22 DWDSS Chapter 21 – Attending an ‘Interesting’ Class

DWDSS Chapter 21 – Attending an 'Interesting' Class

The next day as Reino awoke, he found a robed outfit on his bed, similar to most of the rich nobles he had observed in the market. However, on further observation, he found that it was made with exquisite technique and the material was also from the strongest demon beast he had hunted while coming to the city, a giant gorilla with peculiar violet eyes and deep black fur. Each strand of fur was softer than fluffiest cotton yet tougher than refined steel thread.

Such fur had somehow been transformed into a robe of exceptional quality. The cloth looked to be woven at first glance, yet he now knew that it was created from somehow fusing the fur strands directly to create an unblemished cloth.

He also noticed that despite the various folds and stiches that should have occurred, the entire robe was without and folds or stitching marks. It was as if the entire thing had simply appeared as it is from an idea directly.

There were also some underclothes made from the same material included there and the robe included a hood if he chose to wear it. Wearing it, he founded that it was extremely comfortable and temperature resistant. It also offered absolutely no restriction in any movement, no matter how drastic, rough or stretched his moments were.

"I see you like it" a teasing voice sounded from the door of his room. He turned to find Sarasvati there, grinning at him.

"I love it !!" Reino replied "You made this didn't you? I refuse to believe someone in this city can make anything of this level !!"

"Yup, made by yours truly!" Sarasvati replied with a cheeky grin "I wasn't able to sleep last night in excitement for today, hence I meditated a bit and then decided to try out some of the crafting skills I comprehended yesterday. Even my outfit and accessories were made last night."

Sarasvati was wearing a form fitting white female robe-like outfit that complimented her well developed figure. She even had her hair gathered up into a high ponytail that was supported by hair accessories made from demon beast claws and teeth. She looked extremely delicate and eye-catching but Reino was sure those hair accessories could very well become terrifying weapons if she needed it.

"Oh, and I have some good news about the cultivation techniques" Sarasvati said "I have examined our body, constitution and even souls and made some progress on relevant cultivation techniques for us. After I examine some more cultivation techniques that are sure to be available in school, I will finalize our techniques."

"I have used the Tang Sect Technique as the base to avoid energy conflict in future and used the other cultivation technique knowledge as supplements. When finished, they will sure be tens of times more effective and powerful than Tang Sect Technique and Thousand times more powerful than anything people of this world have seen."

"But to give credit where its due, the Tang Sect Technique focusses on versatility and adaptability while my techniques will focus of uniqueness. Literally anyone can practice the Tang Sect Techniques, however my techniques will only show their best effects when used by the person for whom they are crafted. Both have their own strengths and weaknesses."

After having a quick breakfast like yesterday, they packed some food for later and put it into their spatial storage. They left for school then, as Sarasvati was adamant about attending classes well on time.

They reached school along with a crowd of many kids who like them were attending the Holy Orchid School. They could see kids from all sorts of backgrounds: commoners, merchants and nobles.

Most of the noble kids looked like they had something stuck up their arse, as they walked haughtily with their noses up in the air. Till now Reino had just seen two amongst the noble kids who didn't look at the commoners in disdain: a purple haired girl who was guaranteed to become a beauty in future and an athletic looking girl with poised grace and long drool worth legs.

While the Purple haired one looked a bit immature and naïve, the Athletic girl was an ice-cold beauty definitely having experienced some troubles in her life. Since they wore attractive clothes and had decent temperament, most kids assumed Reino and Sarasvati were nobles too. They made way for them to join the noble kids' group and Reino didn't refuse, even smiling pleasantly at a few of them.

As they were about to approach the Athletic girl, Sarasvati paused slightly and gave a sniff towards the girl. She then immediately clutched Reino's hand and whispered to him.

"Something is wrong with that tall girl" Sarasvati said "for some reason her body is being destroyed from inside, possibly some kind of cultivation technique fault. Yet, fate currents revolve strongly around the girl. She is possibly one of those we are here for today."

Reino nodded and told Sarasvati to be patient for now. Their apparent noble identity had allowed them opportunity to be with this girl so they should first take advantage of that and get close to her.

As they took their places in the class, Reino subtly took Sarasvati and sat next to the Athletic girl, while making it apparent that the girl was not his focus. He talked to Sarasvati for a while before casually introducing them both to the girl.

Surprisingly the girl only looked ice-cold, but was in fact someone starved for affection. She was able to sense Reino was not lustful or malicious towards her, hence she quickly became friends with them. She introduced herself as Xiao Ning'er, the heir and princess of the Xiao Clan.

The Xiao Clan was one of the top five clans in the city, yet were slowly losing their prominence due to various reasons. While talking Ning'er revealed that her family was heavily relying on her to do well and so she was under a lot of pressure.

While talking, Sarasvati used a hypnotizing technique to make Ning'er lose even the barest of caution against them. With some leading questions, she determined that Ning'er was suffering from a rare disease called the Arctic disease.

Communicating to Reino about this, she got his permission to create a customized cultivation technique for Ning'er too. She kept in mind that this cultivation technique should also purify her bloodline, physique and soul force to nullify the chances of any physical ailment or abnormality ever in future. She was also treating Ning'er as an experimental subject to check the efficiency and power of her created techniques.

As she began her creation process, she became quieter and Reino covered for her, keeping Ning'er entertained and unaware of the dull & unresponsive Sarasvati. Soon their teacher finally appeared and Reino had to stop talking.

Sarasvati continued ignoring everything as she probably had more knowledge about cultivation than this so-called teacher. Plus, she was completely absorbed in creating a technique for Ning'er and had no time to spare for lessons that would probably not catch her attention.

Reino joined Ning'er in paying attention to class, but was soon stumped by the futility of it. The teacher was one of the nobles from the sacred family, one of the top three families in the city. Her name was Shen Xiu and she was a demon spiritualist of silver rank. Yet her head was filled with bigotry and hypocrisy towards anyone not of the top three noble families.

In her first lesson, she spent the majority of time taking down hopes and dreams of commoner students, making it seem like only nobles could reach the heights of cultivation. Plus, her knowledge of demon beasts and cultivation techniques was extremely convoluted and trashy.

Even Reino could easily say he knew hundreds of times more than her about cultivation, let alone Sarasvati who probably knows as much as the topmost in this world. Just as he was about to burst out in anger, someone beat him to it.

It was a kid who had been previously sleeping but since a few minutes ago had been acting weirdly and looking around as if he didn't realize he was here previously. He had been glancing lovingly at the purple haired girl when Shen Xiu had started her tirade about commoners always being trash and nobles being the best. Mutter of a random kid let him know he was called Nie Li.

"Teacher Shen Xiu, I have a question," Nie Li suddenly spoke.

All the students were listening quietly and Nie Li suddenly interrupted her speech. This made Shen Xiu unhappy. Shen Xiu recognized Nie Li since he was the one who had coveted over the Purple-haired girl, who Reino found out was called Ye Ziyun. The words she spoke previously was directed at Nie Li. Who would have thought Nie Li would actually speak up?

She coldly snorted, "What is it?"

"Teacher Shen Xiu says that Glory City is the only one that survived the Age of Darkness, that we are the only surviving humans. What proof do you have on this statement? May I ask if teacher ever went out of the St. Ancestral Mountains and visited the Endless Desert, the Toxic Forest, the Blood Moon Marsh, the Spirit Gulf, the Heavenly Lustre Mountains, and the Northern Snow before?" Nie Li asked.

As someone who was reborn, and retained his past experiences, Nie Li can completely look down on Shen Xiu.

"What Heavenly Lustre Mountain? What Northern Snow?" Shen Xiu frowned. She has heard of the Endless Desert, Toxic Forest and Blood Moon Marsh before, but those places were very far away from the St. Ancestral Mountains. She has only heard of them in legends.

Shen Xiu snorted, "I've been in Glory City since birth, and have never been to those places."

Nie Li smiled faintly and said, "Since Teacher Shen Xiu never went to those places, how can you be so sure that we are the only human beings alive?" Shen Xiu was at a loss for words. The students in the class started to talk quietly. They have no idea what kind of places Nie Li spoke about. Reino was also interested in him now. He was also pretty sure Nie Li was the one Sarasvati was talking about. His actions were not something you would expect from a kid.

He didn't need to watch the rest of the show so he tuned out and focused on watching various reactions of other kids. He found that Ye Ziyun was viewing Nie Li with some interest now. Finally, Nie Li and Shen Xiu's show concluded when Nie Li made a bet with her to achieve Rank 1 Bronze qualification for Demon Spiritualist in the two months before the evaluation exam.

Shen Xiu made him stand at the back as a punishment for all the classes in the span of next two months. Reino saw that five others joined Nie Li too at the back.

"What the hell, might be interesting" Reino chuckled "I will see you later Ning'er. Take care of Sarasvati for me."

Before Ning'er could ask what he was doing, Reino stomped lightly with his toe and leapt into the air. Backflipping twice, he reached the back where Nie Li and others were standing, before leaning against the wall himself and closing his eyes to cultivate the Tang Sect Technique.

"Very Good! Very Good indeed�� Shen Xiu screamed at them fuming "You think that little acrobatic show is going to prove anything? All seven of you are trash now and will be so in future. Nie Li you have ruined the future of your so-called friends now. Now none of you come crying to me later in future."

"Brother what is your name? Why did you join us losers here?" the lazy guy called Lu Piao came closer and whispered to him.

"Well, I guess better here than in the front listening to the screeching demoness." Reino whispered back.

"Well said brother, I am Lu Piao." Lu Piao said while patting Reino's shoulder "you must be pretty powerful to easily flip like that and yet land so lightly."

"Call me Reino" Reino replied "I have some accomplishment in Body Training and Martial Arts. But I have not started cultivating officially yet, that Is why I joined the school."

"Well I guess you will learn something eventually" Nie Li for some reason said in a puzzled yet wary voice.

'As I thought, this Nie Li is a cautious guy' Reino thought while smiling at Nie Li 'He is definitely more than what he is showing. No worries though, I am quite an expert at solving mysteries.'

As Nie Li and Reino stared at each other, trying to figure the other out, the class finally got over and Ning'er arrived with Sarasvati, who had finally completed her task, and all three of them left for Reino's mansion. Nie Li stared after Reino for a while before leaving with Du Ze, Lu Piao and the others.