Honkai Impact 3rd, but I have too many mods.

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Perfect timing, Rita also wants to see Liu Bai.

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"what--"

"You look so listless, Kiana."

"Good morning... Liu Bai, and why did you call me classmate?"

Kiana rubbed her eyes, her mouth agape as she yawned uncontrollably.

"It sounds kind of disgusting."

After saying that, Kiana rubbed her arms.

"..."

Liu Bai's smile twitched.

This dead paramecium really can't talk!

"You went out last night too?"

"Yeah, there was such a commotion for no reason, and I was dragged out by half of Zhang... We had to go out and do some random things in the snow, really, it was freezing cold."

Kiana kept rubbing her arms.

Although the snow has stopped, the temperature is unlikely to warm up anytime soon.

"How about you? Did you sleep well last night?"

"almost."

Liu Bai fell asleep while chatting with Zhen and Gui Naifen that night.

They mainly chatted about everything under the sun... although Liu Bai felt that Gui Naifen seemed a little strange.

He had something on his mind, but he didn't say it. In front of his face, Liu Bai couldn't be too direct—after all, although the atmosphere in the pot was harmonious, there was still some distance between them.

Okay, the word "estrangement" might sound a bit serious, but to put it simply, it means different levels of closeness or distance.

Especially Zhen, because of her status, she and Gui Naifen were only nodding acquaintances, and they hardly communicated on a daily basis.

"Oh, this is great~~" Kiana's tone was full of complaints.

...If Kiana knew that I was the one who spearheaded this operation, she would probably criticize me even more directly, right?

"Speaking of which, Liu Bai, you... um, never mind, it's nothing."

To be honest, Kiana felt that Liu Bai seemed slightly more pleasing to the eye today.

Kiana really wanted to ask Liu Bai if he had dressed up specially for today, but she felt it wasn't a good question to ask.

Asking the question made it seem as if she was particularly interested in Liu Bai.

"You can say what you want to say. Your sentence structure is both intriguing and annoying."

You'd be better off not saying anything at all, like Xiao Guizi did.

"It's very low down."

"Hey! You..." Kiana scratched her head, "Okay... Liu Bai, when do you think I can go home?"

Kiana changed the subject.

"Is my treatment taking too long? Could I really have some kind of terminal illness?"

This is arguably Kiana's biggest concern right now—at least more important than whether Liu Bai is dressed up or not.

After all, Kiana has been here for quite some time, and although Mebius can be unreliable at times, he is an excellent doctor.

Therefore, Kiana recently felt deeply uneasy about the current situation.

"Don't worry, it's definitely not a terminal illness. If it were, Mebius would have already made sure you were well-fed and cared for."

For now, there are no problems with Xilin.

If she can maintain her position, Sirin will most likely be able to land safely... But if that's the case, it feels like we could have a Herrscher of Domination act as Kiana's doctor.

But on the other hand, should we press Sirin down, or let Sirin surface?

This is a big problem.

Kiana scratched her head at Liu Bai's words.

It's not a terminal illness... Is that some kind of consolation?

It doesn't look like it.

"My head is starting to hurt..."

"You don't use your brain anyway, so it's good for you to feel pain."

"you--!"

"Good morning, Liu Bai." Fu Hua returned to the apartment from outside.

Rita and Huang Quan were also with them.

"morning."

Rita also greeted Liu Bai.

Liu Bai looked at the two of them and said, "It's quite a rare sight to see you two together."

"I happened to run into you while I was buying groceries, and I was also looking for you."

"Are you two chatting?" Rita asked, looking at Liu Bai and Kiana.

"Sister Rita—! Liu Bai is bullying me!"

Kiana instantly found her backer.

He said I'm brainless!

“Lingling, oh dream, dream…” Lijiuta covered her mouth and chuckled coldly. “Mr. Yi Liushan, how could you be so direct? It’s too rude to Kiana.”

"Eh?"

"Although... well, Kiana still has a lot of potential." Fu Hua pushed up her glasses.

Rita smiled and nodded: "See, Lady Fu Hua's answer is the best template."

"Hey!?"

"Alright, alright, Kiana, why are you acting like you just realized you're an idiot today?"

Liu Bai sighed, then looked at Rita.

"Would you like to come up and sit for a while, Rita?"

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Rita smiled slightly; this was exactly why she had come.

Liu Bai was well aware of this as well.

However, Liu Bai's attention was more focused on Huang Quan.

"...Huang Quan, did you go to buy books?"

"Ah."

Huang Quanyi was still cold and composed, his expression calm and collected—thoughtful, he was quite detached. It was strange that Huang Quanyi would be interested in any particular book.

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Liu Bai led Rita upstairs.

"Isn't Miss Natasha here?"

"You want her to be here?" Bai Zong sensed a pity in Rita for not having a target to attack. "She has more to do, after all, there aren't many usable people in the World Serpent... Have you had breakfast?"

"not yet."

"Let's eat together then." Bai walked into the kitchen. "As for what we need to talk about, we can talk about it while we eat."

“I’ll help.” Rita clearly wasn’t going to sit on the sofa and watch TV, so she went into the kitchen as well. “It’s unrealistic to expect a maid to be idle about housework.”

Liu Bai didn't care.

"Mr. Liu Bai, have you decided what to do next?" Rita glanced at the refrigerator. "How about fried rice?"

"You're the guest, so you're in charge." Bai turned on the stove and glanced at the leftover rice in the rice cooker. "Next step... I really haven't thought about what to do next. Rita, do you have any ideas?"

"Hmm...rebellion?"

Rita took out the egg.

"We sincerely invite you to join our rebellion alliance!"

"Please don't make this sound so trivial."

Liu Bai's lips twitched.

"That's unlikely, and on the other hand, you lack political support—and by the way, there doesn't seem to be enough leftovers for four people."

Even Eden, who hasn't gotten out of bed yet, needs to eat.

"Should we say we can't hide it from you or from Mr. Gray Serpent? Yes, normally we can't overthrow Otto."

Rita nodded. Just as she had thought, Otto had too deep a political foundation, and even with force, they might not be able to handle him.

Well, the difficult part is never how to fight it, but how to treat it.

She's not the type to act impulsively; if she's in a bad mood, she'll just hit someone.

As a mature maid, Rita also considers the consequences of various things.

—Although in reality, in a situation where "war is merely a continuation of politics," the emergence of a "madman" who completely disregards the rules might be more powerful.

But it's not so easy to actually become crazy.

Just like it's easy to act crazy online, it's not so easy to act crazy in real life.

The most troublesome part is whether or not Otto can be eliminated from political influence, since he can't be a madman.

"But with you joining us, things might change—if there's not enough rice, um... how about some noodles, or fried noodles?"

"Okay—me? A turning point? You mean, as long as you're strong enough, letting others live is the greatest act of mercy?"

Mentioning a specific Nobel Peace Prize.

However, if that's the line of thinking, Liu Bai thinks it's pretty weird.

...Although there is still a lot of room for maneuver.

"Hmm...that's one aspect. On the other hand...Mr. Liu Bai, would you like to work for us at Tianming for a while?"

"Did you have a fever today, Rita?"

"Haha, you really don't hold back when you speak... What I meant was that you should build up some popularity in Destiny."

"Right under Otto's nose?" Bai was even more speechless.

Is this something a human could do right under Otto's nose?

"No, it's other branches."

As for headquarters, with her, Ragnar, and Durandal, seizing power might be difficult, but maintaining control would definitely not be a problem.

What we really need to pay attention to are the other divisions.

Besides... Rita didn't really want Karen's side to get involved here.

Yes, Rita would rather find an outsider than trust Karen—after all, they are not only in it for mutual benefit but also for emotional connection.

"There are still many branches of Destiny. Although most branches don't have a firm stance—in other words, they are opportunists—some of them still have some ambitions."

"for example?"

Liu Bai remembered that most of the branch members in the original work were basically extras, and it was already considered a good treatment that they were not responsible for the annihilation of the entire group.

"Ladies Rosalyn and Kujavina from the far north are Valkyries that cannot be ignored. Although they are not S-rank Valkyries, they are not far off. In addition, we also need to pay attention to the attitudes of Fontaine and Mondstadt..."

Rita sighed as she spoke.

"Although it seemed easy at first glance, I found a whole host of problems when I actually tried to put it into practice."