Honkai, But I Have Too Many Mods

Right! That's it!

The "Dietary Therapy" mod, as its name suggests, grants players healing effects corresponding to the difficulty of the food they prepare. This allows players to obtain potent medicine even in the early stages of the game.

"...Mister? Are you listening?" After catching her breath, Firefly looked at Liu Bai with great concern. "D-does your hearing...?"

"Nothing like that, I was just thinking." Bai took a deep breath.

He actually needed to calm down more than Firefly did.

But even so, he had to face reality—the biggest problem now was stopping Firefly's bleeding.

"Do you have any instant food on you?"

"Ins-instant food? Are you hungry? I'm sorry, all my luggage was destroyed in the plane crash. I finally get to travel this time... Ah, right, Mister, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Firefly, I'm just... uh, a regular passenger. And you?"

Firefly's tone faltered for a moment, but then she brightened again, flashing a cheerful smile—though it looked a little terrifying now with her face covered in blood.

Liu Bai sighed at her words, but he wasn't surprised.

A start with extremely high difficulty. Such a predicament was clearly very normal—though it was deadly when it became reality.

"My name is Liu Bai, just an ordinary person." Bai spoke, then glanced back the way they came. Firefly's bloodstains were scattered intermittently along the path. "Firefly, we might have to run a... wait a second."

Although the script didn't start with anything, some mods provided starting items.

The logic of these mods was to simply and crudely stuff items into the inventory after the game began, having nothing to do with starting supplies.

For example... the Serenitea Pot!

Liu Bai carefully checked his clothes and immediately found the Serenitea Pot clipped to his lower back.

[Serenitea Pot: Storage Backpack/Base (Note: Upon entering the pot, the pot itself will remain outside. It can be moved but not destroyed / Can contain companions who offer no resistance. Method of containment: Aim the spout at the companion and call out their name, awaiting their response)]

"A pot?" Firefly tilted her head obediently and confusedly, looking at the earthy yellow teapot Liu Bai took from behind him.

Judging by the sound, there didn't seem to be any water inside.

Liu Bai aimed the spout at the girl in front of him and said, "Firefly."

"Huh?"

The moment Firefly replied, her entire body turned into light and was sucked into the Serenitea Pot.

So... the setting for this purple-gold-red gourd was utterly ridiculous.

Liu Bai then opened the lid of the pot and was also sucked in.

After a moment of dizziness, when his vision stabilized again, Liu Bai found himself on a floating island.

Beside him sat Firefly on the ground, looking completely bewildered.

"Mr. Liu Liu Liu Liu Bai! Where is this?"

"It's sort of my private space? It's troublesome to explain in detail, so just understand it that way for now."

Liu Bai looked around. This was Roufu Den, one of the initial homelands.

The entire space was quite verdant, with a sky shrouded in clouds and mist overhead. However, it felt desolate due to its emptiness. Only a small thatched hut, serving as the initial base, stood nearby.

In front of the hut, a large fat bird was squatting inside the pot, floating by the door...

"Firefly, come with me. Can you stand up?"

"Of-of course!"

As Firefly propped herself up with the ground, she subtly frowned.

"...Let me help you." Bai reached out and put Firefly's arm over his shoulder.

The pot spirit in front of the thatched hut saw Liu Bai approaching. Its floating body swayed, and its voice was full of enthusiasm: "Master, welcome..."

"Skip."

"..."

Liu Bai ignored the speechless pot spirit and directly helped Firefly into the hut.

The furnishings inside the thatched hut were very simple: a bedding set on the floor, a large wooden chest by the bed, and a gacha machine by the window.

"Lie down first, and wait for me." Bai set Firefly down and then walked directly to the wooden chest.

"Um..." Firefly propped herself up, seemingly wanting to say something more.

But the next moment, a wave of dizziness surged into Firefly's brain.

She could clearly sense that her physical condition was not good.

Liu Bai, meanwhile, opened the chest and rummaged through it.

It was all filled with mod items.

"Love Potion Trial Version"... "Gacha Coins"... Found it, the Portable Cooking Pot.

Its scientific name was Gourmet Seeker.

Although its durability was very low, it wouldn't break unless you deliberately smashed it.

To save her... Liu Bai silently lit the pot and threw the handful of weeds into it.

Since the conditions aren't sufficient, I'll have to trouble Firefly a bit.

For example... how about some roasted weeds first?

"Target missing?" A short-haired woman in a maid outfit, her bangs covering her eyes, appeared in the alley. "The blood trail stops here... did someone get here first? No, it doesn't look like it."

The maid tilted her head thoughtfully, looking upwards.

"Since the Serpent is also here, it means those two guests who fell from the sky are just hiding... Is that right?"

"Troublesome."

A woman dressed entirely in black stood on the wall, coldly looking down at the maid before her—Rita Rossweisse.

"Since I can't catch the extraterrestrial visitors, catching an S-rank Valkyrie to take back doesn't seem too bad."

Chapter 3: Defeated, Must Endure

"I admire your confidence, Miss Raven." Rita leisurely materialized a scythe, but her peripheral vision caught something in the corner that was completely out of place with the alley's atmosphere.

A dull yellow teapot.

Its brand-new appearance was definitely not something that should be found here.

Is it related to those two extraterrestrial visitors?

But how should I describe my luck... it's really unlucky to run into the Serpent.

Tsk.

"I like your composure too—I hope you can stay composed until the very end." Raven, her face mostly hidden by her hood, extended a red gauntlet with sharp finger blades from beneath her cloak.

Clang—!

[Successfully completed one cooking session, cooking skill unlocked, current cooking skill level: 1]

[Roasted Weeds (Food/Medicine): Are you sure this can be called food? Healing effect: 1]

"..."

This is all he had, what else could he do? Anyway, weeds... they can't kill anyone, right?

At least he unlocked the cooking skill... though it was only level 1, as expected.

Huh?

Wait a minute?

[Current Skills]

[Cooking Lv. 1 (You should just stick to instant noodles, Food Deliciousness +0)]

[Charm Lv. 10 (Max) (Undeniably, the vast majority of people in the world are visual creatures, and you are the object of their admiration. Beings with human aesthetics will have a significant increase in initial favorability towards you, doubling social success rate)]

His charm... was max level?

"Mr. Liu Bai... you're burning it." Firefly's soft voice sounded in Liu Bai's ear.

"Ah!"

Snapping back to reality, Liu Bai quickly used a wooden stick to pick out the leaves.

The roasted weeds had turned into burnt roasted weeds.

But the weak medicine effect was still there.

"...Firefly, eat something."

Liu Bai couldn't help but feel a bit awkward after saying that.

Could these half-black, half-green things really be eaten?

"Eat... I, I understand." A flicker of hesitation crossed Firefly's face, but after a moment, it turned into determination. She accepted the wooden stick with a look of resignation and swallowed the leaves on it in one go.

"Mmm! So hot!"

Firefly stuck out her little tongue, her face forming a "<" shape.

"And it's so astringent and bitter..."

"It is a bit astringent... cough, I mean, they are freshly roasted weeds, after all."

Liu Bai awkwardly shifted his gaze away from Firefly.

How should he put it, her little tongue was indeed a bit... cough, and her cute, soft appearance really made him want to tease her.

"But I was surprised that you ate it without hesitation."

Liu Bai himself thought that feeding someone weeds was full of points to complain about, yet Firefly ate it so decisively.

"Eh... well... we need to conserve our energy right now." Firefly awkwardly scratched her cheek. "And, Mr. Liu Bai, you wouldn't have any reason to lie to me, would you?"

This girl seemed a bit naive and sweet, just like he remembered—but Liu Bai wouldn't forget the resolute, warrior-like look on her face the first time he saw her after his transmigration.

So, does this girl really have a mecha or not?

"Mmm… do you feel any better now?"

"Huh? I… I actually do feel a bit better? Is there some kind of magic in these grasses?"

As Liu Bai spoke, Firefly suddenly realized what was happening, her face showing a look of shock.

What was going on? Were people already healing injuries by eating grass these days? Was it the grass that had some magic… No, it was the person in front of her who was unusual.

Although she could still feel herself irreversibly heading towards her end, it was as if someone had forcefully pulled her back two meters.

A peculiar sensation.

At first, she just didn't want Liu Bai's kindness to go to waste, but now…

Whether it was this space or the roasted weeds just now… it seemed she had saved someone truly extraordinary.

Was this power Preservation? Or Abundance?

Liu Bai glanced at Firefly's current condition.

[Firefly]

[Current Health Status: Blood Loss (Moderate), Entropy Loss Syndrome (Mild), Fractured Bones (Wrist, Ribs…), Internal Organ Rupture (…)]

[Estimated time of death: 7 hours]

The bleeding had stopped, but the most critical injuries now… aside from the Entropy Loss Syndrome, which was currently impossible to heal, were the ruptured internal organs.

Liu Bai was amazed at how the young girl in front of him had managed to run with him while carrying such severe injuries.

But the problem wasn't that big anymore.

Even though her healing power was only 1, these weeds were free.

"Firefly." Liu Bai placed his hands seriously on Firefly's shoulders.

Firefly's shoulders trembled, and she wore a lost and helpless expression.