Hearing Yun Fan's words, our Divine Priestess, Sangonomiya Kokomi, fell into a long silence. This... was truly unexpected. You went to represent Watatsumi Island, met with the Raiden Shogun, and now you're telling me you forgot the main purpose of the trip?
"So... the trip was for nothing?" Kokomi reorganized her thoughts and reluctantly came to this conclusion.
"Well, it wasn't entirely for nothing..." Yun Fan scratched his head awkwardly, then briefly described what had happened on Narukami Island. When Kokomi heard that he had defeated the Raiden Shogun and even claimed the position of the Kanjou Commissioner, her usually calm and composed face finally showed a hint of surprise.
"Really? You actually defeated the Raiden Shogun? Are all the adepti of Liyue this powerful?"
"Haha, it's just a basic operation," Yun Fan replied in a rather boastful manner.
"You can come with me to Narukami Island. To be honest, I'm not very good at handling administrative affairs, so I'll probably need to rely on you. Once I get bored of it, the position of Kanjou Commissioner will be yours." As Yun Fan spoke, he lightly patted Kokomi's delicate shoulder, looking at her with great expectation.
"This... alright." Kokomi had initially planned to refuse. After all, Yun Fan's actions reminded her of how she used to make grand promises to the resistance. In other words, even if she worked hard to help him manage the affairs, the position of Kanjou Commissioner might not necessarily fall into her hands. The Raiden Shogun would never agree to let a resistance leader hold such an important position in the Shogunate.
Even if the Raiden Shogun agreed, how would the people of Narukami Island react? She would undoubtedly face countless difficulties in this position.
However... judging by Yun Fan's tone, he intended to delegate all authority to her and become a hands-off leader. The Kanjou Commissioner was responsible for Inazuma's finances, taxation, and trade. If she played her cards right, she might be able to use this opportunity to alleviate some of Watatsumi Island's...
Seeing Kokomi deep in thought, Yun Fan nodded in satisfaction. Perfect, he had his tool.
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"Void Archives, how many draws do I have left?"
After returning to his room, Yun Fan kicked off his boots and sprawled out on the soft bed without a care for his appearance.
Searching... Search complete. The holder currently has two draw opportunities. The voice of the Void Archives echoed in Yun Fan's mind. He raised an eyebrow, seemingly dissatisfied with the answer.
"These two opportunities must have been provided by Ei, right? When did she acknowledge me? Was it when I shattered the 'Musou no Hitotachi'? But speaking of which..."
Yun Fan turned his head slightly, gazing out at the night sky. "Little Nahida, after all the effort I put into teaching her and finding her a mentor, she still hasn't acknowledged me yet?"
"Sigh..." Yun Fan sighed helplessly, then stopped overthinking and focused his consciousness. "Void Archives, use these two draw opportunities."
Ding! Executing command... Drawing...
As the prompt sounded, an image flashed in Yun Fan's mind.
Screech, screech, screech...
A gray-haired man dragged his sword across the ground, leaving a long, blood-red trail in its wake. The path of the blade looked as though it had severed a vein, staining the ground with a terrifying crimson.
"Among five people, three must pay the price." The man's eerie voice echoed in the space. In the next moment, he raised his sword, his eyes glowing with a sinister red light, and the shadow of a blood-red spider lily flashed in his pupils.
"This beautiful sight, though I cannot possess it—"
In an instant, the cracked sword in his hand shattered into pieces, and he leaped into the air alongside them.
"Shall be shared by all!"
Congratulations to the holder for obtaining the character card—Blade.
"Blade?!" Yun Fan's eyes lit up. He had some memories of this character. Although Honkai: Star Rail hadn't been officially released when he transmigrated, he had seen Blade's signature move—a sword strike from the heavens—dozens of times on Bilibili.
"Let me see... Huh? This character card has no seals?" Yun Fan looked at the card in his hand with confusion. This shouldn't be the case. The Jing Yuan character card had so many chains, and even now, he had only unlocked two of them.
Blade clearly seemed like a powerful character, so why were there no chains on his card?
Ding! Detecting the holder's confusion. Providing an explanation now.
Although Blade follows the Path of Destruction, his power is largely connected to the Path of Abundance. The Aeon of Abundance, Yaoshi, embodies compassion, and their power is not driven by vengeance like the Path of The Hunt...
The Void Archives patiently explained, but Yun Fan only grew more confused.
I do know a bit about the Paths and the existence of Aeons, but isn't this a bit too advanced for someone who hasn't actually played Honkai: Star Rail?
Perhaps hearing Yun Fan's internal complaint, the Void Archives paused for a moment before tossing something out of the sea of consciousness. Caught off guard, the object landed squarely on Yun Fan's face.
"What is this?!" Yun Fan grabbed the object, instinctively wanting to throw it away, but then...
"Holy crap! A phone?!" Yun Fan stared dumbfounded at the black-and-white phone in his hand, momentarily at a loss for words. It had been years since he'd seen something like this.
Yun Fan examined the phone in his hand, feeling its texture.
Hmm... It's a model I've never seen before. The top is made of vegan leather, and the bottom is metal. Surprisingly, they go well together.
Wait, no! Yun Fan shook his head vigorously, then turned to the Void Archives with a dark expression. "You have something like this, and you didn't give it to me earlier?!"