Kisaragi's Long-Strange Collection Notes

Chen Meimei repeatedly flipped the photo: "I can't be mistaken. This is not only a mysterious item, but also an item with very high power. The [mystery] it contains ranks very high among all the mysterious items I have ever seen."

"So what is its purpose?"

"We need to investigate this. You took the photo, but what were you photographing?"

"I was in a hot air balloon at the time, and I was taking pictures of the eight towers lit up on the [icing layer]. I vaguely remember that when the photos were first taken, there was an image, but in the blink of an eye, it turned completely black."

"When the tower lights up..." Chen Meimei murmured to herself, subconsciously pointing her finger and shooting out the light of the moon.

The dark photograph, after absorbing the light of the moon, instantly regained its color, recreating the scene that was captured.

[Mint] exclaimed, "Yes, that's it! That's the image that flashed by so quickly!"

The cake is made of a three-story city, with eight towers as candles, vines and connections around the city as two layers of cream decorations, two strawberries as fruit garnishes, and a blurry phantom of heterochromatic eyes above.

Chen Meimei stared at the photo, completely stunned.

"Chen Meimei, Chen Meimei!" [Mint] called him a few times.

It took him a long time to come to his senses.

"[Mint], this photo is great, would you like to give it to me?"

[Mint] nodded: "Okay, here you go."

Chen Meimei looked at her with a smile: "So decisive? Let me tell you, this is priceless. Don't regret it later."

[Mint] replied without hesitation: "What's there to regret? You can only see it by shining your light on it, I can't use it. Besides, I can only use many of the conveniences of filming because I'm part of the organization. I couldn't have filmed it without the help of the [Fairy Tale Book] boss from the organization."

"Okay, so you mentioned you had to pay for a [fish-mouth lens] for this? Don't worry, I'll reimburse you for that."

"No need, no need, I'm not stupid. The [glass] factory manager gave me the lens because of you. The lens wasn't a gift to me; it was to get your favor in return."

Chen Meimei nodded: "[Glass] is a good guy, very good at getting things done. He was the one who got the bathtub for Bingling delivered by the Pal family. He's really made it big."

Holding the photo, Chen Meimei paced back and forth in the living room a few times before stopping at the dining table.

He reached into his pocket with his left hand and pulled out a flat, yellow stone about the size of a makeup mirror. With a flick of his right hand, a quill pen formed from moonlight appeared. He then wrote the words "Best Photography Award" in large characters on the stone.

"[Mint], I won't take your photos for nothing. On behalf of the organization, I'm awarding you a medal. With this medal, you are allowed to photograph any scene in the world under the moonlight."

[Mint] blankly accepted the dull, rough stone slab, watching Chen Meimei disappear in an instant with the photo, and wondered if she had been stuffed with a big pancake again.

Chen Meimei quickly ran back to her room on the fourth floor.

After closing the door, immediately have Origami put the photos away, indicating that they are of the highest importance.

The highest level of importance means that in the event of an emergency, if only a small number of items can be saved, then this is the highest level batch.

Currently, there are only two items in this category: one is Chen Meimei's most cherished possession, and the other is this photo.

Even the mighty Moon Scepter and several wonders are only at the second-highest level.

The think tank was very puzzled, because even the most powerful mysterious items in the past had never reached this level.

Chen Meimei stroked the photo and grinned foolishly:

"[Mint] has done a great job this time. This photo shows my cake and candle creations in [Scarlet House], which can be used as a mysterious ritual for me to advance to [Mystic] 7."

Photographs have the ability to freeze time and events, and combined with the flexibility of time, they preserve moments that should be fleeting, allowing me to use them in the future.

In other words, to reach [Mystery] level 7, I only need Mystery Points.

For Chen Meimei, the only difficulty in the three-piece advanced set is the mysterious ritual.

Of the other two, he can increase his mystery level through contractual anomalies. As for [Blessing]? He submits a report and approves it himself; it's a non-existent level.

Pure Water suddenly thought of something far ahead: "According to this logic, could [Mint] replicate this filming incident in the future?"

Chen Meimei thought for a moment, then shook her head slightly:

"It's possible, but difficult. This time, we had the help of [Fairy Tale Book], and the [Fish Mouth Lens] that was consumed was not simple. Next time, it will be upgraded to [Mystery] 8. At the speed at which I am getting stronger, [Mint]'s strength will be too far behind by then. Even with help, I probably won't be able to take the picture."

A short while after the photograph left the light of the moon, it turned back into complete darkness, the color resembling a [dayless city] devoid of sunlight and moonlight. Origami carefully put it away.

Chen Meimei started changing her clothes.

"Let's go, the people in the council are looking for me urgently, let's go see what's going on."

1 points in the early hours.

The [Icing Layer] was very lively, with people coming and going in front of the gates of each tower. Everyone was in a hurry, running along the way, looking very busy.

As Chen Meimei descended from the sky, the mysterious figures passing by bowed to him, and those who were more familiar with him would come up to greet him.

He has many people making appointments with him today. Not only is the parliament making appointments with him, but people from the five major families are also making appointments with him privately.

The first person Chen Meimei chose to meet was Luna Fei.

Luna's house tower.

The patriarch's office at the top.

He had been to Luna's house a few times, but he always went directly down from the first floor to the bottom of the city. This was the first time he had entered this office.

Luna Faye's office has a very personal style; it doesn't look like an office or a place for receiving guests, but rather like a small laboratory.

"Please sit wherever you like. I rarely receive guests here. Even with family members, I usually meet in the conference room. Over time, I've started using this place for experiments."

Chen Meimei observed her surroundings; everywhere she looked there were experimental equipment and bottles and jars.

"You also like doing experiments? I've never heard of that before."

"I do do experiments often, but I don't particularly enjoy them. My code name is [Cinnabar], and [Mystery], in terms of classification, belongs to the category of poisons. Experimentation is essential for the development of [Mystery]."

The reason I've invited you here today is to formally pledge allegiance to me, on behalf of the clan leader Luna, on behalf of my family.