Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"Two hours?" March 7th's eyes widened:

"Why don't you go and grab it?!"

Giovanni smiled slightly:

"Alright, alright, you two...please calm down."

"Actually, obtaining the Ether Spirit is quite simple."

"Do you still remember the mission of the Ether Front? Trade, develop, fight, and level up!"

"You can easily find other players and trade your Ether Spirits with them!"

"Remember what I just said? Go to the various Decisive Paradises to improve your Decisive Warrior rank, complete the trials in each Decisive Paradise, and obtain all the qualification badges. Then you can register for the festival's event—the Tournament!"

Giovanni looked at Yan Huan and said earnestly:

"Every time you travel to each of the decisive paradises, it is a great opportunity to exchange etheric spirits!"

"Of course, if you know any friends... maybe they play this game too? Exchanging Ether with friends might increase your chances of success."

"friend?"

Yan pondered for a moment.

"..."

……

Panyan Town.

In a bustling street corner, Sambo shouted in terror:

"Big brother... if you don't have Ether Spirit, you don't have Ether Spirit, but everything has to follow a procedure, okay?"

He huddled in the corner, looking up at Yan as he approached, and said angrily:

"Since we're all players, let's have a fair and square ether duel. The loser has to hand over their ether spirit. That's a more common way to play this kind of betting game."

"Why?" Yan narrowed his eyes.

"We're not competing right now, so why bother with all those rules? Hurry up and give me a few useful Ether Spirits!"

"I...I didn't...!" Sangbo cried.

"Then there's no other way. I'll send you to prison. Maybe Jepard will even give me some reward money."

"!!!"

"Yes, brother, I have plenty!"

Sambo quickly pulled out twenty-seven ether coins from his pocket and handed them to Yan Huan as if presenting a treasure:

"These twenty-seven ethereal spirits are what I carry with me! Big brother, these are all for you...! But please don't tell anyone!"

Yan scanned them one by one, staring at the seven overlord-level ethereal spirits in deep thought.

"..."

Chapter 402 My Ether Spirit Seems Like You

"Where did you get so many?" Yan put away the coins and looked at Sangbo, who was trembling.

The latter, however, stated matter-of-factly:

"Etherfront has been a popular game for a long time, and it has a large player base..."

"Brother, I wander around every day, and I found all of these."

"?" Yan scratched his head, recalling the Ether Spirit that the two company employees had used before.

It's not that it's strong, it's just a tiny bit stronger than my little bird.

They're a veteran player, after all.

The quality of the coins Sambo held was truly unexpected.

"I don't care where you got them from, these Ether coins are mine now."

"Big brother!" Sangbo suddenly hugged Yan Huan's leg and said earnestly:

"Don't get addicted to this kind of game anymore. It's harmful to your health and your heart."

"Mind your own business! Pshaw!"

Ruthlessly pulling her leg away, Yan Huan turned and left.

……

In the cold, echoing corridor.

March 7th and Yan Huan arrived here.

The Ether Front has set up decisive paradises all over the universe, and this Echoing Corridor is one of them.

"This is it!" March 7th looked around and laughed, "The entrance to the Echoing Corridor's Decisive Paradise!"

"I just checked the strategy guide on the interstellar internet again and found out that this Decisive Paradise is a venue that the company and the sports association specially rented from various planets. The company is really powerful!"

"Are you ready? Let's go!"

"Of course!" Yan smiled slightly and glanced at the dimensional piggy bank at his feet—JuJu Explosion.

Pokémon of unknown origin like these usually don't go into Poké Balls.

The same applies to the etheric spirit.

"Hmph~ Hmph hmph hmph!" Juju jumped up excitedly.

March 7th laughed:

What will be in the Wonderland? I can't wait!

The two people and the pig walked forward and saw a familiar figure standing in front of them.

“Eh? Mr. Giovanni is here too.” March 7th raised an eyebrow.

The two walked up to Giovanni, and on March 7th, they waved to his retreating figure.

"Hey, Mr. Giovanni! We meet again!"

"Ok?"

Giovanni turned around, saw that it was Yan Huan and March 7th, and smiled:

"Haha, you two are quick! Welcome to the decisive paradise of the Echoing Corridor!"

Yan sized up Giovanni:

"What are you doing here? Is the sponsor even participating in the competition? Or... are you here to solo against us two newbies, to crush some noobs, or are you just here to ambush us?"

“How could that be, Ms. Yan Huan?” Giovanni smiled sincerely.

“I know that the two of you are not familiar with combat methods with the Ether Spirits you currently possess, so of course we will not make things difficult for you here.”

"Haha, to be honest, I am indeed a veteran player of this Etherfront."

"Speaking of which... this is probably your first time entering the Victory Park, isn't it?"

"Remember what I mentioned earlier? Players can improve their winner rating by collecting free data and competing with other players in the Decisive Paradise!"

"Collecting free data is a particularly important step, as it's the only way for players to acquire new Ether Spirits besides purchasing or trading them!"

Seeing that Yan Huan and March 7th both looked dazed, Giovanni spoke in the tone of a veteran player:

"What a coincidence, since you two are both here, why don't I teach you how to collect free data?"

Yan shook his head at this.

"Free data... that means wild elves, right?"

He stretched out his hand and pointed to a silver-maned gunner ethereal being not far ahead:

"Wild Pokémon are generally not very strong."

"Oh?" Giovanni raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Mr. Yan Huan doesn't even want an Aether Spirit like the Silvermane Gunner anymore? It seems he must have obtained some powerful Aether Spirits from somewhere."

"Let me guess, was it a gift from Bronya, the future High Guardian here?"

"No," Yan said solemnly.

"It was swindled from your good brother."

“…?” Giovanni was stunned.

Then he smiled and said:

"Haha... Ms. Yan Huan really loves playing games. I'm used to being a loner, and besides... I haven't introduced anyone I'm in contact with to you."

"Does the color scheme of your mask even need an introduction?" Yan said disdainfully.

"Are you alright? If not, we'll launch the attack."

"Haha, don't be so impatient!" Giovanni waved his hand:

"Since we can meet again, it means we are destined to meet. Here, I have a few Ether Expansion Chips."

"By reading these chips with Ether Coins, you can equip the Ether Spirits with all sorts of abilities."

"Let's not delay, let's give it a try now!"

With that, Giovanni handed several expansion chips to the two men.

On March 7th, after receiving the chip, he exclaimed:

"Wow, Mr. Giovanni, you're so kind! Is this the joy of being carried by a veteran player?"

What Giovanni gifted him were two blue-level chips.

They are:

— Malfunction/Damage: After releasing an attack, if the target is in a negative state, it will deal additional damage equal to 50% of the equiper's attack power.