"An envoy from the Divination Commission... slacking off to play cards??" Wende looked at Welt with some amazement. A talent who could work
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Wende looked at Welt with some amazement. A talent who could work in the Divination Commission, yet also slacks off? She must be quite the character!
"So... Mr. Yang, don't tell me you've gotten addicted to playing cards?"
March 7th put her hands on her hips, a look on her face as if she had seen through the truth.
"No, I am not interested in that sort of thing. I was merely curious about a card game with such intense matches," Welt denied, shaking his head.
[Option 1: Wanna play a game of Qiongyu Cards?]
[Option 2: It's my turn!]
[Option 3: You're a great duelist!]
"It's another one of these difficult choices..."
Sister Guoguo shook her head, looking at the three options before her. She wanted to pick every single one!
[Don't worry, Sister Guoguo, you can pick any of them. All three have the same outcome.]
A viewer who had already seen the story ahead of time gave Sister Guoguo a friendly tip.
[Hello? Why the spoilers! How are the trolls in this chat supposed to feel!]
[Exactly... I wanted to see Sister Guoguo looking all hesitant, wailing and rolling on the floor like a poor, pitiful thing!]
[Sigh, I'm out, I'm out. No more fun to be had~]
[You guys are a real bunch of followers of Elation. Not even Sampo is as good at finding fun as you are!]
Seeing the spoilers in the chat, Sister Guoguo wasn't angry. Instead, she seemed relieved and casually picked an option.
"Wanna play a game of Qiongyu Cards?"
"What kind of lame joke is that!" March complained to the Trailblazer.
The Trailblazer crossed her arms, giving the player-facing camera a very smug look, as if to say, "There, are you happy now?"
"It seems the scriptwriters are still very persistent about breaking the fourth wall," Sister Guoguo remarked with a sigh.
[I've discovered a device that allows 3D beings to quickly enter the 2D world! V me 50! I'll take you to the anime world!]
[Could your device be the legendary...]
[Kid! Time to get isekai'd! Truck-kun, transform.jpg!]
[If you post one more emoji sticker in this chat! I'm going to make sure you can't get into heaven!]
"Yo, Mr. Welt. Are these the other passengers of the Astral Express?"
Welt had led the group to the vicinity of a card hall, where a petite young woman in green clothes addressed him and the group behind him.
"Miss Qingque, we've kept you waiting."
Nodding at Qingque, Welt then turned to introduce her to the others.
"This is the envoy from the Divination Commission, Miss Qingque."
"Hehe, you can all just call me Qingque! The Master Diviner specifically sent me to receive you!"
Qingque scratched her head, then led the group toward the port of Changle.
"Everyone, my sincerest apologies. Things have been very hectic at the Divination Commission lately. There are many matters that require the Master Diviner's personal attention, and on top of that, the Stellaron's interference has caused disruptions to the star-routes. It's only now that we've resolved some of these messy problems, and Her Ladyship the Master Diviner has finally found a moment to invite you all over."
Walking through the streets of Changle, Qingque explained why they hadn't been received all this time.
"Don't worry, we have not been waiting too long. The urgent matter at hand is to get to the Divination Commission as soon as possible. The Stellaron Hunter affair is the most important thing right now."
Welt once again activated his passive skill of "social graces," which made Qingque look upon this highly skilled card player with even greater esteem.
"Alright, we're here!"
Qingque pointed to a starskiff parked at the Changle port.
"Everyone, it's about a half-hour journey to the Divination Commission. Please board the skiff!"
"Ah... another starskiff ride... I feel like the number of times we've taken transport on the Xianzhou is about to catch up to the total number of Trailblaze Missions we've done before," March said reluctantly, looking at the starskiff.
"It's alright. We've only had one accident this time. We've already broken the record," Welt comforted her in a low voice.
"Uh... it seems you all have truly been through a lot..."
Hearing March's words, the corner of Qingque's mouth couldn't help but twitch. So being a passenger on the Astral Express was a high-risk profession! Thank goodness her current position allowed her to slack off and didn't interfere with her clocking in and out on time! The Master Diviner didn't manage her too closely either! Hehe!
"Miss Tingyun, would you like to pilot?"
Qingque asked Tingyun, who was standing off to the side. With Miss Tingyun from the Sky-Faring Commission here, she should be able to slack off for a bit during this half-hour trip, right?
"Er... apologies, this humble lady is feeling a bit weak right now~ It's all Benefactor Wende's fault for being too rough with me last night. It's made my body feel all soft even now~"
Tingyun looked at the idle Wende at her side and complained.
"Uh... is, is that so... then I guess I'll pilot... autopilot doesn't take much effort anyway..."
Qingque's eyes darted back and forth between Wende and Tingyun in astonishment. So that was their relationship...
"Ahem, Miss Qingque, I only gave Miss Tingyun a massage yesterday. March and Stelle can vouch for me," Wende immediately raised his hands to profess his innocence.
Qingque looked at Stelle and March, who were indeed vouching for Wende, and tentatively believed his words. But the way she looked at him still held a hint of something subtle.
"Alright, alright, let's just get on the skiff. Her Ladyship the Master Diviner is probably getting impatient by now."
Qingque hurriedly ushered everyone onto the skiff. After making sure everyone had fastened their seatbelts, she sat in the pilot's seat and activated the starskiff's auto-navigation system.
Stelle stared at the ceiling with a thoughtful expression, her little hand simultaneously rummaging around in a small refrigerator nearby.
"Hey... you're at it again..."
Tingyun watched Stelle's actions with curiosity, but when she saw Stelle pull out a chilled bottle of Xianren Happy Tea, she lost interest and turned her head to the window, her beautiful eyes gazing quietly at the giant Ambrosial Arbor outside.
Stelle looked at the Xianren Happy Tea in her hand and pouted with disdain. It wasn't Douzhir...
"Phew, thank goodness it's not Douzhir! It's Xianren Happy Tea! Quick, let me have a sip!"
"Huh? Xianren Happy Tea?"
Qingque, who was playing Qiongyu Cards on her Jade Abacus in the pilot's seat, lifted her head alertly. Looking back, she saw that her stash of Xianren Happy Tea, saved for her slacking sessions, had already been split between Stelle and March!
"Wuuu... my Happy Tea..."
Qingque turned her head back with a miserable look, then threw herself into her game of Qiongyu Cards with even greater focus!