-So, you mean to say that you can figure out most of my palace's hidden structures because these are the norm in your world's castle building? Asked a very tired queen.
-Well, yes, but no. You guys just have the incorporation of a very common fictional contraption. Castles have turned very outdated nowadays. Too many corridors, not enough space for circulation, sky scrapers are much more amazing. And customizable.
-How can you be so calm?! You are literally inside a mind terror formation!
-Oh, I've learned to let my anger overshadow my fears since I was young. I must say, autism and paranoia do not go well together in a six years old child. I start talking a lot more when that happens too, but you might have already noticed. Can you get me out of this chair now?
-Why would I? She said with a sneer.
-Because if I was a cultivator in disguise, I would have already have exploded my soul, even if it was to torch some of your clothes. The only other people in the room are a shadow and a prisoner, and what do you care for a dead woman's opinion on you? You're the queen! If you gave a rat's fart about being a snobbish lady all the time, I would've been dead already. He said with a huge smirk, as if she had just told him a joke.
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-Even if you don't like other people reading or labeling you, that is not something royalty can run away from. You want to keep going or would you prefer to mutilate me so I can be systematically made to ingest…
-Stop! You win. Just shut up, you gross piece of shit. What did you even want here to begin with? Wang Bai Fang screamed as she dealt with the insufferable boy she was supposed to Intimidate.
-To help, of course! While admiring your beauty is certainly a good benefit, I don't want this to turn into a story of a lustful clown and an incompetent queen. Seriously, you'd be surprised how stupid some historical figures of my world were for all their knowledge. Now, could you turn this thing off? Thank you. Let's start again, I am Aki, former law student and summoned hero. I come in peace and bring three gifts.
-What would those be? Said the now serious and composed queen.
-First, I'd like to say that while I am certainly not combat ready, I am a smart guy who has a new point or view and knowledge over many unusual things you might find fairly useful in a multitude of situations. I offer you my advices. *Crack x2* Those were his thumbs. -Fuck! You're a bdsm master or something! He said while looking at the man who had bound him.
His plan actually worked halfway, but the rope had suddenly knotted itself around his arms while falling from his wrists.
-Arrgh, no, no, it's fine, I can free myself. The second gift…
He jumped in place and fell on his back. Which means the chair broke, because he actually used force against it and broke the back out. His arms hurt, but they didn't break, so he reached into his jacket.
-Is knowledge from another world. This, is a kindle. It has about 500 books inside. At least a quarter of that are about philosophy, marketing, sociology, war, law making, half is for my own amusement and other quarter about history, geography, calligraphy, art and programming, which is very similar to enchanting and spell formation for all I know. The rest is filled with chemistry, biology, psychology, medicine, civil engineering, mathematics, physics, and other things you might not find so useful in the short term.
As he presented the small piece of technology the size of a small book, it's cover was a leathery brown with a black inside.
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-It's only downside is that it should only have energy for a week or two of continuous use, but I assure you that it should not be too hard to copy it's contents so I can latter translate it. Depends on how long I take to learn to write in your…
-You have two hundred fifty useful books from earth in this tiny thing!?! Why didn't you say anything earlier? The queen started shaking him by the collar as she said so.
-Because I trust those ministers even less than you, now please stop before I vomit! He said in a rush.
-What do you mean with that? She said with a frown.
-Just that you seem less like a corrupt politician and I have nothing but myself to trust in a totally foreign world. While I understand the tactic of not putting all of your eggs in one basket, it is just that much more useful if I am seem as a less valuable resource by people that don't remember how it is to be human anymore, and since you are the youngest and… are you really going to get pissed at me because I said you look younger than your politicians? Now, that's childish.
-I am not angry. Just disappointed as to how you view those I deem trustable.
-Yeah, sure, I will just have to reevaluate them by their actions later them. Are we good? He asked while rolling his eyes.
-Fine, what is your third gift?
-My friendship. I am surrounded by the unknown and people who look at me as a thing, I'd like to fix that. In return I will not stab you in the back at every opportunity, be by your side and actually be less of a bother as I stay in your castle. I don't mean it like a stiff, political way either, just someone to share laughter and insecurities with. What do you say? Said the young man while extending a hand at a perplexed queen.
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The young master of the Feng family was considered a great genius since birth, after all, he was born on the night of a moon eclipse together with an earthquake that happened as a flock of dragons flew over his family manor.
Even before the laws of the world allowed him to start cultivating, he surprised many with his compression ability and dedication to martial arts since young.
In the day his talents were measured it was found he had a pure water spirit root, the highest talent in magic and the semi-divine level of crimson compression!
For three days and three nights a party was commemorated to his future prospects in his their territory.
He didn't let that get to his head though. His efforts only got more and more obvious, with him reaching core formation at the tender age of 90.
So why was he doing this?
-I mean, it's just the second rank, it can't be that hard? Right? Asked a confused Aki.
-You literally just skept the first realm. No one ever did that! Screamed the queen.
-So what? It's the second realm, if you just eat enough good quality food you will be able to reach it. Some people are rich enough to do that without even meditating!
Rebutted the summoned hero in his yet again loose robes.
-Yeah, but they stack a ton of other things to get such effect. Like being a baby and having an easier time molding your body or having a special physic or something.
Allow this narrator to go back in time a little. Not like you have a choice.
You see, the queen asked a great genius with a known patience to teach the Aki while promising a handsome reward. Which didn't convince him, so then this happened:
-If you teach him I will support your lover. Said a frowning queen behind her veil.
Young Feng was immediately surprised in the inside. Politics and intrigue having hardened him, his face stayed the same in the outside.
-What do you mean? His white eyebrows scrounging together to form a line in his perfect face. Like you'd expect, that gave him an even more serious air and did nothing to diminish his… anything.
Aki rapidly signaled for the queen not to speak and started grinning.
-Now this is on me, don't say a word. I am so glad you asked. First, I noticed how you have this brave, very loyal and handsome hunk with you, so I thought, hey, they look like a cute couple, but that is just my imagination, or so I thought until I saw him secretly look at your butt sometimes, you look uncomfortable sitting here in seiza, or whatever you chinese call it, then I turned to him and saw how well you treat him compared to the queen… don't look at me like that, I've seen people like you before and I know how you expressionless beauties express their love. Now, don't you agree that whatever plan you had will be a lot easier with queenie's help? Also, I think none of us are dense enough to not know the excuse you'd need to give here would get a bigger damage on your relationship than me in any way you try.
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