160: Chapter 160 Taking a Qin Dynasty Girl Shopping

"This is called an electric light. It emits a steady light to illuminate the dark night using an energy similar to thunder and lightning."

"This is a washing machine, and this is an induction cooker... These all run on electricity."

Shen Xingchen introduced them one by one to the Valkyrie.

Qiyuan's eyes were filled with curiosity as she looked at everything around her.

Humans of the future had actually invented so many strange things to make life more convenient.

She heard Shen Xingchen mention "the energy of thunder and lightning."

As long as this washing machine was powered by thunder and lightning, it could wash clothes?

Qiyuan conjured a bolt of lightning in her hand and struck the washing machine with it.

Crack—

Black smoke billowed from the washing machine, and the entire unit blew apart.

Shen Xingchen was dumbfounded.

Li Jinhao was stunned.

Qiyuan's large eyes were full of confusion.

Just as Qiyuan was about to try again—

Shen Xingchen hurriedly stopped her: "Miss Qiyuan, although the electricity I mentioned comes from the same source as your thunder and lightning, they are vastly different. Doing this won't allow you to master the artifact known as a washing machine."

He was truly afraid that if he let the Valkyrie keep trying, they would be living in a cave tonight.

Shen Xingchen continued, "Miss Qiyuan, let's go out and play. This world is far more exciting than you think."

"Okay," Qiyuan nodded.

Shen Xingchen and Li Jinhao looked at each other and breathed a simultaneous sigh of relief.

It was truly hard to contain the Valkyrie's destructive force.

On the way out of the school...

Qiyuan skipped happily ahead, full of enthusiasm for the whole world.

Li Jinhao whispered, "Why was your armor hiding a grand-aunt like her?"

If Qiyuan hadn't held back just now, that bolt of lightning would have killed him on the spot.

Shen Xingchen had a complex expression: "That armor of mine is called the thunder emperor armor!"

"Thunder Emperor!?" Li Jinhao was surprised.

Seeing his reaction, Shen Xingchen asked tentatively, "You know about it?"

Li Jinhao shook his head. "No, I only know Raiden Shogun."

Shen Xingchen was speechless: "..."

Li Jinhao rattled on incessantly, "You have no idea! How cool Raiden Shogun looks with her flowing purple hair and purple robe!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Qiyuan.

She also had purple hair, but Qiyuan's was streak-dyed—half black and half purple—which was equally charming in its own way.

Crack—

A clap of thunder suddenly rumbled.

Li Jinhao shuddered in fright, realizing his gaze had been a bit improper.

Half an hour later.

Xingtang Street.

This was a pedestrian street not far from Shangjing University, where most of the passersby were students from nearby.

Qiyuan's body, constructed from nanobots, was ultimately different from a normal person's; blue light from data streams would flicker across her from time to time.

She wove through the crowd, infinitely curious about everything.

Like a country bumpkin who had just entered the city, she didn't look like a feudal noble at all.

Qiyuan waved to Shen Xingchen from afar: "Shen Xingchen, I want this, this, and this!"

She pointed at a Doraemon plushie, a star hairclip, and an ice cream bar, her eyes shining.

Shen Xingchen pulled out his phone and scanned the QR code to pay the shopkeeper.

He couldn't help but wonder whether the Valkyrie's original personality was really like this, or if shrinking in size had made her personality childish too.

Shen Xingchen leaned toward the latter.

After paying, Shen Xingchen held Qiyuan's hand and continued strolling.

Qiyuan asked in confusion, "Does buying things now not require paying money anymore?"

Shen Xingchen spent a long time explaining to her that the numbers in the phone now represented personal wealth, and buying things meant scanning and transferring those numbers to the other party.

Qiyuan listened with half-understanding, immensely shocked.

...

Ash Cathedral.

At the domed ceiling, light streamed through stained glass, casting colorful beams.

This was a branch of the Crimson Church.

"Lord Priest, an urgent report!"

An ordinary believer wearing white robes suddenly burst in.

Hu Qi suddenly froze, pulled up his pants, and looked unsatisfied at You Wu by the bed.

You Wu's body trembled.

The mood between the two was thoroughly ruined.

Hu Qi turned his head and berated displeasedly, "What is it?"

White-robed believer: "Our undercover informant saw the Shen Xingchen you mentioned, my lord. He finally left the school again."

Hu Qi instantly perked up: "Are you sure!?"

The white-robed believer bowed his head very low: "Absolutely certain."

Hu Qi asked again with vigilance, "Is there anyone beside him? Anyone displaying suspicious signs?"

The white-robed believer thought for a moment: "According to our informant's report, there are two people beside him in total. One is an ordinary student at only the second realm, and the other is a little girl."

The white-robed believer's voice paused.

Hu Qi immediately became nervous: "Is there something wrong with that little girl?"

White-robed believer: "Not at all, that little girl is just a robot."

Hu Qi asked in confusion, "A robot? Is it the kind of war robot used on the battlefield?"

War efforts had been tight these past years, leading to deeper technological development in the Dragon Nation.

The cutting-edge robots today might possess seventh-realm combat power.

If it really was that kind of robot, it would be a bit troublesome.

White-robed believer: "That little girl... seems to be put together entirely out of nanobots..."

When he saw the informant's photo, he was stunned himself.

Rich people truly were insanely lavish—that quantity of nanobots... how much money must it have cost?

Hu Qi asked uncertainly, "Nanobots? What kind of combat power could that have? Are you sure the news is accurate?"

He was equally shocked by Shen Xingchen's financial wealth.

But the problem was, what use could a micro-robot intended for medical research have when assembled into human form?

The white-robed believer vowed confidently, "The informant in charge is my chick, this matter is definitely not wrong!"

"Jie jie jie—" Hu Qi laughed villainously.

The assassination operation regarding Shen Xingchen had always been at the highest priority level, because he was simply... too delicious.

These past few days, the academy had tightened security, making opportunities extremely scarce.

Last time Shen Xingchen left the school grounds, he was unexpectedly encountered by only a few low-level hierophants.

Before they could pass the news back, he had already returned.

This time, they definitely couldn't miss it.

He laughed aloud, "If we succeed this time, I'll credit you with a first-class merit and grant you one divine bath."

The white-robed believer cupped his hands together: "May the gods bless us. Thank you for your grace, Priest!"

Hu Qi responded: "May the gods bless us both!"

The white-robed believer withdrew from the hall.

You Wu rubbed his backside: "Brother Qi, is my matter back on track again?"

Hu Qi: "More than that! I checked afterward—if we can catch a big fish like Shen Xingchen, your matching taboo artifact and my potion to advance to the eighth realm are both guaranteed!"

"Brother Qi, should I go this time?"

Hu Qi: "You don't need to go this time. Just wash yourself up clean and wait for me."

"Brother Qi, you're so bad!"