The Gamer who traveled to Honkai: Star Rail

After Kafka sent her request, Pei Guang accepted it without hesitation. Completing her task seemed straightforward—it wasn't tied to any series of missions, nor did her backstory have any particular connection to Stelle at the moment.

It was simply because the main story had been wrapped up for the time being, and Pei Guang figured it wouldn't hurt to pick up a side quest to pass the time.

So, after happily finishing a meal together and enjoying some free time on the Xianzhou, Pei Guang decided to bring Stelle and March 7th along to meet Kafka.

Their group was simple—just the three of them—while the others, led by Bailu, stayed back to experience the customs and culture of Xianzhou.

Of course, while Bailu volunteered to be the tour guide, it was obvious that she was just as eager to explore and have fun herself.

As for Welt, he briefly returned to the Astral Express to report the situation to Himeko and then decided to wander around on his own.

Though he had enjoyed the fights, having Pei Guang around made it impossible to act too recklessly. But if Pei Guang wasn't there, then exploring solo offered the best opportunity to enjoy some interesting activities.

Pei Guang, Stelle, and March 7th soon arrived at one of the docks in the Starskiff Haven.

This time, the trio didn't use teleportation or ask for directions—they just showed up openly and confidently.

At the dock, Pei Guang, Stelle, and March 7th exchanged glances before breaking into knowing smiles.

March 7th coughed and asked, "Ah Guang, are you sure about this? The starskiffs looks simple enough, but it also seems pretty tricky to handle."

Pei Guang replied with an easygoing expression, "Of course, no problem at all. These starskiffs are just like go-karts—forward, backward, left, right, drift, and boost. It's super simple."

The moment Pei Guang saw the starfaring speedboats, he had been itching to try them out. As a gamer, how could he resist the temptation of a racing minigame?

Of course, back then, Tingyun had been around, and they had to prioritize the main quest. But now, the Phantylia issue was settled, the main story was complete, and all they had to do was wait for Jing Yuan to wake up and hand out more rewards.

Honestly, Pei Guang was looking forward to Jing Yuan's rewards.

Based on his estimates, even if he scoured the entire Xianzhou, the number of pulls he could scrape together might be on par with Belobog—about 100 to 200.

But Jing Yuan had already handed him 300, with more still to come.

To Pei Guang, Jing Yuan is a legend worth remembering for life.

In fact,he even mentally bookmarked Jing Yuan for future investment—if anything ever happened to Jing Yuan, he swore he'd bring him back to life just to squeeze out a few hundred more pulls.

March 7th sighed as she looked at Pei Guang's confident expression.

"If it were anyone else, I wouldn't believe they could figure out how to pilot one of these so quickly."

As March 7th teased him, Pei Guang was already busy summoning a starskiff from the dock and stepping inside.

The next moment, the closed-off path ahead opened, and a starskiff shot out at a speed that defied expectations.

With his eyes fixed on the minimap, Pei Guang locked onto the Divination Commission's location, floored the accelerator, and charged forward.

Feeling the boat gaining more and more speed, March 7th's heart pounded with excitement, while Stelle shouted from the side, "Faster! Go faster!"

Pei Guang grinned. "I can't go any faster. This is already the boat's limit."

At that moment, March 7th smirked. "That's the boat's limit, not ours! Ah Guang! Stelle! Let me show you the new trick I learned during the last battle! Get ready to witness my brilliance~"

March 7th extended her hands, and a patch of six-phased ice appeared in front of the boat.

As soon as the boat sped over the six-phased ice, its speed surged even higher: to ensure safety, the ice dissolved instantly after boosting the boat, eliminating the risk of collisions.

This new technique was something March 7th had developed after their fight with Phantylia.

While working with Silver Wolf, Bailu, and Seele to build the "lightspeed ship," March 7th had come up with the idea of using six-phased ice for acceleration.

Originally, she thought this trick would only be useful against powerful enemies in future battles.

Little did she expect it to come in handy so soon.

Feeling the speed continue to increase, Pei Guang decided to use a technique he had only heard of but never actually used. However, he noticed a starskiff ahead that was cruising at a normal speed. At the very least, he had to overtake the other vehicle while maintaining a safe distance.

After all, he was a player, an explorer. Crashing into someone might just hurt a bit for his group, but for ordinary people, a collision could be fatal. One accident could destroy a family, tank the target's goodwill towards him, and potentially even affect others related to them. It simply wasn't worth it.

Besides, even in games, Pei Guang—despite his tendency to bend the rules—always upheld one principle: avoid hitting pedestrians whenever possible.

The quirky moral compass of gamers—at its high points, it meant following traffic laws in GTA, never speeding, and obeying red lights. At its low points...

With March 7th providing support, their starskiff kept picking up speed. Meanwhile, as they sped through Starskiff Haven, the three of them became more and more excited.

Just then, March 7th noticed another starskiff ahead.

This boat was moving at a decent pace, and its driver, seemingly sensing a challenge, accelerated as well.

However, just when the girl piloting the other starskiff—named Qingni—felt confident that no one could overtake her, her expression froze.

She saw the starskiff behind her rapidly closing in at a speed that defied logic. What baffled her even more was the trail of ice beneath their starskiff. Others glided through the air, yet this one skated on ice?

She had never seen such a method of piloting before. As curiosity filled her mind, she suddenly heard taunts coming from the speeding starskiff.

At first, Qingni thought it was just a unique design. But what happened next burned itself into her memory forever.

The starskiff overtaking her started spinning. Not only that, it also created a whirlwind around itself. And as if that weren't enough, it continued to accelerate, the whirlwind pulling it forward like a turbo boost.

The tornado-powered starskiff zoomed past Starskiff Haven and headed straight for the Divination Commission.

Qingni watched this scene unfold, and as she did, her speed unconsciously dropped.

"Do I... really have any talent for piloting starskiffs?"

For as long as she could remember, Qingni had always believed she had a knack for piloting. Her mother, Yukong, however, had been adamant about keeping her away from anything related to it.

Qingni had harbored some resentment over this and had hoped to prove herself during the chaos on the Xianzhou.

But after witnessing what just happened, she was starting to doubt her abilities entirely.

Pei Guang, meanwhile, had no idea that his antics had just caused a confident girl to question her entire life.