Chapter 18
The place he teleported to was in a small forest near the town . Although Qingshui town was located in a peaceful part of the continent, there were still some beasts in the wilderness . The strongest were equivalent to the 3rd level of Qi Gathering, which the town lord could easily handle . However, as he was teleported close to the town itself, there were practically no beasts there, not even of the 1st level of Qi Gathering . The wildlife which lived this close to town were either ordinary animals or animals on the threshold of becoming a beast - they simply didn't form their core yet . No matter what, they were all scared off by the aura he was emitting . As he approached the town gates, Meng Li acted like a cultivator of his level would - he restrained his aura . He did it in a way similar to how a cultivator of his level would do - people stronger than the 1st level of Qi Gathering would be able to easily see through his 'disguise' and see his true strength, but he seemed normal to ordinary mortals or people at the same level as him .
As he finished preparing, he was already near the gate . There were guards standing by the side, but they simply looked over him and didn't stop him . As he walked into town, he looked around, not in a hurry to find the reincarnator . The main street was filled with shops selling ordinary, mundane things - meat, food, clothes, etc . There were also some shops selling more high-end products, such as paper, ink, and brushes . The town was entirely filled with mortals - the only cultivators there were the town lord, him, and another young man living with the town lord . The other young man was also at the first layer of Qi Gathering, and he seemed to be either the disciple or descendant of the town lord .
The streets were not filled with people, but they were quite busy . He could see people buying, selling, negotiating . . . Just by listening in on the conversations around him he managed to learn that the town's main source of income was gathering herbs in the forests surrounding it, and hunting . The herbs were then sold to a shop which distributed them to bigger cities, which had use for them . However, overall the situation of the townspeople wasn't great . The average person lived in poverty, as the herbs were sold cheap, and there was quite a big risk of dying when gathering herbs .
As Meng Li recalled where the soul was located, he realised that the family was probably quite poor . When he arrived at the place, his suspicions were confirmed . Although it still wasn't the slums, the place where the family lived wasn't much better than that . The house was made of wood, and although it did have a fireplace, it wasn't enough to ward off the cold temperatures during winter .
Using Spiritual Sense, he could see a female in the house, who was in a later period of pregnancy . A quick question to the system confirmed that she was, in fact, the mother of the reincarnated soul . He couldn't sense another person in the small house, even though there were signs of another person living there . Her husband was probably out gathering herbs to earn enough money to sustain the family .
However, now that he was there, another question presented itself: how was he supposed to find a house? A quick check of the houses surrounding the one he was standing before, confirmed that they were all full . However, when he checked merely a few houses away, he managed to find one which was abandoned . The house was actually decayed and deteriorated to the point where the roof was on the verge of falling down .
After seeing it, Meng Li already had a plan of what to do . First, he needed to find materials to use when repairing the abandoned home - wood . So, he scanned the town with Spiritual Sense . Fortunately, there was a place selling wood . As Meng Li started walking towards it, he gradually realised that there was a problem with his plan . At first, he wanted to buy enough wood to fix the dilapidated house, put them all in his spatial bag, and there was the problem . He didn't want to reveal the fact that he was a cultivator to the people in the town . As such, he had to change it .
And so he did . He walked towards the gate and left, choosing a random place in the forest . First, he used Spiritual Sense to confirm that no one was watching, and then, he uprooted several trees with a wave of his hand . The holes in the ground were out of place, but there was nothing there which connected it to him, so he didn't care . The trees floated silently in the air . With a wave of his hand, a few strands of Qi shot out, which started to cut the thick trunks . First, he stripped the bark, and then, he started cutting the wood into planks . He continued doing so until he judged that he had enough planks to fix the dilapidated house . He stored all of the planks in his bag of holding .
Then, he returned to the city . Once he was in the city, he scanned it to search for a place with building materials - nails and a hammer . To no surprise, he managed to find them in the local blacksmith . He started heading there, until he realised another problem - no money . With a frown, he asked the system .
<System, do you record things created in the world in the summoning tab?>
[Yes . New variants of beasts which evolved here or new things created here are available for summoning . ]
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