"I'm still waiting to sign a contract with you. I will regret it if you die before completing the contract, because you are my only choice." Luo Xiweiya gently emphasized Noita's indispensability to her and handed the thigh clothing to Noita.

"This is a birthday gift my mother gave me a long time ago. It can turn any weapon that attempts to harm the wearer into ash, and when attacked, it only takes half damage."

【Starry Cloak】

【Perfect item, cloak, protection, aesthetics】

A cape crafted by a master. Once worn, it transforms into a sparkling cloak composed of countless streams of starlight, enhancing the wearer's Charisma. The wearer is unaffected by weapons of superior quality or lower, and any weapons below superior quality that strike the wearer are transformed into harmless glimmers, destroying them.

When hit by a weapon of superior grade or above, the wearer will only take half the damage.

[Shelter from the stars. It symbolizes love.]

After reading the log introduction, Noita was speechless.

Roshivia said, "I'll lend it to you temporarily. Return it to me next time we want to meet. If you lose it, then Mother will look for you. That's all."

Chapter 190 "Fantasy Partner"

Luo Xiweiya disappeared like smoke and exited the chat room.

Noita held the cloak in her hands with an ambiguous smile.

A perfect and unique object is undoubtedly a priceless heirloom. Giving it to me for self-defense proves that Luo Xiweiya values ​​my life and death very much.

So I'm the only choice?

Humming a nursery rhyme about a banshee, Noita returned to the private gate city, put the cloak in a place where it was most easily accessible, and then went to the market to buy the monster information of the Lilitu demon.

She currently does not understand Lilytu's ecology and weaknesses, and purchasing information is to fill this gap. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle.

After a while, Noita, who had just managed to buy the information and recorded it in her log, realized that someone was approaching her in reality.

She hurriedly exited the city gate, pricked up her ears calmly, and observed her surroundings.

There were footsteps approaching in the corridor, with brisk steps. It was a group of people. They walked straight towards this office, pushed open the door, and sat down while talking in low voices.

Noita pretended to wake up from a dream and slowly raised her head. The sound in the room suddenly stopped, and then returned to joy.

A woman with an exquisite dagger at her waist waved the lunch box in her hand. "Sarah, we brought you lunch, but we need you to testify to something. How about this exchange? Is it fair?"

The woman was Lisa, Sarah's old rival. The difference was that she was far more shrewd and capable than Sarah, as charming as a snake, and her way of controlling subordinates was far better than Sarah's. But there was one thing Sarah had that Lisa couldn't match: Sarah was really tough and brave, and she was good at bullying the weak.

Noita didn't bother to pay attention to her and asked coldly: "Wuyou? I'm hungry."

Wuyou is Sara's subordinate and the person Sara tries to use as bait to attract Noita's attention.

The little girl is behind me." Lisa shook the lunch box in her hand again and said charmingly, "How about my previous proposal? Just say the word and this lunch box will be yours."

"What do you want me to do?" Noita walked towards Lisa.

Lisa asked calmly, "Have you finished your review drawing?"

"It's written."

Noita nodded, then snatched the lunch box and started eating it in big mouthfuls.

Lisa's face froze, not because of Sarah's snatching. The people in the office had already expected Sarah's rudeness. What surprised her was that Sarah actually finished writing the self-criticism.

She even made a bet with her colleagues in the cafeteria that Sarah had definitely not finished writing the self-review. The stake was three gold coins. Based on her understanding of Sarah, she was very sure that Sarah could not finish the painting.

But things turned out to be beyond her expectations, Sarah finished the painting.

In disbelief, Lisa walked around to Sarah's seat and actually saw a fully written self-criticism. Although the handwriting was terrible, she really did finish it.

Lisa took out a few gold coins from her purse and gave them to her subordinates as rewards. She sat back in her seat resignedly and talked to her subordinates about the funny things between vampires in accordance with etiquette.

In the distance, in the corridor, Wu You was sitting at the top of the stairs, holding his lunch in his arms, looking ahead hesitantly.

The gray walls were as gloomy as powder, and the sky was pale.

Wuyou has an ordinary appearance, lacks courage, and has a slave tattoo on his face.

The short gray hair looked terrible because it had not been taken care of for a long time, and it stubbornly protested against its owner's lack of care.

The custom of the city-state in Xiyuedi is to tattoo the faces of prisoners and slaves, so that the shame will follow the slaves throughout their lives and even death cannot erase it.

"You haven't made up your mind yet?"

Just as she was in a daze, a vague voice sounded in Wuyou's heart. She lowered her head and saw a girl sitting on the stairs below. She had pink hair, light clothes, and a cold smile on her face.

The pink-haired girl is a friend who appeared not long ago. She only appears when there is no one around and chats with Wuyou.

Wu You couldn't tell whether she was a real person or just a delusion caused by excessive stress.

In the past, when Wu You was alone, he confided in his imaginary friends about Sara's oppression and violence. After hearing so much, the pink-haired girl was very confused: "Wouldn't it be better to just kill Sara? Lady Lilitu doesn't restrict killing. As long as we deal with it cleanly, there will be no problem."

Wu You was panicked by his imaginary partner's answer, and he didn't see her for half a month after that.

Now is the first time we meet again in half a month. As soon as we meet, I imagine my partner asking the same questions as before we parted.

"Haven't you made up your mind to kill Sarah yet?"

Wu You lowered his head and said, "I'm afraid that if I can't kill him with one strike, I'll be the one to die."

"You fear Sarah's revenge, but if you don't kill her, you're also slowly dying. Sarah has taken away all your salary, and her savings have also been confiscated. Now you're both penniless, but she lives a much easier life than you do. That's because you handle her work and find ways to prepare her lunch."

"Wu You, how did you solve your lunch today?"

Wu You lowered his head and said hesitantly, "It was Lady Lisa who helped me."

"Some glimmers of kindness will not last long. Are you going to rely on the kindness of others until the next paycheck? Don't be delusional. Even if others are willing to help you, they won't be willing to help Sarah."

There are still more than twenty days until their next paycheck.

Wu You was speechless.

If Sarah didn't have enough to eat, she would be the one to suffer.

The pink-haired girl beckoned softly, "So, kill Sarah, use her blood to sacrifice your hatred and vengeance, and use her life as a stepping stone for your advancement."

Wu You remained silent and gave no answer.

The pink-haired girl smiled slightly and left as quietly as she had come.

After she left, Wu You was confused for a long time. It was only after a long time that she realized that her imaginary partner had left. Only then did she realize that she had been in a daze for too long and quickly ran back to the office.

Lisa heard the noise, turned around and saw Wu Shishi making a quiet gesture.

At this time, Noita was pretending to sleep and secretly looking through the recorded documents.

Wu You sat down carefully, put his lunch aside, held his breath as he walked past Noita, picked up the documents not far from her, and then sat back at his workstation to work.

Noita was busy for her, and in order to avoid irritating Wuyou, Noita continued to pretend that she was not awake.

Before dinner, Noita read the recorded documents and found some key information.

There are close exchanges of personnel and materials with a force called "Disaster Vanguard" here. At the very least, it can be judged that they are partners. However, Noita could not find any information about the Disaster Vanguard after recalling all the records, so she had to ask the Adventurer's Association to investigate the relevant information.

After you have something, send it to her via the synesthesia beacon.

In addition, Lilitu's daily consumption can be described as extravagant. Most of the expenses come from Lilitu's extravagant spending like mud and sand, with various dances and performances happening one after another.

The rates of murder and mental illness here are much higher than elsewhere.

Chapter 191 Fairy Godmother

At dinner, when Lisa and the others left, Noita also left and walked through the corridors of the building, taking note of the general layout of the entire building.

When she finished her stroll and returned to the office, she found that most of the employees in the rooms had left. Looking down, she saw that most of the people coming out of the cafeteria were heading towards the dormitory building closer to the palace, preparing to end the day.

There are very few people like Noita who remain in the office building, only one in ten.

But Wu You still stayed in the office, eating cold lunch alone.

Seeing Noita's sudden counterattack, Wu You was shocked. He swallowed the cold rice he had not finished, stood up at a loss, and lowered his head.

"Lord Sarah."

The slave's spirit had long been broken by the pressure of her abuser, and she dared not look Noita in the face when she made a mistake.

Even though this was the food she brought back, she felt that she had no right to enjoy it.

Because of his fear, Wu did not notice that Noita's scrutiny was fixed on the slave tattoo on his face, his short gray hair and skin color.

Noita recognized Wuyou's race; she was a fetchling.

Fetchlings are a subspecies of human whose physiology has been altered by the influence of the World's Reflection, which has absorbed the vibrant colors of their skin and fur, leaving them with only shades of gray between pure white and deep black.

Speaking of fetching ghosts, Noita suddenly thought of a place - Xiyue Land.

Ever since the twin flower of Dark Moon Land, Xiyue Land, sank into the reflection of the world, most of the humanoid races in Xiyue Land became fetching ghosts over the long years. Only a few city-states with great power refused to be influenced by the reflection of the world and still retained their own colors.

These people who hold power and possess colors gradually become aristocrats, and use public opinion and religion to brainwash their faded counterparts, claiming that those with colors are the most noble.

This view became popular under the guidance of the powerful, making the peeping ghosts believe it to be true, and eventually developed into a culture.

Wu You would submit to Sarah and dare not resist. Perhaps this was influenced by culture.

The thought flashed through his mind, and Noita ordered, "Sit down and talk."

Wu You sat down obediently. Noita glanced at the cold food and asked her to finish eating before talking.

This is exactly what Wu Youxin intended.

Before dinner, Wu You glanced at Noita in confusion, not understanding why she suddenly became so good-tempered.

Wu You finished her meal. Noticing that she was still unsatisfied, Noita asked coldly, "We've been colleagues for so long, and you still don't know where you're from. Do you even know where your home is?"

Wu You, who was still savoring the food, raised his head with an "ah" sound, his eyes as clear as water, staring blankly at the documents on the table.

But she quickly reacted and said with less confidence, "Blessing City?"

Noita was cheered up. Blessing City was one of the main cities in Xiyue Land.

She was indeed from Xiyuedi, and this place was also connected to Xiyuedi.

"How did you get caught?"

"I just got lost," Wu You said sheepishly. "My previous owner was attacked by a monster while hunting. We were so scared that we ran everywhere. When we came to our senses, we were already lost. I was lost for a few days and fainted from hunger in the mountains. The next moment I opened my eyes, I found myself locked in a cage. I was sold to a group of people and soon after, I was sent here to serve you."

"Serve me?"

Noita was puzzled. The others seemed to be in a superior-subordinate relationship, so why did Wuyou have to serve Sarah?

Could it be that this identity hides a secret that she hasn't discovered?

"Yes, the person who sent me here told me to work under you, and you are the new master."

Wu You lowered his head and looked docile, like a man being controlled by someone.

Noita was silent. There were no secrets. It was just a case of a torturer meeting someone who had not changed his slave mentality.

She shook her head and handed the letter of apology she had written earlier to Wu You.

“Please check if any changes are needed…”

Before he could finish his words, the sound of something heavy falling to the ground was suddenly heard from outside.

When Noita went out, he saw blood splattered downstairs and someone had fallen from the building.

It was murder.

She looked up and saw an employee standing high up, standing by the window with a vicious look on his face. His gaze at the dead person downstairs was as cold as a snake, and the dagger in his hand was still dripping with fresh blood.

Noita started to move, chasing upwards at a speed that matched Sarah's physical fitness.

Wu You was alone. His imaginary partner quietly cupped Wu You's face and whispered coquettishly, "The man who fell from the building is dead. He was stabbed nine times in two seconds and then thrown from the roof. During this time, his body will be cleared by patrolling guards, and there will be no trace of him tomorrow. Since it was after get off work, the vampire didn't witness the entire incident, so he is not guilty."

"Wu You, do you know why they are killing each other?"

I don’t know.

The pink-haired girl answered for her.

"Because of the excessive pressure, his boss happened to give him more work, which was the last straw that broke the camel's back. After careful consideration, he made the right decision, which was to get rid of the person who caused the problem. In this way, his problem will be gone. The work burdened on him will be removed by Lady Lilitu and distributed to other employees. He will enjoy a happy life for a while, and then he will be assigned a new task."

Wu You asked, "Where will he go in the end?"

"Maybe you'll go outside, or maybe you'll stay here and continue working, returning to base camp when you're experienced enough. The person who sent you here must have said that as long as you survive, you'll be free one day."

The pink-haired girl whispered seductively, "So you've learned it? As long as you kill your boss, you can get everything. Just a gentle push or a knife to the heart, and Sarah will never be able to beat you again."

"I dare not." Wu You said cowardly.

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