Thanks for the invitation! I am in Honkai, still connected

"So, Ah Li, you just got stuff from the Schicksal Overseer like that?"

From a certain dormitory in St. Freya, the rather bewildered voice of Miss Paramecium could be heard.

She stared at the large boxes delivered by a group of individuals clad in Schicksal HQ uniforms, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

"Mhm."

The youth, who had effortlessly acquired some rather interesting items, placed Jizo Mitama on the safe. Only after the safe had been completely corroded did he reach out and open it.

Inside was a complex assortment of items.

Kiana craned her neck and peered inside.

There was a test tube containing a substance that looked like fresh blood, a container holding a very beautiful stone, and two letters of appointment.

Kiana, though not inherently stupid, lacked worldly experience and was instantly baffled.

She didn't recognize a single one of these items.

"What are all these?"

Miss Kiana, completely clueless about the contents of the large box, felt no embarrassment and directly asked what she didn't understand.

"Some pretty decent things."

The youth, feeling that Otto had been quite generous, shrugged his shoulders.

The culmination of Otto's many years of experimentation, the power to slay Herrschers—Saint's Blood.

The Gem of Serenity, corresponding to the authority of the Herrscher of Death.

And letters of appointment for the Vice-Commander of the Far East Branch and Captain of the Hyperion.

Furthermore, Otto had also decided not to pursue the matter of the Eleventh Divine Key, the Oath of Judah, formally transferring its ownership to Li Zihan.

Although these items seemed a bit like a motley collection, they were all quite excellent.

After injecting the Saint's Blood into Kiana, it wouldn't be difficult to make a certain Pufferfish sleep a little longer.

While she slumbered, he could perfectly well go find Su, ask for Seele's coordinates, and then wait for the mission time and teleportation cooldown to refresh.

Then, he could return to his old home and try his luck.

A faint smile touched the corners of the youth's mouth as he envisioned his future life, fulfilling and full of promise.

"Um, Host, there's something I need to remind you about."

The system, likely forgotten by many readers by now, suddenly spoke up.

Its voice was hesitant and stammering, giving one a rather uneasy feeling.

"What's wrong?"

Li Zihan, the system's host, felt his heart tighten.

Could it be that this system he had was neither a Feilu-produced Long Aotian mass-production model nor a Qidian-produced expert-tempering device?

No way, no way, this thing...

Could it actually be a good-for-nothing model from Happy Hedgehog Press?!

"Um, I forgot to tell you. Missions that can increase your authority level are generated randomly. Not every mission's reward includes an increase in authority."

The system's voice sounded sheepish.

????

Li Zihan, who had already been preparing to fish Seele out, froze, then suddenly erupted in anger.

Brother, if you're going to be a good-for-nothing, fine! But could you at least explain your own functions clearly?!

"I am extremely sorry! This is my error! I am wrong, I am guilty, I have erred, I offer my self-criticism!"

The apology flowed with such fluency that it made one suspect this broken system was actually an Apology System.

Li Zihan was stunned, momentarily unsure what to say.

Sigh, forget it.

The plan would now change to: inquire with Su about Seele's location, then find a world bubble to settle her in. After convincing Kevin and ensuring he wouldn't use the coordinates to jump to the real world and wreak havoc on humanity, he would then ask Su to retrieve her.

The youth sighed, vaguely recalling that pitiful child Seele, trapped at the bottom of the Sea of Quanta with nothing, unable to even hear her own voice.

The system was underwhelming and unreliable; naturally, the plan had to change.

He couldn't even be bothered to berate the system anymore.

A good-for-nothing system was still a good-for-nothing system. At least it could activate a teleport once a month. It served well enough as an Anywhere Door.

Perhaps sensing its host's disappointment, the system, which in essence might truly be an iron-clad Fiver, struggled for a moment before speaking.

"Um, I have a maintenance function. Now that you, Host, have discovered a bug, perhaps I can issue you some compensation."

Maintenance function?

Li Zihan was taken aback. He had read his fair share of novels in his previous life, but this was the first time he'd heard of a "maintenance" function.

Then, his expression quickly calmed.

Although the saying goes, "Getting rich, all thanks to maintenance," looking at this system's good-for-nothing demeanor, it probably wouldn't give out anything substantial.

And then—

"Compensation for the system bug has been issued. Please check the attachments."

Then, the so-called attachment popped up.

Transmigration cooldown ended.

Transmigration slot +1.

Li Zihan was stunned.

Perhaps because the system's performance had been so utterly useless, his expectations for it were very low.

This maintenance compensation... seemed barely passable.

"Can you add another transmigration slot?" Li Zihan, who dearly wanted to take Miss Mei with him, asked sternly.

"This is a fixed compensation, same principle as two hundred Orundum, one hundred Red Diamonds, or three Kidney Stones."

The system's reply was truly exasperating.

Li Zihan was speechless for a moment.

Then, a girl's voice sounded, pulling his thoughts back to reality.

"Zihan, is that medicine you mentioned in here?"

Miss Mei, who had also approached, asked a clearly more targeted question.

"Mhm, this is it."

Li Zihan extended his hand and took out the test tube corresponding to the Saint's Blood.

"That's wonderful."

Miss Mei breathed a sigh of relief.

Watching her fiancé and her best friend constantly mixed up together, even knowing there was nothing between them, was still quite heartbreaking.

Fortunately, Li Zihan's efficiency had always been high.

He had managed to obtain the drug capable of suppressing the Herrscher personality in just a few days.

"Hey, hey, hey, Ah Li, what is this?"

The white-haired dango, instinctively feeling that the test tube containing the blood-like substance was greatly related to her, felt her heart pound.

"A love potion. The highest grade among aphrodisiacs."

Li Zihan blinked, spouting nonsense.

"If this is injected into your body, it can completely turn you into my shape."

Become Ah Li's shape?

Miss Kiana had wanted to roar, slap this bastard who had designs on her, and then deliver a child-ending, descendant-severing kick.

However, ever since she had discussed a certain purple-haired individual with Li Zihan, she felt an inexplicable urge to be close to him.

It seems... pretty good, huh.

Such a thought suddenly popped into Kiana's mind.

No, this isn't right!

Feeling that something was wrong with her, Kiana shook her head vigorously.

She had previously been wholeheartedly pursuing Mei, so how could she suddenly become interested in a boy?

Could this Ah Li fellow have done something to her?!

Miss Kiana muttered inwardly, feeling her change was too drastic.

"You've been hit by that traitor's attack."

Such a voice echoed in Kiana's mind.

"Stay away from him!!"