Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 694 - 695: Dragon Crystal

As the temporary release of the contract’s binding took effect, Bai immediately pounced in front of Yumo. However, she didn’t launch an attack on the young lady but instead clung to Yumo’s snow-white thighs, her eyes sparkling with stars, and looked at Yumo with excitement.

On further thought,

’Does the church really have so many nonsensical issues and bindings?! It’s not comfortable at all, what’s good about it?!’

’Moreover’

’The salary is so meager each month, why should I work myself to death?!’

"Big sister! No... Mistress! From now on, whatever you say, I will do! I promise to satisfy you! Hehehe~"

In a moment,

The chaste female warrior who was willing to sacrifice her life for righteousness and would rather die than submits had suddenly vanished without a trace, replaced by a little puppy who was wagging her tail and acting cute for her Mistress, with a shameless face...

The sudden change and the drastic shift in character even left Yumo somewhat at a loss, standing there dazed for a few seconds.

At this moment, one can’t help but wonder if Bai was suddenly possessed by someone else. How could her personality change so drastically?

’Ah…’

’Miss Bai…’

’Can you change your face any faster? Although it is said that money can make the devil turn the mill... but... you are supposed to be an apostle of heaven, can’t you struggle a bit more? Even if you like money, it shouldn’t be so shamelessly obvious...’

’Still holding onto my thigh?’

’Even giving me a massage?’

’If I don’t speak up, are you going to start licking too?!!’

Gazing at Bai, who has now turned into a money-grubber with no remaining dignity of an apostle of heaven. At this moment, Yumo couldn’t help but raise her hand to her forehead and continuously mock in her heart.

At the same time,

She finally understood why Mengxi always complained about Bai’s unreliability, and why the Black Rose family had such an opinion of her. It seems it wasn’t without basis.

’Sigh.. for real…’

’If I had known she was this easy to handle, I wouldn’t have wasted time and emotions on ’intimidation’ earlier. I should have spent these times and efforts teaching Yuan’er mathematics and history...’

However,

Mockery aside, the necessary final tasks still need to be done.

After barely managing a satisfied smile, Yumo slowly raised her hand and patted Bai’s head.

"Seeing Miss Bai being so wise, I’m very pleased. So, I’ll entrust you with the church’s intelligence from now on."

Saying this,

Yumo directly tossed a black card down, and Bai excitedly leaped up, holding the black card with both hands,

"Mm-hmm! Mistress, rest assured, I guarantee to complete the task!"

"Uh..."

"Mistress, any other orders?"

Holding the black card, Bai obediently knelt on the ground, looking expectantly at Yumo. Vaguely, Yumo could even see a dog’s tail wagging behind the silver-haired girl.

Previously,

Yumo had planned to have Bai, the apostle of heaven, accompany Yuan’er in training after gaining control over her, to help Yuan’er strengthen her control over the power of Shadow.

But at this moment,

After careful consideration, Yumo abandoned her original plan. After all, entrusting her child to someone obsessed with money and lacking in high-class tastes could potentially lead the child astray. Yumo dared not imagine her Yuan’er smoking, drinking and perming her hair.

One ruffian-like son was already a headache enough; she did not want a second one in the family.

’Moreover, this apostle of heaven seems to be a lesbian, right? Letting her accompany Yuan’er might be a bit dangerous’

For the sake of her child’s physical and mental health, it’s better to find someone else for Yuan’er’s home education.

And then there’s...

"Rather than giving orders, Miss Bai can you revert back a bit?"

Yumo said with a hint of disdain.

"Hm? Revert?"

"Yes, right now, do you even resemble an apostle of heaven? Please revert back to your previous serious and prideful demeanor. Also, stop calling me ’Mistress,’ it’s awkward."

"Okay, understood, Miss Yu."

Bai was very cooperative with Yumo’s words.

In an instant, she stood up from the ground. The previous groveling dog’s demeanor was gone, reverting back to the familiar, valiant apostle of heaven, standing in a standard knight’s posture in front of Yumo.

"Is this okay, Miss Yu?"

Her voice also became neither humble nor arrogant.

"It’s okay, at least it’s more acceptable than before. But... I indeed have some things for which I’ll need your help later."

"Please tell me."

"Help me with some special training later."

"Special, special training? What do you mean?"

"You don’t need to worry about that for now. You’ll know later..."

Yumo blinked meaningfully.

For Yumo, the main purpose of controlling Bai was twofold: one was to use her as her own eyes, to help monitor the church and keep an eye on Mengxi, as Yumo always felt that Mengxi was secretly doing something dangerous...

And the other was to have Bai help improve her combat skills. Although Bai’s character wasn’t great, she was, after all, a battle-experienced apostle of heaven and should be able to provide much assistance. The aura of an apostle of heaven might cause her to lose control, but recently, due to being close to Mengxi every day, the stability of her inner power was relatively optimistic.

Training a bit with Bai shouldn’t be a problem.

In any case,

Yumo couldn’t always rely on her physical strength to overpower her opponents.

What if one day she encounters an enemy with a physical strength comparable to her own?

"Anyway, when I call you in the future, just come obediently."

"Okay."

"One more thing to ask you."

"Please speak."

"Is there any way to obtain a large amount of powerful and rich soul essence?"

"Soul essence?"

Upon hearing this, Bai was slightly startled. Her mind, which was fantasizing about how to spend money boldly and enjoy a good life, was instantly pulled back to reality. At this moment, looking at the black-haired girl in front of her, Bai suddenly felt a strong sense of unease.

Soul essence, after all, is obtained by killing someone and refining their soul. And strong, rich soul essence can naturally only be acquired by killing powerful individuals.

This deep demon girl suddenly bringing this up?

Could it be that she’s planning to target innocent peoples?

"Miss Yu, about the soul essence, you want this... what do you plan to do with it?"

"I need it for treating... a bad child. But you don’t need to worry, I don’t have any immediate plans to act against innocent people. I just wanted to ask, is there another way to obtain enough soul essence without having to kill people?"

"A way..."

Seeing that Yumo had no intention of acting, Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

"You want soul essence to treat someone? To repair someone’s soul?"

"Yes."

"In that case, it’s not necessarily required to use soul essence."

"Hm? You mean there’s a substitute?"

"Yes."

Bai obediently nodded,

"The Dragon race has a lot, their Dragons at level 8 like the dragon queen regularly produce something called ’Dragon Crystal,’ which contains power very similar to soul power. The church often uses Dragon Crystals as a substitute for soul essence."

"Oh? There’s such a thing."

"Yes, just... it’s quite rare, and the price on the black market is outrageously high."

"I see~. Dragon Crystals, the Dragon race, huh..."

Hearing this, Yumo thoughtfully placed her hand on her chin and nodded repeatedly.

After gazing at the sky and pondering for a long time, the black-haired girl had made a decision. Then, Yumo looked at Bai beside her and smiled:

"Okay, thank you for your answer. That’s all for now, you can go bai Miss Bai. An apostle of heaven disappearing mysteriously for a few hours would raise suspicions."

"Yes, understood Miss Yu. Then, I will take my leave."

"Mm."

...

After bowing respectfully, Bai, holding the black card given by Yumo, quickly transformed into a pure white meteor and disappeared without a trace in no time.

Watching the direction in which Bai left, Yumo sighed helplessly.

’Ah,’

’Even an apostle of heaven behaves like this, this church is doomed...’

’Never mind, let’s not worry about it,’

’I should prepare some food, or else my little Youlan will get hungry~’

’Dragon Crystals, huh?’

’Hehe~’

"But before that... let those children come out and play a bit..."