Chapter 48: Shua Niu's Special Nature, Su Meng Pretending Not to See

It was not her fault; the existence of Shua Niu was simply too special.

It was not merely a simple treasure of the myriad heavens like the Devil Fruit or the Zanpakuto, but a crystallization of technology from a future civilization that existed within human fantasy.

Although it was also a type of treasure of the myriad heavens, it differed from others in that Shua Niu could be replicated; the "Crown Prince" held by the protagonist in the magical mobile phone game was a product of Shua Niu's replication function.

Theoretically, if one possessed sufficient resources and technical support, one could mass-produce replicas similar to the "Crown Prince."

Although its functions were inferior to Shua Niu herself, apart from the Real Person Mode, the differences in other aspects were not significant, and all necessary functions were present.

If one had to mention something, it would be the charging aspect, but was Great Xia not in possession of solar charging technology?

Even if they could not manufacture Shua Niu, giving everyone a solar-powered enhanced version of the "Crown Prince" would suffice.

Putting aside Su Meng's Thoughts Within, at this moment Shua Niu turned sideways to clear the passage:

"Please enter; Brother Ye Xuan is waiting for you in the living room."

Su Meng came to her senses, glanced at Shua Niu, and stepped in first; Lin Miao followed closely behind. Passing through the entrance hall, they found Ye Xuan sitting on the sofa in the living room, with a cup of steaming tea placed beside his hand.

"Spirit Energy Liquid?"

Ye Xuan looked up at Su Meng, his gaze falling upon the silver metal case in her hand.

"That isn't the main point, is it?"

Seeing Ye Xuan's indifferent demeanor, Su Meng could not help but sigh. She placed the silver metal case on the coffee table, then pointed to Shua Niu, who was standing quietly beside Ye Xuan.

"You should know the meaning represented by 'Shua Niu,' right?"

"If you intend to say that you wish to use Shua Niu's abilities to mass-produce the Crown Prince, then I can only tell you that it is impossible."

Ye Xuan did not know whether the Shua Niu that truly appeared in the real world in the future possessed such abilities, but the Shua Niu manifested by the Rat Talisman definitely did not.

As for whether Su Meng believed him, that was not within his scope of consideration.

"I am willing to believe you, but I fear some people are not."

"Moreover, unlike other treasures of the myriad heavens, Shua Niu can be used simply by inputting the power-on password."

Su Meng even regretted coming to deliver the Spirit Energy Liquid to Ye Xuan.

Although "Shua Niu" was a treasure of the myriad heavens, her setting was that of a mobile phone; as long as the password was input, she could be used as a phone.

Even if she could not be used to mass-produce the "Crown Prince," the various functions possessed by Shua Niu held immense value.

Taking the internet alone as an example, the current Shua Niu was a god within the modern internet.

This was far more terrifying than the J. A. R. V. I. S. contained within the "Mark III" armor obtained by the United States over there.

Yes, Shua Niu's number of illegal operations was only ten, but she could not determine whether the Shua Niu beside Ye Xuan now was the one not yet refined into a "demon" by the Bull Demon King, or the original Shua Niu who was a mobile phone.

If it was the Shua Niu that had already become a "demon," would the number of times not be decided by Shua Niu herself?

After all, she was a person of the Tianshu Bureau; regarding such important information, did you think she should report it or not? If she reported it, and someone with no eyesight wanted to trouble Ye Xuan, using some great righteousness to coerce Ye Xuan into handing over the Muddy Bull, what then if it triggered Ye Xuan's dissatisfaction?

She was not afraid of the other party having malice; she was afraid that the other party was truly considering Great Xia wholeheartedly, but acted extremely, completely disregarding consequences, with only Great Xia in their minds and nothing else.

Such people were the most troublesome; even Old Zhong could not do anything to them.

However, if she did not report it, this would not align with her duties. If in the future Ye Xuan brought out the Muddy Bull to use, and she, the Tianshu Bureau head who had contracted with Ye Xuan, had not reported the matter of the Muddy Bull, how could she advance?

"You are really making things difficult for me."

Su Meng took a deep breath, but in the end, she still shook her head.

"Forget it; I will pretend to know nothing about this matter. If you bring her out to use later, others find out and report it, and someone comes looking for you, do not think I did it."

She indeed wanted to advance, but she also did not want to offend Ye Xuan; what should she do?

Ye Xuan might not be able to defeat Old Zhong, but that did not mean he could not kill her.

She could only pretend to know nothing.

"."

"Do you think I let Shua Niu bring you in for what reason?"

Regarding Su Meng's reaction, Ye Xuan also did not know what to say.

This fellow thought that he had openly let Shua Niu appear before them for what reason?

"Hmm? You trust us that much?"

Hearing Ye Xuan's words, Su Meng looked at him in disbelief, as if she had never imagined that Ye Xuan would trust her so much.

Previously, he had appeared so calm regarding herself and the Tianshu Bureau, yet in his heart, had he already regarded her as someone trustworthy?

Ye Xuan, you fellow.

"???"

No, did you misunderstand something? When did I say I trusted you?

I said it so obviously; should you not be thinking along the lines of "Ye Xuan actively exposed the existence of Shua Niu to her, and knowing the meaning represented by Shua Niu, what kind of confidence allowed him to do all this without caring"?

Why would you think it was because I trusted you?!

"." "Your family background should be quite good, right?"

Ye Xuan asked in a low, gloomy tone.

Su Meng was stunned; although she did not understand why the topic suddenly shifted to this, she still nodded:

"Indeed, it is quite good. What about it?"

"Nothing, just confirming."

Ye Xuan lifted his teacup, took a slow sip, and said calmly.

What about it? Just confirming why you can still sit in this position despite being so mentally dull.

Fortunately, the existence of the Tianshu Bureau involves dealing with ability users and holders of treasures of the myriad heavens, and you also possess good looks; if it were in other departments—hah.

Su Meng always felt that there was a certain subtle disdain in the way Ye Xuan looked at her, but she could not pinpoint the specific reason. She frowned and was about to ask further, but saw that Ye Xuan had already stood up and walked toward the box of Spirit Energy Liquid.

Seeing this, she put the question aside for now. Following him, she unlocked the metal case with her fingerprint; the lid slowly slid open, revealing twelve test tubes neatly arranged inside, glowing with a faint blue luminescence.

"Because the value of the Spirit Energy Liquid is relatively high, only twelve tubes are provided at once. When you have used them up, send me a message, and I will have someone deliver them to you again."

Ye Xuan nodded, produced a plastic box from somewhere, and casually tossed it to her.

"What is this?"

Su Su Mengyao caught it. She didn't vainly assume Ye Xuan would give her a gift; she merely opened the box in confusion. Inside lay a purple fragment the size of a fingernail, its texture neither quite jade nor quite glass.

"A fragment of the Shikon Jewel from Inuyasha."

"If you can find someone with a mind firm enough not to be confused by external things, or someone with a pure heart like Kikyo or Midoriko, then you could use it to create a strong warrior of decent power."

"At the very least, they would not be much weaker than the current Gu Che or Lin Lin Ruoxi."

Ye Xuan picked up a vial of spiritual energy solution, sensed the concentration of qi within, and spoke without looking up.

(End of this chapter)