Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 601 - 511: Mythical Costume

Chapter 601: Chapter 511: Mythical Costume

Near the infinity pool on the 95th floor of the Junyue Hotel, 12 imaging drones hovered in the air.

Their lights flashed rhythmically, projecting lifelike images of non-existent plants, casting shadows of trees and greenery behind the benches on the shore, including spherical potted plants, red maples, cherry trees, white epiphyllums, and dracaenas, creating an exquisitely peaceful Zen garden landscape.

At the hotel’s perimeter, internal and external parallax walls were raised. They blocked the line of sight, preventing prying eyes, and a high-end business event was underway. Wei Shiyue was here to shoot an endorsement, and the venue would also be used to record her new song later on.

At this moment, Wei Shiyue was preparing in a private room at the other end of the floor and had not yet appeared. The advertising staff of the Divine Daylight Company bustled about near the pool, with photographers, lighting technicians, and their assistants all working tirelessly, executing the advertising director’s planned proposal.

Divine Daylight Company was a giant enterprise in the southern part of Taixi Continent, headquartered in Seven Hills, at the forefront of the world in supercars, high-end machinery, leather, luxury goods, and ready-to-wear industries. Its logo featured a two-headed golden eagle with wings spread, surrounded by laurel leaves and olive branches.

At least 200 people in uniforms bearing the company’s logo were running back and forth in an organized hustle, waiting for Wei Shiyue to finally appear for the advertisement shoot.

"The modern advertising industry is a complex business," said a company person, moving through the corridor in uniform, with a circular cognitive enhancement headgear on his head. Xu Yang and Du Qianqian followed behind him, "In these unpredictable and changing times, choosing the top luxury products of Divine Daylight Company is definitely a wise strategy. They remain fresh with time, and their quality does not diminish as the years go by. Miss Wei Shiyue’s heartfelt performance will certainly make the wealthy in the Eastern Hemisphere dig deep into their pockets."

"Your company has the best marketing strategies," Du Qianqian said steadily, familiar with the circles of the wealthy and no longer envious of the rich, having her own perspective on life, "I believe this collaboration will be profitable for both of us."

"Miss Wei Shiyue’s commercial value is immense, it’s our honor to have this opportunity," the company person said cheerfully, "Her personal appeal and fame are unparalleled in this age, and among her fan base are wealthy individuals with strong purchasing power. These premium customers are willing to change their wardrobes and bags weekly, in pursuit of ever-changing fashion trends. With their wealth and status, they seek uniqueness above all. The clothing, jewelry, leather goods, and cosmetics used by each of them must be one of a kind, which is also the reason for our existence. We provide them with the best trends, brand designs, and historical values."

"So what is it this time? You’ve always been very mysterious." Du Qianqian was curious, "What exactly is Wei Shiyue going to endorse?"

"A mythological fashion collection codenamed ’Spirit of Life,’" the company person led them to one of the hotel’s rooms.

Five security personnel, clad in heavy-duty blast-resistant armor and carrying submachine guns, stood guard nearby. In the room, a dark golden box contained the full set of clothing: a pale short dress akin to an outer skirt, leather sandals, and a laurel crown, all emanating a faint glow. Xu Yang could imagine how these clothes would look on Wei Shiyue—she would appear divinely perfect.

"Is this what has been kept secret?" Du Qianqian gazed intently, "It looks... otherworldly."

"These are mythological garments left by the ancient woodland dwellers," announced the company person proudly, "We found them in a cave on the coastline, into which ancient races had breathed vibrant Power. We used the company’s technology to restore and repair them. They contain an epic life force that can rejuvenate cellular life, reversing cancer and illness. There are only 20 sets available worldwide, and there is no one more suitable than Miss Wei Shiyue, who also hails from mythology, to wear them for the advertisement."

Ancient magical items. Xu Yang now understood. They indeed matched well with Wei Shiyue. He expected the pricing to be in the tens of millions for a set, specifically targeting the wealthy class. According to his guess, there was probably only one original piece that the company people had taken apart and patched up into several dozen sets.

The company people left to prepare for the shooting event, and Xu Yang went with Du Qianqian to find Wei Shiyue.

"So," he turned his head to look at her, "how about these luxury goods? You’ve been following Wei Shiyue around and must have made a pretty penny yourself."

"She’s earned way more," Du Qianqian sighed, "I’ve only made about 3 million in the past six months. A lot of times, she has to spend her money to buy things for me."

"That’s not bad either." Xu Yang sized up Du Qianqian.

"Pretty cool, huh?" Du Qianqian said, now dressed in high-end custom clothes which looked quite simple but were actually very expensive, the prominent brand logo on display, "Some luxury items are really amazing. Some cases never break no matter how you use them, some clothes never lose shape no matter how you wear them, and those watches will just never stop working. It feels like I’ve become a different person... but the desire for material things is endless. I’m now eyeing an even more expensive Shuttle Machine, and there’s hardly any money left in my account."

"Hmm... it’s like you’ve become a different person." Xu Yang felt that Du Qianqian had undergone a significant change.

"Yeah, these things are useful," Du Qianqian strongly wanted to show off in front of Xu Yang. She lifted her wrist to show him her designer watch, attempting to prove she was no longer the poor and stubborn girl, "These necklaces, watches, perfumes, and clothes are the proof, the evidence that I’m in the same class as those people. Only this way can I speak in front of them, have the chance to communicate, and negotiate. Just like Kojima Kanako, she uses brands that are ten times more expensive than mine, and without showing off at all. I have to do research afterward to find out the brands she wears, the private studios in Taixi Continent she gets her clothes made from. She’s been raised wearing these luxury brands since the cradle, and I’m just getting to know the threshold."

"Kanako also helped me buy all my clothes," Xu Yang walked ahead, "She really has everything figured out, even arranging all the clothes for me from this year to the next, down to the last detail."

"Wei Shiyue would never ask me to do such things, nor would she help me do them," Du Qianqian said in a hushed tone, her words laced with discontent toward Wei Shiyue.

"But she can’t live without you, and you can’t live without her," Xu Yang observed Du Qianqian. Clearly, the Du Qianqian by Wei Shiyue’s side was more confident and broad-minded.

"Is that really the case?" Du Qianqian was skeptical.

"At least now you always appear as you are, not changing randomly anymore," Xu Yang looked at Du Qianqian’s natural face, "It’s not all Wei Shiyue’s doing."

"It’s my own decision," Du Qianqian pouted, "Lady Farosa has gone into hibernation, and I am left to live on my own."

"It’s not hibernation, it’s meditation," Xu Yang shook his head, "She needs to focus entirely on her training."

"It’s all the same," Du Qianqian then changed the subject abruptly, "Anyway, why did you come today?"

"Wei Shiyue specifically instructed me to come," Xu Yang explained, "I’ve brought her stuff to pass on to her."

"How about you give it to me, and then I’ll give it to her," Du Qianqian craftily said.

"Don’t be naughty," Xu Yang pushed open the door to Wei Shiyue’s private room.

Wei Shiyue, wearing a long-sleeved sports jacket, sat alone on the snow-white velvet hotel comforter. An eyeball robot hovered around her, projecting information from the smart screen into the air, creating a floating image. Wei Shiyue casually swiped through the air with her fingers to manipulate the screen content, which was more layered than the traditional single-screen display.

"Ah, you’re here," Wei Shiyue sat up and then, with an obviously provocative tone directed at Du Qianqian, said, "The agent can go out first. I have something private to discuss with the boss."

"Me? Go out? And you stay?" Du Qianqian was ill-tempered upon arrival, and now her gaze was even more unfriendly. "Listen to what you’re saying."

"Is there something wrong with her, not understanding what I’m saying?" Wei Shiyue ignored Du Qianqian’s anger, turning to Xu Yang, "Then we’ll go out first, and leave her here to daze."

"You..." Du Qianqian was easily infuriated, with nowhere to vent her anger.

Xu Yang knew that once the anger burst forth, things would become very difficult to handle, so he could only steer the conversation towards the harmless side.

"These are your miscellaneous items from the moon," Xu Yang took out Wei Shiyue’s sketches and childhood toys from his pocket and handed them over to her one by one, "I think I got everything, take a look."

Before Wei Shiyue could say more to provoke Du Qianqian, Xu Yang quickly pulled Du Qianqian outside.

Wei Shiyue’s attention was fully on her sketches. Holding the drafts in her hands, she gazed at the images of her mother she drew in her childhood, her expression changing again and again, suddenly becoming solemn.

In the corridor outside, Du Qianqian immediately lowered her voice and complained to Xu Yang: "I was wrong, I was so wrong. We were never meant to be. She’s a monster. I must have been out of my mind to fall in love with a dragon mother."

"Don’t talk nonsense," Xu Yang felt that there was still a chance their relationship hadn’t completely fallen apart, "Calm down. She’s saying those things just to provoke you."

"She disgusts me," Du Qianqian confessed, "I don’t want to see her ever again."

Then she turned around and walked away, not looking back.

Xu Yang returned to the room. Wei Shiyue locked those sketches in a box, sitting silently on the edge of the bed, her expression grave.

"You broke Du Qianqian’s heart," Xu Yang approached Wei Shiyue.

"She deserved it," Wei Shiyue snapped back to attention from her thoughts, "She messed with my chat logs and secretly recorded every message I sent during our relationship, every phone call, just waiting for a chance to throw it back in my face when things went bad. That’s when I realized she’s a very cunning witch. I’ve always known she wasn’t all that upright."

"When you were deeply in love, she probably relished those voice messages alone under the covers," Xu Yang explained.

"She can’t stand me, and I can’t stand her," Wei Shiyue said sullenly, "just let it be."

Her tail gave a push on the bed, and that’s when Xu Yang noticed the marvel of her tail. Her white dragon tail pushed her up from the comforter, she put on her shoes, and headed to the corridor to start the endorsement shoot.

"Oh, Rinne’s here," Xu Yang received a message from Rinne in his head.

"Who’s that?" Wei Shiyue was puzzled, "What Rinne?"

"A good girl," Xu Yang nodded, "You’ll know when you see her."

Meanwhile, Divine Daylight Company’s staff also appeared. They warmly beckoned to Wei Shiyue, leading her to the room where the fashion for the advertisement endorsement was displayed, while Xu Yang went to the hangar on the same floor to pick up Rinne.

Wei Shiyue was led by the company staff into the room, looking at the top mythological fashion she would wear for the advertisement endorsement.

Wei Shiyue was very fond of these luxurious and exquisite clothes.

"These fabrics look good, I really like them," Wei Shiyue nodded.

"They’re perfect for you," the company staff said breezily, "When we thought of endorsement, we instantly knew Miss Wei Shiyue would be the best for these mythological items, and looking at it now, it’s indeed an excellent match!"

"Worthy of a two-year 33 million deal," Wei Shiyue touched the mythological garments, then suddenly felt a sting at her fingertips, and the part of the fabric she touched instantly began to blacken.

"What’s going on?" the company staff’s expression changed, followed by an outburst of deathly flame that erupted, unstoppable!