Chapter 58: Six Years

Heral Calendar, October 6, 4243, 12:21 PM.

Yun Mu pushed open the main gate of the Painter Association and headed straight for Miss Rose, who was sitting behind the counter.

"Is Mr. Sixin in today?" she asked Rose.

The other party was startled by her sudden movement, and only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing who it was.

"Honestly." Rose pouted and complained to her: "Please don't be so sudden next time, okay, Miss Yun? You scared me."

"Uh, sorry."

Yun Mu hadn't expected this reaction from her and apologized in a hurry.

"I'll be careful next time," she said.

"You'd better be." Rose glanced at her helplessly and said: "Mr. Sixin is in the painting room on the second floor right now; if you want to find him, go now."

She paused and added: "Don't forget you still have to give a lecture to the apprentices; there's about half an hour left until one o'clock in the afternoon."

"It won't take that long, I'll be back soon!" Yun Mu waved her hand and said.

Leaving the first-floor lobby of the Painter Association, she arrived in front of the familiar painting room on the second floor and reached out to push the door open.

"Sigh, you really are the Painter Apprentice who comes to find me the most frequently."

Inside the painting room, Sixin, whose golden hair shimmered with a soft yellow light in the sunlight, stood by the window, turned around, and looked at Yun Mu.

"Is it really that frequent?" After hearing Sixin's words, Yun Mu recalled.

"I was just saying it, don't think about it." Sixin sighed with black lines on his forehead and said: "Speak, what is it you're looking for me for this time?"

"It's not really any trouble..."

Yun Mu took the wooden box containing Aiwei's painting manuscript from her bosom and opened the lid of the wooden box.

"This is a Supernatural Painting?"

The moment the wooden box was opened, Sixin felt the vibration of Ether in the air and immediately asked.

"You painted this!?"

How many days has she been a 【Painter Apprentice】, and she has already created a second Supernatural Painting?

With this kind of aptitude, could it be that the opportunity for our Frostfall City Painter Association to take off has arrived?

"Cough, cough, this isn't mine." Yun Mu looked at Sixin's expression, coughed twice, and explained.

"Oh, it's not yours..."

Hearing Yun Mu's answer, Sixin felt that things had become reasonable, but deep down, there was still some regret; if only...

"This one is mine."

Before Sixin could finish his inner lament, he saw Yun Mu summon 【Sunset】 from her Ether Body.

"Pfft!"

Ten minutes later, Sixin and Yun Mu were sitting face-to-face on chairs in the painting room.

"So, you want to return these comic manuscripts?"

After hearing about what happened at the home of Nathan Hawar, the editor-in-chief of the Frostfall City Weekly, and Yun Mu's thoughts, Sixin asked her with some surprise.

"Yes." Yun Mu nodded.

The number of Supernatural Paintings she can bind is at most two, and since 【Falling】 and 【Sunset】 were painted by her own hands and their effects are very useful, it is impossible for her to unbind them.

And honestly, she doesn't think much of the effect of Aiwei's comic manuscript.

According to the Game Panel, this painting manuscript can briefly make enemies join one's own team in a Dungeon, but in reality...

The use of this painting manuscript is only to grant others an identity in the novel "Night of Rolling Stone Town".

For example, Yun Mu could use the painting manuscript to grant Lita the identity of Jenny, and then grant herself the identity of the male lead, Tris.

In this way, Lita would treat her as Tris, and since the two are lovers in the novel, then Lita would...

Hiss, why am I a bit tempted?

Cough, cough, in any case, even if she leveled up, Yun Mu wouldn't want to waste a precious slot on this painting manuscript.

After all, this thing can only be used on people weaker than oneself; anyone stronger than her wouldn't be controlled by it.

As for why she wants to return it to the Nathan family instead of selling it off...

Damn it, she still wants to keep that bit of integrity, okay!?

"Hmm... of course there's no problem with you wanting to return it." After understanding her thoughts, Sixin pondered for a while and said.

"However, it's very difficult for ordinary people to protect such a thing; once it's discovered by other Supernaturals..."

"I know that, of course." Yun Mu interrupted.

"Then what if I said that the daughter of the creator of this painting manuscript also collaborated on creating this painting manuscript—how would you respond to that, sir?"

Yun Mu hadn't forgotten that in the Game Panel's description of the painting manuscript, it was created jointly by Aiwei and Tina.

Although she wasn't sure how much this "joint creation" meant, since the Game System had specifically marked it, there must be a reason for it.

"You mean, you want to let that editor-in-chief's daughter bind this painting and become a Supernatural?" Sixin frowned and said: "That's not impossible."

"If that editor-in-chief's daughter really participated in the creation, then combined with her blood connection to the creator of the painting manuscript, perhaps she really could become a 【Painter Apprentice】 through this."

"At that time, my Painter Association would gain another fierce warrior; wouldn't that be wonderful?"

The light in Sixin's eyes grew brighter as he spoke; he looked at Yun Mu and asked in a hurry: "How old is that editor-in-chief's daughter this year?"

"She should be, six." After hearing Sixin's question, although Yun Mu felt a bit strange, she still carefully recalled and said with some uncertainty.

"Only six years old?" Sixin's enthusiasm faded by more than half in an instant.

"What's wrong?" Yun Mu asked, looking at Sixin, who was pacing back and forth on the spot.

"One cannot take on a Supernatural profession at six years old." Hearing Yun Mu's question, Sixin explained to her:

"To take on a Supernatural profession, one must wait until at least twelve years old; otherwise, the Ether Body hasn't fully developed, and rashly fusing with the Ether of professional information will cause problems."

"There's such a rule?"

Sixin glanced at her and said with some helplessness, "When you have saved up enough, one hundred and fifty contribution points, go exchange them for a copy of 'Cognition and Exploration of the Supernatural World—Basic Volume'."

"I haven't even finished reading Introduction to Ancient Elvish yet."

"Read it slowly, there's no rush."

Sixin suddenly smiled, and he said, "Remember one thing: knowledge is the true weapon of a Transcendental."

"You could go discuss it with the editor-in-chief of the Frostfall City Weekly and ask him not to let his daughter stop her study of Painting; if you really want to return that draft, you only need to wait six years."

"Don't make six years sound as short as six days!" Yun Mu retorted.

"Heh, for a Transcendental, six years of time really cannot be considered very long." Sixin chuckled softly and turned to look at the sky outside the window.

"If you don't want to wait, you can also hand the draft over to me; barring any accidents, I should still be here in six years."

"Six years of time, plus a Supernatural Painting, in exchange for a Transcendental from the Painter Association—for me, that is a deal where I definitely won't lose."

"Right, the Painter Association can also give you money for the draft; let me think... Gold Frost coins—oh no, how about 1000 contribution points?"

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(End of this chapter)