Late at night, the Hyperion had fallen silent. Kiana and Bronya had spent the entire afternoon causing a ruckus in Yu Luo's room, and it was not until evening that Mei Raiden forcibly dragged them out.
It had to be said that the three girls were genuinely happy about Yu Luo waking up. Although they had known each other for less than a week, they had all sincerely come to regard one another as family.
Most of the battleship's staff had already drifted into their dreams, while a small number stayed up to monitor the Hyperion's operations. Yu Luo had not fallen asleep either. Though his eyes were closed, his consciousness was still conversing with the system in his mind.
"Hey, I've escaped Changkong City now, right? Why haven't the mission rewards been issued yet? I want to pull!"
"Pulling won't bring you happiness. Why don't you understand that?!" the system earnestly advised, putting on an act like it had his best interests at heart.
"Why have you changed? Didn't you used to try every possible way to trick me into spending money?!" Yu Luo asked suspiciously. The system had always been a profiteer, so it definitely felt fishy for it to suddenly advise him not to pull.
"As long as you don't pull, I won't have to issue your mission rewards!" the system blurted out. Only after saying it did it realize it had misspoken, immediately changing its tune to salvage the situation.
"No, no, that came out wrong. I just think you've been neglecting the power you already possess too much, so I suggest you save them first. Pull after you've trained your own strength to a decent level."
Yu Luo stared expressionlessly at the flustered system. "Issue the rewards!"
"Fine." The system spoke resentfully. "Ding! [Escape from Changkong City] completed. Reward: one traversal! [Escape from Changkong City District] completed. Reward: 3 Saint Quartz. Chaldea Gate unlocked."
"I used to think you were just a profiteer, but I never expected you to even want to skim off mission rewards!" Yu Luo tearfully accused the system of its crimes. "This is really going too far."
"Yes, yes, yes..." Faced with Yu Luo's accusations, the system could only meekly agree. Yu Luo had no way to deal with such a shameless system, so he turned to the important matters.
"What does it mean when the Heroic Spirit Card attribute bonuses are deducted? And what are the World Gate and Chaldea Gate about? What about the Command Spell System?"
The string of questions made even Yu Luo feel there were too many things to complain about, and he could not help saying, "What kind of management is this? You've gone from Gacha System 1.0 to 2.0, yet you didn't even give me an update notice!"
"At most, it's 1.0 to 1.1, okay? Don't blame me just because your brain is as bad as Kiana's." The system rolled its eyes, only for Yu Luo to ruthlessly urge it on.
"Quit talking nonsense. Do you still want me to pull or not?!"
"Fine, fine." The system sighed helplessly. "Let's start with the first question. You should have noticed the Heroic Spirit Card's physical attributes, like strength and endurance, right? In the future, when you transform into a Heroic Spirit, you'll only be able to use that Heroic Spirit's Noble Phantasm, skills, and abilities. You'll no longer possess the Heroic Spirit's inhuman physical attributes."
"As for the World Gate, as long as you have Saint Quartz, you can freely travel between different worlds. The Chaldea Gate can also travel between worlds, but it comes with missions. Only after completing the mission will you have fully unlocked that world and be able to travel back and forth freely afterward."
"As for the Command Spell System, it's a small bit of compensation. One Command Spell can restore 100% of your Transformation Energy, and it can also grant you one use of a Noble Phantasm. However, you can only use one per day."
"So it's basically the same as the original Command Spells? Then do I recover one mark per day?"
"You're dreaming." The system gave Yu Luo a look. "There are only three marks in total. One Saint Quartz restores one mark. Remember this: only Pay to win can make you stronger."
"Tch." Yu Luo curled his lip. "Just as expected of you. I guess there's no problem here that Saint Quartz can't solve."
"Thanks for the compliment." Rather than feeling ashamed, the system seemed proud. It also gave Yu Luo a suggestion. "Oh, right. The first time the Chaldea Gate opens, it'll force you to enter within five days. Prepare yourself mentally."
"Huh?" Yu Luo was a little dumbfounded. "Are you some kind of Main God? Why would there be forced world-hopping?!"
"You didn't think the price of having someone power-level you was just losing a bit of authorization, did you?"
Hearing that, Yu Luo understood there was no room for negotiation. He let out a deep sigh. "It's only been a few days, and I have to world-hop again. You want a shut-in like me running all over the place? Can you really bear it?!"
"Sorry, I'm not a fat shut-in. I can."
"You're amazing. I'm going to sleep. Farewell!"
"So this is St. Freya Academy?" Kiana walked down from the bridge, looking around curiously. Behind her, Theresa jumped up and smacked the back of her head hard.
"Ow!" Kiana covered the back of her head with both hands, then turned around with teary eyes to look at Theresa, who was not even as tall as her shoulder. "Auntie, what was that for?!"
"Move it, don't block the way. I have a lot to deal with!" Theresa glared at Kiana, then cutely jumped straight down from the bridge and called to Murata Himeko, who had yet to come down.
"Himeko, Kiana and the others will stay at your place for now."
"What about me? Am I staying with them too?" Yu Luo pointed at his own nose and asked Theresa. Theresa crossed her arms and looked at him as though he were an idiot.
"Himeko will take you to the male teachers' dormitory. Just follow her. Anyway, don't come looking for me if something happens, and definitely don't come looking for me if nothing happens. Theresa is very busy!"
Theresa gave a cute huff, turned around, and walked off without even looking at them. Only Murata Himeko remained, looking displeased as she muttered at Theresa's tiny retreating figure, "Shorty, she dumps everything on me!"
Then she turned around, put her hands on her hips, and looked at Mei Raiden. "All right, girls, come with me. I'll take you to my place. As for you..." Murata Himeko tossed a key to Yu Luo and explained to his confused face.
"Go into the academy. The oldest-looking building is the male teachers' dormitory. Here's the key, so keep it safe. I'm not taking you there. This operation really wore me out!"
With that, Murata Himeko stretched, then left with Mei Raiden and the other two, leaving Yu Luo alone to stare blankly at St. Freya Academy, which was like a European garden overflowing with aristocratic charm. He had no idea what he was supposed to do next.
It was not until the Hyperion took off that Yu Luo helplessly accepted the reality that he had been abandoned. He looked at the key in his hand and walked down the road Murata Himeko had pointed out, taking in the academy's scenery as he went.
It had to be said that St. Freya Academy was built on a small island in the sea, and the entire island belonged to the academy. The grounds were enormous, designed overall like a European garden, and quite a few cute girls in school uniforms walked around campus.
"This looks more and more like one of those girls' aristocratic schools you often see in **. If I had a pocket watch that could stop time right now, it'd be even more fitting," Yu Luo said to the system in his mind.
"Heh." The system sneered. "Want me to send you to see the Great Moe God so she can get you one?"
"No, no. Am I that kind of filthy person?" Yu Luo immediately backed down. What a joke. If he said something like that to the Great Moe God, he would probably be remade from scratch within minutes.
"By the way, why are all these students staring at me so curiously?" Yu Luo noticed the female students pointing at him with strange expressions. Whenever he turned toward them, they would all look away as if it had nothing to do with them.
"Maybe they've never seen a male creature as perverted as you before." The system's venomous remark earned a cold chuckle from Yu Luo.
"I think maybe they've never seen a handsome male god like me before."
"Your delusions are terminal. There's no cure. Just wait for death."
Bickering with the system as he wandered through St. Freya Academy in the direction Himeko had pointed out, Yu Luo finally spotted a building that matched Himeko's description but clashed completely with the rest of St. Freya Academy.
"This can't be the male teachers' dormitory, can it?!" Yu Luo stared in disbelief. "No, this is Sexism. I demand that men's rights strike with an iron fist!"
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