The Geared Immortal

Chapter 1036

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Two days later…

The wounds on Xin Jong's body have already healed and he is now able to go out and once again sell his wares. A slight confident smile appears on his face while looking at his son with a meaningful look. He had seen how his son worked hard just to for his sake, and he was touched.

The most important person in his life right now is the young boy in front of him. And he did not want anything to happen to him.

But knowing what his son was thinking for this whole time made him think that he truly is a blessed man and a lucky father to have such a son.

He carefully patted the string of necklace on his neck as he hides it under his coarse robe.

"I'm off, son! Take good care of the house!" he said while waving his hands goodbye and lifting the large heavy sack on his back.

As he lifted the sack, the expression of Xin Jong turned into a smile.

"Fascinating… truly fascinating…" he muttered as he walks out of the old wooden gate of the small courtyard.

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When his father left, Xin Ja did not idle. He quickly stood up and walk towards the low wall of the courtyard.

He then began working on the stones on the wall. He has a lot of carving to do. He already made up his mind to not be a burden for his father. And this is his way of assisting him. He would not be a burden for his father.

It was already afternoon when he was done with his task.

He looks around and when he is sure that there is no one looking at him. He suddenly carefully channeled a small amount of Ki on the stone he is holding. The rune on the stone began to glow a bit.

Then, he threw the stone on a small pot near the door of the small hut.

Weng!

Xin Ja was a bit startled when he heard a low vibrating sound that surrounds the house.

The sound seems to make him feel disoriented. So, he fumbles and tried his best to grab the stone with a carved rune on the table.

When his hand touches the stone, the disoriented feeling immediately came off of him.

"The array of runes really works. With this, anyone who dares enter our house would be rendered helpless against me and father." He said with a slightly smug smile on his childish face.

Xin Ja continue writing the runes so that he would be able to activate the array in the many parts of the house. This way, they would not have a hard time activating it immediately.

After he was done, he felt his body aching and quickly sat cross-legged on top of the bed.

He began to channel the chaotic Ki in the air and let them enter his body. He is already a bit familiar with this practice, so it was easy for him to absorb the chaotic Ki in the air.

However, what he could not absorb is the refined Ki. He tried eating them before and as the refined Ki enters his body, he found that his dantian seems to be rejecting it.

Since he is unable to absorb that type of Ki, he did not force it. Unknown to his father, he is not able to eat food with refined Ki. He would just expel those Ki from his body so as not to make his dantian feel sick.

It was already near sunset as Xin Ja sits outside the hut behind the small wooden table. He is just looking in the air like he was some kind of a fool.

Those who would walk by the house and see him would shake their heads. They would look at him with pity while some would sneer at his expression.

Other who has sharp mouth would even talk a bit louder to berate him for being a useless boy.

But, Xin Ja did not mind this. The reason for this is because he suddenly discovers a new topic from his unique vision.

This topic is about a unique way of artifact forging.

When he first saw this topic, he actually did not want to read through it because he thought that forging is only for those who can lift the hammer and hit with such power.

Although he stays at home, on the next block from where they live, there is a blacksmith shop. Although faint, he could hear the sound of metal hammers clinking almost every day.

And ever since he discovered his newfound power, he could clearly hear the noise a bit clearer if he chooses to.

So he is not interested in artifact forging.

It was just today, that he felt a bit bored that he decided to learn about it.

And he is glad that he did as he discovered that forging an artifact actually needed deeper understanding and knowledge of the unknown.

The person named Shin Jiao, which is who he was called science.

If he wanted to learn artifact forging without using those huge metal hammers and anvils, he need to learn science and how he could manipulate them using his Ki. This is his only option because of his weak physique.

According to what he is learning right now, it is actually possible to manipulate metal objects. As long as he learns the things being taught and understands the crux of it, then he would be able to manipulate anything in the world with ease.

It interests him when the topic went to the so-called microscopic organisms and things that are way smaller than them. When the topic talks about atoms, the expression of Xin Ja turned a bit confused, but soon as he experimented using his Ki, a delighted expression came unto him.

He did not even notice that his father has already come home as he continue reading and absorbing the knowledge in front of him.

Seeing his son daze while seated on the stone table, Xin Jong happily walks beside him.

"Hey…" he said with a teasing smile.

Xin Ja was awoken from his stupor and quickly noticed that it was already dark.

"Papa… you're home! How… How was it?" Xin Ja asked quickly after regaining his composure.

With an excited look in his eyes, he looks at his father with eagerness to hear the good news.

Xin Jong frowns and slowly changes his expression as if he felt a bit distressed. But Xin Ja already knew that his father is teasing him, so he quickly pouted.

"Haha… You kid… Well, I would say, that I have a really good day today."

"Really! How many did you sell?" Xin Ja asked with excitement.

"Umm… Everything? Hehe… I was able to sell all the cooking pots and stove that you enchanted." Xin Jong said with an excited tone.

He then suddenly takes out some books hidden behind him.

"And also I bought you this!" Xin Jong said with a big smile on his face.

Seeing the books, Xin Ja's expression change a bit. But then he froze. This is because… he is currently learning a more profound topic, so how could he read those books?

In all the things he is learning ever since he started noticing his unique vision, the one he discovered today was the most profound and interesting for him.

In all the books he has read, he found that the thing called science contains more viable facts than anything else.

However, he could not show his disinterest in the books that his father bought for him. But he also needs to tell his father to not buy any more books from now on. He already has the data in his unique vision, for now, he needs nothing else.

He takes the books from his father and thanked him cheerfully.

He went inside the house and puts the books on his table, and then he walks out.

Xin Jong was a bit surprised to see his son not reading the books immediately unlike before.

"Papa… Umm… I know you like buying books for me. But from now, on… can… can you buy something else?" Xin Ja said with a smile.

"Something else? Like what?"

"I don't know… something else other than books. Like… like a small dagger… or… or trinkets! Wait a minute! That's right! You can buy trinkets… then… then I can…" Xin Ja suddenly became excited as he thought of something.

But before he could say anything else, his father has already lifted his hand to stop his son.

"Son… I know that you are excited and all about this. But we have to take it slow,… okay?" Xin Jong said while carefully patting the head of his son.

Taken by his father's calm attitude, Xin Ja realized that his father is right. He needs to take things slowly. There are dangers everywhere, and he did not want his father to suffer such danger.

And so, the father and son walk inside the small hut and had a nice dinner. The two of them began working on the new wares that Xin Jong bought to be sold tomorrow.

But this time, Xin Jong bought some extra.