VAP - Chapter 71
Chapter 71: The Supreme Sage Hopelessly Obsessed with Beauty (30)
Whether Nai Yin intended to play matchmaker for the wolf or not, the matter was settled.
In a noisy, bustling mercenary tavern, a slender, golden-haired girl pushed open the door, stepping in from the wind and snow.
Lorins, the vice-captain of the Red Moon Mercenary Group, was quite famous in her line of work. The moment she entered, the gazes of everyone in the tavern followed her, whether intentionally or not, but she paid them no mind.
Several members of her group followed behind her. They had finished their last mission three days ago, rested at their base for a few days, and had now come to pick up a new one.
The attendant in charge of posting missions saw them and said with familiarity, “Lorins, here to pick up another mission?”
Lorins smiled. “We’ve been idle long enough.”
With that, she was about to walk over to the mission board to search for a suitable request.
Seeing this, the attendant quickly called out to her. “Wait, you’re just in time! There’s a request here, and the client specifically asked for the Red Moon Mercenary Group. The pay is very good.”
Lorins took the request contract from the attendant and looked down to examine it closely.
It was indeed a good mission. The reward was generous, and it included the Storm Flower she needed most right now.
But the mission location… was Nikula City.
Everyone knew the current situation was not optimistic. The human front line had shrunk, and the main general, Leo, had even retreated from Valdo City to Nikula. Nikula City could now be considered the absolute main battlefield.
Lorins frowned. She didn’t really want to get involved in the war.
However, the mission requirements didn’t include participating in the battle; they only had to observe the high-end combat power on the magical beast side and pass the information to the client.
Under normal circumstances, spying on a Saint-rank expert was a job with an unknown level of danger. It all depended on the other party’s temper—a good-tempered one might laugh it off, while a bad-tempered one might just attack and kill you.
But on a battlefield, this mission wasn’t dangerous at all. With their own experts keeping the other side busy, a Saint-rank magical beast wouldn’t pay much mind even if it noticed someone spying.
Her gaze stopped on the rewards column, where the words “Storm Flower” were particularly conspicuous. This was practically a freebie, Lorins thought.
“This is a great deal. Is there a limit on the number of people?” a female mercenary asked eagerly, looking at the request.
Lorins: “No.”
She thought for a moment, then asked, “Are you guys taking it?”
“Why wouldn’t we? It’s easy, saves effort, and pays well. After this mission, we’ll have earned enough to take a two-year break.”
Lorins weighed her options for a moment. “Let’s take it, then.”
Although she felt an inexplicable resistance toward battlefields where one fought magical beasts, Lorins wouldn’t allow herself to miss this opportunity.
The Storm Flower—she was determined to get it!
Outside the mercenary tavern, a black-feathered crow hid in a snow-covered thicket of blackwood, a human-like look of understanding in its eyes.
It, too, was confident of victory.
The entire Red Moon Mercenary Group set out for the border.
Meanwhile, in faraway Nikula, the long-silent Beast Emperor, Musha Fenrir, finally appeared on the battlefield against the humans, baring the fangs of the silver wolf.
If nothing unexpected happened, Lorins would arrive in Nikula in five days. She and her companions would rest and make preparations for a short while before quickly beginning the mission.
The mercenary vice-captain and the Silver Wolf Emperor—would they meet?
Lord Nai Yin expressed that if they didn’t meet, she would create the conditions for them to do so.
On the afternoon the Red Moon Mercenary Group arrived at the battlefield, they threw themselves into their mission.
Of course, these mercenaries didn’t know that the client herself was watching them through the eyes of an inconspicuous black crow.
Neither Nai Yin nor Yue Du had gone to Nikula. Instead, they were watching a live broadcast through the black-feathered crow—clear picture, high-fidelity sound, an excellent viewing experience. Brought to you by the Black-Feathered Crow Live Platform, a home platform serving only the two of them!
Yue Du: “…” That’s a bit much.
In the live broadcast, the Red Moon Mercenary Group adopted a cautious observation method, not attacking proactively and only defending passively.
The mages and summoners simply hid themselves on the city walls, using detection spells and summoning creatures with powerful senses to aid in their observation.
Those who chose to be mercenaries were mostly drifters who moved between the various races, individuals chasing treasure and power.
As for a sense of imperial honor… it didn’t exist, and if it did, it wasn’t deep. Rather than fighting to the death, it was better to lie low and complete the mission. What could be more important than their own lives?
—That was probably their logic.
Lorins lay low among the millions of human soldiers, completely inconspicuous.
Meanwhile, Beast Emperor Musha stood proudly before the magical beast army in her original silver wolf form. Her massive wings, inherited from the first silver wolf, were spread wide as she faced off against the human Saint-rank experts.
She wouldn’t spare a glance for the tiny, ant-like humans swarming below.
Musha couldn’t see Lorins, but Lorins was watching her the whole time. Not that it did any good.
The Bird Queen was still suffering from amnesia!
Nai Yin watched the broadcast and mused, “At this rate, that wolf and that bird still won’t have recognized each other by the time the two sides negotiate for peace.”
Yue Du: “Then give them an assist.”
“Hmm, let me see,” Nai Yin said.
She thought for a moment.
Soon, the black-feathered crow on the edge of the battlefield seemed to receive a command. It opened its sharp beak and plucked out a wing feather.
The feather skimmed lightly along the ground, attracting no attention at all. It finally stopped at Lorins’s feet, and just as the sharp-eyed golden-haired girl glanced sideways, it suddenly erupted with black light.
Musha: “—!”
The corner of her eye twitched reflexively. For the silver wolf, this aura was unforgettable—enough to rank in the top three most traumatic memories of her life.
What was that bored vampire with nothing better to do doing on the battlefield? She promised she wouldn’t get involved!
She gritted her teeth and looked precisely toward the source of the aura’s eruption. In the next moment, the silver wolf’s body froze.
Her wolf pupils trembled slightly.
“That settles it,” Nai Yin said.
She picked up her small teacup, took a sip, and said leisurely, “Look at that wolf’s expression. It perfectly illustrates what it means to recover something you’ve lost—a mix of shock and joy.”
Yue Du watched the screen and felt that her host’s description was very apt.
She couldn’t analyze a magical beast’s expression, but the giant wolf had indeed frozen in place for a moment before charging toward the enemy army at a speed the row of human Saint-ranks couldn’t even react to.
The humans were aghast.
Before they could even fully process their shock, the silver wolf had already leaped back to the magical beast side, carrying a stunned, golden-haired beauty in its mouth, careful not to let the sharp edges of its teeth touch her.
Lorins, who had been lying low just fine: “…”
What just happened?
Musha held her in her mouth, and since she couldn’t speak, she let out a low, hoarse whimper from her throat.
On this day, the magical beast side once again retreated inexplicably. The day’s brawl was over before it had even begun.
The magical beast side had obtained its only spoil of war: one amnesiac Bird Queen.
Congratulations were in order.
Lorins: ???
Setting aside how stunned the heroine was, back at Galor Castle, Nai Yin watched the whole thing and commented, “There’s definitely something between them. If not past tense, then future tense.”
Yue Du didn’t see it. She asked sincerely, “Do you know what they call it when a lesbian sees lesbians everywhere?”
“I don’t!”
“…That’s you.”
“Want to make a bet?”
“No.”
Yue Du replied without hesitation.
The rejected Dharma Saint sighed, a regretful look in her eyes.
Yue Du: “…”
Suddenly, she felt her earlier choice had been absolutely correct!
Nai Yin put down her teacup, shifted her position to lean against Yue Du, and erased the aura she had left on the battlefield.
At the same time, a powerful spiritual force followed the Silver Wolf Emperor’s fleeing figure and silently imprinted a spell into her consciousness.
“What are you planning to do?” Yue Du asked.
Nai Yin said with a grin, “Give things a little push. Maybe it’ll lead to something good, don’t you think?”
Yue Du analyzed the energy fluctuation and, after a moment, came to a conclusion: “A nightmare spell.”
Nai Yin smiled innocently. “Mhm.”
Yue Du could roughly guess Nai Yin’s scheme.
As the name implied, the nightmare spell could make the target fall into a dream woven by the caster. The stronger the caster’s spirit, the more realistic the dream they could construct.
“You’re not planning to make her have a romance with Lorins in a dream, are you…” Yue Du’s feelings were complicated. “You can, but there’s no need. Really.”
Nai Yin pouted. “I don’t have the spare time to create a dream for her. It depends on what she herself wants to dream about.”
She paused, then gave a dazzling smile. “Instead of worrying about other people’s affairs, I’d rather weave a dream that belongs only to us. Want to join me?”
She knew the topic would eventually turn in this direction.
Yue Du unhurriedly set down her teacup, opened her arms to embrace her, and said softly, “Alright. Together.”
Yue Du didn’t know what Musha dreamed of under the influence of the nightmare spell.
She only knew that just half a month later, the Main System sent a notification that a mission objective had been completed: “Objective ‘Prevent the male lead and Lorins from falling in love’ has been completed ahead of schedule. Please continue your efforts, Host!”
Nai Yin said solemnly, “I wish them happiness.”
Yue Du was amazed and thoroughly convinced. “My blessings.”
Although preventing the male and female leads from falling in love didn’t mean the heroine had gotten together with someone else—or some other wolf—the clips sent back by the black-feathered crow wouldn’t lie.
It was unclear how the Silver Wolf Emperor had persuaded her, but in any case, Lorins returned to the Bird Tribe’s territory and merged the dull golden feather into her body.
Of course, this feather was more than just a simple physical condition monitor; it also contained the power of her race’s bloodline.
Naturally, the proud Bird Queen, Lorins Phoenix, reappeared in the world.
Phoenix meant undying bird. Having survived a life-and-death calamity, the returned queen’s power soared, and her aura climbed swiftly.
It was an unimaginably stunning scene. The moment her wide, golden wings unfurled amidst radiant flames, the silver wolf’s eyes filled with hot tears.
“Welcome back, Lorins,” she said.
After a brief silence, the Bird Queen, in her original form, flew over lightly and landed on her shoulder.
The phoenix’s form was not very large, and as a bird, its weight was negligible. Resting on the wolf, it felt as if a single feather had landed there.
“I’m back, Musha,” she said, her voice pleasant.
What followed were a few fragmented scenes: Lorins comforting her sobbing childhood-friend wolf, and her meeting the kings of other magical beast tribes in human form…
Then, she excitedly said to Musha, “I made a brother on the human side. I’ll introduce you after the war is over.”
Musha’s face darkened.
She said grimly, “A magical beast’s claws don’t have eyes. What if he doesn’t survive?”
Lorins thought for a moment and said, “Then I’ll take you to see his tombstone. We can mourn him together.”
Musha couldn’t keep a straight face any longer and laughed out loud happily.
The last clip was of Lorins pinning the human-form Beast Emperor to the grass. There was no kiss, but their breaths mingled.
Anyway… anyone who saw it would not think their relationship was one of pure sisterhood.
Yue Du: “…Mm.”
How to put it… may they last.
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