4 Affinity crystal. (1/2)
The village square was a large open area located at the center of the village. It was mostly used for special ceremonies or to announce whenever something big happened either inside the village or in the surroundings. At the center of the square stood a wooden platform a few meters in width and length.
The platform was currently surrounded by people, both young and old, who were gazing at the platform with excited eyes. A few children and youths stood atop the platform already, waiting patiently behind a few old men clad in simple cotton robes. At the head of this group of old men stood a middle-aged man clad in gray linen robes. He had strong features that seemed like they were carved with a knife, a stern expression on his face.
At the top of this wooden platform stood a one-meter tall crystal that looked like quartz. This was the crystal that was used to test persons affinity as well as their talent for cultivating. If one had low talent, it would take them more Qi to open their dantian, as well as taking longer to gain an understanding about the laws.
Laws were what the more educated people called the things a person gained an understanding of. If one gained an understanding about stones, it would be called the laws of stone, while an understanding about blood would be called the laws of blood.
Li Yang arrived at the village square and walked up to the wooden platform, politely greeting a few people as he passed them. While some people were slightly scared of him, not everyone would be scared of him just because he was much calmer than other people.
He ascended onto the platform and cupped his hands at the group of old men, as well as the stern-faced middle-aged man. The old men returned a polite greeting, but the stern-faced man's face cracked into a smile as he greeted Li Yang.
The old men were all elders of the Liang tribe, so they could be considered to have a rather high standing in the village. The stern-faced man, however, had a much higher standing than the old men. He was Liang Zhu, the tribe leader, and the village chief.
”Yang'er, there is no need to care too much about today's ceremony, just consider it gaining some experience.”
Liang Zhu had a wide smile on his face as he pat Li Yang on the shoulder, pushing him towards the other children that were waiting in the back. No one was surprised by how Liang Zhu treated Li Yang, they all knew that Li Yang's deceased parents had been good friends with Liang Zhu. They could not quite understand why Liang Zhu had said those words, but they assumed it was because he did not want Li Yang to have too high ambitions.
”Brother Yang, I look forward to seeing our affinity. Maybe we are lucky and both of us have high affinity. At that point, we can help the tribe grow stronger, slowly increasing the size of the village.”
When Li Yang walked over to the other children, a tall youth walked over to him with a wide grin on his face as he spoke. The tall youth had the same strong features as Liang Zhu, but where Liang Zhu had short and spiky hair, this youth had long and silky black hair.