Chapter 27 – Struggles of the Poor (I)

Chapter 27

Struggles of the Poor (I)

So, three days had passed since I decided to ‘experiment’ and try and figure out how to trigger the system.

And so far my results have been… squat. Nada. Zilch. Forget triggering the system, I mostly just triggered myself.

I tried by cultivating, figuring I might get, like, 1 or 2 points if I do it wholeheartedly. The result? Not only did I not get the points, I realized I loathed cultivation. Okay, to be more specific–I loathe cultivating with this body in particular. The amount of toxic sludge infesting every single inch of meridians was akin to someone who wolfed eight pounds of bacon daily for sixty-six years and the resulting ‘grease’ resting in their veins.

A single full circulation of Qi took me 6 minutes and 12 seconds, approximately half the time it takes someone who’d just started cultivating.

For reference?

An actual, normal cultivator at my realm can do a circulation in under two minutes. Three times faster.

I cried (inwardly, of course) at the realization that I am not moving anywhere until my body is purified. And, considering that there were no results from my experiments, I have a feeling that’s gonna take a long, long, long, looong, long time.

So, to sum it up: I’m depressed.

Even my disciples have realized that something was wrong, but I could only stay silent. It’s one thing if earning points was hard, but at least tell me how to earn them! Is it really just recruiting disciples? Well, no–even recruiting Dai Xiu didn’t actually give me any points. And there were no active quests.

So, my depression was dead-set on making me a miserable little thing when something did happen. A miracle! A Christmas miracle!

[–new quests generated]

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[Note: on the 1st of every calendar month, the system will generate 3 random, appropriate quests for the Host. Complete them to gain Creation Points and other alternative rewards!]

[…]

[Quest 1 (Epic) — help your disciple, Dai Xiu, reach the 7th stage of Qi Condensation within 1 year. Reward: 100 Creation Points]

[Quest 2 (Common) — guide a person (any person) by inspecting them and correcting any noticed mistakes. Reward: 50 Creation Points]

[Quest 3 (Common) — recruit a new disciple. Reward: 20-1,000 Creation Points (depending on the disciple’s talent)]

[–quests will refresh after 34 days, on the 1st of the next month. You may ‘Lock’ one quest of the offered, and it will spill into the next month, too]

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[Good luck!]

Maybe it’s one of those cases of ‘ask and ye shall receive’? So, if I whine, like, a lot, maybe the system takes pity on me and gives me anything I want?

Hey system! I’m so depressed! If you want to help me and cure my depression, make me the strongest.

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