Xiao Yan stood there, going over those five things in his mind.
"But I don't have a single one of those five right now."
Li Chen shook his head and patted Xiao Yan's shoulder. "All five are part of your strength. Go back and think carefully about how to use what you have to obtain what you lack. Once you figure that out, you'll be able to keep feeding that cycle and growing stronger."
"As long as you can bring the entire Xiao Clan under your command, I'll give you a sixth-rank magical beast mount."
"Sixth-rank!" Xiao Yan's eyes widened at once. That could catapult their Xiao Clan into the ranks of the top clans in Wutan City, or even the entire Jia Ma Empire.
"Master, I'll do my best."
With that, he prepared to think about how he could get everyone in the Xiao Clan to listen to him.
After Xiao Yan left, Little Doctor Fairy suddenly spoke. "You actually understand this stuff too."
Li Chen glanced at her.
"What, surprised?"
"I thought all you did was kill people or watch them make choices," Little Doctor Fairy said. "When you explained those five things to Xiao Yan, you had a whole framework ready. Trading this for that-it didn't really sound like you."
"He is my first disciple, after all, and I'll have an important use for him later. I have to teach him something."
Little Doctor Fairy studied him for a while.
"Then how would you score yourself in those five things?"
Li Chen thought it over.
"Out of ten, nine for intelligence, ten for martial strength, ten for wealth, ten for authority, and ten for charisma."
Little Doctor Fairy stared at him for several breaths. She wasn't sure about intelligence, but his martial strength was certainly high. His