Healing System

"Master Mujin..." Hu Rong's concerned voice resounded from behind him.

"Don't worry, young disciple, just watch and learn." Michael exclaimed with a massive grin as he brought his hand down and attempted to catch a koi fish, only for it to suddenly tear through his net and escape.

'Fuck, one mo—'

Michael, you've already lost 1 Gold doing this. You only have 1 more gold left.

'Already? Damn, time sure flies by fast when you are having fun, eh?' He scoffed to himself, and with a show of respect, walked back and out of the little street game district.

It was fun; that's how he spent most of his night—eating delicious food and playing all sorts of games.

However, now he had to show up in a certain location, one where the escort mission would be starting.

It was a forested area on the very outskirts of this city, which, after buying the map of the whole world, he found out was actually called Cloud's Edge.

But that was not even the most shocking part—it was the sheer scale of the entire world itself.

At first, he thought the distance between the two cities was massive, but after looking at the map, he realized the distance was hardly more than the width of his finger.

Even the mountains that he had initially come from were nothing but a white plot of land in the seemingly massive interconnected continent.

There were oceans, but they did not separate the continent at all. IIn fact, the oceans were spread across the entire world, almost like mere rivers on a city map.

It really made his previous world's size seem completely insignificant, rightfully so.

But at the very least, he had a general idea of where his travels would go, and that's all that mattered.

Michael wrapped everything up and finished paying the rest of the sum before finally heading out toward the designated location along with Hu Rong.

He had bought him a few things, such as a new scabbard as a show of appreciation, but aside from that, Hu Rong did not show much interest in anything else.

After a couple of minutes of walking, they arrived in front of a small forested crossing and sat down on a nearby rock; they were a little bit early.

However, to pass the time, Michael had an idea. "Disciple Hu Rong, do you want to spar with your master?"

Upon hearing those words, Hu Rong jumped straight into action and unsheathed his sword, almost as though he had been waiting for those exact words all this time.

"Yes, Master Mujin!" He exclaimed and dashed toward Michael, not giving him any room to breathe.

The speed was pretty impressive for someone at Tier 2, but it was still no match for him.

As Hu Rong closed in and slashed his sword down at Michael's legs, but to no one's surprise, a shield manifested and completely blocked the attack.

However, he was not discouraged; if anything, it made him try even harder.

He struck once more, using the momentum of the blocked attack, and spun around to kick Michael in the stomach.

But just like before, due to the sheer difference in strength, all that happened was Michael being slightly pushed back; not a single speck of dust was on his clothing.

'He's pretty good.' Michael acknowledged his disciple's skill. If he fought against Su Hanjo, there would be a 50/50 chance of winning.

However, he was not planning on babying his disciple and giving him false hope. Therefore, once the next attack was about to land, Michael stretched out his hand and did a simple flick.

The flick indeed seemed simple at a glance, but as Hu Rong's body shot backward at the speed of a bullet, his expression changed drastically.

"Master Mujin... What was that?" He had seen many of the attacks his master had done thus far, but he never did anything like this.

It was almost as though Michael was explicitly trying to show off.

"I call it the Mana Arts, my disciple. Once you are worthy enough, I will teach you." Michael said with a soft smile before sending another flick in the air.

Like the previous one, he used Mirage of Light with a simple barrier construct; it made Hu Rong focus on the golden light on his finger while the actual attack was already in front of him.

It really was a fancy attack, one that did absolutely no damage aside from getting the point across.

Michael kept sparring with Hu Rong until eventually, the silhouette of Gu Wan appeared in the distance.

He immediately healed his disciple, patching up the little bruises and scratches in a mere instant.

"Good job." Michael said with a proud look before heading over to Gu Wan and greeting him,

"Welcome, we came a little bit early to prepare." He stated before pulling something out of the pocket of his golden cloak. "I even brought you booze."

Gu Wan looked at it for a moment before raising his hand. "No thanks. Being sober suits me better."

'Ha... That reminds me of someone.'

Yourself?

'Yup. Seems like he was not always an alcoholic, even if he visited the brothels religiously.'

Seems so. Anyway, don't forget to add mana into the halo, you only added 10% yesterday.

'Fine...' Michael immediately agreed, and without even reaching out toward the halo, infused his mana into it, draining 30% of his total MP in a mere instant.

He decided it was finally time to get a move on, after all, there was nothing else he could prepare; money was a bit tight as well. "Old Gu, are you ready to depart?"

"Yes, Divine Physician." Gu Wan performed another deep bow, causing Michael's brows to furrow.

Pfft... even more nicknames. It's not even been a day, Michael, yet you are Elder Mujin as well as the Divine Physician. A great start, I'd say?

'This is just ridiculous now...' He rolled his eyes at the system's remark before turning his gaze away from both of them.

"Please stick to one name instead..."

"Yes, Master Mujin!"

"Of course, Divine Physician. This Old Gu will be sure to repay his debts."

'He's speaking in third person...' Michael could feel a headache starting to form upon seeing their actions.

It was starting to get a bit difficult to tell if they were messing with him or if that was how they just normally acted.

I think you are just being paranoid. But hey, look on the bright side, there's still a whole world ahead, and many more people to give you ridiculous names.

'I suppose that's going to be the case huh... fuck.' Michael let out a deep sigh and looked toward Gu Wan; he was carrying a small pouch.

Without even asking for permission, he covered it in golden light and made it fly beside them.

"Amazing! Master Muj-!" Hu Rong began speaking with his usual tone of admiration but was interrupted by the golden light flying next to him and hitting him over the head.

"Stop. While we are in a city full of people, refrain from calling me Elder Mujin or the Divine Physician, do you understand?" Michael glared at the two people before him.

"Understood!" They replied in unison with straightened backs.

You do know Gu Wan is your employer, right?

'It's whatever, I'm the one who's going to be carrying everything, meaning I have the final say.' He let out a chuckle. Discover hidden content at empire

Hmm... It looks like your color on the map is turning red...

'Shut up.'