The Gamer who traveled to Honkai: Star Rail
Chapter 675 - 674: Stop Cutting my Ropes!
As soon as those words were out, the other Fu Xuan hadn't spoken yet, but the real Fu Xuan's face turned red.
The other Fu Xuan sensed the shift in real Fu Xuan's emotions and quickly adapted: "Hmph! What you did to me back then, I don't want to bring it up."
Hearing this, Stelle spoke up seriously: "This isn't about whether or not you want to pursue it!"
Other Fu Xuan: "If you keep doing this, I'm going to snap!"
Pei Guang looked at Stelle: "Seems like she really doesn't know, but now I'm even more curious..."
Stelle: "So, should we go for it?"
Pei Guang: "Let's go, let's try it!"
At that moment, Pei Guang pulled out a pair of scissors from somewhere.
When both Fu Xuan's saw it, they shouted in unison, "Impudence!"
Pei Guang, however, didn't show any mercy.
Stelle immediately grabbed the fake Fu Xuan, while Pei Guang used the scissors to cut the rope behind the fake Fu Xuan.
Then, with a quick pull, the ropes securing the clothing were all cut loose.
The real Fu Xuan stood by, watching this scene, unable to speak.
She remembered what had happened when she first met Pei Guang at the Divination Commission. Back then, Pei Guang had also skillfully cut the ropes on her clothes.
To avoid such rude people like Pei Guang in the future, she had replaced the ropes on her clothes with special material—so even if they were cut, they would automatically reattach.
Watching her other self's clothing about to fall off, Fu Xuan rushed forward and grabbed the rope from Pei Guang's hands.
"Ah Guang! What are you doing?! Stop focusing only on cutting the ropes on my clothes!"
Fu Xuan gritted her teeth as she spoke, and Pei Guang looked at the other Fu Xuan, who was also blushing and clutching her chest.
"Aren't you curious about what Qingque thinks of you? Also, Huohuo just said that in dreams, things that have never been seen or imagined can't appear. We were just testing that. Do you recognize the cut on that rope?"
Fu Xuan: "???"
Fu Xuan was filled with questions as she looked at Pei Guang, but Pei Guang's words reminded her. Honestly, she was a little curious about what Pei Guang thought of her.
Still, she subconsciously glanced at the cut rope, and this time, Fu Xuan noticed something wrong. She had seen Pei Guang cut the rope at a higher position, but the rope was cut in the middle, exactly where Pei Guang had cut her rope before.
At this moment, Fu Xuan's eyes widened.
She wasn't surprised by the scene itself, but by the fact that at this moment, Pei Guang's mind was focused on this? She felt like she was going to lose to Pei Guang.
But maybe due to Pei Guang's influence and out of curiosity, Fu Xuan turned her back to everyone, blocking their view. As she pretended to fix the rope, she secretly glanced at her other self's clothes. After looking, her face turned darker.
"Damn Qingque!!!"
As the head of the Divination Commission, Fu Xuan didn't have the usual competitive mindset. Whether big or small, it depended on genes and fate.
But the problem was, Qingque had made her appear much smaller than she actually was! Smaller by a whole circle!
She was already small, but now she was practically flat!
Although Fu Xuan didn't care about such things, seeing how Qingque viewed her this way made her feel self-conscious.
Fu Xuan skillfully fixed the rope on her other self's clothes, tied it, and then shook her other self hard. "Damn it! Damn it! I am not so pathetic!"
Seeing Fu Xuan like this, Stelle curiously looked at Pei Guang. "What exactly did she see? She looks a bit broken..."
Pei Guang: "Maybe seeing herself from someone else's eyes made her feel wronged? But it's not a big deal. I just got curious and wanted to try. I thought she'd get angry at us for our actions, but I didn't expect her to get upset about herself.
But it's not a big deal. Let's just let Fu Xuan play with herself. Let's go! We need to find the Heliobus and free Qingque's mind from his influence."
This illusion had only two rooms, so after leaving this room, Pei Guang and the others entered another illusion that resembled the Palace of Astrum.
In this new space, Qingque was confidently outlining her grand plans.
Around her, her employees were discussing new ways to play the Celestial Jade.
As they were talking, Qingque noticed Pei Guang and the others. Seeing them, she eagerly walked over.
"You must have heard of my success and come to join me in promoting the Celestial Jade across the galaxy, right?"
Qingque was bursting with excitement, and seeing her like this, Pei Guang calmly replied, "I've heard. Looks like you've become quite the big boss. Do you have a good position for us?"
Qingque, beaming with excitement, looked at Pei Guang. "Of course! If I hadn't met you all those years ago, I wouldn't have had the courage to quit my job. What was it you said? The wheels of fate have begun turning. To repay you, I've decided to offer you a chance to change your life. Follow me."
Stelle and Huohuo both looked at Pei Guang, who nodded, "Lead the way!"
Under Qingque's guidance, the group entered a small room.
Inside were ten chests glowing with light. Pei Guang had remained calm, curious about what the Heliobus was up to. But when he saw these treasure chests, he couldn't remain calm anymore.
He had to admit that this Heliobus was really good at playing with people's hearts.
At that moment, Pei Guang felt like he couldn't control himself. Stelle, too, felt her heart racing, as if she was seeing the most wonderful scene in the world.
After all, it was Qingque who had placed these chests all around after the Xianzhou Luofu incident. This Heliobus had recreated this treasure chest array based on Qingque's memories.
It was guaranteed to provide one chest that would stun anyone who tried it. Now, Pei Guang and Stelle were both excited, staring at the treasure chests.
Huohuo: "Ah Guang! Stelle… this is fake! It's an illusion…"
Pei Guang shook his head firmly. "Whether it's an illusion or not doesn't matter. What matters is it's a treasure chest!"
Stelle: "Exactly!"
Seeing that Pei Guang and Stelle were hooked, Qingque waved her hand, "This is the kind of exciting service that my Luofu Dynasty Corp offers to card players across the universe. Open the boxes!
Card players who open these chests randomly may find the missing Jade Cards in their deck, and one draw could decide the game!"
Pei Guang had no words for this gameplay. This "pay-to-win" system feels so familiar, but why?
Pei Guang: "So, are you planning to set up different recharge tiers like 6, 30, 98, 198, 328, 648? And what about a 5-euro monthly card? Daily draws?"
Qingque stroked her chin. "Hmm? That's a good idea, we could use that. But these boxes aren't simple. Each one has a chance of yielding a golden legendary item."
At that moment, Pei Guang completely lost his composure.
These chests could produce golden light? It sounded like a boast, but... trying it wouldn't hurt, right?
With so many boxes, Pei Guang was itching to open them!
And since Qingque said there was a chance of getting golden light, he wasn't asking for ten consecutive gold pulls: just some purple or blue items he could use would be enough!
Pei Guang: "Alright! Let's give it a shot!"
Qingque: "This is a big gamble, my friend!"
Pei Guang was about to open a chest, and Stelle followed suit.
Both of them opened the boxes at the same time, and when the boxes opened, bright blue light burst out from within.