4 Not a dream, sorry (1/2)
There was only one thing in the mind of Han De right now.
'FAST! TOO FAST OH GOD NO OH GOD'
It took him about an hour to reach the ceremony venue from his abode by walking, but now with the power of flight, it took less than 10 seconds to get back. If previous Han De wasn't proficient at sword flight, the girl, Ning Bi, would have already turned into a meat paste from sudden acceleration into Mach 2 speed. Thankfully, she was completely safe!
After his first flight, not even minding the unconscious Ning Bi, Han De hugged the ground. After about a minute, he deeply regretted not trying out flying before. He made a mental note to try out all of his powers and abilities as soon as possible.
'Still, at least I have completed the quest, now I have a disciple, she is still 13 and naive, I'm sure I haven't met her before, so I can easily scam her into accepting me as her master. If I can solve some of her tragic MC background issues, even if I don't gain a support pillar, at least I can guarantee her not developing a grudge on me.'
'Right, I should probably at least handle her with some care and let her rest, she needs clothes and food at minimum, I remember previous Han De had some servants…'
Being a cultivator, previous Han De contacted his servants through spiritual sense. He was a cultivation maniac and a genius! Anything that caused a distraction for him would get punished or destroyed without exception. So servants lived in their own building not daring to make a peep. Thinking it was the right time, current Han De started searching through his memories for spiritual sense etiquette. If he just went to the servant building it would be too out of the norm for normal Han De.
'Shiet, this guy was just insufferable, he didn't have any etiquette at all, he just used his spiritual sense as he pleased without any limits! Consequences?! What are those? My father is the sect master…'
Thankfully Han De's memories still held some information about other people's behavior, so he was able to get a rough idea of what is and what isn't acceptable. Surprisingly it was pretty similar to how people behaved during phone conversations. The way you would talk in a phone would change depending on the status of the person you were talking to. You would talk to your boss differently than you would to your childhood friend. You might call out your spouse many times out of concern if they were not answering, but calling your boss 20 times in half an hour would get you a good scolding.
Spiritual sense worked similarly. An extra addition was, of course, no peeping! Spiritual sense, as it gets stronger could be used for looking and inspecting entire areas. Although dense spiritual power and the presence of many powerful spiritual senses limited the range of one's spiritual sense in the sect, it was still possible to use it in unsavory ways. If caught it would result in severe punishments.
Saving grace of previous Han De was, everyone knew he wouldn't bother at peeping at others. He was a cultivation genius! Why would he waste his time with such ungentlemanly activities? He could easily just choose any female disciple from the sect as he pleased...
Han De quickly instructed his servants to bring clothes, and other necessary living supplies for Ning Bi to his abode, including Qi Condensation cultivation resources and few sets of weapons of each type. Thinking Ning Bi was a genius, Han De didn't want to guide her. He just wanted to let her do as she pleased! Let her select her weapon! 'I haven't even used a sword yet, how could I find what weapon she might find suitable? She is an MC, her bullshit powerup potential will manifest by itself!' Han De was just there along for the ride!
Hearing Han De's instructions, servants were puzzled.
Not expecting a response, Han De was puzzled back.
”...”
”...”
They have been working as a servant for Han De for the last 5 years, and they never had a conversation with him like this. All the servants in the servant quarters started sweating profusely. They looked at each other, but no one was able to find any comfort.
”H-he did ask to bring her things to his abode right? Not the servants quarters, not to one of the side buildings… right?”
”Senior brother, what did elder mean by saying 'keep up the good work'”
All servants flinched as they heard that phrase. Hearing such a thing from any other elder would make their day, but as servants of Han De, they knew better than anyone how he dealt with things. He wouldn't hesitate to kill a guy for blocking his way, he wouldn't hesitate to cripple someone and let them rot if they didn't give him enough respect. Although so far no servant had suffered such a calamity, that was just so far, everyone was adamant about not becoming the first example.
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In less than half an hour everything was assembled. Ning Bi was assigned to a random room far away from his. If she wanted another one she could move it herself, she was a disciple. Han De didn't care in the least, the house was just too huge. On earth an old-timey mansion would have 10 or so bedrooms, this guy's 'house' actually had more than 50.
'Why would anyone need this many rooms?! This goes past a mansion or even a castle at this point. There are even side houses and servant houses too. This guy cultivated all day, did he have huge harem ambitions or something? Hmm let me see his memories…'
'Zip. Nada. $#&% just go be a hermit in a cave if you wanted to cultivate this much.'
'Let's at least complete the quest and find out what profound points could be used for. Status!'
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[Name: Han De]
[Race: Human (100%)]
[Gender: Male]
[Age: 26]
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[Cultivation: Core Formation - Mid-Stage (3767/500000)]
[Constitution: None]
[Bloodline: None]
[Roots: Light (42%)]
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[Fame: Cloudy Mountains: (+1)501]
[Sect: Starfall Mountain Sect (21st Core Elder)]
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[Cultivation Methods]
[Starfall Scripture (Mortal)]
Power: Extremely Weak
Comprehension: Intermediate (24/32)
Stage: Core Formation (Mid-Stage)
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[Martial Arts Methods]
[Heaven Defying Tyrannical Sword (Self-Made)]
Power: Extremely Weak
Comprehension: Intermediate (2/10)
Stage: Core Formation (Mid-Stage)
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[Skills]
None
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[Fate]
Calamity Attractor
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[Profound Points: 0]
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[Evaluation: Extremely weak, destruction of the soul is inevitable]
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[Privilege Level: 1]
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[Inventory]
Gift Box
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'Why do I have 0 profound points? Quest Status!'
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[Quest: First disciple]
[Difficulty Level: Rating Requirements Not Met]
[Status: In Progress]
[Summary: You are an elder in an extremely minor sect with extremely limited resources. As you are fated to attract calamities, with your weak cultivation and abysmal talent, your only hope is to foster strong disciples. Work hard.]
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[Requirements: A disciple with over 30 total potential points]
[Time Remaining: 4.8 days]
[Success: 50 Profound Points]
[Failure: Removal of the System. As the System is completely integrated into the host's soul, removal will result in said soul's dissipation]
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'Sect should already consider her as my disciple, she also meets the requirements, so the only remaining explanation is that she doesn't consider me her master yet. Will the quest stay open if she just pays lip service and doesn't consider me her true master?...'
A long sigh escaped from Han De's lips.
'Last time I tried to bullshit them on the fly, but it wasn't as easy as I thought. I ended up quoting some old video game because my mind was drawing blanks on Xianxia quotes… I need to practice some lines and prepare them in advance! If I hadn't remembered that I could fly away I definitely would've been busted, ugh...'
Remembering the 0 to Mach 2 flight of his, Han De's legs went soft. He needed to find a safe and out of sight place to practice flying… slowly… he needed to practice as slowly as possible.
'Right, there should be some empty mountains or valleys around here, this is a bona fide sect, there has to be like dozens of empty mountains! But first, the gift box.'
This wasn't a moment that Han De was looking forward to. So far his luck was really bad in this world. He was afraid System might actually 'gift' him a bill for the goods and services that it provided so far. Making a decision, Han De kowtowed.
”Oh Almighty System, your humble servant humbly begs for you to open the gift box”
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[...]
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[Opening Complimentary Gift Box]
[5]
[4]
[3]
[2]
[1]
[...]
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[Congratulations!]
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