Fang Ming leaned back agaims his sofa while staring at the floating holographic message in the air. He tried tapping it a few times and in his finger it appeared solid.
But nobody knew whether other people could see it or not since no one else was in the room.
"Spirit Beast System... Contain all of the information that can help me to be a strong Spirit Master... But..."
Looking at it blankly, Fang Ming had mixed feelings for obtaining it.
The first question that popped up was,
'Why now? Out of all the times...'
'If only it came out early... I can at least make my parents happy... No, probably protect them...'
'Can I truly change with just getting this?'
'Why? Why? Why? Why!? Why!!??'
Instead of overwhelming joy, Fang Ming was filled with more negative emotions.
Resentment.
He already lost every attachment to this world.
Family...
Lover...
Career...
All he could hate now was the world itself.
But now, it is the question how and what he should do.
Or perhaps, the most important question was,
What did he want to achieve?
Even while blankly stared at the TV, Fang Ming was still unsure if he wanted to be a Spirit Master.
First thing first, he is already too old for the Government Support Program with his 25 years old self in this world.
Secondly, his saving wasn't enough to buy Spirit Beast Egg after being used to pay a penalty for the blame he had to take.
Even after rotating his ideas for hours, Fang Ming still couldn't decide his next move and slept on the sofa.
The next morning, as his memory was vague.
Soreness came from all over his body.
Mostly was the tightness around his hips.
"Ugh..."
With a bit of effort, Fang Ming checked on it and realized he still had his belt on before taking it off. Causing a relief to spread all around his body. To make himself more comfortable, he threw his body down, laying down vertically on the sofa.
"Work!!"
But then, he jolt awake and paused before feeling pathetic deep inside.
Thus resulted in his blood carrying a certain amount of adrenaline. Waking him up entirely.
"Ah... Fuck..."
After some rest and reseting his mood. Fang Ming once again, instinctively tried to move forward. He stood up slowly, letting some of the muscles in his body to stretch before taking his first step of the day toward the bathroom.
He took a shower to freshen his body and and mind then wiped his face by the sink. As the stream of water was gone, Fang Ming saw his expressionless face.
"Yeah, right... Whatever... Worst thing the can happen is me sleeping in the wilderness... And this system... I will use everything... Take everything I can... Let's see when will fate play with me next..."
Fang Ming stared deep into his eyes. He gritted his teeth once again before going out.
"First, I should try making a plan."
After getting ready, Fang Ming wore his outfit and went out the city. He found a cafe to eat and spend his time alone.
"May I clean the empty plate?"
"Thank you."
Leaving only a cup of coffee.
Fang Ming took out a small notepad in his pocket. The one he always brought with him everywhere.
"Oi, system... You said you will help me be the greatest Spirit Master... Show me the plan for that..."
While murmuring, Fang Ming tried to see if the System will activate by his voice.
Sure enough, shortly after, the System replied.
[Command received...]
[Processing...]
[Making detail plan...]
[Listing...]
[1. Cleansing Bone and Marrow...]
[2. Body Reformation...]
[3. Meridian Transformation...]
[4. .....]
Fang Ming then saw the entire list to be ridiculously long. So, instead of writing them all, I picked the top list just before contracting his first Spirit Beast.
But even after writing them down, Fang Ming tapped the table repeatedly.
The list was full of things that only exist in theory. To be exact, it was fairytale to do all these steps since the method won't be posted in public.
'System, start by explaining the detail to do the first step, Cleansing Bone and Marrow.'
This time, Fang Ming tried to speak to the system by speaking those words in his mind.
Again, reply came out in form of floating hologram, in front of his vision.
[Detail explaination...]
[Read as many book as possible regarding Cleansing Bone and Marrow.]
[The system will compile all of the information for you, and create a teachnique to use and cleanse the bone of marrow.]
[Current progress : 82%]
'82%?... That's not bad... I assume, this is from all the books I read before.'
[Affirmative.]
'Can you show information on Spirit Beast?'
[Please choose the Spirit Beast.]
Just like that, Fang Ming spend his day, writing on his notepad. Removing information that is not needed. Exploring the system capability as much as possible.
Hours passed by quickly, Fang Ming paused his action frequently during the activity. Shortly checking his phone for something.
Just as everything clouded his mind, causing him to lose focus, he paused and close the notepad.
He decided to take some fresh air.
Walking down the street.
As he walked through the streets, the peace slowly returned to him. Not even the sound of car's engine entered his ears or the sound of couple giggling with each other.
It was a silent walk.
Till, Fang Ming paused in front of a Spirit Beast Shop.
Staring at his transparent reflection.
The thought of cursing oneself as a failure crept in once more in his mind. He gritted his teeth and his eyes started to focus. Capturing the situation inside the shop.
Sensing the burning rage in his heart, Fang Ming entered the shop.
'System, show me the Spirit Beast Egg you recommend for my first one.'