My Kingdom Building System

He roamed through the street for a long time. He wanted to go to a restaurant to eat, but he stank too much. And he was sure they would beat him even if he stepped half a step into a restaurant.

The beating was not what he was afraid of, but he feared death.

From what he saw until now, this was a world similar to ancient earth, where rich and influential people could kill masses on the street, and no one would bother them.

And with his strength, he wouldn even stand a chance to fight back.

Another reason was that he was unsure of was if the three copper coins the jewelry salesman threw at him would be enough to buy him a proper meal in a restaurant.

Nolan thought for a while and created a list of things he needed to do before sunset.

The first thing on his list was the complete his task which was to beg ten times. With this, he would also gather enough money for the meal. The second task was to find clean clothes, and the third was to take a bath.

He already knew where to bathe, and that was in the river.

According to his theory, this was probably a city with over a million population. And to protect such a large city from attacks, the city is most likely surrounded by walls.

Though he still had not seen the walls, he was almost ninety percent sure. And If the things he learned in history classes were true, and the people in ancient times were building cities near water sources, then there must be a river in this city.

Nolan roamed on the streets for another half an hour. He looked like he was looking for something.

He stopped when he saw a tailor selling clothes in a wooden stall. ”This is it, ” Nolan muttered as he walked towards the tailor.

The tailor noticed the beggar walking towards him and immediately grabbed the broom that was next to the stall.

Fu.k! Nolan cursed in his heart. Why does everyone have a fuc.king broom!

Puff

Nolan fell to his knees and started kowtowing. ”Good sir, you are a great person. I beg you to give me some old clothes you don need. The heavens will bless you with unspendable wealth if you give me clothes. ”

The tailor looked around himself. He noticed potential customers avoiding his stall because of the stinking beggar kneeling before his stall. ”Hmph! Get out of here before I beat you to death! ”

”Perfect, ” Nolan muttered in a low voice, enough only for him to hear. He was aware more than anyone else how much he stank. And it was his goal to make the tailor lose customers so that he would have no choice but to give him clothes to get him to leave.

”Sir, please! It might not mean much to you, but you will save my life! ” Nolan shouted again, hitting his forehead on the ground.

The tailor started to sweat. The stinking smell from the beggar reached his nose. The beggar stank so much that he felt he could faint at any moment.

He couldn even hit the beggar. After all, it stank so bad from afar. He didn even want to imagine how much it stank when close to the bagger, let alone feel it.

Tears appeared in the tailors eyes. One from the stinking smell, and two because he saw the people distance themselves from his stall. Even the closest person was about twenty meters away from his stall.

” I wish the new emperor exterminated you. You are all useless! All you do is beg all day! ” The tailor screamed with tears as he took the closest piece of clothes and threw it at him. He didn care even if he gave away his most valuable cloth. He just wanted this stinking beggar to stay away from his stall. ”Take it and get lost! GET LOST! ” The tailor screamed again. This time, he threw the broom at the beggar.

”Ill take that! ” Nolan said with a smile as he stood up. He picked up the clothes and then ran away. ”I promise! You will never see me again! ” He waved at the tailor with a smile as he got further and further away.

”Hoo! ” Nolan exhaled. He stopped running when he was sure he was far away from the tailor. He then continued walking normally and examined the clothes he got.

He couldn help but notice that everyone was avoiding him. They pushed each other, and some people even started fights to create a path in the mass of people so they could continue moving. But they never got closer to Nolan. Getting closer to him was like a taboo.

”Hehe! ” Nolan laughed silently. ”The power of stinking is truly invincible. ”

Nolan was satisfied with the black clothes he got. They were clothes that the ancient Chinese people used to wear.

”What were those called again? Hanbu? No, no. It was Hanfu. I always wanted to try one of these. ” He said as he walked in only one direction, hoping to see a river soon.

”Quest Window! ” He said, and the bluish window appeared before his eyes.

[Quest: The Beggar from Another World]

[Beg 10 times: 2/10]

[Gather information about the world: 0/1]

[Reward: Old Rusty Shovel, 15Exp]

Seeing the Quest Window, Nolan got angry again. ”Stupid system, I begged three times! There fuc.king times! I begged the jewelry salesman not to beat my ass, I begged him to give me some money, and I begged the tailor for clothes! ” He shouted with all his strength.

”Has this beggar gone made? ”

”I think a ghost haunts him. ”

”Shall we report him? ”

”No.no. Do not do anything that could provoke the ghost. ”

Many people started to gossip around about the stinky beggar.

Though Nolan made a fool out of himself in front of many people, the system gave no reaction.

He walked for a long time, and the anger slowly disappeared. ”Finally. ” He said as he saw a river in the distance.

He then walked to the side of the street and sat. He leaned on the wall of one old house. There was another building next to the house he leaned on. Between those two houses was a little space, just enough so that Nolan could hide his new clothes.

He then stretched his hand in front and opened his palm. ”Please have mercy, ” Nolan said. He repeated those words for almost two hours.

From time to time, someone who passes would pity him and throw two or three copper coins at him.

After two hours of begging, Nolan fulfilled the first requirement to complete the quest the system gave him.

After two hours of begging, Nolan noticed how good his skill [Begging lv1] was. If not, then he would have begged far longer than two hours.

However, now the problem was the second requirement.

He was about to stand up and move, but he heard two people gossiping.

”Ahh. It is the second year since Emperor Rowan rose to the throne. ” One said.

”Yes, and he has done nothing to improve our lives. The only thing he did was change the calendar. Now it is the second year of Wan (Wan 2). ” The other one said.

That was all Nolan heard. The two men continued walking down their path and soon were lost in the crowd.

”The second year of Wan? ” Nolan muttered. ”Ancient china had calendars like that. They start counting the years from one whenever a new emperor sits on the throne. But Im almost a hundred percent sure this is not Earth. ”

[Ding]

[Congratulations to the host for completing the quest: Beggar from Another World]

[You received: One rusty shovel, Exp15]

A smile appeared on Nolans face, but he didn have time to be happy because his stomach was hurting. It started to hurt an hour ago, but he was still in the middle of completing the quest, so he ignored it.

He quickly took the new clothes he hid from between the buildings and headed toward the river.

It took him another half an hour to get there, and by the time he arrived, the sun was already setting, and he was starving.

From there, he could see the walls surrounding the city, which confirmed his theory to be a hundred percent correct.

There was a tree near the river.

He sat below the tree and admired the scenery of the sunset for a while. When the night fell, he took off his clothes and entered the water.

He cleaned his body for almost half an hour, and by the time he finished, he was freezing.

He looked up at the sky at the moon shining brightly in the clear night sky.

He had never seen such a beautiful moon on Earth. Or did the city lights and noises destroy the beauty of the moon?

He then lowered his head and looked at his reflection in the water.

”Not so bad! ” He said with shock as he passed with his wingers through his wet hair. He then proceeded to make various posses. ”haha. Im pretty handsome! ”

Though he admired his handsomeness, he was still freezing in the water. He quickly got out of the water and headed under the tree.

He squeezed the water from his long wet black hair and then took a branch from the tree and tied his hair, using the branch as a hairpin.

He took his new and clean clothes. ”How should I wear this? ” He wondered.

After many tries and failures, half an hour later, he figured out how to wear the Hanfu.

Dressed in the black Hanfu, with his black hair and handsome face, no one could say that this was the stinky beggar from before.

Not even Nolan recognized himself, let alone the others.

The lanterns in the city lit long ago. The moonlight lightened his way as he headed toward the busy streets, ready to see the nightlife in this city with only thirty copper coins in his pocket.