Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 399 - 274 Black Death Armor_2

Chapter 399: Chapter 274 Black Death Armor_2

"....."

Li Qingyan remained silent at first, lowering her eyes to glance at Xu Yuan’s finger pressing on her chest, then lifted her gaze to meet his.

With a bit more pressure from the tip of his finger, the softness caved in. He stared at her, enunciating every word:

"From now on, whatever I say, don’t ask me for any explanation. I don’t have time to explain. If you can’t do that, feel free to leave. After all, this political marriage hasn’t been finalized yet—it’s a good opportunity for us to go our separate ways."

There can only be one commander in a team.

Although Li Qingyan had verbally agreed with him before, she had started to act according to her own set of life principles after less than a short time.

Being too capable and too opinionated can be a blessing at times, a godsend of a teammate, but conversely, in specific circumstances, it can become a burden.

Without Li Qingyan, his chances of survival were not high, but if Li Qingyan didn’t listen to him, his chances of survival would not be any greater.

He had to make sure now that Li Qingyan could obey him completely, at least before they left the Underground Palace.

The corridor was dark and quiet, with only the faint glow of some embers on the ground that had not yet dissipated.

After a while,

a soft laugh escaped her, and Li Qingyan slightly lowered her beautiful eyes to look at his finger:

"Prince Consort, your finger is pressing quite painfully on my chest; could you please move your hand off of it?"

"....."

A moment of silence,

and without a change in his expression, Xu Yuan withdrew his hand and continued, enunciating each word:

"Li Qingyan, I command, you do. Can you do that?"

"A soldier’s duty is to obey orders."

Li Qingyan patted the folds of her red gown over her chest, which undulated with waves, then looked up at Xu Yuan with a clear voice, "From this moment on, Prince Consort, you are my chief commander."

During their gaze, the breeze from the depths of the corridor came to a halt.

With a smile in her beautiful eyes, Li Qingyan asked:

"So, what should this princess do now, Chief Commander?"

Xu Yuan gave her a once-over, stroked his chin, and with a grin said,

"Take off your clothes....."

"Whoosh——"

Before he had finished speaking,

the sound of the red gown rustled as the garment was shed, revealing her majestic curves and skin fairer than snow, while the long scar from a previous battle was still visible on her well-defined abdomen.

Everything appeared so clear it was almost unreal.

Hiss... was this woman playing for high stakes?

However, Li Qingyan’s act did indeed confirm something Xu Yuan had been quite curious about.

Since her clothes had been shattered in the spatial turbulence, the princess truly had nothing on underneath but a loose red gown.

"I’ve taken it off, what now?"

Without any veiled intentions, Li Qingyan stood straight and gazed at Xu Yuan with a smile, her light laughter ringing out, "Prince Consort, surely you didn’t just want to look at my body, did you?"

"....."

After a moment of eye contact,

a nameless anger rose within Xu Yuan. He swiftly cycled his Cultivation Technique to suppress it, then calmly swept his gaze over her and averted his eyes, pointing to the cave wall next to them:

"Of course not. The commotion just now caused by the Barbarian King has likely awoken the creature in the deepest part of the Underground Palace. These mycelial mats can help it sense the presence of outsiders from afar. Go get some and bring back plenty; I need some too."

Pausing for a moment, Xu Yuan added:

"And remember, don’t use fire. Fire will spoil its vitality."

Without asking the reason or the purpose,

Li Qingyan sideways lifted her hand, and with a trembling opulence, a large piece of the brown-red mycelial mat attached tightly to the wall of the corridor was torn down and levitated into the space in front of them, piling up on the ground.

Looking at the undulating, seemingly alive brown-red mycelial mats on the ground, Li Qingyan softly asked:

"What now?"

"...."

Without responding, Xu Yuan placed the Blood Jade Glaze that he was wearing into the Sumeru Ring.

Li Qingyan, with her interest piqued, looked down with raised eyebrows, her rosy lips forming an ’o’ before she let out a light chuckle.

Xu Yuan’s eyes twitched, and he glanced back, glaring at this reckless woman before placing his hand on the pulsating brownish-red mycelial mat as Origin Qi surged forth.

The mycelial mat then seemed to recognize its master, swiftly covering Xu Yuan’s body as it followed his hand.

Li Qingyan stood aside, her arms crossed, quietly watching.

Sensing the rustling around him, Xu Yuan softly explained, "This mycelial mat actually functions like a natural vine armor. As long as enough Origin Qi is injected, it can attach to the body and hide us from the detection of high-level ghosts through the mycelial mat."

Li Qingyan leaned forward slightly, her phoenix eyes narrowing as she observed the mycelial mat spreading over Xu Yuan.

After watching for a few moments, she suddenly said, "Though this thing’s defensive capability is weak, it seems to solidify continuously. If all the mycelial mats in this corridor were fused into one to form a set of armor..."

Xu Yuan was taken aback before she had finished speaking.

She saw through this after just one glance?

Subconsciously, he lifted his head and saw Li Qingyan’s posture, arms crossed and leaning forward.

His heart racing for a moment, he cycled his Cultivation Technique to suppress his respect and looked into the cold eyes of the Princess with a slight smile, "Don’t even think about it. Taking a small amount of the mycelial mat is like plucking a single hair from a monkey – it won’t catch the attention of that thing deep within the Underground Palace. But if we take too much, we’ll become its primary target."

Silent...

Without another word, Li Qingyan also extended a jade hand, her slender index finger lightly touching the mycelial mat. Fiery red Origin Qi, matching the brownish-red mats, instantly wound up her fair arms as she smiled and asked, "So, you’re saying it could actually serve that purpose?"

Xu Yuan was silent for a moment before nodding, "Yes, it’s possible."

These mycelial mats in Cangyuan Chronicles have a health bar.

Destroying a piece would guarantee the drop of an item called "Black Death Mycelial Mat."

And when checking the backpack for materials, a special option to "inject Origin Qi" would appear, allowing the "Black Death Mycelial Mat" to transform into a basic piece of equipment called "Black Death Armor."

For players in the late game, the armor’s attributes aren’t low; there simply aren’t any, and this item continuously consumes mana (Origin Qi).

However, despite being full of debuffs, the stealth feature of Black Death Armor is quite useful.

That’s because the mini-Bosses in this silent Underground Palace wander haphazardly across the map, and if a player stays within a nine-tile map range of one, it will pursue and attack them.

But for players considered a fourth calamity, this is unimportant. What is important is that "Black Death Armor" can be continuously synthesized upwards.

From basic items, to green gear, then to blue gear, then to purple gear, all the way to the golden legend.

This feedback fits perfectly with the player’s collection compulsion.

Of course, reaching the golden legend isn’t so easy.

Once the "Black Death Armor" is synthesized into green gear, regional Bosses and all the small monsters begin collectively pursuing the player.

And after becoming blue gear, it gets even more extreme – the final Boss directly awakens and joins the pursuit.

Under such circumstances, the probable process for players wanting to synthesize equipment is to clear the monsters first, then gradually work on the mycelial mat.

Unfortunately, this strategy doesn’t work in the Black Death Underground Palace.

Because as long as the mycelial mat isn’t entirely removed, the small monsters in the silent Underground Palace will revive endlessly, including some elite ones, and even regional mini-Bosses.

Dozens of monsters converging on one map to pursue you, and if you’re hit by one of the higher-level Bosses, there’s a chance to fall into an incurable poison status.

Constantly losing health, until death.

In this hellish difficulty, unless joining the mighty Wind Spirit Moonshadow Sect, players can only collect while running.

Back then, these monsters were called "???", not realizing they were actually ghosts.

Thinking this, Xu Yuan let out a deep sigh.

While he was pondering, the mycelial mat stripped from the ground was already empty, and Li Qingyan’s voice drifted softly from beside him, "This thing, it rather resembles something the women in the Hook Bar would wear."

Xu Yuan looked back, his eyes slightly raised.

The way the Wrapped Chest Princess’s long, slender legs and her full, enchanting curves were accentuated by the close-fitting Black Death Armor, the brownish-red markings adding a touch of allure to her valiant features.

As if noticing Xu Yuan’s astonished gaze, Li Qingyan returned the look with a gentle smile and asked slowly and softly, "Stop staring, my dear Commanding Officer, what shall we do now?"