After arriving inside that barrier, I can finally [Scan] those books. Luckily, it seems the barrier only has a one-way defense. As when I entered, my [Scan] can still sense the place outside this barrier.
With the appetizer, which is the library building, already scanned. Let’s start the main course!
I imdiately asked Ren Qingquan to start working, of course I don’t forget there are so people observing him right now. So, I also warned him while at it.
[Host, quickly scan all of those books, we still have several other bookshelves to scan! Don’t forget to pick so books occasionally to not appear suspicious! Rember, right now you are being observed by several fossil level old foxes.]
While Ren Qingquan was busy scanning the bookshelf, I sent so of my focus toward those people inside the sect’s main hall. Right now, the Sect Master is busy ditating and has stopped sending his spirit qi into the mirror, and the one in charge of being the battery for their Heavenly Sight Mirror is that ruthless fatty.
Using whatever psychology techniques I learned. I tried to check on their expressions to make sure they hadn’t sensed sothing weird with Ren Qingquan. Several minutes pass, and I don’t think they have sensed anything wrong with him.
At this ti, an impatient female voice sounded. “Why is he still in the sect? Doesn’t Fengyun say Ren Qingquan is leaving to look for so fortuitous encounter?! Should we close the mirror for now and only open it later when he starts leaving? After all, the cost of activating this mirror is extrely expensive! This might put a dent on our sect’s already limited budget.”
I never thought I would hear a cultivator talking about sect budgets here. But, my focus mainly lies on the sentence that woman previously said. - Activating the mirror is extrely expensive.
That ans, I can actually use delaying tactics until they can’t afford to waste more money on this. But if I do that, I am a bit afraid they might know my ability to overhear their plan. Previously, Ren Qingquan already told elder Fengyun he is going to leave the sect and only changed his destination following my command after I knew Sect Master and other higher-ups are trying to spy on Ren Qingquan with their mirror.
After Ren Qingchen’s incident, I stopped underestimating the people in this world. Unlike novels, they are flesh and blood creatures who also have the ability to sche.
Even if those people spent most of their ti cultivating and the amount of ti they speak every year might be less than what a gossipy neighborhood aunty spoke in a day. They can still smash in terms of scheming just by using the experience they gained from living such a long life.
After the woman grumbled, the surrounding people continued chatting about random things and ignored her.
Next, I spent several minutes overhearing their conversation and observing their facial expressions. Especially the expression of that fatty who is currently observing with full focus while maintaining input for the Heavenly Sight Mirror.
Making sure no notable change happened, I sent most of my focus to Ren Qingquan. He finally scanned all the books inside this bookshelf. Controlling the floating platform under him with his ntal power, Ren Qingquan makes it move outside of the bookshelf’s formation barrier.
Once he left the barrier, the sand on his token’s hourglass stopped ticking. At the sa ti, I am once again unable to [Scan] the inside of that barrier.
With our main target for visiting this library completed, I urged Ren Qingquan to stop dilly-dallying and start scanning other books. Typing sothing on my panel, I sent it to him as a mission.
[Mission: Collect Books.
Details: [Scan] as many bookshelves as possible.
Goal: None
Reward: at least 1 free attempt to learn and/or create a magical technique.
Note: Reward will increase depending on the values of those books and their amount.
Failure condition: Raising the suspicions of the sect’s higher ups currently observing you.
Punishnt: 10 minutes of electric shock.]
Ren Qingquan paused upon seeing the reward I give, and once he looked at the note I wrote, I can feel his spirit increased! ‘System, how co you actually give an easy mission with such a good reward? Are you sure you aren’t making any loss here?’
[No Comnt. Please work hard and ‘Scan’ as many books as you can without pulling anyone’s attention.]
Anyway, creating and helping him learn techniques doesn’t cost any points from . For information, I spent all the points he previously used to learn techniques to upgrade my [Calculate] so I can create better techniques.
With the addition of my mission rewards, even while acting as if he is checking which book he wishes to borrow, Ren Qingquan still moved significantly faster than before.
After entering another two bookshelves with the word ‘Anti Divination’ and ‘Illusions’ respectively. He finally found a bookshelf with a multiplier written on it.
Looking at the word ‘Weapon Refining’ and the x5 next to it, he entered while thinking. ‘Well, the system doesn’t say about what kind of book I need to [Scan] to complete that mission. So, let’s just [Scan] whatever.’
Once Ren Qingquan entered, I saw one of the hourglasses on his token ticking with increased speed. After calculation, its speed indeed increased by 5 tis compared to the previous three bookshelves! With the ticking of that hourglass, he imdiately scanned all of the books
Ti passes and two hours later, Ren Qingquan’s token already lost all of its sand. Because he mostly entered bookshelves with multipliers written on it, the hourglass that initially could last for ten hours actually only lasted less than three hours!
Standing on top of his floating platform, he controlled it to slowly move toward the reception table.
While Ren Qingquan is busy controlling that platform, I am also quite busy myself. At first, I actually wished to only give him two or three attempts for free technique creation and learning. But after I sorted out the techniques he scanned, I changed my mind.
Ren Qingquan’s filthy high luck stat seems to be working as among the book I scanned, there are actually three immortal ascension stage techniques! One for stealth, one for movent techniques, and another one for weapon refining.
Furthermore from its description, this stealth technique seems to be exactly what he needs right now.
Those three books are actually hidden inside a novel’s cover. Ren Qingquan previously decided to enter a bookshelf containing fictions just to refill his list of novels. Who knows the biggest harvest this ti actually cos from such a place. Luckily, I didn’t stop him when he tried to enter that bookshelf’s barrier.
After several considerations, I decided to give him 6 free attempts as a reward. Listing the books I scanned, I sent it to Ren Qingquan for him to check.
[Host, here are the books you have scanned. What kind of techniques do you wish to learn? System suggests you use one of your free attempts to create a stealth technique.]
‘Argh. There are so many of them!’ Once Ren Qingquan saw the massive lists of books, I heard him grumble in annoyance. ‘System, can you recomnd to what kind of techniques I should learn? I am too lazy to think about it.’
When I heard him say that, I wish to curse whoever wrote the description for the Immortal Turtle Tempering which Ren Qingquan got from his mother.
Turn slightly lazier your damned ancestors! Give back my old diligent Ren Qingquan who could devour several mountains for a month straight.
As if hearing my complaints, he suddenly thought. ‘Never mind, system. I think I know what kind of techniques I need.’
‘First, use one of my free attempts to create a stealth technique capable of blocking their mirror. Then just like what you recomnded before, help create a suitable movent technique. Finally, use three of my attempts to upgrade Armant Transformation, Body Hardening Technique, and Learning Formation Technique!’
Ren Qingquan then proceeded to count the amount of techniques he requested. Realizing he still has another free attempt, he said. ‘As for the last one, just help learn whatever you think is suitable."
Well, this is at least better than having choose all of his techniques. Without much thought, I decided to recomnd him the immortal ascension stage refining technique.
[System recomnded hosting a Weapon Refining Technique that can be used until the Immortal ascension stage.]
‘Okay.’ Ren Qingquan easily agreed to my recomndations. Now he already agreed, let’s enter the technique naming part.
[System used an Immortal Ascension stage magical technique as the main fra for Stealth, Movent, and Weapon Refining technique. Do you wish to rena those techniques or just use the na of those Immortal Ascension Technique?]
‘No, just use their original na. I don’t wanna bother thinking about a technique na.’ Ren Qingquan declined the offer to change the na of those techniques.
Well, don’t regret it later~
[Then, please na the other techniques.]
‘Just na them Armant Transformation V.2, Body Hardening V.2, and Formation Technique 1 respectively.’
What a half-assed naming. Anyway, I still followed his wishes and nad it as such.
Once he nad all of the techniques, I prepared them to be sent toward Ren Qingquan’s brain. This ti I sent a warning about it, because the amount of skill sent is a bit too much and might cause his body to freeze.
[As the amount of information sent this ti might be a bit bigger than usual. Please look for a safe place and do an act to not raise any suspicions.]
Hearing that, I can feel Ren Qingquan’s confusion. ‘System, what do you an by doing an act?’
[The massive amount of information influx might cause the host’s thoughts and body to freeze. If that happens while you’re standing, it will look like you suddenly fell asleep or entered a coma. That will definitely raise those sect higher-up’s suspicions.]
‘Then, system. Do you have any suggestions about where I can start receiving that information? I am thinking of receiving it imdiately. After all, you said those people think I am a child of luck. Even if they see entering a sudden coma, we can just brush it off as an expert giving his inheritance through dreams. Won’t it be normal for soone with luck to gain random encounters? Coupled with the magical technique you’re going to give , it will further solidify that excuse. ‘
Oh shiet, he is right! Why do I start to turn stupid and overthink things?! Am I really affected by that intelligence lowering aura as I feared? Guess I need to do a check imdiately. Before that, I sent the knowledge about techniques he requested into his mind.
With the sudden influx of information, Ren Qingquan fell to the ground face first.
While transmitting the knowledge of magical techniques to Ren Qingquan, I leave a fraction of [Calculate]’s computing ability to do so retrospection.
Am I really affected by Ren Qingquan’s aura? In so xianxia novels, there is often a hidden rule where the protagonist must be the smartest character even if their IQ is actually extrely worrying. These hidden rules usually resulted in side characters like to have their intelligence lowered even more instead. Even those old monsters in stories can be affected. What’s stopping , a half-baked system from being affected.
Slowly combing through my past experience, I feel a chill throughout my nonexistent body. Since entering Cultivation World, there are already several tis where I do nonsensical things. But, the one that rings the greatest bell is when I heard the Sect Master ask one of the sect higher-ups to ditate in case he is affected by intelligence lowering the aura a child of luck has.
I actually pushed such an important thing to the back of my mind! With such solid evidence, I imdiately shuddered in horror. If I still had my body, there must be goosebumps all over it.
If not for Ren Qingquan’s sudden spike in intelligence, I might not even realize this thing.
Is this the defense chanism of luck? Just what the hell is luck, its power actually can affect soone to such a great degree.
This can’t go on. I need to look for a way to block the effect of luck. At least I need to find a way to make realize when I am affected by sothing like an intelligence lowering aura.
While I am thinking real hard about how to guard against the power of luck. Ren Qingquan finally woke up.
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