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Chapter 250: Hu Tao and Keqing, Afraid of Herta’s Retaliation · Oct 08, 2026

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201 Chapter 201: Yae Miko: ’Oh No… The Fire’s Burning Me Now!’ 2026-10-08
202 Chapter 202: Yae Miko Shifts the Blame 2026-10-08
203 Chapter 203: Let Ei Learn to Cook, and Have Yae Miko Be the Taste Tester 2026-10-08
204 Chapter 204: Making Little Kokomi Call Him ’Master’ 2026-10-08
205 Chapter 205: A Yae Who Doesn’t Want to Die, and a Ningguang Who’s Talking Big? 2026-10-08
206 Chapter 206: Raiden Makoto Gets a Little Jealous 2026-10-08
207 Chapter 207: Preparing to Give Ningguang Some Guidance 2026-10-08
208 Chapter 208: Asta’s Guarded Vigilance 2026-10-08
209 Chapter 209: Asta’s Anger Gradually Turns into Awkwardness 2026-10-08
210 Chapter 210: Ningguang Is Stunned by Asta’s Extravagance 2026-10-08
211 Chapter 211: Herta Completely in Su Ran’s Grip 2026-10-08
212 Chapter 212: Herta: ’You’re Not a Fictionologist, Are You?’ 2026-10-08
213 Chapter 213: Raiden Makoto Is Frightened by an Aeon 2026-10-08
214 Chapter 214: Ningguang: ’Could Asta Be Herta’s Anti-Fan?’ 2026-10-08
215 Chapter 215: Did Asta Catch Feelings? 2026-10-08
216 Chapter 216: Asta Feels Like Her Brain Capacity Isn’t Enough 2026-10-08
217 Chapter 217: The Melancholy Herta Immediately Perks Up 2026-10-08
218 Chapter 218: Herta: ’Your Sugar Mommy Is Broke, But You Still Have Me!’ 2026-10-08
219 Chapter 219: Herta: I Really Am a Genius! 2026-10-08
220 Chapter 220: When Ruan Mei Gets Thoroughly Cornered by Herta 2026-10-08
221 Chapter 221: Ruan Mei: Helpless, Speechless, and Anxious 2026-10-08
222 Chapter 222: Ruan · Mei Nearly Lost an Arm 2026-10-08
223 Chapter 223: Shattering Ruan · Mei’s Understanding 2026-10-08
224 Chapter 224: Herta: ’I Don’t Want to Become Madam Niu!’ 2026-10-08
225 Chapter 225: Herta and Ruan Mei Learn to Meow Like Cats 2026-10-08
226 Chapter 226: Raiden Makoto: ’I Don’t Understand, But I’m Deeply Shocked!’ 2026-10-08
227 Chapter 227: Ruan Mei’s Disappointment, Promise, and Final Request 2026-10-08
228 Chapter 228: Yelan: ’There’s an Old Liyue Saying—Those Who Know the Times Are Heroes!’ 2026-10-08
229 Chapter 229: Keqing Wants to Take Her Place 2026-10-08
230 Chapter 230: Jade Arrives at the Space Station 2026-10-08
231 Chapter 231: Jade Is Terrified by the Propagation Emanator 2026-10-08
232 Chapter 232: Herta: ’I Haven’t Even Gotten on the Ride Yet!’ 2026-10-08
233 Chapter 233: Jade Ends Up Slapping Her Own Face 2026-10-08
234 Chapter 234: Even Herta Finds This Absurd 2026-10-08
235 Chapter 235: Asta Gets Bullied 2026-10-08
236 Chapter 236: Raiden Makoto Tries to Stay Tough, Then Immediately Backs Down 2026-10-08
237 Chapter 237: Jade: ’It’s Just Me Here.’ 2026-10-08
238 Chapter 238: Topaz: ’Isn’t This Attack Range a Bit Too Long?!’ 2026-10-08
239 Chapter 239: Jade: ’I’ll Be Relying on Lady Topaz from Now On.’ 2026-10-08
240 Chapter 240: Keqing: ’I Just Want to Make Progress!’ 2026-10-08
241 Chapter 241: Keqing Plans to Resign from Her Position as the Yuheng Star 2026-10-08
242 Chapter 242: Zhongli: I Just Skipped Work and Got Rehired? 2026-10-08
243 Chapter 243: Keqing: ’Zhongli, Can’t You Be a Bit More Ambitious?’ 2026-10-08
244 Chapter 244: Keqing: Exasperated at Hu Tao for Failing to Live Up to Expectations 2026-10-08
245 Chapter 245: Dottore Becomes an Experimental Subject 2026-10-08
246 Chapter 246: Nahida Has Been Captured 2026-10-08
247 Chapter 247: Nahida’s Shock 2026-10-08
248 Chapter 248: Ningguang: ’The God of Wisdom Has No Wisdom’ 2026-10-08
249 Chapter 249: Raiden Makoto: ’You’re Turning the Order of Heaven Upside Down!’ 2026-10-08
250 Chapter 250: Hu Tao and Keqing, Afraid of Herta’s Retaliation 2026-10-08

Chapter 250: Chapter 250: Hu Tao and Keqing, Afraid of Herta’s Retaliation

”W–Wow... th-this... is this really a place I’m allowed to be in?”

Hu Tao looked around with eyes full of excitement as she reached out and touched the structures inside the space station.

Those buildings, brimming with futuristic aesthetics, were so dazzling that she practically started drooling.

What kind of extraterrestrial meteor iron is this?!

You could sell this stuff for a fortune just by grabbing a chunk at random, right?!

Keqing was equally stunned as she took everything in.

She had finally made it up here.

A place that was countless times more advanced than the Jade Chamber— something she had previously only heard about through Ningguang’s secretary.

Now that she was actually standing here, she could only say one thing:

It truly lived up to its reputation.

This was technology far beyond Liyue.

”No wonder Ningguang was so confident...”

”This is just insane, isn’t it?”

Building something like this so far away from Teyvat— Liyue wouldn’t catch up even if it chased with all its might.

”And what’s up with this puppet?”

Hu Tao wandered over to a nearby doll and poked it.

It had some texture, but not much.

Was it just decoration?

”You’d better not touch her,” Raiden Makoto warned calmly.

”For the sake of communicating with Su Ran, a certain genius uses this body here.”

”B–Body?” Hu Tao blinked.

”This looks... pretty ordinary though? A genius?”

Keqing frowned in confusion.

Wasn’t ”Genius” just Su Ran’s codename among the Fatui?

Was there more than one genius?

Was Fatui really that ridiculous?

”She’s a member of the Genius Society,” Makoto explained, ”an existence of the same standing as Su Ran.”

Seeing Hu Tao go as far as pinching the doll’s cheek, Makoto quickly added,

”She’s someone who could easily overpower Morax. If you offend her, she might come after you.”

Hu Tao immediately withdrew her hand.

She hadn’t understood much of the explanation, but she definitely heard the part about crushing the Geo Archon.

That strong?!

Even the Geo Archon wouldn’t be a match?

”I—I won’t touch her again!”

”Too late,” the doll suddenly spoke.

”Your actions have already been recorded. Once Lady Herta comes online, she will decide how to deal with this.”

The Herta puppet turned its gaze toward Hu Tao.

What everyone else had assumed was an inanimate object— had just spoken.

Aside from Raiden Makoto, who had expected this, both Hu Tao and Keqing were startled badly.

”T-The doll talked?!”

”Hello. I’m currently busy and won’t be contacting you for the time being.”

After saying that, the puppet fell silent again.

Keqing swallowed and turned to Makoto with concern.

”She... she won’t retaliate against us, right?”

Someone stronger than the Geo Archon should have the dignity of a powerhouse.

She wouldn’t go after ordinary people... right?

Raiden Makoto thought for a moment, then smiled and shook her head.

Just as the two of them relaxed—

Her next sentence sent them right back into panic.

”The Herta I know is someone who always takes revenge, no matter how small the grievance.

Aside from Su Ran, she never shows mercy.”

”...”

Wasn’t that a bit much?!

What kind of powerhouse was that petty?!

Hu Tao immediately ducked behind Keqing.

”Is it... is it too late to apologize now?”

Being targeted by someone stronger than the Geo Archon— how was she supposed to survive?!

Wasn’t she basically dead already?!

”It’s too late,” Makoto replied calmly.

”She usually settles scores on the spot. But after some time, she might forget about it.”

”T–That’s... good...”

Hu Tao patted her completely flat chest armor and let out a long sigh of relief.

At least her life was still intact.

After that incident, both Hu Tao and Keqing behaved much more cautiously.

They no longer dared to touch things at random.

”This place is enormous... How much would it cost to build something like this?”

After walking only a short distance, Keqing was already overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the space station.

Even the Jade Chamber couldn’t compare to a tiny section of this place.

Su Ran had built such a colossal structure, with technology this advanced—

Just how much money had gone into it?

That question, however, even Raiden Makoto couldn’t answer.

All she knew was that it wasn’t something anyone from Teyvat could afford.

Before long, they spotted Ningguang in the distance.

Hu Tao ran over first, with Keqing close behind.

”Hm?”

Hearing the hurried footsteps, Ningguang turned her head in confusion—only to see Keqing and Hu Tao jogging toward her.

”...”

Since when was the space station open to these two?

Why didn’t she, the station master, know about this?

She glanced at Raiden Makoto behind them and immediately understood.

”So, Ningguang, look— I came up here even without your permission!”

Keqing looked extremely proud.

Seeing this kind of privilege no longer belonging solely to Ningguang made her oddly happy.

At least she had caught up.

”Mm, but...” Ningguang asked calmly, ”who gave the permission?”

Su Ran hadn’t mentioned anything.

Could it have been Raiden Makoto?

But did the Raiden Shogun even have that authority?

And she didn’t seem like the type to manage these details.

”Of course it was Her Excellency the Shogun!”

Keqing pointed at Raiden Makoto.

Since she was someone close to Su Ran, Keqing assumed her status had to be higher than Ningguang’s.

”Isn’t this just letting them get familiar with the work environment ahead of time?” Makoto said gently.

She knew Keqing had approached Su Ran

and that she had resigned from Qixing for the sake of coming here.

Since it was already settled, letting her see things early seemed reasonable.

”The two of them?” Ningguang said slowly.

”I understand Keqing... but what about Hall Master Hu?”

Keqing’s presence wasn’t surprising.

Only the speed at which she arrived was.

But Hu Tao?

She wasn’t an employee.

And she didn’t look like someone who could bring Su Ran any profit.

There was no reason for her to be here.

”Isn’t she?” Makoto asked, puzzled, turning to Keqing.

”She... isn’t,” Keqing replied, shaking her head.

The three of them fell into silence.

Then, in perfect unison, they all turned to look at Hu Tao.

It was like a husky had somehow wandered into a pack of wolves.

”...Am I... not supposed to be here?”

Feeling the weight of their gazes, Hu Tao finally realized something was wrong.

This place was probably far more serious than the Jade Chamber.

She instinctively shrank back a little.

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