Dan Heng: This Is a Trial

After reaching Trailblaze Level 30, Lao Mu first raised Equilibrium to Level 2, then leveled his characters and Light Cones to 50. After that, he immediately followed the Main Story quest back to the train!

Viewers also began pouring into the livestream. At this stage, aside from big spenders who bought out their daily stamina, ordinary players still needed a few more days before they could unlock the new Main Story!

The players had been thoroughly teased by the upcoming new map, and now they were just waiting for the streamer to show them what was going on first!

In the story, Pam was broadcasting information about their imminent departure from Jarilo-VI.

But the next second, the screen went black, and several large words appeared!

Luofu Xianzhou · Prison of Imprisonment!

"?Holy crap, what's going on!"

"It's here, it's here! We really made it to Luofu!"

"Prison play? I like it!"

Footsteps echoed through the dim surroundings.

Onscreen, a long-haired man was slowly marched forward, escorted by two weapon-bearing Cloud-to-Sea Guards.

General Jing Yuan stood on the platform with his hands behind his back and his eyes half-closed. Beside him was the young Genius Swordsman, Yanqing!

"Starting off this intense? General Jing Yuan is here right from the beginning!"

"And Yanqing too, my early-game war god!"

"Damn, I'm the Cloud-to-Sea Guard escorting him on the left. Why did they put me in too! facepalm-sweat-smile.jpg"

"Damn, what a coincidence, I'm the one on the right! facepalm-sweat-smile.jpg"

"Yeah, I was there too. I'm that glaive! facepalm-sweat-smile.jpg"

"Holy hell, are you guys demons or what?!"

Back to the story.

Jing Yuan: [Yanqing, look closely at this person later.]

Yanqing acknowledged him and swept his gaze over the man below whose hands were bound.

[...Do you remember me?]

Jing Yuan asked calmly. The other party gave an affirmative answer, but only revealed a strange smile as he continued speaking to himself.

[There are five people. Three must pay the price...]

Jing Yuan frowned at those words, while Yanqing placed a hand on his sword as though the man might break free at any moment.

The camera shifted to the man's face. His blood-red pupils stared ahead as he wore a sinister smile.

[Jing Yuan, you are not one of them.]

The moment they saw his face, countless viewers cried out!

"It's him, Blade of the Stellaron Hunters!"

"The Corporation's bounty on him is 8.13 billion!"

"Kafka and Silver Wolf both showed up, so of course Blade couldn't be missing!"

"What does he mean by that? Is it connected to what happens later?"

"What a grand entrance. There are five people, and three designated drivers!"

"Three designated drivers my ass!"

"What a sunny smile! Such a sunny, cheerful young man!"

"Hmph! Whoever trespasses upon Luofu territory shall be struck down by me!"

The scene shifted again. Blade's words seemed to have reached Dan Heng in his dreams. Dan Heng was drenched in cold sweat, as though trapped in a nightmare, his expression filled with agony. Then he suddenly sat up and realized it had only been a dream!

This scene immediately set the viewers speculating!

"Wow, it looks like this story is related to Dan Heng! What exactly is his relationship with Blade?"

"You could already guess Dan Heng was connected to the Xianzhou from his outfit. I didn't expect us to get to his story so soon!"

"He can even dream about him. I boldly predict they've got something going on!"

"But that doesn't make sense. Jing Yuan and Blade seem to know each other too!"

"A story between three people, ooh~"

"Yaoi goggles! Ting Zhi!"

Though it was only a short segment, it revealed quite a lot of information!

Silver Wolf looked at Blade onscreen and softly exclaimed.

"Whoa, it's Blade. So he really showed up too! I wonder whether he'll be interested in his own game character!"

Ever since experiencing the fun of Honkai: Star Rail, Silver Wolf had become completely hooked. She had even made several accounts, including fully built, low-investment, and completely free-to-play accounts!

Not only that, she had kept trying to drag her fellow Stellaron Hunters into the game. But Kafka was a casual player who only watched the story, while Firefly had gone to Penacony according to the script!

As for Blade, no one knew where he had gone these past few days. He neither answered calls nor replied to messages, leaving Silver Wolf with no one in real life to brag to about taking the First Clear Record in the Simulated Universe!

As for the people she knew online, she had already told every last one of them. Herta had even blocked her!

Although she could hack into Herta's account and remove herself from the blacklist, Silver Wolf thought of the seventy-six game accounts that had been banned and still had not been restored. In the end, she could only let it go!

Meanwhile, Kafka sat nearby, fiddling with her nail polish.

"Compared to himself, A Ren is probably more concerned about that Nameless called Dan Heng on the train."

Kafka's words reminded Silver Wolf of something, so she sent Blade the screenshot from the earlier story where Dan Heng was about to give the protagonist artificial respiration!

Not long after, she received Blade's reply!

"...He does that too?"

Dan Heng: This Is a Trial

On the Star Rail Express.

March 7th watched as Dan Heng began getting more scenes in the Main Story, thinking that the upcoming Main Story was indeed Dan Heng's time to shine!

Although she had seen Dan Heng's dragon transformation back on Luofu, there was clearly much more to the story!

Dan Heng did not seem to enjoy talking about the past, but March 7th, being the curious baby she was, really wanted to know what had happened between Dan Heng and his old acquaintances!

Now that there was game story content, she hoped it would give Dan Heng a full 360-degree, no-dead-angle close-up!

March 7th glanced toward the Think Tank next door, then deliberately lowered her voice as if afraid Dan Heng might overhear.

"Should we tell him that the game story might reveal things about Dan Heng's past?"

Himeko seemed somewhat hesitant as well.

"Uh... probably not. Dan Heng doesn't seem to like bringing up the past. The kid's grown up, so let's give him some privacy. We'll just pretend we don't know."

"Mm-hmm, we'll secretly watch his gossip!"

Just as the two were discussing it, Dan Heng's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"March 7th, Himeko, you're both in there, right?"

"Uh—ah—"

For some reason, the two guilty-looking girls hugged each other in the room. Only after quite a while did Dan Heng enter. Seeing the two sitting perfectly straight like children waiting to be scolded, he was somewhat speechless.

"Judging by your expressions, something related to my past must have appeared in Honkai: Star Rail."

March 7th: "Wow, as expected of the amazing Mr. Dan Heng! You could even figure that out? That's incredible!"

Himeko: "Dan Heng, if you mind, then we won't watch this part of the story!"

Seeing their ingratiating expressions, Dan Heng sighed helplessly.

"You do not need to worry about my feelings. Ever since the incident on the Xianzhou, I have come to understand many things. Now, I will be getting into Honkai: Star Rail too!"

Both girls were shocked to hear Dan Heng say he wanted to get into Honkai: Star Rail.

"Huh? Dan Heng, have you thought this through?"

"Yeah, we don't have to watch the story. Don't force yourself!"

Dan Heng shook his head.

"It is not as though only the two of you are playing this game. Such behavior would merely be self-deception. Besides."

Dan Heng paused there.

"This is a trial. I believe this is a trial to overcome the past. Only by defeating one's childish past can a person grow."

To Himeko and March 7th, Dan Heng suddenly seemed to radiate an imperial aura as he spoke those words!

"Why, why does it feel like Dan Heng's entire aura is changing? Such dazzling light!"

"Gah, that's so intense!"

Watching their exaggerated reactions, Dan Heng only felt that his words had been wasted on them.

"That is all. You do not need to hold yourselves back out of consideration for me."

On the Luofu Xianzhou, Jing Yuan watched the scene of himself meeting Blade in the Prison of Imprisonment and roughly confirmed where the plot was headed. It was probably the previous Stellar Core Incident!

Yanqing looked at the story screen, then at Jing Yuan, wearing an expression as though he wanted to speak but hesitated.

"Yanqing, you may speak freely with me."

Jing Yuan noticed Yanqing's concerns and said so.

With the answer to the story's riddle right beside him, Yanqing was naturally extremely curious.

"General, I've wanted to ask this for a while. What exactly is Blade's relationship with you? Dan Heng on the Star Rail Express seems to be the previous Abundance Dragon Lord of the Abundance Dragon Clan, so why have they both become wanted criminals of the Xianzhou?"

After hearing Yanqing's question, Jing Yuan gazed into the distance. Memories of the past surged into his mind, and his eyes grew somewhat weathered.

"They were once friends of mine. They made some mistakes. Though their original intentions were good, we ultimately parted on bad terms."

Yanqing could tell Jing Yuan did not want to elaborate, so he did not press further. However, Jing Yuan gave an easygoing smile.

"The old stories are simply long ones. I have long since let them go. Perhaps you will gain a clearer understanding of the full picture through this game's story."

Hearing Jing Yuan say that only made Yanqing more curious about what came next.

Back to the story.

The scene returned to the train. After the Star Rail Express left Jarilo-VI, it began a route meeting to decide their next destination.

The original plan was to accept the invitation to the grand event and head to Penacony. But just as Pam was about to announce it, a Projection suddenly appeared!

[Long time no see, everyone aboard the Star Rail Express. I am Kafka.]

The figure beneath the umbrella was none other than Kafka of the Stellaron Hunters!

Kafka, who had not appeared for a long time, instantly drew everyone's attention!

"Wow! It's Kafka Mom!"

"Long time no see! The Stellaron Hunters are involved in this story too!"

"Using an umbrella indoors will keep you from growing taller!"

Welt and Himeko were clearly highly wary of the intruding Kafka, as though the two sides had clashed before.

Himeko even glanced at Kafka before simply turning around, making March 7th, who had rewatched the scene and spotted the Blind Spot, cry out over the detail.

Kafka's Projection strolled leisurely through the train.

[Ah, the timing is good. Everyone is here—well, it seems everyone is here.]

Himeko: [You can spare us the charming introduction, Stellaron Hunter.]

The two popular characters were having their first conversation in the story, and judging by the situation, the smell of gunpowder was strong. The viewers felt inexplicably excited!

"Waaah, they're both so gorgeous!"

"Himeko's expression is so murderous! This is my first time seeing her like that!"

"Their figures are about the same too. These charming older sisters are practically dancing on my kink!"

"Is this a custody battle?!"