Silence.
Everyone looked at the scene as silently as a manhole cover.
March 7th had once imagined what might happen between Stelle and Pei Guang. Having read some romance novels, she had even mentally filled in some angsty romantic plotlines.
But no matter how hard she tried, she could never have imagined the two of them hugging a manhole cover and licking it right here.
What the hell! She actually saw the two of them licking the manhole cover with their tongues moving rapidly?
March 7th felt that even if she imitated a small animal drinking water, she wouldn't be that fast.
However, she quickly came to her senses.
Having played with Pei Guang and Stelle for so long and seen plenty of their abstract behaviors, she could be certain of one thing based on their actions: licking this manhole cover would definitely lead to something good.
Otherwise, these two rascals wouldn't be licking it so happily!
Thinking of this, March 7th was even curious about what was so magical about this manhole cover, making her want to go over and give it a lick too.
Compared to March 7th, although Firefly was shocked, she could more or less... accept Pei Guang and Stelle's behavioral logic. Since she met them, these two hadn't done anything serious.
If these two were hugging and gnawing on each other, she would instead suspect if she was dreaming—to actually see such a scene?
But licking a manhole cover together... although abstract, it had a familiar and heartwarming feeling.
At the same time, based on her understanding of Pei Guang, she immediately guessed that there was definitely something special about this manhole cover.
The two of them were indeed used to it, but when Robin saw it, she only felt her pupils quaking.
She felt the sky trembling, the earth shaking, and she even felt the power of Harmony fluctuating.
What was she witnessing? Two people on the street actually hugging a manhole cover and licking it right there?
"Huh?"
Robin rubbed her eyes and looked again.
When she looked again, she noticed that March 7th and Firefly had also leaned in, looking eager to try?
Robin felt her scalp tingling. Although Pei Guang had shown some marvelous abilities, was this ability to assimilate others into licking a manhole cover really decent?
Robin took a deep breath.
After hesitating for a long time, she asked in a whisper: "May I ask... why are you licking this manhole cover?"
Hearing this question, Pei Guang stopped his movements.
At this moment, he felt full of energy: the aura of life within his body seemed about to overflow, causing Robin to involuntarily close her eyes.
She felt the aura of nascent life from Pei Guang.
So sunny, so vigorous… just standing there, one could feel the flourishing aura of life on him.
Sensing Robin's confusion, and looking at March 7th and Firefly who were hesitant but afraid to act, Pei Guang smiled: "This is an Abundance Manhole Cover. Touching it restores HP. Licking it restores 10% HP and increases Max HP by 10%. Max HP stacks up to 100 times, duration is one minute! And every lick not only stacks the count but also resets the duration.
Just in the time you were watching, I've already stacked over seventy layers of HP. Can you feel the abundant life within me?"
Pei Guang involuntarily spread his arms.
As he spread his arms, that abundant power of Abundance made Robin's eyes widen.
Robin: "The power of Abundance... in a manhole cover?"
Pei Guang nodded: "Yeah!"
Beside him, Stelle, having stacked full 100 layers and still wanting more, looked at Robin: "Picking up items that increase stats is common sense, right?"
Robin felt her head was a bit chaotic.
Although she asked Pei Guang to help make her brother leave temporarily, no matter how you looked at it, a manhole cover on the street increasing stats? How is that common sense? And licking it increases 10% HP? Restores 10% HP?
A manhole cover can do this?!
While Robin was confused, Stelle walked over hugging the manhole cover: "You don't believe it? Come lick it!"
Robin shook her head vigorously. Although she didn't have much of an idol burden, licking a manhole cover... she couldn't accept it.
Seeing Robin's painful refusal, Pei Guang reproached Stelle: "Licking a manhole cover is still too hard for normal people to accept."
Stelle looked at Pei Guang in confusion: "Is it hard to accept? This is a stat-boosting manhole cover. And it's just a manhole cover, not something unharmonious."
Pei Guang: "You can't force NPCs to accept our concepts. In the eyes of NPCs, we players are ruthless people who wouldn't even frown at drinking horse fluids. But it's not a big problem: since she doesn't want to lick, let her touch it. Touching has an effect anyway. Eh? Robin, you are on the Path of Harmony, right?"
"Mn..."
Receiving an affirmative answer, Pei Guang looked at Stelle: "Lend her your Harmony Manhole Cover to play with. Once she plays with it, she'll believe it."
Stelle: "Sure!"
Stelle handed her bat with the manhole cover tied to it to Robin. Looking at this combination that resembled a fly swatter, Robin took it, her brain trembling.
She could imagine that as long as she touched this manhole cover, it wouldn't take long for bizarre news like [Famous Singer Robin Steals Manhole Cover] to appear.
But for some reason, looking at this manhole cover, Robin had a feeling of wanting to touch it.
She reached out and touched the manhole cover. The instant she touched it, her eyes widened.
At this moment, Robin fell into darkness.
From today on, she would drift further and further away from the life of a normal singer.
Seeing Robin's expression, March 7th put one hand on her hip and triumphantly showed off to Firefly: "See that? Ah Guang's unique ability. He can always drag people into the ditch in a daze."
Firefly shook her head: "This shouldn't... count as falling into a ditch, right? If simply licking it can increase so-called HP, there aren't many lives in this world that could refuse, right?"
March 7th: "Hiss? You're right. The things Ah Guang takes out look improper, but average people can't get them even if they wanted to. You know trash cans? Ah Guang actually made trash cans in one place sell out completely!"
Belobog nowadays still had things similar to trash cans and dumpsters, but the original trash cans and dumpsters were all gone.
These had either become souvenirs that entered various shops or were bought by the IPC to be sent to the Amber Lord as building materials.
In the past, inhabitants of Belobog definitely looked down on trash cans. What was good about something that held trash?
Now? Many people wished they could lick trash cans with their tongues!
And this was even when trash cans didn't add stats.
Who knew what outrageous things outsiders would do if they knew manhole covers added stats…