Xu Qiong looked down upon the Aohma Holy City, having been somewhat helplessly changed into that outfit.
"Sigh, everyone is really enthusiastic, huh."
Xu Qiong couldn't help but sigh.
However, based on the timeline.
The fastest, and most addicted, players like Guinaifen and the others should have almost finished the 3.0 storyline by now, right?
At the same time, Aglaea's character banner is about to end.
"Then... next." Xu Qiong rubbed his hands together with some anticipation, "It should be Herta's turn for a banner!"
Just thinking about turning Lady Hat-Tip into a playable character made Xu Qiong hum lightly.
And Herta's personal storyline would launch right alongside the banner!
He just didn't know if exploiting her popularity like this would make Herta so angry she'd fly over to whip him?
No.
That would actually be perfect. Xu Qiong was worried about how to contact Herta anyway.
It would be best to completely break Lady Hat-Tip's composure. That would save Xu Qiong the trouble of seeking her out, since he had to maintain Amphoreus's operations and couldn't leave for the time being.
Of course, besides that, Xu Qiong was also preparing the pre-release hype for version 3.1.
The Opening of the Gate, The End of the Throne.
It would also be the version belonging to Tiresias and Mydei.
Most importantly, 3.0 was just the setup. Starting from this version, players would begin to understand what is meant by the Loss of Fire Chasing.
Just thinking about being able to inflict tragedy upon Tiresias made Xu Qiong eagerly open the community forums.
Fresh from the spectacular boss fight, with Nikador's dissipation, strife was no more in the world.
Players were deeply immersed, not yet recovered.
At that moment.
The first character to exit the stage appeared.
Castorice stayed behind.
She gathered the shattered remains of Nikador and, with her ferryman's ability, serenely and gently sent him on his final journey.
"In the poet's writings, you will remain the embodiment of madness and corruption, the War God who burned through his glory... but at this moment... I am willing to send you to the gentle land blooming with flowers."
"Farewell, Titan."
Witnessing the Titan slowly dissipate, Castorice finally asked about the whereabouts of the death Titan, Thanatos.
And the other half of herself, taken from her since birth, was highlighted in yellow.
This scene sparked intense discussion in the community.
Even Guinaifen noticed it. Perhaps it was some clue or foreshadowing?
But there was no time to dwell on Castorice now. Even though she wasn't a playable character, nor a Chrysos Heir.
The departure of a companion still left players feeling very displeased.
Thus, sharp voices emerged in the community.
[Quiet to the Distance: Gnaeus is really gone? I thought there might be a way to save him. Can't we, the Trailblazer, do something?]
[chiming online: Game Author, come out, come out! Tell me if he can be revived later!]
[Unspeakable Gui: Author, I spent money! I command you, now, immediately, at once, right this instant, revive him!]
[Mr. Nice Guy: Yes, yes, revive, revive!]
[Ling Chu: The Elixir Masters are merciful, the Ambrosial Arbor sprouts, the Disciples are of one heart, together they ascend to paradise...]
[Chang Chang's Only Account: Open the door! The Cloud Knights upstairs are delivering warmth!]
[...]
Many players tagged Xu Qiong in the game's community, demanding he change the story or revive the character, otherwise they would quit.
Seeing this, Xu Qiong, adhering to an Author's mindset of listening to feedback, naturally promised everyone a happy ending!
Simultaneously, to prepare for hyping up 3.1, he posted a new update on his game account.
A story about a fable.
Tonight Eat Roast Chicken:
"The many shall bid farewell to the one, that the one may witness a miracle."
After offering this explanation to the masses, Xu Qiong closed his account, satisfied, ready to go prepare The Herta's banner.
Not long after this message was posted, the previously noisy community fell silent for several minutes.
The Xianzhou, Herta Space Station.
Li Sushang, Huohuo, Asta, and others who were intensely enjoying the game opened the community to see the top rows completely dominated by '?' screens, with posts getting thousands and hundreds of likes in order.
As for below, a bunch of question-filled posts appeared.
[What does this mean?]
[Are you kidding me, Author? What are you posting? What do you mean 'the many shall bid farewell to the one, that the one may witness a miracle'?]
[This oracle doesn't seem very friendly, huh...]
[Who are 'the many'? Who is 'the one'? And 'bid farewell'?!]
[Don't worry, Roast Chicken definitely wouldn't dare do anything outrageous. Didn't he say there would be a grand reunion?]
This was an oracle that ran from beginning to end, so Xu Qiong released it earliest.
Seeing this, Guinaifen couldn't help but pretend to understand and analyze it on her stream:
"The many shall bid farewell to the one, that the one may witness a miracle? The 'one' here must definitely be one person, right?"
"As for 'miracle,' could it be Re-Creation?!"
[Haha, listening to Gui talk is like... listening to Gui talk.]
[Little Gui, you're actually quite good-looking when you're not speaking.]
[My ears are exhausted...]
Guinaifen gave a playful smile and decided to finish the last bit of remaining storyline.
Judging by the route branch map, there shouldn't be much story left.
Returning to Aohma, Phainon discussed with Aglaea, having long been prepared.
Though his confusion was still visible in his conversation with Castorice, he was determined to take up the authority of strife and become a new demigod.
Guinaifen didn't expect Phainon to be the first to take up divine authority?
"But theoretically, it makes sense. The first character to appear isn't simple, so being the first to take up divine authority isn't a problem either."
Although there's a notion that the protagonist makes a grand entrance last, the above line of thinking also holds water.
Trailblazer Bath Palace.
After the battle, Stelle and Hesitation returned to their room. Stelle was ready to sleep for a bit.
Strangely, Guinaifen noticed Hesitation seemed to have stopped stuttering?
Though she was still in a state of 'mi mi mi' calls, she could now form a complete sentence.
"Hey hey hey—hey hey hey—Being able to speak smoothly feels so great! But wow, my speech pattern is this mature? My first-person pronoun is actually 'I'?"
[Probably to add personality.]
[Why don't you have a voice?]
[Eww.]
At that moment, three dialogue options for Stelle popped up one by one.
Guinaifen thought for a moment and decisively chose the second.
[Why don't you have a voice?]
"Exactly, so unfair! Right?"
Hesitation kicked her legs, showing a displeased expression.
Guinaifen felt like laughing.
Official trolling is the deadliest.
But come to think of it, after playing for so long, she still didn't know who the voice actors for honkai: star rail were. How could they voice the characters so vividly?
If there was a chance, I wonder if she could see the voice actors perform live?
Thinking of this, Guinaifen decided to try submitting a support ticket to the game!
But just then, as soon as Stelle fell asleep, some strange text appeared in the game.
[Your consciousness sinks into slumber. At the edge of the dream, you hear whispers approaching—]
In the blink of an eye.
The screen completely changed.
"Open this book. I will be waiting for you in the past."
Guinaifen and her stream viewers were all captivated.
When she tried clicking the screen, a strangely styled book popped up. In its center, stars and moons swirled, the sun shone brightly, and there was something called a 'Nameless Reminiscence'?
"Wait, folks, what is this? Who's waiting for me in the past?"
"as i have written..."