“Oh, forgive my rudeness, I seem to forget introducing myself” the valiant-looking lady said while pointing at the chair opposite to her, inviting Wu Xiaotian to sit there.
As she saw the immortal-like young man sitting at the chair, she smiles at him before clapping her hands, causing multiple ladies wearing the same simple attire to walk into the room, each of them carrying one specific set of foods, from pastries and fillings to drinks such as hot coffee and tea.
“I am Astaria Seraphina, the guardian and city lord of this humble Frontier City” the valiant-looking lady states while bowing towards Wu Xiaotian, clearly showing some sort of respect as she’s clearly aware of what the young man in front of her is capable of, the curiosity in her eyes cannot be hidden as she directs her gaze on him.
While she’s introducing herself, Wu Xiaotian already scanned her using his [True Sight Technique], reading her stats while he’s talking as well.
[Name: Astaria Luminas Seraphina]
[Age: 28]
[Affiliation: Frontier City (City Lord)]
[Cultivation: Perfection State Qi Refining Realm (Martial Saint)]
[Physique: Incomplete Physique]
[Qi: Purple Origin Qi]
[Stats]
[Strength: 200,000]
[Agility: 220,000]
[Intelligence: 260,000]
[Stamina: 230,000]
[Vitality: 250,000]
[Aptitude: High Quality Celestial Level]
“There’s no need to be so stiff with young greetings, you know?” seeing her careful demeanor, Wu Xiaotian couldn’t help but smile a bit as he never expected to be treated with such attention and carefulness like this, causing him to assure the young woman as he continues.
“The name is Su Tian, a wanderer from another world. I wonder of Miss Astaria is interested in a deal…” he stated, her looks of disbelief as she heard his origin causing her to stand up from her seat and rush towards the nearest windows as she screams at the top of her lungs.
“HAHAHAHA, I AM RIGHT!!! Those old folks are wrong!!!” she screamed, causing the people around the castle to look towards the origin of the voice, going along their previous things as they saw that it is only the city lord that is shouting, and they are already pretty used to her being like that now.
“Hey Su Tian, tell me, tell me, what is it like in your world? Is the world really flat like my elders told me? What is outside the world? What are stars? What is the sun? How about the moon? How does every day move from daylight to night’s darkness? How can we reach the outside? How did you travel from your world to ours? What is it like outside?” as she starts getting more and more curious, she also lets out numerous questions as well, her face getting closer and closer to the immortal-like young man’s the more question comes out of her mouth.
“Ahem, Miss Astaria, let’s talk about the other matters first” Wu Xiaotian clears his throat as he tries to divert the topic back to the original one, his words causing the valiant-looking lady to snap out of her excitement, her face flushing red from embarrassment as she clears her throat before sitting back on her chair again, asking the young man in front of her like nothing even happened previously.
“What is this deal that you want to propose, Mister Su” Astaria asked as she starts pouring a tea in her cup, taking a nibble on a pastry before sipping in, her face that of pure bliss as she starts eating the bread in her hand.
Seeing that she seems to take interest in whatever he’s about to tell her, Wu Xiaotian starts demonstrating with confidence, manifesting in his hand a fire attribute qi invoked from his [Primordial Nihility Transcendent Qi], surprising the heroic lady as she never saw someone conjuring a fire out of nothing in her entire life.
Her interest is bound to be piqued even further though as Wu Xiaotian starts infusing other elemental properties to the Transcendent Qi as well, transforming it from the original fire attribute, cycling through the entire five-elements, before moving to higher-level ones, ice, wind, poison, and then eventually turning into the lightning attribute qi, the cracking sound in the surrounding as well as the bright light it’s producing a testament to the authenticity and strength of the lightning attribute.
Smiling as he concludes that she’s already on board with his offer, Wu Xiaotian clenches his fist, dispersing the mass of qi in his hand, surprising the lady as she looks at him with eagerness to learn clearly visible in her eyes.
“What I offer is knowledge, Miss Astaria…” he started as parts of the highest-level cultivation manuals he picked up in the library during his time in the Crescent Moon Secret Realm appears in the table, the sudden emergence of five objects surprising the lady, who’s currently looking at the objects with curiosity in her eyes.
“Knowledge of cultivation levels far beyond that of a Martial Saint of this world, cultivation techniques that will give you or anyone you want the power to choose your own fate, to transcend mortality and increase your lifespans” Wu Xiaotian added, hitting the weak spot of the martial artist of this world, their fear of age given the fact that they still grow old at the same rate as normal mortals despite their strength.
“What is the catch?” hearing all of the possibilities from making a deal with him, Astaria still retains her cool, addressing the elephant in the room without hesitation while looking at Wu Xiaotian in the face rather than staring at the treasures in the table in front of them.
“I want you to help me rule this world once I conquer it Astaria. Lead them to prosperity, I will continue giving you more advance knowledge and techniques and you decide however you want to deal with everything” he told her with such confidence in his eyes that she definitely believed that he is not bluffing, but the absurdity of what he just said still make her laugh despite all the things he already showed her.
“You’re not convinced, right?” looking at the still laughing lady, Wu Xiaotian just sits in his chair as he waits for her laughter to die down, her chime-like voice giggling lasting for quite a few minutes, and she’s still snickering while looking at the young man in front of her, all while trying to return to a serious conversation with him.
“My apologies, it’s just that I’ve never heard someone speaking about world domination so easily as if it’s a walk in the park” she explained while using a clean cloth to wipe the tears in her eyes.
“That is acceptable, none of the people of this planet has yet to know what I am capable of after all” he replied while standing up from his seat, picking up a pastry and taking nearly half of it to his mouth, only taking a few seconds to chew before swallowing it down, taking some tea before starting to talk again.
“Do you know Miss Astaria? I am well aware of the reason why this place is called the Frontier City” he said while looking at the door behind, him, the face of the lady in front of him quite surprised as she heard the words coming out of his mouth, but she’s bound to be surprised even further once she heard the next words he says.
“A panicked lady is about to enter and report about the serious situation in the Blood Beast Mountains” Wu Xiaotian said, and only a few moments later, a lady with a panicked look on her face really barged into the room, reporting to Astaria something about the Blood Beast Mountains.
“Where are you going?” as the lady continues reporting the situation to her, Astaria noticed Wu Xiaotian coming out from the window, proving one of the rumors about him true as he effortlessly steps into the air.
Looking at their baffled looks as they watch him walk through the air, Wu Xiaotian just shows an assuring smile before replying towards, them, taking this as a chance to show them more, using telepathy to communicate with the valiant-looking lady.
{It’s about time I show this world what I’m really capable of} he declared before he dashes towards the horizon, his figure leaving a long trail of light as he approaches the city’s source of worry.
