Chapter 255: Let's Run Away Together, Miss Yun!

"Hello, may I ask if you are Miss Yun Mu and Her Highness the Princess?"

Just then, a woman wearing a reporter's cap and holding a camera quietly walked up to the two of them, asking them this question.

"Eh, you are..."

Yun Mu looked at her attire, feeling somewhat puzzled; she looked at Brenna, using her eyes to ask what was going on.

Brenna returned a reassuring look, then looked at the female reporter in front of her: "May I ask what this is about?"

Those allowed inside were all reporters from reputable newspapers; as long as it wasn't too excessive, answering a few questions was fine.

"Um... may I ask what the relationship is between the two of you?"

Noticing the interaction between Yun Mu and Brenna, the reporter's eyes rolled, and she suddenly changed her mind on the spot, asking.

"Ah, this, we are just friends." Yun Mu hadn't expected the other party to ask such a strange question; after being slightly stunned, she answered.

"Mm-hmm, friends..."

The female reporter nodded, then took out a notebook she carried with her and began to record on it.

"May I ask, how did the two of you meet?"

"Huh?"

"This..." Yun Mu looked at Brenna, wanting to ask what was up with this reporter.

The latter looked back at her with the same blank expression; clearly, she hadn't expected anyone to be interested in such questions either.

However, this didn't count as a question that couldn't be answered. "If you insist on asking this... alright." Brenna looked at the reporter's expectant expression and nodded: "Miss Yun and I met at Frost Bank, back when I was testing the performance of a Bionic Doll..."

"Wait, what is a Bionic Doll?" As if hearing something incredible, the reporter's eyes lit up as she asked Brenna.

As expected, taking a different path for an interview was the right choice; let the other colleagues fight to the death on the same track.

This exclusive news that no one else knows will be taken by me, the future Legendary reporter—Fumalin Kanna! "Oh, oh, a humanoid machine that can imitate human actions... a robot? No, I feel like 'robot' is a more appropriate term..."

Kanna recorded excitedly on her paper, muttering to herself.

When she looked up at Brenna again, the excitement in her eyes was almost impossible to suppress: "May I ask when this robot—oh, no, this Bionic Doll—will be able to be mass-produced?"

"This must be a great invention that will benefit society!" she said.

"Uh, I'm very sorry, but for now, the Bionic Doll cannot be mass-produced." Facing the other party's excited expression, Brenna appeared somewhat embarrassed.

"Moreover, the Bionic Doll still has many problems, such as limited actions, an inability to perform overly complex thinking, and an inability to record too much information, and so on and so forth."

"This thing can only be considered a little... hobby of mine."

"Of course," she suddenly changed the subject: "There are many technologies within it that can be simplified and used to benefit the public; for specific details, please wait for the subsequent announcement from the Royal Academy of Sciences."

"Alright..." Seeing that Bishop Muse's speech was almost over, although she felt there were still many questions she could ask, she had to stop there.

"One last request," she said: "Could I please ask the two of you to let me take a photo?"

"No problem." Yun Mu and Brenna exchanged a glance and readily agreed.

"Do we need to strike a pose?" Yun Mu and Brenna stood together and asked the reporter holding the camera in front of them.

"Um, could you two please stand a bit closer?" The female reporter stared at the frame in the camera, and after hesitating for a moment, she said.

"Like this?" Yun Mu and Brenna moved a little closer.

"Could you get a bit closer?"

"Uh, wouldn't that be too close..."

"No, this is just right!"

The female reporter pressed the camera's shutter with lightning speed, fearing that if she were half a second slower, that perfect scene would disappear before her eyes.

Fortunately, she captured it, this incredibly precious photo.

"Ah, no regrets now."

Putting down the camera, she thanked Yun Mu and Brenna, then went off to interview Bishop Muse, who had finished his speech.

"What was all that about..." Watching the reporter hurry away, Yun Mu let go of Brenna's hand, looking somewhat helpless.

"Miss Yun is going to be famous from now on." Brenna came back to her senses at this moment and said to Yun Mu with a light laugh.

"Actually, I don't really want to be famous..."

She was just a small fry at the Second-tier Elite level; having too much fame might not be a good thing.

Besides, if it were exposed after she became famous that she was the author of the Comic "Torina's Adventure Journal"... "Hiss."

Thinking of that possibility, Yun Mu suddenly shuddered.

If that really happened, she would probably have to move to another planet to live. "Miss Yun, and Her Highness the Princess, please wait a moment."

After dealing with the reporter's questions, Bishop Muse came before the two of them.

"The Goddess entrusted me in a dream last night to give this to you."

Bishop Muse said, taking a small box from his robes.

"What is this?" Yun Mu took the box and asked the other party with some curiosity.

"Open it and you'll know." Bishop Muse smiled mysteriously: "I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be going now. There is an instruction manual in the box; remember to burn it after reading."

After he finished speaking, he left, leaving only Yun Mu and Brenna standing where they were.

"Open it and see." Brenna stood by her side and said.

"Mm."

Lifting the lid of the wooden box, a pair of golden triangular earrings inlaid with blood-red gemstones appeared before their eyes, nestled in soft padding.

【Divine Blood Pendant (Red)】

【Spell Strength +15 / Focus +5 / Critical Hit +3%】

【Charm +5】

【Passive Skill: Storage】

【Capable of storing items in the space inside the gemstone; storage space is 500*500*500 (per earring)】

【Active Skill: Ultra-long Distance Teleportation】

【Can set up to two spatial coordinates. After chanting for five minutes, teleport to the coordinate location. Can be used at most twice per month.】

【Active Skill: Collapse】

【Accumulate energy toward the sky to create a massive Scarlet energy orb, then guide it to attack the ground. The longer the charging time, the higher the damage. Can be charged for up to thirty minutes.】

【Passive Skill: Energy Acceleration】

【Consuming Spirituality can accelerate the speed of all charging skills.】

【Active Skill: Inherent Barrier】

【Deploy a spherical barrier that can repel all non-designated target creatures. The longer the charging time, the larger and stronger the barrier.】

The Lady of the Dark Night once designed this accessory equipment for the Blood Clan queen, Lucy. Unfortunately, before it was completed, the latter took all the Blood Clan and left, turning instead to worship the Scarlet Pumelas.

The Lady of the Dark Night recalled this old antique that She had forgotten. After simple repairs and improvements, She delivered it into your hands as a gift.

"Accept it with gratitude; this is a gift from a Goddess~" — Lady of the Dark Night Dailianna. "Divine Blood Pendant"

Truly worthy of being a Goddess; any antique She pulls out is Epic-grade equipment.

Damn it, I really want to rob a deity, make Her hand over all the good things She has. If that were the case, let alone Epic-grade equipment, even Myth-grade wouldn't be impossible.

Of course, she only dared to fantasize about such a thought in her mind for a moment; in reality, there was no possibility of pulling it off.

If she truly had the strength to rob a deity, she wouldn't be lacking Epic-grade equipment in the first place.

"Earrings... I don't want to get my ears pierced."

It's not a question of whether I'm afraid of pain or not, it's purely that it feels a bit scary. Getting holes punched in my earlobes—wouldn't that make me a delinquent girl!?

Alright, just kidding. Saying that getting an ear piercing makes one a delinquent girl is a bit too conservative.

"Instruction Manual"

Yun Mu rummaged for a moment and soon found a slip of paper on the back of the box.

The paper contained instructions on the functions and usage of the earrings, and besides that, there were a few crude Sketches.

For some reason, Yun Mu always felt that this slip of paper was handwritten by the Lady of the Dark Night on the spot, and those Sketches on it were likely Her handiwork too. "Looks like I don't need to pierce my ears."

After reading the contents of the paper, Yun Mu picked up an earring and gently brought it toward her earlobe.

The next second, the gem on the earring shimmered with a pale red light. Yun Mu only felt a chill on her earlobe, and the golden triangular earring hung from her face.

"One more left..."

Yun Mu followed suit and put on the other earring. In an instant, a cool sensation traveled from her earlobe straight to her brain, making her feel refreshed.

This must be the effect of the equipment's attribute bonus.

Besides that, in her exploration of Spirituality, she discovered that there was indeed a fairly large space inside these two earrings.

And within the space of one of the earrings, a heavy stone coffin was lying quietly.

This must be Lucy's body. The Lady of the Dark Night had promised to give this body to her earlier.

"How is it? Do I look strange?"

Yun Mu looked at Brenna with some embarrassment. Wearing this kind of thing for the first time made her unable to help but care about others' gazes and opinions.

"It, it suits you quite well."

Thinking she had been caught peeking, Brenna averted her gaze in a panic.

"Hm?" Looking at Brenna's reaction, Yun Mu was momentarily confused.

"Forget it." She would still trust the Lady of the Dark Night's aesthetic.

Since the other party gave her this, She must have anticipated how she would look after putting it on.

The Charm +5 entry is not just for show.

Almost no noise is produced when moving... Very good.

Yun Mu jumped on the spot and nodded with great satisfaction.

Although it was inevitable that some sound would be made when moving her body vigorously, this side effect was a trivial matter compared to its effect as Epic-grade equipment.

"Does Miss Yun have any plans next?" Leaving the Church, Brenna suddenly asked Yun Mu.

"Hmm, I plan to go to Sisilaiya Cafe to visit Lita and Mr. Edward." She replied after thinking for a moment.

"That's not what I meant..." Brenna sighed with slight helplessness, then, as if she had made up her mind, she said to her: "I'll just be direct."

"I plan to go to the Orc Federation to learn about artificial organs. Can you accompany me, Miss Yun?"

"Is it for Elena?" Yun Mu immediately recalled Brenna's plan to create an artificial heart.

"That's right."

Brenna nodded: "Previously, because of the Scarlet, this matter could only be dragged on."

"Now that the Scarlet incident has ended, I want to save Elena!"

"No matter how slim the hope is, even if there is only a tiny possibility, I want to bring her back."

Her tone was very firm, and her eyes flashed with unstoppable determination.

This made Yun Mu feel a bit excited as well.

"It will definitely succeed," she said.

Earlier in a dream, she had asked the Lady of the Dark Night about Elena.

The other party told her to just go ahead and do it.

Although she didn't know the specific details, she would just take it as meaning it could succeed.

As for whether to tell Brenna about this... Yun Mu hesitated for a moment.

Because she was afraid that her words would cause Brenna to have some wrong interpretations or thoughts.

For the sake of caution, it was better to keep this matter to herself.

After all, Brenna didn't look like she was lacking morale at the moment; this shot of adrenaline from a deity should be saved for later... of course, it's possible it will never be used.

"When are we leaving?" she asked Brenna.

"The sooner the better, of course—though I would like to say that, there are still many things here in Frostfall City that need to be handled."

"As a princess, if I want to travel to other countries, I need to complete many formalities, and I also have to persuade the ministers of Parliament, as well as my father... No, just thinking about it gives me a headache."

"Let's just sneak out instead."

"Huh?" Hearing the last sentence, Yun Mu thought she had misheard: "What did you just say?"

"I said, how about we just sneak out?" Brenna repeated what she had just said.

"Will it be alright to do that?" After confirming she hadn't misheard, Yun Mu asked with some doubt.

"It will be fine; I can just write a letter to my father in advance, so there will be no need to worry about me being kidnapped or going missing."

"At most, I'll just be caught and dragged back by people sent by the Kingdom, and I suppose I won't be able to avoid a good scolding, but..."

"As long as I don't get caught and dragged back, it'll be fine~" Brenna winked at her somewhat mischievously.

"You will protect me, won't you, my Kni~ght~?"

"... How can a princess being protected be stronger than her accompanying Knight? If that's the case, what is the point of the Knight's existence?"

"Is there no reliable plan?" she said.

"At a time like this, can't you just agree directly?" Brenna looked at her with some resentment: "As for a reliable plan, didn't I mention it before?"

"Persuading the ministers of Parliament, my father, and completing the formalities for going abroad, and finally choosing a mode of transport... Should we depart by sea, or take a Steam Train to the border and then transfer to the Orc Federation's Magic Train..."

"This is going to take quite a lot of time."

"Hmm, it really is quite thorny." Hearing Brenna say this, Yun Mu suddenly felt a headache coming on as well.

"So let's just sneak out, you and me together!"

(End of chapter)