《Divine Farming System》


 Chapter 1 - Transmigration, White Striped Tiger

    Four people are currently sitting under the shadow of a big tree. Three male and one female, they could be seen having a discussion.


    "Dei Jun! You said you want to be a City lord in our Fushan province? Aren''t you dreaming big haha?" A muscular male with an average look spoke sarcastically.


    "Hey Tang San! Don''t be like that? Why don''t you dream big like our little Dei Jun here?" Liu Shenyue rebutted, she was 18 years old and a kind hearted woman. Her looks might not stand out but still, her kind heart hooked the hearts of many male students in her class.


    "My dream? it''s more awesome than being a puny city lord, I dream to be the leader of the biggest gang in our province" Tang San replied smugly, he looked at the frail looking handsome young man in a distance and said, "Hey Feng Shaotian? What are you thinking? Don''t you want to share your dream to us?"


    "No" Feng Shaotian replied.


    "That''s not fair, you should open up to us and share your thoughts too. My dream is to become a nurse, Dei Jun wants to be a city lord while Tang San dreams to be a gang leader. You should share yours too" Liu Shenyue pouted.


    "That''s right Feng Shaotian, are you not taking us as friends?" The usually silent Dei Jun seconded.


    "Sighs" sighed Feng Shaotian.


    "I don''t really have high ambition in life, I just want to live peacefully in this peaceful world. We''re not in a world where war is frequent and killing is natural anyway."


    Feng Shaotian stands up then looked at the horizon, greatly boosting his handsome appearance, "But, if you really want to know my dream.. I want.."


    The trio perked their ears, eager to hear what Feng Shaotian might say next.


    ".. to become a farmer"


    "What?!" The trio asked dumbfounded. How can a person say he want to become a farmer in such high fashion?.


    "Let''s meet here again tomorrow" Feng Shaotian then started taking his leave. Not giving them any chance to asked more questions. They could only stare at his fading back while swallowing the words they were about to say.


    ***


    Feng Shaotian is 19 years old this year. His mother passed away after giving birth of him, while his father was killed by a terrorist attack. This was what his grandparents told him before they died of old age.


    His life was so miserable that he wants to commit suicide but every time he tries to kill himself, his pet dog would always try to save him. For this reason, he was forced to live in this forsaken world for his dog''s sake.


    Feng Shaotian finally made it home. Seeing the dilapidated building that is left behind by his parents only made his mood sour.


    Opening the door. He saw Ding Bang sleeping on the floor.


    Seeing this dog sleeping so peacefully makes Feng Shaotian''s sour mood ease somehow. He casually took the leftover food in the table and eat. He then woke Ding Bang up, feeding him some dog food and washed the dishes.


    After he''s done, Feng Shaotian then went to his room collapsed on his bed fully worn out.


    ''hah.. Why is life full of suffering? I just want to be happy and live peacefully. I don''t even have money to pay for my tuition fee this year.''


    ''Maybe it''s time for me to kill myself, Ding Bang, I''m sorry but I can''t accompany you any longer.'' Feng Shaotian thought depressed as his eyelids slowly closed. Never did he thought that it would be his last day on earth.


    A massive formation appeared under his bed shining brilliantly full of runes with color''s intertwining from violet, red, gray, white, black and green.


    Zzzhhzz~


    Ding Bang immediately noticed the disturbance with his high senses. Without hesitation, he ran towards Feng Shaotian''s bed in an attempt to wake him up.


    However, the room suddenly shines in blinding white light. A few minutes later, Feng Shaotian and Ding Bang''s silhouette could no longer be found in the room.


    ***


    Chirp~ chirp~


    Bird''s gentle singing can be heard from the surrounding, its soothing melody makes Feng Shaotian''s whole body relaxed. Faint rays of light from the sun was lighting his face down to his body.


    "Roooaaarrrrr!!"


    Suddenly, a ferocious roar woke Feng Shaotian awake from his relaxing sleep. His body was tense as he felt scared, cold sweat even started forming on his forehead.


    ''It must be a dream, it must be a dream, calm down, calm down.'' Feng Shaotian started brainwashing himself to calm down.


    However, what appeared in front of his eyes was not his room. It was a forest full of vegetation and vitality.


    "What on earth is happening?!" Feng Shaotian shouted in shocked. Weren''t he sleeping in his bed seconds ago?


    Cautiously turning around, Feng Shaotian saw a massive White Striped Tiger. The White Striped Tiger''s fangs were like a knife, flickering with cold light giving goosebumps to his well being.


    ''Is White Striped Tiger normally this big?'' Feng Shaotian thought.


    Beads of cold sweat keeps on pouring down like flowing water from his forehead. Making his clothes soaked wet, so terrified to move even a little bit.


    Seeing the White Striped Tiger walking step by step towards him. His body unconsciously take a step back while shaking in fear.


    "Why is it like this? I don''t want to die, no I-I.."


    "Hey? Can you hear me? Why aren''t you answering?" Feng Shaotian suddenly heard a soothing voice of a girl. Searching for its source, Feng Shaotian saw an alluring girl that wore an Artistic Red Robe with S rank Marking. Her hair was jet black flowing water matching her well curvature body.


    Looking at her brilliant smile somehow washed away Feng Shaotian''s fear.


    ''Wait.. who is she? I didn''t even notice her standing next to me'' he thought surprise as this girl suddenly appeared next to him. However, he remembered that there was a White Striped Tiger threatening to kill him.


    He really wanted to run away, but he don''t want to leave this fragile and beautiful looking girl alone. Feng Shaotian shivered just thinking about her being swatted by that huge beasts.


    "What are you talking about?" The girl asked chuckling. ''Is there something wrong with his head?'' she thought.


    "Why aren''t you running?! I''m trying to stall you time to flee, or are you courting death waiting for that White Striped Tiger to come near us?!" Feng Shaotian shouted angrily as he saw the girl only stared at him like an idiot.


    ''I didn''t think someone who don''t have any strength to save his own life would be willing enough to sacrifice himself just to save a stranger like me'' the girl thought surprise.


    "Don''t worry, it''s just my pet. No need to be that anxious" she said while waving her hand.


    "What no need to be anxious? You see tha¡ªwhat? What did you say again?" Feng Shaotian asked with eyes wide open. How can such a big and ferocious looking beast be a pet?


    "As you can see, that White Striped Tiger is my pet Ding Xiang" she replied. "You also have a pet yourself right?" She said while looking at Ding Bang, ''What a cute pet''.


    "Yeah.. I have.." Feng Shaotian awkwardly replied. ''How come he even followed me out in the wilderness?'' He suddenly thought wondering.


    ''If I guess correctly, I was sleeping in my bed that time when somehow I feel like I was floating in space.. then..''


    "Hey! What are you spacing out for?" the girl asked in annoyance seeing Feng Shaotian''s dazed state.


    "I am Hui Qing" she answered smiling. "And you?"


    "Feng Shaotian" he replied flatly.


    Hui Qing examined Feng Shaotian curiously. ''He doesn''t looked like a native here base on the clothes he wore..'' she thought.


    "By the way, why are you sleeping here in the middle of the forest?" Hui Qing asked wondering.


    "Ah that.." Feng Shaotian doesn''t know how to explain it. He could only smile awkwardly while shaking his head.


    Seeing Feng Shaotian''s response, the girl couldn''t help but giggle. ''He''s different from everyone I know of''.


    "Um.. May I asked where is this place?" Feng Shaotian asked while scratching his head. His gut feeling keep on telling him that this is far from normal.


    Huh? Did he hit his head hard on something and got amnesia? Pathetic.


    Hui Qing waved her hand as a scroll appeared in his palm from out of thin air.


    Could it be that.. I was sent to a parallel world?! The hell!.

 Chapter 2 - Mr. Dong Hai, Trinity Sect

    "Here, I''m quite busy so I''ll be taking my leave first. You will know all the things you want by enforcing some of your spiritual energy into this scroll" Hui Qing said as she gives Feng Shaotian the scroll. "I''ll send you to the nearest village first"


    Waving her hand, the air surrounding Feng Shaotian and Ding Bang warped. "Wait!" Feng Shaotian shouted as he still have some questions to asked. However, all of it was futile as after a short while, their figure vanished into thin air.


    "We''ll meet again in the future Feng Shaotian, I''m sure of it" Hui Qing murmured faintly while smiling.


    ***


    Tianjin Village


    "Chief! Chief! Where''s the village Chief?" Shouted a middle aged man with tattered clothes anxiously.


    Smack..!


    "What are you so anxious for?" An old man holding a cane with his right hand slap the back of the middle aged man''s head.


    "Why didn''t you tell me that sooner" The Chief of the village berated angrily. "Tong Shan gather all the children below 20 years old. All of them should be tested, it would be the honour of our village to have someone to become a disciple of the respected Trinity Sect."


    ***


    A few meters away from the village.


    A silhouette silently emerged from the bushes .


    "What kind of mysteries does this world have, to be able to have such freaking pets, summon items out of nowhere, also that magic" Feng Shaotian muttered.


    That''s right, the silhouette who emerge nearby Tianjin village was Feng Shaotian.


    "Hmm.. if I''m in a parallel world, then does that mean... Status Window!"


    ...Nothing happened. Good for him, there''s no one around to see it or they might think that there''s something wrong with his head.


    Feng Shaotian didn''t know how to enforce his spiritual energy on the scroll. It was only after several attempt did he manage to do it. According to the scroll that ''Hui Qing'' gaved him. This world was called "Vlody" a chaotic place where slaughter and killing is normal.


    ''In short in this world I was nothing, how would I live peacefully now?'' he thought frustrated for his bleak future.


    Feng Shaotian also learned Vlody''s Rank and Talent Classification.


    RANK TALENT


    From SSS rank to F rank.


    * MAGICIAN - Red


    * ASSASSIN - Black


    * HEALER - Green


    * WARRIOR - Violet


    * BLACKSMITH - Gray


    Feng Shaotian sometimes read novels when he feel bored. So knowing this kind of information makes him greatly excited. Based on the novel he read, everyone who got transmigrated had talent surpassing its on peers, in short "THE SOVEREIGN".


    There are currently 3 empires and 4 great clans residing "VLODY". Namely, Hui Empire, Tang Empire, and Qin Empire. These empires was founded after the great war between Demons, Humans, and the 4 Great Clans.


    The 4 Great Clans are namely the, Elves, Dwarves, Beastman, and Dragons.


    In that time, hundreds of thousands were slain like chickens shaken ''Vlody'' continent''s history.


    At Present there are only triple S ranker known which are the current empress and emperor in each nation, not including those secretive powerhouses and those not affiliated to humans.


    There are also Sects and Clans who has hidden old monsters and lots of promising rankers ready to bloom.


    ***


    Feng Shaotian arrived at the village entrance after walking for some time. Ding Bang was following behind him alert. The village was small and economy is lacking. Walking around, he saw several people running towards the same direction.


    He followed them out of curiosity, minutes later, in an open space, Feng Shaotian saw almost all the village people surrounding a small flatform with excited expression.


    ''He''s a D rank with warrior talent, so weak? Is Hui Qing a monster?'' Feng Shaotian thought as he saw the marking on the person''s robe.


    Feng Shaotian saw a line of young people below 20 years old looking at the man on the flatform with admiration and d?s?r?.


    After some thought, Feng Shaotian also joined in, not to admire the man in the flatform but to know what his aptitude is.


    "Those of you who want to test your aptitude line up" Mr. Dong Hai said calmly while scanning the crowd.


    There are currently 15 young people with Feng Shaotian last in the line. Seeing that there are many young people to be tested, Mr. Dong Hai felt happy as he might find someone with good talent among the group.


    "Let''s start"


    The first to step up was a robust 18 years old young man. A worried expression plastered on his face as he walk towards the flatform.


    "Don''t feel nervous young man. Believe in yourself!" Mr. Dong Hai encourage.


    "Yes! Thank you very much!" the young man happily replied.


    "Tang Hao, 18 years old"


    "Put your hand in this crystal ball" Mr. Dong Hai instructed.


    Tang Hao put both of his hand on the semi transparent ball.


    Whoosh..


    Seconds later, the light''s inside the ball become clearer violet after that, it converge and forms letter F.


    "Tang Hao, 18 years old, F rank warrior talent" Dong Hai said in disappoinment. ''What am I expecting from a little village like Tianjin?''.


    "Next!"


    A few minutes later


    "Tong Shen, 19 years old, F rank ?ssassin talent!"


    "Next"


    .


    .


    .


    This was the 13th time but still all of them are F rank ranging from healer, warrior, and ?ssasin talent.


    The village chief couldn''t help but sigh in helplessness. The 14th one was a girl. She was the chief adopted daughter from the city. The chief still remembered her cying face begging for money just to have something to eat.


    She walked straight to the flatform with anxious but resolute expression.


    "Jing Hua, 19 years old" After introducing herself. Jing Hua put her slender hands on the crystal ball praying, ''please give me a better aptitude, I want to help Father Chief fulfill his wish''


    Whoosh..


    Green energy fluctuates from the surroundings surging towards the crystal ball. The ball lit up brightly making it hard for everyone to see.


    Hiss.!


    The crowd took a deep breath of air from astonishment.


    "Village Chief!!! Your daughter is awesome!" Tong Shan exclaimed.


    "Yes.. yes.. that''s my good girl.." the village chief can''t help but tear up in joy. How can he expect that the girl he adopted would be such a blessing?.


    After some time, the fluctuations in the surroundings stop. The energy inside keeps on wriggling, several seconds later the energy converge and forms letter C!.


    Feng Shaotian was shocked. ''Such a miracle, even a run down village can have such promising talent''.


    Mr. Dong Hai''s expression beamed with happiness. After wasting so much of his precious time, he still manage to find some diamond in a rough.


    "Jing Hua, 19 years old, C rank healer talent!"


    Hearing Mr. Dong Hai''s confirmation. The village people erupted with thunderous exclamation of excitement.


    "Miss Jing Hua do you want to become a disciple of our Trinity Sect. If you accept my offer you''ll be one of the core disciples and obtain great benefits and resources for you to grow?" Mr. Dong Hai clearly won''t let such opportunity slips by. If somehow he manage to hooked her to their sect. He would received abundant resources in the next coming years. ''With those resources, I''ll become a core disciple in no time!''


    Jing Hua looked at her father chief for. Seeing him nod his head, she happily accepted the offer.


    "What are we waiting for? It''s time for a celebration!!" The Chief said gloriously.


    "Yeah.. it''s worth a celebration. After this event our village would surely prosper!" Shouted Tong Shan.


    "Our village will prosper!"


    "Let''s go, let''s prepare wine and roasted meat for Mr. Dong Hai to have a taste!"


    Everyone happily exchange word for such a happy occasion. But among the crowd, one of them wasn''t happy at the sudden change.


    "Wait...!"


    Huh? Everyone had question mark above their heads, while thinking ''who would be daring enough to stopped their joyous celebration?''


    A boy with an eagle eyes saw Feng Shaotian among the crowd that looks unfamiliar to him.


    "Village Chief, it must be that kid!" The boy shouted while pointing at Feng Shaotian''s direction.

 Chapter 3 - Divine Farmer Title, SSS rank Talent Fruit!

    Receiving such glare from the villagers scared Feng Shaotian inwardy. ''Such Glares..''


    "What do you want boy?" The village chief asked.


    "Senior, I would like to test my aptitude too. But, if you all go and celebrate now, how can I test my talent then?" He reasoned feeling pathetic.


    "Well then, I''ll give you a minute to test your talent" Mr. Dong Hai said still in a good mood.


    Feng Shaotian casually walked to the flatform like a boss. He then excitedly put his hands on the crystal ball that emits lights. A few seconds later, violent fluctuations from the surroundings attracted everyone''s attention.


    The ball emits different colors from red, green, violet and so on. Brightly illuminating the surrounding crowd.


    Ding!


    [Congratulations to Feng Shaotian for awakening Divine Farming System]


    [Congratulations to Feng Shaotian for being the first multitalent person of the world]


    [You have received a gift pack]


    [You have received 3,000 gold coins]


    [You have received an SSS rank skill]


    [You have opened a mini world]


    Feng Shaotian''s head keeps on buzzing. Those notification prompt almost made him jump wild in joy. ''With this as ?ssurance, surely I''m a talented man with an SSS rank talent'', he thought anticipating for the result.


    ''Even if this world is chaotic, with my very own fist. I''ll change everything. I can live a peaceful life like in earth!'' He thought.


    ''This.. this...''


    Feng Shaotian''s eyes almost popped out of its sockets, shocked by the result of the test than when he awakens the system.


    "Fuck!.. He''s just an F rank. Here I thought he was someone great having such blinding effects" someone from the crowd couldn''t help but curse.


    ''Doesn''t matter. I''ve awakened a Divine Farming System anyway'' Feng Shaotian thought as he started leaving the village in the eyes of everyone.


    ***


    After having some distance from the village. Feng Shaotian couldn''t help but chuckle, ''I don''t have any good talent but having a System and a Mini World is much better''.


    Host: Feng Shaotian


    Age: 19


    Talent: F rank multi-talent


    Title: Divine Farmer


    Money: 3,000 gold coins


    Skills: Appraisal (SSS)


    The auxiliary to Sovereignty!.


    ''Woah an OP skill'' He thought smiling creepily.


    * Congratulations to host Feng Shaotian for opening a mini World


    * You can now enter your mini World through spiritual connection


    * You can now plant anything in there from magical seeds to normal seeds


    His dream from earth to become a farmer comes true!.


    With just a thought, Feng Shaotian and Ding Bang disappeared from their previous position. Opening his eyes, Feng Shaotian felt like crying.


    This.. This place...!.


    Is my starting point to greatness!.


    Wandering around the mini world. Feng Shaotian couldn''t help but feel empty. All he saw was green grass, dilapidated barn, and a shabby looking house. It was such a big place with no other living being other than him and Ding Bang.


    Approaching the barn near the shabby house, Feng Shaotian couldn''t help but frown.


    "This barn... why was it so dilapidated?" Feng Shaotian spoke complaining.


    "Appraisal!"


    ? Dilapidated Barn ?


    Upgradable: 20,000 gold coins


    Storage: 1/1,000 unit


    Looking at the upgrade option makes Feng Shaotian smile brilliantly however, seeing the amount needed for the upgrade. His Wonderful smile couldn''t help but twitch.


    ''D*mn it! Maybe I should first upgrade this house.'' he thought cursing.


    Upgradable: 50,000 gold coins


    ".....!"


    "Why is it so f*cking expensive!"


    "Vlody" continent''s currency exchange is like this...


    ? 100 copper ? --> ? 1 silver ?


    ? 10 silver ? --> ? 1 gold ?


    So 50,000 gold coins is obviously a hefty sum of money even a city lord would hesitate on spending that kind of money on something unnecessary.


    Feng Shaotian could only sat on the ground dejectedly. ''Why am I born poor even in this world?''.


    Feng Shaotian looked at Ding Bang next to him laying on the ground peacefully. "Ding Bang.."


    "This is our new home. You''ll have to stay here and guard it. I''ll just summon you out when I need you.. Understand?"


    "Arf.. arf.."


    "Good.. oh right.. I almost forgot. I still have a gift pack to open." Feng Shaotian suddenly remembered.


    With just a thought, a gift bag appeared in front of him ''sighs..this is so convenient''.


    Opening the gift pack. Feng Shaotian saw a fruit with an apple like appearance. But, the fruit''s color is violet with Triple S marking on it.


    "Appraisal"


    ? SSS Rank Warrior Talent Fruit ?


    Description: Anyone who eats this fruit would directly breaks through the limits of talent becoming a Triple S Ranker.


    "Jackpot!!" Feng Shaotians eyes shines brilliantly like star. He couldn''t help but feel optimistic about his future. Envisioning himself walking unhindered outside, killing anyone who threaten his life, and punishing those who disrupt his peaceful life.


    He drooled continuously for several minutes straight until he suddenly realize that his hand becomes light.


    ''Huh? What''s going on?''


    Feng Shaotian thought confused. ''Sh*t!. Where the hell is my Magical Fruit? Don''t tell me it grows legs and run away?''


    Chump.. chump.. burp!!!


    Feng Shaotian suddenly heard someone chumping something, ''Could it be..?'' he turn to Ding Bang in astonishment.


    "Burp!" Ding Bang burped happily as it started ???k?n? Feng Shaotian''s hand.


    "Shit.. why did you eat it stupid dog!!. That''s my life!. That''s my greatness!. That''s our only hope you stupid glutton!" Feng Shaotian kept throwing tantrum at Ding Bang greatly enraged.


    Huff.. huff.. huff


    Gasping for breathe, Feng Shaotian could only sat down helplessly. Almost collapsing from heart bleeding, thinking ''why such a precious fruit be wasted to a useless dog?''.


    Sighs..


    Watching Ding Bang absorbing the talent fruit''s efficacy makes him more distress.


    ''Wait.. I remember there is a shop in my status window..''


    ? Shop ?


    Feng Shaotian clicked ?Shop? immediately, two holographic words popped up floating in front of him.


    ? Magical Seeds ? ? Normal Seeds ?


    Feng Shaotian clicked ?Normal Seeds? then rows upon rows of seeds could be seen in the hologram.


    ? Golden Rice Seeds ?


    Quantity: 100 seeds


    Price: 10 gold


    Description: Needs 1 day to be harvested


    ? Red Bean Seeds ?


    Quantity: 100 seeds


    Price: 10 gold


    Description: Needs 1 day to be harvested


    .


    .


    .


    All the seeds are price with the same quantity of gold. As they were just normal foods used for daily needs of every people living in this continent.


    ? Magical Seeds ?


    Click!


    ? Magical Talent ? ? Assasination Talent ?


    ? Blacksmith Talent ? ? Warrior Talent ?


    ? Healer Talent ? ? Alchemist Talent ?


    Feng Shaotian casually clicked Magical Talent


    ? SSS Rank Magical Talent Seed ?


    Quantity: 1 seed


    Price: 10 billion gold coins


    Description: Needs 2 months to m?tur? and continuously bore 2 fruit every week


    ? SS Rank Magical Talent Seed ?


    Quantity: 3 seeds


    Price: 5 billion gold coins


    Description: Needs 1 months to m?tur? and continuously bore 3 fruit every week.


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    .


    .


    ? D Rank Magical Talent Seed ?


    Quantity: 15 seeds


    Price: 300,000 gold coins


    Description: Needs 10 days to m?tur? and continuously bore 30 fruit every 5 days.


    ? E Rank Magical Talent Seed ?


    Quantity: 20 seeds


    Price: 100,000 gold coins


    Description: Needs 5 days to m?tur? and continuously bore 45 fruit every 2 days.


    ? F Rank Magical Talent Seed ?


    Quantity: 25 seeds


    Price: 50,000


    Description: Needs 2 days to m?tur? and continuously bore 60 fruit everyday.


    All the information about the things he needed to get rich and path to greatness are on full display. ''What a sh*tty system! so blackhearted!'' he thought.


    Feng Shaotian contemplated for a bit. Planning every step he would take to become someone great in the future, ''if I want to live peacefully in this chaotic place. I have to make myself stronger first''


    ''I have to carefully decide where to go next. I have to gain some foothold if I want to survive in this chaotic world.''


    Feng Shaotian decided to first visit Huangshan City which is 50 km away north to gain foothold. He''ll first strengthen himself and acquire loyal subordinates there.


    ''I''ll just buy slaves when I get there''.


    Slavery is normal in this world. They are people who sold their life to have something to eat, while the others are prisoners of war and some people with crimes. Unfortunately, some of them were also innocent soul without sin.


    ''I have to build my own Chamber of Commerce to sell my stuff and earn tons of money. I''ll then make my own army of loyal subordinates and plant SSS Rank Magical Fruits''. Feng Shaotian then started studying the Talent''s and their importance in this world.


    Mages and Healers are more valued professions than the other''s for they have more uses in combat and deterrence.

 Chapter 4 - SSS Rank Violent Fenrir, Blood Contract

    Mages Forbidden Magic and Healers Heart of Kindness holds the most powerful spot on combat and auxiliary position.


    Warriors are direct which is suicidal.


    Assassin''s are the secretive type lurking in the shadows waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike, their uses however are quite limited.


    Blacksmith are the muscle brain who only knows how to make equipment and stuff.


    Alchemist is the labworm who only knows studying new formula and improved cultivation by creating revolutionary pill and potion.


    ***


    Feng Shaotian finally spend 300 gold coins to buy ? Golden Rice Seeds ? and 500 gold coins for the other seeds.


    He opened up a plot of land to plant his Golden Rice Seeds and others. He doesn''t need to work himself to death planting it manually.


    He just need to think and then.


    Whoosh~


    ''Father.. Mother.. although my life is frustrating in earth. I''m Glad to have friends, now that I''m here in this Chaotic World, I''ll start a new life for myself'' Feng Shaotian thought.


    ''Hm. I''m only left with 2,200 gold. I should first ask for the market value of the goods I''ve planted'' he thought frowning, ''I still have a long way to go''


    ''I need lots of sacks to store the harvest tommorow. I''ll try to buy some back from Tianjin Village for stocking. Tommorow would be a brand new day!''. Thinking about what may happen tomorrow makes Feng Shaotian''s mood improved so much that he even forgot about the loss of Triple S Rank Warrior Talent Fruit.


    After completing the necessary preparation for tommorow, Feng Shaotian went inside his Shabby House.


    The situation inside looks no different from his house on earth which makes him nostalgic about his life there. The only difference is that this shabby looking house was clean and all the appliances and furnishings are complete.


    After familiarizing himself in the house, Feng Shaotian slowly went to his bed to sleep for the day.


    BOOM!


    A loud explosion sounded outside the shabby house like a nuclear bomb. Feng Shaotian who''s about to sleep almost had a heart attack because of it.


    "Fuck! Ding Bang, are you trying to kill your master!!?" Feng Shaotian shouted loudly from the top of his lungs.


    Feng Shaotian saw a shocking scene that he would never forget for the rest of his life.


    Ding Bang who was originally a dog somehow becomes freakingly huge. His height was as tall as a two story building, massive claws glinting with cold light that seems to be able to cut anything.


    Fang''s that can penetrate even the thickest and durable rock on earth. His stature went from a little dog to such monster.


    Ding Bang''s eyes shines with green ?uster that seems to contain deep and profound knowledge. This kind of eyes could only be seen from scholars and species with high intelligence.


    Feng Shaotian''s mouth opened wide from shock that it can be stuffed with egg. ''What happened? Ding Bang just ate that fruit and.. huh? yeah that fruit! Does that mean... Ding Bang, Ding Bang just become a Ranker!?''.


    Wild ferocious beast and magical beast can also become a ranker. With the same Classification as what the humans have, however, because of their abnormal constitution, it can be said that they are stronger than humans in the same rank.


    They also gain special abilities based on their natural born talent. The higher the rank of the beast, the stronger their special abilities would be.


    A ranker magical beast with SSS - S rank talent also has the ability to transform into a human, but because of the changes in shape they''ll be downgraded by one rank.


    ''If Ding Bang really becomes an triple S ranker, then I don''t have to worry about anything, he''ll be my guardian from now on''


    "Appraisal!"


    Ding!


    ? SSS Rank Violent Fenrir ?


    Name: Ding Bang


    Talent: SSS Rank


    Title: Fenrir Sovereign


    Skills: Howl of Terror (S), Sacred Flame Swipe(B), Dashing Gale Step (A), Deterrence (SS).


    Special Ability: Body of the Wind


    [Howl of Terror(S)]


    [Sacred Flame Swipe(B)]


    * Generates a sacred fire every swipe which contains destructive power


    [Dashing Gale Step(A)]


    * Have the ability to disappear within a short span of breath travelling for more than 50 km distance


    [Deterrence(SS)]


    * Deter every magical beast from 500 meter


    "Ding Bang is freakingly OP!!.. Living in this chaotic world would no longer be a problem!" Feng Shaotian spoke as he thought about the future. "Ding Bang! Come here pal, you''re clearly my lucky star. Come, come!"


    He called out to Ding Bang finally forgetting about what happened just a moment ago.


    "What is it Master?" Ding Bang replied calmly like a refined person.


    "Don''t ask and just come here. We''re friends aren''t we?" Feng Shaotian said smiling evilly.


    Ding Bang stared at Feng Shaotian for several minutes. Even though he ate the SSS Rank Magical Fruit and advance to become a ranker. He still needs some time to digest all the information provided by the magical fruit itself. And also, Feng Shaotian was his master and Feng Shaotian''s words are his law.


    "Here, Stamp your blood in here" Feng Shaotian said slyly while thinking ''Don''t say that I''m evil for making you sign a blood contract, it''s only for ?ssurance that all my close subordinates would never betray me''.


    "Master.. is this thing a blood contract? Don''t you trust me Master? I really won¡ª" before Ding Bang can finish his sentence, Feng Shaotian already cut him short.


    ''**** he already know what a blood contract is! but that won''t stop me for making you sign it!'' He thought while glaring at Ding Bang.


    Seeing Feng Shaotian''s ferocious expression with nose smoking akin to a volcano that would erupt soon. He can only stamp some of his blood and accept his destiny.


    ''Nevermind, master''s word is my Verdict anyway'' Ding Bang thought.


    Swoosh~


    An almost transparent red thread connecting Feng Shaotian and Ding Bang could be faintly seen. This shows that the blood contract was successful, they can now talk through telepathy as they were connected to each other.


    Next morning, Feng Shaotian woke up early. Ding Bang was currently sleeping outside with his body towering like a mountain.


    ? Integration Completed ?


    ? SSS Rank Violent Fenrir ?


    After a full night Ding Bang finally integrated all the information about being a Ranker. His body emits blood red aura, an indication that he''s already in control of his abilities.


    He''s temperament went from the innocent looking Fenrir to a Fenrir full of violence.


    Ignoring the sleeping boulder, Feng Shaotian went to check the seeds he planted yesterday. ''There''s still 8 hours left before harvest'' he thought.


    He then left the mini world and appeared to where he vanished yesterday. Breathing the fresh forest air from the surroundings.


    "Hah.. This place is so peaceful" he said enjoying the refreshing atmosphere.


    BOOM!


    "Yikes..!" Feng Shaotian jumped in shock. On his side was a tree trunk with a size where 3 people are needed to hug it just to measure its width.


    ''f**k! It almost got me.. where the hell did this tree came from?!'' Feng Shaotian curse silently.


    "Help!! Anyone please help me.."


    Turning around Feng Shaotian saw an approximately 18 years old chubby looking young man wearing clothes full of holes. He was panting heavily and almost out of breath, behind him follows a 25 meters length and 5 meters wide Magical beast.


    "Appraisal"


    ? E Rank Savage Snake ?


    Talent: E Rank


    Skills: Venom (F), Bite (F)


    Even though this Ranker Snake is only E rank, it still has the strength to throw such massive tree. But what truly confused Feng Shaotian was how this fatty able to outrun such beast?.


    Out of curiosity, Feng Shaotian appraised him however, what appear is only ? E Rank Alchemist Talent ? nothing else. So in a sense, his appraisal skill can only show statuses from beast and equipment but to a person, it only show his rank and talent.


    "Hey you! Let''s work together and kill this bastard..!" The fat man shouted at Feng Shaotian.


    "Why would I risk my life to someone I don''t know? Maybe if you offer me money as compensation I might consider saving you" Feng Shaotian replied flatly, money was his best interest now.


    Sensing that the fat man was still hesitating, Feng Shaotian turn around ready to run back to the village.

 Chapter 5 - The Pathetic Fatty Ma

    "Wait.. wait.. don''t be like that brother.." Seeing that Feng Shaotian didn''t have any reaction. "Alright.. alright.. I''ll give you 500 sil¡ªgold coins as compensation."


    Feng Shaotian pondered for a bit then said. "Okay.. I''ll help you kill it, however, if you went back on your words" Feng Shaotian then make a cut throat gesture. "You understand what I mean right?" He asked while thinking ''I should looked tough!. This world is full of killing! being soft would only lead to demise''.


    Seeing the fat guy nod his head, "Ding Bang.." He muttered softly while lifting his hand high up in the air.


    Whoosh!


    A two story big and muscular ferocious looking beast appeared from out of nowhere making the snake halt from it''s track.


    ''just a little more and this damn fatty would have been my meal now but, fu?k! What an unlucky day to bump such fella'' the serpent thought hissing loudly.


    The serpent was deterred by Ding Bang''s oppressive aura. It could only stay in its position without moving.


    "What the hell, you have such strong summon!" The fat guy said in envy. Summons were different from pet''s as they can be stored in their owners space.


    ''kill that snake!'' Feng Shaotian ordered through telepathy.


    Ding Bang turn to his enemy, seeing that it was a little snake. ''Pathetic!'' lifting its paw, ''Swipe!'' his claw glinting with cold light suddenly ignited with divine flames swiping towards where the snake is.


    Ding Bang''s claws easily passed through the snakes figure like cutting bu??er. Feng Shaotian then unsummoned Ding Bang or it might catch attention if it stays longer.


    "Don''t worry, no one will know about your secret, if I told someone about it. You can do whatever you want to torture me" Fatty said confidently without batting an eyelids.


    "What''s your name? why are you being chased by this Savage Snake?" Feng Shaotian asked confused. Only dumb people would attack a Magical Beast of the same rank as them.


    "Ma Hong, other people call me Alchemist Ma or Fatty Ma. About the snake, well.." Fatty Ma hesitated for a moment before continueing. "Truthfully speaking, I was with a party but got separated from them. I was with them searching for herbs and other things as the value of herbs in the market got expensive every passing day"


    "I don''t know how this happened but I ended up disturbing that fellows sleep so it chased me angrily till here" Fatty Ma explained.


    ''This fatty sure is unlucky, his party might have abandoned him. Pathetic'' he thought shaking his head.


    "Even though you''re pathetic, that didn''t change the fact that we have an agreement. Where is it?" Feng Shaotian said indifferently.


    "Here. This is the last gold coins I have. I was just saving it to upgrade my rank" Fatty Ma felt like killing himself from grief, ''I am nothing but a lonely alchemist searching for good things in the mountain only to be exhorted''.


    Alchemist and Blacksmith are alike. Even if they were born with inferior talent from the others, they''re still respected by everyone.


    For the warrior and other talents, what they have to do to improve their rank was to painstakingly cultivate and some fortuitous encounter finding rare and divine talent fruit.


    *If you cook, there''s a soup*. Meaning, if you work, you''ll gain.


    Feng Shaotian happily received Fatty Ma''s compensation who''s face was distorted. After silently celebrating, he caught a glimpse on Fatty Ma staring at the serpent''s carcass while drooling.


    "Do you know how to manage a business?" Feng Shaotian suddenly ask after some thought. What he needed the most was trustworthy people, even though he only know Fatty Ma for a short while. He got a feeling that Fatty Ma can be trusted.


    "I''m not good at it but I can manage somehow, it''s just selling things anyway" Fatty Ma subconsciously replied, looking at Feng Shaotian who was 2 meters away from him asking "Why did you asked?".


    "I was planning to establish a Chamber of Commerce at Huangshan City in the north. What do you think? I can give you the managerial position" Feng Shaotian tempted, then pointed at the savage snake, "I can also gift that Savage Snake''s Carcass to yo. So? How does my offer sound?".


    Fatty Ma become alert thinking that there''s something fishy about it. However, pondering for several minutes, he said, "I like it. So when would you plan to start establishing your own Chamber of Commerce? Do you happen to have some connections in the Trade Industry?"


    Trade Industry is where a Chamber of Commerce acquire goods and secure contract with dealers for daily supply on one''s shop. There are also Chamber of Commerce who doesn''t rely on this Trade Industry, they are the self sufficient or self sustaining Chamber of Commerce who owns their own land. Cultivating the goods they sold in the market.


    "When I accumulated enough money. Don''t worry about the goods to sell, I have my own means. Anyway, why do you keep staring at that Serpent''s Carcass? Can trash like that be sold?" Feng Shaotian couldn''t help but asked confused.


    Fatty Ma stared fixedly at Feng Shaotian as if looking at an idiot. ''Don''t you know how much money I''ll earn just by selling that trash carcass you''re speaking?! F*ck, the money I''ll get from It would be enough for me to become an E+ ranker without a hitch!'' Fatty Ma couldn''t help but lament.


    "Of course it can be sold. The meat is edible so it can be sold at a restaurant whole sale and that would be, hmm.. considering it''s size and rank, that would be approximately 100-200 gold coins per kg of meat, It''s teeth can be sold at the market for 500 gold a set, it is useful for making dagger with extreme venom effects. And the skin, it can fetch for up to 3,000 - 4,000 gold coins if the quality is good and not damaged" Fatty Ma expertly calculated.


    "It can be sold that much?! Hmm.. Maybe I should hunt some higher rank magical beast if I have time." Feng Shaotian muttered to himself.


    He waved his hand and stored the snake''s carcass on his barn.


    "Woah.. you have a huge storage space, do you have some extra? give me some" Fatty Ma spoke enviously.


    Feng Shaotian turned to Fatty Ma and said, "You can buy your own when you become rich" He said smiling, "there''s a village nearby, I still have some things to take care of before traveling to Huangshan City so let''s go there first."


    "You think it''s easy to buy one?! It''s not!" Fatty Ma said aggrieved.


    "By the way, aren''t you going to search for your comrades?" Feng Shaotian asked as Fatty didn''t talk much about searching them.


    "Them..?" Fatty Ma muttered absentmindedly.


    "Nevermind. here." Feng Shaotian said handing Fatty Ma a paper. Something must be wrong, so he didn''t force Fatty Ma to spit it out.


    "Sign it if you want to follow me. That contract only restrict you from doing something that can harm me. It didn''t restrict your freedom or something, you can decide on your own" Feng Shaotian explained, everyone who''s close to him must sign a contract.


    Fatty Ma hesitated for a moment, but still signed the contract after some careful thinking. As it also says that as long as Feng Shaotian has the ability, his safety and needs to improve will be satisfied. ''I''ll gamble everything''.


    "Fatty Ma"


    "Y-yes?!" Fatty Ma replied startled. ''What is it now?''.


    "Do you know the market value of Golden Rice and Red Beans?" Feng Shaotian asked.


    "Hmm.. Golden Rice are kind of expensive. It was the mutation of white rice that becomes golden containing high nutritional value, so the demand is high but the supply is low. The selling price for 1 sack is 50 gold coins." Fatty Ma replied, "as for the Red Beans, its quantity in the market are high but that doesn''t mean it''s cheap. Usually, buyer chose red beans whose quality is higher than the others"


    After hearing Fatty Ma''s response, Feng Shaotians heart couldn''t help but throb.


    ***


    The village was in total mess when they arrived. All the leftover from the banquet was scattered around. However, it can be seen from time to time that some of the residents was already busy cleaning up the surrounding. Feng Shaotian search for the village chief for several minutes before finding him near the lake.


    Turning around, Chief Jing saw Feng Shaotian coming over so he said, "it''s you, what are you doing here? Do you need my help?".


    "I would like to asked the village chief if it is possible to buy sacks and a carriage?" Feng Shaotian asked.

 Chapter 6 - Systems Mission, Humanoid Monster!.

    "You don''t have to worry about that young man, how many do you need? I can get you as many as you want for free" The Village Chief declared.


    "Ah. it''s not much village chief just 500 sacks" Feng Shaotian replied smiling.


    The Village Chief almost tripped down. 500? That would be 5 gold coins, 1 sack can be sold for 10 copper. So 10 copper x 500 equals 5,000 copper coins, if converted into silver it would be 50, converting to gold it would be 5 gold coins and also 500 sacks would be 45% of their stock.


    That would surely hurt the village interest and prosperity. Asking for 500 sacks for free would be no different from robbery.


    "Young Man, t-that''s a bit, you see.." The Village Chief tried to explain while scratching his head in embarrassment. Ashamed to take back what he said just seconds ago.


    Feng Shaotian signaled the Village Chief to stop talking and said "I''ll just buy it".


    The village chief heaved a sighs of relief as Feng Shaotian was considerate enough. They then went to the village storehouse and Feng Shaotian bought everything he needed.


    Feng Shaotian put the sacks inside his barn with just a wave of his hand. His action made Chief Jing dumbstruck and unmoving.


    Feng Shaotian then paid 10 gold coins for it and the horse while the carriage was given for free. The carriage was made from agar wood though it look unartistic, it still has practical uses.


    In the front was a driver seat while behind it was covered with clothes, It has a medium open space where 20 sacks of rice can be stacked. Feng Shaotian and Fatty Ma left the village afterwards. It would take 5 days before they arrived at Huangshan City.


    The carriage slowly departed with Fatty Ma driving it. Traveling was hard from Tianjin to Huangshan as the road isn''t cemented.


    Feng Shaotian went inside his mini world silently, ''since Golden Rice is quite expensive then let''s plant more''.


    ***


    "Ding Bang, why don''t you change your appearance and become a human?" Feng Shaotian asked.


    "I don''t like being a human, they''re weak. It also makes me uncomfortable walking with only two limbs" Ding Bang replied complaining.


    "Then you can just stay here and starved to death" Feng Shaotian said nonchalantly, "Fatty Ma told me that there are lots of tasty food in Huangshan City, unfortunately magic beast are not allowed there"


    "I''ll be staying outside for a few days or so, as for you, just slept here all you want" Feng Shaotian added chuckling.


    Ding Bang felt conflicted, ''If I want to eat delicious food, I have to transform and become a human, if not, master would just leave me here starving''.


    "Master.. If..if I transform into a human, will you really buy me food?" Ding Bang asked drooling.


    "Of course my dear Ding Bang" Feng Shaotian replied smiling from ear to ear.


    Awoooo!


    Black lights suddenly converge to Ding Bang''s position, his size slowly shrunk from the massive two story building to a normal person''s height.


    He looked no different from other human being. His build is for a middle aged man, muscular and full of vitality but the hair was a mixture of black and gray.


    He wore black fenrir robe surrounded by red blood aura. Seeing Ding Bang''s transformation, Feng Shaotian couldn''t help but marvel. ''ah such magical thing, a dog turning into a noble''.


    "How do I look master?" Ding Bang enthusiastically asked.


    "That''s much better than before. Anyway, from now on you''ll be my Marshall. You are also not allowed to transform back into your real form without my permission, got it?" Feng Shaotian said.


    The both of them then left the mini world happily. The surroundings become quiet after Ding Bang was out. His oppressive force deterred the monster lurking outside.


    Feng Shaotian busily organized the things he had to consider for the Chamber of Commerce establishment, when suddenly a mechanical voice of a girl sounded inside his head.


    ? System Alert! ?


    [ You have received a Quest ]


    Failure Penalty: 1,000 gold deduction


    Reward: D Rank Warrior Talent Fruit, 2,000 gold coins


    [ You have received a Quest ]


    * Accumulate a total of 50,000 gold coins and cultivate a plot of land to plant F Rank Talent Seeds.


    Failure Penalty: None


    Reward: 10,000 gold coins


    Feng Shaotian saw this message prompt in front of his eyes. After reading it, he found out that it was a Quest. Some has time limit and the others doesn''t.


    He unintentionally noticed a green text that was blinking next to the list of quest. He clicked it out of curiosity.


    Ding!


    *Build a ranch


    Failure Penalty: None


    Reward: Upgrade Token ( With this token, the host can upgrade 1 infrastructure of his choice to the next level without cost )


    "This special quest is really Godsend!" He exclaimed seeing how good the reward is.


    "Show Status"


    ? Feng Shaotian ?


    Age: 19


    Talent: F Rank Multi-talent


    Title: Divine Farmer


    Skills: Appraisal (SSS)


    ? Shop ? ? Quest Log ? ? Infrastructure ?


    Feng Shaotian saw new names like ? Quest Log ? and ? Infrastructure ?. It''s quite obvious what''s there in the ? Quest Log ? so Feng Shaotian only opened ? Infrastructure ?.


    ? Ranch ( f~SSS ) ?


    * A place where ferocious beast and magical beast can live and grow without worry ( do not need food to survive )


    Price: 10,000 ~ 1,000,000,000 gold coins


    ? Mating Ground ?


    * A special place where ferocious beast and magical beast can breed as long as they are of the same specie''.


    Price: 100,000 gold coins


    * A building where eggs can be incubated, the amount of time needed for hatching depends on the eggs quality.


    Price: 70, 000 gold coins


    Feng Shaotian couldn''t help but salivate by how good infrastructure is. However, all he could do bow was stare at it, the price tag given by the system was so vicious.


    However there is nothing he could do about it, he can only blame himself for being poor.


    ***


    Several hours had passed.


    Feng Shaotian went inside his mini world and started organizing his harvest for the day. He received 50 sacks of Golden Rice, 20 sacks of Red Beans, and 30 sacks for the other crops.


    It was ? of the sacks he bought from the village. He then spend all 2,000 gold coins for opening new plots of land and only planted Golden Rice in it.


    He also started designing where to place all the infrastructure for the future, he also arranged the plots of land for farming. The Barn and House was in the central part while Herbal Medicine will be planted north in the future, Crops in the west, infrastructure in the east.


    While south was left to build house''s for his subordinates and training camp for them to grow stronger. He then went back to the carriage and have a chat with Ding Bang.


    ***


    After finding some safe place to stop, Fatty Ma then confidently went to the back. He plan to ask Feng Shaotian about dinner.


    On the other hand Ding Bang who was bored to death happily walked out from the carriage.


    Fatty Ma and Ding Bang met staring fixedly with each other. Fatty Ma''s eyes constricted seeing Ding Bang who''s feature looks no different from a murderer. With a bloody aura, green eyes that keep flickering with cold light and a creepy smile plastered on the face intimidated him greatly.


    "F*ck a humanoid monster!"


    Fatty Ma shouted in alarm. Being stared by Ding Bang, he was so scared that he pass out collapsed in the ground. Even white liquid came out from his mouth continuously.


    "What happened?" Feng Shaotian immediately went outside to see the situation, his eyes saw Fatty Ma''s pathetic figure lying on the ground fuming.


    "Master I didn''t do anything, that idiot just collapsed without warning, I swear master, it''s not me" Ding Bang explained in helplessness.


    "Sigh.. just wake him up or we''ll have no dinner tonight" Feng Shaotian said shaking his head.


    ***


    Under the veil of the dark night.


    Shadowy figures could be seen flashing through the rays from the moonlight. There are currently 30 figures in total hiding in tree''s and the bushes.


    A line of caravan could be seen several meters ahead of them. A few seconds later, from one of the caravan, a faint silhouette of a man came out sneakily.


    "Long time no see brothers" the silhouette said smiling after arriving at the 30 people hiding in the dark.

 Chapter 7 - Bandits, Underground Faction

    "Yeah.. It has been a long time brother Zhao" the leader of the group replied with a bright smile. "So, what''s in the caravan? How many mercenary and guards do they have and what are their ranks?".


    "There''s no need to worry Brother Shi, lot''s of gold coins will be piling up in our stronghold soon enough kekeke" brother Zhao said laughing sinisterly, "there are 12 artifacts inside the carriage ranging from rank C~A, Crops and herbs, and other good stuff, they have 2 A rank, a hired mercenary and the butler, while the rest are B~D rank".


    "With our current firepower, we''ll be at a disadvantage. I''ll ask for reinforcement first from the stronghold then we''ll attack this caravan tommorow evening" Brother Shi said.


    ***


    The next morning, Fatty Ma doesn''t have the courage to talk with Feng Shaotian. Not because he was afraid of Ding Bang instead he was ashamed to show his face after what happened yesterday evening.


    He still remembered how Feng Shaotian ridiculed him nonstop while explaining everything about Ding Bang. As he was already in a contract with him, Feng Shaotian didn''t feel the need to hide this information.


    A few hours later, Fatty Ma saw a group of Caravans up ahead travelling. Some of their carriages were damaged from attacks, not by human''s but Magical beast. Unlike them who has Ding Bang''s deterrence so their traveling time was much faster than them.


    "Boss! There are caravan''s ahead, I think they''re going to Huangshan City like us. Should we join them?" Fatty Ma inquired.


    "Just pass through them, I''m in a hurry" Feng Shaotian replied indifferently.


    "Yes boss!"


    Heya!


    Fatty Ma urge the horses to pass by, however, a group of people wearing mercenary robes in different color blocked their path.


    Fatty Ma frowned, "What''s the meaning of this?! Why are you blocking our way?" he asked.


    Thinking that he need to asked Feng Shaotian for permission, he hastily called out "Boss.."


    "I heard what they said, there''s no need to repeat" Feng Shaotian said.


    "...."


    "Let''s go over" he commanded and walked out of the carriage with Ding Bang following behind him. "Lead the way, make sure this is important as I''m busy".


    Mo Zhen nodded his head in understanding, ''Such attitude, he must be a big shot''.


    Mo Zhen and Feng Shaotian''s group arrived at a Luxuriously designed Caravan. Red Tulip flowers were engraved on it and magic cannons attached on each sides.


    Inside it, two figures sitting face to face could be seen. Feng Shaotian''s group entered abruptly catching their attention. Both of them had eyes wide in surprise, they then stood up solemnly while saluting respectfully.


    Mo Zhen was shocked to see such thing to happen. Someone like their captain becoming respectful and standing up just to welcome strangers were a rare sight.


    Feng Shaotian nodded his head in response and sat down on the chair as Fatty Ma and Ding Bang remained standing behind him.


    He has bright eyes that contains knowledge and experience, oval face with a build like an ox. He has a sword next to him shining with cold lights, and on his violet robe was an A rank marking on it.


    The butler on the other hand was thin, he already forgotten his name a long time ago. Instead, he uses his alias, Shadow Killer. Feng Shaotian was surprised that this old man seems to blend with the surrounding, as if he didn''t exist at all. He wore a Black Robe with an A rank marking, even though his looks were questionable, this old man still can''t be underestimated.


    After some time, maidservant came in with tea of herbal medicine. Tasting the tea, Feng Shaotian''s eyes sparkle in surprised. He can feel his whole body relax as if he was floating in the cloud''s.


    "How do you find our tea taste like young man?" Shadow Killer asked smiling.


    "It''s good. May I know the name of this tea?" Feng Shaotian replied in courtesy.


    "It''s called Calming Cloud Nine Tea, made from White lotus, Calming dew, and Nine types of different precious herbs" Shadow Killer explained.


    "Oh. I see" Feng Shaotian said nodding his head.


    "I''ll not beat around the bush. The truth is, we''re in a predicament right now" Shadow killer solemnly said, "the situation is like this, yesterday evening we caught one of our people meeting a group of unknown people, If I guess correctly they should be the bandit residing this part of the forest"


    "Because of his betrayal and giving the enemies information about our strength, I have a feeling that we''ll be in danger if we don''t take any countermeasure" Tang Jun added. "We were inviting adventurers to help us by giving them money as compensation"


    Tang Jun and Shadow killer look at each other and sighed.


    "Alright, enough feigning ignorance. You''re an Intelligent person Mr. Feng Shaotian, you must know the reason why we called you here for, am I right?". Shadow killer said in helplessness.


    "We felt the oppressive aura of your servant and knew that if it was him, our safety would be guaranteed" Shadow Killer said, "So as the manager of this caravan, I would like to ask for your help. We''ll offer 10¡ª no 15, 000 gold coins and you can asked one request from our Red Tulip Chamber of Commerce, we''ll surely help as long as it''s within our ability"


    Feng Shaotian pondered about what Shadow Killer just said, weighting the pros and cons in this situation. Seeing Feng Shaotian''s pondering look, Fatty Ma can''t take it and whispered to Feng Shaotian''s ear.


    "Alright then, Shadow killer what''s your plan? As long as it''s within my ability, I promise to help you out of your predicament" Feng Shaotian said seconds later after Fatty Ma finished whispering.


    Tang Jun and Shadow killer smiled happily as they were able to asked help from a strong party. ''This young man..'' Mo Zhen thought shile staring fixedly at Feng Shaotian.


    Shadow killer explained the plan to everyone about their role on this upcoming battle. He also shared the information they got from interrogating the spy of the bandits that the enemy have 1 S rank warrior in their group.


    After he said all that is needed, Shadow killer coolly took a sip of his calming tea. As it was already evening, Feng Shaotian and company bid their farewell first with Mo Zhen accompanying them.


    ***


    "Master!"


    "Brother!"


    Shadow Killer and Tang Jun called out respectfully. Hesitating for a moment, Shadow killer built up the courage and asked "Master, I don''t doubt your decision but, why are we asking help from strangers? I think we can ma¡ª"


    "I know what you want to say but, don''t you ever provoke that kid. I don''t even have the confidence to stay alive for a few seconds fighting that servant of his" the man said solemnly.


    "Brother, does that mean..?" Tang Jun inquired.


    "Yes, and that kid, you know that there are artifacts that can hide one''s talent right? He might be using one. Even if it''s true that he''s just an F rank, this would mean only one thing," pausing for a moment, he then continued. "That kid was someone from a hidden family, to have a butler who''s stronger than S rank can only be friended".


    "I forgot to tell you, these bandit groups are not easy to deal with. If it''s just a normal bandit group then we don''t need outsider to get involve, however, " he paused for a moment while looking around cautiously. "This bandit''s are backed up by the underground faction. Their secretive leader was also a triple S ranker, even if our Red Tulip Chamber of Commerce attack with all our powerhouse. Only one outcome is evident and that would be the annihilation of our Chamber of Commerce".

 Chapter 8 - Strengthening Arena of Legends, S Rank Ling Bing

    "Master don''t trust them, they hid something from us. I felt that there was something suspicious about them inviting so many adventurers just for bandits, also someone was watching us from the shadows. Based on the aura it exude, it should be stronger than the two just now" Ding Bang said after arriving in their carriage.


    Feng Shaotian''s expression froze hearing what Ding Bang just said. Even though he''s half intelligent, there are still things that only powerhouses like Ding Bang can do.


    ''I need to become stronger, money¡ª I need money to become strong immediately'' Feng Shaotian thought, he even considered robbing the empire''s treasury just to become strong much faster.


    Thinking about the legend of someone doing it in the past. The scroll mentioned the history of "Feng Duo", a Legendary Figure from 15+ years ago. Feng Shaotian couldn''t help but think, ''this name is quite familiar. It felt so close yet so far''.


    Afterwards, Feng Shaotian harvested a total of 400 sacks of Golden rice, there are some that couldn''t be harvested as he lack sacks. Contemplating for a moment, Feng Shaotian decided to visit someone.


    ***


    Feng Shaotian and Shadow Killer happily shake hands after their business deal.


    "I''ll be taking my leave now" Feng Shaotian said then left with Ding Bang.


    Shadow Killer also left and went inside a room. He bowed his head and said "Master".


    "What is it?" A hoarse voice replied, in the center of the room was a person floating in mid air.


    "Sorry for disturbing your meditation master, I just want to report that Feng Shaotian was here a few minutes ago..."


    "Continue" the man said.


    "The purpose of his visit have nothing to do with the bandit. He proposed a business transaction with our Red Tulip Chamber of Commerce. He said that he has 450 Golden rice sacks, 20 Red bean sacks of high quality, and 30 sacks of other crops harvested from their land" Shadow Killer said.


    "If you are wondering where this goods are, he said that it was inside his Spatial Tool" Shadow Killer added seeing his master staying silent.


    "5% higher than the market price, and also he asked if he could buy some sacks from us"


    "Sacks? What do you think about this transaction?" The man asked.


    "Although 5% higher than the market price was awful, we can still benefit from it. Golden Rice are scarce in the market so having a stock of it is crucial. Also, about the sacks he.." Shadow Killer awkwardly pause and looked at his master.


    "What is it?" The man asked confused.


    With a troubled expression, Shadow Killer continued. "He asked for 10,000 of it".


    "It''s just 10,000 empty sacks, why are you so troubled for?" The man asked.


    Shadow Killer awkwardly laughed then stated, "We don''t have that much empty sacks right now, so I only said that we can only give 7,000 at most"


    "Alright. You take care of it".


    "Yes Master" Shadow Killer respectfully acknowledge and left.


    Shadow Killer and Feng Shaotian the commence with their deal. Selling his Golden Rice to Red Tulip Chamber of Commerce in a 5% higher market price was the right decision. Golden Rice can be bought at the system store for 10 gold coins with a market price of 50 gold and 5% higher means it''s 52 gold and 5 silver. 450 sacks x 52 gold and 5 silver is 23,625 gold coins profit. That''s only for the golden rice, while the other products sells at 5,000 gold coins, added together it would be 28,625.


    He bought 7,000 empty sack bags with the price of 10 copper which is 70 gold coins in total.


    After everything was done, Feng Shaotian then happily went back to the carriage. A while later, he went inside the mini world and harvested the remaining Golden Rice on the field which occupied 1,500 sacks. He also plant another 5,000 gold coins worth of crops in his mini world.


    "Show Status"


    ? Feng Shaotian ?


    Age: 19


    Talent: F Rank Multi-talent


    Title: Divine Farmer


    Money: 23,555 gold coins


    ? Shop ? ? Quest Log ? ? Infrastructure ?


    [ Quest ]


    * Harvest a total of 50,000 sacks of Golden Rice and other crops within 10 days


    Current Progress: 1,900/50,000


    Failure Penalty: 1,000 gold deduction


    Reward: D Rank Warrior Talent Fruit, 2,000 gold coins


    "I''m almost there, I guess?" Feng Shaotian murmured with brilliant smile, thinking about the reward he''d get from completing this mission.


    Ding!


    ? System alert ?


    * Upgrade the Barn for more inventory spaces or the items outside will rot without it''s protection!


    Time limit: 3 days


    Failure Penalty: Loss of Crops from rotting.


    Reward: Mystery Box


    Sighs*


    Sighed Feng Shaotian, he just earned this money through too much hardwork and now it would be gone in a matter of seconds.


    ''Nevermind, maybe I could get something good from the reward'' he thought.


    He walked closer to the ? Dilapidated Barn ? while extending his hand and pressed the upgrade botton.


    Swoosh!


    ? Upgrade in progress ?


    10 minutes


    7 minutes


    .


    .


    .


    2 seconds


    Ding!


    ? Congratulations to host Feng Shaotian for successfully upgrading Dilapidated Barn into a Newly Constructed Barn ?


    Appraising the new Barn, Feng Shaotian found out that its unit has grown up from 1,000 to 10,000. Thinking about the loss of 20,000 gold coins just for this new added unit, he felt as though his heart was being pierced by thousands of needles. However, the system just announced that he received the reward already.


    "Open Mystery Box!" he exclaimed without second thought.


    Ding!


    ? Congratulations to Feng Shaotian for acquiring the [ Strengthening Arena of Legends ] ?


    ? Strengthening Arena of Legends ?


    * A fighting arena where magical beast could be sent to fight their holographic self, honing their battle senses and acquiring new combat skills.


    Note: Humans can also be sent


    ''this.. it''s truly worth it!!'' Feng Shaotian dance wild in joy, fully forgetting the loss of 20,000 gold coins. Anyone who see''s him dancing, would surely cry from laughter.


    ''With this I can start having an army of loyal people growing stronger inside my mini world. And also, they should be in a contract'' he thought.


    Suddenly, A bright idea popped up in his mind, ''if I bring slaves here tightly bound with master slave contract, then I can surely produce an army of strong loyal guards. With the help of my Magical seeds, having high rank loyal subordinates is not out of reach. I''ll make an army of them!''.


    His figure vanished and appeared in the South Region of his Mini World. With a wave of his hand, a gigantic building being constructed showed up.


    ***


    "Is it still not cooked?" Feng Shaotian asked impatiently.


    "Just a little more time Master" Fatty Ma replied immediately.


    He was currently cooking the snake''s meat from the other day. Although Fatty Ma isn''t a good cook, the food still taste good as it was made from a good quality meat.


    Groooowwwlllll!!!!


    A creepy growling sound was heard making Fatty Ma froze. The hand he used while cooking were shaking uncontrollably.


    "Sorry, I think the worms inside my body is asking for a delicious food" Ding Bang said smiling sheepishly while scratching the back of his head.


    ***


    "Boss, let''s attack now" a person wearing a black robe with A rank marking on it suggested.


    "Wait for a bit, Brother Zhao still haven''t showed up" an old man spoke calmly while scanning his surrounding. From the moment they appeared, he felt as though someone was watching them. He tried to extend his senses to search for the source but wasn''t able to track it.


    He was Ling Bing, one of the S rank powerhouse from the bandit group. In the past, he was a legend on some cities for his glorious feat of fending off the beast tide that threathen the inhabitants life. A bright halo was shining brightly on his image. When his name was mentioned, discussion about his contribution would follow.


    Because of his great talent and reputation, lot''s of big sects tried to recruit him, but he declined all of it saying that he only wants to lived happily with his family and away from trouble.


    One day, he went to a Forbidden Zone on the Magical Beast Forest to find a rare herb for his son. Having not around with his family, some of the sects that was angry of him declining their offer begun targeting his family.


    Pressuring them so much that even buying food in the market was not an easy job. Some of his loyal brothers tried helping his family to overcome their predicament over and over again however, they all vanished without a trace several days after.

 Chapter 9 - Pledge Loyalty to me or die!!

    His other friends were alarmed and flee to other places. His wife can''t endure it any longer and committed suicide. Their children was sent to an orphanage after their mother''s death. A few days later, news spread saying that they were poisoned.


    When he arrived back to the city after several months. What awaits him were news of their death.


    The family he loves the most left him. His loyal brothers vanished for the sake of his family while some others silently left. He was overcome with grief and sorrow. His happiness was taken away from him, he felt alone.


    In that same day, two people showed up saying that if he agreed to join their Faction, they''ll help him take revenge. His mind was in chaos that time, so he agreed without thinking.


    Days later, one sect after another got attacked suffering heavy losses. Even to the point that some of their elders and sect leader died from ?ssassination.


    Ling Bing''s name was written using the blood of the people that has been killed. Because of this, his reputation dwindled and was then chased by many powerhouses. Even the royal family sent their SS rank powerhouse just to get rid of him. He have no choice but to hide and seek refuge through joining the underground faction.


    And today, the higher ups of the underground have given him ?ssignment to manage this bandit group. Although he hate doing something like this, he couldn''t do anything. Underground was so strong and the only way in leaving it was death.


    ***


    "Ling Bing, we should attack now or the enemy might notice us" Ling Bing''s partner spoke solemnly. He was Tang Bai, another S rank warrior.


    He joined underground faction because of Ling Bing saving his life in the past. Ling Bing was thankful that Tang Bai followed him here volunteering to help.


    "Okay, brothers let''s attack now!"


    "Yaahhhhhhh!!..."


    The bandit''s swarmed at the caravans like madman while they stayed behind to ?ssists them when things got out of hand.


    The people in the caravan notice the disturbance happening outside. They hurriedly rang the warning bell to alert everyone.


    But too late, a person materialize behind him cutting his throat. Even though the ?ssassin was fast and secretive, some still manage to rang the bell.


    The continuous ringing of the bell echoed in the dark night. Alerting everyone from the enemies surprise attack.


    Rows upon rows of people in various classes rushed out like a mighty army. They''re like trained soldiers not worried at the enemies emergence, it was as if they were waiting for this moment.


    "F***! They''re prepared! Everyone retreat!!" Ling Bing hurriedly shouted seeing that their enemy was well organized.


    Boom!


    "Kyaaaakk!.. helpp!!"


    A fight broke out between the two sides as people''s scream could be heard everywhere.


    Spells flew here and there.


    "Boss help.. kyaak!.."


    "Where''s the boss? Boss!"


    The bandit group was in a disadvantage, the mercenary''s and adventurer''s were organize and in sync. Ling Bing and Tang Bai dashed to help but a man blocked their path before they could take a step. It was a man with gray and black hairstyle.


    "What are you so excited for? Wait for a bit. Master wants to talked to you two" the man said.


    "Don''t talk sh*t! If you want to stop us, let''s fight! Who do you think you are to boss us around" Tang Bai furiously said directly throwing a punch at Ding Bang''s jaw.


    "Your attack are fast and strong, but if it can''t hit me, it''s useless altogether" Ding Bang commented while dodging easily.


    Ling Bing was surprised that Tang Bai wasn''t able to land a punch even once. ''He''s strong'' he thought as he dashed over to help his partner.


    Ling Bing and Tang Bai have great synergy with each other. Although Ding Bang found so many openings, he didn''t attack even once.


    "You two are good, master would be happy if you accept his offer" Ding Bang happily said with a smile.


    "What b*llsh*t!! We would never accept his offer even if it means death" Tang Bai rebutted angrily. "The master you''re talking about was trash of the trashiest, he didn''t even show his face" he added.


    Ding Bang suddeny stop dodging their attacks as he glared at Tang Bai angrily. Even though he was a Triple S ranker, Ding Bang still respected Feng Shaotian next only to his Father.


    However, before they could send their attack. Ding Bang who halted his movements suddenly vanished without a trace.


    When suddenly, a strong gust of wind carrying a chilling force pushed them backwards like they were paper.


    ''Impossible!'' they both exclaimed in their thoughts.


    With no other choice, the two of them throw the ball of energy where they thought Ding Bang was attacking. However, they were shocked to find out that the ball of energy they throw suddenly disperse without their consent.


    Whoosh..!!!


    A strong gale of wind was released from Ding Bang''s real position. Generating a massive destruction on their surrounding but surprisingly, they weren''t hurt at all.


    Gulp..!


    They both gulped their saliva hard. Ding Bang''s show of strength greatly scared the both of them.


    "Are you convinced?" a youthful voice suddenly asked. Then meters away from them, a refined young man walked out behind a tree. His clothes were unusual and look different from the others.


    "What do you want from us?" Ling Bing cautiously asked.


    The young man halted his step a few meters away from them. "My name is Feng Shaotian, let me asked you. Did you come here to rob that caravan?". Feng Shaotian asked while looking directly at them.


    However, Ling Bing and Tang Bai stayed silent and didn''t answer his question.


    "I''ll give you two choices, Pledged loyalty to me or die!!" Feng Shaotian said expressing his superiority.


    He know how valuable human resources were, especially those with higher ranks and talents. So he tried using this method even though it has low probability of success.


    "What''s your choice?" Feng Shaotian asked coldly. Surprisingly, Tang Bai and Ling Bing still didn''t reply although they''re covered in cold sweat.


    Feng Shaotian sighed, he then turn around and said. "Go back to where you came from, I don''t have any grudge to any of you or something. But, the next time you trouble my business, washed your neck clean first". After saying those words, Feng Shaotian then left heroically.


    Ling Bing and Tang Bai didn''t thought of leaving here alive. They were prepared to be killed by the hands of the enemy, only to be spared.


    Ding Bang withdraw the chilly pressure he emits as he spoke coldly, "You''re lucky". His silhouette then vanished out of thin air leaving the two of them.


    ***


    "Boss, why didn''t you help us early?" A man in red robe said aggrieved. His left hand was almost burned by the enemies fire spell.


    "Yeah boss, our brothers died there because they have faith in you. However, you only showed up late and issued retreat which cost so many of our brothers life. Are you even considering us as your brother''s?" another person spoke, his eyes were red in grief.


    "I know, we''re sorry that we didn''t do our job well as your Boss" Ling Bing said sympathetically at everyone.


    "You don''t know this but we''re almost got killed. If that person didn''t show mercy on us, no one would have survived by then" Tang Bai said as he thought of Feng Shaotian''s leaving figure.


    Everyone stayed silent hearing their boss were almost got killed. After some time, all of them left and went home in defeat.


    ***


    After the fierce battle concluded, everyone from Red Tulip Chamber of Commerce celebrated. Although some are injured while others died, it was still considered a complete victory.


    They then started cleaning the surrounding area, burying their companion who died from the battle. While Shadow Killer and Tang Jun already started distributing the reward.


    Shadow Killer spotted Feng Shaotian among the group in a distance, he walked over and bowed his head respectfully. This show of respect shocked everyone in the scene.


    "Who is that young man?"


    "I don''t know. Does anyone saw him fight?"


    "I didn''t see him. Maybe he''s a high rank ?ssassin?"


    "His clothes were unusual. He didn''t wore any robe at all"


    Everyone discussed animatedly while guessing Feng Shaotian''s identity.

 Chapter 10 - Huangshan City, Guo Jing of the Guo Family

    Shadow Killer handed over the 15,000 gold coins reward. Almost all the adventurer''s saw that Feng Shaotian''s reward money was double and even triple the money they received.


    Some of them were envious while other''s have eyes shining with greed. Shadow Killer saw their reaction and couldn''t help but shake his head in pity. Even though he didn''t saw what Feng Shaotian did in the fight, he still got some information.


    According to his master, there were two S rank talent that showed up from the group of bandits but, they haven''t even able to land a hit in a 2 vs. 1 fight.


    Although his master doesn''t know all the details, he still know how monstrous Feng Shaotian''s butler is. If it was him fighting those two S rank, he would be lucky enough to leave unscathed.


    After bidding each other farewell, Feng Shaotian went back to his carriage to continue on their journey.


    Their group finally arrived at Huangshan City after several days of traveling. Even though they were attacked on the way by some dumb thieves and adventurers who was blinded by greed. Ding Bang easily taken care of them and took all their belongings.


    ***


    ''So this is Huangshan City'' Feng Shaotian thought looking around curiously. He found that the buildings design here was different from what was commonly seen on earth. Lot''s of buildings lined up, from commerce, inn, bar almost all a person needed could be satisfied here without any problem.


    They checked to an inn for a stay of few days. Feng Shaotian roamed around the city, to the bar, market place, and so on. He gathered lot''s of useful information that might be crucial for his stay.


    He found out that there were 3 great clan residing this city, they all hold 20% of the city''s property while the remaining 40% are personally owned by the city lord. Various Chamber of Commerce also flocks here, one of them was his acquaintance, the Red Tulip Chamber of Commerce.


    Busily strolling around, he found a store called Jiaying. From time to time customer would go in and out, he went inside to take a look and found out that they were selling Golden Rice but the quality and quantity was low.


    Golden Rice have good effects on a persons body, it helps it develop more spiritual energy giving a person boost of talent. However, demand of this product is high but low on supply.


    Feng Shaotian bought 100,000 bags used for storing goods which cost him 1,000 gold coins. Cleaning all of Jiaying''s bag stocks.


    When they were traveling, they encountered lot''s of merchant along the way and Feng Shaotian didn''t let the opportunity passed by without doing anything. He sold some of his Golden Rice stocks in a market price so his money risen up a bit.


    He have accumulated 24,000 sacks of Golden Rice and other products which is almost half of the mission given by the system. There are lots of m?tur? Golden Rice that can be harvested in his mini world and was only lacking sack bags. Even though he have many of them, compared to the things he have to harvest, it''s still lacking.


    After he''s done. Feng Shaotian hurried to leave, however he felt that someone bumped him. It was a young boy wearing gorgeous clothes, from his stature it could be said that he''s from a great family.


    "Hey kid!. You got balls bumping me like ordinary folk. See this? You make my clothes dirty, do you want me to kill you or you''ll kill your dog life with your own hands!?" The young man arrogantly said.


    Feng Shaotian frowned and replied snappily, "I didn''t see you, you''re too short to be noticed. You should consider wearing high heels to make up for your shortcomings".


    "High heels?" The young man asked confused, he want to ask Feng Shaotian for inquiry only to see his mocking grin.


    "F*ck! You dared mocking me?! The young master of the Guo family, Guo Jing?" Guo Jing furiously said.


    He was the third son of the current patriarch of the Guo family, when was the last time someone mocked him blatantly?.


    Many people happily watched the conflict however, hearing that one of them was Guo Jing from the Guo family, they couldn''t help but take a step back. Guo Jing was famous for his viciousness, he even kicked an old man just because he''s old.


    "It really is Guo Jing, I heard that he was only an F rank when he was born? He even became the first F ranker in their family, and broke the record for the most useless son in the history of the three great family"


    "yeah.. I heard about that too. He was also the weakest among the younger generation, he only know how to bully the weak while fearing the strong, I really pity his father"


    "right! but that kid sure is unlucky to make Guo Jing so angry"


    "You deserve to die!!" Guo Jing angrily shouted.


    Feeling Guo Jing''s outburst, some people couldn''t help but exclaim "Run kid! Save your life!".


    Guo Jing dashed and throw a punch when he accidentally stepped on a place that is a little wet. His body got unbalanced by the sudden change on his foot and slipped down.


    Bang!


    He stumbled down head first to the floor. The crowd didn''t know how to react by this sudden change, the fight haven''t started yet but Guo Jing was already finished.


    His bodyguard immediately helped him up, giving him a hand. Guo Jing''s eyes were red, in anger, after becoming a laughingstock. His face looked like a ferocious beast ready to eat anything in his way. However, the young man who bumped him was nowhere to be found. ''Did he just left like that? Bastard! I''ll search for you and take that doglife of yours!''.


    "Why did you let him leave just like that?! Idiot!" Guo Jing reprimanded and kicked his bodyguard for being useless.


    Guo Jing gritted his teeth hard that it clatters like metal hitting each other. He tasted defeat at the hands of someone he doesn''t even know, he swear that this matter would not end till one of them is dead.


    He then left the place afterwards. Staying there would only make him uncomfortable.


    In an alleyway, two silhouettes silently showed up. Both of them have S rank markings on their Violet Robe but was hidden. They blended among the crowd of people like ordinary citizen while talking to each other.


    They keep scanning everyone they passed through, anticipating that it might be him. However, the city was too big. After a few hours of searching they still haven''t found what they were looking for within the crowd of people walking in the busy street.


    "Hey Ling Bing, are we really going to accept his offer? You know that¡ª"


    "I know that you said we won''t accept his offer even if it means death, but when I think about it, he''s our only hope. Lots of our brothers wanted to leave underground already, they were just afraid of the faction head killing or hunting them. As long as that person is alive, no one would leave underground in fear of losing their lives" Ling Bing said with hateful eyes.


    When he was there in the underground faction at that time, he unintentionally learned that his family was killed not because of the sects but because of the underground itself. They created a scheme using their spies in each sects to make everyone divert their attention away from what''s the real truth.


    The Underground Faction scheme finally succeeded when his wife got mental breakdown because of them abducting and killing Ling Bing''s loyal brother who helped her. His wife decided to end her life blaming herself as the reason of their death''s. Not considering her son and daughter that would be left behind.


    Although he already know this happened, Ling Bing was helpless. He might be powerful in the eyes of others but compared to the people in the underground, he looked no different from a young calf.


    "This is the only way we can leave Underground Faction safely. If he can guarantee the safety of us and our brothers family''s, then let''s accept his offer" Ling Bing continued.


    Tang Bai nodded his head in response. He know Ling Bing''s past, that''s why he joined underground to help him get over. He decided that whatever decision Ling Bing take, he would unconditionally agree with it.

 Chapter 11 - Contract, Hired Assassins

    Feng Shaotian who was walking towards the slum direction felt Ding Bang releasing his aura unrestrainedly. "F*ck! What is that idiot doing!" He run as fast as he can. If not, powerhouses around might attack his idiotic dog.


    He grew anxious, wishing he has an extra leg to help him run faster. Several minutes later, he finally arrived at the site, people could be seen sitting on the ground shaking.


    Meanwhile, Ding Bang was surrounded by four people. They stared fixedly at Ding Bang gauging his strength.


    One of them was the city lord, an Double S rank mage. He was an old man wearing a Red Robe while using his staff as support. Even though he acts like this, no one dared to underestimate him. Even the 3 patriarch have to bow their heads when they saw him.


    The 3 Patriarch were all S rank. Two warriors and one ?ssassin, they were looking at Ding Bang with unsightly expression. Such great force released by Ding Bang posed a threat to them. If not for the city lord being here, the three of them would not hesitate to eliminate him to avoid future trouble.


    After an air piercing silence, the city lord asked. "What happened here?".


    Even though Ding Bang posed a threat to him, he still know that Ding Bang didn''t hold any malice. He know that it was just a show of power to make the people understand that this place is his territory.


    "Ah.. it''s nothing city lord, there was just some misunderstanding between my workers which leads to them fighting. My master''s butler didn''t mean to offend anyone, he only helped me take control of the situation" Fatty Ma explained.


    Hearing Fatty Ma''s explaination, the city lord was shocked inwardly. ''His master must be strong to have a Double S rank as a butler''. The City lord nodded his head in response as to show that he understand.


    "The problem is already under control, you may leave now" the City lord commanded.


    The three Patriarch wanted to stay longer but don''t have the courage to disobey the City lord''s order. The city lord talked with Fatty Ma for some time and inquired about what they were building. As everything was already settled, the City lord then bid his farewell. Ding Bang also turn around and continue to nap with the two slaves fanning him.


    Feng Shaotian only arrived at Fatty Ma''s location after the crowd started working. He asked Fatty Ma what happened and learn the full in and outs of the situation. He then instructed Fatty Ma to watch out from people who have malicious intention.


    Confirming that everything was back to normal. He walked towards Ding Bang''s location only to accidentally see two people walking in his direction. He warily scanned the two of them. ''Where did I meet them? They looked familiar'' he thought.


    A silent whooshing sound sounded as Ding Bang suddenly appeared next to Feng Shaotian.


    "Master, they are the bandit you showed goodwill with and also the one who refused your offer" Ding Bang reminded after seeing Feng Shaotian''s wondering face.


    "Oh! So it was them. That''s why they look familiar" Feng Shaotian said. He then look at them and asked. "What can I do for you?".


    Ling Bing and Tang Bai felt awkward, last time they refused his offer without second thought. But now they took the initiative to search for him. They don''t know how to start conversing with Feng Shaotian. All they did was look straight at him and smile.


    "What is it? I''m busy so don''t waste my time" Feng Shaotian indifferently said after seeing them smile like an idiot.


    Ling Bing built up the courage then said, "We would like to accept your offer if you can provide protection to me and my brothers. If you think that we have ulterior motives then you don''t have to worry about that" Ling Bing continued. "Me and my brothers are thinking about leaving Underground Faction. However, because of the Faction head''s threat, we can only stay. But if you can promise our safety then we''ll pledge our loyalty"


    ''Underground Faction?'' Feng Shaotian thought confused. ''Should I accept them or not? Let''s try it out. System, make a contract''.


    [A contract has been made]


    [Contract]


    * Only follow the master''s command.


    * You can''t attack your master or this could be considered contract breaching and will be killed by heavenly tribulation.


    Ling Bing was hesitant after reading the Contract''s content. This contract is no different from master - slave contract.


    "This.." he doesn''t have time to finish his sentence before Feng Shaotian started talking.


    "You don''t have to say anything, if you become one of my people. I will surely treat you well and I''ll trample every enemies that come knocking at your door. However, it depends if you''re the one on the wrong or them. And also, you have your freedom in doing anything, my only request is for you to always follow my order."


    Ling Bing and Tang Bai both nodded their heads then bid farewell. They were going to tell their brothers about this first. If they agree, then they''ll follow Feng Shaotian.


    ***


    "Fatty, can you handle the situation here? I''m going for a trip to the beastman prairie. I found out that they are in need of food supply and it would be the best place to sell our goods" Feng Shaotian asked, he thought about going there to sold his Golden Rice stock. But thinking about what just happened a moment ago he couldn''t help but hesitate. If he and Ding Bang was away, no one would be able to stop it if trouble happens again.


    "I can handle it Master. I know you''re worried about our situation here, but don''t worry about it" Fatty Ma said grinning, "we''re friends with Red Tulip Chamber of Commerce and they owe us a favor, so why not used them now hehe".


    "You''re right, you can request them for protection until our return. Then that''s it, we''re leaving now" Feng Shaotian said.


    "That fast?. Wait master. How many days will you be away?" Fatty asked.


    "It won''t be long. I expect good news in my return" Feng Shaotian replied. He then brought Ding Bang with him and left under Fatty Ma''s gaze.


    ***


    Ding Bang and Feng Shaotian was walking through a dense forest after leaving the city.


    "There are lots of magical beast in this forest master. Do you want me to bring one for you to take as a mount?" Ding Bang asked.


    "No need. I already have you" Feng Shaotian replied chuckling.


    Ding Bang suddenly stopped walking. His behavior took Feng Shaotian by surprise and thought that Ding Bang was mad at him.


    "Who''s there?!" Ding Bang shouted in a booming voice.


    "Well. Well. Well. Your senses are quite good kekeke" a person revealed himself wearing a black robe with an S rank marking on it.


    "Who are you?" Feng Shaotian asked.


    "Me? There''s no need for a dead person to ask. Treasure your time now while alive as afterwards¡ªyou''re dead meat!" the man said maliciously.


    "You must be from the Underground Faction? Am I right?. You''re hired by someone to kill me?. Now, tell me. Who hired you?!". Feng Shaotian asked in a chilly tone.


    "Oh.. you know? I''m scared" the man teased while laughing. "But to make your question right, we''re not here to kill you"


    He pointed his finger at Ding Bang and said "but him!". He know that the target was a Double S Ranker but, he didn''t come here alone.


    Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!


    Three whoosing sound could be heard in the surrounding. Three people wearing black clothes showed up, however only one of them is a real ?ssassin. The other two were both warriors, carrying a long sword with runes inscribed. The sword was shining in green and gold mixture from time to time.


    Through Feng Shaotian''s appraisal skill, he found out that it was an S rank weapon. The three newcomers give off an intimidating vibe, making Feng Shaotian sweat uncontrollably. Noticing his master''s situation, Ding Bang protected him by standing in front of him.


    "Master go and hide first, let me take care of them" Ding Bang said solemnly. Even though he was strong, he can''t guarantee he''d win in human form.


    Feng Shaotian nodded his head in understanding, he can''t help him anyway. For the first time in his life, he realized how useless he is.. He understands now what the sentence ''Fist speak louder than words'' means.

 Chapter 12 - Slave Market, Building a Chamber of Commerce

    The Slave Market was positioned in a very secretive place, although they are protected by a powerhouse. Being in the spotlight was still not good as it would receive too much attention.


    Because of this, no one ever questioned the existence of this market that sold slave. Not because they don''t care about them, its just that the person behind it was comparable to the emperor himself.


    Feng Shaotian walked inside the establishment to buy slaves. He wants to buy as many as he can and make them his subordinates. In his perspective, slaves are more trustworthy than anyone. If he found some with high potential, he might consider giving him/her important position in his future army.


    Feng Shaotian just stepped in when a beautiful girl attendant enthusiastically greeted him. The attendant wore revealing clothes, igniting mens d?s?r? for possession.


    "Good day young master, do you want to buy slaves or me?" she asked smiling brilliantly while cleverly showing her b??bs.


    Feng Shaotian has a weird expression in his face as he replied, "I want some slaves, any recommendations?" unperturbed by the girls behavior.


    "Of course young master this is my job, we''ve sorted out all their information and job specifications. We have F rank to S rank slave with different profession, there are also some that is good at cooking, managing business, a seasoned general from the army, and many more". The attendant explained detailedly.


    "I want Double and Triple S rank warrior, magician, healer, etc." Feng Shaotian said.


    "As for Double and Triple S rank slave, they are only available for auction" the attendant said happily thinking that it was a big fish this time.


    "May I know their prices?" Feng Shaotian replied dissatisfied.


    "Good question, our slaves were the cheapest of all cheapest. S rank slave is 1 million gold coins, blah blah blah..." the attendant started talking non-stop but Feng Shaotian didn''t have the luxury to listen, his mind was already in chaos by hearing the word 1 million.


    Where the hell is he going to get a million gold coins?. He expected it to be cheap. However, he was struck by the word ''expectation Vs. reality'', of course the attendant would say 1 million is cheap. Their customers normally are Noble''s, so million is quite cheap.


    ''It''s better than nothing'' he thought. Both of them were F rank and was good in cooking dishes. One of them was 18 and the other is 17, a twin named Shi An and Shi Yue.


    The attendant was annoyed that she explained too long but Feng Shaotian only bought two useless chicks. But the perpetrator, Feng Shaotian didn''t mind her.


    After leaving the slave market, they meet up with fatty who already sold the magical beast carcass, savage snake. Earning a total of 24,730 gold coins.


    Totally happy with his income, Fatty Ma directly bought the things he needed to rank up before showing up in front of Feng Shaotian.


    "Where are we going next boss?" Fatty Ma asked blissfully, ''Boss Feng is really my lucky star''.


    "Let''s first find a property to buy, we will then start recruiting talent''s. When our business is on the right track, you''ll manage it in my stead. Try to find some trustworthy people to help you manage the business, I''ll just station some people to monitor the situation and guard our commerce." Feng Shaotian said after thinking for a moment.


    Fatty Ma''s imagination run wild thinking that he would be someone great in the future. His eyes shined brightly every passing seconds.


    "Sh*t! Why are you drooling like a dog!" Feng Shaotian cursed seeing Fatty Ma drooling endlessly.


    Feng Shaotian with his group search for a good place to establish their Chamber of Commerce. A place where it can easily be seen and attract more customers. But sadly, all the Golden land was owned by the city lord and the three great clans.


    Feng Shaotian couldn''t help but feel frustrated. ''Where should I established it?. This is too hard''.


    "What should we do boss? How are we going to attract customer if our site is not popular?" Fatty Ma asked anxiously.


    Looking at his surrounding, Feng Shaotian suddenly thought of a better idea. He lead his group towards the slum area, strolling around to look for a place to create an establishment.


    After determining which plot of land is better, he asked Fatty Ma to buy it from the city lord.


    "Boss, why are we buying this plot of land? It''s dirty here, if we established our commerce here no one would surely come" Fatty Ma asked concerned.


    "No need to worry, if the land is unpopular then make it popular" Feng Shaotian said smiling.


    ***


    Feng Shaotian entered his mini world after returning to the inn. Of course, the two slaves are with Ding Bang and Fatty Ma having a meal.


    "Now is the time to complete the mission. System, It''s your time to shine"


    Ding!


    [ Congratulations to Host Feng Shaotian for completing the quest. The reward has been delivered to your inventory ]


    Feng Shaotian''s stock of Golden Rice has grown up to 70,000 sacks. If he could turn these into pure profit, then life would be much easier!.


    The Quest he completed rewarded him a D rank warrior talent fruit and 2,000 gold coins. Feng Shaotian struggled for a moment if he should eat it or not. A few minutes later Feng Shaotian decided to just sell it. He can eat all he want if he plant some magical fruit seeds in the Future, what he needed most is money.


    According to the system, if a normal person without talent eat an F Rank Talent Fruit, they would directly advance to F rank. However, if an F rank eats an F rank talent fruit, it would just improved his talent little by little until reaching the bottleneck and breaking through the next stage. This also applies to the higher talent fruits.


    That is why Ding Bang who was originally a normal Dog becomes someone great just by eating a Triple S rank talent fruit.


    ***


    At noon, Fatty Ma finally returned with good news. The city lord sold the property in the slum area for only 10,000 gold. 100% lower than that of the other plot of lands in the central area.


    Feng Shaotian gave Fatty Ma some money to start recruiting people and build the Commerce headquarter. He also handed over the design he created while traveling, it has a big building at the center, an auction house by its side, and villas for their people to live in.


    The cost would be big but with time, all of his investment will surely come back a millionfold. Based on his observation, it would take at least half a month before they could really start their first business.


    Feng Shaotian couldn''t help but sigh. ''I just want to live peacefully but why am I so obsessed with money?''.


    ''No. I need money to make myself stronger and secure my safety and my life would be peaceful at that time without relying on anyone''


    He couldn''t help but think about his life with his friends on earth. He felt lonely, ''I''ve been in this world for how many days now? Is everyone alright from the other side?'' Feng Shaotian wondered.


    ***


    The next day, Fatty Ma busily observed the people going to and fro creating a magnificent and majestic Chamber of Commerce. He even asked the people from the slum area that he would buy all the materials they have to hasten the construction.


    Fatty Ma would gain lots of materials while the people in the slum area earn money, a win-win situation. When the beggars in the central street caught wind of the news, they immediately rushed over to apply and started acquiring materials to sell.


    Because of the sudden influx of people, verbal fights happened more frequently, until it got out of hand and they started rioting. Fatty Ma got a headache by the sudden chaos, he was helpless as he don''t have the strength to stop them.


    A few meters away, Ding Bang was napping under the rays of sunlight, dreaming about eating so many sweets and delicious looking savory cakes. He was ready to take a bite when Fatty Ma woke him awake.


    Being disturbed in his nap time, Ding Bang got enraged. Looking at the surrounding people in chaos, he stood up with blackened face. Releasing his oppressive force without restraint, making the rioting people to shiver in fear. Deep cold sweats keep forming in their heads pouring like rain, their clothes became wet while shaking uncontrollably.


    Even the people from the busy street got panicked by the sudden heavy force bearing on their shoulder. Two people who have been searching for something also feels this oppression.


    ''It''s him'' their face showed faces of joy and immediately run towards the source.