Lucky Fish 76
Chapter 76: Master, Please Have Tea
"Are you the kid recommended by Miss Qiao?" Master
Kamon slowly put down his teacup, looked at Yu Jin Li, and looked up and down.
Although Master Kamon's hair and beard are already gray,
there are not many wrinkles on his face, and he does not look like an old man
who is already over seventy years old. His eyes are exceptionally sharp, and he
looks at people with a cutting gaze.
"Well, yes, master." Yu Jin Li replied, a little
uncomfortable being watched by Kamon.
"I heard that you had just awakened your mental power?
Only Grade D?" Master Kamon asked again, frowning slightly, and seemed
very dissatisfied.
Among the students he has taught, there has never been a D-class
power level. It is far too weak.
"Yes." Yu Jin Li nodded again.
"Master Kamon, Little Chestnut wants to apply for the
card craftsman major at First Military Academy. I hope you can give him some
pointers." Qiao Mu Lan said with a smile.
"I see. The kid stays, you can go back first."
Master Kamon waved at Qiao Mu Lan a little impatiently, indicating that she
could leave.
Qiao Mu Lan also knew the character of Master Kamon, and
didn't take it to heart. She spoke a few more words to Yu Jin Li, telling him
that she would come to pick him up after class was over, and then left the Kamon
residence.
"Boy, come over and pour me a cup of tea." Master
Kamon was sitting on the sofa, unceremoniously calling Yu Jin Li.
"Okay." Yu Jin Li didn't think there was anything
wrong. In fact, when he saw this white-hair grandpa, he felt a strong sense of
familiarity.
Before Yu Ji Lin gained a human form, he had once lived in a
lake along an elderly grandpa tortoise. Even after his transformation, that
grandfather tortoise was his favorite person besides his master and his
brother.
Therefore, Yu Jin Li felt soft when looking at Master Kamon
who was very similar to Grandpa Turtle, and even the grumpy expression on the
other's face was not scary at all.
Yu Jin Li walked over to the coffee table and looked at the
familiar tea set, feeling particularly nostalgic.
You know, after he came into this world, he rarely saw things
similar to those in his previous life. He didn't expect to see a traditional tea
set here. How could he not be excited?
Yu Jin Li skillfully began to warm the cup, soak the tea,
brew, and pour the tea in one go. His movements were like running clouds and
flowing water, not only smooth but also pleasing to the eye. Even Master Kamon
couldn't help but stare at it.
"Master, please have tea." Yu Jin Li brought the poured
tea to Kamon. *
Only then did Kamon snapped awake with a surprised
expression. Acting as if the person who had been stupefied just now was not
himself, Kamon received Yu Jin Li's tea. He first put the cup on the tip of his
nose and smelled the fragrance, before taking a sip.
"Who did you learn the steps of making tea from?"
Master Kamon asked.
Unexpectedly, there are still young people who know how to
make tea. It must be said that even the people of Kamon’s age have all but forgotten
about such things.
"It was with my master (shifu)." Yu Jin Li replied
honestly.
Yu Jin Li's master likes to drink tea very much. He often
follows his master and learned it over time.
"Right." Master Kamon recalled the fragrance of
tea left in his mouth, and nodded in satisfaction. There was also a soft
expression on the face that had been stern.
"Do you want to be a card craftsman?" Master Kamon
raised an eyebrow and asked.
"Yes." Yu Jin Li nodded in response.
"However, your qualifications are not suitable for card
crafting. That is too bad. It’s better to give up as soon as possible."
Kamon said bluntly.
With the mental power of D-level, no matter how good you
practiced, you can only make D-level energy cards. This is the mental power
limit of the card craftsman, and it’s useless even if you work hard.
Although there are mental powers such as E-level and F-level
that is below D-level, but to be honest, E-level and F-level is plenty common,
and is not much better than ordinary people.
It’s easy to see, then, what the limits of a D-level person
are. Even if such a person becomes a card craftsman, there will be no way
forward. Instead of wasting time and efforts on a foregone conclusion, it is
better to find another path.
"I like the card crafting profession very much, and I
will work hard to improve myself. I will make a very powerful energy
card." Yu Jin Li said seriously.
Master once said that he is very talented in magic seal arts,
and he learns very quickly, even faster than his senior brother, so he has
always liked to learn about magic seals.
There are no such thing as magic seal arts in this world,
but there are energy cards, which is similar. So, Yu Jin Li don't want to give
up.
Moreover, he believes that he will become very powerful in
the future.
Kamon had no idea that Yu Jin Li would react this way, and a
flash of appreciation appeared in his eyes.
In the past, people who wanted to ask him for guidance,
after hearing him say this, would often become emotionally disheartened and
frustrated, but no one ever tried to fight with him on it, which made him very
disappointed.
A person who can't even insist on what he wants to do will
not do it well, and he will not waste time to guide such a weak person.
Although the mental power of the boy in front of him is only
D-level, his radiant expression when he talks about crafting cards has already expressed
his love for the profession.
Regardless of his future achievements, at least the first
step has been taken firmly.
"Since you want to stay and study, go outside and pull out
all the weeds in the yard." Master Kamon suddenly pointed at his courtyard.
"Okay." Yu Jin Li remembered that his mother (QML)
had told him to be obedient, so he nodded in response, walked to the yard,
really squatted down, and started pulling out the weeds.
When Kamon saw this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help
but raised an imperceptible arc.
There seems to be no one managing the plants in the
courtyard, and the weeds grew rampant, mismatching with the scenery outside the
manor.
Yu Jin Li had never pulled out weeds before, but since it
was the task assigned by Master Kamon, he seriously implemented it.
"That Young Master Yu is so powerful, he can face the
master without changing his face. I don't even have the courage to look at the
master." A whispering voice passed into Yu Jin Li's ears.
Yu Jin Li, who was pulling weeds, looked up subconsciously,
and saw a few young people gathered together, discussing among themselves quietly.
It seemed that they hadn't noticed his gaze, and they didn't expect him to hear
their voices.
"Who would dare to refuse? He is also smart enough, in
order to please the master, even if the master deliberately embarrassed him, he
must endure it." Another person's voice was full of sympathy.
"If I can get a little guidance from the master, even
if I am embarrassed every day, I am willing." The third person's voice was
full of envy.
"I think the master still likes this Young Master Yu
very much. You don’t know, but I just accidentally saw the master laughed. For
the master to actually laughed? I’ve been here for almost a year, and I haven’t
even seen the master smile once."
"Really, I didn't lie to you. The master really
laughed. Although it disappeared very quickly, I really saw it." The
speaker was very excited to show that what he said was true.
"Have your work been completed?" A man who
resembled a housekeeper appeared, and interrupted the discussion between the
young people in a cold voice.
As soon as the young men saw the housekeeper, they
immediately dispersed to do their work like a flock of frightened birds.
Yu Jin Li didn't take this discussion to heart, but
concentrated on pulling weeds. He strives to complete the task as soon as
possible, so he can follow Master Kamon to learn about card-crafting knowledge.
It's just that there are too many weeds in the courtyard. If
he really pulls it all out by himself, the sun will probably have already gone
down by the time he’s done. Then his mother will come to pick him up, and he
won't learn anything.
Yu Jin Li looked at the weeds in the yard, his face scrunched
into a bun shape.
If it were before, he would only need to cast a grass-clearing
spell, and all the weeds would be automatically pulled out of the soil. However,
this world has no spiritual energy. He had finally accumulated some spiritual
powers in his body, and was a bit reluctant to use it.
He can't learn about card-crafting if he can't finish weeding
the yard, but he would have to use his spiritual power to finish the task. This
dead-end question really makes Yu Jin Li entangled and give him a headache.
In the end, Yu Jin Li had to grit his teeth and decided to
use spiritual power to pull out the weeds first so that he can learn about
card-crafting. Anyway, more spiritual power can be absorbed later.
However, Yu Jin Li still remembered his master’s advice that
he should not use too much spiritual power out in the open, let alone use it in
front of humans.
Therefore, Yu Jin Li quietly gathered a little spiritual
energy into his fingertips, and then made the action of pulling weeds. The
spiritual power uprooted the weeds in an instant, which saves a lot of time and
efforts, and all the weeds in a yard was quickly dealt with.
Looking at the fruits of his labor, Yu Jin Li felt very
fulfilled and satisfied.
"Master Kamon, sir, I have finished pulling out all the
weeds." Yu Jin Li happily reported as he ran to the living room.
Kamon was also a little surprised when he heard those words.
He signaled the butler with this eyes and saw the butler nodded, indicating
that the weeds were indeed pulled out by Yu Jin Li.
"Master Kamon, can you teach me card crafting now?"
Yu Jin Li asked expectantly.
"How did you feel when you pulled out the weeds just
now?" Master Kamon asked.
"Huh?" Yu Jin Li was a little puzzled, but still
tried hard to recall how he felt when he weeding the yard.
Because he weeded with spiritual power in the hope of
finishing the task quickly, he didn't actually pay much attention to his
action. Yu Jin Li shook his head very honestly, saying that he didn't feel
anything.
When Master Kamon saw this, he was a little angry.
Yu Jin Li was very sensitive and felt the emotions of the
other party. Although he didn't know what he did wrong, he knew that he made
the other party angry and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, Sir."
"How much do you know about card crafting?" Master
Kamon asked again.
All of Yu Jin Li's understanding relating to card crafting
basically came from Jiang Mo Sheng, so when he explained all his understandings,
Master Kamon discovered that the kid in front of him only have the most basic
of knowledge. Seeing that the kid didn’t know anything, Kamon’s anger suddenly rose
again.
"You don't even understand the most basic things. Do
you want me to teach you from scratch?" Kamon exclaimed in a loud voice.
He has never taught someone with such a poor foundation before.
"I'm sorry, but I only know this." Yu Jin Li said
aggrievedly with his head lowered as he was getting yelled at. His hands
unconsciously tangled together.
Yu Jin Li has only been in this world for more than a month.
He has only heard about card crafting in the last few days. Even if Jiang Mo Sheng
taught him all the commonsense knowledge, he would not be able to compare with
the natives of this world.
Yu Jin Li was exquisite and cute, and particularly well-behaved.
He was very likable, and his aggrieved appearance was also very distressing.
Even the bad-temper Kamon was a little touched when he saw it.
"Ali," Master Kamon shouted.
"Master." A young man ran over quickly, and stood
in front of Kamon respectfully.
"You give this kid a good lesson in the basics of card
crafting, let him know the profession thoroughly, and then let him stay in the
yard to feel the flowers and plants carefully."
Master Kamon threw Yu Jin Li to Ali, before going straight
upstairs so that he wouldn't be pissed off anymore lest he continued to stay.
"The master's temper is like this. Just get used to it.
In fact, the master is very good. Regardless of his temperament, he actually
has a tofu (soft) heart." Ali smiled and tried to calm Yu Jin Li.
"Yes. Your name is Ali, and I am also ‘Li,’ but my ‘Li’
means chestnut, so you can call me Little Chestnut." Yu Jin Li introduced
himself with a smile.
"Little Chestnut, you can come to find me for anything
in the future." Ali said enthusiastically.
"Okay, I will." Yu Jin Li smiled and nodded in
response, happy that he had made his first friend here.
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T/N:
* "大师请喝茶" (Master, please have tea): The words YJL used here is 大师 (dashi) which literally means “great expert/teacher.” This
is a formal title that everyone addresses Kamon by, not to be confused with 师父 (Shifu),
which is YJL’s actual master.
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