Xu Sili looked at the replies that urged him to update and directly chose to ignore them.
After seeing a few questions in the post, he hesitantly added a screenshot of the Lilith card for the future players to find.
Since it was a real person, this card looked very beautiful, especially the blue-haired and blue-eyed girl who had her eyes quietly closed and was asleep. Even her eyelashes were realistic.
Soon, this screenshot attracted the attention of other forum users.
[This card is so beautiful!]
[Ahhhh, I like this loli mentor! Huh, wait, a card master transfer clue? F*k, is it the card master that is in the top ten unsolved mysteries of Starry Sky Age?]
[Is it real or fake? The card master mentor is this card? Poster, don’t fool me. I’ve accepted this task for almost three years and haven’t even touched the shadow of the card master mentor so far.]
[Kuris Bader? I seem to have seen him on the interstellar wanted list… he is a star thief, right? The bounty amount is quite high.]
[But what the landlord said is a clue from nearly 10 years ago… the card might not still be in his hand.]
[You can try to find it. At least there is a direction now. I used to feel that there was no pursuit in Starry Sky and I retired from the game. Now I feel that I can do it again! So it is possible to obtain the inheritance from finding the card?]
In addition to discussing the card, some people found it strange.
[Is it only me who is curious about who the poster is? Why are so many people urging for an update?]
[Upstairs, you can go to the CP area to see. The poster’s post is still on the home page.]
The post quickly became lively. Due to the constant urging of people, he wasn’t afraid of the post sinking lower.
Xu Sili nodded in satisfaction. Then he picked a few questions in the post to reply to in order to help future players find Lilith faster.
As for the urge to update, he would regard it as not seeing it for now. The post needed popularity and he would let these netizens help send up the post.
He hoped that Lilith in the future world could see the light of day soon. There was only so much he could do.
After putting the post on track, Xu Sili looked through the homepage of the forum.
The Starry Sky forum was very active and he could learn about the future. The timeline might’ve been completely disrupted now, but some information was still useful.
For example, the land of trials.
The trial strategy for the Glass Sea Plains!
Xu Sili’s eyes lit up slightly when he saw the post. He quickly clicked in and browsed carefully.
Due to its universality, even after many years, there would be new people reading it from time to time. This post was released two years after the open beta.
Unlike the Asmo Trial, where they could enter the trial labyrinth as long as they entered the range of the fog, the trigger conditions for the trial of the Glass Sea Plains were a bit more tricky.
He needed to run at a certain speed on the plains? In addition, it wasn’t possible to rely on external forces.
Xu Sili felt he had no chance with this trial.
However, the trial reward of the Glass Sea Plains added the agility attribute and the trial content required high physical agility. It was more suitable for warriors to participate.
The energy of the spiritual system was more powerful but it had to be said that Roland’s warrior base was much larger. The practicality of this trial was higher than the Asmo trial.
He couldn’t use it but he could enhance the strength of the warriors. In fact, this was enhancing his strength in disguise. Xu Sili’s mood instantly improved again.
He roughly scanned the post and recorded the coordinates of this trial and the trigger conditions in his communicator.
By the time he went back, the open beta would’ve almost begun. The players could try it first. He believed players would also be happy to be pioneers in exploring the way.
Not only could this increase their strength but it also enriched their gameplay and avoided the senseless sacrifice of ordinary warriors.
Xu Sili still remembered that in the Asmo trial, only a few NPC warriors passed the trial.
As for the rest…
They already stayed there forever.
He could only hope that their souls had gone to another parallel world and they could continue to live there.
This time, he must control it well.
He would let the players thoroughly understand the strategy and then let ordinary warriors try it to reduce unnecessary casualties.
Xu Sili simply edited the trigger mission of the trial in advance. The moment the open beta started, the players could do it.
In the following days, Xu Sili and his party stayed on the spaceship and didn’t rush back to Kechibal Star.
According to the latest news from Xiao Wu, the bad influence of this incident meant the officials were thoroughly investigating the star thief forces on Kechibal Star and it wasn’t very peaceful.
Xu Sili focused on learning cards. He didn’t want to make trouble so he simply drove the spaceship around in outer space.
His studies were going well.
Ever since coming to Roland, Xu Sili had been suffering from the fact that the sound elementalist had no inheritance and his training was all dependent on his own comprehension. Now he finally had a master leading him and it was a profession he could learn, so he was naturally very attentive.
Even Lilith was surprised by his speed.
In her hometown of San Cano, card masters were trained from an early age. After a certain age, just getting started became particularly difficult, let alone progressing in it.
For example, Kuris. He had been studying with her since he was 6 years old and it took almost 20 years for him to get to where he was today. This was considered quite talented.
Therefore, she wasn’t optimistic about Xu Sili and Si Sheng at first. But now, Xu Sili’s learning speed was completely unexpected by her. It could be called traveling a thousand miles a day.
As for Si Sheng…
She couldn’t understand this man and didn’t dare talk to him. The dangerous aura he often exuded made a chill go down her spine.
On the other hand, there would be good food with him. This made her feel very conflicted.
The card space.
“In two months, you should be able to advance to one star.”
On this day, Lilith checked Xu Sili’s homework and made a judgment.
She thought he would be happy but she heard the young man say in an emotional tone, “Do I still need two months?”
Lilith, “……”
The normal speed of advancing for a card apprentice was at least two years. It took her only one year in the past and she was already known as a rare, once in a century genius.
For this person in front of her, he was so old and could advance in less than three months. Yet he thought he was too slow?
Lilith said to him seriously, “Card learning is a gradual process. You have to lay a solid foundation in order to advance better in the future.”
She had a childish face and looked like an old child when she said this.
Xu Sili smiled, nodded and said seriously, “I understand. I will lay a good foundation. Teacher, please rest assured.”
Lilith saw that he was indeed listening and changed the subject.
“I’ve been thinking recently about why you are learning so quickly. There must be other reasons besides talent.”
Even if a person had talent, it was difficult to achieve without the concept of card energy.
The fastest period of progress for a card master should be the one star to two star period and this entry was often the place where most people were stuck.
Xu Sili asked, “Then have you thought of the reason?”
“Yes.” Lilith nodded. “This should have something to do with the other power you have.”
“You already know how to use spiritual power and the intensity has reached the standard of a three star card master. This saves you time from feeling and cultivating spiritual power. It can also help you absorb and understand knowledge faster.”
Xu Sili nodded. “So in the entry stage, the comprehension of spiritual power is crucial, right?”
“That’s right. In my time, every child would take a spiritual card test before they started learning. They could only learn if they reached a certain standard.”
A spiritual card test…
Xu Sili thought for a while and couldn’t help asking, “Then if it is a non-card master, for example, an ordinary person without spiritual power, can they also use cards?”
Lilith looked at him strangely.
“As long as it is a living body, it will have spiritual power. Human beings are born with spiritual power and ordinary people also have spiritual power. They just can’t control it independently.”
Under Xu Sili’s curious gaze, Lilith cleared her throat and continued, “You just need to add a spiritual power-guided graphic structure when making cards and ordinary people can also use cards.”
“It is just like my card.”
Lilith gave an example. “Even a child without any power can use the card to enter this space due to the spiritual guidance structure.”
Xu Sili understood her words and immediately figured out the key. “So can the cards obtained through a physical card conversion have this structure added to it?”
“That’s right but it takes at least four stars or more to make it possible. If it fails, the card will be destroyed.”
Lilith said seriously, “It is best not to do this until you have enough strength.”
Xu Sili felt awe in his heart and quickly nodded to make a guarantee.
“The graphic structure of spiritual power guidance will be learned soon. If you are interested, listen well. I will teach you all the knowledge points.”
When it came to cards, Lilith became particularly serious.
“Yes. Thank you, Lilith.”
Xu Sili spoke sincerely. It was also her dedication that made him want to repay Lilith a bit. In addition to posting in the future forum, perhaps he could do something else…
He hid this idea in his heart and in the following time, he became more and more obsessed with learning.
During this period of time, Mr Huo and the other elders also arrived at Kechibal Star one after another. There was only one last person left.
A bearded elder was the fourth to arrive.
He came to the agreed landing point of the guide spacecraft. He stroked his long white beard while standing by the side of the road waiting.
Around 10 minutes later, Huo Luo, Aina and another old gentleman called Dominic came to his location in a sightseeing car.
Once the four old friends were gathered, they rushed back to the hotel together.
The man with the long beard was called Bazel and he came from the ancient kingdom of Raya on Escher Star. He had done a lot of research on elemental potions.
His face showed obvious tiredness after a long space trip and he just wanted to go back to the hotel to have a good rest. He didn’t pay much attention to the famous tourist star scenery.
He asked, “The hotel was arranged for us by His Majesty?”
“Yes.”
Elder Huo nodded. He had a strange look on his face, which was seen by Bazel.
He knew that Roland was in a poor and very bad situation so he didn’t have much expectations for the accommodation that the little emperor arranged for them.
“Kechibal is a tourist star and the consumption is relatively high. Even if the specifications are lower… it shouldn’t be much worse.”
Bazel didn’t know if he was comforting others or himself.
If possible, he was willing to pay for it himself but considering that he would stay in Roland in the future, they have to save the emperor’s face. So he endured it and didn’t bring it up.
Hearing his words, it wasn’t just Elder Huo. The expressions of the other two also became strange.
There was some silence in the sightseeing car for a while.
“?”
Bazel felt the change in atmosphere and was confused.
It wasn’t until the sightseeing car led them to the door of the hotel and he looked up at the towering and luxurious building in front of him that he understood the reason.
“This… isn’t it the Grand Hotel?”
The eyes of the old man with the long beard widened and he said with some surprise.
He had been to Kechibal Star a few years ago and remembered the level of consumption here.
Kechibal Grand Hotel undoubtedly had the highest specifications and best service on this tourist star. It received almost all leaders and aristocracy from all over the universe.
Bazel was quite wealthy but he couldn’t easily stay in such a luxurious hotel. Generally when he traveled, he would choose a second-class hotel to stay in.
Bazel never expected that His Majesty Roland would book such a high-specification hotel for them!
“Yes, it is the Kechibal Grand Hotel.”
Elder Huo shrugged and handed him a room card. “This is your room. You must be tired after being in a spaceship for so long. Take a good rest first.”
Bazel took the room card and was stunned again. He tentatively asked, “One person per room?”
“Yes, one for each person.” Elder Huo nodded.
“……”
Bazel held the room card and felt like he was holding a hot potato. He hesitated before saying, “The young emperor… isn’t this too expensive? Isn’t Roland’s financial position not very good?”
Elder Huo also sighed. “I also told His Majesty that there was no need to engage in such formal things but he told us to stay here with ease…”
“We have to stay here,” Old Dominic said. “His Majesty directly booked for two months and settled the fee in advance. We will be wasting it if we don’t stay here.”
Hearing that it was directly booked for two months, Bazel couldn’t help being stunned.
This… wasn’t it a bit too much of a loss?
He couldn’t help worrying about Roland’s future.
“Ohh, this is because His Majesty values us. Everyone should be happy!”
Aina persuaded them. “Didn’t His Majesty consider our housing problem? Would you be happy if he booked a cheap and poor quality hotel? What’s wrong with this?”
In the end, she couldn’t help rolling her eyes.
Among them, Aina was the youngest and had the most aggressive personality. She wasn’t at all like an elder who was over 100 years old.
“Even if he wants to show sincerity, it doesn’t have to be so expensive…” Bazel took the key card and muttered in a low voice. “After all, Roland is so poor…”
Hitting a swollen face pretending to be fat really wasn’t something worth advocating.
Aina still wanted to say something but was forcibly stopped by Elder Huo.
The two of them might quarrel endlessly.
The emperor wasn’t there and they couldn’t get a refund. They could only stay there. In order to save money for Roland, the old people would occasionally urge the one who was still on the road.
Archibald was from the ancient kingdom of Sovo and he was the furthest away. It would take him at least another half a month to arrive.
It wasn’t known if their urging played a role but Archibald actually arrived on Kechibal Star one week early.
“I cooked a few meals for the captain and then he promised to speed things up.”
Archibald was an elemental chef and looked quite rich. He cheerfully explained it when asked by the other old people.
How could it still be like this? Elder Huo and the others were speechless.
Subsequently, they contacted Xu Sili in order to check out early.
Even if they only got a refund for one week, that was a lot of money!
Roland was so poor and they still had to save some money! Of course, they didn’t dare say it in front of the emperor.
Xu Sili didn’t expect that the last elder could arrive early in this way but he was quite happy when he received the news.
It wasn’t because of the money. It was because he could return to Roland early to prepare for the open beta.
If his second brother hadn’t said the wrong time, there would only be a week left before the open beta of the game.
So under the urging of the elders, Xu Sili returned to his room at the Kechibal Grand Hotel.
It was only then that Elder Huo and the others gave their respective salutes and headed directly to outer space to join him.
Several of them came alone. They each had their own families but at their age, once they decided to do something, there was almost no one who could persuade them.
After the elders boarded the ship and went through a simple welcome ceremony, the Starry Sky continued its journey and embarked on the way back to Roland.
On the other hand, Xu Sili also approached Ding Mingyu and asked him about his final decision.
For more than a month, he had been focusing on card learning and neglected Dr Ding and Ms Val.
Originally, he had taken a photo and was ready to ask the elders of Roland if they knew her. Then he forgot about it because he was busy later. Now that he was going back, he wasn’t in a hurry.
After this period of time, Dr Ding had tested the attitude of Flanders and completely despaired of his homeland.
He wanted to work for Flanders but being identified as a traitor really broke his heart.
It was such an obvious frame-up but the federation actually convicted him of the crime. It was all because the other man’s family background was stronger and his power was stronger.
Flanders had no place for him. If he forcibly went back, he might not be able to fight the other party and he didn’t want to participate in such intrigues at all.
He would go to Val’s room every day, watching her sleep day after day in the nutrient cabin like he had been silently by her side for the past ten years.
Finally, in the last few days, he completely figured it out.
Compared to going back to that rotten Flanders, it was better to follow Val back to her homeland and do something for her homeland in the last years of his life.
He also wanted to see what type of land could give birth to a beautiful and strong soul like hers.
Moreover, if she had the opportunity to wake up in the future and see that her homeland had become better and stronger, she should be very happy, right?
Even though he might not be around by then…
The old man looked at the young and beautiful woman in the nutrition cabin and his lonely smile was faintly reflected on the transparent glass.
In the end, Xu Sili got an affirmative answer. He was willing to follow them to Roland to serve as the director of Roland’s institute.
Xu Sili couldn’t help being overjoyed.
As for Dr Ding’s request to let him sing Sprouting for Val, he gladly agreed.
So on the way back to Roland, Xu Sili temporarily put down learning cards.
He spent every day in Val’s room and played Roland’s folk song for her with the flute of the god of music.
He didn’t use magic and simply played. But now just by playing, he could resonate with the sound elements and make the sound elements become active.
Anyone passing by Val’s room could vaguely hear this moving tune.
The five elders, who were all three star strength and heard the Roland folk song he played, couldn’t help gathering outside the door. They closed their eyes and listened, enjoying the wonderful experience brought about by the live performance of this top sound elementalist.
So when Xu Sili finished playing and exited from Val’s room, he saw these old people gathered outside the door.
“……”
After questioning them, he learned that they were listening to the music, especially Old Huo and Aina. They were from Roland so they had a special feeling for the folk songs he played.
Xu Sili didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
“If you want to listen, you can come into the room without standing outside in the corridor.”
Old Huo and the others were embarrassed but they still nodded and ran over on time the next day.
It was just that they didn’t expect for this room to not be His Majesty’s practice room. There was actually an unconscious woman living there.
Out of politeness, they hadn’t used spiritual power to spy on the situation of the room before.
The three elders who weren’t from Roland didn’t react much except for a bit of embarrassment. However, Elder Huo frowned while Aina strode to the nutrition cabin.
She exclaimed with red eyes, “Isn’t this Her Highness Val? What’s wrong with her? Why did this happen?”
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