vrcanaries Chapter 2 My Little Maid Has the Demeanor of an Emperor!
Chapter 2 My Little Maid Has the Demeanor of an Emperor!
Inside the room, Li Wudao sat at the table.
"Ding! Initial gift pack - Haotian Divine Eye (incomplete version) has been issued, please check."
[Haotian Divine Eye (Incomplete): The Heavenly Dao Divine Eye, surveying the heavens and earth, seeing through all illusions; nothing can hide before Haotian's eye. Currently, it only has a detection effect.]
A moment later, Li Wudao felt a heat in his eyes, followed by a warm current.
He subconsciously squinted, and after a while, he wondered if it was just his imagination, but his vision seemed to clear up.
at this time.
Before his "Haotian Eye," a semi-transparent attribute panel appeared out of thin air, seemingly visible only to himself.
[Name: Li Wudao]
【Age: 16】
[Talent: Low-grade Yellow (Extremely Poor)]
[Realm: None]
[Special physique: Haotian Eye (acquired) (disabled)]
[Qi Luck: Chaos (Unknown)]
[System Assessment: The original owner had mediocre talent, was born into wealth, and never lacked food or clothing; he was destined to remain a mortal.]
[Recent Event: A transmigrator from another world encountered this system, and their fate was altered]
Li Wudao stroked his chin.
His predecessor was indeed quite useless; he was good at nothing except being handsome.
However, when it comes to investing, he's an expert; calling him a "know-it-all" wouldn't be an exaggeration.
In his previous life, he was a top investment elite on Blue Star, well-versed in the financial field. He started from scratch and became a billionaire at the young age of 25, truly a prodigy.
However, after learning more about it, he discovered that this system was different from the stocks, bonds, and other commodities he had invested in in his previous life; it could only invest in living things.
Moreover, one cannot invest in oneself.
This shattered some of the wonderful ideas that Li Wudao had come up with.
It seems that bugs aren't so easy to exploit.
"It's better to invest sooner rather than later. If you have some free time, why not go out and see if there are any suitable investment opportunities..."
With a plan in mind, Li Wudao ate something simple, changed his clothes, and walked out of the courtyard.
The Xuantian Sect's assessment is approaching.
If he wants to make a name for himself and give that scumbag Sun Qian a good slap in the face, the only way is to rely on the system's capabilities to overtake others by taking a shortcut.
.........
The Prince's Mansion is very large.
Li Wudao walked through several courtyards and arrived at the martial arts training ground.
Some of the Li family disciples were practicing martial arts, their sweat and shouts filling the air.
"Sir."
Upon seeing him, some people stopped and bowed respectfully.
"Go on, don't worry about me."
Li Wudao smiled faintly, secretly activating his Haotian Eye to scan the younger generation of the Li family.
If looking for investment targets, the younger generation of the Prince's Mansion would undoubtedly be the primary target.
After looking him over, he was somewhat disappointed.
Name: Li Chang
【Age: 17】
[Talent: Mid-grade Yellow (Common)]
[Special physical condition: None]
[Realm: Late Stage of Body Tempering]
[Fortune: Mid-grade Yellow Level (Among the masses)]
[System Assessment: Overall score is too low, investment performance is poor, investment is not recommended]
[Recent Events: Stuck at a bottleneck for two years, with no end in sight, feeling down, and currently worried about the Xuan Tian Sect's assessment]
.........
Name: Li Xiaoyu
【Age: 16】
[Talent: Mid-grade Yellow (Common)]
【….】
He scanned seven or eight Li family disciples in succession; their aptitudes were all quite average, not much better than his.
The one with the highest investment value was only a high-grade yellow-level talent, which was somewhat different from what he had expected.
Li Wudao looked at the chubby boy named "Li Dabao" and sighed inwardly.
It seems the Prince's Mansion's fortunes are gradually waning.
However, even a small mosquito is still meat, and we can't afford to waste it.
Through Haotian Eye's investigation and his own understanding, he learned that Li Dabao had gambled away several hundred taels of silver a few days ago and hadn't paid it back yet.
If I solve this for him, I wonder if it will trigger the rebate mechanism?
With that in mind, Li Wudao went to the gambling den and repaid Li Dabao's debt.
Having just returned to the Prince's Palace,
Li Wudao then heard a commotion coming from inside the mansion.
He followed the sound and saw a group of people gathered together. He frowned and went forward.
When everyone saw him, they quickly bowed.
"What are you arguing about?"
Li Wudao looked at the two people in the middle of the crowd with a helpless expression.
One was a middle-aged man with a large belly, who was in charge of the inner courtyard; the other was a beautiful young girl of marriageable age, who was a maid in the inner courtyard.
"He shortchanged me by one tael of silver in wages."
The maid spoke first, her voice clear and cold, neither humble nor arrogant.
Although dressed in coarse linen clothes, her slender figure was still undeniable; she was already a beauty at such a young age.
“Your Highness, this brat is so arrogant because she is your personal maid. She hasn’t washed her clothes for two days in a row. I just want to teach her a lesson.”
Seeing Li Wudao looking over, the steward quickly tried to explain.
"That's enough. Why argue over such a small matter? It's just a tael of silver. Go to the storeroom and collect it. Put it on my account."
After Li Wudao finished speaking, he glanced at the girl speechlessly.
Jiang Churan.
A girl of unknown origin.
He had taken this girl back to the palace two years ago when he was strolling down the street. She was dirty and huddled in a corner. He felt sorry for her and brought her back to the palace.
The original owner was easygoing by nature. Although they were in a master-servant relationship, he never really ordered the girl around. He left her to her own devices and let her live or die as she pleased.
However, Jiang Churan despised the original owner's sycophantic behavior from the bottom of her heart, and had no good feelings towards the original owner.
As a result, their relationship became somewhat strange, unlike that of master and servant, siblings, or friends.
Li Wudao gazed at the girl's flawless face and nodded secretly.
Although she was a maid, her looks and temperament were both exceptional, far surpassing those of someone like Sun Qian.
He didn't know what was wrong with the original owner of this body, that he was completely fooled by that gold digger Sun Qian, ignoring such a beautiful maid and asking for trouble.
"Hmm, it's a bit small, but it should be fine in a couple of years..."
Li Wudao glanced down, saw nothing special, and suddenly realized.
Just then, a system notification sounded in my mind.
Name: Jiang Churan
【Age: 15】
[Talent: Low-grade Heavenly Level (Prodigy)]
[Realm: Peak of Body Tempering Realm]
[Special Physique: Ancient Azure Phoenix Bloodline (Unawakened)]
[Aura: Emperor-level (Daughter of Destiny)]
[System Assessment: Possessing the bloodline of the divine beast Azure Phoenix, a child of innate destiny, with the bearing of an emperor, possessing extremely high investment value]
[Recent events: Feeling wronged, resentful, facing a cultivation bottleneck, short of money, and eager to participate in the Xuan Tian Sect's assessment...]
Staring at the attribute panel, Li Wudao was stunned and couldn't believe it.
His little maid not only possessed the bloodline of a divine beast, but also had extraordinary luck.
Even the worst talent is only at the lower level of the Heavenly rank.
Li Wudao vaguely remembered that when he first met Jiang Churan, the girl had no cultivation at all and was just a little beggar.
You should know that maids can only practice the lowest level of martial arts in the royal palace.
Even so, in just two years, Jiang Churan still reached the late stage of the Body Tempering Realm.
This is just the basic influence of a Heavenly-level talent. If one later awakens the ancient Azure Phoenix bloodline, wouldn't the cultivation speed be incredibly fast?
Li Wudao is quick-witted; she truly deserves to be called the chosen one!
What he didn't know was that Jiang Churan was the reincarnation of the Empress, and had only been cultivating for a few days; otherwise, he would have been even more surprised.
.........
"Wait, why is my destiny listed as chaotic and unknown? Is it because I'm a transmigrator and therefore outside the rules of this world?"
Li Wudao suddenly discovered that only his luck column was unknown and had no level.
He tried asking the system, but did not receive a clear answer.
However, he learned about the different levels of talent and luck, which are as follows:
Yellow-level, Profound-level, Earth-level, Heaven-level, King-level, Saint-level, Emperor-level...
Among them, the Yellow level is the mortal level, which belongs to ordinary people, while the Xuan level can be called a little genius.
Once either talent or luck reaches a certain level, there is a chance that it will be achieved later.
For example, Jiang Churan, although her talent is only at the Heaven level, her luck has reached the "Emperor level", and she has the opportunity to become an Emperor through hard work.
With the added blessing of the Azure Phoenix bloodline, this possibility is magnified infinitely. If he doesn't die young, he will almost certainly become a great emperor in the future.
"Holy crap, does that mean there's a child empress standing in front of me?"
Li Wudao's eyes subtly changed.
This is an Emperor! The strongest beings in the Primordial Continent are at the Emperor Realm.
Haha, I never imagined my little maid would have the bearing of an emperor!