Miss Loser is too enchanting

Dugu Qianye arrived at the square and saw that three tables had been placed in the middle. Now, there weren’t many people coming to register anymore. When Dugu Qianye walked over, she found them all lying on the tables asleep, with one person reading a book.

She walked over, and as soon as she approached, the person put down the book, lifted a delicate face, and asked, "Here to register?"

Dugu Qianye nodded.

The person took out a form and said, "Let me see your badge."

"What badge?" Dugu Qianye asked, unaware that a badge was needed for registration.

The person’s hand paused, looking at her: "You don’t have a badge?"

"No," Dugu Qianye shook her head.

"You are an alchemist?"

"Yes."

"Haven’t you gone to the Alchemist Guild for notarization?" the person asked, surprised.

"Notarization? No," Dugu Qianye continued to shake her head. She never knew she had to get something notarized, nor had anyone told her about it.

That is to say, if she practiced alchemy now, it would be considered unlicensed operation.

"No badge, what are you registering for? You’re not an impostor, are you!" one of those asleep was awakened by the noise and said unkindly.

The person registering Dugu Qianye was not annoyed, saying, "You first go to the Alchemist Guild for notarization, and then let them issue you a badge. It’s very small, and it will record your current level. Come back here for registration after getting it notarized."

Dugu Qianye understood, thanked him, and then went to the Alchemist Guild with Zi Xiao. As they left, she overheard the person next to her saying, "Only you would have the patience. With types like that, who are clearly country bumpkins, why bother... " 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Dugu Qianye smiled. A large forest attracted all kinds of birds, but the person who helped her register was quite nice and could be tipped off for focused cultivation.

At the Alchemist Guild, she happened upon Lun Yi, who, upon learning she was there for notarization, immediately took out a bunch and asked her which level she needed. Staring at them, Dugu Qianye asked, "Don’t I need to perform some alchemy for verification?"

"Heh, others certainly do, but you don’t need to," Lun Yi said as he rummaged through the badges before asking, "Would the eighth grade be okay?"

Dugu Qianye was speechless; was this the behavior of someone with relationship privilege? Seeing the badge Lun Yi held with eight vertical bars, she shook her head slightly and said, "That won’t be necessary. Isn’t it said that one can register with the fifth grade? Give me one of those."

Lun Yi handed her a fifth-grade badge and said, "The master has already told me about you. If you have any problems, you can come to me; I’m usually around here."

"Alright," Dugu Qianye nodded, then went back with Zi Xiao to register. To appear more authentic, they first strolled around the streets and drank some tea, speculating that they should head back soon, before slowly making their way.

When they returned, indeed only the person from before was there, and the other two were gone, leaving two empty tables behind. The man smiled when he saw Dugu Qianye approaching and asked, "All settled?"

Dugu Qianye took out the badge, and after he examined it briefly, he returned it to her and took out a form from under the table.

"Fill out this form first, then come back two days before the competition to see the announcement we’ll post here."

Dugu Qianye looked at the form and remembered how she had filled out a form when she first arrived at Empire College. Once again, she wrote down the name Baili Xie in the name field, Spirit Void Continent in the continent field, and fifth grade in the level field.

After filling it out, she handed the form back to the man registering her. He checked the form and placed it with the others before handing her a Jade Token, reminding her again, "The competition starts on November 1; make sure you come back to check the announcement beforehand."

"Of course, I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you," Dugu Qianye said, then she and Zi Xiao returned to the hotel. Upon arrival, Hao Pengyou was still sleeping!

Knowing him well for his sleeping abilities, they didn’t bother him and ordered lunch in the hotel.

"You’re not planning to just follow me around, are you?" Dugu Qianye sat across from Zi Xiao, enjoying the local specialty dishes that were indeed tasty.

Hearing Dugu Qianye’s comment, Zi Xiao lifted his head, his woeful expression emerging again, "Are you tired of me? Are you going to drive me away?"

Every time she saw Zi Xiao’s expression, Dugu Qianye felt as if she had committed some terrible sin. She rolled her eyes helplessly and said, "I’m just asking if you don’t have your own matters to attend to?"

"I do have matters, but I’ve delegated them to others." Zi Xiao said, "Now, my task is to accompany you."

Dugu Qianye sighed, "Well, suit yourself then. As long as it doesn’t hinder your own matters. If you want to leave, you can do so at any time; just let me know first."

"Okay," Zi Xiao smiled. Did this mean she didn’t mind him following?

"I wonder where my mother is now. Perhaps the Divine Temple could provide some information," Dugu Qianye said, looking out at the passing crowd with a hint of sadness. Once the alchemy competition was over, her primary focus would be to search for her mother full force. Even though she knew her mother wasn’t in danger of her life, her intuition told her that her mother was suffering!

"We’ll find out once we investigate at the Divine Temple," Zi Xiao said.

"Alright," Dugu Qianye nodded, suddenly feeling melancholy. If her mother was suffering, where was her father? She touched the ring on her finger that contained the letter he had written her when he was alive.

After Dugu Qianye finished registering, she went into seclusion in her room, while Zi Xiao often went out. As for Hao Pengyou, there was no need to say; he continued his great venture of sleeping! They didn’t know that just the day after Dugu Qianye registered, in the final two minutes before registration closed, a young man dressed in black arrived at the registration point.

"Registering?" It was still the person who had registered Dugu Qianye the day before.

The man in black nodded.

"Let me see your rank badge."

A small badge was placed in his hand.

"Alright, fill out this form," the man with the forms said, handing one over. The man in black filled it out swiftly and handed it back.

Seeing that he had left the representation field blank, the registrar asked, "Green Emperor Xiahou, who are you representing?"

Green Emperor Xiahou touched his ring and said, "I represent myself."

What? Representing himself?

Seeing that the registrar was perplexed, Green Emperor Xiahou explained, "If I win, then I will be the Grandmaster of your Alchemist Guild. Wherever the headquarters is, I don’t mind."

What was this all about?

"There’s no rule stating whether this is allowed or not, I need to ask our president first," the registrar said.

"That’s fine."

"Then come with me," the registrar said, packing up his things and leading Green Emperor Xiahou away.

Soon, Black and White Impermanence and Sha Bao learned about this matter. Since there were no initial registration conditions preventing it, they all agreed.