"What exactly can this thing do?"
This Light of Fortune is clearly a consumable, so Lu Zheng had his suspicions. Referencing the operation of the Jade Seal’s travel between the two worlds, he thought directly in his mind, "I want to cultivate!"
"I want to become strong!"
Still nothing, sigh, the Light of Fortune flickered slightly.
Lu Zheng’s eyes lit up, there’s a way!
With thoughts racing, Lu Zheng issued the next command.
"I want to become... stronger!"
The Jade Seal trembled slightly, and a strand of the Light of Fortune suddenly disappeared.
Then Lu Zheng shuddered violently. The fatigue from staying up late suddenly vanished. He clenched his fist, feeling strength filled throughout his body.
He reached out to touch his stomach, feeling it was firmer, seemingly even having abdominal muscles now.
To know, although Lu Zheng maintained a decent figure, he didn’t specifically train, previously only an average person.
Just one strand of fortune, and he directly became a fitness enthusiast?
"Wow!" Lu Zheng’s eyes shone brightly, "I want to continue getting stronger!"
"Whew..." The Jade Seal trembled again, but the Light of Fortune didn’t disappear, hinting at a need for a pause.
Rapid enhancement would make Lu Zheng’s body unable to bear.
Then, perhaps having completed the whole process from acquiring to consuming the Light of Fortune, the Jade Seal fed back relevant knowledge about it to Lu Zheng.
Influencing the increase or decrease of others’ fortune allows one to extract some from it, to nurture oneself.
Moreover, due to the Heavenly Dao Laws, he can only obtain the Light of Fortune in this world.
And the Light of Fortune can be consumed to enhance oneself, of course it must be precisely directed and may be modified afterward; another prerequisite is existing possession, not created out of thin air.
This means there must be a foundation.
In other words, Lu Zheng can enhance his physical fitness but cannot make himself smart and increase wisdom out of thin air.
He can enhance skills he has learned, like driving, but cannot strengthen skills he doesn’t know, like ventriloquism.
For example, Lu Zheng doesn’t know about cultivation, and the notion of becoming strong was too vague.
Only when speaking of becoming stronger did a strand of the Light of Fortune get consumed, operating throughout Lu Zheng’s bone marrow, organs, muscles, meridians, etc., strengthening Lu Zheng’s constitution overall.
"A hexagonal warrior, huh!" Lu Zheng’s heartbeat accelerated again.
Originally, the Jade Seal only had the function of world traversal, but after encountering the old beggar, it developed new capabilities.
Given that, will there be new functions in the future?
Lu Zheng’s expectation was filled to the brim.
As Lu Zheng occasionally shuddered all over, Uncle Li woke him up, "Young Master, Chief Liu is asking you a question."
Lu Zheng jolted awake, catching sight of Chief Liu of the county standing in front of him, looking at him with a peculiar expression, "Young Master Lu, the thief has already been subdued, you don’t need to be afraid anymore."
"Uh, oh oh, yes, yes." Lu Zheng came to his senses, quickly nodding.
So Chief Liu thought Lu Zheng was still trembling out of fear, due to his body being unaccustomed to suddenly becoming strong, leading to occasional twitching.
Well, this is fine too.
Having suddenly realized this world is far from simple, Lu Zheng was even less inclined to draw attention.
But... why did someone suddenly target him, this matter needed to be clarified.
Hopefully, it’s just a coincidence.
"May I ask Chief Liu, who is this person and why did he target me?"
Upon hearing Lu Zheng’s question, Chief Liu looked even more peculiar, scrutinizing Lu Zheng up and down a few times.
With clear and refined features, fair skin, a tall and upright figure, and a serene demeanor, he was obviously a cultured person whose literary aura naturally flourished.
His height exceeded most commoners, requiring Chief Liu to look up to converse.
"Oh, this person is a wanted criminal from the state, Young Master Lu managed to capture and deliver him; as we speak, we are indebted to Young Master Lu’s fortune." Chief Liu vaguely mentioned, "By tomorrow, I suppose Lord County Magistrate will order to reward Young Master."
Such rewards typically involved posting a notice at the County Government Office entrance, having an official read aloud, and offering verbal commendation.
Being in ancient times, Lu Zheng naturally wouldn’t insensitively ask whether there was a silver coins bounty.
"I don’t care about the rewards." Lu Zheng waved his hand, "Helping Lord County Magistrate and Chief Liu relieve worries is the duty of citizens under governance."
Chief Liu’s eyes flashed a thoughtful nod, he understood the point.
"I only want to know why this person targeted me, will there be any future hidden threats?"
"No worries, this person is just a lone runner, recently wanted intensely in the state, which led him to flee into our county." Chief Liu paused, casting another peculiar glance at Lu Zheng, "As for what he’s done..."
"What? Not convenient to say?"
"Nothing inconvenient, he’s merely a flower thief who has ruined the reputations of several families’ daughters in the state."
Lu Zheng froze again, saying he’d seen it clearly, that Night Traveler was indeed a man, not saying he was very sturdy, but he was also robust.
A flower thief, he didn’t go after women, but targeted him, this is...
Lu Zheng’s gaze went vacant, his back tensed.
Seeing Lu Zheng’s expression, Chief Liu knew that although Lu Zheng looked delicate, he didn’t fancy this type, so he coughed lightly, "By the way, Young Master Lu, this way please, that lewd thief has not fully woken up yet, please tell us how you caught this thief."
Lu Zheng considered for a moment, deciding to tell the truth, rather than letting that lewd thief fabricate stories about owning a treasure that emits thousands of rays.
Having heard Lu Zheng’s account and seen the ordinary wine cup, Chief Liu appeared envious, "Young Master is benevolent, truly fortunate, averting disaster with a mere meal."
"Ah, that old beggar was actually an Abnormal Person with Dao practice!" Uncle Li was also hearing Lu Zheng recount the night’s events for the first time and remembering his own sweeping broom moves, he felt somewhat sheepish.
Lu Zheng couldn’t help but blink, keeping his doubts in check, not immediately questioning.
Exiting the County Government Office, the sun had risen from the East, breaking through clouds and fog, its rays bright.
Returning home, Lu Zheng had already gleaned the so-called Abnormal People information from Uncle Li.
Abnormal People is merely a collective term, referring to those with extraordinary skills, such as monks, Daoists, swordsmen, and heroes, all can be called Abnormal People.
However, Uncle Li’s limited knowledge didn’t cover much, just hearing tales of swordsmen who could take heads from a thousand miles away, Daoists who could summon wind and rain, subdue demons and capture ghosts, the stories were fantastical.
Only, Uncle Li had never seen such people himself, today being his first encounter.
Lu Zheng recalled the storyteller at Qingsheng Building recounting tales of Daoists summoning rain in certain states, monks exorcising demons in others, tales of ghost and fox romances, immortality, gatherings of immortals at the Capital City, miraculous phenomena spread across four seas...
He previously thought of these as supernatural stories akin to ’Liaozhai,’ mainly absorbing cultural customs within these narratives.
Now, it seems he’d been truly fearless in his ignorance, sheltering in the small Tonglin County.
"Quick! Find that old beggar!"
After returning home briefly, Lu Zheng and Uncle Li set out again, splitting up to search the entire county town for that old beggar from the previous day.
To remain unknown was fine, but since encountered, how could Lu Zheng let this opportunity slip?
Learning Divine Techniques and combining it with his Light of Fortune, Lu Zheng dared not continue imagining the potential.
However, from dawn until dusk, the two nearly traversed the entire county town but didn’t catch sight of the old beggar’s figure.