

However, his spiky black hair, expressionless face, and sharp eyes would make people instinctively stay away from this guy who doesn't look like someone to mess with.

But those who know him well will say, "Brother Ban may look intimidating, but he's actually a good person!"

Tian Xiaoban's feat of breaking through the orphanage at the age of ten without injuring anyone also made the caregivers and director of the orphanage realize that Xiaoban was a clever child who could fight but was also very sensible.

The caregiver's assessment was: "The little guy has potential; he'll definitely never go hungry."

The orphanage setting didn't bother Tian Xiaoban, the transmigrator, much; after all, since he had transmigrated, starting as an orphan was quite normal.

After leaving the orphanage, Tian Xiaoban did not join the underworld (he was too young for the gangs to take him seriously). Now, besides working odd jobs to barely make ends meet, he spends his days researching his cheat code – the "Little Broken Watch" Omnitrix.

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It's common knowledge that there are too many orphans in Gotham, even the top billionaires are orphans (Gotham joke), let alone those who came from Gotham orphanages.

Here, it's common for teenagers to leave orphanages to make a living. Moreover, in Gotham, the job market is incredibly competitive, and there are virtually no safe ways for minors to earn money.

In Gotham, this godforsaken place, for ordinary people with average abilities, average wealth, and average luck, simply surviving is the greatest fortune (who knows how ordinary people will die in the future).

Moreover, the Gotham mob is too corrupt. An ordinary gangster needs to be: skilled in disguise, a master of shooting, extremely durable, proficient in code words, have counter-surveillance skills, be able to defuse bombs, drive, have top-notch communication skills, and have good luck.

These are just the most basic requirements. To become a villain, the minimum requirements are to have several doctoral degrees and to have been beaten up by Batman.

Tian Xiaoban sighed, "They're too ruthless. They won't let a Gotham newbie like me stand out at all!"

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When Tian Xiaoban first transmigrated, he was only about ten years old. He had to keep asking the caregiver at the orphanage to get the information.

However, his cluelessness left the caregiver completely bewildered, who thought Tian Xiaoban had some kind of illness and had lost his memory.

Born in Gotham's orphanage, and without any cheat codes at the start! Helpless, Tian Xiaoban could only obediently mingle among a group of children for a year, successfully becoming the leader of the orphans, or in short, the king of the kids.

(He knows how to fight, and he's ruthless and doesn't talk much. After all, he has the soul of an adult. Even though he's shrunk, Tian Xiaoban is still better at throwing punches than an ordinary child. He understands better how to use physical techniques to attack his opponent's weaknesses.)

On Christmas Day when he was eleven years old, Tian Xiaoban woke up to find a high-tech wristwatch on his left wrist. It seemed to be permanently attached to his hand and he couldn't take it off.

As Tian Xiaoban's drowsiness faded and his rationality returned, the memories of his dead past life began to attack him. He recognized the treasure he couldn't remove from his left hand—the first-generation Omnitrix.

Although he looked disgusted the next second, muttering: "A belated golden finger is cheaper than grass."

But Tian Xiaoban himself knew that the smile hidden under the covers was harder to suppress than an AK!

"Damn, the protagonist of 'Ben 10' had a cheat ability when he was ten years old, but I have to be eleven!"

But it's good that it's here, it's good that it's here! Just thinking about the extraterrestrial DNA in the watch, hahaha, damn it, I don't have to be afraid of this damn DC universe anymore!

Calm down! Calm down! You must stay calm!

Although he kept saying he was calm, Tian Xiaoban felt a little eager to try out Four-Handed Overlord, Flash Star, Thunderclap, and Shapeshifter.

However, considering that there are many people and distractions in the orphanage, Tian Xiaoban urgently needs a secluded place to experiment with and familiarize herself with this super-powered watch.

So, Tian Xiaoban decisively applied to the director, saying he wanted to go and earn money! With the director and caregivers' consent, Tian Xiaoban left Gotham Orphanage.

The director's point was: it would be best if Tian Xiaoban could earn his own money, but if he couldn't make it on his own, he could come back. Gotham Orphanage had investment from the Wayne Group, so providing him with a job and food wouldn't be a problem.

Tian Xiaoban also knew that the director of the orphanage was one of the few people in Gotham with a conscience. In Gotham, a place rife with gangsters, having a safe job that provided enough to eat and wear was already a great privilege.

He went out on his own, intending to pursue one of Gotham's most lucrative professions—being a hoodlum.

But as he got to know Omnitrix better, he discovered that the green movement display (dial) of Omnitrix was unusable!

The monitor (dial) always displays a green hourglass icon!

Because Tian Xiaoban couldn't see the icon for transforming into a creature, he could only use random transformation. He figured the aliens in "Ben10" were pretty good, with super strong combat power, so it didn't matter if he transformed randomly.

However, he didn't understand why the DNA inside the Omnitrix was different from what he knew.

He has transformed into: Mickey Mouse, a blue tabby cat, a golden husky, Incineroar, Magikarp, Lucario, an Asian elephant, Greymon, Rhino Beetle, Cactusmon, Garurumon…

"Damn it! What the hell is all this?!"

Where's the promised Flash Mob? Where's the Four-Handed Overlord? Where's the Little Hero? Are you kidding me?

"Damn it, their DNA isn't even from the same world!"

Tian Xiaoban had originally planned to transform into a little soldier to fix this broken watch, but the Omnitrix just wouldn't materialize!

Moreover, this Omnitrix contains so much DNA from other worlds, and this chaotic mix of species has led Tian Xiaoban to not even know which world this broken thing came from.

He still remembers that the initial genetic data for the Omnitrix in the first generation of "Ben 10" consisted of ten types!

But what he has in his hand... well, it's hard to describe!

Despite having transformed so many times, the species he has transformed into has never been repeated so far!

The biodiversity within the Ark of Life was vividly demonstrated by Tian Xiaoban through the "Little Broken Watch".

Tian Xiaoban has reason to suspect that this Omnitrix is ​​not from the world of "Ben 10"!

Who knows, it might be some kind of shady, multiverse-integrated alternative gene pool.

Therefore, it is most likely impossible for Tian Xiaoban to transform into a powerful creature to fight, just like in a pay-to-win game, it is impossible to get a golden legendary item through a single draw!

The idea of ​​becoming a Little Warrior was thus shattered.

Tian Xiaoban's current method of using the Little Broken Watch is to first transform and see if the transformed creature is powerful, then he will go and rob a gang.

If the transformed species is very weak, then he can only stay at home and wait for the transformation time to pass.

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The unluckiest thing for Tian Xiaoban was when she turned into a red Magikarp... and then, on the dry floor of the rented room, she used the [Splash] skill to bounce around for a whole hour.

One hour!

Damn it! It can't even manually tap the Omnitrix to cancel its current transformation!

Because Magikarp doesn't have hands!

Moreover, Omnitrix's hourglass icon is positioned slightly behind the center of its fish head, so even if it crashes into a wall, it won't hit it!

Tears involuntarily streamed down Magikarp's large eyes.

Tian Xiaoban, who had become a salted fish, didn't get free until the transformation time ended.

Since then, before transforming, Tian Xiaoban would prepare a basin of water beside him or find a place near a river, just in case. He didn't want to experience that feeling of being worse than dead again.

Keke, get back to business.

After eating twelve whole pieces of alkaline bread, each as thick as a forearm, twelve-year-old Tian Xiaoban guzzled down a whole jug of tap water like a cow.

"Burp, I'm about 80% full!"

My appetite has been getting better and better ever since I got the Omnitrix!

Tian Xiaoban glanced at the clock, quickly turned off the TV, and jogged out of the somewhat dilapidated house to head to his workplace.

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Are you curious about how this penniless newcomer managed to rent a house?

Hey, it's all luck. This rental room was rented from Catwoman Catherine.

It all started when Tian Xiaoban randomly transformed into a Pokémon—Meowth.

Since it was Tian Xiaoban's first time transforming into a four-legged creature, he ran back and forth in a deserted alley to get used to the cat's body.

As a result, he was captured by the catwoman who happened to be passing by on the roof...

As Catwoman leaped across the rooftop, she noticed something shiny moving back and forth on the ground, instantly piquing her curiosity.

Upon closer inspection, she was astonished to find a yellow cat with a bright yellow object on its head.

Based on her years of experience stealing, this is definitely something valuable!

So she nimbly jumped down from the roof and carefully examined a protruding stone pillar for a while.

Then, she noticed the shiny gold coin on Meow Meow's head, and her intuition told her that it was definitely gold!

At that moment, she jumped in front of Tian Xiaoban, trying to kidnap Miaomiao Tian Xiaoban!

In theory, humans can't catch up with the speed of cats, let alone cat Pokémon; even Neko-girl can't.

But because Meowthian had only just become a Pokémon Meowth and wasn't quite used to his new body, he was easily grabbed by the scruff of his neck by the catwoman.

And then... he was dragged home by the catwoman.

After his one-hour transformation time ended, Meow Meow Tian Xiaoban turned back into a twelve-year-old boy. With Catwoman looking completely bewildered, Tian Xiaoban shamelessly declared that Catwoman Selena should take responsibility.

Selena was initially unhappy, and even a little angry at being deceived.

But after Tian Xiaoban said just one sentence, she agreed.

Tian Xiaoban: "Aunt Catwoman, you don't want your true identity to be known by the whole of Gotham, do you?"

"Bang!"

Tian Xiaoban crouched down to defend himself after being hit on the head.

Catwoman withdrew her hand from her head, her agitated mood easing a little.

"Kid, you have to call me Sister Selena! Also, you can stay here, but I won't provide meals, and you'll have to pay rent!"

"Well, unless you turn into a cat, then I won't charge you rent, and I can even feed you cat food every day."

Selena didn't care. She had several secret hideouts in Gotham, and this safe house was fine for the kid to stay in.

Tian Xiaoban: "...Damn, I want to change too! But I can't! I'll just pay the rent, it's just about making money."

So, Tian Xiaoban began working to pay her rent.

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