Over an hour later, Ningguang finally finished reading the manga.
"So that's how the Harmony Star works!"
Closing the manga, Ningguang wore an expression of sudden enlightenment.
Since Childe's Fake Harmony Star might awaken the Vortex Demon God, Ningguang had paid extremely close attention to every detail about the Harmony Star while reading.
In simple terms—
The Harmony Stars represent the thirteen constellations including Ophiuchus.
They can attach themselves to any object and strengthen its abilities.
Some objects will even be able to speak after being possessed.
Whoever obtains a Harmony Star may make one wish.
After the wish is fulfilled, the sphere shatters into a fragment engraved with a constellation.
Collect all thirteen fragments, and they can be assembled into the "Thirteen Star Sphere," said to grant the greatest hopes and dreams of humanity.
As for Childe's Fake Harmony Star, it cannot grant wishes.
It can only attach to objects and enhance them.
After sorting out everything, Ningguang couldn't help letting out a sigh.
"If only I had a real Harmony Star…"
Her greatest love was Mora.
Her second greatest love was her personal palace — the Jade Chamber.
When it first began construction, the Jade Chamber was barely the size of a normal room.
Now, its shadow is large enough to block the moon above Liyue Harbor.
A tremendous portion of her wealth had been poured into hiring top craftsmen to continuously expand its size, making it more luxurious day by day.
Watching the Jade Chamber transform step by step, Ningguang had once dreamed:
One day, the Jade Chamber's shadow will cover all seven nations.
Of course, realizing such a dream under normal conditions was nearly impossible.
But IF she had a Harmony Star?
She could simply wish for it.
"Since even Childe managed to get a Fake Harmony Star… do I also have a shot at getting a real one…?"
Though the hope was slim, the mere possibility made Ningguang's heart beat faster.
Unable to sit still, she picked up the manga and hurried to the counter.
"Boss Han, I've finished reading! What's my reward?"
Her tone revealed eagerness and excitement—rare emotions for the ever-composed Tianquan of the Liyue Qixing.
Han Feng glanced at the system panel.
The prompt refreshed.
[Customer: Ningguang finished reading "Mini Force." Reward: Fake Harmony Star ×1]
[Fake Harmony Star: Stones influenced by dormant Harmony Stars, temporarily gaining similar properties. Can attach to objects to enhance them.]
[Note: Must be carefully watched. It is very prone to running away.]
"A Fake Harmony Star again?"
Han Feng raised a brow.
Aside from duplicate Duel Disks from Yu-Gi-Oh, this was the first time the same reward appeared twice in a row—back-to-back, even.
"Is it because Fake Harmony Stars appear often in the manga, so the rewards become more common?"
Han Feng felt amused.
If that was the case, things might become "interesting" later.
Once enough Fake Harmony Stars escaped into Teyvat…
Who knows what they'd attach themselves to?
Maybe Teyvat would one day produce a Captain Dragonfly–like monstrosity.
Hummm——
A radiant light descended, enveloping Ningguang.
When it faded, a round Fake Harmony Star appeared in her palm.
"This… this is…?"
Seeing something identical to what she saw in the manga, Ningguang's heart fluttered wildly.
Could her dream be… within reach?
Suppressing her excitement, she looked toward Han Feng.
"It's a Fake Harmony Star. And it runs away easily," Han Feng reminded.
Thankfully Ningguang had excellent composure; otherwise, the thing would've slipped away already.
"…Fake?"
Her excitement cooled instantly.
A fake one couldn't grant wishes.
Still, she held it tightly—no way was she letting it escape like Childe's did.
If it attached itself to something dangerous, that would be catastrophic.
But—
"Wait!"
A sudden thought flashed through Ningguang's mind.
She recalled that in the manga, Harmony Stars often attached to all sorts of objects.
For example, in one chapter a Harmony Star attached to a toy monster—
The toy began to talk, then grew giant, gained city-destroying strength, and could even breathe fire.
"Except for not granting wishes, Fake Harmony Stars shouldn't be weaker than real ones.
…What if I attached it to the Jade Chamber?"
The more she thought about it, the more possible it seemed.
But she still needed to ask Han Feng to be sure.
"Boss Han… can the Fake Harmony Star be used on the Jade Chamber?"
Her tone carried nervousness and anticipation.
If possible—then her lifelong ambition might take its first step.
"On the Jade Chamber?"
Han Feng was truly stunned.
Ningguang…
You really are… astonishingly creative.
He immediately asked the system:
"System, can a Fake Harmony Star be used actively?"
[Yes. Hold it while concentrating mentally.]
[Once attached, it will activate its enhancement ability.]
[However, the power may disappear mid-process, turning the star into white powder.]
"So it does work."
Han Feng was surprised.
But the message was clear— It works, but it's unstable.
Still, "possible" was good enough.
It could trigger some effect if luck was on her side.
He relayed the answer to Ningguang.
"It works. Just hold it and focus your intent.
Once attached, it will enhance the object.
But it may suddenly lose effectiveness and crumble into white dust."
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