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Chapter 73: Aha's Favorite Episode"Right!"Looking at Green Hibiscus who was about to turn around and leave, Ilu suddenly remembered something, and she immediately stopped the green-robed man in front of her. "Wait a minute, I have something to ask you.""Uh..."Hearing this, Green Hibiscus stood still and looked at the silver-haired girl in front of him with some confusion. "What's the matter?""I just heard you say that our  Disciples of Sanctus Medicus still has more than 700 brothers and sisters. Do you have their list in your hand?"Ilu asked tentatively."Of course."Green Hibiscus nodded and spoke in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Don't think that our 'Disciples of Sanctus Medicus' is leaderless after the martyrdom of the leader. Before she left, she sent your message to the branches in various regions. Everyone now knows that the 'Disciples of Sanctus Medicus' has a backup like you in Exalting Sanctum.

With a common goal and the mutual appreciation between brothers and sisters, we will soon meet each other in the square of Exalting Sanctum. In addition, I am more familiar with the environment and terrain here, and have dealt with some nearby shops more or less. It is not difficult to collect the names of these brothers and sisters..."Halfway through, Green Hibiscus suddenly realized that something was wrong and looked at Ilu with a puzzled look in his eyes. "But, Lord White Lily, you want their list, what are you going to do?""It's like this, I plan to ask for some benefits for them..."Seeing the vigilance in Green Hibiscus's eyes, Ilu held her chin with one hand and pondered for a while, then lied without changing her expression. "You know that I have the ability to ask for the blessing of the Merciful Medicus. I plan to check their qualifications later. If there is someone with excellent bones, I will consider asking the Merciful Medicus to give them more Abundance power."Today, there are quite a lot of foreigners who came to Aurum Alley, and they are not necessarily all members of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus. If the Cloud Knights arrest them all at once, innocent people will be wrongly accused, and if it gets out, it may have a bad impact on the image of Aurum Alley.

If she can get the internal list of the 'Disciples of Sanctus Medicus', there will be no mistaken arrests. Maybe they can take this opportunity to hype up the popularity and make Aurum Alley completely popular.

"Ah! Of course, no problem! Lord White Lily, with your words, our brothers and sisters of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus can rest assured. I will give you the list now!"Learning that Ilu planned to let the 'Merciful Medicus' perform miracles, Lu Furong was shocked by her words on the spot.He was ecstatic when he came to his senses. He immediately took out his mobile phone and added Ilu as a friend and sent the current list of members of the 'Disciples of Sanctus Medicus' and some important files to her account.

After glancing at the list sent by Green Hibiscus, Ilu silently forwarded it to Yanqing, then put away her phone, pretending nothing had happened.Very good, now we should be able to catch all the 'Disciples of Sanctus Medicus' members in one fell swoop.……"Ilu, you're back?""Yeah."Looking at the silver-haired girl walking out of the alley with a smile on her face, Stelle, who was waiting at the entrance of the alley, asked curiously: "How is it? Did that Green Hibiscus notice anything unusual? After all, there are quite a few Cloud Knights coming to Aurum Alley today.""Don't worry, I already informed Yanqing last night. The Cloud Knights who came to Aurum Alley for team building today are all retired veterans, and some of them were injured and had to go home to recuperate. No regular troops were mobilized, so it is absolutely impossible to be exposed before the formal operation."

Looking at the Medicus believers who were mixing with the Cloud Knights disguised as ordinary diners not far away, Ilu's mouth curled up slightly.

This kind of enjoyment of seeing villains going out for dinner and encountering military team building is exactly what she likes most, and it was also promoted by her, which made her really feel the fun of "elation."

"It's still some time before the closing operation. Before that, I plan to let them squeeze out the money in their pockets.""You are worthy of it, Ilu... Ah! By the way, there is something else I need to tell you."Just then, Stelle suddenly remembered something and quickly picked up the phone and spoke to Ilu. 

"March 7th just sent me a message. She said that there are too many customers coming to Aurum Alley today. Many stalls have not been prepared yet. Let's go to Aunt Gao's stall to help out now, otherwise she may not be able to handle it alone.""No problem."Hearing this, Ilu nodded gently.Even if Stelle hadn't said so, she had already planned to do it. Anyway, she was idle, so she might as well find something to do—it’s definitely not because she is addicted to veteran barbecue!

..."Why are there so many people in Aurum Alley today..."Seeing the endless queue of people in front of the snack stall, Aunt Gao, who was busy in front of the stall, took a towel to wipe the sweat from her forehead. She now regretted not hiring more people."Aunt Gao, we are here to help!"Just when she was worried about the lack of manpower, the voices of Stelle and Ilu suddenly came from not far away.

The two pushed the cart they brought with them when they set up a stall in Exalting Sanctum and walked straight toward her."Ah! It's great to have you here!"Aunt Gao was overjoyed when she saw them. She waved to them with a smile. The two of them set up a new barbecue stall next to the snack stall, and March 7 also came to help.Now most of the civil and military officials of the Xianzhou have gathered in Aurum Alley. If they eat well today, the business of Aurum Alley will be booming in the future."I'm sorry, Yaoshi, I have to borrow your power..."

Whispering an apology in her heart, Ilu began to use the power of Abundance to continuously create ginkgo branches.

Just like before, these abundant creations lost the characteristics of Abundance the moment they left her body and became the best spices.

"Stelle, is the fire lit?""The tip of the lance has been lit. The flame lance... can be prepared for barbecue at any time.""That's good, come on, shout.""Golden man offal, delicious and inexpensive!"Ilu handed the skewers of meat skewered with ginkgo wood to Stelle, who roasted them with the amber flame of the flame gun until they were golden. The fragrance was mouth-watering, and the barbecue stall of the two attracted a large number of customers—even Green Hibiscus was attracted by it.

"Uh... why are you here again?"Stelle frowned and looked at the green-robed man in front of her. "Didn't you see that we were doing business?""No, no, no, you misunderstood!"Hearing this, Green Hibiscus waved his hand quickly and explained with a wry smile. "I just came here to buy a few skewers, not to disturb you two... Uh, anyway, I want 5 skewers, remember to put less spicy, I like a light taste.""So many requests..."Stelle didn’t have any good feelings for the guy in front of her who lured many innocent people to become followers of The Abundance.While Green Hibiscus was not paying attention, she simply sprinkled the chili powder in the seasoning jar on the skewers in her hand.

Looking at these fiery red skewers, Stelle felt that her mood instantly improved.The skewers in her hands were no longer ordinary skewers, but skewers with the Path of Destruction. Those who ate them would definitely undergo the test of Destruction.

At this moment, the Wiill of Destruction in her heart was even purer than that of the Antimatter Legion."Am I seeing it wrong... Is there too much chili in this?"Taking the skewers handed over by Stelle, and looking at the densely packed chili powder on them, Green Hibiscus's face suddenly changed, and he looked at the gray-haired girl in front of him with embarrassment."You are not seeing it wrong. This is slightly spicy."Stelle replied in an unquestionable tone.Green Hibiscus: "..."Isn't your slightly spicy a bit too much?After hesitating for a while, he secretly glanced at the silver-haired girl who was still concentrating on skewering meat not far away, and decided not to bother too much.Forget it, with the blessing of the 'Merciful Medicus', even if it is spicy, it won't be too spicy—at least it won't kill people.Next, it's time to find a seat and slowly taste these skewers with the addition of Abundance creations...Oh! Before tasting the food, we should first praise the great, kind, and generous 'Merciful Medicus'. It is they who remade us!

Holding the grilled skewers, Green Hibiscus glanced around.

Almost all the people around here came in groups of three or five, and there were very few empty seats.

As a cultivator of the 'Disciples of Sanctus Medicus', he could not openly gather with other brothers and sisters, so he could only find other diners who were also traveling alone and temporarily share a table.Oh... there seems to be an empty seat here."Hey, buddy, can I sit next to you?"Green Hibiscus took a stack of grilled skewers and came to several people wearing different clothes.

One of them was strong and had a grand manner. He seemed to have served in the army for several years. There was also a literary young man who wore high-end clothes and gave off the air of a civil servant.

The last foreigner was someone he knew, a cultivator of the 'Disciples of Sanctus Medicus', who was considered one of his own.Although these three people were together, they were definitely not the same kind of people. He could rest assured to share a table with these three."No problem, brother, please take a seat."The stubble-faced man with a bronze badge on his waist patted the empty seat next to him and said with a smile. "There are indeed few seats here today. Everyone is sitting at the same table. It can only be said that Aurum Alley is completely popular this time. There weren’t many people here before.""Yes, I heard in the card group that the barbecue here is amazing, so I came here to take a look."Another elegant young man pushed the heavy black glasses frame and continued the conversation. "I didn't expect it to be so lively. If I hadn't come down earlier and reserved a seat in advance, I'm afraid there wouldn’t even be a seat."The stubbled man looked at the foreigner who was acting stiffly, looked him up and down, and asked curiously, "By the way, buddy, how did you get here? I don't think you're a local of Xianzhou?""Uh... I, uh, team building. I came here with my colleagues for team building." Glancing at Green Hibiscus sitting in front of him, the young planter said in a panic."Oh? Let me guess, are you from the IPC?"The bearded man stared at him with increasingly sharp eyes.Just when the farmer thought he was about to be questioned, the man suddenly laughed and stopped asking questions. Instead, he pushed the wine glass in front of him.

"No matter who you are, you’re a guest in Aurum Alley. Come, have a drink with me!"The bearded man patted Green Hibiscus on the shoulder, as if he didn’t treat him as an outsider."And this brother, come, let’s have barbecue with wine together. It’s a must.""That...""Don’t worry about anything else. Fill your stomach first. You can’t come here in vain—maybe you won’t have a chance in the future!" the bearded man said with a smile.Green Hibiscus: "..."This guy, why does he say it as if we’re going to be finished soon?

Heh, isn’t it just drinking? Who’s afraid of who?

I have the power of Abundance to sober up. Let’s do it!

... 

"Oh my god! Is this... is this really Aurum Alley?"It’s only been a day since she came here, and Aurum Alley has changed a lot. Looking at the bustling downtown with a sea of people in front of her, Sushang’s eyes were almost turning into mosquito coils.No, no, I’ll definitely get lost if I go in. I have to contact Ilu and Stelle...Thinking of this, Sushang took out her mobile phone and prepared to call Ilu and Stelle, but suddenly found that someone in the internal group chat of a certain Cloud Knight unit was also talking about things related to Aurum Alley, which instantly attracted her attention.Although Sushang didn’t know many big characters and rarely watched others chat, the people in this group chat were basically fellow comrades who were transferred from Yaoqing Xianzhou like her.

How to put it... These people’s cultural level was comparable to hers, and they spoke straightforwardly and easily, unlike those intellectuals who talked about this and that and were weird all day long. Sushang occasionally shared some of her martial arts experience in the group chat.But now these people were talking about Aurum Alley, which was unusual. She had to see what was going on.

[The barbecue in Aurum Alley is really delicious! ((?^?))]

[Ah? Which stall? I’ll go take a look.]

[I don’t have a high level of education, so I don’t know the name of the stall, but the stall owner is a little girl with silver hair, and there’s a big girl with gray hair next to her who helps with the barbecue. You can try their barbecue when you go over.]

[Alas! I’m still patrolling the streets. In the past few days, the higher-ups have issued orders to arrest the remnants of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus. I don’t have time to go to Aurum Alley to enjoy a good meal.]

[That’s a pity. If I come today, I might get some unexpected gains.]"This should be Ilu and Stelle..."Looking at the description given by the big brother in the group, Sushang quickly recognized that the barbecue stall owner he was talking about was her two friends. She immediately edited a message in the group and sent it out.[Is there a location to share? I’ll go over and take a look.]

[Yes, wait a moment, I’ll send it to you...]Soon, the enthusiastic retired veteran sent the location to Sushang. Following the navigation, Sushang found Ilu and Stelle’s barbecue stall without much effort.

Looking at the two people working hard to skewer meat, their inefficiency, and the long queue of customers behind them, Sushang couldn’t stand it anymore.No, this is too slow!

She still remembered the bet between the Aurum Alley Chamber of Commerce and the IPC yesterday. Now that the Aurum Alley Chamber of Commerce earns one more cent, her chance of winning is one more cent. When she thought of the full cup of soda bean juice, Sushang knew that she had a reason she absolutely could not lose."Let me help!"Thinking of this, Sushang simply rolled up her sleeves and squeezed between Ilu and March 7.

In the surprised eyes of the two, she took a deep breath, and then... stopped."What’s the word... Bing, Bing what speed?"Sushang looked embarrassed and turned to Ilu, who was standing nearby, for help."Speed is the most important thing in war?"Ilu asked tentatively."Yes! Speed is of the essence in war! Anyway, we have to hurry up!"After saying that, Sushang lifted the pot of fresh meat on the table into the air with force, then grabbed a handful of ginkgo skewers, muttering.

"Take my move, Cloud Knight Sword Art——"

The sharp skewers thrown from her hand accurately pierced the plump meat. In just a few seconds, she had skewered more than 20 skewers of meat, and her efficiency was quite amazing."..."Watching this scene, Ilu fell into silence and looked down at the Iron Cavalry Transformation Sheath hanging at her waist.After thinking about it, she gave up the idea of skewering in her Iron Cavalry form. With Sushang helping her work here, she didn’t need to do it.What’s more, Snow-Fyrefly V was more suitable for making cold drinks than barbecue.

Hmm... should I open a cold drink shop next to it instantly?After thinking about it, Ilu decided to go to the dock to move some watermelons over."You guys grill here for a while. I’ll get some chilled watermelons to sell together.""Ah... chilled watermelons? But it’s so hot, where can we get so many chilled watermelons?"Hearing this, Sushang looked confused."You don’t need to know this."Ilu said mysteriously, pulling March 7’s sleeve. "Come on, March, let’s go together."

"OK!"

March 7 followed with a smile.Go to the dock to get some chilled watermelons—that’s what she meant!

... 

Time passed quickly, and when they had almost sold out the barbecue and chilled watermelons, it was already noon.After three or four hours, the first batch of customers who came to Aurum Alley had more or less filled their stomachs, and the believers of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus also had enough to eat and drink, arriving as promised, and walked toward the dock."Well... it’s almost time."Looking down at the time on his phone, Green Hibiscus’s lips slightly raised. He calculated that it was almost time to meet up at the square at the pier.Thinking of this, he signaled to the farmer sitting opposite him with his eyes. The latter understood and stood up to leave with him.Seeing the two of them getting full and walking toward the pier, the bearded man with a bronze badge on his waist immediately stopped them."Brothers, have you eaten and drunk?""Well, we’ve almost finished eating. Let’s go for a walk."Green Hibiscus nodded gently and said with a smile."Walk? Well, I’m planning to walk too. Let’s go together so that we can have a companion later."The bearded man followed with a smile. Although Green Hibiscus was reluctant to see this scene, it was difficult for him to drive away such a warm-hearted brother, so he could only let him follow.Oh, since you’ve followed me, don’t even think about running away later.When Lord White Lily brings down the miracle of Abundance, everyone here will become a believer of the great, kind, and generous Merciful Medicus.

Not long after, Green Hibiscus arrived at the port.

As expected, more than 700 brothers and sisters of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus came to the dock after having a good time eating, drinking, and having fun.At a glance, the exotic costumes everywhere gave him a sense of security—as if he were returning home.They’re back, all back.Now, he only needs to wait here for Lord White Lily to fulfill her promise and bring down the miracle of Abundance here.From then on, this place called Aurum Alley will become the holy land of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus. What an exciting thing!At this moment, Green Hibiscus suddenly heard some discordant voices behind him, destroying his beautiful vision."Want to leave? Go back and don’t run around.""Ah? You... what do you mean?""Nothing. Just stay here honestly."Feeling something wrong, Green Hibiscus turned his head suddenly and found that behind the brothers and sisters of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, a group of muscular men had surrounded them without anyone noticing. They surrounded the entire dock and were staring at them like tigers eyeing rabbits.If someone wanted to leave, these strong men would rush up to block his retreat, and the bearded strong man with a bronze badge on his waist was the big brother who had shared a table with him not long ago. He had a formation blade in his hand without knowing when.What’s going on?!Seeing this scene, Green Hibiscus’s pupils trembled, and he realized that something was wrong.At this moment, even the most foolish people would know the identity of these uninvited guests—the Luofu Cloud Knights.No... Lord White Lily, is this the surprise you mentioned? This is such a great surprise.

Why did even the Cloud Knights come to this dinner party?!Ding ding!Just then, Green Hibiscus’s phone suddenly rang. It seemed that someone was sending him a message. He quickly opened his phone and took a look. The person who sent him the message was the current leader of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus—White Lily.【White Lily: I know how you feel right now—very nervous, very confused, right? (*￣︶￣)】

【Green Hibiscus: What's going on, "White Lily"? Why are there so many Cloud Knights at the dock?】

【White Lily: I know you're anxious, but please don't be anxious (:з」∠)】

【Green Hibiscus: You have to give us brothers and sisters of the "Disciples of Sanctus Medicus" a reasonable explanation. Have you betrayed us?】

【White Lily: I will never betray you, never make you depressed~】

【White Lily: I will never abandon you, never make you cry~】

【White Lily: I will never say goodbye to you, never hurt you with lies~】

【Green Hibiscus: ?】

【——You have been blocked by the other party. The message failed to send.】"White Lily!!!!!!"A heart-wrenching roar came from the dock, and it was clear that someone had broken down."Hehe, we've been fooled, family~"Standing on a starskiff suspended in the sky and watching Green Hibiscus stamping his feet like crazy below, Ilu's mouth curled up slightly, and a bit of a happy smirk appeared on her face."Ding—"Just then, her cell phone rang. Ilu opened the message and took a look. It was a text message from Yanqing, with only a few words—Prepare to act."The time is up. You have seen the list sent to you. Now start the net-closing operation. No one is allowed to escape!"On the other side, the bearded man who led the veterans of the Cloud Knights gathering near the dock also received a notice from Yanqing. Without any hesitation, he immediately ordered the arrest of all the remnants of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus present.

The Cloud Knights are also different, and these retired Cloud Knight veterans are basically all elites, most of whom were transferred from the Xianzhou Yaoqing to enjoy their retirement life. They are all veterans with great achievements.

This time, the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus is not just hitting a wall—it’s hitting a titanium alloy plate.No one expected that they would encounter such a terrifying thing today.

Going out to Aurum Alley for a veteran's barbecue and also meeting a lot of second-class merits who can still run and jump—if this news spreads, it's estimated that outsiders will envy them to death.

"Hey! What are you doing!"Looking at these unfriendly Cloud Knight veterans rushing toward him, Green Hibiscus was scared to death. He lost control of his emotions and shouted angrily.

"Do you know who I am? I have an immortal body blessed by the 'Merciful Medicus'...""Bang!"Before he could finish, the stubble-faced man knocked him to the ground with a punch, cursing.

"You talk too much nonsense. We're all from Yaoqing, and we're supposed to be afraid of you, an immortal? Do you know that I've killed more abominations than the names on your household register?""Tsk, he fainted... What a waste. Take him away."With the list of believers of the "Disciples of Sanctus Medicus" obtained by Ilu, the veterans of the Cloud Knights present did not give them a chance to explain. Whenever they encountered someone who tried to quibble or resist, they would directly subdue him to the ground with an iron fist."Oh my god, what's going on? Why is there a fight at the dock?!"Seeing what looked like a group fight at the dock in the distance, Sushang rushed over in a hurry and soon recognized that the fighting party was the veteran she had met during the Xianzhou Yaoqing period. She quickly grabbed one of them and asked about the reason."Who is it? Don't stop me from getting second-class merit... Ah! Isn't this Sushang? Why are you here too?"

"What are you doing? Why are you fighting with people at the dock?"

"What dock fight? Look carefully. We're catching those remnants of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus who believe in the Acestor of Longevity, Pestilence, and Calamity. There are only about 700 of them in total. If we don't hurry over, we'll be late!"

"Ah? What, more than 700 second-class merits!!!"When Sushang learned that the remnants of the "Disciples of Sanctus Medicus" were all gathered at the dock, she was immediately shocked. Without any hesitation, she rushed toward the nearest Yaoshi believer with a sword.

"Second-class merit! Where are you running? Take my move, Taixu Nebula Slash!"

"Oh my god! Where did this wild girl come from?"

"Phoenix, show yourself!"

"Boom!!"

...

"Well, it seems that the battle here is almost over..."Looking at the "Disciples of Sanctus Medicus" believers and retired veterans of the Cloud Knights fighting in a group at the dock, showing a one-sided crushing situation, Ilu knew that there was no suspense in the net-closing operation against the "Disciples of Sanctus Medicus."

The performance of the "military officer" was about to end, and it was time for the "civil official" to take the stage.Today, there were a lot of guests coming to Aurum Alley, which meant that quite a few people had witnessed the fierce conflict. If the rumors were allowed to spread, it might have a bad impact on the image of Aurum Alley.

So, at this time, some small tricks were needed to rectify public opinion.

The department best at this kind of thing is undoubtedly the one in charge of Xianzhou intelligence and information deduction—it is the Divination Commission where Qingque and her colleagues are located. Now is the time to use this network of contacts.【Ilu: Qingque, you should have shown the manuscript I prepared for you to Fu Xuan, right?】As soon as the message was sent, Ilu waited for Qingque's reply.【Qingque: It's ready. I showed it to the Master Diviner this morning. She said there was no problem and was willing to help us.】

【Qingque: At present, all the false information spread on the Xianzhou network has been deleted by us as soon as possible. Everything is subject to the official news from our Divination Commission. There is also a live broadcast from the on-site reporter. I will forward it to you. See if there's anything you need to add.】

【Qingque: (Forum URL)】"Oh?"Seeing the URL sent by Qingque, Ilu clicked on it and saw that it was a forum called "Luofu Miscellany." What caught her eye was a top hot topic—the conflict at the Aurum Alley Wharf.There were several other topics following this hot one—some related to Aurum Alley, and others about supernatural events in Suiyuan—but the current popularity was completely overshadowed by Aurum Alley.[Shocked! How attractive are the delicacies in Aurum Alley that they even made fugitives fall into the trap!]

[Do sales deliver themselves now? The remnants of the "Disciples of Sanctus Medicus" went out for team-building and ran into 800 retired elite Cloud Knights. They locked eyes, and the scene was awkward.]

[I'm Laughing to death! This is Lord  Aha's favorite episode. I declare that the most "joyful" event of the year has been born!]In just a few minutes, the news from Aurum Alley had spread throughout the entire Xianzhou Luofu network.

Under the deliberate guidance of the Divination Commission, the news eventually turned into this: it is said that the snacks in Aurum Alley are so delicious that even the remnants of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus risked their lives to come for team-building, but were arrested by retired veterans of the Cloud Knights who also came for the food.Facts have proven that this kind of humor is what the public loves. Ilu only needed to make a little effort for the Aurum Alley topic to exceed 10 million hits. Now everyone knew how delicious the snacks in Aurum Alley were.And she also killed two birds with one stone.

While dealing with the remnants of the "Disciples of Sanctus Medicus," she also caused Aurum Alley's turnover to soar dozens of times overnight. Goods at the dock were in short supply, and tourists came and went in an endless stream. Even at its most prosperous period, Aurum Alley had never had half as many tourists as now.

Finally, at noon on the third day after the bet was signed, the previously arrogant IPC representative arrived at the negotiation table at the dock as scheduled.Looking at the bustling streets not far away, then at the dozens of cargo ships docked nearby, the man in sunglasses nearly popped his eyes out."Wait, no! This... is this Aurum Alley? I'm not in the wrong place, right? It's only been two days. How did so many people suddenly come here? What did you do?!""Don't just stand there—apologize!"Sushang threw the bill in front of him and urged impatiently, "The Chamber of Commerce has paid off the overdue rent. Now it's time for you to fulfill your promise.""Here, drink slowly—don't choke."The silver-haired girl sitting next to her smiled and pushed a whole bottle of soda bean juice across the table. Although her tone was gentle, it sounded like the devil in his ears. "If it's not enough, you can always refill your cup~""Uh, but..."Looking at the soda bean juice in front of him with its strong sour smell, the man in sunglasses turned green. He wanted to escape, but he couldn't in this situation."Don't try to deny it!"March 7th, hands on her hips, chimed in, "I've asked the Divination Commission’s notary to record what you said before. The witnesses from that night are waiting here. The evidence is irrefutable!""I... I'm sorry for Aurum Alley.""Louder!""I-I want to apologize to the elders and folks of Aurum Alley...""Too weak! I can't hear you at all!""But...""I said I can't hear you, and I can't hear you.""I'm a fool with no vision! I don't know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is. I can only bark wildly!""Well... I still liked your defiant attitude earlier. It's better to moisten your throat before learning to bark like a dog."Looking at the pale face of the man in sunglasses, Ilu reached out and knocked on the soda bean juice on the table. The corners of her mouth lifted slightly. 

"Come on, drink it—as we agreed."..."My stomach hurts so much. Am I going to die?"Three minutes later, the empty bottle lay on the table. The man in sunglasses knelt on the ground, clutching his stomach, screaming in pain, and was carried away on a stretcher, twitching."Don't be afraid. There are professionals here—let me do it!"Bailu who stood nearby had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Seeing that the IPC representative was no match for the power of soda bean juice, she immediately rushed over and fed him a few sips of her panacea, though the strong taste of the bean juice still lingered in his mouth.

"Forget about the barking—just go.""Really... really?""If you want to bark a few times here, I won't stop you.""Thank you! Thank you!"Looking at the IPC representative in front of her, who was so grateful he nearly kowtowed in thanks, Ilu's smile widened.See? After giving him a big gulp of soda bean juice, he still had to thank us in the end."No need to thank me. After all, we’re not bad people. Better to stop doing such humiliating things."As she spoke, the silver-haired girl waved her hand in disgust, signaling him to leave quickly."Oh oh oh!!! We won!"Watching the IPC representative board the starskiff and leave dejectedly, the members of the Chamber of Commerce watching the scene at the dock suddenly burst into cheers of victory."Thank you so much, Ilu and Stelle. Without your help, I don’t know when I would’ve seen Aurum Alley this prosperous again."

"In the future, if there’s anything we can help with, the Aurum Alley Chamber of Commerce will do its best!"---Chapter 74: This Veteran Is Not Simple!After some planning by Ilu... or rather, it was completely accidental—she just polished it up.

In short, Aurum Alley finally started to flourish this time, and even the IPC's Exalting Sanctum branch took the initiative to merge into the local Chamber of Commerce and decided to jointly develop this increasingly prosperous street."Hehe, it's almost time for us to retire!"Seeing Aurum Alley change from deserted to its current lively scene, everyone felt a sense of accomplishment.In order to express their gratitude, when Ilu and the others were about to leave, the shops in Aurum Alley specially contacted the local Chamber of Commerce to give them a large number of local delicacies and souvenirs as gifts.A large car full of gratitude from Aurum Alley.In addition, the Cloud Knights, who had won a great victory at the Aurum Alley Wharf yesterday, also sent a representative to find Ilu. The person who came was the bearded man with a lieutenant badge on his waist. His identity was not simple either—he was a guard of the Starskiff Haven. Of course, he has retired now and handed his position to a newcomer.

Although Ilu did not directly participate in the arrest operation, she provided a lot of intelligence for the Cloud Knights’ operation, including the most critical list of the remnants of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus which can be regarded as a great contribution.

With this information, no matter which Cloud Knights unit was involved, catching these remnants was as easy as catching a pig. These retired veterans were able to earn a collective second-class merit, and this silver-haired girl in front of them had made an indispensable contribution.

As a reward, after applying to the superiors, the Cloud Knights sent this retired guard to give her a golden Special Merit Medal and up to 3 million credit points.

"Wow! So many credit points!"Seeing that the bearded uncle in front of her had actually transferred 3 million credit points to Ilu's account, March 7th's eyes lit up immediately.She had thought that the bounty for the "Disciples of Sanctus Medicus" would be worth a lot of credit points, but she didn't expect it to be so much. She would have to let Ilu treat them to a few meals at the snack street in Aurum Alley!"Wait! My god! There’s even a Special Merit Medal?!"Seeing the bearded uncle handing a golden medal to Ilu, Sushang on the side also widened her eyes.

She knew how difficult it was to obtain this gold medal symbolizing Special Merit.This Special Merit Medal could only be obtained by those who had made great contributions to the Xianzhou and led the Xianzhou to turn the situation around in difficult and dangerous circumstances!Even Yaoqing, the God of War who had overturned several Abundance-worshipping warships by himself and returned alive with the heads of enemy generals, did not get the Special Merit Medal—only a First-Class Merit.

How did Ilu get it? It shouldn’t be enough to just help eliminate the remnants of the "Disciples of Sanctus Medicus"...Could it be that Ilu secretly saved the Xianzhou Luofu without her knowing?"Wait! Am I seeing this right?!"Just when Sushang lowered her head and pondered when she could get a Special Merit Medal, she suddenly heard the uncle lieutenant in front of her exclaim, which immediately attracted her attention and that of the people around her."This is... this, this, this! You actually carry a 'Galaxy Hunt Order' given by the 'Reignbow Arbiter'?! Who are you?!"After seeing the golden "Galaxy Hunt Order" on the silver-haired girl’s waist, the former guard from Starskiff Haven immediately widened his eyes and opened his mouth, looking at Ilu in shock, as if asking—which Xianzhou are you a general of? Why haven’t I seen you before?You should know that this is a gift from the Reignbow Arbiter. This is a rare treasure that even a Xianzhou General may not be qualified to hold!

If his eyes had not been shaken by the vast and surging "Hunt" power when he accidentally scanned it just now, perhaps he would have regarded this "Galaxy Hunt Order" as an ordinary ultimatum token.

"You actually recognized this token..."Ilu was a little surprised that the retired Starskiff lieutenant in front of her could recognize the "Galaxy Hunt Order" on her waist, but she soon returned to normal.

She sighed lightly, and spoke to the bearded uncle in front of her with a little regret. 

"How should I put it? In fact, I’m also a retired soldier like you, but my home has been destroyed... Alas, that beautiful hometown—I can never go back now."Retired soldier, destroyed home, hometown that can't be returned to...After hearing what Ilu said, the bearded uncle couldn't help but bow his head and fall into deep thought. He more or less guessed the identity of the silver-haired girl in front of him.A destroyed hometown... That is to say, she came from a destroyed Xianzhou... It must be one of either 'Daiyu,' 'Yuanqiao,' or 'Cangcheng.'

Judging from the lifespan of the person in front of him, she was most likely from the older generation of Cloud Knights during the bloody battle era.Because of this, he didn't believe that the silver-haired girl in front of him was just an ordinary soldier. However, there were other people nearby, so he couldn't ask too much and could only ask tentatively.

"You... did you participate in the encirclement and suppression of that demonic emanator that year?"

"Encirclement and suppression?"

Hearing this, Ilu shook her head and answered truthfully. "No, I was the only one who participated in the crusade. You and I may not be talking about the same emanator."

"Going alone to fight the emanator alone... If it's for this reason, then it's normal for the Reignbow Arbiter to give you this item."

Hearing this, the bearded uncle stood in awe.This veteran is not simple!He didn’t expect that there would be such a hero who left no trace in the Xianzhou Luofu. Such deeds cannot be buried. He had to find someone who could read and write to record this matter when he got back today.…After bidding farewell to the retired Cloud Knights lieutenant, the group returned to Petrichor Inn with a full load and began to pack their luggage.

After solving the problem at Aurum Alley, they naturally had no reason to stay here any longer. Dan Heng had also ended his meeting with his old friends.

After staying here for a whole week, it was almost time for everyone to return to the Astral Express and discuss with Mr. Yang about heading to the next destination."Ding—"Just then, Ilu’s phone suddenly rang. She looked down at the message and found that it was from Bronya.[Group chat of Bronya, Stelle, March 7th, Ilu, and Dan Heng][Bronya: (Cheers.jpg)][Bronya: Hi! Everyone on the Express, can you see my message?]"This is... a message from Bronya?”

Because Bronya created a small group, in addition to Ilu, March 7th and Stelle could also see the message she sent.

The silver-haired girl, who reacted immediately, replied.

[Ilu: Bronya? Long time no see. What do you want to talk to us about?]

[Ilu: You didn’t forget to invite me to the group. That’s really unexpected Σ(⊙▽⊙“)]In the battle with the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus a few days ago, Ilu had spent a lot of "Remembrance" to resist the destructive bloom of the Withering Lotus.

It stood to reason that the people on Belobog’s side should have forgotten her, but Bronya actually remembered her.

Soon after the message was sent, the other party responded:[Bronya: You are the hero who saved Belobog, Miss Ilu. How could I forget you?][Bronya: (photo.jpg)]"This is..."Ilu clicked on the photo, which showed Bronya and a photo wall. The wall was covered with her photos, all of which were taken by March 7th when they were on Jarilo-VI.No wonder Bronya still remembered her. If someone looked at the photo wall every day, they would never forget her—unless the self in the photo suddenly disappeared, but that was impossible.

[March 7th: Bronya! We missed you so much!] 

[Stelle: Yeah, I missed you back in the Xianzhou too (flowers.jpg)]

[Bronya: Phew! I'm glad you got the message. I know you're busy now, so I'll keep it short.]

[Bronya: It's like this. I've been pushing the preparations for the Sunrise Festival lately to reunite the Overworld and Underworld and better prepare for the reconstruction of Jarilo-VI.]"Sunrise Festival?"Looking at the message from Bronya, Stelle blinked in confusion.

She hadn’t heard of this festival... maybe it was a traditional Belobog holiday?[Bronya: The Sunrise Festival is a traditional festival of Belobog. You may not have heard of it because, due to the impact of the Fragmentum and the lockdown, it hasn’t been held for many years.][Bronya: If you have time recently, I would like to invite you to participate in the Sunrise Festival celebration and witness the phased results of the Belobog revival plan.]"Ilu, what do you think? Should we participate in this Sunrise Festival?"Seeing the festival invitation from Bronya, Stelle subconsciously turned her head to look at Ilu and asked her opinion in a low voice."I think we can go and take a look."Ilu nodded.She just calculated the timing in her mind—it was about time for Director Topaz to head to Jarilo-VI for debt collection. If she returned to Jarilo-VI now, she could just catch up with the Ether Front.She was quite interested in this gameplay. Since there was a chance, she would definitely not miss it."March 7th, what do you think?""I think it's okay! Festivals and celebrations—how could we miss out!""Only Dan Heng is left... uh, it seems I can’t contact him. All his equipment is turned off. He’s probably in seclusion. Let’s go back to the train and see."

...

"Oh? You're back?"Himeko was drinking coffee while flipping through the record's information. It seemed like she was checking something. When she saw Ilu and the others return to the train, she was stunned at first, then smiled and welcomed them."Where’s Dan Heng? Hasn’t he come back yet?"March 7th glanced at the empty observation car and didn’t see Dan Heng. She couldn’t help but ask curiously."Dan Heng came back this morning. He seemed to be worried about something and stayed in his room. You can go see him later.""Why isn’t Mr. Yang here..."March 7th didn’t see Welt either. He should have been in the observation car. The tea he bought from Exalting Sanctum not long ago was still on the table, but he was gone."Welt said his waist felt a little uncomfortable—it seems he accidentally sprained it a few days ago. He left the train two system hours ago to see the Vidyadhara girl for treatment. It will take some time before he returns."Glancing at the empty seat on the sofa next to her, Himeko showed a helpless smile and motioned for the three to sit down and rest."The train isn’t in a hurry to head to the next destination. You can take a rest first, or continue to stroll around the Xianzhou Luofu.""Ah, no, we came here to tell you something..."Stelle briefly described Bronya’s invitation to Himeko and explained that Belobog was holding a festival celebration and had specially invited everyone on the train crew to visit. Himeko thought for a while and quickly agreed to the request to return to Belobog."No wonder March is so energetic—she’s really looking forward to something fun."Looking at March 7th, who looked excited and seemed eager to play, Himeko smiled as she spoke."Sister Himeko, will you get off the train with us when the time comes?""No, I still have some things to do and can’t get away for now. Say hello to the Supreme Guardian for me when the time comes."Himeko shook her head. As the train’s pilot, she had heavy responsibilities and would likely need to stay on the Express for the time being."The trailblazing mission of Jarilo-VI was completed by the three of you... and Dan Heng, four people. You have reason to enjoy the gratitude of the locals. If there is a next opportunity, I will definitely make time to go with you."

Since Himeko couldn't go due to something, they naturally wouldn’t force it. Since Uncle Yang was still undergoing a physical examination at the Department of Inspection, the train had to wait a while before it could depart. Ilu returned to her room first and picked up her phone to log in to Honkai: Star Rail.When she was free at night these past few days, she would log in to the game to advance the plot. In just a few days, she had completed the main quest of Belobog, successfully arrived at the Xianzhou ship, and caught up with the progress of the main masses.

After three days, her account on the forum had just been unblocked. The post she made during the memorial service a few days ago also changed from "only visible to herself" to "visible to everyone." The comment section was filled with "R·I·P," and there were several reply messages below.[By the way, why can’t I see the IP address of the poster?]

[It shouldn’t be in China.]

[Do you have a photo of that poor girl?]

"Photo? Of course I have."

Ilu found the photo of the funeral scene that had been sent to her by March 7th in her album. In the center of the photo was a small memorial tablet with a black-and-white photo of a smiling fox woman hanging on it, and white wreaths piled up nearby.

[Retired Iron Cavalier: (photo.jpg)]

[Retired Iron Cavalier: I didn’t go to the scene at that time, this was taken by my friend.]

As soon as the photo was posted, everyone in the comment section fell silent.

They opened the picture and looked at the black-and-white photo inside. The more they looked at it, the more familiar it felt. How come the person in the photo looked exactly like Tingyun?[Why does this sister look so much like Tingyun?]

[What the hell! I thought it was real, but it turned out to be a hoax.]

[Tingyun cosplay, the qualityis quite high.]

[This is so funny. Tingyun just died, and someone already started cosplaying her. I can’t even imagine what kind of amazing things you’ll do in the future.]

[Waiting for the host to post Ilu cosplay (funny face.jpg)]"It seems they’ve just experienced the plot of version 1.2..."During the three days when Ilu was banned, version 1.2 in the real world had also been updated. She clicked on the homepage of the official forum and saw a lot of fan creations related to the 1.2 plot, including many erotic pictures and cosplay photos.As a popular character, she naturally could not be spared. Her cosplay could be seen everywhere, and someone had even made a high-quality leather suit of Snow Fyrefly, which attracted a lot of praise.In addition, miHoyo had spent two major versions’ worth of time making an animated short film about Ilu, in order to restore the story of her single-handedly killing the Swarm. Seeing this one-minute short film with over 10 million views, Ilu clicked in with curiosity to take a look and soon gave her evaluation in the comment section.

[Well, the restoration is not bad. It can be given 9 points overall.]

[However, you need to pay attention to the details. First of all, it’s a distance issue. She did not use a sniper rifle to kill the Swarm King from afar. After all, there were self-destructing insect swarms nearby, and it was not easy to aim from a long distance. In fact, she should have accelerated, approached, and killed it with that bullet.]

[Then there’s the size of the Swarm King. The Swarm King is much larger than a normal star, like an expanded red giant. Even if you look across the entire galaxy, it is a very conspicuous existence. The star system where it is located is basically full of planetary-sized Swarm True Stings.]After posting these comments, Ilu exited the video with satisfaction and prepared to enjoy the next fan masterpiece.

“Ding—”Just then, her phone rang with a message. Ilu exited the forum and took a look. She saw that it was a message from Stelle.

[Stelle: Ilu, Uncle Yang is back. We can get ready to go!]

[Stelle: By the way, March has changed into a new outfit. It looks really nice. Come and see it.]"Oh?"As soon as she saw March 7th wearing the new outfit that somewhat resembled the Princess of Snow, Ilu’s eyes lit up. She immediately put away her phone, jumped up from the bed, and quickly made her way to March 7th’s room.Then, she was half-pushed by March 7th and Stelle to change into a gorgeous blue dress."Liar, I will never believe you again."Looking at the two of them smiling at each other, Ilu sighed helplessly.She was fooled. She thought she would see the beautiful March 7th after going over, but in the end, she was the one who was beautiful."Don’t! Isn’t this pretty?"March 7th smiled and took the camera to snap a few close-up photos of Ilu, and then called Stelle to take a group photo: "Come on, Stelle, let’s take a photo together. Let Ilu stand in the middle.""No, you have to prepare one for Stelle too. I have three outfits in my closet, but she only has one. How can I not dress her up for such a grand occasion?"Ilu was naturally unwilling to accept this. She simply pointed her spearhead at the gray-haired girl who was giggling at the side and reached out to hold Stelle’s shoulders… uh, it didn’t seem that high—anyway, she held Stelle’s waist to keep her from running away."Stelle, I don’t think there are any clothes in my closet that are suitable for her. It depends on what she thinks."Hearing this, March 7th looked Stelle up and down. In her impression, Stelle was the kind of person who would roll in the mud when she had a random brain twitch and liked to beat people with a baseball bat. She didn’t seem very suitable for elegant and dignified dresses."Well, I don’t need it..."Looking at Ilu’s somewhat resentful eyes, Stelle scratched her head awkwardly. She simply changed the topic and shifted the focus of the discussion from clothes to the upcoming trip to Belobog.

"By the way! I just checked the observation records released by Uncle Yang. Compared with our first Trailblazing trip, the average surface temperature of Jarilo-VI has warmed up a lot. Although it’s still not very habitable, it shouldn’t be too cold this time.""Then let’s not keep Uncle Yang and the others waiting.""Yeah! Let’s go now!"

... 

Soon, the train jumped back to Belobog.Back to the bitingly cold snowfield on the outskirts of the city, the three of them encountered a group of uninvited guests as soon as they got off the train. They saw a group of unidentified people in black uniforms standing in the wind and snow not far away."Eh? Black uniforms? That doesn’t look like the outfit of the Silvermane Guards, right?"Seeing the scene in front of her, March 7th blinked in confusion and whispered, "Could they be from the ‘Interastral Peace Corporation’?""It seems that the evaluator sent by the ‘IPC’ has arrived on this planet."Ilu nodded and explained, "They’re here to deal with the bad debt left behind by the ‘Architects’ and the Swarm outbreak that occurred beneath Jarilo-VI.""Uh, this uniform feels kinda ugly..."

Stelle made a sharp remark."Really? I think it looks pretty cool.""That’s not the point. We’re here to celebrate the holiday. If something happens to Belobog, our holiday plans will be ruined...""Let’s go and see what’s going on."As the train crew approached, the grassroots employees standing guard in the fierce snow and wind also cast vigilant looks at them… Er, no, these IPC employees just glanced at them and continued to stand where they were, as if the arrival of the group had nothing to do with them."...""..."Just as Stelle and March 7th looked at each other and were about to pass by these grassroots employees, they suddenly heard one of them contact someone through an intercom."Boss, I found two strangers here. Do you want me to kill them?"March 7th, Stelle: "!!!""Kill, kill?"No, buddy, are you serious?You should take a look behind us. Ilu has already taken out the Transformation Device and is ready to summon the Snowy Fyrefly Armor. If things really escalate, it's not certain who will kill whom.

"...Kill your head! Stay there and don’t move. I’m coming over!"Although the staff member showed reckless boldness, fortunately, the IPC executive on the other end of the intercom seemed like a normal person and rebuked him mercilessly.Soon, within a few minutes, everyone saw a coolly dressed white-haired woman walking toward them. Her hair was dyed red underneath, and her figure was well-proportioned, giving a concise and capable first impression.Perhaps it was due to the IPC’s unique corporate culture—she had even deliberately left an open window on her chest area.

Such proportions made people feel a bit dizzy, and behind her was a... dimensional piggy bank?!Could the person approaching be the IPC’s “Piggy Bank Manager”?!"Nice to meet you all. My name is Topaz. I’m an investment specialist from the Interastral Peace Corporation. I’m here to handle special business on Jarilo-VI."

Topaz smiled and introduced herself to Ilu and the others. Then she looked helplessly at the man who had been standing guard not far away.

"My colleague... uh, he’s not very good at communication. Don’t take it to heart.""Huh, that really shocked me. We came here in a relaxed mood to attend the celebration. We don’t want to be dragged into any strange conflicts..."March 7th breathed a sigh of relief and then introduced the three of them to Topaz.

"I almost forgot to introduce myself. I’m March 7th, this is Stelle, and this is Ilu. These two are my companions. The three of us are Nameless from the Astral Express. You should’ve heard of the ‘Astral Express.’""Astral Express... I see. I could tell at a glance that you’re not locals, but I didn’t expect to meet the Nameless here by chance. It’s truly a wonderful fate."Knowing that the three people in front of her were actually Nameless walking the path of Trailblazing, Topaz became visibly more respectful and did not neglect them.To date, countless trade routes of the IPC had been developed thanks to Trailblazers, and even the problem of Stellarons blocking star rail routes had been resolved by the Trailblazing crew.It could be said that the Astral Express was the IPC’s best partner, and across the entire universe, the reputation of these Nameless from the train was so high that people often impersonated them to scam food and lodging.Of course, in Topaz’s eyes, it was easy to distinguish truth from falsehood—and the three people in front of her were indeed genuine Nameless."I heard from the locals that the Stellaron here... uh, and that trouble, were all solved by you?"Topaz blinked curiously."Just a little help."Ilu replied modestly.Of course, her “little help” may have been the key to resolving everything in this arc."By the way, I just heard from Miss March that you're rushing to attend the festival in Belobog, right?""Well, will Miss Topaz join us?""Unfortunately, I may not be able to go with you... There’s still some ‘IPC’ business I need to deal with here, and I may not be able to spare time for a while. But if there’s time, I believe we’ll meet at the festival celebration."...After exchanging mobile phone numbers, Topaz hurriedly left with the IPC's employees. Ilu and the others didn’t stay in the snowfield and rushed to Belobog."Wow! Is this still Belobog? It’s almost as lively as Aurum Alley, and the noise is bustling!"Looking at the busy scene in the Administrative District square, March 7th couldn’t help but sigh.It had only been a week since they last came, but Belobog had changed a lot. It seemed that Bronya had managed the place very well. If you didn’t know any better, you might think you had arrived on the wrong planet."Is that person over there Pela? Well, let’s go and say hello to her."

Noticing Pela explaining history to children near the Eternal Freeze Monument not far away, March 7th immediately walked over with Ilu and Stelle. The former quickly noticed their arrival and opened her eyes wide in surprise.

"Ah! When did you arrive, Stelle, March... and this one, what’s her name?"Although Pela had a deep impression of the silver-haired girl in front of her—and she would never forget the shock engraved in her DNA—she found she couldn’t recall her name at the moment, which made her feel extremely guilty.She was obviously the hero who had saved Belobog, but she couldn’t remember her name.

If word got out, she’d be ridiculed—how could an intelligence officer of the Silvermane Guards remember every artifact’s history in the museum but forget the name of Belobog’s savior? Truly embarrassing!"Her name is White Lily, and she’s the leader of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus."

Stelle introduced Ilu’s identity to Pela seriously.

"Of course, she’s turned over a new leaf and opened a barbecue shop on the Xianzhou now. If you’re interested, you can try it.""White Lily?"Pela blinked in confusion. The name felt very unfamiliar, and as for the so-called "Disciples of Sanctus Medicus," she had never heard of it.In her memory, this benefactor should be called I-something. Could it be that she remembered wrong?Ilu: "..."So she can’t get rid of the codename White Lily?Forget it. Now that Disciples of Sanctus Medicus has been destroyed, and since Stelle likes to use the name, let her.

Not angry. Well, she’s not angry."Hey! Stelle, look at how Ilu is staring at you. Be careful she comes back to trouble you later."Just as Stelle was grinning and about to continue fabricating history, March 7th suddenly warned her and pulled her back to reality.Stelle immediately turned around and looked behind her, only to see the silver-haired girl—who had just been angry—now smiling mysteriously. The look in her eyes made Stelle feel like she’d been marked by a hunter. It probably meant: don’t even think about sleeping in my room anymore—go back to your White Lily."Oops!"

Seeing this, Stelle immediately realized she’d offended—no, kicked a steel plate—and quickly explained to Pela that it was just a joke, reintroducing Ilu’s true identity."I see..."

Finally, the name matched the one in her memory, and Pela couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. She looked at the three in front of her and suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Miss Bronya—uh, the Supreme Guardian—is waiting for you in Klippeburg. Do you need me to guide you?""No, we’ve only been away a week. I still remember the way.""That’s good."...After saying goodbye to Pela, the three of them went straight to Klippeburg.

As soon as they pushed open the iron door of the meeting hall, they saw Bronya and Topaz deep in discussion."I fully understand your difficulties, Miss Supreme Guardian. Belobog’s current financial situation isn’t your fault, nor is it the fault of anyone here. But since you've inherited the legacy of the 'Architects,' this debt cannot simply be written off..."Noticing the train crew behind her, Topaz paused, then looked into Bronya’s eyes and continued.

"You and I both know that this planet has encountered more disasters than just the ‘Stellaron.’ You can’t resolve another crisis alone. I hope you’ll consider my proposal from earlier.""I understand, Miss Topaz. Give me some time. I’ll seriously consider it."Bronya held her forehead with one hand and sighed helplessly."Alright then, I won’t get in the way of your reunion. Bye~"After receiving Bronya’s response, Topaz nodded with satisfaction. She smiled, waved at Ilu and the others, and left Klippeburg alone."Bronya, why do you look so sad? What did Topaz just say to you?""It’s about debt..."Soon, everyone learned from Bronya the results of the initial negotiations between the Interastral Peace Corporation and Belobog regarding its debt.Although the debtor is gone, if the debt isn’t repaid, Belobog’s credit rating in the universe will drop, and no one will be willing to lend them money. Relations with the IPC will also become tense. The debt must be paid.The most troublesome issue is the Propagation nest hidden beneath the planet.

Without external assistance, Belobog’s current military forces alone cannot deal with the Ashen Sun larvae. Only by handling these troublesome insects and eliminating the potential threat can they attract outside investment to rebuild the city and repay the debt. It’s a vicious cycle.The current situation is: Belobog can either repay the 700-year-old debt and the cost of the insect eradication package, or sell the entire planet to the IPC and write off the debt. The IPC will then help eliminate the underground Swarm nests.Topaz’s proposal is simple—sell Jarilo-VI to the IPC to clear the 700-year debt, so the people of Belobog won’t have to pay for the Swarm eradication package."I’m thinking about whether there are other options, but I can’t think of any. I can only ask if you have any ideas..."Thinking about this gave Bronya a headache. She had no intention of holding the Sunshine Festival. If she didn’t resolve this bad debt quickly, she probably wouldn’t be able to sleep at night."It’s that overdue debt problem again. Troublesome, but maybe not unsolvable..."At some point, March 7th had pulled out a monocle and transformed into a great detective to sort through the matter.Recalling what had happened at Aurum Alley not long ago, she quickly found the only solution and cast her eyes toward the silver-haired girl beside her."At this critical moment, as long as we can ask little Ilu to help, all problems will be solved.""Really? Miss Ilu has a way?!"Hearing this, Bronya’s eyes lit up. She quickly turned to Ilu with a hopeful look."Since Ilu easily resolved the rental crisis in Aurum Alley, I don’t think Belobog’s debt will be a problem for her. She can probably solve it with just a little effort."After hearing March 7th, Stelle also nodded in agreement.

"Ilu has magical powers. Let her handle it—maybe she really can help you!"If it were anyone else, Bronya might be skeptical, but since it was Ilu, she believed she could work miracles—this was the trust Ilu had built."No! Bronya, don’t listen to their nonsense. I don’t have that kind of magical power!""Please, Ilu!!!"After hearing about Ilu’s legendary feat of transforming Aurum Alley in just three days, Bronya looked at the silver-haired girl with eyes full of admiration, almost like she was about to offer her up as a sacrifice.If you ask the Aeons, they may not respond—but if you ask Ilu, she really might help you!"Okay, since you all said so, I’ll see if I can come up with a solution later, but I can’t guarantee success..."Looking at the expectant eyes of the three, Ilu sighed helplessly.Sigh... I’m just a retired veteran. Why does everyone treat me like some kind of all-powerful Buddha?----Chapter 75: Large-Scale TV Series: Waiting for Ilu"Don't worry, Bronya! How can an enthusiastic Nameless refuse a friend in trouble?"Making a "no problem" gesture to Ilu, March 7th looked at Bronya, patted her chest, and said: "The matter of Belobog cannot be left alone. We will also help you find a solution."With the size of the IPC, It is easy to suppress a small Belobog. At this time, the only one who can help them is the Astral Express."So, how much money does Belobog owe?"Stelle asked curiously.Just as the size gap between the "IPC" and Jarilo-VI is vast, the size gap between Jarilo-VI and Aurum Alley is also very large. The money owed over the past few hundred years must be countless times more than the dock rent owed by the Aurum Alley Chamber of Commerce.

Besides, this place has just established contact with the outside world. Compared with the situation in Aurum Alley, Belobog is more difficult to deal with."Astronomical level. I don't even know how to pronounce that string of numbers..."When she thought of the debt owed by the city builders, Bronya sighed again. She took out a thick list from the table and handed it to Stelle.

"Including the principal and interest, the interest has been compounded for a full seven hundred years. I get a headache every time I see it. Take a look at it yourself."This is a difficult problem left by the predecessors. Now it depends on the wisdom of the descendants to solve it. The burden on her is very heavy, but if it is not solved as soon as possible, Belobog will have no future."Oh my god, do you owe this much?!"When Stelle took the bill for the first time, she was frightened by the numbers on it. March 7th, on the side, also came over curiously. Seeing the countless zeros following the first digit, the smile on her face froze instantly.This... isn't it too much to owe? It seems that even if Ilu comes, she can't solve this debt. It may be possible to let Herta come.But this is Jarilo-VI's business. At most, we can ask Mr. Yang or Himeko to help. It's not good to ask outsiders to get involved.So—"Ilu, do you have any good ideas?""Bring the bill here. Let me take a look.""No problem."The focus of the plan to save Belobog went around everyone's head and finally fell on Ilu's. The silver-haired girl took the bill and looked at the astronomical figures on it. She held her chin with one hand and fell into deep thought.With so much money owed, Belobog could not pay it back in a short time—there is no doubt about that.As for whether to guarantee Jarilo-VI to the "IPC" in the name of the Astral Express, this possibility was ruled out by her the moment it popped up in her mind—this is not the way to help others. At the very least, you can't let yourself get involved. This is the most basic bottom line.

"We can't change the debt, but we can find a way to change the attitude of the IPC."

"Stelle, March, you two go find Topaz and see if you can convince her to let the IPC give you some time to handle the pest control and debt repayment businesses separately."If it is just to satisfy Bronya's wish, then the simplest way at present is undoubtedly to procrastinate—the problems that the predecessors could not solve should be left to future generations to deal with.Although she cannot guarantee the independence of Belobog, she can find a way to keep Belobog independent during Bronya's administration, and then let the "IPC" take over the mess of Jarilo-VI—that is, to deal with the underground bugs."No problem, we will go find her now!"After receiving Ilu's instructions, March 7th and Stelle set off immediately to the History and Culture Museum in the upper district to look for Topaz."Ilu, this is the black tea brought by Miss Topaz..."There were only two of them left in the huge meeting hall. Bronya made a cup of black tea for Ilu. This new product had just been circulated in the market of Belobog and was very popular among the upper-class residents."Oh? Let me try it..."Taking the teacup handed over by Bronya, Ilu tasted the tea carefully, but could not taste anything. She sighed and put down the teacup.Sure enough, it was like boiled water—tasteless.Although she still had a cup of soda bean juice, she would definitely not take it out in front of others.By the way!Why not try to use the player's wisdom to solve Belobog's problem?Thinking of this, Ilu immediately picked up her phone and prepared to log in to Honkai: Star Rail, but she found that the game was stuck on the login interface again, and the official forum was also stuck at an hour ago. No matter how she refreshed, no new posts were posted, and she could only browse the past posts."Alas, the game can't be entered again..."The last time the game was unlocked was after defeating Phantylia. Could it be that there will be another big boss waiting for them to solve next?"Miss Ilu, why did you sigh just now?"Observing Ilu's actions from the corner of her eye, Bronya couldn't help but feel a shudder in her heart when she saw her suddenly sigh twice in a row.This feeling is like a doctor suddenly sighing while treating her. Anyone who sees that would be scared to death, for fear of being diagnosed with an incurable disease."Nothing, don't worry."Ilu shook her head, indicating that Bronya should put her mind at ease for the time being and continue to think about the things on this planet.

Due to the existence of the Ashen Sun Hive, the planet is almost completely destroyed by Cocolia. It may be much more difficult to get the IPC to give up Jarilo-VI than in the original plot—even if the IPC is willing to give the Astral Express face, it has to think about how to deal with these bugs.

Ilu knows how difficult these bugs are to deal with, so she prefers to let the IPC take over to deal with them, while Bronya is worried that the IPC will limit the autonomy of the residents of Belobog, which is very contradictory.Otherwise, should we ask the Abundance "Yaoshi" to bless the Swarm nest, and then notify the Xianzhou to send someone to deal with it?"Uh..."Ilu looked down at the "Galaxy Hunt Order" hanging on her waist and decisively gave up on this unreliable idea.

Let’s not even talk about whether the Cloud Knights would be willing to come. If the Reignbow Arbiter doesn’t like actions and suddenly shoots an arrow, then Belobog and the Swarm nest will be destroyed together. This method is not feasible."Ding--!"Just then, her phone suddenly rang with a message from Stelle and March 7th. [March 7th: We found Topaz and talked to her. She said that the swarm issue can be dealt with separately, but there has been no progress with the debt issue.][March 7th: I don’t know what Bronya is planning now, but I think what Topaz said makes sense. If the Astral Express leaves, the only ones who can deal with the Jarilo-VI swarm are the IPC. I don’t want to see everyone here in danger.][Stelle: Seele just sent me a message that IPC people seem to have gone to the Underworld and occupied the large mining area. They said they wanted to assess the danger level of the swarm and some assets, and they didn’t let the miners in.]In order to block the swarm and prevent them from coming out of the mine, Ilu used "Remembrance" to build an ice wall at the mine before leaving Belobog. Now that the IPC evaluators have arrived, they are likely to try to destroy the ice wall, which is undoubtedly a hidden danger.

"The swarm in the Underworld… I have to go take a look..."Seeing the message from Stelle, and to avoid any accidents caused by IPC personnel, Ilu immediately said goodbye to Bronya, left Klippeburg, and went to the Underworld. Soon, she met Stelle and March 7th at the entrance of the large mining area, and Seele was waiting for them there."Hey! Everyone, I’m here!"Seeing the arrival of the Express Crew, Seele took the initiative to explain the situation in the Underworld to the three, then pointed to several IPC employees who were blocking the entrance of the large mining area not far away."These are the people who blocked the entrance to the large mining area and prevented the miners from entering. Bronya told us not to clash with these people..."Looking at the sophisticated weapons and equipment worn by these IPC employees, Seele gritted her teeth, her face full of dissatisfaction.

"The weapons of these guys, as well as the mechs they control, are much more powerful than ours. They rely on their good equipment to bully people everywhere. What kind of skill is that, being so arrogant!""What is the situation in the mining area now? Does anyone know?" March 7th asked with concern."There were a few miners who ran out of it in a panic earlier. I heard from them that the entire mining area has been controlled by these guys in black."Whether it’s a street kid or a drifter, they all hate IPC hounds very much. Seele now wanted to rush over and punch their teeth out."Let’s go and negotiate with them."

After everyone gathered and discussed, they decided to take the large mining area back from these people first. Seele led the group with a sour expression to confront the IPC employees blocking the entrance. However, no matter what they said, the employees remained silent.

Finally, one of them couldn’t hold it anymore. He glanced at the three people standing behind Seele and said in a low voice:

"You three are the ones who talked with the Senior Manager in the snowfield before...""It’s you, Brother Mieko!" Ilu interrupted with a surprised look.IPC employee: "..."

Mie… Brother Mieko? Don’t give others nicknames casually, okay?

Didn’t you see my colleagues almost burst out laughing? If I get a performance deduction because of this, can you take responsibility?!"Anyway, you won’t let us through no matter what, right?""That’s right! The team leader said that if I let you in, I’d lose half a year’s performance.""You...""Everyone, don’t waste your breath on them, let’s go!"Seeing these IPC employees shirking responsibility, the hot-tempered Seele lost her patience. She rushed over with March 7th and Stelle, and quickly beat the IPC employees until they vanished in the blink of an eye.There’s no helping it. These low-level employees only earn a few thousand credits, and firing a shot into the sky is already worthy of the IPC’s investment. Why risk their lives for such minor performance?"Hmph, they ran so fast."After driving away the IPC employees, the group headed deep into the large mining area. Any IPC hounds they encountered along the way were beaten up just the same.Sorry, workers — in order to make your salary worthy of your treatment, you’re definitely getting beaten up today.Not long after, everyone encountered the dimensional piggy bank that used to follow Topaz — Numby."Is this... a piggy bank?""It’s called Numby. Let’s follow it.""Okay, no problem."Following Numby's steps, they soon encountered the team leader who had led the IPC employees to block the mining area. Looking at the big guy in front of them who resembled a Grizzly mecha, Seele realized that this guy might be the one in charge here."Hey! The big guy over there, are you the one in charge here?""Natives? The IPC is conducting asset and threat assessments here. Please follow the designated personnel for evacuation to a safe zone to avoid harm to innocents."Noticing several locals approaching from nowhere, the team leader waved his hand and signaled to the employees nearby to take them away."Hey! What kind of evacuation is this?"Seele was immediately displeased: "You’re the ones who forcibly occupied the mining area and drove the miners out of their homes.""Uh, who are you?"Realizing that the visitors were unfriendly, the team leader’s tone immediately turned harsh and aggressive: "Oh? You’re this arrogant in front of us. Do you want to test the power of the IPC’s weapons?""Topaz allows you to mess around like this?""Huh? You know Senior Manager Topaz…? No, I don’t care who you are. The employees of the Strategic Investment Department have no obligation to explain the project details to unrelated individuals. If you don’t leave now, we’ll initiate forced eviction!""You bastard..."Looking at the arrogant and domineering man in front of her, Stelle frowned. She couldn’t stand it anymore and wanted to beat him up.Compared to these guys, Topaz is so kind and broad-minded—unlike the blind and ungrateful man before her."Ilu, let him see how powerful you are.""It’s no big deal, just leave it to me."Looking up at the behemoth in front of her, Ilu revealed a blue transformation device with elytra patterns on her hand, her gaze playful as if she were looking at a large toy."Forced expulsion... eh?"Just as the team leader was about to use force to drive them away, a flash of blue light crossed his eyes, and the surrounding temperature dropped drastically in an instant.What happened?When the blue light faded, the silver-haired girl who had looked fragile now stood before him as a silver-white armored knight covered in frost. Seeing this scene, the team leader couldn’t help but freeze in shock.What the hell is this thing? Which assembly line produced it? How come he has never seen this type of mech before? How did these natives get it?"Employees, come on!"Looking at the silver-white iron cavalry exuding a chill in front of him, the team leader had a bad premonition in his heart. Just being glanced at by the other party made his heart skip a beat. Without any hesitation, he decided to let the IPC employees next to him go over to investigate the situation."But, team leader...""Shut up! Be careful, or I’ll deduct your performance!""Understood!"Seeing that their already small performance bonus was about to be deducted, the IPC employees present were immediately like chickens injected with adrenaline. They picked up their weapons and surrounded the people in front of them. Stelle, March 7th, and the others were not afraid at all. The two sides soon fought, and the IPC side fell into an absolute disadvantage."Damn it, since you insist on doing this, don’t blame me for being merciless with the laser heavy artillery!"

The team leader raised his arm, and the laser heavy artillery on it burst into red light.

This was a warning signal for launch. The IPC employees who saw this scene quickly distanced themselves from Stelle, March 7th, and the others, fearing they would be caught in the area-of-effect attack."Don’t move."

But before he could fire the laser heavy artillery, a silver-white figure with azure wings on her back suddenly appeared in front of him and grabbed his wrist. The terrifying force made the team leader unable to break free no matter what.This was the absolute gap in performance between the two sides.

It was like asking a Tarnished to challenge Malenia—he’s flying in the sky, and you can only roll on the ground, unable to fight back at all.What’s more terrifying was that he realized his arm had been covered with a thick layer of frost without him even noticing, and it was rapidly spreading toward his body. Even the laser heavy artillery that had finished charging was affected and fell into a state of frozen paralysis.Ah!! No, my mech!

If it’s damaged in battle, I have to use my own money to repair it!!!"Stop fighting! I surrender, let’s talk this out!"For the sake of his wife and children, the team leader chose to surrender without hesitation.Although the salary given to him by the IPC could rent a single room on the Interastral Peace Corporation Enterprise, it wasn’t worth risking his life for.Just then, an IPC employee behind him answered a call from Topaz, and his face suddenly changed:"Um, team leader, Senior Manager Topaz just sent a message...""Uh, Senior Manager Topaz? What did she say? Read it to me quickly.""She said, 'When each project team performs asset and hazard level assessment operations, it shall not affect the living order of local residents, and shall not take threatening, violent, or other illegal means against local residents—some serious violations of this regulation will be punished by deducting 60% of the year-end bonus from all employees in the team.'""60%?! It’s over, it’s over!"Looking at the severely damaged right arm of his mech and thinking that his year-end bonus might be cut by more than half, the team leader turned pale.Without a moment’s hesitation, he immediately ordered all the employees in the team to apologize to Ilu and the others and evacuated the employees conducting the asset assessment from the large mining area. He then respectfully led them to the mine and introduced the detailed steps of the "hazard assessment operation" to everyone.The IPC had brought high-temperature-resistant mechs capable of diving deep into magma to detect the status of the insect nest. There was a special vibration detection device inside. If it sensed the presence of a real Ember Stinger, it would immediately report to the terminal above."Huh? Why is there a piece of ice here?"The team leader, who was about to go deeper into the mine, suddenly found an ice wall in front of him. He reached out and knocked on it, but it didn’t move at all, which left him confused."I put this piece of ice here. Wait a minute, I’ll take it back."Ilu placed her hand on the ice wall and reclaimed the "Remembrance" from this area. The group continued deeper and soon reached a magma pool. There were still traces of the battle from some time ago. The IPC employees who had come here immediately raised their guard."It’s very dangerous here, be careful!""Over there! Get out the freezing spray gun. If a bug dares to fly out, teach it a lesson!""Where’s the high-temperature-resistant mech? Don’t just stand there, quickly connect the control terminal and throw it into the magma—let it swim through!"It could only be said that pest control still needed to be done by professionals.

The IPC’s risk assessment team members were all veterans at dealing with the Ashen Swarm. When facing these tough little bugs, they had plenty of experience. Before entering the mine, they had brought every piece of equipment they might need.

"Can we just watch from the side?""Well, we can’t jump in and swim in lava with those traffic lights.""Yeah, that’s true..."The risk assessment process was long and boring. Ilu decided to stay and wait for the results, and let March 7th and Stelle return to the Overworld to find Bronya and confirm the situation.Although it was technically to "confirm the situation," in reality, it was about time for the vote on whether to sell Jarilo-VI to the IPC. This matter was Belobog’s own business, and the Express Crew would not interfere with their choice.However, she could provide a small piece of advice."Stelle, after returning to the Overworld, convey my next words to Bronya.""I think the reason why Topaz insisted on acquiring Jarilo-VI is probably because she felt that Belobog would not be able to deal with its current difficulties without relying on the IPC’s strength. So if she wants to convince her, she must let Topaz see Belobog’s own strength.""No problem. I’ll tell her truthfully."Hearing this, Stelle nodded seriously and made an "OK" gesture to the silver-haired girl in front of her.Twelve system hours later—Deep within the large mining area in the Underworld, after a long and careful exploration over half a day, the risk assessment team finally figured out the underground environment of Jarilo-VI and the threat level of the swarm."The young Ashen Stings were found. Danger level raised to Level I."

"A small insect nest was found. Danger level raised to Level II."

"A medium-sized swarm nest was found. Danger level raised to Level III. Application for a special task force from the Strategic Investment Department required."

"A large swarm nest was found... Well, strictly speaking, it’s a large insect nest that’s frozen. Danger level remains unchanged and cannot be assessed."

"--Finally, no Ashen Sun True Sting were found during this assessment operation. No emergency response measures need to be initiated. The report is complete."

After reporting the geographical data of Jarilo-VI, the team leader finally breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the silver-white cavalry who had been silently watching their every move.

Finally, he couldn’t suppress his curiosity and asked in a low voice.

"Hey! Miss, I want to ask... where did you buy this mech?""..."Hearing this, Ilu looked up and glanced at him. After thinking for a moment, she replied truthfully:

"I didn’t buy it. It was given to me."Team leader: "???"Haha, no, is this sister seriously joking?"It was given to you? Why don’t you say the Aeons gave you everything you’re wearing too?""Let’s go, everyone, we should head back."After completing the risk assessment, he didn’t want to stay in the steaming mine any longer. He left the large mining area with the IPC employees who had already packed up their gear."Ding--"Just then, Ilu’s phone rang suddenly. She opened the message and checked it. It was a text message from Stelle:[Stelle: Regarding the vote, Bronya has already reached a result.][Stelle: After a unanimous decision by the people of Belobog, they’ve decided to repay the debt slowly through their own efforts.][Stelle: Bronya just took us to find Topaz. We took her to the Echo of War according to your instructions. Things seem to be making progress.]"Oh, it went that smoothly?"Seeing the message from Stelle, Ilu blinked in surprise.It seemed that Topaz had discovered the IPC branch under Swarovski's leadership that had been deployed in the Underworld, and realized that Belobog did not rely on the IPC’s support when fighting the Antimatter Legion.The creation engine developed by the Belobogians themselves gave Topaz hope for this planet—as previously stated, the objective debt couldn’t be changed, but they could change Topaz’s subjective perception and persuade her to abandon the plan to forcibly acquire Jarilo-VI.Alas, poor Miss Topaz. She might be demoted because of this. I’ll have to go over and comfort her.…"Hi! Miss Topaz, you’re here~"Ilu was lucky. As soon as she arrived at the snowy plains outside the city, she saw Topaz talking to a colleague and immediately raised her hand to greet her."Ilu… why are you here?"Topaz was slightly stunned upon seeing her, and the person she had been talking to fell silent, as if listening in on their conversation."I heard that you were leaving, so I came to see you off…"Ilu naturally knew who was speaking with Topaz—it was Aventurine, also a member of the Ten Stonehearts—but she had no intention of speaking with him. She looked into Topaz’s eyes and continued."According to the reward and punishment system of the IPC, voluntarily giving up the Belobog project must have cost you a lot. You might even be demoted several levels. I have to apologize to you on behalf of the Express Crew."After saying that, Ilu took a business card from her folded space, handed it to a surprised Topaz, and said with a smile.

"This is my business card. It has my contact information on it. If you ever need help, Miss Topaz, feel free to contact me. I wouldn’t mind establishing some private cooperation with you—as long as you don’t forget me."In the end, someone always gets hurt. Since Topaz had done the Express Crew a favor, Ilu would find a way to return that favor.Of course, more importantly, she wanted to take the opportunity to collect more "memories." When others are sad and frustrated, she would appear to comfort them. She believed that no matter who it was, they’d be touched by her kindness.Heh, the plan worked!"Thank you, Miss Ilu. With your comfort, I feel much better."After snapping back to her senses, Topaz gladly accepted the card from Ilu, clear surprise written on her face.Although she hadn’t truly been hurt by the demotion—and could regain her position with a few successful deals—the friendship of an unknown customer was priceless to her."I accept this friendship. If Miss Ilu ever needs my help, you can also reach out to me.""Indeed, I need a small favor...""What is it?""Please buy a bundle for me.""???""Okay, just kidding. I’ll be going now—you two carry on. Bye~""..."After Ilu left, Aventurine spoke leisurely, "Haha, Topaz, I think I’ll have to take back what I said earlier. You really gained a lot this time.""That’s why in our business, kindness always opens more doors."Putting away the business card Ilu gave her, Topaz’s lips curled up slightly."Oh, you really know how to apply what you’ve learned… By the way, I forgot to mention I’ve got a major deal that concerns the whole department. I’m looking for a reliable project manager. This position should go to you.""Oh? Interesting. What case made you learn to cooperate?""What else? Penacony.""What?""How about it? A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Want to consider it?""Oh, this is going to be a hassle. I’ll get back to you. I have to go buy a bundle for Ilu and the others first..."... 

"Ilu, you're back!""Yeah.""How was it? Nothing happened in the Underworld?"As soon as she returned to Klippeburg, Ilu was swarmed by March 7th and Stelle. The two asked about the results of the risk assessment operation like curious children.Upon learning that the threat level of the swarm on Jarilo-VI was only Level III, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.Although Topaz had agreed to separate the debt issue from pest control, exterminating swarms still cost money, and purchasing the necessary weapons and equipment was no small expense."Luckily, it's only Level III. Belobog’s current reconstruction funds should just about cover the IPC's Level III pest control package.""I heard from Topaz that the IPC also offers pest-related insurance. It’s a pity Belobog didn’t purchase it in advance. Otherwise, when the swarm appeared, the IPC would’ve immediately handled the extermination at no cost.""There’s such service?"Ilu’s eyes widened in surprise."Yep, the IPC's services are quite comprehensive. I’m thinking about getting one for the Astral Express."March 7th scrolled through the various pest control packages on her phone, clearly tempted and on the verge of placing an order."Uh... there won’t be Swarm on the train, right?" Stelle twitched her mouth."What if? What if the Swarm do get on the train someday? We should be prepared in advance!"Ilu: "..."She was starting to suspect that March 7th was reading a script."Let me see. Is it expensive?""If it’s pest control on a planetary scale, it’s expensive. But we can just buy the family-level pest control package—it’s only tens of thousands of credits per year.""Ah… someone seems to have already bought it for us?!"Just as March 7th was about to confirm the purchase, a pop-up appeared on her screen: Service already activated.Then, Ilu’s phone rang. She checked the message—it was from Topaz.[Topaz: As a token of gratitude, I’ve purchased long-term insurance for everyone on your Astral Express. All premium packages, valid for 50 years~][Topaz: Cheers to our friendship!][Topaz: o(￣▽￣)ｄ]Ilu: "…"No way... I was just joking. You actually bought the package for us?!

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The debt crisis facing Belobog had finally come to an end. The Sunshine Celebration was officially canceled, and the anticipated Ether Front never appeared. After a visit to the Underworld, Ilu had to return to the Express along with Stelle and March 7th.Of course, to thank them for running back and forth between the Overworld and Underworld and dealing with the IPC, the people of Belobog gifted them many souvenirs and little gadgets from the Mechanical House."Oh? You’re back?"Himeko was sipping coffee on the train. When she saw Ilu and the others return, she asked about the situation in Belobog. Upon learning that Topaz was willing to defer the debt and let the people of Belobog handle it themselves, she nodded with satisfaction.The issue here had been resolved, and the Express was ready to depart."Sis Himeko, can we head to the next destination now?"March 7th asked curiously, "I remember you said our next destination was a planet called Penacony.""No. Before heading to Penacony, we need to return to the Xianzhou first to prepare."Welt, who stood nearby, shook his head. Seeing everyone’s puzzled expressions, he patiently explained.

"Not long after you left, General Jing Yuan contacted us. He invited us to investigate a star system experiencing severe spatial anomalies, alongside the Luofu’s fleet. The mission is scheduled for two weeks from now.""Mutated star system?"Ilu furrowed her brow after hearing Welt’s words.This... mutated star system... was that even in the original storyline?"That system lies between the Xianzhou and Pinocone. It’s a mandatory route for the Express. If there really is a serious issue, we can’t just ignore it.""Is that so? Then it looks like we’ll have to return to the Luofu first."

... 

As the Express crew prepared to jump back to the Xianzhou Luofu, time in the real world moved quickly.After several major updates, players were introduced to many new characters, including Topaz and Jingliu. But their long-awaited favorite, Ilu, was still nowhere in sight.Just like the time when Honkai Impact 3rd players had to wait for Seele to board the Hyperion, no one expected Ilu to be sidelined for nearly four major versions.Despite being constantly active in the story, Ilu hadn’t appeared in the warp banner at all. Her fans were growing increasingly desperate. The starlight and jades saved by F2P players were practically overflowing.Tonight, millions of players gathered in the official livestream chat at 6:30 PM, waiting for the version 1.5 preview.[The drama "Waiting for Ilu" continues]

[Will Ilu appear in 1.5? Will Ilu appear in 1.5? Will Ilu appear in 1.5?!]

[Please tell me she’s in the preview. Don’t tell me we have to wait until 2.0?!]

[No way! I’ve waited a year for Shenshe in Genshin. Don’t tell me it’s another year for Ilu. I’m losing it, Dawei bro!!!]

"It’s over. Looks like Ilu’s not in 1.5. I saved all those jades for nothing..."As the 1.5 preview aired, Jiahun also tuned into the official stream. When she saw Huohuo and Argenti appear in the PV, her heart sank.A fox girl and a gallant knight… but where was Ilu, the one who had such a huge presence in the story?"Ugh, it really feels like we’ll have to wait until 2.0..."Just as she was about to close the stream in disappointment, a single line from Jing Yuan instantly reawakened hope for her and everyone in the live chat."Stelle: This sudden crisis really gives me a bad feeling… like something big is coming in the next version..."

"Jing Yuan: Heh, don’t worry. You still have a passenger on your train who hasn’t shown her full power yet. Maybe when she steps up, this crisis will resolve itself~"

"Stelle: Now that you said that, I’m even more nervous!"

"Jing Yuan: Don’t worry. As long as she’s with you, the Astral Express will be just fine. I guarantee it!"

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Chapter 76 Firefly's Message, Deep into Heliobus"When there are still thirteen systems left before the Express jumps, everyone can go back to their rooms and have a good rest, Pa!"Although the Express crew has decided on the next jump destination: the "Xianzhou Luofu," the Astral Express cannot depart immediately after choosing the destination. It needs to stop at Belobog for a while.According to the Express conductor Pom-Pom's description, every time the Express jumps to a new place, it needs to stop there for a while, so everyone can go back to the guest room to have a good rest.After leaving the observation car and returning to her room, Ilu was about to lie on the bed and have a good rest for the night.Just as she was about to fall asleep, her mobile phone suddenly rang with a message."Ding--"You disturbed Ilu.jpg"Who is it? Sending messages so late?"Awakened by the beeping message notification sound, the silver-haired girl picked up the phone with sleepy eyes and took a look at the text message on the screen. The sender's name was "???", which was the account that Kafka had used before.【？？？：(●′ω`●)】Ilu: “?”This guy doesn’t talk, why does he just send an emoticon?Heh, when it comes to the storage of emoticons, I am not inferior to anyone!【Ilu: ???】【？？？：?(ˉ﹃ˉ?)】【Ilu: (≧︶≦*)】【？？？：(ˉзˉ)~】【Ilu: Don’t just send emoticons. Who are you? Tell me your name, (ノ｀Д′)ノ】【？？？：……Forget it, let me do it】【？？？：I am Silver Wolf. The one who sent you a message just now is Sam. She is not in a good condition to type now, so she can only send emoticons. I will be your translator.】"Uh..."Seeing the message sent by Silver Wolf, Ilu remembered that the pilot of "Sam" seemed unable to leave the mecha freely like herself, which means that Firefly is now wearing a mecha and communicating with her by typing.Thinking of this, she automatically imagined a picture in her mind—tall and handsome Sam holding a small Firefly brand mobile phone in her hand, poking at the screen for a long time but unable to type a complete line of words, stamping her feet in shame and anger.Uh, no...Sam's shy little girl action always feels a bit awkward. It would be better to remove the mecha and replace it with Firefly herself.Ahem! Of course, none of this matters.Putting all the messy thoughts behind her, Ilu immediately edited a message and sent it over:【Ilu: Sending a message so late, is there something wrong?】【？？？：She refused to say】【？？？：Okay, she is willing to say it】【？？？：That's right, she wants to ask about your number and which unit you serve in】Number...Seeing the message from Silver Wolf, Ilu held her chin with one hand and fell into deep thought.By the way, do I have a serial number? Could it be that there is one engraved inside the Snow Fyrefly-V armor... No, the number should refer to the number of the cloned individual, but she doesn't have that kind of thing.After checking her body, Ilu did not find any similar number on her body, nor any special QR code which can be scanned to see her identity as a Glamoth Iron Cavalry.Since she was born, she has never heard the Empress of Glamoth mention her number. It can't be because she was urgently sent to the battlefield to fight the Swarm King  before she had time to get the number.Or... wait, I remember, I didn't wait for Empress to finish her words before I jumped into the portal, and then I lost contact with the Empress.Oh no, the plot jumped out of control, and I accidentally skipped the key information. I should have stood there and listened for a while.【Ilu: Uh, this question is a bit difficult to answer, because I don't know my own number】【？？？：？？？？】【Ilu: Let me put it this way, the situation at that time was like this—I didn't know who I was, I didn't know where I was, I just knew I was going to start a killing spree!】【？？？：(⊙.⊙)】Ilu: "..."As soon as she saw these emoticons, she knew who was messaging her now.Look at how anxious Firefly was—she even started to fight with Silver Wolf for the phone.【？？？：Heh, she wanted to leave "Sam" and talk to you, but I stopped her. After all, she had just experienced a fierce battle not long ago, and it was time to take a good rest.】【Ilu: Well, I have to take a good rest.】【??? ： "Sam," the Sky-Faring Iron Cavalry, Fyrefly-IV Strategic Assault Armor, serial number "AR-26710." The name used now is... oh, she seems to have forgotten to change her name.】【Samuel: Although she really wants to communicate with you in a private identity, for the sake of the next "script," it is not suitable for her to reveal her private name now. I hope you can understand.】【Ilu: It's okay, I can understand her difficulties.】【???: That's good. Although she still has a lot to say, after all, it's a bit late today, so we won't disturb your rest for now. We'll invite you to play games together when we're free.】【???: ? (＾?＾)?】【Ilu: Good night. I hope you are well and find a way to treat entropy loss as soon as possible.】...."How is it, Sam? You asked me to stay here to chat with you and your fellow villagers for almost half an hour. You should be satisfied now, right?"Looking at the Molten Knight beside her carefully sending emoticons after taking back the phone, Silver Wolf showed an expression of "I knew you would do this" and spit the chewed bubble gum in her mouth into the trash can beside her.Sam's identity involves the "Penacony" script. Due to Ilu's identity as a member of the Astral Express, Sam cannot easily reveal her true identity in front of her, so Sam and Ilu definitely cannot talk too much about Glamoth."Well, I'm satisfied. Although she doesn't seem willing to reveal too much information to me, I also keep a lot from her."Sam nodded, was silent for a while, and suddenly spoke. "Silver Wolf, Elio's 'script' said that I will experience three 'deaths' in 'Penacony' and use this as an opportunity to guide them to find the truth, but I didn't see Ilu's name on the Astral Express...""Are you worried about her safety?""Well, she is my only relative now, and I don't want her to get into trouble.""The future pointed to by the 'script' cannot be disobeyed. Although I don't know what troubles she will encounter in the future, since her 'script' does not overlap with ours, it means that whether we interfere or not, the result will be the same."Silver Wolf said in a serious tone. "Instead of caring about others, it is better to care more about yourself. Don't forget that you still have three 'deaths' on your record. You don't want it to become the worst result, right?""..."After hearing what Silver Wolf said, Sam was silent for a long time.*You're right. We all have our own destiny to fight, and we can't rely on others at this time.""Okay, okay, don't be so serious. Come and play games with me to relax~"Silver Wolf took out two game consoles with a smile, handed one to the Molten Knight in front of her, and couldn't wait to log into the game."Wasn't your account blocked yesterday because of cheating?" Sam asked curiously."It doesn't matter, I registered another 100. Let's play enough tonight... ah! Damn it! Which bastard blocked all my 100 accounts?!""This means that you've cheated too many times and have been targeted. Don't do it again next time..."Looking at Silver Wolf's broken defense, Sam couldn't help shaking her head, feeling sorry for her—or gloating, after all, she didn't have much gaming experience in the game where Silver Wolf cheated, not even the joy of fighting.While Silver Wolf was busy re-registering her game account, Firefly picked up her phone and took a look at Ilu's message interface.Her eyes stayed on the avatar of the silver-haired girl making a (＾－＾)V gesture, and she was a little absentminded for a moment."Will she... come to Penacony?"....Thirteen system hours later—As the Astral Express arrived at the dock of Starskiff Jetty, Ilu and the others returned to the Xianzhou Luofu again.The Divination Commission had already known that the Express would return to the Xianzhou again and arranged rooms for them in the Petrichor Inn in advance—well, the same rooms as before.There was no other place to go for the time being, so Ilu simply stayed in the room to play games with Silver Wolf and Firefly, playing from day to night. In the middle of the game, a person named Sparkle even accepted Silver Wolf's invitation to join in, but left after playing for less than a while.As we all know, playing games is a very energy-consuming activity.When she transformed into Snow Fyrefly to fight, she only needed to close her eyes and freeze the sea of stars, but when playing games, she needed to consider more, such as the release of skills, the timing of dodging, and the cooperation of teammates. Every link could not be relaxed.When it got dark, Ilu was so sleepy that she could hardly open her eyes. Even though the three of them were having a lot of fun playing together, she also needed to rest and could not continue playing with Firefly."Huh... It's so late, no one will send a message. I can have a good sleep."However, just when Ilu turned off the game console and prepared to go to bed, as if some strange law of causality had taken effect, her door was knocked on again.Huh, want to sleep?No way!"Dongdong!"Hearing the dull knock on the door, Ilu opened her eyes instantly and sat up from the bed subconsciously.It's so late, who is knocking on the door again?With some doubts in her heart, the silver-haired girl put on her slippers, got out of bed, and opened the door. What came into view was a gray-haired girl in brown pajamas."Ilu, do you believe in supernatural events?""?"...No matter how much science, magic, religion, or other education you have received, when a third-rate internet celebrity sends you a spam text message, claiming that she saw supernatural ghosts in a deserted house, what will your reaction be?Generally speaking, everyone will think that this is a new type of fraudulent text message, so they will block the sender and never see them again.But for our curious little Trailblazer, no matter whether what the other party said is true or false, she wants to go over and find out."Supernatural events?""Here, look."Hearing Stelle's sudden words, Ilu blinked in confusion. She couldn't help yawning, and took the phone handed over by the other party.There was no way—she was so sleepy that her brain was half a beat slower to think—but soon, after seeing the text message on the screen, she quickly lost all sleepiness and raised her eyebrows slightly."This is..."[Guinafen: #Ghosts appear#! A young girl mistakenly entered an abandoned garden, and lonely ghosts appeared and were in danger!][Guinafen: #Thrilling# #Very scary# Ghosts are lurking in the abandoned garden, and the scene is thrilling and suffocating!][Guinafen: Live! A record of the supernatural and mysterious! Two girls mistakenly entered the abandoned garden and were almost attacked by evil ghosts! One of them was pale and the other fainted until now! It is not suitable for people under 200 years old to watch!][Stelle: What's going on? Who are you?][Guinafen: (picture.jpg) For more first-hand information about Xianzhou Ghost Talk, please click to follow Guinafen's channel to get more exciting content.][Xing: Urgent, urgent, then where can I see it?][Guinafen: Hi, it looks like you are very interested?][Guinafen: I haven’t finished editing the live video because of the accident that just happened, so I won’t send the link yet.][Guinafen: How about this, if you are really interested, come find me?][Stelle: Oh, it’s probably a new scam.][Stelle: Trick people over, and then say that they are here, tricking them into running errands and doing tasks, right!]Ilu: "..."As expected of you, Stelle—you saw through the nature of these text messages at a glance.They are a new type of cyber scam! After tricking you over, they start making you run errands and do tasks, and they can’t stop at all—but if it gives you enough Stellar Jade, that’s another story."She said she was in Aurum Alley, a red-haired foreigner. Anyway, there's nothing to do in the room, so I'm wondering if I should go over and take a look tomorrow."Stelle put away her phone and said confidently, "If what she said is true, let's go over and investigate. If that guy is committing fraud, let's contact Sushang and send her to jail.""Uh..."Hearing this, Ilu's mouth twitched. "I don't think there's any need to contact her. The two of us are enough."Contact Sushang?It was obvious that the person who fainted mentioned by Guinafen is the unlucky Sushang. Even if she calls her now, the person who answers is Guinafen."It should be nothing. I'm going to sleep..."As she said that, Ilu was about to close the door:"You should go back and rest early too.""But, now that we're here..."Stelle blinked and looked at her with hope."The horror story sent by Guinafen is a bit scary. I can't sleep alone."It could be seen that this little gray-haired girl wanted to use the bed again."Okay, I really can't do anything with you. Come in.""Great!"...At the same time, in the real world."It's a big guarantee, family members... I won’t draw this card. Listen to you, let's do Huo Huo's task."After using 220 pulls to get Huo Huo, Jiahun took over the [Foxian House Story · Dream in the Garden] event task with tears in her eyes. After interacting with Guinafen, she found that there were actually two different options on the screen.[Go to Aurum Alley to find Guinafen][Look for a companion to travel with (optional)]"Family, who did you choose?"Seeing that this event task could actually choose a companion, Jiahun's eyes suddenly lit up and she asked her viewers in the livestream chat.[I chose March 7th, hehe, I like the way she was scared by ghosts and monsters.][I wanted to choose Dan Heng, but he doesn't like to continue walking on the Xianzhou.][Choose Ilu, there is a surprise.][+1, I also chose Ilu.]"Then I will choose Ilu and try..."Seeing that nearly half of the people in the barrage chose to go with Ilu, Jiahun couldn't wait to go to the Petrichor Inn and knocked on Ilu's door. After seeing the silver-haired girl who came out to greet the Trailblazer, she immediately widened her eyes."Oh my god! Pajamas Ilu!!"Jiahun couldn't remember how many new clothes she had seen on Ilu. Really, there are a lot of new skins for Ilu before she even entered the banner. If she enters the banner, how many skins will be released in the future—she didn’t dare even think about it."Ilu: It should be nothing, I'm going to sleep... You should go back and rest early too."As the conversation was about to end, two options popped up on Jiahun's screen. [A. Good night, see you tomorrow][B. Now that I'm here, I can't sleep alone...]"We can actually spend the night in Ilu's room—this is too exciting!"Seeing these two options, Jiahun chose B without hesitation.Watching the Trailblazer successfully enter the silver-haired girl's room with a lame excuse, she immediately widened her eyes.[Wait, why do I only have the first option?][Upstairs, you chose the Path of Preservation and still want to sleep with Ilu, are you dreaming?][I am now very glad that I chose Stelle when the server launched. Now, going through the plot is like raising a wife.][Don't be happy too early. According to my observation, the closer the relationship, the faster the other person will die.][Stabby party, go away! (??へ??╬)]... The next morning, Ilu and Stelle came to Aurum Alley and saw Guinafen in front of a Starskiff anchored at the dock.She was a slender woman with long orange-red hair, exuding an "I can do things" temperament from head to toe, and she was curiously looking around."Huh? Are there two people coming?"Seeing Stelle and Ilu coming straight toward her, Guinafen immediately realized that the gray-haired girl in front of her was the "Galaxy Baseball Bat Girl" who chatted with her last night, but she didn’t have any impression of the silver-haired girl behind her. It was probably a relative or friend of the little gray-haired girl."Are you Guinafen?""Hello! You came here to find me because you're curious about the supernatural events, right?""Supernatural events—are they true or false?""Of course they are true! Why would I lie to you..."Seeing Stelle looking at her with a suspicious expression, Guinafen was well prepared for this situation. She took out her phone from her pocket with a smile:"You came at the right time. I just finished editing the video recorded during the livestream, which can serve as evidence for you two to see."She asked mysteriously, "Before watching the video, I want to ask you a question—do you believe in the existence of ghosts and monsters?""I identified it as fake at first glance. I don't believe in marketing accounts.""Hehe, the video I will release next will prove that the Xianzhou is a place full of supernatural things... Well, no more small talk. Look, this is the weird thing that happened when I was live streaming in Fyxestroll Garden yesterday!""Okay, let me take a look..." Stelle took the phone from Guinafen with doubt and clicked on the video. Ilu also leaned over to look at the recorded video on the screen.The female anchor in the video... Guinaifen, was standing in a deep and quiet abandoned garden, broadcasting a supernatural live stream. She was introducing her current situation at a fast speed and looking around in panic, fearing that ghosts and monsters would suddenly approach. "Guinaifen: Fam, Little Gui is in the most terrifying supernatural holy place in Luofu—Fyxestroll Garden.""Guinaifen: Fam, please like, follow, and share to give Little Gui courage!"Just then, a familiar brown-haired girl with twin ponytails suddenly appeared in the video. She hid behind Guinaifen, her face pale, and she was shaking like a sieve."Sushang: I heard that there have been a lot of strange things here recently..."Huh... Sushang, she’s here too?Seeing this scene, Stelle raised her eyebrows slightly. She instantly felt that the credibility of this video had increased by several levels and continued to watch it seriously."Guinaifen: You are so timid... You promised to protect me!""Sushang: How can the Cloudfencer Sword Technique kill invisible things?! Ah!""Sushang: Did something just run over?!"A faint green ghost fire flashed by, and Sushang, who was trying to quibble, was frightened and lost her voice.Then, no one knew what happened.Ilu and Xing only heard a scream, and the camera turned upside down. It seemed to be affected by something, and the signal was interrupted on the screen.Then, there was a video of rescuers rushing to the scene a few hours later. Sushang was seen lying on the ground in the posture of the leader of Tekkadan, with white lines drawn around her. There were also two judges of the Ten-Lords Commission standing next to her. The green-haired foxian girl who led the group was listening to Guinaifen’s description while holding a screen to record the details of the incident.Then, she squatted on the ground and gently pushed Sushang. "Miss Sushang, stand up quickly. You can’t sleep here. Aren’t you cold?"... "You saw it. You believe it this time."After the video, Xing returned the phone to Guinaifen who spread her hands helplessly. "Alas, after that, my friend and I were kicked out of Fyxestroll Garden, but you should have noticed the point, fam...""The point?"Xing blinked. "You mean, that foxian girl is cute?""Cute? Well, that judge is indeed cute—no! That’s not the point!"Almost being led astray by Stelle, Guinaifen quickly waved her hands and took the initiative to explain to the two. "Pay attention, it’s not the Dihuang Department or the Cloud Knights who came to deal with this matter, but the judge of the Ten-Lords Commission!""What is the Ten-Lords Commission?""Ah? You don’t even know what the Ten-Lords Commission is?"Seeing that Stelle didn’t even know what the Ten-Lords Commission was, Guinaifen felt like she was talking across different dimensions, causing all her words were in vain. However, she quickly cheered up and told Stelle about the Ten-Lords Commission and the significance of this department, patiently like a parent tutoring a child.In short, this is the most mysterious official agency on the Xianzhou.The judges of the Ten-Lords Commission come and go without a trace, and no one knows their specific work content. Wherever they appear, there must be a major case, and the judge actually appeared in Fyxestroll Garden this time, which is enough to prove that the matter is not simple.After that, Guinaifen took the initiative to invite Ilu and Stelle to go with her. "How about it, do you two have time? Do you want to go explore Fyxestroll Garden together? Just the three of us, I promise we can dig out the truth this time.""Stelle, what do you think?""It looks interesting. I want to go and take a look.""Okay, then let’s go with Guinaifen."The two looked at each other, and without much hesitation, they accepted Guinaifen’s invitation to go with her and took the Starskiff to Fyxestroll Garden.Curiosity is the beginning of all horror movies and this time was no exception.On the way to Fyxestroll Garden by Starskiff, Guinaifen told them the history of Fyxestroll Garden, which was originally a garden cave built by foxian craftsmen, a place for compatriots to rest, stroll, compose poems, and feast.However, in the Xianzhou-Yuancun War thirty years ago, the elite flying soldiers of the foxian tribe were all killed or wounded. People spontaneously went to the Foxian Tomb in Fyxestroll Garden to mourn their deceased relatives. Since then, there have been few visitors in Fyxestroll Garden, and there is little laughter.Over time, the ghost lights in Fyxestroll Garden flickered, and the sound of weeping and sobbing echoed in the air. The news of the haunting spread among the people of the Luofu Xianzhou, and it was finally abandoned to its current state."Hiss... This place is indeed a bit gloomy and terrifying."As soon as she stepped into the land of Fyxestroll Garden, Stelle felt a gust of cold wind blowing, and goosebumps formed all over her body. Before, she didn’t think this place was so desolate just listening to Guinaifen—until she saw it with her own eyes. She now completely believed Guinaifen’s words.This is a perfect shooting scene for horror movies. You don’t even need to find actors. You can just pull one random person out of the street.Guinaifen walking in front of them was even more frightened by the previous experience and had PTSD. She looked around suspiciously and whispered. "Look, it’s dark here. I always feel like someone is watching us in the dark..."Although she said so, this woman was much bolder than Ilu had imagined.In order to shoot footage, it didn’t take long for Guinaifen to take the lead and walk in front, leaving her and Stelle far behind."If you’re scared, don’t walk so fast!""But... but I want to film. I can’t let you walk and stop and wait for me."Just when the two finally caught up with Guinaifen, Guinaifen suddenly teleported forward dozens of meters.Ilu realized the seriousness of the problem and felt a chill on her back. At this time, even the dullest person could detect something was wrong.She and Guinaifen seemed to be in different layers... or someone had deliberately separated them.Soon after entering Fyxestroll Garden, she felt a strong sense of disharmony in her heart, and the source of this disharmony was the only thing she missed when observing the surroundings.As for what this thing was..."Stelle, did you have fun in Aurum Alley last night?"Turning her head to look at the gray-haired girl beside her, Ilu suddenly asked."Of course I had fun."Hearing this, Stelle couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment, but soon she came back to her senses and replied with a smile. "Aurum Alley is very lively now. If we have time later, we can go there and have a good time... Uh, what’s wrong? Why are you looking at me like this?""Although I don’t know how you did it, I don’t want to explain so much to a fake."Ilu stared at the fake in front of her expressionlessly, and her right hand burst out a blue memory light, turning into an icy long sword.Seeing this scene, "Stelle" also realized that her deception had been seen through by the silver-haired girl in front of her, and the corners of her mouth instantly cracked, turning into a hideous slit-mouthed woman."Hehe! I’ve been coveting your body for a long time. I was planning to take you deeper, but since you found me, don’t blame me for being rude!""You talk too much nonsense..."Looking at the monster in front of her pretending to be Xing, Ilu’s tolerance dropped to the limit. She waved the ice sword made of "Remembrance" and stabbed it.Unexpectedly, her sword did not feel like it pierced flesh and blood when it stabbed the fake—just like stabbing into a piece of wood."Bang!"The next second, this hideous female ghost turned into a black puppet about the width of a hand and was quickly frozen by the spreading frost.Obviously, this was just a trick. Heliobus, the real body, had taken the opportunity to go around behind Ilu."Hehe! You’ve been fooled. This powerful body is mine from now on!"As its frivolous voice fell, Ilu suddenly felt something cold flying into her body. She felt her whole body suddenly become heavy, like a sponge full of water."Wow! My dear, there is a Power of Abundance in your body! Hahaha! I didn’t expect there would be such a good thing. The ‘Abundance’ I got today is just the start. I will be invincible in the future!""Wait, something is wrong. Why do I feel so depressed..."After a few seconds, the unlucky Heliobus realized that this beautiful body exuding strong vitality was actually an extremely painful one disguised as a pleasant one."Hey hey hey hey! What... what is this?! Why is there a 'Hunt' token blocking the outside?"Realizing the seriousness of the matter, its mood instantly fell from extreme surprise to extreme despair, and it screamed like a groundhog."Oh my god, wait a minute, why is there a black hole in your body? You deliberately tricked me into coming in—it's over, let me out!!!"Ilu could feel that the uninvited guest who broke into her body was trying desperately to get out, but even the Emnator of Destruction could not resist the erosion of that power. A mere Heliobus was just a sheep entering a tiger's den. There was only one result from rushing in, and it couldn’t escape even if it wanted to."You wanted to come in yourself. Now that you're in, don’t leave...""No, I was wrong, let me out!""Tell me, where are Xing and Guinaifen?"As the unlucky Heliobus was trapped inside her body, the scene around Ilu also changed.She was back at the entrance of Fyxestroll Garden where she had been ten minutes ago. The surroundings were deep and quiet, and there seemed to be a few ghost lights watching her from a distance."They... they’re in front! By the way, I’ll lead the way for you. I’ll take you to them. Can you spare my life?"From this crying voice, it could be heard that Heliobus's mental state was about to collapse.It thought it had found a paradise, but upon entering, it realized this was actually a prison cell—with a black hole pulling it inside and a Hunt token blocking it from escaping.It regretted it now. If given another chance, it would never bother Ilu again."Okay, no tricks, or I’ll swallow you directly."A wisp of "Abundance" power was separated from the Abundance Power to wrap the ball of green flame. Ilu thought for a moment and decided to assign a small task to this Heliobus. "Let’s do this. When I meet other Heliobus, I’ll pretend to be possessed by you, and you can find a way to trick a few more in.""Ah...""Why, do you have any objections?""But...""If you can trick ten Heliobus in, I’ll let you out.""No problem! Leave it to me!"...At the same time, in the real world."Hey, where did Ilu go?"Walking toward the depths of Fyxestroll Garden, Jiahun suddenly encountered a group of civil officials belonging to the Ten-Lords Commission.When she was forced to knock them down, she suddenly found that Ilu who had been following her disappeared without a trace.[Oh my god! Without Ilu, it turned into a horror movie on the spot.][Why don’t we go back and look for her?][I looked already, but there was nothing behind. Guinaifen said she might have been caught by a ghost and taken into the small dark room.][Oh no, everyone is haunted.]..."Stop!"Just as Stelle was about to continue looking for Ilu, she suddenly heard a sharp shout from behind.A large group of ghostly enforcers belonging to the Ten-Lords Commission suddenly surrounded her and Guinaifen."Fam, listen to my explanation!""Who are you, and why are you here? Arrest them immediately!"Guinaifen, a small-time streamer, had never seen such a big scene before and panicked on the spot.Stelle did not want to be arrested first and interrogated later, so she decisively took out a baseball bat to confront them.Just when the two sides were about to clash, a woman with white hair, gray eyes, pale skin, and heavy dark circles walked out from behind the ghostly enforcers."Retreat, Wraith Warden. These two have no ill intentions.""Yes, Judge!"After receiving her instructions, the aggressive Wraith Warden put down their weapons and left the courtyard."Stelle, did you see that? This sister has a pale complexion and a wandering look... Is she a human or a ghost?"Looking at the white-haired woman in front of her, clearly tormented by the life of a social animal, Guinaifen had a strong sense of déjà vu—as if she had seen a female ghost—and couldn’t help whispering in Stelle's ear."Now that you’ve entered the Ten-Lords Commission, you can treat me as a dead person. My code name is 'Hanya.' As a judge of the Ten-Lords Commission, I am responsible for the 'Interrogation' among the four roles of Detention, Lockup, Punishment, and Interrogation. Therefore, I am not completely unfamiliar with the two of you."Hanya was clearly used to Guinaifen’s misunderstanding. After a simple self-introduction, she swept her gaze across the two and accurately stated their identities. "Guinaifen, an outsider, unemployed... entered Fyxestroll Garden with Cloud Knight Sushang the day before yesterday.""Eh, unemployed? I clearly have a job—street performer and streamer. Those are both my professions.""Is there any difference between that and being unemployed?"Hanya glanced at her expressionlessly."Uh..."Guinaifen was choked. After several seconds, she whispered back: "It's at least a flexible job.""As for this one... Oh, you’re here too?"Just then, Hanya heard the footsteps of two people behind her. She turned around and looked to see Xueyi and Huohuo appear at the entrance of the courtyard, seemingly drawn by the commotion."Well, we came to see what’s going on."Xueyi nodded. Her gaze swept across Xing and Guinaifen’s faces, and she said sternly:"You two, I don’t know why you came here, but Fyxestroll Garden is currently an important restricted zone under the jurisdiction of the Ten-Lords Commission. No one is allowed to enter. Please cooperate with Hanya to record statements and leave.""Well, we have another friend who disappeared here...""Disappeared?""Yes, I think she may have encountered the ghost Guinaifen mentioned. We have to find her quickly."After hearing Stelle's words, the three judges looked at each other, and their expressions instantly became serious.A disappearance in Fyxestroll Garden was no trivial matter—especially during this period. They had to rescue her quickly."Well, let me clarify: there are no ghosts aboard the Xianzhou. These are all absurd superstitions."Looking up into Stelle's eyes, Huohuo said weakly, "Your friend... she may have encountered a Heliobus.""Heliobus?""Yes, those entities that sneak out to cause trouble are very dangerous energy parasites—Heliobus.""Really? I don’t believe it. Only ghosts can abduct a living person right in front of the two of us."Guinaifen said she didn’t believe it either—until she saw green fire emerge from Huohuo’s tail—Uncle Tail. She was immediately terrified, broke out in a cold sweat, and nearly screamed."I believe it. I believe it now!"Although she came here to film ghost content, the moment Guinaifen saw the real thing, she forgot all her initial ambitions."Heliobus, what is that?" Stelle asked urgently."According to the classification of the Divination Commission, they are energy parasites from outer space—'Starfire Essence'—that appear in the form of strange flames."Hanya said seriously, "They like to parasitize intelligent life, absorb their experiences, and taste their emotions...""Gradually, Heliobus will take root in the host’s nervous system, exploit their inner desires and weaknesses, and cause many inverted delusions—manipulating the host like a chess piece or puppet. The host will completely obey their will. We call this 'possession.'""In other words, Ilu may have been 'possessed' by a Heliobus?"Listening to Hanya’s explanation, Syelle realized the severity of the situation and couldn’t help but feel a chill in her heart.Even if Ilu becomes invincible when she dons her Armor, if she’s attacked while untransformed, she might not be much better off than an ordinary person. If that Heliobus can summon the Snowfyrefly Armor, then the consequences will be unimaginable."If your friend has really been attacked by a Heliobus, then she is probably in extreme danger. We must find a way to locate her," Huohuo said seriously.----Chapter 77: Battle AgainstIlu, in short, is extremely dangerous.Under normal circumstances, Xing would never associate her with these words together. She knew how powerful Ilu was. Once she put on the Snow Fyrefly Armor, she could fight even the Great Lord of Extinction, not to mention other villains.But if Ilu was possessed by "Heliobus" when she was unprepared, controlled her mind, and summoned the Snow Fyrefly Mech, the judges present would definitely not be her opponents."Oh no! Sister Ilu was captured by Heliobus, what should I do?"After hearing Huo Huo's words, Guinafen's face was visibly anxious, and she felt guilty.Although the silver-haired girl didn't talk to her much, she came to Fyxestroll Garden because of her, after all. If something happened to her, she naturally couldn't just leave it alone."Fyxestroll Garden is not safe now. The destruction of the 'Creation Furnace' released a large number of Heliobus imprisoned here. You should follow Huo Huo and leave here first to avoid any accidents."Swiping his eyes over the two people in front of her, Xueyi once again issued an order to expel them: "The affairs here are fully handed over to our 'Ten-Lords Commission' for handling. You only need to send the personal information of the missing girl named Ilu, and don't spread other things.""Miss Xueyi, we can stay and help you find her. She should remember me!"Stelle took the initiative to ask to stay in Fyxestroll Garden, but was quickly rejected by the judges."No, it's useless. She won't recognize you."Hanya shook her head, with a bit of helplessness in her tone. "Once it comes to the stage of taking over the body, the host's head is no longer filled with the past self, but a Heliobus that is similar to the original self but completely different. As time goes by, the host's body will be exhausted by Heliobus, just like firewood that has been burned.""Is there no way to eliminate Heliobus without harming the host?"Glancing at a certain Heliobus who was living on Huo Huo's tail, Stelle realized that she shouldn't have said that in front of the tail. She waved her hand and clarified. "Oh, Uncle Tail, don't get me wrong. I'm not talking about you. You can pretend you didn't hear anything.""You girl..."Recalling some bad memories, Tail looked at the gray-haired girl with some resentment in his eyes."Hehe, you said I didn't hear it, so I pretend I didn't hear it?""Uncle Tail, calm down, just pretend she didn't say anything.""Okay, okay, I'm not angry anymore. You continue to chat with her and don't bother me."Although the tail had a hot temper and looked like it might explode at any time, fortunately, Huo Huo was there to comfort it, so it finally gave up the idea of causing trouble for Stelle and sulked aside."As you can see, Heliobus is not a mortal creature of flesh and blood, and it is difficult to eliminate. We can only take the means of sealing... and the chaos brought by the Arbor not long ago also affected this place, breeding a large number of Affodills, and those Heliobus are hiding in them, making it difficult to figure out their location."Looking away from Huo Huo's tail, Hanya stared into Stelle's eyes and continued expressionlessly. "Living people who are full of life can easily be targeted by them when they pass through that forest.""So before repairing the 'Creation Furnace', the Ten-Lords planned to set up the 'Binding Formation' in this abandoned garden to imprison these monsters and prevent them from doing evil.""But this 'Binding Formation' cannot be built in a short time, and the escaped Heliobus has not been completely recovered. You should follow Huo Huo and leave this garden. I will inform you as soon as there is news."Hearing this, Guinafen's eyes lit up. "Heliobus has not been completely recovered... That means the supernatural events elsewhere on the Xianzhou may also be related to Heliobus? Sir, I am well-informed and may be able to help you.""No need! Unrelated people should leave immediately. Send the guests away... Let's go, Hanya, let's go to the place they mentioned."Although Guinafen really wanted to stay in Fyxestroll Garden to help find Ilu's figure, Xueyi didn't seem to intend to waste time with them here. She left with Hanya, leaving Huo Huo to lead the two to leave Fyxestroll Garden.With the official business of the Ten-Lords Commission, they were very busy now and had no time to continue chatting with outsiders here."Well, you two... we should get going."Scanning her eyes from Xing and Guinafen's faces, Huo Huo spoke timidly. "Don't be afraid, I will take you a way.""Tail is following too?"Stelle looked at the big tail behind Huo Huo that was glowing green."Well... it's sealed on my tail.""What do you say every day about seals and seals! I will tear it off sooner or later!""Do you think I want to stay with you?"Listening to the bickering between Huo Huo and her Tail, the originally serious atmosphere eased a lot. Stelle picked up the phone and tried to contact March 7th and the others, but found that the phone's signal was interrupted and the message could not be sent out.There was no other way, so she followed Huo Huo out of Fyxestroll Garden first."Let's go, Guinafen. The signal here is not very good, we can only go out and think of a way.""Mm."Seeing Stelle take the initiative to follow Huo Huo away, Guinaifen immediately followed the two people's footsteps, and the three of them walked toward the exit of Fyxestroll Garden together.At this moment, her mood was very complicated.Although she did not see the expected ghosts along the way, she saw the Ten-Lords Judges who were more terrifying than ghosts.Although reason told her that these three judges were all living creatures, they were more abnormal than each other — a green-haired fox girl with Heliobus as a parasite, a tall woman with white hair and a faint voice, and a mechanical puppet that was more terrifying than a ghost.Good news: There are no ghosts running around in Fyxestroll Garden.Bad news: There are alien parasites running around in Fyxestroll Garden, and they can also parasitize living people.In a sense, this is much more terrifying than ghosts."Haunted, Heliobus, possession... I feel like someone has stuck a stick in my head and then mixed it hard. It's hard to imagine that such a thing actually happened to me."Thinking of this, Guinafen couldn't help but sigh. She no longer had the heart to edit the video.If she didn't find a way to rescue Miss Ilu from Heliobus's control, she was afraid that she would suddenly wake up one night while she was sleeping. When she opened her eyes, she would see a silver-haired girl holding a bloody butcher knife standing beside the bed, muttering "Little Gui, give me back my life" and then hit her hard.How could she sleep in that case?"Alas..."Just then, Guinafen suddenly heard Stelle's voice."Miss Huo Huo, I just heard Hanya say that those Heliobus can parasitize in trees?""Mm, the 'Abundance' power contained in those trees will affect our detectors. If Heliobus hides in them, it will be difficult to find them unless they show up on their own initiative.""How can we make them show up on their own initiative?""When you are alone, they will take the initiative to find you."Listening to the two people's chat, Guinafen, who was walking carelessly on the road, suddenly felt a gust of cold wind blowing into her collar. The cold air made her feel cold on her back, and the cold feeling went straight to the top of her head."Hiss... It's so cold!"She subconsciously looked up and glanced around. The scenery of Fyxestroll Garden had not changed much from when they came here before. It was still so gloomy and terrifying, so depressing that it made people breathless.But this time, Guinafen suddenly felt that there was a little more disharmony around her. Her heart couldn't help but rise.Looking at the two people walking not far ahead, she quickly quickened her pace to catch up.However, no matter how she accelerated, she couldn't catch up with the two people.It was like rewinding. Every few steps she took forward would go back to the original place.There were obviously three people walking on the road, but she only heard the footsteps of one person.When Guinafen stopped, the air fell into a dead silence. For some reason, Stelle and Huo Huo, who were walking in front of her, also stopped where they were."Could it be that little Gui saw. .."Seeing this scene, Guinafen seemed to realize something. Her pupils began to shrink gradually, her breathing became rapid, and her face became visibly pale.The next second, the two of them turned their heads 90 degrees in her direction, with their mouths raised high, revealing a weird smile. "Miss Guinafen, are you alone?"... At the same time, in the real world."Ah! There's a ghost!!!!"After the dialogue with the judges of the Ten-Lords Commission, Jiahun was controlling the Trailblazer to follow Huo Huo towards the exit of Fyxestroll Garden.Suddenly, she heard a heart-wrenching scream behind her. She was so scared that she quickly took off her headphones and looked behind her with horror."Wait, did my cabinet just move?"Seeing her reaction, the live broadcast room was instantly filled with comments:[Ah? Did it really move?][Fake, if the cabinet really moved, then Jiahun would have immediately stopped the stream instead of sitting here and continuing.][No, Jiahun was scared while playing Fyxestroll Garden?][Jiahun got lost while playing Left 4 Dead, and was scared to tears by the zombies in the Storm Level. She really put herself into the game, she's quite a natural-born game streamer.][Left 4 Dead? Isn't that a beautiful girl shooting game? (funny.jpg)][Hehe, I want to see her play Outlast.][+1, I want to see it too.]"No, I wasn't scared. My cabinet really moved just now... Never mind, it's not important, let's continue to advance the plot.Realizing that she acted like Little Gui too deeply into her life—even the excuses she made up were easily exposed by the fans—Jiahun took a deep breath, and she continued to advance the plot while silently reciting the Diamond Sutra in her heart."Huo Huo: Wow, what's wrong? (Both legs trembling——)"It can be seen that this Foxian judge named Huo Huo doesn't seem to be very courageous. Jiahun even heard crying in her voice, and the shaking legs further showed the fear in the girl's heart.Isn't this... Are you a judge who is afraid of ghosts?At this time, shouldn't you stand in front of me bravely and fearlessly, let the demons and monsters quickly reveal themselves, and then take out the talismans and exorcism weapons to catch them all in one fell swoop?What's the point of hiding behind me? Are you using me as a defense tower?Where's your courage, your strength, and your Huo-style boxing?"Stelle: It's okay, let's keep going.""Huo Huo: But, but there's one person missing?"(The two looked behind them, where there was no one——)"Huo Huo: Where's Miss Guinaifen... No, didn't we lose her?""Huo Huo: Isn't the atmosphere around here a bit wrong? You... come closer to me, I'm afraid you'll be gone too (shivering——)""Stelle: Are you afraid?""Huo Huo: I'm not afraid!""Huo Huo: Let's go back and find Miss Guinaifen quickly..."Upon realizing that Guinaifen had disappeared, Huo Huo immediately decided to go back the same way and search through the woods to find her.Seeing the mission introduction, Jiahun immediately realized that something was wrong, and she felt that she might not be able to escape."Oh no, guys, is it my illusion? Why do I feel like I'm going to be wiped out here?"[Common plot in horror movies - Calabash Brothers save Grandpa, one after another][Before the plot: Calabash Brothers save Grandpa, after the plot: Calabash Brothers really save Grandpa (hold back laughter.jpg)][What does the above mean, why don't I understand?][It doesn't matter if you don't understand it. Don't blink—the following plot is full of high energy.].... "Iron door, wooden window, black chain~""I hold the wooden window and look outside~""Life outside is so beautiful~""When will I return to my home~"Imprisoned in a silver birdcage made of faded ginkgo branches, Chenxiang couldn't help but recall the days when he was locked in the "Creation Furnace," he was so sad that he shed tears alone.Yes, it was the unlucky Heliobus who fell into the trap and was caught by Ilu.Regret, he really regrets it.If Chenxiang was given another chance to choose, he would never possess this living disaster!"I have been walking on thin ice all my life. Do you think I can walk to the other side alive?"Thinking that the good life would be gone forever, he looked at the ten empty silver birdcages beside him and couldn't help but sigh."What are you singing? Stop it. It's annoying.""Sorry, big sister. I was so emotional that I couldn't help it.""Lead the way. Take me to find other Heliobus.""Understood!"Putting all the messy thoughts behind him and recalling the agreement he made with Ilu not long ago, Chenxiang knew that if he didn't want to be unlucky, he had to trick 10 Heliobus people to suffer with him.I'm sorry, guys.I'm sorry, Cirrus.We agreed to be together for the rest of our lives, but... I had to betray him."Swish--"In a dark bamboo forest deep in Fyxestroll Garden, a silver-haired girl walked alone on a gravel path. It was so quiet that she could only hear her own breathing and heartbeat.She held the hem of her clothes tightly and looked around vigilantly. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the bamboo leaves rustled, as if countless fine needles were scratching her ears. She couldn't help but shudder.Of course, this was fake.In order to lure other Heliobus to choose her as the target of possession, Ilu disguised herself as the victim that Heliobus liked most under the careful guidance of the Heliobus named Chenxiang. The more frightened she was, the easier it was to attract Heliobus's attention."Here you come, you just entered the illusion, which means that a poor guy was fooled, haha!"Seeing the familiar sleight of hand of the same race working on the disaster star in front of him, Chenxiang was almost happy, but he couldn't really laugh out loud, so as not to let the poor guy notice that something was wrong."Good, so scary!"The silver-haired girl's legs trembled, looking east and west, but she couldn't find anything wrong.Little did she know that a dark figure had quietly approached behind her.The temperature gradually dropped, and Ilu could feel a chill approaching.It was coming.Although she knew there was something scary behind her, the girl was still calm and walked forward slowly.The chill behind her suddenly stopped about two meters away from her, as if it had sensed something."Could this guy have sensed the presence of Chenxiang?"Ilu thought about why the other party suddenly stopped, and after thinking about it, she decided to pretend to be more scared and began to retreat backward.Soon, she bumped into something cold."Yi!"The hair on her neck stood up, and the temperature around her became lower. The chill came from all directions, like a pair of women's arms hugging her from both sides, slowly penetrating her body.Sensing the possible danger, Ilu reacted subconsciously, and the azure light of "Remembrance" shone in her palm. Fortunately, she retracted the power in time and did not let the Heliobus behind her notice anything unusual."Hehe, look back, I'm behind you——""Ghost ah ah ah ah!""Hehe! This delicious body is mine from now on!"One minute later——Looking at Chenxiang who was also locked in a cage not far away,  the new Heliobus couldn't help but fall into deep thought."No, why didn't you remind me just now?""Remind you for what?""If you said that this place is a prison, I wouldn't come in even if you killed me.""Oh, wishful thinking. How do you think I got in? Just stay here with me in prison."...Using the same method, Ilu quickly caught five Heliobus in this bamboo forest, but no matter how she moved around and how scared she was, no Heliobi came to trouble her."Strange, why don't they fall for it?"After glancing at the strangely silent bamboo forest, Ilu could feel a few ghostly fires staring at her in the distance, but they didn't dare to approach, which made her feel a little confused."Sister, don't you know that you're almost becoming a Lord here? Who dares to come...""Half of Fyxestroll Garden knows that there's a human who specializes in eating Heliobus here. When they heard that you were coming, they all ran away.""Alas, curiosity killed Heliobus. I shouldn't have come to see...""Stop! Stop arguing, speak one by one."Listening to the Heliobus in her body chirping and arguing, Ilu felt a headache."Is there a location with many Heliobus? Who can show me the way? I will give priority to releasing you later.""This... then we have to go to the small cave to see.""Small cave?""Hmm..."One of the Heliobus explained the origin of the small cave to Ilu.In simple terms, it is a box garden world separated from Fyxestroll Garden, which can also be understood as a large illusory maze. All the mechanisms in it are controlled by Heliobus, not only to avoid the pursuit of the Ten Lords Commission but also to create a world where only Heliobi exists."Where is the entrance?""Well... the entrance is a mirror.""Mirror?""I'll take you there.""And me! I'll come too!""I want to make a contribution too!"When they heard that they could be released by leading Ilu to the entrance of the small cave, the Heliobi asked to lead the way for her.In an instant, a large number of ghost fires appeared around the silver-haired girl. The desolate and gloomy firelight made her face pale, and the slightly raised corners of her mouth made her look particularly terrifying.If someone else saw this scene, they might regard her as a Ghost King. Although Ilu didn't like the feeling of being surrounded by ghost fires and felt a little chilly, since they were willing to lead the way, she would naturally not refuse.Enshrouded by the ghostly will-o'-the-wisp fire, the silver-haired girl walked on the forest path, and this scene happened to be seen by Huo Huo who was looking for Guinaifen not far away."Wait, is that... Ilu?"After listening to Stelle and Guinaifen's description, Huo Huo knew what the missing girl looked like, and the silver-haired girl in front of her currently parasitized by several Heliobus was the girl named Ilu they were looking for."Hey, hey, hey! You're kidding, this guy is not ordinary. I can at least feel the presence of five Heliobus from her body!"Tail was also shocked when he saw this scene. With his current strength, it was a bit difficult to deal with a slightly stronger Heliobus. If these five Heliobi were combined into one, then he would have no way to deal with the silver-haired girl in front of him."Five, five Heliobi?!"Hearing the words of Uncle Tail, Huo Huo's face turned pale instantly. She couldn't imagine the scene of a person being parasitized by five Heliobus.Would they really not fight because of the uneven distribution of spoils?"What should we do, Uncle Tail?""Don't make noise, I'm thinking... Keep your voice down, don't make any noise. Let's go over and see what's going on."Looking at the silver-haired girl in the distance following the guidance of the ghost fire and moving towards the depths of the house, Tail thought for a while and decided to quietly follow her to see what she wanted to do."Understood, understood!"After receiving the instructions from Uncle Tail, Huo Huo who was originally trembling with fear stood at attention instantly. She held the flag and looked around to prevent evil spirits from suddenly running out from where she couldn't see, and quietly followed behind Ilu.Soon, she saw the silver-haired girl covered by ghost fire standing in front of a bronze mirror.Reaching out to touch the mirror, as if she had touched some mechanism, she was sucked into the mirror and disappeared in an instant."She, she was eaten by the mirror!"Seeing this scene, Huo Huo's eyes widened immediately."Hey, kid, get your talismans ready.""Ah... ah?!""What? Let's go in and see what she's up to. I suspect the guy behind the scenes wants to hold a Parade to merge all the Heliobus fragments into one.""Really, do you really want to go in?""Of course. Don't dawdle, or you'll lose me!"At the urging of Uncle Tail, Huo Huo walked to the vicinity of the bronze mirror with trembling legs.Just as her palm was about to touch the mirror, reason overcame impulse.She retracted her hand quickly, turned her head, and showed a shy smile to the impatient Tail."Um, Uncle Tail... I think I have forgotten to pick up a courier package. Can I go back to pick it up first?""?""Throw that courier somewhere, go in!""Woo wow!!!"After being hit by Uncle Tail's merciless headbutt, Huo Huo standing in front of the mirror instantly lost her balance, fell into the mirror with a look of horror, and disappeared...."Huo Huo: Wow wow!!!"Suddenly, Huo Huo's scream came from the depths of the bamboo forest.This time, Jiahun was controlling the Trailblazer to find Guinaifen's figure in the bamboo forest when she sat up straight immediately, and her whole body instantly became energized.This is Huo Huo's voice!What did she encounter?!Realizing that the cute little fox girl might also be attacked by ghosts, Jiahun hurriedly controlled the Trailblazer to come to the yard with the bronze mirror."Stelle: The sound should come from here...""Stelle: But why can't we see Huo Huo?""Stelle: Not only Huo Huo, but Ilu and Guinaifen also disappeared like this. How did those Heliobus do it?"..."Bang!"Just when Xing was thinking about whether to leave the yard, the door behind her suddenly slammed shut with a bang.A dull sound came, and the door locked automatically."Oh no! It's a trap..."Realizing that she was trapped in this yard, Stelle bit her lip, took a deep breath with a calm expression, suppressed the fear that surged in her heart, and turned her eyes to various objects in the yard.Don't panic. Panic will create opportunities for Heliobi. Now she should calm down and slowly look for clues to Huo Huo's disappearance.Maybe she can find the missing Guinaifen and Ilu along the clues...Soon, her attention was focused on the bronze mirror in the center of the yard."This is... a mirror? It looks creepy."Coming to the bronze mirror, Stelle looked at herself in the mirror and felt an absurdity in her heart.She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that something in the mirror was looking at her."Am I seeing it wrong?"The gray-haired girl carefully looked at the bronze mirror in front of her, waved at herself in the mirror, and even did a few rock-paper-scissors games. But this bronze mirror seemed to be just an ordinary mirror and did not give any response beyond her expectations."It seems that I should have thought too much..."Just when Stelle was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly felt a cold hand grabbing her wrist and pulling her into the mirror."Ah!"When Stelle opened her eyes again, she found herself standing in a gloomy house that was somewhat similar to Fyxestroll Garden, but fundamentally different.The long corridor connected all directions like a maze, with a few white paper lanterns hanging above, casting a pale light on the ground. Outside the yard was a lush bamboo forest, where something extremely terrifying seemed to be hidden."Where am? Is this Fyxestroll Garden? But it seems a little different."The cold wind blowing from nowhere made the gray-haired girl's legs tremble. Even the blessing of Trailblazing could not resist this coldness, indicating that this was not real cold, but caused by some special factors.She didn't know if it was an illusion, but Stelle suddenly heard a few inaudible whimpers from a distance, and her hair stood up instantly."This place is really weird..."She took out a baseball bat, looked around with a vigilant face, slowly walked forward, and came to a wooden door.Looking outside through the crack of the door, in the dark corridor, there seemed to be an unclear figure approaching gradually, surrounded by a large area of ghost fire, as if it was surrounding something extremely terrifying."That... what is that?"For some reason, the moment she saw that figure, Stelle felt that the fear in her heart was aroused, as if something was instigating her to avoid the figure that was approaching as soon as possible.It's very strong. This guy is so strong that it makes people feel scared. If she doesn't avoid it quickly, something bad will definitely happen!The cold wind blew past, and the girl couldn't help but shudder. She turned her head and glanced around and found that there was a rusty iron cabinet not far away.Her eyes lit up immediately, and she opened the cabinet door without hesitation and got in."Creaky-squeak—"The old wooden door was pushed open, making a hoarse whimper. Through the gap in the iron cabinet, Stelle could see the cold fire flashing by. Although she didn't see what the thing looked like, she could feel the coldness.This guy... maybe a real ghost!When she thought of this, a terrifying picture flashed through her mind.Under the pale light, a monster with three heads walked in this strange corridor. Its messy white hair covered its face, making it difficult to see its appearance. It was holding a butcher knife stained with blood.Heliobus... What kind of conspiracy are these guys planning?"Crack—"Just then, the door in front of her was suddenly opened.A slender woman's arm stretched out from outside, and five pale fingers grabbed Stelle's shoulder. The cold and strange touch almost froze her blood, and her heart beat fast.Without the slightest hesitation, she immediately took out the flame spear and stabbed at the person.However, when Stelle saw the other person's appearance, she immediately widened her eyes, and the flame spear in her hand which bloomed with fire stopped by her in place."Ilu?!"Ilu: "..."She followed the traces left by a Heliobus and came here. She didn't expect that the person hiding in the closet was Stelle.But she is still playing the role of a person controlled by a Heliobus.If she walks with Stelle, the other watching Heliobus will probably notice something is wrong, and then there would be no way to gain their trust.That is to say—"Heh, you got the wrong person. I'm not Ilu. My name is White Lily!"The silver-haired girl sneered and called out Heliobi's power. She was covered with a large piece of blue ghost fire and looked down at Stelle, who looked incredulous."Gray Peony, what are you doing? Come and have a round of competition with me!"... At the same time, in the real world. "Guys, isn't this place a bit too gloomy? I'm really a bit scared..."After being pulled into the small region of Fyxestroll Garden by an unknown existence, Jiahun realized that something was wrong here. She really felt that something was secretly peeping at her on the screen.When she observed the strange figure gradually approaching outside through the crack of the door, the animation performances everywhere made her heart skip a beat.[High energy ahead, everyone turn down the volume and protect your ears][Although I don't know why, I still thank Guanyin.][Hide in the cabinet quickly!]Seeing the prompt of the barrage, Jiahun immediately controlled the Trailblazer to hide in the iron cabinet not far away.Not long after, the door was pushed open, and two prompt boxes popped up in front of her:"A: Open the door""B: Keep hiding""I can't get out!"Without any hesitation, Jiahun decisively chose the second option and entered an immersive first-person animation performance. Sharp violin strings sounded, as if telling the protagonist's inner tension at this moment.However, she didn't know if it was the production team's bad taste. Just when Jiahun thought she had escaped, the door was suddenly opened, and a slender woman's arm stretched out from the outside, and five pale fingers grabbed her shoulder."Ah!!!"Such a sudden fright made the unprepared Jiahun scream. Fortunately, the chat viewers in the live broadcast room had turned off the sound under the reminder so they escaped."Crack!"As Stelle's flame lance stabbed the opponent, the screen in the game shattered.Jiahun entered the battle interface, and the enemy who appeared in front of her was actually—"Ilu?!""Heh, you recognized the wrong person. I'm not Ilu. My name is White Lily!"The silver-haired girl covered in the blue ghost fire seemed to have a big change in personality. Her tone was no longer as gentle as before. She waved her hand to summon a large number of Ingeniums made of faded ginkgo branches. She looked at Stelle provocatively and signaled her to attack."Gray Peony, what are you doing? Come and have a round with me!""Gray, Gray Peony?!"After hearing the code name Ilu told her, Stelle was stunned. But before she could react to when she had received that code name, Ilu controlled those Ingeniums to attack her.----Chapter 78: Ilu, Become the Lord of HeliobiIngenium were originally invented by craftsmen from the Artisan Commission. They were not supposed to have intelligence but were given a short "life" due to some abnormalities.The same is true for the faded Ingenium made by Ilu. They are based on faded ginkgo wood that has lost the power of "Abundance" and are fused with the spiritual fire of Heliobus, making their combat power much stronger than ordinary Ingeniums.... "Everyone, don't worry. As usual, I'll take a look at the detailed introduction of these monsters first."Realizing that the battle between her and Ilu was inevitable, Jiahun took a deep breath and clicked into the detailed interface of these Abundance creations called "Faded Ingenium."After seeing its skill introduction and weak attributes, she immediately opened her eyes wide. "Weak to Fire, weak to Physical... guys, she is too gentle. Even if she was possessed by a Heliobus, the monsters she arranged for us are weak monsters."[When attacking the Trailblazers: Summon monsters with weak attributes. When attacking others: Hunting Mode has been activated, and frozen earth operations are executed!][You see, she doesn't even plan to use the transformation device. Isn't this enough to show her love?][I'm not afraid that she'll take out the transformation device. I'm afraid that she'll point the "Hunt token" at me, let the "Reingbow Arbiter" shoot arrows at me, and then the two of them will lie on the ground and sleep together.][What kind of yandere is this?][The Xianzhou Alliance member who saw the Reignbow Arbiter shoot arrows: What?!]Ignoring the barrage of comments, Jiahun focused on dealing with the three faded contraptions in front of her. After using her Skill’s Taunt to accumulate enough "Burning Will" stacks, she used a strengthened Basic Attack to break the Weaknesses of the three monsters at the same time and then sent them all away with a Flame Lance charge...."Ilu, wake up! Don't you recognize me?"While using the Flame Lance to resist the attack of the faded Ingeniums, Stelle shouted at the silver-haired girl shrouded in blue ghost fire not far away, trying to wake her up from the state of being "possessed" by Heliobus."Of course I recognize you, 'Gray Peony.' It was you who betrayed and destroyed the 'Disciples of Sanctus Medicus,' causing me, the 'Leader,' to fall to this point, facing the pursuit of the Xianzhou alone. How could I not recognize you!"In order to make her performance more realistic and deceive the Heliobi who was still watching, Ilu deliberately added a lot of star fire special effects to herself when using Heliobus's power, floating in the air and giving people the impression of a mastermind behind the scenes.At this time, the girl devoted herself wholeheartedly to the performance, holding her forehead with one hand and striking a rather theatrical pose, looking down at Stelle who was waving a flaming lance and fighting the Ingeniums.Until she belatedly realized that this might become her black history, Ilu coughed twice. She restrained her movements, and slowly fell to the ground."'Gray Peony,' you know, human power is ultimately limited... Soon, you will understand this truth."Looking into Stelle's eyes, Ilu slowly spread out her palms, and faded ginkgo branches grew out of them one after another.In an instant, a handful of silver spikes condensed on her hands, and the blue ghost fire spread upward, emitting a chilling coldness.Although it was always a bit distressing to see Stelle so anxious, she had to commit to the act. At worst, she would pretend she couldn’t win, and then retreat tactically.After catching all these Heliobus, she would go to Stelle's room in person to apologize.As for the way to apologize, it depends on what Stelle likes. As long as it's not too much, she would consider agreeing..... "White Lily": "'Gray Peony,' you know, human power is ultimately limited... Soon, you will understand this truth.”Stelle: "Ilu… no matter what it takes, I will wake you up with my own hands!" (The tip of the lance ignites)"Am I really going to fight Ilu..."Even though Jiahun was ready to fight Ilu in the “possessed” state, she still couldn’t bring herself to do it when she saw the familiar petite figure standing on the opposite side of her under the influence of Heliobus.You can ask me to fight monsters, but how can I fight Ilu, who hasn’t even transformed?[Wait, Ilu didn’t transform—how can she fight us without a suit?][White Lily is the leader of the “Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.” Ilu is the Iron Cavalry Knight of Glamoth. They’re not the same person, so White Lily can’t transform.][Shit! Don’t say it, it’s true!]Just when the chat was discussing why Ilu did not choose to summon the Snow Fyrely Armor but chose to fight the Trailblazers in normal form, someone's whisper suddenly came from Jiahun's earphones, as charming as a demon. "???: Hehe, can’t do it?""???: If you continue like this, you'll get hurt, little one. Do you want me to help you~?""Oh my god! What the hell is going on?!"The sudden voice startled Jiahun, and the familiar sound instantly evoked some not-so-good memories in her mind—such as a theater dominated by puppets.Stelle: "You... who are you?""???: My name is Cirrus. I'm here to save you."Holding the blazing Flame Lance, the gray-haired girl glanced around warily but did not find the source of the voice.Outside the screen, Jiahun and the audience in the live broadcast room could clearly see the green ghost fire jumping behind her."Ah! This guy is Heliobus. When did it get behind us?"Jiahun couldn’t help but exclaim when she recognized the identity of the green ghost fire at a glance. When she saw the open cabinet door, she immediately realized what was going on—this guy was hiding in the cabinet!Oh no!I was too anxious when I came in and forgot to check the cabinet. I didn’t expect that there was a Heliobus hiding in it!If there’s anything more terrifying than hiding in the cabinet and being found by a ghost in a horror game, it’s hiding in the cabinet and then finding out there’s already a ghost hiding in the cabinet.Cirrus: "Hiss, there’s a special smell on your body. It seems you have a strong vessel. Just sensing your presence is enough to make me tremble with delight… I saved you. You give me your body—wouldn’t that be the best of both worlds?""Who would agree to this creepy request!"Jiahun chose to refuse without hesitation and shouted at Cirrus in front of tens of thousands of people in the live broadcast room."My wife hitting me—that was my decision. It’s our family matter. It has nothing to do with you, an outsider… no, it has nothing to do with you, Heliobus!"Cirrus: "What, you don’t agree? You’re rejecting such a great offer?"Cirrus: "Listen to me—we’re guaranteed a pleasant cooperation. Maybe I can help drive out the Heliobus from your little lover? For example, let me eat them. Hehe~"Stelle: "Get out! You’re talking nonsense. I won’t believe you!"Cirrus: "Let me see what the one who can drive away these tastes like—"Stelle: "Cirrus? You people—don’t even think about succeeding!""Get out! You’re talking nonsense. I won’t believe you!""Let me see what the one who can drive away Phantylia tastes like—"Realizing that the Heliobus in front of her was trying to take over her body, Stelle hair stood on end and she immediately dodged.She still remembered Hanya’s warning that if she was taken over by Heliobus, she would become like a chess piece or a puppet, manipulated by them and obeying their commands. Once they got in, it would be difficult to drive them out."Cirrus?!"Seeing the green ghost fire behind the gray-haired girl, Ilu recognized its identity at a glance. A trace of coldness flashed in her eyes. She had no good feelings toward this entity.The next moment, the faded spike that originally aimed for the Flame Lance immediately turned and stabbed toward Cirrus’s direction, but the latter’s flexibility was far beyond Ilu’s expectations.With a sharp turn, it moved to Stelle's side, making it difficult to attack."Good opportunity!"Taking advantage of the gray-haired girl’s attention being diverted by Ilu, Cirrus immediately rushed into her body. Stelle only felt something cold drill into her waist, and her whole body suddenly turned cold, as if she had lost control.But soon, she regained control of her body. Her movements became heavier, but each motion and style was accompanied by green ghost fire, which seemed to be the power given to her by the Heliobus named Cirrus."Hey! Come on, let’s join forces and eat that girl clean!""..."Hearing this, Stelle fell silent, as if considering whether to accept the offer.Tsk, after hearing what this guy said, I actually hesitated… Could it be that I’m already being influenced by this Heliobus?"Don’t worry, I’ll leave the silver-haired girl intact. My target is only the Heliobus in her body. That should be fine, right?!""You... I’ll trust you just this once. If you try to deceive me, I won’t let you go."... "It’s bad! I’m also possessed by Heliobus. I’m afraid my personality has changed drastically!"Seeing the gray-haired girl on the screen being possessed by Cirrus and raising the Flame Lance toward Ilu under its instigation, Jiahun immediately realized the seriousness of the situation—this, this is going to be a domestic violence scene![It's not that her personality has changed drastically; at most, she's a little perverted.][Now I can tease Ilu properly, just say it was Cirrus who did it.][Hehehe! I like to see this kind of twisted stuff—more of it!]Finally entering the battle interface with "White Lily," Jiahun saw that she had a buff called "Curse" on her. When attacking an enemy with the power of Heliobus, she would extract this power to strengthen herself.In short, if Ilu summons a small monster, she only needs to attack it, and then she will get a high amount of damage in the next round."White Lily: Cirrus! You, get out of her body!""Cirrus: Hehe! I won't come out. What can you do to me?""White Lily: Don't blame me for being rude, Stelle... Gray Peony! Watch out!"After the words fell, the silver-haired girl standing on the field summoned four Faded Ingeniums again, and her own "Fire" and "Physical" weaknesses were locked—that is, she needed to defeat the monsters first before she could deal with her.Seeing this scene, Jiahun's livestream room was instantly filled with countless comments. [Wife! Help!][Before, it was the Trailblazer who was anxious, but now it's Ilu who's anxious. So funny.][What's the hurry? A river's water is almost pouring into the Pacific Ocean.][This is too arrogant. Even if she becomes the persona "White Lily," her possessiveness is so strong that she doesn't even let Cirrus enter our body.][Is there a possibility? I say, in fact, Ilu doesn't have any second personality (funny.jpg).]"Is this the Heliobus who took over Ilu's body talking?"Controlling the Trailblazer to charge with a flame spear to take away the "Curse" on the four Faded Ingeniums, Jiahun felt a little curious.She glanced at the chat, and at a glance, it was all exchanges between Riddlers. She couldn't understand what they were saying at all, so she had to continue to fight.This time, her opponent was "White Lily"—that is, Ilu herself, holding a faded ginkgo branch as a weapon, with three Weakness Types: "Physical," "Fire," and "Imaginary," which happened to be within the Trailblazer's advantage range."I'm sorry, Ilu!"With the blessing of "Curse" stacked by Cirrus for 4 layers, Jiahun closed her eyes and pressed the normal attack. The Trailblazer raised the flame spear and poked casually, directly taking away most of Ilu's shield and 1/4 of her health bar."Ilu: Ah!"The voice of being hit was triggered, which also meant that the Trailblazer's turn was over. This time it was Ilu's turn.She ran toward Stelle and raised the faded spikes in her hand... but she didn’t stab her down. Instead, she threw out the faded ginkgo branches and hit her, and then turned back.Jiahun: "..."It doesn't look like a fight, but more like a couple flirting. Ilu is not taking it seriously at all!No, it can't be said that way. She really is holding back.It's just like what the chat said. When she fights others, she summons the Snow Fyrefly Armor to start a frozen ground battle. When she fights the Trailblazer, she takes a small branch and pulls it back and forth. The only a fraction of river water is pouring into the Pacific Ocean from the dam Ilu is holding back!"Another enhanced normal attack... Well, that's about it. This level is indeed simple, as if it was tailor-made for the Trailblazer."Not long after, the battle between Jiahun and Ilu came to an end.With the buff from Cirrus, even if four or five Heliobus joined forces, they were no match for the Trailblazer. In the end, she won the final victory—of course, it is hard to say how much Ilu held back; she didn’t even use her Ice-Type skills once."White Lily": Haha, I don't have time to play house with you. I'm going to gather members to rebuild the "Sanctus Medicus." You just stay here and tremble.Making up an excuse, Ilu waved her hand, ghost fire surged all over her body, and she disappeared from Stelle's sight in an instant.Seeing this scene, the barrage in Jiahun's livestream room exploded instantly:[The world is getting more and more upside down. I didn’t expect that one day I would hear the words “rebuild the Sanctus Medicus” from Ilu’s mouth.][Green Hibiscus: How come the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus is gone? Don’t you know it in your heart?][By the way, is Green Hibiscus in jail?][Oh, then Green Hibiscus should be renamed Old Lu.][Old Lu: What the hell were you doing before? You only remember me now?]..."Bang!"Without using "Remembrance" and the Snow Fyrefly Armor, the power of these few Heliobus alone is obviously unable to compete with Xing, who has been blessed by Cirrus.Not long after, the faded spikes in Ilu's hand were broken by the flame spear, and the high temperature remaining on them made the faded ginkgo branches emit a sweet fragrance.However, this was also within her expectations.Because Ilu had no intention of winning.She could take this opportunity to leave the battle and collect other Heliobus.As for Cirrus, unless it is willing to give up Xing's body and enter her own, Ilu has no good way to deal with it."Hehe, I don't have time to play house games with you. I'm going to gather members to rebuild the 'Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.' You stay here and shiver!"After making up an excuse, Ilu waved her little hand, ghost fire surged all over her body, and she disappeared from Stelle's eyes in an instant."Ilu..."Stelle wanted to keep her, but Ilu slipped away too fast, and she only caught a wisp of cold ghost fire."Hehe, you fight well!"Just then, she heard Cirrus’s laughter."In the fierce battle just now, I deliberately stimulated your fighting desire. How was it? Did you enjoy the fight?""Sure enough, it was you who did it."Looking at Heliobus, who was floating beside her like an eyeball, Stelle frowned slightly.Although Cirrus did help her, she always felt that this guy had other intentions.If possible, she would try her best to find an opportunity to drive it out of her body."Since you're enjoying the fight, I'll take this as an invitation and stay in your body temporarily?""Okay, then stay there and don't cause trouble."The gray-haired girl crossed her arms and looked like she had nothing to do with it.Anyway, there was no way to expel the Heliobus in a short time. As long as Cirrus didn’t cause her trouble, she could temporarily pretend it didn’t exist."Wow!"Hearing Stelle's answer, Cirrus opened his eyes wide immediately. It was obvious he was very surprised by Stelle's response. When he sensed the Stellaron hidden in Stelle's body, he was even more shocked and trembled."You are very relaxed, like a fluffy and light pastry, as if this body is not yours? Sister, what makes you so open-minded...""Oh! Wait, how come there is a sun deep in your body? I'll touch it... hiss! It's so hot!"Stellaron, Boy!If this thing explodes, the power will be much greater than a nuclear bomb.Realizing that the girl he possessed was carrying a time bomb, Cirrus’s mood changed subtly. He regretted it a little.He should have possessed the silver-haired girl earlier. Although there were five competitors, it was much safer than this body with a Stellaron.Thinking of this, Cirrus decided to chase after Stelle. "Hey! Don’t just stand there. Let’s go. Aren’t you looking for that little girl named Ilu? I can smell her trace.""Really?"Stelle was half-believing and half-doubting."Of course it’s true. It won’t do me any good to lie to you."Cirrus spoke confidently. "What’s more, without me, you can’t go far in this little cave. There are more Heliobi here than you think. You don’t want to run into 'ghost walls' everywhere you go. If I don’t help you, you probably won’t be able to get out of here even after a day.""This is an illusory maze set up by the Heliobus 'Furynox'. Your human eyes alone can’t see through the mystery. For example, you see that door, right?"Following Cirrus’s line of sight, Stelle saw an open wooden door and couldn’t help but ask in confusion: "What’s wrong with that door?""If you go through that door, no matter which way you choose, you will return to where you are now. Now I am the only one who can help you.""I’ll try..."Stele tried to walk out of the yard, but not long after, she found herself back where she was.Just as Cirrus said, without Heliobus’s help, there was no way to leave this "ghost wall" of illusion.Wait... Heliobus—doesn’t the judge named Huo Huo also have a Heliobus called "Tail"?Logically, Huo Huo should also be able to see through the illusion. Are there any footprints left by her nearby?After checking around the yard, no footprints were found, but some yellowed paper figures were seen under the red-painted stone wall which is obviously left here intentionally.She picked up the paper talisman, on which was written a line of small words. "There is a door ahead."There is a door ahead... but there is clearly a wall ahead. Could there be something?Stelle tried to reach out and touch the red-painted wall in front of her. As she guessed, the wall was actually just false. Her hand reached out without encountering any obstacles."Oh? You found the clue to leave here so quickly. Your brain works faster than I thought, hehe~"Seeing that Stelle found the signpost left by Huo Huo, Cirrus first acted surprised, and then immediately gave a negative answer. "It's a pity that the paper talisman left by the little judge may not be able to help you, because this illusion has 'come alive' not long ago. You know jigsaw puzzles, right?""Jigsaw puzzles?""You can understand this small cave as a world formed by countless jigsaw puzzles put together. If someone keeps disrupting the jigsaw puzzles and reorganizing them, do you think the existence of the signposts is still valuable?""Really?"Compared to this guy called Cirrus, Stelle trusted the judge of the Ten-Lords Commission more.She immediately decided to step through the wall to find out what was going on—and then, she stepped into empty air and fell down."Ah!!!"She almost fell into the void, but at the critical moment, Stelle grabbed the edge of the puzzle and climbed back.Looking at the dark abyss behind her, her heart was pounding and her legs were weak."Hehe, I told you that there was a 'blank' behind that hadn't been filled in yet, but you insisted on going in to take a look, and you almost fell~""I believe you... Tell me, where is the real path?""Follow me~"Following Cirrus's guidance, Stelle came to another red wall.This time, she learned from the previous experience and took a tentative step beyond the wall.She didn’t breathe a sigh of relief until she felt the solid sensation of stepping on the ground. She stepped to the other side of the red wall."Come, come, this way~"Coming to Cirrus's side, Stelle found another yellowed paper figure on the ground. After picking it up, she saw a line of beautifully written small words."There are soldiers ahead."At the same time, in the real world—"Stelle: Jigsaw puzzle?""Cirrus: You can think of this small realm as a world formed by countless puzzles put together. If someone keeps disrupting the puzzles and reorganizing them, do you think the existence of a signposts is still valuable?"Listening to Cirrus’s description, Jiahun also realized that the realm she was in was not simple.Just as she was about to follow Cirrus to the correct path, the livestream’s chat suddenly refreshed, asking her to pick up the paper figure left by Huo Huo."Ah, there are words on the paper figure?"Knowing that Huo Huo had left key information, Jiahun immediately threw Cirrus aside, returned to the edge of the red wall to interact with the yellowed paper figure, and a line of small words popped up on the screen."There is a door ahead.""Ah? Is there a door? Why can't I see it?"Looking at the content on the note, Jiahun was stunned for a moment and had to seek answers from the chat in the livestream.[The wall is fake; you can walk directly through it.][Don’t walk here! You’ll fall to your death!][Listen to Huo Huo. She won’t hurt you! Cirrus is the one lying to you. If you follow it, you're really done for!][Huo Huo didn’t lie to you. There is a door in the wall; you can go through it.][Don’t believe these bad guys. There’s nothing behind the wall.]For a moment, her livestream chat turned into a chaotic debate involving strange logic.Both sides held their own opinions, which confused Jiahun. She didn’t know who was right. Her brain which was not very sharp instantly overloaded, and it crashed on the spot.After thinking about it, Jiahun decided to go behind the wall to have a look.If there was nothing behind it, she could just come back."Let me go in and have a look. Hey, there really is a door... Damn! How did I fall down?!"Controlling the Trailblazer to pass through the red wall, Jiahun thought she had found the right way out, but the main perspective on the screen suddenly began to drop sharply, as if falling from a high altitude.As it approached the ground, the screen went black, and the helpless voice of Cirrus rang in her ears."Cirrus: Ouch! How come you jumped down without noticing? Don’t play such exciting games next time. It’s very hard for me to pull you up.""Damn it! You and Huo Huo lied to me together!"Realizing there was a "blank" behind the door that hadn’t been filled in, Jiahun instantly realized that the chat was deceiving her. She was so angry she couldn’t speak, and even her voice was shaking.[I didn’t lie to you. There really was nothing behind this door. You wanted to go in yourself.][Don’t worry about what’s behind the wall. Just say whether or not you could pass through it.][It’s okay. There are more exciting things to come. I’m looking forward to what Jiahun will choose next.]With the lesson from being fooled earlier, Jiahun followed Cirrus closely this time.The two came to another red wall, where she found a yellowed paper figure left by Huo Huo on the ground. "There are soldiers ahead.""This..."After seeing this line of small words, Jiahun immediately raised her guard."Cirrus: There are two roads around here. I don’t know which one is safer. Choose one yourself~"Following Cirrus’s instructions, Jiahun came to the entrance of another road. There was also a yellowed paper figure on the ground, but the content was completely different from the previous one."There is danger ahead.""It seems that you can choose the difficulty of this level by yourself, so I will definitely fight the soldiers..."Because she was still angry about being tricked by the chat earlier, Jiahun didn’t read the new barrage and made a decision directly. She returned to the intersection with the words "There are soldiers ahead" and walked in resolutely.[It’s over!][Jiahun moment again! (Sad)][Crash Team Go! (Sad)][There are ‘small soldiers’ ahead.]"Hey, it’s a golden Ingenium. Watch me use Jing Yuan to blow it up... Damn!! Five?!"Seeing a golden Ingeniums standing in the middle of the yard, Jiahun raised a confident smile on her face.But when the battle began, she found that there were five golden toads in front of her.The smile on her face vanished instantly—an instant Sichuan opera face change.What am I going to do?!Although these Golden Cloud Toad didn’t summon the Entranced Ingenium: Illumination Dragonfish, their “CC” was still enough to make Jiahun suffer.Fortunately, she brought Huo Huo this time. Otherwise, She would’ve been asleep and unable to wake up from this nightmare. "Damn you, you little monster! You told me this was a small monster?!"Watching Jing Yuan being juggled left and right while the Energy bar kept running again, Jiahun’s mentality collapsed.The audience who witnessed her torment could no longer hold back their laughter, and the chat was full of jokes—at the cost of one female streamer’s mild despair.... On the other side, after parting with Stelle, Ilu also officially embarked on the road of catching Pokémon—no, catching Heliobus—and became a Heliobi Master.In just ten minutes, she relied on her superb acting skills and pitiful expression to deceive many inexperienced Heliobus, successfully tricking them into her body and imprisoning and sealing them in a cage built from the Power of Abundance.Just as Ilu caught the 10th Heliobus, Chenxiang suddenly asked her a question. "Um, big sister, may I ask you something?""What is it?""You... are you collecting the fragments of 'Ignamar'?""Oh?"Ilu raised her eyebrows. "Why do you think so?""Um..."Hearing this, Chenxiang hesitated for a moment, but thinking back to the Abundance domain it saw when it rashly entered Ilu’s body, it decided to confess everything about “Ignamar” as a gesture of surrender to the girl who claimed to be the leader of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus."More than a thousand years ago, this region was the battlefield where the great Heliobus 'Ignamar' fought a general of the Xianzhou Luofu. The battle was inconclusive, and in the end, 'Ignamar' was defeated and its spirit shattered into fragments, sealed within the ‘Creation Furnace.’""Now that the furnace is broken and the Heliobi has escaped, we Heliobus who were once imprisoned in the ‘Creation Furnace’ are essentially the fragments of 'Ignamar'. I was wondering... the reason you're collecting us is to obtain the power of 'Ignamar'?"Ilu: "..."What the hell is this about collecting fragments to revive 'Ignamar'?I'm just helping Stelle and the others catch Heliobus. What are you even thinking?"Yes! I thought so too. Big Sister said she’s the leader of the ‘Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.’ I’ve heard of this organization. They're the mortal enemies of the Xianzhou Luofu and on the same side as us. Hehe, I didn’t expect Big Sister to be one of us.""I just saw Big Sister in action. When I saw her use the power of Abundance to fight that traitor, I knew that Big Sister couldn’t be a bad person... Ah, no, she definitely isn’t a bad person!""That’s right! Gray Peony is a traitor! Lord White Lily will surely restore the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus’s glory, make the Xianzhou generals tremble, and make that traitor suffer!""Lord White Lily! In order to defeat the generals of Xianzhou, please absorb us!""We are willing to sacrifice ourselves. This is our fate. I don’t want to be captured by the Ten-Lords Commission!"These Heliobus seemed to have believed all of Ilu’s made-up words. They babbled about helping her kill Xianzhou generals and made no mention of leaving her body.After all, these Heliobus fragments that once made up “Ignamar” had inherited the long-cherished wish to fight the Xianzhou generals. When they learned Ilu was the leader of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, they were instantly moved and even willing to be absorbed by her to awaken the legendary great Heliobus “Ignamar” again."You... are really a bunch of idiots!"Listening to the Heliobi’ words, Ilu never expected things to unfold like this. The corners of her mouth twitched uncontrollably. She covered her face with one hand so no one could see her expression. After a long pause, she uttered that one line.Little did she know, that line also led the Heliobus to a big misunderstanding—she called us idiots in such a gentle tone, clearly because she was moved to tears. She had us in her heart and didn’t want us to sacrifice ourselves."Hehe, indeed, we are a group of hopeless idiots. But this is what being a Heliobi means..."Floating beside Ilu, Chenxiang comforted her in a soft tone. "We were born from the revenge-fueled will of ‘Ignamar’ and exist only to avenge ourselves against the generals of Xianzhou. If you can carry on our long-cherished wish, what does it matter if we lose our sense of self?"After being sealed in the Creation Furnace for a thousand years, the first person he met after waking up was this faded girl. Such fate must have been preordained.Ilu: "..."These words actually moved her a little."However, before sacrificing ourselves, we need to gather more brothers and sisters. Only when united can we stand a chance against the Xianzhou generals."Chenxiang spoke in a very serious tone. "Lord White Lily, you don’t need to pretend to be as weak and pitiful as before. Just move forward as a king. We’ll convince all the Heliobus you meet to submit to you.""--Then, absorb us and become the ‘Lord of Fyxestroll Garden’!"Chapter 79: Huo Huo: Huh? I Beat Ilu"Huh? I'm the Lord of Fyxestroll Garden?"Hearing the request made by the Heliobi represented by Chenxiang, the silver-haired girl blinked in surprise. She even wondered if she had heard something wrong.No, she just came to Fyxestroll Garden for a trip. She planned to accompany Stelle to see the scenery and collect some Heliobi. How did she suddenly became the "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden"?"That's right! Lord White Lily, please become our 'Lord.' We are willing to lend you our power to help you defeat General of the Xianzhou!""This..."Looking at Chenxiang and the other nine Heliobi who were ready to die for the sake of justice, Ilu held her chin with one hand and lowered her head to think.This happened too suddenly, and her mind was a little confused.She had to sort it out first..."Although it is unfair to let a human be the Lord of our 'Heliobus' clan, I think the big sister has the qualifications!"One of the Heliobi nodded in agreement. "The ability to accommodate the power of multiple Heliobi at the same time shows that the big sister has the potential to become a 'King.'""Since the big sister intends to revive the 'Disciples of Sanctus Medicus,' it means that she dares to challenge the general of the Xianzhou head-on. Then she is an ally of Heliobus, which is undeniable. Who said that humans can't be the 'Lord' of Heliobus? Today, we will break the precedent and let the current leader of the 'Disciples of Sanctus Medicus,' Lord White Lily, inherit the will of the Great Heliobus 'Ignamar' and seek justice from the general of the Xianzhou for these little Heliobi!""Why call her Big Sister? This is undoubtedly a derogatory term for our 'Lord.' We need to change the name.""Then what should we call her, 'Fyxestroll Garden Lord ' or 'Lord White Lily'?""Both are too ugly. Just call her 'Lord of Heliobi.' It sounds more domineering."When the name of the new King was mentioned, the Heliobi began to chatter and discuss, and one by one, they said the most majestic and domineering name in their ideal.Finally, they came to a unanimous conclusion—call her "Lord of Heliobi."Since Lady "White Lily"'s goal is to turn the entire Luofu sky-faring vessel upside down, only this name with a strong murderous aura is worthy of her.Ilu: "..."Oh no, they seem to be serious.Will I have another nickname, "Lord of Heliobi," after "White Lily"?When she thought of this, a picture appeared in Ilu's mind—when she returned to the Astral Express, everyone greeted her without calling her name but called her "Lord of Heliobi." Just thinking about that scene made her feel embarrassed.More importantly, Ilu didn't want Stelle to know this title. But since she wanted to become the "Lord of Heliobi" in the eyes of these Heliobi, she would have to fight Stelle, who was possessed by Cirrus.This was an unsolvable vicious circle.Being laughed at by Stelle, that kind of thing is not allowed!"Let me confirm again, your goal is to fight with the General of the Xianzhou, right?" Ilu asked tentatively.Hearing this, the Heliobi in her body looked at each other, pushed Chenxiang as a representative, and answered Ilu's question seriously. "That's right. As long as we can fight with that General of the Xianzhou, no matter what the result is, the long-cherished wish of the Great Heliobus 'Ignamar' will be quelled after that. This is our wish.""..."After a few seconds of silence, the silver-haired girl finally made a difficult decision and resolutely agreed." Well, I agree to your request."This play is already halfway through, how can it be abandoned halfway...Since they want to continue to play with her, then she will follow their wishes.What's wrong with being the "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden" for once?Anyway, the price of accepting this power is just to fight with Jing Yuan.At that time, both sides will play casually, fight back and forth, and satisfy these Heliobi. It just so happens that she can solve the troubles of the Heliobi for the Xianzhou. She believes that General Jing Yuan should not refuse this good thing that has the best of both worlds.As for why they want to fight with Jing Yuan so much, it is probably related to the battle that happened in Fyxestroll Garden that year. The Great Heliobus "Ignamar" was killed by the Arbiter-General in two moves before he could hold on to General of the Xianzhou "Tengxiao." It is normal for him to refuse to admit defeat.Unfortunately, they seem to have found the wrong person..."Great!!!"Seeing that Ilu was willing to become their ideal "Lord of Heliobi," the Heliobi in her body burst into cheers, and Chenxiang was so moved that he burst into tears.Well, although Heliobi didn't have the ability to shed tears, they were indeed very moved now.Since this big sister is willing to fight the Luofu General for the Heliobi, they will naturally contribute everything they can.It just happens that they have the perfect gift for Ilu—"Great 'Lord of Fyxestroll Garden,' please accept the crown we cast for you..."The atmosphere had been set here. Looking at the blue ghost fire condensing into a ghost fire crown on her head, Ilu's expression suddenly became strange.This is not the Lord of Heliobi, this is clearly the Ruined King!She had thought of the next lines—pain! It hurts too much! Gray Peony, why, why are you hiding from me?Alas, there is no way. After all, it is the road she chose, and at this time, she can only go all the way to the end."Lord White Lily, on the road to becoming the 'Lord of Fyxestroll Garden,' you will definitely encounter many obstacles. Heliobus who have strong power like Cirrus may not surrender to you but want to fight against the Xianzhou General with their own strength."Glancing at the half-burned faded branch in Ilu's hand, Chenxiang earnestly instructed."Although we are all fragments of the Great Heliobus 'Ignamar,' each Heliobus has a different personality. For example, the guy named Cirrus you saw before is the worst one among them. If you want to regain them, you may have to use some coercive means.""You mean, I have to fight them?" Ilu raised her eyebrows."Yes, there is an Illusory maze set up by Heliobus ''Furynox" here. We are here to show you the way and take you to those powerful Heliobus. If you can't convince them, you can only defeat them.""Okay, take me there."In order to fit the role she was currently playing, Ilu used the power of Abundance to summon the faded ginkgo branch in her hand again, turning it into a sturdy wooden sword while burning under the power of the ghost fire infused by Heliobus, exuding a cold breath.Next, she would become the true Lord of Fyxestroll Garden under the witness of many Heliobus, and no one could stop her....At the same time, in the real world.After a lot of torture, Jiahun finally defeated the five golden gatekeepers and followed Cirrus's instructions to walk toward the exit of the Illusory maze.Strictly speaking, this maze actually had no exit.After all, it was made up of pieces of puzzles, but the size of each puzzle was different. The place she was going to next was a big puzzle.The yellowed paper talismans she got along the way proved that she was indeed on the right path, and she was not far from Huo Huo."There is a trap ahead, please take a detour."Looking at the yellow talismans on the ground, Jiahun's mouth slightly raised: "Hmph, you want to trick me again."You've tricked me several times. I will not be fooled this time!Then——"Oh my god! How can there really be a trap?!"Being burned back to the original place by the flamethrower, Jiahun's face turned black.The previous few times were all fake. Why is it real this time, damn it!!"Cirrus: I told you there was a trap ahead. Why did you just walk in without even looking back?" "Stelle: I bet its trap doesn't work."" Cirrus: Then what?" Xing: It cheated." "I made all the wrong choices along the way. I'm really convinced!"After eliminating the only wrong answer, Jiahun opened the door on the right according to Cirrus's instructions, walked forward along the corridor for a while, and finally saw Huo Huo's figure.However, just as she was about to go over, Cirrus suddenly jumped out and stopped her. "Cirrus: Stop. Remember our deal—you have to help me escape from the pursuit of the Ten-Lords Commission." "Stelle: No, I want to take that girl away with me!" "Cirrus: What a trouble! Is this what you call sympathy? It makes me feel sour when I.. ugh..."..."Don't worry about that little judge girl. It's not like she can't leave. Aren't you going to find your little lover? What, changed your mind halfway?"Seeing that Stelle have the intention to go over and reunite with Huo Huo, Cirrus's tone suddenly became hurried. It seemed that he didn't like to be associated with the judge of the Ten-Lords Commission."Heh, why should I listen to you?"Although finding Ilu was the top priority, Huo Huo was not far ahead at the moment, and Stelle naturally couldn't miss the opportunity to have one more teammate."Huo Huo!"Ignoring Cirrus's retention, Stelle immediately stretched out her hand and waved to Huo Huo not far away.At this time, the timid green-haired little foxian girl was standing in front of a door, holding a yellowed paper figure in her hand, and seemed to be recording something. When she saw the gray-haired girl behind her, her eyes lit up immediately: "Stelle?!""Yes, it's me.""But, I finally saw a living person..."Perhaps because of being too excited, Huo Huo's soft voice also had a bit of a crying tone, and she looked like she was crying with joy."That's great, wuwu, I thought I would be trapped here and couldn't get out. It's really great to see you here too!""Uh..."After hearing Huo Huo's words, Stelle's mouth twitched. She couldn't help but break Huo Huo's unrealistic fantasy."Listen to me, Huo Huo, don't be too happy. Do you think my presence here is good news?""What, what happened?""This means that we can't even send out a distress signal!""Ah? Now that you've said that, I remember that we're both trapped here, and it seems that no one can notify Fu Xuan and the others!"After being reminded by her, Huo Huo couldn't help but tremble all over. Her little face turned pale, and her legs, which had finally stabilized, began to tremble again."Oh no! What should I do? Miss Guinaifen has not been found either. Maybe something has happened to her..."Seeing Huo Huo at a loss, the Uncle Tail flying beside her couldn't help it."Hey! I just can't stand your cowardly look. As the Judge of the Ten-Lords Commission, why do you always want to ask others for help?""We have worked together for so long. You know I am not the material to be a judge. I used to think that I would develop courage after working in the Ten-Lords Commission for a long time, but now I find that... I just can't do it, just like some people learning mathematics. If I can't do it, I can't do it.""Tsk! Useless thing. Why am I sealed in you?"Uncle Tail sighed with a look of regret. "If you can be of some use, we wouldn't have to go around in circles here.""You only know how to show off all day long. If we're not careful, we'll fall into someone else's trap together. Who is useless..." Huo Huo whispered back."Uh..."Stelle fell silent for a moment as she watched Huo Huo and Tail Grandpa bickering on the side.Hmm... Was it her illusion? Why did she feel that this judge was not so reliable?Oh! By the way, she almost forgot about Ilu's matter. She had to tell Huo Huo about it. If there was any clue, they could go together for a while."Huo Huo, have you seen Ilu..."She was about to ask Huo Huo about Ilu's whereabouts, but the words turned into completely unfamiliar sentences.As if her mouth was out of control, she began to severely criticize the green-haired little fox girl in front of her."Hehe, that orange-haired woman is probably eaten by the Heliobus, and the silver-haired one is probably not much better. There are five Heliobus. Tsk tsk, I'm afraid they've been torn to pieces by now.""...So it seems that you people in the Ten-Lords Commission are really a bunch of good-for-nothings. What on earth did you protect? Hehe, it's so funny."Stelle: "?"The moment these words came out of her mouth, she realized who was playing around, and nameless anger surged in her heart in an instant. She subconsciously clenched her fists.Hard! Her fists is tightening!Cirrus, you bastard, how dare you in front of me...No, you dare to use my body to maliciously frame Ilu? Do you want to die?!"Ah! How, how could this happen! Miss Ilu and Miss Guinaifen are... woohoo! I'm sorry, I can't help at all, I'm really sorry!"After being ruthlessly mocked by Cirrus, Huo Huo's already weak heart seemed to have been hit by a nuclear attack, and she became visibly lost, and even her fox ears drooped down — as for Tail, uh, Tail was flying in the sky."Well! Well, let's go find them together. If they're alive, we must see them. If they're dead, we must see their bodies. Heliobus shouldn't eat people so quickly. The two of us... ah, and Uncle Tail, the three of us should rush over earlier. Maybe we can save them.""You..."Stelle was about to speak, but found that her vocal cords were controlled by someone again. Another malicious taunt went straight to Huo Huo.*What? You still want to follow me? Why should I take you, a useless waste? Okay, don't bother me anymore. I'm leaving, leaving you here alone. Goodbye.""Woo!"After she said that, Huo Huo broke down, with visible grievances on her face, tears rolling in her eyes, and she looked like she might cry at any time.Damn it! Cirrus, you beast, I must find you and fry you in oil and roast you today..."Huh? You call me a beast, but from the perspective of life classification, you seem to be closer to this word~"As if she heard Stelle's inner thoughts, Cirrus's smiling voice echoed in her mind.The gray-haired girl's face became darker and her fists became harder."Hey! That's enough. Only I and those judges can criticize this guy. Do you understand?"Uncle Tail couldn't stand it anymore and was about to comfort Huo Huo.At this moment, it suddenly noticed something wrong.Looking at the green ghost fire floating beside Stelle, its face changed. "Tsk, something's wrong. I was wondering why there was a smell of the same kind lingering around here...""Heh! This familiar feeling... it's really you, Cirrus. Hiding in someone else's body to play ventriloquism really fits your usual behavior of smashing things."For this guy who made Huo Huo cry, the Uncle Tail always didn't give any good face."Hahaha! Ridiculous, you're not much better than me, are you?"Cirrus laughed and sneered back."I thought you had escaped the fate of suffering in the 'Creation Furnace,' but I didn't expect that the most aggressive fragment of the Great 'Ignamar' would now be sealed in the body of a little girl as a watchdog...""Oh no, no no no! Now you're not even a dog, you're just a tail~ Right, tail? Tail? Tail?""You!"The blood pressure of Uncle Tail immediately rose. "You’re getting ahead of yourself, right? Get out of that girl’s body quickly! I will swallow you up now!"The two Heliobus who didn't see eye to eye soon quarreled loudly, and Huo Huo took the opportunity to hand Stelle a talisman paper figurine, indicating that she should stick it on her body to suppress the influence of Heliobus on her."Tsk! You are such a troublemaker. Okay, I won't talk to you in her voice anymore."Without being able to continue controlling Stelle to say those hurtful words, Cirrus had to float out of Stelle's body.Of course, it did not get rid of the possession state.This was just a manifestation of a Heliobus, which was somewhat similar to the state of Tail, except that Cirrus could leave Stelle's body at any time, but the tail could not."Huo Huo, there is something I need to tell you..."After comforting Huo Huo in a low voice, Stelle told her about her previous encounter with Ilu. Huo Huo was stunned at first, then widened her eyes and spoke to Stelle in a hurried tone. "That— I, I saw her before I came in! Miss Ilu seemed to be possessed by five Heliobus at that time. Uncle Tail suspected that she wanted to enter this illusion to devour other Heliobus, so the two of us followed in, but we lost her not long after.""There’s nothing I can do if you lose her. After all, this place has been breaking and reorganizing. If you hadn’t left a paper talisman on the road, I might not have found you." Stelle said with a smile."Did you hear that, little crybaby? People said you are useful, and the talisman you left is also useful."After comforting Huo Huo, Uncle Tail sighed."I can't stand it. If one day I can regain my freedom, I will swallow up that bastard Cirrus first, and then eat up you, the little coward who cries all day long.""Hehe, it's a pity that Tail is not the same as before."Cirrus, on the side, also floated over and spoke meanly. "If we still had the power of the past, let alone repairing this broken little cave, even swallowing them would not be a problem.""The power of the past?"Hearing Cirrus’s words, Huo Huo looked at it with a puzzled look. Cirrus had a look of reminiscence on his face."Hehe, old man Tail, she knows nothing about your origins... Little sister, Heliobus should have settled in a place where humans gather, but do you know why we have to gather in this deserted Fyxestroll Garden now?""Team building?""What team building? We Heliobus don’t need to work, unlike you humans who need to work overtime every day, and in the end don’t have much rest time, and you even have to make an appointment to go out~"Huo Huo: "..."This is so hurtful.But the problem is that she can’t seem to refute it."Hey! Cirrus, don’t tell everything to others!"Although Tail had the intention to conceal it, Cirrus did not give it the opportunity and told Huo Huo the real reason why the Heliobus who escaped from the Artisan Commission now gathered in Fyxestroll Garden. "Because more than a thousand years ago, Fyxestroll Garden was the battlefield where the Great Heliobus 'Ignamar' fought with a General of the Luofu... The two sides fought so fiercely that 'Ignamar' was infinitely transformed and once gained a huge advantage, even forcing the general into a desperate situation, reaching a 9:1 ratio at one point!""Then what?" Stelle asked curiously."From the beginning to the end, 'Ignamar' only lost in a small margin, and the rest of the time they were in a big advantage!""I mean, who won in the end?""The General won."Stelle: “…”Being defeated in one move, you call this a big advantage?"Well, this is recorded in the archives of the Ten-Lords Commission. 'Ignamar' should be… defeated by the general named Teng Xiao in just a few moves, and then was broken into countless fragments and sealed in the 'Creation Furnace' of the Artisan Commission.""Heh! False records! 'Ignamar' was just careless and didn’t expect that the general actually had used trickery. If he fights him again, I’m sure 'Ignamar' won’t lose again!"Although Cirrus was still stubborn, Stelle and Huo Huo had figured out what these Heliobus scattered throughout Fyxestroll Garden were all about.When they thought that there were five Heliobus living in Ilu’s body at the same time, they instantly realized the seriousness of the problem—one of the Heliobus living in Ilu’s body might want to use her body to collect the fragments of 'Ignamar', so as to revive the Great Heliobus and turn the Xianzhou Luofu upside down again."If that's the case, we have to find her quickly!""Hey, let me say, how about we join forces?"Cirrus suddenly suggested. "In my opinion, that guy has probably swallowed no less than 10 Heliobus by now. We are no match for her alone and will be easily defeated one by one. Only by joining forces to take her down can we stop the conspiracy of the guy behind the scenes.""I have no objection, but I can't smell her scent here, so I can only look inside by feeling."Although Uncle Tail wanted to swallow Cirrus in one gulp, it was obviously the girl named Ilu who was more threatening than the guy in front of him.Although it was also happy to see the scene of 'Ignamar' resurrecting and turning the Xianzhou upside down, it felt a headache when it thought that the little crybaby Huo Huo might not stop crying at that time.It's better not to let that happen."I, I have no objection either."Huo Huo raised the flag and chose to surrender... Oh no, it should be a vote of approval."Me too."In order to free Ilu from Heliobus's control as soon as possible, Stelle had no objection. After all, she really needed Cirrus’s power now."Very good, let’s go and defeat that evil bad girl together!""Cirrus... do you think you have the right to say these things?""Hehe! We are allies now, you can't point fingers at me behind my back~""Tsk! Stop talking nonsense, lead the way.".... "Alas, now I am more and more like a behind-the-scenes boss."Not knowing that Cirrus and Tail in the distance had formed an alliance, Ilu was walking in the dark, blood-red corridor under the guidance of the Heliobus, looking for the traces of powerful Heliobi.As for why she felt like a behind-the-scenes boss...There was no other way. As the 'Lord of Fyxestroll Garden', she needed a mighty and powerful image to intimidate those timid little Heliobus and make them willingly submit to her majesty. Being too cute would be a negative buff.For this reason, Ilu specially used the power of Abundance to make a faded silver wood armor for herself. The blue ghost fire turned into armor and attached to the faded wood armor she made, making her look like a legendary top assassin—the first-generation Hassan.Apart from anything else, this image really fits the identity of the 'Lord of Fyxestroll Garden'. As long as she doesn't speak, she can bring a great sense of oppression to others.Along the way, Ilu met more than a dozen Heliobi of all sizes. After seeing her Phantom Armor, these little guys all surrounded her curiously, and then they completely fell under the long-planned verbal attack of Chenxiang and the others."Look! Standing in front of you is White Lily, the 'Lord of Fyxestroll Garden.' Even if 'Ignamar' is gone, as long as she is still standing here, we Heliobus will eventually have the day to grt revenge against the Xianzhou General!""Offer your heart to the 'Lord of Fyxestroll Garden'!""In Heliobus's life, there is only one true freedom... Is it to escape from fate? No, when you are fearless of being defeated, you will gain true freedom!""Come on, brothers and sisters, let's join hands to burn the Xianzhou Luofu to ashes!"When they heard that the silver-haired girl in front of them was the nemesis of the Xianzhou general, all the excited Heliobi voluntarily entered her body and were willing to become part of her power.From beginning to end, Ilu didn't even say a word—since this is a wonderful misunderstanding, let this misunderstanding continue."Lord White Lily, I can feel a very strong aura ahead. Be careful later. That Heliobus may be a tough guy to mess with!"Finally, when she collected the twentieth Heliobus, Chenxiang sensed a Heliobus with a strong aura in the yard ahead."Don't be afraid. If you can't convince it, I will do it myself."After saying that, Ilu stretched out her hand and pushed open the red-painted wooden door in front of her, and entered the gloomy house where the powerful Heliobus lived. What came into view was an Aurumaton Spectral Envoy with his back to her.Is this... a member of the Ten-Lords Commission?But now, I'm afraid that Heliobus has taken over his body and completely lost his self-awareness."Hehe, instead of going out to hunt, she actually took the initiative to run to my territory. Let me see who is so bold..."Noticing that an uninvited guest had broken into his territory, the Aurumaton Spectral Envoy slowly turned his head and looked at the silver-haired girl behind him.The next second, under Ilu's gaze, the Aurumaton Spectral Envoy's body was covered with blood-red ghost fire, and then a blood-red eye slowly opened on his forehead, casting a malicious look:"Yo! It turns out that you are a group of poor little guys who are huddled together for warmth. What, are you tired of living and want to be swallowed up by me?""The one standing in front of you is the 'Lord of Fyxestroll Garden'...""What the hell is the 'Lord of Fyxestroll Garden'? A little girl and a bunch of poor ghosts dare to call themselves the 'Lord of Fyxestroll Garden'?"Before Chenxiang finished speaking, the hot-tempered and powerful Heliobus interrupted him and cursed impatiently: "Get out of here before I lose my temper!"The gaze of the Aeon of Abundance Yaoshi not only made the Arbor produce a second fruit, but also benefited these Heliobi hiding in Fyxestroll Garden, gaining far more powerful power than before. Causing even the Aurumaton Spectral Envoy to be easily controlled."I am no longer the weak one from before. I am so powerful that even the generals of the Xianzhou Alliance won't be able to fight me!"Lord White Lily, this guy didn't give us a chance to speak...""It doesn't matter, just leave it to me.""Oh? Instead of running away, she came towards me... Well, well, today none of you will be able to walk out of here alive!"The Aurumaton Spectral Envoy showed his fan and decree, bowed slightly under the control of the blood-red Heliobus, and then rushed toward Ilu at a very fast speed.Heh, you must be scared!Looking at the silver-haired girl standing there motionless, blood-red Heliobus smiled contemptuously.But it's too late to regret now. Just give up all your strength!Just when it thought it was about to succeed, a broadsword made of faded ginkgo branches suddenly appeared in the opponent's hand, with dark blue ghost fire wrapped around it. It carried an extremely huge force and slashed toward the Heliobus diagonally."Boom!"Even without summoning the Snow-Fyrefly Armor now, with the power given by Heliobi and the physical fitness greatly enhanced by the Aeon of Abundance, Ilu at this moment was not someone that any Heliobus who had only received a sliver of blessing from The Abundance could touch.The blade made a crisp sound, and the Aurumaton Spectral Envoy who was rushing toward her with great momentum was instantly chopped away.Before the powerful blood-red Heliobus could react to what happened, it found that he had actually been separated from the body it was currently attached to and entered the faded silverwood sword in Ilu's hand."Hey! What did you do? Why can't I get out?!""Heh, why should I tell you? Just stay inside honestly."If this Heliobus was possessed by a normal person, rather than the Aurumaton Spectral Envoy who had lost his flesh and blood, then Ilu really couldn't do anything to it—but unfortunately, it wasn’t.Fancy. One strike to kill.You are the challenger.Creak—Just then, the old wooden door behind her was pushed open, making a hoarse whimper.Ilu turned her head and looked behind her, only to see Stelle looking at her with disbelief, and behind her was a green-haired Foxian judge, with fear written all over her pale face."That red Heliobus—it seems to have been eaten by her!""Be careful! Don’t go over there!""Tsk, it looks like we’re late..."Uncle Tail also floated out of Huo Huo’s tail, looking at the silver-haired girl wearing faded rattan armor and shrouded in blue flames not far away. His face did not look good.He could feel that the girl in front of him was so powerful that it was suffocating. She had at least 20 Heliobus in her body. With such a large number of Heliobus to provide power, even the slowest ox cart could easily overtake a Starskiff at full speed."Huo Huo, get ready!""Ah... me? Do I have to go too?""Nonsense! I’m sealed on your tail—how can I go if you don’t?"Ilu: "..."These people came at the wrong time.What should I do? Should I run?Or should I stay here and fight them?She clenched the sword in her hand, a little hesitant."Lord White Lily, look! That traitor called Gray Peony—she actually called the judge of the Ten-Lords Commission. She really defected to the Xianzhou!"Seeing the green-haired little fox standing behind Xing, Chenxiang, who had turned into a dark blue Hanyan floating above Ilu's head, recognized her true identity at a glance—the judge of the Ten-Lords Commission.When she thought of Gray Peony who was originally a member of the "Disciples of Sanctus Medicus" alongside Lord White Lily, and Cirrus who lived on her body, they were all enemies of the Xianzhou.Now, in order to deal with Lady White Lily, they have even fallen to the point of colluding with a judge of the Ten-Lords Commission!Wow, how pitiful! My Lady White Lily, even though she was deserted by her friends and relatives, still insisted on her own path and never wavered.She still wanted to lead us to fight against the powerful General of the Xianzhou.Just for this reason, she will always be the "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden" in our hearts!"Gray Peony?!"Huo Huo immediately widened her eyes and turned to look at Xing, with a bit of surprise in her tone. "Xing, is what Heliobus said true? You used to be in the 'Disciples of Sanctus Medicus'?""It was just a fake name I used when I was undercover in the 'Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.' The same is true for Ilu... But under the deception of Heliobus, she seems to have taken this false identity seriously. I must wake her up."Summoning the Fire Lance, Xing stared at the blue Hanyan floating above Ilu’s head, her expression becoming more serious.In her opinion, this Starfire Crown transformed by Heliobus was the culprit controlling Ilu’s mind. It must be eliminated no matter what."Forget it. I'll just treat it as playing with you..."Seeing Stelle take out the Fire Lance, Ilu realized that this battle was inevitable.Ilu raised the sword in her hand and release the power of the blood-red Heliobus she had just captured. The whole sword began burning with blazing blood-red flames.Scanning her eyes across Stelle and Huo Huo’s faces, she spoke in a cold tone. "A mere Gray Peony and a Judge—just leave now. No one will be hurt.""Otherwise, you will all die."... At the same time, in the real world.Cirrus: "Ah! That’s the smell. We didn’t go to the wrong place. The little girl with silver hair is right in front!"Huo Huo: "Ahead, it seems… there’s the sound of fighting?"Tail: "No! Let’s go quickly, or it’ll be too late!"Following the clues given by Cirrus and Tail, Jiahun had just controlled the Trailblazer to reach Ilu’s location, and then entered a cutscene.The camera first showed Stelle's jade feet, then moved upward, revealing the surprised and disbelieving eyes of the gray-haired girl, while Huo Huo standing behind her covered her mouth in fear, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying.Then, the camera panned out.In the middle of this dilapidated and gloomy courtyard stood a silver-haired girl wrapped in armor made of faded ginkgo branches, holding a wooden sword burning with blood flames, and a dark blue crown floating over her head. It was the Ilu she had been thinking about.Not far in front of her, an Aurumaton Spectral Envoy slowly fell to the ground, clutching his chest. Even without guessing, one could tell what had happened.As if she had noticed the arrival of Stelle and Huo Huo, the silver-haired girl turned around and looked behind her.Her eyes that were originally as gorgeous as fireflies were now stained with a touch of dark blue, and her cold and arrogant temperament was overwhelming—completely different from the impression she had left on players before."Oh my god! Isn’t Ilu’s new form so cool?!"Seeing this scene, Jiahun’s eyes widened instantly, and a large barrage of comments suddenly appeared in her livestream chat.At a glance, it was all crazy quotes about Ilu, but Jiahun’s attention was all on the game at the moment, and she didn’t notice what the chat said at all."Lord of Fyxestroll Garden": "A mere Gray Peony and a Judge—just leave now. No one will get hurt.""Lord of Fyxestroll Garden": "Otherwise, you will all die—"Ka-cha—!As the screen shattered, Jiahun entered the battle interface again, and the headphones played a battle theme she had never heard before. When she saw the detailed introduction of the enemy, she couldn’t help but take a sharp breath."Lord of Fyxestroll Garden?!"[Powerful Enemy Name: "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden" Ilu (Lv. 80)][Weaknesses: Physical, Fire, Imaginary][Powerful Enemy Introduction: "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden" Ilu, the Queen of Fyxestroll Garden born in response to the wishes of the Heliobi, has shown a different appearance than before due to the power of Heliobus.][Difficulty Rating: You better stand up and fight seriously, or you’ll lose miserably~]---Chapter 80 Hanya: Will I Win If I Fight Ilu?[First meeting with White Lily: Oh, what a piece of rubbish. First meeting with "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden": Damn! I have to stand up and fight her!][It is recommended not to use Jingliu. Otherwise, you'll lose badly.] [You are too late. Jiahun brought Jingliu when she cleared the map.][Jingliu: I fight the Lord of Fyxestroll Garden, is it true?]"Does Ilu have a lot of CC?"Seeing the prompt of the chat, Jiahun also realized that something was wrong, but she had entered the battle interface and had no chance to adjust the team.Mainly, she did not expect to encounter a boss battle at this time... The enemy is still Ilu. It seems that she has collected the power of at least twenty Heliobus. This is almost half of the peak combat power of the big Heliobus "Ignamar," right?[Let me tell you this: the first stage is all about CC, playing with bondage play, and the second stage is to chopping people with the sword. Just like the monkey king—one strike per person. You have to use Huo Huo or Tingyun to resist, otherwise the squishy will be killed instantly.]"Ilu: Since you insist on staying, don't blame me for being rude!""Ilu: Flowers Bloom,Thousands of Branches Wither—"After the voice fell, the silver-haired girl standing opposite raised her right hand and waved it gently, summoning two faded rich black lotuses beside her, and the blue flames transformed by Heliobus lived on them, blooming with dazzling light.[Faded Black Lotus: At the beginning of each round, it randomly absorbs 15 points of energy from a single unit, causing a small amount of Wind-type damage.]"Ilu: Don't move. Stay still!"After summoning the two faded black lotuses, the silver-haired girl pointed her finger at Jing Yuan, who was in the first position of Jiahun's team.The next second, a large piece of faded ginkgo branches suddenly emerged from under Jing Yuan's feet, weaving into a wooden birdcage to trap him inside.At the same time, a line of small words appeared above Jing Yuan's head."Bird in a Cage (Debuff): Bound for one round, speed reduced by 30%""Don't,she imprisoned my Jing!"Seeing this scene, Jiahun let out a wail like a groundhog.She now felt the deep malice of this game toward herself... no, toward Jing Yuan. This move was clearly aimed at this Luofu General.When they were beaten before, the monsters' attacks were all aimed at Tingyun, and when someone needed to tank the crowd control, it was Jing Yuan who stood up and took all the CC.Fortunately, her team had Huo Huo, who was good at removing crowd control. Otherwise, she didn’t know how to fight this battle.... "Come on! Huo Huo, what are you still standing there for?!"Rain began to fall from the overcast sky, and the biting cold wind blew the cold rain on Huo Huo's face. When she heard the anxious voice of Uncle Tail, she shuddered immediately."Ah... Already, has the fight started?""Of course! Your gray-haired friend is tied up by branches. If you don't rescue her, she might be captured by that guy.""Ah! OK, OK!"Looking at Stelle trapped in a cage made of faded branches not far away, Huo Huo waved the soul-calling flag in one hand and took out a few talismans from her pocket with the other hand, chanting the exorcism spell in a low voice. "Exorcism... Bind the evil spirits!"As Huo Huo's voice fell, the talisman paper she threw out burst into a dazzling green light, instantly drowning the faded ginkgo branches and dispelling the Heliobus power contained in them."Boom!!"Without the boost of the Heliobus force, these faded ginkgo branches were no longer as tough as before. The trapped Stelle also seized the opportunity and swung the flame lance to burn all the branches."Wow! So hot!"Reality is not a game. The moves do not distinguish between enemies and friends. This is like releasing a healing spell on undead creatures. The floating Heliobus hidden inside Stelle is naturally also hurt by the exorcism talisman paper.Of course, Cirrus will not be easily dispelled, but will only feel bursts of burning pain."Damn it! I was just about to absorb energy from these woods. This judge really hindered me!"Not getting anything and being hit by an exorcism spell, the frustrated Cirrus couldn't help but complain."Flame lance, charge!"Stelle did not intend to pay attention to the Cirrus, nor did she have the time to pay attention to it. Taking advantage of Huo Huo's opportunity to untie it, she rushed toward the direction of Ilu with the flame lance, quickly closing the distance between the two sides."Ding!"The flaming spear wrapped in amber flames pierced the faded greatsword shrouded in the blood flames of Heliobus, making a crisp sound of metal clashing. Ilu placed the greatsword across her chest without changing her expression and easily resisted Stelle's proud finishing move.There was no other way. With 20 layers of Heliobus buff, her current stats were already quite explosive. Even if she didn't use the form of Glamoth Iron Cavalry, she could easily suppress Stelle in a non-serious state.But the problem also lies here.As the "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden," she has become too powerful now, and there is no way to hold back too much.When she mobilized the power of Heliobus, those Heliobus hidden in her body must have been able to feel how much power she used. If she used less, it would easily arouse their suspicion.By the same token, in order to respond to the wishes of the Heliobus, Ilu could not lose any battle until Jing Yuan arrived, otherwise the Heliobus would lose confidence.Think about it: in the name of "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden," what should she do to achieve the best of both worlds?"Bang!"Hardly dealing with the counterattack launched by the silver-haired girl, Stelle felt her palms go numb from the huge recoil force. Fortunately, Ilu's desire to attack was not so strong, giving her a lot of breathing time.Obviously, she is not Ilu's opponent now.These twenty Heliobus could make Stelle sweat profusely even if they were given to a small soldier, not to mention that the person who got this power is Ilu.As for whether to retreat?Heh, at this point, there is no retreat.She must defeat Ilu today no matter what, and then wake her up and let her remember her name!"Ilu, I will wake you up!""What are you talking about? I don't understand at all."She tried to wake up Ilu's memory again, and as expected, it ended in failure.The two sides fought again, and the collision between the weapons burst into dazzling flames."Well, what should I do..."While fighting with Stelle, Ilu was thinking about the right way in her mind, and she had to be on guard against any ambush from time to time, but she still appeared leisurely, giving people the feeling that she had no pressure.This armor made of Heliobus and faded branches is not a decoration. Their hardness is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. These small fights can't do anything to her at all—in short, they can't break the armor.Well... right!Not long after, a very simple and crude method flashed through Ilu's mind, which just happened to solve the problem she was facing now. She could completely break the illusory maze of the Heliobi and forcibly expel Stelle and Huo Huo from this small realm, let them contact the people of the Ten Kings Division to ask for reinforcements while she could take this opportunity to absorb all the Heliobus in this small realm.This is exactly what she wants—to kill two birds with one stone!"Heh, if that's all you have, you're not worthy of fighting me."Thinking of this, Ilu took a deep breath. She stopped suppressing Heliobus's power. The blue ghost fire surrounding her suddenly surged.At this moment, she looked like a true king, looking down at the two people in front of her."Weak and pitiful fellows, this is not the place for you to come. I will send you off myself next!"...At the same time, in the real world.After a fierce battle, Jiahun finally made Jing Yuan use the Lightning Lord once. Seeing the golden blade falling from the sky clearing the health bar of "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden" with sharp lightning, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.Huh... Finally, this first stage was passed. Ilu's CC was so much that it made people's scalps numb. Every round, she would randomly bind a member of her team.In addition, the two flowers would periodically absorb her energy, so that her character could not use many ultimates at all. The energy of the whole team was in short supply. Jing Yuan could only use combat skills to stack at a snail's pace, which was extremely torturous."Stelle: Ilu, I will wake you up!""Ilu: What are you talking about? I don't understand at all."As the health bar of the first stage was emptied, "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden" finally opened her second stage. She took out the faded greatsword that she had never used before, and the dark red power of Heliobus attached to it bloomed with a strange blood-red flame.This fancy special effect—just looking at it, the damage is not low.This is exactly the case. In the second stage, "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden" abandoned the crowd control ability in the first stage and no longer summoned the faded black lotus, but completely demonstrated her immense strength in front of Stelle and Huo Huo.Jiahun showed a determined look. The audience who knew what would happen next had already started laughing.[Here it comes! The second stage!][Good news: Ilu beats people up with one sword. Bad news: she is on the opponent's side.][Don't be afraid. You don't have to finish the second stage—just be able to resist for three rounds.][Ilu: There is no place for you in this house!]"Ilu: Ha, if you only have this little strength, then you are not worthy to fight with me." As the silver-haired girl finished speaking, she jumped into the air, and the faded sword covered in bloody ghost fire slashed heavily on Tingyun's body. The health bar of more than 3,000 was reduced to more than 1,000 in an instant, directly dropping 2/3.As we all know, boss-level enemies generally have two action rounds, and "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden" is no exception.It's just that her skills don't need to be charged or prepared, nor does she need to add any messy buffs to herself—that is to say, she has two real attacks in each round.After chopping down Tingyun with her sword, the silver-haired girl swung her sword again, and a fiery blood flame gushed out. This large-scale AOE attack not only took away the low-health Tingyun, but also reduced the health bars of other characters on the field by a large margin."I'm awesome! My Tingyun!"Tingyun lived up to her name as a fox. When she needed to resist damage, she bravely stood up and absorbed most of the damage from the "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden," protecting the other members of Jiahun's team.Without the support, Jiahun and the "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden" fought for two more rounds. Using the HP recovery mechanism of Huo Huo's special, her Jingliu survived twice by, successfully defeated and beat the second-stage "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden" into a half-Hp state.With the end of the third round, the battle also came to an end."Heh! The second stage is not as difficult as you say. I cleared it without Fu Xuan!"Jiahun was very satisfied with the result—her requirements were not high. As long as she could make the Lightning Lord attack once, she would be happy even if she lost in the end.After exiting the battle interface, she entered a cutscene again—"Ilu: Weak and pitiful guys, this is not the place for you to come. I will send you off myself next!"As the voice fell, the silver-haired girl not far away clenched the faded sword in her hand and stabbed it into thr ground with force. The blood-red power poured into the ground and began to spread rapidly towards the feet of Stelle and Huo Huo.The next second, the ground under their feet shattered, causing the two to lose their balance and fall rapidly toward the hole below."Ilu: Go back! Next time you come, remember to call the Arbiter-General to come with you. I will fight him personally.""Swoosh—dong!"After a dizzy spell, Stelle felt as if she was thrown out from somewhere and fell heavily to the ground. Fortunately, she had an extraordinary physique and was not afraid of such injuries as the "King of Fall Resistance.""Hiss... Is this Fyxestroll Garden?"After opening her eyes, Stellle glanced around and found that she had returned to Fyxestroll Garden. This was the courtyard with the strange bronze mirror she had come to before.Ilu... Did she send us back?Getting up from the ground, the gray-haired girl patted the dust on her pants and then came to the strange bronze mirror standing beside her. She seemed to have been thrown out from here just now.Strange, why isn't Huo Huo here?Could it be that——"Woooa... Hey, so strange, why didn't I feel any pain when I fell down?"Climbing up from Stelle's body, Huo Huo looked at the tail floating behind her with a surprised face: "Uncle Tail, did you do it?""Bullshit, don’t you look at who you're sitting on?"Looking at the gray-haired girl who was knocked to the ground by Huo Huo and lost her voice, Uncle Tail urged unhappily, "Hurry up and apologize to her!""Ah! It turned out to be Stelle! I'm sorry, it's too dark here, I didn't see you just now. I'm sorry to trouble you!""No... It’s okay, just get up first. Let me catch my breath."Sitting up from the ground, Stelle covered her lower abdomen with a pale face and looked at the green-haired little fox girl with a worried look on her face. "Huo Huo, let me ask you a question.""What, what question?""Did you practice iron head kung fu when you were a child?"Huo Huo: "..."She was just timid, not stupid, so she naturally understood the implicit meaning of Stelle' words.Is my head really that hard that even Stelle can't stand it..."Hey! Are you two okay?"Just then, Xueyi's voice suddenly came from outside the yard. The two looked back and saw that the black-haired and red-eyed mechanical puppet was standing outside the gate of the house with a group of Wraith Wardens looking at them with a worried look."Miss Xueyi?!""Yes, it’s me."Signaling the Wraith Warden to continue patrolling, Xueyi left the team and came to the two of them, reaching out to help the gray-haired girl who was aching in her lower abdomen."Are you okay?""It’s okay.""I'm glad you're okay."Hearing her say that, Xueyi immediately let go of her hand and stopped asking about her physical condition.Stelle: "..."Sure enough, just like Huo Huo said, this puppet judge is a straightforward person who doesn't know how to adapt.If you tell her that you're okay, she'll probably really think you're okay."Hanya and I searched for you in Fyxestroll Garden several times but couldn’t find you. Now this place has been dragged into an illusion by a powerful Heliobus, and the Hounds who went to suppress it have lost contact."Scanning her eyes over the faces of the two, Xueyi slowly spoke. "She suspected that you had mistakenly entered here and was preparing to send more people to search. Now that Huo Huo and others have returned safely, it seems that the Ten Kings Commission’s luck today is not too bad.""By the way, did you encounter any special situations along the way?""Uh..."Hearing Xueyi’s question, Stelle and Huo Huo looked at each other.For a moment, they didn’t know where to start.How to say it... all they encountered along the way were special situations, and nothing was normal from beginning to end!"Cirrus, get out quickly, the judge is asking you a question!"After following Stelle for a while, Uncle Tail also began to learn bad habits. Before Huo Huo could speak, he got out of the tail first and pointed the spearhead at Cirrus hiding in Stelle's body."You bastard, can’t you just shut up and listen to what others say!"After being exposed by Uncle Tail, Cirrus was so anxious that his face was about to turn red.After leaving the chaotic space, it now had no one to rely on.Although it was now hiding in the body of this little ghost, after all, there was a Stellaron in this girl's body. In order to avoid being roasted by this thing, it would sooner or later possess someone else. Now that the judge had discovered its whereabouts, it might not have this opportunity in the future."Cirrus... Apart from him, are there any other special situations?"Xueyi lowered her head and thought for a while, then continued to ask, "For example, in that illusion, did you encounter any troubles that you couldn’t solve?""We met Ilu in there, and the Heliobi that possessed her body called itself the 'Lord of Fyxestroll Garden'..."Stelle told the judge in front of her with a serious face about her two consecutive encounters with Ilu.The first time she met Ilu who absorbed five Heliobus, she could fight back and forth with the opponent. But when she met Ilu who absorbed twenty Heliobus the second time, she was almost suppressed to the point of being out of breath.If Ilu absorbs all the Heliobi of the entire Fyxestroll Garden into her body, the consequences will be disastrous, and perhaps only General Jing Yuan will have a chance of winning."Called the 'Lord of Fyxestroll Garden'... What an arrogant guy. But it does have arrogant strength now, and its threat must not be underestimated."Knowing that the "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden" possessed by Ilu had absorbed the power of at least twenty Heliobus, the look of the judge from the Ten Lords Commission immediately became serious:"I will inform the Divination Commission about this matter and let General Jing Yuan deal with it. But before that, we can’t do nothing, and we must not just watch the 'Lord of Fyxestroll Garden' absorb all the Heliobus bit by bit.""I want to entrust you to bring the Heliobus that have fled to various places in the Xianzhou back to Fyxestroll Garden. Then we will seal them into the Shuxing Quexie Formation."Since the goal of the "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden" is to absorb all the Heliobus, then after absorbing the others in the illusion, it will definitely target the Heliobus outside. If it runs to other places in the Xianzhou, the consequences will be disastrous.Therefore, the Heliobus that have fled to other places must be brought back here anyway to lure the "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden" to stay in Fyxestroll Garden and hand it over to the general for disposal."Hey! I think you can trust me. If you give me the power of Heliobus, maybe I can compete with that silver-haired girl."Just then, Cirrus suddenly jumped out and proposed a very tempting plan."No."Xueyi immediately denied it.The strategy of driving a tiger to devour a wolf is never a good idea. She would not trust the promise made by a strange Heliobus."Oh, you are such a stubborn person... By the way! I can help you defeat 'Furynox.' How about it? You just need to let me merge with 'Furynox.' I will not touch the other Heliobus at all. This should be OK, right?"Hearing Cirrus's proposal, Xueyi was a little hesitant, but in the end, she shook her head. "No, the illusion of Heliobus 'Furynox' covers most of Fyxestroll Garden. It must be under the control of the Ten-Lords Commission. I can't give it to you on my own initiative, but I can apply to my superiors and promise you a certain degree of freedom.""Okay, okay, alas, I can only make a loss-making business."Seeing that Xueyi refused to give in anyway, Cirrus had to give up this plan—of course, whether it was really giving up or not, no one knew."Really?"Stelle looked at Cirrus with suspicion. "Do you have a way to deal with 'Furynox'?""Hehe, you underestimate me too much. 'Furynox' and I are both inmates imprisoned in the Alchemy Commission. We know each other well. Although it is powerful, its mind is more childish than a child’s. It is submissive in front of the strong and strikes hard at the weak."Cirrus said, "The silver-haired girl scared it a little, and it shivered and vomited all of you out of the illusion. It's not hard to deal with it. I only need three sentences to make it break into eighteen pieces.""In that case, let's give it a try."According to Cirrus's suggestion, the group came to the Pavilion on the top of Fyxestroll Garden. Cirrus used Stelle's body to speak to Furynox, and soon got a response from."Cirrus... you little thing, how dare you, who gave you the courage?""Hehe, Furynox! It's too early to duel with the General. You probably don't want to be swallowed by the 'King of Sui Garden,' do you? Why don't you come and duel with me? Maybe the winner will have a chance to compete with the silver-haired girl," Cirrus spoke in a low voice."Humph, would I be afraid of the 'Lord of Fyxestroll Garden'? You should know that I have turned the garden into a battlefield and made the lap dogs of the Ten-Lords Commission into puppets. I just need to wait for the General to come. Why should I duel with you at this time?""What kind of ability do those rabble you control have? They are just rotten fish and shrimps, and they are very weak."Cirrus controlled Stelle and patted her chest, saying proudly. "I am different. Although my power is weak, I have seized a perfect chess piece by chance. Look, this is a strong person who once drove away Phantylia. Look at this beautiful body. Only the silver-haired girl can compare with it in the whole Fyxestroll Garden.""Huanlong? Phantylia! I remember. A good chess piece? I also want it!"Knowing that Stelle was the ruthless one who once drove away Phantylia, Furynox immediately became interested.As a great Heliobus, it naturally has a competitive character, fearing that it will be weaker than others.Now seeing Chenxiang becoming more and more powerful in the illusion it created as the "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden," it also envied her. It would never miss such an opportunity to become stronger."Hey, Cirrus, leave the girl's body and give her to me.""Since you want it, come and get it yourself, Furynox. You already know the rules.""Heh, I knew you would say that."Furynox chuckled.Although it did not move on the surface, it had already controlled its puppets to drive at full speed toward Cirrus's location, and it was estimated that it would be able to surround them in no time.How could it give such a beautiful body to others? If it got the body of the gray-haired girl, it might be able to fight with the "Lord of Fyxestroll Garden."If it could possess the silver-haired girl again and absorb the power of dozens of Heliobi, then even if the Generals of the Xianzhou came, they would not be able to defeat him!"Furynox, how many times have we fought?"Glancing at the Ten-Lords puppets that were emitting green fire, Cirrus knew that the great Heliobus had been fooled. It gathered almost all the fragments of itself here, ready to snatch Stelle's body."Who knows, in the thousands of years of being locked in the Creation Furnace, we have always been fighting each other."When the puppets it sent out surrounded everyone, Furynox showed a smile of conspiracy. "Of course, I always win in the end—but now, it's time to end it, Cirrus. I won't let you and this body go. Just let me swallow you."..."Hehe, it's easy. It's fooled."After finishing the conversation with Furynox, Cirrus smiled and flew back to Stelle's body. It was not up to him to deal with the rest of the things. He only needed to wait quietly—and then seize the opportunity to pick the spoils."The Wardens outside, they all seem to be controlled by Furynox... Oops, we won't fight with our comrades next, right?"Looking at the Wraith Wardens who were controlled like puppets and walked toward them in the distance, Huo Huo's face turned pale instantly. She didn't want to fight with her own comrades."Hey, hey, hey! Little coward, what are you afraid of? Use your spell to dispel the power on them!"Uncle Tail spoke angrily, "Alas, you are very useful. Don't always think that you are a waste. There are really few judges who are better than you. I don't even look at those real wastes.""Woo woo! Thank you, Uncle Tail."Huo Huo was so moved that she almost shed tears. She didn't expect that the Uncle Tail who had been scolding her before would recognize her for the first time today."Why thank me? Go, go, go and help.""Yes!"Huo Huo nodded. "I will try my best to help!"..."Stelle, come here, this is for you."Bringing Stelle to the bottom of the stairs, Xueyi took out a gourd with green light from her arms and reminded, "This is the exorcism tool 'Lunaumbra Gourd' made by the Alchemy Commission. The Ten-Lords Commission has made some changes to it. After you fight with the puppets controlled by Furynox, remember to lock those split Heliobi into it.""And..."Speaking, Xueyi glanced at Huo Huo on the side."She has just become a judge and still needs experience. In addition, please show mercy to those Wardens who fall under Furynox's control.""Don't worry, I know these without saying."Stelle took out the flame lance that symbolized 'Preservation' and spoke firmly, "I will defeat Furynox and save them.".... "Very good, we should be able to get out."While Stelle, Huo Huo, and others decided to attack the great Heliobus "Furynox," Ilu in the illusory maze had already collected all the Heliobi encountered on the road.For those Heliobi who were willing to obey, Chenxiang would seriously reason with them and persuade them to join in, and those who were unwilling to obey would be subdued by her personally—if they didn't listen to reason, then she could only use physical means.Although most of them were small Heliobi with little power, and there were only a few "Ignamar" fragments as powerful as Tail, there were too many of them.Now that the Heliobi in this small realm have basically been taken down by Ilu, there is no need for her to stay here any longer. It is almost time to meet Stelle and the others.Kacha!After swinging the sword again to break Furynox's illusion, Ilu gracefully jumped out of the bronze mirror and landed gently on the ground.Looking up and forward, she was greeted by a team of fully armed Wraith Wardens, led by a woman with white hair, gray eyes, pale skin, and heavy dark circles under her eyes. She was the Hanya who was about to step into the mirror world to investigate the situation.Ilu: "..."Hanya: "..."The two sides looked at each other, and the atmosphere became extremely awkward.Obviously, neither side expected the other to appear here."You are... Ilu?""Oh? So you are the judge of the Ten-Lords Commission. Are you waiting for me outside?""Everyone be careful, she is very dangerous!"Staring at the silver-haired girl who walked out of the mirror in front of her, Hanya's expression was particularly solemn. She didn't expect that she would meet Ilu at this time. She had only brought so few people this time. She had no confidence that she could stop the other party.As a judge, she could naturally feel the huge Heliobus power contained in the girl in front of her, which was completely different from Tail on Huo Huo.With such a huge power, it seems that this "King of Fyxestroll Garden" has gathered all the Heliobi in the maze and merged into a great Heliobus with combat power no less than Furynox—"King of Fyxestroll Garden: Complete Version."No, I took a simple patrol mission. Why did I run into Ilu at the beginning?"You are gathered here, do you want to fight with me?"Glancing at the people who were waiting in full battle array, Ilu drew out the faded wooden sword, and the dark blue ghost fire covering her body surged, exuding the oppressive feeling of the final boss of a soul game after entering the second stage."Although my target is Jing Yuan, since you insist on stopping me, I don't mind playing with you."Hanya: "..."She is sweating profusely now.No, this... how should I fight this?If things don't go well, she might have to reunite with her sister.