Beggar Cultivation System

Apollo glanced at the mountain in the distance. Adjusting the mask on his face, he followed the people heading in the same direction. "D*mn it, why do they make the venue so far from the city?" he muttered in annoyance. He had been walking for 30 minutes now and still hadn't reached the venue.

The others seemed to share his sentiments as they shook their heads, though this mainly applied to those who were only there to watch. The martial students, on the other hand, didn't utter a word and just continued moving forward without making a scene.

Apollo felt relieved that no egotistical cultivator was among them.
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Just as he was thinking about this, a shout came from his right, making him turn toward the sound.

"Move, you lowly commoners!" A carriage made its way through the crowd, the curtain open, and a man who was likely a noble looked at the people outside with disgust and ridicule in his eyes.

The people had no choice but to make way. The martial students were angry at first, but seeing that someone from a carriage shouted those words, they only gritted their teeth and stepped back. Even though they were already cultivators, there was still social stratification among them. Those whose backgrounds were commoners had to bow down to the nobles.

Even if some of them were stronger, they had to swallow their pride and give way to those at the top of the social class.

Unless they were extremely talented and strong, they had to abide by these unwritten rules. Furthermore, only nobles, the wealthy, and the talented had the ability to have a carriage.

The man inside the carriage had blonde hair and red eyes. He wore a maroon uniform with a white lion insignia on the right chest. He couldn't help but smile when he saw them making way for him. "That's right! Hahaha! You guys are nothing but slaves to us!" he shouted, causing the people to glare at him.

This made the man shiver, and he hurriedly closed the curtain. He knew that some of them were stronger than him, so he had to make a 'strategic retreat.' Yup, strategic! What if he met some of them in the Advancement Examination and they decided to take revenge on him? What if they became crazy, ignored social status, and beat him up to death?

It wasn't unprecedented for commoners to take action against a noble because they couldn't take it anymore. Thus, he made the driver of his carriage make the horses run faster.

The man was right, as the moment the carriage sped up, a strong killing intent erupted from the crowd, causing the martial students to turn toward the source.

Apollo was among them. He glanced behind and saw a two-meter-tall man with muscles that threatened to burst from his martial uniform. His uniform was dark blue with an insignia on his right chest, a crossed sword on top of a shield. Black hair, hawk-like eyes, and a mustache that flared up because of the intensity of the aura he was letting out.

The beggar recognized the man. It was the same person who made a scene in front of the Skyline Savory branch.

What was his name again? Oh right! Yohan! Apollo could see that he was angry, and the goons behind the two-meter-tall man were trying hard to calm him down.

"So he's also walking. Where's the pretty boy then?" Apollo muttered, looking around to see the man Yohan had a beef with. But after looking for a while, he didn't see him. "He probably went by carriage."

Shaking his head, Apollo continued to walk towards the mountain. As far as he could see, this was the tallest mountain in the area. It was like looking at Mount Everest from his previous life, though this mountain was full of greenery, not snow and ice.

Along the way, Apollo brought up the System Store and looked at the items that could help him in this event. I should only buy it when necessary, the beggar thought before closing the store. As his eyes wandered back to the mountain, he couldn't help but stare northwest, towards the forest where the black wolves were.

The place was too far from here, but he could still see the dense trees, which reminded him of the Alpha that would hunt him down. He was nervous that it might appear out of nowhere. Fortunately, nothing had happened in the past few days.

However, Apollo suddenly felt uneasy. He squinted for a moment before staring back at the mountain, his heart pounding like crazy. When he glanced at the forest where the Duskfang Shadowtails resided, he felt as if something was staring back at him. Despite being miles apart, the sensation felt like it was only a few meters away.

The feeling of being watched remained even though he wasn't looking at the forest anymore. After a few seconds, it disappeared.

That monster definitely knows my position, Apollo thought, frowning behind his black mask. He adjusted his half mask and let out a heavy breath. If that monster really hunted him now, there was nothing he could do besides run away.

But am I fast enough? Apollo doubted it. Even though he hadn't slept last night to master the Simple Movement Technique, he still wasn't confident he could outrun that monster. Thinking about it, Apollo realized that the Alphadusk could have killed him before, but the monster didn't.

It seemed like he was being toyed with.

"Tsk, don't come or I'll burn you to a crisp," Apollo muttered. If he couldn't run away, it didn't mean he would die without a fight.

"System, are you sure you won't punish me because I'll leave my beggar spot for a few days?" Apollo asked the system.

"I am sure of it, Host. As long as you recognize that place as your Beggar Spot, I won't be able to issue a punishment. As a True Beggar, you have to rummage for food, money, and other useful items, but you must return to your Beggar Spot.

If you want to change your Beggar Spot, you can always buy a Change Beggar Spot Item in the System Store," the emotionless voice of the System echoed in the beggar's mind.

"Ha, do you think I'll fall for that? I was just asking to make sure!" Apollo said with a smirk.

Soon, he arrived at the foot of the mountain, and the boisterous sound of the people echoed around him.