Kafka: Darling, This Ring Is for You
A room for collecting Curio.
Lin Shuang felt a little bored after Silver Wolf stopped nagging.
So he subconsciously quickened his pace and soon arrived at the location of the Rating Gun.
However, even the collection room is much more spacious than in the game.
The Curio here includes more than just the few items featured in the game.
Lin Shuang didn't recognize most of the Curio, and the descriptions below mostly focused on symbolic meanings and abstract abilities.
Lin Shuang quickly located the Rating Gun based on the Curio's serial number and then stepped forward.
This Rating Gun has a strange design and an eyeball on it.
The Rating Gun opened its eyes and looked back.
However--
[Unable to determine!]
Rating Gun's eyes suddenly widened, then after a moment of stalemate, he wearily closed them.
"?"
Lin Shuang looked at the Rating Gun with its eyes closed, wondering why she couldn't determine the score either.
What exactly is the logic behind this?
Lin Shuang was puzzled, but continued walking inside to see the other Curio.
When Lin Shuang reached the innermost part of the room, she saw a Curio conch-shaped object placed in the corner, and her eyes widened in surprise.
[Curio No. 148: Laughter in the Shell]
It wasn't because the Curio was particularly unusual, but because Lin Shuang remembered it.
The first Curio I saw when I went outside while playing the game was this thing...
According to the map sent by Asta.
Although the real Space Station differs greatly from the one in the game, the various corridors and room layouts in the game are accurate.
Strictly speaking, the real-world Herta Space Station is an expanded and complete version of the limited map in the game.
In other words...
If the rooms here remain unchanged.
The compartment that houses the Stellaron is right behind the wall next to me.
Kafka and Silver Wolf will be teleported here shortly, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
Lin Shuang took two steps back and returned to the corridor, then faced the wall that made it impossible to tell there was a door.
I closed my eyes and thought for a moment, then suddenly opened them.
Intricate runes shimmered in his pupils.
With the help of the [Mystic Seal of True Sight], Lin Shuang successfully saw the truth hidden beneath the illusion.
A tightly closed and locked hatch appeared before Lin Shuang.
"This place..."
Lin Shuang raised her phone, but it was clear that her access level was insufficient to open the hidden door.
Just then, Silver Wolf's surprised voice rang out from beside him:
"What are you doing? Scanning a QR code on a wall?"
"There's a hidden door here, but obviously I don't have the necessary permissions to open it."
"Ah?"
The little Silver Wolf tilted its head, puzzled, while the Silver Wolf on the other end of the call looked even more confused.
"Besides the Stellaron, what else might the Herta be hiding? Let me see!"
At this moment, Silver Wolf is brute-forcing his way through the other side of the system, trying to find the hidden door.
As for this part, it was taken care of at the same time, no problem.
Clearly, once Silver Wolf had a specific goal and direction, the Space Station's protection level couldn't stop someone like her.
A moment later, the hidden door was unblocked and revealed to the two of them.
At the same time, the locked door changed from a red indicator light to a green one, indicating it was unlocked.
The heavy door slowly opened.
A Stellaron, radiating golden light and kept in seclusion, appeared so ostentatiously before Lin Shuang and Silver Wolf.
Meanwhile, on Kafka's side—
Silver Wolf had just found the Curio hidden in the terminal.
But her face immediately fell.
Kafka looked over curiously, while Silver Wolf said sullenly:
"Damn it, I knew I shouldn't have helped her crack the hatch! Lin Shuang found the Stellaron! She was faster than me!"
Kafka chuckled silently.
Neither of you were competing.
Volume 1: Chapter 155 Kafka: Darling, this Ring is for you
Lin Shuang entered the separate, isolated cabin.
A short while later, Kafka and Silver Wolf were teleported over one after the other.
The little Silver Wolf that had been following her around actually ran into Lin Shuang's phone and turned into a Silver Wolf icon.
"My dear, we meet again."
Kafka raised her hand and waved at Lin Shuang, approaching with a smile.
He stood with Lin Shuang in front of the Stellaron.
"That's an interesting idea, but what's even more interesting is that my dear was able to see through the Herta's disguise."
Kafka looked at Lin Shuang with curiosity.
Just as Silver Wolf said, Lin Shuang always harbors all sorts of mysteries, and each time they are discovered, they always surprise people.
"Alright, enough with the sentimentality, let's get down to business."
Silver Wolf bypassed Lin Shuang and began to decipher the device that sealed the Stellaron.
Lin Shuang had no intention of leaving; she simply stood by and witnessed this iconic opening scene.
Of course, the main purpose is also to see whether what comes out is a star or a dome.
Soon, the device containing the Stellaron was unlocked.
Kafka reached out and picked up the thing, which was no bigger than the palm of her hand.
This is the second Stellaron that Lin Shuang has come into close contact with.
As Lin Shuang watched curiously, Silver Wolf suddenly appeared on the screen and flew in front of Lin Shuang.
"Which carrier of the Stellaron will you choose?"
Lin Shuang looked at Kafka nodded slightly, indicating that Lin Shuang should make the decision.
"It's alright. Elio said that if you're willing, the choice is yours."
Kafka offered a word of comfort, while Lin Shuang nodded thoughtfully.
He raised his hand and selected a star.
The tall girl was created out of thin air, or perhaps she was teleported there.
Kafka, meanwhile, approached with the Stellaron in her hand.
Just like the classic scene in the game, the golden Stellaron was placed inside the star's body with ease.
Lin Shuang turned to look at the Silver Wolf who was monitoring the data and asked:
Is there anything special about this body?
While playing the game, Lin Shuang became curious about the protagonist, who stored the Stellaron inside his body, indicating that the protagonist possessed very unique qualities.
Unfortunately, Silver Wolf had no intention of telling Lin Shuang.
"Secret."
"Mean."
As Lin Shuang spoke, she raised her hand and slapped the Silver Wolf's buttocks.
Her soft, tender buttocks looked like jelly.
The Silver Wolf was so startled that it jumped, and even Xing, who was in a daze, couldn't help but shift her attention away from Kafka.
He glanced at Lin Shuang and the Silver Wolf interacting beside him.
"Baby, darling..."
Kafka smiled helplessly. She was using her Word Spirit to instruct Hoshino, "Can't you two be a little more mindful of the occasion?"
"It wasn't me—it's all her fault!"
Silver Wolf, his face flushed, retaliated by kicking Lin Shuang in the buttocks.
They look just like elementary school students.
"What did I do? I just patted your butt. Why don't you pat it back?"
Lin Shuang turned sideways and stuck her butt out towards Silver Wolf, making Silver Wolf want to pull out Prometheus.
"Sigh... the Train is coming soon, you two be quiet."
Kafka sighed, rubbing her forehead, and decided to ignore the two of them, turning back to look at the dazed star:
"Listen to me..."
Silver Wolf, fuming after being reprimanded by Kafka, glared at Lin Shuang.
But Lin Shuang was clearly unmoved by reason.
Instead, he bent down and whispered in the Silver Wolf's ear:
"Kafka is so gentle even when she's disciplining someone."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Silver Wolf looked at Lin Shuang with a surprised and terrified expression.
No, buddy.
How did you associate Kafka with gentleness?
Kafka's greatest skill is creating fear. Go around asking around, and you'll find that everyone is terrified of Kafka's name.
If you knew how she's been committing all sorts of evil deeds, would you still be able to use the word "gentle"?
"What kind of look is that...?"
"You... never mind, whatever makes you happy."
Silver Wolf hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back, and ultimately chose to give up.
"??"
Lin Shuang looked completely puzzled; was she playing games with her, leaving things out of context?
Just then, Kafka seemed to have finished giving her instructions.
She smiled and walked up to Lin Shuang, raising her hand to gently stroke Lin Shuang's cheek.
"Darling, thank you for the compliment. I didn't realize you thought so highly of me."