"What?"
"This is the Reverie Hotel? How did I just escape this damned place only to come back again!"
"Ahem, I mean… this wonderfully mysterious place…"
"What?"
"You want me to livestream the latest storyline of Honkai: Star Rail? But hasn't the latest storyline already ended?"
"What?"
"Everyone's waiting for me?"
Guinaifen followed the direction of the older sister's finger.
Her eyes instantly widened!
"That's… Acheron herself?"
"Oh my god! And next to her are the Stellaron Hunters!?"
"Kafkal, Silver Wolf, Sam?"
"They're all the real deal…? No—what I mean is… they're all real people?"
Kafka met Guinaifen's shocked gaze.
She even greeted her.
That made Guinaifen feel a little overwhelmed with honor!
"Whoa!"
"I could never have imagined such a scene, even in my dreams!"
The older sister beside her sighed.
And said: "There's something even more shocking."
"Do you know who invited you here?"
"Look up!"
Guinaifen looked up.
She saw a figure in the sky.
"Yu… Yu Ling!!??"
"De…"
Guinaifen's eyes rolled back.
With a smile on her face,
She fell straight over.
Luckily, the older sister was quick and caught her from behind,
And transmitted a gentle power into her,
So that she wouldn't actually faint from excitement.
Even so,
Guinaifen still couldn't stand steadily for a while.
Her eyes sparkled like two glittering little stars!
"The real Yu Ling!!!"
"I've dreamed of seeing you with my own eyes!"
"De…!"
"My life is complete!!!"
As soon as she finished,
Her whole body went soft again,
And she was about to fall over once more.
Fortunately, the older sister behind her again sent healing energy into her.
At this moment,
Yu Ling spoke.
"Miss Guinaifen, I also really enjoy your livestreams.
"This time, I'm counting on you."
When Guinaifen heard this,
She wished she could rush straight to Yu Ling's side,
Beating her chest and stomping her feet to show her sincerity.
"Rest assured! I promise to complete the task!!"
Tatsuke nodded,
Smiled lightly,
And sent the latest storyline to Guinaifen's device.
Then disappeared before everyone's eyes.
Guinaifen pinched her thigh hard.
"This isn't a dream, right?"
"But I heard that in Penacony's beautiful dreams there's also real tactile sensation?"
"Oh no! Now I'm not sure if I'm dreaming or not!"
It took her several minutes
To confirm the reality before her eyes—
She had become Yu Ling's personally chosen candidate!
This really was… the most honored episode ever!
Guinaifen patted her chest,
Propped herself up on the windowsill and stood up,
Trying her best to look a bit more "heroic"!
This was a historic moment!
She selected her livestream room,
Adjusted the equipment,
And with an excited heart,
Guinaifen started the stream again.
"There's an old saying in the Xianzhou—When Heaven is about to entrust a great mission upon someone, afterwards… afterwards what was it again?"
"Uh, never mind.
"In order not to disappoint Yu Ling's expectations of me, Xiao Guizi will now start livestreaming the new version!"
Outside the livestream room,
The giant screen floating above the hotel also lit up.
It signified the start of a new storyline!
Familiar scenes and music appeared—
The Astral Express traveling across the backdrop of space.
Before the game even officially began,
A flood of players surged into the livestream room!
"What's going on? What's going on!?"
"Didn't Xiao Guizi just end the stream? How is she live again?"
"Was my memory wiped?"
"You guys didn't see the leaks on the forum? Xiao Guizi is actually the chosen one!"
"?"
"What do you mean?"
"Just now! Yu Ling appeared in Penacony! And she handed over the rights to stream the latest storyline to Xiao Guizi!"
"No way, you can't just make stuff like that up!"
"It's true! The insider bro posted it! Guaranteed genuine!"
"I've even got detailed live photos!"
"Looking at Xiao Guizi's livestream background, it really does seem to be the Reverie Hotel!"
"Could she really be a genius?"
"Xiao Guizi's made it big! She's actually been recognized by Yu Ling!"
"I'm tearing up! Witnessing with my own eyes how Xiao Guizi went from a performance-artist prankster to today's top-tier streamer!"
Seeing the barrage of comments flooding in,
Guinaifen's eyes welled with tears for a moment.
Just half a year ago,
In order to gain even a little more popularity,
She had gone to a rumored haunted place to do a ghost-hunting stream.
There, she met that young man named Tatsuke.
After being recommended a game called Honkai: Star Rail…
Everything became unbelievable—
Even insane!
Taking a deep breath,
Guinaifen's eyes shone brightly.
"Welcome, dear family, to Xiao Guizi's livestream!"
"What I'm about to bring you is the latest storyline of Honkai: Star Rail…"
"Following the previous quest—'Who killed…'—can we find out the true mastermind? Please, dear family, stay tuned!"
Reverie Hotel, in front of the cinema.
Jade and Topaz were listening to reports from their subordinates.
This cinema
Had already become the temporary base of operations for the company's forces.
In fact,
They had also seen from afar what had just happened.
"Yu Ling… actually appeared in Penacony…?"
A gleam flashed in Jade's eyes.
"This really is… getting more and more interesting."
Topaz looked toward the sky.
From here they could see the hotel floors.
Up high,
Aside from a giant display screen,
They could also see many figures occupying the surrounding floors.
"It seems the situation is still unclear.
"Even if the family is already facing a trust crisis, that guy wanting to use this to open a breach in Penacony is probably not going to be easy.
"After all, he himself is still highly suspicious right now."
While the two higher-ups discussed matters outside,
Inside the cinema,
The many employees were also actively talking.
Just a short while ago, the big screen had finished showing Sajin's personal storyline in version 2.0.
Naturally, this became the hot topic of discussion among company staff.
"Aventurine is really miserable!"
"Just arrived in Penacony and got stripped of all equipment by Sunday—whether it was the box holding foundation stones or gifts, all confiscated."
"Went to ask colleague Doctor Ratio for help, got scolded…"
"Tried to work with the Astral Express crew, got socially rejected…"
"Tried to do magic tricks for the Trailblazer, got kicked out of the room by Acheron!"
"No leads, no idea what's going on…"
"Had to follow the Masked Fools, only to get caught and humiliated again."
"At least Sparkle was nice—she gave our Director a bit of intel, told him to go find Robin to work together."
"Just found Robin, and… Robin was dead!"
"I can already imagine the Director's inner collapse!"
"Sajin is way too pitiful hahaha!"
Privately roasting one's boss
Is common and reasonable.
For colleagues at the same level,
It not only relieves stress,
But also strengthens bonds between them.
At this moment,
These employees were doing just that—
Some sprawled casually on the cinema sofas,
Some with arms over each other's shoulders,
Adding to the list of embarrassing moments their leader had in the game's plot!
They were having a blast!
This contrasted sharply with the tense atmosphere outside.
It was also part of Interastral Peace Corporation's internal corporate culture!
Most people present thought:
Even if the sky falls in Penacony,
The three Ten Stonehearts will hold it up!
All they needed to do was wait for orders.
The leaders, on the other hand,
Had much more to worry about.
At this moment,
Jade and Topaz walked in.
All the employees on site immediately displayed an extremely high level of professionalism.
In an instant, everyone sat upright,
Eyes all focused on Jade and Topaz,
Awaiting the leaders' orders!
"The new storyline is about to begin.
"That's right. When first arriving in Penacony, even Aventurine couldn't avoid hitting walls everywhere, facing opposition from all sides…
"But this is exactly our norm.
"Only polished jade can stand out among a crowd of raw stones.
"It is precisely because the company has this spirit that it has developed to its present scale.
"So, I believe in Aventurine's ability.
"In this new storyline, he will definitely show us the company's skill and resolve.
"So please, quietly bear witness."
Jade's words seemed to carry a strange magic,
Making all the employees instantly fall silent.
Some even
Breathed a little faster,
Feeling deeply ashamed of their earlier teasing of Aventurine…
To be continued…