Chapter 96 - 91 - Idle Chat on the Starskiff

"Player Favorability increased by 1000 points." Aboard the starskiff, the system's notification sound echoed once again in Wende's mind. "Huh? What happened?" Wende lifted his head, a look of bewilderment on his face. "Hmm? What's wrong?" Stelle, who had been dozing off beside Wende, raised her head groggily. "It's nothing. You can go back to sleep." Wende shook his head and gave Stelle's little head a gentle pat. He had no idea what kind of madness the players in reality were up to this time. Well, as long as it adds to my Favorability points, it's all good... I just hope the next crossover event is a normal one... At least give me something to look forward to. "By the way... Kafka... will she be okay?" Stelle asked hesitantly, looking at Kafka, who was tied up tightly with her eyes closed. "Rest assured. With this Master Diviner here, she will not escape." Fu Xuan, who was sitting to the side, spoke with great confidence, her little white-stockinged feet dangling and swinging back and forth. She seemed to be in a very good mood. "..." Looking at everyone else whose feet were firmly on the floor, Wende suddenly felt an urge to laugh, but he managed to hold it in. "Hmm? Is something the matter?" Perhaps Wende's gaze was a bit too peculiar. Fu Xuan looked at him with some confusion. So this is the man whose fate cannot be divined by the Matrix of Prescience? How strange. "Well, I've heard that Lady Master Diviner is an expert at divination. I wonder if you could perhaps cast a divination for this humble one?" Wende asked with utmost sincerity. He truly wanted to know what his future held. From the hints in Kafka's tone, it seemed the future hadn't changed one bit despite his appearance. "Hmm... Divination is no child's play. Do you think I can cast one just because you ask? If you have the leisure to come to my Divination Commission one day and ask with sincerity, I might be able to perform a divination for you." Fu Xuan put on a very serious expression and politely deferred Wende's request. She couldn't see Wende's trajectory clearly right now; it was as if it had been concealed by someone, and that person's power was certainly far greater than hers! "So that's how it is. This one understands." Wende nodded earnestly. The Divination Commission... aren't we heading there right now? After Kafka is interrogated, I'll ask this Master Diviner for a reading. "Sigh... Wende, I'm so hungry~" March 7th slumped in her seat, clutching her stomach and complaining. The little bit of food she ate this morning was not nearly enough. After being led on a wild goose chase around Jiongxing Port by that bad woman, her stomach had long felt empty! "Alright, alright, just hang in there a little longer. I'll ask if the Divination Commission has a kitchen later. I'll cook personally as a reward for all your hard work. How about that?" Wende said, his eyes full of amusement as he watched little March's eyes light up. "Yay! We get to eat delicious food again! I want hotpot!" little March cheered. "March, you should eat less spicy food," Welt, who was sitting nearby, said with a slight smile. "Ehh~ Uncle Yang, you're too old to eat spicy food, but we young people can handle it! Don't worry, Wende! I want a yuanyang pot!" "Mmm... can we have a mung bean soda hotpot?" "Hey! You've gotten addicted to it, haven't you!" "Ahem, everyone, although we have apprehended the fugitive, isn't it a bit premature to be discussing dinner plans?" "Oh, right, right. Master Diviner and Miss Tingyun, would you like to join? Wende's cooking is delicious~" "Well~ this little lady has an appointment for a massage on my Jade Abacus, so it might be inconvenient for me to have dinner~" Tingyun, who was piloting the starskiff, said with regret. "A massage? Can a Xianzhou massage be as good as Wende's? Miss Tingyun, you should cancel that appointment! After dinner, we can all have Wende give us massages!" little March boasted, acting as if Wende was the best in the world. "Hey, hey... is it really okay to leave everything to me?" Wende muttered to himself. Cooking and giving massages... were they trying to work him to death? "Hehehe, it's because our Doctor Wende not only has superb medical skills, but his culinary skills are also top-notch~" little March said, trying to butter him up. "Don't worry, I'll help you out with the prep... As for the massage..." Welt pushed up his glasses. Sigh, being old and walking around so much, his body was feeling a little stiff. "Cooking... massages... you people from the Astral Express have quite a lot of recreational activities." Fu Xuan shook her head, not quite understanding. "So, would Lady Master Diviner like to join?" March asked sincerely. "Me? I still have to interrogate the prisoner!" As she spoke, Fu Xuan's gaze shifted to Kafka, who had been smiling the entire time. "Mmm... that's true. What a pity, Lady Master Diviner is so busy... then let this little lady enjoy it on your behalf~" Miss Tingyun said cheerfully. Oh my, with one less person, doesn't that mean I can enjoy it for a little longer? "Mmm..." Stelle was still frowning, contemplating what other food to add to tonight's meal. Kafka, tied up beside her, watched her with a doting expression. Fu Xuan: "..." Damn it, don't these people from the Astral Express have any sense of crisis at all? There's a heinous criminal on this starskiff! Even if she's tied up, you could at least be a little more serious! "Hey, Dan Heng says he's arrived on the Xianzhou!" little March, who was scrolling through her phone, suddenly announced. "He said he was worried about us, so he came out after all. He also said he met two Cloud Knights, and as soon as they heard he was from the Astral Express, they immediately welcomed him and sent him to the Starskiff Sea Central Hub." Looking at Dan Heng's reply on her phone, little March read it out loud, completely oblivious to the fact that Fu Xuan's brow was gradually furrowing beside her. "Oh, and he said he met two people traveling with him, a Cloud Knight girl named Sushang, and an itinerant merchant named Luocha..." At this point, March couldn't help but scratch her head. "Has Dan Heng finally decided to stop being a shut-in on the train? And he even learned how to take pictures!" March's voice was filled with a hint of surprise. "Er... is it possible that he's always known how, but was just too lazy to take them most of the time?" Wende spoke up to defend Dan Heng. "Er... that's not important!" "I didn't expect him to actually take that step. I hope... nothing bad happens." Welt shook his head. He could tell that the Xianzhou was a place that held many indelible, painful memories for Dan Heng. For him to dare take this step meant that... Picking up a bottle of water from the starskiff, Welt thought with a sigh. "Uncle Yang, Uncle Yang! Look! It's a photo taken by that cold Dan Heng!" March held her phone out in front of Welt. "Mmm...!!" Pfft! Cough, cough, cough... "Waaahhh! What's wrong! Uncle Yang!"