Chapter 3

1

"Good morning, Second Sister."

Li Liu found a preferred hotel as evening approached. As a princess, even if she wanted to keep a low profile, she still needed a clean and tidy room.

Taking off her coat, Li Liu eagerly checked the room and lazily lied down on the soft bed, and then started making a phone call.

"You... wait, oh, what's up with Li Liu? I'm so tired!"

"Are you slacking off at work or haven't woken up to go to work yet?"

"You're kidding, Third Sister. Big Sister will be so happy that she won't even be able to hold her son anymore because our icy personality has melted."

It was only after hearing this that Li Liu realized that she had changed ever since Qin Yang released his self-seal.

"I melted ages ago, Second Sister. Are you at the university?"

"Don't mention it. This morning, some unlucky student tried to invade the library system and got caught by the professor. Now, the professor is fixing the vulnerability, and even us part-time workers can't leave. It's so annoying."

"That student is really unlucky. If it was our student council secretary, there wouldn't be any problems. She has invaded strategic weapons before."

"Ah? Are you talking about the 'experimental machine' incident?"

"Yes, her. I was planning to ask her to check, but it would be much easier with you here, Second Sister."

"To check? You want to use the library system to search for information. It would be better to directly ask Father."

The voice on the other side sounded regretful.

"He won't agree to let me search, and absolutely cannot let him know or let others know." Li Liu's tone became serious while speaking.

"What exactly are you trying to search for?"

"What is the Magic array used by the Land Surveillance of the Lanhan Kingdom? And who manages it."

"Li Liu, this... the first part should be searchable in the library, but for the second part, even if the system is connected, it's unlikely to find out who manages it. At most, there might be records of the former manager, but this belongs to current government secrets, so other countries' libraries theoretically wouldn't have the records."

Li Liu closed her eyes and pondered for a moment.

"It's fine if I can find some information. I have a plan for what to do next."

"Alright... it seems like I'll have to pay to access the information this time. I still haven't settled Qin Yang's account from last time. I'll just add it to his tab."

"Add it to his tab. You also know what I need the information for."

"I'll give you the information in ten minutes, using the Royal family's method of sending messages."

The Purple family had their own encrypted Magic for sending messages. Phones and other devices weren't commonly used in this era, as humans believed Magic to be superior to technology. That's why the development of digital Magic has been difficult.

2

Li Liu quickly fell asleep with her eyes closed. She had been tired all day, and hadn't even taken off her clothes. When Li Liu was young, her magic eyes were always active, so the fact that they had been constantly active today didn't make her particularly tired physically. However, it did make her mentally exhausted. She was worried about where that person would be today, whether they would be wandering on the streets or lying unconscious by the riverside.

As she lay on the bed, her hair gradually began to change color. The light purple color was just her state when she had just fallen asleep.

"Thump, thump... thump, thump."

The purple hair on the bed instantly turned back to black. Li Liu heard the sound of a blue little bird knocking on the window. Li Liu's fingers drew a small circle with magic in response. From behind the window, the blue bird dropped a purple feather, which was the information she had requested.

"This Qin Yang..." Li Liu kicked the trash can next to him while holding the feather to read the information. The first paragraph he read from the feather was all about Li Liu's older sister complaining about how Qin Yang didn't give her money, completely deviating from the topic.

Li Liu took off his clothes and entered the bathroom, leaving the feather at the entrance. He could still read the content inside. The "Land Monitoring Magic" is similar to Othrie's "Horus" system, which is different from other countries' self-developed Magic. Othrie imported an incomplete product from The Divine Realm, but the performance can be said to have advantages.

Other countries' "Land Monitoring Magic" actually hides something, which Purple Mist mentioned before, but it doesn't matter. Li Liu wanted to know not only the information about the monitoring Magic's layout, but most importantly, the name and location, along with the supervisor's name. The name is simple - "Coral Reef" system, and the location is approximately in the military area west of Pang Island. In the midst of Purple Mist's endless irrelevant chatter, Li Liu finally filtered out some useful information in the hot and uncomfortable freshwater wash. The whole day was filled with salty sea breeze, making people feel sticky and uncomfortable.

" My older sister always acts in a hasty and disorganized manner, but she always beats around the bush before saying something useful."

After filtering, Li Liu obtained a name - Liu Bihan, the former supervisor of the monitoring Magic.

"This person might be useful."

3

With a passionate gaze, Li Liu peered through a crack in the bathroom and saw the girl next door, surrounded by smoke, her body curves making her pores active.

"Wow~~~~ Why is the human body so strange, and so visually appealing! Wow, it's like becoming that cloud of smoke~"

"Fatty, can you stop being disgusting? You act as if you're not human."

The person holding two big watermelons appeared behind the bustling Fatty and slapped his butt.

"Xiang, I'm not human to begin with."

"Are you a statue like me?"

Fatty took the watermelon handed by Xiang and forcefully split it in half. He ate it in big bites, keeping his eyes on the crack, his left eye bearing a deep scar.

"Who said I'm the same as you? I... what was it again? There is nothing in your perception that matches me. But anyway, I am a noble species."

"And where did you come from, noble dead fatty? It's inexplicable how someone wakes up on the beach and invades my perception. What are you trying to say? It's not because you've become cute and fat that I haven't thrown you into the sea a long time ago."

"I... I can't seem to remember. Where did I come from? No, I am your master now. Dare you try to get rid of me!" Fatty turned his back to Xiang and pointed at the sole of his foot, where there was a strange contract.

"Does this thing prove that you are my master?"

"This is an imprint. In your words, it will grant you power when the time comes."

"Silly, what nonsense is this!" Xiang took a bite of the sweet watermelon. "Wow, after eating internal organs for so many days, I can finally enjoy something good!"

"This thing is good, what is it called?"

Fatty took small bites, including the skin.

"Watermelon, and the skin is not edible."

"Really? It tastes good."

Xiang turned around and looked out the window, the bustling traffic contrasting with the quietness of the morning.

"I guess you're the only one in the world who eats watermelon skin."

"I'm not so sure... but hey, that woman's eyes are pretty nice."

"You peeked at the other person's eyes? Hey, you're caught!" Xiang looked like a criminal who was caught, even though he didn't commit the crime himself. It was the fat guy who claimed to not be human. But as his comrade, Xiang felt the need to make his teammate retreat.

"Why can't I see anymore?"

"Get up, you idiot! You've caused trouble." Xiang lifted the fat guy and headed towards the door, but as soon as they opened it, a pair of illusionary eyes locked onto them.

"We're freezing!" The fat guy's feet started feeling cold from the inside and were already freezing. He was astonished.

Xiang saw a vast expanse of water in front of him, standing on a solitary island. "Illusion? Or elemental magic?" Xiang wondered to himself.

The fat guy shouted in Xiang's ear, "Wake up, Xiang!"

"Are you guys okay?" Li Liu didn't notice anything unusual about these two, one was as thin as a beanpole, and the other as fat as a ball.

"Miss, who are you looking for?" The fat guy was calm and ignorant of what he had just done.

Li Liu carefully observed the fat guy's eye that was different from the other one. For Li Liu, who had dealt with illusionary eyes for a long time, eyes were more revealing than appearances.

"That eye just now... it was you!"

"Just now... oh! This figure... you're the one from the mist."

"Mist? You pervert!" Li Liu slapped the fat guy's face. To avoid attracting too much attention, Li Liu decided to let it slide, but she made sure to remember the appearance of these two lewd guys. When Qin Yang returned, she would make them suffer.

The fat guy covered his cheek, looking shocked and opened his mouth wide.

"What's wrong with you, fatso?"

"That slap just now felt so good!"

"So you're a pervert, do you have any other fetishes?" Xiang moved back while speaking, feeling like the fat guy carried some kind of virus.

"I'm asking, why did she hit me?"

Xiang was confused and looked at him with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

"Even after doing such things, you still have the audacity to ask why? Is your cognitive ability really that poor?"

"My cognitive ability comes from you. If I hadn't stolen your cognition at that time, we wouldn't have been able to communicate normally, so it's all your fault."

"My fault? You didn't steal enough, at least steal the whole set!"

Li Liu leaned against their door and found their conversation amusing. But these two were no ordinary people. They could face illusionary eyes without even batting an eye. Li Liu suspected that they may be gods.

"Hey, Second Sister."

"What's up? Are you investigating something again?" Zi Li began to doze off when her sister gave her another task.

"Do you know about 'Eve' Magic?"

"Ah, the disaster of Jincheng, it's that one, right?"

"How did this magic spread to The Human Realm in history? Can you find out?"

"Isn't that obvious? Researching history is normal for a library."

"I need all of it, the most detailed and rich history. Second Sister, you don't have to rush, just let me know when you've organized it. I don't feel like filtering."

"What do you mean by filtering?"

"Just write it down, but it's better if you don't say it!"

"Should I have Father write it for you?"

"That would be the best for this matter."

Li Liu hung up the phone, having a premonition that "Eve" Magic, with its incredible power, couldn't have made humans operate smoothly. It was definitely not a simple case of plagiarism.