freenovelworld Chapter 147 The Vanished Vacation
Chapter 147 The Vanished Vacation
In the afternoon, the lobby of the mansion was filled with the aroma of black tea and the lingering smell of freshly cooked food.
After enjoying that Michelin-level lavish lunch, Aoko collapsed onto the sofa without any regard for her image.
She squinted her eyes contentedly, like a cat that had eaten and drunk its fill, her brain already automatically planning her "catch-up sleep and binge-watching" schedule for this wonderful weekend.
However, this beautiful illusion lasted for less than five minutes before being cruelly shattered.
"Aoko, now is not the time to rest."
Yuzhu sat on the single sofa, elegantly wiping the corner of her lips with a tissue as she spoke coldly:
"I think you haven't forgotten that the barrier in the deep mountains is still a huge hole."
"..."
The contentment on Qingzi's face froze instantly.
She sat up abruptly and let out a desperate wail.
She then remembered the immense damage that Yaris's meteor-like fall had caused to the barrier the previous night.
The barrier of Misaki Town is not a simple layer of cover, but a vast magical defense and cognitive barrier system built on the earth's spiritual veins.
Arthur's appearance not only violently shattered the surface physical defenses, but the terrifying impact also directly severed several core spiritual veins in the deep mountains.
Repairing a barrier of this level is definitely not something that can be done simply by chanting incantations.
This is a massive project that is costly, labor-intensive, and requires extremely high levels of magical skill...
A detailed topographical map of the deep mountains of Misaki Town was laid out on the table in the hall.
Aoko bit her pen tightly, staring at the huge red circle on the map that represented "Arthur's crash crater," her heart aching so much it felt like it was bleeding.
"Four anchoring black iron stakes, twelve high-grade magic rubies, and bits and pieces of alchemical paint..."
Aoko's voice trembled as she did the accounting:
"I'm doomed! My living expenses for the next few years are going to be gone! Arthur, look what you've done!"
This made Aoko, who was already poor, feel like she was facing bankruptcy, so she naturally turned her anger on the culprit.
"I am so sorry, Ms. Aoko, all of this is because of me."
Arthur, standing to the side, was incongruously wearing a pink house apron.
He placed the Darjeeling tea he had just learned to brew on the table, bowing his head with a respectful and apologetic air.
"Please use this body of mine as you see fit. Whatever it may be, I will do my utmost to repay this debt."
Looking at such a sincere and handsome face, Aoko's anger suddenly vanished as if she had punched a cotton ball, and she could only scratch her head in frustration.
Sitting opposite her, Yuzhu completely ignored Aoko's outburst. With her slender fingers clad in black lace gloves, she precisely pointed to the core location on the map.
"Materials are secondary. Aoko, the core of the broken barrier is where the flow of magic has been completely disrupted."
Yuzhu's voice was cold and rational:
"Ordinary rubies simply cannot provide the massive magical output needed to reshape the spiritual veins in an instant; in other words, the 'amount' of magical power is far from sufficient."
"What should we do then? Apply for assistance from the Magic Association?" Aoko frowned deeply.
As a manager of a sacred site, seeking help from the association would not only result in being heavily ripped off, but would also be a very shameful act.
"There's no need for that."
Yuzhu slightly raised her head, her dark eyes, as deep as an abyss, calmly looking at Arthur, who stood quietly to the side.
Following Aoko's gaze, Aoko paused for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening.
She reached out and placed her hand firmly on Arthur's broad shoulder, tentatively infusing a wisp of magic to probe him.
"boom!"
With just a moment of contact, Aoko's hand jerked back as if electrocuted, her azure eyes filled with shock and horror.
"This guy's magic..."
Aoko looked at Arthur in disbelief.
For a brief moment, she felt as if she had touched not human flesh, but a roaring, lava-flowing active volcano!
The intensity and magnitude of that magic were simply outrageous and inhuman!
"Please entrust everything that I can do to you."
Seeing their shocked expressions, Arthur knew he was useful in this matter, so he sincerely offered his suggestion, but then frowned slightly, looking somewhat troubled:
"However... although there is indeed some kind of power within me, I don't currently remember how to release it."
"Yeah, this guy doesn't remember anything. He has tons of magic power but doesn't know how to use it!"
The surprise on Qingzi's face vanished instantly, replaced by a worried expression as she rested her chin on her hand.
"What should we do? We can't just bury him in the ley lines to use as a battery, can we?"
"He doesn't need to know how to use it. All that's needed is someone to act as a 'transfer station' to connect with him and forcibly guide the magic power in his body into his spiritual veins."
Yuzhu picked up her black tea, took a sip, and calmly gave Aoko the answer she needed.
"Oh! I see, that's wonderful!"
Aoko breathed a long sigh of relief. As long as she no longer had to buy top-quality gems at high prices on the black market, her wallet was saved.
Yuzhu put down her teacup, her eyelashes slightly lowered, and gave the instruction in a completely emotionless tone:
"So, regarding the repair work of the barrier, Aoko, you will be responsible for driving those four black iron stakes, each weighing several hundred kilograms, into the ground in the outer area."
And I was responsible for maintaining a magical connection with Arthur at the core of the base.
"Hey! Why should I?!"
Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Aoko jumped up suddenly and protested loudly.
"Why should I be the one doing the heavy manual labor of carrying iron piles and driving foundations?!"
Yuzhu raised her eyes, and a subtle, almost mocking smile flashed across her delicate, expressionless face.
"What? Do you expect me to guide you?" Yuzhu's words were like a knife, mercilessly piercing through Aoko's defenses:
"With your notoriously half-baked magic control that only knows how to cause 'destruction'."
Do you think you can skillfully weave the guided magic into the fragile spiritual veins?
"If you want to blow up all the hills of Misaki Town, including us, I wouldn't mind giving you the core position."
"This...this..."
Aoko was speechless for a moment, and her originally aggressive demeanor deflated like a punctured balloon.
She gritted her teeth in frustration, but couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.
Because what Youzhu said was an objective fact.
Aozaki Aoko's magic characteristic is "destruction".
If she were to do something as delicate as guiding a magical web, it would definitely end up as a cataclysmic explosion.
Seeing Aoko speechless and Arthur standing to the side ready to be at her beck and call, Yuzhu elegantly opened the magic book beside her, concealing her merits and fame.