Chapter 240 I’m Interested in Children (1/2)

Chapter 240 – I'm Interested in Children

January 21st, 183 A.D.

Tong opened his eyes after meditating all night, trying to pacify his [Sins]. He had to do this every chance he had, or these numbers would not reduce easily.

”Report my [Sin] status,” Tong ordered the automatic system.

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Tong breathed out a sigh of relief. After he had returned to Julu, his wives did not let him meditate at night at all as they wanted Tong's attention, which put him in a tough spot as he tried to cultivate his mind.

As soon as he broke free from the two wives, Tong happily meditated at night in peace. Thus, his sins slightly reduced as a consequence.

However, Tong still had a troubled look on his face.

'There are too many things that I have to grind. My system skills have to be leveled up. My lamia step transformation has to be cultivated, and my sins have to be controlled. Heck, this is only my private skill management. I haven't included my weapon training and muscle exercises!'

Being a lord and a martial artist at the same time was difficult. Tong was troubled that he did not have enough time for himself lately.

'I wish I have a farm skill like Feihong so I can use the time difference in the farm to train.'

'I can't possibly ask him to donate his skill into the clan either.'

'Can I borrow his skill using the clan donation, soulmate-dual-cultivate with Sunday, then transfer his skill back?'

'Will that bitch Lilim allow this?'

As if Lilim was listening to his thought, she answered.

[You can, but the tax will be ten times the usual if you transfer the same skill back to the previous owner.]

Tong gulped. Donating a skill into the clan asset required 100,000 lifespans as the system tax. Ten times of the one hundred thousand meant Tong would need 1,100,000 lifespans to complete his plan.

”Why do you want so much taxes? Can't you reduce it?”

[I have the universe to manage and two other realms to create, so every lifespan energy is precious. You should be grateful that I'm still giving you a lot of lifespans from the soulmate quest.]

[To be honest, I want to cancel that quest and the soulmate system, but my mother messed up the system so bad that I can't fix anything.]

[Be thankful to my mother!]

'In other words, you want to mess up my life, but you can't do it because you don't know how! What a bitch!'

Tong cursed Lilim in his mind even though he knew that she would hear it.

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[I don't need your praise anyway. Goodbye.]

Lilim cut off the communication, leaving the frustrated Tong alone.

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Tong did not know if the automatic system and his sin was influenced by Lilim or not, but he did get angry by her comments.

'Forget it. I'll get my [Homing Arrow] to max level first, then I'll concentrate on awakening my [Pride] and [Greed] next.'

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[Homing Arrow] LV. 1 (0/100)

- Fire a magic homing arrow at a locked target.

- Convert an ordinary arrow into a magic homing arrow.

- Passive skill [Bow Mastery] will be applied to the host once the skill is equipped.

Skill Cost:

- 1 Lifespan for firing a homing magic arrow with an ordinary arrow.

- 10 Lifespan for firing a homing magic arrow without an arrow.

Skill Restriction:

- Homing effects only apply to a locked target in the range of 100 meters or lower.

- Range restriction depends on the level of the skill

[Bow Mastery] – Bound to [Homing Arrow] Skill. Cannot be leveled up.

- Master any kind of bows.

- The host's dexterity multiplied by 10.

- Upkeep: 3 Lifespan per year.

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Before Tong departed from Julu to Zhongshan, he dual-cultivated with Hua Shi and used this year's soulmate quota to copy her skill, [Homing Arrow].

This skill came with the additional [Bow Mastery] skill as well, so it was a 1+1 promotion for Tong.

Moreover, Hua Shi's skill had not been nerfed by Lilith, and Lilim did not follow through with her mother's work. As a result, this skill was not limited by one-use-a-day and the 2,000 lifespans upkeep a year.

'I need to use this skill 102,400 times to max its level. That's 102,400 arrows and 102,400 lifespans. Or I can be extravagant and spend a million lifespan, so I don't have to bother using an arrow.'

'No, I don't need to max its level for it to be useful. Level 6 or 7 should be more than enough. I think the range at level six is about 350 meters? There is also multi-shot that Sunday used.'

'Well, enough thinking. Time to train! Come on, real life grinding!'

Tong exited his room and went to train with the army.