6 Chapter 6 *crack*

After I placed everything, namely Pica and Cola, I sat on a stool and waited for Yun Ling. Now that I have time to think, I noticed that I haven't seen her father. Not even once. In the original novel(further referred to as ORN) it was the father that ran the congee shop, and Yun Ling would just receive the customers. Hmm, I have a feeling I should be careful with my wording if I want to ask her about it.

Just as my thought started to spin in circles, Ling-chan came back. And, there is a surprise.

"Ta-da" I exclaimed.

"Wha-Wher- Huh?"-Yeah, she had a brain fart.

" It's a family special. As from where, hmmm, magic?"- I explained with a humorous tone.

"Uhuh."-and she is still just looking.

" well, come on, it's getting cold, and trust me when I say it it's tastier when hot. Come sit, I'll tell you the story you wanted to hear from yesterday."- I said with a wink at the end.

"Mhmm"- She.. said(?) with sparkling eyes and sat next to me.

" So anyway, what did you do back there?"- I asked as a conversation starter. Not the best, but it'll work.

"Oh, I had to close the shop for a while, and I wanted to get you thiss~" - she said with a nervous smile.

"Hmm?"- I looked at what she trusted out with her hands. It's a jacket. A jacket resembling a biker's one in shape and form, but with traditional to this place patterns and colours. Honestly, it looked neat. Not the most badass thing I've seen, but it weirdly matches with her's outfit…oh shit.

" T-Thanks. It looks…really cool" -I honestly didn't know what to say, as cloth in this place, especially this quality, costs a lot.

I immediately changed into it. And although it was a bit big, I'll grow into it.

"It's good you like it"- she said with a satisfied smile. God, that smile.

That's it. I'm making her mine when I grow a bit more.

After that, we talked some more small talk, of which at the end I told her the story of Star Wars and Darth Vader. Of course, I changed space ships into spatial treasures, lightsabers to magic swords and the Force to special spiritual force.

" And then he said "You can't beat, I have the high ground" but alas, the future Darth Vader didn't listen to reason and…"

*bang bang bang*

We both looked at the place the sound came from. Figuring it came from the outside of shop front, we both walked to it, the pica crumbs left behind with empty cola cups, which Yun Ling really liked.

Then I remembered that my showtime was at lunchtime. Shit.

"Yun Ling, wait. Don't open the door and don't come out for the next hour or so, ok?"- I asked her.

" But, Edo, my shop wi.."-she started to say.

"Don't worry about the shop. After I'm done, you won't need to run any shop anymore. So just listen to me, okay?"

"O-okay…"-she said with a downcast expression. Well, she's still a child, as I found out that she's barely fourteen. At first, I didn't even believe it, and when she saw my face she laughed so hard that she almost fell off the chair. Honestly, ambient spiritual power can do wonders sometimes.

Anyways, after getting Yun Ling to promise to not exit the shop, I opened the doors. Instantly all the eyes of the crowd turned to me.

And I regretted my plan instantly.

" Mister Expert, I have 50 kilos of s…"

"Sir expert, will you…"

"Daoist expert, I have a daughter.."

God, it's irritating to have fans.

Sighh~ I guess I'll have to deal with this good-naturally.

"EVERYONE SHUT THE FUUCK UP!"

Everyone instantly became mutes, with their eyes popping.

"Good, now that we all are calm, form a line, or I won't trade."- I said with a smile.

Everyone rushed to form a line, with a couple of hotheads not deciding who will be first. For those, I simply flicked a couple of pebbles to their foreheads. Just enough to lose conscience. After several of those were lying on the ground, everyone finally understood what I want.

And so the trading began. I asked the system to buy the cheapest meat it could.

[Pork 50 kilos. Price: 1SP]

As for rice…

[White Delta Rice 10 kilos. Price: 1SP]

As it was clear that it's much more profitable to give only meat, I asked the person if he wants extra meat instead of rice. They instantly agreed, as rice can be substituted by the dust of the trees, as I earlier said.

With that check-marked, I traded everyone with meat, and stones would go to my inventory. Of course, a couple of people were interested in where I was putting the stones, so I noticing their curious looks just said that it's a family technique.

After half an hour, only several people were left in line, and those too didn't even have ten kilos of purple stones. But I still gave them one kilo of meat. Not only I don't need to do the math, but it also buildups goodwill.

Of course, like the time Nie Li came here in his second life, the chief's son, Xiao Kuang, still came to cause trouble. Only this time, instead of a bare-chested, scarred man was a slightly muscular manly teen with a simple shirt on. He still had some hair on his head, huh?

" You"- He hollered while pointing his finger at me in a…very arrogant manner.

"Yes?"- I asked with annoyance clear in my voice.

" It isn't allowed to do business here without my permission. You have to pay tax so that the community could benefit."

"Is the community's name by any chance is Kuang?"- I asked, voice full of ridicule.

" Y-Y-You!!"- Flustered and shamed that his so-called 'scheme' was 'discovered' he tried to stutter something to deny that claim.

Honestly, I was surprised how innocent he is. But on the other hand, I understand. By the time Nie Li and his gang came here, the little chief's son has already experienced a gang leader with a practised tongue.

"Look, I understand that you want to prove your capability to the village, but trying to extort a benefactor of the people is not going to help your reputation.

So how about you go train and become powerful so that no one disrespects you, rather than terrorising random villagers. They already have it hard."

Wow, he visibly calmed down when I implied I guessed that all this bravado is just so he could prove himself to his father.

"You don't know anything!"- my talk-no-jutsu failed.

With those words of denial out of his mouth, he ran at me, trying to punch me. I could honestly break his back while giving him a chokehold by just capitalising one flaw in his form, and he has those in tens. But not wanting to embarrass him, I simply caught his fist with my hand. And pressed.

" AAAAHHHH"

Wow, he can scream. I didn't even break anything. Yet.

*crack*

"aaaAAAAAHHHH"- Just as he noticed that the pain is acceptable and he doesn't have to scream like a pig in a slaughterhouse, I made him feel exactly like a pig in a slaughterhouse.

*crack* nose.

*crack* wrist.

*crack* shoulder.

*crack* nose. Again.

After I was done, I realised that I might have overdone it.

"…"

'Is that his eye?'

"…"

'Yeah, I definitely overdid it.'

*ahem*

I cleared my throat and looked around. Yeah, they definitely are scared of me.

"Umm, sorry, I just haven't had a good fight in while. Anyways. Today's trade is over. If some of you still have stones, come here tomorrow at 12 o'clock. The prices will still be the same."- I said.

Seeing the start to disperse, I remembered my plan.

" Also, this congee shop behind me is under my protection, so if I hear that someone causes trouble in a hundred meters radius around here, I will personally make sure you will have a nice gravestone, am I understood!?"

*murmurs*

That won't do.

"AM I UNDERSTOOD?"- I shouted, simultaneously stomping my leg on the ground to form some cracks, and emitting killing intent, which I remember how to do from my past life on 'earth'. And ambient spiritual power enhancing that, the effect was instantaneous. Everyone started to nod like little quacks

After doing all that, I quickly disappeared (walked really fast) from their vision. I ran the same place where I used the [Purple Muscle Refining Array], and when I started to lay a new one I got a notification from the system.

[Host is recommended to refrain from using this method.]

'Why? I thought you said it wouldn't do anything bad to me?'

[Yes, there won't be any adverse effects, but by using [Demon of the Many] technique and increasing your body strength and foundation with that method, you would have a much better foundation for your future.]

'But won't I lose my body and create a new one at Martial Ancestor one that is the same strength as my spirit?'- I asked.

[That is true. But by using the [Demon of The Many] your body would have better foundation, and as body and soul are intervened from birth, stronger body strength and foundations means better quality of the spirit, and in this case, quicker cultivation, accumulation of Soul Force, a qualitative change to your soul who will be elevated forcible to the same tier as your body to successfully use it.]

Oh.

'So, by using the cultivation technique, I would have a better body, which means a better spirit, which means an even better body at martial ancestor?'

[Yes.]

Alright then, I'll do that.

After that conversation, I decided that instead of cultivating body, I would instead get used to the capabilities of this body fully, at the same time hunting beasts and trying out my martial styles.

'Hunting time'