Arrival in Notting City

Chapter 39 Arrival in Notting City

You Chen's gaze was burning with fervor.

If "A Flash of Inspiration" is a versatile reward that can be used in any situation, then "Seeing the Source" is a reward that is absolutely worth waiting for, even if it takes a few years, and can be considered a must-have!

As long as the effect isn't too insignificant and the "quantity" required for a qualitative change from a quantitative one isn't too exaggerated, its value is definitely no less than a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone that is extremely suitable for a soul master!

The degree of control over the power of one's martial spirit is the dividing line between true powerhouses.

Throughout history, there have been many Soul Masters with relatively low-quality Martial Souls who, through their exceptionally high level of control over their primordial power, achieved remarkably high efficiency in utilizing their power, enabling them to unleash combat power far exceeding the quality of their Martial Souls.

According to the records of the Spirit Hall, there was once a Spirit King who used a mid-quality wooden sword spirit to kill a defensive Spirit King with a top-quality spirit with a single sword strike!

But You Chen was You Chen after all, and he quickly suppressed his inner restlessness and began to observe the mission information.

As expected, both tasks are currently incomplete.

It's hard to say whether he used his greater power to oppress Yu Xiaogang. Could we say that he used Qian Xunji's influence to drive Yu Xiaogang out of the Spirit Hall? It seems like that's a possibility, but it doesn't seem to have that much to do with him.

However, if we're talking about completely crushing Yu Xiaogang in theory, You Chen has already done so long ago.

But just like the previous task of "making a certain female classmate look at him differently," he didn't complete it immediately upon receiving it.

Based on You Chen's current understanding of the system, the task completion conditions related to the subjective consciousness of the task objective do not necessarily require running to the other party again and making the other party look at them differently.

For example, he completed a task called "looking at someone differently" before he even met the other person.

In retrospect, as long as the other party had such thoughts after he accepted the task, the condition was considered met.

As for this kind of "proof theory" or "theoretical crushing", it can be discussed in two cases.

One possibility is that Yu Xiaogang inexplicably remembers the fact that she is inferior to You Chen, starts talking about Yu Yu, and then the mission is considered complete.

Another option is for You Chen to have another debate with Yu Xiaogang, similar to a theoretical debate, so that Yu Xiaogang would experience another humiliation and defeat.

However, the first method of action, "oppression by power," needs to be carried out in practice.

Just like some "defeat the target" missions, even if You Chen has defeated the opponent before, he still needs to "defeat" them again.

He already had a plan in mind for successfully completing the mission.

"Is this Nottingham?"

Xiao Wu looked at the city gates of Nottingham and sighed.

After a week of travel with frequent stops, the two finally arrived at their destination.

This journey was less about traveling and more like a picnic.

You Chen glanced at Xiao Wu silently and said, "Although I'm nominally your uncle now, don't even think about causing trouble in Notting City because of my name. I know you're a playful and carefree person, but if anything goes wrong, I won't take care of you."

"Huh? Is this how you act as an uncle?"

Xiao Wu's eyes widened, and she said in a tone completely from You Chen's perspective, "Even if it's fake, no one will know. If your niece is being bullied outside, and you, as her uncle, don't dare to say a word, won't people look down on you?"

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, anyone who truly cares about me can see through this 'uncle-nephew' label at a glance. Why should I care about the opinions of those who aren't worth my attention? Giving you this title is just to save you a little trouble and prevent anyone from bullying you. But it's not something you can use to bully others," You Chen explained.

"Tch." Xiao Wu immediately curled her lip and kicked a pebble on the roadside.

"Oh right, I don't think I've ever told you that before."

You Chen seemed to suddenly remember something important, stopping his steps toward the main gate of Notting City. He turned to look at Xiao Wu, who looked puzzled, and said, "I was banished to this remote place because I offended a powerful figure. Naturally, I try to keep a low profile. That way, I don't give that powerful figure any reason to use me against me."

"Offended a big shot? Tsk tsk, you said you came on business, so you were kicked out. Poor old man."

Xiao Wu tilted her head: "So, it seems you've joined some kind of faction, Uncle?"

You Chen nodded: "Yes. I'm from the Spirit Hall."

The shocking truth caused Xiao Wu's body to stiffen abruptly.

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"Lord Youchen, this is your steward's token and uniform. You need to report here at 8:00 AM every day. There's a two-hour break at noon, and if there's nothing urgent in the afternoon, you can leave at 5:00 PM at the earliest. Also, our branch has a rotating shift system; the specific schedule is..."

Inside the Spirit Hall, a young white-robed steward was meticulously explaining the precautions to You Chen.

"By the way, would you like me to take you to your dormitory here?"

After the introduction was finished, the white-robed deacon asked a question.

You Chen shook his head: "No need. I've already asked someone to buy property in Notting City, and I'll be living there from now on. The address is (...). You can come to me in case of emergency. Please write it down."

The white-robed deacon did not show any surprise when he heard about real estate. Although he had bought a house in advance before coming, which seemed a bit extravagant, with the financial resources of a Soul Master, buying several properties in Notting City would not be too much of a burden.

Those who can become Yellow-Robed Deacons are at least Soul Masters. And strength is only one of the basic requirements.

Even a large portion of the branch hall masters in lower-level cities are yellow-robed stewards.

That's how the temple master of their Nottingham branch temple was.

Even though You Chen was subjected to an extremely humiliating "demotion" in the eyes of the Spirit Hall members of this hall, in a small place like Notting City, the Yellow-Clad Deacon was already a big shot.

The people of this hall think You Chen is "a tiger fallen into the plains," but taking the white-robed steward in front of them as an example, they see You Chen as "a dragon swimming in shallow waters."

Logically speaking, when such an "important figure" as You Chen comes over, the branch hall master should personally sweep the bed to welcome him.

In reality, they simply sent a white-clad steward to handle the official business in a straightforward manner.

This is practically an explicit statement.

However, this situation was already within You Chen's expectations, and he wouldn't care too much about this so-called "baptism of fire".

"You've probably noticed, this little one is my niece. She came all this way to rely on me. Do you have any connections to help me get her enrolled in school here?"

After finishing his official business, You Chen patted Xiao Wu's head, who was unusually silent, and asked the white-robed steward a question.

"Ah, that's certainly not a problem."

The young white-robed deacon simply nodded.

Members of the Spirit Hall are not civil servants and do not have a keen political sense.

He was even somewhat pleased with You Chen's request.

(End of this chapter)