"Caelus, what kind of magic power does that trash can hold over you…"
Dan Heng rubbed his temples, unable to bear looking back at the two figures.
The dignified Nameless of the Astral Express, although certainly not comparable to the wealthy tycoons of the IPC, was definitely not lacking in food or clothing.
Although the Nameless didn't have a salary, basically anything they needed could be obtained by simply applying for it. Besides, the pocket money Himeko gave them each month was quite generous…
Even at their lowest point, the members of the Express crew absolutely wouldn't need to resort to digging through trash cans on other planets to survive.
But even if he believed this himself, would the residents of Belobog believe it?
Dan Heng doubted it. After all, those two, looking like little raccoons rummaging for food, practically about to dive into the trash can, made his words completely unbelievable.
"What exactly do you want? Can't we just buy it…"
"Dan Heng, you're just too rigid, you don't understand romance at all." Caelus replied to Dan Heng, while his other hand didn't forget to rummage through the trash can. "What do you think is in the trash can?"
"Trash," Dan Heng replied without hesitation.
"No! Before the trash can is opened, no one knows what's inside. Maybe it's ordinary trash, maybe it's a treasure map left by someone, maybe you can even find a trembling beautiful girl inside!" Caelus's tone was full of excitement, like a believer praising his god. "This is the unknown! And the process of me conquering these unknowns one by one is Trailblazing!"
"So what you seek isn't finding something, but the act of searching for the unknown itself…?" Dan Heng stood in awe. He didn't expect Caelus, who seemed unreliable, to actually have such a profound understanding of Trailblazing—
"Caelus, there are two Stellar Jades here…"
"Oh oh oh, well done, Twilight!"
Looking at Caelus excitedly picking up Twilight, who had just dived into the trash can and found a Stellar Jade, and spinning her around, Dan Heng just wanted to slap himself from a few seconds ago and make him think again…
The disgusted expression on that guy's face when he found an empty trash can just now didn't look like someone who valued exploring the unknown at all!
No, it was bad enough that little March took them to bully people like bandits before, at least the victims weren't their own people. But now Caelus was actually taking Twilight to dig through trash cans…
Caelus was careless and didn't care about his reputation, but Twilight had just been born and was supposed to become an elegant lady. How could she be led astray like this?!
Dan Heng, without any selfish intentions, felt that it was time to correct their behavior.
"Caelus, Twilight, put the trash down, let's go to the hotel first… Put the trash can down too!"
…
The Astral Express crew weren't devils. After Gepard told them that Cocolia was willing to discuss the handling of the Stellaron with them, they readily agreed to her request to meet tomorrow and followed Gepard to Belobog's most famous hotel to rest.
But Caelus, who had been excitedly rummaging through the trash cans on the street just moments ago, now seemed somewhat dejected.
"Caelus doesn't look happy."
As Caelus sighed and walked towards the hotel with the others, Twilight, as always, obediently approached him. Although her expression didn't change much, Caelus could feel her concern:
"Is there anything I can do?"
"It's nothing, I just thought maybe I could find something good in the trash cans… But Dan Heng is right too, we still have to meet that Guardian tomorrow, now is indeed not a good time to dig through trash cans." Caelus sighed and rubbed Twilight's head.
"I hope we don't leave here too early after things are settled. It makes me uncomfortable leaving so many treasure chests unopened… Sigh, if only I could find all the trash cans at once."
Twilight didn't speak, just tilted her head and looked at Caelus, seeming to be thinking about something. But in the end, she still didn't say anything and just quietly followed the group.
Looking for a cheat to rummage through all the trash cans?
There's no cheat, but I can find you a power-leveler.
When you're struggling with the tedious search and collection process for a certain item, but wake up to find that your girlfriend has done it all for you… Although some people might primarily want to enjoy the fun of exploration and collection, Caelus clearly seemed to be the type who only cared about the rewards. This move wouldn't anger him, but would only increase his favorability.
"Little Twilight, do you want to stay in the same room with me later?" March 7th invited Twilight enthusiastically as usual, but this time, the response she received was an unexpected shake of the head.
"I, I'll sleep by myself today…"
Every time she slept with March 7th, this girl would end up clinging to her like an octopus, impossible to pull off. She had things to do tonight, so she wouldn't bother with her.
Also, Dan Heng seemed to be preparing to start teaching her etiquette, not wanting to see her digging through trash cans anymore. To prevent his favorability from dropping, she had to think of something…
——
The Goethe Grand Hotel had few rivals in Belobog, but given the planet's overall situation, the environment they could provide was only average, at least not enough to make Twilight want to put down her plans and rest for a moment.
After night enveloped the city and she said goodnight to her companions, Twilight quietly slipped out of the window and began her trash can cleaning journey.
What was the point of digging through trash cans? Twilight didn't know and didn't want to know. She had absolutely no interest in this activity. Even though the residents of Belobog's upper district were relatively civilized, and the cold weather made the smell of the trash cans less pungent, a trash can was still a trash can.
But who made Caelus like finding treasures in trash cans?
Not only Caelus, but the players were also like this… For Twilight, whose mission was to farm favorability and explode gold coins, this was enough to make her fight for it with her life.
After all, who could refuse a loyal dog-type beautiful girl who took your casual interests as a mission engraved in her heart to complete? After this wave of operations, her favorability in the players' hearts would definitely rise several notches.
If there really wasn't any good trash in this city's trash cans, she would just exchange some cheap Stellar Jades from the system and stuff them in. Caelus and the players loved this stuff to death…
If it weren't for the fact that the commotion would be too big and the effect unknown, Twilight had actually considered beating up Pom-Pom every day and demanding train tickets, then giving the tickets to Caelus.
After all, even strength-focused players who could resist a loyal beautiful girl couldn't refuse a good partner who gave you gacha tickets every day you logged in!
Twilight walked through the streets and alleys, carrying a bag, rummaging through trash cans. Sometimes she would even go to the vending machines in the alleys and crouch down, searching for coins that had rolled under the machine or forgotten change.
The night passed slowly, and her bag gradually filled with some somewhat valuable items…
Undoubtedly, robbing would be faster for Twilight—but she was a good person, she wouldn't do such high-risk actions that might lower her favorability.
It wasn't until the sunlight began to spill over the horizon that Twilight finally stopped her work, having already scoured the entire upper district more than once.
Her gaze fell on the flower shop not far away, a thoughtful look in her eyes. Then she opened the bag and counted the coins she had found inside.
Hmm, just right. I'll farm Dan Heng's favorability along the way.