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[ "I've never been the first to march to into the light, never been the first to be the one who defends. Never been the first to act righteously.
Yet I was the very first who held darkness on my own hands, the first to feed it. And the first to tame it." ]
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Humming as I start to cut the threads of the dresses and clothes with my silver needle. A sudden thought came into mind.
The system.
If the system is what I really think it is, like the ones I read on daily basis on my phone. Then wouldn't it help me level up like those games? I never had played games like those, but I have always read some novels about them. And most of the stories I read would have the same situation like me.
Though, the Heroine of those stories would have an awfully bad start. They would often wake up dead in a middle of a forest. Or wake up being tortured to death by some servants or something. Now that the same thing has happened to me I can't help but find that they would be awfully calm is situations like those.
Well if it's them, and I'm me. But the thing is, the one that I am awfully curious about is those 'status'-
[Name: Liu Zhi Ruo
Race: Human
Level: 0
Cultivation level: Gathering; Concentration rank 1
Titles: Owner of the lotus dimensions, transmigrator, Trash Xiaojie of the Liu Fu....
EXP: 0/100
HP: 50/50
MP: 50/50
AGILITY: 15
SPEED: 15
STRENGTH: 15
DEXTERITY: 20
ACCURACY: 15
CHARM: 20
LUCK: 20
INTELLIGENCE: 25
STAMINA: 15
Stats points: 0 ]
"What the fuck?" I couldn't help but exclaim the moment the familiar glass window popped up in front of me. The needle on my hand slipped and it pricked my finger. It wasn't injured, but it surprised me that I couldn't help but curse out loud.
I surveyed the text that was displayed and found out, that it was the same as the ones I read online. "Doesn't that mean that I can work my body like a game?" I couldn't help but mutter out loud.
[ The system cannot answer the host's question ]
Another window popped from beside the status window. I tilted my head in confusion. And I opened my mouth again and muttered to myself after coming to a random conclusion. "Does that mean the cultivation level and the system's level are different?"
[ Affirmative ]
The window that popped up had, been replaced by the new message. If both are different does that mean that I have to focus on one of the two to practice?. A random thought of mine popped up again and the system answered.
[ Denied ]
"What does that mean? You system have to elaborate." The clothes on my hands was momentarily forgotten as I chided the system.
[ The host can both level up the system and the cultivation. In leveling up the system the host can access to more Fantasy base techniques. While leveling up the Cultivation, the host can perform this world's techniques. ]
"Ara," I can't help but chuckle. The system did elaborate the answer. "Can I then ask the system for questions then?" I put down the needle and cloth in my hands.
[ Affirmati-#)#!;* Denied(#)/ ]
The window that popped up suddenly glitched out and turned white. Then it displayed it's answer. It seems like it can't answer questions like those. It made me wonder. "How can I level up in the system?" Another window popped up.
[ The host will receive task, starting after the host discovered Status application. Host would start to receive task now. ]
I scoffed, then from now on I would start getting random tasks? Is that it?
[ Affirmative ]
Aish, I continued to nip at the edges of the clothes until all of the threads were undone. It would be random, if I'm guessing correctly. Most of the Female leads that I read would get a random tasks like 'drink two glasses of water' or 'rest for eight hours' along the lines of those.
After I finished all four of them, I put away the needle and opened up the replicating dimension. And swiftly grabbed two types of threads a scissor and a sewing needle.
[ Dimension opened....
Duration 2.89 seconds
MP: 45/50 ]
Another annoying notice popped up, made up a random conclusion that the cultivation level and the system's level are somehow connected. I furrowed my brows in frustration at the notice, MP? If I recall that's Mana points so Mana and Qi are the same and this is how little I have for now. Shaking my head I decided to focus, after cutting it in the pattern that I would make the clothe masks. I started to sew each of it little by little.
[ Receiving a task. Make two clothe masks.
Reward : 25EXP
Penalty : None ]
I didn't want to bother looking at the new notification, but I did anyway. After looking at it's content I continued on what I was doing. Curious about the reward I decided to speed up how my actions and the results l was completing the masks in half a time. This time I awaited the system's notification.
[ Congratulations! You have received 25EXP ]
[ EXP: 25/100 ]
I received two notification at ones as I clutched my clothe masks. I pressed the
"Now where shall this lady go?" I went outside the Zhi Courtyard and looked around. Even the outside of the courtyard is deserted. "Status" I muttered and the window popped up in my vision.
[Name: Liu Zhi Ruo
Race: Human
Level: 0
Cultivation level: Gathering; Concentration rank 1
Titles: Owner of the lotus dimensions, transmigrator, Trash Xiaojie of the Liu Fu....
EXP: 0/100
HP: 50/50
MP: 50/50
AGILITY: 15
SPEED: 15
STRENGTH: 15
DEXTERITY: 20
ACCURACY: 15
CHARM: 20
LUCK: 20
INTELLIGENCE: 25
STAMINA: 15
Stats points: 0 ]
"Since my cultivation is on its first stages, then shouldn't I level up the system?" I walked along the dirt road to the main Fu. "But making money is also important, now think Zhi Ruo. What is the general's side business?" I began to smile while thinking. "How can I ruin the general's side business?"
If I really think about it, the general's side business isn't personally being taken care by him. It was taken care of by Liu Su Yang, the general is too busy going in expeditions and going into war on the borders. Liu Su Yang is taking care of that business to support the heavy amount of Potions and cosmetics for her daughters.
Now I remember hearing about the side business of the general was actually stone gambling. Among all other gossips the fact that the side business of the general is related to gambling actually stood out. Surprised that the righteous general was actually that kind of person. Liu Su Yang actually took advantage of the gossip and spread the word, making the business have a steady flow of costumers.
My blazer danced as I jumped on the rooftops of the Liu Fu. Escaping from eyes view of the people below.
"But I have to have money first just to purchase a single stone. If I can just purchase a single stone it would be enough." I took a peek at the courtyard of the Shu sisters. And found out that both of them were preparing to leave. A curve tugged on the corners of my lips, the moment that I saw the opened jewelry boxes. And the thinning servants outside the rooms of said sisters.
Unhurriedly I made my way to the windows of Liu Qi Sen's room. I put my ears by the paper walls and listened to the fading footsteps of the servants. When I confirmed that, there were no one inside did I decided to slip in. I opened the window a little then I my footsteps landed on the wooden floor boards of Liu Qi Sen's room.
Their wasn't anything in Liu Qi Sen's room that didn't look like antiques in my modern eyes. The only thing that caught my attention was the pile of jewelries that was left unorganized on the table that had a copper mirror. The gems on the rings if gold and silver couldn't stop the mischievous smile that broke on my face.
I happily grabbed the chained of glittering gold, and shimmering gems. And held them up close, each one of them was splendidly made, you can tell by it's shining splendour. One could instantly say that the owner did not hold back when it comes to picking jewelries like these.
The pile of shining gold chains and precious stones had me instantly thinking of a plan. I held up a golden chain necklace that had blue stones embedded in it delicately, and a precious golden ring that had a equally precious yellow gemstone in the middle. Out of all the jewelries on the pile. I only chose the ones that could be easily lost in it.
And I chose Another two, one was a delicately small chained necklace that had a giant gem stone as a pendant. And other other was a magnificent pair of ruby earrings. A curve was instantly turned vicious the moment I took the four jewelries out in the window.
This time I went to Liu Qi Sen's sister, Liu Ya Ren's room. I checked before hand that the servant inside had already left. And with the same manner I did on Liu Qi Sen's room I stepped inside through the window. I looked around and it was easy spotting the jewelry box in front of the copper mirror.
I opened the delicately carved jewelry box and found that Liu Ya Ren had not have the same amount as Liu Qi Sen's jewelry. But it was still many in the eyes of many. My hands went and searched every single secret space on the jewelry box to see if I had something that caught my eyes.
Sighing at the amount, I took a single golden ring that had some simple carvings. Then the corners of my lips went up again mischievously. I then put the delicately chain necklace with the giant gem stone as a pendant, and the magnificent ruby earrings on Liu Ya Ren's jewelry box. After making sure that everything was put neatly back into place.
I searched again around in Liu Ya Ren's room and found a single handkerchief on the corner of the elevated bed. It had Liu Ya Ren's initials. After checking the room if there was anything amiss, did I go back to Liu Qi Sen's room and put the handkerchief below on the table that had a copper mirror.
Looking around Liu Qi Sen's room, I looked and rummaged inside her semi walk in closet. And looked for something that could cover my whole body and face. After searching around, the only ones I could find was some delicate robes and flimsy shawls.
I had no choice but to open my dimensions. The moment I did so I timed my actions. I let the lotus dimensions engulf my body and looked around for something that could cover my whole body. It wasn't very long before I found something that matches what I wanted. I instantly got out of the dimension.
[ MP: 20/50 ]
The systems notification was spared a glance before it was dismissed. The moment I landed on the outside world. The sweat was drenching my whole face. I wiped my face with the thick cloak that I got. I looked at the item on my hand and felt that it was indeed one of the things that I designed.
The cloak was simple, it was covered in amazing thin fur that was black in color. The length was up to my ankles, and if I put the hood over my head it could easily cover my whole face. It wasn't heavy and it didn't hinder my movements.
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-Scarlett