I Play Stat-Sticks in Honkai: Star Rail Chapter 34

With a slight smile, Yukong didn't say much more, merely turning her gaze to Liuge.

"Your name is Liuge, right?"

"Yes, Lord Yukong!"

Liuge nodded, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"This matter is of great importance. Because you provided the Xianzhou with advance warning about this incident, you prevented subsequent sudden complications."

"Therefore, General Jing Yuan specifically mentioned that the Xianzhou owes you a favor."

Yukong's words caused Tingyun, standing nearby, to widen her eyes slightly.

This was a favor from the entire Xianzhou.

At the same time, Yukong handed a token to Liuge.

"This is a pass. It's a token that grants access to most places, with the exception of certain important locations like Cloudford Prison."

Liuge took the token, feeling as if he were in a dream.

Could he really get a wish granted now?

Yes, by receiving the Xianzhou's favor, it was practically a wish!

After putting away the token, Liuge pondered for a moment.

"How will the Xianzhou respond now? If I recall correctly, didn't Lord of Ruin Phantylia escape?"

Liuge was still concerned about this matter.

"Regarding this, it's still classified. However, for you, it's not much of a secret."

Yukong continued after a moment's thought.

"Although that Lord of Ruin escaped, she self-destructed a portion of her body, so there won't be any trouble from her for a while. The entire Xianzhou will be on high alert in the near future to prevent any unexpected incidents."

Liuge's heart skipped a beat upon hearing Yukong's words.

Was this creating a butterfly effect?

But after a brief consideration, Liuge dismissed the thought.

It was better to leave such philosophical matters to people like Dr. Ratio. Someone with his less-than-sharp mind should avoid frying his CPU.

As for the arrival of the Astral Express crew to the Xianzhou later, Liuge had no doubt it would be altered.

Even though Phantylia had escaped, she was still within the Xianzhou's territory. Therefore, it was likely that incidents like the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus would still occur to disrupt the Xianzhou.

What he needed to do now was to wait for the Astral Express crew to arrive.

Thinking of the Astral Express, Liuge remembered the messages March 7th had sent him when he checked his terminal. A cold sweat trickled down his face.

Oh no, he forgot to reply!

044 [The Lovable Crew]

After leaving the Ministry of Interdimensional Affairs with Tingyun, Tingyun also had to leave due to guild matters.

However, before she left, she exchanged contact information with Liuge, telling him to reach out if he needed anything.

After bidding farewell to Tingyun, Liuge began to wander around the Xianzhou, which had an ancient, poetic charm yet also a cyberpunk feel.

After a short stroll, he discovered quite a few Stat-Stick Light Orbs.

For Strength, Speed, and Endurance alone, he had obtained nearly forty of each.

He also acquired many new stats.

For example, [Hunt], [Archery], [Driving Mastery], and [Whisper], which made Liuge's mouth water.

However, what puzzled Liuge the most was why he could find character stats just by casually walking around the Xianzhou.

[Tyrant]

Quality: Gold

Effect: Required stat for combining character cards.

Feeling a bit perplexed, Liuge sat down on a bench by the bridge railing not far from the Ministry of Interdimensional Affairs, gazing at the undulating sea of clouds and the Star-Skiffs passing by.

It wasn't until his communication terminal buzzed again that Liuge was pulled back from his daze.

Taking out his terminal, Liuge looked at the messages.

[March 7th: Hey hey hey, Liuge, what's going on with you these past few days? Why haven't you said anything at all? You're making me really nervous!]

That was March 7th's concern.

[Stelle: Liuge, your mom is worried about your condition!]

Is she trying to take advantage of me!

[Bronya: Did something happen to you recently? If you're okay, send a message.]

As expected of my dear Herta.

After a moment's thought, Liuge clicked on a group chat named [The Lovable Crew].

Your Gege: Cough, cough, hello everyone! Baring-teeth.JPG

March 7th: Wow, you're back!

Stelle: Alive!

Bronya: Alive!

Dan Heng: ...

Himeko: Liuge, where are you now? You haven't sent any updates. If Pom-Pom is nearby, they can pick you up!

Welt Yang: Although I don't really want to say it, I still want to know, Liuge, how did you trigger the random teleportation?

Seeing Old Yang's words, Liuge's mouth twitched.

You've come all this way, and you still like to research these things?

Your Gege: I'm on a Xianzhou now. I was randomly teleported onto a Minghuo Merchant Guild merchant ship on the Xianzhou, and they brought me here.

Dan Heng: ...

At this moment, seeing Liuge's message, Dan Heng's pupils genuinely constricted.

Seeing Dan Heng's response, Liuge knew Dan Heng might have PTSD.

March 7th: So, you've been having a great time over there these past couple of days! Smiling.JPG

Stelle: What's Xianzhou? Is it fun?

Bronya: I did a quick search for the Xianzhou where the Minghuo Merchant Guild is located. It's the Luofu Xianzhou, right!

Bronya really is something.

March 7th: Pom-Pom just said that the Luofu Xianzhou's route doesn't go our way, so Liuge, you might have to become a settled Nameless over there.

Stelle: ...Take care!

March 7th: We'll miss you!

Stelle: My condolences!

March 7th: My condolences!

Bronya: My condolences!

Your Gege: Save me! Hey! Stop talking like I'm already dead!

Bronya has changed your nickname to 'Liuge'.

Bronya: Your nickname looks like you're taking advantage of something, so I changed it for you!

March 7th: Well done!

Stelle: Well done!

Himeko: Well done!

Welt Yang: Indeed!

Liuge: ...

Looking at this scene, Liuge's expression was somewhat like an old man on the subway.

So I can't even have my own nickname online! What kind of dictatorship is this!

Liuge: Speaking of which, are you guys still on Jarilo-VI?

I've been on the Luofu for almost a week now. Based on the information I got before, they should be setting off soon.

March 7th: We were just about to set off. I'll ask about the next destination.

Himeko: No need to ask, it's Penacony!

Liuge: That's great, I want to go too!

Although Liuge replied like that.

However, according to the plot, even if he interfered with Phantylia possessing Tingyun's initial conditions and increased the Luofu's security, he hadn't fundamentally changed anything. Phantylia was still on the Xianzhou and would likely come into contact with people from the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.

Therefore, the Astral Express crew would likely still come to the Xianzhou, as Elio's script wouldn't be complete without the Astral Express's involvement in Xianzhou affairs.

Liuge: I'll see if there are any ships heading to Penacony from here. If possible, we can meet up there.

I have to put on a show, after all. I'm not someone who would abandon you!

Stelle: Okay!

March 7th: Okay!

Himeko: Okay!

Bronya: Okay!

King Trash Can: Okay!

Liuge: Wait, how did this thing get in here?!

Bronya has removed King Trash Can from [Loving Train Crew].

[Bronya: Stelle brought me in, I already kicked her out!]

[Stelle: No!!!]

Liuge couldn't suppress the smile spreading across his face as he looked at the messages.

This was too amusing!

Just then, Liuge noticed that everyone in the "Loving Family Train Crew" chat group had gone offline collectively.

[Liuge: Huh? Where'd everyone go?]

[Liuge: Say something, you guys are making me nervous!]

[Liuge: No, seriously, this makes me look like an idiot!]

But no matter how many messages Liuge sent, no one responded. He could only helplessly put down his terminal.

However, before he put it down, he checked the private messages Bronya had sent him.

She briefly explained what happened on Jarilo-VI, mentioning that they had set sail for the next destination two days ago. Bronya also stated that she had joined the Express crew and was now in charge of the train's network.

But as she reached the end of her message, a few beads of cold sweat involuntarily trickled down Liuge's forehead.

Because...

[Bronya: Oh, right, do you know anyone named Silver Wolf? I've been running into this person a lot in the entertainment room playing games these past two days. Every time we meet, she calls me a country bumpkin and wants to compete with me in games and hacking.]

[Bronya: I don't know what's going on, but I don't really care. I'll just treat it as entertainment. That person is pretty bad at games, but their hacking skills are amazing!]

Liuge could only let out a dry chuckle as he looked at Bronya's final messages.

Putting away his communication terminal, Liuge turned his attention to his Aether Edit's Stat-Stick Library.

He looked at the "Tyrant" character entry, his eyes scanning through each stat.

His mind was constantly working, thinking of characters that would fit the "Tyrant" entry and conceptualizing which stats he himself possessed.