Although she was experimenting on the Captain, the ultimate goal was still to succeed.
If the Cube was a lock, opening it without a sound was the best solution.
The golden Feather Pen used to write sighs turned into a miniature dagger and poked the Cube on the spectral Captain's Handcuffs, but ultimately moved to the chain connecting the Cube to the void.
She wanted to use this opportunity to test her suspicion-whether this Prison's overseer had thoughts of its own.
The dagger lightly sliced the chain, its power containing Authority and Order easily cutting a notch into it.
The mysterious eye in the void showed no reaction.
Yu Xunge waited a few seconds, then moved the dagger back to the chain and sliced it again.
Still no reaction, but Yu Xunge kept cutting the chain every few seconds like an emotionless machine, until the notch in the chain, which was about as thick as a charging cable, grew so large that just one final cut would sever it completely.
The golden dagger approached again, but this time, with its blade resting against the notch, Yu Xunge made no move.
One second... two seconds... ten seconds...
At last, a voice without the slightest inflection or emotion sounded in her mind.
[Are you waiting for me?]
"I almost thought you weren't going to show up."
[No, you are very determined. You firmly believe you can catch me. This is not your first attempt to probe me.]
Not only was Yu Xunge not upset that her probing had been discovered, she gave a delighted chuckle instead.
With a flick of her fingers, the dagger dispersed into a golden mist before condensing again into a little hand, which approached the Cube and began studying how to pick its lock. This was the Lockpicking