"Wow! It's live! It's live!"
On the morning of Honkai: Star Rail's Version 1.7 launch, some streamers rushed to log in early, hoping to experience the story content and grab some initial hype. They aimed to be the first to access the game, obtain Lumina, and dive into the new narrative.
Our Bilibili streamer, Xiao Hunhun, was no exception.
Perhaps blessed by good fortune, at 9:29 AM, Xiao Hunhun casually clicked, and the Astral Express immediately departed, leading him to the game's loading screen.
Xiao Hunhun exclaimed in delight at the sight.
[Wait, who's the genius who announced the server launch for 11 AM, only to open it at 9:30 AM?]
[Just imagining people setting their alarms for 10 AM to get up early and camp out makes me laugh (trying not to burst out).]
[Hurry, Xiao Hunhun! Start pulling! You can't waste that one-pull luck here!]
[Oh no, streamer! You've used up all your luck here! Your pulls today are gonna be cursed! (smirking)]
As Xiao Hunhun entered the game, the comment section erupted into a frenzy.
"Let's see..."
The first thing Xiao Hunhun did upon logging in was claim all the Stellar Jade from his mailbox with a single click. Then, he immediately opened the gacha screen.
Staring at the Lumina gacha and the Self-Select gacha interfaces, Xiao Hunhun first checked what this Self-Select gacha was all about.
"Full character selection... When did Mihoyo become so generous?" After reading the rules, Xiao Hunhun couldn't help but marvel.
[Having the entire roster accompanying Lumina is such a massive move! (covers face)]
[Just to clarify, not only is the entire roster accompanying her now, but even in the final versions of 2.x and 3.x, when Lumina gets a rerun, the whole cast will still be accompanying her.]
[Hmm... Could it be that it's not the entire roster accompanying Lumina, but rather Lumina accompanying the entire roster?]
[It can't be helped. The pull volume for the Self-Select gacha will definitely surpass the pull volume for Lumina's single-character gacha. (covers face)]
"Let's pull for my wife Lumina first," Xiao Hunhun said, showing little interest in the Self-Select gacha. After all, he had already pulled most of the characters he wanted.
"Alright, time for a no-prize guessing game: how many pulls will it take me to get E6S5?"
Xiao Hunhun glanced at the 121,200 Oneiric Shards in his account, brimming with extreme confidence.
Fifteen top-ups of $99—getting E6S5 shouldn't be a problem, right?
No problem at all!
...
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"Uh... is that already E6S5?"
After finishing everything, Xiao Hunhun stared at the 48,880 Oneiric Shards remaining in his account, immediately falling into deep thought.
So, I got E6S5 with only about 450 pulls?
Hiss...
A gasp escaped Xiao Hunhun's lips. He never imagined that the legendary "god-tier luck" he'd only seen in videos would actually manifest in his own hands today.
450 pulls for twelve golds—what does that even mean?
That's an average of one featured unit every 37 pulls!
If you include the off-banner golds, that's roughly a gold every 25 pulls?
[???]
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[Did the streamer get paid?]
[Holy shit, where did this shill come from?!]
The moment the Comment Section saw Xiao Hunhun's E6S5 Lumina, they erupted in question marks, everyone suspecting he'd been paid by Mihoyo to act as a shill.
"Hehehe, as expected, my wife Lumina still loves me!" Xiao Hunhun couldn't help but burst into laughter when he saw the E6S5 Lumina on his account.
Not only had he saved money, but sharing this clip would also generate a massive wave of traffic! o( ̄▽ ̄)ブ
Even if most of that traffic would be people cursing him as a dogshit shill... still, isn't negative attention still attention?
Besides, it wasn't even really negative attention—at most, people were just "Blessing" him with wishes of getting hit by a car...
Whenever people opened the Lumina gacha, they'd be reminded of that man who pulled E6S5 in just 450 pulls!
"Ahem, let's see where that charity event is." Xiao Hunhun coughed a few times, glancing at the Comment Section overflowing with messages. He clicked on the event page, navigating to the collaboration between Lumina and the Charity Foundation.
"Waaah, my wife is so beautiful!"
Xiao Hunhun was instantly captivated by the stunning illustration of Lumina featured in the event.
"Ahem, let's see how to donate."
Realizing he was still live streaming, Xiao Hunhun quickly snapped back to his senses, cleared his throat, composed himself, and opened the event rules.
"Hmm... to commemorate my 450 pulls for E6S5 Lumina, I'll donate five thousand yuan," Xiao Hunhun said casually after reading the rules.
After all, he had prepared over ten thousand yuan to pull for his "waifu" Lumina's E6S5. But who could have predicted he'd get his desired result with such ease, barely spending half the amount? o( ̄▽ ̄)ブ
To celebrate this miraculous moment, Xiao Hunhun decided to donate it all!
He clicked "Donate Now," entered the amount, and scanned the QR code to complete the payment in one smooth motion, without the slightest hesitation.
[Boss is so generous!]
[Boss is so generous!]
[Xiao Hunhun, you look so cool donating! I've decided to temporarily follow you for a day!]
"Let's see what modest gift my wife Lumina sent!"
After completing the donation, Lumina's gift arrived in Xiao Hunhun's account mailbox.
"Holy shit!"
Exiting the interface, Xiao Hunhun opened his email to find Lumina's "small gift." He immediately burst out with a small, soul-filled curse.
The live stream audience saw it all:
[Kind hearts deserve kind rewards. This small gift expresses our gratitude.]
- Special Pass x10
- Pass x10
[Huh?]
[Ssss... You call this a small gift?!]
[Could it be that this gift is only for those who donated five thousand yuan? The rewards probably vary based on donation amount...]
[Don't overthink it. I didn't donate a single cent, just watched an ad, and got the same reward.]
[My wife Lumina is forever a goddess!]
Once the live stream viewers confirmed that the rewards—ten Special Passes and ten Passes—remained the same regardless of donation amount, even for donations as small as watching an ad, most players instantly became Lumina's devotees.
This event quickly soared to the top of trending topics across major platforms...