Chapter 273 The Mantis and the Oriole
Chapter 273 The Mantis and the Oriole
Chapter 273 The Mantis and the Oriole
After getting off the high-speed rail station
Violet gazed at the city before her, filled with abyssal nitrogen, and felt a complex mix of emotions.
Compared to Jiefang South Road, which I visited yesterday,
The only difference is that it's the people wandering the streets instead of the Abyssal Beasts, but being stared at by them feels almost the same as being stared at by the Abyssal Beasts.
Even more disgusting.
The group of magical girl juniors were initially very curious and excited about their first mission across regions.
However, as soon as they got off the high-speed train, they were stared at by the citizens of Ninomiya City, and they all became nervous. Xia Qing even rubbed her arms exaggeratedly and complained, "Senior Violet, what's wrong with this city? Why does it give me such a creepy feeling?"
"Ninomiya City is different from Yeqiu City; the people here are tough and fierce. Don't stray from the group, and don't blindly trust what others say. Otherwise, if you end up missing limbs, don't blame me for not warning you!"
"what?"
"Senior Violet, are you sure you're talking about Xia Country and not America?" Xia Qing was shocked. This was the first time she had ever heard Senior Violet describe citizens like that.
"hehe."
Violet smiled but didn't say anything.
People can't teach people, but they can learn it in one go; things can teach people, and they'll understand it in one go.
Although Ninomiya City is not as bustling as Yeqiu City, it still has everything you need on its streets, with all kinds of clothing stores and food and drinks, which dazzled the group of magical girl juniors.
This is when Miss Xia steps in.
Because of Xia Qing's terrible behavior this morning, which caused incalculable mental damage to all the magical girls, all expenses of the Kikyo Judgment Team today will be paid by Miss Xia.
For this,
Xia Qing looked reluctant, but she was very decisive when it came to paying.
The magical girls didn't buy anything particularly expensive; most of their purchases were food, such as stinky tofu, candied hawthorn, and ice cream. They tried a little of everything.
"Wow, that's expensive! A skewer of candied hawthorn in Yeqiu City costs five yuan, but here it's twenty yuan..."
"What's this? My little pudding costs two yuan in Yeqiu City, but here, that shady merchant charged me ten yuan."
Isn't this just taking advantage of the fact that we're from out of town?
"You're overthinking it. They don't care if you're a local or a tourist. If you don't know how to negotiate with the boss, they'll just overcharge you." Violet stood aside, watching her group of magical girl juniors who had been ripped off, and laughed gleefully.
"Then why, when I went to buy it, the shopkeeper smiled and said that because I'm cute, he would only sell me two ice creams?" Li Xuanyu held up the chocolate ice cream in her hand, her face showing a hint of doubt.
Upon hearing Li Xuanyu's words, Violet gradually suppressed her smile. She took the ice cream from the other's hand, called out softly a few times, and instantly several wild cats emerged. She distributed the ice cream in her hand to a few of the little wild cats.
After the kittens finished eating, they rubbed their heads against Violet's palm as a sign of affection.
As a result, less than ten seconds later...
The little wildcats suddenly became unsteady on their feet and staggered to the ground.
"Holy crap, this unscrupulous boss's ice cream is poisonous!"
Seeing this, Xia Qing didn't dare to continue eating the ice cream in her hand and immediately threw it into the trash can.
"It's not exactly poisonous, but it's worse than poisoning."
Not long after Violet finished speaking, the little wildcats wobbled to their feet again. However, the magical girl beside them could clearly sense that the little wildcats' temperament was somewhat different. They began to frantically rub their bodies against the ground and make high-pitched cries, which was clearly a sign that they were in heat.
"? Senior Violet, I just ate some too, will I also get that too?!" Looking at the wild cat in front of her, Xia Qing couldn't even imagine what kind of ugly state she would make later.
On the other side,
Bai Youqing looked at the stray cat, then at the half-eaten ice cream in her hand, and finally turned her gaze to Violet beside her.
She ate the ice cream even faster.
"Don't worry, there's an unwritten rule in Ninomiya City: if something is expensive, it's definitely normal."
If it weren't for what happened, the house would have been completely looted the next day.
"Violet said slowly."
"That won't do either. We have to go and settle accounts with that boss. His morals are so corrupt. It's one thing to charge high prices, but he even put something in the ice cream." Seeing this, Xia Qing felt a surge of anger burning in her chest, and she was about to go back to get revenge.
"There's no need to go back. Even if you did, you wouldn't find him; he'd already run away."
Why?
"We've been watched ever since we got off the high-speed rail. They started retreating just now when I gave the ice cream to the stray cats." Violet sneered as she watched the dark figures disappear into the alleyway.
"Huh? What kind of place is Ninomiya City anyway? No wonder my dad was willing to spend double the money to start a business in Fangting City next to Ninomiya City, but he was unwilling to start a business here in Ninomiya City. Now I understand a little bit about it."
Xia Qing complained helplessly, but soon she turned to look at Violet with some confusion:
"Violet-senpai, how do you know so much about the situation in Ninomiya City?"
"Because I used to work here during the summer vacation."
Violet chuckled and offered a brief explanation before changing the subject: "How's your shopping going? If you feel you've had enough?"
"I'm about to take you on a mission."
"Going on a mission is great, I really don't want to stay in this awful place for another second."
After what Senior Violet said, she now felt that the citizens of Ninomiya City nearby were like Abyssal Beasts, or even more disgusting than Abyssal Beasts.
"Agreed. I feel like I can understand the feelings of those seven villainous magical girls. Luckily, we are protecting Yeqiu City. If we were protecting Ninomiya City, I feel like I would either become depressed like the Azure Star Magician or turn into a villainous magical girl like those seven magical girls and start killing the citizens here." Bai Youqing muttered to herself from the side.
"That's true, but who is the Azure Star Mage you mentioned, Bai Youqing?" Li Xuanyu asked curiously.
Bai Youqing did not rush to answer.
Instead, he looked at Violet, and saw Violet nod slightly.
She then began to explain:
"The Azure Star Mage in Ninomiya City is like the Kikyo Mage in Yeqiu City—an extremely powerful magical girl. She told me that when fighting the Abyss Beasts in Ninomiya City, we must protect the buildings, otherwise we'll be fined. And they don't care whether it was the magical girl who damaged them or the Abyss Beasts. If that were all, it would be one thing, but they also often delay paying the magical girls in Ninomiya City their merit points. In short, they're incredibly despicable!"
"My God, is there no one in charge of Ninomiya City?" Xia Qing's expression was full of shock.
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"Alright, since you have no objections, let's prepare to carry out the mission."
"it is good."
Violet stopped them from continuing their conversation. The mayor of Ninomiya City was as unfriendly to magical girls as he was to the Abyss.
The incident involving the mobilization of space-based weapons was actually just a minor episode. Shortly afterward, Iris took the Abyss Twins to have a very friendly conversation with the mayor.
Afterwards, they even gave the other party a Chesia maid.
If I'm not mistaken
The other person is probably still in bed and can't get out.
However, this mayor's good days are probably coming to an end soon. According to information revealed by Han Xue yesterday, someone from higher up has probably been sent down to investigate, and the person in charge is probably not low-ranking.
Of course, these things have little to do with her.
Just enjoy the show.
Her current task is mainly to improve the overall strength of the Kikyo Judgment Team.
Violet led them toward their destination.
Baiyun Warehouse.
Just from the name, you can tell that this warehouse is definitely related to the Baiyun Group. Their mission is simple: to help the Baiyun Group eliminate the abyssal monsters that have emerged from the hidden warehouse.
Based on the information provided by the person seeking help
He is the warehouse manager of Baiyun Warehouse. His daily task is to check for safety hazards in the warehouse, mainly fire hazards. Although the salary is not high, the job is easy. However, in the past few days, he suddenly noticed that several dark figures had inexplicably appeared in the warehouse.
He shouted, and the dark figures vanished instantly. He didn't pay much attention at the time, thinking that thieves had probably broken into the warehouse to steal things. He thought that the thieves would be scared away as soon as he appeared. But when he ran over with his flashlight and baton, he found a mutilated body lying on the ground. Part of the body had been eaten. This terrified the warehouse manager.
They called the police that very night.
However, the special agents from Ninomiya City did not arrive until the next day.
The subsequent conclusion was absurd: the man had gotten drunk and was attacked by several starving wild dogs.
Upon learning of this incident, the leaders of Baiyun Group, located in Yeqiu City, were extremely angry. For the safety of their employees, they specifically requested a mission from the Arbitrators team in Yeqiu City.
Regardless of whether others believe it or not,
Violet believed it.
The message she received was that the Demoness Iris was spreading rumors that the warehouse contained something extremely important to the White Cloud Group—four [Shura] magic stones—which were to be transported to the capital, Tianjing. The purpose seemed to be to lure out and eliminate all the little rats who had been spying on her.
For example, defectors,
Their Judgment Team in Yeqiu City is like Iris's knife.
Violet's plan for accepting this mission was very simple: she wanted the points for eliminating the Abyss Simulators, she could also get points by providing the intelligence obtained after killing the traitors to the Yeqiu City Security Bureau, and she would also take the four magic stones with her at the end.
I happen to have four magical girl team members.
Iris took out four Abyss Stones, which were obviously a gift for her!
at the same time,
Inside the Ryuu Internet Cafe in Ninomiya City.
"Boss, you've studied this map so thoroughly! You always attack from angles the enemy never expects. You're amazing!"
"Boss, save me!"
Qinglong was playing games with Xuanwu. It has to be said that Xuanwu is a really considerate little brother. Whether it's mobile games or PC games, Xuanwu will give up the damage dealer position to him and play the support role himself. Not only does he help him get godlike and MVP every time, but he can also provide him with various emotional value after each game.
Only Xuanwu is male.
If the other person were a woman, he would want to make her his girlfriend.
"Boss, wanna play again?"
After winning several rounds in a row, Xuanwu looked at the results screen. Their table was covered with beverage bottles, indicating that they had been fighting for a long time.
"That's enough playing around, time to get down to business."
Hearing Qinglong say this, Xuanwu breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Boss, what's the plan? I heard that Baiyun Group is preparing to transport a batch of valuable supplies to Tianjing. There might be people or monsters secretly protecting these supplies. If we catch them..."
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"But have you considered what if we can't beat them?" Qinglong slowly turned his head.
"Um...so what do you mean, boss?"
"Go find a few strange people and have them attack the White Cloud Warehouse. Then inform the magical girl that a calamity has occurred here."
Have them come and investigate...
"Boss is brilliant, but there's still one problem. Those people hiding behind the scenes probably won't go and fight the magical girls unless absolutely necessary, right?" Xuanwu said cautiously.
"Hehe, now is the time for Ninomiya City's local specialties to shine."
Qinglong glanced at the noisy internet cafe around him, took out a bag of strange crystal powder from his pocket, and mysteriously handed it to Xuanwu.
"What is this? It feels like white sugar. Could this be...?" Upon thinking of a certain thing, Xuanwu's face turned deathly pale. At this moment, let alone carrying out a mission, if it were really that thing, he would turn around and run away.
"Hehehe, don't worry, it's not what you're thinking. This is Xia Country. Besides, as I said, this is a specialty unique to Ninomiya City, Soul Ink Fragments. You can't find it anywhere else." Qinglong smiled and dabbed some powder with his index finger, then rubbed it slightly between his thumb and forefinger. In a short while, the powder turned into a blackish-purple aura that dispersed in all directions.
"So what is its function?"
Upon hearing that it wasn't that thing, Xuanwu's expression instantly improved, and he began to observe it with some curiosity.
"Its greatest function is to grant ordinary people magical powers, you see."
Qinglong pointed to the middle-aged man beside him, who was playing a game. However, his skills were terrible, and he died many times in a row. His face began to turn red, and the last sarcastic remark in the public chat was the spark that ignited his rage.
"Damn it!!!"
All I saw was him suddenly stand up, violently flip the computer desk in front of him, and the desk tumbled a few times in the air before flying out the window. Putting aside the fact that this computer desk wasn't the kind you use at home, but rather a marble tabletop, the number of times the desk spun just now showed how strong this middle-aged man was.
"You son of a bitch, if you don't want to play, I will! You're asking for it!"
The outburst of middle-aged men
This further fueled the dissatisfaction of the other people in the internet cafe.
In that instant,
It seemed that everyone in the internet cafe had lost their minds, filled only with endless anger.
In the midst of the chaos,
Azure Dragon had already left the internet cafe with Black Tortoise, and laughed:
"This is the effect of Soul Ink Fragments. Just a tiny amount can drive the entire population of an area mad. Besides that, this stuff has a fatal flaw: it's addictive. Although Ninomiya City is chaotic, its control and prohibition of this stuff are very strict. So, we'll have that weirdo put a bag of this stuff in the Baiyun Group's warehouse, and then report it to the local adjudication team. No matter how powerful the Baiyun Group is, once they get involved with this, the adjudication bureau won't give them any face. Do you think those people hiding behind the scenes can still resist coming out?"
"The boss is brilliant!"
Xuanwu offered a very formulaic compliment, then immediately voiced his own doubts:
"Although this Soul Ink Fragment seems to have a great destructive effect, it shouldn't have caused such a strong reaction from the Tribunal."
"Then guess how Soul Ink Shards are formed?"
"Could it be from a magical girl?!"
Qinglong just smiled and didn't say anything.
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