The System Really Came Through! Chu Ge's Plan

"A gift from my teacher."

"Hehe~"

Meanwhile, after saying goodbye to Chu Ge, Huo Yudie walked back to her dorm with a beaming face, hugging the two pistols tightly to her chest. Her joy was written all over her.

Even if these were not things a cute girl would normally like, in her eyes, they were the best things in the world.

Because her master had given them to her!

"You're back, Yudie."

"What did Brother Chu want with you just now?"

Inside the dorm, Tang Wutong looked over at her, curiosity lighting up her pretty little face as she asked softly.

"Hehe."

"Master gave me two pistols so I could protect myself!"

Holding up the two pistols, Huo Yudie grinned like a little girl who had just been praised and rewarded.

"Are these..."

"Soul tools?"

Tang Wutong's gaze fell on the two pistols before her. Sensing the soul power fluctuations coming from them, she grew a little more serious and could not help murmuring.

"That's right."

Huo Yudie nodded obediently.

Tang Wutong fell silent for a moment.

For some reason, although she was very interested in soul tools, she always felt an urge deep inside to keep her distance, as though some spell were affecting her.

It was a bizarre feeling, but she was certain it truly existed. It was not some false impression she had imagined.

Because of that, she had never used any offensive soul tools in all her years.

"Wutong."

"Is that strange feeling affecting you again?"

Sensing the sudden change in Tang Wutong's mood, Huo Yudie's expression grew grave, and she could not help asking in concern.

Of course, her dear roommate had already told her about this problem. It must have been affecting her again!

"Ah."

"Who knows? My family told me not to get too close to soul tools, too, but I clearly don't dislike them..."

Tang Wutong shook her head with a bitter expression.

Utility soul tools never caused this problem, yet the moment combat types were involved, it would suddenly flare up.

It was rather funny, really. For a while, she had even thought someone had placed a curse inside her.

"That doesn't matter."

"What matters is that Brother Chu gave you weapons to protect yourself, Yudie. That's really worth celebrating!"

Tang Wutong looked at her earnestly and spoke from the heart.

Such a pure, beautiful bond between master and disciple truly made her envious.

"Hehe, exactly!"

"My master..."

"Is the best in the whole world!"

Huo Yudie's lips curved upward, her large eyes narrowing into little crescent moons as she murmured.

Then she opened her locker, took down the White Tiger Dagger sitting right in the middle, and carefully placed the two pistols there instead.

She had to take good care of the things her teacher gave her...

"But, little Yudie."

"Didn't Boss Chu give you those to defend yourself?"

Just then, a puzzled voice suddenly rang out.

"Hm?"

"Oh, I guess he did."

Huo Yudie considered this, obediently retrieved the pistols, and tucked them into her Storage Soul Tool with a sheepish smile.

"Nobody likes a silly girl. Good thing Master doesn't know, hehe. I won't make that mistake again..."

Huo Yudie blinked her eyes and spoke softly.

Meanwhile, as Chu Ge headed back to his dorm, the system's voice rang out in his mind once again.

[Newbie host, although you have successfully crafted several soul tools and become a proper soul engineer, you still belong to the weakest tier on the entire continent.]

[Is becoming a Level 1 Soul Engineer really your greatest ambition? Of course not. So please work harder and reach a higher level soon.]

[Side quest: Soul Engineer on the Advance 2]

[Craft a soul tool of at least level 2 and become a Level 2 Soul Engineer, newbie host!]

[Reward: new soul tool blueprint]

"Huh?!"

Hearing that voice, Chu Ge's eyes instantly lit up.

Was this a follow-up soul engineer quest?

A new soul tool blueprint...

I'm already looking forward to it.

A smile spread across Chu Ge's face as he thought to himself.

The first quest had already given him such an excellent reward. This new challenge was bound to offer something extraordinary as well.

"If there are quests all the way from Level 1 Soul Engineer to level 9, I'll have racked up quite a few soul tool blueprints by the end..."

"System, you're genuinely a good guy."

Chu Ge could not help expressing his appreciation.

Had Heaven not birthed the system, the ages of rewards would have been one eternal night!

Yet the system's response to his kind words caught him off guard.

[Newbie host, please put away those ridiculous thoughts.]

[You are merely a weak soul master and an ordinary soul engineer. Do not think praising this system will make it lower your quest difficulty. That is impossible.]

[Rather than lying flat like this, you should cultivate more.]

"Oh, for the love of systems."

Chu Ge shook his head helplessly. Just as he was becoming even more convinced that this system was exceptionally strange, a quest he never could have expected appeared in his mind.

[Newbie host, your strength is still quite far from the Soul Grandmaster realm. What are we to do?]

[New quest: Cultivate diligently]

[Do not think you can sleep easy just because you have entered Shrek Academy. Please meditate and cultivate diligently until you reach at least level 18. This system will then provide you with extraordinary assistance.]

"Hmm..."

[Congratulations, host, on completing the quest.]

While Chu Ge stood in silence, hearing the system announce that the quest was already complete left him slowly forming a question mark in his mind.

[Newbie host, this system must admit that you do possess some talent, but that is not enough. Please continue cultivating diligently!]

[Congratulations, host, on receiving a Random Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone-drawing now. Draw result: Ten Thousand Year Diamond Tiger Right Arm Bone.]

"This system really comes through. It's genuinely stupid, but it genuinely delivers rewards, too."

Chu Ge could not help looking impressed. A quest had begun one second and been completed the next.

What was a cheat? This was a cheat!

"A ten thousand year Diamond Tiger soul bone. This is now the youngest soul bone I have..."

Accepting the quest reward, Chu Ge focused his attention inward and silently reflected.

Previously, he had been receiving hundred thousand year soul bones one after another. Getting only a ten thousand year soul bone now was honestly a little hard to get used to.

"Speaking of soul bones."

"I still have an unused Hundred Thousand Year White Tiger Soul Bone..."

Back at his lodgings, Chu Ge's gaze also settled on the soul bone gleaming with dazzling holy light in the system space as he mused.

The Hundred Thousand Year White Tiger Right Arm Bone shared a similar brilliance with this Diamond Tiger soul bone, though they achieved it in different ways.

This was the reward he had obtained from Dai Huabin. Honestly, Dai Huabin's worth clearly could not compare to this soul bone at all.

Forget a Hundred Thousand Years soul bone—he probably did not even come close to being worth the Diamond Tiger soul bone Chu Ge had just received.

"I suppose a reward like that only dropped because he was the first minor boss of the Peerless era."

Chu Ge could not help sighing.

In the original story, Dai Huabin had an enormous impact on Huo Gua. Without the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Huo Gua would absolutely have been crushed beneath him for his entire life. He truly was the shadow hanging over his childhood.

"Unfortunately, this soul bone doesn't suit Yudie, and I've already absorbed one."

Chu Ge shook his head.

With the system, he could freely replace the soul bones in his body without losing cultivation levels. That was also why he had decisively absorbed a Head Soul Bone and a right arm bone before.

After all, the Bright Wisdom Skull and the Endless Explosive Soul Bone were extremely effective. Besides granting him several skills, they had raised his cultivation by two levels.

Mental Shock and Soul Shock were the soul skills the Bright Wisdom Skull had granted him. He could just barely count as a mental-type soul master now.

The effect granted by the Endless Explosive Soul Bone was far stronger, however. It was called Endless Explosion.

It was a skill that combined offense and defense. While increasing all offensive and defensive attributes by 100%, it also added a layer of fearlessness to his soul skills, truly living up to its name.

But no matter how he looked at it, his only option was to leave this soul bone unused. After all, those it truly suited belonged to the Dai Family...

"Wait, the Dai Family?"

A thoughtful look suddenly crossed Chu Ge's face, replacing his previously calm, composed expression.

Of course, he intended to let Yudie avenge herself against the Dai Family.

But if a few more accidents happened within the Dai Family, that seemed like a pleasant little interlude, too...

"Dai Huabin wasn't the only one who bullied Yudie's family of three. The others will have to pay as well."

Thought flickered in Chu Ge's eyes as he murmured.

(End of chapter)