Bang!!!
A low, powerful explosion rang out from the street. The eyes of passing pedestrians couldn't help but turn toward the source of the sound. Splendid fireworks, like blooming flowers, continuously blossomed in broad daylight, as if trying to dye the entire sky into a colorful scroll.
"Who is it? Setting off fireworks in broad daylight?"
"I don't know, maybe it's performance art."
The passersby paid no heed to these small episodes... Meanwhile, inside the Muyun City Ability Bureau, the atmosphere in the hall was faintly heavy.
Mu Yao: (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)
In her heart, she screamed incessantly, 'This is so embarrassing! How could I not control this hand at such a critical moment!'
Lu Hao (ಡωಡ): 'Hehehe! It's okay, it's okay. I almost couldn't resist pressing it myself. Fortunately, there's you, Mu Yao. It was all my fault before; you're actually not small at all, just that your heart is too broad.'
One can only say it was lucky they were just fireworks; otherwise, the entire Muyun City Ability Bureau might have been blown sky-high by now. As for Chen Yuxuan and Yan Xi nearby, they didn't pay any attention to this minor episode.
Chen Yuxuan asked, "How much of Sparkle's words are believable?"
"'True Words' showed no lies, but the possibility of issues can't be ruled out. After all, Sparkle is just too mysterious." Yan Xi rubbed her brow, speaking with a worried expression.
Chen Yuxuan didn't object, then asked the key question. "Is Sparkle... an Extraterritorial Creature?"
"There's a ninety percent chance she is," Yan Xi suddenly said with a serious expression. "'Otherworlders.' The Ability Bureau once speculated that the so-called mystic realms are bridges connecting worlds. Therefore, besides Extraterritorial Creatures, some have speculated about the existence of Otherworlders—the original inhabitants of other worlds. However, no one has ever truly seen one, or rather..."
Yan Xi paused, choosing not to continue. She quickly changed the subject. "I searched repeatedly last night but couldn't find any information related to Sparkle at all, as if the person 'Sparkle' simply doesn't exist. Plus, the Suppression Handcuffs are completely ineffective against her... setting aside the possibility of her being a foreign spy."
At this point, the answer was already self-evident. Thinking of this, both of them felt a headache coming on. With Sparkle's mischievous, fun-seeking personality, she would definitely never live a peaceful life in the future. The Muyun City Ability Bureau simply had no way to deal with Sparkle.
"Should we ask the higher-ups to transfer someone to help?"
Yan Xi: "...Report it..."
After a moment of contemplation, she made her choice, her words filled with compromise...
The afternoon time flowed quietly.
[Characters currently viewable: Acheron, Sparkle, Yunli] [Acheron: 60%] [Sparkle: 35%] [Yunli: 13%] [Please work hard to increase the progress, Host!]
'Shut up! It's none of your business! It's one thing for Acheron's to increase, but what did Sparkle do this time? Why is the progress increasing so fast!'
Yunli looked at the system panel with a surprised face. Clearly, everyone was unlocked at the same time, so why was Sparkle's progress increasing so fast? At the same time, she noticed the system had another function.
[Honkai: Star Rail Chat Group]
As the name suggests, this was equivalent to a private chat group for Yunli and the others, allowing them to communicate at any time.
[Yunli: little Sparkle, what are you doing?]
[Sparkle: little Sparkle has obtained quite a few secrets!]
[Yunli: What are they? (Curious)]
[Sparkle: Call me 'Universe's Most Invincibly Cute Lord Sparkle' and I'll tell you. (Smirk)]
[Yunli: No way! (Indignant)] [Sparkle: Hehehe!]
...[Sparkle: 37%]
In the end, Yunli also learned information about Ability Users. She really didn't expect herself to be so bold; Sparkle's actions could almost be considered provoking the authorities, right?
[Acheron: Is that so.]
[Yunli: ???]
[Sparkle: Oh, I almost forgot that woman was also in the group.]
[Acheron: No need to mind me, please carry on.]
Yunli sat up huffily, like an enraged little lion. 'So annoying, I got freeloaded, and the key is that it was by myself.'
After a while, Yunli finally calmed down. Being pit by herself, being freeloaded by herself... this feeling was simply indescribable. At the very least, she had to get used to the atmosphere of this chat group.
"Whatever, let's think about what to do today first."
Yunli's feet stepped firmly on the edge of the rooftop, then she slowly sat down and looked far into the distance. As everyone knows, the newly arrived Yunli was currently penniless and a classic undocumented resident. Initially, she wanted to sneak home to borrow some money from Acheron, but a new problem arose.
Yunli's memories were inherited from Acheron's previous memories, and Acheron's memories rounded off to having no memories at all. Consequently, Yunli had no idea how to get back to the Villa. Yunli even suspected that Acheron had also arrived in Muyun City for the first day; otherwise, why wouldn't she recognize a single road?
Originally, Yunli had intended to just make do in a park for the night. But who knows what kind of freaks she'll run into in the middle of the night.
The poor little girl, who couldn't even enter an internet cafe because she was too young, finally had to settle for a random rooftop to spend the night. Otherwise, it would be inevitable for a few 'kind-hearted' NPCs to spawn in the middle of the night.
"Sigh, what should I do next..."
Yunli's feet swayed unconsciously, her small and cute face filled with worry. Because besides Acheron, Sparkle and Yunli didn't want to rely too much on Father Ye and Mother Ye. Although they were all the same person, she felt a strange sense of guilt in her heart. And practically speaking, it wasn't very suitable to let them raise them, as more people would inevitably be added in the future. By then, the parents might unknowingly end up with a whole Honkai: Star Rail football team.
'Should I borrow money from Acheron now? But that only treats the symptoms, not the cause. Or... should I go to the Ability Bureau to find a stable job?'
Yunli couldn't help but rest her chin on her hands and continue her contemplation. 'Go to work moving bricks myself? But they probably won't hire child labor, and I don't want to move bricks anyway.' Yunli shook her head, dismissing the idea.
'It seems the easiest option is the Ability Bureau, but... they likely detest Otherworlders very much right now. Humph! This is all little Sparkle's fault!'
Her undocumented status would be caught instantly upon checking, so it was almost impossible to hide her identity as an Otherworlder, especially since Sparkle had just gone and made a negative impression. If she went herself, being kicked out would be considered lucky; in a worse situation, they might even meet her with swords drawn. It wasn't that she was afraid of losing, but given her identity, according to typical novel tropes, it would most likely cause all sorts of trouble.
"What a pity, I can only pass on this easy and well-paying job." Yunli shook her head sadly.
Just as she was about to get up, Yunli's golden eyes suddenly narrowed, and her relaxed expression changed. Without looking back, Yunli tilted her head slightly to the side.
Swoosh!!!
A high-temperature fireball suddenly streaked past her ear.