22: Setting Plans In Motion (1)

< Total System Points; 29,000 SP!>

Wen grinned after seeing the number of System Points he had, as he had already planned what to buy. "System, buy 1.75 Sword Mastery Multiplier!"

< Processing...>

< Are you sure? >

"Of course! Unless there's a better deal?"

< Confirm: Yes or No>

Using his mind, Wen selected 'Yes' and bought the Mastery Boost. "System, the next multiplier, which is 2x Sword Mastery is 50,000 System Points right?"

< That is correct. >

"Doesn't that mean if I kill all 52 disciples I can at least buy Sword Mastery Multiplier 3 more times!?"

< That is also correct. >

Wen grinned ear to ear at the thought. 'However, it wouldn't be wise to spend it all on Sword Mastery...' He decided. 'System, open shop,'

< Opening Shop...>

[ Mastery System Shop:

Mastery Boosts:... ]

'System, is the shop only going to have Mastery Boosts? It looks so empty...'

< It will not be empty as long as you purchase the System Upgrade.>

'System Upgrade? Show me the cost and what the upgrade will do,' Wen quickly decided.

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< System Upgrade(1): More specific shop and information. More available options in 'Shop'. Decorations and Customizations. 'System' in System.

Cost: 50,000 System Points. >

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"More specific shop and information? Like just now I had to specifically ask about this upgrade, right? So if I get this upgrade, I won't have to be too specific?'

< That is correct. >

'Decorations and Customizations, I'm guessing that's exactly what it sounds like?'

< That is also correct. >

'System in System, so I'll be able to open and close 'notifications?'

< That is also correct. After pressing the new 'Gear' image, you can change things up. You can also use this new 'system' to decorate your system with images, like a cell phone back on earth. >

'Wow, that's honestly pretty cool. Only for 50,000 System Points? That honestly seems kind of cheap,' Wen nodded happily inside his head, thinking about the possible possibilities.

< .....It's not as if you have 50,000 System Points right now...>

Wen shrugged in his bed. 'Well, that's only 4 kills away. Honestly, killing doesn't feel all bad after you convince yourself that that person was bad and deserved to be killed.'

< Wow, what an egalitarian... >

'Eagle what now?'

< Egalitarian. Someone who believes in the principle(law) that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. Don't rely on justice too much. All though it seems like it, the universe is not fair. If one strong bad individual shows up, another strong good person isn't guaranteed to show up, most likely the opposite will happen; both will most likely team up if they are smart or if the circumstances make them. >

'Um, okay...? I guess it seems I don't really need that, 'More specific information' upgrade, huh?'

<...>

'Whatever, System, please put System upgrade one as auto-buy,'

< System Upgrade (1) has successfully been put as, auto-buy. Will be bought automatically when you have 50,00 System points. >

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When woke up the next day when the sun was high in the sky. He had slept for at least 8 hours the last night, cultivating for almost 2 hours. His cultivation didn't have any mayjor breakthroughs but Wen could feel himself getting stronger. Wen had already prepared what he would do today, a thus, he took a walk around the sect.

Wen exited his building with his red ash on his waist. The first thing he saw was a large gathering of disciples(10), all around 3 years younger then him (so 13 yo).

"Brother Wan, I-I didn't mean to hit you!" A small terrified voice yelled. The boy had green hair, a babyface, and was half a head shorter than Wen.

"That's senior for you! And in the end, you still hit me, so you'll have to compensate me!" Another voice yelled. This disciple was a little shorter than Wen, had a serious expression on his 'ugly' face, and, like others, had black hair.

With just a glance Wen had already guessed what had happened. He had already prepared for everything and therefore knew when, what, and why this 'incident' happened. This was all happening just like he had planned it to be.

"Junior Wan, why don't you just leave him?"

The group of disciples turned their attention to the approaching bystander. Wan Zhongli also turned his attention to him and scoffed, "Who do you think you are? A white knight? This disciple hit me and refuses to compensate me for the pain! This is our business, scram!"

'Damn this kid acting haughty reminds me of a few people...' Wen focused his attention back on Wan Zhongli. "Why would he need to compensate you? Was it not an accident?"

Wan Zhongli instantly frowned, "As I said before, this is none of your business, so scram,"

"Well, it is indeed my business, I have something to do with him," Wen pointed at the disciple on the floor. "So its all within my rights to interfere with this,"

"Well, you're going to need to wait for your turn!" Wan Zhongli placed his hands on the sword on his waist. "Unless you want to duel against me, scram!"

Wen ignored the arrogant kid and reached out his hands to help the bullied junior. "Junior, I'm new here, lead me to the training grounds." Wen spoke in a kind voice but his words itself demanded it, giving no chance for the junior to refuse.

"Y-y-yes senior I will lead you there,"

Wan Zhongli's face turned red. Because this has never happened before, he was in a state of confusion, wondering what to say. "Y-y-you-"

Wen quickly turned to Wan Zhongli, "Y-y-you, speak up, if you keep stuttering, I won't understand what you're saying," he mocked.

And just like that, Wen left, leaving flustered disciples behind him and the junior.

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"Junior, introduce yourself," Wen said after a short walk.

"I- I am Guang Hu, 13 years old. I joined the Divine Sword sect 4 years ago."

Wen nodded, "I am Shen, and I joined this sect a few days ago and still need help to get from place to place. It's a pleasure to meet you." Wen responded kindly with a smile.

Guang Hu nodded, "Thank you senor for helping me, but you really shouldn't have, Wan Zhongli is not a good person like senior is, he'll definitely not forget what happened,"

Wen kindly smiled, "Don't worry about me, I have my ways," And like always, Wen stopped talking and continued walking while leaving the other party confused.

After a few short minutes of bonding, Wen and Guang Hu noticed a familiar scene before them. A crowd of almost 20 disciples gathered, surrounding two arguing disciples.

"-if you aren't scared then, fight me!" A male voice yelled.

"Of course, I'm not scared! We'll duel right here, right now!" Another voice, this time a female, yelled in response.

Wen turned his attention to Guang Hu who was watching with curious eyes. "Guang Hu, go to the crowd and find out what happened,"

Guang Hu nodded and quickly hid amongst the crowd. Everything was happening like Wen had expected it to. During the last 6 days he was in the Divine Sword sect, he noticed a lot of arguments and bullying happening. And because of this inconvenience, he decided to 'find out' who everyone was, and was able to initiate his first set of plans.

[3 minutes later...]

After what seemed like 3 minutes, the two arguing disciples walked to an empty space in the training grounds. And during that time, Guang Hu quickly returned.

"Senior brother! It seems like Brother Zhao Feng and Sister Chu Hua are in a dispute!" Guang Hu reported.

Wen nodded, "Why are they in a dispute? They both seem like capable people," He innocently asked.

Guang Hu nodded, "Brother Zhao wanted to buy a gold grade sword but Sister Chu Hua already had it reserved for her. Brother Zhao was angry because he said it couldn't be reserved and claims ownership over it because he's willing to pay more for it."

Wen nodded, he had expected these two to argue, but not this soon, however, this affected nothing in his plans. Wen started forming new plans and quickly decided on one.

"Wait, Brother Zhao, don't we need a referee if we duel?" Chu Hua asked.

Zhao Feng frowned, "Does it really matter? Let's get this done and over with, I want that sword,"

Chu Hua rolled her eyes. "If we duel without a referee, none of us will even get the sword,"

"Fine," Zhao Feng turned his attention to the crowd, "Anyone want to be a ref?" He lazily asked.

Wen took this opportunity and raised his hands, "I'll be the ref, I'll be an inner disciple soon, so I'm more than enough qualified,"

'Wow, it feels weird being this respectful to someone younger than me...' Wen thought.

"Alright, what's your cultivation?" Chu Hua asked.

Wen closed his eyes for a brief second and revealed his cultivation, making almost everyone in the crowd there fall to their knees due to his superior cultivation.

Because Chu Hua's and Zhao Feng's cultivation was only at the 8th spirit refinement, they too wobbled a bit but quickly regained their balance. "1st stage of the Golden Core, thank you for choosing to be our referee, senior," Zhao Feng and Chu Hua quickly responded.

Guang Hu, however, was unaffected because Wen didn't 'aim' his aura(/pressure) at him.

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A/N: * Please remember that some names will be different. Some will be like, Guang Hu (A Chinese name), while some are/will be different and be like Wen Li (Japanese), Talen(French-ish), or something in between. This is because I don't want this novel to focus on only one ethnicity. For example, if it was, then making names will be harder, the surroundings like buildings, weapons, and how they speak will be different because not everyone speaks or has the same things like weapons, accent, and stuff like that.

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