Chapter 17: First Mission
Oscars POV…
After getting all the ingredients back into the kitchen section of the fortress, I started cooking them all up and repeated the same method I used to cook the same noodles back in the stage. While Old man Lou and the long brothers were sitting around the table sniffing the fragrant aroma from the broth and drooling from sniffing a tiny portion of it. After 2 hours I had finally finished four bowls to eat, I then served them the three bowls to eat while taking the last one for myself. I then left the kitchen and made my way back into my room, after taking the lid off I saw the same light and wind coming from the bowl.
I knew that I could not cultivate from the bowl since it was my spirit essence to begin with, the only thing it would do is just return a certain amount of spirit essence back into me. I then began eating the noodles and tasted the texture as well as the broth which had a healthy but delicious taste. Thankfully only a portion of my clothes were ripped revealing my well-developed body, since my clothes were the ones provided by Siri. However, I then remembered that wasn't the case for the old man and the long brothers, oh well it's the long brother's fault for forgetting the results of eating that.
Meanwhile in the kitchen…
Long tian: Oh my god, that smell's amazing
Long Yun: Well then, we should take the lid off before it gets cold
Lou Gao: Hey you should thank little O
Long tian: Oh yeah, huh where is he
Long Yun: He probably went to take a rest
While Long tian and Long Yun were busy conversing with each other they then saw their master taking the lid off of his bowl. He then sat down and felt that he should cultivate at that moment, once he did he realized the he was no longer a rank 72 spirit saint but was now a rank 73 and almost a rank 74 spirt saint. The brothers saw this and immediately took their lids off as well and began to cultivate near their bowls, before cultivating they were both rank 23 spirit grandmasters but now they had become rank 26 spirit grandmasters.
After cultivating, the three of them devoured the noodles in front of them, 1 min after they began eating, their clothes exploded. (A.N: The reason why their clothes exploded was from the sudden burst of spirit essence that was excluded from their bodies ripping their clothes.) However, they still continued eating even though all three of them were butt naked, then after 2 minutes did they come back to their senses.
Long tian: OH MY GOD
Long Yun: Oh, I think I'm going to throw up
Lou Gao: What is wrong with you brats why are you all naked, wait why am I naked
The long brothers were trying to hold back the urge of puking their recent meal, as their master was right in front of them naked. They then quickly went into their rooms to find some clothes that they could change into. However, Lou Gao was still sitting on the chair thinking on how Oscar was able to make a noodle full of spirit essence, that could just be as good as a pill used to for breakthroughs. He then put that aside, as he felt a brisk traveling from his back all the way up to his bald head.
Meanwhile inside Chef yins room…
Chef Yin: I must get that technique from that kid, someone like him does not deserve it and should only be used for someone like me. If I could use it, I will then be able to destroy this restaurant and build my own. Hmm but let me check if this child has any backing, else I might be endangering myself.
Chef yin then snapped his fingers and a tall and robust figure hidden in the shadows walked out of the shadow and stood before him. He then looked at the man and began telling him his instructions and orders for his mission.
Chef Yin: I have a mission for you
Assassin: Who is the target
Chef Yin: A boy named Oscar
Assassin: The boy who challenged the restaurant today
Chef Yin: Oh, you were watching
Assassin: No, but like you I also have eyes around the city and apparently that boy caught my interest
Chef Yin: Well then, I want you and your men to investigate his background and everything about him. Once you do, kill him if he has no backing and torture him for the secret of how he is able to cook. Do this and I will give you a million for this task but be careful I think he might be not as weak as you think.
Assassin: Hmph… he is but a child this will be easy
Chef Yin: Good luck
Assassin: Don't need it
He then disappeared leaving Chef Yin full of cold sweat on his back and head, he had felt death whenever that assassin appeared in front of him. The assassin was nicknamed "the Gruesome reaper" as he whenever he killed there would only be carnage and blood left in his tracks to let others know it was him. Nobody knew anything else except that he had 5 rings on him, and that he was the number one assassin in all of Gengxin city with an army of assassins behind him.
Meanwhile inside Oscar's room…
Siri: Ding… host you have received a mission
Oscar immediately sat up on the bed with a look of shock on his face as he knew Siri had never once given him a mission over the past two years.
Oscar: Whoa Siri what's going on
Siri: You have received a mission host
Oscar: I know that, but why is my question
Siri: A group of assassins have been sent to kill you
Oscar: Who is it, is it from Chef Yin
Siri: You will have to find out host, do you wish to see the details host
Oscar: Yes, but why did you only give me a mission now, why didn't give me any over the past two years.
Siri: Host will only receive mission for when it is a threat or something truly important
Oscar: So, I guess the past 8 years of my life none of it has been important
Siri: Yes host
Oscar: Ok then, details Siri
Then a familiar screen popped up in front of me and showed the details of the mission itself.
...….
Mission: Eliminate the assassins sent to kill you
Requirement: Prevent any assassins from escaping and eliminate them
Reward:
• 1000 system points for each
• 1 mystery box
Failure of mission: There will be no more missions as this is your first and last if failed to meet the requirement.
...…
Siri: Well host as this is your first mission you will have to prove that you can complete it, it is like a privilege and you have to earn it. Also, since it is your first one there are 2 things added in, one is the mystery box as it will rarely appear and the consequence of failing the mission.
Oscar: Okay fine
I then stood up and got my dark cloak that I had used to save ning rong rong with, after putting it in my storage space, I then lifted my bed off of its stand. And there they were, the weapons that I had made so far, a sword, a mask (Imagine kaneki's mask, except its white with teeth of a wolf and without any eye patch on the right side), and eight daggers that had purple coating on it's edges. I then equipped my weapons and put my mask into my storage as well. I then left my room and slowly made my way to the entrance; however long tian saw me, and I had already come up with a good excuse to escape.
Long tian: Huh? Big bro where are you going
Oscar: Oh, hey long tian, I'm just going out for a breather
Long tian: Hey, you seem edgy are you ok
Oscar: Yeah, I'm fine, no need to worry ok
Long tian: Ok
Long tian knew that something was going on with Oscar, but he knew that it was probably something personal, so he decided to back off. He then went to open the entrance for Oscar and saw him off.
Long tian: Hey big bro
Oscar then turned to look at long tian with a gloomy look in his eyes, for the past five months that long tian knew Oscar he had never seen him with that look in his eyes. So, he only said two words to him before he left.
Long tian: Be careful
Oscar: I will
Long tian then closed the entrance as he still stood there with a look of worry in his eyes, however as he turned he saw his master Lou Gao standing in front of him.
Long tian: Old man Oscar he-
Lou Gao: I know, he probably has something to do and does not want us to get involved
Long tian: But will he be okay
Lou Gao: He will but first, Long Yun why don't you come out.
Long Yun was surprised but knowing his master he felt that it made sense for him to know that he was hiding.
Long tian: Yun you weren't asleep yet
Long Yun: I was but I then heard the entrance opening so I decided to check it out, but anyways old man what do you mean that Big bro O would be okay.
Lou Gao: I will tell you but first let me ask you what rank do you think Oscar has become
Long tian: uh? probably rank 30, right?
Lou Gao: No
Both Long tian and Long Yun were shocked by what Lou Gao said, as this meant Oscar was not a rank 30 which is already considered an unbelievable talent even in the top schools.
Long Yun: Okay then rank 40
Lou Gao: A little bit higher
Both Long tian and Long Yun were shocked at what their master just said, since Oscar was not a rank 40 then he was probably between a rank 40-50.
Long tian: Holy Shit, big bro is that talented he is not even 10 years old yet and he is almost a rank 50 spirit elder. However what kind of spirit do you think he has, hmm I wonder.
Long Yun: Me too but if he has this much talent why does he not attend the top high-ranking schools instead of becoming a blacksmith
Lou Gao quickly smacked Long Yun in the head before he replied to his question since he was offended by it.
Long Yun: Ow what the hell was that for old man.
Lou Gao: For that rhetorical question of yours, do you think that learning to become a blacksmith is bad
Long Yun: No but I think that it would be way better to enter some of those schools without all the labour of becoming a blacksmith
Long Yun probably meant something else when he said that and both Long tian and Lou Gao understood what he meant
Lou Gao: Listen I know that what happened with your father was not your fault but-
Long Yun: Whatever old man lets just stay on topic how did you know that Oscar is between rank 40 or 50
Lou Gao felt torn when he saw the expression that Long Yun had at the moment when he mentioned his father, Long tian knew that what happened with their father was not Long Yuns fault. In fact, he knew that he blamed himself for It, but he never did blame him after all, they were still young at that time.
Lou Gao: Okay, well one month from when Oscar began living with us, I saw him refining a few of the metals that I had given him. However, I was shocked when he had only released his spirit essence just for a second, I then felt that the spirit essence he released was the same as a rank 40 spirit elder. Also, when I had eaten every single one of his food I noticed that there was a trace of spirit essence in it, but just this evening when I eaten the noodle he made I had made a breakthrough from being a rank 73 spirit saint into a rank 74. From what I know so far, I am sure that Oscar's spirit essence is 10 times purer than any rank 40 at the moment in fact he just might be between a rank 40 and 50.
Long tian and long Yun were shocked at what Lou Gao just said but they knew that whatever Oscar was doing, none of them could help. As their masters' spirit was only a pen, and theirs was only a hammer and ore, meaning that none of it was made for combat. So now the only thing they could helplessly do was wait now for Oscar to return.
What they did not know was that Oscar could become a rank 50 instantly if he continued cultivating, however he needed to find a suitable spirit beast for when he did. However, that would not happen as he was too busy perfecting his hammer technique and grinding the blacksmith manual. Anyways back to Oscar, as he left the fortress he had already put his cloak on and mask on his face as he disappears the next second.
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