Playing Stat-Sticks in Honkai: Star Rail

"It's okay, it's okay, I just choked, falling actually helped it go down."

In an instant, black lines appeared on both March 7th's and Stelle's foreheads.

They thought something had happened, but it turned out to be just that.

Ding dong!

The terminal rang again, and Liuge looked down.

He saw that Asta had sent another message.

"To be honest, Liuge, that outfit of yours looks great. It not only shows off your handsome muscles, but also..."

Slap! Liuge covered his face. He knew his image had been completely ruined in Asta's eyes.

Even though Asta hadn't finished speaking, Liuge felt like he had died, in every sense of the word.

At this moment, Asta put away her mischievous smile and walked up to Liuge and Stelle.

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you two. Herta will be back soon, and she specifically asked to meet you and Stelle. So, I was wondering if you two are interested in meeting her?"

"Herta?"

Stelle was still eating, and her words were a bit unclear.

Liuge also thought of the damaged Herta puppet. Although he knew Herta would question him, he didn't expect it to be so soon.

"I don't mind either way."

Stelle swallowed the food in her mouth, looking indifferent.

Ever since she learned she was the carrier of the Stellaron, Stelle knew that Herta, a member of the Genius Society, would definitely be interested.

"I have no objections either."

013 Kamen Rider Chronicle (Grinning.JPG)

Main Control Cabin, Herta's Office.

Although it was called Herta's office, it was actually the Simulated Universe laboratory.

However, Herta had been operating and debugging the Simulated Universe here all along, so over time, it had come to be recognized as her office.

At this moment, Liuge's eyelids twitched as he watched the Herta puppet examine Stelle.

After all, Stelle was a carrier perfectly compatible with the Stellaron, and as Herta of The Erudition, she naturally wouldn't let go of such an extremely rare experimental subject.

Therefore, she truly didn't want to let Stelle go until she had thoroughly researched her.

But Stelle was a sentient intelligent being, and Herta knew she couldn't do whatever she wanted.

She had to respect the will of the individual, so she was only performing general equipment debugging and research.

Just like that, more than three hours passed.

When Liuge, who was sitting nearby, was starting to feel drowsy from watching, the preliminary examination of Stelle was completed.

It was then that Herta noticed the other person she had called over.

That interesting existence she encountered when she accidentally connected with the damaged puppet.

Someone who could operate Aether Edit but had no aura of any Path, yet still possessed the strength to kill Mara-Struck Soldiers using Aether Edit.

If you call him an ordinary person, he can kill opponents using Aether Edit. If you call him a Path walker, his physical fitness is that of an ordinary human. If you call him an ordinary human, he has the strength to kill Mara-Struck Soldiers with one punch.

This made her very puzzled.

"Kid, you're here too."

Herta walked up to Liuge and said, "Hey, didn't you ask Asta to call me over?"

"But you could have chosen not to come. Compared to you, I'm more interested in the person next to you."

Herta said bluntly, making Liuge want to tear his hair out.

If only you had said so earlier, I wouldn't have come.

"However, since you're here, I have a question for you."

"What is it?"

"Are you... interested in joining the Herta Space Station?"

"Huh?!"

The sudden invitation stunned Liuge.

Herta herself invited me to join the space station?

What kind of plot twist is this?

Wait, that's not right!

Suddenly remembering something, Liuge looked directly into Herta's eyes.

"You probably want to research me, don't you!"

"Tsk!"

"Hey, you just clicked your tongue! I knew it!"

Liuge looked strangely at her, as if he had discovered something.

"Fine, if you don't want to join!"

Herta turned around, preparing to study Stelle's data and experimental reports.

However, since Liuge was already here, he stopped Herta with the mentality of not leaving empty-handed.

"Esteemed Herta, I wonder if I could trouble you with a matter?"

"Hm?"

Herta didn't agree immediately. She simply glanced at Liuge calmly, waiting for him to continue. Her decision to help would depend on what he said next.

Herta is actually very easy to talk to!

"It's like this, I want to commission you, Herta, to make a game for me."

"I refuse!"

As soon as Liuge finished speaking, Herta directly rejected him.

So that's what it was. Just making a game.

Such a trivial matter, and she had to trouble the great Herta? What a waste of time.

"No, Herta, could you let me finish?"

At this, Liuge's tone became respectful.

"Continue..."

Herta turned back, looking at Liuge, wanting to hear what he had to say.

"About this game! It's a large-scale virtual reality combat game..."

As he spoke, Liuge explained the concept of the game to Herta. He clearly stated that he would handle the character designs and various item designs, while Herta only needed to construct the game world and combat maps, and then import the designed character and model assets.

"Virtual reality combat game?"

Herta murmured, then looked at Liuge after a while.

"The biggest benefit of this game is that it can train players' close-quarters combat skills. You can think of it as a simulation training device."

Saying this, Liuge continued to explain what was on his mind.

Liuge didn't initially have the idea for this game. It was only after he transformed into Haxxor Bunny and had a duel with Silver Wolf that the idea came to him.

Since the space station had a tech genius, why not ask her for help?

Once the game was made, he could transform into Haxxor Bunny and utterly defeat Silver Wolf in the game.

"This game of yours is quite interesting. However, I don't think you have the time to operate it. Are you sure?"

"Then what do you mean?"

"You could try entrusting the game to a company for agency!"

"Okay!"

As their hands, one large and one small, clasped together, Liuge also smiled. For Liuge, this game was purely conceived to crush Silver Wolf, so it didn't matter who acted as the agent.

"Then, the name of this game, you should have an idea, right!"

"Yes! Let's call it [Kamen Rider Chronicle]..."

After leaving Herta's office, Liuge and Stelle naturally headed towards the platform.

Regarding the game [Kamen Rider Chronicle], it wasn't exactly like the original tokusatsu series. Liuge had added all the Kamen Riders and various monsters or villains based on it. You could think of it as a Rider brawl, but ultimately, it was for fun. Of course, the conditions for using some of the more outrageous characters were quite high.

As for the name, it was actually just a placeholder.

He planned to utterly defeat Silver Wolf in the game and show her what a Haxxor Bunny gaming master looked like.

Arriving at the platform, Liuge and Stelle immediately saw March 7th and Himeko waiting for them.

"Liuge, you're back!"

March 7th walked up to the two of them and carefully examined them for a moment before relaxing her expression and smiling.

"I thought you guys were taken for some experiment! Looks like I was overthinking it!"

"Cough, cough, March. Herta is very sensible; she wouldn't do anything you're imagining," Himeko said with a helpless smile. She then looked at Stelle.

"Stelle, the Astral Express is about to depart for our next destination to continue our journey of exploration. As for you, are you planning to stay on Herta Space Station or join us as a Nameless, witnessing the path of exploration?"

"I..."

"Don't rush to answer, think about it carefully!"

Himeko interrupted Stelle, who was about to speak immediately, and gestured for her to consider it carefully.

"If you stay on Herta Space Station, Asta will definitely take good care of you, but if you come with us, the road ahead is full of thorns."

Himeko said this.

She respected everyone's choice and gave them the right to make all their own decisions.

"I want to join the Astral Express. I want to go on the trailblazing journey with March 7th, with Liuge, with Dan Heng, with all of you, and witness everything along the way..."

014 Stat-Stick [Luck·Mascot]

Compared to Liuge and Stelle, who had already decided to travel with the Astral Express crew, the Stellaron Hunters' side seemed rather quiet.

Lazily leaning on the sofa, Kafka looked at the ores displayed by the terminal merchant, seemingly picking out a coat she liked.

Even though she already had many coats, it was still a good choice to add to her collection.

"Hey, Kafka. Why did you stop me when we ran into that country bumpkin earlier? Otherwise, I would have definitely let that country bumpkin experience the skills of the universe's top hacker."

"Hm? You mean that little girl?"

Kafka put down the terminal and looked at Silver Wolf meaningfully.

"Who else could it be?"

Silver Wolf retorted.

"Honey, do you remember the purpose of our trip to Herta Space Station this time?"

Kafka didn't answer Silver Wolf's question and instead asked.

"Isn't it to follow Elio's guidance, go to the space station, place that Stellaron into Stelle's body, and awaken her?"

Silver Wolf stared at Kafka, somewhat confused.

Isn't that the purpose?