Chapter 7: The Path To Becoming A Cultivator
"Yes, Mom, I am back," Alex spoke as tears of happiness came out of his eyes.
"Alex!"
Alina broke down in tears as she jumped on Alex and hugged his head, clinging to him tightly, overcome with joy and relief. Alex's body was too frail for him to move freely, so he clung to her as tightly as he could, his frail arms encircling her.
After what seemed like an eternity, Alina finally let go of Alex's head and stepped back to look at him, tears streaming down her face.
"You moron!"
Alina yelled, raising her hand and slapping Alex on the back of the head.
"Bang"
"Aghhh, mom, why did you hit me?"
"You have the audacity to ask why; I thought I'd never see you again," she exclaimed, her voice breaking with emotion.
"I'm sorry, Mom, please forgive me."
"I know I should've told you where I was going, but I was afraid you'd say no and refuse to let me go."
"Of course, I will not let you go," she said firmly.
"Promise me that you won't do it again." She added this time clearly that she was not going to take "no" for an answer.
"I'm sorry; I won't do it again, I promise."
She looked into his eyes, almost as if she could see the sincerity of his words. She then nodded, seemingly satisfied.
"Good, you better keep your promise." She spoke, her voice soft yet stern
.....
After spending some time with his mother, he was greatly shocked to learn that he had been in a coma for about a month, and his mother's nod only served to confirm the truth because he was unable to believe what he had heard.
His mother also told him that his father couldn't stay with him because he had some work outside the clan and that there was a meeting between the top major clans on this continent and the Dracon clan was invited, which is why Alex's father is no longer inside the clan.
Alex was starving after not eating for a month, so his mother sent a maid to bring him food. She only left after he had finished all of his food, giving Alex time to rest.
Now that Alex was in his room alone, he was in deep thought, trying to process all the information his mother had told him.
"1 month, well, it doesn't matter; I should get stronger; that's the most important part," Alex thought to himself and opened his mouth to speak.
"System," Alex called out.
[Yes host?]
"Oh, so you can reply?" Alex was surprised by the system's response; he had no idea the system could talk.
[Of course, I can talk; you probably thought I was like those systems that lack the intelligence to respond to their hosts; please don't compare me to those failures.] Alex was taken aback by the response; it seemed almost human-like
"Jeez, what a sharp tongue this system has," Alex thought inwardly.
"Sorry, well... can I ask you a question?" He asked hesitantly.
[Of course, I'm here to assist you and answer all of your questions, but it will depend on the nature of your question.]
"I read a lot of novels in my first life, so I know that you will not answer the questions that are on my mind about who that mysterious guy is and about that shining star," Alex said as he nodded in understanding.
[The answers to these questions are for you to discover for yourself, so you can't know for now, and even if I told you, it wouldn't help; quite the opposite, it will only lead to bad things for you, of course.]
"I know that's why I didn't bother to ask; don't worry, my question is quite simple."
[Then go ahead and ask; I'm listening.]
"How do I begin cultivating?" "You know that because of my body, I can't absorb Qi, so how will you help me cultivate?" Alex asked with anticipation.
You don't need to be concerned, host; I've already planned everything. I was just waiting for you to calm down, and because your body is weak even for a normal human, I needed to devise a good mission for you.
"Mission?" Alex gave it some thought. Oh, I understands now. "
When that bright star entered his body, he learned the fundamentals of how the system works. The system will assist him in his journey by creating missions for him that will provide him with rewards that will aid in his cultivation.
Of course, other features of the system will become available as he grows stronger.
For some strange reason, Alex had the impression that the system was a part of him rather than being connected to it as he had imagined in novels; he could even tell that if he happened to die, the system would pass away with him if he did. He couldn't put his finger on why he felt that way; perhaps as he grows stronger, he'll figure it out, but for now, Alex's top priority is to heal his body.
"Ding." A bell-like sound sounded in Alex's head, and a blue screen appeared in front of him.
"Interesting," Alex murmured, his eyes fixed on the screen.
[Mission: The Path To Becoming A Cultivator]
[Task: Daily Exercises For 15 Days]
[Push-up: 0/100]
[Squat: 0/100]
[Run: 0/100 km]
[Stay Under Double Gravity: 0/30 minutes].
[The mission will be completed when the host body has fully recovered.]
[For more information about how much your body has healed, please check your status.]
[Reward: Body Nourishment Pill, Daily]
[Final Reward: A Cultivation Technique]
Reading the content on the screen. Alex was surprised, as he had not expected to be given such rewards.
"Just doing some basic exercise had resulted in these amazing rewards," Alex laughed in his mind.
[Heh] The system scoffed inside Alex's head as he mockingly asked, [Do you really think you can finish this task easily?
Even an 11-year-old child is stronger than you; you can't even do one push-up, so don't take this mission lightly.] Alex felt a sense of shame overcome him.
"Who said I can't even do 1 push-up?"
"If I want to, I can finish this set of exercises in an hour without even breaking a sweat."
[Good spirit you have here, so... do you want to start now?]
"Cough, perhaps tomorrow." Despite his confidence in his own abilities, the prospect of doing a single push-up was intimidating, and Alex is currently too lazy to even begin.
[...]
"Heheh~" Alex laughed, scratching the back of his neck, he had no shame at all.
To Be Continued...
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