Strange Crystals

At the same time, the unchosen maids around them cast envious or curious glances. Under their gaze, Yun Xi two companions stepped forward.

The mayor's indifference was not feigned. After looking at the three people he had chosen, he simply said, "Follow me."

The mayor's gaze was icy, sweeping over the three women without a trace of emotion, as if they were merely lifeless objects. Those three brief, emotionless words echoed in the empty hall, exuding an undeniable air of authority.

Yun Xi did not hesitate and followed the mayor's steps, silently following behind him along with the other two maids.

The atmosphere was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe. The two maids next to her didn't dare to make a sound, and Yun Xi naturally behaved the same way.

They lowered their heads, their eyes fixed on the ground beneath their feet, and even their breathing was deliberately slow and gentle, as if afraid of making the slightest sound to break the suffocating silence.

The two maids beside her were tense, their steps stiff, Yun Xi could clearly feel their fear and tension.

The mayor did not take them to any strange place first, but instead took them to his study.

Yun Xi was secretly surprised. She had thought she would be taken to some mysterious place, but it turned out to be the study.

The moment I stepped into the study, a rich, scholarly atmosphere enveloped me, with bookshelves all around filled with densely packed books.

It's hard to imagine that a ghost could be so knowledgeable.

The cunning of the intelligent is completely different from the cunning of the mindless.

The mayor walked silently to his desk, sat down slowly, and stared coldly at the three maids.

Yun Xi and the other two maids stood frozen in place, at a loss, not daring to move.

The study was so quiet that they could hear each other breathing. Yun Xi didn't look around easily, but just waited silently.

"Do you know what's going to happen next?" the mayor asked coldly.

His voice seemed to come from an ice cave, devoid of any warmth, making it stand out starkly in the quiet study.

The other two maids exchanged a glance, and both saw deep confusion and fear in each other's eyes.

One of the Rabbit-Ear Maid bit her lip, mustered her courage, shook her head slightly, and answered in a trembling voice, "Mayor, we... we don't know."

Yun Xi and the other Goat-footed Maid quickly shook their heads, not daring to breathe.

The mayor snorted coldly, his eyes growing even colder, making the temperature in the entire study seem to drop even further.

"You can't be a maid in my manor with such low strength." With a flick of his wrist, the mayor tossed three crystals emanating a strong, eerie aura into the arms of the three people.

Yun Xi and the other two maids hurriedly and clumsily caught it.

The eerie aura swirling around the crystal seemed to have a life of its own, seeping into their skin in wisps and strands, bringing a strange tactile sensation.

The other two maids were also visibly panicked, clutching the crystals tightly in their arms as if afraid they might accidentally drop them.

Yun Xi composed herself and looked at Mayor Bi, only to see that he remained indifferent, as if the precious crystal he had casually tossed out was of no value to him.

"Thank you, Mayor!" Yun Xi said hastily, her voice trembling with a hint of trepidation. The other two maids also thanked her repeatedly.

The mayor ignored them and said to himself, "Absorb this crystal here; it will increase your eerie aura."

Yun Xi a chill run down her spine. She looked at the crystal in her hand, which was emanating a strong, eerie aura, and then at the two maids beside her who also looked nervous.

The rich, eerie energy within this crystal, if fully absorbed, would be equivalent to directly elevating a level one minor elf to level twenty, making it extremely precious.

Yun Xi felt that things were getting stranger and stranger. The mayor was not a lecherous man who loved beautiful women, but he was collecting people with high charm values in the city and sending them to the Mayor's Mansion. The steward would even give a generous reward for finding people with high charm values.

This means that the mayor is specifically looking for people with high attractiveness; since it's not about being attracted to good looks, it's more like a screening process.

Yun Xi frowned, her thoughts a jumbled mess.

The mayor's behavior is so abnormal; what is he plotting...?

The mayor did not make things difficult for these maids with high charm values. He even generously gave them crystal coins rich in eerie energy so that they could absorb the eerie energy to cultivate. They even had to absorb all the crystals in front of him.

Yun Xi startled. It seemed that the other party knew in advance that there were humans in this place, and even specifically wanted to find the human with the highest charm value.

If Ru Kuan can calmly face him and absorb this strange crystal, then there's naturally no problem. But if he doesn't absorb it...

Yun Xi glanced at the mayor discreetly, trying to find a clue in his indifferent face, but the mayor remained expressionless, making him difficult to read.

At this moment, the other two maids had already begun absorbing the Strange Energy Crystal, and the eerie energy swirled around them.

Yun Xi was not flustered at all, even though she knew that the strange energy she was pretending to be was not strange energy at all, but was still spiritual energy in essence, just disguised as strange energy by the disguise talisman.

She wasn't actually afraid of ordinary eerie energy, since ordinary Purification Technique could cleanse it, and she could purify it after returning to her room. However... she was afraid that there might be other strange things involved.

As she slowly absorbed the eerie energy, she subtly used her Appraisal Skill to examine the Strange Energy Crystal. The results of her information probing were quite unexpected.

This is a crystal imbued with a rich and mysterious aura, containing a mysterious and primal energy that can help rapidly enhance one's strength; it is extremely precious.

Most importantly, it contains a parasite inside. If you completely absorb its eerie energy, you will be parasitized by the parasite inside.

Yun Xi unconsciously gripped the crystal, as if she were holding a bomb that could explode at any moment.

Such a precious crystal containing strange and mysterious energy was given away so casually. Moreover, the items attached to it were even more extravagant. The more Yun Xi thought about it, the more she felt that things were extremely complicated.

It should be noted that ordinary ghost energy can be purified by ordinary Purification Technique if it is absorbed into the body, but as far as Yun Xi knows, there are almost no techniques that can completely purify a body of primordial ghost energy.

If a god or human absorbs the evil energy of the source, they will inevitably be corrupted.

Of course, she had the Light Purification Technique, so she wasn't afraid.

The Bright Purification Technique can purify all evil energy, including the source of ghost energy, but what she fears is... that Parasitic Creature.