After hearing the noise outside, Tang Xin, who had just finished changing in the bathroom, rushed out. Wearing slippers, she looked at the marble table in the living room that had been sliced in half and then at Xu Xiaoyou, who was still standing there holding the long whip.
She let out a soft sigh.
Xu Xiaoyou watched the girl walk up to her. Tang Xin's blue hair was not yet fully dry, and droplets of water slid down her cold face onto her neck and shoulders. Her legs, partially visible beneath her short sleeves, were pale and ivory, carrying a faint, hazy mist of moisture.
"I've told you so many times, don't mess around in the room. Here, give me your hand," Tang Xin said with a helpless tone.
Only then did Xu Xiaoyou notice that her hand was injured. She figured it must have been slashed by a flying shard of marble from the coffee table.
After the other girl briefly cleaned the wound, she stuck a piglet band-aid on Xu Xiaoyou's index finger and gave a gentle smile.
"It's quite cute. It suits you."
Looking into the girl's slightly curved eyes, Xu Xiaoyou shifted her gaze away, feeling a bit guilty.
"That should do it. It's late, so let's clean up the room together before we rest."
Xu Xiaoyou didn't say anything and simply nodded.
By the time they finished cleaning up the marble coffee table and the dust in the room, it was already three in the morning. Tang Xin went back to her room to sleep first, but Xu Xiaoyou wasn't tired. She sat on the sofa, staring blankly at the marble coffee table pieces lying in the corner, split in two.
Snowflakes hit the window, making a faint tapping sound against the alloy frame. The leaves outside looked like soaked paper pressed against the glass. From this angle, the veins on the leaves were clearly visible, resembling a lonely boat on a small lake.
Water droplets on the doors and windows rolled down into lines, and that little lonely boat seemed to sway slowly along with them.
The entire city was silent, sleeping in a blanket of pure white.
The quiet atmosphere wasn't lonely; in this tranquility, even a traveler could find a moment's rest.
Xu Xiaoyou gently shook her head and turned the four-sided die to the number '3'. She saw the sharp bone spurs on the segments retract, and the entire weapon became smooth and clean.
When she tried to turn it to '4', an invisible force stopped her. After several attempts failed, Xu Xiaoyou chose to give up.
She wouldn't be able to fully grasp the abilities of this eerie whip in a short time. What puzzled her was why this Hundred-Bone Whip could be fitted together with the hundred-faced die. This so-called forbidden object seemed almost tailor-made for her; holding it in her hand, she could feel a mysterious resonance.
And why had that Diamond 9 taken an interest in her? Recalling Jian Liu's words, it seemed that Diamond 9 definitely knew something.
The matters related to this Hundred-Bone Whip, that apocalyptic illusory vision, and the doubts in her heart—perhaps only that Diamond 9 could provide answers.
In the dead of night, she didn't plan to continue testing the Hundred-Bone Whip's spatial abilities. It would be troublesome to disturb others' rest and attract the security bureau.
She would find an empty place to try it out another day.
Xu Xiaoyou opened the card drawing interface again.
【Current Card Pool Name: Starry Singer.】
【Current 5-Star UP Character: Sevia Winter. Acquisition probability increased.】
【Condense points: 90/90】
【Card pool time remaining: ? days.】
Reflected in Xu Xiaoyou's eyes was the gacha screen, and her mind drifted into thought.
Tang Xin's current favorability was at 【Like】, sharing 20% of her attributes. The basic conditions for unlocking the favorability plot 【The Girl Who Fell into the Starry Garden】 were halfway met. It was still unclear what the specific requirements were to fully unlock the favorability mission. Without clearing the favorability plot, she likely wouldn't be able to open the next card pool.
What would the other girl experience in her favorability plot?
After completing the favorability plot, would she grow to the final stage like Anya did?
It couldn't be that every beautiful girl she raised would end up blackening or going out of control in the end, right?
A series of questions made Xu Xiaoyou shake her head slightly. She decided not to think too much for now. From the ten thousand inspiration points she received from this commission, she decided to keep about five thousand for emergencies and do thirty pulls first.
She skipped the card drawing animation and looked directly at the results list.
【Flower voucher card x9】【Skill card: Versatile x1】
【Flower voucher card x9】【Skill card: Golden Tulip x1】
These looked like social-attribute skill cards similar to 【Social Master】 and 【Linguistic Artist】?
Just as Xu Xiaoyou was thinking this, a brilliant golden light filled the entire screen.
【Champagne card x9】【Skill card: Vulcan's Path x1!】
"A golden skill card?"
The unexpected surprise made Xu Xiaoyou suppress her thoughts. The three skill cards she had just obtained appeared in her hand. She wasn't in a hurry and checked them one by one.
【Skill card: Versatile.】
【Quality: refined grade (blue)】
【Effect: Upon use, permanently gain the 'Versatile' effect. 'Versatile': You will master artistic abilities in fields such as violin, piano, and ballroom dancing. Your personality charm is increased. When you appear in high society, you will attract more attention from others. (Note: You will be more likely to suffer from the jealousy of others.)】
"As expected, it's a social skill card," Xu Xiaoyou realized.
After using it, as expected, a vast amount of knowledge regarding the violin, piano, and ballroom dancing flooded her mind. It was as if countless figures of great artists were improvising in front of her. She could see their impassioned expressions, feel their burning and sacred hearts, and the profound memories were branded into her mind.
After taking a few minutes to digest the knowledge from 【Versatile】, Xu Xiaoyou nodded and looked at the next one.
【Skill card: Golden Tulip.】
【Quality: refined grade (blue)】
【Effect: Upon use, permanently gain the 'Golden Tulip' effect. 'Golden Tulip': Your colors are brilliant and your charm unique; you wander through the flowers without a single petal sticking to you. You will find it easier to gain the favor and affection of girls. (Note: When another person's favorability toward you is too high, danger!)】
Xu Xiaoyou's mouth twitched slightly. What did it mean by wandering through flowers without a petal sticking to her? It made her sound like some bad 'Yellow-Haired' Yuzu who specifically went around deceiving the feelings of beautiful girls.
If these two cards were used together, it would be quite easy to live off a woman, wouldn't it?
She rubbed her chin and thought, not realizing how degenerate her line of thinking was.
None of that was important. The important one was the golden skill card.
【Skill card: Vulcan's Path.】
【Quality: art grade (gold)】
【Effect: Upon use, you will resonate with the ancient fire domain.】
Seeing this prompt, Xu Xiaoyou's eyes lit up.
As everyone knew, the shorter and simpler the description, the more powerful the ability often was. Moreover, this was an art grade skill card. The text was already this brief; even without using it, she could already feel the power contained within this skill card.
At the very least, she couldn't use this in a densely populated area like the city center. She couldn't guarantee what would happen in the end.
This was her first time obtaining an art grade skill card, and she felt a bit of excitement.
Later on, Tang Xin walked out of her room yawning and tilted her head:
"Yuzu, have you seen my piglet alarm clock?"
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