Chapter 157: No Shame

Chapter 157: No Shame

Before I even look over there, my scan shows an attractive woman lying on the ground. One who is clearly trying to capitalize on this opportunity she sees in front of her.

In some ways, you have to respect the fact that she's willing to be so shameless to get help. I switch over to my low-level scan to get any history on this person and how far they'd be able to make it without my help.

What I see causes me to freeze for the slightest moment.

She's actually an agent.

Specifically, a skilled servant for one of the young Noblewomen here. That noble woman is actually one of the ones that were following me when we first reached the dorms. Her background seems to be mostly secretly serving her and being the eyes and ears for her. Involving herself in different groups.

She actually could make it the majority of this trip and, if she pushed herself, could go even further. Though, it might cause her some damage.

My scan naturally turns to the noblewoman, who is obviously more than she appears. She's established herself as part of the in-Group of those young masters and young ladies. She also has the background to fit in with them. Neither too high nor too low.

What they don't know is that she's also been taking training from a rogue cultivator, as well. Not the nice kind, either. However, it is only that. She uses whatever she can, when she can. She doesn't care about the lines between nobles and commoners. Resources are resources.

A perfect example is when she was going to connect with me, along with those young ladies and masters. While she still retreated with them, she was only being subtle to maintain her cover. Pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger.

Armed with this knowledge, I use the other areas of my scan to help me figure out a way through this.

With the increase of my abilities, because of my healing constitution, my mind can move extremely quickly. And increasing every day. Despite that, inquiries like this still take time.

In the interim, I adopt what would be the most normal reaction to something like this.

I just stare at her. Making my face is impassive as possible. I take it much farther than most would.

The surrounding mummers fall to nothing, as I stand there silently, just staring at her. Even her face is turning red, as she slowly climbs to her feet, laughing nervously.

Some people seem to get some distance from her as it takes my scan around a minute to do so. Many people distance themselves from her, as I continue to not move, blink, or do anything that shows any mercy with this awkward situation.

Interestingly enough, I can sense that the noblewoman seems to look really nervous at what my reaction might be to her servant. I actually believe they may have a good relationship, and she actually cares for her. A plus in my book, towards her.

Finally, my scan gives me the answer I was looking for, with me reactivating my conversation scan to go along with the plan.

I finally start purposefully moving, with my direction heading straight at her. Her back straightens, as it's clear I have her and everyones attention.

I stop right in front of her and lock eyes with the noblewoman who controls her. It seems to shock her deeply, as she freezes and with her eyes shaking.

I squint my eyes, almost in confusion at her actions, and then move them back to the woman in front of me.

That should throw her through a loop.

Does he know anything? Was he just attracted to me? Did I do something that tipped him off?

There're many ways that my look could be interpreted. Just how it should be.

Despite the lack of the Internet, there's still actual cultivation, creatures, and legends here. Where people on earth only had their imaginations to go off of, the people here both have their imagination and practical usage of those ideas. This only aided because you could technically cultivate regardless of efficiency.

Whether or not theyre publicly accepted is a different question.

So, the number of kinks is just about equal here.

All I can do is give a sigh and commit myself to moving on and focusing on getting up this mountain and getting to cultivating.

though, I want to talk with her more now.

Sigh.

Snap out of it, James.

After that internal crisis, we keep moving at a good pace. Keeping with what I said, I dont help anyone else that I see on the ground. Despite how bad I feel for them.

It really will be best if these people dont make it all the way up. Theyll have a terrible time, even if they did. These two were the only exceptions Ill really make for anyone that doesnt make it to camp.

Luckily for me, no one else begged for help but just laid there, wallowing in their own frustration.

Soon enough, we reached the point where we will make camp.

My strength and eyes can see far up ahead is the body cultivation folk. Heading all the way back to where we are now, is a lot of different camps of people who seemed to take this time to relax and prepare for the journey up ahead.

The numbers of people that made it up this far seem to be much larger than most testing groups. This must be an overall better year.

At the speed that weve been traveling, most of the day is done, but weve reached the quarter point.

While most people will try to catch food or rest, this is where I must now prepare to create large amounts of medicine.

I can feel my face tighten at the task before me.

And then I hear Mei Lins stomach loudly growl.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Her face turns red from embarrassment.

Ah.

Maybe I should set stuff up first for my team before we move on to that.

Right.