Chapter 203: The Soundproofed Room

After a full day of maintenance updates, World of Fate finally reopened.

Bai Yue-Ling logged in at the plaza of Songyuan City. She was wearing a vine-woven long dress, while Jelly, as before, had transformed into close-fitting underwear.

Before she could even move, a series of system prompts rang out.

[You have automatically learned the skill “Otherworld Traveler’s Reconnaissance.”]

[You are currently ranked fifth on the “Combat Power Leaderboard.” Would you like to set your status to anonymous?]

“Anonymous,” Bai Yue-Ling replied without hesitation.

She did not like being hung on the leaderboard every day for others to point at and gossip about. She preferred to quietly make her fortune.

“So I’m fifth?” Bai Yue-Ling opened the rankings, wanting to see just who the ones ahead of her were.

[First: “Skirt Dancer”]

[Second: “Unnamed”]

[Third: “Golden Glass Legs”]

[Fourth: “Shadow Night”]

[Fifth: “Anonymous”]

[Sixth: “Lie Lie”]

[Seventh: “Blood Rain”]

[Eighth: “Silver Fang”]

[Ninth: “Sister Slayer”]

[Tenth: “Like Crying, Like Pleading”]

Bai Yue-Ling scanned up and down the leaderboard and muttered, “Skirt Dancer is a god of war among players. Golden Glass Legs is a pay-to-win warrior. Shadow Night was personally brought up by me. Blood Rain has rich PK experience. I’m not too familiar with Sister Slayer and Like Crying, Like Pleading…”

In the end, Bai Yue-Ling’s gaze locked firmly onto second place. “What’s the background of this Unnamed?”

In her past cycles, she had never seen the name “Unnamed.” Not even once. Yet in this life, it had suddenly appeared and shot straight up to second place.

“Lie Lie and Silver Fang never made the leaderboard before. Their appearance is because of my influence. Could this Unnamed also have been affected by me?” Bai Yue-Ling’s dark brows knit slightly in puzzlement.

Forget it. If she could not figure it out, she would not think about it. There would definitely be a chance to meet in the future anyway.

Besides the overall player combat power leaderboard, there were also several class-specific combat rankings that recorded the strongest players of each starting class.

Each class had different ranking standards. Warriors emphasized attack and defense. Assassins focused more on stealth and burst. Priests basically only looked at healing output and buffs.

Originally, Bai Yue-Ling had thought that with her heavy healing output and her omnipotent Dark Fall, she would definitely seize first place on the priest leaderboard.

However, to her surprise, she was only second.

[First: “Boundless Love”]

“What kind of background does this one have? I’ve corrupted so many big sisters with Dark Fall and still can’t beat her?” Bai Yue-Ling tilted her head.

In the future, she would definitely have to personally test just how strong this “Boundless Love” was at healing.

After closing the rankings, Bai Yue-Ling looked around.

It was already past midnight, yet the streets were still lively. The residents of Songyuan City ran about with all kinds of weapons in their arms. Even five-year-old children held gleaming little knives, hacking fiercely at straw dummies.

The sudden attack from the Iris Theocracy the day before yesterday had made these residents feel a long-lost sense of crisis. Their local customs were already fierce, and they would never tolerate any infringement on their homeland.

Following the bright moonlight into the distance, the Panlong Mountain Range on the horizon was faintly visible. One peak, though low, stood out because of its lush trees. This was precisely the result of Sistana’s restoration.

As a level eighty archbishop, Sistana could not only move mountains and fill seas, but also restore vitality to barren peaks.

“Right, Mama seemed to say that a teleportation array to the royal capital would be built in Songyuan City. I can just go straight back through it,” Bai Yue-Ling muttered. “I’ll find a passerby and ask where the teleport array is.”

Before she could ask anyone, a familiar voice called out first.

“Xiao Bai~”

Turning around, she saw Zi Jing-Yue walking toward her. Her slender waist swayed gently beneath her qipao, radiating a faint, elusive charm.

Taking the opportunity, Bai Yue-Ling tested the new skill distributed by the system after the update—

[Skill Name: Otherworld Traveler’s Reconnaissance]

[Quality: Common]

[Cost: ten mana]

[Learning Requirement: Unless you can log into World of Fate without an internet connection, you definitely received this skill]

[Attribute Bonus: None]

[Description: Reconnoiters the basic information of any player within ten meters. Basic information includes name, race, level, class, and title. The reconnoitered player will sense it and can disguise themselves through appropriate behavior to avoid revealing correct information.]

[Note: “I’ve always complained about that programmer Aya next door. Why did she make Reconnaissance such a useless skill? A fox girl just puts on a hat to cover her fox ears and she gets detected as human. Even the dog at the village entrance next door could smell a fox. But Aya told me that if this skill could brainlessly probe player info, wouldn’t players of the dark faction have no gameplay experience? Although what Aya said makes sense, I still oppose it, because I think dark players should be randomly ravaged by light players.” —so said the otaku programmer who designed the ‘Big Sister Nemesis’ skill series.]

“Can disguise themselves through appropriate behavior… What does appropriate behavior even mean?”

Bai Yue-Ling experimentally cast a Reconnaissance on Zi Jing-Yue.

[Name: Zi Jing-Yue]

[Race: Human (Succubus)]

[Level: nineteen]

[Class: Archer]

[Title: Amethyst Archer]

Because Zi Jing-Yue’s qipao perfectly covered her succubus tail, ordinary players would only detect her as human and could not identify her succubus identity. But since Bai Yue-Ling and Zi Jing-Yue were friends, the true information appeared directly in parentheses.

At the same time, Bai Yue-Ling inexplicably felt a sense of being watched coming from Zi Jing-Yue.

That must be the sensation of being scanned.

Bai Yue-Ling asked, “What information do you see for me?”

Zi Jing-Yue replied, “Priest Hero, human, level twenty-one, priest, Resurrection.”

“Just human and priest?”

“Mm.”

At that moment, Anlisa explained in her mind, “Don’t worry. I cast anti-reconnaissance magic on you. As long as I remain on you, there’s no need to worry about ‘Fallen Angel’ and ‘Darkfallen Succubus’ being detected.”

So Anlisa had been silently protecting her.

“Xiao Bai~ thank you for helping me find the Queen’s legacy.”

Zi Jing-Yue smiled. Both her eyes and the corners of her lips were filled with mirth, and the way she looked at her carried an indescribable intimacy.

Why did it feel like Miss Zi Jing-Yue had become a bit strange after just one day apart?

Bai Yue-Ling did not dwell on it and said, “Right, you still need the Queen’s legacy to change class, don’t you?”

She was about to take out the materials when Zi Jing-Yue grabbed her hand.

“There are too many people here. Succubus materials would be seen by others. I rented a small room at the inn. Let’s go there together.”

“The inn?” Bai Yue-Ling tilted her head. “Why does this feel like some underground rendezvous?”

The two went all the way to the inn. When the proprietress saw the combination of big sister plus young girl, she immediately smiled and led them to a room.

“This button opens the soundproof barrier. No matter how loud you scream, no one will hear,” the proprietress said, pointing at the small button by the bed. Then she withdrew outside and considerately closed the door. “Wishing you a wonderful night.”

As soon as the proprietress left, Bai Yue-Ling complained, “What wonderful night? We’re not some dating couple… Right, Zi Jing-Yue?”

Zi Jing-Yue did not reply. She only silently pressed the soundproof barrier button.

Then she walked to the door and twisted the lock hard with her small hand.

Click.