NOVEL NEXT Chapter 25: Disciple
A gray-haired old man was sitting on the top of a mountain. Under his gaze, a black-haired, purple-eyed child was walking up the mountain with a basket of medicinal herbs on his back.
[Who is this old man? The kid looks a little familiar too...]
[Isn’t that kid kinda pretty?]
[FBI open up!]
[Wait, this color palette... could it be Wende?]
[Look at the face. This guy has been so handsome since he was a child!]
[Hey let me be his mommy hehehe!!]
[Report the guy upstairs!]
[He is still a child... But can be my daddy!]
[Are you Star Rail fans that crazy???]
Accompanied by the sound of a melodious bamboo flute and crisp lute, the little boy grew up on the mountain.
In the morning, he studied herbs and medicine under the guidance of the white-haired old man.
In the afternoon, he would learn about acupoints and acupuncture.
At night, Wende read poems full of ancient rhymes in the moonlight.
"When yin and yang are harmonious, all things will be prosperous. If it is not harmonious, evil spirits will invade and all kinds of diseases will arrive."
With the passage of time, the young child's high pitched voice slowly turned into that of a young man. The teenager still sat on the top of the mountain and read his poems in the moonlight.
[Oh, oh, oh! Young Wende is so cute! I really want to...]
[Ah! I can listen to this music all day!]
[Yes, MiHoYo’s music is still great.]
[How nice would it be to rest in his arms with the soothing music in the background! I'm almost in Wende’s arms right now!]
[Little Wende... Hey hey hey... Let mom hug you!]
At this time, the music suddenly changed its style, and the originally light and positive music became gentle and sad.
In the pouring rain, a teenager knelt in front of the small grave and didn't say a word. He let the rain fall onto his body. The viewers didn’t know whether the water dripping down Wende’s face was the rain, or his tears.
[Ah?? Ah??? Ah!???]
[Fuck! I should’ve known this would happen!]
[?????]
[I knew it! I knew it! This really is a MiHoYo game!]
[I feel sorry for little Wende. With his master gone, Wende’s alone...]
[Alas...]
As soon as the scene changed, the teenager who lost his only loved one walked out of the deep mountains and began to move towards the place where others lived.
Along the way, he treated foxian children, gave help to seriously ill patients, and brought hope for the recovery of the disabled.
Gradually, he began to hear some rumors about the a place called the Luofu, which seemed to be very similar to the place described by his "master" before their death.
[Wait, the old man is actually from the Luofu! Does Wende also have a something to do with the Xianzhou?]
[It's hard to say. Maybe Wende is the heir of an alchemist on the Luofu?]
While working hard while trying to save people, Wende saved up money to enter the Xianzhou.
Gradually, he grew up to be a young man. Wende always remembered his master's teachings and trained himself to have a strong body. Training himself to be stronger than most people around him.
In the video, Wende, with his upper body exposed, is practicing boxing in an open space, and his strong muscles are shining in the sunshine.
[Damn...]
[I want him to hit me like that!]
[Somebody report the guy upstairs!]
[Thank you god!]
[Moderate fitness and looks attracts the opposite sex, but Wende... he’s good for both men and women!]
Finally, Wende saved enough of a ticket to Xianzhou, and finally could leave this affiliated planet to find his master’s home!
However, the time is unlucky and the fate is miss.
Right after the ship embarked to the Xianzhou, the planet he used to live on, his hometown, the place that carried all his memories… Wende watched the planet disintegrate.
[This...what the hell is this?]
[No, who would dare to attack an affiliated planet of the Xianzhou!]
[Impossible! Absolutely impossible!]
Just as the chat was discussing the destruction of the planet, the two-minute short trailer ended abruptly.
[What about the follow-up!? Where is it!?]
[Have you found that... there is no dubbing for Wende and his master in this introduction...]
[Yes... Why didn't you have any voice acting? Wende in the game doesn't have the name of VA.]
[Is it a bug? Did the staff forget?]
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After the character trailer finished, Haptone looked confused at this time. Who was this master? Why did they die? Is Wende’s master from the Luofu? Then who is Wende really?
Her mind was full of question marks. Although this video was be related to Wende’s background, she couldn’t understand it at all!
[Quick, hurry up! The official Star Rail account just updated the video!]
"Already on it!"
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In Natasha’s Clinic
[Player favorability has passed 5000, requirement to unlock the five-star level 5010/10000.]
The systems voice suddenly sounded in Wende’s ear while he was still talking to Natasha, Wende frowned when he heard the prompt of the system.
"Mr. Wende? What's the matter? Is there something wrong with those places?"
Natasha looked at Wende’s frown and asked softly.
"No, I don't think your analysis is wrong at all."
Rubbing his eyebrows, Wende shook his head and said. Looking at the map on the table, Wende fell into thought.
"Rivet Town borders Boulder Town and Svarog’s settlement. With such a large-scale invasion of fragmentum monsters, it seems that the mechanical settlement will also be under a lot of pressure..."
"Well then, let’s get to know each other formally. I am the real leader of wildfire, and the owner of this clinic, Natasha.
Natasha stretched out her hand to Wende.
Shaking her hand that had performed multiple surgeries, Wende looked at the tired lady in front of him, and a feeling of pity rose inexplicably between the two doctors.
"I'm Wende, from—"
"You're a visitor from outside of this world, right?"
Before Wende finished speaking, Natasha interrupted him with a smile.
“Sampo said that he would find someone who could help us. Although he didn't trust him 100%, he really did it…”
Natasha sighed. She thought it was just another unreliable trick from Sampo, but she didn't expect him to actually bring help.
"Although I don't know the purpose of arrival, I still appreciate your assistance in Boulder Town."
Natasha thanked him from the bottom of her heart.
"I really didn't expect that the leader of the Wildfire turned out to be such a gentle person..."
March 7th was shocked. In her imagination, the leader should be a dark-skinned and bearded old man!
Now that Natasha knows the true identity of the trailblazers, there was no need to hide. Under Wende guidance, Stelle l told Natasha all their reasons for arriving at Jarilo VI, including the culprit who caused the eternal freeze, and the need to seal the stellaron.
Although they can now basically be sure that the stellaron is located in the above ground, and that Cocolia knows about it, they needed the help of the underworld.
They need more information about the stellaron on this world.
After learning about the intentions of the express crew, Natasha fell silent. This information was all foreign to her, and she still needed some time to digest it.
Luckily, the attack of the fragmentum creatures has subsided, and the situation in Boulder Town has temporarily stabilized. Wildfire has a temporary respite, and she also needs to think about it carefully.
If what the express crew said was true, then their world... The planet known as Jarilo VI may not have much time left.
However, life below ground is too tiring... In the past week, the attacks of the fragmentum were ruthless. At first, the Wildfire could hold the creatures off with minimal calories, but this time it has affected Boulder Town and outside help was needed.
“I'm sorry... I'm so tired right now... Whether it's Wildfire or the underground residents, I think everyone needs to have a good rest right now.”
Natasha then let the trailblazers go back to rest first, and promised to give them a clear answer tomorrow.
Looking at the distant figures of the express team, Natasha turned around and returned to the clinic.
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Wende and his party returned to the Goethe Hotel. Although they couldn't tell the difference between day and night underground, the people here still lived according to the time of the overworld.
He simply had dinner prepared by the restaurant owner. Looking at March 7th and Stelle's embarrassed face, Wende shook his head. He also wanted to cook for these two grown up children, but he had no supplies left to cook...
Looking at the black bread and strange meat, his mind was willing but his flesh was too weak…
Fortunately, in order to thank the trailblazers for helping Boulder Town today, the restaurant owner specially made a bowl of secret soup for them. Although the taste was mediocre, they managed to eat the black bread with it.
Dan Heng went directly back to his room and chose to not eat, while Stelle was still chewing on the meat of unknown origin...
Tl note: hey guys, I got hurt pretty bad recently and my schedule’s been messed up, I’m hoping to get back on schedule soon but sorry for the wait! I’ll try to make up some chapters later.