Beggar Cultivation System

A giant door opened, producing a deep and slow grating sound that echoed in the room.

Bel entered the wide room, her eyes naturally staring at the far end where a table was placed. Behind her, the butler took hold of the door's handle and slowly pulled it. With a banging sound, the door closed, leaving only Bel and the man behind the table.

"You know, father, you should consider fixing your door. It's loud and unpleasant to hear," Bel commented, a smile forming on her lips.

A man with black hair and a moustache that reached the sides of his lips sat behind the table, his silver eyes staring at the paper in his hands.

"I think I should raise your punishment. Why don't you fix my door then?" the man said, placing the paper back on the table.

"I was just kidding, father," Bel hurriedly said, her smile turning stiff.

That giant door was not broken and was meant to produce sounds like that when opening and closing. It was to instill authority over the person entering the room and a sign that someone had entered.

"Call me Sir Mathias. You are still a maid, right?" Mathias smiled.

"Fa– You are right, Sir Mathias," Bel said, calling her father by his first name felt weird, but she still did what she was told.

"Good,"

Mathias Helflick stood up. He wore a tunic made of rich deep blue velvet, and over it was a black woolen cloak that draped elegantly.

He walked towards the side where a bookshelf reached high to the ceiling. Mathias glanced over it before his eyes landed on a particular book. "How is it? Being a maid?" he asked while he opened the book.

"It's easy," Bel answered, puffing up her chest with a proud smile on her face. "And fun too! I get to talk with them about interesting topics, and it's not so boring after all."

When Mathias heard this, the side of his mouth twitched. Girl, I assigned you as a maid to punish you, but why are you enjoying it? Why did I even bother doing that if you are not going to cry like how most noble women do?

Then he remembered that he raised his daughter right. Yeah, I'm such a good dad. This thought almost brought tears to his eyes. Fortunately, he managed to hold them in.

"That's good," Mathias said, acting nonchalant. After glancing at the contents of the book for a while, he went to open another one.

"And I also heard that someone died this morning. He was beheaded," Bel shared what she and the other maids talked about. Her eyes were still burning with gossip. Seeing that her father didn't say a word and just continued reading the book, she couldn't help but get curious.

"What are you reading, fa— Sir Mathias?" Bel couldn't help but ask. She walked towards her father and looked over his shoulder to see the book he was holding.

The content of the book had a drawing of a black wolf with nine tails on its back. A white gem was on its forehead, glowing and almost covering its face, barely showing its ferocious teeth.

Underneath the charcoal drawing were words written in big letters that also shared the same ferociousness coming from the image above.

"Nine-Tail Wolf," Bel muttered, her bright voice turning low and cold while her eyes shook with fear. She didn't have to read the descriptions below the name of the creature as she already knew about it all.

Bel took a step backward and waited for her father.

After a while, Mathias closed the book and walked towards his table. He pulled the chair, the sound it caused bounced off the wall. He sat down and stared at his daughter.

"Are you training well?" Mathias asked, not speaking about the book yet.

"Yes," Bel nodded her head. "Advancement Examination will happen soon. I will make sure to take first place."

"Good," Mathias smiled and pointed at the book on his table. "We can't let this thing ruin it."

"You… are you going to take action against that monster?" Bel asked, surprise evident in her voice.

"I've already talked about it with the other families. They agreed to clean up the wolves in that forest, along with their Alpha," Mathias said. "Klown also answered that he will lend some of his forces. However, he requested not to make it big, at least not until the event is finished."

"But that will only make the matter worse," Bel frowned. "They are clearly there for a reason. If we are going to fight them, we have to defeat them as thoroughly as possible. Otherwise, they will try to attack the city. They are monsters, and they will definitely do it."

Hearing this, Mathias sighed. "I know, but it was Klown's order. To him, the visitors are more important."

"That fatso, I really hate him," Bel said through gritted teeth.

"Haha," Mathias laughed bitterly. He also felt that way; he hated the mayor of this city.

"Nine-Tailed Wolf… why did they appear?" Bel muttered, her eyes landing on the book placed on the table.

"That's what we also want to find out. But the most important thing is to clean them up," Mathias said.

"Then what about the Alpha?" Bel stared at her father with worry in her eyes. "Are you also going to fight it?"

"I don't know," Mathias shook his head. "But there's a high chance that I will."

Hearing this, Bel clenched her fists. "But your cultivation… from what I know, three Core Creation Cultivators are needed to defeat it, and you are the only one here in this city."

Mathias looked at his daughter lovingly. "My daughter, I know you are worried. But fighting it is not the only option we came up with."

"What else?" Bel asked.

"You said they are here for a reason, right? During this time, before the event ends, we will try our best to find out why. Maybe… maybe, someone is planning this," Mathias explained. However, deep inside, although there's the possibility that someone is planning all this, he didn't believe it. Some monsters are smart, especially wolves. They are known for being cunning and very intelligent.

More so, when they have an Alpha that can command them. They are fighting with an army and a monster that needs three Core Creation Cultivators to defeat it.

Nine-Tailed Duskfang is a strong monster that doesn't appear often. A normal Duskfang Shadowtail has to live for at least a thousand years to become an Alpha. This made them a ferocious monster and a very intelligent one as they have a bounty of experience. And about its abilities and skills, there's not much record about it.

But there's a known fact regarding this monster: once you are marked as its target, it will hunt you until you are dead. It won't stop chasing after its target, even to the end of the world. This is one of the reasons why cities are destroyed by them.

"Fortunately, no one has encountered that monster yet…" Mathias muttered before he realized something. Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he stood up abruptly. "Bel! Tell me, were you marked?"

"Marked?" Bel tilted her head before she immediately understood what he meant. A cultivator must be good at studying as they need to comprehend a lot of things. Bel had read a lot of books, including the one on the table. Her mind worked fast, and she recalled the contents. "N-no, father, I don't think so."

"Are you sure?" Mathias asked, squinting his eyes.

"I'm pretty sure about it," Bel nodded with a serious face.

"That's good," Mathias sat back down with a sigh.

"But…" Bel frowned as she remembered someone. "I just don't know if my savior was marked or not."

Mathias stared at her, feeling a headache coming his way.