March 7th: Is Your Mouth Blessed or Something?
Lin Shuang looked at Acheron's reply and chose to save the emoji.
[Lin Shuang: Pretty cute, actually. You weren't this cute when you ate peaches.]
Acheron, on the other end of the phone, laughed when he saw Lin Shuang's reply.
That's true; she couldn't make such a cute expression if she did it herself.
Only AI could create 'cute Acheron '.
Acheron originally intended to just make a few Lin Shuang emojis for fun.
But after thinking about it, if I only do what she does and not what I do myself, I'm afraid I'll get a lot of criticism if people find out.
So they simply made their own emojis as well.
It wasn't expensive anyway, so I figured I'd just treat it as fun.
[Acheron: That's true, but I actually think the real you is cuter than the emojis.]
[Acheron: [Lin Shuang is crying]]
[Lin Shuang:?]
[Lin Shuang:??]
When Lin Shuang saw this meme of herself, she immediately felt terrible.
She reasonably suspected that Acheron was subtly criticizing her.
What it means to be your true self is cuter than any meme.
You sent a crying emoji and then said that, right?
It hardened; its fist hardened.
When have I ever cried?!
[Acheron: What, aren't you cute?]
[Lin Shuang: Okay, okay, you're implying something about me, aren't you!]
[Lin Shuang: [Paimon is angry]]
Seeing Lin Shuang's reaction, Acheron felt even more pleased. If she wasn't mistaken, Lin Shuang must have become flushed again.
Although her original intention was not what Lin Shuang understood.
But seeing Lin Shuang's reaction, Acheron felt a little reluctant to explain.
After all, isn't that kind of cute?
Then, just as Acheron was pondering how to comfort her, Lin Shuang sent two new emojis in quick succession:
[Lin Shuang: [Lost in thought in the Acheron]]
[Lin Shuang: [Acheron feels wronged]]
[Lin Shuang: It's you!!]
"Pfft--"
For the first time, Acheron couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Volume 1: Chapter 192 March 7th: Is your mouth blessed?
Just when Lin Shuang was about to forget about the Astral Express Crew.
On March 7th, he finally seemed to have some free time and glanced at his chat history.
[March 7th: Waaah--! You, Lin Shuang, you never even want me to choose anything good!]
[March 7th: Tell me quickly, did you instigate Xing to rummage through the trash can?!]
[March 7th: [March 7th is angry]]
When Lin Shuang received the text message from March 7th, she could almost see March 7th baring its teeth and brandishing its claws in front of her.
I wonder where they are now, on March 7th.
Logically, the events of the past few days should have been enough to advance the plot to Cocolia's point.
If Lin Shuang remembers correctly, excluding the side quests, the main storyline in Belobog's area only lasts a few days.
[Lin Shuang: I'm not taking the blame! I didn't instigate Xing!]
[Lin Shuang: So how was your journey in that snowy plain?]
[March 7th:...]
[March 7th: Sigh, don't even mention it, I'm so tired. Lin Shuang, is your mouth blessed? It's all right! Even Dan Heng says you have Crow!]
It's quite interesting to be called Crow by the Star Rail Oracle.
[Lin Shuang: LOL, can you elaborate?]
[March 7th: You're still laughing?! How dare you! Next time we meet, I'm not showing you any Photos!]
[March 7th: [March 7th gritting his teeth]]
[Lin Shuang: I was wrong, I was wrong, haha~ When you get to Penacony, I'll treat you to Dreamscape experience.]
[March 7th: Penacony? What Penacony?]
The other end of the signal.
On March 7th, while still in the lower city, she scratched her head as she read the message from Lin Shuang, then turned to Dan Heng for help.
"Dan Heng, do you know Penacony?"
"Penacony, that Festivity Planet, why bring this up all of a sudden?"
"It's Lin Shuang! She told me that when we go to Penacony, she'll treat us to Dreamscape experience. How does she know where we're going?"
March 7th scratched his head in confusion, Dan Heng also shook his head.
Although he knew that Penacony would be holding Charmony Festival soon, that had nothing to do with the Star Rail Express.
"What Dreamscape? Is it some fun place?"
Xing suddenly appeared out of nowhere, sidled up to March 7th, and craned her neck to peek at the chat history.
Upon seeing Lin Shuang's name, he suddenly called out softly:
"Ah--I remember Lin Shuang also sent me a message, but I forgot to reply."
What did she send you?
March 7th looked at Xing curiously, and then saw Xing scratch his head, looking embarrassed.
"She told me to be thorough when I went through the trash can, then I took a shower and forgot about it when I came back."
"... You."
March 7th fell silent for a moment, looking helplessly at this somewhat abstract new companion.
On her first day in the city, she went and rummaged through people's trash cans, almost making her pretend she didn't know her.
"Hehe~"
Xing chuckled, found a seat, and took out her phone to chat with Lin Shuang.
Lin Shuang told March 7th about Penacony, but only mentioned that the Star Rail Express had been invited to the Charmony Festival.
[Lin Shuang: So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, you guys should be going to Penacony in a while.]
[March 7th: Is that even possible?! I had no idea! Damn it, such a great vacation opportunity, and Himeko and Uncle Yang didn't tell me!]
[March 7th: I'll stop here for now. Once we've sorted out the trouble here, come to the Train, and I'll tell you the story.]
[March 7th: [Image][Image]]
As she spoke, March 7th sent over several Photos. Judging from the background, they looked like a mining area and small town in the lower part of the city.
[Lin Shuang: Okay, I'll wait and see.]
Just as Lin Shuang closed the March 7th chat window, she discovered that Xingye had also sent her a message.
[Star: I saw your message last time and went to take a shower, then forgot to reply when I got back, hehe~]
[Star: [Star eating watermelon]]
[Lin Shuang: Didn't you dislike me on March 7th?]
[Star: No way! Besides, I found something weird, I'll give you one later.]
[Star: [Praise of High Morals]]
"Oh no..."
Lin Shuang looked at the Photos Xing sent her; it was none other than that rather abstract prop from the game.
Praise of High Morals.
Okay, okay, she's never picked up this abstract thing before.
[Lin Shuang: Then thank you in advance. I'll let you ride Bella then.]
[Star: Then I'll have to order a knight's lance so I can be a dragon knight!]
[Lin Shuang:...]
Flaming Lance, is it?
You know what, it actually has a bit of that vibe.
Bella can breathe fire now, too.
I'll borrow the Flaming Lance later and play with it.
As she was thinking, Lin Shuang suddenly remembered that, according to the original plot, she should be going to the Xianzhou Boat soon.
But now, it's uncertain whether the Stellaron will erupt at this time, or whether it will be postponed.
Phantylia is not the type to give up easily, but changing the plan isn't necessarily impossible.
Thinking of this, Lin Shuang nodded slightly:
"Hmm... I should go get the Mahjong Table now, and while I'm at it, I'll ask about the progress of the Poké Ball production."
Let's get started.
Lin Shuang then made another trip to Luofu to collect the card table from the Crafting Division. The Poké Ball, however, would take a few more days to be made.
She wasn't in a hurry, but just as Lin Shuang was about to go back, she unexpectedly ran into a character just as she came out of the Crafting Division.
"Young Friend Lin, how have you been? It feels like a lifetime has passed since we last met."
Danshu changed out of his physician's robes and into casual clothes. Apart from a new bracelet on his wrist, there was no noticeable change.
"Danshu..."
Lin Shuang opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.
"Hehe~ Young Friend Lin, would you be interested in having a chat with me?"
"Okay, where shall we talk?"
"Let's go to the Alchemy Commission; it's closer."
Lin Shuang followed Danshu into the Alchemy Commission and found a secluded, deserted pavilion.
It gave Lin Shuang the illusion of 'that time and place'.
As always, Danshu proactively brewed tea and then said:
"Young Friend Lin, are you curious as to why I'm still sitting here instead of being taken away by the Ten Lords' Court?"
"Um."
"Since the battle of Changle Heaven, Jing Yuan has not publicly revealed my crimes, but instead, together with Grand Tutor, created this Shackles."
As Danshu spoke, she touched the seemingly ordinary bracelet on her wrist. Her tone was calm, and there was no longer a trace of respect for Luofu General in her words.
Even when Shackles were mentioned, the response was as calm as still water.