Chapter 70: The System Crashed???
Soto City was as lively as ever. It was morning, and all the shops were open for business. The bustling crowd was a stark contrast to the silence of the Star Forest.
The reason Ye Feng, Xiao Wu, Oscar, Tang San, and the others had entered Soto City was simple: they wanted to collect their monthly spirit master allowance at the Wuhun Hall branch in Soto City.
Among the Shrek Monsters, only Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Ma Hongjun were still great spirit masters and received a spirit master allowance of ten gold spirit coins. Xiao Wu, Oscar, Tang San, and Dai Mubai were three-ring spirit masters, so their spirit master allowance was twenty gold spirit coins. As for Ye Feng, he was now a five-ring Spirit King, and the spirit master allowance he received every month was eighty gold spirit coins.
When the Shrek Monsters walked out of the Wuhun Hall branch, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly stopped and turned to look at the others. "Boss Ye, I won't be joining you. I want to continue practicing," she said.
"Okay," Ye Feng nodded.
Zhu Zhuqing was a hard worker. Ever since Ye Feng's spirit master level had broken through to the Spirit King, Zhu Zhuqing had been practicing diligently, even at night. Maybe it was the inspiration she drew from Ye Feng, or maybe Zhu Zhuqing just wanted to become even stronger.
Without a word, Zhu Zhuqing turned and walked away, never once glancing back at Dai Mubai. It was clear that she didn't care whether Dai Mubai would go off to the Rose Hotel after collecting his spirit master allowance.
"Boss Ye, I have to go back too. You guys go have fun. I won't join you," Ma Hongjun said with a grin.
"Fatty, when did you become so pure and innocent?" Oscar teased, putting a hand on Ma Hongjun's shoulder.
"I'm no longer the same person I was. I've got more than a dozen girlfriends waiting for me back home. I promised all their fathers that I could find more girlfriends, but I'll never let their daughters down. A man's gotta keep his word," Ma Hongjun replied smugly.
"Then... Boss Ye, I'll be heading back too. I haven't written to Meng Yiran yet," Oscar added, his mind drifting to the beautiful Meng Yiran.
For Oscar, it was rare that Meng Yiran and her family didn't look down on him for being an orphan. Meng Yiran was not only beautiful but also talented—truly a genius. As a food-type spirit master, Oscar knew the rules of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. Having given up on Ning Rongrong, he didn't want to miss the chance with Meng Yiran, who had a good impression of him.
"Yeah." Ye Feng nodded and thought for a moment before adding, "Fatty, join our training tomorrow."
"Boss Ye, with more than a dozen girlfriends, I don't need your training, do I?" Ma Hongjun grinned. Having sex with women seemed to make him stronger, and he never dreamed he'd have this kind of life.
"Fatty, your martial spirit is special. Before becoming a Titled Douluo, you don't need to worry about your spirit power, but what about your spirit rings?" Ye Feng asked.
"Spirit rings?" Ma Hongjun looked confused.
"The number of spirit rings a spirit master can obtain is directly proportional to the strength of their physical body. I'm not worried about your spirit power, but I am concerned about your spirit rings. Daily weight-bearing training can strengthen your physical body. Of course, whether you want to join our training is up to you," Ye Feng explained earnestly.
Even though Ma Hongjun's martial spirit gave him strength in a certain area, Ye Feng had a feeling that once Ma Hongjun reached the level of Titled Douluo, his weaknesses as an evil spirit master would become more apparent.
Becoming a Titled Douluo wasn't Ye Feng's goal. Becoming a god was. As Ye Feng's partner, Ma Hongjun would eventually become a god, too. When Ye Feng entered the God Realm, how could he not have a few friends around to drink and eat with? That's why he was so concerned about Ma Hongjun's training.
"Okay, Boss Ye. I'll start running with the weight when I get back," Ma Hongjun said without hesitation.
"Yeah." Ye Feng nodded.
In this case, of the three students of Shrek Academy who liked to play with women, only Dai Mubai remained. Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun used to go out and find women every month after receiving their spirit master allowance. But this time, only Dai Mubai stayed behind in Soto City.
Ye Feng watched Dai Mubai, who was lost in thought.
"You guys can have fun. I've got something else to do. Don't wait for me to come back," Dai Mubai said as he turned to leave, heading in the direction of the Rose Hotel in Soto City.
Dai Mubai hadn't visited the twin sisters in a while. Since Zhu Zhuqing no longer cared about him, Dai Mubai didn't want to make himself miserable. Or maybe he was trying to get Zhu Zhuqing's attention.
With Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai leaving one after another, only Ye Feng, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong were left standing there.
Tang San was the first to speak. "Ye Feng, Xiao Wu, Rong Rong, I have something to do. I'll head back to the academy by myself later."
"Yeah," Ye Feng nodded slightly.
Ning Rongrong waited until Tang San had walked a long way, then murmured curiously, "Dai Mubai went to look for a woman. What's Tang San up to? Is he looking for a woman too? Doesn't seem like it. He's never been the type."
Ye Feng smiled inwardly at this. In the original story, when Tang San obtained his third spirit ring and returned to Soto City, he went to a blacksmith shop to work with the blacksmith on making stronger hidden weapons. This time, Tang San was doing the same thing, working with the blacksmith to create more hidden weapons. The Tang Sect's hidden weapons were another powerful golden finger of Tang San in addition to his twin martial spirits. In the future, these hidden weapons would play a significant role in the spirit master world.
Avalokitesvara's Tears, Bodhi Blood, Yama's Post, Rainstorm Pear Needles, Peacock Feathers, Zhuge's Magic Crossbow, Flying God Claws, Soul-Chasing Gallbladder, Bat Wing Reincarnation, One Thousand and One Nights, Dragon Whisker Needles, and Buddha's Wrath Lotus were all powerful Tang Sect hidden weapons.
"I really envy Tang San. Besides his twin martial spirits, he also has the golden finger of Tang Sect's hidden weapons. They allowed him to meet Ning Fengzhi and changed many people's fates."
Ye Feng watched Tang San's back and couldn't help muttering in his heart.
As he waited, Ye Feng realized he hadn't heard the system's voice in his mind.
"Huh?"
Ye Feng pondered inwardly. He was bound to a system that was very temperamental. Every time Ye Feng expressed envy for something, as long as the corresponding thing existed, the system would show dissatisfaction and reward Ye Feng with something related.
But this time, Ye Feng envied Tang San again, and the system didn't react at all.
"I really envy Tang San. In addition to his twin martial spirits, he has the Tang Sect's hidden weapons. This time, Tang San will make a bunch of Zhuge Divine Crossbows, Hidden Arrows, and other weapons to give to the Shrek Academy students. With those, he'll win the hearts of Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, and others."
Ye Feng once again expressed his envy for Tang San in his mind, but the system still didn't respond.
What was going on?
Ye Feng was stunned. It seemed that his system had suddenly malfunctioned.
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