What do you mean I'm a ghost story?

Chapter 58 A Thousand Days of Defense Against Thieves
"This is so useful."

Xia Qing held the Mirror Demon Card, admiring the exquisitely detailed halberd on it, his satisfaction evident.

The effects of the Nightmare Artifacts would be greatly weakened. He had only intended to add icing on the cake and did not have high hopes.

I never expected it to have such a practical effect.

This should be the mirror demon's true strongest ability, which it didn't demonstrate in the battle earlier—the mirror space.

The effect is self-evident: it contains, stores, or seals objects.

Of course, it is not as powerful as the Mirror Demon's true form, and cannot contain living things; it can only be used for inanimate objects that cannot be resisted.

Its interior space is not very large, about the size of a small wardrobe, and it takes a short time to access items.

The advantage is that the shape of this space can be automatically adjusted, whether it is lengthened or widened, depending on the total volume.

What pleased Xia Qing even more was the way it was used.

Mirror space can project objects directly as mirror images to any location within a one-meter radius of the card.

This means that he can project weapons directly into his hands at any time.

Even—wearing armor or something similar directly on one's body.

This is far more than just ordinary practicality.

After all, he had already made up his mind to get a set of heavy armor to match his cotton body.

However, it is impossible to run around in heavy armor in daily life, and in many cases, heavy armor would also affect movement and is unnecessary.

It's even more impossible to put on armor during battle, as it's quite complicated to put on.

But with this mirror projection, the armor can be projected directly onto the body, and can be removed and retrieved when necessary.

If those masked weirdos in superhero movies saw this effect, they'd be green with envy.

There's simply no more convenient capability than this.

"No, I need to hurry up and find Chen Nuonuo to get me a set of heavy armor."

Thinking of this, Xia Qing immediately became restless.

Even with modern industry, making armor definitely takes some time.

Order early and enjoy early.

With heavy armor and cotton-padded clothing, that's when physical defense is truly maximized.

Ling Shuang: Oh right, I forgot to mention, Viper and his group belong to an underground organization called Shepherd. The structure behind them is quite complex, and the higher-ups have cognitive interference capabilities, making it difficult for ordinary people to guard against them. We've tried to crack down on them several times, but we haven't been able to eradicate them completely. Be careful lately, and I'll also ask someone to keep an eye out for you.

Just as I was about to leave, I received a message from Ling Shuang on my phone.

“Shepherd…”

Upon seeing Ling Shuang's message, Xia Qing wasn't surprised, but she still frowned slightly.

The reason he had previously been feigning friendship with Viper was largely to eliminate him completely and, incidentally, to gather information.

He was more wary of people than of ghost stories.

After all, he wasn't all alone.

As long as the ghost stories don't involve mindless slaughter from the start, I can easily get there and handle them myself.

But if you're targeted by hostile humans, who knows how many insidious tricks they might use.

He himself wasn't afraid, but he needed to consider his parents.

Whether you keep your parents by your side or keep them away, you can't guard against those with malicious intentions.

Xia: Do you have any safe places there? I'd like my parents to stay with me for a while.

After thinking for a while, Xia Qing still mustered up the courage to ask Ling Shuang.

Ling Shuang: No problem, I'll arrange it. Our department has quite a few safe houses.

Xia: I owe you a favor.

Xia Qing breathed a slight sigh of relief after receiving Ling Shuang's reply.

At present, there is probably nothing safer than the official channels.

Being able to move into a safe house provided by the relevant authorities means that my parents' safety is certainly not a problem in the short term. However, this matter clearly cannot be considered resolved.

You can only commit a thief in a thousand days, but there is no way to guard against a thief in a thousand days.

If you're really being targeted, you can't protect yourself just by taking precautions.

Parents cannot completely give up their lives and live in a safe house provided by the relevant authorities for the rest of their lives.

Otherwise, it's no different from being in jail.

“Shepherd…”

As Xia Qing repeated the name, the fierce glint in her eyes remained undisguised.

Most of the time, he is a person with a relatively high moral standard.

But when necessary, he is absolutely willing to go all out, even more decisive than most people.

Since the first attempt to eradicate the problem wasn't successful, we can simply launch an even larger-scale operation.

—The premise is that we have to find a way to find these scumbags that the authorities haven't been able to completely eradicate.

Unfortunately, I really didn't expect Viper and his gang to be so weak.

They didn't even have a chance to interrogate him for information; he was killed instantly.

Fortunately, he had a backup plan.

"Without defensive techniques and protective gear, it would still be somewhat dangerous to face a large number of firearms..."

Suppressing her thoughts, Xia Qing followed her original plan, got out of bed, and easily found herself at Chen Nuonuo's balcony.

Without even a running start, he jumped, pushed off the wall, and easily and skillfully flipped into the balcony.

"Kill him! Kill him! Charge! Charge! I, Lü Bu, am invincible!"

"What do you mean I'm giving things away recklessly? Believe me or not, I'll stab you to death with my halberd!"

"Damn it, this game is not realistic at all. Why doesn't Lu Bu have ranged attacks? Lu Bu clearly has a bow and arrows, and I've even seen someone throw cards!"

This time, they didn't directly bump into Chen Nuonuo.

However, they heard loud shouting coming from a bedroom, which was clearly Chen Nuonuo's voice.

If I'm not mistaken, they're probably using voice chat in a game.

Xia Qing walked to the bedroom door and, as expected, saw Chen Nuonuo sitting cross-legged on the bed, excitedly operating her phone.

The phone was also connected to a charging cable that extended from the bedside table.

dong dong!
"How come I didn't know Lu Bu could throw cards? Did they even have cards back then?"

Xia Qing knocked on the open door and spoke in a somewhat soft voice.

The room fell silent instantly.

"Hello? Hello? Why aren't you moving? Say something, what's wrong?"

Another female voice came through the phone, urging them on.

"me……"

Chen Nuonuo was on the verge of tears: "...Lu Bu has come knocking on my door, I'm not playing anymore."

As he spoke, he quickly exited the game and turned off his phone.

"So the Lu Bu you're talking about is me? Do you think I'm such a bad person?"

Xia Qing spoke again in a low voice.

For some reason, seeing Chen Nuonuo like this always gave him an urge to tease her, and even his originally heavy mood seemed to relax a lot.

"No, no, it's just that in my mind you are an unparalleled master, like a towering mountain. Besides, you also use a halberd, so it naturally reminds me of the invincible Lü Bu. There's absolutely no other meaning. My admiration for you is simply..."

Chen Nuonuo tossed her phone aside and pitifully began reciting a rhyme.

"Alright, alright, enough talk. You're going to take the postgraduate entrance exam."

Xia Qing stopped him speechlessly and explained his purpose: "Seriously, I need to talk to you about something."

(End of this chapter)