"Since thou hast dared to declare that we, and the world itself, are born of the memories of others..."
"Then in whose memory shall the first seeds of intelligence take root and sprout?"
"Hahaha, how should I know?"
"But since both you and I are curious about this—let the children of men behind us find out for themselves on our behalf!"
Anaxa completed the trial of the oracle and fulfilled his mission.
Yet he left behind a difficult problem that even he himself had not solved.
This sparked heated discussions among players across major platforms and various content creators.
At the same time, the level of respect within the community had reached its peak.
[In such a short time, has... another oracle come to an end?]
[Thou shalt transcend to the pure ultimate and return to the Nigredo; Anaxa's departure should be without regrets.]
[According to alchemy, Nigredo is the black soil layer of alchemy and also represents the beginning. He transcended the ultimate but finally returned to the beginning. This should symbolize Cerces's agreement with Anaxa's view, believing that Amphoreus is in a constant cycle!]
['If a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret.' This phrase describes Anaxa quite accurately, doesn't it?]
[Instead of sadness, I feel he is more worthy of admiration!]
[Exactly, he's worthy of admiration! Every character in Amphoreus has a different personality and symbolizes a certain spirit.]
[If he truly existed among the stars, he definitely wouldn't lose to the scholars or geniuses of the Genius Society or the Intelligentsia Guild, right?!]
[I never thought the day would come when I'd fall so deeply in love with a character.]
[Guys, a content creator just posted an analysis video! It turns out the answer was hidden in the riddle all along. In 'as i have written', Anaxa symbolizes the hanged man, and the meaning was exposed long ago!]
[This is so moving! It turns out Little Anaxa's sacrifice was inevitable...]
[He represents Reason and sacrifice. May we meet again in the new world!]
[Little Anaxa, please be happy over there, okay, Little Anaxa?!]
[...]
[I'm doing fine, thank you very much. Also, can you all stop crying?]
[The person above must be desperate for attention, ruining the mood. We're moved by Anaxa, why are you shouting? Waaaah~]
[Don't you have any feelings for such an admirable hero? How cold-blooded!]
"Huh?!"
Amphoreus.
Anaxa originally couldn't be bothered to browse the interstellar web, but Hyacine insisted he take a look since it was all content about Anaxa.
But this just left him speechless:
"Sigh, Hyacine, I told you there's no point in looking. Isn't it just a bunch of people mourning me?"
"Hehe," Hyacine smiled. "People mourning for Teacher Xia shows that Teacher Xia is popular. Everyone has recognized your ideals."
"The way you're using those lines..." Anaxa crossed his arms. "He didn't teach you that, did he?"
"I hope you'll still be able to laugh when it's your turn."
"Huh?"
Hyacine feigned surprise for a moment, then said expectantly, "Then I'll really have to ask Gray Treasure and look forward to it!"
"But speaking of which, Gray Treasure seems to have taken Castorice out to play? Along with Little Polyxena."
...
"Ah, yes, yes, yes, yes!"
"That's it, that's it."
"Just like that, look at the camera!"
Taking Castorice and Polyxia out was, of course, to take 'graduation' photos. This was a closing ritual for every version of honkai: star rail.
The difference was that in the past, it was all illustrations or paintings, but for Xu Qiong, this was an actual live photo shoot!
After all, on the Astral Express, this was a lesson March had taught him.
No matter where you go, remember to take a group photo as a souvenir!
Click—!
In the Okhema Holy City, near the Earth Beast ranch, the surroundings were lush green grass and basket upon basket of red earth.
Polyxia sat properly in her wheelchair, hands resting flat on her lap.
Castorice held onto the wheelchair with one hand, while the other was tucked shyly against the side of her skirt.
With an Earth Beast slightly bowing its head behind them, a fresh photo of the sisters was born. Xu Qiong added a caption and posted it to the official account!
[Tonight Eat Roast Chicken: image.jpg]
[The Castorice persona I expected after seeing her profile photo: An elven princess, a cold beauty who doesn't understand human emotions. At first, she even felt like a villain—cold and ruthless. Then, moved by the Trailblaze will and the Fire Chasing cause, her frozen heart melts, and she finally stands up for Fire Chasing.]
[The actual Castorice persona: Airhead Butterfly [doge]]
Before long...
Players flocked to the comment section.
[Pfft~]
[???]
[Wait, Author, what are you doing? I suspect you're trolling on purpose!]
[My eyes are clearly blurry with tears, but why are the corners of my mouth curling up uncontrollably?]
[One laugh and Lan will shoot me into a sieve! All the credits I painstakingly saved up at the IPC have also been reset to zero!]
[This is so dark. Castorice was just trapped in the underworld, how could the Author post such a dark joke? Waaaah~!]
[You don't say, you really don't say! At first, I really thought Castorice was a villain. I didn't expect that after finishing the plot, I'd find out she's an air... wait, no, not an airhead, she's naturally dazed!]
[Airhead Butterfly, hahaha... can't laugh, can't laugh. Reignbow Arbiter above, my sins, my sins~]
Meanwhile, in Guinaifen's livestream room.
Although she hadn't finished the story yet, she was already too sad to continue streaming.
She could only temporarily put up a chibi background of herself to block the camera while she composed herself.
The bullet chat was full of people comforting Guinaifen.
However, as Guinaifen was scrolling, she suddenly saw the post Xu Qiong had made, and she couldn't help but let out a sudden "pfft."
You really couldn't blame her.
It was mainly because Castorice's expressionless face in the photo, paired with the caption 'Airhead Butterfly,' had too much of a comedic effect.
But this caused the livestream room, hearing the laughter, to be instantly filled with question marks.
[???]
[Wait, sis? Did I just hear laughter in Guinaifen's stream?]
[It's over, it's completely over... Guinaifen has finally gone mad!]
[After losing Trianne and Mydei, and now losing Anaxa and Castorice, losing her mind was only a matter of time.]
[Sigh~ such a good girl. From now on, we can only see her laughing and crying like a maniac every day. Just thinking about it breaks my heart.]
[Um, after Guinaifen goes crazy, is she still there?]
[The person above, taking advantage of a fool is against the law—!]
Be that as it may.
Guinaifen admitted she really couldn't hold it in. She wiped her tears while covering her mouth, her face staying red for a good while before she recovered.
"No way, fam? How can the Author be so dark?!"
"Castorice is gone! And he still makes this kind of joke, calling her an airhead? This is a blatant insult to the character, bullying Castorice!"
Guinaifen clenched her fist: "The Author is the biggest Castorice hater!"
[Guinaifen, don't get worked up. Castorice just can't come back forever; she's not dead.]
[Not being able to come back is the same as being dead, right?]
[Everyone above, shut up—!]
Guinaifen quickly switched back to the community, preparing to give the game Author a piece of her mind.
...
On the other hand, Xu Qiong was walking down the road with Castorice and Polyxia.
Thinking about how his post would make others both cry and laugh, he couldn't help but hum a little tune.
But at that moment, Castorice put away her stone slab and tilted her head at Xu Qiong.
Her expression didn't change much, only the corners of her mouth turned slightly downward:
"Sir, do I... really look that dazed?"
Xu Qiong snapped out of it and sized her up carefully from top to bottom.
Exquisite features, a beautiful face, plus a slightly melancholy little expression.
"Hmm..." Xu Qiong couldn't help but rub his chin, then gave an honest evaluation: "Right now, you look exactly like that."
"Huh?"
Castorice opened her mouth slightly upon hearing this.
She looked like she was about to crumble, appearing even more saddened.
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