Chapter 322
"Then, aren't there any that are even slightly similar?"
"If that's the case, then pink hair, beautiful girl, abilities related to ice, and she uses a bow and arrow..."
"Hey, did you miss me? I think I heard people talking about me." Elysia poked her head out from the door of the Astral Express carriage.
"I missed you so much." Chen Li opened his arms wide.
Elysia also walked towards the city.
The two then passed each other.
Chen Li picked up the handbag behind Elysia, his intuition telling him that it contained Elysia- flavored Crystals made by Elysia.
"This is so heartbreaking. Chen Li, it turns out I'm not your favorite." Elysia put on a tearful expression.
"I'm sorry, Aili, I actually chose your Crystal over you." Chen Li was instantly filled with remorse, Crystal tears of regret streamed down her face.
"Alright, as the saying goes, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach... At least I've succeeded halfway." Elysia shrugged and then hugged Chen Li.
"I can't help it, Elysia, you taste so delicious, it reminds me of my first love..." Chen Li said after releasing Elysia.
"Hey, you had a first love?"
"No, it's precisely because I didn't have a first love that it's so magical. Alright, let's go in, there are still many people to greet," Chen Li said.
"This time, are you planning to invite all the group members onto the Astral Express and then take them on a tour of all the worlds they can visit?"
"Well, on one hand, we can earn Trailblaze energy, on the other hand, we can earn Starstones, and on the other hand, it can also be considered a team building activity."
"Other organizations go to the beach or hike for team building, but we're going to travel the world by train..."
"Traveling around the world by train is so cool, right?!"
Chen Li once thought about taking a 48-hour hard-seat train directly to Lhasa!
However, because Chen Li was encountering troublesome attacks every day, and in order to avoid taking the entire trainload of people to their deaths, Chen Li eventually gave up the idea.
"That sounds good, but I don't think the Parlor Car can hold that many people..."
"If the Parlor Car aren't enough, there are Party Car too." Pom-Pom walked over slowly.
"What an adorable mascot." Elysia saw Pom-Pom walking over and immediately reached out to touch it.
"I'm the Train Conductor of the Astral Express, not the mascot Pam!" Pom-Pom shook his head.
However, since Elysia meant no harm, Pom-Pom didn't actually get angry.
"I'm sorry, Train Conductor."
"Party Car, that's a good suggestion."
Chen Li knew about the Party Car because it was the carriage that Chen Li had taken as payment, and later Chen Li created it for the Astral Express.
There, Chen Li encountered a beverage-making robot invented by a Nameless Guest.
However, to Chen Li's dismay, the robot is no longer called "Shush" because Welt was alone when Kiana shot him into front of a speeding train and then knocked him away. He did not carry the Void Archive.
So that robot can't tell corny jokes either.
What a pity!
"Aili, could you pretty girls take charge of cleaning up the Party Car?"
"No problem." Elysia pulled out a flower crown.
"Oh, Wojian this Miraculous Item before. It's called something like 'The Beautiful Girl's Privilege,' right?" March 7th recognized the Miraculous Item immediately.
Of all the public Miraculous Item that Chen Li introduced to March 7th, this Miraculous Item left the deepest impression on her.
Besides the effects of this Miraculous Item, the price to pay for using Miraculous Item is also impressive—a sticker coupon.
On March 7th, it was unexpected that the owner of this Miraculous Item was the cute pink-haired girl in front of him.
That makes sense...
Of course, the Beautiful Girl's Privilege should be used by a beautiful girl.
Suddenly, the price didn't seem so unacceptable.
"That's right, I've figured out a lot of ways to use this Miraculous Item. For example, a gentle breath can turn all the trash into flower petals, it can conjure up beautiful clothes anytime, anywhere, and a simple shake can turn water into a delicious drink... or you can take a picture and it'll be the most photogenic ever!"
"Really? That's amazing!"
"Want to learn? I'll teach you. Let's go to the Party Car, and I'll show you how to use this Miraculous Item."
Watching the two figures walk away together, Chen Li felt that March 7th was doomed; he had actually been targeted by Elysia.
"I have a question." After taking Elysia to clean the Party Car, March 7th came to Chen Li's side alone.
"Tonghua? Did you wake up after eating?" Chen Li joked.
"... Don't bring this up again." Tonghua complained to Chen Li while unconsciously licking her lips.
"All right."
"But then again... could you make me a few dozen rice balls later?"
"Sure, but what do you want to do with it? Just eat it for fun?" Chen Li casually pinched a rice ball and handed it to Tonghua.
"I didn't mean now... chew."
"Aren't you just making me fall for this by rolling out rice balls? Chew them."
"What I meant was, when I'm going to God Slayer, make me a few dozen rice balls. I'll use them to create a nest, summon all the evil gods together, and then kill them all! Chew, chew."
"After all, finding an evil god is a troublesome matter. Chew."
Although Tonghua wanted to calmly discuss these details with Chen Li, the dumpling was just too delicious.
"Good idea, no problem. I can lend you my Friends Circle too, and we can set up an Evil God Arena. Only the winners will be allowed to leave the Friends Circle." Chen Li agreed.
"Thanks..."
"We're like family, but you have to promise me one thing."
"What's up?"
"Let me take a bite then. I want to taste the flavor of the world's evil god."
"You're obsessed with food! You're like a reincarnated Voracity." Tonghua rolled her eyes at Chen Li, but still agreed.
After all, Tonghua also knows that the value of a One-star Artifact is definitely not something that can be bought out with the little reward she pays.
Although Chen Li intended to turn the Slaughtering Wonder into a public wonder, he ultimately forged it for his own benefit and should therefore be compensated accordingly.
"By the way, Tonghua, what were you trying to say to me just now?" Chen Li remembered that Tonghua didn't initially seek him out because she wanted to eat dumplings.
"Oh, right, it's about Path. In Aqua's world, you can get a profession just by paying an application fee. In the Main World, you get a personal panel just for coming. As for Stigmata, it goes without saying, you get a five-star Stigmata just by typing six before the Cocoon of Eternity. But what about Path? Getting the group members to instantly gain recognition from Path isn't a simple matter," Tonghua asked.
Just like now, Tonghua have only gained recognition for the Path of Path of Remembrance.
The answer lies in the riddle itself.
"What's the meaning?"
"Didn't you just say that I'm like a reincarnation of the Voracity? It just so happens that I have a little bit of special privileges in the Path of Voracity." Chen Li clenched his fingertips.
Minor privileges.
Because Chen Li once Devouring Star God for a brief moment, Chen Li can possess the ability to Emanator Greedy Envoys by simply recreating his state at that moment.
Although the Path of Voracity is now frozen, even if the power is obtained, these abilities will become unusable after Chen Li ends the fabrication.
However, when Chen Li uses his Wondrous Brush to fuse all systems to create Exclusive Profession, regardless of whether this power can be used or not, it can be used as material.
Just like when you're playing Simulated Universe and you're combining a low-level Miraculous Item into a high-level Miraculous Item, it doesn't matter whether your Miraculous Item has been damaged or not.
As long as you have it, you can use it as a fusion material! Combine it to create higher-star Miraculous Item.
As for the Path of Voracity... well, it's not Path he created himself, so Chen Li doesn't mind wasting some of it.
Path has not left Chen Li, it has just changed its way of accompanying Chen Li.
As for Ouroboros?
I've never heard of that name before.
After hearing Chen Li's idea, Tonghua opened her mouth but couldn't say anything for a long time.
"What you're doing is no different from asking a living celebrity to improvise a famous quote."
If no living celebrity has ever said this, then let him say it on the spot.
If no Aeon bestows Path you, then become Aeon yourself and bestow those blessings upon you.
"That's right. Wait, who's speaking?"
"The person who came up with the idea," Chen Li said.
"Um?"
"Look, the person who gave me this idea." Chen Li pointed behind Tonghua.
Tonghua turned her head and saw a figure hidden under a pile of masks.
"Aha, isn't my idea great?" Aha said with a laugh.
"Once the Devouring Star God's Path of Voracity is unsealed, he'll be devastated when he sees all the Path Energy gone," Tonghua quipped.
"Ouroboros didn't say anything. Speaking of which, Ouroboros is such a good person. He dedicates himself to illuminating others." Aha kept clapping.
"However, the Aeon possess the ultimate right to interpret Path. Just like What If an Aeon were to give all the power of Path to a worm, the Aeon could also take the power back at will. That's called the ultimate right of interpretation. But whether that worm, which carries so much power, will die is hard to say."
Don't ask Aha why I know so much about this.
The answer is that Aha really did it.
"But the premise is... that after the Path of Voracity is unsealed, Ouroboros can really reclaim the Aeon's authority. And that power really remains in this world." Aha slowly revealed a gloating smile.
"Oh no, Pom-Pom's coming. I'm outta here." Aha left these last words and then vanished.
A short while later, Pom-Pom arrived. She circled around suspiciously for a while, but found nothing, and left disappointed.
"Speaking of which, why didn't Aha give the group members some blessings?" Tonghua asked Chen Li after Aha disappeared.
"Maybe it's because Aha is really heartbroken. After all, Aha knows that the power in the hands of the group members will really disappear," Chen Li said after thinking for a moment.
That's why Aha said the sentence before that.
The cause of everything can be traced back to a certain Thirteen Arbiter-Generals, having just become the Envoy of Joy, ran away with the power of the Envoy of Joy.
It's true that the Aeon has the final right to interpret Path, but only if that part of Path's power truly remains in the pool of the Honkai: Star Rail world.
"However, I only mean the power of the Envoy of Joy. If it's just the Blessing of Path, you can give it a try. Aha shouldn't mind."
"I'll give it a try!" Tonghua was somewhat tempted.
Tonghua Envoy of Joy; Tonghua just wants to add more stats to her Exclusive Profession.
More entries mean more paths.
Tonghua don't consider themselves particularly funny, but no creature is completely without moments of joy.
The most buggy thing about the Elation- related entries in the Exclusive Profession is that as long as you are happy, you can increase the brightness.
Satou Kazuma has used it and everyone says it's great!
Although the earnings are relatively low for non-entertainment enthusiasts, would you refuse to earn some coins while watching videos?
"Waaaaah, I'm so sad~"
The sobbing was tinged with laughter; whose cry was this? No further explanation is needed.
"Aha, what are you sad about?" Tonghua asked Aha, who had suddenly reappeared, with great concern.
I'll show you some concern first, then I'll feel comfortable asking for blessings for Path of Joy later.
Even evil gods need to learn about human relationships and social interactions.
"I am heartbroken that Chen Li regards me as such a stingy god. Do you think I am a miser who is stingy with the power of Path? No, no, no, my friend, no Aeon is stingy with their Path energy. Because ultimately, every Aeon is not just Aeon because of Path; they are Aeon first, and then they have Path."
Only when more like-minded people join the Path it grow stronger and more prosperous, even spreading Path meaning outwards, growing more robustly, and becoming more expansive!
"Just like the Harmony Aeon devouring the Order Aeon?" Chen Li said.
"There's a significant difference, but that's the gist of it. I'm not being stingy with the energy of Path; I simply want each of you to find your own true Elation. If pleasure is fixed by others, then there is no pleasure at all."
Just like that Satou Kazuma, he genuinely feels joy from the bottom of his heart because of his own monstrous behavior. So, my friend, what makes you happy? The Aeon of Joy asked Chen Li.