Honkai: Star Rail – Banner Character, Delivering Knives to the Player [43]

Lingzhou: “So, you're saying if we want to enter the mines and meet Wildfire’s leader, we'll need to get past these troublemakers first?”

Natasha: “This is the quickest route into the mines. But things have escalated considerably—mediating between the two sides won't be easy.”

Seele's expression darkened as she shot the gangsters a cold glare.

“In that case, we’ll take another route.”

“The trouble deep in the mines isn’t resolved yet. We don't have time to waste arguing with these scum.”

“And knowing my temper, intervening here might just make things worse.”

She knew herself well.

Facing guns pointed at her wasn't frightening. But with so many civilians around, even a single shot fired could ignite chaos beyond anyone’s control.

Otherwise, she wouldn't choose the long way around.

Lingzhou pinpointed the issue: “Going around will take much longer, won’t it?”

Seele nodded: “Yes.”

“Then wouldn't it be better to resolve this confrontation first?”

Lingzhou turned slightly toward his companions, speaking thoughtfully.

“Though my own stamina is lacking, I am, after all, still a grown man—I can endure a bit of fatigue.”

“But ever since we arrived on this world, my companions haven't had a decent meal or proper rest.”

“They've already had it tough. Wouldn't detouring just tire them out more?”

Hearing this, March 7th's eyes sparkled as she gazed at Lingzhou.

As always, Lingzhou was incredibly considerate to his companions~~

Although, honestly speaking, she wasn't actually that tired yet…

“I don’t appreciate your comments,” Seele said curtly, “as if those of us underground have ever had decent meals or proper rest.”

She had intended to scoff, but given the current atmosphere, laughter was impossible.

Lingzhou chuckled instead.

“Just like how you prioritize Wildfire and your own people first, I'm the same.”

“Compared to your concerns, my first priority—now and always—is my dear companions.”
“There are countless worlds to trailblaze, but for me, there's only one of them.”

The moment those words left his lips, countless viewers felt their hearts stir.

[Ah, this is Lingzhou—somewhere between reliable and unreliable.]
[Sorry, he’s only unreliable toward outsiders. For companions, he's utterly dependable.]
[You're a bit too intense, Master Zhou.]
[Huh? But he doesn’t look that heavy?]
[It means duality! Haven’t you heard of intensely devoted men?]
[Ah Xian just loves obsessive, or extremely devoted characters.]
[If Lingzhou was a female character, people would be labeling her as a yandere already.]
[Hearing Ah Xian squealing again, I knew Lingzhou hit her sweet spot once more.]

The barrage quickly devolved into increasingly alarming expressions of adoration, leaving other viewers deeply concerned.

Damn!

Isn’t this stream at risk of getting flagged or sent to timeout for seven days?

“With Seele’s personality, she’ll probably get annoyed and just walk off now,” Ah Xian commented confidently after finishing her fangirling.

Yet Seele's reaction defied her expectations.

She paused, looking briefly stunned, before complimenting Lingzhou in a rather unexpected manner.

“If only our so-called ‘Supreme Guardian’ had your attitude. Even without brains, at least our people wouldn’t suffer so terribly underground.”

Bronya: “…”

She could say nothing in response. The truth was painfully clear.

Recently, casualties among the Silvermane Guards deployed by Cocolia had increased drastically.

So severe were the losses that Bronya herself considered retreating from the frontlines.

Yet no matter how she pleaded, Cocolia stubbornly ignored all objections and pressed on.

It was as if the lives of Belobog’s soldiers were mere trivialities, numbers without significance.

Seele: “I respect what you said, but our priorities differ. My first responsibility is still the conflict deep inside the mine.”

“That’s exactly something Seele would say,” Ah Xian noted thoughtfully.
“The plot's slightly different from the open beta, but her straightforward personality remains unchanged.”

①"Shall we split up and each take our own path?"
②"Honestly, I'm not tired—we can take the long way."
③"Why not just suppress them with force? You look strong enough to handle it."

Ah Xian hesitated briefly, then decisively clicked option three.

Natasha spoke first.

“Because there are too many miners and their families gathered here.”

“Wildfire lacks manpower. Seele’s alone—brute force isn't feasible here.”

“If violence escalates the situation, the vagrants might resort to gunfire in desperation, harming innocent bystanders.”

March 7th lightly nudged Stelle with her foot.

“You look like a gentle, quiet older sister, so why is your brain always thinking violence?”

①"Violence solves everything."
②"Because the barefoot aren't afraid of those with shoes."
③"My scalp isn’t itchy enough yet—my brain won’t grow back for a while."

Ah Xian couldn’t stop herself from giggling and rapidly clicked.

33333!

March 7th stared blankly: “That’s enough nonsense. Lingzhou, since you spoke up earlier, you must have a better idea, right?”

Lingzhou nodded earnestly. “Actually, I was thinking of quietly using a sleeping drug to knock out all those vagrants.”

March 7th’s eyes widened, mouth hanging open in shock.

“You…”

Here we go again!!

Lingzhou had once famously said: “A doctor’s medicine can heal, but it can also harm.”

According to previous Trailblazing records, Lingzhou was certainly no rule-abiding doctor.

He had priors!

He had secretly drugged countless troublesome people before.

Well…technically, he'd already done it again in this current Trailblazing journey.

The wine he’d offered to Sampo might’ve simply been overdosed alcohol, but the poison he’d slipped to Cocolia was certainly lethal.

That so-called Three-Cries Half-Step Madness poison sounded terrifying enough just by its name.

Luckily, Lingzhou was on their side, so there was no need to worry about him targeting teammates.

Seele and Natasha instinctively frowned at Lingzhou’s words.

“Will your sleeping drug have harmful effects on the human body?” Natasha questioned.

Lingzhou assumed a deeply thoughtful expression.

“Hard to say. Maybe…possibly…probably? The Underworld dwellers have weak constitutions. They might struggle to withstand side effects.”

“I've never diluted its potency before, since I'd never considered using it on civilians until now.”

March 7th sighed helplessly, lowering her head slightly. “Please don’t say such scary things so casually…”

That’s sleeping medicine, okay? Sleeping medicine!

“Hubby can just use the sleeping drug on me! Every day, even! My body’s super strong—I can handle it!”

“And if he pairs it with some resistance-but-secretly-willing pills, or an aphrodisiac like ‘One Stick of Firewood’—even better!”

[Streamer, please behave normally. We're genuinely scared.]
[Why isn’t anyone mentioning “expired indecency can’t be shifted”?]
[Ah Xian’s size is already huge—if she takes expired drugs, won't her measurements expand to J-cup?]
[Why are there so many perverts in this stream? Seriously terrifying.]

Seele: “Right now, there’s a Silvermane Guard here. Do you think she’ll allow you to use that drug?”

Lingzhou: “Ah, true enough.”

Bronya wanted to say that her presence alone couldn't restrain Lingzhou in the slightest.

Internally, she felt deeply conflicted.

She desperately wished to help the Underworld, yet realistically found herself powerless.

The surface’s rigid order meant nothing here.

Following the Silvermane Guards’ rules, she’d achieve absolutely nothing.

Stelle finally looked directly at Lingzhou.

“Your expression tells me you have a more practical solution in mind.”

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