POV: Vik
Seeing the system mission and rewards, I am looking forward to our upcoming classes.
I walked to the large tree in front and climbed it. I reached a thick branch and coiled around it. I don't know why, but I'm used to sleeping in trees now. Maybe my snake body made me adopt this habit. Regardless, sleeping in trees is relaxing.
Coiled around the branch, I thought about what to teach in the next class. I decided I would cover mathematics and physics. Learning these subjects will make Lu Xiaoran's mind more active, helping him with visualization.
I told the system to set an alarm for early morning. Then, I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
The next day.
I woke up early and saw Roman doing his morning exercises. This old man is very punctual; he even meditates for two hours every day. I thought about talking to him about joining classes with Lu Xiaoran, but I would save that for later. I crawled towards the pond and found Lu Xiaoran on the way. He wore a new green shirt and black trousers, walking toward the hut.
Seeing me, he said, "Good morning, master."
I replied, "Good morning, disciple. I see you're all set for class. Go sit in your usual spot. I'll start class in 15 minutes."
After saying this, I crawled to the pond and followed my usual routine. After freshening up and shaking off the drowsiness, I went to my classroom, which is a giant tree. I didn't want to set up an actual classroom yet because I was waiting for a system reward. The day before, the system had given me a mission to complete ten classes with my student to unlock new teaching buildings, so I decided to focus on that first.
When I reached the tree, I sat in my usual spot and began the class. I said, "Lu Xiaoran, today I will teach you the Language of God."
Clearly excited by my announcement, he asked, "Master, I'm ready to learn the heavenly knowledge you teach me."
I replied, "Okay, disciple. Now I will teach you the Language of God, which is called Mathematics."
When he heard this, he looked confused, but I ignored it and started my math class. It lasted for two and a half hours. Afterward, I gave him a half-hour break and started teaching him about techniques. I briefly explained all four techniques and answered his questions.
When afternoon arrived, I told him to begin his physical training.
As he worked out, I took the chance to approach Roman, who was chopping wood with an axe. I stepped in front of him and said, "Roman, I see you're a hard worker and very strong. But there seems to be a hint of hesitation on your face. May I ask what you're concerned about? If it's about Lu Xiaoran's training, you can be assured I'm a good teacher. If you have any other worries, please let me know."
He replied, "No, Master Vik, it's not about young master Lu Xiaoran. I'm actually worried about my own strength. In the last fight with our enemies, I couldn't protect young master. I need to increase my strength, but I've hit a bottleneck in my cultivation."
I said, "That's not a problem, Roman. You can also become my disciple and start learning with Lu Xiaoran tomorrow. I'm sure I can help you with your bottleneck."
Upon hearing this, he kneeled and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Master, for accepting me as your disciple."
Along with his words came a system announcement.
"Ding, congratulations host for accepting your second disciple. You have unlocked new system rewards. Do you want to see them?"
It seems that accepting him brought me new rewards from the system. I told Roman to do whatever he wanted for today, as we would start class tomorrow. After that, I found a quiet spot and said, "System, show me the rewards I received."
"DING, DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM REWARDS"
"HOST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING REWARDS"
1. UNKNOWN BEAST EGG
2. CELESTIAL MAGIC TECHNIQUE
3. THUNDER GOD FIGHTING TECHNIQUE
4. SUPREME ALCHEMY MANUAL (FIRST PART)
5. 1000 HIGH-GRADE SPIRIT STONES
Seeing those rewards, I decided to check them later. For now, I told the system to show me Roman's status.
"Ding, showing status
Name: Roman Blackwood
Age: 55
Affinity: Thunder, fire, darkness, light
Realm: 3rd circle mage, golden core realm
Martial soul: none
Physique: Thunder spirit physique (Thunder god physique [unawakened])
Possession: 4th grade sword and armor (damaged), 1000 medium-grade spirit stones, a broken ring (unknown??, cursed), miscellaneous items for forest camping.
Artifact: 4th grade sword and armor, Ring of sea god (cursed).
Luck: 8
Special status: Cursed by sea god clan
Title: Invincible prodigy, Thunder devil, Punisher, Robinhood, Bottleneck, Loser in love.
Evaluation: He is a mysterious old man who did many dangerous things and achieved impossible feats in his younger days. He has some mysterious connections with the sea god clan of the western sea.
His status revealed many interesting things, like an unawakened physique and unique titles. I think he is more talented than Lu Xiaoran since he cultivated both eastern and western power systems simultaneously. However, he got stuck due to his bottleneck, likely linked to the curse mentioned in his status. I don't know what his relationship with the sea god clan is, but it probably isn't good, especially since they cursed him. I also noticed that both of my disciples have been cursed and share the title "Loser in love" in their status.
I should give my disciples classes on relationship management. As I thought about this, night fell. I ordered Lu Xiaoran and Roman to sleep after they filled up on fruits, which they insisted I should eat with them. After eating, they both went into their hut to sleep. I climbed my favorite tree and closed my eyes, drifting into the land of dreams.