After hearing those words from that silly girl, Chen Shasha, Su Yun was completely dumbfounded.
Damn it, I’d just finished building up the Divine Maiden’s lofty image, and now my disguise was already blown?
What made it even more infuriating was that the silly girl looked awfully pleased with herself.
She even had this smug, I-see-right-through-you look, absolutely certain that she and her CEO, Chu Feng, were together…
The thought of someone she knew—her own retainer, no less—discovering her secret, and that secret being her intimate contact with Chu Feng, then even mistaking them for a couple, filled Su Yun with humiliation.
“Ding! The host feels humiliated after a retainer discovered her secret. Humiliation points +2,000.”
…
Can I silence someone inside the Salvation Space? Su Yun asked the system in her mind.
“Host, please remain calm. As the Divine Maiden, killing a retainer who poses no threat to human society would destabilize the other retainers.”
Su Yun took a few deep breaths. In the end, she managed to calm down.
She’d only thought about killing the girl to keep her quiet. The silly thing hadn’t done anything that bad, and she didn’t deserve to die.
“What is thy wish?”
For now, Su Yun’s best option was to deny everything. She pretended she hadn’t heard a word the silly girl said and went on to ask what she wanted.
“Divine Maiden, I want to be beautiful, have a great figure, and be able to eat as much as I want without gaining weight. I don’t want my hair to fall out, and I want it to stay soft and shiny without having to wash it. Oh, and I don’t want to age…” Chen Shasha went on and on about her wishes.
“Enough!” Su Yun cut her off.
Su Yun was at a loss. She wanted to shove this girl back through the Space Gate and pretend she’d never summoned this retainer.
Her ability was practically useless, and she had a long list of demands. Worst of all, none of them would help save the world!
She really did think Su Yun was a magic lamp.
Xu Zhengchu’s lifespan and Xing Yihao’s ability—Su Yun had granted those to them, and in turn, they made it easier to get them to work for her.
She honestly couldn’t think of any use for Chen Shasha.
“Can I send her back and pretend none of this happened?” Su Yun asked the system.
“Ding! The host may, of course, choose to discard an unqualified retainer. Any human who hasn’t been granted retainer status will lose all memories of being summoned.”
Hearing that, Su Yun had nearly made up her mind.
“Thou… might as well go back.” Su Yun spoke.
“Wait, Divine Maiden! Were my demands too much? I can change them! I only want to be beautiful. Just beautiful, that’s all. I don’t need anything else!”
“Besides, Divine Maiden, I can be useful! I can help you. Don’t you have a boyfriend? He’s the CEO of my company. I can help you win him over! I can keep an eye on him, too, and make sure he doesn’t find a mistress or go fooling around.”
…
Su Yun’s head started to ache. That silly girl really could talk, and what on earth was she even saying?
What did it matter to Su Yun if Chu Feng went fooling around? Besides, he wasn’t her boyfriend, and she absolutely wasn’t going to become his girlfriend.
“I also know some of the CEO’s habits and a few things about the company. If some vixen gets close to him, I can report it right away. Please let me stay, Divine Maiden…”
When Chen Shasha finished, she gazed at Su Yun with tears in her eyes.
“Ding! Host, this system recommends keeping Chen Shasha as a retainer. She could help with tasks related to Chu Feng, which would also be of some help in saving the world.”
…
“Very well. But thou must not speak of anything thou saw or heard today.” Su Yun gave in with a sigh.
“Divine Maiden, I’ll keep it a secret. I promise!” Chen Shasha nodded again and again.
Chen Shasha was secretly thrilled. The Divine Maiden had asked her to keep it secret, which proved she’d been right all along. The Divine Maiden might not want to admit it, but that had to be the truth.
The Divine Maiden and the CEO—she was absolutely shipping them!
“As thou hast wished, I grant thee a Beauty Pill. Accepting it makes thee my retainer. Thou must remain loyal to me. Betray me, and thou shalt be erased.”
As Su Yun spoke, she stressed the words “loyal” and “erased,” hoping the silly girl wouldn’t go blabbing.
[Shop]
Beauty Pill: 10 Humiliation Points.
Luckily, the silly girl had picked the cheapest option.
The system shop generally priced its items according to how much they helped save the world.
So something like a Beauty Pill was naturally dirt cheap.
Chen Shasha took the Beauty Pill and swallowed it at once.
Name: Chen Shasha
Gender: Female
…
Intelligence: 9
Charm: 93 (A stunning beauty)
Ability: Accelerates the progress of the main plot.
Overall Combat Power: F
Her Charm score, which had been so low it didn’t even appear on the panel, shot straight up to 93.
As soon as she swallowed it, Chen Shasha pulled a mirror from her little bag and checked her reflection again and again.
“Waaah!!!”
“Divine Maiden, you’re practically my second mother! My admiration for you is like…”
“And like the heavens above…”
Chen Shasha was incredibly excited.
She might be useless and stupid, and the Divine Maiden might not even like her, but she was determined to do whatever she could to help.
The Divine Maiden in front of her was clearly still wary of love and unwilling to admit how she felt.
That was okay.
Chen Shasha silently vowed to do everything she could to bring the Divine Maiden and her CEO together, and help the Divine Maiden who had given her the Beauty Pill find love.
“Divine Maiden, the other two retainers have tasks. I was wondering if I have one too.” After finishing her flattery, Chen Shasha asked.
“From now on, thou shalt serve as the receptionist in the Salvation Space,” Su Yun said.
She’d taken Chen Shasha in, after all. She couldn’t just let her do nothing.
Chen Shasha should be able to handle serving tea and water.
“Yes, Divine Maiden. I’ll do as you say,” Chen Shasha replied.
“Thou mayst withdraw.”
“As you command, Divine Maiden.”
…
A flash of white light.
Su Yun returned to her home.
Once she left the Salvation Space, Goddess State deactivated automatically. Her appearance returned to that of the breathtaking, bashful young woman she’d been before.
She lay on her bed, thinking back on how it had felt to be in the Salvation Space.
Being treated like the lofty Divine Maiden had felt great. But when Chen Shasha exposed the fact that Chu Feng had once carried her in his arms like a princess, she’d been so embarrassed.
Overall, though, this Salvation organization was pretty powerful.
She imagined the future: with a wave of her hand, she could command millions, including some of the most powerful tycoons of the age and Ability Users she’d granted powers to…
That didn’t sound bad.
At least this so-called Humiliation Points system wasn’t all trouble. It had its perks, too.
Of course, the most important thing was still saving the world.
If she couldn’t stop the Cavern Civilization from destroying humanity, then it wouldn’t matter how high her position was or how much power she held.
Su Yun had just gotten ready to sleep when she started feeling uncomfortable.
Looks like she needed to take a shower.
The thought of showering—and having to strip completely naked—made her cheeks turn faintly pink.
Ever since she’d been reborn as a woman, she hadn’t really taken a close look at her own body…
Su Yun slowly made her way to the bathroom.
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