Chapter 40 : A New Backer
Ye Lan didn't recognize this blue-silver haired woman at all, having no impression of her.
Earlier, she thought this Night Watcher had just happened to sit beside her. Now, the sudden speech left Ye Lan a bit slow to react.
If there weren't only the two of them here, Ye Lan would have thought the blue-silver haired woman's words were meant for someone else.
Seeing Ye Lan's bewildered expression, the blue-silver haired woman suddenly guessed something and said, "I heard you were curious about the simulated Star Eclipse earlier, so I answered you in passing. Is there a problem?"
"Oh, I see. Then thank you for your answer, senior."
Ye Lan's body slowly relaxed, the tension from a stranger suddenly striking up conversation gradually dissipating.
Then the blue-silver haired woman continued, "About [Cold Disaster], do you want to know more? I happened to participate in that operation, so my impression is a bit deeper."
Hearing this, Ye Lan nodded instinctively.
"I'm very curious."
"Then I'll tell you. Actually, the holder of [Cold Disaster] was burned to death in life. She died in an accidental fire. Before her death, she hadn't awakened her Star, living as an ordinary person. At that time, the raging fire that burned her to death didn't extinguish quickly. While firefighters were suppressing the fire, a Star Eclipse was born from within, dispersing the flames at an extremely fast speed and freezing the entire area. Her obsession was perhaps wanting to be cooler, so she spread coldness throughout the area, as if winter had arrived. Fortunately, Night Watchers arrived at the scene in time, preventing the disaster from further intensifying."
The blue-silver haired woman briefly described the origin of [Cold Disaster], and the image of a pitiful person formed in Ye Lan's mind.
Sometimes the appearance of Star Eclipses was due to various accidents.
Unnatural deaths were most likely to produce Star Eclipses.
The obsession before death might be unfulfilled regrets or things opposite to the pain endured.
Like the birth of [Cold Disaster], perhaps she was burned to death by flames in life, the scorching temperature causing her great suffering, so she longed for coolness.
After becoming a Star Eclipse, this obsession was further distorted and strengthened, combined with the power of the Star Eclipse itself, bringing down a great winter disaster.
Listening to the senior Night Watcher's description beside her, Ye Lan could feel more of [Cold Disaster]'s pressure.
Since the simulated Star Eclipse in the training ground was weakened so much, how terrifying must the original body be.
Moreover, since the blue-silver haired woman had participated in such an operation, she might be a very formidable person.
"Thank you, senior, for satisfying my curiosity. By the way, did you come here to watch the juniors' performance?"
Ye Lan instinctively thought this beautiful big sister had come to watch the excitement.
However, the blue-silver haired woman shook her head, denying Ye Lan's guess.
"No, I came for you."
"Eh?"
Ye Lan was stunned.
Came for her?
Why?
Ye Lan's heart was full of confusion.
If this woman came for her, why would she come to this place?
It felt like she knew where she was.
Could it be that she had been watching her all along?
Ye Lan's heart grew more and more confused, wanting to quickly know what was going on.
Then the woman introduced herself, "Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Yu Xin, one of the Radiant Sun Night Watchers at headquarters. I'm not a strange person."
"Radiant Sun!"
Ye Lan was a bit surprised inside.
She had guessed Yu Xin might be very capable, at least a senior Night Watcher or something, but didn't expect her to be Radiant Sun.
She didn't think Radiant Sun Night Watchers could be met so easily.
Ye Lan had always thought such big shots were hard to meet.
But counting, Ye Lan had met over ten Radiant Sun Night Watchers.
Wait, that's not the most important thing now.
What she wanted to understand now was why the Radiant Sun Night Watcher named Yu Xin would come to find her.
Ye Lan had no impression of her at all.
Just as Ye Lan was curious inside, Yu Xin continued speaking, "You don't need to introduce yourself. I know your identity, called Ye Lan, right?"
"Mm-hmm."
Ye Lan was curious how Yu Xin knew her name.
"Do you know Wang Chao?"
"Yes, he's the Radiant Sun Night Watcher of Yunzhang City, and he takes good care of me usually."
"Mm, I'm sort of Wang Chao's friend. Before you came to the capital, he asked me to take care of you at headquarters, to prevent you from being bullied."
"Oh, I see."
Ye Lan suddenly understood.
Wang Chao said he would protect her in Yunzhang City, and even if she came to other cities, Wang Chao would ask friends to take care of her. The protection of a Radiant Sun Night Watcher really gave an overwhelming sense of security.
Although the Leader usually protected her too, the Leader was very busy after all and couldn't pay attention all the time.
Having a Radiant Sun Night Watcher's protection was different.
With Yu Xin's protection, Ye Lan could walk around freely in headquarters or even the capital anytime, without worrying about exposing any important secrets.
Of course, provided she didn't cause trouble.
This was networking.
Knowing Yu Xin was Wang Chao's friend, Ye Lan let down her guard a bit and began to converse with her.
"Mm, I didn't expect Wang Chao to have such a beautiful friend. It's really unexpected."
"Yes, but he's always avoiding me. I don't know when he'll come back."
Hearing these words, Ye Lan suddenly sensed something amiss.
From the tone of her words, it seemed Yu Xin had feelings for Wang Chao.
That guy Wang Chao looked honest, but who knew he was actually a normie!
Is this a case of not judging a book by its cover?
While Ye Lan was lost in wild thoughts, Yu Xin quickly changed the subject.
"Let's not talk about that guy. Let's talk about you first. Since it's his request, I can ensure you won't be targeted by anyone in the capital. As long as you don't make any major mistakes, I can also protect you fully. How long do you plan to stay here?"
"Mm... I don't know. Maybe I'll leave after a while."
"In that case, I'll protect you until then. I heard from Wang Chao that you have a big secret, which might bring great calamity if discovered. I believe his words and will seriously carry out the task of protecting you. If you have any difficulties, please contact me quickly."
"Mm-hmm."
Then Ye Lan and Yu Xin exchanged contact information.
After this, Ye Lan had another backer.
If anyone dared to use power or something to bully her, she could call her backer to come and slap their faces furiously, just like in novels!
Of course, Ye Lan wouldn't actively cause trouble. Probably until she returned to Yunzhang City, her daily life in the capital would be as calm as water.
That would be best.
At this moment, Ye Lan turned her attention back to the direction of the training ground, only to find that the simulated Star Eclipse on Ye Yu's side had already been defeated.
While she was talking with Yu Xin earlier, she had perfectly missed Ye Yu's performance.
Ah well~
When Ye Yu asks about it later, how should she explain?
She could only muddle through cutely.
As a cute little loli, this trick had always worked without fail for Ye Lan.