The Gamer who traveled to Honkai: Star Rail

Pela's eyes widened in horror. "Stop! Stop right there! What are you trying to do?!"

Pei Guang was just as shocked. "Exactly! That's not what she meant at all! She's not asking us to break things—she wants us to contribute money or effort to help fill the exhibition hall!"

March 7th looked at both of them. "You're both wrong, aren't you? I think Pela actually wants us to help find the missing artifacts."

"..."

Pela's expression froze—she wasn't sure how to respond.

Meanwhile, Pei Guang waved his hand nonchalantly. "No problem! Come on, dear Miss Pela, just tell us what quest you want to issue~"

Pela took a deep breath, deciding to ignore Pei Guang and Stelle's earlier antics. "Don't scare me like that… Alright, I'll tell you. The truth is, the artifact that was originally displayed in this case was recently stolen. This was where we kept the Meteor Fragment. It was the oldest and arguably most significant artifact in the Gallery Hall. Seven hundred years ago—"

Before she could continue, Pei Guang interrupted. "Hold it! You can send me the lore in text later. Skip! Skip! Long story short, the exhibit was stolen, and you need us to retrieve it, right?"

Hearing Pei Guang cut her off, Pela looked a little embarrassed. "Apologies, force of habit—I'm not here to give a history lecture. But I'm not exaggerating when I say that without the Meteor Fragment, opening the Gallery Hall would lose half of its significance."

Stelle curiously asked, "Do you know who the thief is?"

Pei Guang and March 7th immediately turned to look at her.

Pei Guang: "If she knew, would she even be giving us this quest?"

March 7th nodded. "Exactly, exactly. But hey, couldn't you just put a fake one there instead?"

Pei Guang looked at March 7th. "How would that work? If they put a fake one there, how are we supposed to complete the quest?"

March 7th winced. "Oh! Good point."

Pela nodded. "That's exactly the issue—the guards haven't been able to identify the culprit, which is why this has been such a headache. To be honest, the Meteor Fragment isn't the only stolen artifact, but our priority is reopening the Gallery Hall to the public. We can delay investigating the other missing pieces for now."

Hearing this, Pei Guang frowned in thought. "So aside from this, all those empty display cases also belong to stolen artifacts? Just how bad is your security…?"

Pela hesitated. "Well… we never expected anyone to actually steal these things…"

Before Pei Guang and his group arrived, Belobog had been a city on the brink of collapse. Everyone had been focused on survival, wondering if they could even make it to the next year. Who would care about museum artifacts? And besides, even if someone stole them, they wouldn't be able to sell them anywhere. That's why, for six hundred years, theft had never been a concern.

Who would have thought that just as the doomsday crisis was resolved, someone would take advantage of the situation and steal a large number of exhibits from the museum?

One thing led to another, and the thieves got away with it.

Pei Guang: "Not a problem. If you guys had anticipated this, we wouldn't even be getting this quest."

Pela: "Ahem!"

She coughed twice, trying to ease the awkwardness, then forcefully changed the subject.

"Anyway, I'd like to ask for your help in retrieving the missing Meteor Fragment. Of course, I won't make you start from scratch—that would be too much of a waste of time. According to the Silvermane Guards stationed in the Underworld, they've recently spotted some suspicious individuals meeting in secret at the deeper sections of the mining area late at night. However, since the Silvermane Guards have only recently established order in the Underworld, they haven't been able to arrest any suspects yet."

"I believe that if it's you all, you'll definitely be able to find the missing artifact. May I ask if you're willing to lend us a hand?"

Pei Guang: "Of course! Just make sure the quest rewards are prepared."

Hearing him agree, Pela let out a sigh of relief. "Don't worry about the rewards—I've already prepared a generous payment for you. Plus, I have a little surprise for you too~"

Pei Guang noticed Pela's somewhat mysterious expression and got straight to the point. "You're not going to ask us to run this museum, are you?"

Pela's eyes widened. "Huh? How did you know?!"

Pei Guang: "Just a guess!"

Stelle, standing beside them, puffed up her chest and bragged. "Do you even know who Ah Guang is? He's the legendary Trailblazer! How could something like this be difficult for him?"

Pei Guang glanced at Stelle. "Alright, alright, you're laying it on so thick even I'm getting embarrassed."

Watching the two joke around, Pela hesitated before asking, "Wait… are you not interested?"

Pei Guang: "Interested! Super interested! I'm telling you, we already have plenty of experience in management. Even though a street food market and a museum are completely different in nature and purpose, at the end of the day, it's still just running a business."

March 7th nodded along. "If it's about running a business, just leave it to Ah Guang. He'll definitely turn this museum into a money-making machine."

Pela shook her head. "This museum isn't meant to generate profit. But if you're willing to get involved, all net earnings during this period will be handed over to you as our way of showing our gratitude."

Pei Guang: "Excellent! Then clean up the museum and leave the management to us! Damn it, someone actually dared to steal my exhibits? They're asking for death!"

Pela had been happy to hear Pei Guang agree, but when she heard him refer to the artifacts as his exhibits, she took a deep breath. She knew Pei Guang wouldn't outright claim ownership of things that didn't belong to him, but saying it so directly… wasn't that a bit inappropriate?

March 7th looked at Pei Guang. "Seeing you like this… do you already have a way to track down the stolen items?"

Pei Guang nodded. "Based on classic methods, we'd normally have to go to the designated location, chat with a few people, and gradually uncover the whereabouts of the stolen artifacts. But this is a realistic and open world, and I feel like doing things that way would be a waste of this world's freedom—as well as all the reputation and goodwill we've built up."

Pei Guang had an idea. Normally, in games like this, you'd have to gather clues step by step. But this time, he wanted to see what it would be like to swat a mosquito with a cannon. After all, he had a sky-high reputation and favorability in Belobog…

Wouldn't it be a waste not to use it?