Volume 2. Game Update in Progress
This confirmed one thing…
My Evil Spirit Form was not simply a dual-layered sound caused by merging with the body, but due to some incredible transformation that happened between Zhang Yiwei and Liu Yunyan’s souls under those special circumstances, fusing into one.
Although Zhang Yiwei’s consciousness was dominant, the Evil Spirit Form was composed of two souls.
I gave my body a proper wash.
Though it was a cold shower, thanks to the Evil Spirit Form’s feedback, even swimming in freezing water wouldn’t be a problem for me now.
I changed into a set of white undergarments.
I didn’t really like black.
Comparatively, white made it easier to tell when I got dirty and needed a wash.
Then I picked out a casual dress.
To be honest, I wasn’t very fond of Western-style dresses, and I was thinking of buying a few Su embroidery pieces and some qipaos to wear.
Mm… I was the kind of person who leaned toward tradition and preferred Chinese styles.
I loved qipaos, hanfu, and all those things.
I tied up my hair.
Though still damp, I put on the dress anyway and stepped out of the room.
The hallway was still a bit messy—everyone was caught off guard by the sudden blackout, and they were currently rushing to fix it.
“What’s going on?”
I casually asked a maid passing by my door.
The auntie glanced at me.
“Miss, the circuit breaker broke. They’re fixing it now, but no idea how long it’ll take…”
“Oh… got it.”
I nodded, put on a pair of slippers, and went downstairs to take a look.
The breaker was clearly in bad shape.
It was still smoking, and there were crackling sounds from within—none of the electricians dared to get close for now.
Judging from the situation, it wouldn’t be fixed tonight.
Liu Wanqian saw me and waved his hand.
“Go back to sleep. It’ll be fine by morning.”
“Oh…”
I hesitated a bit, nodded, and was just about to turn around when Liu Wanqian’s voice called out from behind.
“Birds of prey are tough to handle. You need proper qualifications to keep one, the national law’s clear on that. How about this—I'll get you a parrot first. Do you want a trained adult or a young one to raise yourself?”
“A young one. I’ll raise it myself.”
I replied, and Liu Wanqian nodded.
“Got it.”
Back in my room, I checked my points.
Honestly, there wasn’t much to check—185 points just sat there.
I didn’t dare touch them.
One-time-use items were too valuable, and points ran out quickly.
Without proper preparation, I wasn’t planning on using them.
At the same time, I reviewed the rules for the sudden mission during the Academy incident.
Didn’t realize until I read them how terrifying they were.
Sudden missions didn’t come with pre-announced rules.
The rules only appeared after the game started, but even then, there were traps hidden within them.
Take the Academy event for example.
Looking at the rules now—even I felt a chill deep down.
Let’s not even mention the rest.
Just the rules for triggering the ‘Interdimensional Space’ and ‘Inner World’ transitions included three conditions.
First, leaving the classroom.
Second, taking out your phone.
Third, doing something unbefitting of an exam candidate.
They seemed harmless on the surface, but one misstep meant certain death.
In the Interdimensional Space, I could barely resist the monsters using the Evil Spirit Form.
But in the Inner World… even with its protection, my physical body would be torn apart instantly by those monsters.
In the end, it came down to luck.
No matter what, I had stuck to behaving like an exam candidate, which aligned with the criteria to safely escape this time.
I casually placed my phone aside, lay on the bed, stared at the canopy above, thinking about the future, and before I knew it… I fell asleep.
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In the next two weeks, nothing happened.
Maybe the sudden missions had some special trigger conditions.
Since I had only been staying home, I hadn’t met those conditions, so the missions didn’t activate?
And Liu Wanqian kept his word.
Just last week, he had completed all the procedures, spending nearly 300,000 yuan to settle everything.
He even fenced off a special area in the back hills and hired a veterinarian specifically for it.
To be honest, given Liu Wanqian’s family assets, it should have been somewhat difficult.
But that was just what I thought at the time.
Later, I learned that the several billion in liquid assets was not in RMB, but in U.S. dollars.
Converted to RMB, that would be over ten billion.
Of course, the one who actually earned the most in this family was not Liu Wanqian, but Gong Lianyu.
Still, I had always found it hard to imagine that this gentle, fragile-looking woman was actually the CEO of a multinational corporation.
Fencing off a plot of land and building a parrot breeding center was not difficult.
Besides, Liu Wanqian did not actually dislike small animals.
He just really hated huskies.
My first pet also arrived—a juvenile African Grey Parrot, artificially bred.
The purchase was fully legal, and the seller was legitimate.
In short, at Liu Wanqian’s level, his network was something ordinary people could not even imagine.
Ten days ago, someone from the Forestry Bureau even came to inspect.
The land had already been marked off, and there were people working on construction there, setting up a large birdcage.
In any case, everything was legal and compliant, and so the whole bird-keeping affair was settled.
And now, this African Grey Parrot, whose feathers had not fully grown yet, was trembling before me.
It could not be helped.
It had to tremble, because what it saw reflected in its eyes was not the beautiful face of Liu Yunyan, but a creepy, smiling face.
Birds should be able to clearly see my figure, and so could dogs.
As for other animals, at least up until now, I had not encountered any.
But I could not tell if it was just my imagination.
I always felt that almost no animals came near me.
Even in my room, there was not a single cockroach.
It seemed that whether it was large mammals, egg-laying animals, or insects, all of them were naturally sensitive to the Evil Spirit Form.
The only ones less sensitive seemed to be fish.
At least, the koi in the pond had not shown much of a reaction to me.
This little guy was very scared.
But I tried to comfort it patiently.
It did not seem to work though, so I activated my Evil Spirit Form and gently pulled out the parrot’s soul just a little.
For some reason, communication between soul forms did not require language.
I could easily converse with this little parrot.
But it seemed too young, or maybe just terrified.
Its mind was filled with nothing but the repeated thought of “so scared, so scared.”
All I could do was keep feeding it the thought, “I will not hurt you.”
This form of communication did not rely on words or sound.
Our thoughts connected almost directly, and my intent could reach its mind instantly, without needing translation.
Maybe my patience paid off.
The little guy gradually stopped being so afraid.
Though still timid, at least it was no longer trembling.
Then, over the next week, I stayed with it every day.
Bit by bit, it started to feel a little attached to me.