Chapter 194: Tie Chui Uncle and Evelyn

Tie Chui Uncle, do you really want to join Luo and Yue Li's Luo Yue Guild?

In a certain place in the Dream World, a girl with her hair tied up in high golden twin tails, only a few strands of bangs left at the sides of her forehead, her light-blue eyes as clear as the sky, a blade of grass clenched in her mouth, with her hands in her pockets, followed the middle-aged man ahead of her and couldn't help but speak.

Her voice carried a hint of reluctance, as if she held some prejudice against the Luo Yue Guild, or rather against its president and vice-president; on her roughly twelve-year-old face lingered a childish air, and her exceptionally delicate features slightly furrowed.

"Correct." The middle-aged man ahead halted his steps upon hearing her, turned his head to look at the little girl behind him; his muscular build, honed by years of training, was unusually large, yet his face was solid and plain, somewhat mismatched with his towering, iron‑pillar‑like physique.

"Evelyn, that might be a good place." Tie Chui scratched his short silver‑gray hair with a big hand, a simple smile on his face, "I want to give it a try."

"I don't think that's a good place." Evelyn's mouth twitched slightly, her childish face showing a mature‑like expression, "The nine golden talents have remained dim to this day; the re‑awakening of Insight, Spirit Ascension, and Soul Fusion are all directly or indirectly caused by Luo."

"Exposing your Divine Forging is practically walking into a trap!"

Eric had all his Contracted Spirit Beasts slain by Qin Chuan; after fleeing in panic, he encountered Matsuzaka Shiki, who pursued him a second time and finally killed him.

Matsuzaka Shiki was even killed directly by Luo's hand.

As for Insight…

"Anytime, anywhere, just like a knight guarding a princess."

——

"Divine Forging…"

Evelyn remained silent, her pursed lips and tense expression full of resistance.

"Before being killed, Matsuzaka Shiki hid his whereabouts for a full week; all signs indicate this was a battle he provoked himself, and there is a kind of death called 'reaping what you sow'—Matsuzaka Shiki clearly fits that."

When it lit up, in fact not many people associated it with Luo.

"Don't fear Luo, because you are Evelyn, not a second Eric."

Is the other party a wielder of the Divine Forging talent?

Or does the other party have information about a Divine Forging talent wielder?

No wonder this girl named Evelyn is so nervous and resistant.

"Then..." Evelyn looked at the person before her, the only one she trusted in the Dream World, "Tie Chui Uncle, will you still protect me as you did before?"

Only after Eric, who had been slain, was fully exposed did the effect of the Insight talent become known.

Seeing this, Tie Chui let out a slight sigh, his iron‑pillar‑like physique crouching down to bring his eyes level with the little girl's.

Qin Chuan looked at the membership application before him, unable to hide a thoughtful expression.

This shows Eric was very familiar with Insight; comparing the timing of domain expansion and Insight's activation, everyone suddenly realized that the death of an Insight talent wielder was also related to Luo.

"Evelyn, the world has changed; we too must change."

"Of course." Tie Chui spoke softly.

These are the truths gradually uncovered from battles long past, but there is no doubt that, in the eyes of the vast majority of players, Luo is practically the nemesis of golden‑talent players.

"Evelyn, don't let others' words sway you; you should have your own judgment." Tie Chui ruffled the little girl's head with his big hand, "Judging a person's good or bad should be done with your own eyes and heart."

Those two simple words really are too easy to provoke imagination.

"Eric and the wielder of the Insight talent actively declared war on Luo, and ultimately died due to their arrogance, which is hardly blameworthy; moreover..." Tie Chui grinned, "To some extent, you ought to thank Luo for this."

Or perhaps there are other circumstances?

Qin Chuan clicked on the other's game name, and soon lines of text popped up before his eyes.

【Player Name: Tie Chui】

【Player Level: Official Tier】

【Contracted Spirit Beasts: Lava Turtle, Little Gold Monster】

"Luo, do you think the other party could be a wielder of the Divine Forging talent?" Yue Li, watching Qin Chuan lost in thought, couldn't help but ask.

"I'm not sure." Qin Chuan shook his head slightly.

He checked the other's two Contracted Spirit Beasts and found that not a single one had reached Elite Tier.

Divine Forging is the last of the nine golden talents to be drawn, but it has remained dim for a year and a half now.

If they truly were a golden‑talent wielder, there's no way they'd be doing this poorly, right?

But the next second, Qin Chuan laughed, "But I have a way to confirm."

Because of his close cooperation with the Special Affairs Group, Long Ji, at Feng Yin's hint, would occasionally reveal some precious information that even his current clearance couldn't access.

Sometimes no report is needed, it's simply a gesture of goodwill; sometimes it's part of certain transactions.

Among these pieces of information, one concerns Divine Forging.

That is the first effect of the Divine Forging talent.

Qin Chuan believes that absolutely few people know this talent's effect.

If the other party can answer correctly, even if they are not the Divine Forging talent wielder themselves, they must inevitably have countless connections to the Divine Forging talent wielder.

So he plans to add the other as a friend and, through friend chat, test whether they know the first effect of the Divine Forging talent.

After Qin Chuan shared his idea with Yue Li, she was first surprised by the first effect of Divine Forging, but then realized his idea was flawed: "The other's player name is in Russian; they're probably from the White Bear State—can you communicate?"

"This..." Qin Chuan was momentarily at a loss for words.

Indeed, even the most careful plan can have a oversight.

"Let's make a friend group chat." Yue Li glanced at Qin Chuan amusedly, "I know a bit of Russian, though not fluently."

"Good." Qin Chuan let out a sigh of relief, unable to help but marvel at how the ace student girl constantly surprises him unintentionally, as she proactively sent a friend request to Tie Chui.

Once the other's name appeared on the friend list, he directly invited Yue Li and Tie Chui to start a friend group chat.

Soon, Tie Chui appeared before the two with a smile on his honest face.

"Luo, Yue Li, nice to meet you." Tie Chui spoke up in Chinese with a slight Russian accent.

"You can speak Chinese?" Yue Li exclaimed.

"I once traveled in the Yanhuang State for a period of time; that was a wonderful memory." Tie Chui's face bore a hint of nostalgia, "If communication were a problem, I probably wouldn't have sought you out."

Upon hearing that, Yue Li silently turned her gaze toward Qin Chuan, indicating that he should take over the conversation from now on.

Qin Chuan carefully observed the other party, ignoring the minor hiccup brought by language, and spoke with a slightly solemn expression: "Tie Chui, what does the two words 'Divine Forging' in your membership application mean?"

"That's exactly what you guessed." Tie Chui's smile remained unchanged, but his tone became a bit more solemn, as if trying to prove he wasn't joking.

"My talent is Divine Forging."

"(End of chapter)"