Chương 31: So Many Experts! Gotta Anchor Em All.

Gotta Anchor Em All.

[Ding! All selected books have been scanned and stored in the system library.] It took me four days to finish scanning all the books we had selected. I need to spend four whole days because Ren Qingquan has been visiting the library like a worker clocking in for work. He always returns to his guest room on time after ten hours in the library. If he had stayed inside the library for 24 hours a day, I might've finished in one and a half days.

After I sent him that message, Ren Qingquan patted Xiao Cai, who sat next to him, "I am bored with the library. Let's check the capital city."

"Okay. But young master, can you wait a few more minutes? I almost finished this book." Xiao Cai replied without raising her head. Ren Qingquan became curious and took a peek at the book cover. After reading the title, he murmured it softly, in sheer confusion.

"After my divorce, I got half of my husband's cultivation?"

'What kind of brainrot book title is that? Also, this kind of title feels familiar. It's like those female-oriented online novels I've read in my past life! But instead of money, this one talks about cultivation realms.' I agree with him. To be honest, I am already numb from shock. Most of the novels I've scanned from both the Ren and Zhang family libraries usually have normal titles. However, there are a few with weird titles like the one in Xiao Cai's hand.

I ignored Ren Qingquan and spent the extra time to scan a few more books that piqued my interest. Once Xiao Cai finished reading her book, Ren Qingquan and Xiao Cai left the Zhang family's library, accompanied by a servant. They continued walking until they all arrived at the gate of the Zhang family residence. Before leaving the residence, the servant asked, "Young master Ren, do you need me to guide you around the city?" Ren Qingquan shook his head, "You don't need to. I am just taking a random walk."

"Then, please take this guest identity token. You can show this to the guard when you return from your walk." The servant handed Ren Qingquan a wooden token engraved with the word 'guest' on one side and the Zhang family's symbol, a ginseng, on the other. After leaving, Ren Qingquan and Xiao Cai travelled through the capital city's main road. Soon, they arrived at an area with many stalls.

"Young master, it seems we've arrived at the east market." Hearing Xiao Cai's words, Ren Qingquan excitedly thought, 'A market? This must be where a main character like me finds rare treasures!' I shuddered from sheer second hand embarrassment after hearing his monologue. This delusional guy still thinks he's a main character. Well, I might consider myself a main character too if I were in his shoes. After all, he has transmigrated and also gained a system (fake).

But I knew that I was just a fake system, and there's also Ren Xuan, the regressor, who felt more like a main character. So, I kinda doubt Ren QIngquan's main character status. Soon, Ren Qingquan arrived in front of a stall with Xiao Cai tagging along. While staring at the stall, Ren Qingquan opened the system map to check every item's energy. That's actually a pretty smart move. Although not all precious items contain a lot of energy, those that do are most likely precious.

Every time he's doubtful, Ren Qingquan also calls me. For example, right now he's standing in front of a slightly rusted dagger that's filled with fancy decoration.

'Although this dagger doesn not contain any energy, it might be made out of precious metals. So, please help me [Scan] it.' [Small rusted steel knife with boar skin scabbard.]'That's it? Are you sure it doesn't contain any precious materials?' [Yes, System is 100% sure.] [If you don't believe it, here is the dagger's complete data: Name: Small rusted steel knife with boar skin scabbard Age: 5 - 6 years Composition: 71% iron, 8% carbon,...... 0. 001% gold. Details: A steel knife made with low-level blacksmithing technique...] Looking at the thousand word long result, Ren Qingquan's mouth twitched, 'Alright! Alright! Stop spamming the screen. I can't see anything in front of me!' [Okay.] I immediately removed the screen that filled his sight. Without the screen blocking his view, Ren Qingquan kept shopping until evening but didn't find any good deals.

'Damn it, shouldn't a transmigrator like me have some insane luck? Why didn't I find treasures for cheap at a stall and a hidden treasure at every auction I visited?' Ren Qingquan grumbled as he walked towards the Zhang family's residence with Xiao Cai. This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings. While Ren Qingquan is on the road, I am busy tallying my gains. Ren Qingquan indeed didn't find any treasure, but the same can't be said for me.

While Ren Qingquan was travelling around the market, I found two Martial Emperor realm experts. I must say, as expected of the capital city, which is the centre of the world. Not only are there many experts above Martial Saint level, but just by travelling the city for a day, Ren Qingquan actually found two Martial Emperors, who are usually hard to find in other cities. Because the Martial Emperor realm experts are already the strongest realm I've ever seen.

I decided to spend 2 points to place my [Scan] on both of them. This way, I can eavesdrop on their surroundings. As a peak expert in the world, they must often come into contact with important knowledge. By placing my [Scan] on them, I'll also gain another high level information source. After Ren Qingquan returned to the Zhang family residence, he immediately slept in his guest room with Xiao Cai resting in the room next to him.

With Ren Qingquan sleeping, I simply studied the recently stored knowledge from the Zhang family's library while occasionally eavesdropping on Ren Shiluo, Ren Xuan, and the two Martial Emperors. As usual, Ren Shiluo is still handling work while reading gossip. Meanwhile, Ren Xuan is busy killing monsters to gather ingredients. That's why I mainly focused on the two Martial Emperors I recently anchored.

The first figure is a middle-aged man with sideburns and a goatee about a dozen centimetres long, dressed in red robes adorned with golden cloud patterns. His slightly squarish face, combined with his attire, gives him a dignified, gentlemanly appearance. But that gentlemanly aura will be lost after one sees the five courtesans around him, especially when he grins while touching one of the courtesans inappropriately. That's right. That proper looking Martial Emperor is actually staying inside a brothel!

If I still had my own body, I might continue to watch and simply think of it as an adult movie. But right now I don't have a physical body and am in a constant state of post-nut clarity. So all I can feel while looking at that is disgust. That's why I immediately changed my sight to the other Martial Emperor. Unlike the one from before, this Martial Emperor - or more specifically, Martial Empress, looks like a thirty something year old woman wearing a blue and white qipao with a flower pattern.

As for why I say 'looked like', it's because in the Martial Emperor realm, martial artists have many ways to maintain their youthful appearance. A Martial Emperor who looks thirty years old might be an eighty-year-old granny. Currently, the Martial Empress is busy training inside a secluded courtyard even though the sky has darkened some time ago. With this much diligence, no wonder the result from [Scan] said the woman is much more powerful than that perverted Martial Emperor from before.

While she was training, I activated [Scan] and observed her movements and the path of her energy circulation. This way, I have added another Martial Technique that can be trained up to Martial Emperor level! Although Ren Qingquan has focused on the path of cultivation, I still often copied interesting martial arts. It might not come in use for now. But who knows about the future? Anyway, I continued to watch the Martial Empress in case I could eavesdrop on an important matter.

But the Martial Empress only trained for a long time before she went to sleep. With most people sleeping, I can only continue reading and studying the books that I have scanned recently. When morning arrived, Ren Qingquan woke up before preparing to check the other libraries. With the document Fatty Zhang gave him, he can still visit three other libraries. After leaving the guest room, Ren Qingquan walked with Xiao Cai toward the place where their carriage was parked.

Along the way, Ren Qingquan fell into thought, 'I planned to continue scanning for books. But should I start from the Jing family, Fu family, or the royal library?'

'The royal library sounds like the best library, and I prefer leave the most delicious delicacy last. This means, the choice today is between the Fu family's library and the Jing family's library.' When Ren Qingquan's thoughts reached that point, I saw him turn to Xiao Cai.

"Between the Jing family and the Fu family, which one is closer?"

"The Fu family is located near the west market on the city's outskirts, while the Jing family is close to the south market. Therefore, from the Zhang family, which is in the eastern part of the city, the Jing family is closer." Ren Qingquan nodded, "Then, let's visit the Jing family today." Soon, Ren Qingquan and Xiao Cai arrived at their carriage. After telling the coach to take him to the Jing family, he sat in the carriage while taking in the view of the capital city.

This lasted for twenty minutes before Ren Qingquan caught sight of an expansive residence. The guards at the gate briefly stopped the carriage, but after Qingquan presented his guest token from the Zhang family and showed the document inside his bamboo case, they permitted him to pass. After his carriage was parked, Ren Qingquan immediately asked a servant to bring him to the Jing family library. When he arrived, he went straight to the librarian to show the document Fatty Zhang had given him.

While Ren Qingquan and Xiao Ci followed the bothersome procedures, I immediately started working. Activating my [Scan], I thoroughly scan the book titles and synopses, while searching for hidden books that might be important. Once the procedure for Ren Qingquan to enter the library is complete, we immediately get to work.

Time quickly passes, and Ren Qingquan has stayed inside the Capital City for another eight days. During these eight days, Ren Qingquan has spent four days at the Jing family library and another three days at the Fu family library. Because there are many duplicates between the libraries, even though Ren Qingquan wasted an hour going back and forth between the Fu family and the Zhang family to rest, the time he spent in the Fu family was actually less than in the Jing family.

Between visiting both libraries, he also spent a day on vacation by checking the South Market near the Jing family. But, as in the East market before, Ren Qingquan didn't buy anything notable. Instead, I have lucked out and successfully placed my [Scan] on two other Martial Emperors. One of them is someone from the Jing family who came to the library while I was busy scanning books. While the other one is a Martial Emperor staying near the south market.

During this time, I've also been observing those newly anchored Martial Emperors. The one from the Jing family looks as if he's halfway into the coffins. He spent most of his time training in a meditation-based martial method and a health-nurturing martial technique. As for the one in the South Market, he is busy training, just like the female Martial Empress I saw in the East Market. I also secretly used [Scan] on him and have copied both of their martial arts methods and techniques.

While I was thinking, Ren Qingquan, who should have been on break at the West Market after completing his job at the Fu family, suddenly called me excitedly.

'System, look! Look!' I followed his gaze and saw the System map he had opened. There, a massive yellow light is visible. From the color, that means there's an item containing a high amount of energy.