I walked forward, seeing as there's no way I'm going to just stand there like a moron, or use my powers in the open like a moron. I didn't dare use the 5 charges i had in front of that cat-bitch, she might have just taken it away for shits and giggles. I think hard about what I want. I need a thinker power at least. one to make me smarter and let me multi-task.
I spend 1 charge on multithreaded thinking and 1 charge on accelerated thinking. 1 more charge on accelerated learning, and then my last 2 charges on making me more durable. a brute-2 body-strength with a brute-5 regeneration should make me able to survive at least a normal fight in the place that's supposedly even more dangerous than the entire earth bet multiverse.
and then my company phone starts vibrating.
I grab it, look into the screen and see a message that flashes red.
WARNING! YOU ARE IN AN UNAUTHORIZED NON-COMPANY ZONE OF SPACE. EXIT DAO-EMPEROR OVER-NINE-HEAVENS' SUPERVISED EVERWORLD-MULTIVERSAL CLUSTER OR RENOUNCE THE COMPANY.
and then 3 more buzzes.
DETECTED Danger Rating 14+ Multiverse Zone!
YOUR COMPANY CONTRACT IS ENDING!
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, PAL!
The company phone then wipes itself and turns into an ordinary phone.
Shit.
Shit shit shit.
I recognized 3 of those terms.
Dao Emperor.
IM IN A FUCKING EVERWORLD or a large group of chaosworlds.
I'm in fucking Desolate Era. The place that makes 40k look like a sunday stroll. cultivators that can erase metaverses and megaverses and even fuckers who can destroy hyperverses with their pinky fingers. In the story, Ji ning ascended into an Omni-verse level figure who could destroy all 8 of the chaosverses. ALL OF creation in all substrates of reality. Billions of times stronger than Nuwa and Pengu.
i'm so screwed its not even funny. I'm even on a backwater with only 2 people who can potentially cultivate. Probably the reason why satella and reinhardt can do the shit they do in this version is they discovered cultivation.
I'm totally fucked.
and then stress defence kicks in and I take a deep breath.
I need to start planning.
"On my dao, I renounce the company but maintain the perks they have given me."
the sound of thunder strikes in the distance and then I hear a buzz from the now normal phone.
I look at the message on the screen.
"Good boy. In support of your decision here is a relatively not very trash cultivation technique I wrote up somewhere so you aren't in the cold. I know how nasty those company bastards can be. and I, Your father, am very generous. This is experimental. You'll probably die if you use this technique, but that's a good thing for you right? That little symbiotic creature in your brain ensures it."
after I read it twice, it erases itself.
A chill goes down my spine as I realize the Dao Emperor knows I have power manipulation and is absolutely unafraid of this too. I guess I definitely need to cultivate if I want to survive. If he knows I have power manipulation and the ability doesn't scare him, then either he doesn't know much about it or it can't catch up to him in a short amount of time.
A simple breathing exercise is dumped into my brain along with some martial arts moves.
for some reason he didn't notice that I kept the company perks for some reason though.
I scratch my head in frustration and start walking. I look at the technique that's been etched into my mind and soul.
"Over-Nine-Heavens Death-Law Comprehension Technique. Daofather level Ki and FriendGod body refining technique."
Wow this technique is completely suicidal. But at least I'll be able to survive after maybe dying 3 more times.
I guess I should start looking for trouble and sticking my neck out in stupid situations in order to stock up on some charges. Dying doesn't seem so bad if I can just get stronger by doing it. I hear someone shout in an alleyway "Give me back my sigil you Theif!!" along with "Get her Lia. I'll freeze her feet once she gives it back." I see a very pretty elf-looking girl chasing a shady looking little girl wearing raggedy leather armor and carrying multiple knives strapped to her boots and arms.
I decide to run after them. I then realize my brute package makes me run faster. Maybe about mover 1. I overtake the elf-girl in 3 seconds and tackle the thief in about 15 seconds. I gently by my standards, accidentally wrench the girl's arm out of her socket as she screeches.
"Let go of me! You monster. You dislocated my arm!!"
I frown, "Maybe you should have thought about that before stealing something important."
I toss the black stone to the half-elf and she bows at me in a regal way. "Thank you very much!"
I hear clapping in the background and I see a red haired man approach and begin to speak.
"Well done, I suppose capturing a thief and handing a royal candidate back her sigil is something we can all appreciate." he smiles at me.
"My name is Reinhardt van Astrea. You seem like a good sort, Did you ever think about becoming a knight Candidate?"