It was hard to imagine that Sylvia had been worn out all day outside.
Even after coming home to rest, she ended up getting tossed around for a whole night.
So much so that her original plan to return to Penacony had to be postponed, and she decided to stay on the Luofu for another day to recover.
As for Acheron…
That irresponsible woman had sneaked away early this morning, leaving Sylvia behind on the Luofu without even giving her a chance to get dressed.
A true player move.
As for Sylvia herself…
After Acheron left, she pulled the covers over her head and slept the entire day.
It wasn't until the next morning that her mind finally felt clear again.
"Mmm…"
After getting dressed, Sylvia glanced at her phone.
There were some greetings from friends, and the Astral Express crew hadn't left yet.
March 7th mentioned that she had wanted to ask Sylvia out yesterday but couldn't reach her at all.
So they had to drop the idea.
Other close friends like Tingyun, Huohuo, and Qingque had also sent messages to check in.
Lying in bed, Sylvia replied to each of them one by one.
However, after waiting for a while, none of them responded.
Seemed like they were still busy.
Closing the chat windows,
Sylvia's attention turned to the final draw opportunity she had obtained from Dan Shu.
One purple draw.
Nothing more to say—just draw!
A familiar purple light flashed, and a new skill appeared before Sylvia:
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[Synwood Thorn: When attacking, inflicts Wind Shear on the enemy target.]
["Don't ask—who knows why a skill that looks like it belongs to the Wood element ends up having Wind attributes."]
["I stole it anyway. If you want to argue, take it up with the original creator."]
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"…Hmm."
Sylvia remembered she already had a Burn-inflicting debuff skill.
Now here was another Wind Shear debuff.
Next time, maybe she'd get something like Shock or Entanglement?
So in the future, she could just pull her threads and her opponents would be fully loaded with debuffs?
This reminded Sylvia of Kafka's role in the game.
She also used threads and debuffs to strike her enemies.
"But whose skill was this copied from?"
The skill name felt completely unfamiliar to Sylvia.
Still, considering the pattern of the draws, this skill should be related to Dan Shu in some way.
At the very least, it had to be connected to keywords like the Ambrosial Arbor, mara-struck state, Abundance, or the Alchemy Commission.
However, even though Sylvia could recall a lot of things she'd seen in the past, she hadn't read every piece of in-game text back then, and during battles, she mostly just auto-played.
She hadn't even paid close attention to her own team's skill names, let alone the enemies'.
Whose skill this was, Sylvia truly had no clue.
"Ah well… as long as it's useful."
Sylvia scratched her head, deciding to give her brain a break.
After all, knowing wouldn't bring any special benefits.
Setting the skill matter aside for now, after finishing the draw, Sylvia returned to her lazy, carefree self.
She opened the Luofu forums.
Though the biggest threat had been eliminated, the atmosphere on the Luofu hadn't relaxed immediately.
The Ambrosial Arbor's brief revival and subsequent disappearance had genuinely startled many Luofu citizens.
Even now, people were still actively discussing the Arbor on the forums.
Some believed that the Luofu had finally managed to resolve this major threat through hard work.
Others worried that the Luofu might be on the brink of disaster.
The Seat of Divine Foresight had already released a partial statement, announcing that the terrorists had been dealt with.
But regarding the Ambrosial Arbor, they remained completely tight-lipped.
They simply assured everyone that there was no need to worry about safety on the Luofu, and so on.
Sylvia rolled over and continued scrolling.
She found that the Artisanship Commission had suffered considerable damage.
The furnace had still exploded, after all.
Poor Huohuo probably wouldn't be able to escape overtime in the coming days.
Thinking of this, Sylvia couldn't help but chuckle.
How tragic.
Such a sweet kid, having to deal with the very things she feared every single day.
Puffing her cheeks, she scrolled through the messages with a smile and kept browsing the Luofu forums.
Unsurprisingly, Dan Shu's death had also sparked some discussion.
Especially since the Luofu had been planning to address related issues lately.
As a prominent figure among the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, her death held significant meaning for many.
According to some Luofu elders, a "Memorial Rite" would likely be held on the Luofu soon to honor those lost during the recent calamity.
Even though the chaos was suppressed quickly, many lives were still lost during that period.
Especially among the Cloud Knights—many had succumbed to mara.
Generally, the long-life species of the Luofu didn't pay much attention to affairs after death; only the Foxians, with their relatively limited lifespans, tended to care more.
But this time, with so many deaths, the Ten-Lords Commission couldn't handle them all in time.
Thus, some elders believed that Tingyun, the Foxian leader of the Sky-Faring Commission, might advocate for holding a "Memorial Rite."
Just then, the doorbell suddenly rang.
Pulling Sylvia's attention away from her phone.
"…Who could be looking for me at this time?"
Puzzled, Sylvia climbed out of bed and pushed open the door, still in her loose pajamas.
Unexpectedly, standing before her was Tingyun—whom she had assumed would be busy working overtime.
"Benefactor~ Did you rest well yesterday? This humble one brought you some food."
Tingyun smiled brightly as she lifted a paper bag; a rich aroma wafted through it.
Clearly, it was all food Sylvia loved.
"You have time to come out today?"
Sylvia stepped aside to let Tingyun in.
Watching the Foxian girl bend over to change her shoes, Sylvia took the breakfast and voiced the question on her mind.
As for Tingyun, she deliberately removed her boots right in front of Sylvia, even wiggling her toes playfully.
While slipping her cute, fair feet into slippers, Tingyun replied:
"When this humble one said she was coming to visit you, Lady Yukong approved it without any trouble."
"To get time off during such a busy period—Yukong really is a great boss."
Sylvia mused with a sigh.
That was Yukong for you.
If it were someone like the Master Diviner Fu Xuan, Qingque would never be able to get leave at a time like this—even using Sylvia as an excuse probably wouldn't work.
As if reading her mind, just as Sylvia thought of Qingque, she received a tearful complaint from her.
[Qingque: Waaa—the Master Diviner is so heartless!]
[Qingque: I tried to use you as an excuse to get time off to play Celestial Jade.]
[Qingque: But the Master Diviner wouldn't approve it!]
[Qingque: [Crying]]
[Sylvia: LOL.]
Sylvia couldn't hold back her laughter when she saw Qingque's message.
She turned on her camera, snapped a quick picture of Tingyun, and sent it to Qingque:
[Sylvia: [Image]]
[Sylvia: Tingyun just successfully got leave from the Sky-Faring Commission. You keep working hard, little Qingque~]
[Qingque: Ughhh!!!]
[Qingque: I'm switching to the Sky-Faring Commission!!]
[Qingque: [Throwing a fit]]
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