In the end, March decided to take more photos in Belobog as souvenirs, and the other three walked around with her.
First, they went to the Everwinter Monument.
Pela was explaining things to the children again, and this time Hook was there too.
After that, everyone went to the Everwinter Workshop. When it came to machinery, Clara and Serval really got along well.
Serval also specially praised Clara for being polite, and complained that the other Architects' children always call her "Auntie" when they see her.
After walking around in a big circle, the four of them stood in the plaza of the Administrative District.
Nero took out his phone and looked at it, then said to his companions:
"Mr. Yang said that since the train has to temporarily dock and wait for the Flame Merchant Guild's fleet, he'll stay in the Mechanical Settlement for a while first."
March stretched lazily, looking like she had not had enough fun. "Ha… The photos are taken, we've walked the streets till we're tired, next… next we should go to the Goethe Hotel and have a good sleep!"
Dan Heng narrowed his eyes. "…Sleep after going back to the train."
"What? We're docking for a while anyway, why are you in such a hurry!?" March said unwillingly. "We already moved into the luxury room before, but we got schemed by that bad woman… Don't you feel unwilling?"
Nero looked at Dan Heng, then at March.
Then he walked to Stelle's side and grabbed her sleeve. Actually, he wanted to hook his arm around her neck, but the height difference was too big.
"Stelle and I should go back to the train first. Teacher Dan Heng is too lazy to decorate the room. The two of us should buy some extra clothes to change into, bedding and things like that. And I saw a model of the Everwinter Monument earlier that would be perfect as a souvenir."
"That's true." March said. "Then I'll go see if there are any nice new clothes too… Ah, I'll buy your clothes for you as well. Remember to buy a souvenir for me. And the heaviest things like bedding, Dan Heng, you go buy them!"
Dan Heng crossed his arms and looked at March with half-lidded eyes. "…Mm."
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[Real World]
[Siberian Duck's Livestream]
Before starting the game, Siberian Duck went to browse under the official account to see if there was anything interesting.
After scrolling for a bit, there really was.
The official account had posted a new update: Herta's Research Record: Aha.
The content of the post showed everyone the chat records between Nero and Aha, and also included a picture of Herta's puppet looking confused to the point that her expression twisted.
As for the chat content, it included but was not limited to lines like "Aha my foot, I'm actually real!", "Go find Sampo!", "Come find me, come find me, come find me…" and many other records.
By now, the game had been out for some time. Most players who had been following the game from the beginning had already finished the main storyline and had a certain understanding of the game's content and worldbuilding.
Among these settings, the concept of the Aeons attracted attention. And among them, the Aeon of Elation who appeared as a "fun-loving troublemaker" that people "love to see," Aha, gained quite a lot of popularity, along with the view that "no matter what he does, it feels in character."
Aha's behavior in Nero's chat records was very likable, and this post gained quite a bit of popularity.
Siberian Duck carefully read through the entire update and sighed, "As expected of Aha!"
And the viewers naturally watched it together with Siberian Duck and expressed their own opinions.
[Aha's Messenger: Something's not right, very even nine parts out of ten not right! My god's attitude toward Little Fish is a thousand times better than toward me!]
[Glue Man: That line 'I'm actually real' really fits my imagination of Aha.]
[Belobog Savage: Being Aha's believer is really dangerous. No wonder in the story Sampo always gets beaten at Little Fish's place. So that's the reason! If believers aren't used for fun then they have no meaning, right?]
[Wind-Boy Solo-Stan: In a way, it's lucky it's Little Fish. Sampo's life is a bit tough, but overall it's still comfortable.]
[Dan Heart Eternal: What you said sounds so contradictory, but I actually can't refute it.]
[Madam Herta Fan Support Club: I'm taking this Herta meme!]
[I Use Pantene: From this expression, Herta must have been thinking hard when researching this, thinking again and again but still not understanding. Aha really is fun!]
[Little Fish Is My Dad: Aha keeps repeating 'come find me,' why does it feel kind of clingy…]
[My Pee Is Yellow: Aha! You son of...! Hurry and give me Little Fish's contact info!]
[Honkai: Star Rail Official: Please comment kindly, Trailblazer~]
[Dan Heart Eternal: Using the official account privately, huh? Last time the one who leaked Little Fish's character art to make people mad was you, right? I'll mail you some local specialties!]
[Aha Doesn't Know: Obviously fake, okay? Not the official account.]
[My Pee Is Yellow: Aha my leg, fake! The account has already been deleted!]
After watching the interesting update, Siberian Duck opened the game and started today's stream.
The game gave a close-up of the captured Cocolia's face. Then Nero came over to comfort this future labor force.
"By the way, Cocolia's shocked, then wanting to speak but stopping expression was done so surprisingly well!" Siberian Duck said.
[So Handsome I Got Beaten on the Street: At this moment, as a mother, Cocolia must have thought a lot.]
[Has the Angel Reconstructed: Seele: Old man, do you think my scythe looks good?]
[Little Fish's Sword: Have to say, Little Fish really knows how to comfort people.]
[Aha's Messenger: At first Cocolia just felt a bit upset. After Little Fish com-fort-ed her, this heart immediately became full of holes.]
[Bluetooth Disconnected: Cocolia: What is going on with them!? Little Fish: Anyway you don't need to give birth if you're hugging grandkids.]
[Alex: Absolute kill, no solution!]
Then came the scene of Nero fighting the Stellaron.
In the game screen, you could see the Trailblazing Team. Nero suddenly raised his hand and gave the Stellaron a few big slaps, and then there was an animation of Stelle silently moving away.
"The Stellaron does bad things, Stellaron bad! Little Fish hits Stellaron, Little Fish good!" Siberian Duck gave the verdict.
[Rest of Life: I got scared and quietly left, dying of laughter.]
[Aha's Messenger: Stelle: If you hit it, you can't hit me anymore, okay~]
Then the story continued.
It was decided that Seele would take Bronya and Cocolia back to the Administrative District, while the Trailblazing Team would go to the Underworld to call the others.
Nero said it would be great if Sampo were here. He's really useful!
That sentence brought questions from his companions. "What exactly do you take Sampo for!"
Nero, of course, straightforwardly gave four answers.
"A useful adult, a friend, a savage, a summoned beast…" Siberian Duck read them with half-lidded eyes, and finally concluded, "Isn't that just a tool person!"
[Belobog Savage: Sampo really has no dignity.]