"Hehe, count me in too. I can't wait to see just how good this animated short is."
However, after Otto expressed his desire to keep watching, Durandal also sent her thoughts.
"Sorry, I have work that needs to be finished. I don't have time to watch for now. Goodbye."
After she said that, a notification popped up on the Live Stream screen.
Effort Pays Off has left the Live Stream!
"Huh? She left? Does that mean there are only two people left here? Damn it!"
Looking at the sparse Live Stream screen, Beichen immediately felt a little unhappy.
Come on, there were barely any viewers to begin with, and now one had left?
Ugh, this feels awful... If only I could just let people in directly... Wait a second!
A question suddenly flashed through Beichen's mind.
"System, why haven't any new viewers joined the Live Stream after all this time?"
The increase in Live Stream viewers mainly relies on invitations spread among viewers. However, if the host has a need, the system can randomly select one viewer to join the Live Stream. Limited to three times.
"It can only spread through viewer invitations? You should've said so earlier! I should've had them invite people back then! But now... whatever. Help me randomly pick a viewer to come in."
The system reminded the host once again that the host only had three opportunities. Would the host like to continue using one opportunity?
"Yes! Why are you talking so much? Hurry up! I need to eat after this broadcast."
Beichen thought that random selection was random selection. It was still much better than having only Seele and Otto watching.
After all, one more person meant a few more Crystals. Who would ever have a problem with shiny Crystals?
Alright, the system is inviting... Invitation successful.
Welcome, No Matter the Cost, Humanity Will Defeat Honkai, to the Live Stream.
!!!?
"System," Beichen guessed which great figure the system had invited almost instantly. "I admit I underestimated you. Send him back right now!"
The only thing the host system can do is mute viewers. Whether a viewer chooses to leave depends on the viewer's own wishes.
"Useless trash!"
Within a World Bubble deep in the Sea of Quanta, a man stood in the barren space.
He had short white hair, and his azure eyes gleamed with an iron-like resolve. The long tails of his coat fluttered slightly in the chill.
Cold air spread outward from him, freezing everything that could be frozen.
From afar, it looked as though a storm had been confined within a spherical barrier...
He had spent over a thousand years here, and that time might continue to stretch on into the future.
But no matter how long it took, he would activate the Stigmata Project. This was the only plan he believed could defeat Honkai.
To achieve that goal, no matter what price he had to pay...
Ding! Congratulations, host, on binding the Honkai Audience System!
"..."
The suddenly ringing voice made the man slowly turn his head.
As far as his eyes could see, the World Bubble still contained no one but him...
After obtaining this system, the host can watch the Live Stream in their mind at will.
"Who are you?"
I am the system.
"Are you an entity without a physical form?"
I am very sorry, yes. Host, please do not hold such strong hostility toward me. Although you have not shown it, I can sense your killing intent.
"When encountering something suspicious, the first question should be whether it can be destroyed."
Why does the host have such a strong prejudice against the system?
"Your fear has confirmed it for me. You can be destroyed."
Host... please cooperate with the system...
After a brief silence, the system hurriedly said.
If the host is unwilling, simply recite "block the Audience System" in your heart to lift the binding!
However, after the system backed down, Kevin did not pay it any more attention.
"Welcome, new viewer!"
"That name... is really long. Heh... It looks like the people in this Live Stream are getting more and more interesting."
With Kevin's arrival, the Live Stream's only two viewers sent welcome messages...
However, their messages floated across the screen for a long, long time without receiving any response...
"Huh? Why aren't you saying anything? Is this friend still here?"
And at this exact moment, Seele started urging him to answer, as though she were adding fuel to the fire!
Old Ancestor Kevin, Want to Watch Reburn: II?
"Ahem, ahem! Since this viewer likes peace and quiet, let's not disturb him."
Beichen hurriedly spoke up, trying to persuade Seele to calm down.
"Huh? But, big brother, wouldn't that make us seem very rude?"
"You're being too enthusiastic. That's what's rude..."
Come to think of it, it was strange. Seele had been so shy when she met Old Ancestor Kevin in reality. Yet after being separated by the invisible barrier of the Live Stream, she had become this enthusiastic...
If you knew how cold the guy on the other side was, you'd probably regret it so much you'd want to crawl into a hole...
"Who are you?"
After a long silence, a snow-white message drifted across the screen.
Compared to the default-font messages, this one gave off a faint white glow and was especially eye-catching...
At the same time, it inexplicably gave people a chill...
"Ahem! As you can see, I'm a janitor doing the splits in midair."
"A janitor? What are you responsible for cleaning?"
"No, no, no. Janitor is just a title. My main duty is being a host. In other words, playing video footage for you all in real time..."
After saying that, Kevin fell silent again.
Who knew what he was thinking...
He couldn't be considering how to destroy this place, could he?
No, that should be impossible. Old Ancestor Kevin had only one goal: defeating Honkai. He would pay any price for that. Everything else meant very little to him.
So there was no reason for him to want to destroy this place, right?
Seeing that Kevin was still sitting quietly, Beichen felt much more at ease.
"Ahem! Back to the point, everyone has been waiting for a long time, right? Next, I'll be playing an animated short. Don't go anywhere!"
"Okay! I'll definitely watch it carefully until the end!"
Seele looked eager to get started, so there was no need to worry about her leaving halfway through.
"So... let's begin. The short I'll be playing this time is called Reburn: II. Let me make this clear beforehand: this is the short about the birth of the Herrscher of Reason."
"A Herrscher?"
The moment Beichen finished speaking, a brilliantly white message floated across the screen...
Sure enough, as soon as Herrschers were mentioned, Kevin became alert.
Looking at it this way, it had been a wise decision to explain things clearly first.
"Yes, that's right. The animated short I'll be playing next is called Reburn: II. It mainly tells the story of Bronya becoming the Herrscher of Reason."
The process of becoming the Herrscher of Reason?
Bronya?
Kevin quickly extracted the key points from the host's words and condensed the important information into a single sentence.
Someone named Bronya had become the Herrscher of Reason.
Whether it was true or not, it needed to be observed.
"I understand."
Kevin's quick reply surprised Beichen somewhat.
But since he had nothing else to say, Beichen could just do whatever he wanted next, right...
However, things did not go as he wished. At this critical moment, someone with ill intentions jumped out to cause trouble in the Live Stream!
"Oh? Interesting. This viewer isn't even curious about what a Herrscher is?"
A green message floated past...
The person who sent it... was none other than the Schicksal Archbishop, Otto.
Who would have thought? A meeting that should not have taken place until much later had, through a strange twist of fate, happened so far in advance?
Beichen's feelings were complicated as he watched Otto tease Kevin.
And that was not even the most important part. The important part was that this was happening on his turf...
What kind of clash would occur next between the leaders of Schicksal and World Serpent, the two massive organizations?
"What are you trying to say?"
Instead of answering the question, Kevin turned around and pressed Otto for an answer.
Unfortunately, the man involved was not frightened in the slightest. Instead, he began probing again.
"I'm merely a little curious about you, sir. Could it be that you have also come into contact with Honkai?"
That question... was extremely presumptuous, but it was also the most direct one.
Simply understanding the concept of Honkai could reveal a great deal of useful information.
Beichen quietly watched the conversation in the Live Stream and had no intention of getting involved in the fight between the two big shots.
He was certain that with Otto's intelligence, as long as Old Ancestor Kevin answered, Otto would be able to guess most of the truth.
So in this situation, how exactly would Old Ancestor Kevin respond?
Thinking that, Beichen held his breath and stared intently at the Live Stream screen...
One second... one minute... two minutes...
Time quietly passed by.
Kevin taught everyone through his actions how to give the safest answer when someone was pressing them for information.
He... he just didn't answer at all!
"Alright, alright. It's getting late. Let's start playing the animated short now."
Beichen truly had no desire to keep wasting time, so he directly opened the little phone at the bottom-right corner of the bridge interface. He kept swiping right until he found an icon of a man in a suit with a television for a head.
This was the menu for watching animated shorts. After opening it, he could select any short that had appeared so far.
The shorts available so far included v1.1 [Sword of Sealing], v1.2 [Sword of Curses], v1.3 [Setting Sail], the new animated short [Last Lesson], the animated short [Reburn: II], and so on.
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