BXBX NOVEL Chapter 42 - The Deadpan Snarker
The amount made Li Yang pause, even as he glanced at the Panda poking its head at the door, "One hundred thousand charm points, it is a huge offer," Instead of coming inside, it stuck there somewhat meekly and waited for his reply.
An amusing thing for it to do.
And yet he needed to make his choice. That amount could solve his current problems right now and even allow him to buy other things. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath and shook his head.
"What do you think you\'re doing?" the Panda hissed at him. "This is an offer—!"
"That I must refuse," he smiled and motioned to the door, "Please shut the door once you leave. Thank you."
A loud slam echoed inside of the house. .
He was thankful his brother was a heavy sleeper.
The reaction of the Panda still made him sigh. The creature reminded him of a child too at times, but surely it was much older than that. He made a move to his closet and changed. Li Yang had to think of the long term. Right now the charm points were huge but if there was something called the \'late-stage\' in his situation then the number was too small.
The shop item [ Harem Cultivation Qi Condensation - II ] was more expensive than the first one. And there was no doubt that it would only increase as it went.
He wouldn\'t be surprised if in the future, things would cost at a million charm points.
The man then sank to his bed, the soft and comfortable mattress welcomed him and his aching body. He sighed and rubbed his eyes, feeling the weight of his eyelids this time around. And yet he needed to wake early, the man reached for his phone and set it to 4:30am.
His desire to meet with Bo Lifen\'s grandmother would have to be rescheduled in the evening because of meeting up with the Shen Society.
Perhaps the thought of it would have struck a much younger him more stressed out and even panic that it was an additional thing besides the work on his plate—but Li Yang only closed his eyes.
Weariness took a toll even on his mind.
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It wasn\'t even too long after he fell asleep that the sound of his phone blaring made the man come to his senses. Even if groggy, he reached out to his phone and shut it. He rubbed his face with his hand. Li Yang would meet up with the others at Shen Society before heading to the so-called Black Market. It was amusing that it actually had a location rather than just a site or something.
He checked his charm points.
[ Charm Points Total: 2265 ]
Somewhat still far off from the requirements for \'Roots Unlockment\'. And yet he managed to grasp what he could. Even the System\'s Status screen confirmed that he was beginning to understand things:
[ Gender: Male ]
[ Age: 28 ]
[ Cultivation: Qi Condensation First Stage (1/9) ]
[ Constitution: None ]
[ Bloodline: None ]
[ Roots: None ]
[ Fame: Olympian Corp: 1000 ]
[ Sect: None ]
[ Cultivation Methods ]
[ Harem Cultivation (Mortal) ]
Power: Extremely Weak to Divine Grade
Comprehension: Beginner (3/32)
Stage: Qi Condensation (1/9)
[ Martial Arts Methods ]
None
[ Skills ]
None
His comprehension was rising even without the \'Harem Cultivation Scripture\'. It was most likely because whatever were the details on Harem Cultivation, in the end, it was still a cultivation method.
The end result would always be the same—a method to increase one\'s power.
If he could comprehend other methods, there was no doubt that there would be similarities between them. Li Yang assumed that there were similarities between Dual Cultivation and Harem Cultivation.
[ There Are Differences ]
He raised a brow at the notification.
Based on his experience from meditating and cultivating last night under the rain, he did indeed have an easier time absorbing external qi into his body. He could even have it run through his meridians and garner beneficial effects. But transforming it into latent spiritual qi was still out of the question. And yet that was enough to raise his comprehension of Harem Cultivation according to the status screen. Li Yang paused as he fixed his tie—
"Could I purchase the Harem Cultivation Scripture?"
[ Host Has More Than Enough Charm Points ]
It had been a hypothetical question, he knew he could. But those charm points were initially meant to unlock his spiritual roots. It was more important than the scripture if he wished to truly be a cultivator and he failed to gain help from the Shen Society.
...but what if he should have taken the offer last night?
A small pang of regret crossed him before he shook his head. What had been done was already done. The man picked up his suitcase and then went out of the door—a black and white ball assailed his face.
Li Yang steadied his footing but blinked at the softness of the fur in his face. Until the paw smacked him in the cheek. A small stinging sensation appeared on his cheek and yet this was something he quickly got used to.
It tested his nerves, however.
"What is it?"
The Panda\'s beady eyes glared at him, "I know you\'re supposed to think of the future, must be something that all of you humans do—but if you can\'t get over the first situation of lacking spiritual roots then you might just be good as dead."
"Then I will be."
"What did you say?"
A glower came from the creature and Li Yang sighed and glanced around the house. There was no doubt that his brother was still exhausted. The man would wish to visit the company when the board meeting would occur in a couple of days.
He raised a brow at the creature, "I was injecting some humor, some people do say that death is the end of all suffering. Was the joke too dark for you?"
"You don\'t sound like you\'re joking at all, dumbass."
A snicker came from his lips, "Then you must not be aware of deadpan snarkers. Regardless, I may have a solution to the problem."
"What? Did you reach 5000 Charm Points?"
"No. But there is a chance to get something to unlock my roots," Li Yang would not normally say it aloud, but he did enjoy the look on the creature\'s face.