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Reborn Into a Doomed Villain Clan, I Realized Too Late My System Was in English (Web Novel) - Chapter 707: The Reward That Came at the Right Time
Chapter 707: The Reward That Came at the Right Time
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Bai Zihan continued questioning the Gu Master.
However, after asking several more questions, he quickly realized that there was nothing else important the man knew.
The Gu Master was merely a low-ranking member of the organization.
He knew very little about the Lord or the organization’s deeper secrets.
For now, Bai Zihan decided to spare his life.
After all, he was still interested in learning more about the Gu Masters and their methods.
The Gu Master himself could serve as a useful source of information.
By this point, the Bai Clan had also finished collecting the Shen Clan’s treasures.
Whether they were artifacts possessed by the Shen Clan cultivators or the resources stored within their treasury, everything had been taken.
Not a single valuable item was left behind.
The Shen Clan was certainly wealthy.
However, compared to the Bai Clan’s enormous wealth, the treasures they had obtained from the Shen Clan were barely noticeable.
It could only be considered a small addition to the Bai Clan’s already massive treasury.
After everything was settled, Bai Zihan looked across the ruined Shen Clan estate.
They had already achieved their objective.
There was no reason to remain here any longer.
"Let’s return to the clan."
Bai Zihan’s voice echoed across the battlefield.
The Bai Clan experts immediately nodded.
"Yes, Clan Leader!"
With that, the Bai Clan began preparing to leave.
The battle was over.
The Shen Clan had been destroyed.
Bai Xueqing had been rescued.
It was time to return to the Bai Clan.
Bai Zihan’s attention gradually shifted toward the System.
Now that Bai Xueqing had been rescued, the mission should have been completed.
And naturally, the corresponding reward should have already been issued.
However, the reward itself was not what Bai Zihan was most curious about.
There was something else he wanted to know.
"Hey, System."
Bai Zihan silently called out.
"You can hear me, right?"
As always—
Silence!
The System remained completely quiet.
Bai Zihan frowned.
Until now, he had always regarded the System as nothing more than a mysterious machine.
It provided him with rewards for completing certain achievements.
It allowed him to purchase various items through the System Store.
Apart from that, it had never shown any obvious signs of intelligence.
But obviously it wasn’t.
Previously, it actively helped resist Qin Lingxiao’s charm.
Now, the System suddenly issued the urgent mission to rescue Bai Xueqing, and it had also provided him with her exact location.
That alone was enough to make Bai Zihan suspicious.
How could a simple system know where Bai Xueqing was?
And more importantly, why had it issued such an urgent mission?
It had actively pushed him to save Bai Xueqing.
That meant the System knew everything that was happening around the world or at least around him.
It definitely possessed some kind of consciousness.
Bai Zihan had thought about these questions many times.
But he had never been able to come up with a satisfactory answer.
Now that everything had finally settled down, he decided to question the System directly.
"System!"
Bai Zihan tried again.
"You should be able to hear me."
Silence!
"..."
Bai Zihan’s expression darkened.
"Don’t pretend you can’t hear me."
Still nothing.
Bai Zihan narrowed his eyes.
"Come on. At least give me some kind of response."
Silence!
Bai Zihan’s mouth twitched.
"Are you pretending to be deaf again?"
Still nothing.
"Could it be that you’re just a useless piece of machinery?"
Silence!
Bai Zihan’s expression gradually became strange.
He had tried reasoning with it.
He had tried questioning it.
He had even tried deliberately provoking it.
Nothing worked.
"System, you bastard. I know you’re listening. At least explain yourself!"
Complete silence!
After a long while, Bai Zihan finally gave up.
He had tried everything he could think of.
Even deliberately insulting the System and trying to anger it had failed.
You can never wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep.
Bai Zihan could only sigh.
"Forget it. For now, I can’t do anything about you anyway."
He shook his head.
"I’ll just look at the rewards."
With that, Bai Zihan shifted his attention toward the System’s reward section.
The moment he opened it, numerous rewards appeared before him.
There were quite a few.
The first was naturally the urgent mission the System had issued earlier.
Then there were rewards for defeating the Gu Master and destroying the Shen Clan.
There were also several rewards for killing Shen Clan cultivators. However, those were merely minor achievements.
Most of them only rewarded him with System Points.
Now, even if he kills Immortal Ascension or Immortal Earth, only 1000 System points or so is given.
Looking at his remaining 10,000 System Points he felt quite sad. No matter how much he earned, those System Points always dried up as quickly as they came.
Bai Zihan quickly skimmed through them.
"The rewards for defeating the Gu Master and destroying the Shen Clan are similar."
The rewards included a 100x Cultivation Speed Cards and Martial Enlightenment Cards.
Both were extremely useful.
The 100x Cultivation Speed Card could greatly accelerate his cultivation.
The Martial Enlightenment Cards could help him comprehend martial techniques at an astonishing speed.
However, compared to what Bai Zihan had expected from what could be major achievements, they were not particularly extraordinary.
"Still, not bad."
Bai Zihan’s gaze finally landed on the reward for the first mission.
His eyes immediately brightened.
"Now let’s hope that there is something good there."
[Congratulations, Host, on successfully saving Bai Xueqing!]
[Reward: Martial Art Upgrade Card x1]
The reward was a Martial Art Upgrade Card.
As its name suggested, it could directly upgrade a martial technique by one grade.
However, there was one restriction. It could only be used on martial techniques below Saint Grade.
Bai Zihan immediately gave the System a thumbs-up.
"Not bad, System."
This reward was far more valuable than the others.
After all, he had been thinking about upgrading his Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword for quite some time.
The Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword was a Heaven Grade technique.
It had served him extremely well. But as his strength continued to increase, its limitations were gradually becoming apparent.
The shadows were easily destroyed and the speed boost from the technique was inferior to other Heaven Grade which solely focuses on speed.
Normally, he would have to spend a huge number of System Points to purchase a powerful Saint Grade martial technique from the System Store.
Then he would have to spend considerable time practicing and comprehending an entirely new technique.
Considering just how difficult it was to master Fate Severing Slash, Bai Zihan knew that other Saint-Grade Techniques would equally be extremely troublesome.
But with this Martial Art Upgrade Card, there was no need for any of that.
He could directly upgrade the Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword by one grade.
From Heaven Grade—
To Saint Grade!
And no matter how difficult it is to comprehend Saint-Grade technique, if it was still similar to Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword—
Considering his mastery over Nine Shadows Flowing Light Sword, it shouldn’t be difficult to grasp the essence and master it.
Bai Zihan’s eyes flickered with anticipation.
"This reward came at exactly the right time."
Bai Zihan was still grinning as he thought about when to use the Martial Art Upgrade Card.
At that moment, Bai Xueqing quietly walked over.
She stood beside him for a moment without saying anything.
Her expression seemed somewhat hesitant. There was even a faint blush on her face.
Bai Zihan noticed her reaction and raised an eyebrow.
Then—
"Brother!"
His ears immediately perked up.
He turned toward her in surprise.
He couldn’t remember the last time Bai Xueqing had called him brother.
Considering their relationship, it was already quite good that they had not become enemies.
Yet now, she had actually taken the initiative to call him brother.
Bai Zihan’s eyes flickered with amusement.
"Oh, my dear sister."
He smiled.
"What is it?"
Since he was in a good mood after receiving the reward, he decided to humor her a little.
Bai Xueqing bit her lips. The blush on her face became even more obvious.
For a moment, she looked somewhat embarrassed.
If not for their relationship as siblings, anyone seeing her expression might have thought she was about to confess her feelings.
Bai Zihan couldn’t help but find her reaction amusing.
After gathering her courage, Bai Xueqing finally spoke.
"T-Thank you!"
Bai Zihan blinked.
"Thank you for saving me."
Her voice was quiet.
Bai Zihan stared at her for a moment before suddenly smiling.
"That’s it?"
Bai Xueqing looked at him.
"All that hesitation just to thank me?"
Her face became slightly redder.
Bai Zihan chuckled.
"I thought you were going to say something important."
Bai Xueqing immediately glared at him.
"Fine, fine. I accept your thanks."
Bai Xueqing bit her lips again.
She clearly wanted to say something more, but after seeing his amused expression, she finally gave up.
"Forget it. I don’t want to argue with you today."
She turned around and walked away.
After taking a few steps, she quietly added—
"Since you saved me this time, I’ll let you have the last word."
