Astral Express.
Watching the grand and fervent scene in the company's live stream.
March 7th felt her mouth go dry.
"Why do I feel... persuaded by her~?"
"I want to pull for Topaz too!"
"Wuwu A-Xing, quick—talk me out of it!"
Stelle scratched her head and said, "March, I remember since the game launched, there hasn't been a single character you didn't want to pull, right?"
March 7th herself was also helpless.
She explained, "Yes, but I really can't help it!"
"The characters Yu Ling selected for the banner are all so fitting!"
"Even if I didn't have any thoughts at first—like with that Argenti—after completing the corresponding quests, wuwuwu… I still couldn't resist pulling for him!"
"Yu Ling, you've really done it this time! You've drained my wallet dry!"
Beside them.
Himeko and Old Yang shook their heads with a smile.
That's just how little March is.
Once her emotions take over, she doesn't care about anything else and just starts pulling.
As a result, she has every character, but only a few of them are actually well-developed.
"No, no, I can't keep watching this livestream."
"The way these company people talk is so persuasive and manipulative. Before you know it, you're falling into their trap."
"I'll go check out Little Gui's livestream instead~"
Switching to Little Gui's livestream.
The popularity here is also incredibly high.
Even more so than the company's public livestream!
At the moment, Little Gui is controlling her character in battle.
Teaming up with Kafka as part of a DoT team.
Judging from her excited expression.
It seems to be going quite well!
"...I'm pretty satisfied with my current performance in the game."
"The only regret is that my skill mechanics just don't mesh well with Shangshang's. Before trying it out, I was hoping we could team up, but it turns out these two characters are completely different types."
"Putting them in the same team is like trying to fit a size eight foot into a size seven shoe—it's just awkward!"
The comments keep rolling in.
...
"She still loves Shangshang so much!"
"Although, to be fair, Sushang and Guinaifen really aren't a good match at all."
""Double Fan Despair"."
"In this current version, Sushang has almost become a meme character, while Little Gui is still pretty strong."
"Little Gui: We all have a bright future."
...
After getting her in-game character more or less developed.
Little Gui opened up her messages.
She leisurely sifted through the numerous messages.
Originally, she planned to dive into the main story right after the update, but now it feels like there's an explosion of content, and she can't quite tell which one is the main storyline anymore.
Suddenly.
Little Gui's eyes widened in surprise.
Among the many messages.
She saw one sent by herself!
[Guinaifen: Guess what you'll like:
Ghosts on the loose! A young girl stumbles into an abandoned garden, where wandering spirits lurk in Dire Straits!
Thrilling and terrifying, the abandoned garden hides eerie ghosts, with scenes so intense they'll leave you breathless!
[Live Broadcast] Mysterious and eerie real-life account! Two girls accidentally enter a derelict garden, narrowly escaping a malevolent ghost! One is left pale with fright, the other fainted on the spot! Not suitable for viewers under 200 years old!
[Blockbuster-level] Unexplained supernatural occurrences, the deserted garden hides a shocking secret!]
"Huh?"
"This, this, this is actually an ad I sent!"
"So, even the in-game version of me has started a livestreaming career..."
"Though it seems the popularity isn't great, resorting to mass-sending ads to attract viewers~"
Little Gui continued to select the dialogue.
[I'm very interested, don't leave, I'll come find you right away]
[Guinaifen: Come quickly, I need someone as curious as you!]
[Guinaifen: I'm over at Aurum Alley, you'll recognize me as the red-haired foreigner!]
After this dialogue ended.
A prompt popped up below.
[Accept the quest ― [Sojourners' Ghastly Reverie]?]
[You can watch the preview video before accepting. Click here to play.]
Little Gui was stunned.
Her face instantly lit up with immense joy!
"It's actually... a golden quest!"
"Ahhhhh!!!"
"I thought it was just a text message dialogue menu!"
Little Gui immediately chose to play the preview video.
She wanted to see what the quest was about!
The video began.
An image appeared before her.
It was... Little Gui's outdoor livestream!
She was watching her own livestream!
Little Gui was utterly stunned.
In the footage, she saw herself looking uneasy, speaking in a hushed voice to the camera: "Folks, the most terrifying thing on Luofu..."
She didn't finish her sentence.
The screen suddenly filled with static.
Perhaps due to poor signal or some kind of interference.
"Like, follow, and share to support Little Gui..."
Before she could finish.
The camera shook violently.
A shadow suddenly darted across the background.
"Did something just run past?!"
At that moment.
Sushang also appeared in the frame!
Holding a greatsword in both hands, she bravely stepped in front of Little Gui.
"Don't panic!"
"I'm here..."
After saying that.
Sushang glanced to the side.
And immediately looked as if she had seen a ghost!
"Ahhhhhhh!!!"
The scene shifted.
A green-haired girl appeared in the frame.
But her face was blank, as if possessed by a ghost.
Behind her, green ghostly flames seemed to flicker.
Guinaifen, however, seemed completely unaware of the anomaly.
She ran excitedly toward the girl, calling out, "Lady Huohuo, you've finally arrived!"
Meanwhile.
Two more figures emerged from the darkness.
The woman on the left was tall and imposing, with white hair covering her face.
Her heavy dark circles and lifeless eyes made Little Gui instinctively shrink back in fear!
"A ghost!!?"
Only after seeing the girl beside her did she relax.
The girl who appeared alongside her was slender, her face cold.
Her red pupils glowed eerily in the darkness.
If it weren't for the fact that this character had appeared in a previous story quest.
In this scene, Little Gui would have surely thought she was a ghost too!
"It's Xueyi! Our old acquaintance!"
"She made a brief appearance in the Xianzhou main storyline with Dan Heng, and her identity is a judge of the Ten-Lords Commission!"
"Folks, you probably remember her, right? Looks like she'll have a role in this story too!"
"Then... the white-haired woman and the girl named Huohuo probably aren't ghosts either. They must also be judges of the Ten-Lords Commission."
The preview ended here.
Little Gui raised her clenched fist!
Excitedly, she said, "This quest looks so interesting!"
"Three judges from the Ten-Lords Commission are all here at once!"
"And there's me and Shangshang livestreaming our ghost-hunting adventure... Maybe there really are ghosts!"
"Folks, let's dive into this quest first!"
"I can't wait to find out what's really going on in this story!"
In Little Gui's livestream, everyone had just finished watching the preview for the [Sojourners' Ghastly Reverie] quest.
Even March 7th was intrigued.
She was eager to try it out!
Debating whether to experience the quest herself or watch it with Little Gui.
She rubbed her chin and muttered, "Hmm... I think I'll watch it with Little Gui. This quest seems pretty scary, so it's better to watch it with everyone else."
Suddenly.
Pom-Pom came running over, holding a phone, looking panicked.
"No!"
"We need to do this quest first!"
"Something that shouldn't be there has appeared on the train again!"
"After the [Night of Universal Hallucinations], this is déjà vu!"
"Pom-Pom can't stand it anymore and wants to see what this mission is all about!"
[A letter without a signature lay quietly in the Parlor Car of the train, its arrival unknown, just as it was unknown who would receive it.]
Pom-Pom shared the image on the projection screen.
And signaled Stelle to continue the process.
Approach and interact with the glowing letter.
[A sheet of letter paper lay quietly on the table in the Parlor Car, its texture and style suggesting it came from Xianzhou.]
[On the paper, the names of the sender and the recipient were all missing, only a faint trace of ink flickered vaguely.]
[You unfolded the letter, and the ink marks immediately appeared, as if an invisible hand held a pen like a sword, swiftly writing. Moments later, the content on the paper returned to its original state.]
The content of the letter was—
[Upon hearing of your return home, turning the ancient sea upside down, and saving the day, you must have regained your old memories. According to a long-standing agreement, we should revisit the old place, recount the past, and share a drink.]
Seeing this.
Old Yang spoke up: "This should be a mission related to Dan Heng."
"The name is—[Clouds Leave No Trace]?"
"Perhaps, Dan Heng and the others are currently engaged in this storyline."
Himeko picked up her phone and said, "I just contacted Dan Heng. Indeed, he, Jing Yuan, Jingliu, and Blade are indeed working on this mission."
"Ah? A mission related to the High-Cloud Quintet?" March 7th's eyes lit up.
"How annoying!"
"I want to see both sides!"
"If only I had the ability to clone myself."
Himeko smiled gently and said, "It's okay, little March."
"Dan Heng said that the content of this mission is not very important, mainly about their reunion experience on Luofu."
"We can split into two groups."
"Welt and I will focus on Dan Heng's past, while you and Stelle can watch Little Gui's live stream."
"If there's anything important, we can remind each other."
March 7th was instantly overjoyed!
She couldn't help but step forward and hug Himeko.
"Sister Himeko, you're so kind!"
"You understand me so well!"