The horn sounded.
The Black Sun was entangled by Golden Threads.
After the previous narration, the audience knew this was Aglaea’s ability.
“Aventurine: Throughout, this Aglaea should be the key figure.”
“Black Swan: Her ability is neither Memory nor "erudition". I’m afraid… she belongs to Omphalos’s third Path.”
After she finished speaking,
another new question was raised.
Will the upcoming question make them reveal Omphalos’s third Path?
This question…
currently has no direct answer.
Through the previous description, Aventurine could confirm that Omphalos had Memory and "erudition".
But besides these two, there was no information sufficient to determine the third Path.
Golden Blood could be Destruction.
The Black Tide could be Propagation.
Disorder could be Aeon of Unity.
…
As Aventurine pondered,
the video continued to play.
“I gaze upon the distant future; the sun will engrave the footprints of humanity…”
Golden Threads entwined.
The scorching light shone brightly again.
Within the light screen, the heroes who had previously flashed by reappeared, led, as before, by the owner of the narration’s voice—Aglaea.
“The children of humanity, named the Golden Descendants, will pluck the sparks of the gods…”
“And once again support heaven and earth.”
The screen scrolled.
The audience saw the true faces of the heroes.
Among them, some still held genuine hope for the future, some had long become completely numb in the long war, some only wanted to pursue peace, and some had already lost their true appearance.
The only commonality…
was that they had indeed raised arms in protest for the beings on Omphalos.
“Fire Chasers are…”
“A ‘journey’ of constant loss.”
“Kevin: ?”
“Mei: A familiar phrase.”
“Jie: Interesting.”
“Elysia: I should be able to guess the quiz question. Everyone, if you need anything, you can click my avatar and private message me ♪”
“Fu Hua: How do I click you?”
“Silver Wolf: Where your gaze converges is equivalent to a cursor, similar to using a computer.”
“Fu Hua: Thank you.”
“Silver Wolf: It’s nothing.”
“In all of that,”
“‘life’ is also insignificant.”
“Indeed, we sacrificed ourselves, only to inscribe the opening stroke in the epic of creation.”
…
After the video finished playing,
the people in the live stream only then understood.
This was a short piece, similar to revealing a main quest: heroes plucking sparks, saving Omphalos in the name of the Golden Descendants.
Of course…
Omphalos’s true crisis
no one could know.
Perhaps the next video would gradually reveal the danger to everyone in the live stream.
But that was for later.
Now…
what the live stream participants needed to do
was analyze the content and grasp all the information revealed in the video.
“A Loving Family.”
“Aventurine: If we could find Omphalos’s history books, it would be much easier.”
“Topaz: Unfortunately, Omphalos is not in the database; even in fictional histories, there’s only a simple sentence.”
“Jade: Don’t be discouraged. The quiz might be multiple choice. Director Shajin, you can certainly ‘go all out’ with your luck.”
“Ratio: Indeed, don’t you always say, ‘all or nothing’?”
“Aventurine: …”
Unlike the company’s strictness,
the Honkai Impact 3rd and Genshin Impact discussion groups were significantly more relaxed, comfortable, and cheerful.
“For the Rock Archon.”
“Hu Tao: What do you all think that world in the video is like?”
“Ningguang: Very tragic.”
“Keqing: If our Liyue didn’t have the Rock Archon, our lives probably wouldn’t be much better than those of the people in the video.”
“Zhongli: Gods love humanity, but not all gods can adhere to this rule.”
“Azhdaha: Exactly. Time will decay everything in the world, be it gods or the faith of the masses; ultimately, they will be eroded.”
…
“St. Freya Academy.”
“Kiana: So good! I’ve never seen such a wonderful story.”
“Mei: Idiot Kiana, do you know how miserable the world in the video is?!”
“Fu Hua: Indeed. The Golden Descendants bear a heavy responsibility; they carry the survival of civilization and the future of the world.”
“Himeko: Hey, isn’t it still class time?! Kia! Na!”
…
“Discussion complete.”
“The quiz room is being constructed.”
“Contestants Aventurine, Hu Tao, and Kiana, please prepare.”
“In three minutes,”
“you will be transported to the quiz room.”
…
Three minutes passed.
The live stream screen was divided into three.
On the left, Aventurine sat at a wooden table, frowning. Facing the camera, he raised his right hand and waved, “Good morning~”
In the middle, Kiana was sound asleep at a school desk. Facing the camera, warm tears involuntarily slipped from the corner of her mouth.
On the right, Hu Tao skipped and bounced in a graveyard full of tombs, holding her Staff of Homa with a smile on her face. Facing the camera, she said in a sweet voice, “Hi! Esteemed guests, book Wangsheng Funeral Parlor services now for an 85% discount~”
After greeting.
The three were enveloped by a Zhan blue light screen.
In a moment, they appeared in a room with white walls on all four sides.
On the central blackboard,
the question was written in white chalk:
“Why did Titan go mad?”