Max Luck
[POV: Maid taking "Long Zhen" to his room.]
The maid and "Zhen" entered a big lavish room, The maid spoke flatly, "Young master, what do you want to eat?"
He thought for few a seconds "I know, Mom already made something for me, so just gave me that food." The maid nodded down "Okay young Master".
The maid leaves the room and closes the door, "Zhen" sits on the bed, took a breath of relief, and focused on calming himself down. "System Are you there?" he asked.
⟦Yes, Host⟧
With a sweet voice "Zhen" speaks "Be a good system, and tell me everything you know"
⟦Be a good host and upgrade the system version ^_^⟧
"Don't you feel guilty for scamming a small child like me.?" "Zhen" speaks innocently.
The system replies, slightly frustrated, ⟦Not even slightly, I believe this child will grow old enough to be considered an adult soon.¬_¬⟧
Suddenly "Zhen" feels something suspicious. "Wait a minute, do you have emotions like humans? Because, I never heard or found any article about the tower system, that speaks in human ways."
The system speaks in a slightly irritated tone, ⟦Host, please stop comparing me with that third-rate system, I am far superior to that shit. ⟧
A small smirk appears on his face, "Zhen" speaks playfully, "Did my system is jealous.?" ⟦Hump, why would I be jealous of that shit.... and host, did you call me for this pointless conversation.? ⟧
He chuckled slightly. "Okay, I called you here to talk about..." Before "Zhen" finished speaking, the system interjected, ⟦Sorry host, I can't reveal the secret of the world. ¬_¬⟧
"Zhen" sighed, "I know you won't tell me the world's secret, so I am asking when I will draw my weekly lottery. And I want to explore other system functions."
The system responded excitedly, ⟦"Just three hours more, and you will get your weekly lottery, so let's explore the system function now! ^_^"⟧
"Zhen" chuckled slightly. "Fine, tell me what you can do besides giving me rewards and displaying my status window."
⟦Host, I can offer you a side mission based on the situation. Each mission has a grade, which determines your rewards. ⟧
"Zhen" nodded down "So, what is the concept of mission grade.?"
⟦I will explain the mission grade from the lowest to highest: Golden Moon, Golden Sun, Golden Starlight, Golden Celestial Mandate, Golden Heavenly Dragon and Phoenix. The Golden Moon is the lowest grade mission, while The Golden Heavenly Dragon and Phoenix is the highest grade mission. ⟧
"Tsk~ why do I expect mission grade names to be super, unique, rare, legendary, Ancient, etc," Zhen remarked, not even glancing at the system.
⟦"I can't even say, 'stop acting like a kid', because you are a kid. What can I say?"⟧
"I admit, I have low expectations of your naming skill." "Zhen" speaks, while not looking at the system.
⟦Why do you have low expectations of my naming skills? Don't tell me you don't have a sense of naming. ⟧
"Zhen" Stutter "N-no, th-tha-t's no-tt tr-u-E."
⟦HAHAHAHA....HAHAHAHA, YOU DON'T HAVE NAMING SENSE HAHAHAHAHA⟧
"HUMP, no comment." "Zhen," said in an angry tone, while the system continued to laugh at him. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. "Young Master, may I come in?"
"Zhen" took a deep breath to calm himself. "Yes, come in." The maid entered the room carrying food and placed it in front of him before stepping back a few paces."Thank you, for the food."
An hour later, after finishing his meal, brushing his teeth, and completing a few other small tasks, Zhen changed into his pajamas, climbed into bed, and tried to fall asleep.
The maid standing beside his bed spoke in a sweet voice "Young master, if you can't sleep, would you like me to tell you a bedtime story?"
She didn't wait for "Zhen" response, instead, she sat beside him on the bed and rested his head on her lap. "Zhen" was shocked by the maid's bold action.
"N-no, it's okay I don't need to hear a bedtime story," he stammered. However, the maid continued to keep his head on her thigh. "It's alright, young master. You don't need to be shy, think of me as your mother," she reassured him.
"Zhen" speaks in his mind {"Wait, what? Think of her as my mother? Girl are you serious right now.?"}
⟦Congratulation host, you got a stepmother~. ⟧
{"AHH... just shut the hell up."} "Zhen" exclaims, before he can retort any further.
At that moment, "Meilin Long" entered the room and overheard "Zhen" conversation with the maid. "Meilin" speaks in a sweet, motherly tone, "Hahaha...you don't need to worry about this."
"Long Meilin" approached the maid and placed her hand on her shoulder. "Yun Xiu, you don't need to push yourself, so hard at work. Just go to your quarter and rest, I can take care of my son." She applied gentle pressure on Yun Xiu's shoulder.
"T-then I am taking my leave." Yun Xiu replied.
"Long Meilin" continued to glare at the retreating figure of the maid, until she left the room.
Once alone, she quietly surveyed the room and caressed "Zhen" head. "Did you eat the food, I made for you?" "Zhen" nodded down with a smile. "Good," she said. "Now take some rest."
"Zhen" closes his eyes, and "Long Meilin" is certain that he is asleep. She quietly leaves the room. A few minutes later, "Zhen" opens his eyes and asks, "System, how much time is left before my weekly lottery?"
⟦Host, there is just one hour remaining. ⟧
"Zhen" rubs his temples and then says, "Now, system, tell me more about your functionalities."
⟦One of my functions is a shop. In the shop, you can buy various items such as skills, weapons, Body physique, talent, elixirs, potions, alchemy plans, blacksmith plans, and many more. ⟧
"Zhen" exclaimed, eyes wide with surprise "System with your shop I don't need to work for my whole life, I can sell skills, elixirs, potions, and weapons to earn a lot of money. But what is this body physique."
The system responded ⟦Host, the body physique is also considered a cultivation body that every cultivator in this world is born with, a body physique can increase your combat power and cultivation talent by a hundredfold for example, A normal cultivator needs one day to reach at QI refining stage 1 but a cultivator with cultivation body and decent talent needs a half day to reach the same stage, and their combat power will be greater than that of a normal cultivator. ⟧
"Zhen" picks up a notebook and writes down the information. "What do you say, I have a cultivation physique?"
⟦No, you don't have one. Host for your information, these cultivation bodies are very rare to appear in this world. There are three hundred types of cultivation physiques, and every hundred physiques are divided into three types of rankings: Mortal, Earth, and Heaven. The Heaven-type physique ranked highest in ranking. For example, a physique ranked first in the Earth category and a physique, that ranked hundredth in heaven category power levels difference is like heaven and earth. ⟧
"Zhen" his body jolted with excitement when he heard this information. In a questioning tone, he asked "If I buy the highest-ranked cultivation physique and it increases my combat power and ability to absorb QI, then I won't have to worry about my talent right?"
⟦Again no, let me explain to you in detail.⟧
⟦Host let's assume with your current talent, you can absorb only one drop of QI. Now, if you have a cultivation physique, you might be able to absorb two drops or more drops of QI. Do you understand? A cultivation physique can only enhance your efforts in cultivation. However, with a physique, there is an additional benefit: you can also train your body. ⟧
"Zhen" noted down everything the system told him. "Isn't it normal for a cultivator to train his or her body?"
⟦That person can cultivate their body as well. Still, cultivators don't cultivate martial dao, because there are two types of cultivation: first Immortal Dao, which every cultivator practices, and The Martial Dao, which very few cultivate.⟧
⟦If someone decides to pursue both the martial dao and immortal dao, they will need to endure emince pain, akin to hell, in the martial dao. This is because you need to break down your own body and rebuild it again and martial dao takes a lot of time and resources. ⟧
"Zhen" closed his and stayed silent for a few minutes. "Let me guess the rest of it, with a cultivation body, you don't need to endure that painful process, and you can cultivate both dao. However, martial dao takes a lot of time, resource so no one prefers to cultivate it and cultivators prefer to cultivate immortal dao due to the variety of resources and less time."
⟦Yes, you're right host, unfortunately, there are other things I need to add to your assessment, but for now, let's pause our discussion about cultivation physique to prevent further confusion. ⟧
"Alright, let's pause the conversation for now. In exchange, whenever I need your assistance to understand certain aspects of cultivation, you will share all the information with me without holding anything back, alright?"
Initially, "Zhen" is hesitant to end the discussion, but he realizes that misunderstanding any details could harm him in the future.
⟦I will help you host whenever you need me, by the way, did you forget to ask what is QI refining, the Immortal and the Martial dao, specifically cultivation? ⟧
"Zhen" shook his head from side to side "Umm No, I didn't forget. I believe that knowing about QI refining, immortal dao, martial dao, cultivation, and how to achieve it, would make me anxious. Before awakening, no one can feel QI, Mana, Aura, and KI around them, so cultivating them is nearly impossible for me. The martial dao also sounds like it's beyond my reach".
⟦Host, before the awakening, every person's talent and natural abilities are constrained by the tower system that you guys receive after awakening. However, some exceptionally talented individuals, like your brother and sister, have the ability to slightly resist the restrictions imposed by the tower system. You are now one of them. ⟧
"Zhen" eyes light up "What is that true I-I-I can absorb the QI around me like those genius?"
⟦Yes, host, your completely free from that tower system and you can absorb QI now.⟧
"How did you do it? I mean, how is this even possible?" "Zhen" speaks in astonishment. ⟦Host, I told you I am far superior to that trash.⟧
12:00 AM
⟦Ding! ⟧
⟦Congratulation host, you have a chance to spin the weekly lottery. ⟧
"Zhen" spoke eagerly, "What are you waiting for? Spin it now!"
⟦Can I give you some advice, host? ⟧
"What is it?"
⟦Do you want to spin the lottery inside the system place or in your room? If you win anything, the commotion from winning the prize could be quite significant. It might even trigger heaven and earth phenomena, that could alert powerful figures in your world. ⟧
"Zhen" sighed. "Instead of worrying about that, how am I supposed to explain the commotion to my mother? Let's just do it inside your system."
In the blink of an eye, "Zhen" found himself in a strange, spacious white room where he could see nothing but himself. "Is this place inside the system?"
⟦Yes, host. You can even change this place according to your will. Only your soul is here, so no one will suspect your disappearance.⟧
"Hmm, what about my body?" Zhen asked the system. ⟦Your body is still lying on the bed.⟧ In astonishment, Zhen replied, "Thank goodness! I won't have to explain my sudden disappearance to my mom if she finds out."
⟦ (¬_¬) scary cat, are you really that afraid of your mother? ⟧ "Do you even know, how scary my mom can be?" ⟦How would I know? I"ve never have a mothe…. Wait a minute, Host, are you getting personal now? ⟧
"Zhen" glares at the system in confusion, as what he speaks so offending. He suddenly realizes the implications of his words and gives the system a mocking smirk.
⟦Host, do you want to spin the lottery or not?⟧ "Zhen" barely suppressing his laughter "Yes, please spin the lottery".
In the spacious white room, a lottery spinning wheel appeared, showcasing ten rewards. "Zhen" stared carefully at the wheel, and questioned the system "System, why the hell do three rewards say 'Better Luck Next Time' and why the winning chances of other rewards are so low? Also, what are the pill and talisman for?".
Note: - The rewards are shown on the spinning wheel, according to "Zhen" perspective
1 Marrow cleansing pill X 10
2 God slaying twin sword
3 Insight talisman X 10
4 Heavenly dragon palm descending from heaven
5 Four Heavenly Beast physique
6 10,000 free unlocated stats
7 Better luck next time
8 Better luck next time
9 Better luck next time
⟦The answer to your first two questions is: "My spinning wheel, my rules." For your third question, the marrow cleansing pill will remove impurities from your body, while the insight talisman will provide you with a small enlightenment in your cultivation process or during the learning of anything that requires enlightenment to progress further.⟧
"Zhen" closes his eyes and contemplates the rewards that would benefit him the most. "I hope, I win the insight talisman because even if I continue to receive manuals, techniques, recipes, or other rewards, my lack of talent will turn them useless if I remain stuck on basic concepts of those manuals and techniques."
⟦Overall, you are correct, host. ⟧
The lottery wheel starts spinning very fast, few seconds later wheel rotation speed begins to slow, second by second "Zhen" feels nervous, and finally the , wheels stop spinning. The arrow points stop between, "Better Luck Next Time" and "Marrow Cleaning Pills".
After seeing the arrow between two rewards, Zhen's face turned pale. "I know my luck isn't good, but it's worse than I thought."
⟦Ding! ⟧
⟦Congratulation Host, you win Max Luck stats. ⟧
"Zhen," he said, looking at the system notification in disbelief as he rubbed his eyes. "System, are you serious right now?"
⟦Host, I am dead serious about my reward. The chance of winning 'Max Luck' stats is only 0.01%, which is why you can't even see this reward on the wheel. ⟧