Level Up in Martial World

Chapter 169: Terrifying potential

[Liu Piao]

[Age: 13]

[Qi: uninitiated]

[Trait: Archery, Courage]

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[Nan fang]

[Age: 13]

[Qi: uninitiated]

[Trait: Tank]

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[Feng Rao]

[Age:10]

[Qi: uninitiated]

[Trait: Darkness]

Lu Zhen had already filtered out the most talented among the children. The boy with distinctive black hair who previously tried to pull the sword out of the ground was Liu Piao, while the biggest person among the group was Nan Fang.

The girl with pink hair was Feng Rao, who blended in with the children so much that her presence was very minimal. Although it was hard for her to hide from Lu Zhen's superhuman five senses, it was no problem for her to make herself invisible in front of an adult human who hadn't trained in martial arts yet.

This was a terrifying talent in itself.

However, if the person had a little training in martial arts, they would definitely notice her, as long as they wanted to.

After all, she was still a child. Lu Zhen was most interested in her, as her trait was quite unique: the power of darkness.

Although he knew the trick to blend in the shadows making him almost invisible, that was only a trick. Altogether, the power of darkness had a terrifying potential if used properly.

"Liu Piao, Nan Fang, and Feng Rao, train these people well. Their training will be harsher."

"Yes, young master," the two bowed to Lu Zhen respectfully.

Lu Zhen nodded with satisfaction. Although they would need time to grow up, he had other plans for them to be useful in battle. Additionally, he would eventually need an independent army outside of his Lu family influence—individuals who would listen only to him and be completely loyal.

"And Lu Qing, I have something to talk to you about," Lu Zhen said expressionlessly, causing Lu Zhi to widen his eyes with horror, his face changing to blue.

"Young master, does he want to…" Lu Zhi wanted to stop Lu Zhen; however, he couldn't. After all, he had pretty much become a slave after being marked. Although it didn't affect his individual thinking, he was still controlled in a way that made him unable to refute Lu Zhen.

"Alright, young master," Lu Qing nodded her head as she followed Lu Zhen, making Lu Zhi's expression turn even bluer.

Lu Zhen looked strangely at Lu Zhi, seeing his expression as he knew what he was thinking. However, he didn't care about him as he went away.

"Think what he wants to think," Lu Zhen grumbled to himself.

After they reached another room, Lu Qing asked nervously, "What does the young master want to know about?"

"Oh, it's nothing to be worried about. I want to learn the way of the physician, as I have a hidden weapon which could be very useful…" Lu Zhen said as he took out the hidden weapon—a very thin string with two needles at the end of both sides entirely black.

Immediately, Lu Qing's eyes lit up when she saw this, and her eyes became sparkly.

"Young… young master… Can I touch them?" she said with an excited face and a shade of pink.

"Okay," Lu Zhen handed it to her with a strange expression, seeing the girl in such an excited state.

"This is a work of art!" the moment she held the hidden weapon, she couldn't help but exclaim as she appreciated its beauty, treating it as if it were her god. She tightly held the needle, examining it carefully.

"Not only is the needle perfectly carved, but even the strings are done to perfection. They are neither too thin nor too thick, with a perfect ratio so that it could cut the enemies with the string itself…"

Lu Zhen patiently waited as she marvelled at the hidden weapon before she finally gave it back to him with some reluctance.

"Young master, here." Lu Qing handed a book to Lu Zhen with some reluctance.

"Hmm…" Lu Zhen curiously took the book and saw a diary written in bold letters, covered by an animal's skin.

Usually, books were covered by animal skins as it was a standard practice for commoners although it was made with the hare of rabbits and small animals so it was relatively cheap.

He casually flipped through the book, examining all the human body meridians and blood vessels with the heart as the epicentre and some points written in it.

"Young master, thanks to the book you have given me, I have simplified the process and filtered through all the words, only writing the most useful points in the book that you need to learn. And this," she handed Lu Zhen another book with the name "Butterfly Dance" written on it.

Lu Zhen took the book as he said, "I will return your book after an hour, wait a moment."

"Huh." Lu Qing was stunned when she heard this, looking at Lu Zhen in surprise.

Ignoring Lu Qing, he sat in a chair, flipping through all the pages. His gaze lingered on a page for three seconds before turning to the next. His mind worked on overdrive, remembering all the words.

Although he couldn't fully comprehend all the words, it was very easy for him to remember all the things written in the book, as if he etched it into his brain.

It was almost like photographic memory!

Just one level up from his charm attribute had made him like a power house—imagine how powerful his brain power would be if he could level up more?

However, Lu Zhen didn't have any way to do so for now, as he couldn't progress after he became a semi-mage since he didn't have mana. Every spell required to be used was useless in this era, but Lu Zhen only wanted it for increasing his brainpower, which might be doable.

"I don't believe the old monsters who survived the mage's era don't have a better solution to have more mana," Lu Zhen sneered as he kept reading the book, memorising and understanding every word to a "t."