2: Chapter 2 The Physique of Having Many Children, Blessings

Chu Sheng stared at Xiao Huan's appearance, his Adam's apple bobbing.

"Her eyes are eyes, her nose is a nose."

Having been single for two lifetimes, he immediately shook his head vigorously.

"No, no! Serious business! This is a major life event!"

He began to struggle with the decision.

Emotionally speaking, in the simulation, he and Xiao Huan had developed naturally, and things had fallen into place.

This girl was indeed good—virtuous and considerate.

She had that "White Moonlight" feel to her.

But from the perspective of the grand "Many Children, Many Blessings" plan, Xiao Huan was just a maid.

The starting point was too low; even if they could have many children, they would be born into the life of minor servants and maids.

Could he really expect his children to level up all the way to "King of Servants"?

Option 2 was too cold-hearted.

He had just experienced the failure of his spirit test, and he was the one who brought it up; it simply wasn't something a decent person would do.

Option 3 seemed indecisive; although he planned to be a stallion, keeping a girl hanging as a backup was wrong.

"The simulator said this choice has a huge impact..."

Chu Sheng frowned and pondered.

"If I marry her, it might just be a life of an ordinary couple, at most having a few more kids thanks to 'Many Children, Many Blessings' and living a bustling life at the bottom. If I don't, what if I have some miraculous encounter later? Although with my Trash talent, the probability is lower than winning the lottery..."

He thought about this world's cultivation system.

Generally, those with high talent would enter the Qi Induction stage shortly after the spirit test, skipping the mortal phase.

But for someone like him, who couldn't even sense spiritual energy, he could only start training as a mundane martial artist.

Mundane martial artists were divided into nine ranks.

Ranks one to three trained strength, four to six trained Qi, and seven to nine trained breath.

Above martial artists lay the true path to immortality.

Qi Induction Realm, True Condensation Realm, Spirit Sea Realm, Dao Palace Realm, Divine Ability Realm...

The realms above those didn't have much to do with him.

Given his current situation, relying on the Strong and Robust trait, he was probably around the second rank of a martial artist, slightly stronger than an average burly man.

"If I don't get married now while I'm young and strong, and instead gamble on some ethereal miraculous encounter..."

Chu Sheng smiled bitterly.

"I might just end up an old bachelor, and this ultimate Many Children, Many Blessings trait would be completely wasted."

"Damn it, although my name is Chu Sheng, I can't act like a complete beast!"

He gritted his teeth.

"Screw it, I'll marry her."

"Besides, for the first simulation, it's better to be safe!"

"I choose 1! Marry Xiao Huan!"

[Simulation continues]

[Chu Sheng plucked up his courage, found the manager, and presented dozens of copper coins.]

["Lord Manager, this lowly one wishes to ask for a favor..."]

[The manager weighed the copper coins and looked at him sideways: "Two trash items paired together, it does save some trouble."]

[He casually pointed toward the back of the West Courtyard: "There's an unused woodshed next to that broken courtyard; it's livable if you clean it up. From now on, you two will be responsible for the chores in the West Courtyard. Your monthly stipend... stays the same."]

[But Chu Sheng and Xiao Huan were already overjoyed.]

[There was no wedding, no guests.]

[One night, the two of them kowtowed three times to the moonlight, and that counted as being married.]

"Just like that... I have a wife? And it's in a simulation. It feels like playing a galgame, starting with a wife..."

[After a while, the newlywed life began.]

[It was plain and hard, but there was a warmth in depending on each other.]

[The two worked together and were scolded together.]

[In the heavy labor day after day, they became each other's only solace.]

Chu Sheng noticed that the Many Children, Many Blessings trait didn't have any noticeable effect yet.

However, daily life... was quite harmonious.

["Your cooking only fools me; who else would eat this?"]

[Xiao Huan gently punched him. "You devil, you're going to be the death of me..."]

"Ahem, see no evil."

[Another period of time passed.]

[It was the end of the year, and the Lin Mansion issued a meager New Year bonus.]

[Chu Sheng used this bit of money to buy a bag of brown sugar and a piece of coarse cloth.]

[When Xiao Huan received the fabric, her tears fell.]

["I... I've been in the mansion for so many years, and this is my first piece of new clothing material..."]

[Chu Sheng hugged her: "I'll buy it for you every year from now on."]

"Fast forward."

[Time passed slowly.]

[Xiao Huan began to lose her appetite, often felt nauseous, and fainted by the well while drawing water.]

[Chu Sheng was scared out of his wits and ran off with her on his back.]

[They came to an old gardener in the mansion who knew a bit of medicine; he stroked his beard and smiled: "Congratulations, kid Chu, you're going to be a father!"]

Chu Sheng's spirits lifted.

"It's coming! The first effect of Many Children, Many Blessings! I'm going to have a child!"

"Wait, this feedback to reality... it won't just shove a baby at me, will it? The simulator didn't make that clear!"

Information popped up next to the screen:

[Key event triggered: Wife is pregnant]

['Many Children, Many Blessings': The first offspring is being conceived. After the offspring is born, a medium amount of rewards will begin to be fed back.]

"Aptitude improvement? Random range? What is the feedback? A bit of cultivation or a bit of strength?"

Chu Sheng was curious and expectant.

[After Xiao Huan became pregnant, she could no longer do heavy work.]

[Chu Sheng took on both their workloads. Every day he was as tired as a dead dog, but looking at his wife's belly, he was full of drive.]

[To nourish Xiao Huan's body, Chu Sheng began to take risks.]

[On the edge of the Liuyun Mountain Range outside Qingshi Town, there were some wild fruits and vegetables, and occasionally he could catch mountain chickens or wild rabbits.]

[But there was also danger there; low-level demonic beasts appeared.]

[With the strength of a second-rank mundane martial artist, he could barely protect himself on the edge of the mountain range.]

["Oh, what the—!"]

[Chu Sheng was searching for wild game when his foot suddenly stepped into thin air.]

[He fell head over heels and climbed up grimacing in pain.]

[Just as he was about to climb out of the pit, his foot slipped, kicking away the loose soil and revealing a hidden small hole.]

[Chu Sheng reached inside and felt around; it was a small iron box.]

"Blessing?"

"Could it be the hidden luck brought by Many Children, Many Blessings? Or is it just... simply my dog-like luck?"

[Chu Sheng looked around, stuffed the iron box into his robe, and hurried away.]

[That night, in the broken woodshed.]

[Chu Sheng and Xiao Huan nervously opened the iron box.]

[Inside was a thin book and an irregular crystal.]

[Chu Sheng didn't recognize a single word in the book.]

[But that crystal...]

[He instinctively sensed it.]

[Buzz!]

[For the first time in nearly twenty years, his silent body felt a sense of Qi!]

["This... this is?"]

[Xiao Huan looked at him worriedly: "Brother Chu Sheng, what's wrong?"]

As the screen focused, Chu Sheng's heart pounded.

A Spirit Crystal?

Or a higher-grade Spirit Stone? But why was it fragmented?

Most importantly...

His Trash physique actually reacted to this thing?

Could this crystal bypass some of the limitations of the Trash trait?!

[Obtained a Miraculous Encounter: A damaged inheritance book? A mysterious crystal.]

[A small variable has appeared in life.]

Chu Sheng looked at the screen, lost in thought.

"A second-rank mundane martial artist unexpectedly obtaining a mysterious crystal... this start seems quite interesting?"

"So the 'Blessings' in Many Children, Many Blessings isn't the kind of blessing I thought, but rather, it starts manifesting from here? Because of marrying and getting pregnant, the first opportunity was brought about?"

He suddenly began to look forward to it.