Xiao Chun Dan exhales . "Are you serious this time?"

"I am serious . " Huang Qiuyan nods her head . "I want to become his equal . I also want to protect everything that is precious to him . "

It's for that vampire king . Xiao Chun Dan pouts . He's the one who met her first . He saved her . He kept her soul in that body . Why are the vampire king and his things becoming more important to her? A host should care about the system first . Just like, the system always prioritizes the host . She calls him a family, but other people are more important to her . She even told the vampire king about him . Hmph!

"Elder sister, you see . " Xiao Chun Dan begins, "I have been a.n.a.lyzing you . Even if I have installed basic fighting skills in your mind, you aren't mentally prepared and your body and you are not physically strong enough to deal with the vampire-zombies . So, I suggest that you concentrate on your magic and long-range attacks . "

Several statistical graphs appear before her eyes . Huang Qiuyan is bad at many things, but she's is somewhat okay with numbers . She studied statistics in the university and she used to work in a bank too . She squints her eyes and a.n.a.lyzes the progress graphs . According to the system, her progress has been slow . Since she's his first and last host, he doesn't have any past data . He is using the general data from the Inter-Dimensional Archive . To summarize, her agility is good, but her survival instincts are mediocre . In close range fights, she's 40% slower than other hosts . The long-range fights haven't been tested yet . The magic level is also at level 1 (Beginner) .

She stares at him .

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"Don't look at me like that . " Xiao Chun Dan shrugs . "But, you have magic . You are better than 89% of hosts . There are systems who are compatible with magic that help their hosts improve at a faster rate . I was built for humans, but I am reconfiguring myself as you are levelling up . "

He sighs and adds, "If you stay stuck at a level, I can't do much for you when it comes to magic . I can a.n.a.lyze the basic magic, but when it is the higher level magic that people like Fu Sheng and Sung NMi use, I get incorrect a.n.a.lyzation results . Elder Sister, it's dangerous for you if you do not become stronger . You are lucky that you can use magic when other converts can't . Then, there's the bond . When magic is such a big part in your life, you should take the path of magic . If you don't make efforts, you will be someone who needs protection . "

Though he would also choose safety first, there's no growth if they hide inside the castle . His host needs to grow and become stronger . Then, he can also level up and progress . He wants the inter-dimensional world to know that he's the best system in all the worlds . Perhaps, he can teach those System Developers a lesson for building systems like him and abandoning them at any time when the systems outlive their usefulness .  

"Fu Sheng will leave tomorrow," Huang Qiuyan understands that he means well . The system is on her side . They are both reliant on each other . Though he's mean and advises selfish things sometimes, he wants to protect her life the most . "Should I see Jin?"

"He might be able to help you . " Xiao Chun Dan has a good impression of Jin . He does find him unrealistic and ethereal . But, all purebloods are strange to some extent . "But, your magic is different from the purebloods' magic . You got it from the enchanted wooden arrow which is actually Fae's magic . The nature of enchanted wooden weapons is quite mysterious . We don't have points to buy good books or skills related to Fae . There's one more thing that I have noticed recently . "

"What is it?" She asks him with worry .

"Your magic grew when you resolved your heart conflict last time . " Xiao Chun Dan wonders how much his host's psychological state affects the magic inside her . "There's something else . It's better if I show it . "

She gives him a stiff nod .

In her mind, a screen pops up . It shows her a video of a dark green energy cloud that keeps changing its shape, disappearing and reappearing at different spots . Then, there's another neon green energy that seems to be chasing that dark green ball around . The two are playing hide and seek . In the chase, the neon green energy captures the dark green cloud once or twice . Each time that happens, the dark green cloud becomes smaller and slower .

"Before you drank the hunter's blood, the life force was dormant . The enchanted wooden magic was pa.s.sive and balancing it somehow . When the magic activated due to the hunter's blood, it was not bad as the life force was avoiding its grasp by instinct . " Xiao Chun Dan a.n.a.lyzes, "After your magic grew by a level, it's magic manages to capture the life force time to time . It absorbs some part of the life force whenever it captures it . Each time it does that, the life force is condensing into a smaller form and becoming slower . This is not the worst part, Elder Sister . "

"Why are you leaving that out?" She holds her head with her right hand and closes her eyes . All of this sounds bad to her . "Just tell me . "

"It's affecting us . " Xiao Chun Dan takes a breath . "This is changing us at a core level . The enchanted magic, your soul and this aberrant life force are merging together slowly . I can't predict what will happen in the future . " 

Being different always comes with a price . Her mother always told her to be ordinary . According to her mother, men need ordinary women who can manage the house and raise their children . That's why she always tried to be an ordinary person when she was human . She didn't think much . She didn't argue much . She was complacent and meek . She would let others have control over her life .  

But, her new life has new needs . It's funny how the old beliefs are subconsciously controlling her, but she wants to change . She needs to change . For herself and the people around her, she has to become someone extraordinary .  

"You don't have time . " Xiao Chun Dan changes the screen to the graphs again . "We should be prepared for whatever is coming for us . "

***

[15 minutes later]

In the depth of the castle, Huang Qiuyan is walking alone . She looks back once with worry in her eyes .  

[I thought that you knew the way to the library . ]

"Xiao Chun Dan, it's not my fault . " Huang Qiuyan yells . "This place is huge . How do they clean this place?"

[That's not the problem . The problem is that I can't figure out how you managed to walk to the uncharted locations of the castle again under my navigation . ] Xiao Chun Dan states with a frustrated voice . [You only had to follow my navigation . ]

Huang Qiuyan sighs . Earlier, Xiao Chun Dan suggested that they should access the library and scans the books . He can directly store scan copies of the books . It's quicker than asking someone and waiting for answers . Using her knowledge and mastering the magic will be her job . Xiao Chun Dan also needs magical knowledge to build his foundations . These books will cost a lot if they try to buy it from the Inter-Dimensional Web .  

They are lost in some unknown part of the castle again . To her, all parts of the castle seem the same . She inhales sharply and then, she tries to sniff . There are many scents in the air . Fu Mian's scent is the strongest . She can smell the nine vampires . Fu Sheng's musky scent is captivating as always . Then, Sung NMi's scent is something human and yet, something more that reminds her of the lightning and the rain . Sung Se-Yong smells like lemons and something else . She separates the scents in her mind . Xiao Chun Dan guesses what she's trying to do and a.n.a.lyzes the different scents along with her until they find the one -- the faint scent of books .  

"Phew!" She wipes her sweat . She knows the way now .