Chapter 256: Miss Mira, Who Is Very Good at Chatting

"Just teasing you, hehe."

Brenna released the hand she was holding and chuckled, turning to walk toward the distance.

She clasped her hands behind her back and tilted her body slightly.

"As for those things mentioned above, I already had Ai Yi help take care of them."

"As long as Miss Yun wants to, we can set off at any time~"

"I knew it would be like this. Fine, as long as you're happy." Yun Mu followed her, looking slightly helpless: "So, we're going to the Orc Federation?"

"Mm." Brenna walked by her side and nodded.

"What kind of place is that?" Yun Mu was a bit curious.

Previously, she had only heard snippets about the Orc Federation from Brenna and Elena, knowing only that they used an energy called Magic Energy as a power source for machines.

Magic Energy was produced by purifying the Ether in the atmosphere; after the Magic Energy was released, that purified Ether would be tainted with new information upon re-contacting objects.

As a price, the Ether information in the region where the Orc Federation was located was extremely monotonous.

Any Transcendental who stepped foot there would be weakened to varying degrees based on their reliance on Ether information, and there was no possibility of advancing in Supernatural rank.

It is said that precisely because of this reason, the Orc Federation was rejected by almost all surrounding nations.

To be accurate, what they rejected was not the Orc Federation, but Magic Energy.

"It cannot be denied that Magic Energy indeed has many advantages compared to steam engines, and Fen Yege, who could create Pure Ether, was indeed a genius, but..."

"This world, after all, belongs to the Transcendental."

Brenna looked up at the sky, her eyes shimmering with a look of longing.

"Does Miss Yun know what the peak of a Transcendental is?" She turned her head to look at Yun Mu and asked.

"Is it a god?" Hearing Brenna's question, Yun Mu was slightly stunned and replied.

"That's right." Brenna nodded with a firm gaze.

"The God of Decay and Necromancy, Fen Yege, was merely a mortal before becoming a god. He was once exiled by his own country and joined the then-newly established Orc Federation."

"Whether it was the Magic Engine or the Orc Federation's giant Wonder—the Magic Fountain—they were all researched and created by his own hands."

"He was originally a Legendary Mage of the Heling Empire, but later, after triggering the famous Norsman Incident, his body was irreversibly transformed into the form of an Undead."

"No one knew what his strength was like at that time, only that about 1,200 years after he was exiled, a new deity appeared in the world."

"Do they broadcast it to the whole world when someone becomes a god?" Yun Mu suddenly said.

"Hm?" Brenna looked at her with some confusion: "Why do you ask that?"

"Well, how do you know when He becomes a god? What if He doesn't show Himself after becoming a god?" Yun Mu voiced her thoughts.

"Pfft."

Brenna couldn't help but laugh. She tilted her head to look at Yun Mu: "Miss Yun, do you know that sometimes you are really cute!"

"Because I am a super invincible young girl," Yun Mu said in a deadpan, monotone voice.

"So, you still haven't answered my question!" she said.

"Just assume that there is a worldwide broadcast. Mainly, the deities of the major Churches will send down revelations to notify us mortals that a new deity has been born,"

"so that we don't end up judging them as a cult if we encounter their believers later."

"Huh, according to you..." Yun Mu was a bit surprised: "The relationship between deities seems quite harmonious?"

"Only on the surface; everyone just doesn't want to offend anyone. The infighting between the major Churches behind the scenes is still very frequent."

"Forget it." Brenna shook her head, her expression becoming somewhat serious: "It's better not to delve into this topic. Any communication regarding deities must be handled with caution."

"Actually, I've already said quite a lot just now."

"..."

No reaction? Brenna tucked her hand into her pocket, gently rubbing the small stone the other party had handed her when she last met Fen Yege.

Did He not notice? No, He probably just couldn't be bothered to pay attention.

The Orc Federation, Human Bionic Technology, Magic Energy, and... Elena.

"I hope everything goes smoothly."

"Mm, I hope everything goes smoothly." Yun Mu, who was beside her, was slightly stunned for a moment upon hearing her suddenly say this, then immediately responded.

"Wow, this place is almost completely undamaged."

Yun Mu and Brenna arrived together in front of the Sisilaiya Cafe on Liuli Street.

This building looked exactly the same as in her memory, yet what was surprising was that, for some reason, the other buildings on both sides of the cafe had suffered severe damage.

The ruins and rubble scattered on the ground had not even been cleared away yet.

"That was knocked down by the people from the Fifth Mechanized Infantry Regiment."

Leinuode appeared behind Yun Mu at some point. Seeing her gaze fixed on the wreckage of the buildings on both sides, he spoke up to explain.

"The wealthy people of Frostfall City basically all live on Liuli Street, so this was one of the primary areas for rescue."

"However, the number of bugs was too high, and the infantry regiment could only use heavy firepower, so quite a few buildings in this vicinity collapsed."

"Then why is the cafe fine?" Yun Mu pointed at the cafe's door; this was also the reason for her earlier surprise.

The buildings on both sides were destroyed, so how come the cafe looked like nothing had happened?

Come to think of it... "Mr. Leinuode, what are you here for?" she asked with some curiosity.

"Heh, nothing much." Leinuode chuckled: "Just here to catch up with the Captain."

"As for the reason why this place is intact, you'll probably know once you go inside."

After Leinuode finished speaking, he was the first to push open the door and walk in, while Yun Mu and Brenna followed behind him.

"Ara, what day is it today, to have so many people."

Mira, the Elf manager with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a voluptuous figure, was sitting in front of the cafe counter wearing a silver-white backless dress.

Hearing the movement behind her, she turned around, revealing her smooth underarm and side-breast, her expression somewhat playful.

"Mi, Mira, long time no see."

Under Yun Mu's look of disbelief, Leinuode, who usually appeared very cold, bent his waist flatteringly and greeted Mira with a dry laugh. "Mm, long time no see." Mira examined Leinuode's body with a gaze that seemed like an inspection, and after a while, she said with a hint of emotion: "You've grown up too, little Lei."

"Cough, cough!" Leinuode was choked by Mira's words and couldn't speak.

So he could only turn to look at Yun Mu: "Let me introduce you, this is the mage who was originally on the Sunset, Ms. Mira."

"As you can see, she is an Elf."

"So Mira was also a crew member on the Sunset?" Hearing this news, Yun Mu was slightly surprised, but thinking about it this way... no wonder, many things made sense.

As for the title "Mira"... since Leinuode called her that, she followed suit and addressed her that way.

If the other party didn't like it, she could just change how she addressed her later.

"Did you two know each other before?" Hearing Yun Mu say this, Leinuode appeared somewhat surprised.

"Mm, I have been to Ms. Mira's shop a few times." Yun Mu nodded.

"Ms. Yun is my big client~" Mira interjected at this moment.

"... Big client." Hearing her say this, Yun Mu felt a bit ashamed.

She hadn't spent much money at the Old Witch Clothing Store in total, and for Mira, who could mass-produce magic equipment, those few Gold Frost Coins probably didn't count for anything.

"Huh?"

"Ms. Yun and Princess, why have you both come?"

At this moment, Lita, who had just finished exercising, finished showering, and changed her clothes, walked down the stairs from the second floor, her gaze noticing both Yun Mu and Brenna.

"We came to see Mr. Edward." Brenna replied at this time.

"Dad is in the kitchen; he must have heard you all arrive."

"Coming, coming." Edward pushed a small cart out from the back kitchen. In those transparent glass containers, snow-white milkshakes and crushed ice were blended together perfectly, paired with colorful fruits; just looking at it made one's appetite increase greatly.

"Hey, hey, it's the dead of winter on the Northern Continent right now, and you're treating everyone to this?" Mira's ears twitched slightly, and she said this while calmly taking a strawberry-flavored sundae.

"There's a Heater in the room, what does it matter if you eat something cold?" Edward retorted casually, then took a pineapple-flavored one and placed it in front of Lita.

"It's just that you, Captain, like to eat it." Leinuode sat on the chair in front of the counter with a straight face, then reached out and took a blueberry-flavored sundae for himself.

Finally, what was placed in front of Yun Mu and Brenna were one banana and one sweet potato flavor... "Wait, what the hell is sweet potato flavor?" The corner of Yun Mu's eye twitched slightly.

"Cough, cough, that one was my invention..." Lita coughed lightly at this moment, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"After I made it last time, Dad thought the taste was pretty good, so he added it to the menu." She looked at Yun Mu with some trepidation, yet great anticipation: "I hope Ms. Yun likes it!"

"..."

"How about you try corn next time?" Yun Mu was silent for a moment before suggesting.

"Good idea!" Lita's eyes lit up, and she looked very interested.

"Hehehe, Lita looks so energetic." Mira watched the scene before her and laughed softly.

She is so like Karin, whether in personality or facial features; is it only her hair that inherited her father's color? "Speaking of which, I even held Lita when she was little." Mira suddenly thought of something, and a smug smile appeared on her face.

"Lita was so cute when she was little. At that time, Edward didn't know how to raise a daughter and often came to me to ask what to do."

"What could I do?"

"I've never given birth to a child." Mira glanced at Edward with a hint of resentment as she said this.

"As a result, the two of us coaxed her for a long time to no avail, until we went to find an experienced woman and realized she had just wet her pants~"

"Ha, haha..." Lita laughed dryly with a blank expression, completely unwilling to hear the two elders recount the embarrassing stories of her childhood.

"Babies are all like that, right!" she said.

"No, we Elves can think and live independently from the moment we are born, completely unlike human cubs that still need adults to take care of them."

"That's because you Elves are too special." Leinuode interjected at this time: "Even for the strong Beastkin, they still need their mother's care during their cub stage."

"Oh, is that so?" Mira tilted her head in confusion: "I thought Beastkin could use their claws to crush Stone for fun from the moment they were born."

"Speaking of which... let me tell you, before Leinuode became the First Mate of the Sunset, he really liked showing others how he could crush Stone with his bare hands..."

"Mira!" Leinuode immediately stood up, interrupting Mira's words.

Afterwards, realizing he had lost his composure, he coughed lightly and sat back down on the chair: "I was ignorant when I was young, just crushing them for fun."

Crushing Stone with bare hands?

Should she be able to do this kind of thing now? Yun Mu looked at her own bare-handed attack power of 60 points, speculating in her heart how many points it would take to crush a stone block with bare hands.

Probably about 28 points or so?

The specific details would depend on the quality of the stone, after all, even if they are all Stone, different types of stone have different appearances and strengths... No, why is she starting to analyze this seriously!? "By the way, I have an interesting magic here, do you want to learn it?" Mira suddenly thought of something and looked at Yun Mu, Brenna, and Lita.

"Wha, what magic?" Yun Mu asked with some curiosity.

If she could get a magic for free, she was actually quite interested.

"Hehe... this is my masterpiece."

"Although other mages in history might have researched it, I should be the only one who published it to the Continental Magic Association..."

"Wait, you aren't going to say that one... cough, cough, cough cough!" Hearing this, Edward felt something was very wrong. He was just about to stop the other party, but accidentally choked on his own saliva.

"That's right, it's the magic that allows non-mothers to produce milk!" Mira stood up excitedly: "It's all thanks to this magic of mine that Lita didn't have to drink that inferior milk powder."

"Edward, you should really thank me. Speaking of which... because I was the first person to upload this magic, I also received a large patent fee... The Magic Association sends me money almost every year."

"Sigh, it's a pity, I created some other magic later, but either no one used it, or there was already magic with similar effects..."

"I couldn't make any money at all."

"Ah, wait..." Lita also reacted immediately at this time. She stood up abruptly, her face blushing.

"I, I, I, you, you..." She stammered for a long time and couldn't speak.

She was clearly shocked by the information in Mira's words.

"Is little Lita shy?" Seeing this, the smile on Mira's face grew even brighter.

She said as if pretending to recall: "You were so naughty back then, you would often use your teeth to bite me. It was only because this Elf is broad-minded that I didn't ask Edward for compensation..."

"Stop talking already!!" Lita stood up in shame and anger, gritting her teeth and stamping her foot.

(End of chapter)