Live Stream Honkai Impact 3rd, I Choose to Expose Kiana in Arc City! Chapter 4

Beichen then focused his attention on the 3.3 version Expansion Pool.

On the screen, Bronya, who had obtained a Herrscher Core from the Sea of Quanta, was displayed.

The Herrscher-ified Bronya had a temperament that was a world apart from ordinary Valkyrie Armor.

That blue-and-white special Valkyrie Armor was gorgeous and eye-catching, and of course, the sight of her riding a motorcycle and turning into a streak of azure lightning was even more captivating.

Although in the later stages of the game, the Herrscher of Reason would be replaced by Big DuckDuck, that was still several versions away.

Right now, upon her debut, she was overwhelmingly powerful—pull her, and you could basically steamroll through the main storyline from there on!

"Whatever, let me try first..."

"Dawei! This time, you've gotta show your power!"

"Single pull for a miracle, believe in Dawei and gain eternal life!!!"

With that, Beichen pressed the button for Expansion Supply.

Blue Sky and White Clouds...

Not convinced, he pressed it again.

Out came a Twin Soul Crystal...

Just as Beichen's face darkened, a comment floated across the live stream: "Streamer Big Brother, you're pulling cards again? What's the difference between this Expansion Supply and the Standard Supply from earlier?"

He focused and saw that the comment was from Effort Pays Off, who was Durandal.

"This is the limited character UP pool. Only this pool can give you Ri Duck."

Beichen explained patiently, already used to the lack of common knowledge among the few viewers in his live stream.

Anyway, they were probably pure newbies who hadn't even played many games.

There would definitely be many more explanations like this in the future...

Effort Pays Off: "Ri Duck? Is that the character card called Herrscher of Reason?"

"Yeah."

"Why do you call her Ri Duck... and is this character card strong?"

Before Beichen could answer, another of the three viewers in the live stream suddenly sent a comment:

"Herrscher... that should be a very powerful character card, right?"

"Yeah, Today's Performance Is Not Perfect is right. Version 3.3 is the version ruled by Ri Duck. As for why she's called Ri Duck..."

Beichen rubbed his chin, then explained the reason:

"Because in Honkai Impact 2, the prequel game to Honkai Impact 3, Bronya's original character design name was 'Bonya,' and the homophone evolved into 'Board Duck.' Plus, back then, Bonya as a boss had a trait of holding up a huge shield, making her very tough, so the name stuck."

As for the origin of this nickname, Beichen had heard it from a veteran Honkai series player in his Armada when he first started the game.

Before that, he had thought Bronya was just called that because her name had a 'nya' sound in it...

Now that he was a streamer himself, explaining the origin of this nickname to newbies felt like passing the torch...

"Just... because of that?" Effort Pays Off clearly didn't believe it.

"Just because of that~ Does the birth of a nickname need some grand reason?"

As Beichen pulled cards, he chatted with the viewers, spilling out Honkai trivia like beans from a jar:

"For example, the reason Durandal is called Dumb Goose is even simpler—just the homophone of 'Dumb Goose' and her own tsundere charm."

"???"

"Uh, why the question marks?"

Beichen stared at the live stream screen in confusion, but out of the corner of his eye, he was surprised to see that he had actually gotten a drop!

Ri Duck obtained!

And after Beichen's drop, one viewer reacted even more intensely than he did: "Wow! Streamer Big Brother, this Bronya sister is so pretty. She's really strong, right? Just how strong is she?"

Needless to say, this viewer was Loves Bronya.

So she was Seele, right? Definitely, right?

Beichen rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, then spoke:

"Of course she's strong. Right now, she's the god of this version. Seele would definitely be happy to see her, don't you think? What do you think?"

As his words fell, the live stream fell silent again...

Beichen stared at the empty screen, momentarily puzzled whether the other side was scared or confused.

After a long silence, a comment finally floated across the live stream: "I... don't know."

Well then...

Beichen stared at the screen, then looked up at the darkening sky, figuring it was getting late.

If I keep streaming, I'll end up hungry and stuck in the night airport, broadcasting until dawn.

Wouldn't that just be overtime? No way I'm doing overtime—I'd rather die than do overtime!

"Alright everyone, it's getting late. Let's call it here for today?"

"Huh? Streamer Big Brother isn't continuing? We just pulled Bronya-sister..."

"Ahem! I've been busy all day, I'm really tired~ Today's over, I'll stream earlier tomorrow."

Beichen's tone left no room for negotiation—he simply wasn't going to keep streaming.

Seeing his firm stance, the others had no choice but to drop it.

"Then that's it. See you next time."

With that, Beichen shut down the game and stopped paying attention to the live stream.

Meanwhile.

A few comments drifted across the live stream.

"Alright then, Streamer Big Brother, I'll come by the stream often from now on..." Seele politely said her goodbyes.

"See you next time. This place is very special—I'll keep an eye on it from now on."

Captain Durandal stared at the Valkyries sprawled haphazardly across the training room, her expression turning extremely serious.

In this game, Bronya became the Herrscher of Reason? And she herself was stuck with the title of Dumb Goose?

Hard to imagine. She'd thought this was just some joke of a game, but now it seemed things were more complicated than expected.

It looked like she'd need to keep an eye on this live stream from now on...

Captain Durandal pondered for a moment, making a mental note.

If Bronya really did become the Herrscher of Reason... then, I'd better report this to Bishop Otto.

Chapter 6: Green Otto says, are you kidding me?

"Mm, it really is a very special place. If I get the chance... I'll come back here to take a look."

After sending her comment, Hua took a deep breath and began her self-cultivation, clearing her mind of all distractions.

Beichen put away his phone and heard the system's notification chime in his ear.

[Congratulations, Host, on successfully completing your first live stream.]

[Based on the heat of this stream, Host has received 2800 Crystal reward!]

There's a reward even after the stream ends? Haha, not bad at all.

Beichen did the math—adding the Crystals he'd earned during the stream, he'd gotten a total of 3920 Crystals this time.

On top of that, there were a few Crystals from clearing the main story, pushing the total past four thousand.

If he could get this much every day by streaming once, it'd basically mean one ten-pull a day with some left over.

He had to admit, the reward was generous. Looked like this system was actually useful after all.

Beichen was happy for a while, then put his construction tools back in the warehouse, dusted himself off, and got ready to work.

But just as he turned around to leave the warehouse, he ran straight into a group of Valkyries.

Most of them wore special masks and the standard combat uniform of the Immortal Blades.

But one stood out.

That woman wore her usual maid outfit, her alluring figure paired with sexy black stockings and round-toe leather shoes.

She was incredibly tempting.

"Vice Captain Rita, Captain Durandal's been acting strange today—something feels off."

"Oh? Gossiping about your superiors is very rude. If you don't have a good reason, I'll have to punish you on behalf of Lord Otto~"

Rita stopped in her tracks, her smile still charming, but her slow, measured tone carried an invisible pressure.

The squad members exchanged glances, then huddled together, putting on fearful expressions.

As if they were terrified of being thoroughly disciplined by the woman before them.

And as Vice Captain of the Immortal Blades, she certainly had the strength to back it up.

Beichen coldly watched the Valkyries in front of him, feeling nothing but disdain.

It wasn't that he was looking for trouble—it was that these people treated him with the same dismissive attitude.

To put it in perspective, it was like the difference between a permanent employee and a temp worker.

Mutual contempt.

So Beichen had zero interest in what these Valkyries were whispering about.

He twisted his sore neck, then walked straight past them.

Just as he passed by, Rita happened to say:

"So it was that you were distracted during training? How strange. Captain Durandal shouldn't be like this. Alright, I understand."

After saying this, the maid deliberately cast a sidelong glance at Beichen, who was passing by her side.

With her formidable strength, she had long noticed this man staring in their direction. She initially thought he was some spy sent by Anti-Entropy to gather information.

But it turned out he simply walked past?

Rita withdrew her gaze, thinking to herself that she was overthinking things.

"Vice Captain, that man just now... seemed to be sneaking a look at us?"

"Yeah, I noticed it too."

Just as Rita was setting aside her suspicions, the two Immortal Blades members before her suddenly spoke up to remind her.

"Maybe he's just curious about Valkyries out of pure interest."

After calming her teammates, Rita spoke earnestly:

"In comparison, figuring out why Captain Durandal is distracted is more important. If you notice anything in the future, you can report it to me. Perhaps we might uncover something new."

"Understood."

Both members saluted and accepted the mission.

However, they seemed overly curious about the answer to this question, so much so that after accepting the task, they pressed further:

"Vice Captain Rita, what do you think the reason is? Could it be... love?"

Hearing the naive response from her two teammates, a smile couldn't help but appear on Rita's face.

What else could make Captain Durandal distracted, if not something related to the Honkai?

A man? Impossible, impossible. Absolutely impossible.