Chapter 132: The Beautiful Rose

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Lin looked her over.

“So, this is what you meant?”

Shu Yue looked Lin up and down.

Today she had changed into another dress, a striking red one.

Standing there, she looked like a rose.

And it was off-shoulder again—this time truly off-shoulder.

Her chest revealed a stretch of snow-white skin, her collarbones clearly visible, a black lace choker around her neck, and an oval ruby clasped to the black bow at her collar, casting a beautiful glimmer in the sunlight.

Moreover, Lin’s already delicate and pretty face was lightly made up, with a hint of red eyeshadow sweeping across her eyes.

That little look was truly a flower about to bloom~

Seeing Shu Yue examining her new look, Lin raised her chin slightly, waiting for Shu Yue to compliment her.

But would Shu Yue compliment her?

Of course not!

Seeing that she wouldn’t answer, Shu Yue said with irritation:

“I’m asking you something. Spit it out.”

“Mmph…”

Seeing Shu Yue’s reaction, Lin immediately turned aggrieved, and she didn’t bother hiding it.

“Hmph, I’m going back.”

“Oh.”

Shu Yue wasn’t about to indulge her.

Besides, she had things to do and was planning to toy with some Fire Element first.

Lin took a deep breath, angered by Shu Yue’s indifferent attitude.

She wanted to say something to Shu Yue, but in the end, she couldn’t get it out.

Her lips pouted, her face full of grievance.

“Can’t you say something nice?”

“No.”

Shu Yue prepared to walk past Lin and head inside.

“Then change back.”

Shu Yue prepared to walk past Lin and head inside.

Lin’s face flushed red, her gaze locked fiercely onto Shu Yue.

She had dressed up carefully and come over early in the morning, only to wait here for ages.

And after you finally come back, you can’t even say one nice word about how I look—isn’t that just too much?

Wait, are you really not going to say anything?

Seeing that Shu Yue showed no sign of turning back, Lin’s previously resolute expression instantly crumbled.

“Fine, fine, I’ll say it, alright!”

Lin called out to stop Shu Yue.

When Shu Yue turned around, she said in a huff:

“Aren’t you working on the Magic Element Armor? Let’s go over together. I found someone to help with it. But this thing is restricted by the Empire, so don’t go using it carelessly.”

“Eliminate all witnesses, I get it.”

Shu Yue, upon hearing that her big iron man had news, instantly switched from the cold and aloof Shu Yue to the enthusiastic little Yue.

“Oh, Lin put on makeup today? And the dress is even more vibrant than yesterday’s. So pretty~”

Lin put her hands on her hips and turned her head away, not exactly receptive to Shu Yue’s compliment.

“Hmph, I don’t need you to say it. Change back.”

She wanted Little Lia!

Shu Yue didn’t mind Lin’s willfulness.

Little girls, after all—being a bit willful is normal.

A good spanking would fix it.

“Hurry up and take me to see the big iron man.”

Lin mimicked Shu Yue’s eye roll, and the imitation was quite accurate—charming and lively.

The gesture suited her too.

The Magic Element Armor was also combat power.

Shu Yue could wear it in her Dragon Princess Form without worrying about her tail being seen.

The West Wind Empire ultimately didn’t treat Heteromorphs well.

She had asked Claire before how many Heteromorphs lived in Frost City.

The answer was a sparse forty to fifty out of seven million people, and most of those Heteromorphs were Elves, who were closer to Humans.

A Silver Dragon Princess was obviously Dragon Race at first glance.

It wasn’t that she had no wings—her wings just weren’t unlocked yet.

With Dragon Scales present, would Dragon Wings and Dragon Claws be far behind?

As long as she fed compatible Spell Arts to the Silver Dragon Bloodline, she could forge Bloodline Arts from scratch.

Others were born with Holy Blood, but Shu Yue could create Holy Blood artificially!

Well, Holy Blood was still far off. Let’s get past Tier 3 first.

Shu Yue said what Lin wanted to hear to get her to hurry up and lead the way, but she didn’t overdo it.

If she said too much now, next time she’d have to double it, with even more sickening sweet talk to coax her.

She didn’t want to disgust herself.

Sure, Lin was kind of cute, but that didn’t mean Shu Yue had to fawn over her.

Why doesn’t she fawn over me instead?

Suddenly, Shu Yue remembered that all she had to do was reveal her true face, call out “Sister,” and Lin would happily handle everything for her.

The difference…

Sitting in the carriage, Shu Yue looked at Lin’s smug expression and gave a cold snort inwardly.

Little sister, what goes around comes around!

The carriage left the city gates and headed to the northern district of Frost City.

The northern district housed an Adventurer’s Guild and a Mercenary Guild, along with many other organizations.

This was the most densely populated area for outsiders, which indirectly spawned numerous businesses related to Supernatural Beings—one of which was the forging trade.

Whether buying weapons and armor or maintaining old ones, as long as you entered those streets, you’d find corresponding services, and more than one at that.

Shu Yue and Lin made their way to the street where the forging shops were located and stopped at the back door of an armor shop.

After the two got off the carriage, Lin took the lead and vaulted over the wall.

Watching Lin climb over, Shu Yue naturally went to vault over too.

However, as she tried to climb, she was bounced straight off, as if something had pushed her away—yet Lin had already gotten inside.

She tried a few more times and found it didn’t work.

This piqued Shu Yue’s curiosity.

She leaped up and slammed her physical strength into that invisible wall.

The immense force caused a thunderous boom where her fist struck.

After landing, Shu Yue looked at the bright red blood flowing from her manifested body’s hand—the hand had been injured by the recoil…

It was just skin damage, so no big deal.

She gathered a clump of pale cyan light in her palm—compressed elemental force.

She wanted to test what would happen if she used elemental force against it.

Just as she was about to satisfy her curiosity, a deep, rumbling shout stopped her foolishness.

“Brat! Why are you smashing my wall?”

The voice was like thunder, rattling Shu Yue’s ears, carrying with it a powerful pressure from a higher rank.

Lin covered her ears and glared at the short, stocky old man with the big white beard.

“Old Wolf, why are you yelling so loud?”

Seeing Lin’s angry expression, Wolf’s face lost a bit of composure, and he could only laugh awkwardly.

“Oh, it’s little Lin…”

“Hmph!“

Lin snorted and turned to open the door for Shu Yue, making Wolf’s eyelids twitch repeatedly.

As the door opened, Shu Yue saw the owner of that pressure—an old man with a white beard and exceptionally thick arms.

The beard connected with the hair around his face, making him look somewhat like a lion.

Shu Yue gave a lukewarm greeting, figuring that was proper enough courtesy.

“Hello, Senior.”

If you won’t give me a good face, why should I give you one?

Wolf looked at Shu Yue, whom Lin had brought in, with a sour expression.

Impatience was barely hidden in his eyes, and his dislike of Shu Yue was plain to see.

But with Lin blocking the way in front of her, he couldn’t easily make a fuss.

Still, that punch Shu Yue threw earlier had surprised Wolf a bit.

He hadn’t expected Shu Yue to have such strength, and the rebound had done little—only superficial skin damage.

Lin led Shu Yue through the small backyard to Wolf’s side, and in her delicate, coquettish voice, she said:

“Old Wolf, that Mana Element Cube belongs to her… him. How’s your research going?”

Wolf looked directly at Shu Yue, a flicker of surprise flashing through his eyes.

“Brat, where did you get that Mana Element Cube?”

“Found it.”

“Really found it?”

“It was buried in the dirt. I saw a freshly dug hole in the ground, so I pried it open and took a look.”

Shu Yue spouted nonsense straight-faced in front of Wolf, but it wasn’t entirely a lie.

She skipped over the extraction and burying process and only mentioned the digging part afterward.

It was the art of language!

Wolf’s thick brows furrowed, and he gave a cold sneer.

“Who are you trying to fool, brat? A Mana Element Cube of that purity isn’t something just anyone can get their hands on.”