Playing Stat-Sticks in Honkai: Star Rail

So, essentially... my clone became the character, and even if that character is my main consciousness, I'm essentially sticking with myself?

Bang!

Dan Heng looked somewhat bewildered at Liuge, who had punched the wall with a contorted expression.

"What... what's wrong?"

"Nothing, nothing!"

Liuge grimaced, silently retracting his trembling right hand.

Damn it, if Aha didn't orchestrate this fun Stat-Stick, I wouldn't believe it.

"Where are we going?"

Dan Heng spoke up then.

"Let's head back to Rivet Town first."

Liuge pondered for a moment, preparing to return to Rivet Town to make preparations.

"Okay, you go back first! I'll go check on March and the others in Rivet Town."

Dan Heng nodded, turned, and started walking towards the entrance of Rivet Town.

Liuge watched Dan Heng's retreating back, the corners of his mouth curving upwards slightly.

This guy, saying he's going to check on March 7th, but he actually knows I have other things to do.

Shaking his head, Liuge flicked his numb hand and headed towards Rivet Town.

Half an hour later, back in Rivet Town, Liuge spotted a certain blue figure flashing past ahead.

His expression immediately tensed.

That guy...

He chased after the figure at high speed, but Liuge found that no matter how fast he went, he could only maintain a state where he could vaguely see the figure.

Seeing this, Liuge stopped directly. After a moment of thought, he turned and walked away.

This left the certain "cold-leg" uncle, who had been leading the way, somewhat dumbfounded.

No, things aren't supposed to develop like this.

Seeing Liuge walking further and further away, he sighed.

"Hey, little bro over there, do you need something from me?"

"..."

The certain "cold-leg" uncle found that after he spoke, the figure only paused slightly before increasing its speed even further.

Damn it, kid, you're not playing by the rules!

Helpless, the certain "cold-leg" uncle directly chased after him and blocked Liuge.

"Huh? Isn't this Sampo, who gives off such bad luck? What a coincidence!"

Pah, coincidence my ass. You were running even faster when I called out to you just now.

However, as the smooth-talking Sampo, he put on a fawning smile, rubbing his hands together and bowing in response.

"Heh heh, as Sampo, who knows how to repay kindness, I came to bother you as soon as I saw you!"

"You don't have to. I find it unlucky."

Liuge curled his lip.

This caused the smile on Sampo's face to stiffen slightly.

"Never mind, what is it?"

Liuge sighed and looked at Sampo.

"Um, is this place not very suitable for talking?"

Sampo glanced at the not-so-hidden alley entrance and said so.

"...Are you the top performer in a red-light district? Afraid of being seen?"

"In a way, yes..."

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, Liuge immediately took a tactical step back.

Sampo's mouth twitched, and he dropped the fake smile.

"Alright, enough small talk. What do you want?"

"Ah, how should I put it. I want to make a deal with you?"

"Am I Dormammu?"

"And I'm the Sorcerer Supreme!"

Sampo scratched his head, genuinely at a loss for how to deal with this guy.

It felt as if everything about him had been seen through by this person.

"So, Sorcerer Supreme, what do you have to trade with me?"

"Ti— cough cough." Sampo almost didn't react to the interruption.

"How should I put it, you don't need to get involved in those matters in the Underworld, do you?"

"Why do you say that?"

Liuge responded with interest.

"You... you actually know everything, don't you?"

Sampo said with a smile, directly pointing out Liuge's role in all of this.

"This is boring. It's no fun if you play it like this."

Liuge shrugged and looked at Sampo.

"Just for this, you came to talk to me? You must be really bored. Or perhaps, this is the extent of your Foolishness?"

"How could you..."

Sampo's eyes widened. He was right after all.

He knew everything about him!

"It's nothing, I've just seen a lot."

Yeah, he had seen a lot. He had seen too many game plots.

But in Sampo's ears, this meant something else entirely.

Seen a lot? Could it be that because he had seen too many Fools, he was practically an open book to him?

For a moment, Sampo had a sliver of doubt about his own hiding skills.

But Sampo didn't seem to notice that the moment he started to waver, Liuge's eyes seemed to brighten.

Because at this moment, Liuge suddenly discovered that a golden Stat-Stick Light Orb had dropped from Sampo.

Liuge calmly caught and collected it, and the information about the Stat-Stick appeared in his vision.

[Fool]

Quality: Gold

Effect: After equipping this Stat-Stick, your eloquence will be enhanced, and when you are in a position to fool your opponent, there is a small chance to cause their thoughts to become disordered.

Looking at the effect, Liuge chuckled.

This was the perfect Stat-Stick to make enemies enter a state of delusion!

"If there's nothing else, then that's all for now."

Liuge looked at the somewhat flustered Sampo and smiled.

To be honest, compared to the matters in the Underworld, Liuge now wanted to go to Everwinter Hill immediately.

The [Stellaron] was in that place. If he went there in advance, he wondered if he could get a fresh Stellaron Stat-Stick.

Wait, Stellaron Stat-Stick?

In an instant, Liuge's eyes shone like incandescent bulbs.

Something so dangerous, yet containing infinite power, and threatening humanity.

Wasn't that similar to a Herrscher Core?

If Stelarons could drop Stat-Sticks, did that mean he could obtain related Stat-Sticks from Stelarons?

If he could really do that, wouldn't he have a chance to assemble a Herrscher Core, a key item that was at least UR-level in the game?

Then, if he combined it with some Character Stat-Sticks, wouldn't he be able to fuse into a Herrscher?

Hehe, just thinking about it made him excited!

"Alright, I'm leaving. I have something urgent to do!!!"

Liuge patted the bewildered Sampo, too impatient to wait to verify his guess...

29 [Summon: Haxxor Bunny]

Liuge ignored Sampo, who was still lost in his chaotic thoughts.

He returned directly to Natasha's clinic and looked around, but couldn't see Natasha.

"Huh? She's not here?"

Liuge was a bit confused.

However, Liuge didn't care about that now. He walked directly into the changing room where he kept his Iron Guard uniform.

Three minutes later...

"Who are you, you bastard?"

Amidst the sound of machine-gun fire, Liuge was kicked out of the changing room.

Liuge rolled a few times and looked in the direction of the changing room.

There, a young girl wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, small in stature, with two silver twin ponytails, walked out with an angry expression.

Beside her, two small rabbit-shaped machines were floating.

It was Bronya, the "Haxxor Bunny".

"Who are you? Why am I here?"

Bronya looked at Liuge and raised the miniature submachine gun in her hand.

She gave off the vibe that if he didn't tell the truth, she'd shoot him.

At this moment, Liuge had a bitter expression.

Although he had anticipated that the clone, after transforming into Haxxor Bunny, would have a bias against him, he hadn't expected to be shot at by his own clone right from the start.

So you want to kill me, your main body, and become the main body yourself, huh?

"How should I put it? You should be a clone I summoned."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liuge felt the thrill of a near miss.

Bronya blew the white smoke from her miniature submachine gun, a look of disbelief on her face.

"Putting aside whether I was summoned by you or not, the very concept of a 'clone' is something I can definitively say is impossible."

Bronya's face was full of disdain.

"Firstly, you're male, and your height is estimated to be over 1.75 meters. Secondly, I'm female, and I'm only 1.55 meters tall. Thirdly, and most impossibly, how could a male like you summon a female clone, and one that can think for itself like me?"

Liuge was stunned by Bronya's words.

For a moment, he even felt that what she said was indeed impossible.

But the problem was, he had actually done it.