When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 18 : The Card Slipped Under the Door

18: The Card Slipped Under the Door

Could it be that this Xiao Yuan could relay her commands?

This was the first thought that popped into Yuyin's mind. She immediately tried it, attempting to make Xiao Yuan walk to a certain location and have the little ghosts protect and follow her. It worked.

She tried a few more things and discovered that through Xiao Yuan, she could indeed control the other chess pieces.

Yuyin immediately ordered several squads of ghosts and the Winged Snakes to move together with Xiao Yuan. Having control versus having no control was completely different. This allowed her to concentrate their forces to kill stronger monsters, and they could also run if they couldn't win.

After a few hours of experimentation, Yuyin found that Xiao Yuan also seemed to possess a certain intelligence. She didn't need to give overly specific commands; she only needed to give directives, like telling her to concentrate the pieces for a joint patrol or to run if they couldn't win, vague commands that required subjective judgment. Xiao Yuan gradually learned to handle them, although her judgment might not be as sharp as when Yuyin controlled her directly.

Because of this, the efficiency of her cultivation increased dramatically. Otherwise, the little ghosts would spend most of their time waiting to be resurrected.

In the evening, Yuyin had Xiao Yuan gather their forces and take the Miner with them to defeat the Precept-Breaking Green Monk.

After defeating the Precept-Breaking Green Monk, a vast amount of rich and pure Source Spirit was absorbed by Yuyin, and her Primordial Energy value directly increased by three points, reaching seventy-six.

Yuyin also discovered that Xiao Yuan was extremely smart. When she commanded Xiao Yuan to send pieces to scout in all directions, Xiao Yuan would make the ghosts avoid previously explored areas. In this regard, her memory was, in a sense, even better than Yuyin's.

Yuyin also found that when gathered around Xiao Yuan, the monsters fought more ferociously, and their combat power seemed to be enhanced. Xiao Yuan herself could also fight, but she only used an old wooden slingshot to fire pellets that glowed with a black light. Her attack power was average, but it was no ordinary slingshot.

Although Xiao Yuan had no grade, it seemed Yuyin had drawn a treasure.

Yuyin ordered Xiao Yuan to lead the chess pieces in flexible and mobile patrols, while she went to shower and rest.

The first weekend in this world.

Yuyin had no money and nothing to do for fun. She went to the school during the day to run and work out. Quite a few students came to exercise on the weekend, and they were all very surprised to see Yuyin. Yesterday's events had already spread through various class groups and the school's online forum. According to them, Zhang Biaoyang was taken away by an ambulance yesterday, and the PE teacher had come looking for her in the evening. She guessed that on Monday… she would be called to the PE teacher's office.

Who could have imagined that she, the exemplary Student Council President, would be called to the office for injuring someone? But Yuyin didn't care. It wasn't her fault. There were security cameras on the court, which would clarify things. She wasn't afraid of others twisting the facts.

On her way home in the evening, Yuyin didn't take the back door but chose the bustling street in front of the main school gate, wanting to take a casual stroll and relax.

She wore a form-fitting white T-shirt and a black miniskirt, her legs sheathed in black silk that hinted at the lustrous skin beneath. She walked alone through the streets of Lingdu, where the scattered lights glittered like a magnificent starry sky.

However, though the city was prosperous, Yuyin was almost penniless. As she walked, she naturally attracted many gazes. It was hard to imagine that a girl of such extraordinary attire, perhaps one of the few in all of Lingdu who could compare with her, could be so poor.

Returning to her apartment building at dusk, the sound of high heels echoed in the dim hallway.

On one side of the hallway, an old door was left slightly ajar.

Yuyin's curvaceous figure and her long, shapely legs passed by the crack in the door, and in the darkness, a bloodshot eye stared intently at her back…

Yuyin didn't notice. She arrived at her own door and was about to open it when she saw a small card slipped under it.

At first, she thought it was one of those indecent cards with revealing photos of women and a QR code and planned to pick it up and throw it away. But after opening the door, she saw the card depicted a muscular man bound by a studded leather belt.

“?”

Yuyin was even less interested now. She picked it up, intending to toss it in the trash, but then she saw it said, “Magic City Underground Fighting Arena: Ignite your passion, unleash your stress! Real blades, real guns, heart-pounding thrills!”

“An underground fighting arena?” Such things were rare in her original world, but in this world where almost everyone cultivated, the existence of such a place was not surprising. After all, even the two major corporations on the surface used martial arts matches for arbitration, so why not the underground?

Yuyin became interested. She saw two lines of small print at the bottom of the card with the address, which noted that first-time visitors could enter for free by presenting the card.

An underground fighting arena was probably no place for a "good girl." But Yuyin had never seen true experts in a real fight, and it would be hard to find such a sight in other settings. Since she was cultivating, it was, of course, for real combat. Although Yuyin didn't know, besides arbitration and underground fights, and dealing with bullies and ruffians, what other situations in this world required real combat, she still wanted to go and see.

“It might be a scam…”

However, the overall public security in Lingdu was decent, and the place was in the city center. The time was tomorrow evening. She might as well go and have a look. If something felt wrong, she could just not go in. She would just have to play it by ear. In short, it wasn't without risk, but in three years, she was going to be carried off by a group of vicious ghosts to marry some Ghost King. In her eyes, monsters were already wandering all over Magic City at night; what was this little extra risk?

Besides, she wasn't completely helpless now. If she didn't gain experience, didn't see the world, didn't take appropriate risks, was she supposed to wait for the Ghost King to come and snatch her away in three years?

Yuyin made her decision, walked into her room, and closed the door.

She didn't notice, however, that the eyes in the crack of the door across the hall had been in the darkness, staring fixedly at her…

On Sunday, she didn't summon any particularly good chess pieces, so Yuyin had Xiao Yuan continue leading the training. As evening approached, she freshened up and prepared to leave.

But she had no intention of going to such a place wearing a miniskirt, black silk, and high heels; that was just asking for trouble. Yuyin found a lightweight, camouflage-patterned rain jacket. It looked like a very expensive brand, but she didn't care, putting it on. For her lower half, she wore a pair of jeans, tied her hair in a ponytail, and put on a hat, sunglasses, and a mask, dressing up like a celebrity sneaking out. Then she left her rented apartment and headed for the place on the card.