I Play Stat-Sticks in Honkai: Star Rail

"Yes, we're on our way back to the Loufu. This is the perfect opportunity to bring the young master back to Xianzhou as well."

Liuge felt a headache coming on as he listened.

He hadn't expected to arrive at the Loufu ahead of the other train crew members. He supposed he was lucky.

"Alright, now that the young master has regained consciousness, would you be willing to accompany me to the resting place prepared for you?"

Initially, they had been wary of Liuge due to his unknown status, but now that his identity was clear, Tingyun no longer felt the need for excessive caution.

Of course, allowing Liuge to rest in his room was also a form of soft confinement.

Liuge stood up and followed behind Tingyun, his gaze fixated on her swaying red and white fox tail. His hands itched.

He really wanted to grab it and give it a good fluff!

Suppressing the urge, Liuge entered a small room with a bathroom.

"Young master, please rest here for a while. The caravan will be arriving at the Loufu soon."

Tingyun said to Liuge with a smile.

"Understood, Miss Tingyun."

Liuge nodded and expressed his gratitude to Tingyun.

"As for food and other necessities, someone will prepare them for you. Please do not leave this room before we reach the Loufu."

Tingyun continued with a smile.

"Okay!"

After seeing Tingyun off, Liuge lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.

He could now feel the connection that hadn't been severed before.

"Bronya?"

Although he felt connected, he didn't receive a response from Haxxor Bunny.

This caused Liuge to drift into thought.

What had happened?

Thinking this, Liuge tried to deepen his connection with Bronya's consciousness.

The next instant, a sensation of weightlessness washed over him.

Simultaneously, he felt a cold touch on all four of his limbs.

He snapped his eyes open and found himself in a place covered in ice and snow. Not far away, Cocolia was floating in mid-air.

Where is this... Everwinter Hill?!

Liuge was stunned.

Weren't I on Tingyun's merchant ship?

How did... Wait a minute?!

Suddenly, Liuge remembered something and raised his hands.

They were small hands.

Looking down, he saw he was wearing punk attire.

Now, Liuge understood. Although Bronya had become an independent entity, his consciousness was still linked to hers. If Bronya's consciousness fell into a coma, his own consciousness could seize this opportunity to temporarily control her body.

Of course, this was still Liuge's conjecture. The only way to verify if he could control her body while Bronya's consciousness was awake was to wait for her to regain consciousness.

"Interesting!"

Liuge chuckled and stood up from the ground.

He looked in March 7th's direction and saw that Stelle had already been impaled by an ice spear and was falling through the air.

Seeing this, March 7th and her companions were anxious to catch Stelle, and more importantly, they were worried about Stelle's current condition.

However, when Liuge saw the ice spear piercing Stelle's body shattering and melting, and sparks appearing on her, he knew that Stelle had received the Clipper's attention and had drawn the spear of the past Supreme Guardians.

She was likely on the verge of waking up.

"You wretched brat! Hand over the Stellaron!"

Cocolia, having had the Stellaron snatched by Bronya midway, hadn't received the Stellaron's power further as she originally would have. Therefore, her current strength and appearance remained the same.

She roared and manipulated four ice spears, attacking Liuge, who was controlling Bronya's body.

Seeing this, Liuge raised an eyebrow.

He waved his right hand in front of him.

An Aether Edit interface appeared before him, and his fingers flew across it.

"Here you go!"

With a low hum, Liuge slammed his finger down.

In an instant, the space in front of the attacking spears began to twist and swallow them. As the four spears momentarily warped through the space around Cocolia, they reappeared from different directions.

"What!"

Cocolia looked at the scene, somewhat shocked.

However, she quickly swung the spear in her hand, shattering two of the ice spears before rapidly dodging the other two.

"Is that all?"

Liuge stared intently at the disheveled Cocolia, then operated the Aether Edit again.

The next moment, the giant construct engine's palms closed in on Cocolia, as if swatting a mosquito.

But that wasn't all. Liuge stood in place, right hand on his hip, and snapped his fingers with his left.

Two small mechanical rabbits appeared beside him, quickly flying into the air and locking onto Cocolia.

"Targeted bombardment!"

At the same time, after finishing his operations, Liuge raised his right hand towards Cocolia, instantly constructing a P90.

"Ever felt a rainstorm?"

Liuge smiled and pulled the trigger.

In the distance, Stelle had already woken up from her unconscious state. With a strange flip in mid-air, she conjured a crimson flame spear and landed on the ground.

Meanwhile, March 7th and the others watched Liuge, piloting Bronya's body, unleash a series of intense attacks, their jaws slightly agape.

Amidst the continuous roars, Cocolia, near the construct engine, was blasted flying.

Covered in blood, she landed before everyone, sliding four to five meters on the ground before finally stopping.

"Pfft..."

Cocolia looked at everyone and spat out a mouthful of crimson blood, which instantly froze into blood flowers on the ground.

On the other side, after a tense and exciting battle, Liuge, still in Bronya's body, walked over with his hands in his pockets, his expression calm.

Just then, Liuge noticed that the group who had arrived at Everwinter Hill wasn't just the original Trailblaze crew; Gepard and Svarog were also there.

Hmm? Wait, is that...

Suddenly, Liuge spotted a figure in the crowd, one person tall, with crossed arms and bulging muscles... King Trash Can?!

Damn it, this guy is trouble!

At that moment, Liuge's consciousness seemed to be nudged.

"Huh? Bronya?"

"Yep, it's me!"

"You're awake, then I'm outta here!"

"Okay!"

Bronya didn't quite understand why, but she didn't mind Liuge controlling her body; in fact, she felt it was perfectly normal.

So, when she realized it was Liuge piloting her body, she didn't react much, just responded calmly.

After receiving Bronya's response, Liuge gave a deep look at King Trash Can over there before logging out of Bronya's body and returning to his main consciousness...

034 The Mysterious Space Pirate Ship

Like a computer shutting down, Liuge had returned to his main body.

He opened his eyes and looked at his hands.

Yep, he was completely back.

Sitting up, Liuge felt his body.

Though he didn't know why his connection with Bronya was still there, compared to the tool-like utilization relationship with his clones, Liuge was more satisfied with this current attitude, which felt like the trust between close friends.

Recalling the scene where Bronya kicked him out of the changing room when they first met, Liuge was puzzled.

Even though it was his clone, why was she so rebellious?

But from Haxxor Bunny's perspective, waking up to a stranger in a strange place, with someone about to undress, Anyone would be annoyed, right? Distrust was natural.

Of course, there were limitations, such as the absolute impossibility of her turning against him and killing him.

The moment such a thought arose, that entity's entry would instantly disintegrate and return to the database.

Now that Haxxor Bunny had become an independent existence, she seemed to understand her situation.

From her attitude just now, he could tell that her feelings towards him were trusting, and perhaps... even a little joyful?

Shaking his head, Liuge pushed away this improbable thought.

In short, Haxxor Bunny and his current relationship was closer than that of sworn siblings (referring to the consciousness link).

Liuge got out of bed and stood by the window, playing with the dazzling starry scenery outside, sighing inwardly.

Another journey through the galaxy!

Even though it wasn't with the Astral Express crew!

But it's fine! It's good to go to Xianzhou in advance.

After arriving at Xianzhou, should I go find Qingque to play some Diyuan Qiongyu first, or should I find an opportunity to sneak into the Divination Commission and build some rapport with Fu Xuan?

However, Liuge guessed that it was possible that the first person he'd encounter upon arrival might be Guinaifen.

All in all, it's pretty good!

Suddenly, the entire large ship shook violently, almost causing Liuge to fall to the ground.

"What happened?"

After regaining his balance, Liuge listened to the hurried footsteps and occasional clamor coming from outside the cabin, feeling a bit confused.

He walked to the door and opened it.

What greeted his eyes were various scattered items in the corridor.

"Something must have happened."

Liuge murmured and walked towards the deck.

At the same time, Tingyun and some crew members were staring at the starry sky to the front left of the convoy with grim expressions.

There were four massive ships, but their hulls were painted with skull symbols representing pirates.

"Lord Tingyun, it's star pirates!"

"Yes! They are indeed star pirates! It's quite strange, why would star pirates appear on our route?"

Tingyun stared at the approaching star pirates, her expression solemn as she twitched her fox ears.

Generally speaking, no star pirates would dare to intercept their Xianzhou merchant ships, especially now that they had finished unloading their cargo and were on their way back with no profit to be made.

"What happened?"