Chapter 56: Vol. 17 [Femme Fatale]
At Nine Realms Station, thirteen thousand meters underground, a fountain plaza stood amid towering statues. Chilly mist had left a layer of frost on the bronze giants.
Cat Tree Lady held BOSS as she stood on the steel-and-plastic Hanging Bridge, as if walking across a star-studded river in the heavens.
The hazy outlines of the enormous bronze statues were reflected in Black Cat's eyes. His expression was stern and solemn, as though he were observing a piece of ancient history concealed from humanity.
"BOSS, Teacher Victor sent back a batch of his latest logs. They've all been translated. Let me know when you have time to read them," Cat Tree Lady reminded BOSS. It wasn't time to rest yet.
Black Cat snapped out of his blissful reverie and perked up. "Besides the logs, did that kid send anything else? Something new to entertain me in my spare time?"
Cat Tree Lady continued, "Teacher Victor said he met two very interesting youngsters. They were the two who'd just completed the Stone-Gifting Ceremony and were taking their second train trip. I can't quite remember their names. There are so many new passengers every day."
"Jiang Xueming and Bu Liuxing." BOSS had an excellent memory, and Little Kitty held a grudge. "It was worth arranging for them to be on the same train. Heh. That brat Jiang Xueming must've gotten a lesson from Victor. I told you—Victor's knightly combat training is pure torture. It's practically a Spartan coming-of-age ritual."
"No," Cat Tree Lady explained. "The outcome may not have been what you expected. Bu Liuxing accepted Teacher Victor's challenge and passed the test."
"What? That reckless kid passed? Did Victor go easy on him?" BOSS immediately grew disgruntled, looking thoroughly disappointed. "I thought my brilliant translator, my