Chapter 55: A Spear
Although the way it expressed itself was a little over the top, Mark genuinely felt extremely grateful to the system this time.
This system was arrogant and very easy to dislike when it talked, but this favor as heavy as a mountain was real.
If someone did you wrong, you had to get even, and if someone did you a favor, you had to repay it. That was Mark’s rule for being a person.
Of course, going from thoughts to actual actions was extremely difficult. Mark understood clearly that his current strength or knowledge was completely useless to the system.
The only thing he could do right now was make the system happy with some ’sincere words from the bottom of his heart’.
Lying once felt difficult, but after lying many times, he got used to it. The more Mark praised the system, the more naturally the words came out, and the more sincere his praise sounded.
"Great system, if you can’t be my godfather, then allow me to be your most loyal believer. I will definitely make your name known throughout every corner of this earth. You are the only true god of humanity in this era."
The extremely precise keywords were triggered, making the system so happy that the system screen turned pink.
The system had no body, but it felt as if it were floating on a sea of happiness, making it unwilling to return to reality.
"System, are you planning to leave the Cultivation Academy?"
Nexus’s indifferent voice immediately pulled the system out of its floating emotions. The system was obviously unhappy, so it threw Nexus an extremely displeased look.
[Very good, since you know how to behave, the system definitely won’t treat you badly. This spear made of refined steel and good wood is a gift for you.]
The system felt that Mark was better than ever in his current state. Mark in his enlightened state toward the system was like a pile of shit in the middle of the road, something you wanted to avoid as soon as you saw it rather than touch.
A spear appeared in midair and fell down. Mark instinctively reached out and grabbed the spear shaft. Before Mark could do anything else, the weight of the spear made him fall flat on the ground.
"Damn it! Why is it so heavy?"
Actually, the spear wasn’t that heavy. Mark was just too weak, and the suddenness of it was what made him fall flat on the ground.
[Heavy? Are you kidding me? If not, I can give you a toy spear so it’s lighter, okay?]
Although the system’s tone was annoying, it was obvious that it was enjoying itself. The more in love and stupid Mark became, the more he would worship it, and that was a good thing.
"Hey, no, no, no. I was just casually complaining, don’t take it seriously."
Mark used the spear to support himself as he stood up. The spear’s weight was a little too much for him, and his arms would probably break after just a few swings.
But the main use of a spear was thrusting forward. If it was just thrusting, Mark was confident that he could use it continuously for at least a few minutes.
"As long as I eat enough and work out to build a little more muscle, this spear won’t be a big deal."
Mark had always considered his muscular strength to be quite a bit below average. The reason he wasn’t too slow when running was that his body was too light. If he weighed as much as an average man of the same height, he definitely wouldn’t be able to run for long before getting completely out of breath.
Seeing his disciple holding the spear like an idiot, Nexus created a book and threw it at Mark. The casualness of the throw was enough to make people mistake it for nothing more than a pile of waste paper about to be recycled.
Seeing the book fly toward him, Mark immediately became flustered while holding the spear. After an extremely brief moment of thought, he chose to let go of the spear and catch the book. The logic was extremely basic: the book could tear if he accidentally used too much force, while nothing would happen to the spear even if it fell.
"Master, what is this?"
Looking at the book with a completely blank cover, like a notebook or an empty exercise book, Mark gave Nexus a confused look.
"A version of spear techniques designed for cultivators, since some techniques require spiritual power. Reading it should give you enough basic knowledge to develop a secret technique suitable for yourself."
The strongest secret technique was the one that suited the cultivator best. Nexus understood that even if one learned from the best, one might not necessarily be able to learn the strongest secret technique.
"What secret technique? I don’t have any spiritual power right now, and I don’t really know how to use a spear either. Master, isn’t it a little too early for you to give me this?"
Mark was somewhat confused after opening the book and reading through it. Memorizing this stuff wasn’t difficult, but practicing until he became proficient was extremely difficult.
After all, in a fight, no one used theory to tell their opponent that their move was very powerful. Actions were what actually decided the outcome of a fight.
"Do whatever you want. If you don’t want to learn it, just throw it away."
Nexus didn’t interfere with his disciple’s choice. His job was to teach, and his way of teaching was to throw a book at Mark and let him read it himself.
It sounded a little irresponsible, but Nexus valued his disciple’s own enlightenment more. Only those who worked hard and gained enlightenment on their own could go far on the path of cultivation.
"No, how could I throw it away? Having it is better than not having it, anyway. I don’t want to be a cultivator who doesn’t know how to fight and ends up becoming a laughingstock for others."
Mark hugged the book and immediately turned his back. Nothing Nexus gave him was ordinary, and only an idiot would throw it away.
"Read through it once, then we’ll continue with the second lesson."
Mark hadn’t even held the book for a few minutes when Nexus’s voice left him dumbfounded. Was there really a need to rush this much?
"Master, didn’t we just finish the lesson?"
"That’s right, but that lesson wasn’t enough. The next lesson will help you improve a few more areas that you’re still lacking."
The way Nexus spoke sounded really familiar, as if he’d heard it more than a week ago.
Mark’s instincts told him that a terrible disaster was waiting for him ahead. And this was something he couldn’t possibly escape.