"Ding! Congratulations, host, on triggering a system mission: weeding. Mission reward: one dish personally prepared by Huang Rong!"
Qingyun froze when he heard the system's voice in his mind, then lit up with delight. He had thought only that major mission would offer rewards, but these little missions could trigger them too. The rewards might not amount to much now, but as the Three Little Ones grew and took on harder missions, the system's rewards would improve as well. Naturally, he was thrilled.
Watching the Three Little Ones hobble along, Qingyun's lips curled upward. They were about to enter a period of rapid improvement, a stage when it was all too easy to overdevelop their potential. Although all three practiced internal arts, that did not mean their training would not consume their potential. It simply consumed far less than the Chakra Extraction Technique did.
That was precisely why Qingyun had to hold the three back and consolidate their potential. Only then could they reach greater heights in the future.
After quite some time, Qingyun brought them to the mission site. Despite their slow movements, all three gritted their teeth and persisted until they finished, without a word of complaint. A trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
The morning passed in a flash. With their abilities, these simple missions should never have taken an entire morning, but with Qingyun's added burden, merely managing to finish was an achievement. Even that was only possible because he had told them they would get no food if they failed, forcing them to pick up the pace.
Seeing the Three Little Ones collapse on the ground, panting after completing their mission, Qingyun flashed down from the tree and turned his hand over, producing several lunch boxes. "You did well. Eat now. Afterward,