Chapter 111 - 97: Extraordinary Raider

Chapter 111: Chapter 97: Extraordinary Raider

3:18 AM.

Gu Qing got home and changed his shoes in the entryway.

Just as he finished and was about to head to the living room, the lights turned on by themselves.

"Son, what are you doing home so late at night?"

His mother, Wen Wanyi, had heard the noise at the door. She came out in her pajamas to check, only to find her son returning in the dead of night, her face full of confusion.

Gu Qing casually replied, "I was out celebrating a dorm mate’s birthday tonight and lost track of time. The school gates were already locked, so I just took a taxi home since it’s not far."

Wen Wanyi frowned slightly. "Don’t you have class tomorrow?"

Gu Qing said, "They’re all fluff courses tomorrow. It doesn’t matter if I go or not. I’ll just skip."

’Skipping class?’

’That’s not good...’

Wen Wanyi wanted to say something to her son.

But on second thought, her son was a grown man, not a grade-schooler, so she held her tongue.

Gu Qing said, "By the way, Mom, I plan on taking Thursday and Friday off and staying home until Monday before I go back to school."

’Huh?’

Wen Wanyi instantly realized something was wrong.

She suspected her son had just been through a breakup.

’He says he was out late celebrating a dorm mate’s birthday, but he probably had a fight with his girlfriend, and they ended things on a bad note. That’s why he came straight home by taxi and doesn’t even want to go back to school.’

’As for what the fight was about...’

’It couldn’t have been about getting a room, could it?’

Wen Wanyi’s mind raced with wild thoughts.

Though she had her suspicions, she didn’t press him, simply saying with a gentle expression:

"Alright, then. You can stay until Monday. I’ll make you all your favorite foods these next few days. The food at school has no nutrition; you need a good home-cooked meal."

It was past three in the morning, so the mother and son didn’t talk much longer.

After a moment, Wen Wanyi went back to her room to sleep.

Gu Qing still hadn’t showered. He grabbed a clean set of clothes from his room and ambled toward the bathroom.

The bathroom at home had a bathtub. He took some time to fill it with hot water and settled in for a comfortable soak.

He played on his phone while he bathed, the very picture of indulgence.

He scrolled through Douyin for a while.

Gu Qing remembered the Magic Mirror tucked inside his phone case.

Bored, he took it out, intending to study it properly.

’Hmm, first, I’ll check its background, see if I can figure out its origins...’

With that thought, Gu Qing made a thunderously bold and startling inquiry:

"Magic Mirror, are you male or female?"

The Magic Mirror convulsed violently, and a line of text appeared on its surface: [I am neither male nor female.]

Gu Qing: "Hermaphrodite?"

Magic Mirror: [I’m a woman, thank you.]

"A woman?"

Gu Qing raised an eyebrow. "Meaning... you were once a person, but your physical body was destroyed, and now you exist as a remnant soul dwelling inside the Magic Mirror?"

Only humans would call themselves a woman; animals are generally referred to as female.

The Magic Mirror didn’t answer.

’Silence?’

’That must mean I guessed right.’

’This Magic Mirror in my hand didn’t develop an Artifact Spirit on its own. It’s possessed by the remnant soul of a woman.’

’As for what kind of woman... she must have been a peerless female powerhouse.’

’If she wasn’t powerful, how could she have been qualified to leave a remnant soul behind?’

’She would’ve been reduced to dust long ago, right?’

At this thought, Gu Qing couldn’t help but smile with satisfaction.

’A woman is good.’

’Otherwise, carrying a guy around with me every day... what’s the difference between that and having a gay roommate?’

’Wouldn’t I be on edge all the time?’

"Magic Mirror, how was that Mirror World of yours created? If I run into an enemy in the future, can you help me trap them inside?"

Gu Qing asked, staring at the Magic Mirror in his hand.

Magic Mirror: [I cannot.]

Gu Qing was confused. "Then how did you trap me and Xia Shuran in there before?"

Magic Mirror: [That was not my power.]

Gu Qing didn’t understand. "If it wasn’t your power, then whose was it?"

The Magic Mirror didn’t answer.

Gu Qing pressed, "Hey, I’m talking to you. Why’d you go quiet again?"

The Magic Mirror remained motionless.

Gu Qing was starting to get it. The Magic Mirror simply went silent when faced with difficult questions.

No wonder the prompt he got when he first encountered the mirror said that it answered questions according to its own whim.

Gu Qing changed the question. "What’s my current power level?"

This time, the Magic Mirror finally deigned to answer.

After the mirror’s body convulsed violently, two words appeared on its surface: [Tier Seven.]

"Tier Seven?"

Gu Qing: "What level is that?"

Magic Mirror: [Average.]

Gu Qing: "No way. My body is this strong, and you’re telling me it’s just average?"

Magic Mirror: [All are ants below High-Level.]

"What level is High-Level?"

Gu Qing: "Is there a unified standard for classifying the power of Extraordinary individuals in this world?"

The Magic Mirror was silent.

Gu Qing: "What’s Liu Zhiyi’s power level?"

Still no movement from the Magic Mirror.

Gu Qing: "What’s the power level of the strongest Extraordinary Being in the Night Court?"

The Magic Mirror remained silent.

Gu Qing tried to taunt it. "You’re supposed to be all-knowing, yet you can’t answer nine out of ten questions. Is your whole ’repository of secrets’ schtick just a load of bull you made up?"

Magic Mirror: [Henceforth, I shall cast aside all convoluted rhetoric, empty promises, and clever ploys. I will not beat around the bush, feign mystery, or play dead. My response will be entirely direct and transparent, getting straight to the point, using only the most down-to-earth language to state the following: I don’t give a shit.]

Gu Qing: "The hell? You dare mess with me? Believe it or not, I’ll stuff you under my ass and fart on you."

Magic Mirror: [Thank you for the reward.]

’Damn it!’

Gu Qing really wanted to smash this freaking Magic Mirror with one punch.

Fortunately, he held back in the end.

He took a moment to compose himself.

He continued asking, "What are my prospects on the Extraordinary path?"

Magic Mirror: [Top-tier.]

"Huh?"

Gu Qing raised his eyebrows. "I’m just an Extraordinary Contactor with nothing but brute force. You really have that much faith in me?"