Chapter 42 - Benefits of having a Master

''Here, brought this for you. My friends from the Buddhism lent it to me, it's nothing much, it's not like I destroyed their temple or something like that...'' Xian Zi said with a straight expression before averting Haize's sharp gaze as he threw a book. He looked like an adolescent who was caught when accessing educational sites.

''How come you're my master, but I feel like you're a kid?'' Haize suddenly sighed, before looking towards the sky and wondering why his master was so shameless, just like kids know no shame. The difference is that his master has lived for thousands of years.

But Haize soon smiled, feeling that his bloodline reacted to the book thrown to him, and felt a bit of warmth, 'It seems that my master must have suffered a lot, after all... I saw in the Earth's forum that there is an Emperor-level otherworldly human over there.'

''Are you injured?'' Haize asked casually before taking out his phone and changing his forum name to Sol Empire. All Factions were annexed, including the ones that weren't in the Top 10. Most survivors chose to directly submit, and only a few dozens chose to leave the city, Haize honestly couldn't understand these.

Also, he made laws for his Empire, not too many laws, but it was enough. The order of Infinite Sun City had been restored, and all left was to basically get currency, so that it could return to how it was before, except, the economy would be different.

Xian Zi shook his head lightly, before saying with a smug smile, ''Have you ever seen me injured? I'm the strongest, yes. One attack was all needed to destr- I mean, everything I needed was to ask them kindly, and they gave me.''

''...'' Haize stared blankly towards his master before asking an important question, ''Do you know anyone who can make currency? I'm in need of that because I need to restore the economy to normal.''

'The ones I know are probably dead, sigh...' Haize thought while scratching the back of his head.

Looking at him, Xian Zi stroked his beard in a wise manner as if he was pondering deeply before he replied, ''No, but you brat caused a big sensation. Everyone already knows of your Sol Empire because of the Bright Emperor openly supporting your rise. They are all shocked, because you're the first native human to rise in power like that.''

''But in my world, there is a universal currency. Not sure if it would work in your world as I know it was paper, my world currency was bronze, silver, gold, and dark gold. 1 silver equal to 100 bronze, 1 gold equal to 100 silver, and 1 dark gold equal to 1000 gold. After you established your Empire, the people from my world formed a currency distribution.''

''To put it bluntly, they want to tie your Empire to them by forcing you to ask them for currency.'' Xian Zi smiled shortly, and Haize shook his head without much surprise.

''Do you know that Bright Prince?'' Haize asked as he remembered that the Bright Prince did help to heal some of his most life-threatening injuries, which helped him recover even faster. Xian Zi shook his head, ''No, but I heard that he's the strongest genius of the Bright Empire.''

Xian Zi then smiled proudly, ''With a master like me, you don't need to worry about currency. They rely on a special method to produce the currency, but as a lazy, I mean, as an efficient person, I kindly asked them for it. So basically, they handed it over and I know how to do it.''

''Leave it to me, I'll find suitable people to teach it. You can also leave the economy to me because I can help you set the values for nearly everything, also, I'll give some treasures, dark gold, gold, silver, and bronze to you. I'll leave it at that treasure room you made. I'll also set some traps for you.'' Xian Zi said non-stop, and Haize's heart couldn't help but warm up slightly.

Bowing down, he said gratefully, ''Thank you, master.''

He wasn't going to be a hypocrite and refuse it a few times before accepting, Haize knew that it would be extremely important for his Empire's future if his master helped them to lay a solid foundation. Knowing that these things could be given to Xian Zi, who quietly disappeared, Haize opened the book given to him.

A system screen quickly appeared in front of him.

[=- Buddhist Supreme Scripture: Buddha - This is a Universal Star-level technique belonging to Buddhism. It can only be used by those who have: Special Fire, Buddha Aura. -=]

Seeing the system introduction of the technique, Haize nodded before opening the first page. There weren't many pages, and Haize judged that it only had around 20 or so.

[This technique is named 'Buddha' because it was made by the Buddhist Legend, but even he didn't reach full mastery over his own technique. Most users in the past couldn't get past the first stage, while only the Buddhist leaders titled 'Buddha' were able to go past the second stage.]

'Buddha? Master taught me that only the most powerful Buddhist leader of a generation could be titled as the Buddha. Kind of like a Sect Master from those novels I've read when I was younger? Mm.' Haize nodded before he went for the second page.

[The first stage is all about meditation, where you find your inner Peace, and your Buddha aura. Those who complete this stage will have a faint golden brilliance wrapping their body up, and will be able to perform the first stage technique - Buddha's Palm.]

[It is a palm condensed by your Buddha Aura and your Special Fire, be warned that external Special Fires will not allow you to exert the full power of this technique. Only your own Special Fire, that is, only a natural Special Fire allows you to fully exert this technique power.]

On the next page, two figures appeared. They actually had a life of their own, and they started to perform the first stage. The first figure slowly shone with a golden brilliance, and both of the figure's hands clapped together. A peaceful saint-like aura could be felt by Haize from the brilliance wrapping it.

'This Buddha Aura... Isn't it very similar to what I do when I use only the Infinite Sun Flames characteristic?' Haize pondered before looking towards the next figure. It was the same as the first figure, but one of its palms slowly separated from the other palm.

Then, its eyes opened as a peaceful yet dangerous aura flooded out of it. An enormous, fiery golden palm appeared behind it, and as its palm shot forward, the palm also went forward at a moderate speed. A mountain suddenly appeared in front of the image, but it was actually destroyed by a single palm!

In what was once the mountain, a huge palm-shaped hole was left. It left a deep impression on Haize, 'Is this the power of someone at Emperor-level? This... Destroying a mountain with the simplest sub-technique of this Scripture...'

Haize sighed before a wave of excitement rose in his heart, 'Is this the benefit of having a powerful Master? Maybe I can even act as an arrogant young master and go offending people everywhere... I can just leave everything to my master.'

Of course, Haize only thought of that as a joke.

Unknown to him, Xian Zi whose hands were flashing continuously on a paper with carefully written words, suddenly shuddered, 'Maybe those old fogeys are thinking of me? Aiya, if they come, I'll pay a visit to their treasury. My disciple surely won't reject any extra treasure!'

He happily resumed writing.