Having played until now,
Guinaifen had been shocked time and time again.
No joke, seriously.
This game really has something going for it; can a turn-based game actually be this high-quality?
It's worth mentioning that the game's author is also extremely generous.
Because when she finished the battle and returned to the character page, she was surprised to find that not only were some initial Astral Express characters given for free, but also some Light Cones and things like Relics from the game.
They're probably similar to equipment.
Guinaifen even worried if the producer would lose money.
But at this moment, she couldn't wait to see if there would be more familiar characters in the game.
For example, Chang Chang from the Xianzhou, Huohuo, or even herself?!
Guinaifen found that she was even starting to want to top up Credits for this game!
But then again, when Xu Qiong contacted her, he wanted her to give a sharp review of the game, so she had to be critical.
But currently, there's nothing to criticize about the characters, so it seems she can only focus on the plot?
"No, no!" Guinaifen shook her head.
Then she told herself to be steady.
With such a grand setting, she couldn't be fooled by just a bit of gameplay; if the plot was ruined, wouldn't that just be pure slander against the Astral Express?
"This game is alright, fam."
"But don't be in a hurry, we still have to evaluate the upcoming plot..."
Guinaifen was about to say more in the livestream.
Unexpectedly, a cutscene suddenly started!
In the blink of an eye, a white light suddenly descended from above, and the minions blocking Stelle and Dan Heng were instantly shattered?
A silver-haired man landed and smiled back: "You're carrying something very interesting."
With a swift dash, he knocked the two aside and easily disarmed Stelle.
Dan Heng sensed something was wrong and tried to counter with his spear, but unexpectedly, he was sent flying and his spear shaft was snapped by a casual swing of the opponent's bat!
Then the silver-haired youth tilted his head, striking an extremely cool pose.
"Hmph."
Guinaifen's eyes widened.
[What the heck! The first local has appeared!]
[Could it be—?]
...
"She probably won't wake up."
About one system hour later, outside on the Astral Express.
Welt had a conflicted expression, his hands resting uneasily on his chest.
Himeko, standing nearby, lightly rested her hand against her chin, seemingly pondering something:
"I didn't expect that in the time it took to pack things, little March would have this kind of problem."
"But speaking of which, Welt, do you remember what March showed us before she packed her things?"
Welt nodded.
He certainly couldn't forget; after all, the impact of that thing was quite massive.
Welt suddenly took out his phone, and the screen showed none other than Guinaifen's livestream channel:
"Of course. According to my observations, this game called 'honkai: star rail' seems to be a fan-made game themed around us?"
"But looking at it now, it seems to be more than just that..."
Exactly.
The three planets March blurted out earlier were all things she learned in advance while scrolling through her phone and coming across this game's livestream.
She originally just intended to play a joke on everyone, but unexpectedly, she got them all right.
And all of this happened before the game events!
Everyone knew what this meant.
What's worth considering is that someone might have infiltrated and stolen Pom-Pom's memories, but with Ms. Black Swan guarding the Astral Express, no one could have done this silently.
As for whether Black Swan herself would do such a thing, that's not even worth discussing.
And that's the truly hair-raising reason.
With departure imminent, they couldn't think too much about it, but Welt had been paying special attention to this game.
The result was that the suspected 'prophetic' main story once again came true!
March 7th really did experience physical discomfort before departure.
However, as the adults on the Astral Express, the two naturally didn't believe there could really be a game or person that could predict the future.
Even Aeons might not be able to do that.
"Welt, she and Dan Heng have already set off. What do you think?" Himeko spread her hands.
"I've investigated the background of this game, but it seems to have appeared out of thin air. In my terms, it should be called an indie game; no organization has been found yet."
"As for the subsequent plot of the game's main story, the train they were on actually crashed. I think this is more like an act of provocation."
Welt analyzed it carefully, but still couldn't think of any candidate targeting them.
Then perhaps, it's related to Amphoreus before them?
Himeko hummed in agreement, thinking it made a lot of sense.
"Indeed. So the person behind the scenes is showing off; perhaps the problem with March's body is related to them."
"Is it because of Amphoreus? But if they think they can scare off the Astral Express Crew like this, they clearly don't know us well enough."
"I believe in the children..."
Thud—!
Just then, the door to the train carriage was suddenly opened.
The two who were talking both looked toward the door; the newcomer was Sunday.
"Um, sorry to disturb you two," Sunday said in a very calm tone. "The train crashed."
"She and Dan Heng have lost contact."
Himeko: "(⊙ˍ⊙)?"
Welt: "(⊙ˍ⊙)?"
...
Herta Space Station, Station Master's Office.
Arlan stood straight beside Asta with his hands behind his back, reporting everything he had just seen and heard in detail.
"Miss, that's about all I know."
"Now that this game is gradually gaining some fame in the Space Station, should we order it to be banned?"
"After all, regarding Ms. Herta..."
Just now.
Arlan was patrolling and happened to pass by the Research Lab when he saw someone watching a game livestream, their expression surprisingly shocked.
At first, Arlan was curious what kind of game livestream could be so interesting.
As it turned out, what he saw gave him a real shock.
Ms. Herta actually appeared in the game?!
Not only that, it wasn't The Herta puppet usually seen on the Space Station, but the hatted 'The Herta'!
To be fair, Ms. Herta is mysterious in her movements; even on the Herta Space Station, not everyone has seen the real Herta.
It could be considered top secret!
In fact, the same was true for Asta; she had seen the real Herta with her own eyes, so she was certain the one in the animation was Ms. Herta.
It's impossible for some fan author to have just imagined Herta's appearance.
Holding Arlan's phone, Asta was carefully observing the images in the livestream.
She watched for a while, her face rarely showing a look of novelty: "But seriously, this game looks... actually quite interesting?"
"Even Stelle and Dan Heng are in it, and Ms. Herta appeared too. Could it be..."
"Huh?" Arlan's expression froze.
"Hmm?" Realizing something, Asta immediately coughed twice. "Ah, I mean, there really is something wrong with this game."
"But it's fine for now. If he really wants to threaten Ms. Herta, we should keep it and observe more; maybe we can find some clues, right?"
Hearing this, Arlan looked enlightened: "I see, what Miss says makes sense!"
"But I really don't know what that person was thinking, daring to use Lord Herta for profit. Do they have a death wish?"
"Oh, by the way, Miss, do we need to notify Lord Herta?"