Once back Fen Chang decides to have another round with his 5 maids before going to cultivate for the night.
'Hopefully I can break though to level 7 tonight. Man, cultivating is so slow, I think the reason I was so quick when I first started was because of the built-up medicine in my body that my parents gave me. It doesn't help that my talent is quite low. I can't wait to find some pills and herbs that can increase my talent.'
The next morning Fen Chang wakes up feeling refreshed as he has now managed to reach stage 0 level 7.
'Man cultivating feels so nice. I estimate it to take me around a month to get to QI gathering. I really need to find ways to increase my talent. Today I should start building my force, I spend the last month increasing my funds through various means and collecting enough resources for a basic force of stage 0's. I should focus on collecting talent right now.'
After his sex and bath Fen Chang goes to have breakfast. During breakfast Fen Chang analysis's his family and calls for Wang Zao. He then hands each of them an immortal high-grade technique. Obviously after sending all the shadows and servants out.
"Son where did you get this from? This is a very high-grade technique! Even our current highest technique is only an incomplete low sky grade. Yet this seems so much more powerful, yet I can't even read it."
"Don't worry father. I asked my master for techniques that suit all of you best. He then gave me the techniques which I just wrote down for you now. My master has many immortal techniques so its fine."
The moment he said immortal techniques, everyone in the room face changed into one of disbelief and panic.
"It's not fine, these are immortal techniques. If people from the main land know about this then the entire continent would be destroyed due to them fighting for it. You should return these to your master immediately."
"Father its fine. Just read them, memorise them and burn them. Easy, then no one would know. Besides I have written them in a language that only I know. The other thing I gave you all was a book about a different language, my own language that only I created. I suggest you learn the language so we can use it for secret messages and to hide information from our enemy's."
'The language I gave them is only English, but the language here is very different. So, no one should be able to understand it. What's even better is that there are no old texts of the language either. If I had used an ancient language of this world then scholars could decode it using old texts of similar language, but this is unique and there are no records. I will also teach them Latin as father can use that as secret code for the empire.
"Father, this here is another language book. This one can be used for the empire to communicate secret messages and encode messages. If you only allow high ranking trust worthy people with parts of the language, then spies won't be able to get information since its encoded. Should the spy be someone we gave the language to, then because we would only give them a small part for their own separate orders then they would still not be able to decrypt other messages and we would also know exactly who it is."
Fen Chang then handed over another technique. A sky-high grade technique, that focuses on stealth and shadows. He also said that shadows that can be put under his slave seal can get higher rank ones but without the insurance of the slave seal he can't risk higher grade techniques.
Fen Zung was extremely thankful to his son for the techniques, as such he stated. "Son, for giving us these techniques and contributing such a great technique for the shadows. I shall allow you full access to the royal treasury. Feel free to take as much money and resources as you want. Even then I don't feel its enough, an immortal grade technique is priceless. As such I will grant you anything you want, feel free to ask for anything and I will have it done."
"Really! That's amazing. Although I have a pretty good amount of money, the vault should have a lot more that I need right now. There should also be plenty of good stuff in their which I can take a look at. Don't worry father I will help myself to the vault."
Fen Zungs face twitched when he heard his son. He was now slightly regretting allowing him full access to it, and hopes it doesn't get cleared out.
"That's fine son, I said you have free access so help yourself. Although I won't control you, I do still hope you will not take too much of the gold at once without giving it time to fill back up, winter is coming so the empire will have lots of costs to pay."
"Of course, father, I'm sensible enough to take enough needed for my plans without going overboard."
The family resume eating breakfast while also discussing a few last things. Including Fen Chang requesting a few things from his father, which caused a huge sigh from the mother and father.
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After breakfast Fen Chang heads out of the palace and into the streets of the city. He has brought with him a bunch of palace and city guards. The palace guards to protect him and the city guards to do his bidding.
This was one of the requests for his father, to borrow a bunch of guards. In total there were around 50 that he has following him.
The citizens where terrified when they saw a person walking with an entourage of 50 guards. Afterall not many recognise him due to him being in a coma for ages and spending the past month mostly in the palace. Though a few recognise him from last night, and him being the prince soon spread throughout the city.
'Ok, my plan for today is to check around the city. First, I want to head to the area with street stalls and other businesses and check for hidden treasures. Then I will head over to the slums and pick up some talented children and young girls that have the potential to be beautiful.
Fen Chang soon reaches the trading area. He leaves most of the guards at the entrance to the street, while only taking 5 with him to shop.
Fen Chang walk down the bustling street. Shouts can be heard at every angle from the shop owners trying to hustle their goods.
Due to the presence of the guards the people move out the way when he is walking, allowing Fen Chang easy travel through the busting road.
The first stall that interests Fen Chang is a tiny one. There is an old man sitting behind a carpet on the floor with a young girl beside him. The old man looks like he is going to die at any minute, but is still persevering, calling out to people to check out his wears.
'Hmm, could be the hidden expert situation but they normally act like they don't care rather than like their life depended on it like this old guy. The girl by his side is also not normal for that situation. The girl herself though, she looks to be around 7 or 8 and covered in muck, raggedy clothes and hair that looks like a mop. Still, I can tell she would be a beauty and will grow up to be extremely beautiful. Seems I found my first target, the old man might have a few gems but the girl is my main target."
Fen Chang along with the guards walks over to the stall with a bright smile on his face.
The old man instantly recognises the symbol on the royal guards and instantly bows down and speaks with a shaky voice. "Great young master please show mercy. If I have done anything wrong please punish me and leave this girl out of it."
"Its fine old man, I am not here to punish you. I am merely looking at your wears. I'm not like those arrogant nobles, I'm the prince. The emperor is my father. It would bring shame to him if I where to punish you without reason."
The old man calmed down after hearing those words and takes a better look at the prince.
"How can I help you then my prince, I don't believe my shop has anything of value to someone such as yourself."
"You're a mortal. If you did have anything of value you wouldn't even be able to tell, so its fine. I will check anyways, who knows what gems I might find."
Fen Chang the looked down on the junk sitting on the carpet. It looked like regular junk; broken plates, old decerped books and a variety of things that looked like they were picked from the dump.
Fen Chang uses analysis on all the items, but no hidden gems where found. He then turns his sights to the girl and uses analysis on her and showed him the following information.
[Name: Xuan Huo]
[Age: 10]
[Status: Malnourished]
[Specials: Pill Resonating Body – Allows the user to have a great resonance with pills. Greatly enhances pill quality, speed and maximises amount.
Current Stats: Dormant
Methods to awaken:
1. Use awakening technique using QI, requires QI gathering level 1.
2. Take primal yin (Have sex).
3. Become stage 3 cultivator.
Uses:
1. Use body as ingredient for alchemy. Greatly Increases pill quality.]
'Damn its like a system when I ask for the whole information. That special body looks good, I should get her. I mean her looks are good enough but her alchemy potential is incredible.'
"Old man, are you this girl's grandfather?"
"Yes, this here is Xuan Huo. I am her grandfather. Her only remaining family left and once I'm gone, she will be alone I'm afraid."
"*sigh*Old man, I am willing to take your granddaughter in. She will be raised as one of my maids. I can also have you taken to the palace as a guest to live out the rest of your days in piece. Your granddaughter here has a talent, and I would like to make sure she gets treated right before some evil cultivator comes in to use her as a pill ingredient."
"What. Young prince is willing to take her in?"
The old man is confused by the prince willing to take her in. He is hesitant since he doesn't know if he can trust him, but he doesn't have much choice. He is not long for this world and she would be left alone as a 10-year-old girl. He looks caringly at the hesitant girl who is staring at him with her pearl like eyes. He sighs and turns back to Fen Chang.
"Please take good care of her. I will die soon and I don't want to leave her alone to fend for herself. Whatever life she has as your maid will be better than what ever hell she would be thrown into once I die."
The old man slowly turns to Xuan Huo and speaks with caring in his voice.
"Girl you should go with him. I am already on my death bed and do not wish to leave you to fend for yourself. Become the prince's maid and live a good life. He also says you have talent; you should take advantage of it and live a good life."
"No grandpa, I want to stay with you." She said as tears where streaming out of her eyes.
"Girl, I can no longer protect you and care for you. You must become his maid, live a good life and if you get strong then go for revenge against your parents. Make sure you listen to the prince here; he will be taking care of you from now on."
The girl kept on sobbing for 10 minutes, before staring in to her grandfather's kind eyes and saying. "Fine, grandpa. For you I will become strong and get revenge for my parents. I will also become the prince's best maid and live a good life."
"Good, I raised a sensible girl. Prince you may take her, there is no need to bother with me. I will go and die with my family, I only managed to last this long due because of Xuan Huo here. With her now safe I can go and rest."
"Don't worry elder. I will take good care of her and make her an excellent maid and cultivator. I will also assist her on her revenge. You can rest easy."
The elder just smiled and stood up and left.
Fen Chang left with his guards and the girl. Fen Chang crouched down to the girl and placed his hand on her head. He secretly used his slave technique to make her loyal and her feelings of him grow exponentially. After doing this he asks her to follow him as they continue shopping.