SWNOVELXO Chapter 15: New meeting
Naoto and his father smiled as they made fun of the way the elder ran
Naoto's father carried the crop and headed to the merchant who owned the cart who sold the crop
"Here is today's win, Mr. Yuan."
The father presented the basket of produce that he carried on his back to a middle-aged man with slightly white skin and old but tidy clothes.
"Thank you for your hard work, from that kid."
The man noticed Naoto standing behind his father with a smile on his face
"Ah, this is my son, Young'er. I took him with me to the field today."
(gained +15 shyness points)
The voice rang in Naoto's ears as he greeted the man
'Where did these points come from?'
"Good kid, you seem to be the same age as my daughter."
The man looked behind him to reveal a young girl with long brown hair that slightly covered her shoulders and red cheeks. Her appearance was tidy.
"Hello, I'm Zhang Yong, you can call me Yong."
Naoto extended his hand to shake the girl's hand, but the girl seemed shy
"Excuse my daughter Ling'er, she's shy. Why don't you two get to know each other while your father and I talk?"
The man laughed softly
"Well, I don't think it's a problem if I show her the village for a while."
Naoto and the girl left and started walking. They were passing through the fields, but the girl remained silent and did not utter a single word.
"So what's your full name?"
Naoto spoke, trying to break the silence between them
"A-His name is Yuan Ling."
The girl spoke in a trembling voice, just above a whisper
"You don't seem like the type to talk a lot."
Naoto smiled lightly. He had to treat her carefully, but he didn't know how. It had been a while since he had established a friendship with anyone, neither in this life nor in the previous life.
"Uh... I usually... I'm not like this."
Yuan Ling stammered, her cheeks reddening as she tried to look away
"So if"
Naoto continued walking and did not attempt to make any movement and continued his tour
"Can you take me to the Spirit Hall?"
Yuan Ling asked softly. As they walked quietly, Naoto stopped for a moment and turned to her
"Are you interested in becoming...
From the masters of the soul
"Yes, I want to be one of them, who doesn't want that?"
Yuan Ling answered enthusiastically, her eyes shining with passion, as if all her previous shyness had gone
"Okay, I guess there's no harm in that. Follow me."
Naoto headed to the Spirit Hall located in the center of the village
When the two children stood looking at the hall, it was just a large wooden cabin. The two looked at it but were prevented from entering, so they watched from the outside.
Unlike the enthusiastic Yuan Ling
Naoto did not show any reaction. If something was going to happen in the future between the Soul Hall and Naoto, it would be the awakening of his soul. After all, years from now, the Soul Hall would be doomed to destruction.
Yuan Ling paid attention to Naoto who did not show any expression, and this made her worried that she had done something to him or upset him.
"Do you perhaps... hate Soul Masters?"
Naoto was a little surprised by the question
"No, I'm just thinking about the possibilities."
Little Yuan Ling's face was puzzled
"What possibilities?"
But Naoto did not answer her and continued to walk quietly and spoke in a calm and sophisticated voice
"Does this life really belong to us, or is there someone weaving it for us? In the end, the matter remains ambiguous."
Yuan Ling didn't understand what Naoto said, how could even a three-year-old understand that?
"One day, you will understand why you want to become a soul master."
"I want to help my parents, the corruption of the soul is being paid to them."
Yuan Ling replied with a little embarrassment, and she was waiting for Naoto to make fun of her, but Naoto did not show any expression and even accepted it, as Yuan Ling reminded him a little of himself in his previous life.
"There's no harm in helping your parents, but
It's okay if you choose another path."
Naoto spoke in a gentle voice before turning back
"We have to go now, our parents should be finished."
The two returned to the place from which they started, and Naoto and his father bid farewell to the two who rode in the carriage
"If I fall in love with her"
The father looked at Naoto with a stupid laugh
"Why would I?"
'Judging by age, I'm supposed to be like her big brother.'
Naoto just smiled at his father
"I'm just kidding with you. Let's go back. Your mother must have prepared lunch."
The father felt strange about his son's coldness
But he just ignored it and they went home
When they entered, they found the mother had put the food on the table
A conversation took place between them
"Young Er, how was your day?"
"Well, actually I want to help my father in the field and deal with things in the village."
"You want to help your father, but you are only three years old, wait until you grow up."
"I'd better start now to get used to it."
"Just let him, my dear, I will supervise him myself."
"As long as you do it, it's okay, but only the simple things."
"Thank you mom"
Naoto smiled an innocent smile full of purity
"I really can't refuse any request of yours."
The mother said as she gently pinched her son's cheeks
"Let's eat before the food gets cold."
The food was delicious, especially in the quiet, loving atmosphere of the home
Originally, Naoto was planning to do three things, the first was to help his parents, the second was that by contacting with the villagers he could gain emotion points, and the third was to strengthen his body by secretly training in his free time in addition to working in the field.
The most important reason was the second, since this world depends on cultivating spiritual energy in particular, it needs cultivation techniques, but most of what the system possesses are expensive cultivation techniques, as even the cheapest one costs 7,000 points.
Since then, he spent most of his time training and working, with Yuan Ling mildly annoying him from time to time whenever she came, but Naoto didn't hate it that much, and so quickly two years passed.
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The sun was shining in a clear sky, and the gentle wind was fragrant with the scent of blooming flowers
The field was full of farmers who were working hard and diligently. They were wearing their old, colorful clothes, dirty from the dirt. They were carrying their agricultural tools and scattering seeds in the prepared soil.
At that moment, a little boy, no more than five years old, with black hair and golden eyes
Which reflected innocence and passion
He greets others
"Hello, Zhang Yong, did you come to work again?"
A random farmer spoke as he leaned on his pitchforks
"Yes, I have to finish my work."
Naoto replied with a smile on his face
He holds small tools in his little hands.
"How wonderful it is to be young"
Everyone was surprised by the energy and enthusiasm the little boy showed at work. There was tenderness and sympathy on the part of the farmers towards him.
After a while, Naoto finished his work and hid behind the trees where no one would find him
"status"
(status
Name: Chang Yong {Higuy Naoto}
Age: 15 years
Level 1 (200/0)
Strength: 8
Bearing capacity: 9
Agility: 7
Intelligence: 4
Status points: 0
Emotion points: 13789
Ability
Skills. the shop. The store. Missions
Gambling
)
"Good, I have enough points to buy a cultivation technique."
Naoto opened the shop and moved to the third level, where the basic cultivation techniques were located
"Fire Elemental Technique, Spiritual Energy Compression Technique, Spiritual Energy Grand Cycle Technique ,Spiritual energy conversion technique and others"
Among all his options were those techniques that were less expensive than 9000 points and seemed powerful based on their name, but his eyes fell on a technique called
The Five Elements Technique, which seemed different from others, and its price was 11,000 points
"I think I'll choose this one."
(The host spent 11,000 points to purchase this technology. Do you agree?)
"Yes"
The information of the technique appeared in Naoto's mind. Even if it was still at level one
Naoto hurriedly closed his eyes and sat with his legs crossed with his eyes closed trying to feel the spiritual energy, following the steps of the technique that appeared in his mind, but a long time passed without results, but he did not give up and continued trying to feel it with every inhalation and exhalation, but to no result