《Game of World's Heroes》


 Question 1 - Do you believe in a happy ending?

    ¡°This is all your doing, why I''m held accountable from your fault,¡± I whisper while hugging my knees and looking at a streak of light.


    My pupil narrowing in this lack of illumination. I hate sitting in the darkness but this unpleasant existence now hiding me from them. I approach that source of light while holding back my breath, my body tense looking outside from a small hole.


    ''Both of them here,'' my inaudible scream ringing in my head, my heart beats faster, and cold sweats flows like a river.


    They open every door searching for me, soon they will find me here, hiding. After that, I will be held accountable for a sin that I never did.


    Where is the fairness in the world? Where is the justice for the weak? It''s just illusions given by the strong.


    After a while, I can''t hold my breath anymore and breath in. However, I choked by dust around me and coughing. It''s quite loud and makes my pursuer alerted.


    ''Oh god, why did you do this,'' I cried lamenting my pitiful life.


    "His sound is from this room," one of them said after hearing my cough.


    "Yes, I hear it too," the other answer calmly.


    They walk towards me calmly, their face full of smile, like a cat cornering a mouse. Confident already catch me in my hiding.


    One of them humming while facing the door to my room and says, "I know you here, come out."


    That person finally opens the door after hearing no answer from me. Bad luck for me, I really in that room. Both of us silent when our eyes meet, however, the silence soon broken by the third party.


    "Big brother, why are you hiding from us," a small figure rush toward me and then hugging me with a little tear in her eyes.


    This small little angel is my little sister. I make a sheepish smile after hearing her question, laugh awkwardly and says, "I just want to try hide and seek once a while, Rin."You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author.


    I see her still sulking then say, "I''m sorry for broke your doll, I will buy you a new teddy bear."


    Her eyes immediately sparkle when hearing my words and say, "Really brother? You''re the best."


    Ah, looking at her happy expression make everything worth it.


    "If you like this from the star, then we won''t waste our time to search you," sound of the devil resounding in my ears.


    It''s the voice of my another sister, Yan. She isn''t the devil, but maybe a close relative. She''s the one who broke Rin''s doll but then makes a false accusation towards me.


    After hearing her sound, I look at her eyes. When our eyes meet again, she averted her eyes and moving her mouth as if whistling. I slightly taller than her so all of it seen quite clearly. Stop it, I know you can''t, your brother now embarrassed too.


    I can''t bear looking at her pitiable appearance and persuade them to go to the market. There, we will search for a new teddy bear for Rin.


    After arriving in the local market, we walk around looking for Rin''s new doll and window shopping, looking if there something I want for myself. In two hours finally, we finish visiting all the store here, I know bringing girls shopping is a mistake.


    Besides buying Rin''s new doll, I forced by Yan to buy a shiny cheap necklace for her. When I remember she the reason why Rin''s doll broke, I nearly quarreling with her.


    However, when seeing her puppy eyes, I yield and buy her the more expensive one. After that, I see she doing yeah sign with her hand. Oi, I still can see you.


    After buying a necklace for Yan, I reminded by Yan that still forgot something, so we go to the cake store and buying some for my mother. All of them look delicious, but my mother already has a favorite, so we buy one kind but with different flavors.


    I make sure there nothing I forgotten and then bring them home. Yan still looking and stroking her necklace and Rin still hugging her new teddy bear. Today is a good day, even if I got falsely accused, looking at their smile right now is a pleasure.


    Walking towards home in the evening, and chatting with my families about random things like this is a blessing for me. The happiness I never got before.


    Compared to my previous life, this life is like a heaven for me. Where I feel the family warmth and have people whom I can trust. So, as a reincarnator, I will try my best to protect this life, their life, and our happiness.


    Finally, we arrive in front of our home. Time passed without I realized, most of them because of my banter with Yan. Rin, on the other hand, stays quiet when watching our banters. We open the door and saying our greeting to mother together.


    "We''re already home mom."


    From the workroom, a woman voice heard by us, replying our greeting, "Vys, Yan, and Rin. Welcome home."


    Ah, why people never realize, happiness comes from a simple thing like this.


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    Vys: Yes, I am.

 Question 2 - Yan or Rin?

    Melodies of birds chirping flowing into my ears and sunlight peeking shyly from a gap between windows in my bedrooms. I open my windows sashes and smell the fresh aroma of a village. Today is clear weather, no cloud as far I can see.


    Some of the villagers already left their house and ready for plant new crops. Look like a busy season for farmers is coming, even so there no frown on their faces, they do their job with vigor knowing they can feed their family for at least a year after harvest.


    The rate of harvest is astounding compared with my previous world, they didn''t use crop rotation, and any fertilizer, but everytime they always harvest big.


    When I think about it, maybe it is the cause after all, why would they try to use fertilizer or try another farming technique if they satisfied with what they have right now.


    When any of them see me looking through the window, they wave their hand to me and then I waved back, ah this neighborhood is the best, very different from my previous life when everyone just life independent from each other.


    After long enough enjoying the natures, I go inside and get ready to work. In this world, children at my age working are considered normal, because this world doesn''t have any compulsory education.


    I walked into the nearby stream, and start washing my body. There no strange odor in my body, however, my habit to take a bath is hard to stop. So, I usually go here alone and sink in my body.


    Half an hour later, I finished my bath. Waterdrops dripping from my hair while looking at streams and see my reflection. My grey hair and heterochromia eyes are little vague but it distinguishable.


    People usually remember me because of my blue left eye and yellow right eye. My condition is quite rare in this world people usually have the same colors for both eyes, but when I think about it, my previous world is the same. My mother said, my blue eye is inherited by my father side, even though I never saw him before.If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    After drying my body, I go home and find out everyone still asleep. I knew my mother is work late, but I''m sure Yan and Rin sleeping early last night. Why my sisters are sluggish, can''t they have any youth vigor and play outside in the morning.


    I go inside their room, looking at both of them clumping around. Look like Rin''s dream is eating something, she gobbling Yan''s arms while got hugged by her. Yan''s painful expression is interesting, but it''s time for them to wake up. I separate both of them and pinch both of their cheeks.


    "Ouch ouch, stop brother, I''m already wake up," Rin says after got pinched by me.


    Yan, on the other hand, looking at me like her archenemy with a little tear in her eyes while stroking her cheek. "Can you a little gentle when waking up a lady," she squawk.


    When hearing her saying that, I shrug my shoulder, "A proper lady will wake up in time. Come on, wash your face, it''s breakfast time."


    After that, they immediately go to the bathroom and wash their face, while I go to the mother bedroom and want to wake her up too. However, looking at her sound sleep and remember how much she works lately, I cover her with a blanket and get out of her bedroom. I will leave her share later for when she wakes up.


    After coming back to the dining room, I see both of my sisters already there, preparing breakfast for us.


    Looking at me come alone, they ask where mother. However, after hearing my explanation, they soon understand and will leave warm food for mom.


    I sit in the chairs with them. It''s a norm for our family to eat together but there are some exceptions like today, "Thank you for the meal," we say with a low voice together.


    It''s a tradition from my mother family, an appreciation sign to the world, giving us something to eat. She still follows it until now, and these sisters followed her until now. They nagged me to follow her too. Finally, I relent to their nagging, and before eating, I usually said that sentence too with them.


    It''s a nice experience for me, appreciating and eating food with family. Something that I never did before.


    After finished eating, we''re together washing plates and cutleries. Yan still looks angry, but after bantering a while, soon her mood improve again. What a cute sister.


    Sun already high, so I prepare to do my job. After taking my white uniform, I immediately go to work.


    "Everyone, I go out first."


    Rin is waving at me with a smile even after I quite far away. Ah, what a little angel.


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    Vys: Rin period.


    Yan: What?


    Vys: What?

 Question 3 - Achieving your dream or your family happiness?

    In a clean, white room, I''m sitting in a chair, looking at a someone wound and then stroking my chin, thinking for a while in silence. He has burn injuries on his chest, this injuries not unusual in this world, especially considering this patient profession, an alchemist. Sometimes an alchemist got burned when experimented with a new recipe. Different from my previous world, lab accidents rarely happened because of proper preparation.


    However, alchemists in this world are impulsive people, after they got inspiration, they immediately test it. Fortunately, most of them not dangerous, and races in this world inherently stronger than human. So, any failure experiment wouldn''t be endangering their life.


    Nevertheless, what makes me interested is race physiology in this world. Even though most of them are humanoid creatures, the differences between races are discernible. As an example, the patient in front of me has glowing reddish cracks in both of his hand, like a magma flowing on his arms. It''s a characteristic of their race and not a unique conditions.


    My mind tranquil when assessing the situation. On the other side, the other party looking at me with hoping eyes, waiting for my diagnosis.


    I write something in a note with a smile, "Give this to an apothecary. Remember to consume the medicine before you sleep tonight, and you will get better when you wake up tomorrow."


    After hearing I speak, his glum expression changing into a wide smile. He takes the note and thanks me several times. My assistant when looking at the situation let out a smile. Similar situations happened many times, but it always feels nice when appreciated by the patient.


    This job is like my daytime routine. After a few other patients come and go, and feel it''s enough, I decide to close this medical facility. The sun yet passes over my head. However, this medical practice isn''t my main job, and I didn''t do it for money, so I have no problem to close early.


    I put off my uniform in changing room. I always feel weird when looking at myself, a doctor child with different eye color. Even myself admit it strange when looking at a small figure reflected in the mirror wearing doctor white uniform, no wonder people call me child genius.This story originates from a different website. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.


    At first, the patients felt skeptical when seeing me as a doctor. Someone who doesn''t even have any diploma from any medical school, and more importantly still a kid. Even I won''t believe myself if I''m in their shoes.


    Some of them choose immediately to go home after seeing me runs the clinic. However, after a few days, patients come here when they didn''t have another choice and pleasantly surprised by my way handle thing. My competence spread by gossips from mouth to mouth, and not long after, they start coming either by curiosity or want to find fault with me, however, I can handle it. Finally, right now, my little clinic is this community first choice when they want to get healthy.


    Most of my techniques I got are from previous life, walks in the medicine world. However, they believe I got my medical skill by learning from my mother. Well, that is a convenient excuse for me when asked by them. They aren''t all wrong though, the basics of plants, medicine and biology mostly I read on my mother books, then I try to derive and combine it with my previous knowledge, either theoretically or experimentally.


    After I come back to the main room, Dana, my assistant, already prepares a glass full of hot milk for both of us. I need nutrition for my growth, don''t judge me. Dana on the other hand, just following what I do. I drink the milk in one sitting after waited for it to cool down.


    Dana is an orphan I met a few years earlier, either by fate or other things I hired him as a temporary assistant because of manpower shortage. However, I observe his personality is to my liking and decided to hire him. At first, I have difficulty to convince him because of, well, my age. Nevertheless, he convinced by my skill in the end.


    "Ah, warm milk in this hot weather feels strange," I say after drinking the milk.


    Dana''s who drinking milk too, agree with my statement. After that, we are chatting about random things, most of it is about Rin cutesy and Dana question about medical knowledge, he said he wants to become a doctor too. I happily answering his question, I can see my past self in him, a naive dreamer with a strong will to achieve his dream.


    After we conversed for at least one hour, he seems to remember something and go to another room and bring some letters for me, "I nearly forgot this Vys, their reply already come this morning."


    "Oh, let me see," I took the letter on Dana''s hand and read them one by one.


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    Dana: My family is shit, so I guess achieving my dream.


    Vys: My dream is my family happiness, so poteto potato.

 Question 4 - Are you striving for power?

    After making sure nothing wrong by examining three black letters and it''s seal on my hand, I open them one by one. The first letter is from my subordinate in my mercenary group. I establish them a few years ago after realizing this world condition is harsher and crueler than my previous world.


    The clan concept exists in this world with sole reason to protect their bloodline from spreading. It''s because two things determine how strong someone in this world. Bloodline, and internal energy stage or cultivation level as people in this world says. However, that is a surface knowledge for ordinary people. There is something that only stronger clans know, like secret cultivation technique, artifacts, enhancing potions, and many other things.


    Different from my previous world, bloodline in this world carry real ability. For example me, I inherited my mother bloodline ability, changing my body at will or shapeshifting. Not really the strongest ability but enough to protect me.


    History books prove stronger clans are inherently arrogant because they feel superior from the weaker bloodline, of course, that what I read between the lines. They usually didn''t get any repercussions even after killing another living being, because they got protection from their clan, so their arrogance is built up, spiraling each generation and make caste system now.


    Those are the thing I most hate as a person who passes through three eras in my previous life. Monarchy, revolution and democratic era. Those who in power usually abuse their power after knowing they are immune, and every time my loved ones are the one who becomes their victim. This life, I won''t hope they will benevolent enough to let my family alone, I will gather power from the shadow to protect them from any possible threat.


    Even if shapeshifting isn''t adding my fighting power, it is a versatile ability when I want to infiltrate a building, escape from a pursuer and this ability makes me easier to build an organization because my current body isn''t suitable to build their trust. I can build my mercenary member trust thanks to my ability too, there a handy people who know my real identity.


    I can recognize the letter authenticity by the unique aura in the seal. If the one who opens this letter isn''t me, it will spark flames and burn to ashes while the sender will immediately know.If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement.


    I open and read the letter thoroughly, looking at good works at his reports my lips curl upwards. Dana, who come from another room bringing sweet cookies, I finally can feel my tastebud after reborn to this world, so don''t judge me.


    "What''s the good news?" he asks after look at my smile.


    "Oh, our mercenary group finally secure nearly all trade routes in the main continent," I say calmly, even though my heart exhilarated by this good news.


    After hearing the news, even Dana can''t hide his elated and happy expression. Well, he doesn''t suit to play poker. He immediately says his congratulations and brings more cookies again from another room.


    I eat those cookies more, and read the detailed report in the letter''s attachment, and tell them general ideas for fixing their current problem and further consolidate our position as the main market distributor in the normal and black market.


    After finished writing a letter for the mercenary head. I open and read another letter from rare plant supplier head, as the name implied, I establish this organization with purpose as the main supplier of rare alchemist and apothecary material.


    This organization is relatively new so it not as large as the mercenary organization. However, with proper management and help from the mercenary, it has a high chance to monopoly market, but right now not the time.


    Their letter consists of the routine report, so not many I can''t comment because consolidating position as the material producer is a slow process, they need to acquire rare seeds, find the proper place to each plant, and most time consuming is harvesting them. The mercenary can help for most of them but I can''t get hurried and makes a rookie mistake in this critical juncture.


    I write another letter to the organization''s head to make him know about trade route and my advice as their consideration when choosing primary plants to cultivate later.


    The last letter is from the alchemist organization, I established it even newer than the supplier organization because of hard-time convincing them. Even big clans have very few alchemists in their side after enticing with many resources. I did the same thing as those clan, enticing them with resources. At first, they skeptical as always and that''s normal. If they immediately agree, I will become the skeptical one. When they see my organization improvement rate in a few months, they finally agree.


    I must admit, they are the most stubborn people I ever met. Nevertheless, our cooperations are beneficial for both sides, hence I can let it slide. Like in this letter, they give me their research about poisons. I don''t think will need this soon, but it always better safe than sorry.


    I write my thanks, and promise will send another batch resources later. After finished read all letters, I give them my seal and instructs Dana to send them to respective persons.


    All and all, my days passed as usual, and I decided it''s time to go home.


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    Vys: Yes.

 Question 5 - What is perfect home for you?

    Birds fly toward their nests bringing food to its younglings. Orange colors are comprising the sky, covered by some glowing reddish clouds. Everything can be seen behind a window frame, signs of the evening.


    I leave a white room, abundant of pharmaceutical scents and tell my assistant to lock all the doors after I go home. After all, he lives here alone.


    I step outside, sensing gentle wind breezes on my body while smelling fresh fragrances in my ways home. This world is truly serene if there no such thing like cultivators and internal energy.


    I live in a little village while working in the city because, reason. So, I must walk passing a small forest everytime go to work, it damp and moist but because of it already evening. Fortunately, there are stone paths built by the resident where I live.


    A day every week, I go home late at this time, because reading reports from my people while talking with Dana. Except for some rare cases that need me to go assist them personally, I sent Dana to inform my family that I''m okay but can''t go home. It''s to not make them worried. Usually, the problem solved in a few days and at most two weeks.


    I don''t keep my jobs as a secret from them. Even though I never tell the detail to Yan and Rin because of their young age, I still tell them there are other jobs outside of the medical field, at first they quite surprised but finally accepted it.


    My mother, on the other hand, didn''t look surprised when I show her many precocious child signs or when I tell her about my other jobs. She believes I showing adult qualities in early age has everything to do from my father''s bloodline, Hylaxis. It''s a rare case for someone to inherited two bloodlines but not impossible.


    I didn''t correct her and tell it because of reincarnation. It''s different from my jobs, in every era, the knowledge to prolong death is very sought after by upper echelon of every world.


    Their knowledge of reincarnation will put them in danger and even if they don''t divulge it, there exists a bloodline that can read other people minds. Even though, those mind readers won''t directly attack me because they will know about the mercenary organization. They can still sell that information to others who will attack us.You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.


    Although I said, I don''t keep it a secret but lately, I never tell her about the details and just said everything is fine. It mostly because my mother is a righteous type, and what I do aren''t nearly as clean as she hopes.


    Well, I still helping her pharmacology company though.


    Finally, I see my house before dusk. A quite big dwelling made of green timbers and tall fences in its circumference with many gaps to look outside. I walk below a stone gate with a word inscription, Silvereen, my mother''s family name. Even if she doesn''t look like it, my mother actually a quite rich person in this village.


    Most of her wealth comes from her pharmaceutical business. At first, she wants to create medicines for poor people, but somehow it becomes popular even among rich people a few years ago. Right now, after many failed business attempt before I born, my mother can finally say that her fortune doesn''t come from her family.


    Her success ''definitely'' not because of my help.


    After I step into my house, I see Yan chasing Rin. Rin looking in my direction and then running behind me, hiding from her sister. Yan still can see you, you know that right?


    After looking Rin running to me, Yan who still covered by her sweats rushing too and says with dropping eyes, "Rin, why you don''t want me to wash your body?"


    "No, Big sis is sweaty, and I''m already big. I don''t want to take baths together again, it''s embarrassing."


    "Didn''t yesterday we still bathe together."


    "That because big sis forced me."


    They''re bantering again, it looks like Rin already in her rebellious phase. Please don''t hang out with wrong people later Rin.


    Rin is the shy type when meeting with a stranger even in this house it doesn''t look like it. Maybe it because she feels comfortable with us, so she can let out her honest feeling.


    Finally, I can see Yan in orz position after a firm rejection by Rin.


    Looking at their conduct, I laugh heartily and stroke Rin head, "Rin, your sister just wanna help. I know you already a big girl, but even Yan sometimes take a bath together with our mother."


    "If big brother says it like that." Rin looking at me with puppy eyes then continue, "C''mon big sis, we go together."


    Am I doing it right? I never got kids in my previous life so I don''t know. However, looking at Yan''s cheerful face, it seems I did a good thing.


    They walk together towards the bathroom, and I can hear Yan''s humming. Well, I must do something first.


    "Yan, Rin," Both of them turn around after hearing my voice.


    "I''m home."


    "Welcome home," they say with a sparkling smile.


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    Vys: A place where my loved ones are waiting for me.

 Question 6 - Who do you love most?

    "Hiks," a woman''s faint cry slowly flowing into my ears.


    I open my eyes and see a woman sobbing in silence while biting her lips, try to not make a sound. She has bruises all over her body and there a black color around her eyes.


    After she realized I look at her, she hurriedly wipes droplets of limpid water on her cheeks and put her brightest smile while trying to sing me a sleep song.


    I put a small smile, didn''t realize what that tear means yet.


    I close my eyes and the scenery changing into a red color and my nose smells a vivid scent of blood. I realize that I sleep on my stomach while leaning to something. My hand grabs something very familiar, a woman hand, no, my mother hand. However, it''s cold and I can''t feel any pulse, the sign of death.


    ''Why? it''s because you''re just peasants and I''m a noble,'' the most hated sentence followed by his smile ringing in my mind.


    ...


    "Aaah," I immediately sit down, wake up from my nightmare and finding myself in a familiar room.


    Cold sweats gushing from my pores, my breath erratic and my hand trembles. However, soon all of it becomes normal after I take a deep breath to keep my composure.


    "Why would I dream of my previous life now."


    I feel uncomfortable with my sweaty clothes and decide to wake up and take a warm shower in the bathroom because today I don''t have the mood to soak myself in the stream.


    "It''s just a dream, It''s just a dream..." I chanted as though Buddha reading sutras to calm himself.


    After a few minutes cooping in the bathroom, I finally get out and find out mother already prepare the dishes, helped by Yan. My mother shows no sign of anxious face, it seems Yan''s cooking ability already improve to an edible level.Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on.


    I go to my rooms to put on new clothes and go back to the dining room. After looking around, I found out there nothing I can help, so I immediately sit down in chair prepared by Yan before.


    A thoughtful Yan? what a day. Will it snow?


    She averts her eyes when I look at her direction, is she felt guilty somehow? Looking at her sweaty appearance and dirt on her pants, it seems she doesn''t sleep and cultivating outside on the previous night.


    She probably hears me screaming from the outside, and realize that I have a nightmare. It''s not my first after all, but still, her awkward attempt to comforting me is her cute side. Doesn''t mean I will say it to her though.


    After Yan put all the food on the table, she goes to her room, wants to wake up Rin from her sleep.


    I and my mother sitting together, face to face, waiting for them to come back. We''re exchanging some chitchat about my lives and as usual, she gives some advice about what just and what right. However, today she a bit off as though her mind is somewhere else.


    "Mom, is there something I can help you with."


    She stops suddenly, after thinking a while, she smiles and says, "After breakfast, I will tell You, Yan and Rin."


    I know she never lies to me, so I stop my inquiry and shifting conversation topic to something else.


    After a while, Yan and Rin finally come to the dining room with wet hairs, it seems they just finished their bath. Yan sits down in the chair next to my mother, while Rin climbs the chair and sit next to me. What a cute little thing.


    We start eating the foods in silence. It''s a family tradition to not talking while eating to savor the taste and respect the cook. It is a good feeling, even if I just eating grains of rice, it will tastes pleasant when I eat it together with my family. It still better when my food is actually delicious though.


    "Thank you for the meal," We said it together after finished our meals.


    I look at my mom, who still silent, thinking. Yan who want to stand, sit down again after looking at my serious face. Rin still drinking her milk though.


    "Okay, Vys, Yan, Rin," finally my mother says something, "Tomorrow, Mom will go to the main continent, there are small troubles in my business."


    Her voice is calm when telling us those words. It''s normal for a business to have problems here and there, and this isn''t the first time my mother go to the main continent.


    "I want you to take care of each other and the house, okay?"


    "Yes, mom," we answer together.


    After that, we''re exchanging chitchat again. We throw some jokes on Yan to make the situation more calming and heartwarming without knowing, storms are coming.


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    Yan: Wa-why would I answer that?


    Rin: Everyone.


    Diara: Everyone.


    ...


    Yan: I mean, I love everyone too.

 Question 7 - What you just noticed today?

    "Mom, mom, bring this clothes too," the shrill sound of Yan nagging mother can be heard by me in the next room.


    I come back to my mother bedroom after preparing my mother''s business documents, then reprimand her a little "Yan, mom isn''t going picnic you know. She can buy new clothes there."


    Yan is pouting but I pretend don''t see her. I walk to the bed and put the documents next to my mother''s suitcase, then checking it once again to make sure there nothing left behind.


    "This one is the tax sheets, this one is health department approval from Grint clan, this one is ..." I''m explaining each of necessary document while stacking it in her bag.


    Mom''s silently nodding while hearing my explanation, and occasionally asks a few questions about vague things in the documents.


    "That much more than I expected," mom sighed after hearing me elucidate some points.


    "Well, that''s a business mom."


    "I know, I know. My son is the smartest," she says while hugging me.


    "Mom, it embarrassing, Yan and Rin are looking."


    "What embarrassing, we are family. Come here you all give me a big hug."


    After hearing my mom words, Rin prepared to run outside but immediately got caught by mom. Mom hugged all three of us got hugged for god knows how long until finally she release us after Rin is gasping for breath.


    After Rin ¡®successfully¡¯ get out from mom hug, she runs behind me glared at mom angrily like a cat while snuffling. We''re laughing after looking at her reaction, and then mom caresses her head to calm her down. In just a few gentle strokes from my mom, Rin''s expression softened already. As expected of my mom, she can make Rin tranquil easily.


    When I''m preparing thing for my mother tomorrow carefully, I don''t even notice that the sun is already passing over my head, it already afternoon. It seems I won''t go to work today, but oh well, Dana can take care of that, he often substituting me when I can''t come to that medical facility.This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work.


    Even though looking at people''s unique constitutions is intrigued me and made me build a special medical facility to especially research it. Still, those things aren''t my first priority like my family.


    To leave my mother alone go to the main continent is make me worry. After all, caste and clan systems are quite thick in that society especially in Aracorv clan, the sole ruler of that continent and what makes me worried most is the person she wants to meet is a member of that clan.


    My mother got disowned by her clan, so they won''t take revenge when something happens to her. Seriously, it like let a lamb walking to wolf''s cage.


    I want to call it off, but she still insists to go there because this is about permit of her business, she wants to make sure her shop in the main continent won''t be confiscated by those clan. I know the real reason though, it because the poor people in the main continent can''t get proper medicament, and they frequently sick and die because of curable illness.


    It basically a sense of justice inside my mother kick in. Not like I hate it though.


    Local pharmaceutical afraid lose their exclusivity because of my mother cheap medicine, so they complain to Aracorv clan member. Now, it''s risking my mother permits to do business in the main continent.


    That Aracorv guy just wants a bribe from local pharmaceutical, take some profits in people problem. It seems he wants my mother pulls back her business from the main continent just for another piece of golds.


    Giving him another bribe is a bad choice because he is the unsatiable type, it will calm him for a moment and then he will ask another again and again. So, my mother wants to settle it once and for all.


    If it''s for me to decide, I say let those people die.


    If the ruler doesn''t even consider people as the pillar of his dynasty, what right do we to get another say?


    However, I know how hardheaded my mother is after deciding something. So, what I can do right now is helping protect her from any danger.


    I leave my mother who still read the documents again and goes to the front of my house, looking at the serene blue sky with white clouds covering most of it. I take my breath while thinking for a few moments.


    "Caldrew," I say with a muffled voice.


    In that instant, a man with black clothes covering his whole body appears behind me. He''s looking at me, waiting for what I say next.


    "Gather some mercenaries, bring them to protect my mother from tomorrow on. Get the mission seal from Dana. You have permission to give commands to mercenaries in the main continent if you deem necessary."


    After hearing my words, he nods and immediately disappears from this place.


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    Rin: Boobs are scary

 Question 8 - Vys or Yan?

    When I''m looking at the calm sky right now, I can''t help to feel unease, it like the calm before a hailstorm. However, I put aside that uncomfortable feeling and assure myself that it won''t go wrong.


    I stroll in the backyards and finding Yan sitting in lotus position outside, cultivating. Every breath she takes will gather Qi in nature to her body and her breath speeds in rhythm with Qi around her. She really has talent in cultivation and a good technique in Qi condensation level, her current stage.


    Other than that, I see Rin sit in lotus position next to her, copying what Yan does. Wait, it seems she already can absorbing Qi on her own. Well finally, Yan lesson now show its value to Rin, even though her breathing routines are still stiff, those can be improved over time.


    After looking at them for a few moments, I sit below a tree near Yan and Rin. Observing them while looking at the beauty of nature itself, it is calming and make me wonder why I never notice it in my previous life.


    Below a shade of a tree, I close my eyes feeling a gentle wind caressing my body, accompanied by birds melodies, and not long after I fell asleep in this comfortable place.


    ¡­


    "...er, ... ther, big brother, wake up."


    Hearing a call from Rin familiar voice, I open my eyes and see her shooking my body.


    "What happened, Rin."


    "It''s nearly night, you will be bitten by mosquito if you sleep here for too long."


    "Okay, let''s go home then," I pat Rin''s head after getting up from my sleep position.


    "Mhm," like a cat, she closes her eyes after sensing my hand on her head.


    After a few moments, we walk to the house and see Yan just finished bathing. It seems she can let out more impurities again in that meditative state before. Wait, after I look carefully it isn''t just that, she already breakthrough to The Tenth Level of Qi Condensation. If words about the rate of her cultivation improvement get out, even big clans will try to recruit her.Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators!


    Well, as expected from my sister.


    She''s looking at my stupefied face, then let out a smirk and make a victory pose with her finger. With a small laugh, she says, "It seems you already realize that I breakthrough again to the tenth level."


    "Is that a great thing, brother?" Rin asks after hearing Yan boasting.


    "It''s, there are many people breakthrough to Tenth Level in Qi Condensation. However, people who can accomplish it at her age is very rare." I explain it a little to Rin.


    I don''t really want to praise Yan, because she will lose herself in her pride. But oh well, I think it''s okay this time, it is her achievement. People who can accomplish her feat is quite rare, even for people on the main continent. She already half step closer to her next major breakthrough, foundation establishment.


    "Whoa, Big sis is great," Rin''s expression sparkling after hearing my explanation, there is some reverence in her eyes.


    Noticing Rin''s rare expression, Yan even become more boastful to Rin and completely gone to proud sister mode. She starts talking rapidly about her other accomplishments, like a machine gun, ignoring me who still around her.


    Well, it''s time for me to check how¡¯s mother doing.


    ***


    A man sits with a lotus position in a silent room, candles which illuminating his room is the only one accompanying him here. Those candles have a serene glowing blue light, a calm situation. However, that tranquil condition soon changes drastically.


    Those candles immediately ignite bigger and faster while pulsating changing it''s color, blue, red, yellow and repeat once again. The Qi around him swirl like a whirlpool, sucked into his body. Traces of his blood veins appear on his face, he bites his lips trying to distract himself from a great pain.


    Even though it''s already a few hours, he still tries to suppress his voice from his pain. Doesn''t want to show his weakness.


    Not long after, his whole body glowing because of the manifestation of Qi inside his body, a white pillar of Qi rising from his body. Sign of a successful breakthrough.


    "Hahaha..." maniacal laughter coming from his mouth, feel exhilarated from his breakthrough.


    "Finally, finally, I, Wrach Aracorv, in the realm of experts."


    "Congratulations master, you already reaching Nascent Soul Realm," someone appears beside him, his attendant, who watched him from the start, prepared if something goes wrong.


    "Good, good, my mood never this good."


    "I already prepared your bath master," the man says respectfully, he prepares all of it to clean his master impurity when he successfully breakthrough.


    "Bring me there," he says with a commanding tone, but he pauses for a moment and then ask "Oh, what about the report I want before?"


    "Here it is," the attendant says while handing over a stack of paper.


    The man takes that reports and reads it carefully while mumbling quietly, "Silvereen Drugstore... Diara Silvereen... disowned by her clan ... no backing."


    He hands over the paper after reading everything and says, "Well, it will be more profitable to side with local pharmaceuticals, but before that, I want to see her breakdown first," after saying that he licks his lips.


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    Rin: Big brother.


    Yan: What?


    Rin: Uuu, big sister.

 Question 9 - Are you believe that you can do anything?

    "Congratulation Yan," mother cheering for Yan breakthrough today.


    "Ehehe..." Yan''s smiling sheepishly after hearing mom compliment.


    This time I the one who got the job as a cook while helped by Rin. Mother will go tomorrow, so she needs more rest than us. Yan on the other hand, well, let''s say today is her day.


    "Here it comes," Rin says while bringing the cake to the table.


    "Thanks, wants another hug, Rin?" mom says with a smile, teasing her again.


    After hearing mom speaking, Rin immediately runs to the kitchen, hiding next to me. Looking at her amusing behavior, mom laughing followed by Yan shortly.


    After finished cooking everything, I bring one cake with me to the dinner table followed by Rin, "Here your congratulatory cake."


    After we celebrated Yan breakthrough, we spend the rest of the night chattering each other before we finally go to sleep.


    ¡­


    ¡°Hoahm,¡± I open my mouth wide and take a deep breath, yawning, still feel sluggish after wake up in the morning.


    I stroll to the living room and find a yellow note from mom stuck on the table, she already goes to the main continent. It seems she leaves the house before dawn, Oh mom, I''m pretty sure that taking a trip in darkness is quite dangerous. Well, at least I already send Caldrew to protect her.


    After reading mom''s note, I''m soon submerging my body in the stream, of course, it after waking up Yan and Rin who still wrestling with each other on their sleep. They immediately wake up and find out mem already leave to the main continent. At first, they disappointed can''t see her leave, but soon they joking each other again, what a kid.


    The early bird''s chirp flowing to my ears, it feels very comfortable, looking at dark sky slowly filled with the streak of lights while floating on the stream.If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    In an hour, I''m just floating feeling the water flowing below me accompanied by the frog croaking until I finally call it off. After I wear clean clothes, I stroll back to the home and see Yan already prepared with her battle outfit. She''s doing warming up to relax her muscle, and then look at my direction with a smile, it seems she is up to no good.


    "Vys, time to sparring," she said with a smirk.


    She''s throwing me a wooden sword for training, while she''s holding another wooden sword. "Finally, my cultivation stage is on the same level as you, how''s that feel Vys," she''s laughing proudly and then puffing her flat chest.


    I grab the sword and put on my standard stance, after looking at my movement, she promptly put a proper battle posture.


    It''s true what she says, I''m in the Tenth level of Qi condensation too, same as her. Qi condensation usually involves a breathing technique to gather energy in nature and then refining it in meridians to strengthen cultivator Qi and body.


    Energy in nature always exists and recover with time. However, its density always fluctuating and changing over time. Therefore, cultivators always sit in a comfortable position to make concentrating easier. It''s to make sure the nature energy doesn''t leak out because they don''t bind with enough Qi or disappear because they put too much power in it.


    They must refine nature energy level by level until reach the peak level of Qi condensation, the Tenth level. In the theory, after calming and refining the Qi fluctuation in meridians at the Tenth level, everyone can directly attempt big breakthrough to the next level, Foundation establishment.


    However, that just the orthodox type cultivation. Well, it''s used even by big clans for thousand years, so of course, it contains some truth in them, but I still take those with some grain of salt and try experimenting with it myself.


    My attempts to take a different approach isn''t coming from recklessness, it is because of I confident that I have necessary skill for experimenting in a humanoid body.


    I''m sure hundreds of years of rigorous scientific study by experts in their field will be better than thousands of years of trial and error improvement by someone who doesn''t even understand body works. Besides that, good cultivation is protected tightly by a big clan and most of that still have obvious flaws from a medical point of view.


    Even though cultivation techniques are important, body aptitude with Qi is another decisive factor. For example is Yan, her body have high aptitude with Qi and can absorb it easier than a normal cultivator. So, even though she using weird breathing method, her cultivation speed is still very frightening. Well, of course, I already fix her technique to make it suitable with her body and remove its side effect, but still, her talent is the real deal.


    Looking at her taunting pose I can''t help to fuming, but after a while, I take a deep breath to calm myself, ''calm down, I''m the adult one here.''


    ¡°Well, time to put her in her proper place.¡±


    <hr>


    Yan: Kuhum, Yes.


    Vys: ¡­


    Yan: What?

 Question 10 - Are you still believe that you can do anything?

    I look at a girl nearly as tall as me wearing black close-fitting outfits. She grabs a wooden sword tightly while facing me, after clenching her mouth she then says, "Are you ready, Vys."


    Hearing her declamation, I nod, the sign of acknowledgment.


    She let out a smirk after see my nod, in that instant she''s starting to charge with incredible speed -- she closes our distance in about one second, our eyes meet and then she immediately swings her sword to my abdomen.


    "Vys. You will lose," she''s yelling even in battle.


    It''s inconspicuous in the first glance, but she tries to attack places where it will inflict minimal injury for me. Well, it is good if she still considers it as sparring.


    I step back to avoid the sword and make a counterattack, she already tries to make her attack unpredictable, but that isn''t enough "Careful with the swords."


    However, even before hearing my warning she already evades my attacks. It seems her agility and perceptions are better than Foundation establishment level. She has the necessary talent to become a good assassin. Nevertheless, it''s better for her to not go to that directions.


    After avoiding my strike, she let out a little smile and change her footwork, she''s rushing to my direction again with another strike. Her movements are agile but predictable in my eyes.


    "Can you receive this attack Vys," she thrust her sword again towards my chest.


    "Isn''t this is an easy one," I block her attack forcefully,


    Little Qi shockwaves around us are spreading towards all directions. Tree''s leaves and grasses fly around because of wind created by the shockwave.


    We''re standing face to face, with two wooden swords separate two of us. She''s stood beaming with excitement, her green eyes shine while her glossy black hair roughed by the winds.Find this and other great novels on the author''s preferred platform. Support original creators!


    Is my sister a battle junkie? I seriously hope she doesn''t go towards that directions. However, power is necessary in this kind of cutthroat world. Welp, now I''m conflicted.


    Nevertheless, this position doesn''t last long, she immediately changes her position, step back and strike again with a little spin in her sword. She looks agitated, impatient to defeat me soon.


    Of course, I won''t let her attack hit me easily. Where my pride as big brother if I go easy with her? I bend my knees, scrunching to avoid her strike. After her attack missed, I immediately grab her arm and throw her towards nearest boulder.


    Dust fly around the place where Yan body walloped the boulder, it makes me lost sight where Yan is. It is impossible this degree of attack can inflict injury to her -- and it''s right, she appears behind me without sound ready to attack me for the next time.


    Even though she prepare it carefully, I still can read her and immediately turn over blocking her attack once again -- this time my face is the one containing a smile.


    Looking her attack failed, again and again, she becomes more agitated and doesn''t care about her obvious advantage, her stealth skill. She''s attacking with pure swordsmanship imbued with her Qi.


    "Hyaa, hyaa." her attack become faster and faster but her opening gets more and more obvious over time. She seems doesn''t realize it yet but each of my attacks is providing her with guidance to flowing her Qi in her meridians more skillfully.


    After a while, she soon looks tired, her breath and Qi flow in her body are erratic, it seems she can''t concentrate on another lesson.


    "Time to end this."


    In between of her barrage attacks, I can see an obvious opening when she pulls her sword. So, I take those as my advantage to defeat her, she seems doesn''t realize it yet but it is a task for the big brother.


    She''s pulling her sword after each strike like before, but this time my movement isn''t defensive. When she pulls her sword, I''m activating my bloodline and lengthen my arms while imbuing all my Qi to my sword, and then knocking her sword out of her grip.


    She flabbergasted looking at her empty hand, "What, you cheater, why you using a bloodline in a sword battle."


    She''s fuming and squawks at me talking about fairness in battle. I silent, listening to her for a few ten minutes until finally, she stopped.


    It seems she still think there is fairness in battle, I don''t know how she spars with other people. However, in a normal fight, there won''t be a second chance to let out your trump card if you get killed because of that mindset. Well, it''s better for her to stay like this, I can still protect her with my current influence, as long it isn¡¯t fighting with behemoth level like Aracorv -- on second thought, we still can run even if Aracorv is our enemy.


    Well, let''s hope our path won''t cross, we''re playing the same game, but it is on the different level -- yet.


    <hr>


    Yan:¡­


    Vys:¡­


    Yan: Uuuu, no.

 Question 11 - What you just noticed today? (2)

    A rhythm collision sound of sea waves and rock flowing to a woman ears. She''s sitting in a long chair near a pier waiting for her ship to come, it''s more than one hour, she knew that a sailor isn''t the punctual type but it is too long.


    Fortunately, she is a cultivator and uses her time meditating to strengthen her body. She waiting and waiting until finally a streak of light from the dawn illuminating where she sits. She opens her eyes and sees someone who isn''t there earlier. A girl sitting in a wheelchair bask in the sunlight that making her white hair shimmer. There nobody around her as far as she sees and makes the situation eerier.


    However, she doesn''t feel afraid, inside her body appears a mysterious feeling that pulling her to walk closer towards that girl, her steps are slow but she still approaching her. After close enough, she can see that girl closing her eyes.


    "Hello, my name is Diara. Are you alone here?"


    After hearing her voice, that girl visibly a little shocked and wary with her presence. Diara continues talking with a slight smile, "It''s okay, I''m not a bad guy. I''m here because waiting for my ship which still not coming yet."


    That girl facing her just for a few moments, but in that few moments, Diara feels chilly coming inside her body, it feels like her soul has been read by the girl in front of her. However, soon enough that feeling disappears without a trace.


    "I''m sorry for my rudeness, my name is Venicia. As you can see, I am blind, so please forgive my wariness to you earlier."


    Her voice is smooth and gentle, like a silk in Diara''s ears. She enthralled with Venicia''s voice -- it''s the most melodic sound she ever heard, but that doesn''t last long and she starts to engage conversation heartily with that girl.


    Venicia apparently doesn''t look like her first impression -- mysterious and reserved. After a while, both of them start telling each of their stories with a passion, Venicia is a good listener and she can create a mundane topic seem interesting, just like Diara herself.


    "There a big storm in the sea right now, so I think there won''t be any ship come here today. If you in a hurry it''s better to borrow a flying beast," Venicia says after hearing Diara complain.This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version.


    "Oh, I didn''t expect there will be a storm today. I didn''t really like sit on the flying beasts, but it seems there is no choice," Diara says dejectedly while playing with a knife, sculpting apples for them.


    "It is, I go to this island with my brother using a ship yesterday, at first the weather is calm and tranquil but without warning, a storm come and wreck our ship into the sea," Venicia telling her story while feeling Diara''s figurine and then eat it with a satisfied expression.


    "How can you appear here if your ship got wrecked in the middle of the sea," she can''t contain her curiosity after hearing Venicia story.


    "After our ship got wrecked, my brother swimming here while carrying me," when she says that, the apple has already gone from her hand, she licks her finger and says, "Can you give me another apple?"


    "Okay," Diara chuckled and then prepare her knife for sculpting again.


    However, before she able swing her knife, a hand appear and grab her arm, "What did you want to do with my sister?" a menacing sound crawling to her ears, making she froze as though get stared by a dragon.


    "Brother, she''s not a bad person. She just wants to sculpt an apple for me," Venicia says hurriedly, just after hearing her voice, he takes off his grab.


    "I''m sorry, I thought you are a bad person when playing with a knife near my sister," he immediately apologizes for his misunderstanding.


    A boy with the same white hair as the girl bow his back, apologize to her. ''His height is same as Vysilius'' she can''t help to think that when looking at the boy with the same age as his son, she remember that this boy just swimming from the sea to here while carrying her sister.


    "It''s okay, I know you just cherish your family," Diara says with a smile, this boy reminds her with Vysilius somewhat.


    "Thank you for understanding. Then if you excuse us, we kinda have something to visit on this island," he says farewell and then pushing Venicia''s wheelchair.


    "Goodbye Diara," Venicia says while waving to her.


    Their meeting is short but it leaves quite an impact on her, it isn''t every day she meeting with optimist blind girl. It seems her brother does a good job to take care of her. Without realizing, she let out a little smile.


    After a while, she finally felt pain from that boy grabs, but with her ability she can immediately heal it.


    "What, it is hurt. Isn''t that mean that boy at least in Peak Core Formation level," after saying that she can''t help to shudder, there is no record of this level potential before in history.


    She''s still stronger than him right now, but she probably can''t say the same words in a few years later. She doesn''t know from what clan that white haired boy is, but one thing for sure, he someday will become one of the world influencers with his strength.


    However, soon she put that thought aside and finally walks towards the flying beast rental.


    <hr>


    Ven: You can sculpt apples.

 Question 12 - Who are you?

    Smells of medicinal drug spreading in this small white room, I who just arrive in my medical facility hear a sound from inside a room, Dana''s voice. He opens the medical facility and treats some patients himself because of my lateness.


    It can''t be helped though. After her first loss, Yan nags me to redo the match a few times. Although I didn''t use my bloodline in later matches, I still managed to win over her. She still has a long way to go to become a great cultivator.


    She became depressed after losing to me consecutively. After I think about it again, it seems I got overboard myself. I need at least lose once to not crush her confidence, I''m the adult one here.


    Well, I will buy her something to make her happy later, after all, I don''t yet give her any gift after her breakthrough other than those cakes last nights.


    "Maybe a bracelet or a doll," I mumble while thinking.


    After I consider what gift I can give to Yan after this, I shift my attention to Dana''s who checking his last patient today.


    "Your crack bone is a bad one but not dangerous. However, you better to not use your left hand for a week, it will recovers within a week with your bloodline. Give this recipe in pharmacist, they will give you medicine to ease your pain," Dana says.


    After hearing Dana''s diagnosis, he seems dejected, a normal reaction for a farmer who can''t work for a week in this fruitful season.


    Well, nothing Dana can do about it, doctors aren''t god who can heal everyone at will, we often encounter uncurable sickness and give the patients the bad news, their reaction is varied after hearing it -- denial, helplessness or even pure acceptance. We need to tell patients the truth from time to time, of course, some of them isn''t a pleasant one -- after all that is one of doctors jobs.


    Anyhow, this case is a mild one though.


    The patients after dejected for a while he let out a little laugh, says it his time to rest for a while from farming and then thanking Dana for his diagnosis.If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    "Good work Dana," I say while bringing some cookies and milk for us after the patient left.


    "Thank you," he says while taking one of the cookies in the plate.


    We''re drinking the milk and eating the cookies while talking about what happens when I didn''t come yesterday. We talk leisurely, about the patients and Yan breakthrough.


    "Hee, I didn''t expect Yan already in the tenth level of Qi condensation," he says with amazement.


    "I know right, she is a real genius in cultivation," I say proudly.


    "Said a monster in cultivation himself," he jeers after hearing me boasting.


    "Oh yeah, I nearly forgot about that," after saying that, he goes to another room and bring back a full stack of documents, "This is the result of research last month Vys."


    "Oh, this fast."


    I open the document one by one, looking at the data and analysis. The tip of my lips curled upwards. I feel elated after reading at the result, my hypothesis is proven true.


    "Dana, can you step backward for like five steps," I instruct him.


    I close my eyes, feeling abundant Qi around me. I purposely choose this place as my workplace because of Qi purity in this place. Therefore, I don''t need to go to another place for what I do after this.


    Cultivating is like building a home, to reach tall heights we need to make a solid foundation. Without a solid foundation, a cultivator to breakthrough will be smaller for each stage, the first foundation for every cultivator is Qi condensation stage. Therefore, many cultivators stay in the tenth level for many years, they refine their Qi to the upper limit and then attempting a major breakthrough to Foundation establishment stage.


    Many factors that determine how long a cultivator stays in the tenth level like talent and meridians. However, this time I will attempt something that no one in this world did before. Well, maybe someone attempts it before but failed. Nevertheless, I will be the first one succeeded in doing it.


    I activating my bloodline.


    Qi gathering around me and then it flows into my body, it goes into all my bloodstreams and my Dantian. Slowly, Qi filling and reconstructing and strengthening all of my cells. While my body gets rebuild, the Qi is also refining my Dantian after each blood cycle inside my body.


    Everything around me got pushed --chairs, tables, everything -- except for Qi which still flowing to my body, they swirl surging in my bloodstreams without a drop leaking outside my body, this situation can be achieved when someone did a perfect meditation and that situation exactly what I do now.


    My body gets warmer in each cycle, but there no pain at all. I just feel a pleasant sensation when Qi flows inside my body. After a while, the process is finally complete and then I open my eyes looking at my hand, still experience warm feeling from earlier.


    "Finally, I''m in the eleventh level."


    <hr>


    Vys: ¡­ I am whom I chose to be. I am me.

 Question 13 - Are you proud of with what you achieve today?

    My lips curl upward after sensing my breakthrough to the eleventh level of Qi condensation. A warm feeling surge inside my body, like a stream, Qi flowing following my blood. Each complete cycle makes me slightly stronger than before.


    "I never felt a pleasant sensation like this one," I murmur to myself.


    Dana -- who observe the whole process is flabbergasted after looking at my breakthrough, "Damn, I know you''re a monster in cultivation, but I never expect to this scale."


    "Didn''t you read the data documents? The upper limit of creature is the thirteenth level of Qi condensation."


    "I read it, but still that just a theoretical limit for flawless cultivator body. In the real world there no such body, besides that, there are many requirements to make sure it won''t give side effects to the future cultivator," he talks like a machine gun, it is almost funny when looking at Dana agitated like this.


    "Relax and take a breath," I hold my laughter and continue, "You know why I dare attempt this."


    After hearing me talk, he takes a deep breath and says, "Your bloodline."


    "Correct."


    "Haaa," he sighed after hearing my confirmation and says, "I really envious with your bloodline right now."


    "I know."


    "Can''t you be more humble," he''s fuming after hears my boast.


    "Let''s say today is my day, anyway isn''t your bloodline is quite powerful by itself."


    "Yes, but compared to yours it very lacking," he says helplessly.


    Looking at his dejected expression, I don''t have the heart to continue my boasting and says, "As I always said there no--"


    "There no useless bloodline, just incompetent user, I know" Dana cut my speech before I completed my sentence. He sighing then continue to talk, "Anyhow, it''s better for a follower when the leader got stronger."


    After that, we change to another topic conversation while eating the cookies.


    As he said, my breakthrough is possible because of the Silvereen bloodline which granted the ability to shapeshifting. At first, it seems like a normal bloodline that can help me in infiltrating to the enemy base, but after mastering my ability for a few months, I realized its potentials aren''t in espionage.Unauthorized duplication: this narrative has been taken without consent. Report sightings.


    I can shapeshift to any creature that I understand how its body works not limited to humanoid type -- animal, magical beast, plants, any living creature.


    When I change my appearance, my bloodline automatically changes the structure inside my body. After all, if it doesn''t, I will die or at least got a severe backlash after my first try changes my body to a small animal. It is impossible for me to shapeshifting as a cat without changing what inside my body -- lung, heart, liver, every internal organ I have.


    What makes it more incredible is it isn''t just changing the size of my internal organ -- as long I understand how it works, I can change how part of my body work too. For example, when I change my nose like a dog nose, its appearance won''t change much, but my smell sense will get enhanced several times this way.


    I can do this all because I understand how the nose of dog works in the first place. If I don''t, there is a high chance to become deformed because of the wrong body structure. Therefore, just a handful people dare to attempt this experiment, however after many failures and zero success there no one who wants to do that anymore.


    All of those failures are recorded in history books, and that what makes me very careful when threading this thin line, I won''t try anything rash if I still don''t sure how severe is the side effect. The reason why I build this medical facility is to understand biology this world creature, not because I want to make a better society or whatever. I''m not an altruistic person, don''t judge me.


    Right now, I nearly understand everything about cultivation -- at least in Qi condensation stage after diagnosing many patients. I can change some structure of my body without changing my appearances, like right now, even if there no oddity in my appearance, my bloodstream, veins, and cells are fusing with my meridians, the perfect meridians.


    That''s right, my shapeshifting ability can change my meridians quality and quantity, to the upper limits of living creature. In other words, I can change my talents at will. After changing the talent, now I can absorb Qi around me as long the bloodline still active, without even need to concentrate like other cultivators.


    Therefore, I train my bloodline every day until my subconscious can do it automatically. I still can''t do with my subconscious but I can activate my bloodline for about 6 hours a day. Not so bad I think.


    Anyway, after collecting many data and take a scientific conclusion from it, I find out the theoretical limit of cultivator before breaking through to Foundation establishment isn''t the tenth level, but thirteenth. However, that has many requirements to make it work without damaging future potential -- quality and quantity of meridian, talent, body structure, and some other factors.


    Luckily for me, most of it can be solved with my bloodline and the right understanding of biology.


    I don''t need to become the strongest but to protect my family from any possible danger, I need abilities that surpass most of cultivators.


    This bloodline and this knowledge ¡ª are my advantage.


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    Vys: Damn right, I am.


    Yan: I lost sparring with him, what to be proud here.


    Rin: I don''t understand.

 Question 14 - What your motivations for doing your job?

    After I gather many data for my research, I draw a conclusion that the theoretical limit of Qi gathering stage is in the thirteenth level. Even so, breakthroughs after the tenth level still hard to achieve if a cultivator doesn''t fulfill the necessary requirements.


    At Qi gathering stage from the first level to the tenth level, cultivators can attempt their breakthrough brainlessly. However, that''s not the case from the eleventh level upwards.


    A cultivator needs a deep comprehension of his own body. There are nearly a hundred steps just for a breakthrough to the eleventh level alone, and every wrong step will create a backlash that will last for months.


    If I''m not a doctor, I won''t dare to attempt this process. I will start thinking of another way to get stronger.


    At this moment I somewhat feel grateful for those shitty people in my previous life that make me walk in the path of medicine. Well, scratch that, even if hell froze, I still won''t forgive them.


    Anyway, I can feel a qualitative change inside my body after the breakthrough to the eleventh level. My Dantian -- a sea of Qi inside my body became purer after each cycle. This Dantian is like the quality of cement for a house. If it is good enough, it will allow for boundless future progress.


    People often confuse Dantian with talent, but they are different. Dantian is always pure when someone born, but it becomes more impure as they grow older or gathering impure Qi. Talents on the other hands -- are something that won''t change since birth.


    Usually, Cultivator can''t refine and make their Dantian purer than before -- but I can. This eleventh level is quite special, it where cultivators can start purifying their Dantian. If cultivators didn''t reach this level before their breakthrough to Foundation establishment, their future potential will be diminishing as they grow older.


    With just the fact that I can purify my Dantian, I can be sure -- there no one in my generations that have higher potential than me.


    ***


    "Atchoo."


    "Are you okay big brother?" after hearing a sneeze, a girl asks worriedly to a boy who pushes her wheelchair.


    "It''s okay Ven, only a little cold," he says with a smile after hearing his little sister concern.Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.


    "Is it because you swimming while protecting me, brother?" a little trace of guilt appear on her face.


    "Of course not, this is just -- you know, probably someone talking about me," he put up a smile even when knowing his little sister can''t see him.


    After she hears a random excuse from him, she becomes more unsettled with his well being. She furrows her eyebrows and says, "Brother, I hope we can go to some rest area for a while before we continue our travels."


    He knows that his sisters already see through his lies, he sighed, "Okay, we will search for an eatery along the way."


    They still in a lush forest filled with big trees rise to the sky, there are no shops wherever he looks. Fortunately, this place has a little pathway from stone, he doesn''t need to use his sword to cut any tree again.


    The song of birds -- the pleasant background music, flowing to his ears while he''s pushing his sister wheelchair, a thought appears in his head, ''Walking together in this tranquil place isn''t bad too.''


    "I know right, these calm melodies are very relaxing."


    "Can''t agree with you more, Ven."


    They walk while listening to natural melodies and smelling the flowers scent. He''s describing strange flowers to his sister while walking. Time passes slowly, but if you with your loved ones, it will be the most pleasant thing.


    After nearly half hours, they found a little marketplace.


    He searches an inn around them for their rest place today. While walking in this quite busy marketplace. There many shouting from every stand, the sellers want to sell their goods.


    "Fresh fish, fresh fish. Brother, you won''t regret buying this, my fishes are the tastiest fish in this island," a man''s shouting to him when he walks in front of a fish stall.


    "No thanks," with a smile he rejects the man offer.


    Every area he walks there always many boisterous sellers or people who are just talking loudly inside a food stall. They''re usually gossiping about unimportant things, but that just what people in this small island like, walk on a leisure life without worry about conflict of power like big clans.


    After looking at a food stall, he asks his sister, "Do you want to eat first before we search an inn?"


    "Um, I remember big brother isn''t eating yet."


    He goes to inside that stall with her sisters and ordering many foods on the menu. He usually eats just to recover his energy. However, after he tastes a spoon of the food, he feels as if covered by mother embrace -- comfortable warm feelings are surging inside his body. These are delicacies that don''t even exist on the main continent.


    ''Sometimes there are unexpected skilled people hiding in a small pace."


    After that, he continues eating at full speed.


    "Uncle, another plate," with a full spirit he orders another plate.


    "What, again?" the stall owners shock expression can be seen on his face. He just cooks another big pot of stew and that''s eaten in mere minutes by this little boy.


    The amount of foods and the speeds he eats is unbelievable, the stall owner can''t even catch his breath when looking at his eating rate. If he''s not paying first, maybe he will kick him already.


    "There''s no more uncle?" the boy asks again when looking at stall owners expression.


    After hearing the boy question, he awakes from his shock and pulls his sleeve, "Okay kiddo, don''t underestimate this old man, let me show you the chef ability on this island."


    <hr>


    Unnamed stall owner: Looking at the satisfied expression of my customer after eating my foods.

 Question 15 - What useless thing did you worry in life?

    Darkness, silence, covering a girl perception of her bloody room. Not because she''s blind, it because there nothing illuminates the girl room. Although she can''t see anything, she''s still can smell blood gushing from her wounds. Strangely she can retain her consciousness even in her bad situation.


    "Why me, why us?" helpless whisper come from her mouth.


    A man with a mask and white coat appears in her mind, he has something like a syringe in his hand, ready to inject red liquid inside her body. There no emotion in his eyes, as if he''s looking at a frog ready to dissect.


    She leans her back to the wall, contemplating about what will happen next.


    *knock* * knock*


    Two distinct knocking sound comes from the stone wall behind her. She who still thinking, taken aback because of the sudden noise. However, it doesn''t last long, she approaches the wall and knocks it twice.


    *knock* *knock*


    After a few moments silence, someone talks from the other side, "You must be the new replacement today," she hears a sharp boy voice.


    "Who are you?"


    "Me? I''m kinda your senior here. We probably won''t ever meet though," even though he has a sharp cold voice, he is more talkative than she thought.


    "You just said replacement. What happened to the previous who stay in this room?"


    "Die, as usual. It is probably the fate for all of us."


    She can hear his depressed voice from behind the wall. However, she understands when remembering that boy have longer experience here than her. Even she feel helpless right now after getting tortured by those people.


    "Why they do this?" she says with a helpless tone.


    "Is that important?" a voice come behind her.


    "I guess not."


    After that, they are fell into silence -- thinking about what despair waiting ahead.


    "Name -- tell me your name." the boy breaks their silence.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    "Do you know it''s rude to ask someone name before telling your own name?"


    "Ah, sorry about that, my name is --"


    "Just kidding, who cares about manners in this place," she chuckles when the boy takes her words seriously.


    "My name is Yan -- Yandair Issrill," she continues to talk.


    ¡­


    *Chirp* *chirp*


    Birds singing force Yan to open her eyes, fresh flowers smell flowing into her nose, she lay in her back while feeling grasses waving around her.


    ¡°Ah, I remember. I just lose again from him,¡± she talks to the sky.


    She sits down and then looking at the glade where she spars with Vys this morning, their battle earlier flashed in her mind, as if mocking her lost. She feels disheartened by her weakness, but soon, she tosses that thought aside and walks to her home.


    ¡°Big sister, you already wake up,¡± Rin¡¯s familiar voice come from the house.


    ¡°Yes,¡± she answers shortly. After she goes inside the house, she taken aback when finding out the house is tidy, it already cleaned by Rin.


    ¡°Woah, why you didn¡¯t wait for me when want to clean the house.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t big sis still exhausted, I didn¡¯t want to disturb your nap.¡±


    When hears Rin¡¯s words she realizes that Rin knew that she lose many times in earlier spar. It¡¯s better if Rin doesn¡¯t this attentive.


    She let out a silent sigh and says, ¡°Rin, I want to eat outside, do you want to come with me.¡±


    ¡°Yes of course~.¡±


    After preparing their clothes, they immediately go outside and strolling towards the marketplace. There no one disturbs them in their way, no thug, no wild beast ¡ª just a tranquil stroll towards an eatery.


    Many shopkeepers call them, not because they want to sell things but to give them something to bring to their home, even patrol guards greet them cordially when they bump into them.


    ¡°People here really friendly right sis,¡± Rin says while eating something like dango.


    ¡°It¡¯s true, but most of it thanks to Vys as this island doctor you know,¡± Yan says while eating a bread from shopkeeper gift.


    ¡°Um, I already know that big brother is the best.¡±


    ¡°Yes, he is the best,¡± she says, and then a moments later she continues, ¡°Don¡¯t tell him that I said that Rin.¡±


    ¡°Oka~y¡±


    After strolling for a while, they finally arrive in their favorite food stall. The place is yet full but uncle owner already run around with sleeve pulled upwards, he¡¯s busy cooking for his customer ¡ª it seems there a glutton one today.


    He eats with impressive speed and many plates stacked around him. Sometimes a girl with a wheelchair beside him wipes his mouth when there the meal is yet ready. From afar they look like a cute couple.


    However, when Yan''s stomach still growling, she doesn''t have the energy to think about other people.


    ¡°Uncle, meat soup for two portions,¡± Yan shout.


    ¡°Got it, wait a minute,¡± the uncle reply with a shout too.


    They sit in chairs near the window, look at the scenery while waiting for their meal to come. After a few minutes later, their soup finally arrive.


    ¡°These are your order Yan, Rin,¡± the uncle says.


    ¡°Thank you, uncle.¡±


    They immediately take their spoon and eat it, as usual uncle¡¯s dishes taste heavenly. In just a few minutes, they clean their own bowl with bliss expression.


    ¡°Thank you for the meal.¡±


    <hr>


    Unnamed stall owner:


    It''s an endue


    Beautiful and strange


    Howl your melancholy dispute


    And tell me


    Which dread you more


    The echo ¡ª or the answer

 Question 16 - What would you do if your loved ones isnt as good as you expected?

    Chocolate cookies¡¯ aroma permeates in this white room. I, who still eating the cookies after dip them into the milk conversing with my assistant ¡ª Dana.


    ¡°So, you mean you didn¡¯t feel the slightest pain at your breakthrough?¡± Dana asks curiously after hearing my story.


    ¡°Why would I? as long I know where to shift my Qi to the right direction and not try to resist them ¡ª there won¡¯t be any pain.¡± I say, and after a moment I continue, ¡°Nevertheless, it seems the painless breakthrough is impossible except you to have maximum possible meridian ¡ª there are many occasions where I must redirect my Qi to meridians created by my bloodline.¡±


    Dana¡¯s soughing after heard my explanation, ¡°Your bloodline is really enviable you know.¡±


    ¡°I know.¡±


    "You know what, you''re not humble at all. Oh, how long you will attempt another breakthrough again?"


    "I already have the necessary data. So, probably tomorrow, after resting my bloodline one night."


    ¡°*(&(*&%*(),¡± he let out alien language with a vein popping in his forehead.


    I immediately calm him down when looking at his angry expression, he takes a deep breath and tries to switch our conversation to other topics.


    ¡°I remember that Caldrew comes here last night and ask the mission seal. Did something happened?¡±


    ¡°My mother wants to go to the main continent to solve her permit problem,¡± I answer casually.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t problems is a normal thing in business and usually it would end without conflicts, why would you need to instruct Caldrew to get mission seal?¡± He asks, confused with my last night instruction.


    ¡°This time, she has a problem with a member of Aracorv clan,¡± I say and then drink the milk, after that I continues, ¡°And I have bad feelings in last few nights.¡±


    ¡°Well, it can¡¯t be helped if that comes from your guts,¡± he says without sarcasm because my gut sometimes is right.


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    After that, we get silent for a few minutes, ¡°Wait a minute,¡± like remembering something Dana asks, ¡°the problem isn¡¯t because of your another bloodline, right?¡±Unauthorized content usage: if you discover this narrative on Amazon, report the violation.


    ¡°I¡¯m sure that isn¡¯t the case, if they find out my Hylaxis bloodline, they won¡¯t just call my mom to the main continent ¡ª They will send their Wyvern rider army here and this place will become a bloodbath.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s ¡ª true I guess,¡± Dana let out a relieved breath, ¡°Well, I just hope this problem won¡¯t become that bad.¡±


    ¡°Agree.¡±


    ***


    ¡°Aaah, these are the tastiest dish I ever ate. You¡¯re a great cook, uncle.¡±


    ¡°Heh, what I say kiddo, I¡¯m the best at cooking,¡± the uncle says with a grin on his face while cooking for other customers.


    ¡°Can¡¯t argue with that, even my sister eat more than usual.¡±


    His little sister cheek visibly red, and then she gently pinches his stomach.


    ¡°Haha, that¡¯s good then kiddo, come back again later,¡± the uncle laugh hard coarsely when looking at the girl caprice.


    ¡°For sure uncle,¡± he says, then he facing his sister ¡°Want to continue to search the inn?¡±


    ¡°Okay, brother.¡±


    They immediately go outside where shout of sellers are everywhere, clangor from a blacksmith and the dogs barking is added to the cacophony on the streets. It seems this marketplace already at the busy time.


    ¡°We need to get out from this market and find somewhere more peaceful,¡± he says to his sisters, then she nods her head.


    After half an hour, they finally can find an inn inside the city with tranquil and splendor of the ancient scenery. Even though Venicia can''t see, she can feel the calm atmosphere of this inn.


    ¡°Huff, that market earlier is scorching hot,¡± he says after laying himself in the inn¡¯s bed.


    ¡°I agree,¡± she says, after pausing for a moment she asks, ¡±Brother, are you already tired?¡±


    ¡°Why? Oh right, you still sweaty from that heat,¡± he says after looking at his sister.


    He immediately gets up from the bed and then lifts her from her wheelchair ¡ª bring her to the bathroom with princess carry.


    He put Venicia in a bathtub filled with warm water carefully as though he put down a fragile porcelain vase. He washes each part of her body with soap from the inn, even this situation is tantalizing for some perverts, there no lust in his mind, just a big brother¡¯s affection to his little sister.


    Different from her brother serious face, there a tinge red on Venicia¡¯s expression. She silently let her brother wash her body.


    ¡°If only I ¡ª maybe I ¡ª brother,¡± she mumbles silently and then biting her lips. Slowly, drops of tear flow in her cheeks.


    ¡°Did you say something?¡± he vaguely hear Venicia mumble, after look towards her face, he sees a streak of tear from her eyelids, ¡°Wha, is there something wrong?¡±


    ¡°Nothing, just who again we search in this island, brother?¡± she shifting the topic hurriedly after wiping her tear.


    He, of course, don¡¯t believe her ¡®nothing¡¯, but he won¡¯t force Venicia to say something she doesn¡¯t want.


    ¡°Oh, about that,¡± he pauses for a moment, not long after he continues, ¡°People said he is a doctor with magical eyes.¡±


    <hr>


    Unnamed stall owner:


    Grotesque bonny


    Plain-Jane but Lovely


    What with loathe dissimilarity


    Rotten pattern however catchy


    Now my turn for query


    Your gallant fondness


    Is it within ¡ª or just a case

 Question 17 - Did you care about people wellbeings?

    Trill of birds can be heard faintly from inside this rooms and an orange streak of sunlight already peeping through the curtain ¡ª the evening already come.


    ¡°Well, that¡¯s a nice chat. I¡¯ll go home first then,¡± I say to Dana who still read a book while sitting on a sofa.


    ¡°Be careful,¡± he says, still reading the book.


    I step outside and release myself from the stuffy smell of medicine earlier and take a deep breath of nature smell. This is a good day, my research finally bore fruits, and I¡¯m now in the eleventh level of Qi condensation.


    I want to stroll around the market, but when I¡¯m passing the food stall, Rin comes out from there, she rushes and hugs me immediately.


    ¡°Brother, ehehe~.¡±


    ¡°Eh, Rin, why are you here?¡± I say while still hugging her.


    ¡°Big sis want to eat outside today. So, we go to uncle stall to eat his soup.¡±


    After hearing her words, I look behind her and notice Yan just come out from uncle stall too, she¡¯s bringing many things what seems gifts from people in the city.


    ¡°Why you didn¡¯t bring me together Rin, now I¡¯m sad,¡± I say jokingly.


    ¡°Wawa~, sorry, we think you still working,¡± Rin says hurriedly.


    Looking at her flustered expression, I chuckle for a moment and say, ¡°It¡¯s okay, I''m just teasing you.¡±


    ¡°Uuu, brother,¡± she says with a soft voice, but I can still hear her.


    "I want to take a stroll first before go home, want to come with me?¡± I ask both of them.


    ¡°Okay~,¡± both of them says in sync.


    We take a stroll for about half an hour to find something to buy.


    Yan and Rin just window shopping, it seems they already bought what they want earlier. I, on the other hand, observing Yan reaction to see what she want and then buy what I think good for her ¡ª a bracelet, it a simple knitted rope with a colorful color, but it has some enhancement to protect the wearer.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it


    After a while the sun is nearly set in the horizon, so we immediately run through the usual forest, rushing towards home ¡ª I carry Rin piggyback and Yan run right behind me.


    Just in time when the sunset, we made it into our home. There no obstruction in our way, but running in the dark still scary for Rin.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay you can open your eyes now Rin.¡±


    Rin is opening her eyes and get down from my piggyback. She immediately goes to the bathroom and takes a shower, today is very hot and it''s normal for her to feel sweaty all over their body ¡ª Of course, Yan won¡¯t miss this chance and immediately rushing towards bathroom too.


    Well, now I¡¯m alone and lonely here.


    I look at the gift from people in the marketplace, most of them are vegetables and meat, "They quite generous to give us this much," I say with a chuckle.


    I start chopping the vegetables, prepare to make a curry.


    ¡­


    My hair still wet from the bath that I took after they get out of the bathroom. We sit together at the dining table, they waiting for me after preparing all the cutlery.


    We eat in silence, permeating the curry inside our mouth ¡ª a sign of respect for the cook and grateful for what we eat.


    ¡°Thank you for the meal,¡± we say together after finished eating.


    ¡°Even if this can¡¯t be compared with uncle''s dish, this is so good~,¡± Rin praises resonate in this dining room.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to say that. Of course, he¡¯s better than me at cooking,¡± I say teasingly.


    Rin flustered face while trying to appease me is quite a cute sight and make me chuckle for a while. Therefore, I like doing this to her once a while.


    After calming Rin and put her in my lap, we¡¯re chattering for more than one hours ¡ª most of them about unimportant things, but that unimportant thing is the sign that my life is peaceful as it is.


    I won¡¯t complain, but I won¡¯t complacent either.


    This is the life I want ¡ª Whatever happens, I must do what I can to protect it.


    ¡°Oh yeah, I forgot about that,¡± I say in the middle of our chattering, I walk towards Yan and lead her hands towards me. I try to tie the bracelet which I bought earlier to her arm.


    It¡¯s quite hard to tie it apparently, but after I do it carefully as the seller said ¡ª I can make a nice knot.


    ¡°Congratulations on your breakthrough to the tenth level, how about it, is this bracelet is colorful,¡± I say after finished to bind it.


    Yan''s face has a tinge red while looking at the bracelet, her reddish face is probably from the room illumination.


    ¡°Eh, oh, ye-yeah, it¡¯s quite nice,¡± with a stutter she says to me.


    What an adorable reaction.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± She says, after regaining her calmness.


    With a smile, I say, ¡°Your welcome, don¡¯t lose it you know.¡±


    ¡°Oka~y, oh I forgot to give you something too,¡± she grabs my hand and then let out the same bracelet from her pocket, after tied it together she says, ¡°Congratulation for your breakthrough to the eleventh level, don¡¯t lose it you know.¡±


    She let out a dazzling smile with red shade from room illumination in her cheeks, ¡°Now we look like a stupid couple.¡±


    <hr>


    Vys: Yes, as long it isn''t interfering with my family lives.

 Question 18 - What little things that make your life worth living?

    ¡°Wa, why did you bought this one,¡± I stutter a little after looking how similar the bracelet in my hand with the one encircle her hand.


    I don¡¯t ask about how sees my breakthrough to the eleventh level because she naturally has keen perceptions in this kind of thing. She can even see a mosquito flying from miles away in the night time from their Qi.


    Nevertheless, even if she doesn''t say it out, I will still tell it to her to reinforce her foundation in this Qi condensation stage. I know that it is near impossible for an ordinary cultivator to breakthrough to the eleventh level, but she is anything but ordinary -- the last time I check her body, she has the maximum amount of meridians and talent possible for cultivators.


    I have many guesses how she achieved those feats, but ¡ª if she doesn¡¯t want to tell the story, I won¡¯t force her to open her mouth.


    After seeing my reaction, she¡¯s giggling with an amused face then put her index finger to her lips and says ¡°That¡¯s a secret. Maybe because our string of fate intertwined with each other.¡±


    Looking at her playful act, I finally regain my calmness, ¡°It¡¯s just a coincidence, right? I mean ¡ª you earlier want this bracelet and bought it for yourself. However, I give you the similar one as a gift, therefore you decide to give it to me.¡±


    ¡°Geez, you aren¡¯t funny at all, can¡¯t you even play along,¡± she says while pouting and slightly dejected pose, it seems my guess is right.


    ¡°-upid,¡± her small voice reach my ear.


    ¡°Are you saying something?¡±


    ¡°No~thing, c¡¯mon Rin,¡± Yan grab Rin¡¯s hand while walking towards their room to sleep together.


    I realize that night already late when I see Rin sleepy appearance, so I stroll towards my room ¡ª prepare for another work again tomorrow.Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. Read this novel on Royal Road.


    ¡­


    Streaks of yellow light from the sun peeping through the curtain, directly shine Yan¡¯s eyelids ¡ª forcing her to awake from her baby sleep. She rises from her bed looking at Rin still sleep next to her ¡ª hugging her arm. When she looks at this adorable creature, she let out a little smile. After opening the window of their room, she wakes her up too.


    ¡°Uuu, is it morning already,¡± Rin rub her eyes still feel drowsy.


    ¡°C¡¯mon, don''t stay in bed, even Vys already go to works. Let¡¯s wash our face," Yan extending her arm for Rin to hold on.


    ¡°Oka~y.¡±


    Rin¡¯s taking Yan¡¯s hand while still in a slumberous state, they go to the bathroom to wash their face together. While walking towards the bathroom, Rin sometimes stumbles, because of the gap between the wooden floor but Yan can keep her save easily.


    After they finished to wash their face, they go to the dining room and find out that there some dishes from last night ¡ª it warmed by Vys this morning. There¡¯s a yellow note stuck to a plate that says they don¡¯t need to wait for Vys because he already goes to work.


    ¡°Geez, Vys,¡± she says and then let out a small smile after feeling the heat from the dishes.


    Yan and Rin sit down together in the dining table made out wood. There just two of them here, remind her about their past. Lost in the stygian night between the loud roar of lightning, a rainfall wash her bedraggled self and a baby in she carried ¡ª a man, no, a gray-haired boy extend his arm to her.


    Like a rope pull me out from a chasm, like an island in the vast ocean, like a sun that shines in the abyss, that small hand what saves her from darkness in her heart when every hope is gone.


    That is a bittersweet memory, but what important is she is here ¡ª in this tranquil place, passing their peaceful life. Maybe she couldn¡¯t ever repay this kindness, but she swears that she will protect this family ¡ª a lifetime promise that won¡¯t be broken by anything.


    ¡°What are you thinking, big sis?¡± Rin says when looking at her still daydreaming even after her plate is clean.


    ¡°No~thing,¡± she says playfully, ¡°Is there something more important thing that you forgot.¡±


    ¡°Geez, big sis, I never forgot about that,¡± Rin says with an adorable pout.


    Looking at her expression, Yan¡¯s lips become a smile, ¡°Let¡¯s do it then.¡±


    They put their hand together and says, "Thank you for the meal."


    Even after how many times she did it, it still makes her heart warms. This is the warmth of family, people always seek power to stand above others, but sometimes forgot many little things that make their life worth living.


    For her, the loved ones and the people around her that make it worth living ¡ª Vys, Rin, Mother, each one of them is the moon that shines her night and the shade in her torrid summer ¡ª an irreplaceable existence in her life.


    <hr>


    Vys: Um, cookies?

 Question 19 - Do you have friends?

    Two girls are sitting with lotus position facing each other on a grassy area in a glade, the morning sun directly warming their body. Their breath is synchronized with Qi¡¯s flow in nature while close their eyes to enhance their Qi perception.


    An ordinary sunny day for Yan and Rin to cultivate wholeheartedly ¡ª try to improve themselves. Rin who still inflexible slowly become better to follow Yan¡¯s breathing rhythm and trying to suck as many Qi as she can. Even though her talent isn''t comparable with Yan, but with many guidance from three people of her family makes her progress above average talented cultivators.


    On the other hand, Yan trying to calm the Qi inside her body, her progress is unbelievably fast, she can make Qi flowing naturally from meridian to meridian. Advice from Vys naturally contributed to her cultivation rate but without her natural talent, it¡¯s impossible for her to achieve this level.


    Hours passed, the stream of Qi in her meridians become more and more tranquil, more than third of it become as natural as she breathes. Things that ordinary cultivators need many months to achieve, she did it in mere hours.


    ¡°Puaah,¡± An exhausted voice can be heard from across her.


    She opens her eyes and sees Rin sweaty appearance. From her trembling pupil and aberrant breath, she knows that Rin already reaches her limit today. She''s looking at the sun which already rising near the top of their heads.


    ¡°Do you want to call it a day?¡±


    ¡°Yes, p, please,¡± Rin says while trying to catch her breath.


    ¡°Okay then, we¡¯ll take a rest here first and then go to take a bath at home later.¡±


    Hearing her words, Rin nod and try to breathe more slowly. After a while, she can calm her breath but still feel exhausted. Realize that they will be here for a while she asks Yan to tell her a story to pass their time.


    ¡°Story? What kind of story?¡± Yan says, after hearing Rin¡¯s request.If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation.


    ¡°Um, I don¡¯t know,¡± Rin gets silent while push her index finger to her eyebrows, ¡°Ah, I know, why you are can be this strong big sis?¡±


    Hearing her question she smile awkwardly, ¡°I¡¯m strong? Didn¡¯t I just lose to Vys yesterday.¡±


    ¡°But big brother says that big sis is very strong for your age.¡±


    After hearing her remarks, she laughed heartily as though just hearing a funny joke, ¡°You must know that enemies won¡¯t always in the same age, heck they maybe will come from older generations. Even though I can be considered strong, I can assure there are stronger people than me around my age.¡±


    ¡°Eh, you mean big brother, right?¡±


    ¡°Nope, well he is, but he isn''t whom I mean,¡± she says with a smug face.


    She remembers a sharp sounding boy from behind a wall, a ''senior'' of her kind ¡ª her first friend.


    ***


    ¡°This is an Allergy, did you go to the forest and then touch strange plants or animals right?¡± after looking at a kid¡¯s rash and hearing at his cough, Vys put down his stethoscope.


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right. I find a strange flower in the forest where I play. Is it dangerous doc?¡±


    ¡°Fortunately, no. As long you don¡¯t go near that plant again it¡¯ll be fine,¡± he comforts him.


    ¡°Really? Thank you doc,¡± he¡¯s beaming after hearing Vys¡¯ words.


    After the kids say a thank you, he¡¯s hopping towards his father outside with little hum. His father nods down to Vys with a smile, sign of thanks which then he replies with a light nod too.


    When he looking outside the window, he realizes that it is already noon. Today patients aren''t as much as usual, but it is better for him than some virus outbreak that will give him more headache.


    ¡°Dana, call next patients please.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± Dana walks outside while looking at two last people waiting in the lobby¡ª a boy and a girl, both of them have white hairs. The girl is sitting in a wheelchair with closed eyes, there no sign of sleeping from her, so Dana sure that she''s awake. She gives a calm aura that makes people want to go near her.


    The boy, on the other hand, gives a peculiar vibe, like Vys sister ¡ª Yan. Even Dana¡¯s keen perception can¡¯t even perceive emitted Qi from this boy body ¡ª his body like a limitless hole that absorbs Qi and won''t let anything get out. The feeling he gives is like Vys when he activates his bloodline to cultivate ¡ª a perfect cultivation.


    Even though he appears a little scary, a patient still a patient and it¡¯s not a first-time Vys diagnose a talented cultivator.


    Dana let out a professional smile and says, ¡°Both of you are the last patient here, um, sorry what¡¯s your name again.¡±


    The boy put out a polite smile and answer his question.


    ***


    ¡°Fenbalar Issrill, that¡¯s his name,¡± Yan telling Rin who sit listening to her words.


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    Vys & Yan: Of course.

 Question 20 - What sadden you?

    ¡°My name is Fenbalar, Fenbalar Mooncairn, and this is my sister Venicia Mooncairn ¡ª the one with the appointment,¡± a boy with a white hair says politely.


    Dana got stunned for a moment, try to remember about Mooncairn family. However, he doesn¡¯t stand still for long. He immediately changes into his professional mode, ¡°Okay then, Venicia you can come inside, you too Fenbalar if you want.¡±


    ¡°Very much appreciated,¡± he says while pushing his sister''s wheelchair to the Vys¡¯ room.


    Dana is following behind him and then sit behind Vys ¡ª observing at how Vys diagnose the blind girl.


    Fenbalar look surprised for a moment after looking at a doctor with same age at him, he felt skeptical, but he can¡¯t go back after going this far ¡ª not when his sister in this state. At least he needs to see if this boy has the same skill as the rumor from medical worlds said.


    Vys understand what the boy is thinking at this moment but ignore him, that is a usual attitude for people who first come here. After he sees the boy sit down saying nothing, he knows that the boy is testing him. He immediately examining the girl without asking him anything.


    On all steps, Vys do it with the precise manner and stoic face, but, Dana knows this is his expression when Vys got serious ¡ª either because of anger or her sickness that difficult to treat.


    ¡°Can you flow your Qi to your artery,¡± he asks occasionally.


    The girl nod and then try to flow her Qi to her artery, at this moment Vys activating his bloodline ¡ª changing his eyes to become type Qi detection beasts¡¯ eye. His eyes appear glowing with reddish color from the outside but there no one question it, sometimes doctors have this type of skill to assist them in their diagnose.


    After asking a series of question to the girl, he¡¯s sighing. Her sickness is impossible to cure in the current level of technology, the blindness, and weak limb is just part of many side effects. Her life won¡¯t last long.A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation.


    ¡°Do you want to your brother hears ¡ª,¡± he carefully asks the girl but got cut off.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay doc,¡± she says.


    He looks at the brother and sees him nod too.


    He let out another sigh, ¡°Fine then, you have two years at most to live with this situation, or exactly about 22 months ¡ª I know it¡¯s not a long time. However, there nothing I can do with current technology that can cure your sickness, even the thing that can prolong your life right now is very hard to get.¡± he says while looking at her expression carefully, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    ¡°What do you think that makes my body like this doc,¡± there no trace of anger or sadness in her tone as though she already knows that soon she will die.


    ¡°From my examination before, it is because of some chemical that changes some of your body function when you still a baby. For the detail, I must take a look deeper, but I think there is nothing can be done, whether you know what substance that goes inside your body or not.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, doctor,¡± her face not showing anguish, even when Vys basically says she soon will die.


    Different from Venicia tranquil expression, Fenbalar expression changing rapidly in the whole process ¡ª shocked, stunned, despair, furious. Everything in his thought is easily read by other. He already visits many great doctors in all three continents with his Master to cure his sister. Many of them can guess how many years left his sister has, but that after days examining his sister and even after that many days ¡ª they still say that curing her is impossible.


    His last hope is someone in this island, who known and acknowledge by those great doctors, in less than half an hour he can easily diagnosing she has two years left and even know the cause of her sickness. Even so, he still says that he can¡¯t cure her, a person whom many doctors say as the best ¡ª can¡¯t do anything.


    How can he¡¯s not despairing after know there is no hope for his sister, but after a moment he remembers something along the lines that Vys says.


    After a moment of hesitation, he asks, ¡°You say that there something that can prolong her life?¡±


    ¡°Yes, but ¡ª.¡±


    ¡°Please, I will do anything as long as she can prolong her life,¡± He¡¯s immediately bowing after say that words.


    Looking at the scene, Vys let out a sigh, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. If I can, I would. However, the ingredients are spread around the world, while some of them are very rare and won¡¯t come into the market because it directly bought by people who sit on the top of this world,¡± he says while pointing his index finger heavenwards.


    Favors to a boy with this great potential can protect his family later, but when something couldn''t be done, he will say it straight to the face. That nearly impossible to own those ingredients even after he¡¯s pulling all his favor.


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    Ven: Knowing that my brother bowing for me, and nothing I say will change his mind.

 Question 21 - What you just noticed today?(3)

    He''s looking towards me, his eyes are crystal clear and filled with determination. There no sign he would back down even after hearing my explanation.


    ¡°Please just tell me, where it is and I will retrieve it myself,¡± there is no trace of politeness and dignity earlier ¡ª a looks full of resolve, doesn''t even slightly care about his unsightly appearance.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear me already, each of them is very rare in the wild and have a great effect with itself. The owners ¡ª you heard it right, there is different owner from each plant, they are the elite of elites. An elder in Aracorv clan, Shamans in ¡ª.¡±


    ¡°Enough!¡± I try to explain it better but get cut off by his shout, ¡°I know who are they and how influential they are, but I have enough power to steal from them.¡±


    ¡°I doubt you even understand, I know you are very talented reaching this stage in young age but you still ¡ª.¡±


    ¡°Doctor, you have a family too right,¡± he says with a little nasal voice as though he wants to cry, ¡°Do you will give up to protect them when your enemy is stronger than you?¡±


    ¡°Because, hell ¡ª I won¡¯t,¡± he shouts, I see his sister ¡ª Venicia''s trembling hand, even when she tries to stay stoic while he says that, ¡°Doctor, this is our only hope.¡±


    When looking at his appearance, he reminds me of my past self and to be honest ¡ª what he says touch my soft spot ¡ª I probably do the same thing if this happens to my family. I hesitant for a moment, whether tell him or not, which probably send them to their death, but that just last for a second ¡ª at the end, I choose to tell him.


    ¡°Okay, Dana give me a paper,¡± after hearing my words, Dana immediately gives me one.


    I put on some thought then finally writing the list of ingredients and possible owner in this world.


    ¡°Fourth elder of Aracorv¡­ the shaman¡­those elder on the north,¡± I mumble reading list one by one to make sure there nothing left and then give that paper to him, ¡°Okay this is the list ingredients.¡±If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation.


    His eyes are gleaming after receiving the list and bowing to me once again, ¡°Thank you doc, then I will go search those immediately.¡±


    I stop him after looking at him who want to put that into his bag, ¡°Wait a moment, that¡¯s just the list ingredients, you can¡¯t just give her raw like that.¡±


    I write another list, this time how to process the ingredients to become a proper medicine and then give it to him. His dumbfounded face can be seen clearly and he asks, ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°What do you mean why?¡± I tilt my head.


    ¡°Why you give me this? I mean, aren¡¯t doctors same as alchemists, protect their special formula.¡±


    He right to some extent, some of them are like that and just bequeathed their knowledge to their disciple. After all, this knowledge is their lifeline, there is no way they give it willy-nilly to other people, it¡¯s normal to surprise by this too kind gesture.


    ¡°How do you want to process those ingredients then?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll come back here and ask you to refine it.¡±


    I sigh hearing his question, ¡°You know, if I¡¯m a bad guy, I probably will add many plants in that list just to con you after hearing your question.¡±


    Hearing my statement, he just laughing while letting out his smile as though I said something funny.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I have the ability to tell whether you say truth or not, and you never tell a single lie since you checking my sister. However, if you con me to gather other plants, what I can do is grit my teeth and gather it anyway ¡ª because you are the one who has leverage here.¡±


    This time I''m the one who got astounded, there no trace of him using any skill ¡ª either he has the bloodline to do so or he just that good. Nevertheless, even though that ability isn''t common, but it isn''t rare either, so my shock doesn¡¯t last long.


    ¡°However, I still don¡¯t understand why you give me this recipe without slight lies,¡± he says curiously.


    I shrug my shoulder, ¡°Let¡¯s just say I try to curry favor to someone who has a chance to stand on the top.¡±


    ¡°Fair enough,¡± he says and then silent for a moment looking into my eyes, ¡°I won¡¯t forget this favor, thank you.¡±


    Looking at his situation, it overlaps with my past life image ¡ª a naive self when thinking power alone can solve everything. After that, I take a time, think for a moment about how he wants to steal to get those ingredients.


    ¡°Instead of stealing from them, maybe you can try asking. I''m sure they wants do you a favor too after noticing at your potential,¡± I advise him a safer route.


    There is a chance those people will feel threatened by his existence, but I''m sure he has some backing behind him ¡ª at least I think so. I''m sure those people on top smart enough to notice that this type of power is impossible without powerful assistance behind him.


    ¡°It already way past that,¡± he shook his head with a helpless smile.


    Looking at his expression, I understand that he has problems with those people. Noticing that, we let out another sigh.


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    Vys: There are many hidden Dragons in this world.

 Question 22 - Is this a troll?

    Series sound of steps scatters from two girls who are promenading inside the forest. Their glossy black hair is gleaming even below these shades of tree¡¯s leaves. The little one is hopping energetically while letting out cheerful humming, different from the tall one who walks leisurely but still can follow with ease.


    ¡°Hmhmhm~¡± melodious hums are spreading on their calm journey.


    After a while, they finally get out from the forest and seen big yellow stone walls encircle the whole city, it is a majestic scenery for a person whom still first time go to this place. However, for them who often go here, those walls are an ordinary existence that not enough to make their jaw drop again, they not cast another glance and immediately go to the gate as usual.


    ¡°Stop! Everyone who wants to go inside or outside the city must report his or her purpose,¡± before they step near the gate, an unusual sentence directed towards both of them.


    ¡°Us?¡± the tall girl says with a confused tone while looking at the seemingly young guard.


    ¡°Yes, who¡¯s here other than both of you.¡±


    She becomes speechless for a moment. Usually, the guard let them in without them need to write their name. However, looking at the guard appearance, it is evident this young guy is a new guard. She doesn¡¯t dislike that someone does their job seriously, that doesn¡¯t mean older guards did their job sloppily. It just all of the older guards knew who she is and they never stop her in her way into the city.


    She chuckles for a moment after organizing her thought. She''s strolling towards the desk guard who tasked to write the report, ¡°Okay then, I want to report that I will go inside.¡±


    Hearing a girl''s voice, the sitting guard who still writes something look upwards, ¡°Oh, it is you, Yan. There¡¯s no need you to write down your name, just go inside as usual.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay uncle, I want to show Rin proper route to go inside the city,¡± she''s putting her amicable smile.


    ¡°Well, whatever then. Name and your visiting purpose?¡± he asks the little girl beside Yan after changing his voice to professional tone.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.


    ¡°Um, Rin Silvereen, my purpose is to visit the big brother.¡±


    ¡°Yan Silvereen, same.¡± She says, following Rin.


    After writing the name and purpose, he immediately gives both of them permission go inside the city. Looking at this scene, the young guard astounded, from their conversation he understands that those girls usually don¡¯t need to report their name. He knows that isn¡¯t because of the old guard is lazy, conversely, he rather strict with the rules.


    ¡°Did you usually let them in just like that?¡± the young guard asks, can¡¯t contain his curiosity.


    The old guard is observing him for a moment, ¡°Oh, I understand why she writes down her name today,¡± he¡¯s mumbling. ¡°You¡¯re new, it is understandable for you to don¡¯t know, but when you see them again you can just let them go inside.¡±


    He stunned after hearing this old man ramble, ¡°What, why? Even city mayor still need to at least report his name. Is her family that influential?¡±


    ¡°Well, kinda. You will understand faster when you look at this,¡± the old guard give the earlier book to him.


    ¡°Yan Silvereen," he read the words in the book, "Is it mean she has connections with that Silvereen company, but it still doesn¡¯t ¡ª¡±


    ¡°That is true, but what more important is they are also sisters of Vysilius Silvereen.¡±


    ¡°Who?¡± he says while tilting his head.


    After seeing the young man still confused, he shook his head and sigh, ¡°Whatever, you will know sooner or later. Just remember this ¡ª the city mayor isn¡¯t the most influential person in this island. You''re lucky that she doesn''t make it hard for you.¡±


    ***


    ¡°Is people did that when they want to go inside the city?¡± Rin asks Yan who walk next to her.


    Yan nods after hearing her question, she realizes that the old man makes it easier for them and just ask those questions without even ask the fee to get in. It mostly because Vys and mother influences, she knew that they are protecting them somehow, but that overprotectiveness will become a problem itself ¡ª Rin weirds common sense. It better to Rin¡¯s growth to learn some common sense from the early age.


    ¡°Well, that can be done slowly,¡± she mumbles.


    Soon, they finally see a white clinic building owned by Vys, in front of it stand 17 years old man wearing white coat watering plants around the building. He looks towards their direction and waves his hands.


    ¡°Yan, Rin what are you doing here?¡± the man says after they get closer to him.


    ¡°Rin just wants to see Vys today somewhat, and I have something to asks.¡±


    ¡°Oh, it¡¯s better for you to wait outside, he still does something.¡±


    ¡°Is there a patient inside?¡± Yan asks.


    ¡°No, it is not a pati ¡ª oh he¡¯s already come out.¡± Dana cut off his sentence after sees someone come out from inside clinics.


    Yan cast her eyes towards where Dana looks, ¡°Wa, wa, he, why he¡­¡± she stutter.

 Question 23 - What is love?

    ¡°Wa, wa, he, why he¡­¡± Yan incomprehensible stutter comes out from her mouth.


    ¡°Finally, someone who understands my feelings,¡± Dana who stands next to her speak out.


    Different from Yan abstruse and Dana exasperate expression, On Rin faces a wide smile apparent clearly, she rushes toward me who get out from the building.


    ¡°Big brothe~r,¡± she jumps towards my body.


    ¡°Oh, Rin. What are you doing here?¡± I ask while still hugging her.


    ¡°I just wanna see big brother today, hehe~,¡± she let out a radiant smile while still tightly hugging me, what a cute little sister.


    I look towards Yan who still drop her jaw and asks, ¡°Can you close your mouth Yan, it is unladylike.¡±


    After realize in what state her is, she closes her mouth immediately and collects her thought -- trying to construct a proper sentence, ¡°Did you attempt another breakthrough again today?¡±


    A smirk appears on my face after seeing her asking me with aggravated expression. I lift my hands while letting out two of my fingers ¡ª creates V sign, ¡°Yes, you catch it fast, I am in twelfth level now.¡±


    ¡°Dammit, didn¡¯t yesterday you just breakthrough to the eleventh level? How can I catch you up in this case,¡± she grieving in orz position after hearing my answer.


    ¡°Eh, big brother attempts another breakthrough again?¡± Rin asks after hearing Yan words and then I answer with a nod.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t that will make your foundation shaky?¡± she continues her question.


    She asks a fair question, mother always taught to never attempts breakthrough while still have many flaws left unpatched. That will make our foundation in cultivating become shaky and it will harm our own potential ¡ª So, if I don¡¯t think it thoroughly before attempting breakthrough, it like shooting myself in the leg.


    ¡°It is for ordinary cultivators, but I¡¯m not one of them,¡± I answer Rin question while flaunting to Yan ¡ª I can see Yan rankles from close up.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    I chuckle for a moment, to be honest, this time it''s not just talent who play. I got external help from one of my guilds.


    I solidified my foundation and calming the Qi in my meridian with a specific type potion from Alchemist Guild. Usually, nobody wants to rely on potions to calming gushing meridians because it will be accumulating side effect and impurity over time, and that will make it harder to attempt another breakthrough.


    However, with my understanding of biology and medicine, I can make a recipe that its side effect is a short-term but painful one and won¡¯t accumulate later. Besides that, I still have my bloodline that eases the pain from the side effect ¡ª In the end that side effect doesn¡¯t matter to me.


    There are two problems with this potion. First, it only can be used by people with perfect talent, and second, it can be only used once each level before foundation establishment stage. In the foundation stage, the potion''s effect would diminish which won''t make the material used worth it.


    If only those problem doesn''t exist, I can use these potions as leverage against big clans. However, the perfect talent requirement is reducing most of it worth. In the first place, cultivators with perfect talent wouldn''t stay for a long time in Qi condensation stage.


    ''At least I can use it until the thirteenth level,'' I console myself. ''Well, I can give Yan some before she reaches Foundation establishment stage if she doesn''t mind the pain.''


    I look towards Yan''s face, she''s fuming for a moment and then asks after calming herself, ¡°Why you attempt it this fast, there is no reason to hurry.¡±


    ¡°Earlier I thought like that too, but today I met someone whom his cultivation stage is above me even though our age doesn''t differ very much. His appearance in front of me, make me realize ¡ª I am just a big frog in the well.¡±


    ''My power is still far from enough to compete in the world level.''


    ¡°Eh, who? I am sure that your cultivation rate is in high level," hearing my answer, unsurprisingly she asks that question.


    ¡°Yes, but there are more hidden dragons and crouching tiger in the world than I previously thought. And for your question ¡ª doctor-patient confidentiality,¡± I tease her ¡ª however, it is true that I always keep my patient secret.


    ¡°What that is even mean, why are you always use a weird term,¡± she¡¯s pouting after hearing my answer.


    But in the end, after she¡¯s exhaling her breath ¡ª she says a sincere congratulation, even though she has a red face while saying that. Nevertheless, I find her embarrassed expression adorable.


    "Thanks," I say sincerely with a smile.


    This time she let out another incomprehensible mumbling like ''don''t get wrong idea'' or something while playing with the corner of her shirt.


    ''Is it just me or her ear getting redder? and Dana, why are you smirking like that?''


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    Yan: Love is the feeling which makes you feel blissed. It is what makes the world beautiful for you.

 Question 24 - What makes you plunging into weltschmerz?

    A man standing in a bright room while observing his sword which covered by a blue translucent aura. In front of him are ten people with deep eyes as desert skies and pale white skin, they wear a plain white long shirt. Even though those people look like as a dead person, they pretty much alive which can be sensed by Qi gushing from their body ¡ª those ten people are in Peak of Core formation Stage.


    There are seven stages in the path of cultivation, but there many levels inside each of them, the First stage is Qi condensation ¡ª this is where Vysilius and Yandair currently at. The second stage is Foundation establishment, at this stage cultivators'' Qi will condense into Dao pillars that will become the foundation of their cultivation ¡ª in this stage, people can proudly say they start walking in the path of cultivating.


    The third stage is Core formation ¡ª this is where Fenbalar Mooncairn is currently at, in this stage cultivator can increase their lifespan greatly, and in this stage where ordinary cultivator can start refining their Dantian to purifying their diluted Qi ¡ª even so, there are some limit, they can''t just purify their Qi like newborn baby.


    From the fourth stage or Nascent soul onwards are called the realm of experts because after reaching this stage, a qualitative change in cultivators Qi will happen, most people don¡¯t even dream to reach the fourth stage.


    This man who facing ten people is one of cultivator who succeeds reach Nascent soul stage ¡ª Wrach Aracorv. He stroke his well-groomed beard while let out a menacing smile, his eyes like glacial lakes as though he¡¯s just looking at ten dead people.


    ¡°Come to me with your full power,¡± he says.


    Ten people in front of him rush towards him without any weapon ¡ª from every perspective, their decision to rush towards Nascent stage cultivator with a weapon while still in Core formation stage is suicidal, but there is no hesitation in their movement, they try to attack him even with empty hands.


    Unsurprisingly, one of them got slashed in the neck by that sword. The scenery that would affright any sane person doesn''t affect their movement. No sign of any emotion in their eyes, it seems attacking that man is their only purpose.


    ¡°One down, nine to go,¡± Wrach says.


    ¡­


    Covered by blood, Wrach stand between ten headless corpses while staring the translucent blue aura he has, there no sign of pity or regret after killing those people ¡ª he''s even showing an excited smile and then laughing maniacally. The sound of his laughter is reverberating in this bright room for quite a long time.Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original.


    ¡°Master, I already prepare your meal,¡± someone appears beside him from the shadow.


    ¡°Good, while I eat my meal, prepare another group of ten,¡± Wrach says to his butler.


    ¡°Is that fine master? If you kill them again, the cost will surpass your resource limit from the clan. There is a big possibility that you will get another punishment.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, my resource limit is increased after I breakthrough to the Nascent realm,¡± He says while putting off his stained clothes, ¡°Even if I surpass my resource limit, they won¡¯t give me big punishment. At most, they will reduce my resource for next month.¡±


    The butler silent for a moment, waiting for Wrach next words, ¡°After all, they just the Issrill.¡±


    ***


    A winged beast is flapping his wings in the orange sky, flying across the ocean. His wings are flapping rhythmically, try to as smooth as possible, he doesn''t want to disturb the woman who rides on top of him.


    On top of that winged beast, a woman is sitting with a lotus position, try cultivating while waiting to reach her destination, the main continent. Soon, she opens her eyes and noticing at the landmark of the main continent ¡ª her destination.


    She commands the winged beast to land in the nearest shore, after all, she never really like riding on top of a beast.


    After her feet reach the land, she immediately stretches her rigid body because of her limited position to move in her journey. She''s still not exhausted, but after looking at the sun which nearly set, she decides to find an inn to spend the night and thinking about tomorrow.


    With her cultivation stage, it doesn¡¯t take long for her to find the nearest town and lodge. In just a few minutes running, she discovers a small town. After finding an inn, she immediately rent a vacant room.


    ¡°Finally, I can sleep in actual bed after a long time,¡± she jumps to the bed immediately, relaxing her body for a few ten minutes which not long after, interrupted by series of knocks from the inn owners.


    ¡°Excuse me, this is the food you order before, did you really order two portions?¡±


    ¡°Oh yes, thank you,¡± she closes the door after paying the inn owner.


    She put two plates of food on the table and then sit while says, ¡°Caldrew, want to eat together with me?¡± she waiting for a while. After hearing no answer, she smiles dejectedly, ¡°Okay then, remember, this is your portion.¡±


    In the end, she ate one plate alone in this room and then immediately lay on beds. She doesn''t feel fatigue but in this comfy bed, she falls asleep without even extinguished the candle which still illuminating the room. Not long after, a man appears from her shadow, want to extinguish the candle, for a moment he¡¯s looking at the food and let out a sigh.


    ¡­


    The chirp of birds is flowing through the windows gap, following by peeping sun between curtains. Like a natural clock, she awakes at this moment every day without a slight sign of fatigue. She looks at the table and sees two clean plates with a yellow note stuck on it.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± she read what written in the note. She chuckled and mumbles, ¡°What an adorable guy.¡±


    ¡°I hope today will become a good day,¡± with a smile she opens the windows, looking at the world shined by the sun.


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    Caldrew: As I grow older, I discover that the world is much complicated than what I envisioned.

 Question 25 - Who you want to be?

    A young woman sitting in a lotus position on wet morning-dew grass in a glade, she bite her lips without let out a voice ¡ª try to endure painful sensation inside her body. A boy put his palm in her back while trying to help her cultivation. Sometimes, he advises important steps to the black haired girl ¡ª redirects her Qi, slows down her Qi in a particular place, stops Qi in specifics time. Everything he says is precise but delicate, each word she follows will abate her pain.


    Time passed, she has full trust to the boy words and follows it to exact letter. Her pain is dwindling and nearly dissipate. In that instant, she hears the boy voice to try it right now. She immediately attempts a breakthrough to the next level, every Qi around her got absorbed by her body while everything other than Qi got repulsed ¡ª a strange force that throws everything outside a parameter.


    Realizing this, the boy immediately jump back while still observing her cultivation state. Seconds become minutes, time passed slowly, until finally, the Qi inside her become a stable gushing flow. A comfortable warmness is spreading inside her body ¡ª changing her pained expression into a tranquil one. She opens her eyes and then looking at her hands with an expression full of disbelief.


    ¡°I did it. I did it, Vys I did it, I¡¯m in the eleventh level now.¡± She jumps around excitedly and hugs the boys with joy, something that usually she won¡¯t do because of shame.


    ¡°Good for you, Yan,¡± he smiles after looking her genuine happiness.


    ¡°Ehehe~ I can¡¯t do this without your help and that pill,¡± she says while still hugging him.


    After a moment, she realizes what her state they in, she immediately separate herself from the boy body. There are some visibly florid ears while she¡¯s facing down, and then she mumbling something inaudible to the person in front of her.


    ¡°Did you say something?¡±


    ¡°Nothing,¡± she hurriedly says while fluttering her hands in front of her face. ¡°I just realize that I can purify my Dantian even though I¡¯m not in the Core formation stage.¡±Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.


    ¡°Ah, yes you can do that after reaching this level,¡± after hearing her quick judgment, the boy let out an astonished and a tinge of proud expression.


    ¡°Hee, that is amazing,¡± her face full amazement after try to flowing her Qi. Not long after her expression is changing to curious face, she facing the boy and asks, ¡°Ne, what happen after you reach the twelfth level?¡±


    ¡°Hmmm, how I say this,¡± he thinks for a moment while stroking his yet-grows beard.


    ¡°After I reach this level, a sea of perception appears inside my body which leads to more powerful spiritual sense. That makes my sensing capacity greater than other cultivators with the same stage as me ¡ª right now, I can sense everything around even with eyes closed which give me many advantages in battle, but what more important for me isn''t that ¡ª the most important thing is it can help me in diagnosing patient body with exceptional precision.¡±


    She hears his explanation carefully and then falls into silence, thinking how this type of ability will help her in the future. He knows that she''s thinking about how to use it in a real battle but that how she is, the boy let her alone inside her thought while looking with a helpless smile on his face.


    ***


    Meanwhile, somewhere in the main continent, a man running towards a room in a narrow hallway, his face show a calmness but he knows that he needs to give this news as soon as possible. Without knocking on the door, he immediately goes inside the room and sees a white-haired man sitting behind the desk. He¡¯s wearing round glasses while writing something on a document, but he stops after looking at a man who arrives earlier.


    ¡°Did something happen?¡± the glasses man ask.


    ¡°Person of interest appears on the radar this morning,¡± he says while giving some documents.


    The glasses man frown his eyebrow and open the documents one by one, his icy cold expression is soon changing into an amicable one. He stares at a picture of a woman riding a flying beast in a lotus position.


    ¡°Good job, I will report this to him myself.¡±


    ¡°Thanks,¡± the man turn around and go back to his post.


    He immediately stands up and walks towards another room in a narrow hallway ¡ª stopping all of his important works.


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    ¡°So, what do you have in mind?¡± the glasses man asks.


    Hearing his question, a white-haired man answers while doing his push-ups, ¡°Meeting with Aracorv huh, it quite a problematic one.¡±


    He''s thinking for a moment, ¡°send someone from first-class to observing her ¡ª keep it classified.¡±


    ¡°What if there any problem arise?¡±


    He still doing his push-ups but with more weights. However, after hearing the glasses man question, he stops to think for a moment.


    ¡°Kill,¡± his answer short but cold.


    ¡°As you command.¡±


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    Yan: A protector of my family from any danger.

 Question 26 - If someone threatens your family, can you kill them?

    ¡°So, what happened to me, Doc?¡± a woman asks me with a worried face.


    I put aside my rubber glove and masker while still gazing at her eyes with a grave expression as though I''m sorry about her sickness, but soon I changing it into a joyous one, ¡°Congratulations, you are two weeks pregnant.¡±


    After hearing my words, her serious face immediately changes into laughter and then she knocks my head, ¡°Dammit, Vys. Why do you like teasing this old woman? This is bad for my heart.¡±


    ¡°Ouch, sorry auntie,¡± I say while rubbing my head, ¡°Your heart is still excellent. So it¡¯s okay.¡±


    ¡°What is okay again.¡±


    ¡°Nothing ma¡¯am,¡± I answer shortly.


    ¡°That is better,¡± she says with a chuckle and then goes outside after saying thanks.


    She is my last patient for today. She is a nice auntie from the market who often gave some free-food to mom, even before I born. So, I got close to her for as time passed, I often met her when mom brings me strolling in the market.


    After she goes outside, I''m tidying this messy room because of today works. I open an ordinary-looking chest and see blue potions inside three syringes ¡ª these potions are the one that I and Yan use to pacifying our Qi forcefully. Today, I used this potion to Yan because of her request and I will use this potion to myself once again for the last time.


    Dana arrives from the outside not long after. I then ask, ¡°Is there any news?¡±


    ¡°Not yet,¡± Dana shook his heads, ¡°what will you do?¡±


    ¡°For now, I will attempt another breakthrough,¡± I answer while still putting furniture aside.


    ¡°You,¡± his expression changing sour, and then asks, ¡°Is that even safe? You just did two breakthroughs in the previous days.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± I say, try to calm him, ¡°I already think it thoroughly, and from the calculation, it is safe for me as long I activating my bloodline.¡±The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    His skepticism isn¡¯t baseless, it is common sense for ordinary cultivators to need fixing their flaw and entrench their foundation before going to the next level. However, I different from them, there is no hidden flaw in each of my breakthrough ¡ª if there are flaws inside my body, I will sense it immediately with my enhanced perception.


    Even if there flaws that I can¡¯t see, I can fix it later based on my other research. Even though it yet complete, it just a matter of time at this rate. At the very least, I''m still in a better state than ordinary cultivators because I don''t have the same mindset as them.


    The problem with cultivators is they always looking ahead, rushing towards their dream. That isn¡¯t wrong by itself, but their inability to view deeper to their bodily functions is what makes them think that flaws are inevitable. When they lose to their enemy, they will cultivate and attempts to strengthen their body ¡ª hoping that Qi will fix their flaw naturally while they cultivated.


    That isn¡¯t how a body works!


    That isn¡¯t how everything works!


    You don¡¯t walk blindly and hoping to find peerless treasure. Life is not a story ¡ª life is stranger than that. If you want to find something in the darkness, you must prepare lights. If you don¡¯t want to get wet when raining, you must prepare an umbrella. Everything ¡ª is about knowing what you want and knowing what you need.


    Written on history books that many cultivators try many techniques to jump to the next stage. Many of them die and very little of them survive, the survivor''s cultivation-technique became an exclusive inheritance for their next generation and then the cycle repeats again ¡ª they use trial and error to distinguish good cultivation-technique while sacrificing many lives in the process. The better cultivation-technique became more protected by big clan while the weak ones perish over time.


    People say, "that is normal" ¡ª to walks in the path of cultivations, cultivators must ready to gamble their life ¡ª to create a great clan, the clan must ready to relinquish some lives. A bloody path becomes a norm for cultivators.


    That¡¯s bullshit!


    I never like to trash-talk predecessors, because we are different. They didn¡¯t have previous world knowledge like me. However, the fact that they can prevent those deaths if they did deep research and have even a quarter of my knowledge makes me slightly angry. They glorify their death and develop their technique base on previous generation hit and miss ¡ª or from some missing technique in a cave which they call it an inheritance.


    Gambling your life is just a form of ignorance. If you understand how a body works, you will know what is deadly things for a cultivator. If you understand how a body works, you will know what technique have a positive effect on the body.


    If you understand how a body works, you don¡¯t need to gamble about what will happen ¡ª because you know.


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    Vys: WTF, of course yes.

 Question 27 - What is common sense?

    Dana still looking at me with worriment expression, but his concern is understandable. The attempt to try three breakthroughs in three days is absurd by itself ¡ª if I don¡¯t know more, maybe I will consider myself crazy.


    However, with the combination of my bloodline that can change my body to its prime condition and potions that help to soothe the gushing Qi in meridians ¡ª there is no chance that I will fail in this breakthrough or induce some adverse after-effect.


    The research results already say this is okay and my knowledge from the previous world already tells me this is fine. However, he doesn''t like me who have the advantage of knowledge from my reincarnation ¡ª it''s understandable that he''s yet to escape from a prison which called ''common sense'' of this world.


    Looking at my serious expression, he knows that my mind won''t change and find some chair to sit while preparing medicines in case something goes wrong. It seems whatever I say won''t stop him for worrying, but knows that someone care for my wellbeing makes me delighted.


    I sit in a comfortable position and then close my eyes ¡ª switching my vision of the white room earlier into the dark scenery. In this state, I can hear and feel nothing except the Qi around me. I¡¯m regulating my breath and sync it with Qi flow in nature, each Qi in the air become more perceptible while other aura dissipating from my sense as the time passes.


    After a while, my perception already at its peak and then I start to absorb those Qi into my body. Those Qi are swirling like a whirlpool while flowing to my body as the center.


    Streams of Qi slowly filled my meridians, as usual, this is where I must concentrate carefully ¡ª this step is where I must guide my Qi with high precision to make sure that my breakthrough will give optimal results ¡ª not only to strengthen my body ¡ª but also enhance my perception, increase the Qi purity and my ability to thinks faster.


    The process of breakthrough is like assembling an engine inside machines ¡ª you can produce it by copying from blueprint by other people, or you can build it with proper knowledge of engineering.The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.


    The first option is the safe way because you know it will work, but when you want to optimize the result, you must know how each part of the engine works and then erase the useless process while increasing desired output. Which mean, people who only copy from blueprint couldn''t even understand what part will affect what result and this makes their attempt to improve the engine exponentially harder.


    For people who don''t understand how is the cultivation works, it is easier and better to follow the safest method. It is still safer than people in the past who try everything and then hope that some of them will work. Well, some of them are working by miracles, but they don''t know why and how those techniques even work in the first place ¡ª if they change a factor even a little, they will find that the result will deviate greatly.


    Well, I don''t have any right to badmouth them because of their curiosity, even I was trying to create new cultivation-technique too. However, in my case, I build new cultivation technique from scratch after doing proper research.


    Time passed, every bloodstream inside my body become comfortable-warm while my vision changing into a blinding yellow, each second the nature-Qi got purified inside my body and then enhance my perception ¡ª something that will take me months to do if I use a conventional cultivation-technique.


    My breakthrough is smooth without bottlenecks, even though there were many small obstacles, but I already see it occurring before even attempt my breakthrough. Therefore, I already prepare the necessary material to counter those obstacles ¡ª there is no need to take unnecessary risks like a novel¡¯s main-character that solving a problem while breakthrough.


    Those kind of scenes are dramatic for the story, and the main character usually will feel some satisfaction after his success, but I never desire to experience it myself -- my life already has many problems as it is, why would I want to add something that I can avoid?


    Slowly, every my cell absorb the purest Qi from my Dantian and then strengthen it in each cycle. My body feels comfortable as though I float between the cloud on a tropical island ¡ª the warmness filled my body while my body feels light as a feather.


    Time passes, I can solve each obstacle that coming with potions that I ingested before attempts this breakthrough. Until finally, the Qi stop flowing towards me because of the impurities inside streaming outside while a series of loud blast sound originating from my body ¡ª the process of breakthrough to the thirteenth level ¡ª is completed.


    I open my eyes and can see Dana¡¯s priceless-expression vividly.


    His funny expression makes me chuckle, ¡°How about it, didn¡¯t I say it will be okay.¡±


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    Common sense is something that helps people stay longer in a community. It is sense by virtue that people understand with their instinct ¡ª as always, some of them are fact, some of them just plain wrong.