Chapter 90: Hanabi-sama's Gift
Lu Qi's small effort was seen as a sign of "making friends" in the eyes of those who knew the value of things.
Just like Gold Dust's luck, he should have joined the game himself, caused a big commotion in Clark Movie Park, and then turned against the Star Train, threatening them to take action against him—
However, this would make it a hassle to repair the relationship with the Starry Sky Train later.
If it can be solved with money, then there is no need to worry about it.
That is exactly the case now.
The Dragon Lord of the Chiming Clan solved his troubles for him and saved him the effort of gaining the trust of the Starry Sky Train again later. However, a simple secondary card was not a sign of sincerity.
Once he successfully breaks through Pinocchio's barrier and allows the company to move in, he will definitely prepare a more appropriate thank-you gift.
Since it was a thank-you gift, Lu Qi accepted the secondary card without hesitation. Her straightforward attitude put Sha Jin in a better mood. Peacock, now in high spirits, tidied up his wrinkled clothes and looked radiant.
"Excuse me for making fun of you all," the blond youth said sincerely, "but let's talk about the 'truth'—I actually have some information, and I wonder if it aligns with your conclusions."
There are always moments of deception in communications between adults, but this time it feels different from before.
Perhaps because Sha Jin was in a good mood, he spoke with more sincerity.
Sincerity has always been a killer skill.
"The 'truth' we've uncovered is that after 'death' one enters a real dream state. I wonder if Mr. Shajin has reached the same conclusion?"
"Hahaha, you guys are really amazing," Gold Dust clapped his hands happily. "Then, most importantly, have you found a way to travel directly to the real dream world?"
Miss Himeko nodded.
"Maybe you should ask Miss Lu Qi."
"Oh my," Sha Jin feigned surprise, raising his eyebrows but maintaining his smile, "Miss Lu Qi is truly my lucky star."
"Even without me, you've found a way, haven't you?" Lu Qi asked, hinting, "That stone on your body... is broken into pieces like this, but you can still use it?"
"Hmm... who knows?" Shajin didn't answer directly. He spread his hands and shrugged. "It was just a helpless act. After all, who wants to die while they're still alive, right?"
It was obvious that Mr. Gold Dust was lying. He spoke as if death were a common occurrence and placed all his bets on the gambling table.
The winner takes everything, the loser loses everything including his life.
What a crazy gambler.
"Well, I can't control what you guys want to do," Lu Qi looked around. "Krok Movie Park isn't a good place, but it doesn't matter."
"Hmm? Does entering a real dream require specific conditions?"
"Not really, but it looks more ceremonial this way," Lu Qi said seriously. "Okay, everyone, please stand in front of me and close your eyes. Dan Feng, please lend me your ability."
She placed her hand on Dan Feng's silently extended palm.
A hint of warmth emerged from the place where they held hands, and the memory in the air passed through Dan Feng's current memetic body and finally became energy in Lu Qi's palm.
Through immortal power, it was transformed into a structure similar to the water in the Dream Pond, evenly covering everyone's body.
The next moment, this group of people disappeared collectively.
In full view of the crowd, without any warning, it unfolded before everyone. For a moment, the entire Clark Film Park was filled with screams and panic.
...Well, the generous representative of the company should be very happy. Such a wonderful performance was given without dying. She also saw someone holding up a mobile phone to take pictures. It will probably be widely circulated soon, and the representatives of the "family" will have a lot of things to do.
Lu Qi, who had done something bad, immediately ran away with Dan Feng.
"Aren't you going with me?"
"Hmm... not yet!" Lu Qi said. "I can actually guess what will happen next... It's nothing more than discovering traces of the three unknown guests and discovering that the core of the star is the mainstay of Pinocchio's dream."
She said something nonchalantly that was enough to shock anyone searching for the truth.
"I saw it all with my own eyes." She raised her head and looked at the virtual sky of Pinocchio.
The body, originally crafted by the Star God himself, can see through the essence of power, whether it is the product wrapped in memory matter or the sea of memory matter above the head -
Oh, if she hadn't sealed the star core herself, she probably wouldn't know what it was.
"Using star cores as a driving force to create such a vast dreamland, whoever came up with this idea is truly a gambler."
The power of the star core is unstable and there is a risk of detonation. Although the Twelve Dreams of Pinocchio are currently protected by the power of "harmony", preventing the visitors inside from truly falling into death.
But once the balance is broken, this promise will probably become invalid.
Everyone is exposed to danger.
Lu Qi finally saw it clearly.
The Star Train crew's pioneering journey always depends on the star core.
The star core on the dome, the star core of the space station, the star core in the Yaloli-VI, the star core in the Luofu fairy ship Jianmu - even Pinocchio cannot do without this thing.
Lu Qi had researched information about stellar cores and discovered that they still had no known origins. Perhaps some considered them to be the product of destruction, but whether the composition of stellar cores was actually related to destruction remained unknown.
It was undoubtedly destructive to the world, but Pinocchio used it as a power source, which was so bold that even Ahab would laugh.
It was a joyful scene that made people look forward to the ending. Just like now, even the Masked Fool was looking forward to the final result.
"Don't follow me anymore," Lu Qi turned around and said to the guy behind him who was covered in a disguise, trying to hide his true identity, "You've been watching shows all day, aren't you tired?"
A beautiful girl with twin ponytails and two red moles under her eyes appeared with a smile. She skipped to Lu Qi's side and approached him without any sense of distance.
"Hey, you found me?" The Masked Fool said with a false tone, her eyes curved with excitement. The butterfly imprinted in her pupils curved with her movements. "Dear little white dragon, why don't you go with them to investigate the truth? Could it be that—have you been abandoned?"
The girl, wearing wooden clogs and a fox mask on her head, shook her head pitifully.
"So pitiful, let Hanabi-sama play with you~"
The messenger of joy talked to herself, her facial expression changing exaggeratedly as if in a drama. As she spoke, she took out a button with beautiful packaging.
"Here, the biggest gift is for you!" Hua Huo enthusiastically put the button into Lu Qi's hand. "You must use it at the Harmonious Music Ceremony. Press this button with the others and make Pinocchio explode into the sky with a bang - how about it?"
"Hmm? Isn't it possible to fly to heaven with just one click?"
Lu Qi said jokingly.
"Oh my, how can the counterfeits in other people's hands be the same as Lord Longzun's?" Hua Huo said hypocritically, "Of course the gift Lord Hua Huo gave you is custom-made!"
The Masked Fool is quite interesting. She seems to know a lot of things, so she has always been a riddle teller. Lu Qi saw her when he passed by before. She was disguised as Miss Mockingbird and working for the family.
She is a very hard-working messenger of joy, which is very touching.
Although he didn't know what she wanted to gain by helping the family, she hadn't done anything bad for the time being. Lu Qi just passed by and took a look without saying anything.
I didn't expect this guy to be following Sha Jin. He must have been watching since Sha Jin started distributing gems.
Others may not have noticed her figure, but Lu Qi had already seen it. However, it did not affect his next actions, so Lu Qi pretended that he saw nothing.
After sending Gold Sand and the Starry Sky Train crew into a deeper dream, it was very intriguing that this guy didn't do his own thing but followed her.
"Hurry up and accept it," Hanabi urged, a sad look on her face. "Don't tell me you think this gift is too small?"
She rummaged through her pockets, trying to come up with a bigger "gift."
"Give Hanabi-sama some time, I will definitely make you a super-sized version—"
"That's enough," Lu Qi said, putting away the small gift. "Do you still want to play the robin?"
These words touched a sore spot in Hua Huo's heart.
She once again showed a pitiful expression and began to complain about the head of the Oak family who did not treat her as a human being.
"That chicken wing boy is so rude," Hanabi said. She took two steps to the side, and the bell on her ankle jingled softly. "He helped me so much and suppressed the spread of rumors, and he didn't even say thank you to me!"
After saying that, Hanabi approached again.
The beautiful girl, who had no idea about social distancing, was almost face to face with Lu Qi. Before she got close enough, and even the next sentence was stuck in her throat, she found that the Dragonborn, who had been following Lu Qi silently like a servant, stretched out his hand unhappily, separating the two of them.
The black-haired, blue-eyed man frowned and spoke in dissatisfaction.
"Stay away from her, Masked Fool."
"Eh...jealous?" Hua Huo said with a smile, her mood brightening in an instant, "Lord Long Zun didn't reject me, servant, please don't butt in...a man who meddles too much will be disliked."
The focus for Hua Huo wasn't on this memory meme at all. She had already accomplished what she wanted to do by handing the gift to Lu Qi. Although it was a pity not to see her expression change, it wasn't bad the way it was now.
The honorable Lord Longzun stopped Hua Huo who was about to leave, rummaged in his pocket, and took out a return gift.
"Hold out your hand."
"What, what? You want to give me a gift too?" Hua Huo held out her hand, her smile unchanged. "What is it?"
A few game coins fell from Lu Qi's palm.
"I didn't bring anything in, so I'll just give you some game coins," said Lord Long Zun, who didn't think the gift was too shabby. "They're right here at Clark Movie Park... before the 'good show' you want to see starts, go play a little. The joy of the game is also part of the fun."
"Miss Masked Fool, please stop following me."
After giving out several gifts and only receiving one in return, Hua Huo was stunned for a moment, and then she chuckled.
"Okay," she said easily, "Since Lord Longzun has said so, I will accept this small gift!"
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