21 Are You Really Five Years Old? (2/2)
”Umm, alright then. We will head over tomorrow. I will be away for the day, but if you need any help or have any questions then ask the teachers around here.” Kelnorin quickly spoke to Arnin before flying into the air and heading towards the stoneless hill. Arnin watched him leave before turning around and walking towards the crowded area once again. Although he didn't like to be around crowds, he found that large groups easily spread information. Arnin wanted to collect some information about the academy and anything else that he considered important.
Vilis got up and followed behind Arnin, while the rest stood there blankly before walking away. Xillar didn't walk away with the other teachers, rather he decided to chase after Arnin and ask him a few questions.
”Hey, kid, wait a minute! I want to talk to you!” Xillar quickly ran towards the departing Arnin. His face glowed with excitement.
Arnin stopped walking and turned around. He looked at Xillar with some annoyance. ”Yes, teacher? What do you need?” Xillar stopped walking and stared at Arnin with great interest. He looked at Arnin from top to bottom. His eyes landed on the tattoos on his head and didn't move for a few long minutes.
”I just have a few things I want to ask and discuss with you. Why don't we speak while we walk?” Xillar stretched his arm outward and allowed Arnin to begin walking first. He then flashed beside him with a quick step. Arnin didn't act surprised, which caused Xillar to have some speculations about his age.
”Let me begin with a few small questions. What is your cultivation realm? I can see that you are at Orb Birth - Sky, but you were able to defeat an Orb Birth - Heaven cultivator with ease.” Xillar didn't move his eyes away from the grey tattoos on Arnin's forehead. He couldn't understand how such tattoos appeared. He almost believed that they were placed there by another person, yet he couldn't help but deny that thought.
”My cultivation realm is as you say, Orb Birth - Sky. Me defeating that lobster head was only luck, plus he was really dumb.” Arnin gave a vague answer, not allowing Xillar to divulge more into the topic.
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”Achoo!” Brajus suddenly sneezed lightly. His golden eyes watered up and his nose became slightly red. He lifted his right hand and rubbed his nose with a smile. ”Seems like I am being spoken about. I wonder who is talking about me. Haha!”
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Xillar pitifully smiled when he heard Arnin's answer. Luck? Who would believe that after seeing the spar? Xillar just took it as Arnin not wanting to answer the question.
Arnin didn't truly want to expose his skills and other secrets about him, so he didn't answer truthfully. He didn't even try to think of a good reason because he knew the teacher would be able to understand his thoughts.
”Before I ask you more, do you have any questions for me? Say about cultivation or the academy?” Xillar puffed out his chest when he made such a suggestion. He knew that his knowledge had to be higher than a five-year-old regarding cultivation.
Arnin thought for a moment before looking at Xillar with interest. He remembered that he wanted to learn more about the orb from the scholar in his village, but because of the events that took place there, he wasn't able to quench his thirst for knowledge.
”Since you are suggesting this, then let me ask you some things.” Arnin smiled towards Xillar. His obsidian eyes twinkled ever so slightly. Cultivation. It was the reason for him traveling and his reincarnation. Why wouldn't he want to learn more?
Xillar looked extremely happy with Arnin's response. He wanted to get on Arnin's good side in the early stages so that he would benefit later on. He was willing to be shameless if he would be able to benefit further down the line. ”Ask away, young grasshopper.”
Arnin lifted one eyebrow but chose not to comment on such a name. ”Well, I wanted to learn about ways one can strengthen the orb threads in the body. For example, if I want to boost eyesight for a short period of time or boost my strength for a period. How would I accomplish that?” Arnin had always wondered if Afloria had something similar to the symbols he had in his body. Those symbols were able to strengthen his body indefinitely and even increase strength to a further level for a short period of time. However, the symbols were not completely in sync with the orbs; he wanted to know if the world had something similar that was tailor-made for the orb.
Xillar looked at Arnin with astonishment. He looked away for a few minutes and began to ponder the question. ”Well, there is a way to do that, but one can only accomplish such a task if they enter Essence Manifest Realm, however even then, the strengthening wouldn't be too great. If I recall correctly, one can have characters placed in their body by a type of Mark Master.” Xillar spoke with great admiration, however, there was also a seriousness in his voice. He looked at Arnin before opening his mouth once more. 'Why do you ask such a question? Do you want to get such characters in your body, or is there a different reason?”
His eyes glimmered as he intently inspected the tattoos on Arnin's head. They didn't look like characters, but he had a thought that maybe they were linked to Mark Masters.
Arnin was glad that there was a way to strengthen the body. What made him even happier was that this strengthening came in the shape of a character, which would be similar to his symbols. Mark Masters? Arnin thought of this job title but began to ponder deeply about how he should acquire a person with such skill, or if he was able to gain the abilities himself.
Xillar looked at Arnin and noticed that he didn't ask about Mark Masters right away, or even about how to speed up cultivation. In his experience, children would ask about cultivation increase tips and other common things, however, Arnin asked such an unexpected question. A thought appeared in his mind that he at first wanted to scratch, but couldn't help but not push away.
”Arnin, are you truly a five-year-old, or are you disguising as one?”