As a new day begins, the journey to ARC City temporarily comes to an end.
The weary travelers who found respite within its walls now prepare to leave. They stretch tired muscles, gather their thoughts, and ready themselves for their next tasks.
Some will return to Schicksal Headquarters to deliver their reports, while others will head back to the academy to resume their studies.
Luo Mo will continue to work overtime for the company today. Next, he would need to personally direct part of the plot.
The Main Story of this version has ended, and the activity update has also started.
People are getting together step by step, and things are moving in a good direction.
It seems that everything will return to normal, except that Mei has brought back two thing...
"Mei grew horns so quickly? It's really amazing."
Luo Mo had a weird look on his face when he saw Mei's new picture. He didn't expect that Mei would most likely become the second person in civilization to be touched by Elysia after Bella.
This wave, this wave, is the pink elf lady's ecstasy!
He could almost imagine Elysia's happy look when she saw Mei. After taking advantage of her unpreparedness and rubbing Bella's horns hard, Bella stared at her fiercely and cutely. Where's Elysia?
But poor Sirin probably didn't get off so easy. Just as she was about to demand answers – BAM! – surprise Elysia hug! No doubt she had to use her space powers for a quick escape after that embarrassing encounter.
Luo Mo's mind raced. What on earth was going to happen to Mei? And more importantly, how would Kiana react when she found out?
He couldn't help but picture the scene: on one side of a thin wall, Mei and Elysia are locked in a playful, flirtatious embrace. The air crackles with mischievous energy as they whisper sweet nothings into each other's ears. Mei's newfound horns add a touch of playful charm to the whole situation.
On the other side of the wall, Kiana was still eating, drinking, sleeping, and happily entertained without knowing anything.
Little does she know that her beloved Mei is being swept off her feet – quite literally, if Elysia's enthusiasm is anything to go by!
This whole scenario has the makings of a legendary meme, a world-famous painting in the making...if only someone were there to capture the moment!
But I still hope it won't unfold like this; otherwise, Tuna will be miserable.
A new plan began to take shape in his mind, a mischievous glint appearing in his eyes. It was time to do what any true (gacha) player would do in this situation – draw those cards until fate bends to his will! No self-respecting gamer would ever back down from a challenge.
A flurry of system notifications filled his screen as the long-awaited update launched.
First is the main chapter of Bronya and Seele, the crystal report on the main battlefield of the Quantum Sea.
[Congratulations to the host for completing the main storyline, "Coming from the Deep Sea," and gaining 1,599,062 emotional points.]
[The host's position is "screenwriter," and the direct impact of emotional value is 80%.]
[The main game ratings are as follows:]
[Drama rating: 82]
[Dubbing score: 86]
[Music score: 73]
[The crystal value obtained in this main line is 10234].
[Number of existing crystals: 10383]
Luo Mo took a moment to digest the results.
"Meteoric Salvation" definitely turned out to be a much bigger chapter than the last one. He gave himself a mental pat on the back.
All those activities he was juggling might have sidetracked him from the "Coming from the Deep Sea" chapter, but clearly, the effort he put into the latest storyline paid off.
[Congratulations to the host for completing the main storyline, "Meteoric Salvation" and gaining 2,163,659 emotional points.]
[The host's position is "screenwriter," and the direct impact of emotional value is 80%.]
[The main game ratings are as follows:]
[Drama rating: 83]
[Dubbing score: 90]
[Music score: 89]
[The crystal value obtained from this main line is 15111]
[Number of existing crystals: 25494]
Seeing his crystal count back above 20,000 ignited a spark of anticipation in Luo Mo. It was time to put those hard-earned crystals to good use and tempt fate with the card draw!
He looked at Mobius's card pool.
He thought back to the rewards from the [Second Honkai Eruption] plotline. Sure, it hadn't been a runaway success – some perspective issues in the original comic, a few hiccups with the voice acting...it happens.
Overall, the compensation was a decent haul, about 10,000.
Add that to his current balance, and he was sitting on a whopping 35,000 crystals! Luo Mo couldn't help but think, "Thank you to everyone who invested those strong emotions. Your tears and cheers fueled this!"
On second thought, it made sense that the impact of the second Honkai storyline wasn't as powerful as previous ones.
Adapting a comic was always tricky, and some of those production problems definitely hindered the player experience. Still, a nice chunk of crystals was a nice chunk of crystals!
Luo Mo frowned. Mistakes in the production process could happen, but he was determined to prevent them from hurting the impact of future storylines.
Ten thousand crystals felt like too narrow of a margin for error. What if Kongming didn't come home? What if ten thousand wasn't even enough to begin with?
"Better safe than sorry," he muttered to himself. "For Kongming's sake, it's time to lay some serious groundwork before going all-in. Our dedicated players will understand."
A grin spread across his face as he made his way back to the office, ready to face his destiny in the card draw.
This was it - the day of reckoning!
Unfortunately, his path was blocked by an unexpected obstacle.
A sense of playful dread washed over Luo Mo. "Just my luck," he thought. "Here comes trouble..."
"Boss, boss, I heard that we will appear next."
Rozaliya jumped out of nowhere in the company, still saying hello energetically.
Accompanying her were her sister Liliya and a blonde named Valkyrie Susannah .
I saw Susannah scratching her head at a loss, smiling awkwardly. After seeing it, she also lowered her head and stood on tiptoes, looking like she didn't know what to say.
Luo Mo remembered clearly that this was a common move that Kiana used after she made a mistake. He had seen it too many times.
"Yeah, yeah, I get the picture," Luo Mo chuckled, struggling to contain a full-blown laugh. It sounded like Rozaliya had dragged poor Susannah on quite the "big adventure" last night.
Bless her heart, she clearly had no idea what she was getting herself into when she agreed to a camping trip with the mischievous twins.
"Boss, you have to believe me!" Rozaliya exclaimed, her eyes sparkling with sincerity. "We gazed up at the vast, starry night alongside our new brave warrior! I'm convinced unseen Great Demon King must be sealed there under those twinkling lights!"
She continued, gesturing dramatically, "We swore a mighty oath to bravely face evil together! Friendship and courage will guide us as we vanquish those wicked demons once and for all!"
Susannah could only give an embarrassed "hehe..." while lowering her head.
She was probably replaying the whole bizarre night in her head, wondering exactly when she'd lost control and gone along with Rozaliya's delightfully absurd schemes.
Susanna's cheeks burned brighter with each passing moment. Imagining herself playing "Hero" in the company garden under the midnight sky was enough to make her want to digging hole disappear.
She desperately hoped that nobody, absolutely nobody, had witnessed their antics.
Unable to contain her embarrassment, Susanna covered her face with her hands. She couldn't help but peek between her fingers, curiously watching Luo Mo for his reaction.
"Hero, you say?" Luo Mo mused, a teasing smile playing on his lips. "And just where did this...Hero come from?"
"Right here!" Rozaliya practically beamed, her eyes shining with excitement. She gave Susannah a playful nudge. "This is our Hero companion, the valiant Susannah!"
"An idol...huh?" Luo Mo said, a smirk playing on his lips. He glanced at poor Susanna, clearly trying to spare her further embarrassment by shifting the focus of the conversation.
"Idol! Of course!" Rozaliya initially beamed in agreement, but then a flurry of confused thoughts crossed her face. After a moment of deep contemplation, she poked Liliya with her arm. "Liliya, what do you think? Hero or idol?"
Liliya rolled her eyes at her sister. "Silly Rozaliya, you can't be both? Pick one!"
"Oh, I know!" Rozaliya exclaimed, her grin widening. "A vodka girl's greatest dream is to make everyone smile, just like our inspiration, Teriri-senpai! So, idol it is!" Her usual bubbly energy was undeterred, as if she'd never known a moment of doubt in her life.
"Eh?" Susana seemed a little confused. The little hero she just picked up yesterday is going to become an idol? This... is this too fast?
Speak of the devil! Just as the conversation veered into truly bizarre territory, Theresa strode in, clearly intent on supervising some dubbing work.
Her re-dubbing sessions had become a common occurrence lately, thanks to Luo Mo's less-than-forgiving quality standards. Still, after resting last night, she wouldn't be forced to endure any more retakes today.
Damn it, I didn't expect Valkyrie to have this job!
Or so she thought. The moment the name "Teriri" echoed in the room, Theresa's eye twitched. Who on earth was dredging up that old, embarrassing persona?
Forget about her! Forget about her!
Her own brief stint as an idol would have been utterly impossible without Schicksal pulling strings behind the scenes...
Bah, why do you think of this again? Who's name is Teriri? I have absolutely no idea!
"Ahem, Luo Mo," Theresa cleared her throat, a hint of unease in her voice. She struck a pose, one hand firmly on her hip, trying her best to project an air of authority despite feeling utterly flustered. "Were you...discussing idols just now?"
Trying to gauge Luo Mo's reaction, Theresa continued, "Specifically this Teriri person? She's so yesterday's news; there's really no need to bring her up anymore."
"Oh, we were just discussing how Teriri greatly inspired us, much like our beloved Principal Theresa!" Rozaliya chimed in, oblivious to the escalating tension.
Before she could finish, Theresa lunged forward and clapped a hand over Rozaliya's mouth with surprising speed and a slightly panicked expression.
"Don't say another word!" Theresa hissed, her face flushed with embarrassment.
The mere idea of anyone linking her current self with her old idol persona was absolutely mortifying.
"Why the secrecy?" Rozaliya's eyes widened with a mix of surprise and a hint of playful rebellion. "Does our principal know Teriri personally? Wow, you look so young but you've known this idol for so long! Would you mind getting us her autograph sometime?"
Really, she thought no one knew the idol anymore? She asked around, but no one knew, and she didn't expect that someone still remembered.
That was the video she saw in the tapes collected a long time ago in the orphanage. There was no way; the orphanage did not have good material conditions, so they could only watch the tapes and successfully understand the past.
Theresa felt her mind racing. Had Rozaliya really figured it out? She'd thought for sure that her idol days were a well-buried secret. After all, she'd gone to great lengths to distance herself from that silly persona. Plus, surely nobody actually kept copies of those ancient tapes from her brief stint as a pop star...right?
Desperation growing, Theresa stammered, "Well...this...I..." She could feel her face burning and couldn't help but stomp her foot in frustration. Why did she have to be so short?! It seriously undermined her attempts to appear intimidating.
Panic rising, Theresa desperately grasped for a distraction. "Speaking of important matters, isn't today the launch of your new event? Shouldn't you be checking it out?"
Rozaliya, ever the easily swayed child, immediately bounced with renewed excitement. "Ooh, yes! Let's go, let's go!" She grabbed Liliya's hand, practically dragging her along as she focused her attention on the upcoming release.
Luo Mo let out a silent sigh of relief. The card draw would have to wait for now. Perhaps it was better to wait for Kiana and Sirin's arrival anyway – the gacha queen and her mischievous sister were sure to bring a whirlwind of luck (or chaos!) to the whole process.
A sly grin spread across his face. The anticipation was building nicely; this was going to be one unforgettable card-drawing session.
...
And as they said, every version is also accompanied by an event. This event is finally about to start, and this will also be the prelude to the kongming chapter.
[Gemini Invasions - Deep Paradise]
"Hey, have you checked out the new Honkai Impact 3 update? It looks like there's some cool event on," a casual player commented.
A more cynical voice chimed in, "With how brutal the main storyline's been, why bother with events designed to break our hearts?" Clearly, this person wasn't a regular and completely misunderstood the emotional rollercoaster that was Honkai Impact.
Someone else retorted, "But this time, the boss promised a sweet and exciting plot twist!"
"Yeah, when did he not say that?" came the sarcastic reply.
"But remember," piped a more optimistic voice, "they follow the classic formula of 'one sweet, one stab'. We've just survived a gut punch, so we're due for something heartwarming...right?"
The discussion among players continued. "Nah," another voice countered, "It's hard to say if the main storyline was a sweet or a stab. Sure, it was intense, but nobody actually died, right?"
"Hmm, you've got a point," someone agreed.
Their worries began to fade as a familiar, slightly ridiculous figure appeared on their screens, signaling a possible shift in tone...
---
[ World No. 608 ]
A jarring, obnoxious alarm blared, rudely interrupting a peaceful sleep. Begrudgingly, a figure dragged themselves out of bed and made their way towards Dr. Einstein's laboratory.
As expected, the perpetually grumpy scientist was awake, already ranting in a manner that could only be drowned out by the loudest electronic music.
---
The players felt relieved when they saw this scene. Tesla's presence at least meant that things wouldn't be too bad, and they even laughed out loud when they saw the sisters Rozaliya and Liliya on the stage.
them saw the two of them being dragged into the sea of quanta prison because they were too troublesome. At this time, they were facing the player in prison uniforms.
Although they have black and white stripes on their bodies, they have a proud expression on their faces, as if they are unapologetic, happily holding up their numbers, with flash lights recording from time to time.
The image is both sympathetic and hilarious.
...
A wry smile played on Cocolia's lips as her eyes remained glued to the monitor, tracking the twins' chaotic antics with a mix of amusement and exasperation.
"Those troublesome children," she mused, her voice a low hum that couldn't quite mask the warmth beneath her usual icy exterior.
Her fingers moved deftly across the sewing machine, the monotonous rhythm seeming to soothe her as she fell into a familiar routine.
For her, this kind of thing is not laborious at all but is a way to kill time.
Therefore, when the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance used the benefits she handed over in exchange, she decisively chose a device that could connect to the Internet, but the usage records still had to be monitored.
than a little labor.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be impossible to see the 'wonderful performance' of her daughters?
Rozaliya and Liliya? Cocolia shook her head, a flicker of worry crossing her face. She hoped Bronya could keep those two out of trouble.
The last thing she needed was more problems, especially ones as unpredictable as her daughters. At least they weren't stuck in this mess like she was... or in the game?
Cocolia was thinking wildly, then looked at Tesla in the game and sighed. Who would have thought that such a scientist would actually play the role of a comedian in the game?
she was secretly relieved that, even as the villain, her personality hadn't been warped into something unrecognizable.
But then Cocolia's thoughts turned to those obsessed with pitting the twins against each other. Anger twisted in her gut. How dare they treat her daughters like toys! And then there was Seele...
Cocolia knew she shouldn't take the game too seriously, but Seele was still a child! This kind of behavior deserved punishment.
---
Einstein went on to say that the other party had already occupied the core of that world, the [Deep Paradise], and then activated the Eye of the Abyss, causing a large number of unstable portals to appear in other worlds.
Tesla was very angry after hearing the news. These two little guys are quite capable!
Then Einstein started her deception tactics. This unstable situation will cause the world dimension to change, and then the important task of saving the world in the future and stopping the duo sister will be left to...
It's obvious that one of them will end the troubles these two have caused.
But Tesla was not fooled and instead persuaded her that Einstein was not in good health and should exercise more and let her go.
Einstein was silent for a moment and then began to perform. First, he praised Tesla for his wisdom and courage, and then she said that she was not capable enough. If he was unfortunate enough to die, she asked Tesla to report it.
In the end, Tesla had no choice but to agree.
But when asked how to get to World No. 662, Einstein was silent and said quietly that the portal was at her feet.
Tesla unfortunately got involved and entered the world of Deep Paradise.
Now it seems that Einstein was just stalling for time. She had no intention of going from the beginning to the end. She calculated that the portal would open at Tesla's location.
Of course, it would be better if the other party could agree and go without any complaints.
No matter what, Dr. Tesla could not fight against Einstein and was defeated miserably once again.
---
"Mophead, got something to say?" Tesla's fists clenched, her knuckles turning white as she fought to contain her rising temper. The urge to throw a classic Tesla tantrum was almost overwhelming.
"Just a friendly reminder," Einstein countered, a hint of amusement in her voice. "It's a game, dear Tesla. Try not to let it get under your skin." She subtly edged backward, a playful glint in her eye.
Tesla scoffed. "Ha! As if you've never brought this kind of chaos into the real world?" A bitter smile touched her lips.
Who caused her to become almost a comedian(clown)? Most of the credit goes to the companions in front of me!