The Battle-Ready Bodyguard's rarity suddenly changed, turning from gold to platinum.
Although its effect remained unchanged, Liuge vaguely felt that only after using this affix would he learn what its true effect was.
Knock, knock, knock!
Suddenly, someone knocked on Liuge's door.
"Come in."
Welt opened the door and walked in from outside.
"Liuge, your stuff."
As he spoke, Welt tossed the completed Gundam model in his hand to Liuge.
In that instant, Liuge moved so fast he left afterimages behind.
You couldn't just toss a model around like that!
After hurriedly setting the model down properly, Liuge looked at Welt with aggrieved eyes.
"Old Yang, that's not very nice of you. Who throws a model around like that?"
"Haha, sorry."
Welt knew that he had gone a little too far just now, and a trace of apology appeared on his face.
"Come to think of it, Liuge. You're from Earth too, right? Can you tell me what happened after I left?"
"A Unicorn model!"
Liuge immediately raised one finger and named his price again.
"Spill it!"
Welt helplessly rubbed his forehead and nodded.
Seeing Old Yang agree to his terms, Liuge began telling him about what had happened in the Honkai Impact 3rd world after Welt left.
Naturally, Liuge would not mention anything too classified.
After all, judging by Liuge's appearance, Old Yang could tell at a glance that he was not some high-ranking official.
And if someone who wasn't high-ranking knew so many things that even high-ranking people might not know, wouldn't that be suspicious?
Therefore, Liuge did not mention those matters. He only spoke of several major events and left Welt to figure out the details himself.
"So all that happened, huh?"
Welt nodded, said goodbye to Liuge, and left.
As for Liuge, he was starting to feel bored staying in his room.
So he followed Old Yang out and headed toward the train's main control car.
After Liuge arrived at the main control car, a refreshing fragrance drew him in.
Following the scent, he saw Himeko, her long fiery-red hair flowing down her back, sitting on the sofa with a cup of coffee as she admired the shifting galaxy beyond the carriage window.
"Mm, Liuge, you're here! Want a cup?"
Himeko noticed Liuge as well and spoke to him gently.
"Then I'll have a cup."
At Liuge's words, Himeko's eyes immediately lit up.
Before long, a cup of coffee was placed before Liuge.
Breathing in its fragrant aroma, Liuge felt his saliva begin to flow.
He picked up the coffee, blew on it lightly, and took a small sip. A rich, bitter flavor instantly filled his mouth.
However, for Liuge, who had once been a programmer, it was merely average.
It even reminded him a little of his miserable life before transmigrating.
"This coffee is really good~"
Liuge offered his praise, drinking coffee with Himeko as she smiled, and together they admired the endless sea of stars passing beyond the train.
What he did not know was that March 7th, who had been hiding nearby to watch Liuge embarrass himself after drinking the coffee, had gone completely blank.
Someone could actually drink Himeko's coffee and even praise it?
March 7th stared at Liuge as though he were some kind of monster. She had no idea what to say anymore.
"March, what are you doing standing here? Didn't you say you were looking for Liuge?"
Behind her, Stelle patted March 7th on the shoulder and asked in confusion.
But March 7th merely raised a hand in silence and pointed at Liuge, who was drinking coffee, without saying a word.
"Mm? Liuge? What's he drinking?"
Stelle also caught that refreshing scent. Without a second thought, she walked over and asked Himeko for a cup of coffee. Even March 7th could not stop her.
"Wait, Stelle!"
Just as March 7th tried to stop Stelle, she saw Stelle drink the coffee as well, her expression not changing in the slightest.
"March, what's wrong?"
"You don't think it's bitter?"
"Not at all. Himeko's coffee has such a rich aroma. It tastes pretty good, and the aftertaste is even more unforgettable."
"Is... is that so?"
"Of course. Try it if you don't believe me. It isn't bitter at all!"
Seeing that neither Stelle nor Liuge seemed to find it bitter in the slightest, and that both even looked as though they were savoring the taste, March 7th began to waver.
Could it be that Himeko's coffee was not very bitter today?
Thinking this, March 7th asked Himeko for a cup as well and imitated Stelle as she drank it.
The next instant, her eyes widened into perfect circles. But Stelle, standing behind her, had already silently reached out to cover her mouth. Stelle's own expression also seemed to crack at that moment, twisting out of shape.
If she had to say who that expression resembled, it was definitely eighty percent similar to Kitahara Iori's twisted expression...
Shatter! Shattered Jade! Great Acclaim!
It had been three days since they left the Herta Space Station.
At first, Liuge had thought that, just like in the game, the Astral Express would travel some distance before making a space jump and immediately arriving near Jarilo-VI.
Yet three days had passed, and Liuge had not heard the slightest sign that they were about to make a space jump. Instead, March 7th and Stelle had grown closer.
He could see those two chatting and laughing together almost every day.
As for Dan Heng, he spent nearly all day in the train's library and never came out.
Only when Liuge asked did he learn that Dan Heng's room was inside the library, to the point where he had practically made a bedroll there.
You thirsted for knowledge that badly, yet you weren't on the Path of Erudition but The Hunt? Not to mention that after Blade pierced you, you directly transformed into Destruction!
It could be said that over the past two days, Liuge had spent almost all his time drinking coffee and watching Old Yang build Gundam models.
Apparently unable to stand watching Liuge loaf around, wandering back and forth and dirtying the floor that had just been cleaned, Pom-Pom angrily jumped up, grabbed his collar, and made him bend down close.
Pom-Pom glared fiercely at Liuge.
"Passenger Liuge, if you really have nothing to do, please stay in the recreation room. There is still some distance until the next space jump. An announcement will be made then."
Pom-Pom's fierce expression made Liuge want nothing more than to give him a thorough petting, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.
However, Liuge's expression changed the next moment.
"Wait, what did you just say?"
"Passenger Liuge, if you have nothing to do, please stay in the recreation room!"
Pom-Pom rolled his eyes at Liuge and continued cleaning the area he had just swept.
This time, Liuge heard clearly, and he froze on the spot.
"Wait, there's a recreation room on the train?!!!!"
"There is."
Himeko crossed her fair legs and sipped coffee elegantly.
"Then why didn't anyone tell me?!"
"You never asked. I thought you liked drinking coffee and watching the scenery of the universe like I do."
Himeko helplessly set down her coffee.
"..."
That left Liuge completely speechless.
He had always thought that he needed to procure every form of entertainment himself.
Just like how March 7th liked taking photos, so she had made one wall of her room into a photo wall, and how Dan Heng liked organizing knowledge, so he had directly moved into the library.
But now they were telling him that he did not need to prepare any entertainment at all because the train already had it?
Damn it!
Liuge walked toward the rear cars with a face full of resentment, while Himeko silently watched him leave.
A minute later, Liuge poked his head out from the carriage door.
"Himeko, where's the recreation room?"
Hearing that, Himeko laughed helplessly and pointed to the left, indicating that he had gone the wrong way.
Then she watched Liuge walk awkwardly toward the recreation room.
At that moment, when Liuge arrived at the recreation room and opened the door, he was utterly dumbfounded.
Calling this place a recreation room would be an understatement. It was more like an entire train car dedicated to entertainment.
There was an area where one could practice for two and a half days, a place to happily pump iron, piles of game discs and cartridges to dive into, and, to Liuge's even greater surprise, virtual reality games.
The moment he saw that, Liuge knew he had found his entertainment.
Over the next few days, Liuge buried himself in virtual reality games and experienced the immersive sensation of those virtual worlds.
Racing games, fighting games, adventure games—he played nearly all of them.
But the one thing that frustrated him was that no matter what game he entered, he always ran into a player with a wolf-head silhouette outlined in streaks of light.
Not only was this guy terrible at games, but he loved bragging too.
He kept saying that he could crush Liuge and whatnot, yet every time, he was the one who got crushed.
Over the next four days, Liuge was so annoyed by that player that he switched games almost every hour. Yet less than five minutes after switching, Liuge would see that terrible player wandering around nearby again, constantly challenging him.
In short, he was incredibly annoying.
Perhaps because he got wrecked by Liuge every time, Liuge did not see that player again over the next two days. Instead, an incredibly skilled veteran player appeared beside him.
No matter what game they played, that player steadily kept Liuge down, even breaking many games' highest records. It made Liuge play in utter frustration.
Then, during one FPS game, when that player shot Liuge through a wall from the spawn point, Liuge finally understood why he was so good.
You bastard, you can't afford to lose! You were actually cheating!
Seemingly realizing that his cheating had been exposed, that player no longer appeared around Liuge. Instead, the original noob player reappeared.
At that moment, Liuge suddenly felt that stomping noobs was much more satisfying.
But Liuge was no fool. After considering when the noob disappeared, when the cheater appeared and disappeared, and when the noob returned, Liuge came to a conclusion!
The cheating player was that noob!!!!
Thinking of this, Liuge got so angry that he immediately sent the player a private message.
Your Gege: You fucking can't afford to lose! You actually used an alt account and cheats to mess with me!
Shatter! Shattered Jade! Great Acclaim!: How can you slander me out of thin air?! I haven't even logged in for days!
Your Gege: You fucking won't admit it, huh?! Got the guts to face me one-on-one?!
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