This heroine is so despicable

Really? There was a voice in Cocolia's head speaking to her too...

【……hiss……】

Right?

[Now that you put it that way, am I... a star core spirit? That shouldn't be the case...]

While Xing was struggling with the voice in her head, Bronya rubbed her forehead with a headache:

"If you didn't lie to me, this might be the only reasonable explanation. Actually... I have always felt that something important has been hidden. Whether it is the actions of the City Builder, my mother, or the Silver Mane Guard, there is always something unnatural..."

Oleg thought for a while and said:

"The current Grand Guardian is Cocolia Rand... Actually, I had heard of her reputation when I was still a Silvermane Iron Guard. At that time, she had just succeeded to the Grand Guardian and people had high hopes for her... But, I never expected that she would issue an order to isolate the lower districts. It was precisely because I didn't want to obey that order that I stayed in the lower districts at that time."

Bronya clenched her fists, then looked at Xing. Her eyes no longer contained any vague hostility, but were more determined: Turn.

“If… all the disasters are really caused by the star core, and they can end if the star core is sealed, I am willing to help you. I have a feeling that maybe together with you, we can discover the truth behind all this…”

[Yo yo yo, are you finally going to believe us now? ]

Xing immediately put her hands on her hips and said, "Call me sister!"

Sanyue covered Xing's mouth angrily:

"But... the problem now is, if Cocolia is the only one who knows the truth about the star core, then everything will be in vain - we will be walking into a trap once we return to the ground. Looking at her attitude, I'm afraid she won't listen to us, right?"

Bronya immediately said: "Maybe, I can go back to my mother and ask her..."

"——No hope! Don't even think about it!"

Xing pried open Sanyue's hand and shrugged at Bronya:

"Your mother is now a tyrant. With that treacherous minister Xinghe whispering in her ear, she probably won't believe anything you say. If you go there, it will be like throwing meat buns at a dog. We will have to rescue you then."

"Then...what should we do?"

Volume 033: On the Journey: Meeting at Sunset

Everyone was thinking, Xing, who was thinking brightly, was considering the possibility of launching a coup, but Oleg made a suggestion:

"You just said that the star core was the cause of the cold wave. Then the only one who knows that history clearly is probably Swarro. It is said that he is an ancient robot who experienced 'that war'."

"That war refers to... the invasion war of the antimatter army that this planet faced before the cold wave came?" Dan Heng asked.

"According to historical records, the city builders created an astonishing number of mechanical soldiers during the war with the Antimatter Legion, but most of the machines were damaged in the tragic war, and most of the technology was not preserved..."

Bronya was very familiar with this history. She nodded:

"If what Oleg said is true, then Svaro is a product of the city builders left over from the old times."

"Wow! Is Swarovski so old?" Sanyueqi was a little surprised. "He looks quite new?"

Xing smiled and looked at Sanyue: "Didn't Sanyue say that she might have been sealed in the formless ice for hundreds or thousands of years? But doesn't little Sanyue look quite new?"

"Why are you bringing up something that's not relevant to the topic?"

March poked Xing's chest angrily.

"You still have a star core here! I think you are quite 'star'!"

[Playing with puns again! ]

Dan Heng ignored the two's interruption and nodded:

"Robots don't forget. I'm afraid there is really no better source of information than Swarovski at the moment. We have to find a way to make Swarovski willing to communicate with us, or... ask him to hand over his memory bank, and we can find it ourselves."

Oleg shook his head. "That might be a little difficult. Dihuo has tried to negotiate with him countless times, but he only believes in his so-called calculations. He seems to have determined that Dihuo is a threat, and he has rejected us every time."

"If I had known, I would have taken action right away! Damn it..."

Xier slapped her head in regret.

"Now if we want to find Svarro, we have to go to the Hearth Hub again... That place is his base camp, and it can be said that there is almost an entire army of robots..."

Oleg sighed. "We can discuss the specific method tomorrow. It's getting late now. You guys are exhausted, right? Why don't you go back to town and rest for a night?"

After hearing this, Xing realized that they had said goodbye to the Black Tower Space Station, set off on the train, arrived at Yalilo VI, met Sambo after landing, met Cocolia, and then went all the way here... They had never stopped along the way...

"Oh my God……"

Xing ruffled his messy hair.

"I feel like I'm playing a game and finishing several days' worth of plot in one day..."

Sanyue also slumped her shoulders: "Now that you mention it, I feel like I am really exhausted. Maybe too many things have happened and I haven't had any time to myself..."

Oleg looked at the two girls who had fallen down and laughed: "Then let Xier take you back first! I still have some things to deal with here, Xier?"

"Okay, I'll take them back."

Following Xier back to the town, everyone learned from the introduction that the largest town in this lower area is called Panyan Town.

"Come to think of it, didn't the Silvermane Guards chase them down?" Xing asked, "At least the Great Guardian's daughter is here."

"Not at the moment," Xier replied. "I've already sent people along the tracks to check the barrier you broke open along the way. It's been urgently sealed again. It's as if they were afraid that people like us from the lower levels would take the opportunity to rush in."

After walking for a while, Xier pointed to a building in front of her:

"Here we are, Goethe Hotel, the largest hotel in Panyan Town."

Xing looked at the old house and blinked: "'Big' hotel?"

"Hey, you're so rude!" Sanyueqi pushed Xing, "Let's go! Don't ask for so much. I'm exhausted after this day!"

Just as they were about to walk in, they happened to meet a somewhat familiar figure.

"... Sambo?"

All three of them stared at the blue-haired man in front of them with wide eyes.

"Oh my, aren't these some visitors from outer space?"

Sambo seemed quite surprised when he saw the train crew.

"You guys really hurt old Sambo! And why are you here?"

"We...wait! Isn't that right? Shouldn't we ask you this question?" Sanyue asked in confusion, "Weren't you captured by the Silver Mane Guards?"

Sambo smiled confidently: "Of course I, old Sambo, am more skilled. As long as Jeppard is not here, it would be easy for ordinary Silver Mane Guards to escape with just a little trick!"

"How did you come and go freely when the upper and lower floors were blocked?" Dan Heng looked at Sangbo with suspicion.

"It's a trade secret, my friend. I have a secret passage leading to the ground, but that is the foundation of my old Sambo. I can't tell you just like that... Unless you offer a good price?"

"Wait a minute, you... know this guy?" Xier didn't understand.

"I guess so...Xi'er, do you know him?"

"Of course, if you are a famous street scoundrel or a veteran in the lower class area, you can ask him for help, but if you want to be friends with him, you are making things difficult for yourself."

"That's a bit hurtful, Miss Xier. Everyone in the lower district knows that I, Old Sangbo, love making friends the most. These three are no exception..."

Sambo was halfway through his words when he caught sight of Bronya behind everyone and immediately shrank back in fear:

"Wow! Wait! Why is the Great Guardian's daughter here? Are the Silvermane Guards attacking us?!"

[I will be the first to surrender if you come to me]

Wouldn't I be a big loser like Beloberg?

Xing grabbed Bronya's hand and said, "What are you talking about? This is my... trophy!"

Sangbo was slightly stunned, and then his face was full of admiration:

"What a great hero! This is probably the biggest kidnapping business in the history of Beloberg! I don't know if there will be anyone better, but it is definitely unprecedented. Are you interested in letting me, Old Sambo, get involved? Believe me, I, Old Sambo, know both the ground and underground floors very well. You will definitely need me!"

[You look at old Sambo, who is smiling and rubbing his hands like a fly, and recall that this guy is indeed extraordinary - you originally thought that you would never see him again, but the fact is that he still appeared in front of you at an appropriate time. Maybe... you will really need him in the near future.]

Xing understood what was going on, and walked up to him, patting him on the shoulder like a gangster encouraging his younger brother: "Okay! Follow your sister Xing and have a good time! After you finish this job, I'll make sure you have a good life!"

"Good, good, good! I feel relieved to have such a hero. If you need me, please feel free to tell me!"

"Why are you so determined to be a kidnapper? Hey..." San Yueqi sighed, "Let's go and have a rest..."

Volume 034: On the Journey: Return to Teyvat

The four of them entered the hotel and asked the owner for their room keys. Unfortunately, there were enough rooms and no one needed to share a bed.

[It doesn't matter. You can always find an excuse to get into someone else's bed. The question now is, do you want to get into March's bed or Bronya's? ]

Uh… let’s go with March. If Big Duck finds out there are multiple people in his bed in the middle of the night, he might really bite people, and March… hey…

【Hey, it’s delicious! 】

Although the decoration of Goethe Hotel is simple, it is very clean. After having a casual dinner provided by the hotel, everyone prepared to go to bed.

Although the bed was not very soft, Xing was indeed quite tired. He was too lazy to take off his clothes and just threw himself on the bed and lay there motionless.

[Sleepyness slowly comes over you, and you try to resist it. After all, you still have to attack Xiao Sanyue at night, so you decide to roll the dice in your mind to test it.]

【--bite--】

[The 20-sided dice spun a few times and then stopped. The result of the toss was 1. What a pity. A big failure.]

[You closed your eyes completely, falling into a deep sleep, until...]

"Hey, wake up..."

[For a moment, you would think that the voice would say to you: Wake up, pioneer, let's burn Beloberg to ashes... But that voice was not that of some Inazuma street urchin, but a female voice that sounded a little cold]

Xing slowly opened her eyes. Judging from the degree of recovery from her physical fatigue, she felt as if she had slept for quite a while, but...

Xing looked at the purple-haired nun in fishnet stockings in front of her with confusion. The other person's hair color made her think of Kafka's mother.

[You can't help but wonder if you are dreaming, dreaming that Kafka's mother is wearing nun's clothes and comes to care for you, but you soon confirm that this is not a dream, and although the nun in front of you is beautiful, she doesn't look much like Kafka's mother.]

Xing sat up and rubbed his eyes: "...Who are you?"

The nun rolled her eyes and said, "I was just about to ask you, why are you sleeping next to the flower bed so late at night?"

Xing then looked around and found that she seemed, as if, might be back in Mondstadt - right next to her was the floating teleportation anchor.

Ah this...

Have I traveled back to Teyvat again?

[I'm afraid so. Although it's still unclear what caused you to travel through time, it seems that you have indeed come to this wonderful world called Teyvat again. What's worse is that you don't know how long it has been since you last left, and there is no one familiar around you.]

The nun looked at the stunned Xing and urged, "Hey, I'm asking you a question. Who are you? Why are you sleeping here?"

Xing thought about it and shrugged: "I'm...waiting for a kind-hearted elder sister passing by to pick me up and take me home."

"what?"

The nun was slightly startled, then she squatted down and came over to smell it.

"You don't smell of alcohol... It's really troublesome. Can you walk? If you can, come with me."

The other party pulled Xing up and walked towards the city.

"Um... where are we going?"

"..."

"Then...what's your name?"⑦

"……"one

The nun didn’t seem to answer Xing’s question, which made Xing nervous. Could it be that…

[Could it be that this beautiful elder sister is attracted by your beauty and is planning to take you, a homeless little beauty, home to do this or that while you are unconscious! ? Or even imprison you in her basement as a star! ? Quack! This is too scary! You must immediately...] ⒋

Xing immediately pretended to be drunk as imagined, hugged the nun's arm and rubbed it:

"Sister Sister... where are we...? I... I feel so hot..."

"..."⑦

The nun walked in silence, pulling Xing, who was "feeling hot all over" and "wanting to exchange air mouth-to-mouth with others," until they arrived in front of a majestic-looking building, walked in, and knocked on a door.

"Come in."

Pushing open the door, this is not a bedroom, on the contrary, it is a nicely decorated study. A blonde beauty is chatting with an elegant lady dressed like a witch.