Lying on the ground, occasionally sparking with electricity, Kiana vaguely saw something flying from the deer she'd just killed towards her. She caught one item, but the rest rushed into her body.
"...What's this?"
Kiana was startled, almost thinking the deer wasn't dead. She examined the item in her hand: a small chip with floating white text - "Basic Learning Chip".
She immediately understood. This was a material drop, just like in a game. No, for her, this pirate world was a game.
The learning chip could add 60 experience points, just like in the game. Kiana took out her phone to check her current level.
In Honkai, there are two level systems: the Valkyrie level and the Commander level, which can be understood as the player's level - similar to the summoner level and hero level in League of Legends. However, unlike League of Legends, the Valkyrie level isn't reset after each battle but is maintained for subsequent fights.
The Commander and Valkyrie levels are interconnected. The Commander level determines the Valkyrie level's maximum. For example, if the Commander level is 10, the Valkyrie level can't exceed 10.
Kiana noticed her Commander level had risen to level 2 after killing the deer, and Domain White Practice also reached level 2. She had no immediate need to use it, remembering she still needed to unlock the Pulse Crimson Armor.
Using the chip on Crimson Armor seemed more advantageous. Domain White Practice needed only 10 more experience points to reach level 3, but due to the Commander level restriction, it could only add 10 points, with the remaining 50 points wasted.
In a normal game, Kiana would ignore such a small loss. But these were chips she'd fought desperately to obtain, so she was careful - like money earned through hard work feels more precious than found money.
She opened the mission system, noting a small red dot indicating a completed mission. Without hesitation, she claimed the reward.
The screen showed 1,000 coins, and the treasure box system lit up. Ten mission points could open a box? Kiana was surprised, then overjoyed. Normally, the box system had five boxes requiring 30, 60, up to 150 mission points, allowing 45 crystals daily, reset at 4 AM.
Now, ten mission points could open a box - a new player benefit that would change at level 10.
When Kiana pleaded to keep the benefit, Ai disappeared without sympathy. Kiana quickly accepted the situation, grateful for the current advantages.
The low-level box contained five crystals. High-level boxes at 150 mission points offered advanced materials and 15 crystals. She'd need to grow stronger quickly to collect enough crystals for supply pulls.
In Honkai, crystals are primarily used for pulling character and weapon cards.
"As for supplies, there are four types. First is the Friendship Supply, which requires friendship points to draw from. However, in this world, Kiana has given up on it - after all, without friends, how can one have friendship points? Moreover, Friendship Supply doesn't have anything good, at most just some character fragments that are somewhat useful.
Next is the Expansion Supply, which only appears during official events, typically when a new battlesuit is released. When a new battlesuit comes out, the probability of obtaining it is significantly increased.
Then there's the Precision Supply, which is specifically for drawing weapon cards and stigmata. It's quite straightforward. Finally, there's the Standard Supply, which is for drawing character cards. Of course, sometimes unexpected things happen - like Kiana once drawing a four-star weapon from the Standard Supply, which is the highest initial star-level weapon in Honkai. It can be evolved to a five-star weapon through material upgrades.
Except for Friendship Supply, the other three supplies have a pity mechanism, meaning within ten draws, you're guaranteed to get an A-rank or higher Valkyrie battlesuit, along with an initial four-star weapon or four-star stigmata.
Players can choose between ten-draw and single draws, with no real difference, though Kiana feels ten-draws have a higher chance of getting good items.
Now, looking at the pathetically few five crystals in the top right corner, Kiana can only respond with a 'hehe' to express her mood.
She's still far from the 2,800 crystals needed for a ten-draw, with a long road ahead.
Sighing, Kiana exits the mission interface and opens the Valkyrie system, her gloomy mood instantly vanishing. 'Mei, big sister, Kiana is here to pamper you, hehe!!'
Unable to contain her excitement and nearly drooling, she eagerly opens the brightly glowing Pulse Scarlet battlesuit. A blinding light flashes, enough to blind Kiana's titanium alloy dog eyes, and a character icon appears on the screen - a girl with long black hair and a calm expression, wearing a scarlet battle suit. Her high chest is obscured by translucent black silk, and the absolute territory between her white, tender thighs makes Kiana squint.
'Hehe, suck it in!'
Kiana swallows her drool and hastily clicks open the Scarlet battlesuit.
'Come out, Mei big sister!'"
Kiana excitedly shouted, and a bright light flashed. Her body underwent slight changes, and her tight-fitting clothing slowly transformed into the battlesuit she saw on her phone screen. Her silver hair gradually changed color, becoming black and lustrous.
Kiana's smile stiffened.
"...Why did I turn into Mei?!"
"What's so strange about this, Captain!"
Ai-chan's voice came from the screen, pausing briefly before continuing: "Didn't the Captain turn into the Ranger battlesuit last night? Turning into the Scarlet battlesuit isn't weird either."
"This is completely different!"
Kiana cried sadly. The Ranger and White Innocence battlesuits were actually developed from Kiana's character model, the same character. But the Scarlet battlesuit was different - it was another character. She had hoped that unlocking Scarlet would somehow make Mei materialize, but it seemed she had overthought it.
Kiana sadly raised her hand, tears uncontrollably falling.
"Wuwuwu, I... I thought I could finally touch Mei's body, but how can I touch myself? Touching myself has no excitement at all!"
Kiana knelt down dejectedly, looking utterly despondent.
"...Captain!"
Ai-chan was speechless, having seen through this perverse Captain.
"Ai-chan, please! Just once, just let me touch your body!"
Kiana grabbed her phone and pleaded.
"..."
Zizi!!
An electric current flashed, and Kiana in the Scarlet battlesuit trembled again, collapsing to the ground.
"Die, you pervert Captain! I'll never talk to you again!"