Cultivation... I should be soone who has ties to cultivation or the Dao.
The only problem is... That knowledge barely narrows down the list of potential candidates that I have awakened...
I suppose it’s pointless to think about it and just work on what I know first. Eventually there’s bound to be more clues when I awaken more abilities.
There’s another problem though... I may know about cultivation and the concept of Dao and all that through the stories I’ve read, but the thing is that I’m not really that big of a fan of the genre to begin with.
Like yeah, I get the Qi and the cultivation stages and what not but my knowledge of them are only surface level deep. I would definitely lose out in terms of knowledge of this genre if I were to compare myself to a hardcore fan of these types of stories.
Then again... I suppose just knowing the theory and actually applying it practically is different as well so there’s still that problem too.
Earlier, I tried to do the ditation thing again where I gather the light balls which I suspect might be the Qi in the air to absorb them but it seems like there’s way fewer of them after I absorbed them the first ti.
I’m guessing that I’ve absorbed pretty much most of the ambient Qi in the air around this place and if I wanted more, I would need to go sowhere else instead.
Just to test it out, I decided that I would try moving a distance away from the camp to see if the amount of the Qi balls, which I have now decided to call them, increases.
I stepped outside of the tent, the area still bright with light despite being night ti thanks to the nurous floodlights that had been set up around the area.
Almost imdiately, Olivia appeared beside as if she had been watching the entrance of my tent this entire ti.
"My Lord? Is there sothing you need? Do you need another ice pack? Is your wound hurting you? Should we call off the expedition?" She asked, looking worried.
I never thought that she would be that big of a worrywart...
I guess I understand, if sothing were to happen to , she would probably be blad for it by her higher ups as well so she has to prioritise above everything else.
"I’m fine, no need to worry. In fact, my bruise has already healed, see?" I assured her, lifting up my shirt to show that the bruise was gone.
"O... Oh. I... I assu this has sothing to do with your powers?"
I nodded, "Yes. Though now there is sothing I want to try. I need to move a distance away from here to try sothing which might help better understand my powers."
"Then I will follow you, my Lord."
I frowned, "I don’t think that’s a good idea. You are still needed here to oversee the place right? Taking you away from here might disrupt the workflow. Furthermore, they would need soone to command everyone in case an ergency happens too and you’re the only one here that can do that while I’m away. I will only go a short distance away anyway so it should be fine."
Olivia paused for a mont before nodding, "I understand. Please wait here for a mont."
She turned and left quickly, making wonder just what she was trying to do.
I didn’t have to wait long before she returned though this ti with another person in tow. Or more specifically, a horse.
Ok, that was a little an, but she brought along the centaur that had been fighting alongside with us earlier.
Now that I had a better look at the centaur, I could actually inspect their gear which I had been curious about earlier.
They were wearing full body armour which looked pretty bulky and heavy but they were walking around in it like it weighed nothing.
Also, it seed like I was wrong about the armour being made of kevlar. The helt that covered the centaur’s head and the armour on both their human top and horse bottom seed to be quite sleek in design and looked almost tallic, like it was sothing that was straight out of a sci-fi movie.
Even the front half of where their horse legs were was armoured up all the way down to the hooves.
They were still ard with that heavy machinegun they were holding in front of them. That wasn’t their only armant either as another rifle was strapped to their back and there were grenades and several spare magazines strapped to their chest and abdon.
They even had a rocket launcher slung to one side of their horse half as well.
This centaur was basically a walking infantry company by themselves.
Olivia bowed, "My Lord... It would not do to let you go alone so please take Leena here with you."
I suppose I can understand that sentint. It would be foolish of to think that I will be completely safe and able to deal with any Anomalies on my own. That was how one of the Mortal Gods died after all.
The centaur raised their arm to hold the bottom of the helt, prompting it to let out a hiss as it released its lock and allowed the centaur to pull the helt off their head.
It was only then I realised that the centaur was a female with how her feminine face ca into view and she shook her long auburn hair that was tied up in a ponytail lose.
I also realised that the chest area that jutted out wasn’t just because it was stuffed full of weapons but those were her boobs that looked like they were bigger than my head in size.
She saluted, "Leena, reporting for duty, my lord!"
She even acts like a soldier... Maybe because she’s actually one?
I nodded at her, "I will be in your care then, Leena."
Olivia bowed again, "Please be careful, my Lord. You may be strong, but unexpected things can still happen."
"I will keep that in mind."
I turned and headed out of the camp, passing through several Vanguards and workers who stared at as I passed by.
Naturally, I tried to ignore their gaze as I made my way outside of the camp. This was definitely sothing I needed to get used to with all the stares and whispering as I passed by.
I stepped out of the camp and allowed myself a mont to suck in a breath before relaxing slightly.
Leena turned to , having already put on her helt again which hid her face completely.
"My lord, is there a specific place you wish to head to?"
I shook my head, "I just need to head away from the camp. There’s sothing I want to do."
"Understood, my lord. If I may be so bold as to suggest sothing, however?"
"What is it?"
"In the event that we et an enemy force that we cannot defeat, may I be allowed to carry you and run back to the camp?"
"Of course. Please prioritise safety above all else."
"Understood, my lord."
I picked a random direction and started walking since I didn’t exactly have a specific destination in mind. All I needed was to create so distance between and the camp to see if the number of Qi balls I could gather would change.
The idea of riding on Leena’s back did occur to but I know that in so instances, it might be considered degrading for a centaur to have soone ride them so I wasn’t sure if she had the sa idea as well.
Anyway, it’s not like I can’t walk so I decided not to test the waters in case I accidentally offend her.
Both of us walked for a good ten minutes before I decided that this was far enough.
I was simply testing my hypothesis about absorbing the Qi balls to confirm if changing locations would allow to absorb more of it so there was no need to take unnecessary risks.
"We’ll stop here. I’ll be ditating a bit so I’ll have to rely on you to guard , Leena. If any danger approaches, just grab and run back to camp."
She saluted, "Understood, my lord."
"Oh... And I might start glowing as well so no need to worry about that."
"Is it safe to grab you while you are glowing, my lord?"
Honestly... I don’t know but...
"Just grab , no need to hold back," I decided.
She saluted once more, "I will protect you with my life, my lord."
That’s reassuring.
I settled down in the lotus position again, focusing on my breathing once more and trusting Leena to protect .
Since I’ve already done this several tis, I entered the ditation phase a little faster than before and the Qi balls appeared around my vision again.
And it seems I was right... The number of Qi balls that appeared had increased which ans I can move to other locations to gather them after I have done it once.
That’s good to know.
Does that an... In order for to grow stronger, I have to travel around and absorb Qi balls from different places?
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