"Yawn~ Yawn~" It was a peaceful morning in Nagazora City, which had just been bombarded by two gods. Li Xuan stood on the balcony of his room, holding a cup of tea and yawning, calmly watching the still somewhat hazy sky and the rising sun. This was one of the few leisure moments he had in this city occupied by Honkai Beasts and Honkai Zombies.
Actually, it was just a boring morning of drinking water and spacing out. But for some reason, he had become obsessed with drinking tea recently. Once he started, he just couldn't stop.
"…" I'm a little hungry~ Li Xuan thought, holding the teacup in his right hand. He raised his left hand, reached into the sleeve of his chest, and pulled out a sausage. Actually, Li Xuan didn't want to keep it in his chest, but he had no choice. After all… where are the pockets on ancient-style clothes?!
"Spit~" Li Xuan bit down on the metal ring at one end of the sausage, tore it off with his white teeth, and spat it out. Since coming to this Honkai world, he felt his body getting stronger every moment. Sometimes, the red sigil on the back of his hand would even get slightly hot. Li Xuan could feel himself constantly getting stronger, as if some unknown energy was gathering in his body. But this was a good thing for him, so he didn't bother to investigate it. Research is so tiring!
"Bite~" Li Xuan took a big bite, and half the sausage was gone. "Chew, chew~" Li Xuan narrowed his eyes and mentally connected with the silver ring on his finger. The next moment, a round, flat stone appeared out of thin air in his right hand. It was covered with patterns of moons, water droplets, flames, leaves, and five-pointed stars, each with a different color. This was the five-star material he had accidentally summoned—the 'Stone of Stellar Resonance.'
The patterns on the 'Stone of Stellar Resonance' were exquisite, yet they showed no sign of craftsmanship or artificial production. It was as if it had been created by the miraculous hands of nature itself.
"…" Staring at the 'Stone of Stellar Resonance' in his hand, Li Xuan was still a little curious. Although he couldn't be sure if the 'Stone of Stellar Resonance' was the culprit behind the summoning of the two problem gods, Sol and Lucian, which had almost destroyed Nagazora City, or even the world, he believed that the evolution of 'Mjolnir' and 'Lucian's Secret' into seven-star weapons was definitely related to the stone in his hand.
Li Xuan finished the other half of the sausage in his left hand in one bite, placed the 'Stone of Stellar Resonance' from his right hand into his now-empty left hand, and another object appeared out of thin air in his right hand. It was his first weapon, his initial hope—the 'Rifled Flintlock'!
"…" Li Xuan looked at the gun and the stone in his hands, a little hesitant. After all, who knew what would happen if the two touched. If it summoned two gods who would start fighting like last time… then it would be a huge mess. This building would definitely be torn down with bare hands! Li Xuan had great faith in the power of gods. After all, they were all terrifying beings who could dismantle Gundams with their bare hands.
If this building was also torn down by those godly ancestors because they were in a bad mood… Li Xuan was not confident he could withstand tens of thousands of tons of reinforced concrete with his shield alone.
"Sigh~" Li Xuan sighed and finally placed the gun on the edge of the small table in front of him.
The risk is too high… Power is indeed important, but what's the use of power if you're dead? You can't take it with you to the grave.
"Knock, knock~!!" There was a knock on the door of Li Xuan's room. "Hey! Li Xuan! I brought you the delicious breakfast Mei-senpai made!" Kiana's unique, energetic voice came from outside.
"Oh! Coming, coming!" Li Xuan quickly hid the 'Stone of Stellar Resonance' under the small table. This was Miss Kiana personally delivering his meal! He hurriedly stood up. However, as he stood up and turned to walk toward the door, he accidentally bumped the small table in his haste.
The rifled flintlock, which was already on the edge of the table, rolled off. And by a stroke of bad luck… the gun landed right on the 'Stone of Stellar Resonance' under the table. The rifled flintlock was drawn to the stone like a magnet, and its silver-white body began to glow faintly.
"What took you so long?!" As soon as Li Xuan half-opened the door, he was met with Miss Kiana's complaint.
"…Sorry," Li Xuan said helplessly. He figured that to Kiana, fast meant him opening the door the moment she knocked.
"Here! For you~" Kiana, still with a large bump on her forehead, simply and roughly shoved the breakfast into Li Xuan's hands. Then, Kiana put on a silly look. "You weren't doing something you shouldn't be in your room, were you?!…"
"…" Li Xuan's face instantly darkened. What utter nonsense! At this moment, it felt like ten thousand alpacas were stampeding through his mind. As a good student with normal values, how could he possibly be masturbating so early in the morning?! Besides, there was no material in this godforsaken place to use for that! Was she suggesting he do it to thin air?! This was too much!
"I…" Li Xuan opened his mouth, about to defend his honor and dignity, when Kiana suddenly pushed him aside, and with him, the door to his room.
"This is?!…" Kiana said, looking at the faintly glowing humanoid figure in the center of Li Xuan's room, completely bewildered.
The white light suddenly dissipated in the next moment, revealing its true form. And then, Li Xuan could say that he and his little friend were both shocked!
It was a young girl, with a delicate and beautiful face, cherry-like lips, and a petite, exquisite body dressed in a white, frill-decorated apron with a red-striped border over a plain-colored long dress with a red collar. The girl had shoulder-length black hair and wore a maid's headdress with a black floral pattern on the edge, giving her a touch of playfulness.
The girl slowly lifted her eyelids, revealing a pair of eyes as brilliant as rubies. She looked around, a little lost, and her gaze fell on Li Xuan, who was behind Kiana. The girl in the maid outfit smiled and walked toward Li Xuan.
"Master~ hello~" The maid girl smiled and curtsied gracefully, her slender legs crossed in a medieval-style greeting.
"…" Li Xuan stood there, dumbfounded. Kiana, at his side, was giving him a look of utter disgust.
Under the sunlight, the girl's smile was as beautiful as a flower, enough to topple cities.