Chapter 38, Bronya

After watching the video projected by Svarog, the group fell into a heavy silence.

March 7th felt it was truly incredible. "I never imagined Belobog could still exist in this world after being eroded by a Stellaron for so long."

Dan Heng agreed with her assessment. "Indeed. The Stellaron is known as the 'Cancer of All Worlds,' possessing immense destructive power against civilizations. For a civilization at the level of Jarilo-VI to persist for so long under such erosion is truly remarkable."

Stelle suddenly felt a sense of admiration for Cocolia. "These Supreme Guardians are truly something else. Each one of them had to endure the temptation of the Stellaron; it was only when it reached Cocolia that the resistance finally crumbled."

Bronya, having learned the truth, found it difficult to process. Combining the information revealed in the video with her mother's recent erratic behavior, it was hard for her not to imagine the worst. *If I must make a choice in the end... how should I choose?* Bronya sank into hesitation, her mind in chaos.

Stelle looked at the paralyzed Svarog before them and suddenly thought of a question. "What do we do about Svarog?"

March 7th was at a loss; she had no knowledge of mechanical repair. Dan Heng considered this for a moment. "Wait here for a moment. I'll go fetch Mr. Welt." With that, Dan Heng ran off toward the Robot Settlement.

Seeing this, March 7th turned to the others. "Natasha, you should head back first. We'll stay here and keep an eye on Svarog."

Stelle drove the tip of the Fire-Slaying Spear into the ground and sat down. "Yeah, go ahead and take care of your business. We'll wait here until Svarog is repaired."

Hearing this, Natasha took Seele and headed toward Boulder Town. Oleg led Bronya away from the scene, though their destination was unclear.

...

Inside Ye Yun's shop.

"So, you're the one who sold those game cartridges to Stelle?" Silver Wolf stood with her arms crossed, eyeing Ye Yun.

Ye Yun smiled. "That's right. So, how were they? Fun?"

Once she received confirmation, Silver Wolf's attitude shifted from scrutinizing to cunning. "Heh, do you have any other game cartridges? Let me have a look."

Ye Yun sat on a high stool at his small bar, leaning forward with one hand propping up his chin. Just as he was about to speak, a flurry of portal requests popped up in his mind.

[Venti is requesting entry to the shop!]
[Venti is requesting entry to the shop!]
[Venti is requesting entry to the shop!]

Feeling annoyed by the incessant notifications, Ye Yun quickly opened the portal to silence the noise. The moment access was granted, the portal was flung open, and Venti darted inside, quickly slamming the door shut behind him.

Venti let out a long sigh of relief as he looked at the tightly sealed portal. "Whew! Good thing I'm fast. Jean didn't catch me."

Ye Yun looked at Venti. "What are you doing here?"

Venti followed the voice and spotted Ye Yun inside the small bar. He flew over to the counter. "I'm here to buy something."

Ye Yun looked at him with disdain. "You? Everyone who knows you knows you're broke."

Upon hearing this, Venti was instantly offended. *What kind of talk is that?!* Venti pulled out the Primogems he had scraped together with great difficulty and slapped them onto the bar. "Who are you calling broke? Look at this! These are genuine, high-quality Primogems!"

Ye Yun picked up a Primogem and tossed it onto the exchange scale. A moment later, a coin with a face value of 10 appeared on the other side. Ye Yun picked it up; the coin was golden, finely crafted, and engraved with a star symbol. "Hmm, it's authentic."

Venti picked up a glass of juice from the side and poured himself a drink. "Of course it's real! Come on, come on, do you have any wine from other worlds? Give me some."

Before Venti could even finish his sentence, Silver Wolf grew impatient. *A line-cutter wants to buy things in front of me, Silver Wolf?*

"Go, go, go, play somewhere else. Where did this kid come from? Don't you know minors aren't allowed to drink?"

Venti retorted, "A kid? I'm an adult!"

Silver Wolf gave a dismissive "Oh" and shoved Venti aside. "Ye Yun, find me those game cartridges first."

Just as Venti was about to reclaim his spot, Ye Yun spoke up. "Venti, Silver Wolf was here first. You'll have to wait a little bit."

Hearing that Silver Wolf had arrived first, Venti lost his temper; if it were him being cut in line, he wouldn't be happy either.

Ye Yun asked, "What kind of game cartridges are you looking for?"

Silver Wolf stroked her chin. "That *Sekiro* game Stelle sold me last time was good. Do you have anything similar?"

Ye Yun pondered for a moment and quickly found a game perfectly suited for Silver Wolf.

[Item: *Black Myth: Wukong - Hell Edition* (Also known as: One-Touch Death Edition)]
[Function: Upon clearing the game, gain the skill "Immobilization Spell (Weakened Version)" (Only effective against those below Emanator level)]
[Price: 10,000 Star Coins]

Ye Yun pulled up the product details on the touchscreen. Silver Wolf looked at it, then peered suspiciously at Ye Yun. "Is this fun?"

A smile tugged at the corner of Ye Yun's mouth. "Guaranteed fun!"

Silver Wolf asked, "What the heck are these 'Star Coins'?"

Ye Yun produced a Stellar Jade. "Star Coins are the designated currency here. To get them, you can exchange Stellar Jades at a rate of 1 to 100."

Hearing this, Silver Wolf finally understood why Stelle had asked for her Stellar Jades back then. So that was how it worked.

Silver Wolf glanced at Ye Yun. "Wait here, I'll go get some more Stellar Jades."

Having said that, she turned to look at Venti, who was curiously examining his surroundings. "You can buy your stuff first."

Venti sat down on the high stool in front of Ye Yun. "Ye Yun! Give me wine! I want wine!" As he spoke, he placed all his Primogems on the table—a total of 1,300.

Ye Yun checked the system shop and found a "Wine Gift Pack." Each pack cost 100 Star Coins and contained 100 bottles of spirits from a certain technological world. "How does this look?"

Venti, who had just finished converting his Primogems and counting his Star Coins, turned his head to look. *Oh! Fine wine from another world! 100 bottles for 100 Star Coins? That works!*

Venti counted out 1,000 Star Coins. "Ye Yun, give me 1,000 bottles first."

Ye Yun accepted the coins and bought 10 gift packs for Venti. Venti waved his hand, sweeping all 10 packs into his own personal space. "You go ahead and stay busy; I'm going to go taste these." He ran over to a booth, sat down, and pulled a bottle of beer from his dimension to start drinking.

Meanwhile, Silver Wolf was on a call with Kafka.

"Kafka, do you have any Stellar Jades?"

Kafka's voice came through. "Of course, darling. What do you need them for?"

Silver Wolf didn't elaborate. "Never mind that, I need them now. How many do you have?"

Kafka opened the box where she kept her Stellar Jades. They were quite beautiful and made for lovely decorations, so she had collected quite a few. "I should have a few hundred here. How many do you need, dear?"

"Give me 100," Silver Wolf said.

Kafka agreed. "Alright. How should I get them to you? Should I leave them at the entrance of your transmission portal?"

Silver Wolf nodded. "Yeah."