Why do you bastards all have nothing better to do?
Uh... all right, I take back what I just said. It looked like I spotted someone I knew.
Chen Luo looked up and saw a maid in white stockings standing quietly beneath the bus stop sign. She drew quite a few gazes, including Chen Luo's.
"Sister Meng, why are you here?" Chen Luo greeted her as he hurried over.
Chen Luo was indeed quite surprised by Sister Meng's appearance.
"I came to see you off, of course. Honestly, you became a Talent User and didn't even tell us." Sister Meng, who was about as tall as Chen Luo in high heels, ruffled his hair.
"Huh? Sister Meng, you're a Talent User too?" Feeling Sister Meng use spiritual power to communicate in a way only Talent Users could hear, Chen Luo put on a surprised expression.
Communication only Talent Users could hear was actually just a simple application of spiritual power. Of course, Talent Users weren't the only ones who could hear it; people with the talent to cultivate spiritual power could hear it as well.
A more advanced version was one-on-one voice transmission. Chen Luo had yet to learn that, having only mastered broadcasting to all channels.
"Not just me. Miss is one too. She heard you were going traveling, so she specifically sent me to bring you something." As she spoke, Sister Meng pulled a black leather-bound book from nowhere and handed it to Chen Luo.
Compendium of Basic Elemental Magic: A grimoire personally written by a "delicate" young girl. It recorded the vast majority of basic elemental spells, with a particular emphasis on wind-element spells. Price: 1,500 Primogems. (Buyback price: 750 Primogems)
"This is a spellbook Miss personally spent three days writing, so make sure you treasure it. As for the details, I won't say too much. Ask Miss yourself when you return." Sister Meng gave Chen Luo a playful wink.
"All right, I'm leaving now. Remember to come back early after your trip. Go see Miss—and me too, while you're at it." Sister Meng waved to Chen Luo and prepared to leave.
After all, someone else would be coming soon.
"Wait, Sister Meng. Let's shake hands." Chen Luo suddenly called out to Sister Meng and held out his hand.
"Huh? Oh."
Sister Meng did not refuse. After shaking Chen Luo's hand, she vanished like bubbles before his eyes.
She truly disappeared like bubbles. It looked exceptionally fantastical, yet none of the other people beneath the bus stop sign found it strange.
Mengmeng
Race: Succubus
Holy shit, wait, what did I just see?
Sister Meng, that liar. She wasn't a Talent User at all—she was actually a succubus!
At most, other people had some talent called this or that. She was straight-up a demon.
Seriously, did everyone called Seven Luminaries Magus like summoning a demon?
But why did it have to be a succubus?
Damn it, why was that even more exciting?
And that flashy exit just now had been one of the succubus's innate skills.
Then, after Sister Meng left, someone dressed in white robes who looked somewhat like a clergyman walked up to Chen Luo and silently handed him a long staff.
Before Chen Luo could figure out what the staff was or who the person was, the person turned around and left.
"A-Luo, hurry and put that into your backpack before the ability to distort common sense wears off," the Herrscher of Knowledge reminded him in his mind.
"Oh, right." Chen Luo nodded, stored the long staff in his Storage Space, then moved it from the Storage Space into his backpack.
The fact that Chen Luo had a storage ring was glaringly obvious, and its origin was perfectly legitimate, so he was not afraid of people seeing it.
It was just... who exactly was that person?
That thing looked pretty valuable too.
Demon-Slaying Sacred Spear: A divine spear containing holy power and blessed by divine favor. It had a certain effect in breaking curses and spiritual barriers, but more importantly, it could banish and suppress all evil and negative auras within its range. Price: 1,200 Primogems. (Buyback price: 600 Primogems)
Damn, it was actually a high-grade three-star weapon, nearly four-star quality—about on par with that Elf Bow.
And judging by the description, it should be something from the church, right? Why would the church give him something?
Full of confusion, Chen Luo boarded the sightseeing bus that had just arrived.
He did not understand, but that did not stop him from accepting the gifts.
Thirty minutes later, with the Herrscher of Knowledge helping distort people's awareness, Chen Luo silently left this world from the sightseeing bus.
The instant he activated the teleportation function, Chen Luo felt the world spin around him, followed by bursts of rushing wind and piercing howls.
"...Fuck!" Chen Luo looked at the buildings below rapidly growing larger and was utterly dumbfounded.
Why was his teleportation point in the sky?
And it looked like he was pretty damn high above the ground.
"I want to report this. I want to report this. This garbage system actually malfunctioned... Wait, this isn't a system. It's my talent. Fuck!"
When Chen Luo saw the words "Talent Panel" on his talent interface, he swallowed the curse that was about to leave his mouth.
How the hell was this his talent? It was practically his nemesis!
Ding! A teleportation error has been detected. This is an instability factor when crossing worlds for the first time. Compensation will therefore be issued. Ding! Obtained Food (Sweet Flower Brewed Chicken) ×3
"What? Three Sweet Flower Brewed Chickens? Who are you trying to fob off with that? You... wait." Chen Luo, who had been about to curse, suddenly thought of something and sat cross-legged in midair as he looked into his backpack.
At the same time, endless gusts of wind swirled around Chen Luo, slowing his descent.
What wind-element Vision holder in the world would get killed by falling?
Sigh, he should have asked Venti for a Wind Glider. Then again, could that poor bastard Venti even afford one? Maybe he should ask Eula to buy one for him instead?
"Hey, A-Luo, do you need my help?" The Herrscher of Knowledge's phantom appeared beside Chen Luo.
"No need. You should hide yourself better first and see whether the Honkai Consciousness can detect you. My wind-element Vision isn't just for show. There's no way I'll fall to my death." Chen Luo shook his head.
"All right." The Herrscher of Knowledge nodded, finding Chen Luo's words quite reasonable.
The Herrscher of Knowledge could fly and could easily carry Chen Luo down in a princess carry.
But because she was the Herrscher of Knowledge, even after being altered by the Space-Time Turbulence and consuming an Inner Demon Lure, she still was not sure whether the Honkai Consciousness could detect her. That was why she had remained hidden within Chen Luo's body.
Meanwhile, Chen Luo found the three Sweet Flower Brewed Chickens that had just been issued in his backpack.
Delicious Sweet Flower Brewed Chicken (Food): Poultry roasted after being marinated in honey. The meat was as rich as flowing honey, sweet and tender enough to make one want to suck every bone clean. Effect: Restores 33% of the consumer's maximum health.
"Holy shit, this is good stuff. Talent Panel, let's talk—can you bug out a few more times?" Chen Luo exclaimed.
This Sweet Flower Brewed Chicken differed somewhat from its description in the game. In the game, Delicious Sweet Flower Brewed Chicken restored 24% of the selected character's maximum health and an additional 1,500 HP.
Perhaps because there was no HP stat in reality, it simply restored 33% instead.
No matter what, though, this stuff was genuinely amazing.
That meant even if someone had been beaten to the brink of death, eating three flower-brewed chickens could practically bring them back to full health.
This... all he could say was that if Sweet Flower Brewed Chicken cost one Primogem apiece in the game, Chen Luo would sell as many as he had.
But in reality, as long as he could buy Sweet Flower Brewed Chicken, even if it cost ten Primogems each, Chen Luo would buy as many as were available.
Unfortunately, this Sweet Flower Brewed Chicken did not even have a listed price or buyback price.
"So this is Changkong City? It looks like the Third Honkai Outbreak hasn't happened yet." Chen Luo lowered his head and looked down over the bustling city.
Since the faster he fell, the harder the wind had to work to hold him up, Chen Luo had been descending at a relatively slow pace.
From such a height, it would take at least several minutes to get down.
"So I finally got to experience bungee jumping without a rope. Still, I should've brought a parachute. But who would've thought I'd get to experience a high-altitude emergency landing too?"
"This summer vacation really was exciting—or rather, a little too exciting."
Starting summer vacation with a rope-free, parachute-free bungee jump—who could handle that?
Ding! A special event has been detected. A limited-time event is now available. Event Name: Third Honkai Outbreak Event Content: Hunt as many Militants and Honkai Beasts as possible within seven days. Event Duration: 7 days. Event Rewards: For every Militant or Honkai Beast killed, a certain amount of Primogems will be awarded, until a total of 1,000 Primogems has been accumulated. After Primogems reach 1,000, subsequently gained Primogems will be converted into an equal amount of Crystals. These may be used to purchase limited skills, items, weapons, talents, Divine Keys, Herrscher Cores, Stigmata, and more unique to the Honkai World, all at a 10% discount. Alternatively, they may be used directly for a Herrscher Core draw. Crystals will remain after the event ends, but the discount will disappear. For every Militant or Honkai Beast killed, Honkai Energy Adaptation will increase by a base amount of 0.1%. The stronger the killed Militant or Honkai Beast, the greater the increase in Honkai Energy Adaptation, up to a maximum of 200%. During the event, special exclusive achievement acquisition methods will be available. Please explore them yourself. During the event, freely explore all of Changkong City. You may receive special quests. Faction system unlocked: You may freely join St. Freya Academy, Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, World Serpent, or establish your own faction. After joining a faction, you may freely purchase all skills, items, and talents belonging to that faction's members even without becoming friends. (Factions may be joined repeatedly.)
After seeing that entire list of event rewards, Chen Luo's first thought was: Coming to this world was worth it!
Honkai and I cannot coexist! I'm going to wipe out all of Changkong City!
"No, wait. Is this damn Talent Panel broken? Didn't the Third Honkai Outbreak happen yet?" Chen Luo, still floating through the air, suddenly remembered that issue.
If the Third Honkai Outbreak had not happened, where was he supposed to find little monsters to kill? No, where was he supposed to find Militants and Honkai Beasts to kill?
Countdown begins. Duration: 7 days.
The Talent Panel suddenly popped out and shoved itself into Chen Luo's face.
"I already told you, the Honkai hasn't happened yet!" Chen Luo said angrily.
"Buzz!" The moment Chen Luo finished speaking, he felt an invisible wave ripple through the air, making him slightly uncomfortable.
However, because Chen Luo was high in the sky and the wind was too loud, he could not hear anything at all. He had no idea whether there had been explosions or anything else.
Chen Luo looked toward the ground and felt as though the once-normal Changkong City had been veiled in a hazy purple layer.
"The Third Honkai Outbreak has arrived," the Herrscher of Knowledge said in his mind.
"No, wait. The Third Honkai Outbreak arrived the instant I came to Changkong City. What the hell does that mean? Did I bring the Third Honkai Outbreak with me?" Chen Luo looked utterly confused.
"What does it have to do with you? Isn't everything Cocolia's fault? Though you're at fault too. Did you forget to ask Theresa what date it was?"
"Umm... I didn't think it would be such a coincidence. Could today really be March 28?"
"How would I know if you're asking me? You should ask Theresa."
Although Chen Luo was not certain whether today's date matched the date in the original story, he knew one thing.
He was about to begin a slaughter!
The Militant and Honkai Beast extermination plan, begin!
"Hey, hey, hey—holy shit... What's going on? My elemental power seems a little unstable?" As Chen Luo floated down from the sky, he suddenly found that his control over elemental power had developed a slight problem.
Chen Luo immediately took the Vision from his backpack and discovered that it was faintly glowing.
"Wait, what's going on?" Chen Luo suddenly had the illusion that his Vision was absorbing Honkai energy.
"Obviously, your Vision is absorbing Honkai energy, though I don't know why." As a Herrscher, the Herrscher of Knowledge had plenty to say on the matter.
At the very least, the Herrscher of Knowledge could see the flow of Honkai energy.
"Holy shit, I remember now. According to research, Honkai civilization and the Teyvat Continent were actually in the same world. And within this setting, there were countless worlds."
Moreover, Honkai Impact 3rd and Genshin Impact had even collaborated before. Keqing, who had been pretty pathetic at scratching enemies to death in Genshin Impact, went to Honkai Impact 3rd and immediately became capable of destroying heaven and earth.
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