"The weather on the Luofu is really nice!"
"The moment I set foot on this land, I instantly felt much more at ease."
"No matter what weird things Amphoreus has, they can't possibly chase us here, right…"
March 7th chuckled.
She made a peace sign.
Just as she was about to take a selfie,
suddenly,
her phone vibrated slightly!
"Huh?"
She instinctively opened the notification.
"What?"
"Amphoreus Hero Chronicle?"
"No way, no way… I just got off the train, and you're hitting me with this, Yu Ling?"
"My intelligence alone is limited!"
"Maybe I should go back and watch it with everyone first…"
Just as March 7th was hesitating,
she heard bursts of exclamations coming from the square ahead.
Clearly,
the travelers here—or rather, the players—had also discovered Yu Ling's new content as soon as it was released.
The next moment,
the broadcast in the square sounded.
"Dear travelers, we have detected that Yu Ling, the developer of Honkai: Star Rail, has released new content. This station will broadcast the related content on the main screen in the square as soon as possible. All travelers are welcome to watch in an orderly manner."
"…Once again, we kindly remind you not to delay your travel plans due to excessive immersion in the content."
March 7th looked up at the largest screen above the square.
There, the cover of the new video, Amphoreus Hero Chronicle, had already appeared.
It featured the Chrysos Heir named Aglaea.
Seeing more and more people gathering around,
March 7th licked her lips.
Eagerly, she moved closer.
"Luckily, I changed my outfit in advance and brought a wig and colored contacts. As long as no one looks too closely, they shouldn't recognize me."
"Whatever, I'll watch it first!"
"If there's any important information, I'll just share it in the group chat with everyone later~"
Soon,
the square was packed to the brim.
Fortunately, there were dedicated Cloud Knights maintaining order, and the screen was right above the square—prominent and clear enough.
Even before the video started, the crowd seemed overly excited!
Whether locals or outsiders, whether from the far south or distant north, in this moment, everyone set aside differences of race and status...
There was only one unified identity—players.
"Wow! Yu Ling isn't even pretending this time! He just dropped a bombshell!"
"The Amphoreus Hero Chronicles—could it be that all the Chrysos Heirs are going to be revealed at once?"
"Absolutely, brother! Look at this synopsis! All twelve names have appeared; each one will probably get screen time!"
"Great, great! I wonder if my favorite pink-haired girl will be there~"
"If the people of Amphoreus knew the whole universe was studying them together, their world would probably collapse!"
"It's here, it's here! The logo for Honkai: Star Rail is up!"
The moment the video began.
The once-noisy square instantly fell silent!
Everyone displayed the utmost player discipline.
All eyes focused on the content on the big screen.
Afraid of missing even the slightest detail!
"The beginning of legend: the world was a chaos."
"Then the gods cast down the Kindling, and Titans were born from the flames."
As the female voice narrated, golden threads intertwined on the screen, forming corresponding patterns.
A golden giant, bearing a massive sphere.
Clearly,
this was the Worldbearing Titan!
By now, a portion of Amphoreus's main storyline had already been released, so players were no strangers to this Titan.
Immediately after,
the female voice continued:
"Three weave fate, three carve the heavens and earth."
"Three mold life, three guide calamity."
With each line spoken.
A corresponding symbol lit up on the golden disc.
"The Titan's flames ignited civilization, allowing nations and life to flourish."
"But the golden age was fleeting."
"The blasphemous Black Tide descended from beyond the heavens."
The magnificent murals showcased the civilization of Amphoreus.
People raised their cups in celebration, building grand cities...
But all of this,
was drowned in ink-like darkness!
All vanished without a trace!
The crowd buzzed with shock and speculation.
Many players caught the key term.
"Black Tide!"
"So Amphoreus was hiding such a big secret..."
"Got it, it's another Stellaron!"
"I feel like it's similar to Honkai Manifest..."
"Wrong universe? Besides the galaxy where Kiana and the others are, it seems like there's no such thing elsewhere in the cosmos."
"Don't forget the prefix of our game—Honkai, my friend!"
At this moment.
The visuals shifted from gold to a dark crimson.
People, Armed to the Teeth in burning cities, rose to challenge the Titan.
"Its darkness runs deeper than death."
"The Titan fell into madness, mortals raised their weapons."
"Conflict erupted, blood drowned the dawn."
"Gods clashed, and even the sun fell silent."
"A millennium of divine war left only a shattered world, a dark age."
In the murals,
scenes of battle flashed by.
There were groups of humans, giants wielding massive weapons, and generals riding Pegasus-like creatures.
In the end, all were consumed by flames, leaving only ruins and fire.
Darkness swallowed everything.
But the female voice in the background spoke again:
"The Kindling flickers..."
"The age of gods has ended."
"Golden blood falls to the earth."
"Divine whispers echo from afar..."
"Flow, golden blood."
"Converging into a scalding river, flowing toward the descendants of Heroes in the world—"
The BGM suddenly shifts!
From the previous solemn grandeur to something ethereal and sacred!
The screen shows headless puppets, one after another—precisely Aglaea's signature symbols!
Creatures that resemble dressmaker's mannequins.
Amidst their gathering,
Aglaea's figure indeed emerges within the golden radiance!
"Golden-weaver Aglaea, you shall gently caress the holy city's silken web, listening intently to the whispers of fate."
"There will be a Messenger of the Three Phases traversing countless doorways, bringing you tidings from a hundred realms."
Following this, Tribbie, Trinnon, and Trianne made their appearance.
The images of the three emerged one by one within the doorways.
Vivid and adorable.
These two Chrysos Heirs had already appeared in the storyline, so they didn't elicit too much awe from the audience.
Next up,
were the new characters yet to be revealed!
"Foolish Anaxagoras, his knowledge can refute faith, stirring the terrifying waves of deicide."
On the screen,
a man sat beneath a great tree.
Wearing a single eyepatch.
In his hand hovered a glowing sphere.
"Is this guy kinda handsome?"
"Wow, this is literally me!"
"According to the corresponding introduction, his name is... Anaxa."
"I'm pulling for this one; he looks really strong!"
"By the way, doesn't this sequence feel a bit familiar?"
"The last one introduced like this was Duke Inferno..."
"Whoa, dude, don't say that!"
The lake rippled.
On the majestic trunk above lay a lovely girl.
She wore a deep red dress with white tights.
Yet the most distinctive feature was
her pink hair!
It faded from pink to blue at the ends.
"Seek out the priestess who divides dawn from dusk, let the sky become the bed where she awakens."
A bird soared into the sky,
only to be pierced by an arrow.
Dissipating into fragments.
This seemed to hint at some special circumstance in Amphoreus, but most players were captivated by the girl's appearance!
The crowd erupted into chaos!
It felt like a fan meet-and-greet!
"What an adorable girl!"
"Wow! I genuinely like this one!"
"I've got my eye on her!"
"Hyacine!"
"This isn't the Amphoreus Hero Chronicles; it's more like reading off a menu (doge)."
"I'm definitely pulling for this one!"