Chapter 16 : Attempting to Explore
"By the way, what is Senior Qi Xing's Star?"
Ye Lan opened the conversation, curious about the unfamiliar Star.
Even with her unprecedented exceptional Star, Ye Lan wanted to continuously expand her knowledge to satisfy her curiosity.
After all, the diversity of Stars was quite interesting.
"My Star? It's called [End of Time]. If I were to describe its effect in a few simple words, it would be time reversal."
"Shocking! It's actually related to time?"
Ye Lan had quite good common sense.
Stars involving space or time were generally very powerful.
Space goes without saying.
The Leader's secretary Ji Yun possessed the ability of instant teleportation, which Ye Lan envied greatly!
And Qi Xing's Star actually involved the concept of time, which was terrifyingly impressive!
In that case, couldn't she actually reach the level of a Radiant Sun Night Watcher?!
Just as Ye Lan was thinking this, Qi Xing smiled and shook her head.
"It's not actually that impressive. I currently can't fully control this power. For now, I can only reverse a person's state. So I often work with some Radiant Sun Night Watchers, and when they use powerful abilities that weaken their physical state, I can revert them to their condition from one or two minutes earlier. That's roughly how it's used."
"That's still incredible! Being able to use two unparalleled ultimate moves at crucial moments is extremely powerful. It could completely turn the tide of battle!"
"Is that so? Thank you for the compliment. Hearing you say that, I feel like I am quite strong."
"You're undeniably strong. Maybe in the future, you'll be able to develop it to actually reverse time. At that point, you'd definitely become a super powerful Radiant Sun Night Watcher!"
"I'll take that as a good omen."
Then Qi Xing let out a light sigh.
"But right now, I'm completely useless in the Star Eclipse dream. I guess I can only wait for stronger Night Watchers to bring good news."
"Hmm... There's nothing wrong with not being useful. At least there's not too much pressure. You just need to cheer on the big shots," Ye Lan shared her perspective.
"That's true, but I'm now a Night Watcher who can handle things independently. I can't always retreat to the sidelines when issues arise. If there's anything I can do, I'll put in my utmost effort. Isn't that setting an example for juniors like you?"
Qi Xing smiled gently at Ye Lan.
This made Ye Lan feel somewhat ashamed.
However, no matter what, Ye Lan wouldn't be everyone's ally of justice.
She would only be an ally of justice for herself and her friends.
"Ahem, anyway, Senior, keep up the good work tonight. If we meet again in the dream, please take good care of me."
"Mm, taking care of juniors is also a senior's responsibility, isn't it? Even if I don't look after you, with Ye Lan's cute appearance, you'd attract care from other strong individuals."
"Hey~ Don't make it sound like cuteness is omnipotent."
Ye Lan let out a light breath, bid farewell to Qi Xing, and left with Ye Yu, who had been silent all this time.
After leaving the cafeteria, Ye Lan looked puzzledly at Ye Yu beside her.
"By the way... why was Lord Ye Yu silent just now? Are you not used to talking with strangers?"
"Incorrect guess. Don't you think this one's silence is quite dignified? This befits the status of a great figure. Unimportant conversations can be left to subordinates."
"Mmhmm~ Is that really so?"
Ye Lan's gaze was somewhat skeptical, and even her tone became a bit strange.
"Could it be that Ye Yu doesn't act chuunibyou with strangers? Or perhaps you restrain it a bit? But why were you so skilled at it when we first met? It seems suspicious."
Ye Yu feigned a cold laugh, her eyes flashing with sharpness.
"Little Ye Lan, do you wish to touch upon this one's true self?"
"Ah, well... I just wanted to understand you a bit more." Ye Lan's expression was somewhat innocent, unaware of how impactful this cute expression was on Ye Yu.
"Ugh!"
Ye Yu immediately clutched her chest, appearing as if she had received a heavy blow.
"Curse you... How dare you bewitch this one. This one concedes defeat today. You'd better remember this!"
Leaving these harsh words behind, Ye Yu turned and ran.
She looked like a villain from a comedy anime.
Watching her departing figure, Ye Lan pondered and shook her head.
"Young."
Ye Lan gradually walked towards the outside, suddenly wanting to explore the capital a bit.
Since she would be staying in the capital for the next while anyway, she might as well take a casual stroll.
However, going alone seemed a bit challenging. It would be better to bring someone along.
But Ye Yu had just left, and other acquaintances seemed quite busy. Who should she ask to accompany her?
"Forget it, I'll try going by myself."
Ye Lan let out a light sigh, preparing to go out alone.
A moment later, she appeared outside the headquarters building.
Ye Lan looked around, nodding in thought.
"Hmm..."
Logically, this entire area belonged to the headquarters, even the industries were related to the headquarters. Exploring alone here shouldn't lead to any danger.
At least there shouldn't be any strange people targeting her.
Thinking this, Ye Lan set off, beginning to move around the vicinity.
Right now, Ye Xing was idly watching the troupe members' performance in the theater.
Ye Lan couldn't just stay in the rest room spacing out either.
Exploring a certain area of the capital wasn't a bad choice.
This was called making full use of the characteristics of one soul in two bodies to broaden one's horizons.
Maybe she could encounter something interesting.
She might even find a way to quickly return home.
Although the possibility was low, what if?
Thinking this way, Ye Lan quickly became motivated.
Being able to return home quickly was better than idling in the capital.
Sometimes she would look for reasons not to become dispirited.
Just like this time.
The possibility of finding a breakthrough through shopping was minuscule; it was just something to do when bored.
This was roughly Ye Lan's thought process.
"Hmm..."
Where should she go to play next?
Ye Lan walked to the nearest intersection, truly unable to make a decision.
Although Ji Yun had previously mentioned that if she had any ideas about exploring the capital, she could tell her, and she would arrange everything.
But no matter how she thought about it, Ye Lan still couldn't get used to having everything arranged for her.
It was still better to just walk around randomly.
Thinking this, Ye Lan simply chose a direction and started walking.
After all, this outing was just to casually walk around and relax. There was no need for such a strong sense of purpose.
"Hmm... I wonder if this city has an entertainment district? It should, right?"
Ye Lan took out her phone to check and found that the capital's entertainment district wasn't far from the headquarters.
It would only take about ten minutes by hover car.
The capital's entertainment district wasn't as diverse as Qiyuan City's, but rather integrated like Yunzhang City's.
However, the capital's entertainment district was much larger than Yunzhang City's, after all, it was the capital.
It was decided.
Now to go see the capital's entertainment district!
Just as Ye Lan was about to call for a car, a voice called out to her.
"Ye Lan."
"Hm?"
Ye Lan turned her head to look and realized it was Yu Xin, who had approached at some point.
She was Wang Chao's "friend."