novelbin Chapter 198: 408
Chapter 198: 408
Riley Perry closed and locked the door, then took out a milky-white ring that resembled jade but wasn’t, and handed it to Dawn York.
"A ring? For me?" She took it, observing that there was nothing special about it. She couldn’t even identify the material. ’Could there be some hidden secret to this ring?’
She examined it from every angle, but after a long while, she still couldn’t find anything unusual about it.
Riley Perry could easily see what she was thinking and said bluntly, "This is a Space Ring. I’ll help you soul-bind it. It’ll be convenient for you when you go to the next world."
"You... How do you know that? Was that Divine Sense yesterday really you?" Dawn York was scared to death!
Riley Perry suddenly broke into a smug grin. "I knew it! You really do have a system!"
Dawn: ’...Damn! So that was a test, and the worst part is, I walked right into it!’
"What’s your deal, anyway?"
"I spent the last three years in The Cultivation Realm and just suddenly transmigrated back a few days ago. What’s up with your system? Doesn’t it talk?"
Dawn: ’...Oh my god, save me! This girl in front of me is terrifying!’
"It’s been pretty quiet since it met you yesterday. It probably sensed that you’re different."
Or rather, powerful.
was about to cry. It had stayed silent precisely because it was afraid of being discovered. Who would’ve thought its host would be tricked into revealing it so easily?
’Whatever. I’ll just keep playing dead.’
It had been rather unlucky, having contracted with seventeen hosts before, all of whom had kicked the bucket for various reasons. Its current host was a major backer with a powerful background. This incredible stroke of fortune had finally fallen upon it, so it had to be extra, extra careful and cautious!
’Stay alive, lay low!’
As long as its host didn’t die, its future was bright!
"Since you have a system, do you know that Whitney Valentine has one too? Why don’t you guys just take hers?"
"God, how on earth do you know that?"
Riley Perry didn’t hide it. "I can hear her system talking."
Dawn: ’No wonder 408 doesn’t dare to make a peep.’
’But it seems 408 is a little stronger than Whitney Valentine’s system. For some reason, a sliver of comfort bloomed in her heart.’
"I’d love to snatch her system. You have no idea, that girl is just so disgusting..."
Suddenly, Dawn York was overcome with the desire to vent. She recounted all the disgusting things Whitney Valentine had done over the years. "She’s always flaunting her superiority in front of me, thinking that because I was adopted, she’s the true young lady of the Valentine Family."
"She may be the young lady of the Valentine Family, but I’m a Commandery Princess of the Grand Kingdom of Veridia! A Commandery Princess with my own fiefdom, at that. My status is far nobler than hers!"
"That woman doesn’t just target me because of my status, she also badmouths me to others."
"But I’m no pushover. I’ve said plenty of bad things about her to Mom and Dad. No one in our immediate family likes her."
"She thinks sucking up to Mom and Dad will get her something from the main branch, but even without me, the adopted daughter, there’s still my older brother! No matter how good Dad’s relationship with Second Uncle is, he’d never give his own assets to the second branch!"
Riley Perry listened quietly as Dawn York spoke for a good ten minutes before finally stopping.
"By the way, did you keep her here today because you wanted to do something?"
"I want to study the system she has."
Dawn York beamed. "Why go through all that trouble? You can just study my system. If you can take 408, then taking hers will be no problem. Once you have a system, you can live forever."
Riley Perry was taken aback by her audacity. "Aren’t you afraid I’ll just snatch your system?"
"What’s there to be afraid of? If you really wanted to, I couldn’t stop you."
"Besides, I have my maternal grandmother’s mark on me. Even if my system gets stolen, I won’t die. Without 408, I can just get a 508 or a 608. But you, on the other hand, might not have such a good time."
Riley, "Who’s your grandmother? She sounds incredible."
Speaking of which, Dawn York looked even prouder. "She’s also a Quick Transmigrator, but she’s on another level. She once saved the Main God when he descended to the lower realms to undergo a trial with amnesia. She became his successor and is now the Main God herself."
It was like listening to some unbelievable myth. Riley Perry felt like her eyes had truly been opened today.
’I kind of want to take back the ring I just gave her.’
Perhaps her expression was too obvious, because Dawn York immediately clutched the ring tightly. "Not redundant! Not redundant at all! My system is completely bare-bones. The store isn’t even open yet, so it can’t store anything. This ring of yours is a total lifesaver!"
Riley Perry then explained the method for binding one’s Divine Sense to The Void and helped Dawn York separate a sliver of her Divine Sense to bind it to the ring. "So? Do you feel anything?"
Dawn, "Not much of a feeling, really. Just a slight headache a moment ago, like a mosquito bite."
Riley Perry then took out a manual for cultivating Divine Sense and gave it to Dawn York. "You should practice this when you have time. A strong Divine Sense will definitely benefit you. This world does have Spiritual Energy, even if it’s very thin."
After speaking, she felt that just a Divine Sense manual wasn’t enough. She simply took out a white stone and a copy of "Cultivation Introduction." "You’ll definitely go to The Cultivation Realm in the future. This is a testing stone for a Spirit Root. As long as you have a Spirit Root, you can use this ’Cultivation Introduction’ to cultivate."
Looking at all these wonderful things Riley Perry had given her, Dawn York got so excited she threw her arms around her. "Riley, how can you be so good to me? I’m so grateful I could just offer myself to you!"
Riley: "Well, seeing as you’re so pretty, I suppose it’s not out of the question!"
Dawn: "Then it’s a deal! From now on, we’re the bestest friends in the world!"
Riley’s eyes crinkled as she smiled. "Alright, alright. Bestest friends it is, bestest friends."
Just then, someone knocked on the door. "Cousin, you’re just looking at a gift. How much longer are you going to take?"
Dawn York let go of Riley, a look of disgust in her eyes. She mumbled to Riley in a low voice, "Someone this clueless... back in my dynasty, she probably wouldn’t have even lived to adulthood."
Whether in household drama or court intrigue, people like Whitney Valentine were definitely the first ones to get killed off.
Riley Perry chuckled lightly and motioned for her to quickly put the things away.
Dawn York stored the items in the ring. ’This is all good stuff. I can’t let that little bitch see it.’
After storing everything, she walked over to open the door and, like a strict governess, launched into a tirade. "No manners! You know perfectly well that people are having a private conversation, yet you still butt in and disturb them. Calling you tactless would be an understatement. You’re utterly senseless..."
On and on she went, blah blah blah, leaving Riley Perry completely dumbfounded. She never realized Dawn York could be so long-winded!
Whitney Valentine: ’...Here we go again, here we go again. That damned woman. Every time she has to face Dawn York, she feels like she wants to die.’
[System, is there really no way to make this woman mute?]
The Resentment System felt that it was truly living up to its name right now; it was full of resentment. [The store isn’t open! I don’t have any items! What do you expect me to use to make her mute?]
Whitney Valentine: [Useless piece of junk!]