Chapter 206: Star of Art
Yuliya dashed home and immediately contacted Steven.
Steven got in touch with Amelia, who then escorted Yuliya to meet Elia.
This process was a bit convoluted… but absolutely necessary for Elia.
Once they arrived at a new place, Elia, as usual, warmly welcomed Yuliya.
And of course, she gave herself a good sniff.
Watching the little cutie munch away was like therapy—pretty much all the accumulated stress evaporated instantly.
Yuliya had prepared a surprise, too.
From her little bamboo basket, she pulled out… French fries!
Homemade, fresh from her own kitchen, completely free of weird additives.
Faced with this oddly presented, somewhat suspect food, Elia was initially resistant.
But hearing that it was made by her little sister, she snatched it up in a flash.
Even if it were poison, it had to be eaten!
But as soon as the fry hit her mouth and she chewed…
Crunch, crunch… unexpectedly, it was actually pretty good!
One more!
And another…
“Amelia, you should try one too!”
Amelia took a fry and immediately gave a thumbs up.
Absolutely amazing!
Before long, the two of them had polished off the entire batch, leaving them slightly wanting more.
“Little Yuliya, how did you manage to make such… magical food?”
“Oh, I learned from an outsider’s sister.”
Learning from Little Moon wasn’t a bad idea either.
After all, it was something they whipped up together back home.
“Outsiders, huh? They truly are fascinating with their completely different customs and magical systems.”
“Uh-huh!” Yuliya nodded vigorously, “I often play with them!”
“Seems like you know a lot about outsiders.”
“Of course! I’m an expert!”
Then Yuliya started sharing some details about the outsiders with Elia.
Nothing too deep, just skimming the surface.
But that was enough to leave Elia astonished.
“Everyone is equal in principle? That’s incredible! No wonder their organization seems so loose.”
“Special communication methods? Even more convenient than our speaking crystals?”
“They have a lot of money? How much is a lot?!”
Elia didn’t really harbor any biases against outsiders, just a subconscious wariness.
After hearing Yuliya’s insights, her curiosity about this group was piqued.
“By the way, Elia, I heard that many outsiders want to enter the Heroic Spirit Trial Tower early. This should be a piece of cake for you.”
“So I looked into it, and it turns out you can buy a spot for a whopping one hundred thousand gold coins.”
Elia’s pupils dilated: “How much?!”
“One hundred thousand gold coins.”
Hold on… she just heard they were wealthy, but now she understood how wealthy they really were.
One hundred thousand gold coins for a single spot? Were these gold coins just falling from the sky?
Clearly, they could just wait until they reached silver level to enter, yet they were willing to spend that astronomical sum just for an early crack at it!
Such a big amount, even for royalty, wasn’t just tossed around like pocket change.
“Are they really willing to spend that much?”
“Yep, absolutely! And there should be quite a few of them.”
Now Elia was truly impressed.
I admit it, as a princess of the empire, I really haven’t seen much of the world.
“If that’s the case, let Amelia help you with this. As for the gold coins, we’ll split it three-seven.”
“Sounds great! I’m happy with thirty percent!”
Yuliya joyfully stomped her feet. Free money, who can say no to that?
“Hmm, just remember I’m getting thirty percent because that’s fair.”
Elia was also overjoyed. She just stumbled upon a fortune! What a lovely windfall for something meaningful.
Suddenly…
“‘Eh?’”
Yuliya and Elia exchanged glances.
“Sister, thirty percent is enough for me! I’m just chatting.”
“Sister, I don’t even need to say anything; it’d be too embarrassing to take more.”
The two of them debated for ages over who should take more and who less, ultimately ending with a fifty-fifty split.
As for Amelia, she belonged to Elia.
But she could also serve Yuliya.
The next day, after Yuliya wrapped up her livestream, she returned to the same restaurant as before.
Can’t Sleep and the others had already been waiting there, even timing it perfectly to have the dishes ready right when Yuliya finished her stream.
Once Yuliya was set, they began discussing business.
But before Can’t Sleep could say anything, another person suddenly slapped their forehead: “Oh no! Did we forget to get the proof?!”
Yuliya:…
Can’t Sleep:…
The last guy:…
Two idiots.
But Yuliya responded quickly, tilting her head and asking, “What did Big Brother just say?”
“Sorry, little sister, I meant… ummm… uh.”
Can’t Sleep quickly grabbed a towel off the table and stuffed it in his mouth: “He just ate, and wanted to wipe his mouth. It’s all good!”
“Oh. Wait a sec, let me get something out.”
Yuliya pretended nothing had happened and pulled out a skill book from her bamboo basket.
“Check this out.”
Can’t Sleep took it.
On the cover, in big bold letters, it read: Star of Art.
Uh…
Did this little sister grab the wrong thing? This looks more like the name of a fashion magazine!
But leaning in closer, an item description panel popped up.
[Item Name: Star of Art (Skill Book)
Item Tier: Golden Legend
Little Master, there’s more to this chapter, please click next page to continue reading. It gets even more exciting!
Item Description: This is the final pursuit of an art master’s life, a last bloom of his lifelong passion.
Details: Consumes all mana, dealing user level * 1100 real damage to all targets within a star-shaped area. This skill cannot be interrupted, cooldown time: 72 hours.]
Holy moly!
This is exactly what I need!
The multiplier is even higher than that Nuclear Bomb Slash! This skill can totally overpower it!
As for the cooldown time, well, by the time it actually comes in handy, it’ll definitely be ready again.
The only thing that puzzled her was the range—it was described a bit vaguely.
Maybe… should I give it a try?
But trying it out is risky! One misstep could be fatal!
With Nuclear Bomb Slash’s precedent, Can’t Sleep naturally picked up on the implications hidden in the skill’s description.
However, their map was expansive enough—surely they could find a newly leveled area, strip off all gear, and test it out in a completely deserted place.
“Perfect, this skill is exactly what I need. Huge thanks to little sister for your support. If we ever have trouble from outsiders, you can count on us to handle it!”
From now on, we’ve got this “Nuclear Bomb Little Sister” covered!
Anyone who messes with her is messing with the “Eastern Dragon”!
If that’s not enough, or if problems get serious enough, as long as you haven’t scrubbed all hints from the internet, even a tiny clue will bring us on your track for some real-world fun!
But honestly, they were probably overthinking it.
Yuliya had Sister Tong protecting her!
