Zhao Shuying

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhao Shuying (赵书影)
Alias(es)	Little Zhao
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Special Affairs Bureau; Dinghai; Zaijiu
Occupation / Role	Negotiator and liaison for the Special Affairs Bureau; later leader of S City's Special Affairs Bureau and Dinghai; Zaijiu Councilor
God-Bestowed Talent	Elegance Never Goes Out of Style (A-rank)
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 47

Background

Special Affairs Bureau liaison

Zhao Shuying first visits Yu Xunge alongside Wu Qingbai as a representative of the authorities, seeking access to Yu Xunge's Fate Gear talent. She and Wu Qingbai employ complementary negotiation tactics, but neither reveals why the Bureau needs the talent. 47

She subsequently becomes Yu Xunge's principal contact within the Special Affairs Bureau. Their early dealings cover the monetization of Fate Gear, proxy-shopping gold for gold coins, Instance rentals, skill-crystal purchases, and intelligence exchanges. Zhao Shuying negotiates aggressively—including demanding a 40% profit share in one contract—but reliably completes the deals she makes. 60 61 97 111

She also represents the Bureau in negotiations involving Tulan's proposed role as China's representative Dragon and Su Yitong's Flood Dragon agreement. In both cases, she prioritizes institutional interests while working to secure a mutually acceptable contract. 136 143 145

High Tower and independent team

During the High Tower's reincarnation cycles, Zhao Shuying forms the organization with Yu Xunge and Liang Yuchuan. She divides the group's externally obtained mission rewards so that 20% funds information gathering and the remaining 80% purchases requested skills for Yu Xunge and Liang Yuchuan; their independently acquired earnings remain private. 319 339

Her time in the High Tower reveals both her ambition and the strain of maintaining stability among competing Dinghai members. She begins to view events from the perspective of a “chess player,” believing that this is the only way to recognize when she herself is about to be discarded. 322 325

Dinghai and Zaijiu leadership

Zhao Shuying later assumes command of both S City's Special Affairs Bureau and S City's Dinghai branch. Her advancement is attributed to a combination of A-rank talent, High Tower resources, accumulated skills, political ability, and interpersonal skill. 588

She eventually leaves Dinghai's legion structure to become a Zaijiu Councilor, handling Zaijiu affairs on behalf of Arbiter Yu Xunge. 985 By this point, she has also served as one of Dinghai's eight Deputy Legion Commanders. 904

Appearance

Zhao Shuying presents herself with deliberate polish even during field operations, maintaining an elegant, composed image.

• During the Flood Dragon operation, she wore a silk shirt, black mink shorts, and women's leather shoes. 150
• After years of High Tower work, two pronounced vertical lines appeared between her eyebrows, reflecting the pressure of holding her faction together. 325
• As an Oak Owl, she possesses large wings of light and is capable of flight. 588 904

Personality

Zhao Shuying is sharp, persuasive, and commercially minded. She treats negotiation as a specialized skill, confidently setting prices, leveraging information, and pressing for terms advantageous to her side. Her polished manner can make cooperation feel unavoidable, a quality that fellow Bureau members find both impressive and irritating. 62 145 182 235

Despite her calculations, she generally respects capable independent players' autonomy. She warns Yu Xunge about factional struggles rather than forcing her into an organization, accepts Yu Xunge's decision to travel abroad, and later supports her without pressing for explanations she is unwilling to give. 60 272 904

She is ambitious without being careless about it. Zhao Shuying understands that institutional loyalty can be conditional, so she builds influence, information networks, and mutually beneficial alliances to avoid becoming expendable herself. 319 322 588

Abilities & Skills

Elegance Never Goes Out of Style

Zhao Shuying's A-rank God-Bestowed Talent is built around evasion, survival, and rapid disengagement. 149

• Sweating Profusely — Passive effect triggered when her HP falls below 60%.
  • Increases Agility by 200%.
  • Increases Movement Speed by 150%. 149
• Elegance, Never Goes Out of Style — Places her in bullet time for 30 seconds.
  • Cooldown: 5 minutes. 149
• Her exceptional escape capability allows her to outrun multiple Level 7 players specialized entirely in Agility. 182

Oak Owl light wings

After the High Tower, Zhao Shuying possesses Oak Owl light wings. She can fly and remains active in aerial battlefield coordination. 588 904

Negotiation and operational management

• Handles high-stakes contracts involving talents, Instances, skills, resources, and mystical beasts. 47 145 229
• Coordinates solo players on behalf of the Special Affairs Bureau, with Yu Xunge identified as the strongest among those under her responsibility. 181
• Managed the external affairs and reward distribution of her three-person High Tower team. 319
• Quickly procures requested skills and equipment for Yu Xunge during emergencies. 302 903 904

Relationships

• Yu Xunge — Initially a difficult negotiating counterpart and Bureau contact; their repeated transactions develop into mutual trust, teasing familiarity, and a close political alliance. Zhao Shuying later serves directly under Yu Xunge as a Zaijiu Councilor. 47 60 588 985
• Tulan — Proposed Tulan's public endorsement as China's representative Dragon and later maintains a familiar rapport with her. Tulan calls her “Sister Shuying.” 136 302
• Zhao Xianyin — Her sister; Zhao Xianyin seeks Zhao Shuying's advice on negotiation and is aware that their sibling relationship is not widely known. 228 229
• Wu Qingbai — Early Special Affairs Bureau negotiation partner. They jointly handle talks with Yu Xunge and Su Yitong, though Zhao Shuying frequently has to correct his failed attempts at mediation. 47 143 145
• Su Yitong — Professional counterpart in several difficult contracts, including the Flood Dragon and Green Wine agreements. 143 145 229
• Liang Yuchuan — Fellow member of the High Tower team and co-founder of . Their relationship is tense, particularly after Liang Yuchuan killed three Dinghai members. 319 325 339
• Yu Zhaohai — Dinghai Legion Commander and senior political figure who promoted Zhao Shuying for her capability, emotional intelligence, and ability to remain task-focused despite personal relationships. 588 985

Notable Quotes

“This is called negotiation skills, thank you.” 145

“Because only by doing so can I discover it the moment it's my turn to be discarded as a chess piece.” 322