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43 - redemption for one, salvation for all
A week ago, Chen would have flinched and cowered in helpless rage but today, deep inside his chest, a tiny thread of qi surged slightly at the inconvenience. Every instinct in his body screamed at him to drop the buckets, to test his new power, to shove the boy back.As he clenched his fists, Rael's voice echoed in his mind. " Sink it deep... Bury it." " What are you glaring at, you dummy" the disciple shouted, pushing him back.Chen forced his breath out slowly through his nose, following the calming technique Rael had taught him.Then he went on his knees, dropping the heavy bucket and bowed.He dropped his head until his nose nearly touched the dirt."Forgive me, Young Master," Chen mumbled, making his voice shake just enough to sound weak. "This lowly servant was careless."The disciple didn't even bother to insult him a second time. He simply walked on, his mind already focused on his morning cultivation class, oblivious to the fact that the dummy kneeling in the mud was capabl
42 - the moment that changed history
Hu Khan lowered his head."I should have. My duty was to but... I couldn't bring myself to have the blood of these people on my hands. You can call it guilty conscience or empathy. I don't care." He clenched his fists." I was once a servant too and I know how it feels to be given such hope. I've served this sect for years. I've watched innocent servants beaten and done horrible things."He looked up to Thaddeus "But when I saw those people following you... I couldn't bring myself to destroy the only hope they'd found."He smiled bitterly."Maybe I'm a coward or a traitor but I couldn't do it."Thaddeus looked at him quietly."No. You're not. A coward would've reported me the first night... You didn't." He ended with a smile.In that moment, a blue screen materialized inside his vision.[ANALYSIS COMPLETE] [HOST-ALIGNED ASSET: HU KHAN]Target has completed psychological adaptation.Restriction: Asset cannot knowingly deceive, betray, or act with hostile intent toward the Host.Pena
41- A Host Aligned Asset
Thaddeus frowned, slowly moving around. "Meet him? I've been trying. Is it so important I meet him? I never really understood his purpose in all of this."Then another message appeared.[Note: Target is a Host Aligned Asset and Possesses Long-Term Strategic Utility To Host]In that moment, Thaddeus realized why the system didn't have him kill Hu Khan at their first encounter. As a simple servant, Thaddeus cannot walk up to the Elder Council and sign his own name on the tournament roster, he would be executed for insolence immediately.But Hu Khan is an inner supervisor.He has official seals, authority over servant duty logs, has limited access to the tournament registration forms and power to slip a name onto the roster without raising alarms. Up until now, he had never understood why the system saw Hu Khan as a potential target. He fully understood it now. Hu Khan was the key to entering the tournament, and also the shield his growing faction needed to stay hidden.Dismissing th
40 - A cultivator birthed in chains.
Not believing his eyes, Old Gable scrambled across the dirt floor with his walking stick and grabbed Chen’s arm with trembling hands. " Let me see," Old Gable wasn't a cultivator. He was just a man whose spine had been bent double by decades of working in the kitchen but when his rough thumb pressed against the pulse in Chen’s wrist.Even he felt the warm thread of energy, beating like a newly hatched bird beneath the skin.Old Gable looked up at Thaddeus with a wide smile."It's real," he breathed. "Merciful ancestors... it's real." With happiness in their eyes, the other servants stared at Chen as if he were a divine being. Then with laughter, they hurried back into training, hoping to unlock their spiritual energy sooner or later.Thaddeus smiled and walked over to Chen who sat on the floor, staring at his body in surprise.He bent beside him and laid a heavy hand on Chen’s shoulder, feeling the warmth of the young man's newly awakened qi."Suppress it," Thaddeus said softly.The
39- The Gathering
Old Gable slowly dropped to his knees before the table. His calloused, dirty fingers reached out, barely touching the edge of the wooden plaque. "You're truly the chosen one." He whispered, his voice cracking with emotion. He looked up at the others, his eyes wide. "My grandfather... he was a guard for the main Infirmary fifty years ago. Before he died, he told me of this plaque, of the legend. He said one day, the Chosen One would bring it back and lead us to salvation."Reece, a stable boy, stared at the kneeling old man, completely speechless.Thaddeus stepped up to the table and looked straight into their eyes."I'm not asking you to trust me," he said softly. He tapped the wooden plaque. "Trust this.""If I fail... walk away. I will make sure you won't in any way be affected by the implications but If I succeed... stand with me."At his words, Old Gable bowed his head all the way to the dirt. The others followed.Reece, unsure if he should leave or stay, stood for a moment with
38- secret revolution
Despite getting angry looks from other disciples, Kova ignored it and continued to help the boys out.After they finished with that, Kova picked up another sword and sat between them, helping them sharpen the weapon." Don't touch those weapons." Benjamin refused his help but Kova quietly continued sharpening anyway."Move over," he said. "If I leave all the work to you two, everyone will think I'm the lazy one."Benjamin rolled his eyes and watched him for several minutes before saying anything."You are the lazy one."Kova placed a hand on his chest in fake shock."That hurts. I've been training very hard lately."Benjamin snorted while Thaddeus laughed." Training my foot! Training exactly for what, you lazy thing?"Kova grinned."The Inner Disciple Selection. Haven't you heard? Everyone is talking about it."" Inner Disciple Selection?" Thaddeus looked up, curious while Benjamin rolled his eyes." We both know you are not skilled enough to qualify for the competition. So why bothe
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