Chapter 116
In fact, the last time she bought a book from Hufflepuff and asked for Hufflepuff's signature on her TO, she had already subtly revealed her true name. Yet, she felt that at this moment, she needed to introduce herself more formally.
Hufflepuff raised an eyebrow, looking unsurprised. "What about Ravenclaw?"
Yu Xunge paused for a moment. "It's my childhood name."
Hufflepuff picked up an empty wine bottle nearby and hurled it at her. "Get lost."
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After being knocked out of the alchemy shop by the bottle, Yu Xunge immediately messaged Zhao Shuying.
She didn’t have the habit of investigating everything herself after receiving a reminder; why not just tell Zhao Shuying and let everyone look into it together?
[Yu Xunge]: I often turn into animals to play on Zelan Star. A friend here just warned me that it’s best not to transform into an animal in the city lately, but I couldn’t get the specifics.
[Yu Xunge]: Also, the hideout behind the Faro Restaurant on West Street in the Dark City has been exposed. At least the undead I know is aware of it, and she’s discovered the identity of one of your employees—a girl with medium-length hair, about 1.6 meters tall, with a high nose and wide forehead, single eyelids. Her undead form is no longer safe.
[Yu Xunge]: They have a tool that can trace someone’s whereabouts through a strand of hair from a while back.
[Zhao Shuying]: Got it. I’ll report this right away. We’ll investigate and share the results with you as soon as we have them.
[Yu Xunge]: Okay.
[Zhao Shuying]: ∠(°ゝ°) Always at your service!
Yu Xunge couldn’t help but smile. She felt relieved; it was good to know that Zhao Shuying would handle things if the sky fell.
With over half an hour left of her disguise, Yu Xunge didn’t rush back to Blue Star. She had something very important to do—she needed to relocate the teleportation array in the restaurant's basement.
In the past, this place was known only to her, but now that Hufflepuff was aware of it, it was no longer safe.
As she dismantled the teleportation array, her mood was far from pleasant. She didn’t feel proud of her caution; on the contrary, it made her heart ache.
Hufflepuff had been so good to her, both a mentor and a friend, yet she still couldn’t bring herself to trust her…
This made her feel guilty and uneasy, as if she were betraying someone’s genuine feelings…
Being willing to tell Hufflepuff her name and let her see her true appearance was already the extent of her sincerity.
Even that small gesture was more about her desire to learn more from Hufflepuff—after all, you can’t expect a genius to willingly share true knowledge with someone who is constantly guarded and insincere.
But no matter how uncomfortable she felt inside, her hands never hesitated as she dismantled the teleportation array.
Just as she had never taken off her Soros pocket watch in front of Tu Lan, she had never revealed her divine gift to her.
She had no choice; she couldn’t trust any sentient being.
To be safe, she moved the teleportation array to the cemetery outside the Dark City. She would adjust it again once Zhao Shuying confirmed what major movements were happening in the main cities of Zelan Star.
After finishing this, she prepared to return to Blue Star. She had a pile of orders to process, needed to study the map of Moon Lake City and the Six-Tailed Moon Fox, and had classes at the Special Affairs Bureau training camp in the afternoon. Even an hour of practice would be good, and she still needed to practice cooking—these dishes would be perfect for feeding Tu Lan and the cats in the backyard.
Currently, Tu Lan was the one feeding the cats in the backyard. Her bag was filled with various dishes made by Yu Xunge, and she didn’t know why, but even though she was a dragon, she just loved those fluffy creatures.
Yu Xunge took a bite of a sandwich and got to work. There were dozens of orders, some of which had been delayed for a long time, and she still needed to send some gifts.
She intended to keep this business going for the long haul.
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Chapter 149: [Divine Gift] Elegance Never Goes Out of Style (A)
When she topped the wealth rankings in May, her assets were only 53,539.
Three months had passed, and with daily grinding of three gold coins, selling goods from the rooftop vending machine, squeezing profits from Yu Xunhuan, and these orders, her assets not only hadn’t decreased but had actually surpassed 53,000. Not to mention, she hadn’t even claimed her share of the Destiny Gear Crystal every month, which was a significant amount.
The second place was still occupied by the Special Affairs Bureau’s finance department.
This person’s ranking changed almost every hour, sometimes shooting to first place, only to drop back down again.
Scrolling down, almost every avatar had a self-added emblem in the upper right corner, representing their faction—either finance or the leader of a certain power, with some from Huaxia and others from abroad.
Personal players were extremely rare; aside from the anonymous top player, there were only two others, both outside the top 19.
By the time she reached the end, she couldn’t find Yu Xunhuan or Su Yitong; these two had been on the list in her previous life.
Yu Xunge managed to send out all the orders before 3 PM and was just about to head to the training camp when she received a message from Yu Xunhuan.
[Yu Xunhuan]: Sis, we’re planning to team up to fight the Flood Dragon the day after tomorrow. Can you come help us?
[Yu Xunge]: Of course! But my dragon doesn’t listen to me yet. Even if I bring it into the dungeon, it won’t attack.
There was a long pause before a reply came.
[Yu Xunhuan]: That’s fine, sis. We just need one more person.
[Yu Xunge]: Is this Flood Dragon contracted by you or Su Yitong?
[Yu Xunhuan]: We discussed it and decided to let her contract it first.
[Yu Xunge]: Just pamper her! But I need to make it clear—this is a life-or-death matter, so there has to be compensation. At the very least, it should be half of what you give to others.
[Yu Xunhuan]: What do you mean half? It has to be the same, sis! Su Yitong has a skill that can increase attribute points with a chance. It can only trigger once every 30 days. Su Yitong said you’ll be there with those people, a total of 300 chances.
Yu Xunge was shocked by how generous Su Yitong was. How could Yu Xunhuan manage to squeeze such a big advantage from her?!
[Yu Xunge]: Little sis… can you be honest with me? We just need to fight the dungeon, right? I don’t need to do anything else?
[Yu Xunhuan]: Sis~ Just bring some high-level landmines and poisons, okay? Su Yitong really considers you one of her own.
[Yu Xunge]: Alright then.
Yu Xunge wasn’t worried about the ownership of the Flood Dragon. She trusted Yu Xunhuan’s cunning; if he wanted it, he would find a way to get it. Plus, she would adjust their luck when the time came…
What intrigued her was where Su Yitong found these people.
Of course, she wasn’t worried about whether the people coming to join the raid would die. Since they agreed to Su Yitong’s deal, it meant they were mentally prepared. She wasn’t the type to shoulder all the blame and consequences.
She had carried enough of that burden in her previous life…
In this life, she wouldn’t just take the blame; even if it truly was her fault, she would spin around three times on the spot and use all her strength to throw that blame away! The farther, the better; she was allergic to blame.
There were no posts on the game forum about Yu Xunhuan and Su Yitong recruiting players. These two wouldn’t look for the Su family, so the most likely possibility was the Special Affairs Bureau.
[Yu Xunge]: Are you guys collaborating with Su Yitong? A level 12 Flood Dragon, 300 chances for the Hopeful Anthem?
[Zhao Shuying]: Oh, that’s slow news.
[Yu Xunge]: This kind of boss-level beast is really powerful, especially at level 12.
[Zhao Shuying]: Don’t worry, if we can’t beat it, we’ll run. A third of our team has divine gifts that enhance mobility.
[Yu Xunge]: … You guys aren’t really trying to help contract the Flood Dragon, are you?
[Zhao Shuying]: We genuinely want to survive!
[Zhao Shuying]: I’m connected to you at heart; you’re not going to report us, right?
[Yu Xunge]: I’m looking for something to save my life too. I’ll help out.
[Zhao Shuying]: No problem, just stick with me. I’ll be going too.
Only then did Yu Xunge remember that Zhao Shuying’s divine gift was related to escaping, and it was an A-grade.
Hmm, the skills were all very practical and memorable. She had explored at least a few hundred divine gifts, but not many stuck in her mind. Zhao Shuying’s was one of them…
[Divine Gift] Elegance Never Goes Out of Style (A)
You don’t like to run; you’re just more cautious than others and more sensitive to crises, which means you live longer.
[Skill 1] Sweating Bullets (Passive): When your health drops below 50%, you enter a state of sweating bullets, increasing your agility by 200% and movement speed by 150%.
[Skill 2] Elegance Never Goes Out of Style: Upon activation, you enter bullet time for 30 seconds, with a cooldown of 5 minutes.
[Skill 3] Don’t Say I’m Not Thinking of You: After use, it allows friendly targets in a designated area to instantly relocate to a spot within your line of sight. The area’s range is influenced by your intelligence, with a cooldown of 5 seconds (Note: If the target location you see isn’t clear enough, there’s a chance of an accident during the move).
[Skill 4] There’s a Motorcycle in My Throat: When you speak in a bubble voice, your agility increases by 1 for each word spoken, and the duration of the effect (in seconds) equals your intelligence.
Yu Xunge couldn’t help but imagine Zhao Shuying rapping in a bubble voice while fleeing in all directions.
Elegant, so elegant; she was already looking forward to it…
No, she had to record it when the time came.
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