Magical girls also have intensity anxiety

[I've mastered it! What's the gift?]

[You've mastered it!]

Hello~

As soon as Mu Ming got up, he saw three messages in a row, sent almost at the same time. It was as if they had timed it perfectly to coincide with his wake-up moment.

His tone was so urgent, like a dog seeing a roasted ham.

He had been dragging his feet before, but after being told there was a reward, he mastered the skill in no time.

However, this can put Mu Ming's mind at ease, as there are still no fully trained magical girls on the forum so far.

The fact that Li Huanhuan mastered it proves that the method itself is not wrong; it's just that the speed at which people master it varies depending on their individual talents.

Okay, see you this afternoon.

Mu Ming replied, ignoring the barrage of text messages that followed.

He didn't brush his teeth or wash his face before turning on the computer.

Log on to the Xiaohei Forum.

The post has already been viewed over 100 times, but that's not important. What's important is the high number of replies.

This is enough to show that some people are still following along.

After updating all the methods of [Natural Cultivation], Mu Ming stopped answering the questions of those who followed him.

Instead, she sent a separate reply:

Please summarize any questions you encounter here, and I will schedule a live stream later to answer them specifically for you.

The forum has a full range of functions, and live streaming is not uncommon.

Even now, many city bureaus are still broadcasting live, though most of it consists of trivial topics or idle chatter.

Some magical girls will try to have someone film a video when dealing with monsters.

However, online magical girls often harbor a degree of mutual disdain, so those who dare to go live should be prepared to be criticized.

The live stream will be this afternoon. I had already arranged with Li Huanhuan to do a live stream from her house.

[Real Name Reveal] It's not enough to simply say "Actually, I'm a magical girl".

The other party needs to know who Mu Ming is, have an impression of him, and have a real social connection with him.

Otherwise, everything can be done from home.

Because you have to show your face, you can't show it in a completely dark way.

If the live stream starts and a male face is shown, it might scare other people.

Moreover, for Mu Ming, this was practically tantamount to self-destruction.

Therefore, makeup is necessary. Mu Ming doesn't know how to do makeup, and he doesn't have enough time to learn it from scratch.

Fortunately, I have female friends who are somewhat knowledgeable about this.

So everything is fine.

......

Li Huanhuan opened the door, poked her head out, and asked the first question, "What's the gift?"

"..."

Mu Ming slowly reached into his handbag, inside which was a small box, beautifully packaged.

"Oh, you're so thoughtful." Li Huanhuan covered her lips slightly, a hint of surprise on her face.

She wasn't actually expecting Mu Ming to give her anything nice; she'd be happy if he gave her anything at all.

But he actually prepared a beautiful gift box.

Feeling valued makes you feel good.

"Open it and take a look."

Actually, the gift box was already there when Xiao Hei delivered it.

Although she was very excited, Li Huanhuan hesitated when she actually received the gift.

It's true that I wanted to open it, but it's also true that I wasn't prepared.

Generally speaking, receiving a gift is not a big deal. In the past, Li Huanhuan received so many gifts from her classmates on her birthday that she was overwhelmed.

There are all sorts of things: perfunctory, meticulously prepared, exquisite, simple...

Li Huanhuan even developed the ability to roughly guess what kind of gift someone would prepare just by looking at them.

It's not guaranteed to work every time, but it's almost guaranteed to be successful.

But things are a little different with Mu Ming. It's not that Li Huanhuan can't figure out what kind of gift he'll give.

Mu Ming didn't seem like the kind of person who would give gifts.

If you can't even see the surface clearly, how can you talk about the deeper essence?

Therefore, she was completely baffled by Mu Ming's gift.

The box is square, not much bigger than the palm of your hand.

It can hold many things.

Jewelry, hair ties, small cosmetics, exquisite handmade toys, personal photos, worn underwear...

There are too many possibilities; I can't think of anything I'd give them.

Li Huanhuan lifted a corner of the lid, peeking into the treasure vault like a guard outside the vault.

She spotted the beautiful flowers, and their delicate fragrance wafted to her nose, instantly uplifting her mood.

"Could it be?"

As she took a deep breath, a strange and intriguing speculation arose.

She looked at Mu Ming with a strange smile. Just as she thought, this guy was not honest at all and was too eager!

"Why isn't it running?" Mu Ming asked.

"Hehe~ Open it, of course we'll open it."

With a flick of her finger, her face, which had been suppressing a smile, suddenly froze, replaced by panic.

How did they get their hands on this headless thing?

Even if Mu Ming dared to offer it to her, she wouldn't dare accept it!

Although Li Huanhuan had only recently become a magical girl, wealthy families always had far better access to information than ordinary families.

Mu Ming was able to recognize this thing only because of the system, but Li Huanhuan had much more knowledge than Mu Ming, and she had also seen some high-level magical girls.

Nature can recognize the flower of the heart.

If the owner of the Heart Flower dies, it will generally also disappear.

In very rare cases, if the owner's will is strong enough or their regrets are deep enough before death, the Flower of the Heart will be preserved, retaining the will of the previous owner and transforming it into mental energy.

Other magical girls can absorb the mental energy within to enhance themselves, but they will be affected by the original owner's mental energy.

Although this influence can be suppressed, if it can resonate with the original owner's thoughts, the absorbed mental energy will be completely integrated and may even be further strengthened.

Therefore, the unclaimed Heart Flower is actually a strategic resource of the Bureau of Control, extremely rare. If used by the right person, it could give birth to a fifth-tier magical girl.

The problem with the one Mu Ming gave her was even bigger; this Heart Flower couldn't detect any of the original owner's thoughts at all, only pure energy...

To be precise, the thought of this heart flower is probably "feeling that it is not strong enough", so it absorbs it without any burden.

Logically speaking, it's impossible for it to fall outside the Bureau of Statistics.

Li Huanhuan couldn't understand the origin of this thing, but she knew she couldn't accept it.

"This is too expensive... I can't accept it..."

She quickly tried to push the gift box back, but Mu Ming's hand stopped her from doing so.

"Why?" he asked, puzzled.

It's impossible to tell if they're genuine or just pretending...

Li Huanhuan couldn't bother teasing him anymore, and quickly asked:

"Where did you get this?"

"It was sent by someone from the General Affairs Bureau."

The General Affairs Bureau? A gift?

Who? Jin Yu, Mu Ming's guardian? Impossible. Even Jin Yu shouldn't be qualified to send out supplies of this caliber.

"Don't overthink it. I'm an upright person and I wouldn't do anything petty like stealing. This stuff came from a perfectly legitimate source, so just use it."

If Mu Ming really manages to steal it, then Li Huanhuan will have to kneel before him, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to give him the three-character code name "The Thief of Heaven's Secrets".

Moreover, it's not a question of whether the source is legitimate or not; the key issue is that it's inappropriate.

If it were used on a fourth-tier magical girl, it might give birth to a fifth-tier one; although it's not good to belittle oneself like this, Li Huanhuan just felt that it wouldn't be very effective on herself.

The most crucial question is... why doesn't Mu Ming use it himself, but gives it to her?

Wasn't his biggest desire to become stronger? In order to become stronger, he couldn't even bear to give up the tiny bit of progress he made in cultivation.

Why not use it?

"It's one thing that this thing came from a legitimate source, but mine came from an illegitimate source; I can't use this thing, it's most suitable for you to use it."

As if seeing through her doubts, Mu Ming explained.

"If you hand it over to the Bureau of Statistics, regardless of whether you got it legitimately or not, you'll be the most legitimate person there."

Li Huanhuan said hesitantly.

Mu Ming shook his head and said, "This was given to me by someone to help me become stronger; only by giving it to you can I become even stronger."

"These two things are unrelated... and why do I need to use you to become stronger? Why don't you just swallow it?"

"It's different." Mu Ming shook her head again, her gaze suddenly becoming sharp. "I am destined to become the supreme and powerful magical girl, and I must not rely on any external forces to cultivate."

Seeing his serious expression, Li Huanhuan really wanted him to get his head checked, and besides, wasn't borrowing her external help considered external help?

"This flower of the heart has absolutely no side effects," Li Huanhuan reiterated. If he didn't take it back, she wouldn't let go.

"What you learn from books is never enough; you must put it into practice to truly understand," Mu Ming replied simply.

Li Huanhuan was first taken aback, not understanding how Mu Ming could utter such a powerful sentence; then she immediately felt that she couldn't hold back anymore, that the words were clearly used in the wrong place, and that he had such a calm look on his face, acting like a master.

I really want to pinch his cheek.

"Then I won't be polite, but don't nag me about it later." Li Huanhuan pinched the heart-shaped flower, her delicate eyes staring at Mu Ming with amusement.

The gift Mu Ming gave was so heavy that it almost knocked Li Huanhuan unconscious, but if what Mu Ming said was true, the origin of the item was legitimate.

It would be a lie to say that Mu Ming was not interested in her, given how much he was investing in her.

Although the gift was a pleasant surprise, Li Huanhuan actually wanted to start by giving more ordinary gifts.

If he does this, then whatever I give him afterward will seem out of place, except...

"I wouldn't do something so petty. If I gave it away, I gave it away."

"Yes, yes, you're the most generous! Come in quickly." Holding the Seed of Heart, she grabbed Mu Ming's wrist and pulled him directly into the house.

Click—

The door closed.