Unknown Intrusion

Chapter 33 Wu Lang's Gray Crystal

Miss Cat also let out a soft whimper, as if in response to her words.

Su Yu looked around and, sure enough, saw a young man.

The man, who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, had an almost unreal, delicate face and sleek, shiny hair. He was holding a newspaper and staring at it intently.

The hostility, especially directed at Su Yu, was like needles pricking him, but when he saw the gold necklace around Su Yu's neck, his eyes narrowed.

"Can I help?" Su Yu asked softly, not forgetting her purpose.

Although I feel a little guilty, the matter of my father really can't be delayed... I still need to increase his favorability; I only have 5 points left.

"Actually, I've refused that several times."

With an elegant gesture, Song Qiongyao took a small sip of coffee.

“But he still writes letters on his own, from when I was ten years old until now, without any change.”

"Because there are some old things in the house, sometimes it can be quite troublesome."

"Should I try to get rid of him by pretending to be his boyfriend?" Su Yu nodded slightly, trying to offer a suggestion. It wasn't that she was shameless; she really had no other choice.

“I used this tactic the second time I refused.” Song Qiongyao pursed her lips, her face slightly flushed. “After that, he would write to ask my father, and my father would not lie to me.”

At this point, she smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, it seems I made you come all this way for nothing."

Su Yu nodded in understanding.

Song Qiongyao is the daughter of a jazz family and is also an only child, so she will definitely inherit the family business in the future.

It is said that they can also inherit the title.

It's perfectly normal for a suitor to be so persistent...

Unless she explicitly gets married, she'll always be a womanizer.

Su Yu didn't want to marry her; he just desperately needed her favor.

But now I've made a wasted trip... My already tight schedule is even more stretched!

What should I do?
It's too late. Are we just going to watch our father die?

Su Yu narrowed his eyes. While building goodwill was safe, the progress was too slow. He needed to do it more aggressively and quickly to truly change his fate.

For example... the direct creditor died... and there were also henchmen and the boss.

Recalling his own experiences as a native, Su Yu felt a chill.

Innocent people should be treated with courtesy.

Towards enemies, however, it's all about... ruthless decisiveness.

"The boss won't do it. He suspects there's some kind of mysterious force involved. But if I kill a few people from the Flying Whale Flag or thwart their plans, it might change my fate, right?"

Whether this will work remains to be seen.

But Su Yu felt that the chances were good and it was worth a try.

"No, we must be careful. Even the Flying Whale Flag may not belong to the boss. After all, he doesn't hold a position and can't make enemies everywhere!"

"But if it's an enemy, then we must be resolute..."

"Meow~ Meow~" The white cat's meow interrupted his thoughts.

"What are you thinking about? You look so serious!" The girl in the black dress asked with some surprise, taking a book out of her bag and handing it to Su Yu.

It was a sturdy, thick book, tightly bound with leather straps and chained, with a small bronze key.

"This book is..."

The effects of my meditation practice are already becoming apparent.

Su Yu could now sense a faint, intense, and dazzling power emanating from the book, like the blazing midday sun in summer.

"This book is a gift for you, a very useful little thing."

"But be careful, although it's not very advanced, it can still be a bit difficult for beginners."

“However, I think it should be fine if it's you.” The girl in the black dress gracefully stood up after finishing the rest of her coffee.

"Excuse me, I'll take my leave now."

"Wait, Qiong Yao—" The young man hurriedly got up and chased after her.

As he passed by Su Yu, he suddenly stopped, gripped the table, and growled fiercely.

"Listen, kid, don't think that just because you're an excellent student you can have your wishful thinking. She's not a girl you can get close to!" The young man reached into his pocket, then opened it, the clanging of metal coming from the wooden table.

Two round gold coins.

"Take this money and stay away from me from now on!" Before he finished speaking, he rushed out like the wind.

"Wait for me—my love..."

As everyone stared in disbelief, Su Yu couldn't help but laugh. Where did this idiot come from?
He wants to date Song Qiongyao too?
Unless their family background is ridiculously high!
Shaking her head, Su Yu mentally put an end to the matter, then looked across at the other side. After she left, only a sweet fragrance and a book remained.

Quietly open this book, and you'll find neither ornate prose nor beautiful paintings.

Instead, it is an inorganic mirror, and the flowing light reflected within it.

"Found a learnable 0-ring arcane spell!"

"Would you like to spend 20 gray crystals to learn?"

"Is it a spell?" Su Yu was shocked and closed his eyes. In fact, he had overheard in his previous life that a 0-ring spell would cost 50 gold sea dragons.

But more importantly, it was not something that could be learned; only nobles and a few authorized individuals could obtain it.

Su Yu could easily understand this kind of control.

Knowledge can be divided into four types: general social knowledge, service skills knowledge, leverage effect knowledge, and power knowledge.

An internal Ivy League paper once offered a brilliant analysis of this.

In essence, primary school, middle school, and university, though seemingly of varying difficulty, are all essentially about common-sense knowledge of society.

The characteristic is that they have learned a lot, but have not developed any skills, let alone been able to influence society.

Service skills knowledge is the knowledge that forms skills, but it cannot leverage social effects—for example, cooking, car repair, and accounting exist to serve others and society.

Knowledge with a leverage effect refers to knowledge that can truly influence and dominate society, and acquire social wealth and power; it is never to be revealed.

Even after searching the entire internet, there is no real instruction—even in science, only common sense is taught (for popularization), not real technology (excluding outdated techniques).

Power-based knowledge goes a step further; the theory doesn't exist, and the knowledge itself is power.

And without a doubt, 0-ring arcane magic means that knowledge directly equals power.

Learning something is essentially superior to all other knowledge.

Of all things, only strength is true.

"Considering that even kitchen knives are regulated, the world's control over this type of knowledge is a million times more enlightened!"

Why is this society so open-minded?

There is no enlightenment without a reason, and it is impossible for a good teacher to take the transmission of knowledge as their primary duty. Otherwise, why don't countries and companies publish technology (not science)?

Su Yu immediately recalled the chilling cold he had felt earlier and seemed to understand something.

"Yes, we have no choice but to be open-minded!"

"The Green Vine Society, the Night Watch..."

"In short, I now owe you a huge favor. Is this an investment in me?"

Just then, a transparent mist suddenly appeared in front of him. Su Yu quickly lowered his head and saw the room in the courtyard through the thin mist.

Bound by the white light rope, Wu Lang's gray figure stood stiffly, with gray sand constantly falling... His arms, face, and torso were all cracked.

Silently, more sand slowly flowed out, fell to the ground, and turned into a handful of ashes.

Scattered outwards, the grayish-white specks of light floated like fireflies, lingering and hovering.

Finally, seemingly drawn by something, they slowly sank downwards, drifting away until they disappeared.

At the bottom of the hourglass, a tiny, grayish-white crystal fell out.

"It's dead." Su Yu's feelings were complicated.

The gray crystals that formed after Wu Lang's death are almost identical in appearance to those left behind by evil spirits after their death.

“The death of a living soul also forms this gray crystal, but with slight differences.”

Does this mean that evil spirits are very similar to the spirits of the living, or even that they are transformed from living people?

This conjecture further corroborates Su Yu's viewpoint.

"Evil spirits are most likely transformed from the souls of living people, which is so tragic!"

"Sigh, would this be considered... a different kind of cannibalism?"

With a sigh, Su Yu said with mixed feelings, "No, it doesn't count... it was just using the remnants after death."

"Since it is a remnant of the soul, let's call it Soul Gray Crystal."

Su Yu stopped thinking about it, picked up the coffee cup, took a sip, and felt a bittersweet sensation wash over her.

"Check, please!"

"Sir, that lady has already paid her bill!" the waitress replied softly as she approached.

"That's all, thank you!"

Su Yu picked up his book, stood up, and hurried back.

(End of this chapter)