Star Rail, Starting As Kiana

Qing Que didn't even take off her eye mask, just stuck it to her forehead.

She still hugged the salty fish plushie to her chest, not letting go. She even grabbed a bottle of drink, took a sip, and walked towards the spot where the Supreme Diviner used to sit, which was now Kiana's seat.

But seeing that Kiana wasn't playing around, but was actually working.

Qing Que seemed to understand why her colleague had suddenly become so driven.

If some of the older colleagues suddenly became driven, it was probably because they hadn't finished their monthly or yearly evaluations and were rushing to catch up.

The rest would just smile and go about their own business.

If a newcomer was driven, that was normal too.

The rest would just sigh, "As expected of someone fresh out of school, not yet accustomed to office life."

If someone from the same intake was driven, it might be because the boss was coming, and they were putting on a show, or perhaps they had started a family and were working hard for their loved ones.

But...

No matter the situation, it wouldn't make everyone suddenly driven.

It was just that, Aha, I saw a child, a leader's child, who had only been here for a few days, and was only here because no one was home to look after them, so they were placed in the company as a mascot.

And this child, who should have been studying, was working more efficiently than everyone else?

At this point, it wasn't about considering performance reviews or slacking off anymore.

Slacking off now would be embarrassing!

Qing Que suddenly remembered that she hadn't started her year-end summary yet, and hadn't even submitted last year's to Fu Xuan.

Her performance metrics also hadn't met the target.

Then Qing Que put away her eye mask, put down the salty fish in her arms, and chose to first take out her phone and play a round of the online dream version of Imperial Jade.

As a result, this strange atmosphere continued until noon. When it was time for lunch break, no one left, and they all remained focused on their work.

The intensity of their focus made Qing Que a little uncomfortable.

After asking everyone if they needed her to bring back food, Qing Que didn't bother asking Kiana.

She directly went behind Kiana, wrapped her arms around Kiana's waist, scooped her up, and instantly ran out of the Divination Department's area.

It took a full fifteen minutes before Qing Que contacted the restaurant to send over food. Only then did the people in the Divination Department snap out of their daze.

They ate their lunch in silence.

Kiana also recovered from her previous state.

She couldn't help but inwardly click her tongue.

"No wonder so many people say Aha is unreliable. I just wanted Aha to help me process some documents, but instead of helping, she just stuffed an endless amount of knowledge into my brain."

"It's a good thing I have a special constitution, and that I'm different from that bug from before.

And my knowledge is temporary, otherwise, I'm afraid my brain would have exploded by now."

Kiana's thoughts returned to the present. She patted Qing Que's exposed side waist, signaling her to put her down.

Only then did Qing Que realize how far she had run with Kiana.

"Durandal, you've worked hard all day. What would you like to eat? My treat."

Qing Que didn't even notice that her tone of voice carried a hint of respect.

But looking at their location, Kiana realized they were just a few steps away from Fu Xuan's residence.

It seemed they wouldn't need to go out?

"Let's go, we can make something ourselves. Qing Que, do you have any dietary restrictions?"

"No... wait, don't add sugar when you cook, please."

For a moment, Qing Que forgot that Kiana currently looked like a child.

But the experience of the morning had made Qing Que subconsciously ignore this fact.

After all, just by appearance, Fu Xuan also looked like a young girl, or even a little girl.

After sitting on the sofa for a while, Qing Que finally seemed to awaken from a dream.

Looking at Kiana, who was standing on a small stool to cook, Qing Que suddenly felt something sharp pierce her chest.

Was it shame?

Was it shyness?

Was it a wave of embarrassment?

Looking at the few home-style dishes Kiana brought over, Qing Que suddenly felt like she was the one who was being looked down upon.

But after taking a bite of the shredded potatoes, she fell silent.

However, in the end, seeing Kiana's expectant gaze, she forced herself to swallow.

She comforted herself, "It must be a misunderstanding. There are still two more dishes, it'll be fine."

Then she took a bite of the grilled toast.

"Crack!"

Qing Que fell silent for the second time.

Finally, her gaze fell upon the last dish.

"It's normal for Durandal to be young and unable to distinguish ingredients or control the heat, but surely she can't mess up scrambled eggs with tomatoes, right? Why are there so many tomato seeds?"

Then Qing Que came to a conclusion: this wasn't tomato, it was dragon fruit...

Chapter 79: Fu Xuan: Qing Que is actually working? Am I dreaming?

"Could it be that this was instructed by the Supreme Diviner? Is this revenge against me!"

Looking at Kiana, who wore a sweet smile and an expectant expression, Qing Que immediately cleared Kiana of suspicion.

Seeing the dishes on the table, Qing Que's expression turned stiff. She forced a smile and began to eat.

To avoid hurting Kiana's delicate heart.

"Delicious, so delicious, I've never eaten such good food."

Although she wore a smile, the tears about to fall from the corners of her eyes proved that Qing Que's heart was weeping.

"It's really too delicious! Sorry, Durandal, I ate all the food. I'll go to a restaurant and bring you a portion."

"No need, Sister Qing Que, everyone in the Divination Department gave me lots of snacks, I'm not hungry."

Qing Que wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Until the afternoon work hours arrived.

Although Aha's assistance had disappeared, more than half of the documents on Fu Xuan's desk had already been processed.

Every document had Kiana's proposed solutions attached.

And the remaining ones basically only required Fu Xuan's signature for confirmation.

So, in the afternoon, Kiana started browsing her phone again.

Conversely, Qing Que, who had slacked off in the morning, couldn't sleep at all in the afternoon. She wanted to play cards but had no energy.

Finally, to everyone's surprise, Qing Que actually started working!

The afternoon passed by, and with the Divination Department's employees' enthusiastic work ethic, even the flow of time seemed to speed up a bit.

Fu Xuan worried that everyone in the Divination Department was slacking off too much, and she specifically wanted to call out a certain master of slacking.

So, an hour before going home, Fu Xuan temporarily stopped her investigation into the Stellaron Hunters' tracks and went to buy a few cups of Star Taro Bobo.

After drinking one cup, she carried the remaining cups of Star Taro Bobo and other drinks, intending to return to the Divination Department to check the situation.

As a result, upon seeing everyone in the Divination Department diligently working, no one even noticed her return.

They were all buried in their work.

"Who am I? Where am I? Am I still asleep? Am I still dreaming?"

After a series of questions, Fu Xuan finally held back the urge to pinch herself hard twice.

Her gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on Qing Que.

Upon seeing Qing Que actually working.

Fu Xuan could finally confirm.

"Hmm, I'm definitely still dreaming. In fact, I'm still sleeping with Durandal right now, right? Otherwise, how could Qing Que possibly be working, and voluntarily at that, without anyone supervising her."

"It's terrifying, but this dream is too fake."

But when Fu Xuan pinched herself hard, her tender and fair skin instantly turned red.

Moreover, because Fu Xuan had used too much force to break free from the dream, Fu Xuan couldn't help but let out a slight groan.

"Mmm~!"

But the people around her still didn't look up. Only Kiana noticed the sound coming from the doorway, but when she looked up, the pile of snacks was too high, and she couldn't see who was making the noise.

As for Fu Xuan, the first thing she thought of wasn't that she was in reality, but rather suspected she had entered an illusion.

"Could it be a Suiyang? No, I haven't heard of any Suiyang escaping recently. Stellaron Hunters? That's not right either, that woman's skills aren't illusions. Then who is it?"

It was fortunate that Fu Xuan didn't read certain miscellaneous books and didn't know about the "spinning top dream-judging method" or the "jumping off a building to escape a dream method."

Otherwise, Fu Xuan would have been so terrified by the actions of the Divination Department's employees and Qing Que that she would have jumped straight off the Xianzhou.

It wasn't until Kiana came to Fu Xuan's side and poked Fu Xuan's back, which was exposed and still smooth as jade despite being secured by a knot, that Fu Xuan was awakened by the sensation that shot straight to her mind.

Seeing the little Kiana next to her, Fu Xuan suddenly had a bold idea.

Since this was an illusion, or an even deeper dream, why should she be bound by reality? By the matters of the real world?

Thinking this, Fu Xuan, due to her rigorous nature, still didn't jump to conclusions.

Instead, she picked up Kiana, who was standing beside her, and walked towards her desk.

"If this is a dream, then my paperwork must be finished by now."

Following this, Fu Xuan became even more certain that she was in a dream or an illusion.

It was impossible for the documents to be finished, but the plan written on the white paper could be said to be perfectly aligned with her own thoughts.

Furthermore, after hearing from others that Kiana had done all of this, Fu Xuan treated everyone to ice cream.jpg

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Fu Xuan directly sat on her own seat as Supreme Diviner, then pulled the little Kiana into her embrace and began to "pet the cat" madly.

"Ah! Durandal is so cute! So good, so good!"

"Yaa!!!"

Despite Kiana's "miserable" cry of fear, which sounded like a reluctant welcome, Fu Xuan continued to "pet the cat" madly.

To everyone's disbelief, Fu Xuan even took out a white cat ear headband from a drawer and placed it on Kiana's head.

The technology, from some unknown place, caused the cat ears to move along with Kiana's emotions.

"Ah! So cute! As expected of a product created with immense investment by the director of Herta Space Station, these movements, this texture, it's so realistic!"

Seeing their Supreme Diviner's personality change drastically, many diviners stopped their work and looked at Fu Xuan with pity and concern.

"Is the Supreme Diviner too stressed and has finally gone mad?"

Someone wanted to step forward and say something.

However, Fu Xuan directly lifted the cat-eared Kiana in her arms.

Just like Simba in The Lion King.

Announcing the birth of a "king."

"From today onwards, the position of Supreme Diviner in the Divination Department will be held by my adorable Durandal. You should no longer call me Supreme Diviner; you should call me General."

Suddenly, as Fu Xuan said this, she thought of her real-world aspirations.