1 A Weird New World. (1/2)
”Screw that damn drunk driver, how can he drive in such an intoxicated condition! I almost lost my life because of his drunk driving!” A youth started to curse the moment he wakes up from being unconscious. From how he delivered the insults, it must be a traumatizing experience plaguing his mind.
When he finally noticed the change of his surrounding, he was shocked by the appearance of only fully grown oak trees and dense shrubs. It was devoid of any buildings made from concrete or vehicles. Heck, not even an electric pillar is seen around him.
”Did I went into heaven? I'm dead?” the youth shivers as he thought about what happened earlier. Being thrown into such an out of ordinary place without an idea of what's going on give him a chill. Worst of all, he has no idea about this world at all.
”If this is heaven, shouldn't the god assigned an angel to my side and telling me what to do? And this set of clothing, it's different from what I am wearing before I come here...” the youth complaint about being sent here without having a guide. But more question is added to his puzzled mind when he noticed his set of clothing. Instead of a T-shirt and Jeans paired with a pair of sneakers, he's wearing a traditional long-sleeved robe.
Although the pair of shoes is much comfortable than his sneakers, the feeling of wearing a long robe covering until his feet is a little uncomfortable, but since it did not bother him while moving, he ends up putting this matter aside, unbothered. But as his mind calmed, a noise of something sharp like an arrow piercing through the air came into his hearing.
A flying sword with a human riding on top soared past above his head. It was a sword with a length of 6 feet long, and between a feet width. The surprises of looking at a person standing on top of a sword and fly amazed him.
”Did I transmigrated? What is this world and why can these people fly in the sky by standing on top of a sword? Wait! I have to hide first! If they're ruthless people or bandits, I am going to be dead before knowing how I end up in this world!” the youth quickly hides under the dense foliage. Since he knows that it will do nothing good for him, he did not go ahead and alerting the others.
But moments later, he remembered some much more important matters.
”I still remembered my previous memories what happened before I come to this world, which means, I am transmigrated to a different world. But is this my body or someone else?”
With haste, he runs around the woods to search for a source of water to look on his own reflection. What will he do if transmigrated and entered the body of a rapist or a bandit? What if he looked like the murderer? But soon after he found a stream of water flowing, his nervous mind calmed once more.
He'd transmigrated and entered the body of this youth in his fourteen to fifteen years old. Based on his facial feature, figure, and clothing, the previous owner of this physical body must be a young master from some wealthy family.
Touching the body here and there to inspect for any irregularities, he noticed a waist pouch hanged on his belt. As he already the possessor of this body, he brought out the content and started to inspect them. A piece of jade, a bottle of bitter medicinal pills in an earthenware bottle, and two books.
[Understanding Blacksmithing Art]
[Preliminary Education to Pill Concoction]
”Zhang? The same surname as mine?” the youth took the piece of jade up into his eye level for inspection. But the moment he did that, a voice came into his head while he was unprepared for this kind of shock.
[System activated.]
[System name: UPGRADE]
[Functionality: increase and promotes the quality of any material user can hold in his hand. Cost of the promotion depending on the quality of the material]
[To upgrade, kindly select upgrade via mental or spoken. As an example for the user's introduction, the status of an item will now be included in the tutorial. Please note that the user is entitled to observe the information of every object before and after upgrade]
Wooden Plank (Status before Upgrade)
-Attack: 2 | Defense: 2
-Durability: 5/5
-Information: A normal plank that can be used as a weapon like a baton
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Wooden Plank +5 (Status after Upgrade)
-Attack: 4.5 | Defence: 4.5
-Durability: 10/10
-Information: An upgraded wooden plank that very effective and easy to use in a fight.
-Special: When the plank hit the backside of the opponent, increase the pain opponent suffers by 10%
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”I actually have such an amazing ability! Is this the power granted to me as somebody transmigrated into this world?” the youth laughed in delight as he read and compare the differences between the two Wooden Plank's description. Eager to try on his own, he brought up the piece of jade in his grip and waits for the description box to pops up.
Zhang Family Fine Jade
-Durability: 2/2
-Information: A low-quality jade purchased by the Family Patriarch for the children of Zhang Family. Due to the engraver's lack of skill, the jade quality is insignificant.
”From outside, the jade seems to be precious... But from the description, this piece of jade is some low-quality trash. If I tried to upgrade this jade, will the price went up higher or comes with a special ability?” the youth inspects the jade through his eyes.
After confirming that there are no people except himself in the woods, the youth gently whispers the word ”Upgrade” while staring on the piece of jade. Soon, a strand of illuminated threads came out from his body and entered the jade. It soon brightens the jade from within as the description box appeared.
Zhang Family Fine Jade +1
-Durability: 3/3
-Information: A low-quality jade purchased by the Family Patriarch for the children of Zhang Family. Due to the engraver's lack of skill, the jade quality is insignificant.
With a point of increment in its durability, the youth choose to continue. In a flash, he upgraded the jade three more times before he felt exhausted throughout his body like his stamina and soul was sucked out from his body through some unknown force. Still, the updated description box that came into his view tells him that it worth the exhaustion.
Zhang Family Fine Jade + 4
-Durability: 6/6
-Information: A low-quality jade purchased by the Family Patriarch for the children of Zhang Family. Due to the engraver's lack of skill, the jade quality is insignificant.
”I should take a rest before I continue...” the youth close his eyes for a short nap. Since he was fine from being alone inside the woods for this long, he's confident that this location is counted as a part of the save zone. Which means it will be fine for him to take a short rest to rejuvenate himself before continuing.
Unknown of how many hours passed, the youth wakes up with the sun is almost set. Since the exhaustion in mind and body is gone from the rest, he decides to continue with the +5 upgrade. Like usual, he whispered the word gently. But as the strand of illuminated thread brightens the jade from inside, the sound from heavy footsteps came into his ears.
”Someone's here!” ignoring the description box, he kept the jade into the waist pouch before turning to meet their eyes. It was two youngsters, both in the age similar to his current body. Based on the clothing they wear, their status must be a servant or youths from a small family. The moment they greet him as the Third Young Master, he starts to pay attention to their words.
”Third Young Master, please come back with us. It is getting dark soon, and if we return home late, I'm afraid old master will reprimand us by not allowing us to eat dinner tonight.” one of the two youths came closer to him and tidy up his clothing, while the other guy filled the bottle gourd with water and handed it over to him for a sip.
”Do I know you?” the youth swing his arm to get the two away from approaching him. Walking away from them for a few steps, he smiled as he thought a way to make this two servants answer all his questions. Looking at how they treated him the moment they saw him, the previous owner of this body must be a debauchee!
”Young Master, please don't make fun of us. We already follow you since you're five until now. Its ten years, young master. How is it possible for you to forget the two of us?” one of them speaks and step closer to him, while the other is scratching his head with questions.
”What's wrong with our young master? Tell me he's not trying to play with us. Anyway, we'll go along with his wish until he's back home. Else, our ending will be worst than not having our dinner that simple.” the smarter one between them seems to caught their young master's game and decides to play along.
”My name is Zhang Da Yang, and this is Zhang Da Zui. We're your personal servants since you're five until now.” the one closer to him introduced their name again to this young master. And like how they're named, Da Yang's facial feature carries a hint of a meek goat appearance, while Zhang Da Zui's lips are exceptionally long.
”Then, what' my background? My name?” he walked over to a piece of rock and seat himself comfortably anticipating. Meanwhile, the two of them looked at each another before they came out with their assumption on their young master.
”We'll have to go with what he asked.” they thought.
”Young master... Your name is Zhang Wu Ji. You're the third and youngest child of the Zhang Family's Patriarch. Your eldest brother's name is Zhang Wu Yuan, and your second brother's name is Zhang Wu Chou. Our old master's name is Zhang Qing Feng. We belong to the Zhang Family of the Li Jiang Town, one of the four major families in the town.”