Leveling North America in One Day? Is That Impressive?

Beichen delivered his usual welcome.

But even after he had been speaking for quite a while, Rita did not reply with a single word.

The newcomer's lack of enthusiasm made everyone else in the Live Stream feel rather awkward.

Fortunately, just as the story cutscene was nearly over, she finally spoke. "Hm? Oh... thank you for the welcome."

What the others did not know was that Rita had remained silent for so long because... the streamer's voice was far too youthful.

How strange...

That had clearly been a teenage boy's voice just now, so why was a boy hosting a live stream?

Rita had met many people, so she could roughly tell that the voice had likely belonged to an eleven- or twelve-year-old boy whose voice had not yet changed.

Eleven or twelve... He had only just begun to show male characteristics, yet he was already working as a streamer...

He really was someone of extraordinary origins and mysterious background...

After quietly marveling to herself, Rita began responding politely.

"I'm very happy to join everyone here. I hope we can get along well from now on."

"Hehe, I think we will."

Beichen replied in a relaxed, cheerful tone.

As far as he was concerned, he no longer had to worry about being exposed by his voice and getting caught.

Of course, there were still some things he needed to watch out for. Namely... why had this maid followed him here?

Well, she was not the sort of person who wasted time on trivial matters. She had most likely come here under someone's orders.

As for who? Did he even need to ask? It had to be that old bastard Otto!

In any case, now that Rita had arrived, the Live Stream probably would not be peaceful anymore...

After considering that, Beichen focused on the story.

At that moment, the game's stage backdrop had changed into a verdant residential area full of New Zealand charm.

They were peaceful little houses with red roofs, square chimneys, vines climbing their walls, and blue windows of varying sizes.

The camera's main perspective followed a path hemmed in by railings and fences.

A combat transmission between Himeko and Kiana appeared on the screen.

Second Lieutenant Kiana, you've arrived in New Zealand, right? Then I'll begin explaining the mission.

Wait, Himeko. I'm very concerned about the analysis results for that Ghost Ship from before...

Mission first, Kiana. Here's the bad news: a powerful Honkai outbreak suddenly occurred in New Zealand one day ago. The area is now filled with Zombies and Honkai Beasts. The Oceania Branch has basically been paralyzed, and the Gem of Desire was lost when the Honkai outbreak occurred.

Fortunately, the Hyperion's detectors can locate the Gem of Desire. Hurry up and recover that gem.

"The Gem of Desire!?"

Beichen had been leisurely tapping the screen, letting everyone in the Live Stream watch the story.

Then a stunned comment floated across the screen...

The person who had sent it was the newcomer who had only just joined, Rita...

Her sudden comment prompted Hua, one of the Heroes who had no idea what was going on but was happily watching the drama, to send one as well. "It seems this so-called Gem of Desire is something very important?"

"Probably." Beichen pretended to understand nothing and played along. "After all, our main mission is to find the gem, so this gem must be a very, very important treasure."

As an old Captain who had already seen the script, Beichen knew exactly what this thing was.

But Hua, who was in the Previous Era, did not know any of that, so she bluntly sent a comment to ask:

"Indeed, it must be something important... But what can it do once it's found?"

Beichen could not help laughing when he saw her comment.

What could it do? Why, summon a Herrscher, of course~

But it was fine if the game's story revealed that. If he said it himself, it would be far too suspicious.

So...

Beichen casually replied, "Maybe it can summon a dragon to grant wishes~"

Hua: "..."

The entire Live Stream: "..."

Although the entire Live Stream had been rendered speechless by that terrible joke,

Rita, who had successfully infiltrated the place without being recognized—or so she thought—could not help sighing in relief as she stared at the combat transmission on the screen.

Rita did not know whether the information displayed on the screen was truly a combat transmission between Major Himeko and Kiana in New Zealand. But she could be certain that everyone in the Live Stream knew nothing about Honkai and were outsiders to the matter.

Otherwise, they could not possibly have remained so calm upon hearing about Herrschers and Honkai.

Next, she only needed to find out these people's true identities in reality and use a tiny bit of force to make them keep the secret... Then Otto could rest easy!

Rita thought in her usual methodical manner.

Unfortunately, she did not know that the Live Stream's viewers included, but were not limited to, natural Stigmata Awakened, Flame-Chasers, the future Herrscher of Binding, and many more.

"What astonishing humor. The streamer must be a very cheerful person."

Rita sent a comment, trying to fit in.

When Beichen saw her speak, he immediately replied, "More or less. Besides gaming, I occasionally chat about random things and crack a few jokes in this Live Stream."

"Um... big brother," Seele sent a comment after seeing the atmosphere in the Live Stream warm up again. "What does summoning a dragon to grant wishes mean? I didn't understand that joke just now... Am I behind the times?"

"Ah, well..." Only then did Beichen remember that this world seemingly did not have Dragon Ball, so naturally there was no such thing as summoning a dragon to grant wishes.

No wonder such an ordinary joke had produced that kind of reaction...

"It's nothing. Just take it as something I said offhandedly."

Beichen did not want to continue on that topic, lest it arouse unnecessary suspicion later.

However, just as he was about to tap the screen and continue the story, a pink comment drifted across the display...

"I feel like you'd get along very well with one of my friends~"

When Beichen saw Elysia mention the word "friend" again, he immediately guessed that she meant one of the Flame-Chasers.

"This friend you're talking about?"

"He's a cool, aloof boy~" Elysia began describing her friend. "Hehe~ Don't be fooled by how bad he is at expressing himself. He's actually very easy to get along with. The two of you have such compatible personalities, so I'm sure you'd hit it off."

Cool and aloof?

Bad at expressing himself?

Old Ancestor Kevin!

After a precise and rapid process of elimination, Beichen instantly figured out which Hero Elysia meant.

Then he was left speechless...

Not everyone could be a lovely, beautiful girl like a flower, like you...

Beichen thought about it but did not take it too seriously. "Maybe."

"How about I invite him here someday too?"

"Oh, sure, sure—no!!!"

"Hm? So is that a yes or a no?"

Seeing the pink comment float across the screen, Beichen broke out in a cold sweat...

My dear sister, you can't just invite Old Ancestor Kevin whenever you want!

"If your friend has important things to do, it would be better not to disturb him..."

"Oh? Hehe~ Are you shy? All right, all right, I understand. (＃^.^＃)" The pink comment floated past in all its splendor...

What do you understand? You definitely misunderstood, didn't you!

Beichen was beginning to understand how Mei had felt when facing Elysia in the Elysian Realm.

"We've chatted enough. Let's continue with the story..."

He checked the time. It was Thursday, 7:42 p.m.

His account was currently Level 16, which meant that he could unlock the Open World story after gaining another two levels.

Since the Open World refreshed Exorcism Quests every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, if he could reach Level 18 before Saturday, he could unlock the first cycle's story and accept commissions in the second cycle.

So, leveling up remained the priority!

With that in mind, Beichen tapped the screen again, allowing Himeko and Kiana's combat transmission to continue.

Himeko, what exactly is the Gem of Desire?

Fourteen years ago, Schicksal acquired three high-intensity Honkai energy crystals. One of them was called the Gem of Desire.

Three years ago, Schicksal launched a classified research project, hoping to use this crystal to develop an armament capable of rivaling a Herrscher. Unfortunately, the research failed. After that, the Gem of Desire was stored at the Oceania Branch.

That's all I know.

In that case, let's hurry up and retrieve that crystal!

Himeko's explanation was reasonable. It was basically the limit of the truth someone at her level could access.

Even so, there were still plenty of questionable points for some of the people in the Live Stream.

"Streamer big brother, I have a question..."

"Oh? What is it?"

Beichen's hand stopped tapping the screen.

"Fourteen years ago, where did Schicksal get the Gem of Desire, and how did they obtain it?"

Good grief!

Why had she suddenly developed such detective potential at a time like this?

"Hehe~ I didn't expect this little viewer to be so clever. You spotted the hidden key point so easily."

A pink comment floated through in all its splendor...

Elysia had joined in to stir things up, completely unconcerned with making a bigger mess!

But after being praised like that, Seele, the person involved, immediately panicked...

"Eh! Th-that's not it, I-I-I..."

"Hm? Hehe, are you shy too?"

"That's not it! How can you, viewer big sister..."

A scene of a mature older sister teasing a young girl immediately unfolded in the Live Stream.

Watching such a lovely sight, Beichen had to admit that if Seele and Elysia met in the Elysian Realm, this would probably be exactly what happened...

But he could not let them keep fooling around.

I need to take control of the situation...

Beichen spoke with some embarrassment. "This viewer really did watch carefully. But I don't know the answer to that question. Maybe the story will explain it later."

"Oh..."

After being teased so much by Elysia, Seele was somewhat exhausted and stopped sending comments.

Seeing that she had gone quiet, Beichen did not say much else. He merely continued tapping the screen to play the story.

After the combat transmission flickered, holographic images of Theresa and Kiana suddenly appeared on the screen.

Kiana-chan~ Himeko said you're very concerned about that Ghost Ship. I'll tell you the current analysis results~

Hey, Auntie... No... Theresa-chan is the cutest~

What did you just say?! Forget it... According to the analysis, that battleship had not been fully activated before. Out of all twenty-four Anti-Gravity Engines, only one was operating, while the weapons systems were all in a frozen state. If the ship's weapons were fully activated, they could probably flatten North America in a single day.