- Confidence? Seriously? The boy had a nervous tic. Even his endurance, which had been tempered over the years, could not accept this information.
Taking a deep breath, he began to grumble like an old grandfather.
- My grandson is constantly... no, even I think that this little girl Jasmine is comparable to a nuclear time bomb. One wrong step and boom! Or maybe... No, if I don't try, I'll die, and my soul will go to this Hades, the demons take it...
The grumbling continued for a couple more minutes as he asked the system.
- The system when Jasmine appears in this world... that is, in this city.
"Ding!"
"She will appear in the mountains behind the Xiao Clan of Floating Cloud City in 6 years."
Looking at this message, the boy closed his eyes and massaged them. The system gave me a task with a duration of 6 years, although I will be able to start it only after 6 years ... he thought.
Deciding not to scold the System, so as not to incur its fury, he sat down and leaned against a tree.
"Then I will have to kill Yun Che…" After pondering over his next steps, he came to this conclusion. If this protagonist is eliminated, then the danger for him will become much less, and then he can only somehow get the Sky Poison Pearl and help Jasmine with the poison. But the question is how?
"Ding!"
After reading another message, the boy sighed again.
"You are not allowed to kill the protagonist Yun Che until the System allows you!"
- What am I supposed to do? Two tigers on the same mountain will be crowded ... if you can call me a tiger at all. The boy laughed at himself.
"Ding!"
"Stop thinking about it until the time is right. Better check the store"
Shop? The boy examined the interface of the system, in which there was a new button with a store icon. Opening it, he saw an incredibly huge list, sorted into shelves, from weapons to pedigree. Looking at his savings, he saw only 10,000 points.
"Is it a currency?" When he opened the internal vein section, he saw many names, among which were Evil God Veins and they cost 5 thousand points.
- Wow ... and I'm rich. - the boy chuckled, roughly determining the prices.
"Ding!"
When he opened the message, he realized that he only had 1,000 points in the initial money, but thanks to the bonus from the avatar, he was able to get an additional 9,000.
"But he's not so bad, it turns out ..." - the boy changed his attitude towards the god's avatar and smiled. Scrolling further, at the end of the list he saw the following, which surprised him.
Veins of the Lightning Sparrow.
"Sparrow? Seriously? At the end of the list, every vein has such pompous names, and here is a sparrow ... "the boy laughed, but when he saw their price of 20 thousand points, he fell silent. He felt like there was a lump in his throat.
"Evil God's veins are worth 5 thousand… and this… I want this sparrow." – as if the child had found his favorite toy, his eyes shone. – System, how can I get points quickly?
"Ding!"
"In order to receive points for shopping in the store, you must complete tasks. By completing tasks, you also increase the level of status and ... "
Having received an answer to his question, and without reading further about the status, he brushed off the message. He was not interested in status, level and so on. It was difficult for him, just like in a past life when his great-grandson tried to teach him how to play RPG games.
"Ding!"
He received the message again.
- I didn't seem to ask anything ... - the boy muttered, but nevertheless opened the text.
"HAM! RUDE!"
"…" After thinking for a bit, he decided to apologize. "Sorry, but I really don't care about this status.
The system was silent for a while, until it answered: "System Update! Status and indicators other than cultivation level have been removed from your system."
- Thank you. – sincerely thanked the boy.
After sitting still for a while, he decided to buy some elixirs and a regular sword for the first time.
- System, show Jasmine's quest reward.
"Ding!"
"5 thousand points!"
- ... - somehow restraining himself from swearing, he asked in a calm tone. - System, explain the reason for such a small reward.
"Ding!"
"The reward corresponds to the level of the task!"
- She does not match him ... - he sighed. "Jasmine is the Star God, if I remember correctly. And gaining her trust, after what she's been through, is like climbing into heaven overnight.
"Ding!"
"The reward has been changed: 10 thousand points"
- Well, that's another conversation. the boy nodded. He's already come up with a plan to win the cheeky princess's trust, and to do that, he'll need to stay weak until she arrives or...
"System, find an artifact or something that can hide my power from everyone, even from the God Realm." Trying to stroke his beard, which was gone, he sighed in frustration. Habits don't just go away.
"Ding!"
"Artifact ring! Price: 2 thousand points"
- Expensive... - he was not surprised, since this thing should hide the power from Divine practitioners as well. - Forgive my sparrow veins ... I'm buying.
An unremarkable ring appeared on the index finger of the right hand. It's a pity I can't see the specs of the items in the store, he thought, realizing that the ring, in addition to hiding his cultivation, also has space inside and is quite large at the same time.
- System, find me something that will allow me to hide my presence to the level of the Emperor. the boy said. He could find an artifact that not only concealed his power but also his presence, but that would be far more expensive than buying it separately.
"Ding!"
"Ring of Concealment Presence to Emperor level: 200 points price! Restriction: Monsters, animals…"
The young man saw the ring restriction written in the interface window, only smiled bitterly and shook his head. He understood that if the ring could hide him from everyone, then with this thing he would not even need to improve. Just approach everyone from behind and kill.
After all the purchases, he had 6400 points left, but he was not upset. Having taken all the elixirs that should restore and cleanse his body and organs, he set about his healing. Next came the leveling elixir, which helped him break through from the Elemental Profound Realm level 1 to level 4. It took two elixirs, which were quite expensive, and he didn't buy more. Increasing the level he needed to increase endurance and nothing more.
Rising from the ground, the boy looked into the dense forest and narrowed his eyes. Despite the fact that he told God that he just wanted to die, now feeling all the delights of a young life, he realized how stupid he was, giving up all this.
Until I forgot. he said, clicking on the empty column with his name. Let's call ourselves...
In the empty line with the name, he wrote ... Jasmine ...