Chapter 114: Ji Xiaoge
At the same time,
Northwest Innocent Continent, Dragon Soul Town.
A beautiful girl was standing in the center of the town, staring blankly at a small advertisement, while even more people nearby were staring blankly at her…
The reason had just been stated: she was… very beautiful.
So beautiful that the system even gave her an extremely exaggerated talent when she first created her character.
【The Fallen City】
Unique Talent
Passive (1): Independent from the World
Passive (2): Captivating a City with One Glance
Active: Again Captivating the Country, Cooldown 720 hours.
【Note: You’re ruthless…】
Wu Zixing once said: “Graceful and full of charm, light and uncontrollable. She once prided herself on her peerless beauty, and again relied on her captivating looks.”
The unknown person whom everyone knew also said: “Hands like tender shoots, skin like congealed fat, neck like a cerambycid larva, teeth like gourd seeds, cicada-like forehead and moth-like eyebrows, a charming smile, and beautiful eyes.”
Wei Ye Wutong also said: “Tsk tsk, beautiful.”
But the system still seemed to feel that only the two rather extreme words 'Captivating a City' and 'Captivating the Country' from "The Song of a Beauty" were enough to describe a certain girl.
Let’s look at her character panel…
【Ye Ge】
Race: Half-Orc
Gender: Female
Level: Chef Level 7
Alignment: neutral good
HP: 160/160
Stamina: 180/180
Talents: The Fallen City, Soaring, Killer Cuisine, Self-Sufficiency
Basic Attributes: Strength 8, Dexterity 12, Wisdom 10, Constitution 8
Civilization Attributes: Eloquence 3, Charisma 99, Knowledge 7, Leadership 10
Combat Attributes: None
Skill: Attempt Cooking
Equipment: Common Hood (Damaged), Frying Pan
That’s right, this girl whose game ID was 【Ye Ge】 was Ji Xiaoge in reality.
Ji Xiaoge, who had appeared at the previous gathering, was exceptionally beautiful, had an extremely low laugh threshold, had helped Mo Tan when he was lost, and was also Ji Xiaodao's twin sister.
At this moment, in the Innocent World, she was even more strikingly beautiful than in reality.
Her exquisitely artistic face combined with her long black hair, which reached her ankles, was simply dazzling, plus the pair of slightly folded snow-white wings on Ji Xiaoge's back…
“An angel.” A passing Elf Priest murmured in a daze, “I saw an angel!”
“No!” A passing extra player subconsciously said, “Even if an angel fell from the sky, got plastic surgery in Korea, then spent thirty years diligently studying makeup in Japan, and finally came to our country to find a few photo editing masters to retouch her photos for a year, she still wouldn’t be as beautiful as her…”
“Mom~” A Half-Dragon boy tugged at his mother’s sleeve, his face slightly red, “I’m in love.”
“Mm.” His mother also nodded, “Mom seems to be in love too!”
The father next to them chuckled, “Actually, I also…”
Clang!
The mother suddenly swung her child and knocked her husband to the ground: “What ‘you’? If you look again, this old lady will dig out your eyeballs today!”
And just then, Ji Xiaoge, who had been intently looking at a recruitment flyer nearby, suddenly snapped back to reality. After secretly glancing around, she hurriedly tore off the flyer in front of her. Her pure white wings flapped a few times, and she flew away, swaying unsteadily!
Two minutes later, in a small wooden house in Dragon Soul Town.
“Ah~” Ji Xiaoge, who had scurried back to her temporary residence, shook her wings and let out a weak sigh: “I was too careless!”
She looked at the tattered hood in her hand, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
The talent 【The Fallen City】 was indeed a bit too much…
Although the description didn’t specify the exact effects, and the girl’s analytical ability was only average, the numerous troubles caused by her appearance these past few days had, after all, made Ji Xiaoge understand the general idea in a short time.
The passive ‘Captivating a City with One Glance’ seemed to make everyone who noticed her instantly develop a good impression of her, even ignoring gender and age. Of course, this was not a ‘charm’ effect, but an extreme ‘stunning beauty’…
And the other passive, ‘Independent from the World’, was the main reason she could move freely. After multiple tests by Ji Xiaoge, as long as she had equipment on her head, whether it was a headscarf, hat, veil, or anything else, it would significantly weaken the influence of ‘Captivating a City with One Glance’ on surrounding creatures. Moreover, when deliberately concealing her face, she could even reduce her presence to almost nothing.
As for the active effect named ‘Again Captivating the Country’… she had never used it, and had no intention of trying it at all.
Although she could face her own charm, this did not mean Ji Xiaoge was willing to deal with the various troubles derived from this ‘beauty’. In fact, this was also the reason she always kept her hair short in reality.
If I dress up a bit like a tomboy, I shouldn't attract too much attention…
Ji Xiaoge thought so, and after putting this idea into action, it actually worked. Although people around her were still amazed, they were only amazed. So, ever since she entered middle school, she had maintained her tomboyish image~
But in fact, it wasn't that simple. The Ji family sisters, who were somewhat extreme in certain aspects (appearance and personality), were able to grow up normally mainly because of their parents' secret help, which will not be elaborated on here.
What I want to convey is that Ji Xiaoge in the ‘Innocent World’ is the most authentic…
Not only was it authentic, but the system even restricted the range of modifications to her appearance, making it impossible for her to make herself uglier.
Correspondingly, the system compensated her with ‘Independent from the World’ from the talent 【The Fallen City】, allowing the girl to make herself less conspicuous. As for the other two effects…
To be honest, those were not ‘talents’ in the game, but rather Ji Xiaoge’s innate talents, merely materialized in the game.
Abilities like being smart, running fast, jumping high, and having good acting skills can also be reflected in the game, and will be even more specific.
Just like Mo Tan’s initial level 9 lock-picking skill, lying ability, and affinity.
Just like Cordova’s indomitable spirit, will to survive, and extraordinary talent.
Just like Ji Xiaoge’s appearance and…
That love for cooking… inherited from her father.
And that… extremely bizarre cooking skill inherited from her mother.
Attention! Not ‘bad’, not ‘poor’, not ‘good’ or ‘not good’, but bizarre!
You should know that Ji Xiaoge’s previous hood was blown to smithereens when she tried to use her cooking skill!
“So, why did it explode?!” The girl looked dejectedly at the thing in the corner of the room that used to be a pot, then casually picked up two strands of her hair and started flicking them around: “Unhappy! Very unhappy!”
It must be said that she was indeed a prodigy. From the day the server opened until now, she hadn’t had any combat profession in the conventional sense. Instead, she had leveled a ‘sub-profession’ or ‘life profession’ in the eyes of others to level 7, which was undoubtedly unimaginable for ordinary players.
Of course, this level of ‘unconventionality’ was only among ordinary players. For studio players and professional players, it was nothing new. There were many well-known figures in other games who relied on sub-professions like ‘cooking’, ‘forging’, ‘engineering’, and ‘tailoring’. However, most of these groups have not yet entered the Innocent World, as it is a new game that has just launched and has not yet established itself in the market. Whether it is worth it for those people to enter is still a debatable question…
But this period will not last too long. If the Innocent World continues to develop steadily at its current pace, within a month at most, ‘elite individuals’ will gradually come to settle in.
So, back to the main topic…
After complaining in a low voice, Ji Xiaoge reluctantly put on a cloak, covering half her face with the hood again, and flapped her wings uncomfortably.
“It’s like having a tent pitched behind me.” The girl helplessly looked back at the cloak that completely covered her wings, feeling a bit uncomfortable all over.
After all, she had never had ‘wings,’ a component that was out of reach for humans, let alone covered them with something.
【It feels like I’ve got a layer of plastic wrap stuck to my back, sigh, never mind that for now, the most important thing is…】
The girl stared intently at the small advertisement in her hand, which read ‘Mistletoe Tavern hiring one chef apprentice’, and clenched her small fists tightly.
“I must succeed!!”
…
Let’s rewind time an hour.
Northwest Innocent Continent, Crimson Ridge Wasteland, located south of Dragon Soul Town and east of Savage Highlands.
An old but agile figure was running frantically!
And right behind him, a visible cloud of dust was rapidly approaching… accompanied by low roars…
“Ya Ya! Ya Ya, calm down!” Jia Deka, while running at a speed no less than that of a ranger of the same rank (i.e., beginner), shouted back at the top of his lungs, “Let’s talk this out!!”
Whoosh!
As the saying goes, two legs can’t outrun four. Ya Ya, who had been relentlessly chasing Jia Deka for the past half hour, caught up in an instant, leaping to Jia Deka’s side with a few movements of her hands and feet. Then she suddenly grabbed his arm, baring her teeth and shouting, “You old Undead, telling me to calm down?!”
Clang!
Jia Deka was swung around and slammed to the ground.
“How many times! How many times has this been?!”
Clang!
The berserk Dog Girl swung her arm, turned, and delivered another fierce over-the-shoulder throw: “How many times?!”
“Let me expla…”
Clang!!
“Grandma doesn’t need an explanation!!”
Turn, 180 degrees, then slam again.
Clang!!!
“Ow, Ya Ya, throw me gently, my old arm, my old…”
Clang, clang!!
“It’s winter, and I don’t even have fur to shed, you bastard! Go die a hundred times, ah ah ah ah ah ah!”
Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!!!!
Jia Deka was thus swung around and thrown everywhere by his intermittently berserk companion, wailing dramatically while secretly regretting in his heart…
【I shouldn’t have listened to this silly girl and let her take my staff to set up a trap!】
The old beginner mage was almost in tears, feeling that his heart, which had not been young for over seventy years, had been traumatized!
“Ya Ya! Don’t force me!” He tried to make one last attempt at communication with her.
As a result, he took two more hard hits.
Helpless, Jia Deka had no choice but to use his trump card.
He cast a large fireball at his own staff.
And then…
BOOOOOOM!
…
After an unknown amount of time,
“Woof?” Ya Ya, slowly regaining consciousness, instinctively curled up into a ball, then wrinkled her little nose, sniffed left and right, gently kicked Jia Deka, who was lying beside her, and blinked her big eyes, asking, “Wang Dejia… did Wang go… crazy again?”
Jia Deka, half-blackened by the explosion, struggled to open his eyes and said with a wry smile, “It’s not your fault.”
“Woof.” Ya Ya’s pair of beast ears on her head immediately stood up. She tilted her head and asked, “Then do we have something good to eat, woof?”
【Good food, ah, there should have been some…】
Jia Deka sighed wistfully, thinking that if the girl hadn't volunteered to snatch his staff to set up traps, the two of them would probably be happily barbecuing by now.
But after she accidentally detonated the staff and almost roasted herself…
The prey nearby that could have been dinner must have all run away. If there were any that didn't run, the two of them probably wouldn't be able to handle them, and even if they could, they wouldn't know if they were edible.
“It’ll probably be hard for us to find food for a while.” Jia Deka raised his hand and patted Ya Ya’s head, then took out a small packet of dry rations from his pocket and handed it over: “Let’s make do with these for now. We should be close to Dragon Soul Town. Once we get there, I’ll take you to find some late-night snacks.”
Ya Ya hung her little head, her tail also drooping listlessly: “Woof, I’m sorry, I caused trouble again.”
The girl was self-aware, knowing that she would be super unstable after ‘going crazy,’ and she also clearly understood that the reason they had no food now was because of her sudden whim to learn from Jia Deka and set a trap. So, she still felt a bit embarrassed.
Of course, the number of times she had felt this ‘embarrassment’ along the way was countless. As for the reason…
Understand ‘dog’ memory?
“It’s alright, it’s alright~” Jia Deka stroked his beard and smiled, “You and Mo are the only companions who have traveled with me for so long.”
His words were indeed from the bottom of his heart, after all, there were too few beginner adventurers who could withstand explosions like Ya Ya.
Of course, there weren't many beginner adventurers like Jia Deka who could withstand a berserk Ya Ya either…
【Woof! We’re almost there, can’t cause any more trouble for Wang Dejia!】
The little girl puffed out her cheeks and clenched her small fists tightly, then her two furry ears suddenly perked up. She clapped her hands happily: “Ha, I got it, woof!!”
Jia Deka: “?”
“Woof, I’ve got a great idea!” Ya Ya giggled and bounced a few times in place, her tail wagging rapidly behind her: “A good plan! This way, Wang Dejia won’t have to worry about me going crazy, woof!”
Jia Deka: “?”
Ya Ya: “Listen to me, woof, it’s…”
Jia Deka: “?! ?!”
Chapter 111: End
