Heavenly Dao Engine-Chapter 49 - 00 Following the Entourage
Chapter 49: Chapter 0049: Following the Entourage
Chapter 49 -0049: Following the Entourage
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Leaving the cultivation room, Qi Tian returned to his room, rolled onto his bed, and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, a morning bell that resounded throughout National Master Manor rang, reminding everyone that a new day had begun.
Qi Tian was awakened by the morning bell, got up from the bed, washed up briefly, and had breakfast in the cafeteria specifically provided for outer disciples in National Master Manor. Various meals were available here. One could even have high-grade monster meat if they could afford it, which would replenish qi and blood. However, dishes made from such ingredients were incredibly expensive. Although Qi Tian had some money in his purse, he needed to save it for purchasing cultivation resources and thus couldn’t afford to indulge in such extravagance.
After eating some food at random, Qi Tian rushed to the Hundred Birds Hall again, spent 6,000 taels of silver, and bought a middle-grade human-grade spirit armor to wear. Then he headed out of National Master Manor. There was still more than an hour until the time he had agreed to meet with Brother Liang, and Qi Tian planned to go ahead.
He had to position himself accordingly and couldn’t let Liang Xiaolong wait for him. Just like in the Earth’s workplaces, could you make your leader wait for you?
When Qi Tian arrived at the gate of National Master Manor, he heard someone calling him. “Brother.”
Qi Tian looked in the direction of the sound and saw Guan Xun about ten meters away from the gate of National Master Manor. Guan was hunched over, and there was a humble smile on his face when Qi Tian looked at him.
Upon seeing Guan Xun’s smile, Qi Tian’s heart clenched. There was a measure of sympathy for Guan Xun, but more than that, he saw in Guan Xun a possible future for himself.
If he didn’t work hard and seize the time to enhance his cultivation and strength, he could end up like Guan Xun. Weak in power, lagging behind others, always being cautious so as not to offend anyone, constantly having to put on a pleasing smile.
Qi Tian waved at Guan Xun, who ran over and said, “Congratulations, brother. You showed great power yesterday and made a name for yourself in National Master Manor. Now, the entire Zhangshui City is discussing your deeds, saying that you are a young talent who only appears once every ten years.”
“It’s just false fame. Don’t worry about it. Brother Guan, how is your finger? Has it been reset?” Qi Tian looked at Guan Xun’s hand.
Guan Xun lifted his hand. A talisman was attached where his finger was broken. This was a bone-mending talisman, which was even more miraculous and effective than the steel plates used for bone resetting on Earth. “The doctor said that my finger would be completely healed in about ten days. However, it won’t be as flexible as it used to be. But don’t worry, brother, it won’t interfere with my work for you.”
Qi Tian asked, “Now that you’ve left the National Master Manor, do you still have the cultivation technique? How do you plan to cultivate in the future?”
Guan Xun hurriedly replied, “Although I was driven out of National Master Manor, they did not take back the technique they imparted to me, nor did they confiscate my property. So, I can still continue to practice the Black Jade Skills.”
Qi Tian nodded, thought for a while, and said, “There is nothing I need you to do for the time being. You should rent a room nearby and settle down there. I’ll contact you if I need anything. Now, come with me to the Huangque Hall. I will make you a follower’s card. With it, you can enter and leave the National Master Manor as before. I hope that won’t inconvenience you too much, Brother Guan.”
Guan Xun, worried that Qi Tian might misunderstand his motives, quickly replied, “No inconvenience at all. I am already very grateful that you are willing to take me in as a follower. I will not complain at all.”
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Qi Tian took Guan Xun to Room A3 in Huangque Hall, where the attendants of the outer disciples were managed, including but not limited to long-term attendants, followers, servants, and maidservants. National Master Manor allowed each outer disciple to have three followers, regardless of gender, identity, and status. As long as both parties volunteered, they could register here and receive a follower’s card.
As followers of outer disciples, they were entitled to share the cultivation resources of the outer disciples to some extent. However, most outer disciples could barely guarantee the resources they needed for their own cultivation, so they weren’t likely to accept followers without considerable thought.
However, some outer disciples were fairly stingy. When arranging for a follower’s card, they would set a very low permission for their followers, making it nearly impossible for them to share the cultivation resources of the National Master Manor. They were like the ruthless bosses on Earth, exploiting their subordinates to the fullest, squeezing out their surplus value, and treating them as less than human.
Qi Tian did not count on the minor resources given to him by National Master Manor every month. Even if he were to give all of those resources to Guan Xun, it wouldn’t matter.
However, knowing that one bowl of rice offers a favor, and another a grudge, Guan Xun would definitely not allow himself to develop the bad habit of idleness and entitlement. He inquired about the resources that Guan Xun had been able to claim from National Master Manor each month, and then set his permissions accordingly.
Guan Xun had always been at the bottom of the Huangque List, the cultivation resources he could claim each month were quite limited, things Qi Tian hardly paid attention to. However, when Guan Xun learned that he could get these cultivation resources every month, he was extremely touched.
He knew that many outer sect disciples treated their followers extremely harshly, resorting to either beating or scolding, with the remuneration being low. There were people like Qi Tian who treated their followers kindly, but they were few in number. To come across one was absolutely a stroke of good fortune.
Ever moved, Guan Xun incessantly promised Qi Tian that he would repay him with absolute loyalty, serving him faithfully without any grievances henceforth.
Qi Tian smiled but did not take Guan Xun’s words to heart. Coming from Earth, he preferred to view the relationship between them as an employer-employee relationship, not a master-servant one.
His choice to take in Guan Xun was more out of sympathy. He wasn’t really counting on Guan Xun to accomplish great things for him, at most, he expected Guan Xun to run errands and handle trivial matters. As for what would happen in the future, he’d decide then.
After Guan Xun received his follower’s badge, Qi Tian permitted Guan Xun, holding his badge, to leave and move about freely.
After Guan Xun left, Qi Tian headed towards Huangque Hall’s Room A10, which is where he and Liang Xiaolong agreed to meet.
Room A10 was locked. Outside the door stood a few people uniformly dressed in brocade robes embroidered with the image of a sky eagle. They were all inner sect disciples from the Sky Eagle Hall of the National Master Manor. When they saw Qi Tian heading over, they all revealed disdainful smiles.
Generally, unless on a mission, inner sect disciples rarely interact with outer sect disciples, just as elementary school students rarely mingled with kindergarteners. In the eyes of the inner sect disciples, the outer sect disciples were immature children, lacking in both cultivation and understanding.
If the age of these inner sect disciples was to be judged, none of them were very old. The oldest one appeared to be eighteen or nineteen while the youngest was around sixteen or seventeen. Their cultivation realms were mainly concentrated at the fourth or fifth level of Qi Cultivation, there wasn’t even one at the sixth level of Qi Cultivation, let alone at the late-stage of Qi Cultivation.
When Qi Tian approached, he greeted them by clasping his fists, “Greetings senior brothers and sisters.”
“Hmm.” The inner sect disciples didn’t want to pay much attention to Qi Tian, only one of the sisters hummed in acknowledgment from her nose.
Qi Tian stood aside, without any intention of trying to immerse himself in their company. It was not that he didn’t want to make friends, but he knew that trying to fit in at this moment would only be humiliating. It was better for him to stay alone.
The inner sect disciples didn’t avoid Qi Tian and they didn’t even lower their voices, continuing with their lively discussion.
“Do you think senior brother Liang has called us here this time because the manor values us highly and wants us to directly go to the county to serve as County Masters?”
“Keep dreaming. Think about it, the County Master selection battle only happens once every five years. Sometimes it’s even suspended for certain reasons. How many people sign up each time it’s held? As far as I know, this year just within our Sky Eagle Hall, more than five hundred brothers signed up for the County Master selection battle. I also heard that brothers from Golden Eagle Hall have also registered.”
“Give it a rest. How could the brothers from Golden Eagle Hall possibly sign up for the County Master selection battle? They are the focus of the manor’s training program, they don’t lack cultivation resources and don’t need to go become County Masters. As long as they stay in the National Master Manor, what cultivation resources can’t they get to? If the brothers from the Golden Eagle Hall were to aim for anything, it would not be as County Masters, but as County Maste.”
“Whether the brothers from the Golden Eagle Hall registered or not, I have no idea. However, I do know that this year, quite a few from the Huangque Hall have signed up for the County Master selection battle.”
“Huangque Hall? Are you sure they haven’t lost their minds? Not to belittle them, but in my eyes, the disciples from Huangque Hall are all trash.”
“You might think they are trash, but they think quite highly of themselves. Do you know Zhou Kunlin, ranked first on the Huangque List? He has been itching to challenge the last few ranking in our Sky Eagle List, and then, with his cultivation realm at the third level of Qi Cultivation, break into the Sky Eagle Hall, setting a new record for our National Master Manor. Such high ambition, and you call them trash?”
“Zhou Kunlin? I know him. A self-important brat, I could crush him with one finger.”
“There’s another person from Huangque Hall, even more interesting, a guy called Qi Tian. He’s just twelve years old and at the first level of Qi Cultivation. He is truly ignorant of the immensity of the universe, he actually took ten thousand taels of silver to sign up for the County Master selection battle. But, you’ve got to admit, the kid’s ruthless. Do you know where he got his money?”
“How did he get it?”
“The habitual bandits around our Zhangshui City, who were wanted by the officials for a high price, were all swiftly killed by this kid. The money he used, was exchanged with blood-drenched heads.”
“To earn money in such a bloody way, he’s ruthless indeed. But it also shows that this Qi Tian is unrooted. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have resorted to such a method to raise funds.”
