Honkai Star Rail: But I can touch Castorice

"Let me work for you for free!? Dream on, you guys are nuts!" Hearing Cipher's words, Skott immediately shouted. He wouldn't even work for h

"Let me work for you for free!? Dream on, you guys are nuts!" Hearing Cipher's words, Skott immediately shouted. He wouldn't even work for his own father for free, let alone be a laborer for Cipher.

"Is that so? Then you'll just have to keep hurting." Cipher said nonchalantly.

Since Skott didn't think what she gave him was fake, then under the effect of Cipher's abilities, it was real. If Skott didn't agree to her request, something bad really would happen.

Inside the mech, Skott's screams grew louder.

Finally, after a long period of screaming, Skott chose to submit.

"Fine, fine, fine! I get it, I'll agree to your terms," he said to Cipher in a weak tone. He still had a long life ahead of him, and his position in the Interastral Peace Corporation wasn't high enough yet. Dying for nothing on the Xianzhou was not a good idea.

"Mhm, you should have just agreed earlier." Cipher nodded in satisfaction.

"Come on, give me your contact information. When the time comes, I'll tell you what to do, and you just look at your phone."

"Fine!" Skott said through gritted teeth, then gave his contact information to Cipher.

After giving it, Skott hastily said to her, "Now can you give me the antidote for the poison you gave me?"

"Don't talk nonsense. I never poisoned you." Cipher casually tossed Skott a small bottle containing a small pill.

"However, this is a pill that's good for your body. It will temporarily benefit you. Of course, this is a health supplement; it can't replace medicine for a complete cure."

Skott and his mechs left in a huff.

Cipher smiled and shrugged her shoulders.

She looked at Hyacine beside her and patted her on the shoulder. "So, did you learn anything? Want to give it a try next time?"

Feeling Cipher pat her shoulder, Hyacine quickly shook her head.

"Alright then. But when it's time to deal with the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, you'll have to step up," Cipher said, not minding Hyacine's reaction. Instead, she was telling Hyacine that she would have to contribute more when fighting the enemy.

"Mhm, I'll do my best." Hyacine nodded.

She now possessed the authority of the Sky Titan and could manipulate celestial phenomena to attack. In a place with strong energy like the Xianzhou Luofu, there were some limitations, but on some backward planet, Hyacine would be a goddess controlling the weather. Against a large number of weak enemies, Hyacine was sometimes more effective than Derick.

"Let's go, let's go back to the inn to eat." Cipher pulled Hyacine towards the inside. "Also, remember to bring some food back for Polyxia later."

"But…" Hyacine looked at Cipher with some hesitation.

"Remember, the current Polyxia is just a girl in a wheelchair who can't move easily," Cipher reminded her.

Hyacine seemed to understand Cipher's idea and nodded thoughtfully.

Jing Yuan led his master, Jingliu, and Luocha into the back.

"Master, what exactly are you planning to do?" Jing Yuan asked Jingliu.

"To kill an Aeon."

If the Plague-Author, the Fount of All Sins, was not eliminated, the Denizens of Abundance would continue to exist. Only by killing Yaoshi and making this Aeon fall could the threat of the Abominations of Abundance be reduced. Tragedies like their High-Cloud Quintet would then become increasingly rare.

"How can that be done!?" Feixiao said in shock.

"We naturally have a plan for coming here. Just us and you all is not enough, but I have also prepared…" Luocha patted the coffin he was carrying.

"Inside here is the remnant of [Propagation]. To deal with an Aeon, one must use the methods of an Aeon."

Present were three generals of the Luofu, a significant portion of the Xianzhou Alliance's high command. Facing the inquiries of three generals, Luocha naturally had no intention of hiding anything.

Honesty was a necessary condition for cooperation between the two sides.

Hearing that this was the remnant of [Propagation], Jing Yuan, Feixiao, and Huaiyan were all shocked.

"Although we have the remains of [Propagation], how do we use it? Do you have any ideas?" Huaiyan continued to ask Luocha.

"The Xianzhou Alliance has no good methods, and I naturally have even less." Luocha shook his head, then his tone changed. "Therefore, I want to add a helper for us."

"Which helper?"

Luocha said, "Lady Ruan Mei of the Genius Society. As the top life science expert in the universe, I believe she can provide great help to our cooperation."

"Ruan Mei? It's quite a coincidence that she has come to the Xianzhou Zhuming," Huaiyan said.

"Is that so? Then it seems our cooperation will indeed be more convenient," Luocha said with a nod.

Jing Yuan said to the two of them, "We cannot make a decision on this matter yet. It must be reported to the Marshal. During this time, you may have to stay in the Seat of Divine Foresight and accept our surveillance."

"I thought you were going to send us to the Shackling Prison," Jingliu said with a smile.

"Indeed, I had that thought at first." Jing Yuan shook his head, not appearing embarrassed. "But from a security and confidentiality standpoint, it is much more secure for us here."

"Not bad. I really don't like the environment of the Shackling Prison," Jingliu said, walking to the side.

"Remember to arrange my food and lodging, my good disciple."

"As you command, Master," Jing Yuan said with a nod.

After walking a few more steps, Jingliu remembered something and turned back to look at Feixiao. "Also, General Feixiao, that student of yours is really not bad."

"Of course. My student, how could he not be strong?" Feixiao had no intention of being humble, proudly puffing out her chest.

Jingliu and Luocha left.

Feixiao suddenly thought of a question and asked Jing Yuan and Huaiyan, "By the way, what about the competition between our three students? How should that be scored?"

Jing Yuan and Huaiyan exchanged a glance.

In the main hall of the Seat of Divine Foresight, Yanqing and Yunli looked at Derick with expressions of admiration.

"Brother Derick, did you really defeat my master's master?" Yanqing asked Derick in a low voice.

"No, they just wanted to see the General, so they cooperated with me to be captured. In terms of combat power, I'm still no match for her."

The current him, unless Jingliu was foolish enough not to consider sealing, banishing, or other methods and insisted on clashing head-on with him, she was unlikely to lose to him.

"I see…" Yanqing breathed a sigh of relief. But for Derick to be able to force his grandmaster to use her ultimate move, his strength was truly formidable.

Castorice, Stelle, and the others also walked over. Phantylia had found an excuse and had not come, leaving for another place first.

Not long after, Jing Yuan, Feixiao, and Huaiyan walked back in.

"We have just tallied the gains of the three of you," Jing Yuan said, looking at Derick, Yanqing, and Yunli. "Among them, Yunli's results today are the best, considering both quality and quantity. Yanqing is second; although the quantity is large, the quality is a bit lacking. As for Derick, his gain today is zero."

Hearing his words, Castorice, Stelle, and March 7th all looked dissatisfied. March 7th was about to open her mouth to argue with Jing Yuan.

Yunli and Yanqing also had something they wanted to say.

Jing Yuan gently waved his hand and said, "However, we on the Luofu must also give great praise for Derick's merits. Derick, the two weapons you are using now, although not bad, can still be improved. General Huaiyan said he will use a secret art to strengthen your weapons. I wonder in what direction you would like to strengthen them?"

Derick's eyes lit up.

The weapons in his hand were still those of the Titan of Discord. As his strength increased, the Spear and Blade of Divine Retribution might gradually be unable to keep up. Now that Huaiyan said he would strengthen them, that was for the best.

"Really? Then I hope to improve their hardness and their adaptability to energy, preferably so they can bear the fusion of multiple energies."

Derick had previously tried to use the Blade of Divine Retribution to unleash other Titan energies. But the conflict between the energies would greatly affect the weapon, and the Spear and Blade were also somewhat unable to withstand it.

Now that Huaiyan was going to use a secret art to forge and strengthen them, Derick naturally felt happy.

"Moreover, the Sky-Shattering General said you don't have any official position yet. After our research, we have decided to grant you the rank of Seat in the Azure-Fox Army."

A Seat was a high-ranking officer in the Xianzhou, on the same level as Yanqing beside him.

Don't look down on this position just because it doesn't sound like much. Its status in the Xianzhou was actually not low. Derick remembered that in the notes about Fenghuang's imprisonment, it said that his location could not be known by any Seat or anyone with a position lower than a judge. In other words, a Seat had the qualification to know the location of a major criminal like Fenghuang.

In other aspects, a Seat could also receive many preferential treatments.

And most importantly…

Derick and his group had finally found a job and were on the Xianzhou payroll.

Otherwise, after the money Cipher had gotten was used up, they could only resort to doing business that required no capital.

"Thank you, three generals."

Derick said very happily.

"As long as you don't think we're suppressing you, it's fine," Jing Yuan said to Derick.

As he spoke, Feixiao took out an identification proving Derick's status as a Seat of the Azure-Fox Army and gave it to him.

Then, he looked at Yunli and Yanqing with a confident gaze. "Even if I didn't have any gains today, the final victory will be mine."

"Although your strength is great, I won't lose either!" Yunli was naturally not convinced.

"Me neither!" Yanqing also said with high spirits.

"Then you two do your best."

Yanqing left directly.

Yunli also wanted to go find the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, but after walking a few steps, she remembered that Qingque, who could help her find them, had run off to play Celestial Jade. She could only helplessly go and find her own squad.

Derick had his own plans and was not in a hurry. Seeing that there was nothing else here, they left.

The group prepared to return to the Spices-of-Life Inn.

But not long after leaving the Seat of Divine Foresight, Castorice spoke to Stelle and March 7th, "You two go back first. Derick and I are going to take another walk."

"Then we'll go…" Stelle was just about to say she wanted to take a walk too, but March 7th quickly pulled her.

"We'll go back now."

March 7th directly dragged Stelle away.

Walking into the distance, Derick could still hear March 7th's complaints.

"Hey, Stelle, you're interfering…"

With March 7th and Stelle gone, Derick and Castorice turned their gaze to Sushang.

"Um, I'll be leaving first. If you need anything later, you can contact me." Sushang wasn't a bad student, but that didn't mean her emotional intelligence was low. Seeing this situation, she naturally chose to leave quickly.

Only Castorice and Derick were left.

Seeing that no one was around, Castorice grabbed Derick's arm, came behind him, and wrapped her arms around his waist. Her head also rested on his shoulder.

"What's wrong?" Derick asked gently.

Gently stroking Derick's abs, Castorice said softly, "I was just worried that you would be upset because you accepted the reward but didn't have any gains in the competition."

"How could I be? I'm already very satisfied," Derick replied.

"Is that so? I was originally thinking of ways to comfort you," Castorice said, tilting her head at Derick.

Derick turned his head to look at Castorice's playful eyes.

His tone suddenly changed.

"Well… actually, I am feeling a little upset. I need a lot of comforting."

At the same time, he reached out and patted his abs again.

There was a love hotel not far ahead.

Perfect.

Derick and Castorice didn't return to the Spices-of-Life Inn until late at night.

When they returned, Cipher and Hyacine were having a late-night snack.

Seeing the two of them, Cipher looked at them with a slightly resentful gaze.

"You two finally decided to come back!"

After giving them a resentful look, she pointed to the late-night snack.

"Perfect, the food just arrived. Let's all eat together."

At that moment, Castorice patted her stomach and immediately shook her head, saying, "No thanks, no thanks. My stomach is not…"

Her stomach was full. She really couldn't eat anything right now.

"Did you two eat outside?"

Castorice's face turned even redder, and she quickly hid behind Derick.

"Yes, we just ate outside. But I'm still a little hungry. I still need to eat something."

Derick quickly ate the food.

While eating, he asked Cipher, "By the way, how is the situation on your end? That guy Skott, did he submit?"

"With me on the case, what is there to worry about!" Cipher patted her prominent chest, giving Derick her assurance.

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