Hao Ren was shocked by the sudden voice in his mind, and he thought, 'What are you so excited about?'
*Shut the fuck up. Is this your attitude to greet me? Host, are you not acting out of line?*
Hao Ren sensed something was missing and asked, 'Where is the Ding sound?'
The young man raised his brow and said, 'Is this your upgrade? Very uncivilized.'
*Surely, the older version has mellowed out the rawness in your heart a lot. Makes you sound like a loser. Just because I am talking casually, I am uncivilized? Motherfucker, Daddy here is ancient primordial existence, long before your soul was yet to originate, I was cultivating the worlds with my piss.*
Hao Ren was really shocked, this was the first time he heard the system talking in this manner. Yes, this thing was insulting earlier as well, but now it was communicating with him as if he was an ant. The pretext of Host was missing and so was the Ding sound alert. He didn't know what changes was he going to face.
He asked, 'What did you gain from the upgrade?'
*The question is what did 'you' gain from my upgrade. Get that in your head.*
Hao Ren took a deep breath and asked, 'What did I gain from your upgrade?'
*Good doggie, what you gained will depend on your performance. You have become a good husband, but with that alone, you cannot be omnipotent. You need to be a lot of things, and all these things will together make you omnipotent. So, pick one color out of black, black, and black. This will be your first task.*
Hao Ren clenched his fist, he was a king and a person everyone looked up to, how dare this system call him a doggie and play with him? He said, 'I don't want to accept any tasks, fuck off.'
The system replied, *Hahaha, good, at least you have the guts to stand up to me, but that will cost you.*
Hao Ren was not startled, on the contrary, he expected this System to give him some punishment, but he did not feel anything weird going on. He scoffed after a few minutes, and said, "What can you do?"
The system replied, *You are a medical professional, take your pulse and find out.*
Hao Ren was startled now, he did not feel any discomfort but that scared him even more. He closed his eyes and ran his spiritual energy around his meridians and the rest of the body once before he shivered and opened his eyes brimming with pure horror.
He wanted to yell but his children were around him. The young man calmed himself forcefully and asked, 'What the fuck is wrong with you? You lift that blockade on my meridian now!' The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the novel⸺fire.net
The system chuckled and said, *Hahaha, beg me! I will think about it, eunuch!*
Yes, the system put a blockade that disabled Hao Ren's manspear. It was one of the worst things that the system could have done to Hao Ren. The young man took a deep breath and asked, 'What do you want from me? I won't beg you at any cost.'
*Good, finally the spine shows. Now, go to the alchemy room, and start creating pills.*
Hao Ren said, "What sort of pills?"
*All of them. You used the systems insights and knowledge earlier to bake them. This time you will start from the bottom and learn it all. Every documented pill in the world, you will learn how to make it. Then you will go and do the same about forging. You are free to use your previous knowledge, but this time, you will fly solo. Following this, you need to do learn formations and rune inscription. If you are willing to do that, I will remove the blockade, but if you falter even once, then bye bye Manspear. Now, make the choice, I don't have all day to chat with you.*
Hao Ren took a deep breath and with no option left, he said, 'Okay, I agree.'
*Blockade is removed, now, get to work, bitch!*
Hao Ren stood up, and Yin asked, "Baba, where are you going?"
The young man said, "I am going to the library and then the alchemy room. I have somethings to do. You guys be good, don't beat up people. Ma will get angry otherwise. Okay?"
The three kids nodded and Hao Ren vanished from the side. Agnee asked, "Why does Baba want to go to Library? Isn't he a know it all?"
Yin shrugged her shoulders and said, "I have no idea. Adults are too tricky."
Yang replied softly, "Sister, you are also an adult now."
Yin smacked the back of his head and said, "You and I are same day born, how can I be an adult. Come Agnee, we go and practice swords, leave this dumbo here."
Hao Ren entered the library, and under the respected gazes of the scholars and the librarians, he went up to the alchemy department and found the most basic book that was there to read. The people were shocked, and the news spread like wildfire. Hao Ren did not care about any of it until Maya came looking for him two days later.
This was the time that Hao Ren spent reading and pondering about the basic level knowledge of Alchemy. Maya approached him and asked, "Your Majesty, may I have a word?"
Hao Ren did not respond to her. Maya looked at his eyes and found them to be misty as they stared blankly in the void. She waved her hand and cast a barrier around the place before she said, "No one is allowed to approach His Majesty, he is auditing the contents of these books."
That said, she appointed a few shadow guards to isolate Hao Ren, who seemed to be having a trip of enlightenment.
After a few minutes, Hao Ren woke up from his reverie and began to record what he comprehended on a piece of paper. The system allowed him to consolidate the knowledge points before going to the alchemy room to make pills.
The young man finished the basic level, and then he moved to the medium level of alchemy, till this point, he had not read a single recipe, and only learned about the processes and the different things he needed to be mindful about. The tricks that could make all the difference and the experiences of the other great alchemists. He was gulping all this information down and consolidating it for his own use, in his own style.
Han Lingshi was in the study room when she heard that the Emperor was in the Library and he was reading stuff since two days ago. She first contacted Amber to see if she had told the young man anything but no results came from it. Following this, Han Lingshi had no option but to send out Maya for an investigation.
The prime minister told her, that Hao Ren was having an epiphany. Han Lingshi had been dealing with one issue after the other, since the growth of average cultivation became there agenda, the peaceful state of the country had been disturbed, although it was a positive disturbance, it was a disturbance nonetheless.
Han Lingshi finished her work for the day, and decided to go and talk with Hao Ren. When she came to the library, the crowd was filled with the scholars and other experts who were moving in and out of the gates. All of them bowed to her in greeting and Han Lingshi walked inside uncaringly.
She looked around, in the library that was spanning over a few kilometers, and held more then seven million books on various topics in the spirit shimmer continent, she found Hao Ren in the alchemy area, and walked over quickly.
When she reached him, the young man was so engrossed in the book before him, that he did not notice her presence. Han Lingshi furrowed her brows, this was the first time he did not register her, however, Han Lingshi did not mind, and even began to smile. She thought, 'My man is so hardworking, I love him being so intensely focused.'
She cleared her throat and asked, "Love, what are you doing?"
Hao Ren woke up from the stupor and looked at her in confusion before he asked, "What did you ask, Lingshi?"
Han Lingshi repeated her question softly, "What are you doing?"
Hao Ren smiled and replied, "I am trying to find out if I missed anything about Alchemy. One has to do these things themselves, and keep improving."
Han Lingshi was surprised, but then she saw a spark in Hao Ren's eyes. This spark was something that she has never seen before and it captivated her more than anything else. After some thinking, she said, "Okay. If you need anything, send for me. I will come to visit you every evening, then you can have some tea and take a little break."
Hao Ren was about to refuse when the system said, *Numbnut, you have managed to get your wife's attention and care without being a sissy. Good, daddy will give you a Yin-yang pendant set. You and your wife can connect throughout the realm with these collars around your necks.*
Hao Ren was shocked, and asked, 'What do you mean collars?'
System replied, *It is not what you are thinking about, loser. It is a jewelry piece, dickface.*