Let's Start Training, Girl!

Ye Tian returned to the mental space filled with mist.

Upon his return, the exhaustion he had just felt within Dong'er's body vanished instantly. Looking at Dong'er, who had already closed her eyes and begun to snore, it seemed that all the strain had been borne by her.

He had quickly scouted the surroundings before dark; this was a desolate, temporary shelter. Furthermore, slaying that old wolf had still yielded a soul ring, meaning the world Dong'er inhabited was still the Douluo Continent he knew.

Ye Tian was not a local. He had once been an ordinary person from Blue Star. After saving a little girl from a truck that sent people transmigrating, he had ended up in the Douluo Continent himself.

He had originally thought he was the chosen one, only to find that after working hard to cultivate until the age of twenty, he was merely a level 35 Soul Elder. Just as Ye Tian was accepting his mediocrity, yesterday—on his twentieth birthday—the system appeared before him.

His system was called Fate Track. Simply put, it allowed him to enter a dream and transmigrate into a major character, gaining a certain amount of Fate Points by altering that character's future.

Fate Points could open a shop to purchase anything within it. When Ye Tian first received the system, he had browsed the shop; it even contained the godhood inheritances of the five God Kings, such as Life and Destruction.

But the long, endless string of zeros made Ye Tian have to temporarily set aside the agitation in his heart.

From his previous interactions with Dong'er, Ye Tian only knew she was five and a half years old. When she was five, her village was invaded by bandits, and her parents were killed protecting her. Since that day, she had been wandering.

Dong'er—this name had no connection to the protagonist group in his memory, and Ye Tian had no idea what identity the system had chosen for her future.

The priority now was how to earn Fate Points.

Ye Tian pondered for a while and came up with an idea.

Dong'er was not yet six. If he could help her improve her physique during the ten days he stayed here, her Innate Soul Power could increase by 1-2 levels when she underwent her martial soul awakening at age six.

With a solid foundation, the faster Dong'er's strength progressed in the future, the more Fate Points he would earn.

It was a win-win situation. He was sure Dong'er would be grateful to him once she knew.

Ye Tian thought confidently and hurried to start drafting a training plan for Dong'er.

Inside the burrow, the sleeping Dong'er seemed to be dreaming of something terrifying, her body subconsciously curling up.

As the first ray of sunlight appeared on the horizon, Ye Tian suddenly stopped thinking. At that moment, the system's voice echoed in his mind once more.

[Host saved Dong'er from the wolf's jaws, slightly altering the character's fate. Reward: 300 Fate Points.]

[The host's first action has yielded results. Newbie Gift Pack activated. Would you like to claim it?]

"Claim!"

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Portable Space, one Shapeshifting Mask, and 100 Fate Points.]

"System, what is Dong'er's future identity?"

[Please explore subsequent plot developments yourself, Host.]

"Then, if I change Dong'er's fate, will it have any impact on my own world?"

[Please explore yourself, Host.]

Ye Tian tried a few more times, but the system remained rigid, ignoring everything except triggering tasks. He checked the rewarded Portable Space: a ten-cubic-meter area that was not restricted by his lack of a physical body.

He could store anything within two meters of himself into it. Items stored in the space remained in the state they were in at the moment of storage, acting like a time-stasis barrier. Unfortunately, this space could not hold living creatures.

As soon as Ye Tian picked up the Shapeshifting Mask, its information automatically appeared in his mind. Wearing this mask could completely conceal his appearance and even change his physique. Unless he removed it himself, no one could peer through to his true face.

Ye Tian searched for the Shapeshifting Mask in the shop; it cost 1,000 Fate Points.

He didn't plan to use the 400 Fate Points in his hand just yet. By now, it was bright outside. Ye Tian took out a piece of wolf meat and deliberately placed it on Dong'er's head.

As the meat fell, Dong'er let out a subconscious "ouch." She looked around, picked up the wolf meat that still carried the scent of food, and yesterday's events quickly surfaced in her mind.

A moment later, Dong'er's spiritual form appeared not far from Ye Tian. When the little girl saw him, her eyes lit up. She cheered and ran over, throwing herself into Ye Tian's arms.

"Brother Ye Tian!"

"That's great, I wasn't dreaming!"

Dong'er hugged Ye Tian tightly, only letting go after a long while.

Ever since her parents left, she had been wandering alone in fear, not even daring to fall fully asleep at night for fear of being snatched away by some wild beast.

Now, a big brother she could trust had finally appeared, and the attachment in Dong'er's eyes was overflowing.

Ye Tian comforted the little girl for a long time. After climbing out of the burrow, he taught her how to make a fire and roast meat. Once they were full, Ye Tian had Dong'er take a walk outside; none of the traps he had set the night before had been triggered.

This was good news, suggesting the appearance of that old wolf was an isolated incident.

Dong'er took Ye Tian to a nearby stream to fetch water. On the way, Ye Tian found a rusted, broken dagger, and gathered some wild vegetables and medicinal herbs before returning to the wooden hut.

Dong'er was very clever. Ye Tian only had to explain how to process the herbs and vegetables once, and she would get it right after at most two attempts. Moreover, Ye Tian noticed that Dong'er's trust in him was now very, very high.

If it had been ten points when they first met, her trust in him had now soared to at least eighty.

After a busy morning, while Dong'er was eating and resting, Ye Tian asked the question that had been lingering in his mind.

"Dong'er, do you want to become stronger?"

"Brother Ye Tian, if I become stronger, will I not have to go hungry and have a warm place to sleep?"

"Of course!"

"I want to become stronger!" Dong'er's bright eyes shimmered with a conviction called determination.

Ye Tian summoned the shop and searched for items to strengthen the foundation and nourish the essence. He quickly found a pill he could afford.

[Foundation Strengthening Pill: Can be taken by children under ten. The medicinal power within the pill can subtly enhance the user's physical constitution.]

"System, if I take too many of these pills, will there be an accumulation of medicinal toxins?"

[All ingestible items in the System Mall are free of any side effects. The toxins within the pills have been completely purged, leaving behind only pure medicinal power.]

With the system's guarantee, Ye Tian first purchased ten pills, and 100 Fate Points were automatically deducted.

Dong'er rested for a moment, and a pill appeared in the palm of her hand.

"Swallow it. This pill can make up for the progress you missed in the past."

Dong'er didn't even ask a question; she swallowed the pill in one gulp. The next second, she felt a gentle flame ignite in her stomach.

"Now, let the training begin, young lady!" Ye Tian's lips curled upward, his smile gradually turning sinister.