The Village

"There's nothing to congratulate you on. Some important people from above are coming tomorrow, so you'd better do your best and don't mess things up."

"Come on, the higher-ups are here for the Insect Blood Society, they won't pay attention to a lowly employee like me."

"Heh." The bald bureau chief chuckled disdainfully, then his gaze fell on Shi Jing.

The pressure is immense.

Undoubtedly, the opponent had just slightly revealed a trace of the aura of Transcendent, which immediately made Shi Jing feel extremely uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Ye Qian had gained some experience over the past two days, raising his Shi Jing to LV9. In addition, Ye Qian's spirit had encountered many Transcendent on a daily basis, and he himself was an extraordinary being. Therefore, this pressure only made his body tremble slightly, and he did not appear particularly unwell.

"You're quite good, kid. Your captain was praising you to me just the other day," the bald bureau chief said with satisfaction.

"Haha, I told you it was good, don't you dare try to poach my talent." The captain tapped the table, deliberately emphasizing his tone.

"Alright, I wouldn't even consider one of your team members. But Zhu Yu is quite good; I'd recommend her to the headquarters..."

What do you want to do?

"I'm just venting a little, I don't want you."

Shi Jing's lips twitched, feeling somewhat surprised.

Why does it seem like the team leader is even more powerful than the bureau chief?

It seems these two have a good relationship.

"Let's get down to business. The Cult of Personality Cult's strongholds have all been destroyed. At least the enemy's leader and several key intelligence members have all been killed. It's fortunate that our branch promoted one more Transcendent last year, otherwise this mission might have failed."

"What, was the battle very dangerous?"

"Yes, this Personality Cult is not simple. Its leader escaped from a large society and ran to a remote area like ours." The director took out a stack of documents from the drawer and smiled. "With this information to hand over to the higher-ups, I will not only be blameless, but I will actually be credited."

"Congratulations on your promotion! Don't forget to lend your brother a hand now that you've been promoted."

"You'd better make some good contributions, kid. I'm waiting for you to be promoted and become my deputy."

"Goodness, so you have three Transcendent, huh? This little bureau chief really has a lot of influence."

The two were talking in a slightly joking manner, but Shi Jing still managed to glean a lot from their conversation.

"So, does that mean there are two Transcendent in the Shadow Bureau of Konghai City right now? The director must be one too, so there should be three if you include him. Judging from the conversation, the captain also has a chance to be promoted."

It must be admitted that this official organization of Transcendent has a solid foundation.

I wonder what those larger cities, or even the highest central bureau located in the capital, are like, and how powerful their leaders are.

And the several Orthodox God Church that stand above many countries, as well as the heretics that secretly oppose the Orthodox God Church religions, or the many Evil God.

Thinking about all this, he knew that the development of his own body was a long and arduous task.

If Ye Qian could simply lie back and level up slowly, she would have done so long ago. But in this world, you never know when trouble will come knocking.

Although the mortality rate for those Hidden One is high, as long as they can survive and slowly earn money, and then exchange extraordinary items through gatherings to absorb Life Energy, even if they are not players, they have a chance to survive to LV20 in a maximum of ten or twenty years.

The promotion process is a bit more complicated, but even with a high mortality rate, there are still a large number of people who successfully break through.

"Speaking of which, Director, do you have any particular thoughts on the two recent events, namely the Insect Blood Society and the Personality Cult?" The captain suddenly thought of something and asked.

"What do you think?" The director raised his eyelids, glanced at the captain, and said, "During the raid on the stronghold, one area was breached beforehand, and the money inside was taken away."

Team leader. "..."

The scene suddenly fell silent.

The captain himself took out a cigarette and started smoking.

After a long pause, he whispered, "It's like... there's a pair of hands pushing everything along."

"Looks like you feel the same way. We're probably just hired guns for someone else." The bureau chief sneered, leaned back in his chair, and turned halfway around. "Let the big shots investigate. We're limited in our abilities anyway."

A hotel on North 7th Street.

Lying on the bed, Vier silently shattered the Purple Crystal Coin in her hand into three piles and leisurely hummed a tune.

"We're rich! We're rich!"

If converted into cash according to market value, this quantity would be worth several million.

A villa would be nice.

"Unfortunately, it's not worth it to buy extraordinary items."

Vier couldn't possibly spend all her money on such low-level items; she had to save as much as possible to prepare for purchasing items suitable for Transcendent in the future.

For example, in the Light Prayer Church, only extraordinary items that reach that level are given a number; otherwise, they are just ordinary, low-class items circulating in the market.

Of course, some low-level items with special effects are also qualified to be assigned a number, depending on whether they are "useful".

"Give the 2000 points I promised to Felyua."

It looks like a lot, but you can only exchange it for 400 Life Energy.

But it can help Felyua level up a few more times.

Just as she was about to put the amethyst coins away, a trace of aura from the dragon loli Amya suddenly appeared, and it was directed at Viriel.

"Great Dragon of End, please convey my words to Vier."

"Vier, are you alright? How are your injuries now?"

Familiar sounds and images flashed through her mind, and Vier immediately sat up straight.

"It's Ye Yan."

Two days later, he finally contacted me.

"I'm fine, Ye Yan. How's school going?"

"Mmm, I was so worried about you. I'm so glad you're alright. How about we meet up? Maybe you could come over to my place?"

"Okay." Vier nodded vigorously. "By the way, Ye Yan, I have some good news for you."

"What good news?"

"I've advanced to the level of Transcendent!!"

"Huh?" Ye Yan, who had been praying with her hands clasped together and fingers interlaced, opened her eyes in surprise, somewhat incredulous. Soon, a hint of unease appeared on her face, and she asked softly, "You've suffered a lot, haven't you?"

"It's alright, it's alright."

It was just covered in bugs.

Overall, Vier's promotion was a shortcut; the real difficulty was not that low.

"How about I come to your house later? It'll be a good opportunity to show you my abilities."

"Uh-huh."

After answering, Vier immediately took a shower and changed her clothes.

A few hours later...

The two girls met in the garden in front of the Rose Family.

"Vier!"

The moment she saw the white-haired beauty, the girl rushed up and hugged her tightly.

"Ahem, you look so happy."

The memory of being kissed by the other person last time was a hallucination and didn't actually happen, which made Vier somewhat disappointed.

But she now realizes that their relationship might be better than she thought.

Ye Yan doesn't reject herself at all.

She didn't feel any aversion towards the white-haired girl because she had strange thoughts about her.

If... she really does fall in love with me too, then Vier will definitely protect and take good care of her, just to fulfill her promise.

The two girls entered the room and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Ye Yan, guess what profession I've been promoted to?"

"What?" Ye Yan asked, tilting her head.

It feels like this little girl is trying to be cute to me.

Vier was momentarily charmed, then coughed twice. "Weaver!"

"Ah?"

Ye Yan was startled and immediately realized that this profession was the one she had seen in her father's room.

Promotion requirements: To withstand mental Pollution and feel extreme fear, one needs to have high mental and intellectual attributes, and even then there is still a chance of failure.

She stared at the proud, white-haired beauty in front of her for a long time before hugging her tightly.

"It must be very painful, right?"

Suddenly being hugged like that, Vier didn't know what to say.

Feeling the softness of the other person up close and experiencing the warmth of being held in someone's arms, she took a breath and asked the girl for directions.

"It's nothing, it's nothing serious." Vier patted her head and said jokingly. "Something's not right with you, Ye Yan. You haven't known me for very long, have you? You hugged me right away. Did I turn you gay?"

"What... what are you saying? Who's been turned gay?" Ye Yan's face immediately turned red. She let go of her hands and turned her head away embarrassedly. "You really are a pervert. We're both girls, yet you've been secretly in love with me for so long. And what's this about protecting me? You're a pervert!"

Vier scratched her head awkwardly.

It's all fake; I made it up.

But how can I bring myself to say it?

But one thing has to be admitted: Ye Yan is really cute, it's hard not to like her.

"Ye Yan, don't take me too seriously just because I like you. If you like someone else, go for it. Don't worry about me. As long as you're happy, I'm satisfied," Vier said frankly.

"Don't say things like that, it makes me feel sad." Ye Yan suddenly stood up, as if avoiding the topic, and ran to the drawer next to her, taking out a very beautiful gift box.

"This is a gift for you."

She handed the box to Vier.

"Hmm, is this... clothes?"

"Yeah, I think Vier would look absolutely gorgeous in it."

I secretly peeked through the Mystic Thread.

Goodness, a white princess dress and white stockings—it perfectly matches my aesthetic sense.

Chapter 97 Village

"Open it and take a look, you'll definitely like it."

"Um."

Vier opened the box herself.

Visually, the design of this girl's dress is ingenious, consisting of two layers: a semi-transparent outer layer and a light blue inner layer. The white stockings aren't the ultra-thin, see-through kind, giving the impression that wearing them would make the wearer appear very small.

"I've seen little girls as young as five or six wearing clothes like this before," Vier muttered.

"That just means you're cute. Not everyone can pull that off." Ye Yan looked at her expectantly and said with a smile, "Put it on."

"Hmm, is it in your room?"

"Uh-huh."

Why do I always feel like the other person is expecting something?

Vier sighed and started taking off her clothes right in front of the other person.

After removing her coat, revealing her adorable figure in her underwear, Ye Yan was embarrassed and looked in their direction.

She wouldn't normally have gone to such lengths, but knowing that the white-haired girl liked her created an atmosphere that easily led to speculation.

"Um, Vier, don't overthink it, I'm just giving you a gift."

"It's okay if you're overthinking it. Everything I have belongs to Ye Yan," Vier said with a grin.

"That's terrible. Luckily, I'm not a man." Ye Yan covered her mouth and chuckled.