"Master, is this what you used to summon me?" Liv asked curiously, staring like a little kitten at the Gate of Vows placed in front of Li Xuan.
"That's right," Li Xuan said, glancing at the mountain-like pile of Honkai energy crystals, his mood soaring. Seeing Liv bend over in such an adorable way, he couldn't resist reaching out to pat her head.
"Master..." Two rosy blushes appeared on Liv's snow-white cheeks, and her eyes were as clear as water.
"Ah, sorry..." Li Xuan realized he had just patted a girl's head without her permission, which was very rude. He quickly retracted his hand.
"No, it's alright, Master. Only you are allowed to touch Liv's body..." Liv's delicate face was flushed. Although she was still a bit shy, she grabbed Li Xuan's retracting hand with both of hers and... gently placed it on her cheek.
"..." From his right hand, Li Xuan could feel Liv's skin, as delicate as a freshly peeled boiled egg. Li Xuan was getting a little excited. This was the first time in his life he had touched the face of a girl who wasn't a relative.
"Ahem... let's just hurry up and make the vows!" Li Xuan managed to convince himself, with great willpower, to remove his hand from Liv's cheek. After all, the feeling was just... too good!!
"Hmph~" Liv was a little unhappy that Li Xuan had pulled his hand back. Her little face puffed up like a small bun. "But Master, if we make vows now, won't we attract others?!" Liv asked, a little unwillingly.
"Hehe~ Don't worry," Li Xuan said with a confident smile. He picked up an alarm clock from his bedside and pointed at the hour hand, which was on the number '7'. "With Kiana's habits, what do you think she's doing at this hour?..."
"Mhm, she must be sleeping!" Liv said with certainty. Although she had only been with them for a short time, she already completely understood Miss Kiana Kaslana's personality. To put it impolitely, she was a bit of a glutton and a slacker.
"Mhm! Exactly!" Li Xuan crossed his arms and nodded. "And Mei and Bronya Zaychik are sleeping in the same room as Kiana, so they must not be awake yet either!" Li Xuan said with conviction.
"Alright, let's get ready to make the vows!" Li Xuan said to Liv beside him. Actually, he felt much more relaxed now that he had told Liv his secret about the vows. Besides, Liv was his exclusive maid, so he believed her loyalty was absolutely reliable!
"Ahem, now let's prepare for the vows!..." Li Xuan was now sitting cross-legged in an abandoned and safe house a hundred meters away from their base. A large pile of azure Honkai energy crystals was stacked to his right.
He couldn't make the vows at the base, of course. Even if Kiana and the others were asleep, the moment a golden light appeared, they would wake up unless they were in a coma. After all, the spectacle of a golden light appearing was always too... magnificent.
"..." Li Xuan took a deep breath to calm himself. He didn't have much time; he needed to finish the vows quickly. Besides, it wasn't a good idea to keep so many Honkai energy crystals piled up for too long. Who knew what the Honkai energy fluctuations they generated would attract?!
And so, under the watchful eyes of Li Xuan and Liv, crystal after crystal disappeared into the water-like mirror of the Gate of Vows. Although the mirror felt like glass to Li Xuan's touch, it was able to swallow these crystals, which were actually harder than stone.
As the crystals vanished one by one, flashes of light began to appear in the room.
First pull - blue light, 3-star weapon 'V-Type Prototype Chainsaw'.
Second pull - blue light, 3-star weapon 'V-Type Prototype Grenade'.
Third pull - blue light, 3-star weapon 'Yamamoto Night Shadow Katana'.
Fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth pulls... 3-star outfit 'First Division Military Uniform', 5-star outfit 'Kamui Junketsu', 5-star emblem 'RPG Wielder (High Rank)', 4-star weapon 'Superconductive Sniper Rifle', 4-star weapon 'MK2A1 Grenade', 3-star weapon 'HECO Healing Spray'.
Li Xuan didn't even glance at the mix of blue and purple weapons from the first nine pulls. Instead, he stared intently at the Gate of Vows, waiting for the tenth pull. According to his observations and experiments, if he put in 2,800 crystals at once, a golden light would inevitably appear at least once, which meant a guaranteed piece of equipment that could be called a "Divine Weapon"!!
Finally, under Li Xuan's eager gaze and Liv's curious watch, the Gate of Vows began to glow once more. Unlike the previous times, this time it was a golden light.
The moment the Gate of Vows emitted the golden light, a strange power appeared in the void, as if a god were descending. A primeval and eternal pressure filled the air. The gravity seemed to intensify, making it hard to breathe.
A brilliant golden light shot up from the water-like mirror of the Gate of Vows, connecting heaven and earth, bringing with it a divine majesty. The Honkai Zombies within a hundred-meter radius of the golden light all fell to the ground, trembling. Their subconscious minds felt the majesty and power within the golden light, forcing them to collapse.
"Beep! Beep! Beep!!" An alarm suddenly went off from Bronya Zaychik's body while she was still asleep. The piercing sound easily broke the sweet dreams of the Honkai yuri trio. "Didn't I tell you not to set an alarm, Bronya Zaychik?!" Kiana half-opened her eyes, turned over, and covered her head with a pillow, her voice filled with irritation.
"Beep! Bronya's scan detects a massive energy signature!" Bronya Zaychik said, sitting up in bed, her expression still blank. "Uh... Bronya Zaychik, are you talking about that?!" Mei's surprised voice suddenly came, causing both Bronya Zaychik and Kiana to look in her direction. What greeted them was Mei's delicate face, and... the pillar of golden light that stretched from heaven to earth outside the window.
The majestic yet warm golden light in front of Li Xuan slowly dissipated. A faintly glowing mass of light appeared on the Gate of Vows. Li Xuan reached out his right hand and grasped the weapon!
The light immediately faded, revealing the weapon's true form—a gray-silver launcher barrel, a delicate optical scope, an oval-shaped rocket at the top, and four square, protruding golden components.
A piece of information shot from Li Xuan's right hand and exploded in his mind—
5-star weapon,
Tyr's Wrist!
(End of chapter)