7 Using the System (1/2)
Morning came and Aster was stifled by the fact that he can't get up earlier because of Aria. Not that he had any complaints with her being on top of him. It was fun but he was too weak to carry her weight on top of him.
The girls woke up one by one when they heard their alarm clocks ring. The first thing on their agenda was to pack and move their stuff. It was a close walk away from their place anyway so it was like having a back and forth stroll if they were to move the things one by one.
Despite their need for a frugal lifestyle, the majority of their earnings must have been used on clothing. The sheer number of them was literally enough to fill an entire room. It was later when he found out that they were dresses and gifts from their princess days.
Another question plagued his mind again. 'What privileged escape did they have that they had the time to pack their clothes? Why were they dumb enough to have stacked on clothes while not having saved the money first?'
Good thing that Aster's question was answered when Eve held out a ring in front of the other room's door. Within a few seconds, the contents of the room have been sucked by a vacuum that sucked towards the rings.
”You girls actually have a space ring.” He whistled out from being impressed. Aster surmised that they must have fled with the wrong ring and left the one containing the money at their kingdom. His space bag is nowhere as powerful as a space ring.
Aria saw his look of amusement and contemplation. Her fast working brain must have the potential to be a mind-reading psychiatrist when she speculated his thoughts and said. ”You must be thinking that we prioritized clothing and left the gold that was more important.”
”Yes.” He blurted unconsciously, only to be kicked in the foot. Aria glared and explained. ”The other reason for our escape is by bribing a lot of people through the money. When we arrived here, only a measly amount was left that City Lord Greene found no use in fraternizing with us.”
”Sorry for the misunderstanding.” Aster begrudgingly said while thinking. 'You could have just explained and not add the kick, you know.'
The other girls were cleaning the house down to its last corner. It was common courtesy and respect for the house that they lived in for years. They came in with the place perfectly clean so it was an act of respect to leave with the place having the same clean condition. They also decided to leave behind their furniture because it would not fit in place with the new house that was perfectly ready and grand.
Monet and Jade were practically skipping as they walked due to the excitement. These girls never really grew up in luxury and that was one of the reasons for their older triplet sisters to buy it for them.
It did not take long for them to reach the white and smooth walls of their house to be. It had black, decorative railings that were simultaneously appealing and practical against potential trespassers.
They reached the dark green colored gates. One that was small for individuals to pass through while the bigger one is for letting through huge furniture and fancy carriages if they ever decide to purchase one.
From outside, one could already view the aesthetically pleasing house. It had a rich and expensive vibe to it. Its white theme really made it stood out from all the other houses of the street. In its right, is a wide meadow which was the perfect fit for Aster who wanted to try out the prowess of his fighting skills. Farther from the meadow is a lush green forest which is supposed to be the practice forest for the students of Creed Academy.
Even farther ahead the practice forest was the great forest which the locals designate as the Feral Regions. The owners of Creed Academy were either really smart or careless to build their infrastructures just bordering the feared forest.
Passing down the keys in his hands to the ecstatic Jade, Aster left them to stroll far in the grassy meadows. The girls were having fun on the house and familiarizing themselves with the high-class pieces of furniture.
'System, designate lust points to cultivation and have me advance to 1st level of Novice rank.' The system did just that and he saw the Cultivation label change.
From its original None to Novice 1. Mana filled his inner core and made him grasp of its minute mysteries.
The inner core was where the mana would be stored up and an essential part of a cultivator's body. It is generally located just below one's navel and when destroyed would essentially mean being crippled.
The one at the navel is designated for energy. The other one is in the middle of the chest and responsible for the spirit. The third core is by the head which is for the soul.
Cultivators would skillfully channel the stored mana between these three cores and make use of meridians and acupoints to bring with it powerful effects.
The lust points needed for him to advance to Novice 2 was exponentially higher.
Cultivation: Novice 2 (0/2,000). This means that with every rise in cultivation. The previous 1,000 lust points would be obsolete and he has to have a reserve of another two thousand to advance.
With his lust point reserve still having 8,641, he decided to save it first and consolidate his gains from the advancement.
From his Skill menu, Aster skimmed through it and found the skill he was looking for.
Origin Body Art. Invented by the host and is a body cultivation art that contains the essence of every basic movement of the body. 1,000 lust points needed for mastery insights.
This was a product of his hard work and genius when he was fourteen-years-old. Having read a lot of manuals on body cultivation, Aster appropriated all of their basics to form a cultivation art that would culminate all of them.
It was just an incomplete prototype when he stopped dabbling with it. He never thought that the system perfected it for him.
The system was really as domineering as endorsed.
”Origin is the start of things and things all start with the basics.” This was the idea that his naming for the Origin Body Art was catered to.
'System, buy it for me.' Following his decision, another one thousand was deducted and he only has about seven thousand six hundred forty-one lust points left to spend.