Chapter 914 - A Small Town
"It"s fine, Elder. We are grateful with the thought alone." Aria tried to decline politely as it wouldn"t look nice to immediately get such a thing so early, especially the one they didn"t earn themselves. It would surely make others place their attention on them.
"No, no. It"s fine. And I have said it myself, I can only give you when you enter my peak. In other words, you need to be an Inner Disciple first. Though, this guy is already qualified, but let"s talk about it after looking at the test." She smiled.
"I-I…" She glanced at Alex, who nodded his head. "I understand. I shall do my best."
"Good." The elder seemed to be able to get some information from how reliant she was on Alex, making her want to possess Alex even more. Without a doubt, the one in control in this group was Alex, but the one leading everything was Aria.
Since she could get Alex by pulling Aria, who she accidentally saw in the past, there was no way she wouldn"t utilize it.
Alex observed the elder"s behavior and narrowed his eyes. He didn"t know why, but the male elder looked like the Seventh Elder, the one that brought him to the Heavenly Sword Sect in the past. Meanwhile, the female elder looked like Charya. Although she wasn"t as wild as her, their style of doing things was similar.
He didn"t know whether to laugh or cry at this point. At the very least, he would need to handle two people that he had experienced with, so there should be no problem.
If the elder were like Aria or that second young master, Gasha Grayfig, he surely wouldn"t have a good time.
"I think it"s time to go." Alex informed Aria with a thought transmission.
Aria didn"t make any gesture other than clasping her hands. "Then, Elders. I shall come in first."
"Sure." She waved her hand until they disappeared from her sight.
"Are you sure she is worth it for you to sacrifice that quota?" The male elder couldn"t wait anymore and ask.
"The elders in charge of enrollment will change every single time. That"s why we will get the benefit of choosing a disciple by letting such a special admission. At that time, it might be a bad year that you can"t find a single talented disciple while the other time you are lucky that you have the luxury to choose. And after a few times doing this, this is the best choice I would ever make." She grinned.
"Is that girl"s talent really that big? Well, we can"t really s.n.a.t.c.h other elders" disciples that have a recommendation letter, but I guess you can do that as well… Since you don"t regret it, I shall choose the highest talent during this enrollment, and you won"t be able to fight against me over a disciple."
"Hehe… You can try. I will absolutely not regret it." She stuck her tongue as they continued their job.
Meanwhile, Alex and Aria walked across a bamboo path across a pond. There they found a certain sign.
Go forward to continue.
Alex tilted his head in confusion as he immediately activated his Spirit Eyes to check whether this was a trap or not.
The sign wanted them to cross the river and walked through a bamboo forest, so he checked the forest, not letting a single sign escape.
Unfortunately, he didn"t find anything, so he thought it must be a false alarm.
"Let"s go."
Aria nodded as the two walked forward before finding a small town inside. It was certainly a small town filled with people.
When Alex saw their cultivation, he knew they were the disciples that were supposed to be together with them.
In total, he could see around sixty people inside the town.
Although it looked like a town, the size itself was like that of a village. The entrance was also made of wood as they found an elder sitting outside the entrance while basking under the sunlight.
"Excuse us, Elders." They politely greeted the elder.
The elder was very old and looked like he was someone who was enjoying his life in a wooden chair that could swing back and forth.
"Welcome to the sect. I need to see your tokens first," He said in a low voice.
Alex and Aria handed their bronze tokens to the elder.
"Hmm?!" When he saw Aria"s token, he didn"t have any special reaction, but the moment he saw Alex"s token, his lips curved. He glanced at Alex and closed his eyes again before giving back the tokens. "The trial will be started in two days. You can go inside this place and go to the left to stay in your lodging until the time comes. I will activate your token now."
The two tokens suddenly showed as they showed a certain number. When the two grabbed their tokens, Alex immediately asked Aria to ask the elder about the reason behind the number.
"I am sorry, Elder. I would like to ask what is the purpose behind this number."
"It"s simple. To pa.s.s the test, you will need a certain amount of points. There are items you can exchange inside with those points, so use your point wisely." He smiled.
"I see. Thank you, Elder."
"Another thing. There is a number on the back of your token. That"s your identification number that will act as anything from your room number and other things."
Alex and Aria flipped the token and saw different numbers.
87
70
"Hmm…" Alex glanced at Aria"s token and sweatdropped as she almost drew the "lucky" number.
"Oh, I almost forgot. You can"t stay together in one room to fulfill your pa.s.sionate night, you know… Haiz, this is the rule that pains my heart… They are trying to break "Youth" that should be the symbol of our new generation." The elder grinned as he teased them.
"Nope. We are not like you are talking about, Elder." The two answered at the same time and with the same tone.
"Look, you are perfect."
"No. I will seriously fall into despair if I am with him." She shook her head. "I almost got a heart attack when I heard about his cultivation for the first time. He would surely shock me even more, so I am planning to understand his standing first before joining his influence in the future… Probably."
"No, no. I already have wives." Alex waved his hand, telling him he was wrong.
"Ah, wives?!" The old man looked at him with surprise. "I see. I have found a man of cultures. For a young man to say wives, you must love them. I see, I see. And a harem on top of that… Young Man, I have taken a liking of you as another man of culture."
"Huh?!" Alex twitched his eyebrows, asking himself. "What the heck is this old man talking about? Is he really a Rank 4 G.o.d?"
"Hyo-ho! Don"t be shy. I have cultivated the art of pleasure. Come learn from me, and I shall teach you the art of the pleasure that can make this woman love you in a single night." The old man looked at him with a serious face as if it was a matter of life and death.
"I politely decline." Alex shook his head while sweating inside. "This old man is insane. He must be that kind of old man that is trying to touch young girls" b.u.t.ts."
"This young guy must be a closet pervert. Hehe, when the girl rejects you for a few years, you will beg me to teach this art to you." He laughed inwardly before letting out a long sigh. "Haiz. This is why many kids don"t appreciate their youth.
"Many of them have raped women or can"t control their l.u.s.t. But I have seen your eyes and know that you are different. Listen to me, little guy…" The old man opened his mouth and took a deep breath as if he wanted to say something long.
"This… Is this the legendary super long and useless old man"s talk?" Alex sweatdropped as he didn"t want to stay here for a few hours.
"Well, I want to tell my story when I was a youth like you, but back then, a young man rejected me, telling me that I was a fool. And it turned out, he was truly a man of culture, and we got along pretty well in the past. Truly a magnificent memory. When you come to me, let"s talk about it, shall we?" The old man laughed.
"No thanks." Alex was already fuming inside. He decided to bow his head and said, "Thank you for the thought alone, Elder. If there is nothing else, we would like to see the town first."
"Haiz, you two are boring. Well, off you go." He let out a long sigh.
Alex immediately dragged Aria away as they entered the town.
"What should we do?" Aria looked around, finding a few people watching them. Well, their outfit indeed attracted attention, so they couldn"t help it.
"It"s better to go inside the lodging area and stay there until it starts."
Having the same plan, they immediately went toward the lodging area, finding a huge building with extravagant decoration.
The building itself looked like a mansion, but it stretched very far. Alex immediately activated his Spirit Eyes and checked the building, only to find a few people inside.
"There are not many people inside. I think we can talk a bit outside here before checking the town."
"Sure. What do you want to talk about?"
"Actually, there is nothing. I want to ask you to check the town with me to see what kind of thing they give to newbies like us." Alex shrugged.
"Ah! Well, I don"t have anything to do to begin with. Let"s go check this small town then?"
"Sure."
The two then started checking the town and found something amazing. It was not an item or anything else. It was the fact that this town was trying to sell a few Divine Items, starting from the furnace and other things from Forging to Array, or even the Divine Weapons, or the raw materials.
The prince ranged from fifty thousand points to eighty thousand points, depending on the grade.
After going around for a few hours, they seemed to gain some kind of understanding of what the town was all about.
"I think this town is the cheat they give us," Alex exclaimed with confidence.
"Cheat? If you are talking about the secret power-up that will increase our strength in short times to give us an advantage from early on, then I agree with you." She nodded.
"Yeah. That"s it." Alex nodded, forgetting the fact that he had gotten too used to that kind of term.
"I think the necessary point to pa.s.s this test is around seventy thousand to one hundred thousand. Above that, the point doesn"t match with the advantage." Aria gave her opinion she got after observing the town.
"Indeed. They seem to want to test us of our ability. If we give a strong performance and gather points faster than anyone else, we can exchange it here and get the advantage. Many might haven"t seen this, but have you noticed the detail of the elder"s clothes… Ah, forget about that. I apologize to not think it through before asking this."
"Elder"s clothes?" She furrowed her eyebrows. "I am sorry…"
"No, no. It should be me who should apologize. Anyway, I will tell you what I saw earlier. The elder also gave us the rule of this town because I saw six words on his clothes."
"Hmm?" She tilted her head in antic.i.p.ation.
"No fighting is allowed in town." Alex smiled.
"Ah!" She nodded, understanding the meaning behind it. "Although it looks like it"s just a basic instruction while waiting in this town, I believe it holds a different meaning. If we gather points fast enough, we can stay in this town while being protected by the rule. At that time, we can cultivate faster than anyone here without being bothered by others."
"Yes." Alex grinned. "Anyway, I think it"s better to check our room first. We can discuss this again tomorrow."
"I understand."