The next day morning, Krune's body was aching all over. He received a through and through beating from Yusa yesterday. At first, he dodged her attacks since he couldn't understand why she attacked him out of no where. But then she looked at Supervisor Lu hatefully, Lu Ganan felt a shill on his back, and he understood what she wanted. In the end, he could only think.
'Krune, don't bla , it was all your fault.'
He then released his spiritual energy and locked Krune in place. Lu Ganan is a 5th stage Core Formation Realm cultivator, so Krune had no way to fight against him, and he then beca the target of Yusa's fury.
Krune was feeling wronged, he had bought them gifts, and in return, he got a beating instead. He was pretty sure that humans like to give gifts to each other. Could it be that he was wrong?
It was only after Yusa vented her anger and left that Lu Ganan released Krune. Ao Sulian then could see that Krune was lost in a daze. He ca forward and started to explain why she got angry like that. It was only after an entire hour of discussion that Krune finally understood a little more about the humans' habits, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"You humans are too complicated."
Ao Sulian sighed helplessly. Those are all common knowledge. It's just that this guy has never been out of the Katiu Forest before. But he couldn't get angry at Krune after all. He understood that Krune really had the best intentions. It's just that his common sense needs a little more polishing.
In fact, if it was a normal demon beast who had a gender before acquiring a human form, they would more or less understand those delicate topics. However, wisps have no gender before acquiring human form, so they have no knowledge what so ever about such situations. As ntioned before, a wisp's gender is decided by their personality, so Krune only got to beco a man after he broke through the Foundation Establishnt and got his human form.
Don't misunderstand Krune's knowledge. Even before he got his human form, he knew about the reproductive acts of the other races and their gender differentiation. He lived in the Katiu Forest for four years, after all. The forest doesn't have only demon beasts, it also has common animals that haven't cultivated yet. He had seen quite a few during their 'offspring creation' acts, it's just that he had never given a damn to them.
'I will have just to apologize next ti I see Yusa.'
Krune started to think about the ti he promised that he would marry Feifei, he always thought that marriage was basically about getting permission to have children. Still, it seed like to have more to that.
Krune shook his head and put those thoughts on the back of his mind, he then decided to leave.
Krune went to the alchemist guild to take the Comprehensive Test. After arriving there, he could see Casfer waiting for him.
"Is there anything?"
Casfer then said through Divine Sense.
"Not really, I just wanted to see how you will perform. You were able to control more than one elent at the sa ti before you even beca a Foundation Establishnt, so I'm just curious about the results now that you had beco one."
Krune then nodded. He was also curious about how good it would be.
Inside the test room, there were quite a few people or demon beasts in human form, and they were waiting for the tests to start. It's not that if you failed once that you can't try again since the higher your realm, the better your control. Of course, each one of the cultivation realms had a specified level of control required for it. If not, so foundation establishnt cultivators would easily pass because of their cultivation realm, and that's not considered talent at all.
The exam started, and the contestants entered one by one. The test itself was very fast, though. There was a sensor machine that was capable of asuring the control exerted over the elents by the cultivators. They just need to put their hand in the sensor and use their spiritual energy to manipulate the elents. As to how they should do it? That depends on each one! Every person had their own way of how to manipulate the elents the way they felt it to be better, and the equipnt only calculated how good it was.
On a big monitor at the front, the test results appeared one after another. The highest number possible was 3000, while the clearance mark was 1250. So far, over twenty cultivators had tried the test, but only two passed the elent control test.
Krune's ti arrived, and when he was in front of the machine, he pondered how he should manipulate the elents. It was a hard question for him, that's because he simply used his spiritual energy to manipulate the elents however he wished. He had never thought about a better way to do that, he just willed, and that was it. As long as he practiced, he could pretty much do anything with the elents in his control.
The examiner that was overseeing the test looked at Krune puzzled.
"Why are you taking so long to start? Just go ahead and try in any way you like. The sensor will be able to analyze it doesn't matter what you do."
Krune then sighed. Since he doesn't know, then he won't think about it.
'The machine was going to calculate how good I am at manipulating elents. Does it an that I will be tested on every single one? No, that's not possible. If we go deep into this thought, there are so elents that people aren't good at, and they wouldn't use it during the test. Since that's the case, I will go with fire, wind, and water, these are the ones that I'm most familiar with after all.'
He put his hands in the sensor and manipulated the elents to form different figures with each elent. He then kept changing their forms, it made him rember the ti he did sothing similar in front of Feifei. Still, he forgot one thing, he is manipulating all three elents at the sa ti! When the examiner saw that, he almost fainted.
'Three elents! Three elents at once! This guy is clearly a 2nd stage Foundation Establishnt, how is he doing that?'
Of course, even if Krune is manipulating three elents at the sa ti, the sensor only calculates how good he is at controlling them. It doesn't care whether he can control one or ten thousand at once, so it worked as it should, it's just that the test results...
People were looking at the results on the display when suddenly, soone called Krune jumped to the top of the list. Not only did he jump straight into the first place, but his results were also outrageous! 2796 points! The max result possible is 3000, and Krune almost got it! They can't even compare with the results of the two who passed before since they only had 1317 and 1479 points each, it's even more than the double of the passing mark!
Casfer was looking at it from a distance, and he couldn't help but feel sad. How good would it be if it was him who had such control over the elents? He then sighed and just left.
Krune looked at his results and left a sigh of relief, he then looked at the examiner and asked.
"It ans that I passed the first test, doesn't it?"
The examiner nodded his head absently minded. Krune then went out to take his studies materials, and they were transferred into his communicator so that he can access them any ti he wants. Krune couldn't help but praise this thing, this communicator is really convenient! As soone who lived in the middle of the forest for so long, this technological world is a sight to behold.
While Krune was going back to his room in the rcenary Guild to study, the Alchemist guild was in the middle of chaos. Soone achieved 2796 points during the elent control test, and not only that, he did it while controlling three elents at the sa ti! But when the guild administrators ca out to check this new recruit, they found out that he had left already.
The guild supervisor, Go Gao, and the Four Stars alchemist, Julies Rof, were discussing this issue in the main hall. Julies then looked at Go Gao and said.
"How could he have left? This result is unprecedented bellow the Core Formation Realm, he should have waited!"
Go Gao replied indignantly.
"I don't know, but we have the ID details the was used to apply for the exam, go take a look, and let's pay him a visit."
Julies nodded.
"That's the best we can do at the mont."
Julies then left to retrieve the information, and a few minutes later, she was back. She had a weird look on her face, though. Go Gao noticed that sothing was wrong and asked.
"Is his identity sensitive?"
Julies nodded.
"I found out who he is. Do you rember the new rising star that appeared a week ago in the rcenary guild?"
Supervisor Go pondered a bit before answering.
"You an that guy with a rainbow hair who got a Four Stars Badge while still at the Foundation Establishnt? Wait, you couldn't be saying-"
Julies then let out a sigh.
"Correct, this is him. It's just that when he ca to take the exam, he was using a hat to cover his hair, it seems like he didn't want to attract attention."
Supervisor Go then felt gloomy, the rcenary guild isn't the least bit weaker than the alchemist guild. Not to ntion that they made an exception and gave Krune a Four Stars rcenary badge, it goes to show how much importance they put on him. But then he said.
"Let's wait a month. Since Krune ca for the comprehensive exam, it ans that he intends to beco an alchemist as well. Did he retrieve the studies material?"
Julies nodded, then Go Gao continued.
"It ans that he should be back in at most a month for the practical exam. Make sure to pay attention to when he cos, and it's not because he has a month to study that it will take him that long to co back. After he undergoes the practical examination, we can make a decision about this issue. If it turns out that all he has is good control of the elents but no talent for alchemy, then we will simply ignore those results. The alchemist guild needs alchemists, not elent manipulators."
Julies agreed with Go Gao, they had seen people with great control over the elents before, after all. In the end, most of them didn't have the talent necessary for alchemy itself. It is better for them to wait and see what happens.
Julies then comnted.
"It seems that a One Star alchemist of our guild is his friend, should we call him over?"
Supervisor Go shook his head.
"No, let it go. Since Krune left straight away, then it ans that he doesn't want to be bothered, so we shouldn't scare him away."
Julies didn't say anything else and just left.
Krune was back at the rcenary guild where he bumped at Yusa, and she was clearly holding a grudge at him still.
"Ao Sulian already explained to that those are not good gifts to give to the others, so I would like to apologize, I won't buy them again."
Yusa was still looking cold at him, though.
Krune then pondered a bit and rembered sothing. He then took out 50 Rank Three low-quality spirit stones.
"These are yours if you let it go."
Yusa's eyes moved a little, but she still didn't relent. Krune took out an extra 50 spirit stones.
Yusa looked happier, but at the sa ti, she once more didn't say anything.
Krune then gritted his teeth and took another 100 spirit stones, and he now had 200 Rank Three low-quality spirit stone in front of him.
"200 hundred! That's my limit, if you don't let it go, then forget it!"
Yusa finally showed a bright smile.
"Oh brother, look at you, there was no need for that! I know you had the best intentions when you bought those gifts for ! Your sister here will accept them as a token of your sincerity then, let's look after each one in the future."
She then put the spirit stones in her spatial ring and left, while Krune was left behind, feeling like crying again.
'Forget it, it was my fault for not having done better research on it. I will just consider it another unlucky day. Fortunately, I didn't use the sex shop guy advice.'
Krune then went back to his room, and there were things thrown everywhere. He had spent quite so ti over the equipnt of the human world, trying to understand how they work. All for the sake of knowledge! Although he obviously can't make the electronics himself, he at least now understands how and why they worked. But he wasn't planning to delve further in these things. He just wanted to be able to use them efficiently.
He sat down on his bed and opened the studies file from the alchemist guild. He had to morize all the data, and they basically showed all the dicinal herbs available for new alchemists and their properties. Although these are only the herbs for One Star alchemists, the list was enormous! Fortunately, Krune is a wisp! Wisps are innately intelligent, let alone him who had his soul tempered several tis and is already at the Foundation Establishnt Realm. It was way too easy! Krune only had to read it once, and if he wanted, he wouldn't forget them anymore.
Night ca, and Krune stopped his studies. He had already morized over half of the herbs. Still, nightti was for cultivation, he won't forget who he is, ti is what Krune needs most, so he can't stop cultivating no matter what.
The day ca, and Krune finished his cultivation. At least he doesn't have the need to sleep, so it saves a lot of ti for him.
'The way it is going, it will take around three months to reinforce my planet foundation enough for to attack the 3rd stage. I need to find a way to make it faster.'
He then rembered that the rcenary guild has a lot of items available for sale. After he arrived at the salesroom and opened the list of items available, he found what he was looking for.
'Five Elents Liquid, capable of help with the foundation progress. By consuming it, the speed that one's foundation reinforcent is accelerated by 20% to 30% for around 8 days.'
'Price: 900 Rank Two middle-quality spirit stones.'
Krune was ecstatic, that was exactly the type of item he needed. He then took his rcenary Badge out and tried to buy it, but then a ssage appeared on the screen.
'User doesn't have the necessary ranking points for the purchase, please put more effort during your missions and co back to try again.'
Krune was taken aback, then he looked at the bottom, and sure enough, there was a specific number of ranking points necessary to unlock the item for sale.
Earth Rank Points Necessary: Not available
Sky Rank Points Necessary: 1200
Heaven Rank Points Necessary: 190
Krune was sad.
'Seems like that just lazily cultivating won't work.'
He then video called Yusa and Ao through the communicator.
"I want to buy an item from the rcenary store, but I don't have the necessary ranking points. Are you interested in starting a mission to make so points?"
Ao was the first to reply.
"It's good that you ntioned it! I'm at the peak of the 3rd stage, and I want to buy a Three Stars Spiritual Explosion pill from the rcenary guild to help in my breakthrough. I went to the alchemist guild, but the price they are asking is too high. It's cheaper to get it from the rcenary guild since they also have alchemists that are part of the guild. So I will need 650 Ranking points."
Yusa then comnted.
"I don't have anything I need at the mont, but those points will definitely co in hand in the future. It will also put us on the ranking system, which might bring good jobs for us later. If we don't complete at least one mission, our team na won't appear on the list."
Krune nodded, he doesn't want to catch more attention, fortunately, the rank system allows for the team mbers nas to be hidden. He then thought about sothing and asked.
"By the way, what is our team na on the ranking system?"
Krune saw Yusa giving a bright smile on the other side of the video call, and he imdiately had a foreboding feeling. Yusa then said.
"You will love it! Since you are the strongest mber of our group, I decided to register it as..."
"The Rainbow Team."
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