---Lukáš Bluewind: 2 hours before:---

Lukáš was reading an exciting book about the geology of Dreaded Green Highs and its influence on new dungeons there when the assistant respectfully knocked.

"Mr. Bluewing, there is a new application for the appraiser position."

Finally, he will be able to have more free time! "Tell me more about the applicant" Lukáš.

"Um, he is a young master of Firestone clan, son of their treasurer Opar." said assistant "he has a terrible reputation of the gluttonous bumkin, who is coward on top..."

"And you telling me this now?" Lukáš Bluewing was enraged. He took two books with him to read and sighed "Nevermind we must follow the rules when he fails miserably let's ban him from Purple Veil for 10 years for wasting our time..."

Lukáš Bluewing arrived at the trial room. Some moment later servant with a very fat young man arrived wich looked him at a nervous glance and started sweating. Why I m wasting my time here...

Lukáš gave instructions to the test. When flashing his spatial ring, he noticed how surprised that country bumkin was. "Sigh" Tier3 city...After watching a fatty helpless gaze on the item pile, he went to the reading. Chmm so, it's like that! Interesting!....

After an hour, he raised his gaze from the book and noticed the young fatty arranging the items on the floor at XY coordinations. Why is he doing this? Chmm, I get it, this is from the rarity of the material, and this is from the quality of crafting. Interesting, he can tell!

Lukáš´s interest was significantly raised. Especially when he saw him very carefully examining the four "trap" items. Oh, I forgot that I even placed THAT sword there...

That sword was an enigma for him, on the first glance. It looks just like a standard sword. But his Dao and expertise of a lifetime appraiser have nagging that there is something more to the eye.

Lukáš Bluewing demanded an explanation about that four "traps" he panted there and was very happy with the answers. Interesting, interesting, that lad has some skills at all, still, he is a little bit wet between the ears, if that sword was only Tier4, I would be at least identity something...

--- Me ---

Finally! I have some decent background now! And the juice items that my right hand can touch...hehehe. I put on a purple veil robe and listened to my new job instructions. It was exhausting but I though I understand most of it.

After my introduction to my work, Lukáš Bluewing asked me if I have any questions for him.

"Mentor, I would like to your guidance in mind attribute," I explained the whole problém with unbalanced Lore skill catapulting me to the higher tiers of Mind.

"Oh, you have the talent to be a Mind cultivator?!?" Lukáš smiled at me and further explained things.

I was right, further breaking in Lore would probably add me new crafting/appraising attribute pushing Mental resistance to oblivion. Or breakthrough to Mind could make me probably some psionic/mind cultivator with Soulfire psionic energy replacing my elemental roots.

The later would be quite a problem for me, since psionic training abilities, was not much dependable on resources I could dupe. Also, I have absolutely no idea what effect would have my Ravenous constitution effect on my psionic cultivation. Let's not risk this one.

Breaking trough lore was a little bit better idea. I guessed it could even add something that could boost my Dupe. Space/matter attribute I was "born" with, was probably already results of expansive Lore skill. Originally Mind consisted of Knowledge, Willpower, and Mental resistance in most people.

The mutation was usually beneficial, but the cultivator had to have a clear vision, what he wants to be, especially in Mind attribute. Breakthroughs were then practically making a choice, in which direction that attribute/skill will be headed.

I decided to not commit to one of the attributes much, and try to keep it balanced, although I was not looking for physical workouts and suffering training Body attribute.

I thanked mentor Lukáš for his advice. I wanted to ask him many more things, but that would be considered rude on the first day, especially since he was not my master but just a mentor. Let's harvest this mine of information slowly...

For today I have still free time that I spent exploring the SilverFall Purple Veil consortium branch. There were several shops, alchemy laboratories, talisman makers, cultivation rooms, armories, auction halls, and much more for everyone who does have enough money. Basically heaven for me.

It was a little bit unusual to employ a direct line of one of the main city clans, but my Firestone clan was a Tier3 clan, where Purple Veil consortium was Tier4 maybe even Tier5 organization in this kingdom. We were ants on a global scale for them. Of course, I need to keep strict neutrality when working as a Purple Veil employe or the punishment would be harsh.

After buying some goods, even "making inspiring touch" to some, I started looking for the two main items for my development: the spatial ring and the insulation material for rare material and herbs. I was only lucky to find some greensea jades, which I quickly bought. There was a spatial ring on the sale, but the price was ridiculous, it was not something tier1 cultivator could bough, even not tier2 cultivator, even rich you master like me.

I headed to one of the more luxurious cultivation rooms here. There was an anonymous semi-automatic system for renting rooms, and the rooms were quite isolated from outside. As I said, heaven!

I just hope there was no survivance in this room, Purple Veil would not risk it, ruing reputation and punishing the whole management for breaking the trust between the customer and Purple Veil...

Finally, I will taste an Earth spirit rock! And Tier2 on top! Maybe I should buy a Tier1 first to get accustomed to...nah lets just try it slowly.

I duped several earth spirit stones. Argg that hurts...I just hope it will be worth it.

I placed on in front of me, closed my eyes, placed hand on it. I started slowly sensing the Earth Qi inside. The energetic membrane was a little bit stronger, but my mind was able easily to penetrate it. What welcomed me was:

Mountain.

Big Mountain falling on me. The mass, the heaviness, the nobility of the big mountain it was falling on tiny me. I was less than an aspect of dust compared to the mountain. I started panicking, maybe trying to absorb tier2 resource with my tier0 energy cultivation was not the best idea at all. I m afraid.

Then something inside of me stirred. HUNGER. It sensed the big majestic earth Qi of the mountain. It reached it and started to absorb it. It was me, but more like an animalistic part of me. Instinkt. The mountain cracked into the 7 smaller pieces and I finally felt earth Qi in my veins.

The heaviness, the moveability, the majestic earth. I sensed the shackles restraining me, but I was too heavy for them, too strong, they weight nothing compared to me! I have broken them.

---

I woke up. I felt great. I realized. I had a breakthrough in my energy cultivation. Wow, and that was only one earth spirit stone! Maybe I m the main hero at all!

Noel Human Body Ravenous constitution [97/100] Cultivation Earth root - 2 branches [97/130] Fire root Mind [377/500] Power Priority Tier 1 30.75 Mind Tier 1+ (T2) 50 Lore* Tier 2+ (T3) 200(223) Space/Matter Tier 1 14 Mental resistance Tier 1 11 Cutlivation[Earth, Fire] 13 Capacity Tier1 14 Quality Tier1 13 Purity Tier1 11 Body (Tier 1) 10(11) Toughness Tier1 12 Mass*

(Tier1)

10(11) Strength 10

I felt great, especially my connection with my earth root was improved I felt earth energy around me. I noticed my Purple Veil robe was stained black from impurities from my body. Hups, not even the first day at work, and I m already dirty...

Luckily, the cultivation room came with a small bathtub, maybe for this specific reason. I jumped in starting cleaning myself. I can spend money here to improve myself, my clanmates will think I will just work here. And people from Purple Veil will think, I prodigal son of the Firestone clan...It would be even better to fetch myself some hiding artifact...

The Energy Cultivation bottleneck was broken, now the Body remains. Should I head into the forest to battle vicious beasts to temper my body and resolve? Nah! Too risky and stupid. With my fat clumsy body and inexperience with any real-life battles, the risk would overweight the potential gains for me.

I decided to hand around the Purple Veil Consortium pavilion more since I was already there. There I had two seniors appraisers who were busy with appraising items, organizing the auction, and cataloging goods. Nothing especially caught my attention and was risking to try to dupe it, especially when it was my seniors' jobs to examine them.

---

In the evening I arrived at my courtyard in FireStone clan. I happily duped the cultivation resources I had bought. I noticed the pain was not so much this time as I expected and my "DUPE points" were replenishing a little bit faster than normal. Interesting...

I made myself of the luxury of having not one both two medicinal baths this evening. The first one was full of tampering liquid, that made my body fell as I was in the fire. Hopefully, this will make me leaner in long run. I silently praised with my teeth clenched. Oh, wait, yeah Imagination is important!

I started to imagine myself as a strong and ATHLETIC warrior, with a heavy presence and piercing glare. Yeah, I will be a real looker! I didn't know If this was working or not, but if you don't try it, you won't succeed!

After tampering bath, I lightly exercise, eat a lot of nutrition herbs and meats, and gave myself the second bath, this time full of relaxing and regenerating herbs and oils. The riches will give you so many advantages sometimes!

I went to the bed fully relaxed with an optimistic attitude. I was not looking forward to breaking in Body. But well, It had to be done sooner or later. Let's ask Radek for help. With those thoughts, I felt asleep.