My Honkai: Star Rail System Arrived Early: Chapter 8

Qingque pushed the Jade Abacus in front of her and said excitedly.

She looked at the other three people at the table.

Yanqing's face was pale, and the other passerby's expression wasn't much better. Only Ji Yuan's expression was as usual.

Qingque's luck today was unusually good; she had already won several rounds in a row. Before the game was even over, Yanqing was about to cry.

They weren't playing for much, but Yanqing genuinely had no money.

"I'll write another IOU. You can find me at the beginning of the month to settle up."

Yanqing said to Qingque.

At the same time, he regretted it immensely.

Why had he let himself be provoked like that?

He had been watching from the side, but after Qingque said a few words, he couldn't stand it and joined the 'battle'. The result was naturally a crushing defeat. Not only did he lose all his remaining transportation money, but he also ended up writing a pile of IOUs.

"No problem, no problem." Qingque wasn't playing to win money.

After finishing the IOU, Yanqing turned to Ji Yuan and said with a dejected face, "Let's not play anymore."

The passerby who had lost a little also quickly nodded. Seeing the situation, they simply slipped away.

"Mm."

Ji Yuan seemed to have beginner's luck and had also won a few rounds, so his money hadn't decreased. He picked up his phone and said to Qingque, "Miss Qingque, here, give me Yanqing's IOUs, and I'll give you the money."

"How can that be?"

Yanqing immediately stopped him.

"It's fine. You can come find me for a spar then to get the money back."

"Oh."

Yanqing breathed a sigh of relief.

Just then, he saw his phone vibrate. Upon opening it, he found that Ji Yuan had transferred him another sum of money.

Ji Yuan said to Yanqing, "Your transportation fee. Are you planning to get around on foot for everything until the end of the month?"

"Mm-hmm, okay, Brother Ji Yuan."

Yanqing said happily.

If he was happy, Ji Yuan was even happier.

The four consecutive notification sounds told Ji Yuan that he had obtained the achievements he wanted.

"Just call me Qingque next time." Qingque took Ji Yuan's money and also added him as a friend. "When I have time and you have time, let's meet up here in Chang'le Sky to play Jade Abacus again."

"Mm-hmm."

Ji Yuan and Yanqing said goodbye to Qingque.

When they reached the entrance of the restaurant, their number was finally called.

While eating, Ji Yuan opened his rewards.

[You played a game of Jade Abacus with Zhao Yi, a renowned gambler from the Luofu Starfaring Vessel, and achieved victory. Reward: Jade Abacus Skill Experience +1]

Wow, that unknown passerby would become a renowned gambler a hundred years later. Life truly is unpredictable.

As he received the memories, Ji Yuan thought to himself.

It was a shame that these memories had no other use besides playing cards with Qingque. He, Ji Yuan, was a gentleman who was sworn enemies with gambling and drugs.

He still had the rest to look forward to.

"Quick, give me something to save my life, something that can save my life!"

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

[You exchanged knowledge with a Diviner from the Divination Commission. Reward: Divination Technique from an Unnamed Planet.]

Does playing Jade Abacus with someone count as exchanging knowledge? Perhaps only Qingque would think that.

However...

A Diviner from the Divination Commission.

That position was truly terrifying.

One of the giants of the Xianzhou, Besides the General, only the leaders of the other Commissions could stand on equal footing with her.

It was quite marvelous how such a slacker would become a Diviner a hundred years later.

If he had invested early...

"Right, about Qingque, are you familiar with her?"

While eating, Ji Yuan asked Yanqing.

"Um... I think I heard Lord Fu Xuan mention her once. She had a staff member who was always slacking off named Qingque. But when I was chatting with the General, she told me that Qingque was actually very talented. If she could just improve her temper, she would likely be the Diviner in the future."

After hearing Yanqing's words, Ji Yuan's happy expression immediately faded.

Well, if even Yanqing knew, then Qingque probably knew too. Pushing too hard wouldn't get him much.

In summary, he could take advantage of the situation, but not to the extreme.

Seeing Ji Yuan's expression, Yanqing asked, "What's wrong? You look quite dejected."

"It's nothing. I just thought if I practiced the Jade Abacus well, I could beat Qingque. Now it seems she's from the Divination Commission, so practicing might not be very useful."

"Mhm, mhm." Yanqing nodded seriously.

He continued eating.

Ji Yuan went back to looking at the divination technique.

"Having this divination technique is quite good. If I know about danger in advance, I'll be able to deal with it."

He thought to himself.

Then Ji Yuan began to read the divination technique carefully.

The expression on his face grew even darker.

This divination technique came from an unknown planet and was known for its 100% accuracy. However, it had significant limitations. Firstly, it could only show a scene from the future, without revealing the causes or other outcomes. Secondly, it could only be used on others; one could not divine their own fate.

Most importantly, the divination technique consumed one's life force.

Ji Yuan felt that the divination technique wasn't very useful.

Still, he committed it to memory.

Putting the divination technique aside, Ji Yuan looked at the last two achievements.

[You sponsored the impoverished Sword Master of Luofu, rewarded with the weapon Sky Dome (Part 1)]

[You received a IOU personally written by the Sword Master of Luofu, rewarded with the weapon Sky Dome (Part 2)]

What the heck?

The two achievements combined to become a weapon.

And how was he supposed to get this weapon?

Would it just materialize out of thin air?

Ji Yuan wondered to himself, then mentally commanded to take out the weapon.

Just as he finished thinking this, a mechanical bird flew into the restaurant. After circling the lobby, the mechanical bird landed next to Ji Yuan.

Is it being delivered like this?

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

He glanced at the name on the delivery slip, confirming it was his.

He immediately signed his name and opened the package.

Looking at the long sword in the box, Ji Yuan was a bit stunned.

The box shouldn't contain a long sword, or rather, sword fragments would be more appropriate. There was a hilt and a few fragments that could barely be pieced together to form a short sword.

What is going on?

These two parts don't even fit together!

The system is such a scam!

Ji Yuan thought to himself, then picked up the hilt.

The moment he picked it up, Ji Yuan instantly felt something was wrong.

As his hand touched the hilt, it instantly emitted a deep blue particle light, enveloping the sword fragments.

When he drew the hilt, the fragments were linked together by the light, forming a complete long sword.

"What is this?"

Yanqing swallowed as he looked at the weapon in Ji Yuan's hand.

"This is a long sword I bought for myself. What do you think?"

Ji Yuan said with a proud smile.

Yanqing carefully examined the long sword and came to a conclusion.

"Brother, your swordsmanship doesn't match this sword."

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Hearing Yanqing's words, Ji Yuan's expression immediately soured.

I know my swordsmanship is a bit weak, but you don't have to say it like that.

"After we finish eating, I'll show you my swordsmanship," Ji Yuan said to Yanqing.

"Mhm, mhm."

Hearing Ji Yuan say this, Yanqing naturally nodded quickly.

Nothing was more interesting than practicing swordplay.

He ate his meal rapidly, and after finishing, he pulled Ji Yuan along and headed outside.

Walking outside, Ji Yuan was continuously studying his own longsword.

The longsword appeared to have been fused together by some high technology. The light emitted from the hilt was somewhat similar to the laser swords Ji Yuan had seen before. Ji Yuan felt the hilt and discovered several mechanisms on it.

Ji Yuan moved gently, and the longsword also changed.

The longsword softened in an instant, then instantly hardened. He then pressed the hilt again, and the fragments suddenly extended over ten meters. Next, Ji Yuan pressed the mechanism again, and those fragments returned, forming the longsword.

Ji Yuan twirled the sword, striking a cool pose.

The two found an uninhabited spot in Chang'le Sky. Yanqing also drew his longsword from his waist and assumed a defensive stance.

"Brother Ji Yuan, attack," he said to Ji Yuan.

"Alright."

Ji Yuan nodded, and then the longsword in his hand instantly burst forth, shooting towards Yanqing's wrist. Yanqing immediately parried, deflecting the sword tip. Ji Yuan then retracted the fragments and rushed to Yanqing, launching his attack.

The two exchanged several rapid blows.

This was Ji Yuan's first time wielding the Sky Dome longsword, and he was still quite unskillful, never changing its state and fighting Yanqing in its longsword form. Ji Yuan's swordsmanship was an improved version of Yanqing's swordsmanship from a hundred years later, making it almost identical to Yanqing's current skills. Especially after Yanqing saw his own improved moves, he gained insight and modified his own sword techniques, making his strength even greater.