The Journey of the God Emperor

Chapter 3: The Pendant of Samsara

The next day, Lloyd got woken up by the various noises outside.

"Argghh! I could not sleep at all last night and just when I finally got the chance, It is already morning! This makes me irritated!" Lloyd complained. He was not able to sleep at all last night because of all that has happened yesterday, being transmigrated, waking up inside a coffin, knowing about cultivation and his current situation.

"This really feels surreal," Lloyd said while looking at his hands.

"Am I the protagonist of my own story? Haha. Seems like this is just me being sleep-deprived," Lloyd said. It just so happened that someone knocked on Lloyd's door.

"Who's there?" Lloyd asked.

"Young master, it's Trisha." The voice beyond the door answered.

"Oh. Come in.'" Lloyd responded.

Trisha was Lloyd's personal all-around maid. They met about 7 years ago and Trisha was only older by 2 years. Trisha was actually quite a beauty with her blue eyes and blonde hair, which was quite unusual considering that most of the people in the empire have Asian attributes. She also has a short vertical scar on her left cheek. Trisha was a very capable house cleaner and also very kind so the previous Lloyd instantly became friends with her when they first met.

"Good Morning, young master!" Trisha cheerfully said.

"Good Morning too, Trisha." Lloyd responded while smiling back at her.

"Young Master, I'm so happy to know that you are alive! I already prepared your favorite breakfast which are eggs and rice at the dining table. Please eat while I fix your bed." Trisha said while smiling.

"Thank you, Trisha. I'm so happy to be alive as well. Let's go outside," Lloyd said. He then proceeded outside toward the dining table.

While eating, Lloyd arranged his plan for the day. 'After eating, I should visit my father. Then, I'll meet up with Francis.' Lloyd thought.

Right after eating, Lloyd asked Trisha to escort him to his father’s room.

"Trisha, please escort me to the Clan Chief’s room," Lloyd asked Trisha.

"Young Master, Lord Clan Chief is at the Meeting Room right now." Trisha said while bowing slightly.

"Oh. Okay. Then please just accompany me for today," Lloyd said.

"Gladly, Young Master!" Trisha said while smiling.

When they got out of Lloyd's house, a middle-aged man approached and greeted them.

"Young Lloyd! Ha ha ha! I am glad that you are alive." This man was smiling but the look on his eyes was different. He was of medium height and build and just a little bit taller than Lloyd. He had a moustache and a short scar on his left cheek. He was wearing a black and white hanfu (Chinese robe) with embroidered red flames at the bottom part.

"Uncle Froy, thank you." Lloyd responded. The middle-aged man was called Froy Blanc, the younger brother of his father. His uncle Froy was the head of the punishment division of their clan. The punishment division deals with the punishments for the law breakers of their clan. Lloyd just smiled and did not bother to bow because in his memories, his uncle Froy was on the side of Lloyd's second mother and younger brother.

"All of us were devastated when we heard that you died during a trial in your school. Hu hu." Uncle Froy said while having some kind of a sad face.

'Yeah right. No wonder all of you didn't even bother to attend my funeral.' Lloyd mused to himself. However, this has nothing to do with him because he was not the previous Lloyd.

"I understand Uncle, do not worry anymore. I will take care of myself from now on. Uncle, we have somewhere to go right now so if you'll excuse us." Lloyd said smiling while bowing slightly.

"Oh. Ok. Take care now. I'll see you around." Uncle Froy said while seeing them off with his narrowed eyes.

When they parted ways and both Lloyd and Trisha have gone far, Froy's face suddenly turned frosty and a man appeared behind Froy.

"I can't believe that brat is still alive." Froy said without turning around.

"Indeed. We'll have to change some of our plans." the man who appeared responded.

"Yes." Froy said.

Meanwhile, Lloyd and Trisha left the clan’s residence and proceeded to Francis' place. The distance between the two places were not that far, only about a kilometer away. It didn't took too long for them arrive at Francis' residence. Francis' clan, as one of the aristocratic clans, have one of the luxurious places in their city. It was a complete opposite with Lloyd's clan. If Lloyd's clan residence gives off some sort of a menacing and awe-inspiring aura, Francis' clan residence have many colorful and expensive decorations all around the vicinity signifying their wealth.

"Hello, may I ask if Francis is inside?" Lloyd asked one of the guards on the entrance of Francis' clan residence.

"Yes, young master Lloyd. Our young master is currently inside. Please wait for a moment." the guard politely responded. The guard went inside to notify Francis.

After sometime, Francis came out wearing the same attire from yesterday.

"Brother! So nice of you to visit me. I was about to go to your place when I was notified of your arrival. Ha ha ha." Francis said to Lloyd.

"Well, I feel bored when I'm just stuck inside my place so I want you to accompany me in taking a walk around our city." Lloyd responded.

"Oh, I see. I understand. Let's go then?" Francis asked.

"Yes. Let's go." Lloyd responded. After that, they went on a walk around their city with Trisha following closely behind them.

"Oh right. What's up with your clothes?" Lloyd curiously asked Francis.

"What about my clothes, bro?" Francis asked.

"Well, that looks exactly the same with your clothes yesterday." Lloyd stated.

"Ahh. Well, you see my bro, I'll let you in on a secret since you are my bro hehe." Francis said with a smirk.

"Whatever. It is just a passing thought. Never mind." Lloyd annoyingly said.

"Hey, hey... alright, alright I'll tell you. You see, I have these exact clothes for every day in a week. Therefore, it just looks like I am wearing the same clothes everyday but It is not true. Hehe." Francis sheepishly said.

"Ah. Is that so? Ok. Good for you..." Lloyd uninterestingly said.

"Hey bro, what's with that reaction? Hey, hey...” Francis persuaded.

While walking around, they unknowingly wandered through the busiest public market in the city: Scarlet Emerald Market. Almost all kinds of things can be found here. You want something? Just look around this public market and eventually, you will find it. All forms of marketing are available here, both legal and illegal. Speaking of Illegal, in a corner of a big building was a big, but kind of worned-out caravan. A group of big and muscular men with hideous looks was escorting a group of people out of the caravan. These groups of people being escorted out have different genders and ages and all looked thin. Some looked like they were in their 60's, some were middle-aged men and women, some were in their teens, and there were also children amongst the group. However, regardless of their genders and ages, all of them have bruises and stains of blood on their clothes. What further made them stand out amongst the crowds were the iron chains on their hands and feet, yes, they were slaves.

"Come on! Single file!" shouted by one of the muscular men while hitting those who were walking slowly with a long whip.

One of the muscular men also shouted, "Move you stupid kids!"

"Line them up, fools!" ordered by a skinny yet tall middle-aged man, who seemed to be their boss. "Have you fed these products?!  Why are they slow?!"

After the boss said that, all of the muscular men became much more harsh and ruthless in dealing with the slaves.

Lloyd and his group stopped on their tracks when they saw this beyond horrible scene.

"Damn. What a way to ruin the day," Francis said.

Trisha just averted her gaze with a saddened look while Lloyd just watched this scene with a poker face.

'This is the first time that I've witnessed such cruel things in real life unlike before where I just watch things like these on screens. This is really hard to watch especially for someone like me who's been living a peaceful life on earth just a few days ago...Although I'm really curious how I could stomach such a sight because if this was me back on Earth, I would have already fainted,' Lloyd wondered.

From Lloyd's memories, these scenes were normal in this city. Slavery were still allowed in this world where the strong reigns supreme and the weak can only obey. Lloyd's clan, who's the ruler of the city have some sort of business deals with the slave owners and masters in the city, making Lloyd and all the other concerned people powerless to help those slaves.

"Oh Right, it’s Friday. It's auction day. They're headed to the Grassy Meadow auction house," Francis said.

"Oh well, the day is just beginning. Why don't we head to our favorite restaurant?" Francis said to Lloyd.

"You two can go if you want. I lost interest. I'm returning to my room," Lloyd said. He turned around and started walking away.

"Hey, bro! Wait for me!" Francis said while running toward Lloyd. Trisha followed closely.

"Hey bro, I understand how you feel but we are powerless to do anything right now. Maybe someday but not now," Francis tried to console Lloyd when he got near.

"Yes, I know. Thank you. Let's do this on another day," Lloyd said.

"Okay, just tell me when and I will immediately come,” Francis said. When they got to Francis' residence, they parted ways. Afterward, Lloyd and Trisha went back to their own residence.

"Thank you for coming along with me Trisha. You can rest now. See you tomorrow," Lloyd said to Trisha.

"Yes, Young Master. See you tomorrow," Trisha said while bowing.

When they parted ways, Lloyd entered his room and lay on his bed. He stayed like that for a couple of minutes before sitting down on the bed. Lloyd then pulled out the pendant out of his shirt and observed it once again. After a while, Lloyd noticed something.

"Wait a minute, why are there only four colors inside the pendant?" Lloyd curiously asked himself. Last time he checked, there were four colors inside the pendant but now, only four were left.

Lloyd peered closely inside the pendant and then suddenly, the pendant released a blinding light and something rushed into Lloyd's mind.

“arrrrgghhhhhh!!!!”

Lloyd clutched his head because of the excruciating pain he's currently feeling. A lot of information was rushing into his mind and Lloyd felt like a drill was drilling deep inside his mind. After a minute or so, the pain was suddenly gone and Lloyd lost consciousness.

After an undetermined time has passed, Lloyd regained consciousness.

"Uhhhhh...my head... It hurts...hayys...what time is it? It is almost 7 pm. What the hell was that?" Lloyd massaged his temples and sat down. When Lloyd sorted all of his thoughts, he finally remembered all that has happened.

"The Pendant of Samsara!" Lloyd suddenly blurted out. He searched for the pendant and was relieved that it was still in his hand. It turned out that the name of the pendant was The Pendant of Samsara. It was made during the beginning of this universe. However, it did not include who the creator was. The pendant was the core of the Samsara Cycle, which governs the life, and death of all living things.

"So, that's why our family became lucky ever since we got this pendant. It turns out that the good karma, which we have accumulated throughout the years, have helped us to be lucky in all sorts of ways. How mysterious," Lloyd mused.

"So, the reason why I got transmigrated in this world was also due to this pendant? Or because of something else?" Lloyd continued on his thoughts.

"Oh well, at least I am alive. That is the only thing that matters right now. So, the reason why the white color was missing on the pendant was because it entered my body and gifted me a special body constitution?" Lloyd said while inspecting his body. The pendant also gave him information about the five colors inside the pendant. Each of the colors have different unique power or shall we say properties, which could be considered as miraculous should it be revealed on the outside world. Only the power of the white color was revealed and for the other four, Lloyd will have to wait in the future. The white color have the power to maximize the bodies’ potential to cultivate and can even grant a special or unique ability to the recipient. What's even more mysterious about it was that it granted Lloyd with the ability to calm his mind at all times as well as have a cool demeanor no matter how hard or crucial the situation can get. Now, with the help of the pendant of Samsara, Lloyd regained his body constitution. No, he did not just regained it but was instead upgraded to its fullest potential.

“White Dragon’s Eye Body Constitution? So, this is the name of my new constitution? Wow! Oh. It’s a special constitution?” Lloyd got the information of his new body constitution directly from the pendant, as if there was a sentient being inside.

”Let’s try this new constitution of mine then, shall we?” Lloyd properly sat down and closed his eyes.

“Woah! That is fast! The speed on which I draw mana from my surroundings and into my dantian is almost 15 times faster than when I was in my prime! Wait... my dantian’s storage space is also 15 times larger! What!? Oh, yes! Hahaha!” Lloyd enthusiastically said to himself.

“Everyone, especially you, step-mother! Shall pay for what you have done! Even though the previous Lloyd has died, I shall carry his burden for this is the least that I can do for him. In addition, I cannot stand the way things are. Even though I have to cross burning seas and defeat terrifying foes, I shall stand at the very top! I shall be the hero of this world! Hahaha! Damn, I’m so corny,” Lloyd said.

"It's late in the evening right now, I'll just test the unique ability of my White Dragon’s Eye Technique tomorrow after I ate my breakfast. I cannot wait! Haha," Lloyd further said. After that, he tidied up his bed and went to sleep.