A Trust All His Own

When he thought about what had happened before he arrived in this timeline, Chen Ye paused, but still nodded decisively.

He didn't yet understand much about how the Chronospace Diary conveyed its contents.

But he understood how great a butterfly effect he could cause by writing out the futures of each heroine.

This could be both a blessing and a curse for him, but for now, he didn't think too much about it.

Leng Yaozhu watched Chen Ye looking somewhat dazed. After a moment of silence, she nodded.

"Since you're already my disciple, you'll automatically join the Spirit Pagoda."

"Would you rather study at one of the Spirit Pagoda's affiliated academies, or attend a regular academy?"

"Teacher, I'll go to a regular academy." Chen Ye rubbed the back of his head, an unusual hint of bashfulness on his face.

"Mm, then that's settled. If you have any questions about cultivation, you can message me." As she spoke, Leng Yaozhu took out her Soul Guide Communicator.

After they added each other on their Soul Guide Communicators, she immediately took off and left.

Only after the woman had flown far away did Chen Gang and Old Xu finally let out long breaths.

"What's the Deputy Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda doing all the way out here instead of staying in Shrek City?"

"Who knows? Old Xu, you can leave now. I still have some other things to take care of at home." The Great Elder looked at Old Xu.

The old man gave Chen Ye one last glance, then smiled helplessly and turned to leave.

After all, Chen Ye was engaged to his granddaughter. If Chen Ye became powerful, that would benefit their family too.

With the two men gone, only the young major from the army remained. He looked at Chen Ye, a hint of regret in his eyes.

But he knew that although the army offered a fine career path, it could never compare to the Four Great Organizations. After all, they were the true cradle for Soul Masters to grow.

"Sorry to have troubled you, senior. I'll take my leave."

The young major clasped his hands in salute, then turned and left, leaving only the Chen family behind.

Chen Lei let out a long breath and looked at his son.

"You little rascal, you went and became the disciple of an Extreme Douluo! Whether she acknowledges you or not, at least you can use her name to throw your weight around."

"Oh, give it a rest. What nonsense are you talking about? She truly wants my precious grandson as her disciple." The Great Elder tapped his son on the head, then turned to Chen Ye.

"If you want to choose an auxiliary profession, just tell Grandpa. I'll do my best to find you the best teacher."

"I want to try forging. If it doesn't work out, I'll consider something else," Chen Ye replied decisively.

He had no particular talent for any of the other professions.

But after awakening the Golden Dragon King Martial Soul, he was just like Tang Wulin, with immense innate vitality and strength.

That almost certainly gave him a considerable advantage in forging.

So rather than choose another secondary profession he had no talent for, he might as well pick forging, the one he was best suited for.

Besides, the metals he forged could be used to make his own Battle Armor, giving it additional effects that other people's Battle Armor wouldn't have.

Those effects weren't so noticeable at the lower levels, but the difference became quite clear once he reached Two-Word or Three-Word Battle Armor.

"Forging is a good choice. It's a pretty good auxiliary profession." The Great Elder smiled.

As the leading family in Eastsea City, the Chen family had resources and connections beyond the reach of others.

The Great Elder wasn't sure about other fields, but he knew there was an Eighth Grade Forging Master based in Eastsea City.

Under the circumstances, using some resources to have him teach his grandson wouldn't be difficult.

Besides, he could tell that his grandson's Second Martial Soul was clearly strength-oriented, which should also give him an extra edge in forging.

After chatting briefly, Chen Ye had no intention of staying there any longer.

His courtyard had been destroyed, so he went to one nearby.

The Chen family had plenty of courtyards like these, whether for guests or for other uses.

Sitting on the bed, he opened the Chronospace Diary. Compared to his newly awakened Golden Dragon King, he was becoming more and more concerned about the diary.

After all, his Second Martial Soul had come from it.

At that moment, besides the passage of text, the Chronospace Diary had also displayed its reward system.

The reward system was a little complicated. It depended on how much the various female characters approved of him.

Approval was divided into ten levels.

Levels one to three were suspicion.

Levels four to six were belief.

Levels seven to nine were trust.

The tenth level had the strangely named category of "recognition."

Each time a character's approval rose by one level, he would get one draw. Whenever three female characters reached a new stage, he would unlock a higher-level Reward Pool.

Unfortunately, his current approval ratings were all zero.

Chen Ye sighed helplessly. It was only natural that no one trusted him yet, since he'd only just gotten started.

He looked at the first Reward Pool. Even its most mediocre reward could increase a Soul Ring's age.

The rewards were ranked yellow, purple, black, red, and gold.

There were two gold rewards. One gave him a Third Martial Soul, though he could only choose a top-tier Martial Soul.

Examples included the Seven Kill Sword, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Bright Holy Dragon, and Dark Holy Dragon.

The second let him choose a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone from a Ferocious Beast.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't tempted by the rewards in the pool. After all, this was only the initial Reward Pool.

Yet even these rewards were things ordinary people could never obtain in their lifetime.

Looks like I need to be more deliberate. To get rewards, I need the female characters to approve of the diary.

In that case, rather than slowly earning everyone's trust, I should focus on one person first, gain her trust, and get a chance to draw.

Raising the approval of several female characters would be too difficult. It would be better to focus on one and earn a chance to draw.

So instead of casting a wide net, he should concentrate on one person and build her trust.

Chen Ye had already decided who to focus on.

Compared to the historical course of events he originally knew, Xu Xiaoyan's story had already changed because she was engaged to him.

Na'er wanted Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon bloodline, and for now, he had no good way to deal with that.

Gu Yue was as clever as they came, and it would be hard to fool someone so smart.

Dai Yun'er was even less suitable. He didn't even know what was happening in the Star Luo Empire at the moment, since the timeline hadn't covered it.

He'd already had a hard enough time coming up with Long Yue to trick her into leaving.

Chen Ye couldn't just tell her how things would end for her. At this stage, she wouldn't believe him anyway.

Aside from those four, only Yuanen Yehui remained.

Not only would something happen to her mother within about a year.

Because she was in Shrek City, she had no connection to him, so his appearance wouldn't cause a butterfly effect in her life.