"Mr. Dahao from the Seat of Divine Foresight has made some progress on his investigation, but the Xianzhou is severely short-handed right now, so they need us to help out with a small favor."
Welt explained the latest mission to the group.
"However, this task doesn't require our full force. I'll go with Stelle and Little March. Wende and Dan Heng, you two stay here for now. We can contact each other by message if anything comes up."
"Hehe, this time we'll complete the mission just fine without you two! Wende can just stay here in the hotel and prepare a big feast for us!"
Little March took a photo of Wende and Dan Heng standing at the hotel entrance before following Welt through the Space Anchor to the Seat of Divine Foresight.
"..."
Dan Heng watched the trio leave, remaining silent.
"What's wrong? Worried about them?" Wende asked with a smile, noticing the contemplative look on Dan Heng's face.
"That person is still on the Xianzhou. I'm not entirely at ease, but... with Uncle Yang there, it should be fine." Dan Heng shook his head.
"Have faith in them. Besides, March and Stelle are very strong too," Wende said reassuringly, patting Dan Heng on the shoulder.
"Yes... I hope so."
Dan Heng shook his head again, then followed Wende back into the hotel.
---o---
"CLANG!!!"
The sound of metal on metal rang out, sparks flying as two sharp blades collided. A silver figure and a black figure crossed paths, the sound of a hammer striking an anvil echoing between them.
"Puchi..."
Finally, the silver figure thrust her sword into the black figure's chest. But not only did the black figure act as if nothing had happened, he was even able to swing his own longsword back at the elegant, silver-white figure.
"Tss..."
The silver-white figure's brow furrowed slightly. She withdrew her sword to block the "unexpected" blow.
"Heh heh... you still haven't improved," the silver-white figure said, a mocking smile playing on her lips as she looked at the man before her.
"Heh... you crazy bitch, you're not so great yourself," Blade retorted mockingly, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, ignoring the wound in his chest that was already being frozen over.
"Hmph..."
The silver-white figure scoffed at Blade's taunt, raising her sword to strike again. But then, as if sensing something, she froze mid-motion.
"Heh... he's here. You can deal with it yourself."
Blade let out a disdainful laugh, then turned and fled.
"..."
Jingliu did not give chase. She silently sheathed her sword and looked at the Abominations of Abundance on the ground, her brow slightly wrinkled.
"Aaargh!"
Drawn by the sounds of the fight, the Abominations of Abundance charged at Jingliu again. This time, however, she didn't choose to fight back. Instead, a faint smile graced her lips.
"Watch out, big sister!"
The voice of a young boy came from behind Jingliu. Instantly, two treasured swords flew past her, piercing through the Abominations that were about to reach her.
---o---
"Mara-Struck... they truly are tenacious..."
Kafka, having just returned to the Xianzhou, looked at the battered Blade and shook her head with a sigh.
"Did you bring her back?" Blade asked, looking at Silver Wolf playing games behind Kafka, his tone indifferent.
"Yes... if I didn't... it probably would have caused even more trouble," Kafka said helplessly.
"Hey, what do you mean, 'more trouble'? Did I cause you a lot of problems?" Silver Wolf said, looking rather annoyed. Her hands never stopped moving as her gray eyes remained glued to the flashing screen of her game console.
"Heh... it's good to keep an eye on her," Blade's zombie-like face cracked into a stiff smile. He then slowly walked toward his room.
"Hmm... I feel like you've become a bit more emotional," Kafka said with a smile, turning her head as he stood in place.
"Perhaps it's just joy that my death is approaching... Dan Heng..."
A vicious glint flashed in Blade's eyes... along with... a hint of relief?
"Don't overthink it. After all, that day... is still a long way off," Kafka reminded him.
"Hmph..."
With a light snort, Blade returned to his room.
"It's not the first time I've seen it, but his personality after a fight is a complete mismatch with that 'good old guy' act he usually puts on," Silver Wolf complained, putting down her console, which now displayed a "VICTORY" screen, as she watched Blade's retreating figure.
"Heh heh... he's actually much better now. According to Elio, his temper used to be even worse... otherwise, my Spirit-speak wouldn't be so effective on him."
"Did he join before you?"
"Little Wolfie, don't you already know that?"
"Huh? When did I learn that?"
---o---
"Stop playing! We're almost at the Seat of Divine Foresight!"
March scolded Stelle, who looked like she wanted to keep playing. On the way here, she had almost bumped into several people. If March hadn't been there, the Express might have had to pay for damages!
"Sigh..."
Welt let out a helpless sigh. Was this a good thing... or a bad thing?
It should be a good thing, right? It was better than her running around causing random mayhem... If she hadn't gotten addicted to mobile games and transformed into a net-addict girl, he would have had to call Wende along for this mission.
"Uh... Oh, okay!"
Looking at the deeply engrossed Stelle, March suddenly felt a wave of exhaustion and instantly regretted not bringing Wende along.
This... she wasn't Stelle's mother, so why was she having to do this!!!
What on earth had caused such a drastic change in Stelle's personality?
March had no idea.
Meanwhile, on Stelle's phone:
[Silver Wolf]
"You still playing or not? My luck is so good today, you're not gonna rank up with me?"
[Stelle]
"Sorry... but I have something urgent to do. I can't play with you for now..."
[Silver Wolf]
"Fine, fine. Seriously, my ranking speed is so fast today, and we've only played a few matches? Whatever, you go do your thing. I'll go play something else."
[Silver Wolf has gone offline]
[Stelle]
"Okay..."
[Message could not be delivered.]
---o---
"Wifey Silver Wolf! Wifey Silver Wolf! Hit 'em with a laser!" Dogzi shouted excitedly. He then took the Silver Wolf he had just pulled and viciously spammed E, E, E on the enemy in front of him!
For a time, the E keys of all players who had obtained Silver Wolf were reserved for her alone.
As long as they had technique points, they would use Silver Wolf's technique on anything that could be smashed or could initiate combat.
Although Version 1.1 didn't update the main story quest, it did add a large amount of game content. This led to players being so focused on grinding the game and earning Stellar Jade to pull for their waifus that they had very little time for peeking at characters' underwear or messing around with boxes, unless it was for daily quests.