A character directly popped out, manifesting into reality before Lu Ze. Gradually revealing a body, it was a loli. Alas, his waifu still hadn't arrived.
"Lilia, making a dazzling entrance!"
A loli with blue hair appeared, her tail long. The moment she saw Lu Ze, her eyes immediately lit up, and she threw herself into his arms.
"Captain, I missed you so much! Captain, I thought I was dead... I never expected to see you here."
Lu Ze was slightly stunned. That's right! Lilia and Rosaria had merged later on, but Lilia didn't survive, becoming a meme, a dangling sword in the hearts of players.
"Long time no see, Lilia. We'll live even happier lives on this continent. After I finish what I'm doing, I'll take you sightseeing."
What followed was a period of interaction, where they exchanged stories about what had happened between them and explained where they were. Looking at Honkai Impact 3 in front of him and seeing familiar Bronya, the loli couldn't contain her excitement and immediately expressed her desire to play.
"System, if she plays, it won't take any time, right?"
"Not for native characters of this world, it won't."
Lu Ze smiled slightly, then lifted the loli onto the chair and personally put on the helmet for her, letting her relax.
Next, he needed to reach the next version's points. Still short by 9990... it was truly annoying. Venti had only provided ten points, it felt so far away.
"Host can create PVs, and the system can spread them throughout the world, letting everyone in Teyvat see them. One kill is equivalent to one point. 9990 points only require 9990 people, which is completely fine."
That was a good idea. But then came the problem: how to create a PV? He hadn't studied production. Asking him to make a PV was like asking a captain to do something impossible. Wouldn't he slash this dog system in minutes?
"Don't rush. See the quest next to you? If you participate and get first place, the system can change the reward to something you want, like a PV or version content. Am I treating you very well?"
Lu Ze crossed his arms, not even looking. He knew this system's old tricks; it treated him like a free laborer...
"..."
Venti went silent. His current storyline had reached the third chapter. Seeing the girl whose name was so similar to his, he couldn't help but fall silent. That person was disabled, eroded by the Herrscher of the Void. Why did she have such strong willpower to resist the erosion of the Herrscher of the Void?
"Shopkeeper, I'd like to ask, what happened to Wendy later? Did she die?"
Lu Ze was slightly stunned. In the original storyline, Wendy was captured by Cocolia, who extracted the Herrscher of the Void gem from her body. Without the support of the gem, Wendy naturally couldn't survive. However, in his Honkai Impact 3, he had intervened to save Wendy and had been having her recuperate in Siberia. Roughly...
"It's not convenient for me to answer this question. When the later storyline is unlocked, you'll naturally know. Not everyone's fate is that of a protagonist. Some are born to be supporting characters, and that cannot be changed."
Venti sighed softly. Yes! They were always bystanders. Even as a captain, what was the point? They were eternally bystanders, unable to do anything.
"Mmm... I'll go to Mondstadt to recruit someone first. Today, I'm determined to finish Chapter Four! And I need to get the new weapon! Nothing can stop my resolve to play the game!"
Watching Venti rush out in a hurry, Lu Ze smiled slightly. This was exactly like himself in 2016, how many nights he had stayed up to play this game.
I'll log in and see what I have.
Lu Ze also sat down in a seat, leaning back slightly. As soon as he put on the helmet, he entered a white space.
The system identified his face and directly recognized him as the administrator, even skipping character registration. Seeing the familiar elevator made him nostalgic.
Arriving at the bridge, a girl stood there, a girl he had yearned for. No, she couldn't be called a girl anymore; she should be called a mature woman.
"Auntie Himeko..."
She was just game data, not a real person. She only had those few lines of dialogue. She slowly said,
"Captain is truly a child~"
Lu Ze sighed helplessly and went to his character interface. There were countless characters here, all of them maxed out to date, weapons in inventory maxed out, stigmata in inventory maxed out. Alas, an administrator account was just that simple and unpretentious.
However, he hadn't played any of the story missions. Crystals and gift packs were not lacking; they were directly maxed out.
Perhaps he could also experience the joy of gacha? This period was a cracked version, too...
He simply experienced the story of the first chapter. Seeing the familiar starter trio, he couldn't help but sigh. Looking at the gentle breeze and setting sun, it felt as if this was the world of Honkai Impact 3, and he was not in Teyvat.
He logged out, looking boredly at the ceiling. Playing games too much naturally led to boredom. He didn't want to rewatch the Honkai Impact 3 story again. Maybe he should just learn to make PVs? Otherwise, he was too idle.
Then, he would simply create a dedicated PV for Wendy! He wanted to deliver sadness to all of Teyvat. Sweetness? That didn't exist. This shop owner had been hurt, how could he possibly let any of you off? It simply didn't exist!
Meanwhile, on the other side, Venti returned to Mondstadt, contemplating who to bring to experience Honkai Impact 3 so he could continue playing.
Seeing no familiar faces around, he wondered if he should go to Angel's Share and see if Diluc was there. Bringing him to the Honkai Impact 3 experience shop should be fine, right? They were all people, so it should be okay.
With that thought, he hurried to Angel's Share. As soon as he entered, he bumped into Kaeya, who was about to come out. Seeing Venti in his arms, he was a little surprised. This was the first time he had seen this bard so flustered. Last time, he had even thought this bard was a calm person, but he hadn't expected to be wrong.
"Oh, don't block the doorway. Hurry up and move. I need to see Diluc."
"We know each other, don't we? Are you treating your friend like this?"
"We'll talk about it later. I repeat, I have important matters to discuss with Diluc. Get out of my way."
Kaeya looked helpless and had no choice but to step aside. After all, the other party was clearly upset, and it wouldn't be good to provoke him further.