Miss Luo Yan’s Feet Are Buried With Corpses v3c48

Witch’s Night: Chapter 48 Dragon City Arrives

Under normal circumstances, each ability user only possessed one ability.

This wasn’t a rule or a restriction, but purely because very few living beings could withstand two abilities simultaneously.

The reason Frick in Yan City could control multiple abilities was because his ability itself was the mutation-type “God’s Hand,” which allowed him to store other abilities in his fingers.

The abilities obtained in this way were all weakened versions, including the demonic power he later obtained from Red Butterfly’s corpse.

Each living being could only possess one complete ability. Cases of awakening more than one ability weren’t unheard of, but they would usually immediately discard one of them upon awakening.

Otherwise, their lives would be in danger, ordinary ability users would become Calamity Infected, and the probability of losing control of their abilities would greatly increase.

In the past, those born with two or more abilities were called geniuses, but after several geniuses exploded, humanity realized that living beings had limits.

Until now, it had become common knowledge that an ability user could only possess one ability.

Without knowing Luo Yan’s true identity, Xinya naturally thought the same.

She didn’t even consider the possibility that Luo Yan possessed several abilities simultaneously…

Walking through the bustling streets, passing through the silent “Ark,” Luo Yan and the others gradually approached the true core of Noah, the Noah Church.

As for the Sanctuary, this was no longer a place ordinary people could set foot in.

Even His Holiness the Pope had to go through numerous trials to enter the Sanctuary.

In this respect, for most Noah citizens, it wasn’t much different from other mega-cities.

The Noah Sanctuary and the Twelve Saints were just a distant legend to them, nothing more.

“That’s not right, why is the Noah Church so lively today?” Xinya frowned, took out the map, and flipped through it. “Oh, we went the wrong way, no wonder…”

Xinya originally intended to take Luo Yan to several famous pilgrimage sites in the Noah Church… for sightseeing and photos.

She had figured out that Luo Yan and the others were just here to travel… so Xinya could only reluctantly become their tour guide. After all, she was the one who drew Luo Yan’s lot.

Of course, although these places were called pilgrimage sites, they were actually just tourist attractions. The Noah Holy Church wouldn’t open important places to tourists.

However, the current Pope seemed to be quite keen on this, saying that it was to showcase Noah’s unique charm to the world, and even personally chanted scriptures at these tourist spots…

To put it in simpler terms, these places had been blessed by His Holiness the Pope.

Now their status as pilgrimage sites was truly solidified.

“Went the wrong way? Are you directionally challenged?”

Luo Yan asked indifferently, and Xinya inexplicably heard a hint of finding a kindred spirit in her words.

“No, I’m not directionally challenged, I just don’t know the way.” Xinya waved the map in her hand and said helplessly, “The Noah Church isn’t small, almost equivalent to two and a half ordinary parishes, let alone the fact that many places are strictly off-limits to civilians due to security concerns.

“Only high-ranking Church officials can enter important places. The living areas are almost exclusively for Church personnel, and the public areas have basically been turned into tourist attractions by the current Pope… Real Noah citizens rarely enter the Noah Church.”

“Then where are we now…”

Luo Yan looked around. Many civilians were crowded nearby, and there was a group of Church guards maintaining order ahead.

Further ahead was a magnificent and imposing palace, and some high-ranking Church officials, such as Bishops, were standing at the entrance, waiting for something with solemn expressions.

This atmosphere also infected the surrounding citizens. Although most of them were craning their necks eagerly, they didn’t dare to make any loud noises, and even whispered conversations were rare.

“This is Wright Temple, used for welcoming foreign guests… ‘Wright’ means light in the Noah language.”

Xinya diligently introduced the place to Luo Yan like a tour guide. “That person in the red robe standing at the very front is one of the seven Cardinals of the Cardinal Council. I don’t know him personally.

“Those in purple robes behind him are Cardinals, a level lower than the Cardinal Archbishops… It seems the foreign guests being welcomed today have quite a high status, to actually warrant such a grand reception.”

The more she observed, the more surprised Xinya became. As far as she knew, because there were so many foreign guests recently, having a Cardinal in purple robes receive them was already considered a high honor.

For mega-cities like Yan City, it was mostly just the local parish priest who would welcome them.

“Let me check the schedule.”

Xinya picked up a sleek screen and swiped through it. Luo Yan glanced at it; it was filled with all kinds of dazzling information.

Seeing that Luo Yan seemed curious, Xinya smiled and said,

“This is the forum. We share useful information with each other here. Sometimes even His Holiness the Pope will make announcements.”

“Communicators have this function?”

Luo Yan was a little surprised. The communicators in Yan City could basically only use base station channels for one-way or two-way communication.

During combat, squads could only communicate between captain and team member, and team member and captain. They couldn’t all be on the same channel to discuss with each other, let alone have non-real-time multi-person communication like the communicator in Xinya’s hand.

“Only Noah has it. It’s an antique from the Old Era. The Engineering Department in the Cardinal Council only recently replicated it, and it can’t be mass-produced yet.” Xinya said with a hint of pride. “I was also approved to use it because I’m participating in this operation.”

“So, the people on this ‘forum’ are all… uh, head maids like you?” Luo Yan asked.

Xinya nodded and said, “Mostly, and some are researchers from the Engineering Department, and some high-ranking Church officials.”

Cecilia, curious, leaned against Luo Yan’s shoulder and craned her neck, also wanting to see this novel thing.

Suddenly, she saw something familiar inside and said in surprise,

“Big Sister Luo Yan, you’re in there!”

“Me?”

Luo Yan was slightly taken aback and saw that Xinya, who was always composed, showed a look of panic for the first time, hurriedly closing the communicator,

“It’s, it’s nothing…”

Cecilia tilted her head and continued,

“Just like the photos Big Sister Hua took of us when we went out.”

Influenced by Anna, Cecilia also addressed Hua Qingling as Big Sister Hua.

Perhaps because she thought that only when she reached Luo Yan and Chris’s age, around sixteen, could she call her Sister Qingling.

And because of Anna’s early experiences as a refugee, she, who only looked twelve or thirteen years old, and Cecilia herself, had to call her Big Sister Hua.

“Why are there photos of me on the forum?”

Luo Yan looked at Xinya and asked curiously.

Her calm gaze made Xinya feel a little uncomfortable.

Finally, Xinya sighed and said,

“Alright, Miss Luo Yan, I apologize, I couldn’t help but upload your photos to the forum.”

Xinya reopened the communicator and held it up for Luo Yan to see. “But it’s only on a private channel. Only those I’ve added as friends can see it, not many people will see it.”

The title of the post was “Sisters, be jealous, look at the SSR I drew! Not only is she gentle and beautiful, but she’s also very virtuous, and she’s cooking for us now!”

The attached photo was of Luo Yan cooking in the kitchen, her long silver-white hair pulled back and tied up, her beautiful profile showing a hint of concentration.

Coupled with her skillful movements, it was hard to imagine that the food Luo Yan made could equally incapacitate everyone.

The comments below were also as expected, on the one hand, expressing envy towards Xinya, on the other hand, expressing anticipation for the food Luo Yan made, and there were even quite a few asking Xinya to secretly bring them some…

Luo Yan touched her chin, thinking that perhaps her previous vow to never cook again was a bit too hasty, it seemed there were still quite a few people who liked it.

Seeing that Luo Yan didn’t seem angry, Xinya secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glad that she had encountered such a gentle master and wouldn’t be scolded.

Of course, if she knew what Luo Yan was thinking, she would probably rather be scolded…

“Ahem, there’s nothing much to see, Miss Luo Yan.”

Seeing that Luo Yan seemed to be clicking on her other previous posts, Xinya quickly took back the communicator and changed the subject,

“Let’s talk about the current situation. Today it should be Dragon City visiting, along with some other Eastern mega-cities, that’s why the welcoming ceremony is so grand.”

“Dragon City?” Luo Yan was stunned. “It sounds… like it’s related to Yan City?”

“Eh, Miss Luo Yan, you didn’t know?” Xinya blinked in disbelief. “Yan City was founded by a pioneering team from Dragon City!”

“I’m not a native of Yan City. Actually, I’ve only been there for a little over a month.” Luo Yan said indifferently.

“Then you were previously… well, perhaps it’s inconvenient to ask, I won’t.” Xinya suppressed her curiosity and continued, “Dragon City is one of the largest and oldest Eastern mega-cities, on par with Lannister, or even slightly surpassing it.

“Although Lannister is also very old, it wasn’t powerful before. It only started rising after the ‘Norris Reform’ decades ago… I only know a little about this, you, having seen Lannister personally, should know more.”

Luo Yan nodded. Because of Hua Qingling, she did have a good impression of that seemingly somewhat… creepy old man.

“Dragon City, on the other hand, was a mega-city built by the Saint herself on the then-barbaric Eastern continent shortly after Noah was founded. It’s known as the ‘Noah of the East’.”

As a professional in receiving foreign guests, Xinya knew a little about some of the more famous mega-cities.

“The Saint seemed to be commemorating a deceased acquaintance. After building Dragon City, she erected a cenotaph nearby and stayed for several years before returning to Noah.

“Built by the Saint herself, like Noah, and with relics left by the Saint, Dragon City rose rapidly in a short time, standing opposite Noah, governing the world of the Eastern continent.”

“I see… But during the Yan City war, I didn’t seem to see Dragon City?”

Luo Yan carefully recalled. Even among the rescue teams that arrived later, there didn’t seem to be any from Dragon City.

Logically, Dragon City was closer than Noah, so their reinforcements should have arrived much faster.

Hearing this, Xinya’s expression became even stranger.

But she knew that Luo Yan actually knew nothing about Yan City’s history, so she explained,

“Because the pioneering team that founded Yan City, although nominally sent by Dragon City, was actually… a group of exiled criminals. Most of them became refugees in the Endless Wasteland, and those who founded Yan City were just a lucky bunch.

“In other words, although Yan City is also an Eastern city, fundamentally, it’s at odds with Dragon City. It would be good enough if Dragon City didn’t kick them while they were down during the war…”

The more Xinya spoke, the stranger her expression became.

After all, in the records, Luo Yan was a representative from Yan City visiting Noah.

And now, she, a Noah guide, was actually telling her about Yan City’s history. It had to be said that this was quite a strange situation.

Ugh, what guide, she wasn’t a guide!

Xinya didn’t even know whether drawing a tour group was good or bad. She wasn’t like those temporary maids; being a head maid required performance evaluations, and poor performance would affect her promotion and salary raise.

Just then, the surrounding crowd seemed to become restless, and the Church officials waiting in front of Wright Temple also started moving.

Several black cars slowly approached from afar and stopped at the entrance of the temple.

Several men in black suits emerged from the front and back of the motorcade and quickly walked towards the car in the middle. The man in the lead respectfully opened the door.

The first to emerge was a kind-looking old man with gray hair, dressed in a white robe with subtle gold embroidery along the edges.

Upon closer inspection, it could be seen that the style of the robe was similar to those worn by other high-ranking Church officials, and coupled with the fact that all the Church officials around bowed to him in a religious salute when he appeared—

This was undoubtedly the current Pope of the Noah Church, one of the three powers, Aslanmode VII.

Following closely behind His Holiness was a middle-aged man in an Eastern-style mandarin jacket. His neat, short black hair and gentle, round-rimmed glasses gave Luo Yan a sense of déjà vu of “Lin Cheng.”

Of course, Lin Cheng looked older, at least in appearance.

“The old man in white is His Holiness the Pope, and the other one should be the current City Lord of Dragon City, Wen Su.”

Although she knew that because of Luo Yan’s Life Hacks, no one would notice them, Xinya still subconsciously lowered her voice,

“I didn’t expect the City Lord of Dragon City to personally come to the Ten Cities Council. No wonder His Holiness the Pope came to welcome him in person…”