In Qin Ran's perception, the aura of the tavern owner before him was extremely strange.
Her strength and sharpness were still present.
But!
Beneath that, Qin Ran sensed weakness.
Strong on the outside but weak within—that was the tavern owner's current state.
"Let's talk inside."
After glancing at Lawless, who was wiping the floor in the distance, the tavern owner lowered her voice and spoke to Qin Ran.
Qin Ran nodded in understanding.
Lawless's condition meant that many things could not be told to him.
After passing through the short corridor, the tavern owner and Qin Ran entered the tavern's small lounge one after the other. Once inside, the tavern owner hurried forward a few steps and sank onto the sofa.
Huff, huff!
Amid breaths that sounded as though her Stamina had been exhausted, the tavern owner's aura grew even weaker.
Qin Ran did not rush to question her.
He sat opposite her and waited until her breathing had steadied before asking, "What exactly happened?"
"I tried to make a breakthrough."
The tavern owner spoke slowly.
"A breakthrough?"
"V?"
Qin Ran was startled, then immediately understood.
"Mm."
"Everything went fairly smoothly."
"But there were some unexpected incidents, so I'll have to remain in this state for the next week or two."
The tavern owner nodded.
"A breakthrough can have side effects like this?"
Qin Ran frowned.
He had also broken through to V-, yet he had suffered no side effects at all. On the contrary, he felt increasingly clear-headed and alert.
But the moment the words left his mouth, Qin Ran thought of something.
"Attributes!"
"Different attributes!"
Qin Ran instinctively looked at the tavern owner.
He had always guessed at which attribute was the tavern owner's strongest. Every time he thought he had an answer, he would overturn it the