The livestream's Xiao Guizi was in a similar state to the space station staff.
She was practically speechless.
After calming down.
Xiao Guizi's eyes seemed to burn with determination.
She declared, "I must pull Miss Himeko!"
"I could watch her ultimate animation all day!"
"Everyone! The current Himeko is just a trial version, unlike March 7th and Dan Heng, who were given for free."
"Once this part of the story is over, Miss Himeko will leave our team."
"I can't imagine what Honkai: Star Rail would be like without Miss Himeko for even a minute!"
"I'm going to start pulling now! Oh, wait, it's called [Warp]!"
Xiao Guizi switched to a song from Luofu that symbolized good luck and opened the Warp interface.
Earlier, the livestream chat had gone quiet for a while.
Probably because everyone was still reeling from Himeko's ultimate.
Now, hearing the streamer was about to pull.
Comments started popping up one after another.
...
[Chat]
"I just checked, Himeko is a 5-star character!"
"That pose! Those effects! If she weren't a 5-star, I wouldn't be able to stand it!"
"So, where can we pull her?"
"It's the beginner banner. It says that within 50 pulls, you're guaranteed a 5-star character. Maybe we'll get Himeko!"
"So that means there are other 5-star characters too?"
"By the grace of the Arbiter of Bow, bless me with a single pull for Himeko!"
"Himeko is on the Erudition path. You should pray to the Erudition Aeon."
...
Xiao Guizi first used the few free standard tickets she had.
Without exception, they were all 3-star Light Cones, not even a single 4-star character.
Unwilling to give up, she checked the Warp description.
"Every 10-pull guarantees a purple, which is either a 4-star character or Light Cone…"
"At most, 90 pulls guarantee a 5-star character."
"So that's how the gacha system works."
"But for the beginner banner, you only need 50 pulls to get a 5-star."
After understanding the rules.
Xiao Guizi naturally opened the recharge interface.
"Everyone! I finally found the recharge page!"
"[First-time top-up bonus, double value, limited to once]? Wow, what are we waiting for? I'll top up the first few tiers first."
"And this [Express Supply Pass] looks like a great deal too. Buying it!"
The screen was covered with a Xiao Guizi emoji to prevent her payment password from being leaked.
Soon.
Xiao Guizi completed the top-ups for the first few tiers.
At the same time, she reminded everyone, "The in-game purchases in this game are quite expensive. Even with the first-time double bonus, a 10-pull costs nearly 10,000 credits."
"For ordinary people, that's about a day's salary."
"So I advise everyone to spend wisely!"
By now.
Xiao Guizi's account had received over 10,000 Stellar Jades, enough for 50 pulls on the beginner banner to guarantee a 5-star.
Xiao Guizi turned up the good luck background music and even went to wash her hands.
Everything was ready.
Time to [Warp]!
[Warp 10 times.]
Behind Conductor Pom-Pom, purple light flickered.
The train door opened.
A series of 3-star Light Cones and one 4-star character appeared on the screen.
"Is this… Miss March 7th?"
"But we already have March 7th."
"Duplicate characters are converted into [Eidolons]? Which unlock additional abilities for the character?"
Xiao Guizi followed the instructions and opened the Eidolon interface.
It looked like a series of shattered mirrors.
Each piece showed a close-up of the character from a different angle.
When she reached the 6th Eidolon, Xiao Guizi's eyes widened.
"This… this…"
"If it showed any more, my stream would get banned!"
"Does every character's 6th Eidolon look like this…?"
She immediately checked other characters.
A minute later.
Xiao Guizi silently swallowed.
"Anyway… let's keep pulling!"
"It's only the first 10-pull. Getting March 7th isn't a loss!"
But in her heart.
Tears of frustration were streaming down Xiao Guizi's face.
Darn it!
Developers, you're too good at this!?
The 6th Eidolon unlocks the original form?
Who can resist that!?
Especially since it doesn't show everything, just barely staying within the permissible limits.
Yet it creates a sense of "hiding behind a half-lifted veil," leaving much to the imagination.
Taking a deep breath.
Xiao Guizi knew she was already hooked by the game.
But there was no helping it.
I can't control myself!
As the second 10-pull landed.
A new 4-star character appeared.
Xiao Guizi adjusted her mindset and looked at the screen.
"Everyone, this should be a new character."
"Hahaha, just looking at the avatar, it looks so much like one of my good friends!"
While covering her mouth to stifle a laugh, she opened the new character's panel.
[Sushang (New), Physical Attribute, 4-Star, The Hunt]
"Hahaha, not only does this character look like her, but even the name is the same as my friend's!"
After saying that.
Xiao Guizi froze for a second.
Then it hit her.
"AHHHHH THIS IS SHUANG SHUANG HERSELF!!!"
"HOW DID YOU GET PUT INTO THIS GAME TOO!?"
Xiao Guizi backed away from the screen several meters, as if she'd seen a ghost.
The livestream viewers were also shocked by this turn of events.
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[Chat]
"Is this for real? Is that really Miss Sushang?"
"I thought it was just the Astral Express and the space station crew. I didn't expect characters from our Xianzhou too!"
"No way! What else is hidden in this game that we don't know about?"
"Streamer, keep pulling! I suspect there are even more unexpected characters in this game. Maybe even our Xianzhou's general can be pulled!"
"You're dreaming! Getting this Cloud Knight girl is probably just an Easter egg. You think you can pull General Jing Yuan? The developers would probably get a visit from the Ten-Lords Commission first."
...
Xiao Guizi took several sips of her soda to calm down.
Returning to the screen.
She clenched her fists.
"I want to see what they've done with Shuang Shuang!"
"If the skill effects don't do justice to our Shuang Shuang's brilliance, I won't accept it!"
To be continued…