B-rank Valkyrie Armor, Pulse Armor Crimson, complete.
At a secret testing ground in Mingde Hall, Lu Xueling quietly admired the newly upgraded Crimson Armor in his hands. From time to time, his gaze drifted toward the slender figure in the center of the field, moving nonstop like a demon.
"Youlan, you've been testing it continuously for nearly half an hour."
Bang!
Another punch sent an iron pillar flying. Youlan drew her pistol, aimed at the moving targets, and scored three consecutive bullseyes!
Only after completing that final sequence did she stop and look toward Lu Xueling on the platform with slight helplessness. "I'm fine. I can keep going. Every time I wear the armor, that discomfort and sense of gravity slowly fade away. I like this feeling very much."
Did Dumb Goose possess you?!
Lu Xueling found it absurd. If he hadn't known that Youlan was the Imperial Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, he would have had to ask: Are you missing two characters from your name?
"Ahem... Youlan, there's something I've always been curious about."
"Go ahead." Without turning back, Youlan continued moving through the training ground, snapping a sandbag in half with another kick in the blink of an eye.
The corner of Lu Xueling's mouth twitched. "How did you come up with the name Youlan? Did the Silver Dragon King really allow you to come out?"
Youlan paused in the middle of a punch. "The Silver Dragon Lord naturally agreed to let me leave because she trusts you and Miss Sirin. As for the name Youlan... I chose it myself."
Could it really be fate?
What Lu Xueling felt right now was: Schicksal and that cheating Bishop are still after me, damn it!
But if that was the case...
His mood settled again. He