...Sparkle: @Silver Wolf, help me look something up.
Silver Wolf: Why should I help you?
Sparkle: Hehehe, Silver Wolf, you wouldn't want Acheron to know you secretly hacked her account, would you? (ಡωಡ)
Silver Wolf: (●—●)
Silver Wolf: Are you quite alright???
Silver Wolf: (︶︿︶)
Silver Wolf looked at the Honkai: Star Rail chat group with a face full of black lines. Of course, she was currently using a private chat channel with Sparkle. As for Sparkle's style of speech? Silver Wolf's heart was full of disdain.
'Heh, could I really be threatened by my own self? Where would my dignity go then?'
Besides, with Acheron's sharp intuition, if she really cared, she would have guessed who did it long ago. After all, their phones weren't bought on Blue Star. They were the phones that came with their character models. As high-performance phones of some unknown brand that allowed for cross-planetary chatting throughout the universe... bringing them to this world was practically a dimensional reduction strike; who could easily hack them? Of course, only Silver Wolf was currently aware of this.
However, after considering it for a while, Silver Wolf still replied.
Silver Wolf: What do you want to check? If it's interesting, I don't mind helping you out.
Sparkle: You know the situation at that Residential Complex, right?
Silver Wolf: I know. What about it?
Silver Wolf's memories were also synchronized with Acheron's. However, unlike Sparkle and Yunli, the memories of a new character were inherited from the person who successfully unlocked the character at that time. So Silver Wolf didn't know what Sparkle was thinking. The other party quickly sent a reply.
Sparkle: little old Sparkle here unexpectedly discovered that there seems to be a third party involved in this incident.
Sparkle: Sparkle was staking out the place just fine, but then she was chased away by a super scary woman~ (┯_┯)
Sparkle: So please help Lord Sparkle check if anyone went to scout the location afterward. (๑＞＜๑）
Sparkle: After all, with the process and results unknown and no one returning, some people won't be able to resist going to see their masterpiece, right?
Silver Wolf: ...
Silver Wolf: Give me a few minutes.
Sparkle: (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧
In the room in reality, Silver Wolf's petite body lay on the bed as her consciousness returned to reality. She didn't get up, but instead reached out her slender, jade-like hand and snapped her fingers twice.
Click, click!
As the crisp sound faded, several small and cute objects flew through the air. Four fist-sized mini dolls were floating quietly in mid-air. Looking closely, these four cute dolls were all meticulously crafted with Silver Wolf as the prototype. Aside from being smaller, they were practically Chibi mini Silver Wolfs, so cute that they made one's heart melt.
At that moment, the dolls suddenly spoke.
"Is something the matter, partner?" "What is it." "What are we doing this time?" "Sigh, back to work again."
One voice was as lively and friendly as spring sunshine, while another was as cold and taciturn as winter frost. The remaining two sounded as if they had long since lost hope in life. They were exactly the intelligent AI systems installed in Silver Wolf's Prometheus. They were "Friend," "Demon King," "Worker," and "Slave," corresponding to four different personalities.
"Investigate whether any suspicious people have approached the Residential Complex in the last few days," Silver Wolf directly gave them the order.
The four dolls each opened a virtual panel in front of them that only Silver Wolf and her group could see. As for Silver Wolf, she picked up her phone and started playing by herself. There was no need for her to do such a small task personally. You ask, wasn't the phone thrown away? After the phone flew out the window, it easily returned to her hand through Silver Wolf's Aether Editing.
Soon, in less than a few minutes, the dolls completed their task.
Silver Wolf: Hey, here's the stuff you wanted.
Silver Wolf: 'File'
Silver Wolf took a casual glance and sent it directly to Sparkle. In the video, two more men in black appeared. They arrived at a certain rooftop on the outskirts and watched the interior of the Residential Complex from afar. After staying for about ten minutes, they quickly left.
Sparkle: Eh, can't you help me all the way? You can have Sparkle do anything you want afterward~
Silver Wolf: Boring. Figure out the rest yourself. I can't be bothered with these few small fry.
Sparkle: Waaa, how heartless. Sparkle is so pitiful~
Silver Wolf: (︶︿︶)
Inside the Ability Bureau, Yan Xi inexplicably shuddered. She suddenly felt as if she were being watched by some entity. Yan Xi shook her head. "It must be my imagination..."
In Acheron's home.
"Ah, you want me to go to school?" Mo Xin looked at her parents in confusion. Father Ye, Mother Ye, and Mo Xi were also staring at her seriously.
Ye Guizhou explained softly: "Mo Xi mentioned that you're at the age for university, so we're thinking of sending you to experience college life."
Mo Qing nodded. "Yes, I happened to hear little Qian mention that school starts in a few days. Your grades were decent, so sending you there isn't a bad thing. By the way, this is also a kind gesture from your sister~"
A sly smirk curled at the corner of Mo Qing's mouth. Mo Xi's mouth twitched. She had indeed brought this up, but she hadn't expected her mother to sell her out so quickly. Over these past few days, Mo Xi had realized that while her father and Acheron were like silent islands, her mother—perhaps influenced by Mo Xin—had completely let herself go.
Back to the present, Mo Xin immediately put on a tearful look, staring at her sister. Mo Xi felt guilty and looked away.
Mo Xin (#ﾟДﾟ): 'Seriously, Sis? You're selling me out just like that?'
Ye Guizhou continued, "Anyway, you gave up university before because of life issues. Now that there's an opportunity, it's a good chance to enrich your life." He resolutely gave this quirky girl no chance to argue.
Mother Ye patted Mo Xin's shoulder. "Don't worry. I've heard Muyun University is very good. Remember to do your best!"
Mo Xin: ( ✘_✘ )↯
Mo Xi added with the authority of an older sister, "Alright, Grandpa used to hope you'd get into university and live a good life. Now that the opportunity is here, stop complaining."
Mo Xin's expression froze. It was true; she had only given it up before to avoid being a burden to her sister. Reluctantly, she accepted. Glancing at Sister Acheron, who had been munching on a peach the whole time, she shook her head. Then, Mo Xin took out her new phone and made a call.
"Yunli, where are you? Come quickly and help me spend my last moments of youth!"
After watching her sister return to her room, Mo Xi went back to her own.
"Sorry, little sister, but at least you can enjoy a normal person's life."
In fact, their parents initially wanted Mo Xi to go to school, but she had pushed it onto her sister. She needed time to practice and improve her strength to protect herself among future Ability Users.
Mo Xi took several burlap sacks out—the Demon Cores she had bought from Yunli. To do this, she had even borrowed quite a bit of money from Sister Acheron.
"Speaking of which, I don't know why Sister Acheron has such a soft spot for peaches. But... I think I also heard Sister Acheron say her account was missing quite a bit of money. That... Sister Acheron must have misremembered."
Mo Xi shook her head and pulled out a basketball-sized Demon Core.
"This is... a Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Core!"
Judging by the quality, Yunli must have killed dozens of Foundation Establishment monsters in a single day. 'Truly terrifying. Could Yunli's strength be at least at the Golden Core Stage?'
Mo Xi sat cross-legged on the bed and began to absorb the spiritual energy. As she circulated her cultivation technique, a violent spiritual energy vortex formed, making the entire room tremble.
"Hmm?" Acheron, in the living room, turned her gaze towards Mo Xi's room. 'Is this... a breakthrough in strength like in the novels?'
Her purple pupils peered through the door. Feeling the vibration, Acheron slowly raised her hand, then paused. She non-chalantly took out a fresh peach from her sleeve and took a bite.
The Villa began to vibrate, but in the next moment, it seemed to be wrapped by a mysterious force and suddenly returned to peace, as if nothing had happened.