"Sigh…"
Sister Guoguo slumped back in her gaming chair, playing through Dan Heng's story with a look of utter boredom.
Another day without seeing little Wende… It's over… my XP… my XP has been perfectly captured by Wende!!!
Whether it's big Wende or little Wende… what is happening! miHoYo, what are you doing? Did you summon a succubus from hell to be your character artist? Wende's target audience is becoming completely saturated! The day Wende suddenly turns into a busty big sister with a 36E cup size is the day the players' XP for Wende will come full circle!
How terrifying… this man… this damnable charm! I'm so happy here… I don't even think of Dan Heng!
[Dan Heng: Please, just look at me! Just one look!]
[miHoYo never dreamed that by trying too hard, they'd make Sister Guoguo completely lose interest in everyone else…]
[Are you telling me you can refuse the soft, small, young Wende?]
[First, I'm not gay. Second, I'm not bi-curious. Finally, I can't refuse.]
[miHoYo! Do you know how to make money? Hurry up and turn Wende into a big sister, then change the name of the game to Wende Rail!]
[Lol, so many characters have their own backstories and depth, and you guys are just stuck on this one?]
[Do any of those other characters give you Trailblaze Power every day and send you Stellar Jades from time to time?]
Seeing the chaos in her livestream chat, Sister Guoguo yawned, utterly uninterested, and continued with the story.
Dragon Dan was handsome, and parting the sea was cool, but she just felt like something was missing…
That is, until her good friend, Antarctic Bear leads Arctic Goose, sent her a picture.
Antarctic Bear leads Arctic Goose:
Look, look! Zhouzhou just drew this!
[Image.jpg]
"Hm?"
Sister Guoguo stared at her phone, her eyes wide.
[Hey, hey! HEY! Oi! She's got a nosebleed!]
[So, are you gonna share with the class or what!]
Staring at the Wende x Dragon Dan fanart on her phone, Sister Guoguo wiped away the blood that had started gushing from her nose and silently sent a text back.
"Got any more?"
"Of course! [Image.jpg]"
"Hiss…"
The moment she saw this picture, Sister Guoguo's nosebleed erupted once again…
Little Wende, dressed in a white bunny outfit, was shyly extending a white-stockinged foot…
"Thank Zhouzhou for me. Also, please call an ambulance. Thanks."
Sister Guoguo blissfully typed out the message, then peacefully closed her eyes.
Yes, with the appearance of little Wende, the players' fan creations began to roll like a boulder down a mountain—once started, they could never be stopped…
Because there was so much creative potential this time, users on a certain video platform were fortunate enough to witness the same character reaching the #1 spot in different categories across different regions.
Wende was number one on the Japanese charts and dominated the top spot for a long time…
Based on little Wende, players also created a gender-bent version of big Wende. They then drew big Wende and female Wende holding hands, with little Wende in the middle.
Truly, one man had become an entire family registry all by himself!
Because little Wende went so viral this time, many newbies who had just started the game were asking how to obtain him.
[First, you gotta pull an E6 big Wende!]
[I pulled him, now what? Eidolons.jpg]
[Now adopt me as your son!]
And thus, another legend was born in Star Rail: the legend of how to get little Wende… no less famous than the neighboring game's meme about killing an Oceanid to get Endora.
---o---
"Die! Phantylia!"
Wielding the Lance of the Fire Preservation, Stelle charged recklessly at Phantylia, who had now acquired a physical body.
"Stelle! Come back! Wende's not here right now, if you get hurt…"
March 7th hastily threw a shield on Stelle, shouting anxiously.
"Stelle!"
Welt frowned, then drew his cane, slashing away all the branches that shot towards her.
"Oh? You wish to avenge the little doctor?"
The giant Phantylia looked on with great interest at Stelle charging towards her with the fiery lance.
Although that little doctor had wounded her spiritual core, she had also refined a massive amount of Yang energy. She was not a foe that a tiny ant like this could hope to sway!
CRACK!
With a casual flick of her finger, Phantylia shattered March 7th's shield in an instant. Stelle's figure was sent flying backward, only to be caught by the arriving Dan Heng.
"Don't be rash."
Dan Heng, already in his draconic form, gazed at the fearless Lord Ravager and spoke softly to Stelle in his arms.
"…Okay."
Stelle nodded, her eyes filled with rage as she glared at Phantylia.
"Everyone, do not be overly hasty," Jing Yuan said with a frown, looking at the Phantylia before them. "A body born from the Ambrosial Arbor… it seems even a Lord Ravager is but a coward who needs to borrow strength from others!"
"Hmph… General of [The Hunt], how long can you keep up that tough talk?"
A smile crept onto Phantylia's lips. With the Ambrosial Arbor providing a ceaseless supply of [Abundance] power, combined with all that pure Yang energy… In her current state, even a fearsome Lord Ravager would have to show her some respect!
"Is that so? I think not!" Jing Yuan replied, smiling with absolute confidence.
---o---
"Tingyun? Are you really going?"
Fu Xuan looked at the resolute Tingyun before her and frowned slightly.
"Your injuries can't be healed yet, can they? It's just one Lord Ravager. With them there… you don't have to be so reckless…"
"Master Diviner."
Tingyun interrupted Fu Xuan.
"I am, of course, aware of my own condition. But I am also aware of how terrifying Phantylia is right now. If I were to sit by and do nothing…"
Tingyun's eyes lowered, the meaning behind her words left unspoken.
"I see… then I will have a squad of Cloud Knights escort you… As for what comes after… No! First, let this seat perform a divination. If the result is inauspicious, you are forbidden from going!"
Seeing Fu Xuan's insistent demeanor, Tingyun could only nod. She turned her head to look in the direction of Wende's room, her eyes filled with regret…
Perhaps, after this, it would be farewell?
Tingyun closed her eyes, then opened them again, her jade-green pupils filled with determination.
She would use the small amount of Yin-Yang energy within her body, at the cost of her own life, to forcibly balance the Yin-Yang power within Phantylia! Only then could she save the members of the Astral Express. And by doing so… her debt to her benefactor would be…
"Hm? Great Fortune? This is…"
Just as Tingyun was mentally preparing for her sacrifice, Fu Xuan's cry of surprise shattered her train of thought.
"To think the卦 would be this… Very well, have it your way."
Fu Xuan, who had originally planned to use an ill omen as an excuse to keep Tingyun back, could only relent helplessly in the face of the divination's result.
"Yes! Thank you, Master Diviner!"