Dave finally got up off the ground, dusting off the blood soaked rags he called clothes.
"We were all schemed against by that demon. I for one am willing to forgive all the pain and suffering your friend inflicted on me. I was merely acting in self defense," he said with sincerity in his voice.
"Heh, easy to say for a thief who got his ass beat."
"Sniffle. She hit me out of nowhere but I never resorted to violence. How can I be a thief? I gave it back after I thought I was safe."
"Fang Xiu Hua, did you actually assault him before speaking with him?"
"I did. I mistook him for a goblin..."
"Heavens... Oh, wait, I can sort of see it... Because he's so short, right?"
Dave: "..."
I need to start my cultivation journey as fast as possible. I should have a huge advantage with my knowledge from earth since I can apply my superior logical reasoning skills and the scientific method. This world turned out to be extremely dangerous and I can't steal my way out of every situation evidently. And Hood Attitude... That skill activated by itself but it seems kinda racist doesn't it? Hmmmm... It did seem to intimidate that guy who's name I forgot though...
[Skill activation: Hood Attitude]
"Holup! You bitches need to show me sum respec- Ack!"
"Fang Xiu Hua, stop." Liu Yan gasped. Fang Xiu Hua had hit Dave in the head once more.
[Skill activation failed]
"Owwww..."
Dave looked ghoulish. The sunken eyes of a sleep deprived man stared bitterly at Fang Xiu Hua, his lips were dry and cracked, the blood soaked clothes had already begun to stiffen and a fresh bump swelled on his head where he had been struck.
Fang Xiu Hua shrugged. "What? I felt like he was threatening me. Or maybe he just has a thing for getting beat up by girls."
Do I have a thing for that? What, no... maybe?
"Sorry..." Liu Yan healed his head.
"Please, no more violence. Like I tried to explain, I'm an otherworlder who just got here. I got tricked by Zhong Fu Yaoi into finding this... thing." He gestured towards the cock monolith. "And then I became a Ghetto Shaman, no wait, I think I already was a Ghetto Shaman before that but it glowed and activated some kind of system in me and-"
The girls exchanged looks, clearly confused by his ramblings.
"What? Have you never heard about otherworlders? Zhong Fu Yaoi made it seems like it was common knowledge here."
"No no, we know about otherworlders but... A Ghetto Shaman?" Liu Yan said.
"Uhhh, erm, I cultivate Science Path."
"... That's... not a thing." She looked worried while Fang Xiu Hua held a gaze full of anger and suspicion.
Shit, I need to be more careful. If I'm an anomaly here then someone might kidnap me and try to sell me, like that creep who wanted to "investigate my corpse", so for now I'll just lie. I'll keep pinning everything on that old bastard Zhong Fu Yaoi, hopefully it comes back to bite him in the ass.
"Hmmm, Zhong Fu Yaoi told me all that. He must have been filling my head with his lies. And also she hit me in the head a lot, that can only have made things worse." Dave pointed the long finger of accusation towards Fang Xiu Hua.
One question arose in Dave's mind, compelling him to ask them something that had plagued him since the very beginning of his journey in this cultivation world. What is futanari.
"What is futanari?" Dave asked.
Their expressions had a look of disparagement and resignation. Was it a look of concern for a retarded individual?
[System Notice: -50 street cred]
[System Notice: Your street cred is now negative and penalties will be applied shortly]
"WHAT!?"
His sudden outburst startled the women. "Calm down, I understand this must all be very confusing for you. I'll try my best to explain," Liu Yan attempted to soothe the manic Dave.
"This idiot really doesn't know what a futanari is..." Fang Xiu Hua shook her head.
"A futanari is someone who has been blessed with the Dao of perfect unity. Mankind embodies the Dao in the aspects of Yin and Yang, where women dominate Yin and men dominate Yang. Without the split meridian in their Dantian, it allows their Qi to flow freely."
I don't get it...
"I see..." Dave nodded while scratching his chin. "And uh, a futanari ghetto is?"
"Well, because of their status as sovereign cultivators, they are often hunted... There's a lot of superstition and strange beliefs surrounding futanari, way too much for me to explain. Futanari are few in numbers, and often turn to the demonic path. A futanari ghetto is a sort of hidden lawless sanctuary where demonic futanari gather."
That sounds extremely dangerous- Wait... system?
[Yes?]
What was my current objective again?
[Current Objective: Locate a futanari ghetto]
Damn. Whatever, I'll just ignore it, don't want to get raped by some demonic cultivators.
[System Notice: Current objective must be completed within 90 days]
[Penalty for failure: Death]
"WHAT!?"