[Ding!] [Congratulations, Host. Character progress bars has reached a significant amount] [Reward obtained, a new character has been issued]
Inside the room, there was a girl with a completely cyberpunk aesthetic. Her clothing was based on an internet-style blue-purple palette, with silver-grey hair featuring blue highlights and a gradient at the ends. She wore rabbit-ear accessories and goggles on her head, held a black hair clip, and had black ear studs.
Her outer layer was a midriff-baring jacket with a white fur collar, adorned with circular badges. The zipper was only slightly pulled up, exuding a sense of casual rebellion. The exterior was printed with gamepad buttons, lines, logos, and pixel patterns, and she wore black fingerless gloves.
For her lower half, she wore low-waisted fishnet hot pants with streamers hanging off the side. On her feet were athletic boots and a single fishnet stocking, and she was equipped with a portable knife suitable for combat.
This person was none other than the "Stellaron Hunter," Silver Wolf. After Acheron's progress bar reached 70%, the system announced the reward, unlocking Silver Wolf. At this moment, she was looking at two big red words on her phone screen, nearly jumping in frustration. However, in the next second, her hands began to dance frantically across the screen.
[Great Love Wolf Venerable: Do you even know how to play? Can you go play against bots and stop ruining it for everyone else?]
[Lotus Big Waves: Say that again? My chest is just too big, I accidentally touched the keyboard!]
[Great Love Wolf Venerable: Keep making stuff up. You're using a keyboard to play Honor of Kings, a mobile game? Why don't you just go find an actual job?]
[Lotus Big Waves: Heh, so what if I made a mistake? If I weren't busy saving the world instead of working, would you be able to play games here in peace?]
[Great Love Wolf Venerable: Tsk, anyone can brag! Back when the 'IPC' had a galaxy-wide bounty on me, who could catch me?]
...That's right, a few days ago, Silver Wolf was successfully unlocked. She was currently living in a small apartment, a one-bedroom unit with a fully equipped kitchen and bathroom. She was living the shut-in life that college students dream of.
As for where her money came from? Heh, as a Stellaron Hunter, Silver Wolf wouldn't stoop to stealing money from ordinary people. All her current rent and expenses were legitimately earned. Rewind to a few days ago:
[Honkai: Star Rail Chat Group]
Acheron: @Silver Wolf It seems I'm missing a few tens of thousands from my account. Could you please help me check on that?
Silver Wolf: Oh, just a small thing like that? I'll check it whenever I'm in a good mood.
Yunli: What?! ♦ฺ(◣д◢)♦ I'm too embarrassed to even borrow money while I'm sleeping rough, and yet it got stolen? How despicable! The culprit must be brought to justice and taste the power of Old Mettle!
Silver Wolf: Yeah, got it.
Sparkle: (*◑∇◑)☞ Hehehe!
Silver Wolf (๑°3°๑): 'Can taking your own money really be called stealing? It's not like I won't pay it back later. (Wait, it's all my money anyway, why would I pay it back?)'
Now, Silver Wolf had grown accustomed to her current situation. She had food and a place to stay. Playing games whenever she was bored made life quite pleasant. Of course, life wasn't entirely perfect.
[Lotus Big Waves: Hmph, keep bragging. Let's go again, we'll let our skills do the talking!]
[Great Love Wolf Venerable: You're on!]
"Lotus Big Waves" was a random player Silver Wolf had happened to match with yesterday. Because the other party had a mouth as sweet as honey, Silver Wolf immediately started arguing with her. If it weren't for her high personal standards, Silver Wolf would have doxxed her long ago. Then, for some inexplicable reason, they ended up teaming up.
Thinking of this, Silver Wolf rolled over and found a comfortable position leaning against the headboard. Looking at the phone in her hand, Silver Wolf grumbled dissatisfiedly.
"Hmph, if it weren't for the fact that the computer equipment I ordered hasn't arrived yet, I wouldn't be this bored."
Meanwhile, in another apartment, inside a room filled with a girly style, a figure even more petite and delicate than Silver Wolf was currently glaring at her phone screen in a huff, muttering under her breath as if complaining about something. Her tiny body was like a restless little fish, constantly rolling back and forth on the soft, large bed.
"Hmph, her voice sounds nice enough, but I didn't expect her to be such a loudmouthed braggart. If I'd known, I would have bought a computer earlier... Ah! Ow, ow, ow!"
The little girl's voice was as clear as a bell, with a purity that held a hint of maturity unbefitting a child. However, in the next second, she seemed to have moved too violently. She curled up on the bed clutching her calf, a groan escaping her throat. On her originally pretty face, teardrops rolled down her delicate cheeks. It was both captivating and heart-wrenching.
"Ugh... it hurts so much... It's all that 'Great Love Wolf Venerable's fault! Insisting on mocking me, even though her voice is quite cute... Could it be a voice changer?"
The little girl muttered through her tears. Once her calf felt a bit better, she stared at the phone in shame and indignation. Then, her hands honestly picked up the phone again... and during a fierce battle... a sudden incoming call screen popped up, making the outcome of the match almost certain.
"Dammit! Who is it! Calling me at a time like this..."
However, when she was halfway through her curse and saw who the caller was, she immediately lost her fire. Looking at the caller, she answered the phone somewhat nervously. An old, majestic voice came from the phone.
"Hello, little Yue."
"Um, Grandpa, why did you call me all of a sudden?"
The old man on the other end of the line sounded somewhat displeased. "You little brat, can't your Grandpa call you even if there's nothing wrong?"
Hearing this, the girl could only shrink her neck; after all, it was hard not to when feeling guilty. As if guessing something, the person on the other end sighed helplessly.
"You didn't get into trouble again, did you?"
"How could I, Grandpa! I'm being very well-behaved!"
"Hmph, stop trying to fool your Grandpa. Do you really think I don't know you? Sigh, forget it. I can't be bothered to lecture you this time."
"Hehe, Liu Xiyue loves Grandpa the most!"
After hearing that her grandpa wasn't going to blame her, Liu Xiyue acted spoiled happily.
"Alright, alright. I'm only contacting you this time to see how you're doing."
"Oh, I've already moved to Muyun City and have recently gotten used to life here."
"It's good that you're used to it. If anything happens, remember to contact your Grandpa."
"Okay, I understand!"
"Mm, I won't nag you too much since you won't listen anyway, but make sure to remember one thing. Keep a low profile. Don't start acting out just because you moved to a new place."
"Oh, I know... Grandpa, you've said that so many times already."
Hearing her grandpa being so serious, Liu Xiyue didn't dare to throw a tantrum anymore. The person on the other side of the phone could easily guess what she was thinking and snorted.
"Hmph, anyway, just remember it yourself, or else don't even think about going out again!"
With that, he immediately hung up, giving Liu Xiyue no room to negotiate. Liu Xiyue felt like her bones had been removed as she slowly slid down to sit on the edge of the bed. Her shoulders slumped, and her exquisite little face wrinkled up.
"Grandpa is really something, he doesn't know how to treat a lady at all... That's strange, wait, did I forget something?"
After Liu Xiyue quickly thought it through, she realized she seemed to have overlooked something...
Meanwhile, in the room on the other side, the cold screen suddenly flashed with a piercing red light, and two crimson words, "Defeat," coiled upon it like venomous snakes.
Silver Wolf's face instantly turned as dark as a cold pool, and her small, round chest trembled slightly from suppressed rage. She took a deep breath but failed to calm her emotions. Instead, she violently hurled her phone out the window.
She could only wait for some lucky person to hit the jackpot because of it.