Lola thought it over, but couldn't shake her unease.
She whispered, "The strongest, the most evil, the most terrifying—how do you plan to accomplish all three?"
"First, I need a suit of armor," Gu Qingshan said.
"Armor?" Lola echoed.
"That's right. A suit of armor that can only be worn if you meet some particularly evil conditions," Gu Qingshan said.
"I see—"
Lola thought about it, then relaxed. "Only the pure can wear Saint's Armor. If you put on a suit of evil armor, people in this world will naturally know you're an evil fiend."
"That way, anything you do will be seen as evil, and no one will suspect your identity."
Gu Qingshan nodded. "Armor is safer, after all. Besides, that Blood Moon has seen me wearing Saint's Armor. In case it shows up during some incident, I need to change into evil armor."
Lola rolled up her sleeves. "All right! Let me take a look—"
"No need," Gu Qingshan said.
"Why?" Lola stopped and asked.
"It's the once-in-a-thousand-years auction. There must be plenty of high-grade evil armor up for sale. We only need to spend some money. That way, the armor will have a clean provenance, and no one will suspect anything," Gu Qingshan said.
"Then—"
"Let's drop all our concealment spells and pick out a suit of armor."
Lola put away her umbrella.
Gu Qingshan's figure reappeared in the room.
"Black City Administrator, show me the auction catalog," Gu Qingshan called.
A streak of light fell before him, transformed into a light screen, and spread out on either side.
Gu Qingshan added:
"Filter: armor."
"Show me the finest armor you can find."
An electronic voice replied, "Filtering. Please wait."
In an instant, images of several suits of armor appeared one after another.
They formed a row, silently