Chapter 108: That Person’s Avatar is the Totem of the Solar Eclipse Society
“Tap—tap—tap—!”
The cane struck the ground, producing sound, and the silver griffin at its end glimmered faintly in the dimly lit corridor.
Jiang Li stumbled along the path back to her office, her brow slightly furrowed, deep in thought.
She couldn’t believe she had lost her temper at Li Xuan just now…
Was it because he had been ignoring the missing Witch species and the inexplicable Cataclysm Grade Spirit Energy Fluctuation and was looking for trouble?
Or was it because he was too similar in targeting Luxianbei compared to when he targeted me?
Or perhaps it was both?
Her mind was suddenly filled with the image of Luxianbei, that timid and cowardly figure, spouting a mouthful of meaningless trash talk, and she sighed softly.
“Ah—!”
How could someone so submissive, wanting nothing more than happiness in life, have any connection to urban legends?
Even if he did, given a little time, he would surely make the right choice, right? Jiang Li thought, dismissing the idea of checking The Book of Siye; she decided to trust her subordinate for once.
The distance from Li Xuan’s office to Jiang Li’s was just under ten meters, and before Jiang Li could reach a conclusion that would convince herself, she arrived in front of office V.
Stopping at the door, she tidied up her complex emotions, her expression returning to the usual coldness that kept people at bay, took a step forward, and pushed the door open.
……
The Book of Siye contains records related to the d*ath of Mythological Species, hidden within the text of the pages that were skipped.
In just two or three short lines, it was brushed over roughly, and the descriptive language was somewhat obscure, causing Luxianbei to nearly miss it.
However, Jumeng mentioned that stripping away external interference, Mythological Species urban legends could last up to five thousand years, but why did The Book of Siye say it was only one thousand years?
Was it that the Solar Eclipse Society’s information collection was not thorough enough, or was that Stinky Sister lying to me? Luxianbei wondered.
He realized that the information gleaned from urban legends was indeed different from what he acquired from the Solar Eclipse Society.
At that moment, Luxianbei was completely focused on The Book of Siye, not noticing Jiang Li had returned until she spoke, revealing that she was already next to him.
“How’s it going? The study time is about up for today. If you have any questions, now’s the time to ask me.”
Luxianbei paused for a moment, hurriedly saying, “Yes, of course! Isn’t that why I’ve been waiting for you, leadership, to return and clarify things for me?”
Initially, Luxianbei had planned to just muddle through today’s study, tell Jiang Li the “story” he had prepared once she was back, and then hurry home.
But after seeing the records regarding the d*ath of the Mythological Species, he suddenly changed his mind and decided to ask about the specific details.
Furthermore, if he didn’t ask anything, he felt as if he was responding to the teacher’s “Does everyone understand?” questions in class—completely insincere!
“Go ahead.”
“Last time you mentioned the Fallen Mythological Species, and today I saw records about the d*ath of Mythological Species.”
“I thought, with so many myths around the world, even if only one percent led to urban legends, that number would be horrifying.”
“But why haven’t I heard of so many terrifying urban legends causing trouble? As you said, urban legends aren’t friendly, and the Mythological Species are particularly malevolent—they wouldn’t just stay put, right?”
“I just wanted to ask how they all died? It seems that this book doesn’t state that.”
“Is that all?” Jiang Li tilted her head slightly, casting an inquiring glance at Luxianbei.
Luxianbei nodded.
Jiang Li had completely given up on trying to read Luxianbei’s thoughts from his face; she stared at him for less than a second before providing an answer.
“Among the deceased Mythological Species, some perished due to erosion by time, distortion of faith, or being forgotten…”
While the details about the d*ath of Mythological Species were somewhat sensitive, the confidentiality level wasn’t too high. Any formal member of the Solar Eclipse Society could know it, so Jiang Li felt it was fine to tell Luxianbei a bit earlier.
As long as it didn’t involve specific urban legend information.
Luxianbei, “…” This aligned well with what Jumeng said, so it seemed Stinky Sister was fairly reliable in this regard.
“Some were also killed by the Solar Eclipse Society after falling, but those two categories only make up about half. The other half died spontaneously.”
“What?!” Luxianbei blinked, doubting his ears.
Aren’t Mythological Species among the kinds of urban legends with the best base conditions and the highest chance of advancement?
What’s that saying? Uh, it’s… urban legends are rare and exceptional geniuses that appear once in a hundred years!
Genius indeed spontaneously combusting? This lame mutt must be pulling my leg!
Jiang Li noticed Luxianbei’s surprise and confusion in his eyes and said calmly, “By the way, there’s a significant difference between the Mythological Species and other types of urban legends.”
“They gain vast amounts of external spirit energy from the moment they are born, and nearly all levels of monsters, even humans, can act as carriers of that spirit energy.”
“However, not every carrier can fully bear that spirit energy, just like a low-spec computer can download high-spec games, but if it forcibly runs beyond its limits…”
“After a long time, it will combust spontaneously?” Luxianbei weakly interjected.
“Mm!” Jiang Li nodded slightly, “Exactly. Those who spontaneously combust couldn’t resist the temptation of power; even without the Solar Eclipse Society’s intervention, they would be gone on their own, which is rather good.”
Luxianbei, “…”
After listening to Jiang Li’s explanation and recalling the power within his body, Luxianbei felt a bit of dread.
Wow! What was I saying? I™ have long felt that power was problematic!
It’s not mine; using it freely, how could the outcome be good?
Thank goodness I, Luxianbei, am the steadfast and honorable person beneath the willow! Luxianbei thought.
Jiang Li observed the silent and thoughtful Luxianbei, her willow eyebrows slightly furrowing, her chin resting on one hand as if deep in thought.
In fact, there were still some things she hadn’t shared with Luxianbei, such as the fact that those not spontaneously combusting had found ways to supplement their own deficiencies, for example, Spirit Ability Users supplementing spirit patterns, the means to strengthen and advance, which were learned from those Mythological Species…
To her, it wasn’t necessary to disclose those matters to Luxianbei just yet, considering that it would still be a while before he drew spirit patterns. Fully mastering the power and hitting a bottleneck would also take a long time.
Most importantly, he might d*e during the process of drawing the spirit patterns! Jiang Li thought.
As she contemplated, she looked at Luxianbei, slightly raising an eyebrow, “Any more questions? If not, we’ll leave it at that for today. Head back early.”
Upon hearing this, Luxianbei’s gaze sharpened slightly. It was now! It was time to tell her the second part of the “immense conspiracy discovered from that silly online friend”!
“Yes! I have important information to report to leadership!”
“Oh?” Jiang Li looked at Luxianbei, whose eyes were bright and one hand raised high like a primary school student eager to answer a question, and frowned slightly, “Go on.”
“It’s just…” Luxianbei pretended to think back and organize his words, pausing for a few seconds before saying, “Last time I found out in that chat group that a group of people was discussing Zigu, right? A couple of days ago, I had some new findings.”
Jiang Li, “…”
After Luxianbei mentioned that chat group last time, she had joined the group to observe for a few days and had not noticed anything unusual. It just seemed like a gathering place for urban legend enthusiasts.
“It’s still that group of people; under the instigation of a strange person, they seem to be plotting to do something at Shihhekou Middle School.”
“Strange person?” Jiang Li frowned, “In what way strange?”
“Uh…” Luxianbei hesitated, his brows knitting together, trying to convey a look of extreme difficulty with his rather stiff facial muscles.
“Just say it directly.” Jiang Li said flatly.
“That person…” Luxianbei frowned and said weakly, “His avatar is the totem of the Solar Eclipse Society.”
