Chapter 11, the sequel to the comic.
We have to face reality.
Yan Shi sat in his director's office, his expression solemn, and slowly opened Qiman again.
As expected, "The Curse of the Laws" is still featured on the homepage, firmly occupying the top spot.
After rambling on about a bunch of bizarre ways to save the world last night, Kirina kicked her out of the office without giving her a chance to ask questions.
As for what her abilities are and what the blazing sun crown is, it was not mentioned at all.
That's why I hate riddle people the most!
Yan Shi just wanted to stay put and do nothing.
Damn it, when I woke up this morning and remembered what Kirina said about becoming the most popular character and saving the world—something that sounds incredibly stressful—I still decided to give it a try.
Her damn sense of responsibility.
Yan Shi reopened the second episode that he hadn't finished watching last time.
At this point, the tiger cubs spotted a light in the distance and approached it, seeking refuge with a passing merchant caravan in hopes of hitching a ride to their encampment.
The comic first gave the plain a high-altitude overhead view panel.
As night falls, the entire plain becomes eerily silent, with only the caravan's single light standing out brightly.
The members of the merchant guild placed their hands on their weapons, their expressions extremely wary.
Well, how should I put it? I'm not surprised at all that Lin Cai and Hu Zai have absolutely no guard up.
[Lighting a cigarette.jpg]
[There's only this one merchant caravan on the plains, and no other people within a ten-mile radius. Lin Cai, don't you think about what the problem might be? (Exasperated)]
[And in this environment! Lin Cai can still chat with the group leader? Is this what extreme E-humans are like? Terrifying!]
[I think the merchant guild leader was almost laughing out loud; he'd probably never seen anything so readily offered up.]
Sure enough, after Lin Cai revealed everything, the three of them were immediately drugged.
[Me... sigh... next one, I have nothing to say]
[Huh, Yanlan fainted too...? I always thought she was one of her accomplices.]
Look at Yanlan's expression earlier! While Lin Cai and the commander were chatting, Yanlan kept looking at the cargo boxes. I have a feeling she's using Lin Cai and Huzai, those two naive girls, as cover to try and take something from the cargo boxes.
"? Then I don't understand. Yanlan can come and go from the Bureau of Extraordinary Management prison at will, so why does he have to pretend to be unconscious to enter a merchant caravan's cargo box? That doesn't make sense."
[The prison was unattended just now, but the merchant caravan's cargo boxes might be guarded, making a fight inconvenient? Just my guess.]
[Hilarious! Everyone's assuming Lin Cai and Hu Zai are just fashion accessories that Yan Lan uses to cover for him, right?]
Yan Shi: ...She felt that the comments section had a tiny bit of misunderstanding about her. No matter what she did, it was automatically filtered as a conspiracy.
Okay, but she definitely did it on purpose.
[Zhan Zhou got involved too, how interesting.]
The next scene shows Lin Cai slowly opening her eyes.
The view suddenly became bright and clear.
Unlike the previous pages filled with long, gloomy scenes, this room was bathed in light streaming down from above. Yanlan sat next to Lin Cai, idly curling her hair.
"woke up?"
[Ahhh, I have to say, this scene is absolutely beautiful!! From Lin Cai's perspective, it's like my wife is sitting right next to me, gently waiting for me to wake up, and even explaining the situation to me! What else could this be but love?]
[You're about to be sold by Yanlan (a ruthless wake-up call)]
[As expected!!! I knew Yanlan couldn't have just faked fainting to get things from the cargo boxes; that doesn't make sense. She was trying to sneak in!]
The room wasn't big, and the "goods" inside voluntarily divided into three groups, each huddled in a corner without disturbing each other.
Lin Cai quickly realized that the tiger cub was missing and jumped up to search for it.
Looking back at the experience while reading the comics now, Yan Shi discovered some very interesting details.
In the comic, Lin Cai seems to care a lot about the tiger cub's whereabouts, but in reality, she doesn't care at all. It seems she's just making a casual remark as an excuse.
After Zhiheqing spoke to her, she first turned around and glanced at Yanlan again, then began to subtly extract information from Jianyun while learning how to control her abilities.
She pretended to be confused and asked Jian Yun, "I still can't access my abilities. What exactly does this feel like?"
Whether it was due to Lin Cai's inherent affability as the protagonist or not, Jian Yun basically let down her guard after a brief chat: "I can control shadows, so I can hear the shadows' voices when I get close to them."
She explained in detail, "Just like my own ears, I don't need to be distracted at all. As long as I think about it, I can hear it naturally."
"Wow, that's amazing!" Lin Cai looked at Jian Yun with sparkling eyes. "What do the shadows say? Do they exchange and tease each other? For example..."
She made a funny face: "What if my shadow says, 'I walked around the city center today and kept getting stepped on. I hate shopping!'"
Jian Yun chuckled softly: "No. They don't say much; it's usually what the shadow's master deems most important at the moment. Right now, someone's passing by, and his shadow is saying: 'Continue to strengthen the northern defenses; that's the most important thing tonight…'"
She suddenly realized something, stopped talking instantly, and looked at Lin Cai with surprise and suspicion.
The information has been obtained.
A smile flickered in Lin Cai's eyes, but her expression was one of admiration: "You can use your abilities even through walls? That's amazing! I could never learn that..."
She looked dejected, but Jian Yun ignored her earlier wariness and continued to patiently teach her, "It's okay, you've only just started. People with innate awakened abilities are very rare, you're already amazing. Don't rush, try to feel it again."
Lin Cai's performance is anything but the typical naive and innocent protagonist of a classic shonen manga.
The comments section was immediately filled with discussion, clearly noticing the problem.
Did Lin Cai's brain just get completely replaced after she fainted and woke up? What kind of special intelligence-enhancing drug was that?
[Are the students in Zhanzhou treating Lin Cai as an innocent victim, while Lin Cai is using them as tools to provide free information?]
[I've suddenly become a fan of Lin Cai! What a captivating protagonist! How can she willingly let Yan Lan deceive her, and even turn around and help Yan Lan gather information to demonstrate her own value?! I'm stunned!]
Afterwards, Lin Cai separated from Yan Lan and the Zhihe Light Squad.
Pretending to be worried about her friend and wanting to say a few more words, she ran back in from the doorway. After confirming that they were at a distance where Yanlan couldn't hear her, she leaned close and whispered in her ear, "The most valuable auction item is in the north."
This is the last page of the second episode.
Lin Cai knelt down in front of Yan Lan, her eyes filled with understanding. Yan Lan looked up at her with some surprise.
Sunlight streamed down from above them, dancing on their intertwined hair.
Everything is understood without words.
A note from the author:
This article contains numerous forum misunderstandings.
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