Chapter 6: Gu Feng's Assumptions and First Materializing!

'What a fantastic discovery.' Gu Feng thought while feeling quite pleased.

The main reason why Gu Feng did the 'sandwich' help was that he wanted to know if his guesses were correct or not. And he was pleasantly surprised.

Not only did he earn his first Lackey Points, but he also found a new way for him to fork out points from the people who had Lackey Points, whom he labeled as 'Lackey Banks'.

In addition, Gu Feng had tried to antagonize the situation for Gu Fei with the intent of finding out if there's any backlash from going against them.

'Well, it's really good that my Lackey Points hadn't been reduced.' That's one of Gu Feng's worries. If helping 'Lackey Banks' would earn him Lackey Points, then, Gu Feng was hellbent on knowing if he ever went against them, would he lose Lackey Points?

And from looking at the situation.

The answer was most likely no.

His happiness was suddenly doused by a cold mechanical voice echoing in his head.

[Although the Host's Lackey Points will not be reduced, the Host's safety may be compromised if the Host were to go too far.]

'What do you mean by that?'

[Has the Host still not understood the meaning of the system?]

'Meaning? Wait.' Gu Feng's eyes were clouded in confusion at first before flashing in realization.

'Lackey System!' What was the definition of Lackey? It was slave, or to put it more nicely, it was a servant.

How could he earn Lackey Points, by helping the 'Lackey Bank-

'Wait!' Gu Feng suddenly remembered the scene earlier when he praised Gu Fei's beauty and talent.

{The Host has gained 3 Lackey Points.} Yes, he had gained Lackey Points after complementing Gu Fei.

But... that didn't help her in any way other than making her feel a little bit good about herself!

Crack! Bang!

As if Gu Feng was having an epiphany, the seemingly never-ending questions inside his head started to shatter like a brittle glass hitting the floor!

'My initial speculations were wrong! I don't gain Lackey Points by helping the Lackey Banks! I gain them by... pleasing them!'

Who would not be pleased if her beauty and talent were praised by their young master in front of a high-esteemed elder?

Who would not be very pleased when one was stuck in a dessert with an unquenchable thirst for water, then a person suddenly appeared out of nowhere and offered them a bowl of water!?

'I was wrong! Damn it!' Gu Feng's eyes narrowed as he gritted his teeth.

Yes. His initial speculations were not that far from the truth. However, such a small misinterpretation could actually endanger one life!

For example, back on Earth, there was a scandal that spread all over the country.

A person named Craze told the bullies of his sister that he would kill them with kindness. After saying that, the bystanders and the bullies laughed and ridiculed him.

Killing the people who tormented his sister with kindness? Where were your guts, buddy?! Such sentences were thrown at him.

[We will be waiting for it to happen, then!] The leader of the bullies snarled.

[Alright.] Craze nodded his head before pulling out a gun and pointing at them.

[This is kindness, he says he is honored to be able to kill you.] Craze flatly said to the flabbergasted people.

Ah? Was this the kindness he was talking about?

Before their thoughts got fully reorganized, a gunshot echoed, followed by more shots.

See? That's how much dangerous a small and simple misinterpretation could be!

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[Congratulations! The Host has finally realized the true meaning of the system!] Unlike before, the tone of the mechanical voice was high and lively, as if it was quite happy that its Host, Gu Feng was not that stupid.

Although it took him quite an ample of time to figure things out, he still did it in the end. And, that only mattered.

'Is something bad will happen if I go against the Lackey Banks?' Gu Feng had no time to appreciate the system's compliment as he was more interested in the system's previous reminder.

[That's right, Host. In dozens of people you peeked, only one has Lackey Points. Furthermore, that person has not only a beautiful appearance but is also talented in cultivation. Does the Host find any strange about it?]

'Hmm.' Gu Feng fell into deep thought.

Truthfully, Gu Fei's talents were above Gu Feng's, and he was sure that most of the Gu Clan also thought about the same.

The only reason why he had such high cultivation was not because of his talent but because of the sheer amount of the Dou Qi herbs, Dou Qi Pills, etc that the Clan gave to him.

Whereas, Gu Fei had only the support of one elder, whose rank was rather low. In other words, she had achieved such high cultivation even with very little resources!

If all the treasures that were given to Gu Feng had been instead, sent to Gu Fei, then Gu Feng was confident that she would have already broken through the next realm.

If she's that talented, then why the Clan still hadn't put all their resources to groom her?

Many factions tried to take her in, with the exchange of her joining their factions. However, her grandfather adamantly refused them in her stead.

Why?

Because of Gu Feng!

By letting Gu Fei's strength above Gu Feng, then her status would naturally increase, and it would cause trouble for Gu Feng!

Even though the chance was very slim, Gu Feng's 'grandparents's' would never let someone had the chance to take over their 'grandson's' rightful position!

Hence, that was also one of the reasons why the Patriarch announced Gu Feng's heir position.

Once Gu Feng and the others entered the Fire Set Academy, the restrictions they put on Gu Fei would naturally be weakened to the point of being non-existent!

The Fire Set Academy didn't care about the internal strifes of a small clan at the backwater, and they were only interested in grooming talented students.

Once Gu Fei's talents were discovered, cultivation resources would quickly be brought to her!

That's also one of the reasons why Gu Fengcai 'suggested' Gu Fei becoming Gu Feng's Dao Companion.

To become a Dao Companion, the pair must vow to the heavens that they would be together forever! By breaking that oath, the sinner would then be punished by the heavens! The most gentle punishment was crippling the sinner's cultivation and the worst was... having the sinner's body struck by the lighting, not only killing the body but also the soul itself! Never to reincarnate again!

As smart as he was, Gu Feng was still inexperienced, and hence, he couldn't even fathom Gu Fencai's intention!

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"Brat! Still standing there like a dead log?!" Gu Fengcai's temperament was not that long, and after several moments, he couldn't take anymore and lash out at the still stiffed Gu Feng.

"Old man, can't you just give me a moment of peace?" Gu Feng's blank look was slowly replaed with cheekiness.

"You dare to yell at me?! You're courting more beatings! Come, let's start our training. We will start in sparring!" With a flushed face, Gu Fengcai rolled up his sleeves and lunged towards Gu Feng.

"Hmph! Do you think I'm easy to bully? I will call you my grandfather if I lose!"

"But, I'm your grandfather!"

As always, the training ground would be lively when the duo was training while shouting to the top of the lungs spouting seemingly 'profound' words.

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Time slowly passed by as the blazing sun was substituted by the moon.

"That old man is so hateful!" Gu Feng hateful mattered while flatly lying down on his bed with several bandages wrapped around his body.

"Not only did he break my bones, he even went as far as to slap my handsome face!" Gu Feng scowled.

Although he looked like he was very angry, he was feeling cringed internally.

'The original Gu Feng was... not only flamboyant but also a narcissist.' That's why he needed to act one!

It's a relief that Gu Feng could do whatever he wanted when he finally entered the Fire Set Academy.

There, he was sure that no one would be able to scrutinize his behaviors anymore!

'I need to endure for 1 month.'

Looking at the maid standing at the corner of the room, Gu Feng's eyes twitched.

"Now that your job is done. Leave now." The maid was Gu Feng's personal maid

And the one who had helped him treating his injuries was her.

"As the young master wishes." With a bow, the maid obediently left.

"Huh~." As soon as the door was closed, Gu Feng heaved a sigh of relief.

'Now, I can do my first materialization!' Gu Feng's eyes glittered.

'System, show me my status.'

[Name: Gu Feng

Dou Qi Rank: 10th Stage Dou Zhi Qi (Dou Disciple)

Lackey Points: 13]

Looking at the number of his Lackey Points, Gu Feng let out a smile.

'Why am I feeling so proud as if I achieved some impossible shit just because of acquiring these small points?' Anyway, that feeling of achieving something was not that so Gu Feng let himself indulge in it for a second before continuing his main objective.

'System, how do I materialize something?'

[Think about it, Host, and the system will the do rest.]

'Alright, then.' Nodding his head, Gu Feng erased all thoughts inside his head and started to put all his focus on thinking about what he wanted.

[Negative. The Host has insufficient Lackey Points to materialize the Hydrogen Bomb!]

'Eh? Then how about this?'

[Negative. The Host has insufficient Lackey Points to materialize a Rocket Launcher!]

'Sigh, too little, huh?' Gu Feng rubbed the back of his while deep in thought.

After a moment, he then internally thought.

'Let's see...'

[Positive. The Host has sufficient Lackey Points to materialize a grenade.]

'Materialize now!' Gu Feng beamed in happiness.

[Materializing... Complete]

[The Host has spent 10 Lackey Points.]

Without giving the system's notification a damn, Gu Feng looked at his hands, more specifically, the small thing in his hands.

'Holy shit. This is a real grenade!'