Chapter 232: The Approaching Night

That detestable Brenna, leaving right after getting a free breakfast, and she didn't even think to help wash a dish.

Never mind, considering the matter is truly urgent this time, she won't hold it against her.

Yun Mu angrily washed the tray clean, then, at the fastest speed possible, put on the Police Guard Uniform that Dunn had previously given her.

"Guard Duo Li. A very convenient identity, indeed."

Putting on the Stone Mask, a girl in a uniform with short dark blue hair and a somewhat cold, stern face appeared in the mirror.

*Cough cough*, it can't be helped; the Stone Mask Dunn crafted can only change a person's face shape, the color of their pupils and hair, and their hairstyle.

This body is only 15 years old, and on top of that, the previous owner was always in a state of malnutrition.

Being able to grow to 1.6 meters is all thanks to genetics.

Although for a female, 1.6 meters isn't considered short, but as for certain areas... one can only say the future is promising.

She is only fifteen; she will still develop in the future! Besides, ever since she transmigrated, Yun Mu has never been lax when it comes to eating.

If she is given just two more years, she believes that she will definitely be able to create a miracle and then stun everyone she knows! Ah, if no miracle happens, she will just forget all these thoughts.

Let them rot in her heart, and absolutely never let anyone know. "Hoo."

Adjusting the Guard Hat on her head in front of the mirror, Yun Mu took a deep breath.

She strode out, left the room, and walked toward the lobby on the first floor of the Frost Bank.

The reason for disguising herself as Guard Duo Li is actually very simple.

First, her original appearance is wanted, so obviously, she can't go wandering around with her real face.

And as for the identity of Lilith, it is a bit too ordinary and not very conducive to what she needs to do next.

After thinking it over, only the identity of Guard Duo Li is relatively suitable.

That guy Dunn... who knows when he prepared it; that guard certificate is actually not just a prop for bluffing.

Even if it were sent to the Guard Hall for verification, there wouldn't be any problems.

This is obviously not something that a character like the One-Eared Rat could handle; Yun Mu guesses this is likely an identity Dunn used in the past.

As for more details... perhaps only he himself knows.

Of course, she used this identity with his consent.

In fact, Yun Mu doesn't know how to use the Stone Mask to sculpt a face at all; the reason she was able to transform into the likeness of Lilith and Duo Li relies entirely on the "presets" Dunn left inside the mask.

As for you saying you don't know how to sculpt a face, can't you just sculpt it by looking at someone else's face?

Sorry, can't do it, *I'm dead*.

Before transmigrating, she had a hobby of sculpting faces in games; as long as it was any game with a character creator, she would spend a large amount of time researching how to sculpt a good-looking face.

But the reality is that no matter how she adjusted it, no matter how much time she spent, she couldn't create a face shape she was satisfied with; it was either a disaster in the light, or it looked quite problematic from the side.

The final result was often going online to search for other people's character data... human faces are quite complex, and it is very difficult to sculpt the corresponding shape based on memory alone.

And when she tried to recall Brenna's facial features with this mask Dunn gave her, what was projected instead was often a Face of the Ancient God.

This might be because her understanding of Brenna's facial details isn't thorough enough, or it might be because the precision required by the mask is too high, and her Spirituality alone isn't enough to meet the standard.

But what is certain is that, aside from the "presets" Dunn made in advance, it is quite impossible to use other face shapes with this mask.

Sigh, wait... if it's just to hide her identity, even if she wears the face of an ancient god, it shouldn't be a problem, right?

"Boss, do you have the Rain Curtain Magazine from Yun Chao Publishing House?"

On the way to the Guard Hall, Yun Mu happened to pass by a bookstore.

Acting on the thought that it wouldn't waste much time.

Plus, since Brenna has already gone to handle the matter at the sewers, her going over there at this time wouldn't actually be of any use; it was just for peace of mind.

So she walked into the bookstore and asked the boss who was lying on a chair behind the counter.

"Rain Curtain Magazine?"

The bookstore boss was a somewhat thin middle-aged man; his appearance looked very sloppy, and his hair, which hadn't been groomed for a long time, was covered in grease.

There was even a ring of black mud wrapped around his neck, which looked a bit disgusting.

Upon seeing Yun Mu wearing the Police Guard Uniform, a look of surprise clearly appeared on his face, but he quickly recovered.

Just as Yun Mu was hesitating whether to leave, he suddenly stood up and said to her: "It must be the batch of magazines that arrived last night; I have some impression of it, wait for me a moment."

He put down the adult magazine he was holding, which featured a sexy woman on the cover, and walked toward the back of the bookstore.

"It's actually quite good-looking."

Yun Mu's gaze lingered for a moment on the content of the magazine the boss had put down, then she followed him to the deepest corner of the bookstore.

Limited by the photography technology of this era, wanting to take good-looking color photos is simply a thankless task.

So even for adult magazines, most of them use photos with only black and white colors to display content.

This style also adds a bit of mystery and romantic sentiment to the magazine to a certain extent.

Yun Mu, who was coming into contact with this style for the first time, felt it was quite novel.

"It should be this one."

With a muffled "thump," Yun Mu watched silently as the boss moved a brand-new cardboard box out from the corner; if nothing went wrong, her Rain Curtain Magazine should be inside this.

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The corners of her mouth twitched slightly for a moment, and Yun Mu pretended to be confused, asking him: "This, why is it here?"

"Hm? Oh, you mean this." The bookstore boss heard her question, was confused for a moment, then immediately reacted.

"Hey, it's mainly because there isn't enough space in the bookstore, and plus I drank a bit of alcohol last night, so I forgot about this, haha."

He gave two dry laughs, and while opening the box, he started chatting with Yun Mu: "Which Writer are you a fan of?"

"What fan?" Yun Mu looked at him with some confusion, not knowing what he was talking about.

"Aren't you a regular customer of this publishing house?" The bookstore boss looked at her with equal confusion: "The original boss of this publishing house couldn't keep it going and ran off, and the whole company was sold to someone else."

"But the strange thing is, that mysterious boss who bought the company, aside from changing the name of the company and the published magazine, hasn't made any other moves."

"I thought you were a fan of this publisher from before."

As the boss spoke, his hand, which was in the middle of opening the cardboard box, couldn't help but pause.

"It was just recommended by a friend."

Yun Mu was halfway through her sentence when she noticed the boss's abnormality; she looked at the magazine inside the box, and her face couldn't help but flush red. That fellow One-Eared Rat was truly clever, actually using the cover of the first chapter of Torina's adventure journal as the outer wrapping for the entire magazine.

I have to say, it really is insane (well done).

"Hiss, your friend has quite wild taste."

"Uh, I didn't know the magazine she recommended would be like this." Yun Mu decisively shifted the blame.

Drawing doujinshi is one thing, but if others found out she was the one who drew them, that would be quite another.

For the sake of her own chastity, she would die before letting such a thing get out!

Of course, there was no helping it regarding the publisher, and besides, everyone was in the same boat, so what was there to be embarrassed about?

"Then are you still buying it?" the bookstore owner asked her after hearing her say that.

"... I'll buy it!"

Yun Mu handed the boss a Silver Frost Coin, and the latter gave her 25 frost in change. Before leaving with the magazine in her arms, she noticed the bookstore owner silently picking up a copy of Rain Curtain Magazine and sitting behind the counter to flip through it.

This should count as... the beginning of some sort of epic.

Uh, an epic of doujinshi? Some absurd thoughts rose in Yun Mu's mind; her skin wasn't thick enough to hold a book with this kind of cover and read it on the street.

So, in a corner where no one was paying attention, she tucked the first issue of Rain Curtain Magazine into the card she carried with her.

And what she didn't know was that shortly after she left the bookstore, the bookstore owner replaced all the books in the prominent positions on the counter with Rain Curtain Magazine, and even immediately made a phone call to request an additional order of this issue—of course, these things had nothing to do with Yun Mu at this moment; she was on her way to the Guard Hall.

At her current speed, if nothing went wrong, she should be able to arrive before the guards were all mobilized.

And the facts were indeed as she had expected, just with a slight margin of error.

"Hmm?"

"You over there, what are you doing, arriving so late?"

Just as she arrived at the main entrance of the Guard Hall, Yun Mu was stopped by an old acquaintance.

She saw the middle-aged Guard Team Captain leading a large group of subordinates out of the main entrance of the Guard Hall, happening to bump into Yun Mu, this "imposter" who had just arrived.

"You look very unfamiliar, a new recruit?" He looked Yun Mu up and down, feeling quite satisfied.

This newcomer, whether in temperament or the way she walked, looked much better than those good-for-nothings behind him.

However, he still maintained a certain degree of vigilance.

"Show me your Guard identification."

"Oh, okay."

Guard identification was something every guard needed to carry with them, and this thing was extremely difficult to forge; an experienced guard could recognize the authenticity at a glance.

Of course, even if it were forged flawlessly, as long as one was willing to take it and verify it against the information in the database, one could still check its authenticity.

However, if the latter situation were to really happen, I'm afraid the Guard identification of every guard in the entire country would need to be melted down and recast, or at the very least, a new way of distinguishing authenticity would be needed.

"Very good, the situation is urgent, I won't say anything to you about being late this time."

After confirming that the Guard identification was correct, the Guard Team Captain handed her identification back.

In fact, from the moment he first saw Yun Mu, he never thought that the other party might be someone else in disguise.

Because the Police Guard Uniform was not something just anyone could get their hands on.

Just like the Guard identification, the Police Guard Uniform also had details used to distinguish authenticity; how could the Guard Team Captain, with over twenty years of work experience, possibly misidentify it?

"This operation is very special; go find the members responsible for driving the Transport Vehicle in the back and ask them for a set of equipment."

"As for the specific mission details, just ask a few guards on the road; come back to find me after you've collected your equipment, and I'll tell you."

The middle-aged Guard Team Captain was halfway through his words when he suddenly thought that other guards might not explain the important details of the mission.

If this newcomer in front of him were to die because of that, it would count as his dereliction of duty, so he changed his words on the spot.

"Okay." Yun Mu, wearing the cold face of Duo Li the guard, tried her best to remain taciturn.

Her goal was originally this, so naturally, she wouldn't say anything to oppose him.

So, after receiving the order, she went straight behind the many guards to the four Steam Transport Vehicles that were clearly used for loading supplies.

If the noise problem of the Steam Engine could be solved, or if some genius could modify this type of steam truck into a structure similar to a camper, I'm afraid horse-drawn carriages would completely lose the ability to compete with steam vehicles.

For some reason, such a thought suddenly emerged in Yun Mu's mind.

"Hello, can you provide me with a set of equipment?"

Looking at the open rear door of the Transport Vehicle, Yun Mu had a mind to complain, but she said nothing and instead asked the guard sitting at the end of the carriage.

"No problem."

The middle-aged Guard Team Captain's voice was very loud, and even sitting here one could hear it, so he knew the purpose of Yun Mu's arrival and had long since organized the necessary equipment.

"What kind of firearms are you good at using?" the other party asked her.

"..."

Thinking of the Shooting skill she had yet to acquire, Yun Mu suddenly had the feeling that she might be exposed as soon as a battle started.

Damn it, Goddess, why didn't you transmit the techniques for using firearms to me as well!

Fortunately, before she could answer, another guard on the side patted his companion's shoulder, feeling somewhat speechless.

"This operation requires keeping as much distance from the enemy as possible; just give her a Tokov Type 3, a Short Gun 68, three Grenades, one Stun Grenade, and a full set of Protective Clothing."

"I was just asking casually, what if she's an expert who can use an Air Pump Sniper Rifle?" the guard who had previously asked Yun Mu what firearms she was good at joked to his companion.

"Don't mess around, that thing has an effective range of over 800 meters; it's not something we mortals can handle."

Handing the aforementioned equipment to Yun Mu, the other guard said in a casual tone.

What kind of B-grade thing uses an air pump as a power source and can shoot over eight hundred meters? Yun Mu took the equipment, feeling shocked once again by the steam Black Technology of this world.

She quickly put the Bulletproof Vest over her Police Guard Uniform, then put on the heavy Chest Armor Plate and the bulletproof helmet.

It is said that these were all developed after the two nations fought during the period when the Frost Kingdom had border conflicts with the Dwarves.

Besides being bulletproof, they are actually quite effective at defending against other things as well.

Therefore, when carrying out certain dangerous missions, the Guards are required to wear this entire set of protective gear.

Of course, the effectiveness is certainly not as good as those on Earth.

(End of this chapter)