69: Chapter 69 The Talent Skill of Fouling

"So, Luo Xiaoya, you haven't actually fought in any dungeons at all? You just used points in the market to find some lucky rookie Adventurer to take this cute doll into the dungeon for you?" Tuaner's slap nearly wrecked the table; at a glance, she looked quite a bit like He Xuan.

"This thing?" Mia fiddled with the cute doll keychain Tuaner had handed her.

[substitute doll: A powerful item that can take Luo Xiaoya's place to adventure in the dungeon world. During the adventure, it shares visual, olfactory, tactile, and other senses with Luo Xiaoya. It has 10 HP and can draw enemies away from the carrier once (by transforming into the carrier's likeness). If its HP reaches zero, Luo Xiaoya's adventure ends, and it is judged according to the lowest dungeon clearance rating. If all dungeon content is completed, the evaluation is calculated at half the normal rate. Only one can be carried per dungeon battle, and it goes on cooldown after the dungeon ends.]

"You can only make one for each dungeon. Your skill is so broken." Ryan Nephalem also looked at the cute cotton doll, feeling a mix of Envy and regret.

"So, Luo Xiaoya, is this doll a gift for Mom?" Loran's eyes were full of anticipation as she looked at Luo Xiaoya.

However, her precious daughter shoved the doll into Mia's hands instead. Mia was stunned for a moment. "It wouldn't be a stretch to say Mia is a teenage girl, so carrying a doll that looks like her doesn't feel out of place. Neither of you is really suitable; this thing would be 'noticed by others'." When Luo Xiaoya said the word "neither," she gave a serious, lingering look at Tuaner's fiery red-lipped makeup and Loran's intellectual, mature appearance, then curled her lip. "Besides, turning into Mia doesn't seem that hard..."

Loran felt a wave of disappointment, but because her daughter and Mia looked so much alike, she didn't feel any Envy. She patted Luo Xiaoya on the head.

"Since we're teammates now, I'll show you my mediocre stats..."

Lv10 Loran (Druid Variant/Necromancer Variant). 40 years old (a dryad who looks under 30). Height: 168cm. Weight: 55kg. Strength: 12. Intelligence: 18. Agility: 12. Charisma: 9 (It seems the one with the lowest looks in the team really is Ryan Nephalem?). [Talent Skill: Nature Affinity (Erased), because she raises evil spirits with living creatures, she is loathed by plants and can only forcibly control some of them.] [Class Skills: Beast Eye (synchronizes vision with a designated beast), Beast Transformation (transforms into a bear, leopard, wolf, giant python, etc., increasing melee damage), Special Terrain Adaptation (can fight in cold, water, desert, and mountain areas without being affected by terrain), Summon Raven (Erased), (Nature Affinity ineffective), Summon Giant Bear (Erased), (Nature Affinity ineffective), Summon Symbiotic Vines (Azure Green Vine), Evil Absorption Lv15 (can use vines to absorb evil spirits to strengthen herself and summon vines), Rejuvenation Lv10 (can restore 10 HP to the target every 10 seconds for 3 minutes), Nature's Protection Lv10 (can increase all of the target's attributes by 5%, lasting for 6 hours; can affect up to 5 targets simultaneously, including herself).]

(Life Support System's thoughts: With this stat sheet combined with her "daughters," all that's missing is Lanruo Temple for her to set up shop, right? Tsk, tsk, tsk. By the way, why do Mia and Luo Xiaoya look so much alike? Could it really be as Luo Xiaoya said...)

"Good heavens!" Ryan Nephalem let out a standard Daxia-style exclamation. Counting himself, the team had four healers, plus a young lady who knew Alchemy and pharmacy. Happiness was coming on way too strong; this tank could definitely rampage around without worry.

"Luo Xiaoya, since you want your sister Mia to help you, show everyone your stat sheet." Loran summoned her motherly authority (threat).

"Okay, but it's a bit weak..." Luo Xiaoya revealed her stat sheet. Since they weren't teammates, she granted observation rights to each of them individually.

Luo Xiaoya Lv2 (Medium). Age: 18 years and 3 days. Height: 162cm. Weight: 50kg. Strength: 5. Intelligence: 7. Agility: 3. Endurance: 4. Charisma: 8 (Huh? Charisma is also 8 points?). [Talent Skills: Sweet Girl (increases affinity with humans and humanoid NPCs, makes it easier to trigger plots and characters; shared skill with substitute doll), Mental Link (can mentally link to a designated Adventurer; suitable for Adventurers without a party contract; shared skill with substitute doll), Ghost Speaker (can communicate with normal ghosts; please stay away from evil spirits, fierce ghosts, red-clothed fierce ghosts, ghost generals, and ghost kings; shared skill with substitute doll), Maiden's Expectation (can vaguely foresee some important dungeon events; shared skill with substitute doll), Malice Detection (both the real body and the substitute doll can sense malice within a certain distance and alert the carrier via the mental link; limited to 2 times per day).] [Class Skills: substitute doll, Mediumship (can summon designated spirits to ask questions or possess someone; dangerous!).]

(Look, isn't this just a "Xiaoqian"? The Mia next to her counts as one too, tsk, tsk, tsk. Tuaner doesn't count; she's too wild.)

"[Mental Link] plus [Malice Detection] is a god-tier skill for other temporary teams, and it's useful for us too, for instance, Mia can share what she sees after using her ocular technique to observe enemies." Ryan Nephalem began critiquing Luo Xiaoya's skills.

"Shouldn't [Maiden's Expectation] be the strongest? This kind of mysterious skill sometimes has miraculous effects." Tuaner offered a differing opinion.

"So, are you all selectively ignoring the fact that this girl is a natural slacker? She doesn't even have to go to the dungeons..." Mia couldn't help but interject.

"Hello? Old He? It's resolved. We not only took care of the ghost girl in your file, but we also recruited a new front desk little sister for the Coordination Office who looks a lot like Mia. Hmm," Ryan Nephalem glanced at Loran, "and a beautiful older sister physician."

He hung up the phone and looked around. "Let's go, get in the car. We've eaten and drank our fill. Are you two staying the night at Tuaner and Mia's place? Last time I was running for my life, I smashed the glass to get in; it seemed pretty big..."

As he spoke, Ryan Nephalem felt a chill down his back. He turned around and— "Bam, bam!" —two punches. Tuaner rubbed her hand while saying, "Almost forgot about that. Thanks for reminding me."

A crescent moon hung high in the sky. The group drove to Tuaner's house. Ryan Nephalem waved goodbye to Mia and the others, then drove back to the Coordination Office branch.

"Wow, Tuaner's place is huge!" What Luo Xiaoya had thought would just be a place to crash for the night turned out to be somewhere she didn't want to leave.

"Consider it a favor because you look like Mia." Tuaner kicked off her shoes absentmindedly. Her jade feet, wrapped in black silk stockings, stepped onto her own wool carpet, and the soles of her feet felt a slight, ticklish prickling sensation.

"By the way, Loran, where did you go to school when you were 17?" Tuaner suddenly turned around and asked Loran a question that seemed formal but was actually very awkward.

"At, um, at XX River High School." Loran seemed to have thought of something and looked a bit unnatural.

"Stop teasing her, Tuaner. Mia can't possibly be my biological sister. Because her body has absolutely no Adventurer talent. I can smell that her power right now is probably all spiritual." Luo Xiaoya hesitated, "Strictly speaking, my sister is that vine..."