Gacha Hell: Furina Edition

After experiencing this glimpse of the future, setting off on the journey again would be like a "second playthrough"!

Everywhere she went, she'd have acquaintances!

Once she grasped this, the Traveler (Lumine) truly stopped worrying. After all, Lu Heng had already told her that she would eventually reunite with her brother. So, she simply stayed in her dorm, immersing herself in Genshin Impact.

At first, everything went smoothly. The quality of the game's content was excellent.

Even Tartaglia didn't have three phases back then!

Paimon nudged Lumine, noticing the faint flush on her cheeks.

Had she gotten too immersed?

Paimon scratched her head and glanced at her phone.

Her account wasn't as strong as Lumine's, so she hadn't reached the part where she had to face Tartaglia in the story yet.

Hah!

Do I need a guide?

Lumine scoffed lightly before lowering her head to focus on the screen.

Admitting she wasn't the best wasn't a big deal.

The real issue was clearing this part of the story—otherwise, when would she ever get to see her brother?

Paimon continued grinding through the quests.

Soon, she reached the Golden House and had to fight Tartaglia.

Fully focused, Paimon controlled her character carefully.

In-game Tartaglia was just as strong as in reality.

Wasn't experiencing the story through the game also a form of journeying?

The only difference was whether she walked the path herself or let the game auto-travel for her.

Lumine had already made up her mind.

Genshin Impact's storyline depicted Teyvat's original future—she had to experience it!

She could deeply immerse herself in it, after all, she was playing as herself!

But as she played, something felt off.

Why is my damage so low?!

This was already the eighth time Tartaglia had defeated her.

How is he this strong?!

And worse—he had three phases!

How is this fair?!

"Is Tartaglia really this powerful?!"

Lumine refused to accept it!

With each attempt, she improved, and Tartaglia's health bar visibly dropped.

Finally, she sighed in relief.

"Paimon, is Tartaglia really this strong in reality?"

Paimon's expression turned complicated. She minimized the game, searched online, then handed her phone to Lumine.

One of his pets alone was at the level of a god!

How absurd was that?!

And Tartaglia himself was a high-tier god-level combatant!

If not for the gacha system, how could the in-game version of him be so weak?!

Lumine only knew that in the story, her character—despite only having two elements—had defeated Tartaglia.

So, the current Tartaglia's strength must come from his gacha cards!

"Money really is everything!"

She couldn't help but sigh.

After going through the story, who didn't know about that guy's wealth?

And in this era, money equaled power!

Even with bad luck, so what?

With enough Mora, wasn't it easy to max out every card in his deck?!

"I need Mora!"

Lumine turned to Paimon, her eyes gleaming. "Let's go earn some!"

"Uh… okay!" Paimon nodded.

Lumine began her part-time job spree.

The in-game version of herself had met so many people—when the real her set off on her journey, wouldn't she have connections everywhere?

"Hey, maybe we should focus on building our characters first?" Paimon suggested. "There are guides online now explaining how to optimize them."

The main issue was that Tartaglia's damage was absurdly high, he was hyper-aggressive, and his attacks were relentless.

This version of Tartaglia was far stronger than the one Lu Heng had fought—either you needed skill or sheer firepower to brute-force it.

Mondstadt was like the game's way of being merciful to new players.

Everything was easy, and the environment was peaceful.

But once you left Mondstadt, the real difficulty began.

After studying for over ten minutes, Lumine's eyes lit up—she had figured it out!

With renewed confidence, she restarted the fight.

Golden House Battle – Round 9:

Tartaglia, prepare to die!

Three minutes later…

The words "Git gud" appeared on the screen.

Lumine fell into deep thought.

Just as Paimon thought she was about to rage-quit, Lumine spoke in a serious tone:

"I think I've figured it out. I get it now!"

Paimon peeked over.

Thankfully, the suffering didn't last too long. Twenty minutes later, Lumine finally cleared the fight!

"Hah…"

"That was rough."

After quickly skimming through the rewards, Lumine nearly fainted.

It was an interview article about Tartaglia, where he casually revealed some of his stats.

Liyue – Northland Bank

Tartaglia couldn't stop grinning.

This was the best he'd felt since losing the Gnosis.

The in-game version of himself was cool and powerful, but the real him was even cooler and stronger!

Young men loved showing off, after all.

Tartaglia had his own social media accounts.

Without hesitation, he snapped screenshots of his coolest in-game moments and posted them.

[@Tartaglia]: Who's this handsome guy? Oh wait—it's me!

"Lord Harbinger." Andrei entered.

"What is it?" Tartaglia didn't even look up.

"The Mora from Snezhnaya has arrived and has been deposited."

"Oh?" Tartaglia finally looked up. It's been so many days!

That 1 billion Mora had finally arrived!

"How much can we use right now?" he asked urgently.

Andrei answered without hesitation, "As of last night, excluding emergency reserves, we have 3.86425 billion Mora available."

3.8 billion?!

The Liyue branch of the Northland Bank really was the richest!

"Will using it all affect the bank's operations?" Tartaglia asked.

He couldn't just go all-in recklessly—if it messed with the Tsaritsa's grand plans, future funding would dry up.

"No," Andrei shook his head. "Unless the Qixing launch an economic siege on the Northland Bank, spending it all won't be an issue. Besides, if we warn headquarters in advance, they can prepare accordingly."

Tartaglia didn't even process the rest.

He only heard "No."

"Understood!" Rubbing his hands together, Tartaglia's face lit up with excitement.

3.8 billion plus the newly arrived 1 billion…

4.8 billion—almost 5 billion Mora!

*How many 5-star gold cards could he pull?!*

How much stronger would he become?!

Just imagining it made his blood boil. He couldn't hold back anymore.

"Quick! Prepare the Mora—I'm going shopping!"

"Right away!" Andrei's voice was equally excited.

Tartaglia treated his subordinates well. Andrei knew that whatever cards Tartaglia didn't need would trickle down to him.

Afternoon – Watatsumi Island Shore

The massive New Crux Fleet ship was docked at the shore, its engines warming up for departure.

Sangonomiya Kokomi looked at Gorou.

"Watatsumi's future rests on you now."

"Lady Sangonomiya, perhaps you should go instead?" Gorou hesitated.

Their mission was simple: take Mora aboard the New Crux Fleet back to Liyue Harbor and buy gacha cards.

The importance of this task didn't need explaining.

Gorou felt an invisible weight on his shoulders.

"I trust you to handle this," Kokomi smiled.

The war between Watatsumi and the Shogunate was still ongoing.

Gorou's absence would impact the frontlines, but Kokomi's absence would be far worse.

As the strategist, Kokomi was irreplaceable.

Gorou was a general, but not yet a fully seasoned one—he was prone to impulsive decisions in the heat of battle.

If Kokomi left and Gorou acted recklessly mid-battle… the consequences would be disastrous.

Thus, the best plan was for Kokomi to stay and manage the war effort while Gorou went to Liyue with Beidou.

As Gorou boarded the ship, Kokomi watched the New Crux Fleet slowly depart, deep in thought.

When the massive warship had first appeared near Watatsumi, the resistance forces had been terrified.

Against such firepower, they stood no chance—just the sight of its enormous cannons was enough to instill fear.

Thankfully, Beidou had come in peace.

I wonder what cards Gorou will pull in Liyue?

Kokomi glanced toward the Shogunate's encampment.

The war was tough, but the resistance's morale was holding—for now.

The real issue was Watatsumi's food shortage.

Unless that was resolved, the island's people would never stabilize.

Aboard the New Crux Fleet

Gorou stood beside Kaedehara Kazuha.

The two were good friends.

Watatsumi's leadership had decent relations with Beidou's crew.

In fact, it was Beidou and Kazuha who had first told Gorou and Kokomi about the gacha shop.

"How long until we reach Liyue Harbor?" Gorou asked eagerly.

As a general who cared deeply for his soldiers, he wanted to minimize the war's duration.

"About five or six days if we take it slow," Kazuha replied.

"Five or six days?!" Gorou was stunned.

While he'd never been to Liyue, he knew the distance.

A normal ship, even with perfect weather, would take at least half a month to travel from Watatsumi to Liyue Harbor.

Yet this warship could do it in less than a week!

"Why go slow?" Beidou laughed. "Liyue's changing every day—we should hurry back!"

Back then, they had to conserve energy.

Now? They had more than enough!

"Full speed ahead! First stop—Ritou!" Beidou ordered.

Kazuha chuckled. "At full speed, we'll reach Liyue Harbor in just over three days."

"That's perfect!" Gorou beamed.

Liyue Branch – Gacha Shop

Seeing Tartaglia's excited expression, Lu Heng knew the young man had struck gold.

That kind of wealthy confidence was unmistakable.

"Guess how much I'm planning to spend today?" Tartaglia grinned.

Lu Heng smirked. "Definitely a lot. Going all-in?"

"Yep!"

All-in was a form of wisdom!

Tartaglia was a gacha veteran.

Dropping a billion today, another tomorrow—what was the fun in that?

Some might enjoy that slow burn, but not him!

His favorite strategy? Save up, then go big!

As he spoke, Tartaglia converted all the Mora he'd brought into gacha currency.

Including some spare change, it totaled over 4.9 billion!

"That's quite the sum," Lu Heng mused internally.

In terms of wealth, the Fatui weren't the richest.

But when it came to spending, no one matched their extravagance!

Others had to worry about national economies and regional development.

The Fatui? Not a concern!

Tartaglia stretched his shoulders, then slammed the *100,000-pull* button.

Instantly, golden light erupted from the clouds—*two 5-star gold cards*!

As a gacha veteran, Tartaglia remained calm, though excited.

He didn't check them immediately—the pulls weren't done yet!

Another 100,000-pull—two more gold cards!

"This feels amazing!" Tartaglia grinned.

He turned to his companion. "Crimson Frog, your turn!"

"Ribbit!"

The frog slapped the 100,000-pull button.

Three gold cards!

"Perfect!" Tartaglia's smile widened.

"Keep going!"

Another 100,000-pull—two more gold cards!

With 90,000 pulls left (not enough for another 100k), Tartaglia switched to rapid 1,000-pulls.

Soon, only single pulls remained.

Finally, he tapped the last single pull.

With that, his 4.9 billion Mora was gone.

But Tartaglia was ecstatic.

He didn't need to worry about living expenses!

Reviewing his haul:

4.9 million pulls—11 gold cards total!

"Not bad at all," Lu Heng nodded approvingly, picking up the first card.

[Training Dummy]

★5 (Gold) – Item Card

Traits: [Adaptive Counter], [Weakness Analysis]

Description: A product of an advanced martial civilization, this dummy serves as an immortal sparring partner to hone combat techniques.

Tartaglia loved it instantly.

No explanation was needed—the description said it all.

This wasn't just a punching bag.

It could learn any martial art used against it and replicate it perfectly, allowing the user to see their own flaws.

It even had optimization capabilities!

Its knowledge base was vast—after all, it came from a high-tier martial world.

"What a start!" Tartaglia grinned.

"*Decent, though mid-tier among 5-star cards.*"

"More than enough to drastically improve my skills!"

With [Martial Clarity], Tartaglia's combat talent was monstrous.

But without reference, even he didn't know his limits.

Now, the Training Dummy gave him direction.

Lu Heng checked the second card.

[Non-Standard Energy Core]

★5 (Gold) – Item Card

Traits: [Pure Energy]

Description: A power source for specialized starships, containing immense pure energy usable for propulsion or cultivation.

Huh?

Now this was interesting.

"Think of it as a high-grade spirit stone," Lu Heng said.

"But I don't cultivate!" Tartaglia scratched his head.

"It doesn't have to be you." Lu Heng pointed at Crimson Frog.

"Ribbit!"

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