Chapter 31: Chapter 31: Gathering at New Eridu
After finalizing the location and time of the offline gathering, Victor closed the chat group.
Because of the improvement in his cultivation and the acquisition of the first essence of Taixu Sword Qi, he gave up his original plan to rest and continued to practice, just to break through to the next level as soon as possible.
During the following period, Victor spent all his time in cultivation.
Occasionally he would open the chat group to see what the girls in the group were talking about.
However, perhaps because everyone had gained something, the group had been much quieter these days.
The girls spent most of their time consolidating their skills.
Just like that, three days passed in a blink of an eye, and it was finally time for the offline gathering.
The originally deserted chat group became lively as a result.
[Belle: Family, I'm ready here. When will you come over?]
[Victor: I'll be there right away.]
After saying that, Victor immediately used the Traversal Talisman.
The other group members followed closely behind.
In the video store on Sixth Street in the Zero Zone world.
Belle raised her hand to smooth her hair, adjusted her clothes, and waited quietly for the arrival of the group members.
Wise, who was standing by, hung a sign saying "Closed" on the door of the store, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
He had known from the beginning that his sister had joined a mysterious chat group.
He also knew that the people in the group were from other worlds.
He really wanted to meet his sister's friends from other worlds.
Just a moment later, a series of portals appeared in the store.
The first person to walk out of the portal was Victor, followed by Shinobu, Kiana, Lumine, and Stelle.
Lumine was accompanied by little Paimon, while Stelle was accompanied by March 7th.
"Oh? Little March is here too. That's a bit surprising."
Victor was quite surprised by the arrival of March 7th.
On the other hand, the appearance of Paimon was within his expectations.
After all, wherever Lumine was, there was little Paimon, and the two had never been separated since they met.
If Lumine wanted to go to another world to play for a while, little Paimon would definitely ask to go with her.
And Lumine was also worried about leaving Paimon alone in Teyvat.
March 7th said a little embarrassedly: "Sister Himeko was worried that this guy would cause trouble in other worlds, so she specially arranged for me to follow her."
"By the way, isn't my arrival a bit inappropriate? After all, this is an offline gathering of your group."
"No way!"
Belle came to March 7th and put her arm around her shoulders.
"You are most welcome to come!"
"What's going on between you two? When did your relationship become so good?"
This scene surprised Victor very much.
Even Wise felt the same.
He had never seen his sister have such a close relationship with anyone!
The two looked at each other and smiled.
"Of course when we were at Belobog!"
"That's right! Sister Belle and I hit it off right away and became good friends!"
Kiana said in annoyance: "It turns out that I can bring someone with me. If I had known, I would have brought Mei with me."
"It's okay, you can bring her next time."
"Sister, won't you introduce your friends to me?" Wise said, his eyes sweeping over everyone one by one with curiosity in his eyes.
"Then let me introduce them to you!" Belle cleared her throat and began to introduce everyone: "This is Stelle, this is Lumine, this is Kiana, and Shinobu, and finally Victor. They are all members of my group."
"As for these two, my good friend March 7th, and the flying cutie should be Paimon."
Little Paimon chuckled: "Lumine, your friend actually praised me as a little cutie!"
Wise's eyes also moved following Belle's introduction.
When introducing Victor, his gaze paused for a moment.
Is this the Victor who is so handsome but also a bad person as my sister said?
This face really is handsome.
Just then, a Bangboo wearing a scarf with the number 18 ran over and said to Belle, "Ehn-na, ehn-na!"
Belle nodded and said, "I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Little 18. Go and have a rest."
"OK!"
Little 18 walked away with its short legs, walking in a waddling manner, like jelly, very cute.
And this cute little Bangboo instantly captured the hearts of all the girls present.
"Wow! Is that a Bangboo? So cute!"
"Yeah, I really want to hug and rub it!"
"Even cuter than little Paimon!"
"Huh! No way! Although I think Bangboos are cute, they're still far inferior to me!"
Even Victor couldn't help wanting to get one or two Bangboos after seeing Little 18.
But after thinking about it, he gave up.
After all, his place wasn't suitable for raising Bangboos yet, so he'd talk about it later.
Belle clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention: "Okay everyone, although I know my child is indeed very cute, our main purpose today is to have a party."
"It's almost time, the car is ready. Come with me to the garage."
After saying that, Belle led everyone towards the garage.
Wise waved and watched everyone leave: "Sister, and everyone else, I hope you have fun."
"Mr. Wise, aren't you going with us?" Victor asked.
Wise shook his head: "Forget it, after all, it's a gathering among your group members, and I have to go out to do something later."
Wise's words made March 7th even more embarrassed.
But she felt better when she saw little Paimon was there too.
When they arrived at the garage, they saw a black business car parked at the door.
This was rented by Belle from a rental company specifically for this party.
After all, the car she and her brother drove wasn't spacious enough to accommodate so many people.
Half an hour later, the vehicle stopped on a street near the edge of New Eridu.
From here they could also see a huge hollow not far away.
"Belle, is that a Hollow over there?"
Kiana's question drew everyone's attention to the giant hole.
"That's right." Belle nodded as she drove and replied, "Hollow Zero, the largest Hollow so far, and also the most dangerous Hollow."
"What are those big pillars?"
"Those things are called Ether Towers, devices used to collect Hollow Ether energy."
"The entire New Eridu is powered by the ether energy collected by these towers."
After listening to Belle's explanation, Kiana suddenly thought of the world on her side.
Honkai destroyed the world, but people had to use Honkai energy to develop technology.
How similar it was.
Looking at the Hollow in the distance, Victor pinched his chin and fell into deep thought.
He didn't know how many Abstract Points Hollow Zero could provide for him. He could try it when he had time.
"By the way, is it really safe to hold the party here?" March 7th was a little worried.
What if this Hollow Zero suddenly expanded and swallowed up this place?
"Don't worry, it's safe here." Belle naturally guessed what March 7th was worried about.
"Hollow Zero has stopped expanding. It has remained this size for many years."
"That's good..."
"Let's go, there's a luxurious restaurant nearby, and I've booked a large private room!"
Belle had spent a lot of money on this party.