Time passed quickly. Lu Ze had also been busy with the new version in the past few days. It was successfully launched without any accidents. As long as users updated, they could play the new version.
As for how to update? Of course, they had to come to the Honkai Impact 3rd experience store to update. Therefore, the store was quite busy these past few days. For every update, 100 Mora had to be paid. It might not seem like much.
But it couldn't withstand the large quantity. In just a few days, tens of millions of Mora were earned. The update was also relatively simple, only requiring uploading data. It took about one minute per update.
Thus, in the system space, another mountain of gold was successfully added. It had to be said, making money was too easy.
However, this was something that happened a few days ago. Now, Lu Ze was leisurely strolling through the streets. The streets had changed quite a bit. To welcome the Lantern Rite, many households had hung lanterns.
Structures were erected in many places, but he was unaware of the festival's specifics, as it was an annual event and naturally would be celebrated grandly.
This also evoked a sense of home...
Speaking of which, he suddenly missed his old home. Of course, this home didn't refer to Honkai Impact 3rd, but to Blue Star. After all, who wouldn't miss their original home?
Every New Year, he celebrated it alone, feeling exceptionally lonely, yet quite free, without the troubles of others.
But sometimes, friends would visit, bringing a lot of festive spirit, making the days quite pleasant.
Arriving near a railing, he unexpectedly saw Lumine, an uncle, and even a little loli running ahead.
Speaking of lolis, he hadn't visited Qiqi for a long time. He should prepare a red envelope for her when visiting during the Lantern Rite.
This reminded him of something. He hadn't even bought any red envelopes. How could he celebrate the festival?
He still had a few little ones at home, so red envelopes were definitely necessary. He wondered how happy those little ones would be when they received them.
Casually, he bought many red envelopes from a stall, about a hundred or so, just in case there weren't enough, as he wanted to give one to everyone he knew.
Naturally, a single red envelope couldn't hold so much Mora. This required paper currency, or rather, exchange coupons, to be exchanged for Mora at designated banks.
His money was mostly in the Northland Bank, and he had several hundred million. He could basically give out red envelopes freely. He didn't believe he could spend hundreds of millions.
As he walked, he bumped into Lumine, who was walking towards him.
"It's Lu Ze! Are you also celebrating the Lantern Rite here?"
Paimon was the first to spot Lu Ze approaching. She was much livelier now than during the journey in The Chasm. After all, in that oppressive place, even the talkative Paimon might not have been able to utter a single word.
"Yes, it's rare to encounter the Lantern Rite, so how could I miss it? By the way, happy early Lantern Rite to both of you. Here! According to my hometown's customs, we give red envelopes during festivals like this. This is for Paimon, and this is for Lumine."
He quickly handed out two red envelopes. Paimon, who already loved money, her eyes lit up at the sight of the red envelopes. She didn't care about Lumine's gaze and directly took them, preparing to open them.
"Wait a moment, Paimon. Opening the red envelope I gave you in front of me is very rude. Even if you want to see, don't do it in front of me, okay? Otherwise, I'll get angry."
Angry! Paimon immediately remembered the words from not long ago. If she were to be struck by a sword, she might really turn to ash and vanish. This was number one on her "cannot provoke" list, so how could she ignore it?
"Ah, I'm sorry! I didn't know. Can you please not kill me? Paimon isn't tasty. Even though the Traveler calls me emergency food every day, I really can't be eaten! Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely cannot be eaten!"
Seeing Paimon's frightened look, Lu Ze couldn't help but want to laugh. Was she overreacting this much? He wasn't a monster, so how could he eat her? Besides, she was so small, if he were to eat her, it wouldn't be enough, would it?
"Don't be scared, Paimon. You haven't even grown up yet, how could I possibly eat you? So, there's no need to be afraid!"
Paimon immediately caught the key point: "Haven't even grown up yet?" Frightened, she shrunk her neck and hid directly behind Lumine, trembling slightly.
"Alright, Lu Ze. Stop scaring her. Really. How can you eat Paimon? Paimon is so cute, and besides, she's my emergency food, so how could I let you eat her?"
Lumine also had a mischievous look, trying her best to cover her smile so Paimon wouldn't notice.
"That's right, that's right! I'm the Traveler's emergency food, how can you eat me? If anyone eats me, it's the Traveler! So stop dreaming! Paimon won't let you eat me!"
As she said this, Paimon patted her head. Something felt wrong with that statement. Where was the problem?
"Pfft... Okay~ Paimon, you just said I could eat you, so I won't be polite!"
Lumine directly grabbed her little hand and was about to bite.
Paimon was so scared that her soul nearly flew out of her body. She quickly broke free and maintained a distance. Paimon also knew where her words had gone wrong.
"No, no, I'm not emergency food! I'm a good guide, a good partner. How can I be emergency food? Traveler! You're too much. Paimon has decided not to talk to you for ten minutes!"
Somewhat angry, Paimon crossed her arms and tilted her head to the side, occasionally glancing at the Traveler, afraid that the Traveler would pounce and bite her.
"Ten minutes? I'm sorry, Paimon~ I was wrong. I'm willing to offer a Sweet Madame to atone for my sins. My good partner, please forgive me."
Lumine played the emotional card expertly, even dropping a bombshell and using food to tempt her. Under such circumstances, Paimon would most likely cave in.
However, Paimon didn't respond and still looked angry, as if ten minutes couldn't be resolved by just one Sweet Madame. Lumine slightly frowned and whispered:
"Then two?"
This slight probe made Paimon waver. That was two Sweet Madames, worth several thousand Mora, and their taste was Paimon's favorite.
Thinking of this, her mouth couldn't help but water. But she had to hold back. She absolutely couldn't let her resolve be shaken by two Sweet Madames. How could that be? It absolutely couldn't be!
"Three! If you don't agree, there won't be any left!"
This was a classic carrot-and-stick tactic, wasn't it? The Traveler was really good at playing cards!