The Path of a Body Engraver

"Uh, I forgot to ask his name!"

Zhou You slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing he had forgotten the most important thing.

He had kept calling him little boy, little boy, yet had never asked his name—not even a nickname.

He carefully engraved Nine Tripods Script onto the little boy's body and waited until Lianzi Xiu arrived nearby before leaving.

Lianzi need not be any less a man!

Learning that he had a descendant—and a gifted, mischievous son at that—put Zhou You in high spirits.

"Profession: Body Engraver."

"Completed one practical operation. Engraved characters >5. Profession upgrade requirements met."

"Body Engraver (Uninitiated) → Body Engraver Lv1."

"Lv2 advancement requirements: Engraving targets >3, engraved characters >10."

"Trial Project (Seven-Star Grade): Body Engraver profession upgrade, target Lv2."

"Suitable targets have been located for you. Number >3. Battlefield View activated."

A three-dimensional map flashed into existence, red and green dots immediately scattering across it.

This activation was a profession mission rather than a battle, so without exception, these observation points were all targets suitable for the Body Engraver profession.

This meant that each of them bore, to some extent, traces of Nine Tripods Script.

So-called traces included not only birthmarks, but also innate patterns in the flow of their skin textures and the like.

The little boy was Zhou You's son. Although he did not meet the requirements, Zhou You treated him like a blank sheet fit for painting and forcefully added several complete characters to him.

The System Panel's selection was exceedingly fair. After all, those targets could not receive the preferential treatment Zhou You's son enjoyed.

"Find a few people at random. I can make up their Nine Tripods Script, raise my profession level, and gather more Nine Tripods Script all at once. That kills two birds with one stone."