Someone in Honkai: Star Rail, a Medical Professional

The person staggered over, trembling as they got up from the ground.

"I mean, buddy, was that really necessary? Hiding in the snow isn't exactly a crime, is it? No need to shock me!"

But upon seeing Lin Nai and the others with blank expressions, surrounding them from four directions, the person's tone softened.

"Ahem... but it's not your fault, heroes!"

The person awkwardly scratched their head, their gaze fixed on Lin Nai.

"Haha, I must have appeared too suddenly. It's worth getting zapped by you; it's only right and proper! How else would I get to know you all? Haha."

Lin Nai: "I actually preferred you in your arrogant state from before."

"Uh... then... shall I... recover myself?" the person said with a forced smile. "Excuse me, is Commander Gepard here? I know him quite well."

"Who?"

Xing tilted their head, looking curious.

The person froze for a moment, then reverted to their arrogant demeanor:

"Oh, you're not from the Silvermane Guard? You should have said so. If it's family fighting family, isn't this just a waste of effort!"

Then, the person introduced themselves as Sampo Koski.

Though Lin Nai already knew.

The Youthful Passion...

Thinking of Aha made Lin Nai's head ache.

He really didn't want to see that guy, at least not until he had enough strength.

He hoped Aha wouldn't play any little tricks on him through Sampo when the time came.

"Hey, everyone, why don't we team up? I have reliable information that the main forces of the Silvermane Guard have been redeployed to the front lines! This is a golden opportunity!"

"A golden opportunity?"

"Of course! There are immense treasures outside Belobog!!"

"Treasures!"

Xing's eyes lit up. "What treasures?!"

"Metaphor! It's just a metaphor!" Sampo's mouth twitched. "There are ancient ruins outside."

"Ancient ruins?"

"Yes... um, the rest is exclusive commercial intelligence. Let's move on to another question."

"Hmm, how do we get to Belobog? We seem to have gotten lost."

Lin Nai said deliberately.

Honestly, nothing could be done outside in the snow.

They really needed to get to a town.

But how to put it...

Lin Nai didn't want to meet Cocolia. That person had long been bewitched by the Stellaris and was a troublemaker.

He didn't want to walk into a trap.

And he couldn't just get provoked and stage a scene where the Supreme Guardian was murdered, then seal off the area, right?

That would be too much.

No, at that point, it might just be Cocolia's funeral.

He didn't want to clear the game that quickly; there would be no fun, and Xing wouldn't have a chance to grow.

It wasn't worth it.

"Belobog."

Sampo raised an eyebrow and continued:

"City of Preservation, Eternal City, humanity's only bulwark against the cold tide... it sounds intimidating, but every word is true. Humanity can only survive within this iron wall."

"Ha... but you guys are really rookies among rookies." Sampo's face showed a helpless expression. "How could anyone go out and not remember the way back?"

"It's our first time~"

Lin Nai smiled and took out the Winter City Shield he had previously retrieved from a box. "Can you help us?"

Sampo took the bag and, upon seeing the number of coins inside, his smile was harder to suppress than an AK.

"It's truly unavoidable! Then let your dear old Sampo guide you stealthily back."

This was a big customer.

He had to provide excellent service!

The other two watched Lin Nai negotiate with Sampo, their faces filled with surprise.

March Seven: "Has Lin Nai always been this good at socializing?"

Xing: "I don't know."

Dan Heng: "I don't know either."

Xing: "But how does Lin Nai know the city's name?"

Lin Nai: "There was a diary in that box earlier."

Lin Nai approached the three, lowering their voice and making up a story.

Who writes a diary, anyway?

But they didn't have any other reason, so they'd just use this to brush it off.

Finally.

After a friendly exchange between Lin Nai and Sampo.

Sampo would safely escort them to Belobog, and that bag of Winter City Coins would be given to him.

"Oh right, here, this is for you." Lin Nai fumbled in their pocket and pulled out a small ball, tossing it to Sampo.

Sampo caught it, but before he could even ask what it was, the ball exploded.

A little trinket made by someone named Joey (Aha). Isn't it perfect for the person who gave it to Him?

Sampo looked down and found his hands were already tied.

"No way, friend, what are you doing?"

"To prevent you from taking the money and running, and to get rid of us, you deliberately led us towards the Silvermane Guard."

Lin Nai crossed their arms, their expressionless face stating, "We have to take some precautions."

"If we encounter the Silvermane Guard, we'll hand you over and say you're a bounty hunter."

"..."

Sampo sighed helplessly upon hearing this.

It seemed that no matter what, Lin Nai wouldn't be at a disadvantage.

"Alright, alright, I agree. Shall we go?"

Sampo said, raising his hands.

"Good, the contract is sealed. May the oathbreaker suffer the penalty of stone-eating."

Walter on the train: Achoo!

After that.

Perhaps it was because they had received the money, or perhaps Sampo didn't want to be stuck in jail alone.

Led by Sampo, the four of them quickly crossed the snowfield.

And they didn't encounter any Silvermane Guards.

After crossing the snowfield, the four of them saw the full panorama of Belobog.

A relatively warm place on this cold Jarilo-VI.

Nearly a thousand years ago, with the arrival of the great cold, humanity's civilization on this planet was also frozen in that era.

The sweeping winds and blizzards smoothed the land with pure white, and only a certain protector shielded the city of Belobog with their power.

Though battered by wind and snow, humanity managed to survive here.

"Wow... it's so breathtaking," March Seven exclaimed, gazing at Belobog.

Her first impression of the city was... solidity.

"Belobog is a place of faith in The Preservation, so it's quite normal for it to be like this."

Lin Nai took out a pink... magenta camera and took a picture of the city before them.

How to put it.

The first moment they saw this city.

Lin Nai thought of a game they used to play, Frostpunk, it seemed quite similar?

March Seven noticed Lin Nai's action and remembered she also had a camera.

So she also started taking pictures.

"Ahem, welcome to Belobog... but unfortunately, we're not the Silvermane Guard, so we can't use the main entrance."

"Then we'll use the back door," Xing said, playing with a snowball in their hand.

"Haha, of course. Now, let old Sampo lead the way~ Everyone, this way please."

Sampo chuckled and led the four of them around the city walls.

Two hours later.

Sampo finally stopped and brought the four of them to a small gap.

"Look! This is old Sampo's secret passage!" Sampo announced.

Xing squatted down, hugging their knees, and rubbed the wall. "How are we supposed to get through such a small space?"

"Crawl through."

"Huh?"

"There's no other way," Sampo sighed. "We can't go through the main entrance, so we have to take a shortcut."

The four looked at each other.

Lin Nai: "What do you mean?"

Xing: "Or... should we listen to him?"

March Seven: "Ugh... I really don't want to crawl..."

Dan Heng: "We don't have any other options right now..."

Lin Nai: "Actually, there's not no other way."

The three: "What way?"

Lin Nai: "We just blow the hole open."

The three: "Huh?"

Lin Nai: "Nebast Light Ray!!"

RUMBLEEEEEE!!!!!

Chapter 39: Arrival at the World's Highest City! Belobog!

BOOM!!!!!