The Idle System (A LitRPG series Book 7): Family, Pegaz [learn to read books txt] 📗

“I can make you and your family immortal,” John explained, “but there’s no Life Power on this planet, so you can’t get any stronger.

“Mortals only call us immortals because we outlive them. If I make you an immortal, you’ll become a Rank 1 immortal with a life span of about two hundred years, but you’ll still die of old age without getting stronger.

“So, here’s my counteroffer—I’ll make you and your immediate family immortal and I’ll provide you with something called Life Stones for you to get stronger, possibly letting you increase your rank and increase your lifespan even further, but… you need to give me the book first so I can see how good it is.

“The better the information in the book, the more Life Stones I’ll give you in return. The only question is, will you trust me enough to give the book first?”

Unexpectedly, the king agreed to the counteroffer immediately after John had finished speaking. He then asked John to follow him to his vault.

Once inside, John saw the king lift up a fake panel. The space inside was airtight when the fake tile was in place.

Whoever set this up was smart. Air and temperature will destroy books over time, but since this was placed in an airtight place, the book survived this long. If it was on a normal bookshelf then it would’ve disintegrated by now.

John watched the king unwrap the book and carefully place it onto the desk not far from him.

He walked over and was about to sit down to read the book when he looked at the king.

The king smiled and walked out, giving John some privacy.

John smiled. He’s a smart man.

He combed through the book, making sure the pages didn't get damaged in the process. He could use his Scan, but he thought it would be better to read it with his own eyes in case there were any hidden runes inside the pages, just like the bounty posters that helped him identify the beastmen for the bounty guild.

It only took him a few minutes to read most of the book.

Unfortunately, just like the information about the killing intent, it was mainly the common knowledge that immortals knew before the beastmen war that was written.

Though when John got to the last page, he found a new absorbing technique that looked ordinary, but the breathing technique that matched it was… unique.

It explained that the user should use a thumb to close one nostril to breath in once, use the index finger to close the other nostril to breath out the mouth once, and a few more actions similar to those that needed specific timing.

After he finished reading it all, he felt one of his skills working.

It was from the skill he bought from the Sinner’s Shop, where it merged all techniques together to create the best cultivation technique.

I can’t use these new techniques because I’ve already filled up both the brain and body’s counter with Toxin Power. I’m going to have to give it to Sarah and ask her how much per minute extra she’s gaining.

Kelly will learn the newest cultivation methods when she turns twenty-one, too, so this is important.

The king should still give me about half an hour of peace before he comes to check on me, so I can teleport there, get Sarah to use the new techniques, and then pay the king the appropriate amount for a fair trade.

John opened up his system map and found Kelly and Sarah’s map icons.

Since he had flown to the capital every two years, the whole area near them was green in the map, making it possible to teleport directly to their location.

He soon disappeared from the castle.

Chapter 24: Kelly’s Note

John arrived high in the air almost directly above Kelly. He saw Kelly running alongside the carriage in his Scan and saw that she was fine, but he couldn’t find Sarah in the Scan like usual.

He looked all around him before finally fixing his gaze on a small dot about a mile higher up than he was. John made his way towards it, being careful not to be seen by anyone.

“Finished already?” Sarah asked as soon as John got closer.

Shaking his head, John created an Information Sphere with the new absorbing and breathing techniques. “I need your help.”

Placing the sphere against her forehead, Sarah soon learned the information John had obtained.

“The king had a book from his immortal ancestor,” John explained. “It was mainly common knowledge, but there were two techniques which my merging skill took. I’ve already gained everything my body and neurons can store, and I can’t use them without using a lot of Toxin Power. I only need to know how much of an increase this gives you per minute so I can pay the king properly.”

Sarah nodded and stopped all mind parts from cultivating. She took note of the number of Toxins inside her system and used two mind parts to cultivate: one part for the absorbing and another for the breathing technique.

A minute later, Sarah stopped them all again before checking the number.

“Five million Toxin Power per minute. An increase of one million!” Sarah was shocked at the increase.

John’s eyebrows arched and his mouth opened a little.

It took almost a minute for John to chuckle. “Didn’t expect that. Guess I’ve got to give the king a little extra now.”

“What did he ask for?” Sarah asked.

“What most mortals dream about—Immortality.

“I’ll help him, his son, and his daughter become immortals. I also told him about Life Power and I said that I would give him some Life Stones afterwards, but the amount depended on how good the information in the book was.

“Anyways, I’m going back to finish this deal so you can get back to your hospital sooner.”

After speaking, John teleported back inside the king’s castle. He used his light element to turn invisible again before he walked back into the vault.

Cancelling the light element, John walked out of the vault so the king