Chapter 323: Pinokangni Chapter 12

Huangquan said her memory wasn't great, gave a brief self-introduction and prepared to leave, but before leaving she still had a piece of advice: "There are such people who possess a will and belief that would rather die than waver, yet they do not intend to use it for the righteous path. And on that gentleman's face, I saw a familiar expression."

"If one is equipped with a sword, one must inevitably use it to cut something. And a gambler, before losing everything, will surely burn their boats and go all in… I can only say this much. Finally, we should meet again soon."

After saying that, Huangquan turned and went back.

Xing watched her leave, constantly feeling that just now there had been a subtle feeling…

But it doesn't matter; although there were twists and turns, at least I can now sleep normally… huh?

Xing saw Huangquan turn back and return.

""

Xing: "The reunion came too quickly."

"Hmm…" Huangquan pondered her words, the atmosphere instantly became a bit awkward; she remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking: "Sorry, could you tell me how to get back to the lobby? The corridors around here are all too similar."

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Honkai 3.

Pffhahaha——!

Qianyana suddenly clutched her stomach and burst out laughing on the sofa, her silver-white twin tails swaying with her movements: "Yayi, look, that 'you' actually gets lost!" She pointed at Huangquan, who had turned back and returned to Xing's room in the sky curtain, laughing until tears welled at the corners of her eyes: "So Yayi's isotope also has such an adorable side?"

A little "well" appeared on Yayi's forehead: "Qianyana… I've said many times, that's Miss Huangquan, not me."

She sighed helplessly and pressed down on the white fur ball still twisting on the sofa.

Jizi held a coffee cup, amusedly watching the two girls' interaction: "To be honest, Miss Huangquan's memory… it's hard to imagine how she traveled alone all these years as a Sea Patrol Wanderer."

"Maybe she has companions among the Sea Patrol Wanderers?" Qianyana suddenly had a brainwave: "Ah! Right! I had a question earlier! Currently the family invites various factions to visit Pinokangni; the invited people seem quite famous, right?"

"The Pioneer's train squad, the Preservation's company, the Destruction's Netherfire Grand Duke, the Hunt's Sea Patrol Wanderers…… and Miss Huangquan being able to represent the entire Sea Patrol Wanderers to come to Pinokangni, does that indicate she is also quite renowned within the Wanderers?"

Jizi nodded, indicating agreement: "It's possible; the blade Miss Huangquan displayed in the dream is enough to prove her extraordinary strength—perhaps she is among the top two strongest in the whole Sea Patrol Wanderers."

"Ah! As expected of Yayi! So amazing!" Qianyana suddenly sat up, throwing her arms around Yayi's neck.

"Qia-, Qianyana! What are you suddenly saying!" Yayi's face instantly flushed, she flailed trying to push Qianyana away, but was instead entangled like an octopus.

"——That's Miss Huangquan! Not me!"

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After sending Huangquan away, you collapsed in the center of the Dream Entrance Pool. The icy flow did not reach her waist; a gentle female voice whispered by her ear, accompanied by the evening bell, the wild wind rustling the wasteland, the warbling of the bush warbler, sand gull, swan, and cormorant……

The gentle female voice rippled like water waves by the ear; Xing felt her thoughts gradually turn into countless crystal bubbles, lightly floating in the void. Each bubble refracted different light and shadow——

""Mihaier……""

A sobbing call suddenly appeared, choked with grief: "…Come back."

The bubbles began to burst one after another; Xing felt herself plummeting rapidly, the library's image stretched into twisted ribbons of color, the whale pod panicked and scattered. That weeping presence grew ever more distant, until it vanished.

……

On the other side, Shajin returned to his room, looking at a displeased professor: "What's up, Laatio? Don't frown… hey, I just noticed, where's your handsome plaster head?"

Laatio couldn't be bothered to joke with him, sternly said: "You're late, exactly 4 minutes and 16 seconds. You'd better use this time to solve the mystery of Ajiweili's downfall—if not, I'll advise you to avoid trouble with the Nameless Guest."

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Fullmetal Alchemist.

LuoYiMaSiTan rested his chin, his military boots casually propped on the desk, "Interesting." He stared at the sky curtain where Shajin and Laatio were arguing, "The Interstellar Peace Company actually sent these two oppositely styled people as partners—aren't you afraid they'll hinder each other in handling Pinokangni's affairs?"

Lieutenant Lisa Hokai neatly placed a stack of documents before him, casually brushing off his boots: "Colonel, please maintain basic military decorum."

"Don't be so serious." LuoYiMaSiTan chuckled lightly and snapped his fingers, "I dare say, within three days, this gambler called Shajin will make the professor furious."

"If Shajin were a fool like you, maybe it wouldn't take three days. But the problem is… Shajin isn't." Lisa said flatly, "The company's arrangement isn't without reason; in my view, this arrangement at least demonstrates one thing."

"Oh?"

"As a gambler, he is extremely likely to be someone who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals, and this method may very well include his own life, the company's reputation, and so on…… The company sent him here, both acknowledging his methods and wary of them."

LuoYiMaSiTan stroked his chin thoughtfully: "Wary? Unlikely. He may be strong, but above him are the P46 and P47 diamonds."

"This is just my guess." Lisa spread her hands, "In my view, Shajin is like an untamed, explosive wild horse; he needs a rein—and Laatio sir, as the epitome of the Learned Society, is undoubtedly that very rein. When the wild horse gallops, someone must at times tug on him, lest he lose reason and plunge off a cliff."

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Shajin laughed: "Looking for trouble? Even you say that? Nobody believes I really just want to make friends with them."

Laatio snorted coldly: "A noisy fellow can't make friends. A little known fact: the Athini peacock is one of the universe's two worst‑sounding birds, and your attire looks just like a showy peacock……"

"…'It seems this peacock's feathers have been plucked bare—was his luggage confiscated by the family?'"

Shajin, feeling a bit wronged, shrugged: "Yeah, the guy in the grey suit confiscated it all— the gift money, even the box holding the Foundation Stone… huh? Where are you headed?"

Laatio, upon reaching the door, paused, turned slightly sideways, and said: "Head back home, tell the company a screwup messed everything up."