Bengtie: A Genius's Out-of-the-Domain Idea

"How is this little guy going to fight the Demon King?"

Zhu Xing couldn't help but complain.

The seawater in this area is clearly soda water, and the map also indicates that this is the Soda Coast.

In short, let's set sail!

Look at the Ruan Mei stamp on the sail and the Friends of Lamu at my feet~

Zhu Xing still quipped: "So the mayor of Delicious Town is Ruan Mei, right?"

Chasing Stars: "Let me see~ Cookie Island in the Milky Sea?"

Does this mean it's the first stop?

"Hmph~ What I like most is not following the main storyline of the game~ Changing course—"

"Autonomous driving, direction cannot be interfered with."

"Please explore the area ahead another time~"

Silver Wolf: "I already said the game isn't fully finished yet—it doesn't have that much freedom. If it veers off course, it'll be a giveaway."

Just kidding~ We're all seasoned gamers, how could we not know what you're thinking?

Silver Wolf stated: "When game players become game planners, they seem to do similar things to the planners they used to do?"

Let me think, is the Demon King Garbage Cake, Pepe, or something else?

Chapter 482 "Wisteria Cake" and "Galactic Scholar"

The "Steamer Box" sailed along its predetermined route into a sea area filled with the aroma of milk.

The waters of soda and milk are clearly separated, remaining untouched by each other, which is quite amazing.

Chasing the stars, we ventured out, riding the waves, and gently scooped up a cup of white sea foam: "It's so creamy!"

Jimi's voice announced like a system notification: "Sterile, harmless, and self-cleaning, drink with confidence~"

Jimi: "Ahead is an island made entirely of butter cookies."

"And this place belongs to the Garbage King, one of the four major subordinates of the 'World Destroyer King.'"

Chasing Stars: "Wasn't the Demon King sealed away?"

Jimi: "Um... this... maybe the first hero only sealed away the world-destroying demon king?"

It's just a plot hole. Silver Wolf is frantically revising it, and even wants to contact Eriol, who often writes "scripts," for help.

Although the two "scripts" are not the same thing, they are both called scripts.

Unfortunately, we can't get in touch with Silver Wolf.

Silver Wolf is now somewhat regretting getting involved. Wouldn't it have been better to come and enjoy the finished product afterward?

Who knew that while playing the game involved picking and choosing, setting it up would be so troublesome!

Jimi: "In short, as the territory of the King of Trash, perhaps its minions are entrenched here? Please be careful, brave warrior—"

Zhu Xing boarded the island with great interest and casually broke off a piece of cookie. And let me tell you, it tasted pretty good and delicious.

And this king of garbage...

This title... doesn't it sound a bit like those two Star Core Spirits who dared to call her an old hag?

In the midst of my vengeful pursuit of the stars, I still haven't forgotten the phrase "old hag"—

That can't be right, can it? The Star Train should be heading to the "Luofu Immortal Ship" by now...

As you delve deeper into the stargazing, you discover that everything here is made of cookies, which seems novel at first but becomes tiresome after a while.

Fortunately, the occasional bouncy cat adds a bit of liveliness.

At this moment, a "tengu cake" (black tower cake) that had been waiting for who knows how long woke up from its slumber, squinted its eyes twice, and quickly became teary-eyed.

Acting MAX～

"Wisteria Cake" skipped and hopped towards the star, her tearful words of lamentation.

Wisteria Cake: "Mmm-niu mmm-niu! Mmm-niu~"

Thanks to the synesthetic beacon, Chasing Stars did understand.

Chasing Stars: "The evil Garbage King's generals, Gold Bucket and Silver Bucket, have seized control of 'Cookie Island,' forcing the cat-like creatures living there to hand over all their garbage."

"Creating and submitting garbage when there is none results in a huge amount of waste?"

Jimi: "The strange sprite 'Wisteria Cake' is pleading for your help, begging you to drive out the minions of the Garbage King and restore peace to Cookie Island—"

"In return, it will join your party and provide clues to the artifacts of the hero's party that is about to defeat the Demon King."

Chasing Stars: "How did it turn into the Hero Squad again?"

Jimi: "It was probably modified on the spot~"

Chasing Stars: "Anyway, we've progressed through the main storyline now, right?"

"Can we skip the plot? I don't know who I am, I don't know where I come from, all I know is I'm about to go on a killing spree!"

Jimi: "Okay, no problem~"

Jimi muttered under his breath, "Anyway, there wasn't much of a plot to begin with..."

After a deafening roar, General Jin Tong, wielding a spiked club, and General Yin Tong, wielding a steel fork, stood side by side.

Golden Bucket: "Hero from beyond the heavens, your journey ends here—"

Silver Bucket: "That's enough—"

Jin Tong: "As the most trusted generals under the King of Trash, my brother and I have always been invincible!"

Silver Bucket: "Invincible—"

Jin Tong: "Surrender now, and I'll spare your life."

Silver Bucket: "I'll spare your life—"

Chasing Stars: "So abstract..."

Looking at those two huge, muscular trash cans, Zhu Xing felt a little tense.

Chasing Stars: "I'm increasingly certain who the King of Trash is~"

The Gold Bucket General and the Silver Bucket General employed a similar illusionary creation technique to the "Benzai Heaven Kingdom".

—A memetic life form created by combining Star Core Essence's perception of trash cans with memory and illusion technology.

Gold Bucket & Silver Bucket: "If you don't surrender, come and fight us brothers to the death!"

Jimi: "'Friends of Ramu' (Ruan o Meigao) can transform the biomass of the culinary capital of 'Tiramisu' into the versatile resource 'Bouncy Desserts'."

Using "Bouncy Snacks" can summon more "Friends of Ram".

"Of course, what's summoned are all unconscious androids; it's impossible for the cat-like creatures to actually participate in a major battle—"

"Now, 'Wisteria Cake' (Black Tower Cake) has also joined your ranks, and you can use 'Bouncing Snacks' to summon even more 'Wisteria Cake'."

"The 'Wisteria Cake' uses a large hammer for melee attacks—"

Jimi: "It's worth mentioning that when 'Wisteria Cake' and 'Friend of Ram' appear on the same battlefield, they will gain the 'Galactic Scholar' synergy—"

"It brings them a significant boost~"

Zhu Xing: "Wow, how much stuff was sewn on here..."

Silver Wolf: "I saw a game called 'Currency Wars' being developed by the 'Strategic Investment Department' before. Although I haven't played it yet, it looks pretty fun, so I copied a bit of it~"

Silver Wolf: "The current battle system incorporates elements of spirit collection, tower defense, and a bond system, but it doesn't support direct collisions. More battle systems are yet to be developed—"

Cookie Island, sometimes collapsing and sometimes rising, forms a battleground for Star Chaser and the Gold and Silver Generals, a grid of 6 rows and 12 columns.

Chasing Stars: "So this is really tower defense?"

Silver Wolf: "At least that's how it is here with the King of Trash."

"I wasn't in charge of the other three Demon King subordinates, so I'm not too familiar with them."

Although the game itself is old-fashioned, the medium is novel!

Chasing Stars still had a lot of fun.

The Gold and Silver Generals kept summoning smaller versions of the Iron Trash Cans, and each time they were summoned, the illusory red health bars above their heads would decrease by a few points.

The initial companions you get aren't very good.

"Wisteria Cake" can only attack at close range, and only one can be placed per square. Its attack range is also limited, so summoning more is useless.

Moreover, although the "Wisteria Cake" hammer deals high damage, it requires a short break after a few hits, which is too laggy.

The only option left is to use "Friend of Ram" as a front-line tank.

Ram's Friend: ? ? ?

Fortunately, the effect of "Galactic Scholar 2" is that it gives you a lot of "Bouncy Snacks" at the beginning, so the start is quick and passing the level is not too difficult.

"Galactic Scholar 6" looks pretty powerful. "Galactic Scholar" can be stacked high, and many can be placed in one square.

General Jintong would occasionally jump up and smash the cat cakes, randomly clearing out a 3x3 area.

Once, it almost hit the real "Wisteria Mochi" that was happily playing on it.

Startled, Cat Cake immediately hopped away and shrank behind Chasing Star.

Chapter 483 The King of Trash: "Galaxy Baseball Man"

In reality, there are protective mechanisms that prevent it from actually hitting you, and even if it does, you won't get hurt.

That spiked club looks terrifying, but it's also made of biomass. Under "Tiramisu's" control, its properties can transform into marshmallows at any time.

General Silver Bucket would occasionally throw a pitchfork, stringing together a row of cat cakes.

As the battle progressed, the Gold and Silver Generals' health bars were eventually depleted.

Jin Tong: "You despicable extraterrestrial warrior, don't be so smug! Boss, the boss's boss will avenge us!"

Silver Bucket: "Don't get cocky—"

Golden Bucket: "I'll be waiting for you at the 'Trash Throne'!"

Silver Bucket: "Waiting for you—"

After saying this, General Jin and General Yin threw down their spiked clubs and steel forks and fled in a wild manner, leaving Zhu Xing somewhat stunned.

Jimi: "As expected of a hero from beyond the heavens—he easily defeated the minions under the command of the two Garbage Kings, leaving them routed!"

The spiked club and steel fork were scaled down to small ornaments and flew towards the stars.

Jimi: "The equipment they drop can be equipped on the summoned cat cakes during battle, giving them bonuses."

Each piece of equipment can only be used once per battle.

Silver Wolf: "I just designed a simple reward system to motivate people to repeatedly run dungeons. I might adjust it in the future."

"Under the control of 'Tiramisu,' this world is very simple; the more biomass, the stronger."

"These devices are essentially made of biomass—"

Chasing Stars: "In that case, it's a good thing it's not 'Interstellar Peace Corporation' running it~"

"Otherwise, wouldn't it mean that every three steps require spending money, and those who don't spend money will definitely be unable to beat those who do?"

Silver Wolf wholeheartedly agreed: "Indeed~ It's a good thing that such a creative place belongs to a genius, and the company can't interfere."

Jimi habitually pretended not to hear. Anyway, it wasn't slander, it was the truth. Even if it were slander... it could work with a wanted criminal for a while, so what was this little thing?

Chasing Stars then conquered several more levels, including "Bouncy Pudding" and "Rainbow Candy Beach"...

I got several cat cakes:

The "Sunglasses Cat" (Kafka) capable of ranged attacks

The "Sesame Crisp" (Blade Cake) can withstand damage in the front row and counterattack, and can also recover quickly when injured.

These two belong to the Star Core Hunter synergy, which is clearly Silver Wolf's personal touch.