"Jing Naan… you are assigned gatekeeping duties. Stand as a guard at the entrance gate until this evening."
"Lulu Chan… clean the outside walls, and collect trash along the outer perimeter."
"Yuvan Ling, Du Ling, and Dhu Reel… report to the Arena Master. You will be asked to clean the arena and assist with maintenance work. Be careful with whatever you touch."
As the two servant ladies shouted the names and assigned tasks, the disciples left one by one to attend to their duties. Slowly, the line became shorter, and finally, it was Mo Han's turn.
"Mo Han, clean the washrooms and wash the clothes of all outer court disciples. Hurry and complete the tasks by evening."
Everyone was taken aback by the loud announcement from the servant ladies, who were looking at Mo Han with taunting expressions.
Usually, cleaning washrooms and washing clothes are assigned to different disciples as they are very tedious and time-consuming tasks.
Mo Han saw that these two servant ladies were doing this intentionally. He took a step forward to complain, but before he could say anything, the big-bellied elder lazily opened his mouth and said,
"Send that Han family boy to clean the sect library. Also, send another kid with him since it's a time-consuming task."
The two servant ladies were utterly surprised by the command of the elder. Before they could say anything, Mo Han rushed forward along with Fatty.
"Thank you, elder, for your generosity," both Mo Han and Lambu said, bowing their heads and left immediately without looking back.
The senior disciples in the line felt angry, as the duty of cleaning the sect library is usually offered to senior disciples, where they can also find time to read a few fighting manuals.
The two servant ladies were also disappointed as they had failed to send Mo Han to clean the washrooms, as instructed by Ron Lee, an inner court disciple who had a verbal fight with Mo Han the previous day.
"Haha… brother, did you see that? The Han family name is definitely a big help for us. Now we get the opportunity to visit the sect library on the very first day," Lambu said in an excited tone.
Mo Han also nodded his head in agreement. "Enough with your giggles. Do you even know the path to the sect library?" Mo Han asked as they reached the third gate of the sect which led to the inner court.
"Don't worry about it, brother. I memorized the map of the Burning Sun Pavilion many times before coming here. We must pass through the inner court and reach the Pagoda Peak. The sect library is constructed inside the Pagoda Peak," Lambu said confidently as he led the way.
When they reached the inner court entrance, the two door guards crossed their spears before the gate. Lambu smugly replied that they were assigned to clean the sect library and walked in with his head held high.
While walking through the inner court, Mo Han began taking note of the layout and many strange things he couldn't find in the outer court. This place was far better maintained and filled with ample facilities. He couldn't find a single disciple outside, as the inner court disciples had all the time to cultivate and practice fighting techniques. Unlike outer court disciples, they didn't need to do any labor.
On the other hand, Fatty Lambu was staring at the beautifully constructed bamboo huts and aura trees. He was amazed to see that the inner court had many beautiful servant girls.
But all the servant girls just took a glance and turned their heads away after seeing the outer court uniform.
"Brother Han, if you hadn't spoken against Ron Lee yesterday… you might be enjoying these luxuries here. I'm also one of the reasons for your loss. Sorry, brother," Lambu said in a disappointed tone.
"Don't worry about it… I'm not fascinated by the inner court at all. Also, don't forget that we are just servants to the inner court, not masters. Even with these facilities, we won't be able to enjoy them as we please," Mo Han said while staring at a group of women who were separating petals from strange flowers and throwing them into a large pond.
Some servant girls exchanged looks with Mo Han, but he completely ignored their gestures.
Mo Han was more curious about the lifestyle of inner court disciples.
After passing the last structure, which was the half-moon-shaped teaching hall, they exited the inner court and began walking on the stone path leading to Pagoda Peak.
Fatty Lambu began panting as they approached the Pagoda Peak.
Unlike other entrance gates, Pagoda Peak didn't have any gatekeepers. The entrance was a stone archway that resembled a cave entrance.
"Library of Burning Sun Peak" was written on a stone tablet.
While staring at the bold letters, Mo Han and Fatty stepped inside the Pagoda Peak.
"Wahhh…" Lambu exclaimed, his mouth wide open in surprise upon seeing the marvelous sight before him.
The sect library was constructed by hollowing out a massive cave inside the entire peak. Wooden steps were built along the walls in a spiral staircase that extended from the bottom to the top, which was hundreds of meters high.
On the other hand, Mo Han was not at all impressed. It looked like a simple structure to him, as he had witnessed many such constructions in modern Earth during his life.
"Look at this place, Brother Han! All the powerful fighting style manuals and cultivation techniques are stored inside this stone peak. Isn't it beautiful?" Fatty Lambu asked in a mesmerized tone.
Mo Han just nodded without saying anything and began reading the content written on the wooden board hanging on the wall at the base.
Basic fighting style manuals: Available from steps 1 to 100
Earth-level fighting manuals: Available from steps 101 to 300
Human-level fighting manuals: Available from steps 301 to 303
OnlyOne ranked fighting manual available: Located on step 313, requires special approval from the Main Peak Elder to access
There are 13 cultivation techniques available, which are under the personal care of Elder Ping, the administrator of Pagoda Peak.
Just as Mo Han finished reading half of the content on the wooden board, an old man with a broken wand in hand appeared before them.
"What the hell are you doing here instead of cleaning the library?" Elder Ping shouted loudly in a frustrated tone.
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