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I Became a Witch in a World Full of Urban Legends – Chapter 850

Chapter Eighteen: The Version of the Girl Dorethea [5K]

Immersed in studying the wall of spirit energy items, it took the girl about a minute to notice the young man’s unkind gaze behind her. She quickly turned around, extended her delicate white hand toward the young man, and smiled, “Hehe, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself!”

The young man said nothing and did not shake hands with her, but the disdain mixed with a hint of anger in his expression was fully reflected in his rolled eyes.

You better have a reasonable explanation for your identity; otherwise, your fate will be very miserable!

Although he considered himself a patient person, he was definitely not one overflowing with compassion.

Seeing that the young man had no intention of shaking hands, the girl casually withdrew her hand, stuffed it into her pocket, and bowed slightly, saying, “Hello, my name is Dorethea Hator, and I was recommended here for an internship by Mr. Phoenix. I will trouble you for the next three months.”

As she spoke, she took out the recommendation letter from her pocket and presented it to the young man.

It was a pure black envelope, sealed with a golden undead crow insignia wax seal.

Upon hearing the name “Phoenix” and seeing the wax seal on the envelope, the young man raised his eyebrows and accepted the envelope.

He retrieved a griffin-shaped letter opener from the desk, broke the wax seal, and unfolded the letter inside, which was printed on paper embossed with an oak branch pattern.

[Dear Zhang Yu:

Hello, I am Adelaide Phoenix. It has been quite some time since our farewell in Shancheng last year.

Zhang Yu briefly scanned the content of the letter, then set it down and turned to the girl beside him, silently observing her.

Last week, during a conversation with Mr. Phoenix’s secretary, she mentioned that new members would soon be joining, bringing recommendation letters to intern in Shancheng. It seemed she was one of them?

The letter had Mr. Phoenix’s unique solidification spell formula, and this girl also carried the aura of the Black Sun Totem; it shouldn’t be a fake.

But is this the rough gem that Mr. Phoenix found during his journey in Dream Come True Entertainment City? She looks very ordinary, not like the extraordinary talent rumored. Is this what is called the restrained talent? Zhang Yu wondered.

As the second-in-command of the Solar Eclipse Association, Adelaide Phoenix personally assesses and recruits several exceptionally gifted spirit ability users and urban legends every year to join the association and cultivates them as confidants of him and the president. This tradition has continued for nearly ten years.

In fact, the phenomenon often described in novels, where seeing a genius makes one feel utterly terrified and decides they cannot stay, hardly happens within the Solar Eclipse Association, at least not among the members sent by the president.

Zhang Yu himself had relied on his abilities as a spirit potential user, finding weaknesses in urban legends’ powers through extensive research, successfully hunting B-grade urban legends, and drawing spirit patterns to become a solitary spirit ability user, a journey that Mr. Phoenix appreciated, leading him to join the Solar Eclipse Association.

Of course, being noticed by Mr. Phoenix also had to do with his uncle, Zhang Shuo.

However, this girl was different from him.

As a confidant of the president, he had heard whispers about the new members Mr. Phoenix was recruiting this year, and this girl was rumored to be the most outstanding of them.

It was said that Mr. Phoenix discovered her while spending time in Dream Come True Entertainment City in early February.

In the newly established gambling arena, Mr. Phoenix immediately recognized her as a girl who had achieved thirteen consecutive victories, seeing her potential to become a high-level urban legend. So, after the match, he arranged a private meeting with her.

At first, Mr. Phoenix only saw the girl’s terrifying combat talent; however, after meeting her privately, he discovered even more surprising qualities in her.

Born in a slum outside Dream Come True Entertainment City and having studied spell formulas for less than half a year, she had only mastered basic spell formulas below number thirty-five, yet her application of the spells had reached the level of some masters who had studied spells for years. She even began experimenting with combinations of various spell formulas.

It should be noted that combining basic spell formulas is one of the methods to develop intricate spell formulas and even forbidden spell formulas.

The abilities exhibited by the girl were like finishing the beginner tutorial and rushing straight to the final BOSS; although she hadn’t completed the initial kill, she had already successfully brought the BOSS to its second phase, taking out more than half of its health.

What was even more outrageous was that the materials she used to learn spell formulas were illegally obtained, riddled with errors; yet she somehow managed to learn all the correct content through relentless study, mastering everything.

In addition, as a descendant of the mythological species urban legend that once followed the big boss, she surprisingly awakened a trace of her ancestor’s abilities after devouring a few cores of urban legends won through gambling.

It was said that after meeting the girl, Mr. Phoenix was in great spirits and placed a bet at the newly established racetrack in Dream Come True Entertainment City on the last-ranked horse, not for any other reason, but because that horse’s floral name shared a phonetic similarity with the girl, named “Doreis.” As a result, Mr. Phoenix caused the largest loss for Dream Come True Entertainment City after Wang Buliu, with odds of forty-seven to one.

Lost in thought, Zhang Yu seemed to remember something and looked at the girl, asking, “Dorethea, I heard your abilities…”

After all, rumors are just rumors, and it’s best to take them lightly. Before last week, Zhang Yu had no idea Dorethea would come to Shancheng, so he didn’t pay much attention to it.

The matters stirred up by the heavenly gods and the elder faction were already enough to give him a headache; he had no time to concern himself with a new member whose relevance to him was uncertain.

The powers of the goddess Hator? Dorethea shyly smiled and replied, “Actually, I only possess a very small part of her abilities. Please don’t listen to their nonsense.”

Like those youthful stars who often face a barrage of scrutiny when entering school, once they achieve some success in “national exams,” a series of rumors based on fragmented information about them get mixed up and spread.

Before coming to Shancheng, while receiving training at an educational institution under the Black Sun Brothers Technology Company, the girl also experienced a similar treatment.

Now, at that educational institution, Dorethea had been proclaimed a reincarnation of the goddess Hator, which was quite absurd.

During those three months, she, the “poor girl” from the corrupt kingdom of the Old Destroyers, hardly ever had a restful night’s sleep. On the gambling tables of Dream Come True Entertainment City, if someone was praised by others like that, by the time they left the table, they would be left with nothing but their underwear.

The so-called feeling of pressure and fear of authority was probably just like this.

To escape the “bullying” of other students, Dorethea could only bury herself in the library of the educational institution, reading through almost all the books in the library over a short period of three months and completing studies that would typically take at least a year.

Thus, after receiving special permission to start her internship early, she gained the label of a “study god.”

“The goddess Hator? That’s indeed quite rare,” Zhang Yu noted thoughtfully.

As the daughter of Ra, the sun god, and the head of the nine pillar gods of Heliopolis in legend, the goddess Hator could almost be considered among the best in mythological species urban legends.

Possessing her power would be equivalent to having a ticket to A-grade, and the future lower limit for spirit energy fluctuation levels would also be A.

Combined with her astonishing combat talent, terrifying learning ability, commendable work ethic, and the rare and exceptional powers inherent in urban legends, all conditions together, along with Mr. Phoenix’s favor, it would not be an exaggeration to say she was the “version of the girl” currently chosen by the Solar Eclipse Association president.

Thinking of the various rumors surrounding the girl, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but sigh at the vast gulf between people, sometimes more significant than that between humans and slugs.

While the vast majority of abilities in this world can be cultivated to a relatively high level through effort, in terms of spell formulas and spirit energy fluctuation levels, some people or urban legends are naturally superior, even without careful nurturing.

However, despite his feelings of awe and maybe a hint of envy, Zhang Yu held no jealousy toward the girl.

Aside from those born with a lemon-like disposition, jealousy usually arises only when there are conflicting interests, and he had none with the girl.

Someone like her, gifted and industrious, coupled with Mr. Phoenix’s focused training, would surely work alongside him once her internship period was over. They probably wouldn’t have much communication after that, being far removed from his role as a “regional official.”

However, establishing a good relationship with her might give him a favorable reference when she rises in status. Zhang Yu thought.

After a brief contemplation, he decided how to treat Dorethea during this time.

Just treat her as if she were Mr. Phoenix’s own daughter!

Retracting his thoughts, he looked up and down at Dorethea with a smile and said, “You’ve had a long journey. You should rest early today.”

“Tomorrow, I’ll take you to familiarize yourself with the work here. Speaking of which, you’ve come at just the right time; something significant is about to happen in Shancheng, and you should be able to learn a lot from this trip.”

Most of the time, rumors spread because part of their content is true.

From her behavior of immediately diving into studying the wall of spirit energy items as soon as she walked in, Dorethea was indeed as insatiably curious for knowledge as the rumors suggested. Therefore, Zhang Yu decided to satisfy her thirst for knowledge.

The best way to build a good relationship with someone, aside from respect, is to cater to their interests, right?

“How about this? I’ll have someone take you to your accommodation to rest, and then I’ll take you to get a few new outfits. I see you didn’t bring much luggage.”

“By the way, you’re free to come and go in the data room of this base. If there’s any information or books you want to see, just tell someone, and they’ll help you fetch them and deliver them to your accommodation.”

As Zhang Yu spoke, he took out his phone to call his subordinate, but at that moment, Dorethea spoke up.

“No, no need to trouble you. Just tell me the address of the accommodation; I’ll go on my own later,” Dorethea said. “It’s my first time in Shancheng, and I want to explore a bit.”

“Explore a bit?” Zhang Yu frowned. “Do you need me to find two people to accompany you? You don’t know, but are very likely to get lost if nobody leads you around Shancheng.”

Moreover, Shancheng has been quite unstable recently; who knows what those elder faction members might do, Zhang Yu internally added.

“No need, no need!” Dorethea waved her hand. “I’ll just wander around nearby; I won’t go too far. Besides, Mr. Phoenix left me your business card, so if I encounter any trouble, I’ll contact you immediately. Will that work?”

She intended to pursue that girl she had encountered at the gate; that girl, both in appearance and demeanor, resembled the one who had personally pulled her out of the abyss, bringing the first ray of light into her gloomy life.

However, so far, she still didn’t know that benefactor’s stance toward the Solar Eclipse Association, or whether they were in a hostile state. Thus, she had never revealed the existence of her benefactor to anyone within the association or any urban legends.

Not even to Mr. Phoenix!

Although Mr. Phoenix was also her benefactor, gratitude must respect the order of affairs, and the meanings of providing help in times of need versus during good times cannot be generalized.

Mr. Phoenix had helped her leave the journey of Dream Come True Entertainment City, but honestly, if she put in a bit more effort over the years, she could have settled at home and bought a ticket to leave herself.

Mr. Phoenix had offered her opportunities to learn higher-level spell formulas and alchemy knowledge, but those things could also be exchanged at Dream Come True Entertainment City with enough currency.

However, if it weren’t for that Miss Wang Buliu, she might still be a girl running a gambling stall on the streets outside Dream Come True Entertainment City, hardly noticed by anyone.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Yu nodded. “Okay, let’s exchange contact information. I’ll send you the coordinates of the accommodation later.”

“Mm-hmm.” Dorethea agreed twice, taking out her phone and exchanging contact details with Zhang Yu.

As one of the nightlife spots in Shancheng, Jiujie was bustling with people at night, particularly vibrant.

And on these glitzy streets, there often appeared quasi-urban legends, similarly dressed, doing approximately the same things: college girls begging.

Currently, the girl kneeling opposite the entrance of CHARMCLUB was feeling quite down, forced to beg due to her “father’s unfortunate death from cancer,” for she had encountered someone.

“You’re really not going to eat? I just bought these from that patisserie over there; they’re freshly baked pineapple buns! I see you’ve written here that you haven’t eaten for days?”

Luxianbei was really not a pervert who torments people indiscriminately; to be tormented by her required fulfilling many conditions.

The reason she was squatting next to the college girl, offering her bread and chatting, was simply that she was bored while waiting for someone.

“By the way, what illness does your dad have? Uh, no offense intended, I just recently heard some stories about urban legends related to tumors, so I’m a bit concerned.”

The college girl, “…”

“Why aren’t you speaking? Wait, you’re not one of those girls forced to beg by illegal organizations, are you? Is someone nearby watching you, so you can’t eat my pineapple bun? If that’s the case, just point out who’s watching you, and I can help you!”

“I’ll help you call the police!”

The college girl opened her mouth, seemingly unable to hold back from saying something to Luxianbei, just then, two passersby walked by and paused to read what the college girl had written in front of her, then, with a very cool motion, took out a hundred yuan.

They placed it in front of Luxianbei.

“Thank you, thank you! May the fruits of the Fushang Sacred Tree, the king of the thousand magpies, dispute against misfortune with wealth, may the lord of the Eight Hundred Miles Peach Spring bless you with marriage and offspring!”

Bowling a thank you at the two, Luxianbei naturally pocketed the bill without a hint of embarrassment.

As if she had done this many times before.

The college girl, “???”

What the heck? What’s going on? Is she here to steal my business?

She widened her eyes, her fists clenched, teetering on the edge of losing control, until Luxianbei took out that bright red bill again, placing it back into the iron box where she kept her money.

“Here, for you.” Luxianbei said expressionlessly.

That’s right, it should be for me! Strictly speaking, this is the earnings from my labor, the college girl thought, coming back to her senses and preparing to follow the proper etiquette to thank Luxianbei, but in the next second, the corners of her mouth twitched intensely.

“I’m still waiting for someone; how about you chat with me for a hundred yuan?” Luxianbei said to the college girl.

The college girl, “Please, act like a decent person! Using my earnings to pay me? Not even capitalists have such a black heart!”

“Don’t want it?” Noticing the college girl was taking too long to take the cash, Luxianbei scratched her head and said earnestly, “How about this, I’ll buy you a hundred pineapple buns?”

As she spoke, she made a motion to put the cash away, preparing to get up.

At that moment, the college girl finally couldn’t hold back any longer. “Whoosh!” She snatched the bill from Luxianbei’s hand and stuffed it into her pocket.

The speed was astonishing!

Seeing this, Luxianbei raised an eyebrow, squatted down again, and lowered her voice, “Then let’s chat? I’ve already seen it; you’re actually an urban legend, right? Just in time, I want to ask you guys about some things.”

Yes, when Luxianbei saw the college girl for the first time, she had already judged from the faint spirit energy fluctuations emanating from her that she was a spirit user or an urban legend.

Although she didn’t know what powers she possessed, capable of easily garnering sympathy and willingly spending money, Luxianbei felt there was a lot to discuss with her, as long as she was a spirit user or an urban legend.

“If you’re worried about saying the wrong thing and bringing trouble on yourself, just nod or shake your head in response to my questions; I will judge the truth myself.”

Saying this, Luxianbei took out the Blessing God Copper Coin.

Thanks to Miaomiao Sauce for the inspiration!

If it’s merely about determining right or wrong, the Blessing God Copper Coin could still manage, albeit barely.

The college girl, “…”

At that moment, while Luxianbei was “hitting on” the college girl, a pair of eyes at the street corner had watched the entire process of her pulling out money, then striking up a conversation with the begging college girl, and then, the eyes reddened slightly.

Didn’t expect that her treatment of me in Dream Come True Entertainment City was not coincidental; rather, she had always been doing similar things.

What a noble character, what a kind heart!

She really, it…

Dorethea gazed into the distance at Luxianbei, almost convinced that Luxianbei was the woman who had handed her “Three-Year Spell Formula, Five-Year Assessment” on the streets of Dream Come True Entertainment City.

Overjoyed!

I Became a Witch in a World Full of Urban Legends

I Became a Witch in a World Full of Urban Legends

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Status: Ongoing Type: Author: , , Released: 2020 Native Language: Chinese
Day 1: My vision seems to be blurring a lot recently, and I keep seeing strange things in the corner of my eyes. Look! That cabinet is moving on its own. I’ll go take a look. Day 13: I see them, damn it! Why is this world full of strange things? Day 101: There is nothing to be afraid of anymore! Putting on this long dress befitting a witch, I, too, have become a monster!

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