System, You Didn't Say the Villain Can Read Minds! - Chapter 70

Chapter 70

◎The Cause of the Fear?◎

Mo Jiu controlled people along the way, leading Ye Lan out of the Royal City.

Once outside the Royal City, she went to a secluded spot to change into a simple outfit, using the hood to cover her white hair so she could better blend in with the commoners.

Ye Lan activated her light brain and sent a message. Before long, a flying vehicle arrived in front of the two of them.

She brought Mo Jiu into the flying vehicle.

The Empire’s technology was more advanced than Mo Jiu had imagined. She looked around curiously while trying her best not to reveal her surprise.

Inside the vehicle, Ye Lan asked Mo Jiu: “Your Majesty, forgive my presumption, but I am somewhat curious… Since you have the ability to control all the Soldier Bees in the Royal City, how were you…”

Mo Jiu: “…”

How could I possibly tell her that I was doing it in bed and suddenly got jabbed in the back of the neck? Could I say that? Could I?

Absolutely not!

Mo Jiu could only say: “I was ambushed, but it was nothing serious. You see, I can come and go as I please now, right?”

Ye Lan: “Yes, Your Majesty’s power is unfathomable. But to be safe, please follow me to the base first. We will plan carefully, make full preparations, and then launch an attack on the Royal City to overthrow the Imperial Marshal’s tyranny.”

Mo Jiu: “…”

I’m sorry, I’m here to stop you.

Considering that if Ye Lan and Yun Wenzhou’s relationship became too friendly, it might cause Ye Lan to be killed by the “world,” Mo Jiu was not in a hurry to defend Yun Wenzhou. Instead, she first asked for information: “I know nothing about the Empire after it was seized by the Marshal. Can you tell me what changes have occurred?”

“Of course,” Ye Lan responded respectfully. “First, the Royal City was sealed off. I was originally supposed to meet you as a new recruit and receive your psychic soothing, but because the Royal City was sealed, I couldn’t get in, nor could my peers. I had to pretend to cause trouble and get arrested to get close to you and the Marshal.”

“Secondly, several stable psychic agent selling points were set up around the Royal City to replace the Queen Bee’s psychic soothing. However, the quantity is limited. Since there was no limit on the personal purchase quota, people bought large amounts and sold them at high prices. Soldier Bees are complaining bitterly, and Worker Bees are also very uneasy.”

Mo Jiu: Wow, that’s so realistic.

System: Such is human nature.

Mo Jiu: Shouldn’t there be a law passed to deal with these people properly?

System: It’s a complete chain of illegal profits through collusion. Only Yun Wenzhou can deal with it now. It depends on when she finds out.

Mo Jiu: What if they cover for each other and don’t report it to Xiao Zhou?

System: Although… this doesn’t seem to be the focus of this world.

Mo Jiu: You’re right.

About ten minutes later, the flying vehicle landed.

The door opened, Ye Lan got out first, and then offered a hand to Mo Jiu.

Mo Jiu hesitated, but ultimately didn’t refuse her kindness, taking her hand to step out of the vehicle.

She also carefully savored that sense of fear.

It truly felt like a rabbit had placed its foot on the sharp talon of a falcon, giving her goosebumps all over.

“…Has anyone ever told you that you have a strong sense of oppression?” Mo Jiu asked tentatively after letting go of Ye Lan’s hand.

She wanted to know how Ye Lan saw her. Did she have the feeling of a falcon wanting to claw a rabbit?

Ye Lan was stunned, then, as if realizing something, she bowed to Mo Jiu: “I apologize. I may have made you uncomfortable, but I have no intention of harming you… Regarding this discomfort, may I explain it after we go inside?”

She knows the cause of this fear?

Mo Jiu nodded and said “Okay,” eager to go inside and hear her explanation.

The base of these “rebels” turned out to be a new recruit training camp.

Ye Lan led Mo Jiu into what should have been the coach’s office. There was only one person inside, with slightly curly chestnut hair.

…No matter how others changed, this person’s appearance was consistent as always.

Yes, this person was Yue Xinghe.

The Yue Xinghe of this world also had a pair of red eyes, wore a complicated black and red long dress, and sat on the sofa like a doll. Upon seeing Mo Jiu, she was briefly surprised, then elegantly rose and bowed: “Greetings, Queen, I offer you my allegiance.”

Mo Jiu felt nothing specific toward Yue Xinghe—no inexplicable fear, and none of the attraction Yun Wenzhou gave her. It was like seeing a real doll. She might think she was pretty, or want to dress her up, but nothing else.

Ye Lan closed the door, leaving only herself, Mo Jiu, and Yue Xinghe in the room.

Ye Lan first introduced Yue Xinghe to Mo Jiu: “Your Majesty, this is Yue Xinghe. She is a Queen Bee, just like you.”

Then, Ye Lan apologized to Mo Jiu again: “I apologize. As you can see, I have another Queen Bee I wish to serve, so you must feel that I am more dangerous, but I absolutely have no intention of harming you.”

This… is one explanation.

It was like a hive that produces a Princess might kill the Queen.

But Mo Jiu always felt it wasn’t that simple.

Yue Xinghe should be considered the Queen of this base. Surely not only Ye Lan was loyal to her? Yet Mo Jiu only felt that inexplicable fear toward Ye Lan alone.

Mo Jiu decided to ask Ye Lan in the most straightforward way: “And how do you feel about me? Do you feel any malice or rejection?”

“No,” Ye Lan answered quickly, as if she hadn’t even thought about it.

She immediately added: “I swear, I only want to protect you. That is my duty as a Soldier Bee. I serve Yue Xinghe, but I will also protect you with my life.”

“Really? Then do you feel that I am very weak, like you could easily crush me?”

“Eh?”

“Never mind, it’s not important.”

Mo Jiu decided to put these irrelevant matters aside for now.

The most urgent task was to persuade Ye Lan and Yue Xinghe not to attack the Royal City, or at least to only pretend to attack.

However, Ye Lan suddenly realized something and added: “Wait, are you saying that I have the same sense of oppression that the Imperial Marshal gives me?”

“Eh?” Now it was Mo Jiu’s turn to be surprised. “Yun Wenzhou, gives you oppression?”

“Yes… When she interrogated me in prison, I truly thought she would kill me,” Ye Lan complained. “She is indeed the Imperial Marshal. She terrifies me just by standing there.”

Mo Jiu: “…”

Wait, something seems wrong. What is this rock-paper-scissors-like cycle? It’s just like…

Mo Jiu suddenly realized something and asked the System in her mind.

Mo Jiu: What version is the Four Seasonal Goddesses updated to in this world?

System: What?

Mo Jiu: I mean the legends of the Four Seasonal Goddesses. They existed in the first two worlds. Don’t tell me this world doesn’t have them.

System: They exist, yes… but this legend is unrelated to this world’s script and what you need to do. It’s just randomly generated redundant information.

Mo Jiu: I know. I just want to see what it randomly generated.

System: Alright, then…

System: The Goddess of Dawn in this world is the Goddess of Hope, bringing light to the world.

System: The Goddess of High Noon is the Goddess of Conquest, leading wars to victory.

System: The Goddess of Dusk is the Goddess of Healing the Heart, bringing rest to the mind.

System: The Goddess of Stars and Moon is the Goddess of Healing the Body, accelerating physical recovery.

As expected, different worlds had similar legends. The descriptions of the four goddesses varied, but the core remained the same.

Dawn is creation, High Noon is responsible for combat, and Stars and Moon is related to healing.

The only significant difference was Dusk.

In the first world, she was the Goddess of Desire, fulfilling wishes. In the second world, she was the Goddess of Imperial Examination, granting success in official examinations.

These two seemed unrelated but were actually connected.

After hearing this world’s version, Mo Jiu understood.

The power of the Goddess of Dusk is actually related to psychic energy, mainly making wishes come true.

And the ability related to the “mind”…

Mo Jiu: I am Dawn, and Yun Wenzhou is Dusk?

System: …

Mo Jiu: This is not randomly generated redundant information. This is the real power of belief, existing because of the four of us.

Mo Jiu: Nothing happened when Yun Wenzhou prayed to the Goddess of Dusk. That’s natural. How can she pray to herself? But when others pray to her, even if she doesn’t actively respond, she unconsciously releases power.

Mo Jiu: I am a Goddess, so I can create worlds. Yun Wenzhou is a Goddess, so she can read minds. Ye Lan is a Goddess, so she can be invincible in battle. Yue Xinghe is a Goddess, so she can revive the dead and heal flesh and bone.

Mo Jiu: Why did you hide this from me?

The System seemed to sigh in Mo Jiu’s mind.

Then it replied: Because, Goddess of Dawn, my Master, you wished for the Four Seasonal Goddesses to be closer to mortals than to gods. You wanted your resurrected selves to possess personality, not godhood. You wanted to hand the real world over to humanity, while you lived as mortals among them.

System: The Third Epoch has been destroyed. The humans of the Fourth Epoch do not need deities. Neither you nor the Goddess of High Noon entered this world for the sake of humanity, but for your beloveds.

System: For Dusk, and for Stars and Moon.

Mo Jiu: So, the reason I fear Ye Lan is because…

System: Dawn will eventually be swallowed by High Noon.

Mo Jiu: The reason Ye Lan fears Yun Wenzhou is also because…

System: High Noon will eventually be covered by Dusk.

Mo Jiu: Stars and Moon is not Night, and Stars and Moon can still shine during the day, so she neither fears me nor will she swallow Dusk.

System: Yes.

What the heck. She had been conflicted about this inexplicable fear for so long, even suspecting that the System was tricking her into saving her nemesis. It turned out the truth was right under her nose all along.

Mo Jiu: You underestimated my acceptance of my identity.

System: Yes, I apologize.

Mo Jiu: It’s okay. It’s not too late to know now, and you’re right, this is irrelevant to what I need to do now.

What Mo Jiu needed to do now was.

“Xinghe, I want to talk to you alone, about Yun Wenzhou.”

Yun Wenzhou finally managed to make an edible breakfast before destroying the kitchen.

It was a sandwich.

Between three slices of soft bread, there was a fried egg, steak, and lettuce, along with a suitable amount of ketchup and salad dressing.

Yes, this single breakfast made the kitchen look at least ten years older.

Under the desperate gaze of the Worker Bees, Yun Wenzhou smiled, carefully picked up the plate with the sandwich, and walked towards Mo Jiu’s chambers.

I wonder if the sandwich I made with my own hands is to A-Jiu’s taste?

It should be fine. After all, I ate the one that was even worse than this one, and it tasted pretty good.

No matter what, I made this myself for A-Jiu.

The beginning is always the hardest. As long as A-Jiu likes it, she can keep cooking, trying more and more complex foods.

However, the moment she stepped out of the kitchen, the inner thought of a Soldier Bee at the door flashed through her mind.

How can I tell the Marshal that the Queen ran away without making her furious? Waiting online. It’s urgent.

Yun Wenzhou: “…”

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