Schemes, First Edition Creation Foundation Establishment Method

The next morning.

The sky had not fully brightened yet. The blue-black heavens were dotted with stars, with a full moon hanging high above.

In the distance, where the sun would rise, a bright golden thread traced the edge of the rolling mountain range, dazzlingly brilliant against the contours of the peaks.

Within the settlement perched halfway up the mountain, scattered stone houses stood here and there.

On the watchtowers flanking the entrance, the guards responsible for the night watch were changing shifts with the companions who had arrived to relieve them.

At that moment, in front of a stone house within the settlement.

Xu Xing leaned against the wall, an iron sword resting at his side. He stared into the distance, looking somewhat dazed.

That night, he had forced himself to rest, yet after sleeping for only an hour, he had been unable to sleep any longer.

"Now that you finally have the chance, why not rest a little more?"

A familiar voice came from beside him.

Xu Xing paused and turned toward the sound, only to see a lean figure approaching him through the morning breeze.

It was Wu Shi.

"Master."

"What, did that deal you a blow?"

"..." Xu Xing fell silent for a moment, then gave a bitter smile. "Yes. It's a little hard to accept."

He had painstakingly trained in Swordsmanship for two years, yet someone else had caught up in merely ten minutes.

"But I suppose it helped me see myself clearly," he added.

Hm?

The words Wu Shi had been about to use to comfort him caught in his throat.

"Why do you say that?"

"Master, you know where I came from." After a pause, Xu Xing continued.

"Although I know I have all sorts of flaws, and although I often feel that