March 7th: "A coffin and an outworlder?"
March 7th: "Could it be…"
Stelle: "Right now, this person is Luocha!"
Stelle: "That's right, it must be Luocha!"
Li Sushang: "Luocha?"
Li Sushang: "I remember him!"
Li Sushang: "Who would have thought? He's actually that mysterious?"
Asta: "A method to contend with a god??"
Asta: "What is that?"
Asta: "It sounds so absurd?"
Welt Yang: "I didn't expect that the outworld merchant would actually get together with the former Sword Champion of the Luofu, and even meet the Marshal of the Alliance…"
Welt Yang: "I wonder what exactly this 'method to contend with a god' they spoke of will entail."
Furina de Fontaine: "Uh… although I don't really understand it, it still sounds super impressive…"
Hu Tao: "The Vidyadhara Preceptors of the Luofu are accusing General Jing Yuan?"
Hu Tao: "It seems they are very dissatisfied with General Jing Yuan!"
Fu Xuan: "They probably stood in their way, which is why they falsely accused the General."
Stelle: "General Feixiao's few words carry a ton of information!"
Stelle: "It seems the internal situation of the Xianzhou Alliance is indeed quite unstable right now."
Feixiao: "Ahem… speaking of which, this doesn't count as me leaking Alliance secrets, right?"
Feixiao: "You all saw it clearly; that was done by the me in the video, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME!!"
Silver Wolf: "Don't worry, we get it."
Silver Wolf: "In one ear and out the other, absolutely!"
Feixiao: "Uh…"
Feixiao: "Then thank you very much. (bitter_smile.jpg)"
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『 [ I understand. Apologies, I lost my composure. ]
[ I also know I shouldn't speak too much to defend General Jing Yuan right now… ]
[ But you know my personality. ]
[ Since the end of the Sedition of Imbibitor Lunae, the Luofu has enjoyed hundreds of years of stability. General Jing Yuan's planning played an indispensable role in this. ]
[ Unfortunately, for long-life species, as long as they live long enough, they will eventually face a defeat that destroys everything accumulated in the past—and that is the moment the enemy is waiting for. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Lumine: "Why does what Helm Master Yukong said sound almost the same as what General Huaiyan said earlier?"
Mavuika: "Indeed, it's basically the same meaning."
Hu Tao: "Is living a long life really such a troublesome thing?"
Qingque: "Well…"
Qingque: "All I can say is, long-life species have their troubles, and short-life species have theirs."
Mualani: "General Jing Yuan is still very popular among the people!"
Mualani: "Helm Master Yukong couldn't help but speak up for General Jing Yuan."
Yukong: "Just as I said, General Jing Yuan played an indispensable role in the stability of the Luofu!"
Yukong: "Therefore, I know how much effort General Jing Yuan has put in for the Luofu."
Yukong: "Naturally, I cannot bear to watch him being intentionally framed by certain people with ulterior motives!"
March 7th: "Well said!"
March 7th: "But General Jing Yuan acts upright and honorable!"
March 7th: "He's not afraid of being targeted by others!"
Boothill: "Heh, son of a nice day, those who can't stand to see General Jing Yuan doing well are probably just cowardly, incompetent rats hiding in the dark gutters!"
Boothill: "Just a bunch of things that can't be brought to light."
Stelle: "Don't worry, judging by General Huaiyan and General Feixiao's personalities, once they confirm the ins and outs of the matter, they won't make things difficult for General Jing Yuan."
Feixiao: "Of course!"
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『 [ Well said. ]
[ So my visit this time has another purpose: to visit Hoolay. ]
Feixiao nodded, then continued.
[ Hoolay? You mean that Hoolay? The Borisian Warhead? The Hoolay who has been imprisoned in the Luofu's Shackling Prison for over seven hundred years? ]
Yukong used several questioning tones in a row, appearing quite astonished.
[ The great enemy of the Foxians, never to be pardoned until the end of time… I can't remember so many verdicts, but yes, that guy. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Holy moly!"
Stelle: "The great enemy of the Foxians, never to be pardoned until the end of time?"
Stelle: "This Hoolay is indeed a heavyweight prisoner!"
March 7th: "General Feixiao actually wants to visit Hoolay?"
March 7th: "Why is that?"
Dan Heng: "Hmm, I think I know why."
Dan Heng: "The Luofu just went through such a major disaster with the Ambrosial Arbor."
Dan Heng: "The Foxian community of the Yaoqing is probably already worried about Hoolay's imprisonment status."
Dan Heng: "That's why they commissioned General Feixiao to come and investigate in person."
Hanya: "But given the strictness of the Shackling Prison, as a high-profile prisoner, there is almost no possibility of Hoolay escaping!"
Feixiao: "That would naturally be for the best, but for safety's sake, and for some other reasons."
Feixiao: "The Yaoqing actually hopes to take over Hoolay and keep him imprisoned on the Yaoqing."
Jing Yuan: "Hmm… understandable."
Jing Yuan: "After all, as the mortal enemy of the Foxians, Hoolay's crimes are too numerous to record."
Jing Yuan: "As long as the Alliance agrees to this, Jing Yuan will naturally cooperate."
Feixiao: "Then thank you, General Jing Yuan."
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『 [ But visits to Hoolay have always been carried out by envoys sent by the Yaoqing Sky-Faring Commission, once every hundred years. ]
[ Why must you do this at this critical juncture… ]
Hearing Feixiao's words, Yukong frowned slightly, not quite understanding her intention.
[ The Foxians and the Xianzhou pledged an oath to fight the Abominations together. Besides liberating our compatriots, what we seek is justice: that fanged beast should be locked in the Shackling Prison forever, punished day after day. ]
[ Given the current situation of the Luofu, the Yaoqing is quite worried about Hoolay's confinement. ]
[ The routine visits once every hundred years are no longer enough to put the old folks' minds at ease. ]
[ I was sent to put their minds at ease. ]
Feixiao looked at Yukong and explained.
[ Sigh, nothing but bad news. ]
Yukong shook her head, unable to help but sigh.
[ Not entirely. ]
[ At least, many things might not be as bad as you think. ]
[ The target you asked me to search for has some leads. ]
Seeing Yukong's tightly knit brows, Feixiao smiled and changed the subject.
[ Tell me more! ]
Hearing this, Yukong's expression became somewhat excited.
[ The Verdant Knights followed the route you mentioned and discovered the wreckage of the Whistling Flames ship. Unfortunately, there were no survivors, and no cargo. ]
Feixiao spoke softly, delivering the first half of the news.
[ …. ]
Hearing this news, Yukong's expression instantly dimmed a lot.
[ However, before we found the crash site, someone had already been to the scene. ]
Seeing Yukong's expression, Feixiao added another sentence.
[ Was it our people? Or someone from the IPC? ]
Yukong hastily pressed.
[ No, neither. Sister Yukong, have you heard of a person named Ruan Mei, Genius Society #81? ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Tsk, Miss Tingyun is really lucky. She didn't die directly even after encountering a Lord Ravager."
Stelle: "Now she's been scooped up by Ms. Ruan Mei. Although there's no guarantee she still looks human…"
Stelle: "But no matter what, at least her life is saved!"
Topaz: "No guarantee she still looks human?"
Topaz: "Ahem… is Ms. Ruan Mei's research really that… uh… wild?"
Ruan Mei: "Wild?"
Ruan Mei: "I don't think that word has anything to do with me."
Ruan Mei: "Don't worry, she is a living human being after all. I won't modify her beyond recognition just for my own selfish research."
Yukong: "That is truly wonderful. On behalf of Tingyun, I thank you for saving her life!"
March 7th: "Speaking of which… there's actually a rather awkward thing…"
March 7th: "Even though we know Miss Tingyun, Miss Tingyun doesn't actually know us, right?"
Furina de Fontaine: "Oh right, I remember you saying that the Miss Tingyun you met on the Luofu was actually Phantylia the Lord Ravager in disguise."
Furina de Fontaine: "In that case, that Miss Tingyun indeed doesn't know you, and is no different from a stranger…"
Bailu: "To be fair… if you guys hadn't brought this up, this lady wouldn't even have known that Miss Tingyun almost died!"
March 7th: "Tell me about it!"
March 7th: "I've met that lady! She's a very elegant Foxian sister!"
March 7th: "To think she was actually harmed by a Lord Ravager! SO DETESTABLE!!"
Stelle: "Oh, March, don't dwell on this issue."
Stelle: "Even though Miss Tingyun doesn't know us, we know her!"
Stelle: "This way, as long as we meet in the future, we'll get familiar with each other in no time."
Stelle: "Hehe, I'm actually looking forward to what Miss Tingyun will be turned into now."
Lumine: "Thinking on the bright side, maybe she'll become even prettier than before?"
Madam Herta: "Haha, then it depends on Ruan Mei's sculpting skills."
Screwllum: "Ms. Ruan Mei's research on life can be said to be unrivaled in the cosmos."
Screwllum: "Conclusion: Miss Tingyun's form will definitely become more perfect under her hands."
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『 The scene shifted, arriving at the entrance of the Petrichor Inn.
At this moment, Yanqing had just brought Stelle and the other two here.
And helped them check in.
Thus, without a word through the night, the three who had worked hard all day began to return to their respective rooms to rest.
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, the next morning arrived.
[ I'm still feeling sleepy...]
[ Hmm, did I oversleep? Where did March and Dan Heng go? ]
Stelle walked out of the inn, rubbing her sleepy eyes, and couldn't help but mutter a few words. 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Ah… I became the last one to wake up?"
Stelle: "Why didn't you two call me?"
March 7th: "I don't know, maybe we saw you sleeping so soundly that we didn't want to disturb you?"
Stelle: "Then where are you two?"
March 7th: "How would I know? Probably out playing."
Stelle: "Uh…"
Silver Wolf: "Tsk, your question is really redundant."
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『 After waking up a bit, Stelle began to walk around the vicinity, preparing to look for March 7th and Dan Heng.
And a moment later, she found them.
So she walked over without hesitation.
[ There you are, Stelle. ]
Seeing Stelle walk over, March 7th greeted her casually.
[ March, hurry up and pay respects to your master! ]
Seeing Yanqing standing next to March 7th, Stelle teased immediately.
[ It's an honor to learn from you, Master Yanqing! ]
[ In all those immersias and novels I watched, when apprentices want to pay their respects to their masters, they usually bring fancy gifts, kneel, and bow. I'm really sorry, but I haven't prepared anything yet. ]
[ Hey, why are you blushing, Master Yanqing? ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Hahaha, Yanqing is still so thin-skinned!"
Stelle: "Hearing someone call him master actually made him embarrassed."
Yunli: "Hmph, useless~"
Yanqing: "Uh… Yanqing usually calls others Master."
Yanqing: "Being a teacher myself is indeed a bit hard to get used to…"
March 7th: "Hehe, Master Yanqing, you'll get used to it in no time!"
Furina de Fontaine: "Um, the March 7th in the video apprenticed under Yanqing and Miss Yunli, does that mean it will be the same in the live broadcast room?"
Yunli: "Miss March 7th looks smart and eager to learn at a glance!"
Yunli: "I am very willing to take her as my disciple!"
Yanqing: "As for me… as long as Miss March doesn't mind, then I have no objection either."
Stelle: "Great! Then I'll make the decision to agree to this!"
Stelle: "When we have time, I'll send March to you two to learn swordplay!"
March 7th: "Hey, I haven't even expressed my opinion yet!"
Stelle: "What, you don't want to learn swordplay?"
Stelle: "I think you're pretty enthusiastic about it?"
March 7th: "I do want to learn… but without the consent of General Jing Yuan and General Huaiyan, I'm afraid it wouldn't be appropriate?"
Jing Yuan: "I have no objection, as long as Yanqing is willing."
Huaiyan: "Hehe, I have no objection either."
March 7th: "Since both Generals have no objection, then when we have time, please teach me more sword techniques, teachers~"
Yunli: "Easy peasy!"
Yanqing: "Yanqing will naturally teach everything I know!"
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『 [ Hearing someone call me master for the first time, Yanqing needs to… get used to it a bit… ]
[ However, let's make this clear first: practicing swordplay is to train the body, mind, and strength, not a game that can be achieved overnight. ]
[ I promised General Huaiyan that I would make Miss March learn the Cloud Knight swordplay, enter the Luminary Wardance, and defeat at least one opponent. ]
[ I will do my best to teach, but if you violate the teacher's instructions… ]
Yanqing paused slightly here.
[ March is very good! ]
Before March 7th could speak, Stelle took over the conversation.
[ This lady keeps her word, even a starskiff can't catch up! ]
[ Since I agreed to learn well, I'll start today! ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Dan Heng: "It seems March really wants to learn swordplay."
Dan Heng: "Otherwise, she would have said 'how about starting tomorrow' at this point…"
March 7th: "Of course, this lady is not a three-minute passion."
March 7th: "If I say I want to learn swordplay well, I must learn it well!"
March 7th: "Hmph, just you wait, I will definitely become the peerless swordsman of the Express!"
Stelle: "But before that, you should first think about how to defeat an opponent with swordplay at the Luminary Wardance."
Lumine: "Are there many experts at the Luminary Wardance?"
Lumine: "This shouldn't be difficult for Miss March 7th, right?"
Yanqing: "How should I put it?"
Yanqing: "The opponents at the beginning shouldn't be too difficult."
Yanqing: "As long as Miss March learns well, defeating just one opponent shouldn't be a big problem."
Yunli: "Unless she has bad luck and encounters a powerhouse right from the start!"
Yunli: "In that case… as her master, I can't help either."
Stelle: "Can we call for off-field assistance?"
Stelle: "I'll go up with my bat and beat the opponent to death for her!"
Silver Wolf: "What do you mean, no martial virtue?"
Silver Wolf: "Do you think this is a gang fight?"
Qingque: "Actually, I remember the Luminary Wardance indeed allows many people to go up at once?"
Qingque: "They can even bring some absurd weapons…"
Qingque: "Maybe calling it an item match is also quite appropriate?"
Stelle: "Understood!"
Stelle: "Directly call Hotaru over, let her set the stage on fire!"
Stelle: "Anyway, since weapons aren't really restricted, piloting a mecha shouldn't be against the rules either, right?"
Hotaru: "Ah? Let's… not do that?"
Hotaru: "In that case… it would be too much of a bully…"
Hotaru: "I'm afraid I might accidentally beat the opponent to death…"
Hanabi: "Heeheehee~ Sam is indeed quite handsome."
Hanabi: "But Sparkle-sama thinks piloting the Dominicus at the Luminary Wardance would be even handsomer!"
Hanabi: "What do you guys think~"
Sunday: "…."
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