"Sorry, let me take a call."
Even though there was no ringtone, Topaz still used such an excuse.
Stepping aside, she hurriedly turned on her phone and directly began an encrypted call with her superiors at the Corporation.
Although it wouldn't be difficult for Suke to listen in on her call—it would only require a single spell from Tsukishiro Yuki—it was better to keep a low profile. There was no need to pile any more fright onto her.
"I am truly sorry for keeping you all waiting."
"The General and the Master Diviner are already waiting at the Seat of Divine Foresight. I will guide you there."
At this moment, the official reception personnel from the Xianzhou finally arrived, albeit late.
The leader was Qingque. Although logically speaking, as an employee of the Divination Commission, she shouldn't be doing the work of receiving guests—a task meant for the Realm-Keeping Commission.
But perhaps the impact of Tsukishiro Yuki instantly killing a Lord Ravager on the major forces of the universe was simply too profound, forcing everyone to take it seriously.
Thus, this task fell upon Qingque, who tentatively had a prior acquaintance with the group.
Though, sporting two dark circles under her eyes at this moment, she looked like she had just finished pulling an all-nighter only to be dispatched for overtime.
"Qingque, did you go to the Celestial Jade Pavilion to play all night last night?"
"How is that possible!"
"Then did Fu Xuan make you work overtime again?"
"...Don't mention it. I only hate myself for not getting kicked into a work injury by that Trampler Voidranger back then."
"At least that way I could take paid injury leave, instead of being ordered around like a beast of burden by the old Master Diviner."
Facing Stelle's query, Qingque replied with a numb expression.
Because of Topaz's impromptu report, the people from the Corporation did not follow them any further.
Suke and his party were thus led by Qingque through Starskiff Haven, heading towards the Seat of Divine Foresight located in the Exalting Sanctum.
Although BB roasted the Luofu Xianzhou for being ordinary, one had to admit that as one of the major forces in the Star Rail universe, the Xianzhou Alliance still had substance.
Scanning the starskiff traffic avenues, which were hundreds of times wider than in the game, and the noisy, bustling commercial districts and architectural complexes, this was completely a satellite-level mega-city cluster drifting in the universe.
Probably even more than that. After all, this didn't even account for the extra areas expanded by the "Delve" technology possessed by the Xianzhou.
Looking at it this way, he really did feel a bit like a country bumpkin entering the city. He wondered if there was a Grand View Garden that could broaden his horizons.
"BB, how does this Luofu Xianzhou compare to your MOONDUBAI?"
"Uh, I admit the construction here isn't bad, but BB-chan's MOONDUBAI is still in the startup phase, you know."
"The city BB-chan wants to build is a purely sci-fi worldview city; I definitely won't cut corners~"
Won't you, really?
Suke looked at the MOONDUBAI in the sky. BB, you should first tear down the city you constructed using Nyar's reality-warping abilities.
Start rebuilding from the first lifeform underwater!
Abigail and Hikami Meruru were also in high spirits. The former, a little glutton, was already asking Suke to buy her things to eat.
The latter was extremely excited about arriving in a space civilization.
Along the way, her eyes were constantly observing the clothing of the pedestrians on the road, seemingly thinking about whether she could combine new elements to design new clothes after returning.
Though, this was indeed one of Suke's main purposes for bringing Meruru to the Xianzhou.
As the residential area of the Luofu Xianzhou, the Exalting Sanctum clearly had a much stronger scent of daily life compared to the Starskiff Haven, which focused on trade and interaction.
This was also the location of the Realm-Keeping Commission, one of the Luofu's Six Commissions, responsible for managing the Luofu Xianzhou's public security and all general affairs.
The Aurum Alley mentioned by Stelle and the Seat of Divine Foresight, which served as the hub of the Luofu Xianzhou, were also located here.
Of course, Suke didn't bring everyone along to see Jing Yuan-Yuan and Fu Xuan-Xuan at the Seat of Divine Foresight. He wasn't there to show off his might.
He directly let everyone other than himself and Tsukishiro Yuki move freely. With BB and Abigail present, he didn't need to worry about the safety of Stelle and Meruru.
Well, actually, that was a bit like worrying the sky would fall. This was the center of the Luofu Xianzhou; there weren't many places in the entire Star Rail universe safer than here.
"Master Fu, let us end the chess game here for now."
"Honored guests have arrived. As hosts, we cannot lose our manners."
Inside the Seat of Divine Foresight, a man with a trace of laziness hidden in his demeanor, resembling a sleeping lion, opened his eyes. He ended the chess game before him, which was already disadvantageous to him.
One of the Seven Arbiter-Generals of the Xianzhou, the Emanator of The Hunt, the Divine Foresight General Jing Yuan. He was also the leader of the Luofu Xianzhou.
Fu Xuan, who was two moves away from checkmating Jing Yuan: "..."
"Presumably, you two are the ones who helped the Xianzhou troops escape danger and eliminated the Lord Ravager 'Zephyro'."
"I am Jing Yuan, the unworthy General in command of the Luofu Xianzhou. I do not yet know your names; may I ask?"
"Just call me Suke. I'm just a Farmer."
"The one beside me... you can call her the Great Witch. The Lord Ravager 'Zephyro' was also primarily defeated by her."
Tsukishiro Yuki gave Suke a look. Suke understood and proceeded to answer Jing Yuan's question.
"Lord Suke, Lord Great Witch. Then I shall address you two as such."
Jing Yuan didn't dwell on Suke's self-proclaimed title of Farmer, nor did he mind Tsukishiro Yuki's unwillingness to reveal her name.
"Inviting you two to the Xianzhou this time is to formally express gratitude for your previous act of courage and kindness."
"You saved the lives of hundreds of Xianzhou soldiers, including the Master Diviner of the Luofu Divination Commission. This grace is as heavy as a mountain. I hereby promise that you will be the most honored guests of the Xianzhou."
"As long as you two Lords have a request—leaving other Xianzhou ships aside for the moment—the Luofu will do its utmost to accomplish it for you."
Jing Yuan bowed deeply to Suke and the other, saying so.
One had to say, he truly lived up to being Jing Yuan-Yuan, the old slicker who had sat in the seat of the Divine Foresight General for a thousand years. He had mastered the ways of the world right upon meeting.
If nothing else, chatting with Jing Yuan indeed gave one a feeling like bathing in a spring breeze. At least, those melodramatic plots where people looked down on others almost couldn't happen under his rule.
"Any request is fine?"
"Yes. As long as it does not violate the moral principles of the Xianzhou, even if Your Lordship proposes to take over my position as the Luofu General, I would have no objection."
"Provided Your Lordship does not disdain it."
Suke: "?"
Jing Yuan's excessively generous words greatly exceeded Suke's expectations.
Fu Xuan aside showed no reaction either, seeming to have absolutely no sense of crisis that the position of General she had pursued for hundreds of years might fall into the hands of an outsider.
This... this isn't right, is it?
He reckoned that he and 'Old Yuki' only saved a Xianzhou formation, not an entire Luofu Xianzhou!
Even if there was some VIP 'Type-C' up there, it would still be ridiculous!
If the one following Suke in was the trashy BB, she would probably be instigating him to accept it right now and congratulating him on becoming a local tyrant!
This Luofu might not necessarily not be surnamed Su!
"General Jing Yuan, you aren't joking?"
"Although I've heard of your desire to retire, there are tens of millions of people on the Luofu, up and down. Do you dare to rest assured handing it over to an outsider?"
"Moreover, would the Alliance agree to this outrageous decision of yours?"
Suke used 'Doubt'. He suspected Jing Yuan-Yuan and Fu Xuan-Xuan were colluding to make fun of him.
According to the original plot timeline, the Luofu Xianzhou would be calm and tranquil in the coming time, and no major events would occur.
What was he trying to pull with this cosplay of 'Tao Qian offering Xuzhou'?
"Every word I speak is true. I have no intention of joking with Your Lordship."
"According to the future seen by Master Fu's Matrix of Prescience, I, this useless Luofu Divine Foresight General, firstly cannot protect the common people of the Xianzhou from the Lord Ravager 'Iron Tomb', and secondly am powerless to stop the willful actions of the Former Sword Champion, allowing the entire Luofu ship to become kindling for her revenge."
"Your Lordship and your partner possess the mighty power to obliterate 'Zephyro' in a single bout. Assuming Your Lordship takes over the position of Luofu General, I would not need to worry about the safety of the Xianzhou people."
"Your Lordship can seriously consider my suggestion."
"The position of General is great; it has many privileges, and you can even obtain the 'Lightning-Lord' bestowed by the Reignbow Arbiter..."
Jing Yuan earnestly introduced the various benefits of becoming a Xianzhou General to Suke, seemingly truly harboring the thought of yielding the seat to him.
If not for seeing Jing Yuan's overworked appearance of sleep deprivation all day, Suke might have really believed his nonsense!
Of course, compared to this, Suke, having heard Jing Yuan's words at this moment, had something he cared about even more:
Wait, 'Old Bo' (Nous), did you just open-source yourself?
Aren't these all 'IF' hypothetical futures between Penacony and Omphalos? How could Fu Xuan's half-baked broken Matrix of Prescience see them???
Suke began to doubt life again.
Originally, after chatting with Stelle about her past experiences and cross-referencing them with his own memories, finding no surprises, he thought he could finally walk through the original plot.
Turns out it was waiting for him here. He was wondering how Fu Xuan and Zephyro ended up clashing!
"Forget it, forget it. My fortune is thin; I can't endure the weight of this General position."
Suke rejected Jing Yuan's suggestion.
"We came to accept your gratitude, not to pick up the burden you dropped. Let's skip this kind of thing."
"General, you'd better give us some more realistic rewards. For example, some Black Card with an unlimited spending limit on the Xianzhou or something."
"Is that so... Very well. If this is Your Lordship's request, I have no reason not to agree."
One could tell that Jing Yuan truly felt regret over Suke declining the matter of becoming the Luofu General.
Little did he know that in Suke's eyes right now, he looked extremely like a certain yellow weasel asking for a title, tricking someone into sitting on the toilet in his stead.
Through the Jade Abacus of the Seat of Divine Foresight, Jing Yuan quickly contacted the Realm-Keeping Commission.
It wasn't long before a gold medal storing a Jade Abacus chip was 3D printed on the spot and delivered to Suke's hand—engraved with the emblem of the Seat of Divine Foresight.
Suke's expression was a bit strange.
Rather than a Black Card with unlimited spending, it looked more like the public account of the Seat of Divine Foresight. He realized this Jing Yuan-Yuan wasn't simple either.
He had forgotten that the Xianzhou Alliance was strictly speaking a feudal system. As a Xianzhou General, he definitely had privileges. Jing Yuan truly hadn't lied to him about this point.
Then it seemed there was nothing bad about being a General? As long as he could lower his moral standards to match BB's, wouldn't it be all benefits!
"Alright, for the sake of your generosity, tell us in detail about the matter you want to ask our help for."
Taking Fu Xuan's hesitant appearance into his eyes, even if Jing Yuan didn't say it explicitly, the conversation just now had been implicitly conveying the central idea of "calling for help."
He wanted to see what was up with Nous open-sourcing these IF timelines. Ruling out the possibility of being elbowed into delirium by Boss Mabel, He definitely had His purposes.
"Let's not talk about that Iron Tomb for now. Let's talk about your Former Sword Champion, Jingliu."
"Wasn't she escorted by you guys to the Ten-Lords Commission on the Yaoqing Xianzhou for trial after turning herself in, and eventually to be imprisoned in The Shackling Prison? What, General, you know the future and still feel you can't control her?"
Suke asked Jing Yuan.
However, the only response he got was Jing Yuan's bitter smile.
"Although I do not know how Your Lordship learned about the Former Sword Champion being escorted by us to the Yaoqing Xianzhou after turning herself in, some things might be different from what Your Lordship thinks."
"The Sword Champion, she... on the way to be escorted to the Yaoqing Xianzhou, was taken away by the Ruin Author."
"Although the personnel responsible for the escort suffered no casualties, this matter has been classified as a top secret of the Xianzhou Alliance and has not yet been made public."
"Huh?" Suke was stunned; he somewhat couldn't believe his own ears.
Who did you say Jingliu was taken away by??
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