Chapter 159: Misaka Mikoto's Discovery

Opening his eyes, Yun Xuan looked at the cup of coffee on the table, picked it up, and took a small sip.

The Railgun's enraged strike felt roughly equivalent to Megumin's explosion magic centered on a target; the former possessed piercing singular concentration, while the latter delivered an all-out blanket assault. Both ranked among the most formidable offensive methods.

"Even powered armor couldn't withstand that strike; it must be at the level of high-tier magic. Misaka Mikoto?" Yun Xuan chuckled.

Xuanxun House remained as it was in the morning, with nothing changed except that Yun Xuan had acquired the spatial teleportation ability.

There was also the compensation obtained for repairing the system loophole: three silver-grade item cards.

Opening the system, the exchange list had changed. The Level 3 system now featured three new items, with a refresh rate of once a month.

Explosive Tag: 100
Ninja Blade: 500
Advanced Staff: 100,000

Yun Xuan currently possessed 1.99 million exchange points, all obtained from the fantasy world. The 100 million crystal coins paid by the Oji Kingdom had been converted into 1 million exchange points, included in that total.

Exchanging for two advanced staffs, Yun Xuan examined their effects and was extremely satisfied.

Advanced Staff: Increases casting speed by 30%, magic effect by 10%.

In addition, the Level 3 system now allowed him to purchase skills and draw prizes using exchange points.

A silver-grade draw cost 990,000 points, a gold-grade draw cost 9.99 million points, a divine-grade draw cost 99.99 million points, and one skill point cost 10 million.

The intermediate gold-grade spatial teleportation had already made Yun Xuan understand the value of gold-grade skills. A silver-grade draw? Such opportunities were abundant; why bother spending points on it?

Closing the shop door, Yun Xuan took out the three item cards and clicked to use them.

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Frost Staff, Younger Sister Weapon Zixue, and the primary gold-grade skill Tracking Across a Thousand Miles." The cat-eared girl Meow appeared.

"A gold-grade skill!" Yun Xuan clicked on Tracking Across a Thousand Miles to inspect it. It was a perception-type ability at the primary gold-grade. Wait, wasn't this a silver-grade item card?

"Silver-grade item cards have a very small chance of yielding gold-grade skills or items," Meow the cat-eared girl explained.

"I see. Though it can only be used three times a day, it's not that impressive either," Yun Xuan shook his head and opened the details for the younger sister weapon, Zixue.

Younger Sister Weapon: Zixue, Magic Energy Warrior, masters three stages of combat states.

"A... a Magic Energy Warrior?" Yun Xuan wore a dumbfounded expression. What about the combat-time state?

After carefully reading through Zixue's three stages of combat states, Yun Xuan drew a sharp breath. No wonder there was no combat-time state; if combined with a combat-time state, she would practically be a god of war.

Zixue was capable of attacking both humans and other living beings. Given her formidable abilities, Yun Xuan believed she would become one of his ultimate trump cards.

Closing Zixue's profile, Yun Xuan turned his attention to the final item: the Frost Staff.

Frost Staff: Increases casting speed by 40%, with a 20% chance to freeze the target when using magic.

"An advanced staff with a special effect!" Yun Xuan felt a wave of joy. At the current stage, this item should be exceedingly rare.

...

Leaving Xuanxun House, Yun Xuan picked up juice and roast meat at Qiuyi Pavilion, then drove up to the hilltop villa.

This time, he didn't bring Goku; instead, he brought Chang Yue along.

Halfway up the mountain, he encountered the four members of the Special Operations Team and handed over some pure juice without any added ingredients. Upon reaching the hilltop villa, he began eating roast meat with Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko.

"Yun Xuan-kun is also a student at Sanyuling High School? That's wonderful. Tomorrow, Kuroko and I will be enrolling, so please take care of us." Upon learning that Yun Xuan was a student at Sanyuling High School, Misaka Mikoto's eyes lit up.

"Misaka... no, Mikoto-san, hello." Yun Xuan corrected himself and addressed Misaka Mikoto by the name she had adopted.

"Speaking of which, does Yun Xuan-kun happen to know the exact location of the Two-Dimensional Website's server? I only managed to trace the signal to Fangyu City, but the specific location remains unknown," Misaka Mikoto said softly, glancing at Chang Yue not far away.

"The Two-Dimensional Website? Are you talking about that website that was all the rage before and has now been shut down?" Yun Xuan's heart skipped a beat, but on the surface, he feigned surprise as he looked at Misaka Mikoto.

"Yes. Yun Xuan-kun seems to have some influence here in Fangyu City. If you know anything, please be sure to tell me," Misaka Mikoto said, bowing slightly.

Yun Xuan was Yun Zhongxian's only relative and currently wielded considerable clout in Fangyu City. He maintained good relations with the capital's Oriental and Qin families, and since the Two-Dimensional Website's signal was located here, coming to Yun Xuan should be the right move—such was Misaka Mikoto's train of thought.

"As for this, I'm rather helpless when it comes to tracking things on the network. However, Fangyu City indeed has some peculiar aspects. The server for the Two-Dimensional Website is probably quite substantial; if it's truly still in Fangyu City, I'll need some time to search. Once I have a lead, I'll let you know," Yun Xuan deliberated before answering.

"Thank you, Yun Xuan-kun." Misaka Mikoto breathed a sigh of relief. She had no inkling that Yun Zhongxian, a key member of the Special Operations Team, was actually connected to Yun Xuan, nor that Yun Xuan was one of the few insiders aware of her arrival in this world.

As a Level 5 esper, Misaka Mikoto was unfamiliar with plotting against others and lacked deep scheming tendencies.

Yun Xuan's background appeared pristine and above board. Since they were part of the Special Operations Team, mutual assistance was entirely natural.

Misaka Mikoto was not stupid, but she was naive—so naive that she failed to comprehend the complex relational dynamics of Chinese society.

In Japan, Yun Xuan's status as the relative of a high-ranking figure would exempt him from suspicion.

However, this was China. Even if Yun Xuan and Yun Zhongxian maintained a visibly strained relationship on the surface, the Special Operations Team would still categorize him among their own.

Since the Special Operations Team members had introduced Yun Xuan as Yun Zhongxian's relative, Misaka Mikoto naturally harbored no guard against him.

Having figured this out, Yun Xuan continued to pull closer to Misaka Mikoto with a beaming smile. It wasn't until the afternoon, after drawing portraits for both Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko, that Yun Xuan finally returned with Chang Yue.

On the return trip.

"The boss seems to be in a very good mood," Chang Yue remarked curiously.

"Well, the two of them are students at Sanyuling High School. Being able to befriend them will be very helpful to me. Thanks for coming along today," Yun Xuan said with a gentle smile as he drove.

"It's nothing. I didn't have anything to do anyway, and I'm glad I could help the boss," Chang Yue waved her hand with a smile. Receiving a hefty salary while doing easy work always left her feeling a bit guilty.

"When you get back, your boyfriend might get jealous. Make sure you don't pick a fight with him; men are creatures obsessed with saving face," Yun Xuan teased.

"He knows how things stand in his heart. If it were any other girl, he certainly wouldn't believe it, but we grew up together and know each other very well," Chang Yue replied, a blush rising on her cheeks.

"This sudden serving of dog food caught me completely off guard. It looks like I need to find someone to show off my affection with as well," Yun Xuan said with a wry smile.

"The boss has so many girls around you; surely one of them fancies..." Before Chang Yue could finish her sentence, Yun Xuan's phone rang.

"Uh... Senior Sister Qin Zhihua?" Yun Xuan answered the call, glanced at the caller ID, and felt somewhat awkward.

"Yun Xuan, I have something to ask you," Qin Zhihua's icy voice came through the phone.

"Eh?" Yun Xuan paused. This felt wrong; wasn't Qin Zhihua usually quite gentle when speaking to him? Why had the temperature dropped to freezing point in an instant? Could it be... A terrifying thought flashed through Yun Xuan's mind.