How To Be A System (Dummy-Proof Edition)

Chapter 106. The Cultivation Manuals That Has Been Ignored For More Than Five Chapters

While watching Berth and Renald argue back and forth, I heard a sudden question from Alicia. “System, recommend me a martial arts technique.” 

I thought for a moment before accepting her request and created several screens in front of her.

[Here are some recommended Martial Arts manuals.]

[Body Tempering Technique. 

Cost: 1.000 points.

Limit: Martial Saint

Detail: Body Tempering Stage technique that could convert martial artist’s vital energy into spirit qi and allow a cultivator to skip the qi sensing stage.

Note: extremely difficult to practice.]

[Talentless Technique

Cost: 2.000 points 

Limit: Martial Grandmaster.

Detail: An extremely rare martial arts technique that allow people with no talent in martial arts to practice it.

Note: slow progression even for genius.]

[Lightning Body Technique

Cost: 1.000 points 

Limit: Martial Lord.

Detail: An average martial arts technique with extremely fast training speed.

Note: super fast training speed]

Although I only recommended three martial art techniques to Alicia, those three are the most special martial arts level techniques I have in my disposal. That specialness is also the reason for their sky high price. It’s definitely not because I am trying to profit from it. This is simply the law of equivalent exchange.

All three techniques are as special as the Body Tempering Technique. Anyway, I don’t need to introduce the Body Tempering Technique which Ren Qingquan has used. 

As for the Talentless Technique, it is something I found inside the hidden compartment of a book in the Pure Wave Sect’s library. Although having an uncouth name, it actually has a heaven defying function that allows everyone to practice martial arts. The only downside for this technique is that it directly ignored the existence of talent and forced anyone to have the same slow as snail training speed.

When I heard Alicia asked me to recommend a technique, I immediately thought of this one. Mainly because they planned to share the technique purchased from me to others in their group.

I suggested it after taking into account the fact that not every human has a talent in martial arts. It is also the reason there are many mortals in the Martial Arts world Ren Qingquan first transmigrated into. Except for the problem of resources, talent is also another high wall to surpass for anyone that wishes to train.

Meanwhile, the Lightning Body Technique is the exact opposite of Talentless Technique. It is a technique that allows its user to advance in cultivation stages like there is no tomorrow. By the way, it is also a body tempering technique I took from the Pure Wave Sect’s library.

Just like Talentless Technique, it also has a downside. Because of the extreme speed, it ignored stability and accumulation. In simple terms, the people practicing this technique are the bottom most among someone at the same stage. Nevertheless, they could still smack most of those on lower stage than them with no problem. 

Well, I said most, because this technique is basically the exact opposite of the techniques usually practiced by those main characters in cultivation novels. If the common xianxia protagonists usually practiced some secret technique that slows down their cultivation speed but gives them a super solid foundation so they can smack some cannon fodder one stage above them and play the pig to eat a tiger.

Then, the practitioner of Lightning Body Technique is the cannon fodder in question. The one that got smacked by the protagonists because of their inflated realm. They are the paper tiger that got eaten by the ‘pigs’.

To be honest, I don’t quite understand how there are quite a lot of awesome books hidden in the Pure Wave Sect’s library. That sect is like the best stage for a child of luck’s rise to prominence.

***

Once she read the description from those three techniques, Alicia closed the screen and said, “I agree with the student council president’s plan. I’ve also found a suitable technique to practice.”

When she saw her words had gathered everyone’s attention, she continued. “Let’s go and collect some points the day after tomorrow. Today, I wish to rest for some time. It’s been extremely tiring to hunt zombies for more than a week straight.” 

She then pointed at the student council president. “You’ll need to come with me too and see the difference between our two systems.”

Just like a chicken pecking on rice, the student council president nodded his head at high speed.

With Alicia’s decision, everyone left the classroom and prepared for another long week of zombie hunting.

Once she left the room, Alicia went to the school’s bathroom to take a bath to freshen herself before going to sleep. 

As an excellent system, I spread my [Scan] as far as possible to make sure she is far from harm. I also spent more of my attention on the [Scan] while only leaving a small part to handle everything else. 

That’s when I found some good news. Well, at least it is good news for me. For the humans of this world, this news is incredibly bad. 

For starters, the death energy within the surrounding area has been increasing. Initially, the increase is incredibly subtle which makes me ignore it. But, after I spent most of my attention on [Scan], I finally sensed it.

Then, I spent most of the night comparing the data of death energy from different hours.

Look and behold, it is indeed increasing. It has also been increasing with faster speed every passing hour. Let’s say the increase of death energy ten hours ago is 0.1% per hour. Then, right now, it would’ve reached around 0.2% per hour.

I simply can’t fathom how the death energy density could increase on its own. It simply didn’t give any face to the law of energy conversions.

Those increases in death energy would also help strengthen the surrounding zombies. According to my calculation, if they continued to wander aimlessly like what they do currently. Around one week later, those zombies would begin to evolve en masse, with the strength of weaker zombies increased by a realm. 

At that time, zombies at the mortal level would’ve risen to Martial Apprentice level. Meanwhile, the zombies at Martial Apprentice level would rise to Martial Master level. Basically, any human gathering group without an awakened will be fucked real hard.

But, it’s not too important for me. A higher average level just means more effective point gathering speeds. Especially with Martial Grandmaster level Alicia holding the fort.

What raised my concern are those zombies that’s also at the Martial Grandmaster levels. Although rare, my [Scan] could detect around ten of them just within the 5 kilometers range limit of my [Scan]. 

I even pushed everything else and spent most of the day elongating my [Scan] to envelop more grounds. From a whole day of hard work at controlling my [Scan], I found around 20 zombies at Martial Grandmaster level. Five of them have reached the upper level of the Martial Grandmaster stage, which is around the same level as the current Alicia.

Around two weeks to a month later, five Martial Saint or Qi Refining stage zombies will be born. Meanwhile, on the human side within my [Scan] radius, only Alicia alone has the chance to catch after their level.

I could indeed help kill those zombies, but if they keep on leveling at such a speed. Eventually, the gain from handling those zombies myself won’t outweigh the cost of the points I spent to create the attack capable of killing them. Especially with how the lightning punishment of this world is incredibly weak.

I somehow missed the cultivation world’s lightning punishment and spatial crack. Although they initially give me a massive headache, after being abused by Ren Qingquan, that thing has turned into an overpowered means of attack.  

Wait, I am getting side tracked. Have I gone old already? How come I suddenly entered a nostalgia mode.

It’s not like I can’t return to the Cultivation World. With just a thought, I could transfer most of my attention to Ren Qingquan.

Anyway, I needed to prepare several plans to help strengthen Alicia’s group. That means I need to be more involved. For example, I’ll need to warn Alicia of the zombie’s impending mass evolution.

Sigh, I thought I could just sit back and wait as Alicia’s group turned stronger on their own to contribute more daily income for me. Guess there is no such a thing as a free lunch, huh?

I quickly got into action and created a warning notification.

[Warning! The System has detected an increase in death energy. Based on calculation, within less than a week the strength of weaker zombies would’ve increased by a realm. System has also calculated that a Qi Refining stage zombie will be born within your vicinity between two weeks or one month later.]

Once I gave those warnings, I refocused my attention on Alicia. 

At this time, more than a day has passed and Alicia’s group once again has left the school grounds. For this hunting trip, her group consisted of eight awakeners with varying strength and a dozen relatively strong normal humans.

While they are walking in the area they’ve cleaned from zombies, Alicia suddenly pauses upon seeing my warning.

She frowned and asked, “System, what’s this Martial Grandmaster and Qi Refining stage thing you’re talking about?” 

I saw everyone paused when they heard Alicia suddenly talking to herself. 

Urghhh, even though they’re staring at Alicia and knew she was talking to me, I still felt a second hand embarrassment. 

Steadying myself, I replied to her question.

[Those are the names of martial arts and cultivation realms. With increased level, they can be separated as the following based on whether the user followed the martial arts path or the cultivation path:

Mortal

Martial Apprentice/ Early Body Tempering

Martial Master/ Middle Body Tempering

Martial Grandmaster/ Late Body Tempering

Martial Saint/ Qi Refining

Martial Lord/ Foundation Building

Martial Emperor/ Golden Core

There are a few other stages you’re currently intelligible to see. With every level up, the practitioner will gain an increase in life level which grants increased lifespan and power.]

I added the last part definitely not because I am lazy, but I just don’t want to info dump her. I will repeat it once more. It’s definitely not because I am lazy.