Chiyou Is Turning into a Behemoth? (Continued)

It seemed the conversation had just ended, followed by the sound of someone getting up and walking towards the door.

Judging from the sound... it seems like there are two footsteps?

And both of them seem to be wearing high heels.

With a creak, the half-closed door was opened.

Appearing before Firefly was a woman with pink hair, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, and possessing a cool and elegant demeanor.

When the other person opened the door and saw Firefly, they gave her a faint smile.

Behind her was a young and cheerful girl with red highlights in her gray hair.

And it looked like this person wasn't wearing pants.

The girl looked at Firefly with a hint of surprise, but nodded slightly and walked away.

Speaking of which... why do these two people look a little familiar?

"Good morning, Firefly."

After the door opened, Liu Bai also saw the Firefly at the doorway.

"Good morning, Liu Bai." Firefly entered the room somewhat nervously and began looking around.

What about the Acheron?

Could it be that the event has already ended?

Waaah...

"Is something the matter, Firefly?" Bai asked, looking at Firefly looking around curiously.

"I... uh... I'm fine!"

Now that the event is over, I really can't bring myself to admit that I wanted to shamelessly attend the party.

"By the way, Liu Bai, who were those two La Signora just now...?"

Judging from their demeanor, Firefly felt that the two people didn't seem to be from Earth.

"Oh, those two, the one with pink hair is Jade, and the one with gray hair and dyed highlights is Topaz, and they are..."

"The Ten Stonehearts?"

Upon hearing the name, Firefly immediately remembered it.

"Yes, Jade of Credit and Topaz the Debt Collector."

Liu Bai nodded.

These two characters were drawn out by Liu Bai after he cashed out his spoils.

The war yielded significant results.

Chi You alone has 300 gashapon coins.

In addition, there are a large number of monsters, so even though the drop rate is relatively low, you still get a lot of gacha coins.

With the total amount reaching five hundred, the ample funds allowed Liu Bai to significantly expand his own combat strength.

Firefly's expression was strange.

After all, the exorbitant bounty for the Stellaron Hunters has always been listed on the company's website. Normally, they should be irreconcilable enemies, right?

"One lends money and the other collects it. Liu Bai, you did this on purpose, didn't you?"

Firefly made a small, sarcastic comment.

"Consider it a gift, Firefly." Bai beckoned Firefly to his side and took out the Light Cone he had drawn.

Where Should Dreams Rest (Light Cone)

Increases the wearer's weakness damage by 100% and has a high chance to inflict the [Rumble] status on the enemy. Under the [Rumble] status, the target takes 40% more damage and their speed is reduced by 20%. The Rumble status lasts for a maximum of 30 minutes.

[Exclusive Weapon Effect: After taking damage from a weakness, adaptability is increased by 10%, and 1% stamina is restored per second for 1 minute. This effect does not stack and increases productivity.]

The unique weapon effect was rather ambiguous, and Liu Bai once thought that the only important part of this thing was the last three words.

But considering that the Firefly's durability is only 20 minutes, it doesn't seem so insignificant.

"Huh? Light Cone? For me?"

Firefly looked surprised.

I don't have much of an impression of the Firefly on the Light Cone.

Although she didn't know which time period the Light Cone captured, it didn't stop her from being happy.

"Oh, right, Firefly, Silver Wolf is here too. He should be in Kafka's room. Go check on him."

"... Huh?"

Firefly's smile froze.

"Eh?"

"No, don't be so surprised. Silver Wolf is your companion after all. This suggestion came to me by Kafka."

"..."

Firefly felt that Kafka was meddling in other people's business.

Who asked her for advice?!

Kafka... Is she already telling Silver Wolf about her embarrassing moments?!

Thinking of this, Firefly felt a flush on her face.

"Then, I'll go find Kafka now—!"

Silver Wolf's taunts are much sharper than Kafka's!

Kafka was just a bit frivolous and wicked, not sarcastic.

Silver Wolf is a real sharp-tongued person!

Upon thinking about this, Firefly couldn't sit still any longer and immediately got up and ran out of the room.

Oh, did I forget to ask Liu Bai what his relationship with the company was?

After running out of the room, Firefly belatedly realized what had happened, but upon reflection, she thought it wasn't a big deal and decided it didn't matter whether she asked or not.

After watching the Firefly leave, Liu Bai got up to go find Ruan Mei.

After all, he had promised to take Ruan Mei to do the experiment, but he stood her up for almost three days.

It's a wonder people have the patience to wait.

Thinking of this, Liu Bai sent a message to Ruan Mei and then went downstairs.

Incidentally, a lot of people actually joined after this battle.

The five-star characters include Silver Wolf, Jade, and Topaz — Topaz was chosen by Liu Bai as a permanent character but was obtained through a deliberate mishap.

The four-star characters are Qingque, Pela, Asta.

Without a reasonable organizational structure, I feel that if something really happens, I might not be able to get everyone together in time.

Well, you could say that Liu Bai's team is currently a very capable makeshift crew.

They're not afraid of fighting, but when it comes to something that requires thinking, they're probably a complete mess on the spot.

How simple is the structure on Liu Bai's side?

Aside from Inazuma's group, everyone under Liu Bai was on equal footing—even his secretary, Kafka, was no exception.

Fortunately, this time a lot of company employees were hired.

Jade, Topaz, Asta.

Especially Jade and Topaz, to use the words they just summoned, the Ten Stonehearts are fully responsible for him...

That's strange.

The background person has connections and influence, but it seems they can only gain some initial favorability...

In short, these people, including experienced senior executives in the company, plus people like Raiden Makoto and Cocoilia who have experience as local leaders, should be able to assemble a proper team that isn't too haphazard.

But there is actually another problem.

Although the company is indeed awesome, it seems to be affecting team cohesion a bit.

Needless to say, Kafka, a Stellaron Hunters, would slap the company in the face whenever she had the chance. Fortunately, Jade and Topaz were not responsible for this. As someone who lends money and collects debts, I had a pretty good impression of Stellaron Hunters because of their good credit records.

—I just don't know how Kafka feels about them.

However, there are also people like Guinaifen who genuinely have a poor impression of the company, and Cocoilia who has old grievances with the company to dredge up.

I can only say that out of consideration for my own feelings, I probably won't let the conflict escalate...

Headache.

If everyone could take a nap like Firefly and forget about being knocked down by Acheron's sword sheath, that would be great.

Just like I talked to Fu Hua before, some things still need to be assessed in terms of ability, and then delegated. Trying to do everything yourself isn't the mark of a qualified leader.

While feeling troubled, Liu Bai went downstairs to meet Ruan Mei.

Chi You's remains were recovered and sent to the Academy of Sciences in Liyue, where he and Ruan Mei decided to meet at the entrance of the Academy.

—By the way, although things didn't go well at the beginning yesterday, Liu Bai still won in the end.

The evidence is that the mighty Envoy of Nihility Emissary and unable to get up.

"This is Chi You's energy analysis diagram. As you can see, the energy in Chi You's body is composed of two types."

When Liu Bai arrived, Mobius was speaking eloquently to everyone.

Mei was doing rentals and sales on the side. Among the Doctor sitting and listening were Tesla, Einstein, Edison, Planck, and two women who looked somewhat familiar to Liu Bai but whom he didn't have a specific impression of.

"That one is the Doctor. Suikyo with blond hair, and the one with black hair is the Doctor. Cai Tianyi."

Reanna, who was acting as Liu Bai's bodyguard, seemed to notice his confusion and whispered a reminder.

Oh, also Stigmata character...

"Does Suikyo have a student named Guanxing?"

"I don't know about that." Reanna shook her head.

"Little... cough, Liu Bai, you're here." Mobius greeted Liu Bai warmly.

"Don't worry about me, the Doctor, please continue."

Liu Bai led Ruan Mei to a place to sit down.

"Alright, I'll continue then."

Perhaps because Liu Bai was present, Mobius took a moment to choose his words.

"The two types of energy within Chi You's body can be simply divided into Honkai energy and Imaginary energy."

"Imaginary energy?" The blonde, white-stockinged loli, Suikyo, raised her hand and asked, "Could it be a slash from La Signora Acheron?"

"No, the Imaginary energy from the slash is quite unique."

Mobius shook his head.

"Even the same kind of energy can have multiple forms of expression—of course, the differences in the forms of expression are not the topic of this discussion."

Suikyo Jing nodded to indicate that he understood, signaling Mobius to continue.

Her main focus is on machinery, and she mostly deals with Honkai energy, so she really doesn't understand this area.

"So now there's a question: why does 'pure Honkai energy' —that is, Imaginary energy— exist within Honkai Beasts?"

Mobius asked the crowd a question.

"In conventional terms, Imaginary energy... based on my personal experiments, it is usually only Herrscher or those with God Keys or special equipment that can utilize Imaginary energy."

The experiments involving Herrscher primarily stemmed from the sacrifices of those Herrscher of Dominion.

"Is it possible for a high-level Honkai Beasts to possess Herrscher characteristics?" This time it was Planck who asked the question. "Given the situation at the time, Chi You was clearly beyond the level of an ordinary Honkai Beasts, wasn't he?"