Chapter 14: Cunning

When Yun Mu left the Guard Hall, the time had already reached noon.

Just as she stepped out of the Guard Hall, she was hit head-on by the incoming cold wind.

It is currently October, and the Energy Tower does not operate during the day; only at the end of the Bitter Winter Season, which is in November, will the Energy Tower operate continuously for twenty-four hours until the Bitter Winter Season passes and the warm Aozang Season arrives.

Incidentally, this world does not have a December; a year has a total of 385 days, divided into eleven months, and each month has thirty-five days.

Among them, the first and second months are the Aozang Season, the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth months are the Hurricane Season, the seventh, eighth, and ninth are the Harvest Season, and the final tenth and eleventh months are the Bitter Winter Season.

"Ao" refers to the sun, which is the term used in academia.

It is said that the sky of this world originally had no celestial bodies at all, until Godwin, King of the Sun, created the sun—that is, the Ao—and only then did the world have light.

Therefore, he also holds the title of Creator of Stars.

However, these are just myths and legends; whether they are true or not, Yun Mu cannot judge.

After all, the gods of this world truly exist, and she cannot blindly apply the common sense and knowledge from her past life to this world.

Following the street in front of the main entrance of the Guard Hall, Yun Mu hurried toward the Frost Bank.

She needed to go and withdraw the Gold Frost Coins from the check first; besides, the Frost Bank was not far from the Guard Hall, with the two separated by only a short distance of two streets.

Speaking of which, she actually felt a bit like complaining.

She did not know if it was just the rules or if the Guard Hall was truly stingy, but they even used a Frost Bank check to pay her fifteen Gold Frost Coins.

It would have been more convenient to just give her cash.

Complaining in her heart, Yun Mu passed through a narrow alley and, before long, arrived in front of the building that was the Frost Bank.

Unlike the Guard Hall, which possessed the simple style of the Frost People, the building before her looked much more exquisite and luxurious.

Before she even went inside, she was startled by the two statues of Black Iron Eagles crouching in front of the main gate.

In the Frost Kingdom, the bank's clientele is mainly wealthy merchants and some nobles, so the decorations are generally quite luxurious.

The purpose of doing this is to make those merchants and nobles who come to deposit money feel a sense of high-end, class, and status that matches their own identity.

It is as if coming to the bank to deposit money is something that people of the upper class should do.

The consequence of this is that many people who are not so wealthy, as well as the poor, will shrink back after seeing these luxurious decorations.

However, the bank does not seem to care about the money of those poor people anyway.

This can be said to be vastly different from Yun Mu's past life.

The main reason is that the lower-class people of the Frost Kingdom mostly have to work in factories for more than fourteen hours every day, and their wages are not much, so naturally, they will not come to the bank to deposit money.

Those who can come here are either wealthy merchants, owners of various factories and enterprises, or old nobles who want to maintain their dignity.

"I hope I won't be thrown out looking like this," Yun Mu said, looking down at her attire.

She walked to the main gate of the Frost Bank, and as expected, a rough, large hand blocked her path.

"This is not a place for you; go back."

The burly guard blocked her outside the door and said.

Yun Mu had wanted to explain, but suddenly, a bold idea surfaced in her mind.

"Get lost, I am not one of those filthy beggars!" she said with an impatient look: "If it weren't for those..."

She stopped halfway through her sentence, as if she had suddenly realized something, and did not continue; only after a moment of silence did she speak again: "In any case, let me in!"

"This..."

The burly guard was intimidated by her arrogant demeanor and was actually hesitant for a moment.

However, just as he hesitated, Yun Mu seized the opportunity, strode forward, and pushed open the main gate of the Frost Bank directly.

By the time the guard reacted, she had already walked inside the bank.

"Hehe."

After walking into the bank, she could not help but reveal a smug smile.

【You successfully deceived the guard with your words; you have gained the skill 【Deception lv1】.】

【Deception lv1】

【Passive Skill】

【You can use words to deceive NPCs or other creatures in the Dungeon, though the probability is not high.】

【Your Path of the Cat points +2; current Path points are 7/10.】

【You have gained the trait 【Cunning】.】

【Cunning】

【The success probability of all your skills +15%.】

"This works too?"

Hearing the notification sound in her mind, Yun Mu felt slightly surprised.

"Does what I do in the real world also affect the Game Panel?"

"Then if I become stronger in reality, will it affect my character level?"

"And the Path—could it be that as long as one does things that align with the Path, the points for the corresponding Path will increase?"

She pondered these questions in her heart, then walked to the bank counter.

"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"

Behind the counter sat a bank clerk wearing an OL uniform; upon seeing Yun Mu, the other party did not show the slightest bit of disdain or dissatisfaction, but instead said with a smile.

"This is what professional conduct is."

Yun Mu could not help but praise the other party in her heart.

She took the check out of her leather coat and said, "I'm here to cash a check."

"Very well, please wait a moment."

The bank clerk in the OL uniform smiled and nodded; she took the check from Yun Mu's hand and then fed it into the machine behind her.

For some reason, Yun Mu felt that the other party's movements seemed somewhat stiff.

"This is 15 Gold Frost Coins, please keep them safe." The other party placed the 15 stacked Gold Frost Coins onto the counter and said.

"Oh, alright, thank you." Yun Mu expressed her thanks, then took the Gold Frost Coins from the counter.

However, just as she was about to leave, the other party suddenly spoke again: "Hello, is there anything you need help with?"

"Hm?"

Yun Mu looked at the other party with some confusion, shook her head, and said: "No, I have nothing left to do."

"Hello, is there anything you need help with?" The bank clerk wearing an OL uniform smiled and asked again.

Yun Mu felt that something was not quite right and instinctively took several steps back to Retreat.

"Hello."

A flurry of hurried footsteps sounded from the second floor of the bank, and a Young Girl with silver-white hair hanging down to her waist and two sapphire-like, clear pupils ran down the stairs.

"Sorry, sorry, her operating program glitched." The Young Girl arrived behind the counter and quickly pressed her right hand on the back of the bank clerk's neck.

"Is she a robot?" Yun Mu looked at the bank clerk slumped in the chair and said in surprise.

"Hmph hmph."

Seeming to enjoy Yun Mu's surprised gaze, the Young Girl hummed softly and said: "Not a robot, it's a Bionic Doll, I invented it~"

"Bionic Doll?" Yun Mu was somewhat curious.

"It's just a doll that can imitate human actions. Although the commands that can be input currently are still very few, I believe that in the future, I will sooner or later create a doll that truly possesses life!"

PS: Godwin, King of the Sun, is one of the original and most ancient deities, born amidst scorching magma and the raging, burning atmosphere. He controls fire and heat, and created the Sun of the Sun that brings light and warmth to all things in the world.

(End of this chapter)