Chapter 54: “Humans… That Hurts! There’s Nothing Like Hiding a Beauty in Your Golden House!”
A flicker of astonishnt crossed Bai Xuan’s face—he truly hadn’t expected the [Celestial Maiden] Character Setting to be Golden Quality.
But there was no way he could just assign this Setting to himself.
He had zero intention of becoming so bizarre “Celestial Maiden.”
Serene and Mare Alera didn’t seem like good fits for it, either. The wisest choice was to store this Setting in the Book of Legends for the next Legendary Summon.
He imdiately checked the Book’s current charge levels:
Rare Charge: 50%
Epic Charge: 72%
“At least two more D-Rank Missions before it’s full…” he murmured, though he felt no sense of urgency. It was already late into the night. Serene and the others weren’t tireless machines—they needed real rest.
Especially Mare Alera, who had been glued to Su Yue’s side since the previous night.
As soon as they returned ho, Mare Alera dove straight onto Bai Xuan’s tiny bed.
“Ahhh—finally ho!” she squealed, hugging his pillow and rolling around, drooling contentedly. “Mmm~ It slls so good~ So good~”
“…?”
Bai Xuan blinked, but let it go, simply reminding her, “You should take a shower.”
“Yes, Master!”
Mare Alera bounced up and obediently trotted into the bathroom.
…
Elsewhere, Li Hongyou had just finished wrapping up a scene and turned to Bai Yu.
She floated over lightly and asked, “Are you free tomorrow? Soone wants to et you.”
“…?”
Bai Yu paused for a mont, then asked, “Who?”
“You’ll find out when you see them,” Li Hongyou replied, offering no further explanation. “I’ll pick you up at the Security Bureau tomorrow morning.”
“All right.”
Bai Yu nodded, but her mind was full of questions. Who in the world wanted to et her?
“Bai Yu, the Investigation Bureau says we’re off duty for now.”
“Mm, okay.”
She acknowledged with a nod, then drove straight ho.
The mont she walked in, she noticed the light in Bai Xuan’s bedroom was still on.
“It’s past one already… still not asleep?”
She muttered softly, padding over to his door and raising her hand to knock—
Suddenly, a strange girl’s voice drifted out from inside the room:
“Humans! That hurts!”
A girl’s voice?
Bai Yu froze.
The sound was faint, but her senses were razor sharp—nothing escaped her these days.
And now, hearing a girl’s voice from Bai Xuan’s room, her feelings grew complicated.
She wasn’t against Bai Xuan falling in love early, but sneaking a girl ho for the night?
Absolutely unacceptable!
“Bai Xuan! I’m coming in!”
She raised her voice in warning and pushed the door open.
“Jie? What’s up?”
Bai Xuan scrambled under the covers, his voice tinged with panic.
Bai Yu frowned at the sight.
Although Bai Xuan only revealed his upper body, she could tell he wasn’t wearing a shirt—and he was still damp.
Don’t tell … Bai Xuan and that girl were just…
A blush crept up her cheeks, and regret welled up inside her.
Idiot!
You just barged in and ruined their… whatever it was…
But she hadn’t been thinking. Her body had acted on instinct, pushing open the door before her mind caught up.
Now, though, she couldn’t help but overthink.
But… sothing was off.
Wasn’t Bai Xuan alone in the room?
Strange. She was certain she’d heard a girl’s voice.
She glanced around and her gaze landed on the half-open bathroom door.
Steam curled out through the gap, filling the room with mist—but there was no one inside.
No one?
Was she just hearing things?
After a mont, Bai Yu cald herself and asked, “It’s so late—why aren’t you asleep?”
“My dearest sister, it’s Saturday tomorrow. Can’t I stay up a bit?” Bai Xuan said with a wry smile.
His heart pounded. If he hadn’t reacted fast enough, Bai Yu would have seen everything!
As for where Serene and Mare Alera had disappeared to—
At that very mont, Su Yue, about to step into her bath, stared in shock as Serene and Mare Alera suddenly Teleported into her bathroom.
“Uh… did you two… need sothing?”
“Seeking refuge.”
“Oh…”
Back in Bai Yu’s mind, things were only growing more confusing. She was certain she’d heard sothing strange just now…
Could it be…
That kind of thing!?
“Ahem!” Bai Yu cleared her throat. “Get so sleep. Staying up all night is bad for your health.”
“Got it.”
She left, gently closing the door behind her.
“Phew—”
Bai Xuan let out a long breath of relief.
Keeping secrets from Bai Yu and sneaking around in his own room… for so reason, it was kind of exhilarating!
…
The next morning, Bai Yu left the house early.
Bai Xuan stayed ho, using Legendary Perspective to remotely direct Serene and Mare Alera on their Missions.
With their current strength, E-Rank Missions were a breeze.
Before long, Serene completed her Mission and Teleported ho via the Teleportation Array.
“Master, the crocodile’s been handled,” Serene reported.
“Well done.” Bai Xuan nodded, submitted the Mission, and received a piece of green-quality crocodile hide armor.
Not that it did much for him.
At D-Rank and above, this kind of armor barely made a difference in defense. Plus, it was heavy and cumberso.
Still, what was useless to him could be a rare treasure for others.
If an ordinary Investigator got their hands on this armor, their combat strength would soar.
“Maybe I should find a middleman to offload all this extra equipnt and materials—trade them for sothing more useful,” Bai Xuan mused.
Su Yue might be a good candidate, but her situation was complicated. She was under Investigation Bureau surveillance, entangled with the Extremist Organization. Far too risky.
Unless… she could vanish completely from everyone’s mory.
“Humans! I’m ho!”
While Bai Xuan was lost in thought, Mare Alera finished her Mission and Teleported back.
Unlike Serene, she was holding a chanical severed arm.
“Why did you bring a robot arm back?” Bai Xuan asked, puzzled.
“Ah! I forgot to toss it!” Mare Alera blinked—she’d been so excited to see Bai Xuan again that she’d completely forgotten to ditch the arm.
“Give it here.”
“Okay!”
Bai Xuan took the chanical arm and tossed it into the Book of Worlds.
It couldn’t be used to craft anything, but the Book of Worlds worked as a portable storage space—as long as it wasn’t alive, he could stash it there for now.
Next, he submitted Mare Alera’s completed Mission and received a basic energy core (green)—supposedly usable in robots or armor.
After completing two E-Rank Missions, the Mission Map leveled up:
[You have completed 10 E-Rank Missions. Map Level has increased to Level 3.]
[Daily Teleportation count remains at two, but you can now set up to 10 Teleportation Points and Teleport between them an unlimited number of tis. (Removing a Teleportation Point triggers a 24-hour cooldown.)]
[Next Level Requirents: Complete 10 D-Rank Missions (0/10), 1 C-Rank Mission (0/1).]
“Unlimited teleportation between points?”
Bai Xuan’s eyes lit up at the newly unlocked feature.
That was truly convenient—heading ho, for example, would be as easy as Teleporting.
Once Su Yue finished preparing the Secret Base, he could jump over whenever he wished.
“All right.”
Bai Xuan closed the Book of Worlds, glanced out the window, and murmured, “It’s Saturday—what should I do today?”
Just then, Mare Alera raised her hand excitedly and suggested, “Humans! I’m starving! Can we go out and eat sothing yummy?”
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