My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 47 - 41: Spirit Ball

"Are you saying... you all encountered it too?"

Celestial Strategy Trading.

The mature woman, known by her nickname Xiaoxiao, looked at Xia Panqiu with a serious expression.

She had already heard about the old lady’s incident.

Xia Panqiu was a bit surprised at her words and asked, "Also?"

"Last night, I received a similar sighting report."

Si Yujie nodded and explained, "Although I didn’t see it myself, according to the security bureau, the witnesses didn’t seem to be lying."

Xia Panqiu was slightly taken aback and asked, "What did Kunlun say? Did they give us any warnings?"

"No, I was just about to ask when I ran into you all..."

Si Yujie gently shook her head and then pondered, "This is indeed unusual... Ordinary people could be mistaken, but since you all witnessed it, it can’t be a misperception. Yet, a legend activation in the city’s core..."

She frowned slightly, seeming a bit hesitant.

Chen Lusi, who had been listening to their conversation, couldn’t help but ask, "Isn’t it possible for legends to activate in the city’s core?"

Hearing his question.

The two women turned their heads to look at him.

"It’s not impossible."

Si Yujie thought for a moment and explained, "But for a legend to activate, besides needing the stimulation of Spirit, it also requires a ’location’ that can accommodate a directional thinking trend, for example..."

She extended her fair finger, pointing inside Celestial Strategy Trading: "One day, someone spread a rumor that there was a person with formidable strength in this company, and as the rumor spread, it became an urban legend. More and more people firmly believed that there was indeed such a person here... Their belief would gradually form a trend, and together with Spirit, it might lead to the activation of the legend, creating a person with formidable strength.

However, if during this process, before the trend fully forms, some people, not many, just a few, move in here and discover that the urban legend is nonsense, firmly believing that there isn’t anyone with formidable strength, then the trend directed here would likely dissipate, and the legend activation would never happen.

No matter how many outside firmly believe in this legend, it’s likely to become ineffective. After all, it’s the modern era, and despite much evidence, most ordinary people would remain slightly skeptical upon hearing such irrational urban legends. But those who moved in and witnessed it firsthand genuinely feel there’s no powerful person here, which is enough to disrupt most untested directional trends.

And in modern cities, especially in a city as valuable as ours, how many ’locations’ can accommodate directional trends? Or, to put it more understandably, where is there no one?"

"..."

Chen Lusi stayed silent for a moment, "How come it sounds like housing prices are preventing legend activation?"

"No, the correct term should be the development of the times preventing legend activation."

Si Yujie corrected, "Actually, several decades ago, cities frequently experienced legend activation incidents as well, but since entering the new century, they’ve become very rare. Small cities might have a few cases each year, but on a small scale, and in big cities, they’re almost extinct.

It’s not just because of housing prices but also because of urban development, population growth, the internet era, and even those daring content creators.

And it’s not only cities... Remote areas, as hotspots for legend activations, have had new legends formed in recent years. Due to isolated information, few young people, and the deeply ingrained trends formed by long-term local superstitions, they are hard to dispel. But what we encounter most are never the new legends, but rather the ancient people’s ’alternative gifts.’

So our work, in another sense, is about cleaning up after our ancestors."

"..."

Chen Lusi understood, "So it seems strange to you... because the place where Xia Panqiu and I passed by can’t possibly form a trend, right?"

"Yes."

Si Yujie nodded gently, "Unless many people suddenly believe that there’s definitely an old lady there, but the number required is too exaggerated, especially since it’s not an isolated case, so... is it an Authority Ability?"

Saying this.

She frowned again.

Xia Panqiu glanced at her, somewhat concerned, and asked, "Xiaoxiao, is there anything you need help with?"

"Not for the moment."

Si Yujie snapped back to reality, despite a bit of apprehension inside, she shook her head, "Regardless of the reason, whether it’s due to some kind of Authority Ability or not, we need Kunlun to investigate. After all, we don’t even have a complete record of Authority. And the city is so big, having you patrol doesn’t make much sense..."

Saying this,

She suddenly noticed Chen Lusi standing beside Xia Panqiu and remembered what Xia Yue once said.

"What’s up?"

Chen Lusi noticed her gaze and asked.

Si Yujie looked at him, suddenly chuckling, "If you all must help... then focus on training first. Chen Lusi, you’re now the only member internally whose combat strength hasn’t been publicly revealed, so keep it up."

"Ah... okay."

Chen Lusi was a bit taken aback, not understanding why she suddenly brought up training, but he nodded politely.

Xia Panqiu seemed to catch some undertone in her words, couldn’t help but turn around, looking at Chen Lusi’s profile.

...

Si Yujie watched Chen Lusi and Xia Panqiu enter the company, slowly putting away her smile and turning her gaze to the exit.

Even though she had just encouraged Chen Lusi, deep down she knew that if something really happened... this new member who had joined Celestial Strategy less than a month ago would unlikely be of help.

After all, if it really came down to snatching personnel, both parties would tear their faces apart.

She wanted to inspect the scene personally to understand what was happening.

But she had concerns, though Qinyuan and Mansion, where Xia Panqiu and Chen Lusi lived, were nearby the company... another location was too far away.

She couldn’t be away for too long.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t just be a possible incident... it would certainly happen. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Good morning... what are you watching?"

Si Yujie stared at the door, caught in her dilemma.

Suddenly, a tall figure appeared at the door, blocking her view, greeting her.

"..."

Seeing Ah Yue return, Si Yujie breathed a sigh of relief.

Now she could leave.

Elsewhere.

Chen Lusi and Xia Panqiu entered the gourd and met Wu You.

Seeing Wu You, Xia Panqiu thought for a moment and briefly talked to him about what they had just witnessed.

Wu You was also quite surprised by it, and the two of them discussed it for a while... but didn’t reach any conclusions.

Chen Lusi listened quietly on the side, unable to chime in due to unequal information.

Bored, he began to manipulate the Spirit Pearl.

Soon.

Chen Lusi discovered that besides the quick healing of injuries, the gourd had another characteristic that was very friendly to him, which was—

No matter how he absorbed and gathered Spirit... as long as the Spirit around him depleted, Spirit from elsewhere would quickly drift over to replenish.

This meant that he could continuously manipulate the Spirit Pearl without moving.

Upon discovering this trait,

Chen Lusi showed an interested expression and directly began challenging his limits.

Meanwhile.

Wu You and Xia Panqiu chatted a little longer, still without any leads, so they gave up. Wu You was just about to call Chen Lusi for training... when he saw Chen Lusi pressing a Spirit Pearl the size of a fist with both hands... no, it should be called a Spirit Ball.

"Holy crap, what’s that?"

Wu You jumped up, startled.

Xia Panqiu turned around, saw this scene, and fell silent.

"Super Spirit Ball?" Chen Lusi was somewhat unsure and then asked, "Do you want it?"

"Is that even possible!? How do you eat this!?" Wu You was dumbfounded.

"..."

Chen Lusi thought for a moment, lowered his head again, and struggled with his right palm to compress the fist-sized Spirit Ball down to a size that could fit in his mouth, then looked up, "This should work."

"..."

Wu You looked between Chen Lusi and the Spirit Ball in his palm, swallowing hard.