An Errand From The Elders
Zhao Yun looked around the village and subconsciously use his newly learned skill. Every villager he saw was at the 1st stage of Body refinement, some weren`t a cultivator at all. He strolled around the village memorizing the place until he reaches the outskirts of the village. What he saw was a beautiful scene, a green fields that stretch over the land. He was enjoying this scenery when Elder Jin arrived.
"There you are, Zhao Yun. I went to your house but you weren`t, luckily someone told me where you went," Elder Jin said
"Good morning Elder Jin, what made you look for me?" Zhao Yun inquired. Elder Jin`s details showed up, saying that he is at 3rd stage-Body refinement and currently at the age of 69.
"We have something to say to you, but it`ll be better discussed at Elder Ma`s house," Elder Jin proposed.
"Sure, please lead the way," Zhao Yun agreed.
Elder Ma showed the way to Zhao Yun, after a moment they arrived at Elder Ma`s house, which has the same appearance as the other houses. Elder Ma and Zhao Yun entered the house. Inside the house were Elder Ma and Elder Jin along with some sort of package. Compared to Zhao Yun`s house, this house has more furnishings. Elder Ma and Elder Bu`s cultivation were the same with Elder Jin. While Elder Ma seems a lot younger than the two elders, Elder Jin and Elder Bu have the same age, with the same last name and same faces, it`s now obvious they are twins.
After exchanging pleasantries Elder Ma explained the situation, "We would like you to escort the materials and sell them to the nearest town. Usually, this is done by either one of the three elders, but due to some circumstances, Elder Jin and Elder Bu will be entering the forest starting today. One of our village tradition is to have at least one elder staying and protecting the village, so I can`t leave the village. We really can`t trust the rest of the men in this village so we decided to ask for your help, of course, we will pay you half the money you can get for selling the materials. The rest of the money should be used to buy leather."
"Are you really sure you should be trusting this to an outsider, I might run away with the money and never return you know," Zhao Yun alerted them
"We trust you," Elder Ma confidently replied with a warm smile.
"Since it's like this, then I can`t reject your request can I? But how do I carry that package and I don`t even know the way to the nearest town," Zhao Yun stated
"Don`t worry about this, we already prepared a cart and a driver for this errand. Our village driver will accompany you to the town, he is a nice person so you can count on him," Elder Ma explained
"Since everything has been resolved, we`ll be taking our leave," Elder Jin and Elder Bu exchange pleasantries then left. Elder Ma and Zhao Yun had a small chat after a while, Elder Ma lifted the package and carried it outside the house and to the outskirts of the village. A cart was parked just outside of the village, you can see a man sitting on the coachman`s seat waiting for them. After Elder Ma placed the package, the coachman whipped the horse and the journey begins. Elder Ma was waving at the distance and shortly after lost in the horizon.
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"So your name is Zhao Yun? You can call me Coach, just like how the elders call me, nice to meet you," Coach introduced
"Nice to meet you as well, coach," Zhao Yun awkwardly replied, he looked at his details and learned that he is also at 3rd stage-Body refinement.
"If you have any concerns, please notify me," Coach informed
"Okay," Zhao Yun replied. The ride went smooth sailing with the help of his passive skill *Pain Tolerance*.
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Just when the sun went down, they arrive in a path that enters a small forest, Coach slowed down the cart and parked beside the road.
"Okay, will be camping here for the night. It`s dangerous to enter the forest when its dark since it`s packed full of small monsters." Coach explained
"Is that so? then we should probably eat," Zhao Yun took out a rucksack from his dimensional bag.
"Even if you informed me ahead of time, I really can`t stop myself from being amazed seeing this. Do you know how many large clans would start a fight just for a small dimension ring? and here you have a dimensional bag way spacious than a ring. You should avoid using it in the town as much as possible, one of the 10 great clans has a branch family there," Coach summarized
"Yes, thanks for informing me," Zhao Yun noted
Inside the large rucksack are mushrooms of different kinds. Zhao Yun immediately started eating the mushrooms the way he was taught.
"Why would you even ask this much mushrooms from Elder Ma, we wouldn`t even be able to finish this in a week let alone for two days," Coach remarked
"I have four more rucksacks full of mushrooms, so you better start eating as well," Zhao Yun inform
"Whaaaaat?" Coach exclaimed.
The two started eating, after eating at least 20 mushrooms, Coach gave up and prepared his sleeping bag and slept. While Zhao Yun still continued his onslaught on the mushrooms, it was the continuous ringing of the bell that pushed him to eat more, until he successfully finished all the mushrooms. Zhao Yun collapsed on the ground and checked his status window, "What a bountiful harvest, just a little more to go and I`ll level up again," he remarked. He stood up and prepared his sleeping bag to sleep.
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In the middle of the night
*cricket sounds*
*Ding* Hey, should you really waste this opportunity to farm exp and just sleep like an idiot?
Zhao Yun was surprised by the sudden notification and woke up.
"The hell? what do you want me to do then?" Zhao Yun annoyingly replied.
*Ding* Obviously, F-A-R-M, Farm, do I really have to spell it out for you, dumdum?
"Gahhh, well, FYI you shitty system, I also need to sleep and regain strength since you`re not as op as I taught you should be. *Sigh* nevermind, since you already woke me up I`ll go to the forest and just sleep on the cart tomorrow.
Zhao Yun stood up and stretched his body, then he stealthily walked towards the forest to avoid waking Coach.
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Inside the forest
Zhao Yun slashed a monster that has the appearance of a cute rabbit but with a horn and scary-looking red eyes.
*Ding* You have received 10 exp
*Ding* You have leveled up, You are now a 4th stage-Body refinement cultivator
*Ding* You have learned the skill *Tough Skin* Do you want to read its descriptions? yes or no?
"Yes," Zhao Yun voice out
*Ding* *Tough Skin* transform your skin into a steel-like skin.
"What?" Zhao Yun checked out himself, "My skin has a better skin tone and smoother feeling to it but it doesn`t feel like steel at all maybe I won`t get random scratches anymore," Zhao Yun remarked
*Ding* You have learned the skill *Increase Intelligence* Do you want to read its description? yes or no?
"No, since I already know what it is," Zha Yun answered
*Ding* You have learned the skill *Pill Refiner* Do you want to read its description? yes or no?
"Yes," Zhao Yun was delighted about this sudden turn of events.
*Ding* *Pill Refiner* makes your success rates to 100% whenever you refine Grade F pills.
"So, it`s about pills. I don`t know much about pills yet so I don`t know this grading thing but I do think a 100% chance is a great skill," Zhao Yun remarked. "Good, that was a nice reward, let`s see how much I need for another level up... I need to get 10,000 exp to reach the 5th stage. I`ll farm until dawn and see if I can level up," Zhao Yun murmured
*Ding* You are tired, please rest for a while
"Tsk, I see," Zhao Yun went to a nearby tree to rest, after the system informed him that it was good to go, he started his hunt once more.
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"Here`s the last one," Zhao Yun whispered as he slashed at a tri-horned boar.
*Ding* You have received 100 exp
*Ding* You have leveled up, You are now a 5th stage-Body refinement cultivator.
*Ding* You have received the skill *Increase Agility* Do you want to read its description? yes or no?
"No, I know what it is," Zhao Yun said
*Ding* You have learned the skill *Instant Reading* Do you want to read its description? yes or no?
"Yes," Zhao Yun said
*Ding* *Instant Reading* will speed up your reading that will make any scholar jealous.
"This is quite nice since I need to read the skill book before learning it," Zhao Yun remarked
The light started appearing in the horizon as the stars and the moon fades in the sky.
"The sun is about to rise so this should be enough, plus Coach might be awake by now," Zhao Yun talked to himself. Just when he was about to leave, a person came out from behind a tree and collapsed.
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Zhao Yun`s status window
Age: 21
Mana Pool: 180
Job: Swordsman
Title: Hero of the Mushroom village
Stamina-(35) 70
Strength-25
Agility-(25) 50
Intelligence-(25) 50
Charisma-19
Available Experience Points- 23