The announcement ended.
The screen suddenly plunged into darkness.
A melodious tune, accompanied by several golden ears of wheat, slowly opened the prelude.
"The Beginning of Legend."
"The world was a chaos, and then the gods cast a spark, and the Titans were born from the fire."
Golden Threads intertwined.
Outlining a sun disk.
Giants stood majestically.
Around the disk, twelve ancient symbols appeared in groups of three, some dim and lifeless.
"Three weave destiny."
"Three open up heaven and earth."
"Three sculpt life."
"Three guide disaster."
The perspective condensed.
On the mural, a Titan stood between heaven and earth, holding up giant rocks, pushing back water, and casting the first ray of light upon the civilization below.
"The Titan's fire ignited civilization, allowing all nations and beings to thrive endlessly."
In the bullet comments.
Everyone who had finished watching this opening.
Discussed animatedly.
Black Swan: Omphalos is a place that Akivili has never trailblazed.
Akivili: That's right, at that time it didn't exist in the Cosmic, or rather, it didn't want to be "peered into" by the beings in the Cosmic.
Asta: So, this Titan is the creator of their civilization?
Keqing: Perhaps, he is roughly equivalent to our Rock Archon in Liyue.
Barbara: The Titans are as great as Lord Barbatos.
Yae Miko: Tsk tsk tsk, if nothing unexpected happens, there will be a betrayal. Which Titans will be the first to turn villain?
Karen: A god who created civilization eventually wants to destroy the civilization he created. Why does this story sound a bit familiar to me?
Otto: Karen...
Captain: Next, will there be thirteen Fusion Warriors?
Everyone from the three universes.
Had different levels of speculation about this opening, some big, some small, some based on human nature, some on history, but no one, in the end, mentioned the most crucial point of the opening.
...
"But the golden age was fleeting, and the blasphemous Black Tide descended from beyond the heavens."
The mural was covered in an unusual color; those who worshipped the gods still knelt, perhaps unaware that the so-called Titans had already undergone a great change, no longer benevolent.
The scene fell into darkness.
When it lit up again, the warm light had transformed into a scarlet blaze.
War.
strife.
death.
Became the main colors of the mural.
"Its gloom is deeper than death; the Titans descended into madness, and mortals turned their spears against each other."
"strife arose one after another."
"Blood devoured the dawn."
"Gods clashed."
"And the sun fell silent."
The murals flashed one after another.
In the scene, mortals went from initially sacrificing to the gods to waging war; due to some special opportunity, they fell into disorder.
Riding warhorses and wielding spears, they staged an "epic war" on Omphalos.
In the bullet comments.
The scene had progressed to this point.
Everyone in the Star Rail live stream already had a preliminary hypothesis.
The views differed.
But the basic premise was the same.
That was the "Black Tide."
Aventurine: I speculate that Omphalos might have experienced the Cosmic Star Plague.
Aventurine: Isn't the so-called "Black Tide" a sky-obscuring swarm of insects?
Aventurine: The Titan's rampage can also be explained by the fall of "Order."
Kiana: So amazing! In such a short time, Mr. Aventurine has deduced so many possibilities. Can you help me later? I don't know anything.
Mei: Sorry, Kiana is quite straightforward when she speaks, but what she just said is also what I was about to say.
Mei: These scenes must be from your universe, right?
Aventurine: That's right.
Aventurine: I understand what Mei and Miss Kiana mean. As a friend, I will provide you with help when the time comes.
Kiana: Good friend!
Aventurine's enthusiasm.
Was unexpected by the Honkai characters.
They didn't understand why Aventurine would extend a helping hand to Kiana.
Could it be that...
He's like Elysia?
From a profit perspective, Kiana doesn't have anything he needs, and this live stream doesn't allow cross-world transactions.
Of course...
At least not yet.
Hu Tao: Tsk tsk tsk, I knew Mr. Zhongli understood everything a long time ago.
Zhongli: I don't understand.
Hu Tao: ...
Hu Tao: Mr. Aventurine...
Aventurine: No problem, I will also provide you with help, my friend.
Hu Tao: How straightforward! Then this Funeral Parlor Master naturally won't let you suffer a loss. From now on, your first business transaction with me will be free!
Aventurine: That's quite unnecessary.
...
Thus.
The Q&A live stream's theme changed.
From initial mutual competition to later three-party cooperation.
Aventurine was very clever.
He clearly knew that the arrival of travelers from the other two universes would inevitably bring some videos unique to their universes.
Now...
He might know more.
But in the future, that might not be the case.
Therefore, just one act of help to gain the goodwill of the other two universes was, by all accounts, a transaction that wouldn't result in a loss.
...
While the bullet comments were deducing.
The scene continued to play.
The melodious tune had now transformed into a magnificent battle song.
Seemingly confirming Aventurine's words.
The sun in the sky, due to the strife of mortals and the Black Tide from above, slowly closed.
This perhaps...
Indicated the fall of a Stellaron.
But was it really that simple?