"Ten... nine... eight... three... two... one!!"
"Version 1.2 is live! Go, go, go! Blade, I'm coming!! Remember! Whoever gets the great Wende first, I'm kicking them out of the group chat and banning them for seven days! Seven days!!"
Sister Guoguo's hand speed reached a level where it produced afterimages. She clicked her mouse so hard it was about to shatter, diving into Version 1.2 of Star Rail with extreme impatience!
Who cares about some museum? It's a permanent feature anyway. How could being a curator possibly be more important than chasing her dream!
Looking at the one thousand Star Rail Passes in her inventory, a wicked smile spread across Sister Guoguo's lips. Saa! Everyone! Let our war begin! Let's see who will be the first on the server to get Wende!!
[WTF! I got 5-star Wende on my first single pull (image.jpg)]
[...]
[...]xN
"Hiss... Mods, please kick him out, thank you. And help me block him while you're at it. Then, everyone, check if he's in the QQ group and kick him out! PER! MA! NENT! LY! BANNED! FROM! RE! JOINING!!!"
Sister Guoguo, whose eyes were about to squeeze out lemon juice, shrieked, on the verge of hysterics.
[KILL! KILL! KILL!!!]
[YOU DAMN LUCKY DOG!!]
[What? You play games with your life on the line?]
[I'm speechless. How can someone use up their entire lifetime's luck on one pull?!]
[Hope Truck-kun is okay.]
[You'd better be careful today. Just stay home. Remember to stay away from power outlets and glasses of water, and it's best if you don't cook with an open flame...]
[What is this, Final Destination...]
[Ah! I'm so sour! My mouth tastes like acid!]
"Aaargh! I don't care anymore! I'm pulling! I'll max out Blade first, maybe Wende will pop up on a lost 50/50!"
Instantly triggered into a blood rage, Sister Guoguo frantically spammed the ten-pull button, skipping the animations at lightning speed!
Having been slapped in the face by that lucky pull, she had lost all reason! First, secure Blade, then conquer Wende! She wanted... she wanted... she wanted the pleasure of having both men at once, ahhhhh!
The third ten-pull! A flash of gold from the soft pity!
"Could it be... could it be!!"
That golden light shimmered in Sister Guoguo's eyes as a figure slowly walked towards her.
Himeko: "Hello."
"( ´ﾟжﾟ｀ )"
"I don't believe this! Start the BGM!"
Sister Guoguo decided to activate her faith buff. She opened up DogDog Music and started playing "Good Days"!
"Hey~~~"
(Gets Blade on hard pity)
"The joyous gongs and drums~"
(Hits soft pity again: Welt: "Hello.")
"Beat out the festivities of the year~"
(Hits hard pity again: Blade: "Hello.")
Sister Guoguo: (Blood Rage MAX)
---o---
In some unknown whale's livestream:
"Ah... I spent an hour charging 648 packs earlier. That should be enough for a max Eidolon, right?" the whale asked, scratching his head uncertainly.
[Thank you, Big Boss, for supporting the server!]
[As expected of a whale.]
[A mere Wende is as easy to get as reaching into one's pocket to grab something!]
[You reach into yours and see.]
[Go, go, go! The first max Eidolon Wende on the server! Who will be the lucky one?!]
Version 1.2 had only just launched, but on the revenue charts of various platforms... Star Rail's monthly turnover, which was already skyrocketing like a rocket, suddenly shot up in a vertical line at the speed of light. The old champion who had been sitting at the top spot only saw a figure blur past it, and it was still climbing! It's still climbing! It can't be stopped!
And that was just in China... Let's shift our perspective overseas.
USA...
"Bros, this is the first time I've ever loved a character this much. I've thrown my entire month's bonus into this damn game. I hope they don't disappoint me."
A certain corporate executive who loved gaming kissed the Yin-Yang fish symbol in his hand. He had specially bought it from some alligator-themed website, hoping the gods over there, for God's sake, would bring him some good luck.
[Let's go, bro! I'm ready to cheer for you!]
[Quick! Bro! We're all waiting for you!]
[That's right! Give our Foster Father a little shock from the USA!]
[Oh God! I vow to you, I will be forever loyal to him, I will love him my whole life...]
"Come on!! Let's get started!"
Japan...
"This may be the most absurd decision of my life, but I will not regret it!"
The UK...
"Dammit! Why is there no money left in my account! No! Honey! No!!"
Korea...
No one dared to livestream their pulls anymore, due to the sheer pressure. (You all know the reasons.)
Joy, regret, envy, jealousy, sympathy, hatred...
Countless emotions converged in this world, then were integrated into one and sent to the world of Star Rail.
[Ding... Player Emotion Value increased by 10,000]
Wende, who was already seated on a starskiff heading to the Alchemy Commission, paused for a moment. He then grabbed Stelle's hand, stopping her from sticking it outside the skiff.
"That's very dangerous. What if you get hit by another starskiff?" Wende said, tapping Stelle's little head as he questioned her with great concern.
"Er... but I have you, right? It's okay if I get hurt, isn't it?" Stelle grinned sheepishly, looking into Wende's worried eyes.
"Hmm... but if one day I'm not here anymore, and you don't take care of yourself, then there'll be no one to heal you," Wende said softly, stroking Stelle's smooth hair.
"But you won't leave, right?" Stelle asked, her golden eyes full of seriousness as she looked at him.
From the very beginning of her conscious memory, Wende had been by her side... taking meticulous care of her... loving her unconditionally...
This affection had long transcended blood ties.
"Mm, of course not. If I were to leave, I'd definitely be taking the whole Express with me," Wende said with a joking smile.
"Really? If you don't carry the Express with you when you go, I'll have Pom-Pom ram you with it!" March chimed in, sitting down on Wende's other side with a cute and playful pout.
"March, if the Conductor hears that, he might ban you from drinking juice for a week," Welt said with a smile.
"Aww~ The Conductor is so nice, he wouldn't do that to me. At most, he'd just give a little hmph, turn away all tsundere-like, and then a little while later he'd come back and say to me..."
March cleared her throat, then imitated Pom-Pom's posture and voice, wringing her little hands and tilting her head up.
"Ahem... Passenger March 7th, would you still like some juice? I'm sorry... I shouldn't have said what I said just now. Please forgive me, Pom!"
"Hahaha, alright now. If you keep imitating the Conductor, he might really find out, you know," Welt laughed, noticing Wende filming March with his phone behind her.
"Huh? What! Hey! Why are you recording! Give it to me!"
"Hey, March, no grabbing!"
"You're the worst, Wende! Hmph!"