Invincible Leveling

Upgrading Tips

Life was dull and boring, devoid of any interest, like a stagnant pond.

For Qin Tian, crossing over should have been a cause for celebration, but now he couldn't be happy about it at all.

Walking out of the pigsty-like room, Qin Tian entered the backyard of the Furong Tavern, preparing to sweep the yard. He understood the principle that when under someone else’s roof, one had to lower their head.

Despite Zhang Dafu’s chubby appearance, he was a warrior of the fifth rank, and dealing with Qin Tian was as easy as squashing an ant.

Of course, Qin Tian was still a concubine-born son of the Qin family, and Zhang Dafu truly didn’t dare to do anything too extreme. The most he would do was insult him verbally, and occasionally, he would hit or kick him, but never with real force.

Moreover, Qin Tian’s exile from the Qin family was also the will of the family’s Elder Qin Xiangtian. At fifteen years old, he should not have been sent away yet. The Qin family’s rule was that a person who hadn’t reached rank five in martial arts by the age of eighteen would be abandoned and sent into business.

But for some unknown reason, Elder Qin Xiangtian had suddenly issued an order to send Qin Tian to the Furong Tavern as a lowly servant, where he was tasked with washing vegetables, feeding pigs, sweeping the floor, and wiping tables, with no rest at all.

Qin Tian couldn't understand why Elder Qin Xiangtian had treated him this way. After all, he hadn’t done anything to offend the family.

Could it be that this old man caught him secretly watching his wife bathe?

While sweeping, Qin Tian tried to clear his thoughts. He didn’t want to live like this for the rest of his life, and some things had to be repaid.

It was early morning, and the tavern had not yet opened for business, making it eerily quiet. But this was also the busiest time for the servants.

Wiping tables, mopping floors, washing vegetables, slaughtering chickens, ducks, and fish, and other trivial chores were all waiting for Qin Tian and Meng Lei to do.

Meng Lei was tall and strong, but he was clumsy and slow. Other than the physical tasks, most of the work was done by Qin Tian alone.

"Qin Tian, go s*******r those fire chickens," Zhang Dafu said, pointing to the bamboo chicken cages.

"Boss, let me do it. The fire chicken is a low-tier demon beast, and Young Master’s body is still recovering. He might not..." Meng Lei immediately put down what he was doing and ran over.

"This has nothing to do with you. Go do your work," Zhang Dafu glared at Meng Lei, thinking to himself, "What good could come from offending the Elder? If you live a comfortable life here, I’ll be the one in trouble."

Everyone in Qinghe City knew why Qin Tian had been exiled early. It was all because he had offended Elder Qin Xiangtian. Many people looked down on Qin Tian, including Zhang Dafu.

So, Zhang Dafu often made things difficult for Qin Tian. For instance, he would always assign the harder tasks, like slaughtering the fire chickens, to Qin Tian.

Fire chickens were low-tier demon beasts, but don't be fooled by their rank. If their claws caught hold of you, it would hurt terribly. While it wouldn't kill you, the pain was unavoidable.

Qin Tian knew that the fire chicken posed a certain threat to him. His body was sore all over, and he didn’t have enough strength to hold the broom. Forcing him to kill a fire chicken was just embarrassing him.

But he had no choice.

To his surprise, when he got closer to the cage, he noticed that one of the fire chickens had a blood groove on its head. He thought he was seeing things, but as he stepped closer, the groove was still there. The fire chicken was staring at him with fear in its eyes, continuously squawking in the cage.

At the same time, when Zhang Dafu ordered him to kill the fire chickens, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"Help Zhang Dafu kill the fire chicken. Experience points +50, Qi Power +20, Survival Value +1."

"Is this some kind of online game?" Qin Tian was shocked, thinking he was hallucinating. Just as he hesitated, the system voice appeared again.

"Please make a decision within 10 seconds. After 10 seconds, the system will reject the task, and a penalty will be applied."

"Accept."

Hearing the word "penalty," Qin Tian was startled. He immediately muttered, "Accept."

Without the system needing to explain, Qin Tian already knew that the punishment would likely be Zhang Dafu’s fists and kicks. His weak body couldn’t handle much more punishment.

He immediately grabbed a kitchen knife with his right hand and reached for the chicken with his left.

Strangely, the fire chicken was desperately trying to avoid him, as though it was terrified of Qin Tian. If this were any other time, the chicken would have already attacked him.

"Sorry, chicken brother," Qin Tian muttered with a bit of reluctance.

"...gok gok gok, gok gok..." The fire chicken cried out in fear.

Qin Tian grabbed a fire chicken out of the cage, and without hesitation, he slashed down with the knife. The chicken’s head fell to the ground, spraying blood all over Qin Tian’s body.

Immediately, the system’s voice sounded again.

"Task complete. You have received the task rewards. Experience points +50, Qi Power +30, Survival Value +1."

"Congratulations, Player Qin Tian, you have leveled up. Current level: 2. Attribute points +1 (can be freely distributed)."

"Would you like to check your attributes?"

"Yes."

"Player: Qin Tian

Level: 2

Health: 100

Qi Power: 40

Survival Value: 101

Free Attribute Points: 1

Martial Arts: None

Fatal Skills: None"

"...Wow, the heavens really favor me. They’ve given me an upgrade system! I’m going to get rich, haha..."

Qin Tian was so excited that he almost burst out laughing. He immediately dragged another fire chicken out of the cage and quickly killed it. The system’s voice appeared again.

"Slaying the fire chicken has gained Experience Points +25, Qi Power +15, Survival Value +0."

"Why did the experience points decrease by half?" Qin Tian wondered silently, but the system gave no response.

He killed another fire chicken and received the same halved rewards. Though the experience and Qi Power were halved, it was still enough to excite Qin Tian.

Zhang Dafu stood nearby, dumbfounded. He watched Qin Tian s*******r three fire chickens in quick succession, and he was secretly shocked. Killing one fire chicken was already quite difficult, even for skilled butchers. But Qin Tian had killed three in a row, and the fire chickens didn’t even try to fight back.

Moreover, when Qin Tian killed the second fire chicken, his strength suddenly increased, as if he had broken through to the second rank of martial arts. What was going on with this useless person today? Could it be that he was beaten up and his dantian was fused?

"Young Master, you’re amazing! You actually killed the fire chicken. Incredible!" Meng Lei exclaimed with admiration, looking at Qin Tian in disbelief.

"Is killing a chicken really that impressive?"

"You used to not even dare to hold a knife, let alone kill fire chickens."

"Was I really that weak?" Qin Tian was taken aback. He had never realized he had been so scared before.

Zhang Dafu was in a bad mood. He had hoped to see Qin Tian make a fool of himself, but unexpectedly, Qin Tian had easily killed the three fire chickens. He even seemed to enjoy it, which made Zhang Dafu uncomfortable. He couldn’t find an outlet for his frustration and was inwardly boiling with anger.

"Boss, if you need any more chickens slaughtered, just let me know. I’ll handle it for you."

"I think the pig in the pigsty looks good. Do you want me to kill it for you?"

"Don’t look at me like that, I’m just trying to help."

"Hey, hey, don’t leave!"

Qin Tian was frustrated. All the fire chickens in the cage had been killed. The only animal left in the yard to kill was the old sow in the pigsty. As he looked at the sow, a lascivious smile spread across his face...