novelraw Chapter 235-1: Endless Strength, The Envoy from Yun Capital City (1)
Chapter 235-1: Endless Strength, The Envoy from Yun Capital City (1)
The sky outside the rented apartment gradually brightened.
Without realizing it, he had once again battled through the night in the game.
After staying up all night, Lin Xun didn’t feel tired. On the contrary, he was full of energy and vigor.
The boost to his physical constitution from upgrading his soul talent had already pushed him into the ranks of superhumans.
Even if he didn’t sleep for several days and nights, he wouldn’t develop dark circles under his eyes.
“If every worker had this skill, wouldn’t the capitalists laugh themselves awake in their dreams?”
He put down his phone and stepped into the bathroom to shower.
In the game, the attendant girls had already woken up. The two little secretaries, limping slightly, were laying out paper and grinding ink for him.
Although they didn’t verbally urge him to write out the arcane secrets, they were constantly implying he should finish the magic exchange as soon as possible.
Lin Xun declared that he didn’t want to be disturbed and drove the two women out to stand beyond the great doors of the bedchamber, so he wouldn’t be bothered by them.Now, the President was alone in the chamber, scribbling diligently, while the two attendants and the two onmyoji waited outside.
On the surface, the foreign mage was an honored guest, but in truth, he was just a merchant trading spells.
Until the transaction was complete, the Vice Palace Master wouldn’t allow him to leave Iya Palace, it was standard procedure.
If it were someone more ruthless, they might even kill the President after the magic exchange to prevent the foreign spells from falling into other hands.
But Lin Xun didn’t care about any of that. He had never intended to make a proper trade in the first place.
After washing up, he picked up his phone again.
The President was still hard at work writing. The two attendants would occasionally come in to deliver breakfast, some abalone pastries and similar delicacies.
Sneaking out of the palace to explore the outside world was impossible for now.
So Lin Xun simply went idle, letting the auto-script continue writing spells. With nothing much to do in-game during the daytime, he grew a little bored.
“It’s been a while since I saw Little White. I really miss her.”
With that thought, he dialed Lu Caiyi’s number.
The ringtone had only sounded twice before the call connected.
On the other end, a girl’s muffled voice came through.
“Hello? Gulp… gulp…”
Lu Caiyi, dressed in cartoon pajamas, had just gotten up and was brushing her teeth when her phone suddenly rang.
She forgot to check who was calling so early in the morning and answered in a daze.
“Little White, just got up? Want to grab breakfast?”
“Ah?”
Lu Caiyi fumbled in a panic, almost choking on the toothpaste foam. It took her a while to react, and she stammered, “N-Now? Could we… make it a little later?”
She was too embarrassed to admit she still needed to put on makeup and get ready.
“Sure. Let’s say half an hour from now, at the Longren Wonton Shop on Pedestrian Street.”
“O-Okay.”
Beep… beep… beep…
Lu Caiyi patted her chest, feeling like she hadn’t fully come to her senses.
“Ah… Why did I agree to that so easily?”
She still clearly remembered the last time she’d gone out drinking with Lin Xun, such an awkward incident.
She opened the game on her phone and pulled up the messages in the Book of Letters.
Their last conversation was still there.
[Swordsmith: Little White, come out for a drink. ]
[… ]
[Little White Deer: Sorry, I just saw this. Maybe we could go tonight? ]
[Swordsmith: Next time. I can’t have anything cold today. Not convenient. ]
At the time, Lu Caiyi had wanted to reply with an emoji of ‘tiny head, giant question mark,’ but unfortunately the Book of Letters didn’t support emojis…
“…Forget it. I already agreed.”
She silently reassured herself that it was only because she was half-asleep that she’d said yes without thinking.
But as she kept thinking about it, she couldn’t help but smile.
Seeing the girl in the mirror with her curved eyes and bright expression, she was suddenly startled and quickly pursed her lips again.
“No way. I can’t let him off that easily… Hmph, I have to eat him poor!”
From the bathroom came the sound of the girl brushing her teeth and humming a little tune…
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Lin Xun hung up the call and said to the Valkyrie busy in the kitchen, “You eat by yourself today. I’m going out for breakfast.”
With that, he opened the door and strode away.
The blonde girl wearing an apron set down her spatula with a question mark on her face.
Lin Xun went all the way down to the ground floor of the residential complex.
There was still half an hour before their breakfast appointment, so there was no rush.
He scanned a shared bike and pedaled leisurely toward the destination.
Most of the shops on Pedestrian Street were still closed. Only a few breakfast places were open.
Longren Wonton was a well-known local specialty in Wen City. The broth was delicious and mild in flavor, perfect for breakfast or a late-night snack.
The small storefront was already packed with working people grabbing a bite.
Lin Xun waited a while before finally securing a table.
Just as he was thinking about what to order, he sensed something and looked toward the door…
A girl in a white floral dress stood there gracefully.
Her already delicate and pretty face had been lightly made up, making her look even more radiant and youthful. The contrast between her pure face and her curvy figure made it hard to look away.
Several patrons couldn’t help glancing at her.
Lin Xun even noticed a few young guys getting ready to pull out their phones to ask for her contact info.
He waved her over.
Amid all the envious and jealous stares, Lu Caiyi obediently sat down next to him.