147 An Unusual Quest—Ron’s Mistress (1/2)
Frostsoul Necklace
Gold Tier
Effects: Increase Water Element Affinity by 5%, Increase Maximum HP by 200, Increase Maximum MP by 50.
Requires 70 Intelligence
Limited to Aquamancer
Level Requirement: 40
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Standing on the street in the small Savis Town, Qin Ruo idled looking stupid all the while, until someone had given him a gentle push on his back. This took him back to reality; being shaken up with a slight rapid motion recovered his senses. He closed the interface of his backpack as a familiar handsome face greeted him.
”What's going on with you? Didn't you hear me after how many times I've called out your name? Are you deaf or something?”
Grand Magi came closer to Qin Ruo with a puzzled look on his face. He stared at Qin Ruo and scanned him from head to toe with obvious doubt in his gaze.
Qin Ruo could recognize who the person was after a few seconds. He felt relieved as he smiled.
”Brother Magi, it's you! Cough… I've been sending voice messages to someone. I didn't hear you. So what's up?”
Grand Magi suspected nothing, and replied, ”Oh! It's nothing. I've been seeing you standing in the street like a statue and so came over to greet you. Huh? You've advanced to a new tier? How fast! That's incredible!”
”I've advanced to a new tier a few hours ago. Where are you going now? Where's your sister?” Qin Ruo's head was still in the clouds as he was still mystified about the one attribute on the Frostsoul Necklace. He asked questions without thinking straight. He did not expect Grand Magi would burst out laughing while pointing his finger at him with a mocking look in his gaze.
”You little brat, you forget your friends when you see a pretty girl. We haven't even spoken a lot yet and you're already asking about my sister. Your intentions are too obvious!”
Upon seeing Grand Magi's smirk, Qin Ruo mouth was agape with a startled and panicked expression on his face. Only then did the face of the beautiful Violetmoon Devilite arise in his mind. He was at a loss whether to cry or to laugh as he shook his hand trying to explain himself. ”No, no! Don't misunderstand me, Brother Magi. I saw that you're alone, so I was curious.”
”Hehe, stop pretending anymore, my sister will not come online for a day. She has a play or something.”
”A play?” The thought of it stunned Qin Ruo.
”Yes. My sister works in the film industry. She's a little busy at the weekends. Why? You believed you mesmerized her, for real?” Grand Magi winked at Qin Ruo with a grin as he explained. ”You really think I would let my sister go along the act with you? And speaking of that, you brat! You really are a talented actor. It looked real back then… Hehe that was what she told me.”
”Urgh…” This rendered Qin Ruo speechless. He thought Violetmoon Devilite had a little crush on him back at the Snow Domain, but he never expected he was talking to a professional actress. That was unfortunate of him. All of a sudden, he felt the pride in him vanish into thin air.
When Grand Magi saw the expression on Qin Ruo's face, he knew another boy with good intention had become yet another prey of her sister's pretense. He sighed with a grin while patting Qin Ruo's shoulder afterward. ”Keep your chin up, bro. There is a bunch of boys pursuing my sister! You're the only one who got the chance to act like a couple with her. You're fortunate already.”
”…”
Qin Ruo said nothing. He took a quick look at Grand Magi. He seemed lucky. It was fortunate for him to know her lie this much earlier, or else he would have flattered himself the whole time believing he was some hotshot. It would have ended on an ugly note.
Qin Ruo interrupted Grand Magi who was coming up with something to lighten the mood up and shifted the conversation by pointing at the Mercenary Guild. ”All right. So Brother Magi, where are you going now? Do you plan to come over here to post quests again?”
”Oh.”