Chapter 51

Chapter Fifty-One: Lethal Bloody Orchid (Please support with first subscription!)

“Reality”

“Sheng Year 741, June 18th, 18:30”

“Evaluation: I really should give you an achievement award ‘Empty Streets’! Do you know how many rituals you completed in one go?”

“You haven’t seen the expressions of shock, despair, and pain on those nuns and priests! Next time, I’ll definitely find an opportunity to show you^^D”

“Take it. This is what you deserve based on your performance.”

“Reward: Mortality Point*15, [Charisma Lv.1], [Lethal Bloody Orchid]”

“Mortality Points: 26”

The Mortality Points gave her 15 points… along with a skill and an item.

The gains from this simulation were larger than Xia’er had imagined. The reason for not giving more points might be because she hadn’t yet broken the inevitable death scenario.

With time pressing, Xia’er could only quickly glance over her new abilities and items.

“[Charisma Lv.1]: Your charisma has slightly improved, making it easier to attract extraordinary beings and beings from the Other Realm, and gain their favor.”

“[Lethal Bloody Orchid]: Special Sealed Object. Wounds inflicted by blades and bullets will have Bloody Orchids bloom, causing continuous bleeding damage.”

“Side Effect: When holding it, you will continuously gain the unremovable ‘Anemia’ status.”

Sealed Object?

Xia’er opened her Warehouse.

At this moment, the Warehouse already contained four items.

Order’s God Contract, Radiant Bishop’s Letter, Other Realm Page, and Lethal Bloody Orchid.

Looking at the shapeless, miniaturized icon, Xia’er hesitated for a moment before choosing to take it out.

This was her first Sealed Object. Perhaps it would bring some help in the future.

A silver light flashed in Xia’er’s hand, and a strange, ancient flintlock pistol appeared in her grasp.

The dark brown wooden handle felt excellent in her grip, and the 35-centimeter-long black barrel was connected to a 40-centimeter-long silver bayonet. Blood-red orchid patterns ran from the blade of the bayonet all the way up to the silver flintlock mechanism on the gun.

It looked like a cluster of blood-red orchids connecting them together.

As soon as she grasped it, Xia’er felt a slight dizziness and a continuous sense of drowsiness, as if she might faint after walking a few steps.

Xia’er didn’t notice that the color drained from her face, making her look pale and fragile.

About the usage method of this Sealed Object, it also entered Xia’er’s mind at this moment.

Blood can be drawn to fire the gun, allowing for long-range attacks.

It can also be held as a short sword for close combat.

No matter whether it’s blood bullets or blade wounds, they will cause the blood-colored orchids to grow on the opponent’s body, slowly drawing their blood.

If the opponent pulls out the Bloody Orchid, more flesh and organs will be torn out by the barbs.

What gun-fighting technique?

This is a weapon where you kill 1000 enemies but lose 800 yourself…

In an anemic state, still having to draw blood from oneself, Xia’er didn’t know how many shots she could fire. It could only be used as a supplementary weapon at most.

However, if taken unexpectedly, there was a chance to reverse the situation.

Xia’er returned the Lethal Bloody Orchid to the Warehouse.

As the gunblade turned into bloodlight and disappeared from her hand, Xia’er felt a warm sensation throughout her body. The weakness in her limbs and dizziness caused by anemia gradually faded away.

Dong——

Outside the door, the bell tower church chimed at six-thirty on the dot, reminding the workers that it was time to rest.

Xia’er quickly sat down in a chair, enduring the mental dizziness from multiple simulations, and reopened the simulation.

She wanted to simulate the future, and the longer the better.

Xia’er needed to know if the insider information she brought back would change the future.

The system’s simulation interface unfolded before Xia’er, and her gaze locked onto the Future Simulation.

“Future: 1h (Sheng Year

(June 18th, 19:30) (Consumes 10 Fate Points)

One hour later?

Xia’er frowned slightly.

This was the situation she least wanted to see; she might not be able to witness the subsequent developments in the simulation.

After a brief moment of contemplation, she opened her notebook and wrote directly on it.

【Go find Aivana immediately, tell her the new intelligence, and best if you can get her to summon a powerful family member to assassinate Xie Lun ahead of time.】

【The notebook will document everything, I need to know every detail.】

Aivana was easier to control for Xia’er, due to the constraints of the contract, she wouldn’t reveal Xia’er.

But if finding Aivana still didn’t change the outcome, she would have to take the emblem and letter and directly report to the church.

At that point, it wouldn’t be about whether she would be captured by the church to become a Holy Maiden, but how to survive.

Holding the notebook, Xia’er silently recited:

“Tomorrow, No.2.”

Blinding silver light flashed, and Xia’er’s vision was enveloped in a silver glow.

…

「Tomorrow」

「Sheng Year 741, June 18th, 19:30」

「Countdown – 23:59:59」

Xia’er opened her eyes and found that her location had changed.

She was now in the center of a huge study room, sitting on a sofa, holding a pencil in her hand and a notebook on her lap.

My notebook.

Xia’er quickly flipped through one page and saw her own Chinese characters.

【Sheng Year 741, June 18th, evening 6:31】

【The text on the simulation page started to become incomprehensible, it seems I have already begun the simulation.】

【Sheng Year 741, June 18th, evening 6:45】

【I arrived at the police station as fast as I could. Aivana wasn’t there anymore. I had to hire another carriage and rush to Jazz Bridge District 15 as quickly as possible.】

【Sheng Year 741, June 18th, evening 7:29】

【I arrived at Jazz Bridge District 15 at 7:02… Aivana was in the drawing room, meeting Xie Lun.】

【He came to poison her.】

【I pushed open the door of the drawing room, forcing Aivana to come out.】

【This action was rude to both parties, but thank goodness, the contract worked. Aivana did not feel offended and agreed to my disrespectful request, taking me to the study and leaving Xie Lun alone.】

【Xie Lun, although polite, clearly showed caution—he might leave if he waited too long in the drawing room alone.】

【In the upstairs study, I directly revealed the new intelligence from the intelligence network that Xie Lun was coming to assassinate her, and the insider was Xie Lun.】

【Aivana was half-convinced until I handed over the church’s letter to her. Only then did she reluctantly agree to send her guardian to investigate. Her family’s power was based in An Su, and due to investigating the epidemic, she had given all the common servants a day off today. Now only she and a third-rank guardian remained.】

【Aivana has been gone for some time, and I decided to wait here for the results.】

【Third-rank against second-rank, the advantage is ours.】

The notebook ended here. Xia’er took a deep breath, realizing that things were not simple.

Was Aivana the one who was poisoned today? And when would she succumb to the poison?

Thinking carefully, Xia’er indeed hadn’t seen Aivana after the 20th… When she signed the contract with Aivana in the simulation, it was still the evening of the 18th, and she was alive and well, even having time to investigate in Clock Tower Lane District.

It was through Aivana’s betrayal that Xia’er had prompted Xie Lun to develop murderous intentions toward Aivana.

Bang!

A loud noise came from downstairs, shaking the entire house.

They had started fighting!