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84.62% The First Cultivator - Changing Existence / Chapter 600: Skymender's Plot - 600

Chapter 600: Skymender's Plot - 600

The person paused for just a moment before nodding.

"Sure. Sure."

Skymender walked forward. "I'll call you Fatty from now on. Is that fine with you?"

The Fatty smiled with resignation. "That's what my father calls me, of course your esteemed self can."

Skymender stopped in shock. He looked at the Fatty with sympathy before continuing forward.

Besides Li Youcai, there were now a few other servants and guards with them. These were the Fatty's.

He seemed to be from quite a rich commoner family. However, no commoner family was truly equal to even the lowest of nobles.

Even with that, the Fatty may not be so kind to any other Baron, but the Sky Barony was different. They had a special status, especially now with a potential Sword Master among them.

Skymender walked around for a minute before spotting another noble.

"Fatty. What family is that?"

The Fatty walked up to his side and spoke. "That should be the Grayn Barony."

"Do nobles usually come to these places?" Skymender asked.

"You can usually see one or two. After all, even nobles can find things of use here."

Skymender began to think.

"Fatty, what level of nobles are they?" Skymender asked.

The Fatty wasn't sure. "What do you mean by that?"

"Compare them to the Sky barony in terms of status."

The Fatty thought about it for a moment before speaking. "Technically, your families are equal. However, the Sky Barony gets special treatment and has a long history. It wouldn't be unreasonable to consider you a level above them."

Skymender nodded. This seemed fair.

He walked towards the noble as the noble looked at some items from a shop.

This was obviously one of the more popular shops, but everyone cleared the way for the noble.

The noble was a bit older than Skymender, probably 14 or 15.

As they got closer, Skymender heard the noble speak. "What is this item?"

The vendor responded. "That is an unknown badge. There is a design on it, but we aren't sure where it came from or what the design represents. It could be from some ancient family lost in history, or perhaps some old toy made for kids."

The vendor did not hold back any information when dealing with the noble.

The noble nodded. "How much is it?"

"Young Lord Grayn, you can naturally have it for free if you want it."

The noble snorted and spoke. "Do I look so lowly as to take a freebie from a commoner. Give me a price."

The vendor hesitated before speaking. "One silver."

The noble nodded and reached into his bag.

At this time, Skymender arrived.

"Hello noble boy."

The noble turned around with a frown. He saw Skymender come towards him. The entire area around him was cleared, with commoners leaving a sort of circle around him, but Skymender entered this area.

Following behind him was a fat boy and a bunch of servants.

The noble looked at the crest on Skymender's clothes, and his expression lightened slightly.

"Who are you? How dare you call me that."

Skymender inwardly sighed. He hated forcing himself to cause trouble, but it really had to be done for the sake of the future.

Skymender ignored his words and looked at the badge in his hand. "That is mine. I'll be taking it now."

The noble's frown deepened.

Before he could speak, Skymender snatched out of his hand.

He opened his mouth, but Skymender kicked to the side. His foot landed on the noble's stomach. Although the noble was older than him, and their builds seemed similar, Skymender's sister was a potential Sword Master.

He had been beaten up by her a lot, and he was far better at fighting than the vast majority of people.

Although he was just a weak small child to her, to everyone else, he was an unnaturally skilled child.

The noble clutched his stomach as his eyes widened.

He coughed, barely stopping himself from falling on the ground.

The vendor's eyes widened. Not just him, but so did the Fatty's, all of his servants, and even Li Youcai.

Even the surrounding people stopped moving. Such violence among nobles was unheard of.

Without a doubt, under usual circumstances, Skymender would face punishment from his family and the noble's.

However, Skymender had a trump card. His sister.

"You dare hit me!" The noble screamed.

Skymender tossed a gold coin at the vendor while speaking. "I don't keep money lower than gold. Keep the change."

He ignored the noble and walked off, even as the noble's servants and guards crowded around him.

Nobody had ever expected such a thing to happen.

As Skymender walked away, the Fatty and Li Youcai regained their senses.

They looked at each other for a moment before catching up with Skymender.

The Fatty instantly began to praise Skymender. "Your actions are incredible, sir. I am in admiration of you."

He spoke but Skymender did not listen. He was thinking about the results of that small action.

"You did well, Fatty. I'll see you again in the future." The Fatty, seeing this as an opportunity to leave, said goodbye and jogged away as fast as possible.

This left Li Youcai and Skymender.

Li Youcai spoke. "What was that for?"

Skymender responded after a moment. "To set the future stage."

Li Youcai could not understand why Skymender had done it, but seeing him deep in thought, he felt as though Skymender truly wasn't some random nine year old noble.

Upon their return to Aunt Skyless's house, they were instantly greeted by her raging face.

"What in the hell is wrong with you?! You can't go around hitting other nobles. If you want to beat someone up, at least find a commoner."

"Sorry, Aunt Skyless. He was provoking me."

Aunt Skyless took a deep breath, clearly knowing he was lying, before speaking.

"It seems you truly know nothing about nobility. I've talked with the Grayn Barony and they have let this matter pass on the condition that I punish you. So, for the rest of your stay here, unless your sister needs you elsewhere, I will be strictly teaching you what nobility is."

Skymender inwardly sighed. It had somehow worked.

To advance smoothly, he needed to get into the "Noble Circle". However, being viewed as a country bumpkin, his Aunt clearly did not want to bring him into it.

The only logical way for him to get her to bring him in was to prove that he would damage their reputation even more if he was not brought into this circle.

Skymender's first ever plot had succeeded, and his confidence grew.


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Chapter 601: Etiquette Training - 601

Skymender was sent to his room for the rest of the day. As the next day came, he was awoken early in the morning. A servant, not Li Youcai, brought him to an elegant room in the house.

It had a large table, and behind were two glass doors that led to a balcony with a nice view of the Imperial Capital.

Upon entering the room, Skymender saw an old man and a middle aged woman. It only took a brief glance to see how scholarly they were.

Seeing Skymender, they slightly bowed and invited him over.

The old man spoke kindly. "Please take a seat, Master Skymender. For the foreseeable future, we will be teaching you the basic noble education of the Imperial Capital."

Skymender saw many eating utensils, books, and clothes around the room.

He sighed and began.

The first lesson was on how to eat. Clearly, his style of eating had left a strong impression on his aunt's family.

Over the next two weeks, Skymender was taught relentlessly for more than 10 hours a day.

Although this seemed like a long time, noble etiquette was usually taught over a period of years and ingrained into a noble child from birth. 

The old man had been kind from the start, while the middle aged lady had been strict and somewhat rude.

However, at the end of the two weeks, both were filled with astonishment. Skymender's learning speed was incredible. They began to deeply respect Skymender's talent, as well as his newly acquired etiquette. 

These two weeks had been extremely useful to Skymender. He truly had no idea about the vast majority of what he was taught.

Just as his two teachers began to respect him, he began to respect both of his teachers. Their knowledge seemed endless. He had not been able to ask a question that they could not answer from the top of their heads.

He did not dare claim that he would ever be able to surpass these two in terms of noble etiquette.

However, he had probably surpassed even his cousins.

At the end of the two weeks, Skymender's aunt came to one of their sessions. She had been told by the two that Skymender was ready, but she did not believe it. She came in as a witness to a sort of test.

After three hours, she was shocked. Skymender had truly learned everything. 

She nodded. "You have passed. Now, I shall introduce you to what is known as the Noble Circle."

She had not planned to do this, expecting to merely teach him some etiquette before his sister came back and took him away, but since he had come this far and knew this much, it wouldn't be harmful to show him some stuff.

It just so happened that the next day, Aunt Skyless was scheduled to have a tea party with some other noble ladies. They were all able to bring a plus one.

As Aunt Skyless had told him, this was an event designed to show off the class of their children.

Usually, Aunt Skyless would bring one of her daughters, but this time, she brought Skymender with her.

Skymender took a bath, changed his clothes, and got into a carriage with Aunt Skyless.

Like this, he really was charming. Most nobles looked good regardless, but what made Skymender even more charming was the slight green glow in his eyes.

The tea party was not far away. Nobles lived in the Noble sector of the Imperial Capital, which meant that any Noble was just a short ride away.

They arrived at a mansion far larger than theirs. Skymender had learned that certain statuses were required for certain houses.

For example, only the Imperial family could have a full palace in the Imperial Capital. This was common sense.

It was the same for royal families in royal capitals.

The tea party was being held at the house of a Duchess.

This was the highest status below that of a member of a king's family or the emperor's family.

The house looked like an art project. There was a golden gate and behind it a large and clean field. There were fountains everywhere with even a small river flowing through the property. The house itself was glorious as well.

It was four stories tall with multiple balconies and a beautiful color scheme. 

The carriage stopped at the front gate, and Aunt Skyless and Skymender stepped out. There were multiple other carriages around, naturally from other nobles.

Aunt Skyless looked at the breathtaking view for a moment before the gates opened. 

She stepped inside, Skymender closely following behind. 

In the distance, another carriage was slowly coming towards the gate, but they would only arrive as Skymender and Aunt Skyless entered the building.

A large double door blocked their way, but as they walked towards it, it opened. Two butlers pushed open the door and respectfully held them, waiting for Skymender and his aunt to enter the building. 

Skymender was stunned by the sight inside. Crystals, gems, diamonds, gold, everything elegant was inside. The walls, the floor, chandeliers, each had some sort of shine or sparkle.

Inside, a servant waited for them.

"Welcome, Baroness Skyless. Please follow me."

With a bow, the servant walked to the stairs.

Aunt Skyless and Skymender followed behind.

They were led up a few flights of stairs to the fourth floor of the house.

A balcony extended, larger than any other. There was grass and decorations all around. In the middle was a large table surrounded by many chairs.

There were already four people here. One of them was naturally the Duchess herself. She was one of the few women to hold a noble title as the head of the noble bloodline. 

Like Baron Sky was the head of the Sky Barony, the Duchess was the head of the Vass Dukedom.

She calmly glanced over as Aunt Skyless entered the balcony.

"Baroness Skyless. How great that you have come. You seem to have brought your nephew that I've already heard about."

Aunt Skyless smiled and bowed, as did Skymender. "Indeed, he has misbehaved already. Since then, he has been taught the conduct of a noble."

Duchess Vass smiled again.


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