Book 2: Chapter 24: Superpowered Children

Book 2: Chapter 24: Superpowered Children

After Yin’s Qi crystals had been a success, and I’d forbidden her from the lab to catch up on sleep, I’d sent a letter to the lord, telling him about my progress. I’d soon received a reply, marking today as the day of our visit. With such a short deadline, there had been a lot of things for me to manage, as I’d had Yin recreate the crystal once again after she’d rested, to see how reliably she could do so. The results had been satisfactory, and despite her nervousness, the newest batch of Qi crystals were even better than the one she’d created before.

The time besides that had been spent coming up with a general model for the drug-nade vr 3.0. One which I had dubbed spirit-bomb, replacing a lot of the components inside it to create a spirit stone triggered explosive that could be used by anyone. The only real problem was figuring out the formation arts, and talismans that would be needed to create this, which is what I intended to rely on the lord with.

Alongside the grenades, I’d also studied the gun I’d received from Yin’s grandfather’s things. The idea for both of them had been simple, the only issues being creating springs, and other such things with precision which would likely require a cultivator blacksmith to create.

The spirit animals were also another problem, with so many of them coming to sleep or rest in the garden. All of them had taken on the habit to bring something in return, from little nuts, to spirit stones, Qi filled rocks, and sometimes dead insects and rats, as the fox far too often liked to do. The spirit beast seemed to be intentionally aggravating Labby, who’d taken to zapping the little critter with lighting whenever she saw it.

With so much to do, and so little time, I had not had the time to sleep whatsoever. I vaguely tried to recall the last time I had slept at all, and failed to think of an answer. Not even once since I had made the spirit anchor at least. Anytime I felt tired, which, even that had become a rare occurence, meditating for five minutes or so seemed to be enough to top up my stamina and recharge me again.

I’d also noticed a general increase in my strength and the amount of Chi in my core since the spirit anchor had been formed, but I couldn’t really

Yet, despite all the work I had, and everything I needed to do, my biggest problem was somehow a tiny little spirit plant.

“Stop!” Twilight said, freezing a small rabbit in place as it was digging through the ground. The little plant spirit giggled, the sound like chiming bells, as she watched the bunny run off in confusion.

Twilight had taken to abusing her powers for her entertainment. She’d stop and sometimes move animals, just to see them freeze up and become confused. It was like a child being given a superpower, and allowed to run wild with it. Even worse, her ability worked on cultivators, and she’d at times tried to interrupt Zhang and the others with it too. Thankfully it didn’t seem to work on mortals, or things would’ve been a mess.

I sighed, about to tell off Twilight when a stream of water splashed her, drenching her completely. Twilight shouted, as Sheldon continued to spray her with water.

“Sto—” she tried, but the water threw her off again.

I smiled, feeling glad that I’d asked Sheldon to look after the plant spirit. Sheldon was strong enough that Twilight struggled to interrupt him, and he was adept enough to not allow her the chance too often.

I left Twilight to Sheldon for the moment, as I continued to circle my garden, trying my best to think. The autumn winds were growing colder, as the trees had begun shedding their leaves. It made my spirit anchor strike out even more, full with its lush greenery amidst the autumn landscape.

The cold was also a remind that winter was just around the corner, ready to whisper in our ears. Within a week or two, the temperatures would begin to drop rapidly, and I wanted to get a certain few things in order before that time came.

As I walked around my home, taking the cool breeze in, and the smell of all the spirit herbs, I sensed a familiar presence walking towards me.

I turned towards Yin, who walked out of the back entrance of my lab, looking at me with a surprised expression.

“Is something wrong?” I asked, raising an eyebrow.Embark on an adventure to the origins at Nøv€lß¡n#★

“No... umm. I was going to find you actually, and then I saw you here and got surprised,” Yin looked down at the ground for a brief moment, as if to shy away from my sight.

As I was talking, I’d failed to notice a tiny little spirit plant peeking though who decided now was the time to jump in.

“Stop!”

Yin stumbled, freezing in place. “Ahh... Twilight! Please don’t do that... my body froze and I almost fell...”

Twilight giggled, and I decided it was time for disciplining. Walking quickly, I grabbed the little spirit who tried to run away from me. Raising Twilight, I raised her to my eye level, her read beady eyes glistening in the light.

“What did I tell you Twilight?” I told the little spirit.

“Chi...” she let out a quiet whine, lowering her flowery head.

“What do we say when we do something wrong?” I asked Twilight.

“Sorry,” Twilight said, and I nodded.

“I-it’s okay. She was just playing,” Yin tried.

“No, she needs to be taught. I let Labby run around and she got hurt because of that. I’m not repeating the same mistakes with Twilight,” I said, before I put Twilight on the ground.

“Now behave, or I won’t give you any blood or spirit herbs.”

Tiny tears gathered in Twilight’s eyes, but I knew fake crying when I knew it. Steeling my resolve, I just stared at her, and slowly she nodded.

I saw Yin looked at me for a moment, before she dipped her head and decided to walk out. I sighed, feeling like a mean tyrant, but I knew I had to keep my spirits in check. Even if it meant scolding them or punishing them sometimes.

Slowly, I turned around, ready to turn back around when I realised something.

“Twilight. Has your words been effective on Yin all this time?” I asked.

“Chii!” she replied, nodding.

“Huh,” I murmured, looking at the door from where Yin had left from. “Strange.”

I put the thought out of my mind. There was a lot to be done.