Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Come~ Let the President Give You a Physical~

’What a fragrant scent~?’ Su Xuan wondered aloud, catching the alluring aroma wafting through the air.

’Is that Roxia?’

Su Xuan stood up and pushed open the door. However, the hallway outside was empty. There wasn’t a soul in sight, and the corridor was silent.

’Strange.’

Su Xuan looked puzzled. He had clearly sensed Roxia’s presence but couldn’t see her anywhere. That unique fragrance only filled the air when she was near; from a distance, it was just a faint aroma. This left him utterly perplexed.

But he didn’t see any sign of Roxia. All he saw was...

...a few drops of a crystal-clear liquid on the floor by his door, emitting a rich, unusual fragrance.

Su Xuan stared intently at the droplets, his nostrils flaring slightly.

The familiar scent made him frown slightly. It was obvious Roxia had been here.

Furthermore, judging by the richness of the scent and the cursed fluid Roxia could secrete at any moment, her Curse was gradually growing stronger! This Curse, originating from the depths of her bloodline, was likely far more terrifying than he had imagined.

"Was Roxia just here?" Natasha asked.

"Yeah."

"Why didn’t she come in?"

"Maybe she was just passing by? She probably thought it wasn’t anything important, so she didn’t want to disturb us. After all, it’s not like we were doing anything. If she needed something, she definitely would have knocked."

"That’s true. Mr. Su Xuan, would you like to rest a little longer? Here, please lie on my lap. I’ll use my Magic Power to help nourish your soul~"

’Wonderful~’

...

When Su Xuan and Natasha returned to the party, Roxia was talking with her friends, so he didn’t interrupt. He just asked Natasha to pass along his best wishes for him. Afterward, he, Ivsha, and the others quietly returned to the Guild.

After returning to the Guild, Su Xuan noticed a bit of cream on Rosaline’s helmet.

"Rosaline, did you eat something?" Su Xuan asked curiously, considering that since she was a Skeleton, a lot of what she ate would always fall right through.

Even now that her body was enveloped by her soul, she was still like a big sieve.

Rosaline replied calmly, "Yes. Roxia was so insistent, I couldn’t refuse."

Su Xuan raised an eyebrow. He was deeply curious about the state of the food inside Rosaline’s body right now.

Besides, as the Guild President, it was his duty to be fully aware of his members’ physical conditions.

"Rosaline, take off your armor. I’ll help you check it out," Su Xuan said to her.

Rosaline hesitated for a moment, then began removing her armor piece by piece in front of Su Xuan.

As the pieces of armor fell away, a Crystal Skeleton shimmering with a dazzling light was revealed before Su Xuan’s eyes.

And clinging tightly to the outside of that brilliantly shining skeleton was a layer of a deep-sea blue Soul Body. Its texture was still the same as before, like a smooth Slime, but even more translucent.

Su Xuan meticulously observed Rosaline’s figure. Even though Rosaline was now just a Skeleton, her Soul Body was like a mirror, reflecting her appearance from when she was alive.

Compared to the newly-adult Roxia, Rosaline’s figure was fuller and more mature. Although the Soul Body couldn’t depict specific details, every contour exuded the charm of a grown woman.

In addition, Su Xuan discovered a piece of cream cake enveloped within Rosaline’s Soul Body. It was obviously impossible for a Skeleton to digest this food, but the sight was rather amusing.

"Want me to help you take that out?" Su Xuan asked Rosaline.

"Whatever."

Rosaline replied simply, her tone revealing a hint of casual indifference.

Su Xuan reached out his hand. His fingertips slipped into Rosaline’s Soul Body as easily as dipping them into a clear spring.

And in that instant, he noticed Rosaline’s Soul Body suddenly flicker with a faint light, as if some sort of emotion had been stirred up, just like...

’Hmm~ it’s hard to explain!’

Soon, he pulled the piece of cream cake out from Rosaline’s Soul Body.

It was still completely intact, only now it emitted a faint, bluish fluorescent glow.

’I’ll eat it!’

Su Xuan casually tossed the cake into his mouth. ’Can’t let food go to waste!’

"Alright, now let’s fuse this last Memory Fragment," Su Xuan said while chewing, taking out Rosaline’s final Memory Fragment.

When Rosaline saw the Memory Fragment in his hand, her blue Soul Body suddenly flickered with a faint light again.

’Is she... excited?’

Slightly puzzled, Su Xuan handed the last Memory Fragment to her.

The moment Rosaline took the final Memory Fragment, her body was enveloped in a brilliant blue light, as dazzling as the stars.

[Your Adventurer Rosaline is absorbing the final Memory Fragment. Please wait...]

[Approximate time required: 24 hours]

"It’s going to take a whole day to absorb the last Memory Fragment? Looks like the memories stored in this one are pretty massive," Su Xuan sighed softly, wondering what he could do in the meantime.

’Gather intel on quests in Blue Moon City? Or go to the library?’

After weighing his options, Su Xuan decided to go to the library.

Rosaline was the Guild’s strongest fighter, and he always felt a little uneasy when she wasn’t around.

The Demon Spirit Doll Alice’s Level was still too low, and with only Ivsha to face E-Level quests, it might be a struggle.

However, before heading to the library, he planned to return to the real world to grab a bite to eat.

"Master~ Are you leaving?"

Just as Su Xuan was about to log off, Alice clung to him, unwilling to let go.

Alice wasn’t short, standing at about 162 centimeters. With her slightly platformed leather shoes, she came right up to Su Xuan’s chin.

Her exceptionally soft body was as smooth as silk—it was filled with cotton, after all.

"Be good. I’ll be back soon."

Su Xuan patted Alice’s head, telling her to wait for him obediently in the Guild.

"Okay then~ I’ll wait for you obediently in the Guild~"

Alice nuzzled Su Xuan’s palm, revealing a sweet smile unique to a young girl.

But her inner thoughts were...

’When Master comes back~ I’ll prepare some exquisite desserts and black tea for him~ I’ll have to be sure to fill it with my love~’

"..." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Su Xuan took off the VR headset with a faint smile. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the time display in his mind: it was 2:00 PM in the game, which was exactly 6:00 AM in the real world.

The sky was still dim, but the breakfast shop at the entrance of his residential complex was already bustling for the day. Normally, Su Xuan would be heading to Liu Ling’s noodle shop to work around this time. But today, the two sisters had gone to an amusement park together, giving him some rare free time.

Su Xuan casually walked into a breakfast shop and ordered a steamer of xiaolongbao, a tea egg, and a bowl of savory soy milk. While savoring the delicious breakfast, he casually opened the game forums.

The forum posts were mainly focused on Players praising and communicating with each other, though there was no shortage of challenge posts calling others out. Things like, "The XXX Guild has no honor! They used a sneak attack during a quest! Now get your asses out here and accept my challenge!"

The world within the game was a mirror of reality, equally full of deceit and conflict. It was inevitable for Players to have friction and conflict with one another in pursuit of their own goals.

’Well now...’

Su Xuan’s gaze was drawn to a particular post.

The content of the post surprised him a little.

The poster wrote: "I’m an F+ Level Player, so why did I get an A-Level difficulty quest? Can any kind big bro help me out~"

’Wait a minute.’

’Haven’t I seen something like this before?’

’The same person?’

Below the post were quite a few comments. Some people were skeptical, thinking it was just a scam; others asked the original poster for the quest coordinates, wanting to go and verify it for themselves.

The post even caught the attention of a few B-Level Players, who also wanted to go investigate.

As for the post’s authenticity, Su Xuan saw that there were already many follow-up comments from Players recounting their own Guilds’ losses, which was enough to prove the post was real.

This came as a huge surprise to Su Xuan. In the game, quest difficulty was usually matched to a Player’s rating. Although there could be minor deviations, the gap between quest difficulty and a Player’s rating was generally never that large.

But this quest’s difficulty was clearly far beyond that Player’s current rating...

’A bug?’

’I’d better drink some soy milk to calm down!’