Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

Do you have any other requests?

But then the Empress spoke up again:

"This is a rare opportunity, why don't we discuss it all at once?"

"This……"

Qin Huanyu thought for a moment. She didn't really have any more requests, but she could try to negotiate for her father's research institute. So she tentatively asked:

"The Ling Su Research Institute has many projects that are subject to a lot of restrictions, and the review process is too cumbersome... Could you simplify it a bit? For example, the Jade Net project is the key to my counterattack against the Arrogance Avatar and can also quickly improve my strength. Could you shorten the review period?"

According to the original national plan, the Jade Net project should be observed for at least three years to confirm its harmlessness before it can be further expanded from the area of ​​White Light City.

Qin Huanyu originally didn't care about this, but after experiencing the various benefits brought by the Jade Network, she couldn't help herself... Especially since the enemies she was facing were getting stronger and stronger, it was very important to strengthen herself by expanding the Jade Network.

"You want to speed up the expansion of the Jade Network, don't you..."

The Empress immediately understood Qin Huanyu's true meaning.

She was cautious, frowning slightly as she pondered for more than ten seconds before nodding gently:

"The observation period can be shortened appropriately, but it cannot be eliminated... Let's say a year. If none of the Jade Network Linkers show any adverse reactions within a year, the Jade Network can be expanded appropriately, first covering Shanbei City and Nanhu City, and then gradually covering the entire Yizhou Prefecture."

"Understood, thank you, Your Majesty."

The palace maids outside had already returned to the room, so Qin Huanyu didn't linger any longer. She bowed to the Empress again and then left the room.

"Are you done talking?"

Lei Mingming was standing outside the room, a cigarette dangling from his mouth. Seeing Qin Huanyu come out, he jokingly asked:

"So, how did it go? How many treasures did Her Majesty bestow upon you?"

"2 items."

Qin Huanyu smiled and showed the token the Empress had given her:

"I'll have to trouble the deputy director to take me to the Royal Treasury."

"Only two items... one of which was a reward from your Rank A mission. So you haven't fully agreed to His Majesty's request?"

Lei Mingming narrowed his eyes and quickly guessed the truth:

"You must have proposed a condition that His Majesty needed to fulfill first, and His Majesty postponed part of your reward, right?"

"...The deputy director is indeed a prophet."

Qin Huanyu nodded with a light smile.

The two walked and talked, and soon left the palace, got back into the car, and almost returned to the underground tunnel along the same route.

This time, however, they didn't go to the area where the Xuan Turtle was located, nor did they take another entrance to drive the car out of the capital city. Instead, they went to the destination where Qin Huanyu first entered this tunnel: the Royal Treasury.

It was still that water-made gate, and there was still that feeling of a powerful figure secretly watching over her, but this time Qin Huanyu wasn't as nervous.

Perhaps because her strength has increased considerably, Qin Huanyu now feels that while she still doesn't have a high chance of winning against the hidden guardian, she is no longer completely powerless.

Thinking this, Qin Huanyu planned to take out the token given to her by the Empress and, like Zero who brought her here last time, relay the Empress's order to request the hidden guardian to open the door.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the token was taken out, Lei Mingming walked directly towards the door of the secret vault, his tone as casual as if he were greeting someone coming home:

"I brought this child here to receive two collectibles as a reward. Open the door, Little Leaf."

Then the door to the secret vault really opened.

"..."

Qin Huanyu was speechless and could only put the token away again. She quickly caught up with Lei Mingming and asked in a low voice with some curiosity:

"Are you familiar with the guardians here, Deputy Director?"

"To be precise, his parents and I were comrades-in-arms, and he grew up calling me 'Auntie'."

Lei Mingming chuckled softly:

"However, this kid is quite talented. He later became a first-rank demon-slaying guard and is now one of the deputy directors of our Investigation Bureau... However, he is shy by nature and can be considered a social phobia. He doesn't like to show his face in front of people, so he took on the job of guarding the secret vault... Because of this, we had to promote another deputy director to replace him in the management and operation of the Investigation Bureau."

"I see……"

Qin Huanyu suddenly realized something and also made a clear guess about the identity of that guardian.

There will only ever be one Director of the Investigation Bureau, and that is the current Empress. There are three Deputy Directors, two of whom were originally the top-ranking Demon Slayers of the photo studio, and the third was promoted later.

Qin Huanyu knew very well the identity of the person who was later promoted. He was in charge of the vast majority of the management work in the Investigation Bureau... The reports that Qin Huanyu had written before were basically all approved by him.

The other two deputy directors include Lei Mingming, and the one known as the "Sword Saint" should be the guardian of the secret vault... who happens to share the surname Ye.

This speculation also made Qin Huanyu realize once again how powerful Lei Mingming was.

As a fellow deputy director and a former first-rank demon-slaying guard, Qin Huanyu has no chance against Lei Mingming now, but she estimates she has about a 3% chance against that "Sword Saint." Even among the world's top experts, Lei Mingming remains at the pinnacle.

'When will I be as powerful as her? I hope the gains from this trip to the secret vault will significantly improve my strength...'

With this in mind, Qin Huanyu once again entered the royal vault, which was full of treasures, and began to select the two rewards this time.

Having had experience before, Qin Huanyu knew very well that although there were many treasures in the royal treasury, most of them were divine weapons and magical artifacts more suitable for ancient practitioners. Only a few good items were suitable for her, and she needed to be patient in selecting them.

Fortunately, I had someone with me who was obviously very knowledgeable about the Royal Treasury with me this time, so asking her would definitely save me a lot of trouble.

"Do you have any good recommendations, Deputy Director?"

"I can't really recommend this kind of thing... because the choice between people and treasures is a two-way street. I think what's a treasure to you might be useless to you."

Lei Mingming chuckled softly and pointed to a corner for Qin Huanyu:

"There are many ancient magical artifacts unearthed here, which are obviously more suitable for those ancient practitioners. You probably wouldn't be used to them... So you might want to go there and take a look. The collection there, according to old sayings, consists of strange and ingenious skills. Perhaps you can find something you need there."

"What a clever trick... Alright, I'll go take a look."

Qin Huanyu walked directly in the direction Lei Mingming pointed, while Lei Mingming stayed where he was, leaned against the door frame of the secret vault, and took out another cigarette.

brush!

However, just as Lei Mingming took the cigarette in his hand, an invisible sword aura suddenly erupted, shredding the cigarette into powder without harming Lei Mingming's hand.

"I know, I know..."

Lei Mingming waved his hand impatiently:

"Smoking is strictly prohibited here in the secret vault! I set this rule myself, how could I not know it? Besides, I wasn't planning on lighting anything. I was just waiting for someone to get bored, so can't I even smell it?"

The guardian in the shadows remained silent, his sword intent still locked on Lei Mingming, clearly conveying his meaning—even smelling it was unacceptable.

"...What a boring little leaf."

Seeing this, Lei Mingming could only mutter to himself:

"You were cuter when you were a kid, naked and I spanked you until you cried..."

On the other side, Qin Huanyu had already arrived at the area Lei Mingming had pointed out earlier and was scanning the spiritual elements there with her phone.

Judging from the concentration of spiritual essence, the treasures here are indeed lower than those ancient magical artifacts. However, many of these treasures look quite interesting, and the accompanying descriptions are quite long, almost like short stories. Moreover, the abilities of these treasures fully deserve the description of "extraordinary skills and ingenious crafts."

For example, what initially caught Qin Huanyu's attention was a mobile phone, a flagship phone from a well-known brand that had only been released two years prior.

Out of curiosity, Qin Huanyu looked at the phone's detailed description, and her expression instantly turned strange.

This is a hypnosis phone... Yes, the kind of hypnosis phone that appears in many adult animations, games, novels, and movies. It can turn a person into an obedient puppet and do whatever they want just by opening a certain app and letting them look at it.

It's even possible that the creation of this hypnosis phone is related to those strange works.

The first person to get this hypnosis phone was actually an unremarkable male high school student. After getting the phone, he didn't think about controlling powerful and influential people; he only knew how to play with pretty girls.

Unfortunately, he wasn't very lucky. He had just hypnotized two female classmates and a young female teacher who had just graduated from university, and was planning to make a move on the school beauty, when he ran into a brick wall.

The school beauty happened to be a descendant of an ancient cultivation family and a prospective member of the Investigation Bureau. She carried a family heirloom mental protection artifact, which helped her resist the first wave of hypnosis. She then successfully killed the male high school student, seized his phone, and broke the hypnosis of the two girls and the female teacher.

The high school boy ended up in jail, and the hypnosis phone, after being assessed by professionals, was deemed extremely dangerous and was put into the Royal Treasury.

In terms of pure power, this hypnosis phone is inferior to most magical artifacts. Its danger lies in the fact that it has no barrier to use; anyone can use it, and those without spiritual protection are completely defenseless against it. If the male student had not only thought of hypnotizing pretty girls for fun after getting the phone, but instead used it to hypnotize some powerful figures, it could have caused a major incident.

Of course, this hypnosis phone held no appeal for Qin Huanyu.

Hypnosis is nothing compared to what Qin Huanyu, who already possesses the Jade Net and wields the power of arrogance, can do far more than just hypnosis.

So after reading the story of the phone's origin once, Qin Huanyu looked away and turned her gaze to another treasure next to the phone.

It was a villa model, about the size of a shoebox, with a high concentration of spiritual energy. It was considered outstanding among the treasures in this area, which was why it quickly caught Qin Huanyu's attention.

However, after seeing the introduction of the villa model, Qin Huanyu was immediately disappointed.

This thing is even worse than a hypnosis phone... It's a mobile villa that can be unfolded or folded up anytime, anywhere. It was originally used by a wealthy man to hide his mistress, but after he broke the law and his home was confiscated, this thing ended up in the royal treasury.

The reason it was included in the royal treasury was simply because of its high concentration of spiritual essence and the use of sophisticated spatial technology... It's just a pity that it's a purely everyday item, so Qin Huanyu wasn't very interested.

She continued to look at other items, her eyes occasionally showing interest, and sometimes turning to regret and disappointment... She looked at more than 10 treasures in one go, but there was always something she wasn't satisfied with.

The next treasure is a golden inverted cross with a leather collar. It looks like a religious item from abroad and is likely from the same system as Zero's Holy Light spell.

This system can be considered an ancient foreign system, which Qin Huanyu knew even less about, so she wasn't very interested in the inverted cross and decided to skip it.

"Ok?"

But at that moment, Qin Huanyu's body suddenly felt a tingling sensation, as if she had been electrocuted... The power of arrogance within her body had actually reacted with the inverted cross.

'Is this something from the Church of Pride?'

Qin Huanyu immediately understood and hurriedly looked up the detailed explanation of the inverted cross.

She guessed it right.

This is a magical artifact created by the previous incarnation of arrogance. Within the Church of Arrogance, it is known as a divine artifact, and its user was the saintess of the previous incarnation of arrogance.

Later, the arrogant saintess was destroyed by the Holy Zhou Kingdom, and the embodiment of arrogance was also destroyed. This artifact of the Church of Arrogance became a spoil of war.

However, the power of original sin was too dangerous, and the Holy Zhou Kingdom dared not study the inverted cross in depth, so it was directly stored in the royal treasury.

But this didn't stump Qin Huanyu. She was now the highest authority over the power of arrogance, and the artifacts created by the previous avatar of arrogance would have no secrets from her.

Qin Huanyu's eyes lit up after she held the inverted cross and leather collar together in her hand and briefly examined them.

This is a good thing... or rather, it's exactly what she needs.

The main function of the inverted cross is to eliminate some of the negative effects of the power of arrogance, so that when the wearer uses the power of arrogance, they will only be strengthened by the power, and will not become too arrogant or have their intelligence reduced.

However, the reversed cross itself has a side effect: the person who wears the reversed cross will become a slave and vessel of the embodiment of pride, and will be possessed by the embodiment of pride at any time.

Qin Huanyu theoretically didn't need to worry about this, since the current embodiment of arrogance had already been turned into a dog by her.

But abilities related to the mind and soul are wondrous. Qin Huanyu's possession of the highest authority of the power of arrogance does not mean she will not become a slave to the embodiment of arrogance... Although the possibility is infinitely close to zero, it is always good to be cautious.

So after hesitating for a while, Qin Huanyu decided to take the inverted cross, but she planned to study it thoroughly and make sure there would be no problems before using it.

Having decided on one of the two items to choose from, Qin Huanyu continued to select the other.

This time, the choice was more difficult. Qin Huanyu wandered around the section on unusual skills and crafts for a long time, and also looked at the traditional magical artifacts. After comparing and calculating many times, she finally made a choice.

It was an ancient-style mirror held in one hand. The concentration of spiritual energy was considered medium to high among the treasures in the entire royal treasury. There was a certain threshold for its use, but it wasn't high... As long as the user injected spiritual energy into the mirror, it could be activated without needing to use any specific incantations.

Qin Huanyu originally couldn't mobilize her own spiritual energy; she could only activate her Mathematical Demon Eye. Now that she possesses the Power of Arrogance, she can finally use similar magical artifacts.

The ancient-style mirror is called the False Reflection Mirror, and its ability is [Mirror Image].

Once the user activates the mirror, they can pose in front of it in various ways, and the mirror can record all the poses like a video recorder and store them in the mirror.

When needed, the user of the fake mirror can release the stored records and create a mirror image to perform the actions recorded.

The mirror clone has no consciousness and cannot communicate or be controlled. It can only mechanically repeat the actions recorded by the mirror, but it can perfectly reproduce the full effect of the actions.

For example, Qin Huanyu could use a mirror to record her own resonant strike with the Kanglong Mace in advance, or use multiple weapons to launch a salvo attack simultaneously, creating a mirror image that could be perfectly replicated to achieve the same effect.

Of course, this function of storing actions and generating mirror clones has an upper limit, which will not exceed the spiritual strength of the Mirror Image itself. It is impossible to use it to infinitely replicate one's strongest attack to crush the enemy.

Even so, the mirror is still very useful, at least Qin Huanyu thinks it is very useful, as it can make her tactical options more diverse.

Chapter 159 Battle Armor

"Finished making your selections?"

Seeing Qin Huanyu walk towards the entrance of the secret vault, Lei Mingming greeted her with a smile, then looked at the two treasures she was holding:

"Illusion Mirror? Not bad... Although its own performance is only average, when combined with other magic weapons and techniques, it can often achieve surprising results."

"This is... oh my god~~"

After briefly commenting on the fake mirror, Lei Mingming noticed the inverted cross collar, immediately raising an eyebrow and a smile appearing in his eyes:

"You actually chose this... This was actually my spoils of war, but I had no use for it and threw it into the secret vault. I didn't expect to see it again... Hmm, it should be quite useful for you now that you've mastered the power of arrogance. The Arrogant Saintess who transformed using this thing back then was quite powerful."