Chapter 63 : Chapter 63 The Memory Thief: A Mysterious Celebrity Arrives
Another photo was frozen in this moment.
But this would definitely not be the last one.
Recalling that time when Xu Qiong helped Tiresias escape Januspolis, she had also said goodbye to him with such determination.
Fast forward a thousand years, it was clear that the Flame Reaver had not succeeded.
He took Kratros's place and stood before the Black Calamity to protect Trianne.
Although the Black Calamity was truly powerful, Xu Qiong, with his prophetic experience, did not lose. Trianne did not open the Gate of a Hundred Worlds, and he successfully evacuated her.
As for now, Xu Qiong was almost turning into Mundo.
"Phew, so tired." Tiresias took a deep breath. "We've finished looking around, so should we go back now?"
"It's currently the Gate Hour. If we go back early, I can still prepare some oatmeal for Agy. Oh, right, remember to bring some Saffron..."
"Would Little Gray like a portion too?"
"Sure." Xu Qiong was certainly willing.
However, it wasn't time to go back yet, because besides preparing game materials for Tiresias...
His main purpose was to wait for someone.
He had sent the coordinates to the other party and asked them to come.
If everything went as expected, they should land right near the Januspolis Temple?
"Hmm? Someone is going to appear in Januspolis?"
"Who is it? Is it a friend of Little Gray's?" Tiresias blinked.
She wandered around the vicinity with Xu Qiong for a while longer.
Sure enough, along the long road of the Pilgrimage Path and the dawn, a figure that shouldn't have been there appeared reasonably in the distance.
Blue hair, a pair of small wings behind her head, wearing a baseball cap, a beige-brown overcoat, and shorts.
Without a doubt.
It was Robin!
After receiving Xu Qiong's invitation, she and her manager had flown to the planet with the coordinates for Amphoreus.
Just like the Astral Express Crew.
The crash-landing site would generally be near the Januspolis Temple.
She marveled at the architecture and scenery here, and along with her dazed and cautious assistant and manager, she finally met with Xu Qiong.
Xu Qiong waved in the distance and then walked over to meet them: "Sorry to keep you waiting."
"Xu Qiong? You're really here?"
Upon spotting him, Robin's eyes showed some surprise: "I haven't been waiting long; I only just arrived. Actually, I was thinking of looking around first before coming to find you."
"I thought you were joking when you sent me the coordinates earlier. To think there's actually such a remote planet on the edge of the galaxy?"
The reason Sunday couldn't find Robin and her manager wasn't because they had vanished into thin air.
It was because she had received Xu Qiong's message and was directly whisked away to Amphoreus.
"Little Gray, is this your friend?"
Xu Qiong nodded to Tiresias: "This is Miss Robin, a famous singer and star in the galaxy. I've invited her to help with the production of the game's MV."
Noticing a red-haired girl beside Xu Qiong, Robin's eyes widened slightly: "This lady, you seem somewhat familiar?"
"Pardon me, but I can't help feeling like... Tire-si..."
Before she could finish, Robin seemed to realize something and couldn't help but cover her mouth.
As a singer involved in the game's production, how could the producer not play their own game?
Though she was usually busy, Robin was also a loyal player of honkai: star rail.
And what was astonishing at this moment was...
They were too similar!
A character who should only exist in the game, and who had most likely already passed away, was actually standing right in front of her in the flesh?!
Even the build and demeanor were identical. Could this be a cosplayer Xu Qiong found?
"Xu Qiong, is this... that kind of 'cos' you mentioned?"
The assistant and manager following Robin were both trembling slightly from the shock.
They had felt something was off since arriving at their destination; everything gave off a sense of familiarity, until they saw the living person before them.
Isn't this the game's new map, the Januspolis Temple?!
What does this mean? Did Xu Qiong build a planet in reality?
"Cos?" Tiresias was bewildered.
"Anyway..." Xu Qiong pondered for a moment and then explained, "It might be a bit different from what you're thinking, but that's basically the situation."
"In any case, I've already prepared a place for you to stay. Shall we head back to Okhema first?"
"Everyone is there. You'll understand what's going on then."
Robin was dazed for a moment.
What did he mean by "head back to Okhema first"?
And "everyone is there."
Wait.
Saying he built a planet might be a joke, but let's think about it differently.
It's not that he built a planet based on the game, but that he made a game based on the planet?
Could it be that there really is a planet called Amphoreus in this world, and there really are Chrysos Heirs, and this game is based on real scenery?!
If this news were true, one couldn't imagine what kind of stir it would cause across the galaxy...
"Um... I see. Then explain it in a bit."
Robin took off her baseball cap: "But I brought luggage with me, so I might need to unpack first."
"No problem."
Xu Qiong's gaze swept across the vicinity, seemingly paying close attention to something.
"What's wrong, Little Gray?"
Xu Qiong let out a breath and quietly leaned toward Robin: "However, on my end, I might also need to 'clean up' a bit."
"Hmm?"
As soon as he spoke.
In the gap while Robin was dazed.
A flash of pale white light flickered in Xu Qiong's pupils, and the area centered around him seemed to undergo a change.
Although some unknown cage was invisible, it could be sensed through the Path power of Harmony.
The next second.
Robin and her assistant and manager were seen taking two steps back.
But with a 'thud', the manager seemed to have bumped into something?
"The timing was even perfectly matched, but the memories of Amphoreus aren't that easy to take. There's always a price to pay."
The manager turned around abruptly and found a Dream Bubble-like object appearing out of thin air.
"How is this possible?!"
Then, under the illumination of the pale white light, their true forms were gradually revealed.
Noisy voices rang out:
"What? This is impossible! We've been discovered?"
"Run! This guy isn't right. How did he find us? We have to find a way back to the Memory Zone!"
"Wait, why? Why do I suddenly feel like the Memory Zone is so far away..."
"So far, so far, so far... It's too far! I can't measure this distance! What did he use to build this cage?!"
Blue and white robes, hooded, with faces and features like mirrors.
"People from the Garden of Recollection?"
Robin opened her mouth in surprise.
"They're just thieves from the Garden of Recollection; they should be called Memory Thiefs." Xu Qiong sternly pointed out the error.
Perhaps Robin hadn't noticed, but from the moment she entered Amphoreus, these people had been following her and had quietly snuck in.
Since the Romantic Gushi was gone, the firewall blocking Amphoreus from the outside world had also blown up. Once a Memokeeper found it, they could easily infiltrate.
This was indeed a loophole.
At this time, it should also be when they are trying their best to enter the Aha Star.
Unfortunately.
Being within the Doldrums of "Time," Xu Qiong could clearly perceive everything happening around him. The Memokeepers' disguise clearly couldn't evade his detection.
Robin and the others stepped back, allowing Xu Qiong to approach the figures.
"Now, start talking. What is your purpose for coming here?"
Seeing Xu Qiong approach, those Memokeepers were in disbelief: "No, no, what exactly is happening here? Why is it completely different from the intelligence provided by the Garden of Recollection?"
"Did you do this? Who are you? Are you the mastermind behind all this?!"
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