Alright, upholding the principle of never passing up a good deal, Alex agreed to Chiori's offer to design clothes for his Baron Bunny for free.
After all, Baron Bunny doesn't have its own consciousness.
Baron Bunny: ?
"Well then, come on up this time!" Alex sat on the armored little bunny car again, inviting Chiori.
Chiori's hand lightly touched Alex's, then she pushed off with her legs and jumped on, though both of Chiori's legs were pointed to the left side.
"Uh, if I may say so, it's probably better not to sit sideways. My car is very fast, and it's bound to be bumpy, you might fly off," Alex said weakly. This wasn't him deliberately trying to take advantage.
Although the Baron Bunny provided great safety, that didn't mean there was none at all.
When passing over bumpy sections, without leg support, one's center of gravity could easily shift, making it easier to fly off.
"Okay!" Chiori decisively switched to sitting forward, gripping Alex's clothes with both hands. Her body also leaned slightly forward due to the Baron Bunny's structure.
It was her first time riding such a vehicle, and she instinctively maintained a lady-like posture. So, sitting like that would have been very dangerous!
"Let's go!" Alex said, starting off directly, going from zero to 300km/h in one second!
The Baron Bunny was truly powerful; this was definitely something the cars of Blue Star couldn't achieve before.
400, 500... Then Alex stopped, completing a super long-distance movement in less than ten seconds.
"Phew!" Chiori's head was now leaning against Alex's back, both hands tightly clutching his body.
What just happened?
The surrounding scenery changed rapidly. And Chiori could feel it clearly.
Her body felt like it was floating, her center of gravity starting to rise, feeling as if she would fly off if she didn't hold onto Alex's body tightly.
Seeing Chiori react like his previous passengers, Alex gently comforted her: "Relax, you'll get used to this feeling after riding it a few times. And don't worry, the Baron Bunny is very safe, and there's an energy shield protecting us, so it's not easy to fly off."
Chiori nodded silently. Thankfully, Alex had mentioned her sitting posture earlier; if she had sat sideways, it would have been even scarier!
She needed to calm down; her legs were a bit weak now. She couldn't let him discover her embarrassment.
"Is that your commission target ahead?" Chiori, having taken a few breaths to recover, said to Alex.
"Mhm, most of the monsters in the open world, except for bosses and a few elites, are relatively easy," Alex said, restarting the Baron Bunny: "This time, I'll show you a trick."
Seeing the Baron Bunny start, Chiori's relaxed hands instantly tightened their grip on Alex's clothes.
"Run them over! Baron Bunny!" Alex drove directly, accelerating from 0 to 400, preemptively running over a large monster.
Then the Baron Bunny instantly disassembled, returning to its half-mecha normal state.
Alex and Chiori also landed steadily.
Everyone here was capable; they wouldn't lose balance from a landing distance of less than a few dozen centimeters.
Subsequently, Alex directly connected his consciousness, controlling the Baron Bunny to fire some projectiles. Then he proceeded with a "Ride, On."
Actually, the Baron Bunny he drew was much more useful than the one in the game~!
For one thing, the description of this five-star Baron Bunny construct didn't mention energy.
And after using it, here, using the ultimate didn't require energy, and after activating the ultimate, the riding state could be maintained indefinitely. It just lacked the DMG from the ground slam and a dozen or so laser shots.
Although he could only activate the ultimate once per battle, if he wanted to, he could continuously fight in the car form, always kiting, and even find opportunities to run people over!
However, the Baron Bunny in its half-mecha state was also quite powerful, and it felt pretty good to use.
And this state didn't prevent him from using weapons to fight!
In short, each had its pros and cons!
In no time, Alex dealt with these clustered quest monsters.
"Alright, alright, next location!" Alex said, not even bothering with teleportation; he carried Chiori, relying entirely on the car to traverse the map!
It only took a little over ten minutes to complete four commissions with Chiori.
Alex first took Chiori to a nearby Teleport Waypoint.
"Wait for me a few seconds!" Alex said, and the next moment, he vanished from Chiori's sight.
Alex reappeared a few seconds later, having already informed Katheryne that they had completed their commissions.
Now, he just had to wait for someone to verify it, and then he would receive his Mora.
But Alex said no, instead storing all of it in a small private fund he had set up at the Adventurers' Guild for issuing commissions.
"Too bad, no new commissions again," Alex sighed regretfully. These commissions, day after day, were so few.
Although there were many other quests, none of them were as convenient as fighting monsters. He wasn't short on Mora, so there was no need to torment himself.
His luck today was truly excellent! He hadn't even searched all of Fontaine yet, and he found his target right at the start.
It was a Ley Line Outcrop overflowing with blue energy, a Blossom of Revelation.
Alex activated it directly, revealing the familiar level 47-48 mechanical Ruin Guards.
Then Alex silently looked at Chiori. He had only just remembered to check her stats.
Chiori, female. Race: Human. Faction: Inazuma, Chiori Tailor Shop. Vision: Geo. Level: 18/20. Constellation: 0.
"Uh..." Alex was a little flustered. Was asking Chiori to fight a bit too much for her?
Chiori, unaware of Alex's thoughts, directly pulled out two Swords, ready for battle.
The next moment, Chiori lightly tapped her toes, leaned forward, and charged, instantly arriving in front of the Ruin Guard.
At the same time, the Sword in her right hand swung upwards, hitting the Ruin Guard.
Alex's Vision confirmed that there was DMG, but the HP only dropped by a sliver.
(◔_◔) Simultaneously, a Sleeve appeared next to the Ruin Guard, standing obediently in place.
After a long moment, the Sleeve suddenly twisted, delivering a Geo element scissor cut to the Ruin Guard's body!
Afterward, Chiori suddenly turned sideways, lowering the Sword in her right hand and raising the Sword in her left hand to her chest.
This posture seemed like she was aiming. Alex glanced in that direction and indeed saw a yellow marker.
The next moment, Chiori appeared at the marked spot, then performed a plunging attack.
"Holy moly, it's Geo Keqing!" Alex exclaimed directly. This character was truly amazing.
Then Alex watched Chiori continuously wield the two Swords in her hands, very smoothly and decisively!
However, the level forty-plus Ruin Guard seemed too challenging for Chiori; she was now starting to dodge.
Chiori wasn't particularly skilled in combat; she was just an ordinary fashion designer with a little bit of martial arts.
Moreover, Chiori had only recently obtained the power of her Vision.
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