The Swaying Scales

"Bronya, you've shown me a shameful side of myself."

Bronya gently shook her head at Fu Hua's presence.

"No, this is actually quite normal. It's perfectly normal for Class President upright person like you to get angry after discovering that someone might be threatening your hometown."

Honest people... it's ironic.

Right now, I'm deceiving everyone.

After saying this, Bronya stopped looking at Fu Hua and looked directly at Raven's hands.

"There are no signs of Honkai Energy erosion..."

"Is this woman so well adapted to the Divine Key?"

Although Brother Lin Yu was already in a state of overexertion before he fell into a coma, his arm was still eroded by the Third Divine Key simply because he was holding it.

However, after using the Third Divine Key, this woman's body was not only excessively corroded, but she didn't even have Honkai Energy patterns on her palms.

Kamiya Pharmaceuticals, the Third Divine Key, powerful Honkai Energy warriors who can use the Divine Key...

If we connect these things together, doesn't this mean that, apart from Schicksal and Anti-Entropy...

Is there another massive organization lurking in the shadows?

Europe. Schicksal Transporter

After being forced to complete their treatment, Lin Yu and Durandal did not remain on the Hyperion.

After all, Lin Yu's performance this time was indeed too strong, so strong that even the other members in the headquarters were shocked when they heard about it.

It was precisely because Lin Yu's achievements in these two operations were so great that Otto, after learning that Lin Yu had destroyed Chiyou's core, directly issued an order requiring Lin Yu to return to the Schicksal Headquarters to treat his body and report on his duties.

To be honest, even though he had mentally prepared himself, Lin Yu still didn't want to go to the Schicksal Headquarters.

From a rational perspective, Otto's suspicions about him should have decreased considerably.

But this guy is full of bad intentions and is also very smart. Lin Yu really felt that if he wasn't careful, he might slip up and have his secrets exposed.

As for Durandal, who was standing next to Lin Yu at this moment, she looked at Lin Yu with his eyes closed and did not say anything more to him.

She certainly didn't believe Lin Yu's claim that "Lin Yu is very afraid of death."

In his previous statement, Lin Yu described his serious injuries as a "minor matter," which is clearly the best proof that he didn't care about his life.

But the problem is, she now knows she's not good at speaking, and just repeating the same few phrases over and over again—it's no use.

Anyway, Lin Yu had already lied to her and Rita before, secretly participating in such a dangerous mission. No matter how much she said now, Lin Yu would just brush her off.

If she really wanted to stop Lin Yu, she had to come up with some more direct and effective methods.

The problem is—ugh, this is so annoying. This kind of troublesome problem is something I couldn't even come up with.

Why won't Lin Yu listen to advice?

Feeling the resentment emanating from those around you, you might think—occasionally, it's okay to be a little more radical.

Ugh, I don't want to talk to you now that you're showing up.

I don't know what you're trying to imply; I'm really annoyed right now.

Actually, what this system is saying isn't important; what's important is that it makes an appearance.

Otherwise, you've almost forgotten about that ten-pull—are you really not planning to pull again until you see Otto?

You're right.

Sigh, so many things have come up, I even forgot to use the reward I had just received.

I'm so tired, I don't want to act anymore.

After we meet Otto...

Damn it, I really want to smash his dog head in with a Hai Hu Explosive Fist and end all of this right now.

After his usual rant, Lin Yu gave up on wasting any more time and opened his email to claim his rewards for defeating Chiyou.

[Ding! The reward you have received is (Special Item - Advanced Ten-Pull Ticket).]

Oh, why is it "advanced" this time? The guaranteed minimum has changed from three times to two times.

[After all, Siegfried and Theresa helped you kill Chiyou, Ji Lin was reluctant to finish you off. Plus, your strength has increased so much. Therefore, based on the underlying logic of this system, this is the only option left for you.]

That's true.

If it weren't for Siegfried and Theresa, I would have been dead.

Take it easy, take it easy. As long as you're alive, you haven't lost.

[Ding! (Special item - Advanced Ten-Pull Ticket) has been used. Begin drawing items.]

After hearing the sound, Lin Yu saw eight white props flash by in front of him.

Please, could you please not just throw these 'dirty tablecloths,' 'broken bricks from the construction site,' and 'game cards with no balance' directly into my storage space?

That won't do. The person who created this system specifically instructed us not to litter.

If you don't want these things, take some time to throw them in the trash yourself.

Surprisingly hygienic—so that's your reason for stuffing all this junk into my yard?

Say!

If you're so capable of stuffing garbage in, then say something to me!

After discovering that the system had chosen to remain silent, Lin Yu looked at the two props behind him with annoyance.

Then...

—Deep red!

Two?!

I misunderstood you, Master.

You still care about me after all!

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Regarding the tip, this time it's 178.62 - 21.26 = 157.36. Don't rush to settle the payment yet.

As mentioned before, [the razor blades and cat cookies I personally tipped are not counted towards the bounty. Sometimes, ranking up here requires spending money, so if I spend it myself, it won't count.]

And the fact that so many tips were given this time is, of course, due to...

I spent my own money to buy it.

There was a previous event where you would get half back after you smashed the site, which reduced the amount of gold coins consumed for exposure. So I borrowed money from Lao Ma to smash the site. After my royalties came in this month, I paid back part of it and got some money back from other people. It's enough to fill the hole so that I can still afford my family's medical expenses.

Oh, I'm not trying to elicit sympathy. My family members are unwell, but it's not a big problem. It's just that they can't stop taking their medication, which causes some inconvenience, but it's still within our manageable range.

I hope everyone takes good care of themselves.

Going back to the previous topic, in these fifteen days, the actual amount of tips I received was 157.36 - 70 - 60 - 4 - 7 - 16 = 0.36. Yes, I have only received 36 yuan in actual tips since I last opened the bounty.

Adding the blade, 1598 - 1425 = 173.

In total, that's 3 * 2000 = 6000 words for the reward update. To avoid anyone accusing me of cheating by combining the numbers, I'll just add another 2000 words, making it 8000.

Currently, everyone seems to be short of money for various reasons, so subscribing is already a big favor. Therefore, there's no need for me to continue offering a reward, so I'll just stop now.

I owed 35,000 words before, but when I checked, I found that I had posted 82,000 words in the update period up to the 15th of this month. After deducting the 60,000 words for the 15 days of full attendance, I have paid back 22,000 words.

The current word count owed is 3.5 - 2.2 + 0.8 = 2.1W.

Let me see. There's only this much left. I might as well work harder this week to pay it off.

In addition, regarding the separate bounty on Cecilia and Otto's rumor, no one has yet provided a source.

Updated at 7 o'clock.

Chapter 121. The Swaying Scales

In the month since he acquired the system, Lin Yu has received numerous rewards from it.

Based on the rewards he won from these lottery tickets, he was able to roughly deduce the classification of these rewards.

Generally speaking, things that emit a white light are mostly garbage.

Versions of white items like the Glock pistol and the Skill Book [Honkai Energy Manipulation (Beginner)] at Tier 0 are extremely rare.

The next level is blue.

Among the blue items, there's already a powerful Skill Book like Cosmic Phantom.

As for purple, Lin Yu felt that, apart from Kiana's Omelet Rice, which was a weird item, all the other purple items were worth their price.

Of the golden items, he has only obtained one so far: Fragment of the Void Magic Stone. However, this item has helped him solve a lot of troubles.

As for the crimson items, let's not even mention the Royal Guard's Skill Book; it's indeed powerful.

As for the title "Cold-Faced Hunk," which Lin Yu initially thought wasn't particularly useful, he realized about a month later that he had truly misjudged the title.

His acting skills are actually quite average, but often, a poker face coupled with some seemingly absurd remarks is enough to solve many problems.

It's fine if he doesn't have an expression; that's the effect we wanted.

Others, seeing the expressionless look on his face, would automatically fill in the blanks in their minds.

So there's no such thing as a movie star like Lin Yu, they're all just Cold-Faced Hunk in the C position.

It was precisely for these reasons that Lin Yu felt that, theoretically, the deep red color should be the highest-level item in this system.

The resentment brought about by the previous eight consecutive white lights was completely dispelled on the spot after two deep red lights appeared.

[Ah, although you've imagined so much, this system feels it's necessary to explain to avoid misunderstandings.]

[White is indeed the lowest level of junkyard, but there's a green one after white; you just haven't drawn the green item yet.]

The lottery pool provided by this system categorizes items into white, green, blue, purple, and gold levels, while the dark red prize pool is actually quite unpredictable.

Oh, could there be something fishy going on here?

Well, the items here aren't bad, but... the biggest difference lies in the quality of the items themselves.

[During the creation of this prize pool database, some issues resulted in the deep red prize pool containing items for which 'the system does not know what level they should be classified as.']

Although the system gradually removed some junk files, some strange things still lurked within.

... What you're saying is making me a little uneasy. Can you give me an example?

[Alright, taking the Magnetic Field Rotation system we mentioned last time as an example, it contains fragments of the primordial spirits of some powerful beings.]

However, not every Magnetic Field Expert is so polite. Some weaker hosts have drawn upon the primordial spirit of the Great Shark Heavenly King, only to have their souls immediately usurped and destroyed by him.

... You're not trying to say that the fact that the items the system draws are compatible with the host is also due to this accident, are you?

Wow, you're really smart!

Hearing the applause from the system in his mind, Lin Yu fell into deep thought.

So, if I draw an item I don't want, can I just throw it away?

[Oh, other items don't have this problem, but the system specifically provided a delete button for the Crimson item.]

This system is here for fun, not to kill you. At least as long as you don't provoke it, it will not harm you within the rules.

I really appreciate your understanding.

With mixed feelings, Lin Yu looked at the first prop after the light faded.