Chapter 282

It's not that people aren't proactive in becoming stronger, nor that their Exclusive Profession isn't appealing; it's just that not everyone can embark on their Path the very first second they step into the Honkai: Star Rail world 3rd.

There are still many people in the Miraculous Item Group living on the Luofu Xianzhou, undergoing a period of settling down.

Chen Li has finally found a huge business opportunity for Jing Yuan... no, for Fu Xuan!

In addition, some of the group members still had to go to work or attend classes... Overall, Chen Li's workload yesterday was not as heavy as he had imagined.

"How could that be? Don't underestimate people!" Because the Little Herta had accurately predicted it, Sirin was somewhat embarrassed and angry.

Lies don't hurt, but the truth is the sharpest knife.

"Oh, really? I don't believe you. Prove it to me if you dare."

"I'll prove it to you, I'll prove it to you!" With her blood rushing to her head, Sirin threw off the covers and straddled Chen Li, who was leaning against the headboard, and bit him on the mouth.

Though somewhat inexperienced yet passionate, and despite her slightly off-target application of force, Sirin gradually began to enjoy herself with Chen Li's skillful assistance.

"Click!" The crisp sound of the camera shutter startled Sirin awake.

Upon realizing what she had just done, Sirin's cheeks instantly flushed red.

At the same time, Sirin also looked at the culprit.

"Herta, what are you doing!" Seeing the camera in Herta's hand, Sirin became anxious.

What exactly are you filming?

"To record the good things in life," Little Herta said matter-of-factly.

"You..."

"Aren't you leaving yet, dear Sirin? If you don't leave Chen Li's room soon, be careful that the Lady. Cecilia, who wakes you up early to exercise, doesn't find out you're not in your room. You don't want the Lady. Cecilia to worry, do you?" Little Herta asked after putting away the camera.

"!!!"

"I'm going back to my room now. See you at breakfast." After being reminded by the Little Herta, Sirin, who had realized the key point, said goodbye to Chen Li.

Just as she was about to leave, Sirin hesitated for a moment, then leaned down and lightly touched Chen Li's cheek with her cherry blossom-like pink lips, like a dragonfly skimming the water, before quickly withdrawing them after a brief contact.

With her Herrscher of the Void skill activated, Sirin, her heart pounding, vanished instantly from Chen Li's bed.

Sirin felt she had gone way too far!

Although she didn't use any of the 72 different scenarios that Aqua had given her, Sirin felt that joining the Aqusis Cult wasn't entirely out of the question.

Sirin crawled back into her bed, hugged her Bella doll, and began to think about whether she had done anything inappropriate.

After much deliberation, Sirin realized that although the plan had not gone smoothly at all, the goal had at least been achieved.

Yes, a perfect operation!

"Hey!" After Sirin left Chen Li's room, the Little Herta took advantage of the still-warm blankets and crawled into the spot where Sirin had been, then covered itself with the blankets.

"How come you're so skilled?" Chen Li asked, somewhat puzzled.

"And I was just about to ask, what are you doing in my room so early?" Chen Li couldn't help but ask.

Sirin might not have realized this yet, but Chen Li did.

Because Little Herta broke into Chen Li's room.

"Of course it's to watch the live broadcast, not to recharge the doll's body, you're not a charging station." Little Herta rolled its eyes at Chen Li then snuggled into his arms.

Whether it was because Sirin had already warmed Chen Li up, or because Chen Li had gradually transcended the concept of mortals, Little Herta always felt that Chen Li's body was too warm.

"Live broadcast? What live broadcast?"

"Of course, it's a live broadcast of the Heaven's Lost Property. I've been curious for a long time about how Heaven's Lost Property work and why the world gave you these things. Is it a reward for you, or does it think these things are too troublesome to deal with, so it's letting you handle them?" Little Herta explained the rationale behind his actions.

"I'd like to know too. But Heaven's Lost Property are probably similar to meteorites, right? Anyway, they all fall from the sky," Chen Li said, leaning against the headboard.

"It's not that simple. Haven't you noticed that no one has come to check your house out of curiosity? If it were really a meteorite, the police would have come a thousand times over by now."

"I really hadn't paid attention to that..." Chen Li couldn't help but nod.

To be honest, it's true...

Although there are many strange and unusual things in this world, and the people of this world know that there are many strange and unusual things in this world, if a family is hit by a meteorite for several consecutive days, it will definitely make big news, and at the very least, some investigators will come.

However, because Chen Li was surrounded by things that defied common sense, Chen Li never paid attention to this point.

"So I came. Normally, your house would have been hit by the meteorite around seven o'clock, so I came an hour early to see the meteorite with you. But I didn't expect to find Sirin sneaking a bite to eat..."

"If you hadn't come and hadn't provoked Sirin, things wouldn't have escalated to this point. I was just going to hold Sirin and sleep with her... It's clear that Sirin's tendency to overthink puts a lot of pressure on Sirin." Chen Li really just wanted to comfort Sirin and didn't intend to do anything else.

But then the Little Herta arrived.

"Oh, it seems I overestimated Sirin. I thought Sirin had wicked intentions but was just a little timid. I didn't expect the situation to be more serious than I imagined. She's satisfied just by being held by you while sleeping..." Little Herta said with some distress.

"Is there anything wrong with Sirin being easily satisfied? And why did you provoke Sirin just now?"

If it weren't for the stimulation from the Little Herta, Sirin would have quietly left after waking up and wouldn't have suddenly attacked Chen Li.

"Of course, we need to give Sirin some positive feedback. Otherwise, after studying so hard for so long, if there's no progress in our relationship, how can Sirin study properly in the future? What do you think I and the Great Herta use to motivate Sirin to study?"

"Me... me?"

"Of course, could it be me?"

"Just this one reason?"

"That's the only reason."

"Isn't there a more sophisticated, more far-reaching reason for living?"

"No. What would she need those for? Anyway, this reason is enough to whet Sirin's appetite until she can perfectly develop her Herrscher of the Void Authority. Once the Herrscher's full power is developed, Sirin can do whatever she wants, and that's none of my business."

"Doesn't your conscience hurt, Herta?"

"What pain do I have? On the contrary, it's you... Just now it was Sirin in bed, and now it's me. Doesn't your conscience hurt? Do you need me... to help you soothe your conscience?" After glancing at the time in Chen Li's bedroom, the Little Herta restlessly placed its small hand on Chen Li's chest, its fingers tapping lightly.

What do you want to do?

"Think."

"Um?"

"Right now."

A fleeting moment of attraction!

"Hurry up Hyperdimension! Heaven's Lost Property is about to fall!" Little Herta impatiently rushed forward.

Extremely rare research data! Here I come!

"..." by Chen Li.

After Sirin finished her morning exercise with Cecilia, she returned to the second floor and saw Chen Li, who was sitting opposite her, also push open his door, carrying a Little Herta and a... bird.

Recalling the familiar noise from just now, Sirin could guess that it was probably the Heaven's Lost Property today.

Then Sirin saw Chen Li throw the Little Herta and the Heaven's Lost Property out of the room, and then ruthlessly close the door.

"Hahaha..." Sirin couldn't help but laugh.

Was Chen Li kicked out of the room?

Little Herta, you've finally met your match?

To avoid losing her composure, Sirin took a moment to calm herself before walking over and asking, seemingly with concern, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"It's nothing. Chen Li is just in a bad mood because he saw this Heaven's Lost Property." The Little Herta stood up nonchalantly.

"This bird?"

"That's right. The specific abilities of this Heaven's Lost Property are currently unknown, but Chen Li said that this bird will be very noisy."

"Is it noisy?"

"That's right."

"But... this bird is very quiet." Sirin looked at the beautifully colored and very quiet bird with some confusion.

"I don't know. Chen Li only left me with those words before kicking me out."

"Oh, by the way, there's something I'm curious about. Little Herta, why did you come to Chen Li's room in the morning?" Sirin asked the question she had been pondering during her morning exercise.

"I'm different from you. I'm here to observe the patterns of Heaven's Lost Property and to analyze the data."

"I see..." The unease that had been in Sirin's Central Plains instantly dissipated.

Oh, it's for work. Never mind then.

However, Sirin's intuition told Sirin that the Little Herta seemed to be hiding something from her.

"Hey, Sirin has a question for you... How should I apologize?"

"Apologize? You? To whom?" Although she asked this, Sirin's gaze still fell on Chen Li's tightly closed door.

"Because of the lack of information, the decision-making was flawed, ultimately leading to an outcome that neither side wanted... I think I should indeed apologize," Little Herta said bluntly.

"If it's a small matter, there's no need to apologize. After all, Chen Li isn't the type to hold grudges." Seeing that Little Herta seemed very serious, Sirin stopped joking and started seriously offering advice.

"It's hard to say whether this is a small matter or not, but..."

But Little Herta was indeed a little worried that Chen Li would be angry.

Because something very strange happened in the meantime.

The thought of Chen Li throwing him out of the room without a word made Little Herta's feelings complicated.

"So what exactly did you do to Chen Li?" Sirin asked suspiciously.

"It's nothing, it's just... if you made a mistake, how would you apologize to Chen Li?" Little Herta asked.

"Let's go to the kitchen. It's almost breakfast time. Making breakfast for Chen Li myself should solve the problem..." Looking at the emotionless eyes of the Little Herta, Sirin, who originally wanted to joke, had no choice but to drag the Little Herta towards the kitchen.

This was originally a backup plan that Sirin had prepared for herself, but unexpectedly, the first person to use this method was Little Herta...

"So... what is this lump?" Sitting at the breakfast table, Chen Li stared blankly at the charcoal in front of him.

You can't feed me everything just because I can eat anything.

Are you sure these things in front of me won't kill someone?

"Little Herta made breakfast; she said she wanted to apologize to you." Sirin betrayed Little Herta in a flash.

"Sirin, you..."

"Sigh, since it's an apology, it should be said openly." Sirin felt no guilt whatsoever.

"I just suddenly felt like cooking, it has nothing to do with apologizing." Little Herta crossed his arms.

"Apologize? Apologize for what happened this morning?" Chen Li looked at the Little Herta with interest.

"It's completely unrelated," Little Herta denied.

"Oh, then take this thing away, it doesn't look appetizing." Chen Li pushed the charred, coal-like thing a little further away.

Although you can roughly tell from the shape that it is a fried egg and a sausage, that's all that's left.

"..." Little Herta opened its mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

Because the situation this morning was indeed unexpected.

Putting aside the fact that the Little Herta might be considering using Chen Li as a tool for valuable research data, which could lead to some unnecessary misunderstandings in Chen Li's mind...

The key issue is that Little Herta forgot one thing.

That is, the reason why the Great Herta dares to act recklessly is because it has Miraculous Item Great Herta. The one responsible for recording the data is actually a projection that has been summoned, while the Little Herta is the real entity that came forward.

This led to one thing—when the Little Herta realized that the origin of the Heaven's Lost Property was not as simple as it had imagined, and that the underlying principles were very complex and seemed to be related to the deep logic of the world... it was too late.

The massive amount of data piling up caused even the puppet form of the Little Herta to lag.

The lag allowed the Little Herta to maintain its connection with Chen Li for an even longer period, enabling it to receive even more data...

While this data is certainly valuable, it's still far too advanced for the Little Herta. It's information that humans cannot comprehend.

The reason the Little Herta remained intact was because Chen Li, who noticed something was wrong, intervened... and spoke up.

Before long, Chen Li threw out the Little Herta and the Heaven's Lost Property together.

Not only was all the data erased, but they were even kicked out. Naturally, Little Herta had to think about the logic behind it.