Suke felt a bit numb.
It was fortunate that it was daytime, so most Xianzhou natives didn't notice the changes to the virtual sky dome above their heads.
But Suke could already foresee the scene where the Artisanship Commission, responsible for managing and maintaining the virtual sky dome on the Luofu Xianzhou, would see this thing, discover they couldn't delete it, and then doubt their entire existence.
"Alright, this way BB-chan doesn't need to run around to get a comprehensive view of the civilization status of this so-called 'Xianzhou Alliance'★~"
"Let me quietly tell Senpai, BB-chan added some elements of BB-chan as the 'Faceless Moon' into this Moon Cell, so this Moon Cell has a physical form!"
"This is a masterpiece BB-chan prepared for a long time. There are even cities built on it. Senpai can come up and sit for a while when you have time~"
"Of course, it will automatically spread to more civilizations in this universe as time passes. This way, BB can watch the history of all civilizations in this universe without moving from her seat☆~"
BB held her head high and chest out, seemingly very proud of her handiwork.
She had absolutely no self-awareness that she had pulled a huge stunt on the Xianzhou Alliance and even the entire universe right after arriving.
Suke somewhat regretted bringing BB to the Star Rail universe.
This trashy AI Moon Cancer, who perfectly integrates the Crawling Chaos, coming here... isn't it just like that rat falling into a rice jar?
Although the original BB is trashy, outside of Type-Moon and facing the Path Lunatics of the Star Rail universe, she would usually only have the heart of a thief but not the gall.
But now it was great. Suke suspected Boss Mabel deliberately gave him the essence of the Crawling Chaos to give to her.
It was like handing an attack helicopter to a bandit who wants to rob a bank, and then saying she isn't the biggest and most evil hedonist!
"Big Brother, someone is coming~"
Abigail tugged at Suke's sleeve, making him involuntarily shift his gaze away from that blue cube in the sky.
However, the people coming were not the Xianzhou officials coming to receive them.
Instead, it was a group of personnel dressed in Interastral Peace Corporation uniforms. The leader was a woman with short white hair and red highlights. Suke recognized her without Stelle needing to introduce her.
—"Topaz". One of the "Ten Stonehearts" headed by the Emanator of Preservation, "Diamond"—
"Yo, Trailblazer, long time no see~"
Leading the group of company employees behind her, Topaz came up and greeted Stelle first.
"Topaz? Why are you here? Weren't you busy with Jarilo's affairs recently?"
The Warp Trotter, Numby, rushed over first and threw itself into Stelle's arms. It was obvious it had a good impression of Stelle.
"Big Brother, what is that animal? It looks so cute~"
Abigail's eyes lit up, and she reached out to touch Numby in Stelle's arms.
However, just the moment before her small hand under her sleeve touched Numby, the Warp Trotter suddenly shuddered all over as if stressed.
"Eek—!"
Numby suddenly let out a sharp cry.
It opened a dimensional channel on the spot, whooshed back into Topaz's arms instantly, curled up, and shivered.
Just like a Trotter ready to flee at any moment during battle.
"There's nothing urgent on Jarilo for now. I received new instructions from the company, so... Numby?"
"Strange, it's usually not afraid of strangers. Is it sick?"
Startled by Numby's behavior, Topaz hurriedly tried to communicate with it, only to find that Numby, who usually responded to everything, ignored her this time.
She held it and looked left and right but couldn't see any problems, leaving Topaz somewhat confused.
"Big Sister, may I ask what this animal is called? Is there anywhere I can buy one?"
"Abi wants to raise one too~"
Abigail stepped forward and asked Topaz with curiosity.
"Ah, this is a Warp Trotter, a rare species in the universe."
"My encounter with Numby was also by chance. It's a bit difficult to buy one with money..."
Looking at the strange blonde girl in front of her, Topaz felt Numby in her arms curl up even more tightly, but she still subconsciously answered the other party's question.
She didn't think it was inappropriate for the other party not to know about Warp Trotters. Judging by her attire, she wasn't a Xianzhou local. Perhaps she was a medicine seeker from a backward civilization who had just stepped off her planet and came to the Xianzhou via the Star Rail.
But was it her illusion? Why did she feel that Numby seemed very afraid of this blonde girl?
This blonde girl didn't look special either. She couldn't sense a trace of Path energy, not even a Pathstrider.
Even though Numby rushes to the front in every battle... strange...
Topaz was full of doubts.
"Ah, is that so? But thank you for your answer, Big Sister."
Abigail looked somewhat regretful.
But Suke could roughly guess why Numby, as a Warp Trotter, was so afraid of Abigail.
As the Door Witch who always accompanies the Lord of Ten Thousand Gates who commands time and space in the heavens, her aura belonging to the "Bubbles" has a natural suppression on all space-time lifeforms.
Perhaps in Numby's eyes, Abigail appears to be a harmless little girl on the surface, but in reality, she might be a higher-dimensional lifeform drooling over it, wanting to slaughter it and eat it as a pig-killing dish to enhance herself.
Numby: Scared the Trotter to death!
"Eek, eek, eek..."
Numby trembled even more in Topaz's arms as Abigail approached, making Topaz momentarily forget the business she wanted to discuss.
"Sorry, Numby might be sick. I'll have a doctor look at it later..."
At this point, Topaz could only hand Numby over to the accompanying company employees to take care of.
"Oh right, almost forgot the main business."
"Trailblazer, I am here on behalf of the goodwill of the Interastral Peace Corporation's Board of Directors to contact the hero who eliminated the Lord Ravager on the Luofu Xianzhou."
"Regarding her act of eliminating a harm for the universe and carrying forward the 'Preservation' will, the Company's Board of Directors has decided to award her the commendation of 'Honorary Director'."
"The corresponding authority is P47, which is even higher than mine~"
"Even among all of us Ten Stonehearts, it is a high-ranking level. Of course, the Board said that if she chooses to join the Interastral Peace Corporation, there will be even greater benefits~"
Topaz explained to Stelle the reason why she appeared on the Luofu Xianzhou.
Obviously, the whereabouts of Suke's group were known to the Interastral Peace Corporation the moment they boarded the Xianzhou Starskiff from the Astral Express.
It's hard to say if they are well-informed or quick to react; the Xianzhou officials hadn't arrived yet, but they arrived first.
"Speaking of which, Trailblazer, you know that hero, right? According to the company's intelligence, you seem to be in frequent contact with her."
"Could you introduce me?"
Topaz smiled at Stelle, but her gaze had already fallen on Suke's group.
The target who eliminated the Lord Ravager was a white-haired, white-eyed female. It seemed to be her without a doubt.
Topaz scrutinized Tsukishiro Yuki. Like the blonde girl just now, she couldn't sense any traces of Path energy from her either.
But the company's intelligence wouldn't be wrong, and Ms. Herta's testimony didn't need to be faked.
Is the opponent an Emanator? Wonder which Aeon she worships?
That blonde girl who scared Numby wouldn't be like her too...
Topaz secretly raised her attention to Abigail by a level in her heart.
Of course, Topaz also saw the man described by Ms. Herta as looking quite handsome but dressing particularly, particularly ugly.
However, she felt the other party's clothes were fine; at least they fit her aesthetic.
"Si-Sir! This is an accessory that goes with the clothes. Ugh, please don't take it off casually..."
"And this button buttons here, Sir, you got the wrong place..."
Of course, Topaz wouldn't know that Suke's current appearance, which looked somewhat human, was the result of a certain jellyfish lady's painstaking efforts.
But although his fashion sense had improved, Suke felt it wasn't convenient at all.
It pricked his neck here and pinched his flesh there; it felt inferior to the undershirt and shorts he usually wore.
"Alright, Meruru, stop it. Why are you like a nagging old mother?"
"I didn't... woo... I just wanted to first..."
Being spoken to like this by Suke, the jellyfish nun lady almost shed tears.
"Okay, okay, I promise to listen to you and not mess with the clothes, alright?"
"That's good, hehe... This way, Sir, you and Lord Great Witch look even more compatible..."
Seeing her aggrieved look, Suke ultimately obediently listened to Meruru's instructions.
He didn't go messing with that men's outfit, which was also black and white like Tsukishiro Yuki's but with black as the main tone.
Great. He thought he was picking up a daughter, but it turned out he found himself a mother.
Suke could already imagine Hikami Meruru taking the bus to the farm every day to nag him about his dressing in the future. He suddenly regretted his decision to give Meruru a backdoor.
"Introduction?"
"Boss, Topaz wants to know you guys. She says she wants to award you an 'Honorary Director' title from the Interastral Peace Corporation."
"She also asked if you want to join the Interastral Peace Corporation. The benefits are excellent."
Stelle straightforwardly pulled Topaz to Suke and said. This speech left Topaz somewhat confused.
"Uh, although the specific meaning differs slightly, Sir, you can understand it that way..."
"Mainly, Miss who eliminated a Lord Ravager and removed a harm for the universe, what are your thoughts?"
Topaz originally wanted to say that the higher-ups only asked her to recruit the existence who eliminated the Lord Ravager alone as much as possible.
But on second thought, seeing that they seemed to be related, the Interastral Peace Corporation didn't lack the resources to support a few idle positions. Maybe she could even win the good will of that strong individual.
Although Tsukishiro Yuki looked like an ordinary person without Path energy just like Suke and the others, Topaz inclined to believe that was her deliberate low profile.
So she didn't think about the possibility that everyone in Suke's group was a powerhouse at Tsukishiro Yuki's level.
At most, adding that blonde little girl who scared Numby, the others shouldn't be anything special, right?
"Eliminate?"
"I didn't eliminate any Lord Ravager, nor do I have any thoughts of removing harm for you humans."
"...?"
"Animus, that Lord Ravager she mentioned, is it the one I gave you earlier?"
"Oh, yes."
Suke took out a light ball and tossed it casually in front of Topaz, who seemed to not understand Tsukishiro Yuki's words at all:
"Here. Strictly speaking, Little Yuki indeed didn't eliminate that Lord Ravager named Zephyro."
"She just turned it into a Pokémon... oh no, an Aether Spirit. It can be considered a form of waste utilization."
Topaz lowered her head blankly, but immediately after seeing the light ball in her hand sealing what looked like a Lord Ravager figure, her expression stiffened for a moment.
Zephyro's lifelike appearance was sealed inside the light ball, just like an insect in amber.
And similarly, no aura of Path energy could be felt.
As a member of the Strategic Investment Department, Topaz certainly knew about the key project 'Aetherium Wars' organized by the neighboring Market Development Department.
"...Umm, I say."
"This is just a virtual game Aether Spirit made by recording her information before you eliminated the Lord Ravager, right?"
"Right...?"
Topaz asked uncertainly, while Suke and Tsukishiro Yuki just kept smiling at her.
Making the smile on Topaz's face gradually disappear.
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