40: Shopping with Vivian

Time passed day by day. Vivian underwent daily monitoring, and her abilities continued to steadily increase. Becoming a true S-level containment object was just around the corner.

Aside from necessary rest and outings, you spent almost all your time with Vivian in the containment room. While rapidly closing the distance between you two, you also filled the emptiest part of Vivian's heart.

Vivian regarded you, her brother, as an existence more important than her own life.

Born with a curse, Vivian diligently learned to control her aura, striving to no longer affect those poor D-level Personnel and no longer kill indiscriminately.

A month passed. On this day, she succeeded; two D-level Personnel walked out of the monitoring room alive.

“Brother, Vivian can control her curse a little now!”

In the containment room, although the girl’s expression remained blank, the fluctuations in her pupils still conveyed her current unrest to Meng Yun.

Meng Yun gently stroked her head and softly said, “Then, no matter what, brother must reward Vivian.”

Reward?

There’s a reward?

Vivian had never imagined that her growth and progress could earn her a reward from her brother!

Even when she had effortlessly annihilated a city under the control of the President, all she received was a detached “Not bad” from the President.

In Vivian’s world, there had never been such a thing as a reward.

Vivian's initial motivation for desperately controlling her curse was simply not wanting her brother to dislike her.

An unprecedented hope welled up in her heart.

What would Brother reward her with?

Meng Yun already had an idea.

“Vivian, wait for me here for a moment. I’ll be right back.”

“Okay, Brother.”

Meng Yun walked out of the heavily isolated containment room. Under the shocked or admiring gazes of several C-level Personnel, he picked up the wireless walkie-talkie in his hand.

“Calling Old A, calling Old A, this is the handsome and invincible 9527.”

“…9527, please speak.”

The A-level Personnel at the detection station seemed quite speechless.

“I request to take Vivian out for one day,” Meng Yun’s deep, firm voice clearly and accurately conveyed to the A-level Personnel.

There was a moment of silence on the other end: “9527, the Calamity Witch…”

“It’s Vivian,” Meng Yun corrected seriously.

“Vivian is currently undergoing the process of A-level promotion to S-level containment, and her state is extremely unstable. For the safety of the Satellite City residents, I cannot approve.”

“I guarantee with my life that if she shows any tendency to harm others, the first person to die will only be me.”

“9527, your life is not worth mentioning,” the A-level Personnel sighed. “However, I will report to the President, but please do not have any expectations.”

“Okay.”

Meng Yun hung up the phone, smiled at Vivian through the glass, and then began to wait quietly.

Detection station.

The elderly A-level Personnel dialed the President’s number on a landline.

“Greetings to you, esteemed Mr. President.”

“9527 hopes to secure one day of outdoor time for Vivian under his supervision… Uh, Vivian is the Calamity Witch.”

“What? You agreed?”

“No problem, I will follow your instructions!”

Hanging up the phone, the A-level Personnel could not hide his shock.

He picked up the walkie-talkie and relayed the President’s instructions to Meng Yun.

Meng Yun’s lips curved into a victorious smile, and he took a silver ring from the drawer.

This ring could suppress Vivian’s cursed power, preventing it from spreading and harming civilians.

After some thought, he decided to leave all the handcuffs and leg shackles behind.

He believed that with himself by her side, Vivian would not actively attack anyone.

With her curse restrained, Vivian was just an ordinary Arcane Envoy.

Why did Arcane Envoys in human civilization all stand above millions, enjoying the worship and reverence of the masses, while Vivian could only live beneath the surface, becoming a tool of war for some people?

She should not have suffered this fate.

Stepping into the containment room, Meng Yun, under Vivian’s gaze, took out the mithril ring.

Vivian didn't understand why, but she still obediently and cooperatively lifted the silver hair behind her ear, allowing Meng Yun to place this restraint around her neck.

It was as if she was accepting him putting the most beautiful necklace on her.

“Vivian, you have the most beautiful neck in the world,” Meng Yun praised from the bottom of his heart.

Vivian pursed her lips, unsure how to react.

So she decisively extended both hands, clasped them together: “Put on the handcuffs.”

“What for?” Meng Yun picked up her right hand, held it, and led her directly out of the containment room.

All the tightly closed doors of the containment facility, after receiving the highest directive, opened for Meng Yun and Vivian, allowing them to pass.

Vivian, being pulled by Meng Yun, had increasingly shocked expressions in her eyes.

The girl, who had long lived underground, saw sunlight again.

Her golden pupils perfectly matched the golden sun.

“Come on, let’s experience happiness together, Brother!” Meng Yun led Vivian, leaving the Foundation gate without looking back, heading towards the Satellite City.

The bustling crowds, cars that could run without horses, hawkers shouting as they walked through the streets, and even thieves hidden in the shadows, ready to prey on easy targets, all made Vivian feel new.

Although she had sneaked out before, it was her first time mingling freely among people like this.

She thought her appearance would only bring fear and tears to humans.

But in reality, many people also showed envious smiles when they looked at her.

“Donuts, donuts, donuts from Northern Ireland, if it’s not delicious, it’s free!”

The hawker’s cry rang in Vivian’s ears, and she involuntarily stopped.

She looked at the golden, fluffy bread and the colorful cocoa, and a desire to eat them welled up in her heart.

Once, she had also taken donuts.

After scaring the stall owner away, well, it was a zero-dollar purchase.

Naturally, she couldn't do that now, but she was too embarrassed to ask.

Meng Yun, seeing her gaze, directly picked up a donut coated with pink cocoa and handed over five copper coins.

“Vivian, for you.”

Meng Yun brought the donut to the girl, signaling her to take it.

Vivian took it with both hands and carefully took a small bite.

Originally, she was reluctant to eat it, but Meng Yun’s expectant gaze made her have to.

Soft and crispy, sweet with a hint of bitterness, delicious.

Meng Yun walked along, buying things for Vivian, and soon he had bought her many small trinkets.

Food, drinks, toys, as if to let her experience all the things she hadn’t experienced in these past years, all in this short day.

Seeing that both he and Vivian couldn’t carry any more, Meng Yun finally stopped.

“Brother, what are those shiny things you used to exchange items with them?”

The girl’s voice echoed in Meng Yun’s mind.

Meng Yun took out a copper coin: “Are you talking about this? This is money.”

“With money, you can buy anything you want.”

“Money… can buy anything you want?” Vivian tilted her head, full of curiosity about this shiny little thing.

Is this thing really that magical?

Then… she wanted to use money to buy today’s time, to make it never end, she wondered if that was possible?

“Brother, do you like money?”

“Of course… Uh, where’s my wallet?” Perhaps because he was with Vivian, all his attention was on the girl, so much so that he didn’t even notice his wallet was gone.

Don’t tell anyone, or he’d become famous throughout the entire Arcane Association!

“Vivian, now you and I, let’s go catch the thief together, okay?” Meng Yun blinked, inviting Vivian.

“Okay.”

Vivian felt that going on a mission with her brother would be very interesting.