Chapter 19: The Sinner's Brand Belongs to the Xie Family. On the Xie Family Crest and the Sinner's Brand...
I could vaguely hear Adrian chuckle.
He didn't say anything, still looking into the distance.
The sea breeze blew in from another direction, blowing my hair over my eyes.
Adrian seemed unaware of the force and stood comfortably in the violent wind.
However, he did not make any further movements as if he was about to jump.
After a while, a voice came from afar, deep, pleasant and annoying.
"What are you wearing? It's so ugly."
Yun Fuyu didn't want to pay attention to him.
After watering the flowers, I submitted the work completion information to the system and left.
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The next day at noon, Yun Fuyu rushed to the restaurant.
The head chef just came out of the greenhouse, smiling so hard that her teeth were showing.
"Xiao Yun, let me tell you, there's one seedling that's growing exceptionally well. It showed signs of contamination yesterday, but it's suddenly gone today! It looks like the incubator must have made a mistake. Oops, I'll quickly move it out separately."
She excitedly pointed to the lucky uncontaminated seedling to Yun Fuyu.
It was still green and red yesterday, but after a day and a night, it has turned into a completely green-blue plant. Its height has more than doubled, and it is thriving and healthy.
The head chef looked at Yun Fuyu squatting down and observing closely, and asked with a smile:
"Isn't it beautiful? Not only can its seeds be used as spices, but its flowers are also beautiful. Its native place used to be a tourist destination. Every summer, the mountains are covered with blue flowers..."
As the head chef described, Yun Fuyu seemed to be able to see the sea of flowers under the moonlight, with the faint fragrance floating in the wind.
It is indeed very beautiful. The blue-green leaves even sparkle in the light, which makes people like it at first sight.
Unfortunately, the other seedlings are still in a contaminated state and are in a sluggish state.
Um......?
Yun Fuyu paused and noticed the empty space in the corner of the incubator - the place where this lucky plant originally grew.
It seems to be the one I picked up yesterday?
Compared with yesterday's listless appearance, it was like a last burst of vitality overnight.
Does it need to be cultivated upright?
Only it was supported by Yun Fuyu on the edge of the incubator, while the other seedlings had nothing to support them.
Yun Fuyu simply picked half of the seedlings, propped them up with a small rack, and tried to make them grow upright.
As a result, on the second day, there was no difference, and all the seedlings were even more wilted.
The head chef comforted Yun Fuyu:
"I didn't have much hope at first, but I was lucky enough to find a tree that wasn't contaminated."
She also looked closely at the seedlings:
"Contaminated plants won't last long. They'll wither and die in a few days. They used to be everywhere in the market, but who would have thought they'd become so valuable now."
The unpolluted seedling was still there, its blue leaves reflecting beautiful sparkles in the light, looking vigorous and full of vitality.
Yun Fuyu touched the leaves of the contaminated seedlings through protective gloves.
It would be nice if they could all grow and bloom.
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After leaving the restaurant, Yun Fuyu plunged into training again and forgot about the plants.
I practiced day and night for several days, but when I went to work in the restaurant next time, I still hadn't broken through the bottleneck of my mental strength and I still couldn't find the right method.
Even though Yun Fuyu was patient enough, he was a little anxious at this moment.
He left the training ground feeling a bit depressed.
When we arrived at the restaurant again, the head chef's voice was excited.
"Xiaoyun, come and see!"
Yun Fuyu looked at the plants in the incubator, her eyes slightly widened.
More than half of the plants have turned blue-green and are growing vigorously, and the remaining blue-red seedlings are also much more energetic.
Most importantly, the blue-green mature plants all showed "Pollution Level 0", and the red-green seedlings also became "Pollution Level 1".
"...What's going on?"
The head chef laughed heartily. "What else could it be? It must be you who brought us good luck. Otherwise, how could there be so many uncontaminated seedlings as soon as you arrived?"
Yun Fuyu instinctively felt that something was wrong - the seedlings had been sent all the way and had undergone at least two tests, one at the place of production and the other at the military academy. The box was clearly marked with "Pollution Level 2". Could everything have been wrong?
He frowned and carefully recalled the last operation process.
Why, exactly, did pollution levels suddenly decrease?
The head chef approached Yun Fuyu mysteriously:
"Xiaoyun, do you have the talent to become a priest? Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
Yun Fuyu had a blank expression on his face as he squatted there and looked up at her:
"The priest's talent, is it purification? But I... uh, didn't do anything."
The head chef thought for a moment and asked, "Did you pray inwardly when you transplanted the seedlings? Priests pray during purification, and the prayer book is thick enough."
She gestured and said it was about ten centimeters thick.
......How long will this take to finish?
It was obvious that Yun Fuyu didn't know what the prayer was.
Yun Fuyu was silent for a moment: "Is praying that they don't die enough?"
The head chef was also bewildered. "This... the more detailed purification steps are confidential. I don't know either."
Yun Fuyu looked at his hands and then at the plants.
He individually removed all the remaining seedlings that had not been purified.
Put your hands together, squat in front of the seedlings, and try to pray sincerely that they will grow healthy and tall.
...and he really succeeded.
By that evening, the contamination on all seedlings had completely disappeared.
Overnight, the branches and joints grew rapidly, transitioning from green-red to brilliant blue, with straight branches and stretched leaves.
Yun Fuyu was startled.
Could it be that purification really comes from prayer?
But this is ridiculous... is it that simple?
I always feel like something is not quite right, but I can't put my finger on it.
The head chef was now even more convinced that Yun Fuyu was gifted, and she repeatedly assured him that she would never tell anyone about this matter, so as to avoid causing any unexpected trouble to Yun Fuyu.
"Xiaoyun, I'll only keep one. You can take the rest home and grow them. You can sell them outside the school later. This spice is quite expensive."
After all, it was the result of Yun Fu Yu's purification, and leaving one tree behind had already paid off.
As she said this, she was about to pick up the incubator and hand it to Yun Fuyu.
Yun Fuyu shook her head and refused: "I'm paid, and taking care of the seedlings is my job. Besides, I don't have any way to sell them."
The head chef then remembered that Yun Fuyu was a first-year civilian student and probably couldn't leave school easily.
"Then I'll sell it while I'm on vacation and transfer the proceeds to you. Don't refuse. If you weren't short of money, why would you take a part-time job? It's all your credit. Young people are too thin-skinned and easily get taken advantage of."
She felt friendly towards Yun Fuyu and couldn't help but give her a few more words of advice.
Before leaving, the head chef took out an insulated bag and handed it to Yun Fuyu mysteriously.
"These breads are freshly baked. Take them home and eat them. I'll pack them for you after you finish them."
This time, even if Yun Fuyu refused, she would not listen to anything and said with a smile:
"Well, take it. It's not much. The kitchen staff can report it as a baking failure and make a little profit for the school. It's no big deal. I'm bribing you in advance. When you become a pastor in the future, you might need my help."
She winked at Yun Fuyu, signaling him not to refuse anymore.
Yun Fuyu nodded and agreed seriously: "Okay."
He returned to the dormitory with a big bag of bread.
Sit quietly on the bed and open the warm insulation bag.
A warm and sweet fragrance hit me in the face, filling the small dormitory space with warmth in an instant.
The bread was still hot, and Yun Fuyu took a bite.
Chew chew chew.
Took another bite.
The skin is crispy and the inside is soft, with the aroma of wheat and milk blended just right. There is also a filling in the middle made of unknown ingredients, which is sweet and sour and delicious.
A very happy taste.
This was the first time Yun Fuyu had eaten "food" since he could remember.
Like him, most civilian students survive on the free nutrient solution with a strange taste supplied by the military academy.
The restaurants on campus are too expensive and only aristocratic students go there.
He quietly finished a palm-sized loaf of bread and went out with the bag.
First he went upstairs to give half of the bread to Zhou Bai, and then went downstairs to give the other half to Lin Chaosheng.
The two men easily discovered that Yun Fuyu did not leave any for them, so they held Yun Fuyu down.
The situation became that the three of them sat side by side on the bed and ate fresh bread together.
Zhou Bai and Lin Chaosheng don't usually train with Yun Fuyu.
They are both offensive psychics who fight on the battlefield every day and accumulate experience through combat.
Winners get extra points, losers get deducted points, settlement is immediate, and rankings fluctuate in real time.
It is clear who is strong and who is weak.
Therefore, the style of daily training is also extremely fierce and violent, and they are often matched with aristocratic psychics who are very strong but have extremely bad tempers.
So every time after finishing training, the two of them would go to the free treatment cabin to lie down for a while.
The two had just finished a random match battle.
At this moment, I was sore all over and hungry.
Zhou Bai: "You're a pretty good boss (chew chew chew), giving me so much bread (chew chew chew)."
Lin Chaosheng: "The boss is one of those aristocrats at the top of the school, and the head chef is a worker. But he is really a nice person."
Yun Fuyu had not yet told Zhou Bai and Lin Chaosheng about the plants' inexplicable purification.
He just said that he was working for the chef, so she gave him a bag of bread.
After filling his stomach, Zhou Bai looked happy. He leaned on Yun Fuyu's shoulder, who was a head shorter than him, like a spoiled large dog, almost crushing him.
Fortunately, Lin Chaosheng stopped it in time.
"Can you please keep track of your weight?"
Zhou Bai maintained a twisted posture, insisting on leaning on Yun Fuyu:
"Oh, I haven't had a proper meal since I started school. It was tough back home, but at least I could hunt star beasts for a meal. Now, I have to rely on nutrient solution all day long."
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Regarding the purification matter, Yun Fuyu planned to check some information first.
He has always been quick to act, and he ran to the library whenever he had some free time.
The library has a classical architectural style. The hundreds-meter-long dome corridor inside is paved with thick and simple ebony. Bookshelves on both sides are arranged perpendicular to the corridor and are as high as three stories.
The collection of books is vast and countless.
A constant temperature and humidity device is installed inside the building.
Even on this island, which is warm and humid all year round, the health of these ancient paper books can be guaranteed.
It is spectacular, grand and full of heritage.
Unfortunately, Yun Fuyu doesn’t have the authority.
As a first-year student in the School of Foreign Languages, he only had the most basic e-book access rights and could not access those large volumes of classics with exquisite covers.
He sat down at the long ebony table and logged into the public reader.
"Mutation Illustrated Book" and "Wild Survival Guide"...
Well, these books related to the first-grade courses are authorized, but they are not the direction Yun Fuyu is looking for.
"A Study of the Seven Towers System", "The Origin of the Sinner System"...
Yun Fuyu paused for a moment, and became somewhat interested in this document that studied the criminal system.
Unfortunately, I don’t have access to any of the content that deeply studies the social system.
He came this time to find books introducing the Holy See, perhaps he could read some content about purification.
Yun Fuyu clicked on the light screen, filtered out the books that he had permission to read, and selected the book categories "History" and "Humanities".
As it turned out, there was only one book, "A Brief History of the World Tree and the Seven Towers".
The background pattern on the book cover faintly prints the emblem of the Seven Towers Alliance - "World Tree and Seven Tower Guards", which consists of the World Tree in the center and the Seven Towers emblems around it.
Since the title of the book contains the World Tree, it might involve the Holy See.
Yun Fuyu tried to click it, but the screen seemed to be stuck and did not respond.
He got up and moved to another place.
Unexpectedly, I couldn't open the book after changing several places.
Yun Fuyu frowned and carefully checked the bibliographic permissions.
Suddenly, his eyes swept across a corner of the cover.
According to the military academy's arrangements, in-depth history courses are only open to inner court students.
Yun Fuyu didn't know much about this world, and naturally, he wasn't as familiar with the various families in the Seven Towers as the aristocratic students.
——This also means that he has never seen most of the family crests.
And now, one of the seven light-colored emblems on the cover instantly caught Yun Fuyu's eyes.
A single butterfly wing floats above the tower-shaped icon, and in the middle of the wing extends a pattern similar to the eye pattern of a butterfly in nature, except that it is narrower and longer, and its structure is closer to that of a human eye.
At the same time, it also looks like a familiar symbol - the sinner's brand on the back of Yun Fuyu's neck.
Hidden in small characters below is the inscription: "Xie Family, Yongyao Tower".
Yun Fuyu's heart skipped a beat.
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