In the real world, it was a time shortly before the official launch of Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.6.
On the Bilibili platform, in a live stream channel called "Little Bear," the streamer, Little Bear, had been camping out around the clock. He managed to be the first to enter the game.
The first step upon entering the game was, of course, claiming the Monthly Pass rewards. Then, he checked his inbox for the 600 Stellar Jade compensation from the server maintenance. After that, he opened the gacha banner.
Time to pull!
Ultimately, thanks to Little Bear's "cash power," he quickly managed to pull Ruan Mei, the featured character, to E6S5!
However, since the ascension materials were newly released in Version 1.6, Little Bear didn't immediately max out Ruan Mei.
With all that done, Little Bear opened the quest menu and began tackling the main questline for this version.
Before diving in, Little Bear glanced at the comment section, preparing to answer a few questions first.
[Streamer, Streamer, can you rate Lumina's strength?]
[Streamer, Streamer, can you evaluate Lumina's Skill effects?]
[Streamer, Streamer, can you give me a spoiler?]
Answer my ass...
Little Bear's lips twitched involuntarily as he scrolled through the comments.
Leaks from the Test Server are already a violation. And these fans still want me to leak more? Are they trying to get me killed faster?
Little Bear felt utterly helpless against the constant leaks from the Test Server mole.
Due to the intense hype, he couldn't avoid seeing them, no matter what he did. Unless he stayed off the internet for weeks, which was impossible. So, every time he encountered these leaks, he had to pretend ignorance during his streams, which was exhausting.
[Streamer, streamer, when are you doing a gacha pull for the fans?]
Without dwelling on it, Little Bear quickly spotted a normal comment he could actually answer.
"Ahem, ahem," he cleared his throat and replied.
"First, let's finish the storyline, then complete the event activities. After that, I'll help everyone scan the codes for the gacha."
After answering that question, Little Bear stopped checking the comments and resumed progressing through the story.
After all, if he kept the comments open while playing the story, he might suddenly get a massive spoiler thrown right in his face...
For anyone who dared to drop face-to-face spoilers, Little Bear would prepare a ritual and curse them to a miserable death!
A miserable death!
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"Ah? Lumina!"
After receiving Herta's message, Little Bear teleported to the Master Control Zone. Following the quest markers, he walked along when he suddenly spotted a white figure doing something to the Herta Puppet.
The sight of this white figure immediately sent Little Bear into a frenzy.
"Miss Lumina, we haven't seen each other in two Versions... Meeting you today feels like the first time all over again," Little Bear declared dramatically before approaching to initiate a conversation.
Hearing his words, the Comment Section erupted with sarcastic remarks:
[Ew, how cheesy~]
[Lumina~ Miss~ Lumina~~~ It's been~ two~ Versions~ since~ we last~ met~, and~ seeing~ you~ today~ feels~~~ just~ like~ the~ first~ time~]
["Miss Lumina"? Go call your Miss Lumina, I'm going straight for it: Hey~ wifey, I'm home!]
[Waaah, she's only been gone for two Versions, and I'm already turning into a Wife-Waiting Stone! /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~ I can't even imagine what shape I'll be in if Lumina disappears for an entire Version...]
[What's the rush? Lumina's got plot relevance until at least Version 2.3.]
Little Bear, of course, couldn't see these comments. He had already turned off the Comment Section before starting the main quest and planned to reopen it afterward.
Controlling his game character, Little Bear approached Lumina and initiated a conversation...