Some time later, in the real world, a group of Lumina simps were going crazy on a popular online forum...
[Bro, it's already halfway through Version 1.5, where's my Lumina? Where's my Lumina? I haven't even seen a shadow of her!]
[Chill out, dude. The Version 1.6 characters have already been leaked, and Lady Lumina still isn't among them (smirks). So freaking out won't help.]
[Lady Lumina appeared in a PV for one of the versions, so she'll definitely be in the gacha before Version 2.0... Since the Version 1.6 characters are out, she's most likely coming in Version 1.7.]
[Following the usual pattern from the other game, characters released at the end of a version are either the version's chosen one or completely abandoned. There's no middle ground (crying with laughter).]
[The new character is a version's abandoned one—a Break-based healer? Even dogs wouldn't pull for that!]
[I don't understand what you're all panicking about. With Lady Lumina's popularity, strength, and treatment, there's no way she'll be underwhelming, right? Besides, following past patterns, the official account should release the Version 1.7 Character Portrait at noon. (Facepalm)]
As soon as this message appeared, the entire thread suddenly fell silent.
What was going on? Had everyone been banned from speaking? Or was it a hacker attack that crashed the forum?
Neither. The reason for the sudden silence was that these bickering users, after seeing the message, checked the time on their phones or computers.
What they saw startled them:
11:58 AM
Caught up in the "war" of arguments, time had flown by unnoticed. They had nearly missed the window to camp for Lady Lumina's Character Portrait release...
Fortunately, there was still enough time to squeeze a small stool into the camp waiting area.
Thus, the thread's sudden silence stemmed from the Lumina simps rushing to the official account to stake their spots for the portrait reveal...
Midnight
The eagerly anticipated Character Portrait of Lumina didn't appear. Instead, the Weibo platform displayed a "No Response" message.
Immediately, those who had been camping outside their screens to catch the Character Portrait erupted in shouts of frustration.
The once-calm community exploded into chaos once again.
[Hey, bro, do you even know how to code? It crashed already? Are you guys competent?]
[Honestly, the crash is a good thing. At least it proves how overwhelmingly popular Lady Lumina is.]
[Let's see how long it takes to recover... I hope it's just a crash and not that the official release was never actually posted...]
[No release? If that's the case, I'm booking a flight to Shanghai right now! (Knife emoji)]
The comments ranged from angry tirades to gleeful excitement, though most remained indifferent.
Based on past crash patterns, Lumina's Character Portrait was likely to appear within ten minutes. Most of those aware of this pattern weren't particularly anxious.
Ten minutes later, Weibo remained stuck in its frozen state.
Seeing this, even those who hadn't been particularly anxious before now began to grow restless...
[Hey, bro, it's been ten minutes! Ten whole minutes! Why is it still frozen?!]
[Fine, fine. Weibo's frozen, Bilibili and Character Card reviews are stuck. Stop posting already! Your company might as well give up too. (Smirking)]
[This freeze is taking way too long! Usually, even with long intervals between posts, it's only Bilibili and Character Card reviews that take this long. This seems to be Weibo's first time acting up like this.]
[I get it now! Our Lady Lumina has claimed Weibo's first time (adoring face).]
[It's up! It's up! Lady Lumina's Character Portrait is finally out! Time to lick, lick, lick!]
After this comment appeared, the thread fell silent once more. It seemed everyone had rushed off to admire the Character Portrait...
[Extraterrestrial Satellite Communication | Lumina]
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[I am neither a God nor a savior. I am merely a humble Physician who tirelessly practices the Path of Abundance...]
[Life is constantly fading, Life is constantly being reborn. It is precisely because of this cycle that Life never truly ends...]
[Though Life never truly ends, though rebirth ultimately leads to decay, there are still those who strive to "extend" its existence.]
[Perhaps, one day, this unassuming physician will fully comprehend the Path of Abundance and truly understand Life.]
Chinese VA: Bái Yuè
Japanese VA: Hakugetsu
English VA: Lumina
Korean VA: Baek-wol
(Spynote: All are Lumina, in different languages. Like what I did there?)
As soon as Lumina's Extraterrestrial Satellite Communication appeared, a massive influx of users flooded in, once again crashing Weibo.
Fortunately, before Weibo crashed completely, many had already posted their reactions to Lumina's revelation.
[FIRST!]
[With no one else here yet, I'm Lady Lumina's dog! Woof! Woof! Woof!]
[Okay, okay, I'll lick, I'll lick, I'll lick! I'll licklicklick, I'll furiously licklicklick!]
[Imaginary Abundance... Has our Luocha finally met his end after all this worry?]
[Bro, with Imaginary Abundance, Luocha can finally retire to the second tier (laughing emoji).]
Compared to Versions 1.0 and 1.1, where Luocha had the upper hand against Lumina, in the current Version 1.5, not a single soul still backing Luocha.
After all, everyone had witnessed Honkai: Star Rail's explosive growth from 1.0 to 1.5.
It would be truly baffling if Version 1.7 Lumina couldn't surpass Version 1.1 Luocha...
[Luocha... May you rest in peace (crying). Lady Lumina, I'm coming! (creepy smiling emoji)]