"I request an audience with you."
As the words left her mouth, a faint pollution, detectable only by the mysterious thread, seemed to gradually emerge along with them.
Miss Battle No. 1 noticed this and her heart stirred.
"Could it be..."
Was it the wording itself, or something else...
As she tensed up, a silent ritual was constructed.
At that moment, she felt as if she had traversed endless space and connected with some entity on the other end.
In the main world, within a dilapidated homestead camp.
A certain loli, lying on the ground with wings, dozing lazily, seemed to sense something and abruptly lifted her head.
"Mmm?"
She blinked a couple of times, as if hearing a familiar voice.
Miss Battle No. 1's heart moved, realizing it was successful. She immediately transferred the consciousness of her main body over through the mysterious thread.
"Amiya, it's me."
The voice reached her ears, and the little dragon loli froze, then suddenly looked up in surprise.
A few seconds later...
"Waaah, Mommy!!!"
The little one sat down on the ground and burst into tears.
"Mommy, Amiya is so hungry, don't leave Amiya."
Ye Qian felt a pang of guilt.
Although she wasn't the little one's mother, she had been born in front of her. To leave such a tiny thing here all alone...
"Don't be scared, little Amiya, Mommy is watching you from somewhere else. Um... try to see if you can receive the food I'm giving you."
The little dragon loli gradually calmed down, wiping her eyes, seemingly confused.
However, she could already feel the power of the sacrifice.
She tried it, and a pile of candy and snacks appeared before her.
"Waaah."
Seeing the little one's happy expression, Ye Qian chuckled.
It worked!
So my daughter has such a high status.
No, I didn't give birth to her... Oh well, it doesn't matter, it's close enough.
"Then, little Amiya, Mommy will ask you to help me try something later. Please help me then."
"Mhm mhm." The little one nodded happily, her dragon tail wagging with joy.
Chapter 50: The Divination Girl
I need to find a way to let this kid know some information about the ritual, so that people who don't know the truth don't pray to her and then hear a loli crying.
There's absolutely no god less dignified than that in the world.
Look at the incantations, Dragon of the End, Infinite Overture... they sound terrifying. Who would have thought that the one behind it would be such a little loli?
So, Ye Qian began to remind her, briefly teaching her about prayers.
"Did you understand?"
The little dragon loli wrinkled her nose and nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
Ye Qian: "..."
"Never mind, it doesn't matter if you understand or not. Just do as I ask. You should be able to sense who is sacrificing, right? If it's not me, then respond according to my instructions."
"Mmm."
Although she seemed a little slow, she was genuinely trying to understand.
Amiya would completely follow Ye Qian's instructions from then on. Even her responses, as per Ye Qian's request, changed to a tone devoid of emotion, carrying a faint aura of Dragon Might.
At least she wouldn't hear a loli's voice anymore.
"Excellent, the dignity is there now."
She specifically gave the little dragon loli a bucket of Purified Water, sacrificing it.
"Good girl, Mommy will contact you from time to time in the future."
At the Paradise Society, after a brief exchange, the Level 20 man codenamed Bai Yun stood up and bid farewell to everyone.
Using the mysterious threads, Ye Shan slightly deflected and discovered that the guy had left a distance away and entered a building.
"Where are the things you promised me?" Bai Yun asked, looking at the two people waiting there with icy eyes, suppressing his anger.
"Why the rush? If you don't do what we asked, how can we possibly trust you with the promotion plan. Unless... you don't want your sister to live."
"You..."
He was furious but dared not retort, only glaring at the other party.
"Take care of yourself." The two patted his shoulder and left.
Only Bai Yun remained, angrily hitting the wall.
"I've joined this kind of society, yet I can't even protect myself." A hint of sadness flashed through his mind.
"It seems this guy is in some pain."
Not only was he unable to find a way to get promoted, but he also seemed to be threatened by other things in his life.
After leaving the scene, he went to a nearby building.
The Divination Society.
That was its name.
Picking up a crutch, this guy exchanged a glance with Redemption from earlier and surprisingly began to divine inside.
"So this Divination Society is their source of funding."
Ye Qian's heart stirred, and he suddenly had an idea.
"This guy's strength is good, and for me, it might be an opportunity."
Almost simultaneously, Miss Battle mobilized and rushed towards the guy's location.
The distance between them wasn't far, and it didn't take more than a few minutes.
Upon arrival, Miss Battle No. 1, who was already wearing a long robe and pretending to smoke, threw the cigarette butt into a nearby trash can and entered the society.
Her face was pale, she was tightly wrapped, and she looked somewhat timid.
"Um, can I get a divination here?"
"Yes, miss, are you in trouble?" a welcoming woman said with a smile.
Many people came here for help. It was unclear if it was due to the church's propaganda, but divination was quite accepted in this world, and it was said that many people had obtained the results they desired through it.
And among these diviners, many were actually desperate individuals seeking help.
This girl seemed to be in a similar situation.
"I, I want a divination," Miss Battle No. 1 said, her face pale and uneasy, tucking her neck and slightly raising her head. "Excuse me, how... how much does it cost?"
"You can choose different diviners. The cheapest here only costs 50 yuan for one session. The most expensive, like Master Xu Jie at number 33, costs 3000 yuan per session."
A pile of nameplates was displayed in front of her, with corresponding photos.
He saw Redemption, surprisingly priced at 1000.
Doing well, earning a thousand yuan for one divination.
Bai Yun's price was 300 yuan, which was considered mid-range.
"Number 7."
"Bai Yun? He just came to work, you can go in now."
"Yes, now... do I need to pay you?" Miss Battle No. 1 asked tremblingly, taking out three hundred yuan from her person.
"Yes, please come in, miss."
After being led into the divination room, the greeter exchanged glances with several other waitresses.
"Is she... a bit abnormal?"
"If it's not a physical problem, she might have been severely traumatized. She looks so scared."
"Poor girl, how could ordinary divination help her?"
In room number 7, decorated with a mysterious ambiance, Bai Yun sat in the dim light.
Even those with special powers needed to work if they wanted to earn money through legal means.
Moreover, the Order Nation had always strictly controlled supernatural powers. Due to the church's requirements, even the full names of the country and the Holy See could not be displayed online.
As a result, people often used homophones in their daily communication, which those new to the internet might not even understand.
In this era, not everyone could access the internet; at least the lower-class citizens didn't have that privilege.
Ding dong!
The doorbell rang.
Bai Yun, who had already seen the scene outside through the screen next to him, knew it was a woman entirely wrapped in a black robe who had come to see him.
This woman had heavy dark circles under her eyes and messy hair, but she was still quite good-looking.
The door opened quickly.
"Please, have a seat."
Across a table, Bai Yun smiled and extended his hand. The young girl then sat down opposite him.
Upon closer inspection, he realized she was quite young.
"May I ask what you'd like to divine?" he asked with a smile.
"I... I think I've encountered something unclean recently. I, I want to know if something strange is targeting me," the girl said fearfully.
"Oh? Can you tell me more?"
Bai Yun sat up straight. He was someone who had delved into the hidden world and knew that many bizarre phenomena truly existed in this world.
If the young girl before him wasn't ill, then the possibility of her being contaminated couldn't be ruled out.
"A while ago, I bought an antique vase from a second-hand shop, and inside I found a note with some strange words. I accidentally read them aloud. Then that night, I dreamed a voice told me... it could grant my wishes."
Bai Yun's eyes shifted slightly.
"My right eye used to be blind, so I wished... to see the light, and then my eye was healed. But the voice told me it was an equivalent exchange, and I had to pay a price. I... I didn't respond to it, and then my left eye became blind."
Chapter 51: Not Enough
"You mean, you wished in your dream for that voice to heal your right eye, but you paid with your left eye as the price?"
Bai Yun was very surprised. A hint of imperceptible vigilance flashed across his expression.
If what the girl said was true, then this matter was likely not simple.
After getting involved with the hidden circles, he had already understood that many unknown things existed in this world. They might be called evil gods, or perhaps certain unspeakable, ineffable beings.
Pollution, suffering... many disasters originated from these.