BXBX NOVEL Chapter 3: Heading to the Family Library
Fredrinn went out of his room and headed straight to the household library. His presence immediately attracted the attention of the guards and the servants. When they noticed where he was headed, they were surprised and confused.
"Is the lord heading to the library?"
"Lord Roland always forced him to read books in the library, but Lord Fredrinn never complied."
"Maybe he is just looking for something."
Fredrinn's hearing has already improved after reaching the Qi Gathering Stage so he heard the hushed conversation of the servants. However, he was in a hurry to see if his sword talent and fire affinity would help him learn the techniques in the library faster.
"Lord Fredrinn!" The guard responsible for looking after the library was stunned when he saw Fredrinn.
"Don't mind me. I just came here to read some books." Fredrinn smiled at the guard before he entered the library.
"Huh? Did the lord just greet and smile at me?" The guard was shocked. Fredrinn had a nasty personality and he never once greeted the servants and the guards in their household. Usually, he would just ignore them. Today's experience was like a dream to him.
"Lord Fredrinn is probably in a good mood." The guard didn't think too much of it.
Meanwhile, Fredrinn was already inspecting the books on the first floor.
The library has five floors. The books on the higher floors were stronger and rarer, but there were restrictions on each floor. A Body Refining Stage cultivator can only enter the first floor. He was already at the Qi Gathering Stage so he could now visit the second floor. As for the upper floors, that would have to wait until his cultivation is sufficient.
"All the books here are for Body Refining Stage cultivators so they are of no use to me. I should head to the second floor. Hopefully, there will be some good sword techniques and fire-attributed techniques." With this in mind, he went to the second floor.
The guard outside the library saw him going upstairs. "Huh?! Lord Fredrinn is going to the second floor?! Is he at the Qi Gathering Stage now? I have to report this to the family head!"
Fredrinn was unaware that going to the second floor would alarm the guard.
"Woah! There are more books on this floor!" His eyes widened upon seeing the vast collection of books.
Just as he was about to search for some books, a system prompt appeared before him.
[Please select a suitable sword technique! Reward: 100 Fate Points]
[Please select a suitable fire-attributed technique! Reward: 100 Fate Points]
[Note: If you collect 1000 Fate Points, you can access the Fate Shop.]
"Oh! So the Fate Points can be used in the Fate Shop. I wonder what good things are in there…" Fredrinn rubbed his chin. He finally knew what the Fate Points were for, but there was still one thing in his Status Panel that he didn't know about. It was the Fate Rating. According to his Status Panel, his Fate Rating was 'F'.
Until now, he was still clueless about what it represented.
Fredrinn browsed through the shelves to find the perfect techniques for himself, but after looking for almost thirty minutes, he still didn't find anything suitable for him.
At this moment, a certain book caught his attention. It was on top of the shelf in front of him. "Why is this book here?" He muttered as he grabbed the book. It had already gathered a layer of dust so he guessed that no one must have noticed it for a long time. His 1.98-meter height proved to be helpful this time in finding the book.
After dusting off the layer of dust, he could finally see the name of the book.
Seven Scorching Sword Style
It was quite the domineering name and it happened to be a sword technique which was what he was looking for. Furthermore, it was also a fire-attributed technique!
"Hmm… This book is a sword technique and it is also fire-attributed. Will the system acknowledge it as completing both missions if I select this book?" He chuckled.
[The book you selected is suitable for training! You have been rewarded with 200 Fate Points!]
"My guess was right!" Fredrinn laughed joyfully after getting the reward.
[Would you like to learn the Seven Scorching Sword Style for 50 Fate Points?]
[Yes] [No]
Fredrinn was taken aback when he saw the prompts. Does this mean he could learn the entire book by simply spending 50 Fate Points?
"If I practice the technique on my own, I would probably need a long time to grasp its meaning, but if I spend my Fate Points recklessly, I would have 50 less," Fredrinn muttered to himself.
"No! I came here to test if my sword talent and fire affinity can increase my comprehension of techniques! I shouldn't use a shortcut. Besides, these Fate Points might come in handy once I have access to the Fate Shop." Fredrinn clicked [No] after thinking about it deeply.
He then sat in a lotus position and opened the book.
***
At this moment, inside the family head's office.
"Are you saying that you saw my son going up the second floor of the library?" A middle-aged man with striking facial features asked in a low voice.
"Yes, my lord! My shift today was to guard the library. Lord Fredrinn came to visit. I thought that he would only stay on the first floor, but he later went upstairs after browsing the books on the first floor." The guard reported with his head lowered.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man furrowed his eyebrows. His son had never visited the library for a long time so this matter surprised him. "Since when did he reach the Qi Gathering Stage? With his personality, he would have shown off to me when he made his breakthrough."
The guard didn't say anything, but he also agreed with this assessment. Fredrinn was the kind of man who liked to show off.
"Go back to the library and monitor his behavior. If he leaves the library, notify me immediately."
"Yes, my lord!"