Siberian Duck continues following the main storyline quest.
From the player's perspective, of course, there's no way to see Nero sneaking out in the middle of the night to "hang out with ghosts" with Sampo.
After a quick and careless exploration of the room, the character just flops down and goes to sleep.
During this process, the game briefly shows some scenes of the Voice of the Stellaron conversing with the young Coccolia.
After the conversation ends, it's the next day. Siberian Duck controls the character to walk out of the room, where March and Dan Heng are already waiting outside.
The two of them are discussing the Silvermane Guards, who clearly mean trouble. Soon, the Trailblazer also joins the conversation.
Nero stretches lazily and walks in from off-screen. At first he doesn't say anything, just compares heights with March Seventh, then tiptoes a little.
"It's Little Fish who just woke up, tiptoeing, so cute!" Siberian Duck shows an auntie smile.
[I Use Pantene: Is Little Fish comparing heights?]
[Dan-heart Eternal: Probably checking whether he's grown taller.]
[Arataki Johnny: I hope Little Fish doesn't grow up…]
[Alex: Wrong. Little Fish is a sword immortal. Everyone knows that immortals have their bodies fixed at a certain stage.]
[My Pee Is Yellow: Tiptoeing Little Fish is so h*rny, today's the first sprint!]
[My Heart Remains: Brother Yellow's performance is as stable as ever.]
After that, Dan Heng lays out three choices.
Siberian Duck immediately says, "As expected of you, the all-powerful Teacher Dan Heng!"
[Aha's Messenger: Ordinary people: get arranged clearly by others. Experts: arrange their opponents clearly. All-powerful Teacher Dan Heng: arranges everyone clearly.]
[As Expected of You: I hereby declare Dan Heng the external brain of the Trailblaze squad!]
The Trailblaze squad then discusses their next plan and code phrases, and decides to go out and meet the Silvermane Guards first.
At this point, Siberian Duck can move freely again.
Then her eyes shift, and she notices a red dot.
As someone who feels uncomfortable whenever she sees a red dot, she decides to clear it first before continuing the quest.
After opening it, she finds an event overview.
The following is the content of the event overview:
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[Memories of the Snowy Land: Photograph the beautiful scenery of Jarilo-VI to exchange for Stellar Jade rewards]
[Do you remember what Nero promised Asta when he asked her to forgive his debt? Now that you've arrived on Jarilo-VI, Nero hopes to photograph the scenery of this icy world and the starry sky that blankets it…]
[Participation Requirements:
Complete the Trailblaze Mission [Jarilo-VI] – (You Can Dodge the First, But Not the Fifteenth)]
[Event Rewards: Tracks of Destiny, Stellar Jade, Relic Remains, Traveler's Guide, Refined Aether, Lost Crystals, Credits]
[Event Description:
During the event, Trailblazers can submit scenic photos of Jarilo-VI to Nero at Natasha's clinic in Boulder Town to receive event rewards.
Each Trailblazer can receive 100 Stellar Jade per exchange. During the event period, up to ten exchanges can be made.
Exchange attempts unlock day by day from the start of the event. If rewards are not exchanged on a previous day, the exchange attempts and rewards will accumulate to the next day until the event ends.]
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After casually glancing over the event details, Siberian Duck's eyes immediately widen, and she lets out a shocked cry:
"Holy shit, how much!? One thousand Stellar Jade!?"
[miHoYo You've Done All the Bad Things: My good lord, am I seeing things?]
[Kamisato Ayaka's Dog: Is it me who's crazy, or is miHoYo crazy?]
[I'm Really Not an Insider: I heard it was suggested by some internal big shot. No idea if it's true.]
[Nero's Sword: I kneel and kowtow on the spot! From now on, I'm Little Fish's licking dog!]
[Crimea: Dad!]
[Pom-pom: Godfather! Please accept your child's bow!]
A full one thousand Stellar Jade leaves the players dumbfounded, unable to believe it.
They even suspect that miHoYo's planners must've been drunk to come up with an event like this.
And after the brief shock, of course, comes wild joy.
Such beautiful Stellar Jade makes the players spin like tops.
"Brothers, I need to push the quest quickly. I'll finish what I'm doing now first."
Siberian Duck quickly closes the event overview and then goes all-out pushing the story.
Sure enough, the Silvermane Guards are here to arrest people.
And March's line about "every three worlds, I end up becoming a prisoner once…" is full of meme-worthy points and makes people laugh.
As for crude phrases like "dumping shit on someone's head," it's hard for those to appear in a game scene, so the Trailblazer's reply becomes some very normal complaining.
At this point, there's no choice but to run according to the plan they discussed earlier.
As the code phrase is spoken, the game transitions into a cutscene.
Centered on Nero, howling winds instantly blow the Silvermane Guards away. The Trailblazer and Dan Heng hold their weapons and clear the path ahead, while March freezes the Silvermane shooters' gun barrels with Six-Phased Ice.
The Trailblaze squad works in perfect coordination and quickly dives into the Fragmentum.
"Ahh, that was so cool!"
[Wind-Type Solo-Stan: The Trailblaze squad's coordination is as good as ever.]
[Absolute Cinema: Indeed, everyone does their job, everything in order, incredibly efficient.]
[The Wind: Beautiful like a painting. That's all I can say.]
After that, the game scene shifts into the Fragmentum, and Nero proposes the idea of setting booby traps.
"Little Fish! Are you really Little Fish? How are you so ruthless?" Siberian Duck voices her doubt.
[Shattered Gap: This is a little sword immortal, weapons being ruthless is pretty normal, right?]
[Meme Deficiency Anxiety: How is this ruthless? Streamer, do you even understand what high efficiency and full use of resources and environment mean?]
[I Have Your Diapers: Little Fish just wants to annihilate the enemy. What did Little Fish do wrong?]
[We the Conservatives: Streamer, you seem a bit too conservative.]
In the end, of course, they don't follow Nero's suggestion to set booby traps, after all, this is a game that spreads truth, goodness, beauty, happiness, and positive energy.
Besides, killing the Silvermane Guards would mean giving up any chance of negotiation. Going all the way to a deadlock would only suit Coccolia's wishes even more.
After exploring the Edge Passage for a while, Siberian Duck finally follows the quest guidance to the exit of the Fragmentum.
However, in the next moment, the story transitions into a cutscene.
The Trailblaze squad is ambushed, and then the two sides once again enter negotiations.
During the negotiations, the whispered conversation between Nero, March, and Stelle is naturally shown.
"Goose goose goose! You three really have zero sense of tension, are you seriously whispering at a time like this?"
[Chief Justice of Cuisine: Lord Clear Soup!]
[Warden of Cuisine: Lord Vanilla!]
[Executioner of Cuisine: I think you're really hungry.]
[Azure Sea: Suggest punishing Duck by having Seele spank her butt.]
[Belobog Female Gang Boss: Oh my god! My favorite episode!]