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Chapter 428: No Way (Bonus Update)
Chapter 428: No Way (Bonus Update)
"I can't make the decision, you need to ask Morning Star." Su Yu glanced at the cat perched on his shoulder. "Are you willing to accept compensation and let Walnuts go?"
"Dream on!" Morning Star turned her head away, her face cold.
In the past, she might have accepted compensation to restore her strength.
But now that Su Yu had already helped her recover most of her power, no amount of compensation could outweigh her interest in Walnuts.
"You all saw that, right?" Su Yu shrugged at Keqing and the others. "Morning Star isn't willing, and there's nothing I can do about it."
Around Keqing were four or five Saint Realm experts who had a good relationship with Walnuts. They had once received guidance from her and considered her a mentor. Hearing Su Yu's words, they immediately became furious.
They approached Su Yu, forming a circle in the sky to surround him, ready to act if he resisted.
Morning Star sensed the danger and quickly retreated to the pet space.
Su Yu glanced at them and used the [Insight] skill to observe their information.
【Ganyu】
Level: 75 [Sixth Tier]
Class: ???
Hobby: Doing what she wants.
【Zhongli】
Level: 77 [Sixth Tier]
Class: ???
Hobby: Cooking for Paimon
【Shinryu Ayaka】
They were mostly Sixth Tier Saint Realm experts, but Su Yu was not the least bit afraid.
He smiled slightly. "What, you want to take me on? I'm an interdimensional adventurer who can resurrect infinitely. Do you really think that scares me?"
"Besides, do you think killing me will get you Walnuts back? Dream on!"
The faces of the surrounding Saint Realm experts stiffened at Su Yu's words.
Indeed, the ability to resurrect was a huge disadvantage for them.
"Everyone, calm down." Keqing waved her hand to signal them to stop surrounding him.
Then she looked at Su Yu seriously. "Sir Counterpart, think about it. If you kill Walnuts, you'll only vent your anger and gain nothing substantial."
"If you return Walnuts to us, we will give you and Morning Star a large compensation, and we can sign a contract to ensure that no one in the Teyvat Kingdom will seek revenge on you or Morning Star for this. Please believe our sincerity!"
Su Yu spread his hands again. "Still the same thing, it's not up to me. You need to ask Morning Star."
"Meow! Dream on!" Morning Star poked her little head out of the pet space and shouted.
"See?" Su Yu smiled.
Keqing's lips twitched. It seemed the only way to redeem Walnuts was to convince the cat, Morning Star.
So she said, "Lady Morning Star, if you're willing to return Walnuts, I'm willing to give you 30 units of [Stellar Stones] and 10 [Astral Bass]. How does that sound?"
"Are you trying to feed a beggar? A legendary item is worth this much?" came Morning Star's unyielding voice from the pet space.
"Then I'll add 20 more units of [Stellar Stones] and 5 more [Astral Bass]!"
"No way!"
"Then I'll add another 10 units of [Stellar Stones] and a bag of [Astral Catnip]."
"I already said no, no matter how much you offer, I won't agree!"
The negotiations reached a deadlock.
Over the next hour, Keqing raised the offer several times, eventually doubling the value of Walnuts.
But Morning Star remained unmoved. No matter how high the offer, she treated it as if she hadn't heard it, flatly refusing every time.
In the end, the high-ranking officials of Teyvat realized that Morning Star was determined to take Walnuts with her.
With no other choice, they huddled together to discuss their next move.
Keqing looked at everyone seriously. "What do you all think we should do?"
Zhongli stroked his chin, his expression grave. "Given the situation, we have no choice but to seek reinforcements from the Pandaren Empire. After all, we are their loyal allies, and they shouldn't abandon us in our time of need."
"Alright!" Keqing nodded in agreement.
She turned to a woman at the back of the group, who was wearing a purple mage's hat. "Mona, go to the Pandaren Empire and meet with Emperor Shaohao. Tell him what has happened here."
"Understood." Mona replied, then cast a teleportation spell and vanished in an instant.
As the portal disappeared, Ganyu looked down at the Hall of Eternal Rest, her face filled with worry.
Keqing noticed Ganyu's expression and asked softly, "Ganyu, what's wrong?"
"Keqing," Ganyu voiced her concern, "Silvanas has been inside the Hall of Eternal Rest the entire time. Could she be up to something sinister?"
"Unlikely. There's nothing special in there," Keqing replied, though she sounded uncertain.
She extended her mental senses to scan the area below.
At that moment, Silvanas, enveloped in a shroud of black mist, flew out of the Hall of Eternal Rest.
Silvanas moved swiftly, and before anyone could react, she was already in front of Su Yu.
"Counter, let's go." Silvanas glanced at Keqing, clearly wary of her strength.
As Silvanas approached, Su Yu observed her closely.
The black mist around Silvanas was highly unstable, and her usually pale face was now tinged with darkness, indicating she had sustained significant injuries.
However, he knew they couldn't stay here any longer, so he nodded to her, and the two of them began to retreat in the direction they had come from.
The Teyvat warriors, of course, were not about to let them escape so easily.
"Chase them!"
"Quick, after them!"
Keqing led the group of Domain-level and above warriors in a rapid pursuit of Su Yu.
As they retreated, Su Yu turned to Silvanas and asked, "How did it go?"
"Better than I expected," Silvanas replied, pulling a fist-sized, pure black magic stone from her spatial ring and tossing it to Su Yu.
Su Yu caught the magic stone and immediately felt a wave of dark energy travel up his arm. Startled, he quickly stowed the stone in his backpack.
At that moment, he received a notification:
"Secret Infiltration of the Hall of Eternal Rest mission completed: You have received 4 Imperial Souls of the Departed and 200,000 experience points."
"Why one extra?" Su Yu asked, puzzled.
He had only requested three Imperial Souls of the Departed.
"Since the harvest was good, I decided to give you an extra one," Silvanas replied, glancing at his right hand. "You can use the remaining Soul of the Departed to have Lady Bernina craft a ring for you. Souls of the Departed are among the best materials for creating top-tier rings."
"Thanks!" Su Yu didn't hesitate to accept the gift, feeling quite pleased.
Meanwhile, Keqing and the others maintained a safe distance as they followed, quietly discussing their next move.
Zhongli suggested they capture Silvanas to force Su Yu to comply, but Keqing rejected the idea.
Although Silvanas and Su Yu were companions, they were not from the same country.
Even if they managed to capture Silvanas, there was no guarantee that Su Yu would hand over Hu Tao, and they would end up antagonizing the Lyon Empire.
Thus, Keqing decided to hold back and silently followed Su Yu from a distance.
(End of Chapter)
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