After staring at the big furball for a moment, Ye Xu still couldn't figure out what this darling was trying to say. Just as he was about to ask the system for help translating, Xiao Yu suddenly popped out from the fur on the furball's head. The two of them had been fused together and were completely indistinguishable.
"Meow." Xiaoyu helped translate.
Ye Xu's first reaction was: I can't understand cat language either!
A moment later, Ye Xu realized that he could actually understand. He remembered that he could roughly understand what his pet was trying to say after the contract was formed. The furry beast probably couldn't understand because it had just formed a contract and hadn't established any tacit understanding yet.
After getting a general understanding of the furry beast's needs, Ye Xu was eager to get started on the renovations. The beast didn't ask for much, just a playground, which was standard for every pet. He essentially got a super-powerful guardian without contributing anything, which made him very happy.
Only after carefully setting up the amusement park did Ye Xu feel confident enough to go back to the furry beast and claim the inheritance.
The fluffy beast didn't make things difficult for him. It stared intently at the amusement park for a long time, looking rather impatient. It quickly used its skill to throw the legacy out, then took off running into its giant amusement park. The earth shook violently again, this time with a sound comparable to an earthquake.
Ye Xu stood there for a while, shaken before regaining his balance, and patted his chest with lingering fear. The pet park was still too fragile; the system couldn't be improved, and the shock absorption measures were so terrible.
The system manager was displeased: "You can spend 10,000 points to add shock absorption." Asking for so much without spending any money? Dream on.
It was only ten thousand, and Ye Xu bought it directly. Looking back at the accounts, he realized he'd spent quite a bit today, the miscellaneous expenses adding up to nearly a million.
Well, it's the first day for the furry beast, I can't be stingy with those points.
Ye Xu went back to his room to receive the inheritance.
The inheritance is a small bead containing a vast amount of information. Unlike the original divine dragon bloodline inheritance, which didn't require learning or practice and was mastered naturally, this inheritance requires gradual absorption. The bead will shrink accordingly, and when it completely disappears, that's when the inheritance is fully mastered.
"Mastering it doesn't mean you can unleash its full power," the system reminded her. "Jiang Yuexuan has also fully mastered the inheritance, but she can still only use a weak portion of its abilities."
In its prime, that black sphere could envelop an entire planet and instantly strip it of all life. But in Jiang Yuexuan's hands, it was only a hundred square meters, and the life force it robbed her of was only for a year. This wasn't a weakening; it was merely unleashing a tiny fraction of its power.
Mentioning this, Ye Xu suddenly realized something: "Is my spacetime barrier a counter to her skill? She shouldn't be able to absorb the life force of creatures within the domain across dimensions."
Yes, all temple-based abilities are mutually restraining; no one is invincible. The true adversary of the spacetime-time system isn't the infernal system, but rather the fate-based system.
"The Purgatory type seems to be mutually restraining with the Light type, and Life Stealing is simply something I can counter, so we can't really be considered mutually restraining," Ye Xu complained, before asking what the Fate type was.
The system didn't answer this time, but Ye Xu could figure it out after thinking about it.
The spacetime system controls both time and space; otherwise, everyone could use time reversal to eliminate enemies with spatial abilities before they could deploy their planes. However, with the two combined, it's like having wings. Fortunately, fate is the most unpredictable thing; it can be used to make enemies bring about their own destruction.
Who knows if your enemy might suddenly go insane, break free of their domain, or even commit suicide? That's the power of fate.
It's easy to control fate through time and space. As mentioned earlier, go back in time and kill the enemy, then see how they can use fate-related abilities in the future. Of course, this is on the premise that those with fate-related abilities cannot foresee their own death and take precautions.
This is like a nesting doll, an endless nesting doll.
From this perspective, there is no solution to the mutual restraint. Therefore, if there is nothing else to do, it is best for the inheritors of the temple to avoid fighting among themselves, otherwise they will only suffer mutual losses and get stuck in a vicious cycle from which they cannot get out.
Speaking of fate...
Ye Xu suddenly realized, "I should be able to guess who among us is a Fate-type."
That unlucky little brother of Ge's, after joining the interdimensional shop, often inexplicably loses things or chokes on water, looking like he's not favored by good fortune. Ye Xu doesn't quite understand if all those with the Fate element are this unlucky, or if those who haven't received the inheritance are too favored by the Fate element and can't withstand its influence, thus becoming unlucky.
The system's silence provided the answer perfectly: Xiao Yige was indeed a fate-based character, and her misfortune was due to that.
"You said before that becoming a store manager would prevent him from having bad luck, was that a lie? Does he need to pass on his skills to avoid bad luck?"
System: "..." You don't have to be so perceptive.
Ye Xu sighed: "Looks like I'll have to lend Tian Tian to him later too. I hope he draws the Guardian God in his first world and can get rid of this lousy constitution as soon as possible."
Ignoring the system that was digging holes and engaging in false advertising, Ye Xu went to absorb the inheritance. The inheritance bead was said to require at least fifty years to be fully absorbed, but Ye Xu wasn't in a hurry. He planned to look at the basic information first, since he didn't need the spacetime abilities for the time being.
With the fluffy beast around, all time-space abilities can be used freely; just let it do the work. Don't be fooled by the fact that it only has four skill slots; those four are actually for the inheritor to see.
To be precise, "Time Control" encompasses all time-related abilities, so Pooboo can use any time-related skill at will.
After figuring this out, Ye Xu's first reaction was: I won't need to use transportation when I go out to play anymore. I can teleport an unlimited number of times. How awesome!
Chapter 50 Movie Queen
Because of the sudden inheritance, Ye Xu frequently asked Sister Xuan for information. With this senior's guidance, Ye Xu's learning progressed rapidly.
Jiang Yuexuan's most valuable advice is: "Don't try to make your elemental skills exceptionally powerful from the start; get familiar with them first."
When she first received the inheritance, she thought that with so many skills, it was impossible to master them all at once. Rather than learning everything and becoming mediocre at everything, it would be better to focus on practicing the most useful skill and take care of the rest later.
As it turned out, Jiang Yuexuan later realized she was wrong. She should have tried more different skills from the beginning, since the elements were the same—dark and undead—and practiced each skill for a short period to quickly grasp the full range of these two elements.
With this understanding, it's much more efficient to delve deeper into how to bring a particular form to its fullest potential.
Ye Xu found this very reasonable, and more importantly, they didn't actually have that urgent sense of crisis, so there was no need to acquire sufficient self-protection capabilities in the short term. The dimensional system was their biggest shield, and even after becoming free store managers, the system's protection would still exist.
In other words, they are safe until they break with the system and leave, and can develop their strength stealthily.
"The reason why becoming a free store manager requires 500 million more points than unbinding is because free store managers can also enjoy some of the current benefits," Jiang Yuexuan explained.
The system's desired "redemption" price is only 500 million; once the store manager pays the fee, they can leave. However, to avoid unexpectedly perishing in another dimension while "redeeming" themselves, the free store manager must spend an additional 500 million points to purchase essential items including but not limited to "life freeze," "universal protective shield," "permanent dimension travel qualification," and "store operation license."
All things considered, the internal discounted price is 500 million. Buying it individually would definitely be more expensive, even though this type of product isn't listed in the official store.
Ye Xu nodded repeatedly, "I understand."
After learning the basic information, Ye Xu began to explore elemental skills. It was said that the inheritance was only truly complete after one had a basic grasp of each skill. After that, it was up to him to explore on his own. If he still couldn't figure it out, he could purchase study notes from seniors of the same element in the freelance shopkeeper's forum.
Fearing that Ye Xu might be foolish enough to be scammed and buy counterfeit notebooks, Jiang Yuexuan turned around after speaking and went to the forum to find a few copies herself, then stuffed them all into Ye Xu's hands. Ye Xu scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed, always taking advantage of Sister Xuan.
"I've put it all on your tab, the money for the notebooks." Jiang Yuexuan raised an eyebrow. "I'll pay it back together later."
Ye Xu quickly agreed, wisely refraining from mentioning the fee for searching the notes.
After starting to learn the skills, Ye Xu would occasionally try to use them. But since he was just a novice intern, the skills he used had absolutely no impact.
Space-time spells are invisible and colorless, so they are hard to detect. But if you practice a fireball spell, it will be obvious at a glance. It's like painstakingly pinching a tiny flame every day, which can only light a cigarette at most.
Even so, people were still very curious and often gathered around to watch.
"What are you practicing today? Is it still that teleportation from yesterday?" Han Yingchen asked.
Ye Xu nodded with a bitter expression: "Of course, I haven't mastered the Instantaneous Strike technique yet."
Although Sister Xuan said to practice each type, the premise is that you should master each one before moving on to the next, instead of changing targets before you've even learned it in one attempt. Ye Xu doesn't yet know the entry threshold for teleportation; he won't realize whether his skill meets the standard until the inheritance bead shrinks a bit.
It would be great if there were a system to assist with learning.
Ye Xu went back and looked through the notes that Sister Xuan had helped him find, only to find that no one had recorded such trivial matters. It was probably because there were too many skills, and by the time everyone remembered to record them, they had already forgotten to what extent they had learned each one.
Ye Xu decided to bother his system daddy: "Daddy, look how hard your kid is learning, is there any help program? At least give me a goal!"
Having a goal and knowing when to move on to the next one after practicing to a certain level is very motivating. Ye Xu personally loves playing level-based challenge games and enjoys the sense of accomplishment from completing each level and task, which greatly motivates him.
The system's reply was as cold as ever: "I'm not a spacetime system, I can't provide a spacetime system learning assistance program."
"So what department are you in?" Ye Xu asked curiously.
System: "..." What's it to you!
After much pleading and cajoling, the system reluctantly revealed its elemental attribute: life. Who would have thought? Does it have anything to do with life?
"So the rival of the Purgatory type isn't actually the Light type, but the Life type, right?" Ye Xu realized. "No wonder you pulled Sister Xuan out first."
The system initially formed a contract with Jiang Yuexuan, then deliberately sent her to meet her parallel universe counterpart, inducing her to connect with Ye Xu. In reality, from beginning to end, Sister Xuan was just a tool; she not only paid him but also had to take care of things, making her the perfect butler the system had prepared for Ye Xu.
Now Ye Xu understood why Sister Xuan was so unlucky to be chosen, and not someone else in the group. It was because Sister Xuan was from the Purgatory type, which was the opposing force to the system's Life type.
Ah, the Emperor's heart is so dirty, so why is he so good to me? Ye Xu wondered.
"You'll find out when you return to your original world." The system resolutely refused to reveal anything about this matter, no matter how much they pressed or begged.
Ye Xu snorted lightly: "Fine, I won't tell you then. But could you make me an auxiliary program?"
Didn't I say I couldn't do it?
"Don't you know any other systems in other spacetime systems? Surely you're not the only system?"
The system fell silent.
There really are other systems, but they only manage food-related businesses; other businesses are managed by other systems. The advantage of being a freelance shopkeeper is that you can sell whatever you want. Even though Ye Xu initially contracted with the food system, after becoming a free agent, he could still sell other goods.
After hesitating for a while, and perhaps after communicating with someone, the person on the other end finally gave Ye Xu feedback: "Okay, I'll give you the things in a couple of days. Don't bother me anymore."
Ye Xu thanked him happily, "Dad, you're so kind!"
System: Hehe.
They call you "Dad" when they're useful, and curse you as a dog when they're not. They've seen through these people long ago.
Two days later, Ye Xu received the program he wanted and began practicing his skills even more diligently. With a goal in mind, his progress did indeed increase significantly.
For the past few days, his teleportation progress had been stuck at the level of only being able to teleport one centimeter, no matter how much he practiced. But as soon as the auxiliary program arrived, Ye Xu's teleportation distance doubled that very day, reaching a full two centimeters!
Mo Bei asked, puzzled, "Do you think this is something to be proud of?"
If he wasn't mistaken, the acceptable distance was one hundred meters. Two centimeters is a difference of five thousand times.
Ye Xu ignored him, saying, "That's still better than someone not having received the inheritance yet."
Mo Bei was knocked out and ran away in anger.
As Ye Xu practiced, he discovered that practicing in the holographic world was more effective. Although practicing here only allowed his "soul" to grasp the technique while his body didn't keep up, as long as his soul progressed, he could practice with his body after logging off, and his body would quickly catch up as well.
So Ye Xu took to practicing teleportation in the holographic shop. Since he could only teleport a few centimeters at the moment, it was hardly noticeable. Even if he practiced in the lobby, let alone in the lounge, no one would notice.
If others see this, they might think it's because his internet connection is slow.
That day, Ye Xu ran to the kitchen halfway through his practice to find something to eat, and saw Xiao Suguang, who was moving around, had just arrived at his shop and was busy checking the accounts.
Ye Xu immediately felt guilty.
During this time, all the old employees in the store were attracted to the new arrival, and no one was working diligently. In the end, only the robot butler and Xiao Suguang were left to keep the business running. Xiao Yige wanted to help, but unfortunately, he didn't have any natural talent in this area, so he could only watch helplessly.
Xiao Suguang travels between several shops every day, staying at each one for a while to check the accounts. If a problem arises at any shop, she has to rush over to put out the fire.
Compared to Sister Xuan, she seemed more like a tool. Ye Xu thought about it carefully and felt that this might be related to her personal aura.
Xiao Suguang exuded the aura of a hardworking, devoted mother, while Jiang Yuexuan was far too sharp. Even though they did the same work, Xiao Suguang seemed to put in far more effort and evoked more sympathy than Jiang Yuexuan. At least when Sister Xuan was diligently managing the entire mall, Ye Xu never felt guilty for slacking off.
"Do you need my help?" Ye Xu walked over and asked timidly.
He felt even more guilty after saying that. It was as if the shop belonged to Xiao Suguang, and he was an outsider who had offered to help share the burden because he saw the shopkeeper was busy.
I'm clearly the store manager! Ye Xu, you have no heart!
Xiao Suguang seemed oblivious to the unease within. He glanced at him and considerately said, "No need. I'll finish checking these accounts quickly. Don't you still have practice to do? The important matters are more important. Leave these trivial things to me; I'm used to doing them."