Honkai Star Rail: But I can touch Castorice

"Don't worry, I trust you." Derick still had a lot of faith in Cipher's abilities. Back then, she had even deceived him. Now, scamming a guy

"Don't worry, I trust you."

Derick still had a lot of faith in Cipher's abilities. Back then, she had even deceived him. Now, scamming a guy like Skott was, comparatively, a very low-difficulty task.

"The next step is to get him to collude with the people from the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus." An excited expression appeared in Cipher's eyes.

For so long, besides stretching her body a bit to deal with a few Borisin grunts, she hadn't done anything. Fighting and killing wasn't what she enjoyed.

Now, using lies to scam Skott and then using him to contact the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus… this kind of thing excited her more than simply cutting people down.

"And on the side, I can even make a cameo as a phantom thief. For the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus to develop into such a large organization on the Xianzhou Luofu, their power must not be weak. And with such great power, there's definitely no shortage of money and valuables. When the time comes to deal with them, all that wealth will be ownerless…"

As Cipher thought about this, a scheming smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.

Among the late-night snacks was a bowl of fish soup, its milky white broth simmered to a thick consistency. Hyacine, seeing Castorice sitting next to Derick saying she was full, thought her appetite might be off, so she served her a bowl of fish soup.

"If you don't have an appetite, drinking a little soup before bed is also good," Hyacine said to Castorice.

When Castorice saw the fish soup, her throat moved slightly, and she couldn't help but cover her mouth.

Suppressing the urge to vomit, Castorice whispered to Hyacine, "Um, I don't really want to drink fish soup right now."

Hyacine was puzzled, and Derick's expression was slightly awkward. At that moment, Cipher clapped her hands forcefully.

"I know!"

"What do you know!?" Hyacine looked at Cipher. Derick and Castorice's faces instantly turned red, and they both lowered their heads.

"It must be that Derry-boy and Castorice are having a baby! That's why she has this urge to vomit."

Derick: "…"

Castorice: "…"

"In the future, you should read fewer Xianzhou novels," Derick said through gritted teeth.

I really thought she had figured something out, but this is what she came up with!

Thank goodness, thank goodness…

"We're going to rest." Derick hastily ate a few bites of food and then prepared to go to the room with Castorice.

Watching them leave, Cipher looked at herself with confusion.

"Was I wrong? Is Castorice not carrying Derick's child?" she muttered to herself.

No, of course not! Derick and Castorice thought firmly in their hearts.

But then, Derick's expression changed slightly.

Actually, what Cipher said might not be entirely wrong, it's just that the part she was thinking of was a little different.

Derick and Castorice walked into the hallway. Castorice said softly to Derick, "Derick, about the baby…"

She hadn't considered this issue before, but now that Cipher had brought it up, Castorice really started to think about that kind of situation.

"That's something we can only leave to fate. After all, our life compositions are far beyond ordinary people. The probability of conceiving offspring is much lower."

In biology, the more advanced and powerful a species is, the lower its fertility is for the sake of balance. For example, the lifespan of a Xianzhou native before mara-struck is several hundred years. And in these several hundred years, the number of offspring they have is about the same as a short-life species has in a few decades. This is a reproductive restriction placed on them for the sake of balance.

Derick's body was even stronger and more peculiar than a Xianzhou native's. The chance of him having offspring was even smaller.

Castorice's body composition was also not simple. The difficulty for them to conceive a child was not just ordinary.

"Besides, I'm only fourteen or fifteen. It's still a bit too early to be a father at this age."

"Mhm." Castorice nodded lightly.

But in her heart, Castorice began to feel a little expectant.

If Derick hadn't said anything, she would have been worried about having a child with him too early. Now, hearing that it was difficult for them to conceive, she actually wanted to try more.

If we don't try now, what if we can't have one in the future?

We have to lay the groundwork in the early stages.

In the following days, to avoid making Phantylia too nervous, Huaiyan and Feixiao left one after another under the pretext of having matters to attend to on the Zhuming and Yaoqing, saying they would come back to pick up their two students after things were over.

The departure of these two generals did not affect the competition between Derick, Yanqing, and Yunli.

Yanqing was the most diligent. Since he was a local of the Luofu and was very familiar with everything around him, he started a twenty-four-hour non-stop capture mode. He would only rest for a short while when he was slightly tired. However, the information he could get was actually the least, so the results he achieved with such effort were not much better than Yunli's.

Yunli had Qingque's help. With Qingque's divination, she could carry out precise strikes against the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus. Logically speaking, she should have been able to pull far ahead of the other two. Unfortunately, Qingque was someone who would absolutely not work if she could slack off, and overtime was something she was absolutely unwilling to do. Therefore, Yunli only had eight hours of capture time each day.

As for Derick, although he had other ideas, he wasn't without gains. Phantylia also intentionally or unintentionally let him discover traces of the Disciples, and he had quite a few harvests.

As for the casualties of the Disciples? That was never on Phantylia's mind.

What does your life or death have to do with me?

Let alone the Disciples, even if Phantylia were to send her Antimatter Legion to their deaths, she wouldn't feel any heartache.

Therefore, Derick's progress was not too far behind Yanqing and Yunli.

And on the other side, Derick was also continuing to operate his fourth clone to gnaw on the Ambrosial Arbor. The tree had been infected by the Stellaron's energy, and its trunk was becoming more and more energetic. With his fourth clone gnawing like this, the benefits he gained were increasing more and more.

This was even with Derick slowing down to avoid his fourth clone absorbing too much energy and self-destructing.

While absorbing, the fourth clone was also eavesdropping on the conversations of the passing Disciples.

Hearing them say that the situation was becoming more and more urgent, that Yanqing and Yunli were capturing them with increasing intensity, and that the Stellaron had not yet reached the time to be activated, Derick was certain that the success rate of his plan was getting higher and higher.

The Disciples of Sanctus Medicus should be getting anxious.

Skott walked into the Alchemy Commission, shivering.

"Achoo~, damn it! If I hadn't been poisoned, I would never have come to this place again!" he muttered under his breath.

"What do I care about the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus."

Ordered to go to the Alchemy Commission to spread the news about finding the Disciples, Skott came here very reluctantly to do as Cipher had commanded.

Not long after he spread the news, Skott saw several people dressed as physicians from the Alchemy Commission walking over.

Looking at these people, Skott remembered the scene of being thrown out when he went to ask the Vidyadhara Healer Lady for medicine.

"What do you want!? I'm warning you, don't come over here!" Skott quickly shouted.

One of them glanced at him disdainfully and said, "Weren't you the one looking for us? Why are you scared now that we've appeared before you?"

"Huh?!"

Skott was stunned at first, then immediately reacted. He looked at these people and said arrogantly, "So you're the people from the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus! Where is your leader? I'm here to cooperate with you."

As he said this, he deliberately raised his head and looked at the members with the corner of his eye.

Several of the members clenched their fists.

Seeing them clench their fists, Skott said to them, "Let me tell you, I'm a member of the Interastral Peace Corporation. You can't lay a hand on me! Besides, I came here to help you escape."

The first half of Skott's sentence meant nothing to these people, but the second half had an effect. They had been pursued by Yunli and Yanqing recently and were really at their wit's end. Now, hearing that there was a chance to escape, they were really tempted.

"What makes you say you can take us away?" one of them asked Skott.

"I'm a member of the Interastral Peace Corporation. The Xianzhou Alliance has to do business, right? They've already detained me for almost half a month. If they continue to detain me, they can forget about doing business. Besides, we've been here for so long, what needed to be proven has long been proven, so they will definitely let us go."

Skott was very proud of his identity as a member of his company.

The few Disciples heard this explanation and also felt it was reasonable. If something really happened, let alone half a month, even if they detained you for half a year, you couldn't say anything. But nothing had happened, right? Detaining him like this was indeed likely to cause disputes.

"Yes, your reason is quite plausible. Then why did you choose to help us Disciples leave? You won't get any benefit from helping us."

"What do you mean no benefit at all!" Hearing the Disciple's words, Skott became anxious.

Being able to stay alive was the biggest benefit.

Of course, he wouldn't say these words to the people in front of him. Skott put his hands in his pockets and raised his head even higher.

"You people just don't understand anything. A trade war, do you know what a trade war is? After I get you out, our company has many plans to fight a trade war with the Xianzhou. For example, you are all from the Alchemy Commission, right? If you give us some secret elixir recipes, our company can immediately mass-produce them and directly cause the decline of the Luofu's pharmaceutical industry."

Skott's tone was as if he was treating these Disciples as idiots.

The Disciples were so angry their teeth itched.

But seeing that he was a possible way to escape successfully, they endured it. One of them went to contact his superior. It didn't take long for that member to come back.

"Alright, our leader has agreed to see you. Come with us."

Skott nodded in satisfaction. "That's more like it. Let's go, you lead the way."

He swaggered behind these members, acting as arrogant as possible. The members looked at him and wanted to beat him up.

Skott was not afraid at all.

Soon they came to a pavilion in the Alchemy Commission. And in this pavilion sat a blind woman.

"Leader," the members greeted her.

"What!? Your leader is a blind person like this?" Skott exclaimed in surprise.

The Disciples glared at him.

Dan Shu waved her hand, not minding at all.

"Sorry to disappoint you. But I don't think my personal problems will affect our cooperation, don't you agree?"

"Of course, of course."

Skott was really worried that his attitude would cause the cooperation to fail, and then his little life would be over. So when Dan Shu said she didn't mind, he quickly nodded in agreement.

The two sides discussed their cooperation.

Skott once again repeated his previous speech to Dan Shu.

And after hearing him finish, Dan Shu nodded seriously.

"Mhm, thank you very much, Mr. Skott, and the Interastral Peace Corporation for your help. May the merciful Apothecary King protect you."

If that Abundance god of yours really protects me, then can you remove the poison from my body!

Skott grumbled in his heart, but on the surface, he nodded and asked Dan Shu, "So, have you agreed to our cooperation?"

Dan Shu nodded. "Of course. The departure of our Disciples of Sanctus Medicus from the Xianzhou will be all thanks to you, Mr. Skott."

"Don't mention it, don't mention it."

Skott nodded happily.

Then, they discussed some specific actions. After they had roughly discussed the matter of evacuation, Skott finally left.

After leaving the Alchemy Commission, a smug smile appeared on Skott's face.

"Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, nothing special. Under your great Skott's acting, weren't you just obediently deceived?"

He laughed happily for a few sentences, but then thinking that he was being coerced by Cipher, his smile disappeared.

"So boring."

Skott said.

And on the other side, the Disciples asked Dan Shu, "Leader, is that person named Skott trustworthy?"

"Not at all." Dan Shu said calmly, "When he came over, I investigated and found that he had a conflict with that student of General Feixiao."

"He had a conflict with him, shouldn't we trust him then?" a Disciple asked, confused.

"That was a conflict between equals in strength. Do you think Skott is worthy of having a conflict with someone who can fight the previous Sword Champion of the Luofu?"

The Disciple shook his head.

"So, he was probably subdued long ago and is now working for Derick."

"Then should we go and kill Skott now?"

"No, we need to use him to ensure we can leave the Luofu smoothly." Dan Shu said softly, "I remember, doesn't Derick have a physically disabled companion?"

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