A few days later.
The long-awaited Version 3.3 officially launched!
As the final version leading up to the Re-creation, honkai: star rail's popularity reached a new peak, thoroughly establishing itself in the mainstream, with daily online users exceeding ten billion!
And on the day the version launched, it also saw an unprecedented surge in discussion!
[Real-Name Surfing: This is the last version of Amphoreus, right? Only one Ember left...]
[Dimensional Trash Dump: Pretty much. At most, one more version and it'll be over.]
[I'm so excited! What exactly will happen after the Re-creation? If I remember correctly, there are still a bunch of plot holes left unfilled.]
[What about the Triple Path, what about Lygus, what about the Lord Ravagers, and what's the deal with March?]
[chiming online: Finally reached this step! I've waited so long; the Author better not mess it up, or I'll curse you to only live for a thousand Time!]
[But then again, what should happen after the Re-creation? The game is so popular, surely it won't just end?]
[Actually, I'm more concerned about whether the Author can pull it off. Setting aside whether the Re-creation mentioned by the Chrysos Heirs is real, can they actually depict the shock of it?]
[Wind Rain Rainbow 7854: Then let us wait and see!]
Xianzhou Luofu.
Jing Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze drifting aimlessly out the window.
"Yanqing, what do you think the Re-creation will be like after this version ends?"
"General..."
Yanqing stood straight to the side, scratching his head. "I'm not sure about that, but I think... it should be like what was said at the beginning, creating a whole new world, right?"
"After all, everyone has worked hard for so long, there should be a reward!"
Jing Yuan nodded thoughtfully, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
"By the way, how is Minister Fu?" A hint of a smile touched his voice. "Didn't she say she was going to investigate the game's Author privately? Any leads?"
Yanqing bowed respectfully and said awkwardly, "The Grand Diviner, she, uh... she's been shut inside the Divination Commission for a long time, with no movement at all."
"Haha, I see."
Jing Yuan laughed.
She was probably having a blast playing.
...
Pier Point, IPC Headquarters.
Topaz stood with her hands on her hips, while Aventurine, appearing as a hologram, stood before her.
"I didn't expect you to actually reply," Topaz said skeptically.
Aventurine spread his hands, speaking in a relaxed tone. "I didn't expect you to look for me at a time like this, either."
"What? Is it about the game again?"
"The fact that you're willing to reply to me is also because of the game, isn't it?" Topaz emphasized.
immediately.
Aventurine sighed slowly, looking like he had no choice. "Alright, it seems that on this point alone, we've reached a consensus."
"From the current look of things, this game shows signs of nearing its conclusion."
"I'm very curious to know what the other party ultimately wants to express with this game after making such a big fuss. It can't just be to earn credits."
Topaz nodded, her eyes revealing a trace of determination. "The answer should be hidden within this Re-creation."
"I've made full preparations. After the game ends, if there are any further actions threatening the IPC, I hope you can help."
"You don't need to tell me that."
"Alright, I'm going to follow the story now."
With that, the call was disconnected.
...
Meanwhile, far away, the Herta Space Station fleet was continuously performing interstellar jumps.
"Set off!"
"Set off!"
"We must arrive at Amphoreus before the Re-creation!"
Asta commanded.
"Yes, Miss, we are advancing at full speed!" Arlan responded.
Of course.
The community was one thing.
The Astral Express side was paying the most attention to this version.
Originally, they had only approached honkai: star rail with a wait-and-see and investigative mindset, but they hadn't expected to follow it all the way to the brink of the Re-creation.
Although not in the same location, Welt still sent a message to Himeko.
[Welt: Himeko, Ms. Herta hasn't returned yet, and the game is about to enter the Re-creation.]
[Himeko: I understand. Although I don't know what this Re-creation actually is, but...]
[Himeko: According to the Chrysos Heirs, the heir who inherits the Ember will recreate a new world, bringing new life to a world on the brink of collapse.]
[Welt: To be honest... that concept is too abstract. I don't think it's really that simple.]
[Himeko: Of course, I think so too. I'm mainly worried about the children; after all, no one knows what will happen after the Re-creation.]
[Himeko: But since it's almost the final version, let's keep a close eye on it...]
Welt put away his mobile phone and couldn't help but sigh, adjusting his glasses.
It seemed that the final version was almost here.
Basically, the full picture of Amphoreus would be revealed in this version.
The grand climax was approaching.
The Xianzhou, the IPC, Penacony, the Space Station, even Jarilo-VI, as well as the departing Asta and others, and all the major powers in the universe!
At this moment.
The eyes of the entire galaxy were fixed on this blockbuster mobile game that had appeared out of nowhere!
No one didn't want to know.
After the Re-creation that this game had been hyping for so long, what would eventually happen?!
And what did that so-called miracle look like?
...
Thus.
Xianzhou Luofu.
On the day Version 3.3 officially launched.
Guinaifen, who hadn't been able to eat or sleep well for several days, hurriedly started her livestream early in the morning!
As a large number of viewers immediately flooded into the livestream room, she appeared in the center of the screen with dark circles under her eyes.
"Family..."
[Whoa! What happened to Guinaifen? Such heavy dark circles.]
[How terrifying~ It's all from playing honkai: star rail; it really does cause a lot of harm!]
[Can't hold it back, if you guys hadn't tempted Guinaifen to watch that PV, she wouldn't have ended up like this, haha.]
There was no helping it.
Does anyone know how she spent these past few days?
Anyone?
No one at all!
Just give her a straight answer on whether they're alive or dead, and that unknown Re-creation—Guinaifen was truly afraid that everyone wouldn't be able to come back.
Fortunately, the new version finally opened.
Thinking this, she pulled herself together, entered the game, and prepared to officially start the Re-creation process and bring everyone back!
"I won't say much more, family."
"The Re-creation is about to begin, let's finish the final leg of the journey together!"
[Good job, you didn't let us down, Guinaifen. I want to see what the Author can finally come up with.]
[There's only one step left for the Re-creation; even if he writes it poorly, we have to finish watching it now!]
[Let's go, Guinaifen!]
Since this version was different from 3.2, the banners didn't launch alongside the main story.
So, there was no choice.
Guinaifen could only skip the gacha and head straight into the main story quest!
Like every previous version, it started with a brief "Previously on" introduction.
Subsequently.
The story began from Stelle's perspective, and the starting location was at the Creation Vortex Core.
Twelve Embers were suspended in the sky; looking around, currently only the Sky Ember and the Bearer of the World Ember were still dim.
From the plot, it was known that Kephale, the world-bearing, still existed and could be reached at any time, so only the Sky remained.
Stelle sat on the edge, calculating.
It seemed that, without realizing it, everyone had already experienced four partings.
[strife.]
[Reason.]
[Time.]
[death.]
[It's really been a long road...]