Chapter 59: Crimson Upgrade, Nana Visits

[B-rank Valkyrie Armor, Pulse Suit Scarlet, complete.]

In a secret laboratory in Mingde Hall, Lu Xueling was quietly admiring the newly upgraded crimson armor in his hand. His eyes would occasionally shift to the figure in the center of the field, moving like a devil.

"Youlan, you've been trying it for almost half an hour straight."

boom!
Another punch knocked an iron pillar away, Youlan took out a pistol, aimed at the moving target, and hit three consecutive ten rings!
After finishing this last set of movements, she stopped and looked at Lu Xueling who was a little helpless on the platform: "I'm fine, I can continue. Every time I put on the armor, the discomfort and sense of gravity are slowly fading. I like this feeling very much."

Did you invite a stupid goose to possess you? !

Lu Xueling felt it was outrageous. If he didn’t know that Youlan was the emperor’s auspicious beast, the three-eyed golden lion, he would have asked: Are you missing two characters after your name?
"Ahem... Youlan, there is something I have always been curious about."

"Just say it." Youlan didn't look back and continued to move on the training ground. In the blink of an eye, she kicked a sandbag and broke it.

Lu Xueling's mouth twitched slightly: "How did you come up with the idea of ​​naming yourself Youlan? Did the Silver Dragon King really allow you to come out?"

Youlan paused while swinging her fist. “Lord Silver Dragon, of course I agreed to let me go out because I trust you and Miss Xilin. As for the name Youlan… I just gave it to myself.”

Is it really the destiny that is predetermined?
Lu Xueling’s feeling now is: “Tianming and Bishop Goutuo are still chasing me, damn it!”

But if that's the case...

His mood calmed down again, and he spread out his left hand. Another holographic projection appeared. There were seven grids in total. Only the white and scarlet grids were lit, while the other five grids were dim and locked. There was also the collapse energy level required for the corresponding structure below.

"Chariot...why not put it aside for now and build a set of Brilliant Knight Moon Soul for Youlan first?"

tick tock...

The white armor on Youlan's body fell off automatically. She felt a little regretful because her ultimate move had just been activated. She turned her head to look at the platform and shouted, "It seems that the energy of this set has been used up. Does Mr. Lu have any more?"

Lu Xueling's forehead was smeared with black lines, but he still threw the newly upgraded Crimson to Youlan: "It's just been fully charged. Let's see how long you can last."

Youlan took the scarlet armor, drank a bottle of fresh water in one gulp, and threw it into the pile of water bottles on the side.

"Thank you very much. Lord Silver Dragon said that if there is any need for me in the future, please let me know, Mr. Lu."

Lu Xueling did not say anything else. He also put away the holographic projection in his left hand and shifted his gaze to the half-open door on the right: "You have been watching for almost ten minutes. Aren't you going to come out?"

crunch--

The iron gate slowly opened, and a girl with long dark red hair walked up to Lu Xueling with her head lowered.

His appearance was not outstanding, but his wheat-colored skin looked very healthy, and he had a slender figure. He was over 1.8 meters tall.

"You are……"

Lu Xueling looked at the girl carefully before recognizing her: "The one who participated in the experiment with Youlan that day..."

"Nana." The girl gave her name.

Lu Xueling said "Oh" twice, then asked in a serious tone, "Are you here to see me, or do you want to continue to participate in the Valkyrie Armor test? If it's time to test the armor, you should at least report to Jing Hongchen in advance."

"No... I'm here to see you, the Deputy Hall Master!" Nana shook her head, and Lu Xueling's voice sounded a little trembling.

"No need for special treatment." Lu Xueling gave her a heads-up in advance.

Nana looked up, with a hint of fear in her eyes: "No, no...I, I..."

thump!
She immediately knelt down in front of Lu Xueling: "I beg you, please help me!" Lu Xueling was stunned: "Ah? You, you get up first."

Nana shook her head vigorously, tears streaming down her face. “Let me kneel down and talk. I…”

Lu Xueling said decisively: "If you do this again, I will kick you out for interfering with research."

"Don't!" Nana hugged his leg and choked out: "Don't drive me away, I'll stand up and say it."

"Ahem, let go!"

Lu Xueling quickly pulled back his right leg and looked around guiltily.

Fortunately, Xilin and Bella went out shopping today and were not in the college.

Nana stood up quickly, her eyes misty with tears and her head lowered, like a young wife who had made a mistake.

Lu Xueling pointed to the empty chair next to him and said, "Sit down and talk."

Nana walked to the chair and sat down obediently, whispering, "Can you listen to me tell a story first?"

Lu Xueling waved his hand: "Speak to the point."

Nana nodded rapidly and began to tell the story: "I was born into an aristocratic family. My father was a hereditary baron of the Sun-Moon Empire, the lowest class of aristocrats. His innate martial spirit had no soul power, so he could not become a soul master."

"It was a coincidence that he and my mother met. He was a hero saving a beautiful girl. But my mother's injuries were very serious, so my father had to take her home."

"It took my mother a month to recover from her injuries. On the day she was leaving, my father asked her to stay and expressed his love. But my mother told my father that she was an unlucky person and that it would be harmful for him to stay. My father firmly said that he was not afraid. He also did not believe in auspiciousness or inauspiciousness."

At this point, Nana's eyes were already filled with hazy memories, and Lu Xueling listened to her story patiently.

"After some hesitation, my mother finally chose to stay. Three months later they got married. A year and a half later, I was born."

"Although my father was a noble, he was kind by nature and treated our tenants very well. After my mother married my father, she stayed at home to take care of her husband and children. Before I was six years old, we lived a happy life. Until one day..."

When she said this, Nana's tears, which had stopped flowing, suddenly flowed again.

"Mom went out to hunt for her fourth spirit ring, but she was gone for half a year... She looked very unhappy when she came back. Dad and I were just happy at the time and didn't notice anything wrong. My martial spirit has also awakened, and it's a ghost like Mom's."

Ghost martial spirit?

Lu Xueling's expression finally changed at this moment, and he began to listen carefully to the girl's story. He already had a guess, but he needed evidence, which was what Nana was going to say next.

"Not long after my mother came back, a group of strangers came to our house. For some unknown reason, my mother went with them. My father couldn't stop her... From that day on, our family was shrouded in nightmares. My mother started to go out frequently, and often stayed away for a very long time..."

"Every time she came back, she looked very unhappy, but her strength was getting stronger. I was studying at the academy, so I didn't know much about the changes at home. But later, when I went home during the holidays, I found that some valuable things in the house were gone, and my father looked older and older. My mother rarely came home."

At this point, Nana was already sobbing and was about to continue speaking when Lu Xueling suddenly interrupted her.

"Wait! Tell me first, where do those so-called strangers come from?"

Nana's emotions began to become more frightened. After a long silence, she uttered three words.

"Holy...Spirit...Church."

(End of this chapter)