Chapter 586: Chapter 15: The Great Discovery (Part 2)
"Grandma, let’s not talk about this anymore. You know that although I am a Natural Cultivator, I’m really not good at dealing with things that involve the soil. Just look at the Cushion I brought for you. It may seem unremarkable, but I just sat on it while driving over, and I must say, it’s quite useful." The two Cushions that were bought had really nice colors, neither dull yellow nor an unpleasant dyed blue, suitable for both men and women. Since Grandma only wanted one, Wang Shuai planned to keep the other for himself.
Zhang Lvxiao took it and after only a glance, she exclaimed, turning the Cushion over and scrutinizing it closely.
"What’s wrong, Grandma? Please don’t say there’s a problem with the Cushion. Although it’s a generic product, it’s been inspected by park robots, so it shouldn’t be too bad," Wang Shuai rarely saw a trace of surprise on his grandmother’s face.
"The Cushion you brought and the one sent by Lu are woven by the same person. Judging by the technique and materials chosen, they are all the same." Zhang Lvxiao’s eyes were experienced, and although Xiao Xian had improved the appearance of the Cushions after several weavings, ordinary people couldn’t see much difference.
But Zhang Lvxiao recognized that the two Cushions were made by the same person simply by the special way Spiritual Energy was handled at the closure.
"It’s also possible, I heard half a month ago that Wang Ke was buying Cushions online. It seems the supplier is quite clever, knowing to diversify the sales channels. I should check the alumni BBS sometime soon, to avoid being ridiculed by robots," Wang Shuai thought these Cushions would be more comfortable than those so-called advanced cool mats and considered replacing them all at once.
"It’s not about the Cushion but about the person who wove it. There were only a few days between the Cushion Lu brought and the one you brought. You both haven’t noticed the very faint Spiritual Energy dispersed on the Cushions." It’s unknown whether the weaver’s own Spiritual Power is weak or they don’t know how to use it, but on the first Cushion, the distribution of Spiritual Power in every cattail fiber was quite uneven.
"A few days later, the Cushion you brought had a much more uniform distribution of Spiritual Power. The thickness of each fiber was about the same." Zhang Lvxiao shook her head, dissatisfied with Wang Shuai’s carelessness.
"I really didn’t notice, Grandma. It’s just a simple distribution of Spiritual Power. Most of the new students entering Huake Institute have mastered this technique, only the carriers of Spiritual Power are different," Wang Shuai found Grandma’s fuss a bit perplexing.
"Then tell me, Grandma, how long did it take you to learn to control the size of the Spiritual Power in a hair?" If she didn’t enlighten this foolish grandson who was overly self-confident, it would not be good for the Wang Family and his future.
"It was many years ago, perhaps when I was a teenager," Wang Shuai recalled. As a scion of a Cultivation Family, he had been required to learn the appropriate control of Spiritual Power since infancy.
"It was when you were three months old, starting when you pulled the first hair from my head." If Wang Shuai wasn’t her direct grandson, she wouldn’t have allowed anyone to get close enough to pull a hair from her head; the older generation particularly valued the body as a gift from their parents.
That a three-month-old baby could pull a hair from the head of an ancestor was considered a beautiful tale in the Wang Family, and Wang Shuai’s reputation as a prodigy began from that time.
"When you fully learned to control Spiritual Power, you were twelve years old, a full twelve years under the direct guidance of your father and me. And the person who wove this Cushion only spent half a month moving from a beginner’s control ability to flexibly mastering Spiritual Power. Find this person, to use or to dismiss, that’s my advice to you," she noted. The person could only weave using cattail and hadn’t yet achieved much.
"Grandma, let’s not boost someone else’s morale at the expense of our Wang Family’s prestige. Keep the Cushion. If you really want to find that person, I’ll look into it. But I do have some information you might consider," Wang Shai carelessly placed the Cushion under the incense altar. "I met someone from the Basic Class special courses who just started school not long ago. It’s a girl, quite young. Since arriving at school, she’s had some strange behaviors. I tried to gain her favor, but was rejected."
"You don’t need to humble yourself to ask; only our grandfather with his outdated ideas would think of training someone from the Basic Class into an Advanced Student as something feasible. Since when do the Wang Family have to humble themselves to ask favors of others? Come on, tell Grandma, has your cultivation made any progress lately?" Zhang Lvxiao and her husband never got along; that old man had left the whole family behind decades ago, and the only time he stepped through the door again was to nag about sending his eldest grandson to Huake Institute’s Reverse Genius Class.
By that time, Wang Shuai was already in his early twenties, having completed his formal university studies, and yet he was to study again, which was obviously unwelcome. Wang Zhonghe had mustered up the courage to ask his father for a reason but ended up being scolded: "When a grandfather asks his grandson to do something, it needs no explanation. How come you don’t ask why I even bothered to have an unfilial son like you?" Before he left, he told Wang Shuai to be amiable, saying that in the future, if he met anyone who had completed all three special courses of the Reverse Genius Class, he should retain them at any cost.
After entering North Campus, Wang Shuai also became more careful, aiding anyone who later took the Basic Class special courses. Even with the new students who had just entered, he hit a snag.
In the end, following Zhang Lvxiao’s advice, Wang Shuai decided to observe Zhu Xiaoxian for a while, at least until she became an Intermediate Class student, before making further plans.
Looking at the situation, Wang Shuai thought it might also take quite a few years.
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