Chapter 588

【After all, you are Trailblazers of the Path of Propagation.....】

【Before I joined the Stellaron Hunters, Elio told me that this journey would show me how to survive.】

【His words stopped there; the rest was left for me to seek out on my own.】

【So, I pay extra attention to any clue that might help me survive, and this trip to Penacony is no exception.】

Stelle: "Elio not being a riddler really is a waste of talent."

Stelle: "Saying only half of what you mean—wouldn't you really get struck by lightning?"

Silver Wolf: "Mm.... from the looks of it, no, you really wouldn't!"

Silver Wolf: "Otherwise Elio would've been struck well-done by now."

Boothill: "Well, I'll be—since he's got the power to foresee the future, what's the harm in saying a few extra words?"

Boothill: "Does he have to give such an ambiguous answer?"

Boothill: "Are you sure he's not just sweet-talking people into working for free?"

Brother Dan Heng: "We analyzed this before."

Brother Dan Heng: "Elio's duty should only be to guide."

Brother Dan Heng: "The clearer he speaks, the fewer possibilities the future will have."

Brother Dan Heng: "Therefore, no matter how much more he knows, he has to hold back to a certain degree."

Welt: "Mm... Elio's current approach is actually just right."

Welt: "Give people a thread of a clue, and leave them to seek it out themselves."

Welt: "That way, some unknown variables will emerge."

Furina: "Just from those few words of description, one can tell."

Furina: "This Elio must be a very formidable sage!"

Silver Wolf: "Haha, the 'sage' you're talking about is right now standing there dumbfounded by this livestream room suddenly popping up."

Hu Tao: "Ahem... this should count as an accident within an accident."

Hu Tao: "But.... doesn't this also indirectly prove...."

Hu Tao: "Even if you can foresee the future, plans still can't keep up with changes?"

Venti: "Ehehe, so I feel like maybe just letting things develop from the start, then playing it by ear, that's pretty good too."

Paimon: "Hey, you bard, don't make slacking off sound so noble and proper!!!"

Venti: "Ehehe~"

Zhong Li: "Heh, a drunkard truly can't hold a candle on the stage."

Lumine: "(laughing behind her hand. jpg)"

The video continues.

【Nanguaini Society actively investigated the Clockmaker.】

【It seems this time you didn't get what you wished for either.】

Stelle let out a soft sigh.

【Mm.... at first I thought the answer was hidden in the Clockmaker's riddles, but sadly I was looking in the wrong direction. Still, I did pick up some other gains.】

【Do you know Ms. Jade of the company's Strategic Investment Department?】

【Ciyu Pawnshop is property under her name.】

【She offered me a price, but....】

Firefly said up to here,

seeming a little hesitant to speak......

【Did you agree?】

Stelle asked.

【No.】

【What she wanted wasn't my answer either.】

Stelle: "So, the way to survive that Elio mentioned—is it still connected to the company?"

Stelle: "But it's not that I have any prejudice against the company."

Stelle: "I just always feel that once you actually get inside the company, it's practically like walking into a demon's den."

Topaz: "Mm, I can tell you really do have quite the prejudice against the company."

Topaz: "Still, you're not wrong."

Topaz: "The company's insides are a mixed bag; an ordinary person going in really might, with one careless step, get swallowed up without even the bones remaining."

Topaz: "But rest assured, that Stellaron Hunter leader Elio is no simple man."

Topaz: "If he leads people into the company, it's absolutely safe."

Topaz: "Besides, if we really can reach a cooperation, then our Strategic Investment Department would count as an ally of the Stellaron Hunters."

Topaz: "We'd definitely look out for them."

Jade: "Topaz speaks true."

Jade: "Within the company, the Strategic Investment Department's standing is still quite high."

Jade: "Naturally enough to safeguard our allies' safety."

March 7th: "Having an acquaintance from the Strategic Investment Department leading the way really is reassuring."

March 7th: "Otherwise, I feel the same as Stelle's thoughts."

March 7th: "I really wouldn't dare get tangled up with the company on a whim."

Zhong Li: "As a giant of universal commerce, the company's reputation is hardly anything to brag about."

Zhong Li: "It seems the Interastral Peace Corporation's name for peace hasn't been carried through all that thoroughly."

Zhong Li: "That is rather lamentable."

Hu Tao: "I actually think it's perfectly normal."

Hu Tao: "After all, when the forest is big, all sorts of birds end up in it."

Hu Tao: "Take our Liyue for example — not everyone there abides by the spirit of contracts either!"

Paimon: "You're right, but those who break their word should be punished by rock!"

Miss Qingque: "Huh?"

Miss Qingque: "What kind of twisted punishment is that?"

Miss Qingque: "Is it meant to choke people to death while they're still alive?"

Stelle: "Ahem, Paimon, it's 'those who break their word should be punished by eating rock,' not 'eating salt'!"

Paimon: "Uh... they're pretty much the same thing, all the same meaning.... hehe."

The video continues.

【Of course I really wanted to keep living, but..... Fate owes me, and what I want is repayment, not passing the debt along.】

【No third party should be dragged into this, because this is a personal grudge between me and Fate.】

【Ah, speaking of which...】

【Actually, I've always felt I still owe you a proper apology — about the Iris family artist matter.】

【Even the smallest lie can forge a betrayal as sharp as a blade... I'm sorry, Stelle.】

Stelle: "Oh~"

Stelle: "It's fine, my Firefly!"

Stelle: "Who could hold a grudge against a beautiful warrior girl who looks all soft and delicate on the outside, but actually pilots a mech?"

Stelle: "So...."

Stelle: "When do I get to play with SAM's transformation device!!!"

Silver Wolf: "LMAO, you getting close to Firefly just because you're drooling over her 4.2 transformation device?"

Silver Wolf: "What a scumbag woman?"

Stelle: "Silver Wolf, shut up!"

Stelle: "Don't try to drive a wedge between me and Firefly!"

Stelle: "Whether it's SAM's transformation device or Firefly herself, I love them both!"

Miss Qingque: "Tsk tsk tsk, you really know how to flip the whole pot over."

Stelle: "Speaking of which, Fate owes Firefly, and also owes Aventurine, and seems to owe Huang Quan and the Robin siblings too..."

Stelle: "Good lord, this Fate has already written its own death warrant!"