NOVPUBChapter 184: Chapter 183: Having a Child Makes Everything Negotiable
Chapter 184: Chapter 183: Having a Child Makes Everything Negotiable
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[Xiaomei, I am originally from the Human Clan, so it’s this kind of world that I like. Can I have a child of the Human Clan?]
[You can, but there is no one on the Yunshan Continent with a talent above Spirit Rank.]
[There should be humans with high talent, too. That Dao Realm… really, the highest talent doesn’t exceed Earth Rank?]
[That’s right. The Yunshan Continent is not very large, not even as big as the Senyu Beast Forest. The Offspring System can easily scan it.]
[Ugh! Senyu is that big?] Sally was surprised.
It’s only with a comparison that one realizes the difference.
When she was in the Beast Forest, and thanks to teleportation, she hadn’t felt it was that big.
[The Human Clan is a nascent race, created by powerful beings among the Beast Clan.
The Beast Clan, with the oldest of them traceable back to the dawn of heaven and earth, the chaos of the void. They naturally occupied the best resources between heaven and earth first, whether it was continents or blessed lands. By the time it came to humans, nearly everything was divided, leaving only scraps.
The birth of the Human Clan was a matter of fate. The creativity of humans is not to be underestimated. Putting aside everything else, the weapons in the memory of the host are on a par with some of the ancient Divine Beast Clan.]
[Ah! This world is just like the universe, unimaginable.]
[The universe is also a world. Between worlds, with the flow of time, they intertwine and crisscross. Some civilizations may transfer from one world to another, thereby impacting and evolving.]
[Indeed, that’s possible, so tracing the origins of civilizations is quite difficult.]
[It’s traceable, but Xiaomei currently can’t do the calculations. Some powerful beings might be able to glimpse the truth through time.]
[Let’s not think about it too much, it’s too CPU-intensive. That grandfather of Manman, did he just use the Spatial Treasure Box to travel around different places?]
[This treasure box, Xiaomei studied it a bit. It should be a precious artifact from an ancient era, belonging to some powerful being. Manman’s grandfather, he really gave the host a big gift.]
[Xiaomei, I previously promised to give Ming Linyuan and the others another baby.] She happened to have a sample of his essence stored within her, [I’m idle anyway, so how about using the stored essence to conceive a baby while I enjoy myself in the Mortal World? What do you think?]
[Good! The host’s idea is very good! If that’s the case, even playing for a few more months wouldn’t be an issue.] Xiaomei fully agreed.
Sally: […]
Having a child really makes everything negotiable.
“Miss, this is a table for four and the inn is currently full. Could this guest share a table with you? The tea will be discounted by twenty percent,” a waiter approached with a female guest.
Sally glanced at the other person and almost sprayed out her tea.
She then heard Xiaomei say: [Host, he is male. Dressing as a woman surely has an ulterior motive. Don’t get involved with him.]
“Please,” said Sally to the waiter.
[He’s disguised as a woman?] Sally asked Xiaomei, [What’s the purpose?]
Xiaomei continued: [The Emperors of the Yun Kingdom have been Empresses generation after generation, clearly, women hold a higher status than men.]
Sally: [So it’s understandable that he dresses as a woman, but what will he do later? Who will he marry?]
[Simple, just find someone who is a woman dressed as a man.]
[… That would work.]
“Excuse the intrusion,” said the other person in a very gentle voice, neither the deep tone of a man nor the delicate tone of a woman. It was quite pleasant to hear.
“Please, make yourself comfortable,” Sally replied, continuing to eat her melon seeds while looking at the bustling street scene outside the window, wondering what Ming Linyuan’s reaction would be when she sent him another egg.
“Judging by your appearance, miss, you don’t seem to be from Yun Kingdom,” the person opposite started a conversation with Sally.
Considering what Xiaomei said, Sally scrutinized the person opposite. She wouldn’t disclose her origin, nor was it possible to tell him.
“May I know your esteemed surname?”
“No need for ‘esteemed.’ My surname is Phoenix, given name Jue.”
“Phoenix? The royal family of Yun Kingdom also bears the Phoenix surname.”
“I dare not presume to reach for royalty. Although the Phoenix surname is rare among commoners, it does exist.”
“Hmm.” Sally took a sip of tea and continued to look outside.
Seeing her not speaking, Fen Jue fell silent too and drank his own tea.
The lively discussion around them never ceased.
In the Imperial Capital these days, the most popular figure is Princess Qianyu of King Wen’an, who has the highest support. She is greatly favored by the Empress and is often taken along on hunting expeditions.
With the Empress’s disappearance, Princess Qianyu was the first to leave the Imperial Capital to search for the Empress in Sanbang City. She faced numerous mishaps on her journey and never turned back—her loyalty alone is worthy of admiration.
[Xiaomei, you said you could scan the talent of people on this continent, can the Empress be found?]
[That’s not possible. I use a top-down approach, scanning the entire continent, and the first to feel the pressure are those with the highest talent. Although the data may not be 100% accurate, it’s 99% precise.]
[If it’s 99%, you might as well say it’s precise.]
Fen Jue watched the woman sitting opposite him with a myriad of expressions on her face—sometimes smiling, sometimes speechless, sometimes reminiscing… It was as if she was conversing with someone else despite being alone.
Sally couldn’t care less about how others viewed her; even if they thought she had a split personality, it didn’t bother her. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
“Are you okay?” Fen Jue couldn’t resist asking out of curiosity.
“I’m quite well.” Sally picked up another piece of snowflake cake to eat.
“How old are you this year, miss?”
“Twenty.”
“I am one year older than you.”
“Hmm, doesn’t look like it. Miss Phoenix could pass for eighteen.” Sally responded with a cordial return.
Fen Jue said with a smile, “Miss looks even closer to twenty-eight.”
Sally pushed the snowflake cake towards Fen Jue, “Thank you for the compliment. My surname is Su. This snowflake cake is very good, try some.”
“Thank you, but I’m not much for sweets.” Fen Jue gently refused.
At that moment, a wedding procession passed by outside.
A woman riding a tall horse, dressed in wedding attire, appeared quite sturdy and held a red bow and arrow; from time to time, she greeted the onlookers.
The crowd around them buzzed with discussion.
It turned out that the woman on the horse was Princess Nan Xu of the Guangyi King. She was getting married to her fourth husband; the previous three had all died—one had hung himself, another passed away from illness, and one she had beaten to death herself.
She had a solid reputation for being a husband-killer, but men were still breaking down her door to marry her, for she was the only niece of the Empress, born from the same father as her cousin. Princess Qianyu was the Empress’s half-niece from a different father and was one step further in relations.
However, Princess Nan Xu had the firm support of the faction in power, especially renowned among the military officials because she possessed martial skills at the Acquired Peak level.
Sally asked Xiaomei, [What sort of talent does Acquired Peak refer to?]
Xiaomei replied, [It’s a low talent, not even at Red Rank. But ordinary humans often cultivate their physical bodies. The physical body at Acquired Peak is quite robust, almost equivalent to a Blue Rank body.]
[Good external martial skills are also a strength, right?]
[That’s a different matter. The human lifespan is no more than a century, largely due to physical limitations. If one’s body breaks through the restraints of the Acquired realm and enters the Innate realm, they could live beyond a hundred years.]
[So you’re saying that the Earth Rank talent in the Dao Realm would be equivalent to what level of strength in the Beast Clan?]
[It would be equivalent to a Heaven Rank body. However, this has nothing to do with the host producing offspring. The Offspring System requires a genetic talent and is not concerned with the strength of the body.
As long as the other party’s talent is high, even if they are on their deathbed, it would still be worthwhile for the host to conceive a child with them.
If the other party’s talent isn’t sufficient, even if their body is strong enough to contend with a Divine Beast, it’s still not acceptable. Of course, such a situation is unlikely to occur. A strong body requires the support of high talent.]
