After learning that Yae Sakura's swordsmanship was actually inherited from his cheap master, Li Xuan's mind was in chaos for a while, before he decisively threw such troublesome matters to the back of his mind...
"Brother... long time no see~" Yaoye-hime, who hadn't seen Li Xuan for a few days, greeted him with dark circles under her eyes. No... Yaoye-hime wasn't called Yaoye-hime anymore... but Li Yaoye.
After all, the name on the school register needed a surname... Could her surname be Yao, and her given name Yeji?! So Li Xuan simply gave her his own surname... Perhaps because he had no natural talent for naming, he didn't realize how terrible the name sounded...
"Yaoye... you need to go to bed earlier every day. Don't always stay up late cultivating... It's not good for your health." Li Xuan said persuasively, stroking Yaoye's long, golden hair with an indulgent smile. Although a certain someone also used to stay up late cultivating before he transmigrated... even coming infinitely close to the Nascent Soul realm...
"Oh~" Yaoye responded reluctantly, her eyes darting around... clearly not planning on going to bed early and waking up early...
"Ahem... Master, Miss Yaoye has been reading various books recently, which is why she's been going to bed rather late..." Liv explained. Miss Yaoye's daily life could be said to be quite regular: attend class... go home after class... watch anime... do homework... and finally, read all sorts of books!
"I see... Don't work too hard on your studies, okay?" Li Xuan looked at Yaoye's frail body with a bit of heartache. When he was fourteen, he seemed to be playing around wildly... When he was even younger, he even pulled down girls' pants for fun... ahem...
Wait... that's not right. He lived a secluded life in a boarding school during his middle school years, he couldn't even watch anime!... It seemed his sister's life was much more comfortable than his own...
"Brother..." Yaoye tugged on the sleeve of Li Xuan's patient gown and said, "I want to become a writer...."
"A writer?!..." Li Xuan's eyes widened. That idea... wasn't bad at all.
Li Xuan didn't really think about how the profession was. Being a writer seemed pretty good to him... At least, it was safer than being a Valkyrie... In Li Xuan's mind, it would be enough for Yaoye to live happily like this... He didn't want Yaoye to truly become a Valkyrie...
The creature known as a little sister should live more comfortably and happily under her brother's protection... at least that's what Li Xuan thought.
"I see..." Li Xuan was silent for a moment. He remembered that the soft culture of this world was just so-so.... Even a manga with a stuffed doll as the protagonist could become ridiculously popular... If he were to post a few classic novels from his world on a website... wouldn't he definitely become a Top Author?!
"Ahem... Yaoye, let me tell you a story that might serve as material for you..." Li Xuan thought for a moment and chose a novel from the dozens stored in his head.
"Fifty years ago, in Changsha's Biaoziling. A group of tomb raiders dug up a Warring States silk manuscript. The fragmented book recorded the location of a strange Warring States ancient tomb, but almost all of them died after encountering a terrifying experience...."
Li Xuan began to tell his sister Yaoye the story of the classic novel from his world, "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles"... Of course, he had no idea that after this book appeared, it would cause quite a few Valkyries to develop a considerable aversion to 'Schicksal's' practice of excavating ruins all over the world...
"Ahem..." Suddenly, a light cough came from the door of the hospital room, interrupting Li Xuan who was in the middle of his story.
"Li Xuan, student Yae Sakura... I have something I need to talk to you about, so please come with me..." Theresa, who was still wearing her black and white nun's habit, stood at the door at some point, staring at him with a 'benevolent' expression that made him shiver involuntarily...
"Principal... my injuries haven't healed yet..." Li Xuan held out his hands, indicating that he was seriously injured and couldn't move...
"But if student Li Xuan doesn't come~ you'll definitely regret it~" Theresa said with a smile, her eyes narrowed, which made Li Xuan waver a little...
"You'll definitely regret it!~" Theresa added with emphasis in a smiling tone, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back...
"Alright, alright... I'll go with you..." Li Xuan said in resignation. Anyway, his wound had already scabbed over... Although it still hurt a little to walk, it was not a big deal...
"Okay, then let's go quickly..." Theresa said as if she was in a great hurry. As soon as her voice fell, her figure had already walked several steps outside...
"Wait..." Li Xuan was helpless. He was the injured one... how could he run so fast...
"Xuan-kun, I'll support you..." Yae Sakura thoughtfully reached out her small hand and placed one of Li Xuan's hands on her shoulder, speaking gently.
Seemingly remembering that Li Xuan was still seriously injured, Theresa slowed her pace, allowing Li Xuan and Yae Sakura to barely keep up with her...
"Principal Theresa... what is it exactly..." Li Xuan asked, clutching his wound with a bitter expression... Shouldn't he be allowed to lie in bed for a few days to recover before coming out?...
"It's a good thing for you~" Theresa smiled slightly, speaking with a great deal of mystery.
"Huh?" Li Xuan was baffled. What on earth did that mean?
"Yes, I had a hard time getting an appointment this time..." Theresa said with a grave expression. "If we're late, it's all over..."
"Li Xuan, do you know what conditions are generally required for a Valkyrie to become stronger?" Theresa didn't answer Li Xuan's question directly but asked one in return. However, she didn't wait for Li Xuan to think about it and just said, "It can be simplified into three conditions..."
"First: Transplanting an Artificial Stigmata to enhance a Valkyrie's adaptability to Honkai energy and strengthen her body..."
"Second: Equipping Valkyrie Armor and storing a certain amount of Honkai energy within the armor, allowing the Valkyrie to use various weapons... and to trigger the use of the [Time Fracture System]."
"Third: Equipping Valkyrie weapons... Giving Valkyries weapons that use Honkai energy as a power source. These special weapons can trigger various effects through Honkai energy, greatly enhancing the user's combat power... Moreover, they are exceptionally sharp, making them even more effective against Honkai Beasts and Honkai Zombies..."
"Powerful Valkyrie weapons can generally only be obtained through two channels..." Theresa paused for a moment. It was really tiring to say so much in one breath...
"One is to excavate them from ancient ruins... weapons similar to [Holy Relics].... The other is that the 'Schicksal' organization has its own weapon manufacturing organizations... These research institutes exist under the codename 'Saint ****', researching various powerful weapons for the Valkyries..."
"And right now, in St. Freya High School, there is a master-level being who can create weapons... He is the director of the Saint 1504 Research Institute..." Theresa finally made her point clear.
"Now you know why I came looking for you, right?" Theresa said with a blink.
"..." What for? Li Xuan blinked, not having caught on.
(End of Chapter)