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Chapter 427 The Summoning Skill of Change

"System! That's a brilliant idea!"

After praising the system, Lin Xiyue quickly used the disguise card to blend her body into the surrounding environment, as if she really was that broken wall.

This disguise card was almost flawless; even a master like Li Si was successfully fooled by her.

However, this is not an easy task.

Although this disguise card allows Lin Xiyue to hide herself almost perfectly, it has a fatal flaw—once the disguise is successful, she absolutely cannot move. The slightest movement will immediately expose the disguise.

As a result, Lin Xiyue was frozen in place as if under a spell, not daring to even breathe.

Her body quickly became sore from being immobile for so long, and also became somewhat stiff from being unable to move.

However, it was precisely because of this immobility that Lin Xiyue was able to concentrate more and hear the conversation between Earl and Li Si more clearly.

Every word they spoke struck her eardrums like a heavy hammer, making her heart pound even harder.

When she heard Li Si say, "A small portion of this strange child escaped," Lin Xiyue's heart was instantly overwhelmed with fear.

Earl had previously told her that if the child had come into contact with Philip, the consequences would have been dire.

Now, even if only a small number of children escape, they could pose a great danger to Meros.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiyue could no longer remain calm. She was extremely anxious and wished she could rush out immediately to find the escaped child and prevent the possible disaster.

However, reality cruelly trapped her. She looked up at Earl and Philip, who were talking and working in front of her, and her heart was filled with helplessness and anxiety.

Lin Xiyue's heart pounded faster and faster. Her thoughts raced like a wild horse, and various possible solutions flashed through her mind, but she rejected them one by one.

As time ticked by, her anxiety grew, until finally, she began frantically flipping through her card pool.

Her thoughts raced through the cards, examining them one by one, hoping to find one that could solve her current predicament.

However, apart from the common attack cards, control cards, and opportunity cards given by the system, she did not find any other special cards.

Lin Xiyue's mood grew heavier, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of despair.

Just when she was about to give up, a long-forgotten card suddenly caught her eye.

[Ability Card: Summon]

Lin Xiyue was very familiar with this card.

Because in the very beginning, she summoned Meros using this card. Although at the time she naively thought Meros was just an ordinary kitten, it turned out that the card did indeed have the magical ability to summon people.

However, to Lin Xiyue's confusion, the card suddenly turned gray after she experienced that unexpected time travel.

From then on, she kept the card at the bottom of a box and never used it again.

Only today, when she saw the card again, did those forgotten memories come flooding back.

Clinging to her last glimmer of hope, Lin Xiyue cautiously opened the summoning card, wanting to confirm its function once again.

However, when she looked closely, she was surprised to find that the contents of the card had changed.

She clearly remembered that the card originally said something like "summoning someone you've recently come into contact with," but now it was completely different.

"What exactly is going on?"

Lin Xiyue anxiously questioned the system in her mind, wanting it to give her an explanation.

The card that Lin Xiyue opened clearly stated:

[Ability Card: Summon. Summons a bound user who, upon response, will teleport to the user's location. Cooldown: 15 days.]

[Huh?! What?! It changed?! Oh, this card, let me see...]

Lin Xiyue's words instantly put the system on edge. It could no longer maintain its previous feigned ignorance and shyness and hurriedly appeared.

After all, this is a major issue that relates to the system's performance!

"Hurry up! I'm so anxious! Have you figured out what the problem is yet?!"

Lin Xiyue was equally anxious, sweat beading on her forehead, as if she could hear her own heartbeat.

[Wait, don't rush me. Wait... Ah, found it! The "System Basic Rules"!!]

A series of rummaging sounds came from the system, as if someone was frantically searching for something.

"Huh?! No way, the basic rules?!"

Lin Xiyue was stunned when she heard what the system said, and an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.

She had thought the system would find a more specific and targeted solution, but to her surprise, it was still just the basic rules.

[Ah, well, this is the first time I've encountered a situation like this in all my years as a system. I can only look for the basic guidelines. Luckily, I didn't just throw it away. Phew, so much dust. Tsk, whatever, let me take a look.]

While complaining, the system picked up the thick book of basic rules and began to read it.

Lin Xiyue stood aside, anxiously waiting for the system to take action.

[Oh, I see! Some cards can mutate after receiving a large amount of energy. Some mutations are good, some are bad, but they all become related to the host, so don't worry, this one seems to be a good one.]

After a while, the system suddenly shouted excitedly.

After the system found the relevant information, it began to read it aloud word by word.

Lin Xiyue listened carefully, but her doubts grew stronger.

When the system read out, "All the changes here are related to the host," she suddenly froze.

"When did I get a bound person? And who is this bound person? How come I don't know anything about it?!"

Lin Xiyue stared wide-eyed, her face full of confusion as she asked the system.

Clearly, she remembered the description on the card.

[Huh?! The person bound to you is actually Boss Mo! How could you not know?]

The system's voice was also filled with doubt.

"I just don't know! When did this happen? I have absolutely no recollection of it. How could I possibly forget something so important?"

Lin Xiyue was equally shocked. Her eyes widened, and she asked incredulously.

[Oh, don't worry, let me check the records...]

The system seemed to realize the seriousness of the situation and quickly replied.

The system quickly searched its database for relevant information and soon found the answer.

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