I Play Stat-Sticks in Honkai: Star Rail

"Can I take a day off today!"

"Aren't you always in a 'day off' state?"

Fu Xuan glanced at Qingque and said irritably.

"Lord Fu Xuan, don't wrongly accuse me. I'm also divining!"

"Oh!"

Fu Xuan's lips curved upward slightly.

She naturally knew about Qingque's divination abilities.

However, if she didn't discipline this child from time to time, it would be a complete waste of her talent.

If the General were to abdicate to me in the future, there would be no one in the Divination Commission to force this child to take on the position of Diviner, given her talent and ability.

Well, Fu Xuan was already thinking about things after General Jing Yuan's abdication.

Liuge watched the two of them from the side, almost losing his composure.

What was this?

Was the superior catching a child to go back to class and do homework?

However, as Liuge looked at Fu Xuan's back, especially the sash on her back, he always had an inexplicable urge to take scissors and cut it, just to see what would happen.

The moment Liuge had this thought, Fu Xuan frowned slightly, silently turned around, and looked at Liuge.

"For some reason, I feel like you're thinking of something bad."

"No, no, no, Lord Fu Xuan, you worry too much. I was just thinking about what to do next. I was really bored."

Hearing Liuge's words, Fu Xuan's slightly furrowed brows finally relaxed.

She pondered for a moment.

"If you have nothing to do, could I ask you to patrol around the Xianzhou?"

As one of the Six Imperials, Fu Xuan had a certain degree of authority over the Xianzhou, so she was worried about the current situation.

"Huh?"

"You come with me."

Fu Xuan frowned, glanced at the noisy surroundings, and then led Liuge and Qingque into a guest room in a nearby inn.

Seeing Fu Xuan's serious demeanor, Qingque also became serious.

At the same time, she was curious why the Diviner would invite Liuge to patrol all areas of the Xianzhou.

Liuge, this guy, apart from spending some time with the Cloud Knights, having strong adaptability, and being a bit capable in a fight, there was nothing special about him. Oh! Now it seems he can also transform into other people's appearances.

"Liuge... I can call you that, right!"

"Mm!"

Liuge nodded.

"You know what happened that day. Lord of Ruin Phantylia partially self-destructed and escaped."

"Although this will bring a period of stability, fundamentally, Lord of Ruin Phantylia is still on the Xianzhou."

"And currently, there is an organization called the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus within the Xianzhou. This organization attempts to subvert the current Xianzhou, worships Yaoshi the Aeon of Abundance, and believes that the Mara-Struck is a test of the body for eternal life."

Fu Xuan told Liuge these things.

In Fu Xuan's opinion, Liuge had lost a portion of his memories about the Xianzhou, so it was necessary to explain these matters.

However, Liuge himself had played the game and was quite familiar with these matters, so hearing them again didn't elicit much of a reaction.

This reaction, in Fu Xuan's eyes, was very calm.

"So, Lord Fu Xuan's meaning is. Phantylia might contact the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus and even harm the Xianzhou?"

Hearing Liuge's words, Fu Xuan fell silent for a moment.

Her bright eyes looked at Liuge.

"Not possibly, but definitely!"

Fu Xuan's words stunned Qingque, who was standing by and eavesdropping.

Lord Fu Xuan is so sure about this, something bad is definitely going to happen!

Liuge, upon hearing this, thought for a moment and then nodded.

Before the express train crew arrived, he was really bored.

And, if he remembered correctly, before the express train crew arrived at the Loufu, the Loufu had already caused many people to fall into Mara-Struck due to the Stellaron outbreak! Later, after the express train crew arrived, the Stellaron fully erupted, promoting the revival of Jianmu.

So, could he see what would happen before the story began?

"I understand, this matter... I accept it!"

048 Yukari: —Combat, so satisfying!

After Liuge accepted the mission given by Fu Xuan.

Fu Xuan was seen dragging a weary Qingque towards the Divination Commission.

Liuge shook his head and began to wander around.

With the Jianmu not yet revived, many areas on the Xianzhou were not yet experiencing the emergence of its roots.

Precisely because of this, Liuge wasn't worried about suddenly encountering a battle and being instantly defeated by a weakness.

Ahem, the actual reason was that the Xianzhou was not yet in turmoil, and the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus weren't causing trouble.

Fu Xuan let herself wander around to see if there were any signs of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus appearing.

After all, it had been several days since Phantylia's escape.

Those days were definitely enough for her to conspire with the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus against the Xianzhou.

Of course, with a portion of her true form shattered, even if she joined forces with the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, it would take some time for her to recover before causing trouble again!

Well, the above was Liuge's own speculation. After all, as a Lord of Ruin, if it was something that could harm the Xianzhou, she might endure the pain to get it done.

Wandering aimlessly, he soon arrived near the Dan Ding Division.

Unlike in the game, where the Dan Ding Division was sparsely populated, there were quite a few people present now.

Liuge looked around at the large alchemical cauldrons emitting wisps of smoke, feeling a sense of ease.

But in the next moment, Liuge felt something was wrong.

Why did he suddenly feel something stirring within his body, as if something was about to surge out and cover his entire being?

"Something's wrong, very wrong."

A faint medicinal fragrance wafted to his nose. At first, Liuge thought it was just characteristic of the Dan Ding Division, but when he felt the restlessness within his body and even his thoughts becoming somewhat muddled, he knew there was a problem.

As expected, in the next moment, under a tree not far away, a Xianzhou citizen who had been chatting with someone suddenly grimaced in pain.

Immediately after, golden ginkgo leaf-like things began to emerge from his body.

But Liuge recognized it – it was the manifestation of Mara-Struck... ahem, Mara-Struck.

In that instant, Liuge drew a conclusion.

The medicinal fragrance he had just smelled was a concoction brewed by the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus within the Dan Ding Division, an agent designed to awaken the Mara-Struck condition in Xianzhou citizens.

"Damn it!"

Liuge still didn't know if he was a Xianzhou citizen, but the abnormality in his body left him no time to think.

With a wave of his hand, Aether Edit appeared before him, and he immediately equipped the Stat-Stick Character Card of "Flower Field Tyrant Yukari Yakumo."

As the light flashed, Liuge transformed into a woman wearing a red plaid vest and holding a pink parasol, appearing like a queen.

It was Flower Field Tyrant Yukari Yakumo!

It was at this moment that chaos erupted within the Dan Ding Division.

Dozens of innocent Dan Ding Division citizens and passersby were all affected by the medicinal fragrance, succumbing to the Mara-Struck condition and transforming into Mara-Struck soldiers.

Their minds twisted by the Mara-Struck, they saw everyone in sight as their enemy.

"Ah! They've fallen to Mara-Struck?!"

"Quick, run! Go call the Cloud Knights!"

"Damn it, how could this happen!"

In an instant, the entire Dan Ding Division descended into utter chaos.

Many people rushed past Liuge, who had transformed into Yukari's likeness.

As Liuge watched this scene, he couldn't afford to pay attention to anything else. After transforming into Yukari, the restlessness in his body immediately vanished.

Clenching his fists, Liuge put away the parasol in his hand.

Since he had become Yukari, it was a perfect opportunity to test the strength of this character Stat-Stick against these Mara-Struck individuals.

Even if he could only utilize fifty percent of its power right now.

With that thought, Liuge stepped forward, blocking a Mara-Struck soldier. His small fist swung out rapidly, colliding with the soldier's blade.

With a clang.

The blade shattered instantly. Before the Mara-Struck soldier could attack again, the parasol in Liuge's other hand swung down like a club.

With a bang.

The Mara-Struck soldier was sent flying by a parasol strike, knocking over several other Mara-Struck soldiers.

At the same moment, Liuge felt his blood boiling.

A strong desire filled his heart.

Beneath his crimson eyes was an overwhelming urge to fight!

—Fighting is awesome!

With incredible speed, Liuge darted through the Dan Ding Division like a swimming dragon. All the Mara-Struck soldiers before him couldn't withstand his punches.

Even with the Mara-Struck's powerful regenerative abilities, they stopped moving the moment his second punch landed.

"Hahahahaha! Not enough, it's completely not enough!"

It seemed that because the character card wasn't complete, an intense desire for battle was almost consuming him.

But since the Stat-Stick's abilities were his own, no matter how strong his fighting spirit became, he knew he could instantly deactivate this state, so he allowed the surging battle intent to run its course.

For him, at the moment, all the Mara-Struck soldiers within the Dan Ding Division were enemies. As for ordinary citizens, apart from helping those who were trapped, he let anyone capable of running away do so as they passed by him.

Once Liuge transformed into Yukari and began fighting those Mara-Struck soldiers, the casualty rate throughout the Dan Ding Division plummeted. Most of the people who should have perished under this Mara-Struck outbreak were thus able to survive.

On the other side, within the General of the Xianzhou's residence.

Jing Yuan frowned slightly as he perused the intelligence reports coming in from various parts of the Xianzhou.

"Yanqing, go see what all that noise is about."

He looked at Yanqing, who was standing beside him, holding his sword and seemingly lost in thought.

"Yes!"

Yanqing, who had been contemplating sword techniques, was startled for a moment before immediately snapping back to attention.

He then went down to investigate the cause of the commotion.

In less than a moment, Yanqing returned quickly, a hint of urgency on his face.

"General, a message just came from the Dan Ding Division. An inexplicable situation has occurred there. It is suspected that the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus placed a drug that induces Mara-Struck conditions inside a dan furnace, causing a large-scale outbreak of the public falling to Mara-Struck."

"What!"

Jing Yuan stood up abruptly.

"What are the casualties? Immediately dispatch a squadron of Cloud Knights to suppress it!"

Upon hearing this, Yanqing immediately replied, "Current casualties, aside from over a hundred people who fell to Mara-Struck, ten are missing, and the circumstances are still unknown!"