Chapter 188
Yu Xunge had never enjoyed any resources or training from the Special Affairs Bureau for free; she had no obligation to work for them. The price she was willing to sell to the Bureau was almost like a half-gift, half-sale.
Though Yu Xunge could articulate her thoughts beautifully, she chose to speak plainly: “I’m only selling this at a discount because it’s special. Next time, let’s keep it professional.”
Zhao Shuying smiled and pushed an item toward her. “No need to wait for next time. This is a gift from the Special Affairs Bureau, thanking you for thinking of us first.”
It was a dark blue turtleneck sweater, complete with chest armor.
**[Warm and Fuzzy]** (Legend)
**[Bonus Attributes]:** Agility +41 | Intelligence +85
**[Magical Attributes]:** +27% Critical Hit Rate | +5% Casting Speed
**[Legendary Skill] No Pilling:** After using this skill, all skill casting speeds increase by 25% for the next 5 minutes, consuming 50 mana per minute, with a cooldown of 10 minutes.
**[Wearing Requirements]:** Level ≥ 9 | Agility > 30
A legendary-grade piece of equipment with dual attribute requirements! And the legendary skill it came with was quite practical, not useless at all.
It was definitely much better than what she was currently wearing, the **[Did You Make Money Today?]**, which required her to modify its information. With **[Warm and Fuzzy]**, she wouldn’t have to worry about that.
Having just reached level 9, Yu Xunge didn’t hesitate to accept the Bureau’s reward. It was clearly prepared for her, as both the wearing requirements and attribute bonuses suited her perfectly.
It was precisely because the Bureau was becoming more transparent that she was willing to think of them in everything.
She quickly borrowed a changing room to put on her new gear.
Now, Yu Xunge’s upper body was clad in the blue sweater with shoulder armor and wrist guards, while her lower half sported three-quarter leather pants and ankle boots. It looked a bit odd, but still within the realm of normalcy.
After all, it was definitely better than pairing black mink shorts with women’s dress shoes.
She glanced at Zhao Shuying, and yes, it was much better.
Zhao Shuying understood the look in Yu Xunge’s eyes, smiled, and called over a colleague. With impressive efficiency, they opened a portal to send Yu Xunge on her way.
As soon as Yu Xunge stepped through her front door, she heard the system announcement.
**[Ding—Congratulations to Blue Star player Yu Zhao Hai for establishing a legion using the Legion Order. The Legion Rankings are officially open!]**
At that moment, on every player’s game panel, the chain in the **[Legion Rankings]** section shattered with a loud crash, and the three gray words were instantly engulfed in flames.
A legion appeared, the only one at that moment.
**[Legion] [Legion Leader] [Country] [Number of Members] [Rating]**
Dinghai Yu Zhao Hai Huaxia 8517 0.1
Everyone who opened the Legion Rankings could see the number of members rapidly increasing, the final digit changing so quickly it was almost impossible to catch.
Two thousand… three thousand… six thousand… ten thousand… soon, the number surpassed one hundred thousand! And it kept climbing!!
The rating also slowly rose, 0.1—0.15—0.25…
Everyone held their breath, watching and waiting.
The Huaxia channel and regional channels fell into silence.
Only the world channel erupted, with various languages flooding the screen, yet not a single Chinese character appeared; at that moment, it felt as if that language had been put on pause.
Two hundred thirty thousand… three hundred sixty thousand… seven hundred eighty thousand… nine hundred ninety thousand…
Over a million!!
Two million, three million… five million!!
Finally, the number for **[Dinghai]** settled at 5,550,204! And the rating stopped at 8.35.
It was as if everyone suddenly remembered they could breathe. Everyone knew that **[Dinghai]** was the Special Affairs Bureau, the Bureau of Huaxia.
As the dust settled, time slowly ticked past midnight, landing on October 2nd.
The sense of ceremony and romance… no wonder they were so eager they blocked her flight.
Yu Xunge opened the level rankings and found that players who used to need to add a golden dragon to their profile pictures had removed the golden dragon from their avatars. Instead, their frames were now adorned with a brand new golden dragon, its whiskers even swaying in the wind—clearly a feature from the game system.
In her previous life, the Special Affairs Bureau received the Legion Order a bit late, not only after the Su family but also behind several other factions. By the time they finally established a few legions abroad, the Bureau was still lagging behind.
As a result, after **[Dinghai]** was established, its prestige was still less than that of these individual factions.
Under the instigation of these factions, many citizens expressed dissatisfaction with the Bureau, believing they should eliminate those with divine gifts below F-rank and revoke their qualifications to queue for dungeons, allowing more useful players to level up.
Many from the Bureau even left to join other legions, as in the Bureau, what you received was directly proportional to what you had to give. In contrast, those factions established by wealthy families granted privileges to the strong.
There were also many changes; for instance, the Bureau’s legion was not called **[Dinghai]** in her previous life, but rather **[With Organization, Come Quickly]**.
Yu Xunge had always felt that the official name would struggle to attract top players, and this name bore at least half the blame.
That name gave off a sense of elderly folks trying to keep up with the times, and while it might have been acceptable before, after the game invasion, it felt no different from **[I Want to Black Your Gear]** in the eyes of the youth…
A legion name should ideally be cool with a touch of ambiguity; it could be meaningless or even nonsensical, but it must not be frightening.
Moreover, the legion leader in her previous life was not Yu Zhao Hai.
Yu Zhao Hai… she felt the name was somewhat familiar, but she couldn’t quite place it; perhaps it was someone from the Yu family.
Yu Xunge didn’t dwell on this for too long. She closed the game interface, and regardless of any changes, she felt that things were just fine as they were.
Just a few steps out, her phone vibrated. She ignored it, but the next second, she heard the voice of the spirit on her shoulder, Tulan, reading out loud:
“Public message: Thank you, Ms. Yu Xunge, for your tremendous contribution in establishing the legion for the Special Affairs Bureau. The Bureau will always be your friend! Salute! [Special Affairs Bureau].”
Yu Xunge: “…”
Regardless of whether the Bureau’s action was a mere advertisement or a genuine expression of gratitude and protection, seeing this message genuinely lifted her spirits.
This was exactly what she wanted—reputation.
Reputation was the best protective charm; while it wouldn’t prevent people from having designs on her, anyone wanting to deal with her would have to expend more effort and resources. How to justify their actions and how to bypass **[Dinghai]** would all be issues and obstacles.
After cutting off another path for Yu Xunhuan, Yu Xunge continued to nest at home, studying **[Melting Time]**. The process of handling and brewing these herbs was extremely complicated, and soon Yu Xunge found herself unsatisfied with the notes Hufflepuff had given her. She had some ideas in her mind that needed to be confirmed with Hufflepuff, so she had to make another trip to Zelan.
Half an hour later, the invisible dragon and a blob of jellyfish floated outside the city gate of Yas City, carefully browsing the wanted posters on the notice board.
A rough count revealed at least a few hundred, featuring various races, including some exotic beasts.
But as Yu Xunge looked at a few of the portraits, her heart raced.
The **Blood Elf** and **Undead** named Ge Wu'en, the **Moon Fox** named Shuang Xiu, and the **Gnome** named Ka Bi…
Everywhere she looked, there were her alternate identities.
Ge Wu'en’s bounty was 3,000 gold coins.
Shuang Xiu’s bounty was 3,000 gold coins plus three bottles of epic potions personally crafted by the Moon Blade Emperor.
Ka Bi’s bounty was 5,000 gold coins plus three bottles of epic potions personally crafted by the Moon Blade Emperor.
Moon Blade… don’t get too attached!
Tulan: “Do you recognize anyone up there?”
Yu Xunge: “Yeah, my four sisters.”
Tulan: “Are you going to save them?”
Yu Xunge said with a heavy heart, “There’s no saving them.”
Tulan: “That’s unfortunate. Were they wronged?”
Yu Xunge: .
Look at you, you’ve killed the mood!
After taking Tulan for a stroll, Yu Xunge transformed into a dark-skinned Tauren and changed into the gear she had stolen from Yu Xunhuan and the Han siblings before entering the city. This time, the inspection process was noticeably stricter than last time. The Tauren, accompanied by a pet, sneaked into Hufflepuff’s alchemy shop.
Hufflepuff was still sitting by the window reading, with desserts and beer beside him. When he caught sight of a Tauren rising by the window, he reflexively raised his hand to slap it, but then saw the name—**Huffle Song**.
Hufflepuff: ?
After Yu Xunge greeted Hufflepuff, she entered the shop through the front door and sat down beside him—Tulan had already hidden in the pet space upon seeing Hufflepuff.
Hufflepuff didn’t engage in small talk with Yu Xunge; his mind was filled with the alchemy of the Moon Fox, which contained many techniques that contradicted mainstream alchemy. He had sensed this when he first saw the book **[Brewing Potions? Isn’t It Just About Having a Tail?]** that the Moon Blade had given to Yu Xunge.
He asked, “How’s your study of **[Melting Time]** going?”
Yu Xunge immediately pulled out her notes and began asking questions. After receiving Hufflepuff’s answers, she inquired, “Teacher, if I simplify the brewing process and techniques, even replacing some of the herbs with others, can I teach the resulting failed version to others?”
Hufflepuff didn’t mock Yu Xunge’s whimsical idea. Instead, he took out a second notebook on **[Melting Time]** and handed it to her. “You can, as long as the similarity is below 10%, it won’t trigger the rules.”
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