What was inside the chest, the Heliobus knew very well.
After all, this illusion was created by it based on Qingque's perceptions and what it had seen and heard. As a Heliobus, it didn't know why Pei Guang liked chests, but since he did, it decided to use the chests to make him fall into the trap.
So, the Heliobus had created ten chests, complete with a ten-pull setup, intending to lure the Trailblazers into the chest trap and turn them into part of it!
It was unclear what kind of power Pei Guang had.
Despite all the memories from various people indicating that Pei Guang was formidable, he stubbornly refused to believe it and wanted to possess Pei Guang for itself.
You could say that, in a certain sense, the Heliobus was a twisted Pei Guang fan?
The Heliobus thought its plan was perfect, but as Pei Guang and Stelle opened the chest, something unexpected happened.
Instead of a bag filled with the expected treasure, the chest contained a glowing material that seemed to relate to "Paths"?
This "Path Material" referred to special substances formed by the residual powers of the Aeons: these materials could help Pathstriders better understand their Path, thereby enhancing their powers, or they could be used to forge powerful weapons.
It was one thing to obtain Path Materials in the real world, but to get them in an illusion? And genuine ones at that?
The Heliobus's head was filled with countless question marks.
If it told another Heliobi that it had created something real in an illusion, especially something related to the Aeons, no one would believe it: other Heliobi would probably think it was insane.
But the problem was, it had really made this happen?!?
The most terrifying thing was that when Pei Guang and Stelle opened the chest, the Heliobus clearly felt that its own power had been reduced, and it became significantly weaker.
After opening the first chest, both Pei Guang and Stelle's eyes lit up. Looking at the remaining eight treasure chests, pure and unbridled killing intent erupted on the scene.
Tail: "Whoa, there's killing intent!"
Tail didn't want to speak today. It just wanted to quietly question this seemingly harmless and weak Heliobus, but the killing intent coming from Pei Guang and Stelle still startled it.
Tail looked at Pei Guang and Stelle.
At this moment, both of them had their gazes fixed on the chests, waiting for the other to make a move. Although acting first would give an advantage, waiting and acting later could counter anything.
Huohuo was dumbfounded: "Ah Guang, Stelle, are you... being influenced by the Heliobus?"
Pei Guang shook his head while still staring at Stelle: "No, it's just that I don't want this guy to open my precious chest!"
Stelle: "Exactly, exactly!"
Normally, the two would share everything, but when it came to opening treasure chests, they were having more and more fun with it.
After opening so many chests, it became nothing more than routine for Pei Guang and Stelle. Whether they got gold or not didn't even stir their hearts.
If there were no friends, even the rarest items would lose their excitement over time. But with friends, it was different.
For a material, true friends who truly understood each other would go all out, because they were enjoying the process.
Of course, if a friend didn't like such a competitive way of playing, they wouldn't play that way.
Pei Guang and Stelle dared to fight over it because they knew each other so well. It was like the bond between a big sister and a younger sister: both releasing killing intent, but one killing intent aimed at a target, and the other killing the boring time.
Once the boring time was killed, the remaining time became interesting.
Huohuo didn't understand such things.
Looking at the two people seriously staring at each other, she took a deep breath, then squatted down while hugging her head: "You two have fun, but don't fight, don't fight."
Pei Guang: "Don't worry! We're civilized."
Stelle: "Exactly! There's no one in the universe with higher moral standards than us. The universe itself would reward our level of morality."
However, this time, Pei Guang didn't play by the rules.
While Stelle was explaining, Pei Guang made the first move.
"Haha! The remaining chests are mine now."
Stelle was shocked: "You sneaky Ah Guang! Taking advantage of me when I wasn't looking and attacking this innocent little baby who's only a month old!"
Pei Guang retorted: "This is what your baby looks like after a month?"
Stelle: "Exactly! My baby looks like this after one month."
Pei Guang and Stelle began opening the remaining eight chests.
Out of the ten chests, they opened nine that glowed blue and one that glowed purple. There was nothing particularly great inside, just Path Materials.
As Pei Guang and Stelle happily opened chests, the Heliobus was suffering a great loss. It felt a tenth of its power drain away, and it was now in a weakened state.
This sudden weakness, along with the events unfolding, caused Qingque's consciousness to regain control of the situation.
However, now there was a strange balance between Qingque and the Heliobus, and under this balance, Qingque realized she could actually use some of the things the Heliobus had created in this illusion.
Qingque thought for a moment: since the Heliobus had used its body to create so many things, it was only right to collect some interest.
Noticing that Pei Guang was enjoying the treasure chests, Qingque suddenly had an idea.
After collecting the materials, Pei Guang looked at Qingque: "Qingque, these chests aren't great. Ten chests, and only one purple glow? Is this a 10-pull with a four-star guarantee? This isn't right, why learn how to make a gacha system?"
When Pei Guang asked Qingque, she smiled and replied, "Oh? Not satisfied? The drop rates must be off. I'll increase the probability for the golden legendary items."
Qingque had just figured out how to operate this illusion, so while she was suppressing the Heliobus, she created ten new chests and adjusted the probabilities.
She thought about it: ten golden legendary items would be ideal, but after testing, she had a feeling that wouldn't work.
Maybe nine? Or eight?
After several attempts, Qingque finally settled on a guarantee that the ten-pull would include a golden legendary item.
Just after she finished the adjustments, she heard a furious roar from the Heliobus.
"Relax, relax~ You've been using my body for so long, even making me miss the chance to use the Celestial Jade to mess with the Master Diviner, and now you want to stop me from doing this little thing?"
While communicating with the Heliobus, Qingque in the illusion also made a gesture toward Pei Guang, as if inviting him: "Come! Try it out, every ten chests guarantee a gold-colored legendary item. Do you want to go one by one, or do them all at once?"