Chen Miemie found it hard to understand why, in this mysterious world, people still liked to dive into obviously ultra-high-risk professions like collectors, archaeologists, and translators of ancient texts.
"Qinghua, are Mysterious Items with dual side effects very rare?"
"Not really."
"Then how could an experienced collector like Elder Jiang fall for it so easily? He didn't even notice anything off about this vase."
"Miemie, there are quite a few of us anomalies with dual passive abilities, but the reason passives are called passives is that they are uncontrollable. If they were controllable, they would be active abilities.
Mysterious Items are the same. Regardless of whether their side effects are strong or weak, they should be out in the open.
Unlike these past two times, where there was clearly a second side effect, but it was hidden away.
The users of the items thought they could afford the apparent price and would use them frequently, only to end up unable to bear the hidden second side effect."
"So you're saying that the Archaeologist might have mastered a method to conceal the second side effect."
"Correct."
Chen Miemie walked out of the secret room.
He told Elder Jiang about the two-eared vase and their related speculations.
Elder Jiang remained silent for a long time after hearing this.
"My young friend Chen, if your deduction is true, this matter is of great importance and runs very deep. Given that Sixiang City is currently in an eventful period, with your level of Mystery, it is best you do not get involved for now. Just pretend this never happened today, and don't worry about what comes next."
Chen Miemie nodded, very willing to listen to advice.
Elder Jiang really liked Chen Miemie. Just like his daughter-in-law, he actually started to stir things up:
"My young friend Chen."
"Elder Jiang, you can just call me Miemie from now on."
"Alright, Miemie. My Jiang Gui is also taking her graduation exam next year, and our whole family is on edge about it. Seeing as you seem very confident, could you perhaps give her some private guidance?"
Chen Miemie was speechless. How was this private guidance? Her family of big shots couldn't guide her enough, so they sought out a fresh graduate like him? This was clearly just an excuse to create an opportunity for him.
"Rest assured, Elder Jiang. Jiang Gui is smart and exceptionally talented. If there's a chance in the future, we can definitely exchange pointers."
Unexpectedly, Jiang Gui also joined in on the fun: "Senior Miemie, there is no time like the present. I've recently hit a bottleneck in exploring my abilities. Could you give me some pointers?"
Chen Miemie knew exactly how little he actually knew. He even lacked basic common sense, so how could he guide anyone else?
"Ah, today? It concerns your Mystery, so it probably wouldn't be good for me to know about it, right?"
"It's just the embryonic form of my Mystery. Plenty of people in the school know about it. It's no big deal."
"Uh... alright. What is your ability?"
"The embryonic form of my ability is Inertia Erasure. Currently, I can only slightly control the inertia of small, slow-moving objects. It's very weak."
Chen Miemie took this wave of humblebragging straight to the face and almost choked on his breath.
Even if he lacked common sense and creativity, just the straightforward words Inertia Erasure represented an undisguised, terrifying power.
It was no exaggeration to say that no matter what world this ability was placed in, with a little bit of brainstorming, one could pull off all sorts of incredible tricks with it—the kind with no visible upper limit.
If she considered herself weak, then what did his ability to emit a little bit of light in the sixth grade count as?
Chen Miemie was completely sour on the inside, but verbally he still had to display the magnanimity of a senior:
"This ability has a lot of potential. Develop it well. How about this: let me take some time to think about it slowly, and next time we can properly discuss its development direction."
"Okay!"
Lunchtime arrived, and Chen Miemie conveniently stayed for a free meal.
At the dining table.
"Miemie, do you have a society in mind to join? Do you want to join the one I'm in? I've been there for many years and have a bit of face; I could take care of you a little."
"Huh? Elder Jiang, the graduates this year chose in advance that afternoon. I already have a society."
"Oh? Which one did you join?"
"The Court of the Silver Moon."
"What? That bunch of luna... oh, I mean, that group of people."
Chen Miemie watched as Jiang Gui silently moved a body width away from him.
No way, junior schoolmate. Just a moment ago you were affectionately calling me Senior Miemie, and now you're visibly backing away for real?
"I just picked one at random. What's wrong with the Court of the Silver Moon?"
Elder Jiang thought for a long time before finally squeezing out a sentence: "It's quite nice. A very bold society."
After eating, Chen Miemie left, and at the same time, all the porcelain in the Jiang family's house disappeared.
That paradoxical two-eared vase, Full Yet Empty, was put away by Elder Jiang. It would become some kind of experimental subject, or perhaps a piece of evidence that would come in handy someday.
Chen Miemie went home to take a nap. As a result, no one woke him up, and when he woke up again, an entire afternoon had actually passed.
Looking up at the sky, the white Frost Moon had just come out.
"Frost Moon Night? Isn't this the day of the society gathering?"
Sure enough, he received a message.
Time: 18:01
Sender: Leng Ruxue
Content: Tonight is the Frost Moon. Come to the society to gather before 20:00. I'll have the driver, Old Li, pick you up in a bit.
Chen Miemie replied, "Got it, I'll be there on time. I have my own 'car', no need to pick me up."
At 19:40, at the entrance of the Court of the Silver Moon.
There were quite a few peripheral members of the organization at the entrance tonight. The inner members attending the gathering would park their cars at the main gate, and they would move the cars to the society's dedicated parking lot.
Chen Miemie's palanquin also arrived at the main gate.
He smoothed his hair back again before stepping out of the palanquin.
The group of peripheral members looked at each other in dismay.
Moving a car was simple, but moving a palanquin was making things a bit difficult for them.
Besides, anyone could tell at a glance that this palanquin was no ordinary object—the two palanquin bearers had no facial features.
Chen Miemie was very considerate and shouted at the palanquin, "Follow the car in front, and follow them back to the entrance to pick me up later."
The bearers once again lifted the empty palanquin.
Chen Miemie walked into the Court of the Silver Moon.
Unexpectedly, the people in this society had a surprisingly strong sense of time. Chen Miemie arrived 15 minutes early, yet he was actually the last one to show up.
In front of the massive artificial Frost Moon, blue and white grass swayed gently.
Over a dozen small crescent moon shapes were arranged in two rows.
More than ten people in bizarre outfits were already sitting on them.
Their sitting postures were very strange.
They straddled the crescent moons like children riding small wooden stools, resembling a group of kids riding horses, off to fight in an imaginary war.
The only one not sitting was the president, the Cube Tyrant Fina.
She stood quietly directly beneath the large moon.
"Everyone is here. Let this Frost Moon gathering begin.
This is the fresh blood of our society, Chen Miemie. Everyone, welcome him."
The entire venue was dead silent; no one made a sound.
"Clap, clap, clap." Vice President Leng Ruxue took the lead in applauding.
Unfortunately, no one followed his rhythm.
No one paid attention to Leng Ruxue, and no one paid attention to Chen Miemie.
This society really was a bit aloof.
Fina's Rubik's cube head slowly turned as she continued the introduction:
"This new member is somewhat overestimating his abilities. He wants to kick me out and become the president of the society himself."
As soon as these words fell, after a brief one-second silence, a tidal wave of thunderous applause erupted in the venue.
"Clap clap clap~ Clap clap clap~"
"Clap clap clap~ Clap clap clap~ Clap clap clap~"
The people in the audience, who had been acting so aloof just moments ago, suddenly flushed red. Their eyes shone as they stared at Chen Miemie, clapping so fiercely they practically wanted to bruise their own hands.
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
u Chenyuan transmigrated into a female-oriented novel about a real and fake heiress, becoming the CEO elder brother of both. Unfortunately, the entire Lu family—including himself, the CEO—were mere cannon fodder in the story. Determined to save himself, Lu Chenyuan took action. The spoiled, attention-seeking fake heiress? Thrown into the harsh realities of the working class to learn humility. The love-struck real heiress? Pushed toward academic excellence, so lofty goals would blind her to trivial romances. As for the betrayed, vengeful arranged marriage wife… the plot hadn’t even begun yet. There was still time—if he couldn’t handle her, he could at least avoid her. "CEO Lu, are you avoiding me?" Mo Qingli fixed her gaze on Lu Chenyuan. For the first time, the shrewd and calculating Lu Chenyuan felt a flicker of unease.
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
