After changing into the classic white captain's uniform, Mo Wang made his way straight to the Hyperion.
Of course, this Hyperion wasn't the behemoth from StarCraft, a vessel designated as a Battlecruiser but functioning as a mobile star fortress. Nor was it the colossal super-dreadnought from Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
The warship Mo Wang was on was a super-massive aircraft carrier (battleship), a culmination of all of Schicksal's technology, built specifically to combat the Honkai.
While it couldn't compare to the two aforementioned vessels designed purely for cosmic warfare, the Hyperion could truly be called the stuff of a young man's dreams.
I mean, look at this sleek, sci-fi design! Look at these charming, large-caliber main cannons! What man wouldn't be captivated by this?
[The Slacker King of a Certain Hyperion]: Check it out, fam. Just picked up this warship, single female owner, barely used. Less than 9,000 hours on it, basically brand new.
[A Certain Blond from Teyvat]: For real? Don't get scammed, bro. How much? Send it over, let me take a look.
[The Savior of a Certain Human Order]: This warship of yours is no good. Send it over, I'll help you mod it.
[The Owner of a Certain Video Store]: That warship's not great. How about this: I'll give you 500 bucks, just to be friends. Send it my way.
[The Trash-can King on a Certain Train]: Your ship looks like a gas-guzzler. Not environmentally friendly at all. Send it over and I'll take care of it for you.
[The Slacker King of a Certain Hyperion]: Get lost! Your ulterior motives are so obvious it's not even funny! Your little schemes are practically slapping me in the face! Besides, what do you guys even need a warship for?
[The Owner of a Certain Video Store]: For showing off, duh.
[The Savior of a Certain Human Order]: For looking cool, duh.
[The Owner of a Certain Video Store]: For taking girls out on joyrides, duh.
[The Trash-can King on a Certain Train]: Wait, since when do you have girls?
[The Slacker King of a Certain Hyperion]: Something's not right here. You're acting real suspicious.
[The Owner of a Certain Video Store]: No, I meant taking my sister out on joyrides.
[The Slacker King of a Certain Hyperion]: Still suspicious. Fess up, have you been hiding a girlfriend from us?
[The Owner of a Certain Video Store]: Screw you! If I had a girlfriend, wouldn't you know?! And stop trying to change the subject! Hand over your warship to the bros! No hogging it all for yourself!
[The Slacker King of a Certain Hyperion]: Hold on, I think I just found out... the Hyperion is actually shareable?
[The Slacker King of a Certain Hyperion] has shared: Hyperion
[The Savior of a Certain Human Order]: ?
[The Owner of a Certain Video Store]: ??
[The Trash-can King on a Certain Train]: ???
[A Certain Blond from Teyvat]: So the Hyperion is being mass-produced now? Everyone gets a Hyperion, I guess.
[The Owner of a Certain Video Store]: Holy crap, does this thing come with its own AI? I think I can finally uninstall that power-leeching AI on my end.
[The Slacker King of a Certain Hyperion]: Don't be ridiculous. Even if you have Ai-chan, would you dare use her? The amount of power she steals could probably run several Fairy.
[The Savior of a Certain Human Order]: I think this thing has potential. Let me study how to fly it. I'll use the main cannon to blast some Archons (Demon) later.
[The Owner of a Certain Video Store]: Speaking of which, if the Hyperion can be shared, does that mean other things can be too?
[The Trash-can King on a Certain Train]: No idea. This thing can even share a Stellaron. Seems like as long as the system registers something as 'yours,' you can upload it.
[The Slacker King of a Certain Hyperion]: Uh... could you share Paimon? Not for any particular reason, just... want a mascot.
[The Owner of a Certain Video Store]: You're acting suspicious, but I like where this is going.
[A Certain Blond from Teyvat]: You son of a... Die! (╬￣皿￣)＝○＃(￣＃)３￣)
Having just shared the ship, Mo Wang scratched his head.
He had a feeling that sharing the Hyperion might not have been the best idea.
The thought of a Hyperion floating around in Teyvat, New Eridu, and even inside Singularities... the mental image was a little too beautiful.
But hey, what did that have to do with him?
That was the other hims' problem.
As long as it was hilarious, that was all that mattered.
Mo Wang let out a mischievous chuckle, his expression growing ever more smug.
He looked at the Hyperion before him, and it seemed to grow even more handsome.
Oh! Let's check out these six 270mm railguns first. I'm telling you, family, with firepower this strong, any ordinary Honkai zombie would be vaporized on contact.
And these 10 close-in weapon systems, plus the super-massive electromagnetic cannon as the main gun.
This thing could blast Honkai Beasts over 100 meters tall. It was practically the strongest weapon system available.
Just like that, his fear of insufficient firepower was cured.
He'd been on the Hyperion before during his classes.
But what was it like back then? He just followed the teacher around on tours, learning this and that. Forget about operating it himself; he wasn't even allowed to touch anything.
But now... heh! This most advanced warship of Schicksal was all his!
Everything around him seemed so beautiful now.
Even this cabbage... was so pleasing to the eye...
Mo Wang: (ー`´ー)
Wait, cabbage?
"Ai-chan? Where did you pop out from?" Mo Wang frowned, looking at the fawning green-haired AI that had appeared before him.
"This humble Ai-chan welcomes the new captain aboard the Hyperion!" Hearing Mo Wang call her name, Ai-chan's expression became even more sycophantic, like a certain cat-faced author.
"Can you talk normally? The way you're talking is kind of creeping me out," Mo Wang said, goosebumps rising on his arms.
What was wrong with Ai-chan? Don't tell me she downloaded another pirated game and got a virus.
"Ehehe, I just heard you became Ai-chan's new boss, Mo Wang. So I came over to handle the handover," Ai-chan said, scratching her head sheepishly.
"You? Handling a handover?"
Mo Wang blinked, wondering if the sun had risen in the west.
He and Ai-chan went way back.
As the saying goes, masters of slacking are drawn to one another.
From the very first time he set foot on the Hyperion, the two of them, whose slacker power levels were off the charts, felt a gravitational pull.
However, if slacker power had levels, Mo Wang would rate himself a mere Level 8.
A far cry from Ai-chan's Level 10 mastery of the art.
For her to say something like "handle the handover"... she was definitely hiding something.
Sensing Mo Wang's suspicious gaze, Ai-chan's own eyes began to dart around.
"Ahem! Boss, we've been dawdling for a while now. We should hurry and get going," Ai-chan said, grabbing Mo Wang's hand and pulling him along. "If you want a tour of the Hyperion, Ai-chan can give you one next time, okay?"
The more Ai-chan said this, the more Mo Wang felt like this peasant was plotting against him!
And sure enough, Ai-chan led him all the way to the captain's office.
The moment she pushed the door open, a mountain of files came crashing down on them like a tsunami.
"What the hell?! What is all this?!" Mo Wang finally managed to crawl out from under the sea of documents, pointing a trembling finger at the pile as if he'd seen something terrifying.
"Ehehe, these are all the files Himeko left behind while she was on leave recently," Ai-chan said guiltily.
"This much? All of it?" Mo Wang stared at the mountain of paper that nearly filled the entire room, looking like he was about to eat Ai-chan whole.
Mo Wang casually picked up a file and saw it was the Hyperion's recent electricity bill.
Hold on, how did an electricity bill for 500,000 pop up? Even for the Hyperion, that was a bit much!
"Well, Himeko hasn't been around for a while. We were so happy to finally see you," Ai-chan said with a relieved expression.
"Oh, right. The deadline for some of these files is tomorrow, I think."
"Well, that's that, boss! Ai-chan will be taking her leave now~ This is all yours!"
With that, Ai-chan prepared to make a run for it.
However, she had clearly underestimated just how fast Mo Wang's hands were.
Mo Wang executed a perfect "Seize and Refine," grabbing Ai-chan and lifting her up like a baby chick.
Was she kidding?! If he let Ai-chan escape, he'd be buried here working himself to death!
He finally understood. The real reason he was made captain was so they'd have someone to do all the paperwork!
"Ai-chan, could you perhaps explain these few electricity bills, and why the 'miscellaneous purchases' list includes several dozen video games?"
Mo Wang said, a 'pleasant' smile on his face.
"Th-that, well... maybe one of the Valkyries requested them?" Ai-chan turned her head away, her mind screaming that she was doomed.
She had almost forgotten that this guy even knew where her secret base was.
"Heheheh, my dear Ai-chan... you wouldn't want Theresa and Himeko to find out about you using the Hyperion's public funds to buy games and figures, all sorts of snacks, and stealing power to play demanding games, now would you?"
Mo Wang flashed Ai-chan a lecherous grin.
"Y-you, what are you trying to do?! I'm warning you! Don't you dare try anything funny!" Ai-chan quickly covered her flat chest, looking at Mo Wang as if he were a pervert.
As the number one idol of Honkai (self-proclaimed), Ai-chan believed her looks were absolutely top-tier (not really).
Looking at Mo Wang now, could it be... now that he had leverage over her, was he going to unleash his beastly desires and do this and that to her?!
With her vast trove of experience, Ai-chan's mind was suddenly filled with all sorts of blush-inducing scenarios.
Come to think of it, Mo Wang wasn't bad-looking. He was actually kind of handsome.
If he were to do that to her, should she agree or not?
However, just as Ai-chan's face began to turn red, Mo Wang simply dumped a huge stack of files into her arms.
"Alright, in that case, you can handle all this. Let me know when you're done so I can stamp them. As for me... I'm outta here! Nigerundayo!"
Before Ai-chan could react, Mo Wang had already vanished.
Ai-chan stared blankly at the files in her hands, then at the empty space where Mo Wang had been, and her face contorted with rage.
"Damn you, Mo Wang! Get back here!"