Free Web NovelAt 8:31 AM, inside the Bamboo Scroll Illusion.
As the lieyang bronze orb emitted a brilliant glow, the Glowing Mushroom that had shone all night gradually retracted its dimming cap.
Surrounded by continuous black mountain ranges, in front of a simple thatched hut at the foot of the mountain, a large, ugly black fish, curled up on a rocking chair, looked at the lieyang bronze orb in the sky and couldn't help but sigh, "The sunlight... it's really good!"
Whenever it recalled those days when it never saw the sun, it couldn't help ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) but lament how precious sunlight was.
Just as the system was immersed in its reminiscence of the past, a transparent ripple suddenly spread across the empty ground beside it. As the ripple diffused outwards, Gu Qianqian, wearing a T-shirt printed with "Jumu Dairy," appeared beside it.
Although the days of poverty had become a thing of the past after acquiring the flesh and blood of the Invasion Beast, Gu Qianqian, accustomed to working hard, still maintained her habit of part-time jobs.
For example, delivering newspapers and milk in the morning...
"Here, system, daily task complete!" As she spoke, Gu Qianqian handed her phone to the system.
Her phone contained news documents or videos from around the world, suspected to be related to urban legend incidents, from the past week up to this morning.
Handing these news items to the system every day was Gu Qianqian's daily task, and the reward was being able to choose anything she liked for dinner tonight.
Don't underestimate these news items; many Calamity urban legend incidents show signs before they erupt, which can be discerned from reports of strange phenomena.
The system, with its rich experience and the clues revealed in these news items, inferred the movements of various destructive factors.
"Well done, Gu Qianqian!" The system praised, twisting its body to look at Gu Qianqian, and fell into a brief silence.
Whether it was because Gu Qianqian's figure was too exaggerated, or because the T-shirt didn't fit well, the characters "Ju" and "Ru" on the shirt were stretched and protruded outwards, especially noticeable.
Seeing the system remain silent for a long time, Gu Qianqian tilted her head, puzzled, "What's wrong, system? Is there a problem with today's news? Did I misread the year again?"
Previously, she had misread the year and collected incorrect information, leading to the system making a wrong deduction, believing the world was about to end, and almost becoming withdrawn.
"No..." the system said calmly.
I don't envy her figure; anyway, I haven't had a human body for a long time... the system added in its mind, then immediately focused on the news on the phone.
"Bitcoin plummets... Hmm, this must be related to the Void!"
"New religions emerging in Australia, could this be a sign of the Nightmare's first appearance?"
"..."
The system diligently browsed the news one by one. When it saw the few news items from Mountain City, it stopped scrolling and stared at the photos on the phone, muttering to itself.
"Persistent heavy fog in Mountain City... Mountain City Medical University on fire... I seem to have heard of this? What was it about? Although it's not related to destructive factors, it seems quite important."
"..."
A moment later, as if remembering something important, the system suddenly exclaimed.
"I remember! Good heavens, so it was that matter?"
Gu Qianqian listened, completely bewildered, and couldn't help but ask, "System, what are you talking about? I don't understand! What matter is that?"
"I heard people say that if you're a riddle-maker, you'll be struck by lightning, die a terrible death, tear toilet paper when going to the bathroom, encounter antisocial people poisoning food when buying groceries, and get program errors when playing games with a quadra kill!"
Who told you that? It sounds a bit like a Disaster's style, doesn't it? The system looked at Gu Qianqian, organized its words, and explained in a way that was easy for Gu Qianqian to understand, "Simply put... the Maitian God is about to give birth!"
It vaguely remembered that the Maitian God had "given birth" to a terrifying monster. If, besides the seven major factors that destroy the world, one were to choose some secondary destructive factors, that monster would be the first!
After hearing the system's explanation, Gu Qianqian became even more confused.
"What does 'about to give birth' mean? Do urban legend also have Baobao?"
"Of course they do!" the system said. "Not only do they, but some urban legend have exceptionally strong reproductive abilities." freewebnøvel.com
"Eh!? So, when we hunted so many urban legend before, would their parents be sad?" Gu Qianqian exclaimed.
"No..." the system said irritably. "Your understanding of 'giving birth to Baobao' probably only applies to mutated species. I don't mean that."
"When I say 'give birth,' I mean creating a new urban legend through a process similar to reproduction, inheriting a part of one's Power, achieving the division of Power, and expelling harmful Power from the body."
"In other words, the Maitian God has sensed that it possesses some Power that might cause its corruption and degradation, and it's trying to create a new urban legend in Mountain City, understand?"
"Understood, understood!" Gu Qianqian nodded earnestly.
As she spoke, her expression was like that of a student in class, asked by the Teacher, "Do you understand?", giving a perfunctory response.
System, "..." Obviously, you don't understand!
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"Hah—!"
As the first ray of morning sunlight fell, accompanied by a long yawn, Lu Yibei, who had deliberately found an angle to sleep where she could bask in the morning sun, awoke from her slumber. She sat sprawled on the sofa, stretched, and her silvery-white hair spread out like silk behind her.
Last night, after handing Wang Yingying over to the Ancestor, she returned home to find Ju Meng had already occupied her bed. She could only spend the latter half of the night on the sofa, hugging her beloved White Little Flower life-sized body pillow.
Although she didn't know what Ju Meng was angry about, she knew that when a girl was angry, it was best not to disturb her, and even if she were to be appeased, it should wait until the girl's anger had somewhat subsided.
The intensity of a girl's anger is usually a "U"-shaped function that changes with time; appeasing her too early or too late won't work. One must precisely find the lowest point and act promptly.
However, even if the lowest point could be precisely found, it doesn't necessarily mean the girl would be made happy; the method is key.
For example, Lu Yibei understood this very well but had no intention of appeasing Ju Meng.
She was only good at making people unhappy, not at making them happy.
Glancing at the stairs leading to the second floor, Lu Yibei frowned slightly.
Smelly Girl, she doesn't seem to be up yet? That's good, I can use this time to go to Happiness Community...
Earlier yesterday, he booked a high-speed rail ticket to Mountain City departing at 4:30 PM. Before departure, he planned to first go to Happiness Community to inform Du Sixian that the God Kingdom Prototype had been successfully integrated, so she could transfer the Spiritual Energy items stored in the underground parking lot warehouse into the God Kingdom Prototype.
Although those Spiritual Energy items were not high-grade, storing a large number of Spiritual Energy items in the Happiness Community underground parking lot was not a long-term solution after all.
Many people might die!
This kind of thing was like storing high explosives in a residential community's basement; even with the best safety measures, it was hard to guarantee that no accidents would occur in the future.
Thinking of this, Lu Yibei gently shook her head, forcibly interrupted her thoughts, and suddenly stood up.
Immediately after, she felt something in front of her chest first drop, then bounce back up.
"..."
In silence, her gaze slowly moved downwards. Upon seeing the two protrusions blocking her toes, her pupils trembled slightly.
The thoughtful Coat had even prepared a pure white cotton camisole nightgown with small floral patterns for her, comfortable and cool.
"Holy crap... how could this be... I clearly..."
Muttering to herself, Lu Yibei turned to look at the bright sunlight outside the window, falling into contemplation.
She had clearly bathed in the morning sun, so why hadn't she reverted from her urban legend form?
Which step went wrong? Lu Yibei wondered.
What made her feel even heavier was that when she discovered she hadn't reverted from her urban legend form after bathing in the morning sun, her emotions didn't show much fluctuation, as if she had grown accustomed to it.
It was as calm as waking up in the morning, looking in the mirror, finding a tiny pimple on her forehead, a thought flashing through her mind, "Oh, really? Alright then." And then... there was no 'then'.
Damn it, when did I become so accustomed to this body?
This shouldn't be!
Oh, right, Ancestor said last night... That's right! It must be because I saw too many strange things while integrating the God Kingdom Prototype, which messed up my mind, making me like this!
Denying that she had grown accustomed to her urban legend-transformed body, Lu Yibei pondered for a while longer about the reason she hadn't reverted from her urban legend form, but couldn't find an answer. She finally, with a slight mood, had the Coat change her into clothes suitable for going out and headed to Happiness Community.
However, contrary to the original plan, she decided that after meeting Du Sixian, she would go see Chatterbox Girl. Some things were a waste of time just sitting there and thinking about.
Incidentally, she might also see if Chatterbox Girl could offer some good advice for the trip to Mountain City, as she needed to infiltrate the Eclipse Society there. Having a professional who understood how to forge the black sun totem guide her beforehand would be safer.
Furthermore, in her current state, it was more convenient to have Professor Ma help deal with the school. She only needed to tell the old Professor that her black night disease had flared up again.
Upon arriving at Happiness Community, it didn't take long for Lu Yibei to successfully transfer the Spiritual Energy items stored in the Happiness Community basement into the God Kingdom Prototype.
To understand what effect sending urban legend into the God Kingdom Prototype would have on it, she also incidentally grabbed the Eyeball that was resting in Happiness Community and threw it into the God Kingdom Prototype, leaving it to fend for itself.
After doing all this, Lu Yibei lay flat on the sofa in Du Sixian's lounge, closed her eyes, and loudly called out to Chatterbox Girl in her mind.
"Chatterbox Girl? Where is Chatterbox Girl? Come out and receive your guest!"
"Coming, Master Lu!"
As a slightly fawning response echoed in her ears, Lu Yibei felt the familiar sensation of falling. Her consciousness, like a withered leaf carried away by the wind from a branch, drifted into the darkness.
