Chapter 57: Time to Mess with welt Yang
After returning to the Human World, Atashino didn't leave with Kenji. She had some matters to attend to. After meeting with Ichiryu, she would return to the Healing Country, LIFE. As a famous doctor, that was where she lived and worked. She hadn't been back in a while. After she had settled things in the Healing Country, she would come find Kenji.
"Lotta, have you grown a bit bigger?"
After returning home, Kenji noticed that the Battle Wolf's height had increased by nearly two meters. She had been 8 meters tall before, and now she was almost 10. It had only been a few days. The food in the Gourmet World was clearly very nutritious.
"Awoo?"
Lotta let out a cry. She felt great. After feasting in the Gourmet World, she no longer felt as weak as she had in the Gourmet Colosseum.
[Dian Mei Ruan]: "Kenji, the Antimatter Legion of the Destruction faction is approaching Herta's space station. You were right."
[Star Forger]: "Ruan Mei, are you at the Herta Space Station right now?"
At the beginning of the story, Ruan Mei was nowhere to be seen. She was either not at the space station, or she felt that her intervention wasn't needed to stop the invasion, so she was just conducting her own experiments. Otherwise, knowing that a Stellaron was present, one that was slightly sentient, how could she have remained indifferent?
[Dian Mei Ruan]: "Yes, I'm currently conducting experiments in the Seclusion Zone that Herta has allocated to me."
Kenji's mouth twitched. Herta gives you a place to experiment, and you're researching the Propagation insects there. It was a good thing no other staff members went to the Seclusion Zone. Otherwise, if they knew there were so many Propagation insects down there, they would have probably carried the entire space station and run for their lives overnight.
[Star Forger]: "I'm coming over to join the fun in a bit."
If I'm going to the world of Honkai: Star Rail, how can I not mess with old Yang?
Heh heh heh... Welt Yang.
I'm coming for you!
At this moment, his mind began to race, plotting how he would mess with old Yang.
Should he use Otto's line?
"You are without a father..."
Although old Yang had never heard it, it would definitely strike a chord. The only problem was that he might get a black hole to the face. That line was the essence of the Bishop's charm.
[Dian Mei Ruan]: "Alright."
Ruan Mei readily accepted. A strange existence from another world... a face-to-face encounter might give her a lot of inspiration.
[Miss Pink Elf♪]: "I want to go too♪, but this Herrscher hasn't appeared yet."
Elysia had been waiting for the appearance of the Third Herrscher. Although the signs were becoming more and more obvious, the Great Eruption had not yet occurred.
Kenji was a little curious. If Elysia were in the world of Honkai: Star Rail, would she follow the path of the Beauty? The path of the Preservation was also a possibility. After all, Elysia had so many wonderful qualities.
[Star Forger]: "Furina, want to come along?"
The path that suited Furina should be the path of the Preservation. Also, after playing the role of the Hydro Archon for five hundred years, the Aeon of Elation might also take a liking to her.
[Lady Justice]: "Me?"
[Star Forger]: "That's right. If you come over, you'll have a chance to get a power-up."
[Lady Justice]: "Alright, I'll go get ready."
Hearing the words "power-up," the white ahoge on Furina's head twitched. Although the food Kenji had sent her had made her feel physically stronger, she still couldn't compare to a real god. With more power, she could play the role of a god better. No, with the power of a god, she would be a god.
[Star Forger]: "Apollo, how's your recovery coming along? Want to go have some fun?"
[Sun God]: "I'm at two-thirds of my peak state. If you need my help, just say the word."
When Apollo spoke, he exuded a sense of security, a security as reliable as the sun, like a certain captain with shield. As expected of the big daddy of the good-guy Planetoids, his charisma was unmatched by the others.
"Lotta, you stay here and watch the house. I have to go out for a bit," Kenji instructed. Lotta had eaten her fill in the Gourmet World and didn't need to eat for a while.
"Awoo..."
Lotta nodded her huge wolf head. Leaving a Battle Wolf to watch the house was indeed a luxury.
Alright, time to go mess with old Yang.
He requested to enter Ruan Mei's world.
Honkai: Star Rail—Engage!
A spatial vortex opened, and Kenji stepped through.
...
"Smack!"
"Ruan Mei, what are you doing? Men and women should keep their distance."
The moment Kenji stepped out of the spatial vortex, he saw a jade-like hand reaching for his neck. He immediately grabbed her wrist and said with a half-smile. He knew that Ruan Mei was trying to obtain information about his body through touch. Although they were members of the same group, they weren't that close yet.
Not playing by the rules, huh? A sneak attack won't work on me.
Kenji released her hand. It was a good thing he had been wary of a genius like her.
Ruan Mei had an elegant charm. Her blue qipao had an oriental feel, and her hair was adorned with plum blossom ornaments. Her attire had many DNA-related elements; even the garter on her fair thigh was a DNA-ring structure.
"It seems you know me quite well."
Ruan Mei rubbed her wrist. Kenji was clearly aware of her work habits. Although she couldn't use touch to understand his biological structure, as a genius in the field of life sciences, she could still roughly analyze a creature's basic biological information just by looking at them.
"You look very healthy. A very perfect organism."
"I like it very much," Ruan Mei said softly, but her voice was devoid of any emotion.
"Is th-this a confession?"
Furina had just arrived and heard this explosive conversation. A faint blush appeared on her pretty face.
"This is not a confession," Kenji's mouth twitched.
Ruan Mei's "like" was not the same as the "like" Furina was thinking of. Ruan Mei liked to study beings like him, the kind that could be put on an operating table and dissected. She saw him as a qualified test subject.
"You are somewhat special..."
Ruan Mei paid no attention to Furina's words. She walked up to her and touched her neck. Before Furina could react, Ruan Mei had already retracted her hand.
"Your physical strength is not much different from an ordinary person's. Logically, your lifespan should be the same. But a strange power allows you to live for a very long time. It's not a miracle of the Abundance."
"Although you can't compare to Kenji, you are also very perfect."
Ruan Mei gave a slight compliment. Furina's face showed her shock. To be able to obtain such information with just a touch...
Furina shivered a little. The outside world is so scary.
Kenji had no objection to Ruan Mei's praise. The god Furina had told Neuvillette that in her eyes, Focalors was the perfect human, her ideal self. To play the role of a god for five hundred years with the will of an ordinary human... how many people could achieve that?
"Furina, you can ask Ruan Mei for help. She might be able to help you solve the crisis of the prophecy in Fontaine."
The people of Fontaine would dissolve when they came into contact with the primordial sea. If this problem could be solved, they wouldn't dissolve in the water. It wasn't necessary to have the complete authority of the ancient dragon. In the field of biology, asking Ruan Mei for help would definitely be useful. Of course, this was just one method.