Retrieving the Rover from the Banner 4: Chapter 4: Gold Spark!
Retrieving the Rover from the Banner A game interface he knew like the back of his hand surfaced in You Luoming’s mind—the center interface of *Wuthering Waves*.
However, right now, the menu displayed only five simple icons: Convene, Quests, Mail, Exploration Modules, and Inventory.
The moment he saw this interface, You Luoming’s breathing suddenly quickened.
A cheat!
It really was his cheat!
As a transmigrator, his cheat had finally arrived!
As his focus intensified, a virtual mouse appeared in the center of the mental interface.
As a professional account booster, the very first thing You Luoming did was open the mail.
There was only one message in the inbox: [Reward] Wuthering Waves Pre-Registration & Social Media Milestones Reached!
The attachments included 20 Lustrous Tides, 200 Astrites, a Midnight Ranger Weapon Supply Chest, and 80,000 Shell Credits.
Without hesitation, You Luoming clicked [Claim All].
The items were instantly deposited into his inventory, ready to be retrieved with a single thought.
“Awesome!
I’m rich!” You Luoming felt a surge of excitement.
Shell Credits were the standard currency issued by Huanglong, and 80,000 of them easily solved his immediate financial trouble.
Money gave a man confidence, and without it, one couldn’t do a thing.
Suppressing his joy, You Luoming switched to the Convene function.
Two banners appeared before him: [Standard Character Convene] and [Standard Weapon Convene].
“Why are there only two standard banners?
Whatever, doesn’t matter.” Opening the Standard Character Convene, a small line of text came into view: [Lustrous Tides can be used to make pulls in the Standard Convene.
Pulling a character instantly grants their Resonance ability and combat experience.] [A 4-star or higher reward is guaranteed every 10 pulls, and a 5-star character is guaranteed within 80 pulls.] “Holy shit, what a cheat!
It literally brought the gacha mechanics here!
That’s insane!” You Luoming was beside himself with joy, nearly shouting out loud.
Controlling his excitement, he moved the mental cursor and clicked “Convene x10.” The standard banner featured five 5-star characters: Jianxin, Calcharo, Lingyang, Verina, and Encore.
Except for Verina, pulling any character would massively boost his combat power.
At this point, he didn’t even care if it was a 5-star—getting any 4-star character would mean he was no longer a mere mortal.
The gacha animation flashed bright lights, and You Luoming’s heart leaped into his throat.
His body trembled slightly as he stared intently at the screen, holding his breath.
Amidst the roaring sound of surging waves, a water column leaped out of the sea toward the sky.
A golden glow radiated from within the water, growing brighter and brighter.
“Holy crap, a gold spark!
Gold on the very first ten-pull!” You Luoming nearly jumped out of his skin.
Who would this gold be?
As the pull animation concluded, a scene played out in You Luoming’s mind.
Under a pitch-black sky, waves crashed layer upon layer.
The perspective zoomed in toward the dim mountains in the distance, finally settling on a reef.
Atop the reef, a dark-haired youth slowly extended his hand.
The cold sea wind blew aside the hair on his forehead, revealing a pair of brilliant golden eyes.
[Successfully Convened — Rover (Spectro)!] He pulled the hidden character!
Seeing this, You Luoming could no longer suppress his ecstatic joy, almost cheering out loud.
“The Rover!
It’s the Emperor of Solaris-3!
I pulled the Rover!” [Importing “Rover (Spectro)” Resonance Ability and Combat Experience.
Estimated completion: 3 minutes…] A massive surge of Resonance power and combat experience flooded into You Luoming’s brain like a roaring tide.
He felt as if his head were about to explode.
His vision went dark, and he passed out on the spot.
*(A tribute to the legendary Nap King.)* *** Meanwhile.
In the temporary meeting room of Taoyuan Village, the atmosphere was exceptionally heavy.
Inside the modest room, a group of people sat in a row.
Yangyang adjusted her blue beret, tucked a feather-like lock of hair behind her ear, and kicked off the meeting: “According to Chixia’s and my detection, there are abnormal energy fluctuations in the Gorges of Spirits.
A Sky Sea will likely appear in the coming days, followed by the birth of a Tacet Field.” A Tacet Field—the birthplace of Tacet Discords.
If one appeared, the area would become extremely dangerous.
Hearing this news, the brows of everyone in the room furrowed even deeper.
“That really is bad news.” The pink-short-haired woman sitting in the head seat sighed.
It was Taoqi, the head of Jinzhou’s defense and development affairs.
“Regardless, compared to the Tacet Field, there’s a more pressing matter to discuss.” Taoqi dropped her usual relaxed demeanor, scanning the room with a grave expression.
“According to our observations, the blood-red barrier enveloping Jinzhou City completely vanished at dusk.
However, the interior remains dead silent, and no one has come out.” Hearing this, everyone present gasped.
“The barrier vanished?” Chixia’s eyes widened, and she asked anxiously, “Has anyone entered Jinzhou?
How’s the situation inside the city?” Taoqi shook her head and said somberly, “The moment we noticed the barrier disappear, a squad of Midnight Rangers quickly entered Jinzhou, but…” She paused, shaking her head as she delivered the grim reality contrary to everyone’s hopes.
“None returned.” “In other words, we had better prepare for the worst.” For a moment, silence fell over the meeting room, so quiet one could hear a pin drop.
“Jinzhou City cannot fall.” Yangyang lowered her head and let out a long breath.
When she looked up again, her eyes held a firm resolve.
“I propose sending another team into Jinzhou to investigate the exact situation.
My Resonance ability allows me to gather information through airflow, so I’m willing to—” “No.” Chixia blurted out, cutting her off.
She grabbed Yangyang’s hand tightly, on the verge of tears.
“It’s way too dangerous, and you’re not a Jinzhou native anyway.
I’ll go instead.” “Ahem.” Taoqi coughed lightly, interrupting their debate.
“Neither of you needs to go.
There’s a better way.” As she spoke, Baizhi tapped a few times on her terminal, projecting a light screen onto the wall.
It showed the image of a drone.
“These are a few drones Mortefi brought out from Jinzhou.” Baizhi glanced at Chixia, paused briefly on Yangyang, and finally settled on Taoqi and a mature, steady middle-aged man wearing a white hat.
“Tonight, I’ll train Taoqi and Mr.
Yuanwu from the Jinzhou dojo to operate the drones.
Tomorrow, we will use them to recon Jinzhou City.” *** On the other side.
The aroma of food awakened the famished You Luoming.
He sat up from the rug, feeling a warm and powerful energy spreading from the back of his right hand throughout his entire body.
“You’re awake?” Jianxin handed him a bowl of Golden and Silver Lotus Seed Soup and pulled up a chair to sit down, her clear, pure eyes filled with curiosity.
“Earlier, while I was teaching you to calm your mind, you suddenly burst out laughing, muttering weird things like ‘gold spark’ and ‘Rover,’ and then you just fainted.” “Sorry for causing you trouble, Daoist Jianxin,” You Luoming scratched his head awkwardly, using large bites of food to hide his embarrassment.
Pulling the Rover had excited him so much that he had danced around, and having it brought up now was beyond embarrassing.
Jianxin smiled softly, not taking his faint to heart.
Instead, she pointed at the back of his right hand.
“Though it sounds a bit unbelievable, congratulations on becoming a Resonator.” Hearing that, You Luoming froze mid-bite and looked down at his right hand.
Five black, star-shaped Tacet Marks sat quietly on his skin, looking as if they had been there since birth.
As he stared at them, fragments of memories surfaced in his mind—the Rover practicing combat techniques day and night, the Rover battling various Tacet Discords on the edge of life and death.
Now, all those skills had been acquired by You Luoming, naturally integrated into his instincts as smoothly as moving his own limbs.
In terms of combat prowess, he had fully inherited the Rover’s combat experience and Spectro Resonance ability.
And as the overpowered main character of *Wuthering Waves*, the Rover’s strength was beyond question.
Thanks to the [Convene] function for delivering this cheat.
This is—freaking awesome!
Totally badass!
You Luoming was overjoyed.
He felt terrifyingly strong right now.
“Thank you for helping me awaken my Resonance ability, Daoist Jianxin.
If you ever need help in the future, please don’t hesitate to ask,” You Luoming said sincerely.
“Actually, I do.” A hint of competitive spirit flickered across Jianxin’s delicate face, the single white tuft of hair on her head swaying slightly.
“Young hero You Luoming, I can feel that the Resonance ability you awakened is extremely powerful.
How about a spar?”