"Perfect form Videl. At this speed you should be able to achieve the minor realm in three days", although it sounded like praise, Brandon was disappointed but he did well to hide it from his face and voice. Not only was her affinity for essence energy low, her soul even showed signs of actively resisting the energy influx albeit being very subtle.

The meditation formula he had given her was perfect for beginners as it had the least requirements to master. It was divided into four realms, the minor realm, middle realm, peak realm and the domain realm.

It should have taken her just a couple of hours to reach the halfway point to the minor realm yet still she bȧrėly even passed the line where she started right after her essence energy awakening[1] after 18 hours total of practice.

[She really isn't suited for practice but I can't tell her that. I'll just give my all to give her a bit of strength and prevent her from meeting other recent recruits, that should make her ignorant about her weakness although this isn't exactly the best]

As a plan formed in Brandon's head, Videl opened her eyes as sweat rained down from her body. Practising for 18 hours, albeit with half an hour break every 4 hours was a daunting task. She had realized how bad she was right after the first 8 hours.

She knew clearly how long it would take for a recruit to get to the minor realm from the books she read hence she was fully aware that Brandon was just trying to spare her feelings. But what the heck? She'll be one of the 'super cool' soon so she didn't care.

[-Achievement Unlocked!

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[-Name: @*!#:#& *@!&#

Alias: Videl Lilett

Race: Human [99.9999999999%]

Level: 0 [0.000%] >

Str: > 2.5 [G++]

Dex: > 3.2 [G++]

End: > 5 [F-]

Int: > 20.3 [E++]

Spr: > 18 [E+]

Cha: > 7.3 [E]

Lck: > 0.25 [G--]

Skills >

Class >

Remarks: Huh? And you want to be one of the 'super cool' with such disgrace of a stat?

-]

A screen suddenly appeared in front of her face and although the remark at the end kinda hurt her feelings, she did feel great.

[I'm definitely the MC character type. This is my era to shine]

"You have that stupid 'I am the MC of this world' look on your face. My guess is you have awakened a system of some sort isn't that right?"

Videl froze with a silly grin on her face like someone whom something she had considered precious was mainstream and probably something you pick by the roadside.

"Haha. Don't wonder how I know because I have one too. In fact, once you step unto this path the system awakens. It's just that the time and prerequisites vary from person to person at various stages.

Each system has its own unique features on various martial dao. Cultivation through killing or mobbing in more pleasant terms, pill making, teaching, nearly anything you can think of.

There are even rumours of the 'Act tough' system owned by an Asian cultivator. Although every system is unique in the path it chooses, there are also three categories of the system.

Display Attribute Panel-DAP, Partial Assistance Template-PAT and Sentient Template."

Having snapped out of her daze, Videl listened attentively to this news but one thing kept bugging her. Although she hadn't read every single book about this 'new world' she had at least 70 to 80% of the basic knowledge a newbie must know.

"But if the system isn't a secret… why isn't it made… public… knowledge?"

Halfway through her question, she noticed the sly smile on Brandon's face and realized a very likely answer to her question. It was probably to prank the newbies into thinking they were going to lead the world or something like that.

"That's not nice (-_-)"

"Huh? [∙◦∙˝] What's the essence of a prank if it's nice? Haha! I'll give you detailed information about the various systems and their weaknesses and strengths. But, one thing you should know is that you should never willingly reveal the information on your screen to anyone and I will try to get you a mental block to prevent prying from others"

[-Alert: High-level Inspection skill detected.

Status: User's Defense is shit

Remarks: Owner! Owner!! OWNER!!!

I'm being rȧpėd! Raped I tell ya! My rights are being abused here!

Do something owner!

I'mma sue! SUE~!!!!!!

-]

A weird sensation rushed through Videl's body when a panel suddenly popped up in her vision. After seeing the reason for the alert, Videl tried hard to stifle a laugh.

"What's funny? Is something on my face? Never mind that [You're weird anyway], you're at level 0 currently [probably explains why you didn't enter the refinement realm], I know because I have a high-level Inspection skill. In order to increase your level, the best way is the traditional cultivation method. The other is to hunt or 'mob' if you like."

Videl threw the silly system to the back of her head and focused on what Brandon had to say, "That weird feeling just now was an inspection?"

"You felt that? Impressive! It's nearly impossible for a low-leveled hunter[2] to actually feel that. Well except beasts since they have naturally honed instincts"

[She may be a genius after all].

Brandon spent another 2 hours which went well into the night before he returned with Videl to the mansion. Right after entering the house, the first thing she did was take a hot shower before heading straight to bed as it was way past her dinner time.

Videl shut her door and sat on her bed to get comfortable before exploring the system. Although she was new to all this, her status as a weeb wasn't for show.

[System]

[-…-]

[Status]

[-…-]

[C'mon! WTF (o.0)???]

[-Alert: Aggression Detected

Status: User is mean

Remarks: Owner! I demand equal rights!! I have a name ya know!!!

-]

[…What is your name?]

[-Alert: Question asked

Status: User in not mannered

Remarks: You introduce yourself first before asking for another's name

-]

[…I'm Videl. And you are]

[-Alert: Question asked

Status: That's Better

Remarks: …System :P

-]

[[email protected]!*%RF%#@!R!!]

[-Alert: Cuss detected

Status: User shouldn't cuss

Remark: Ho-ho! You've got a dirty mouth. Hell is nice this time of year

-]

[(o-0)???]

"Calm down Videl. No need to get mad over a narcissistic system". Just from the short exchange, Videl felt like she just had to kill someone and had to hypnotize herself calm. She had partially achieved what she wanted to anyway.

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"Ugh… My head hurts… where am I?... ugh"

The place was dark and damp with the smell of mildew suffocating his lungs. This place was probably abandoned for years. A young man with a bloodied face tied to a chair woke up in a stupor. One minute he was enjoying a beautiful dream, then next, being dragged around the street and thrown into a van.

"Hello? Can anyone hear me?... I don't have anything you might like [probably shouldn't have said that]… I don't have parents for ransom either [should not have said that either]… I'm just a single not-so-successful student [I'm definitely just digging my own grave]… Hello?"

The young man just kept yelling out words but he was very calm as if used to this stuff already. Well, who could blame him? After all, he was Daniel. The, voted, cutest bachelor in school. And when a popular rich girl, who is also crazy, comes in, life becomes a pėnɨs.

[1] – Opening the body up to conduct essence energy

[2] – Profession type. Kinda like seal team to infiltrate enemy territory

[99] - [- -] represents system reply or speech