Chapter Summaries

Himeko, Dan Heng, and Blade finished renovating a new train car, but Blade collapsed after drinking Himeko’s coffee and was saved by his Mara-Struck condition. Dan Heng went to Liyue Harbor to call back the others and found them at Yujing Terrace, where Qiqi had Hu Tao restrained while she prepared to approach her.

• Himeko, Dan Heng, and Blade installed walls and furnishings in the new train car, creating six rooms.
• Himeko offered Dan Heng coffee, but he refused; Blade drank a cup and collapsed before his Mara-Struck condition revived him.
• Blade helped with the renovation so Kafka could have a room, and Himeko completed the car with four rooms still available.
• Dan Heng used Ye Yun’s Teleportation Portal to reach Liyue Harbor, where Yelan told him that Stelle, March 7th, and Qingque were at Yujing Terrace and Topaz was at a harbor stall.
• Hu Tao chased Qiqi at Yujing Terrace, but Klee, Bailu, Diona, and Hook restrained Hu Tao while Qiqi walked back toward her and the rope.

After the Lantern Rite, Stelle and the others returned to the Astral Express, chose new rooms, and prepared to leave for Penacony after restocking. As the visitors departed Teyvat, Asmoday warned its rulers to govern properly, and Ei and Yae Miko headed back to Inazuma while Furina and Clorinde traveled toward Qingce.

• Madame Ping explained that Qiqi’s balanced adeptal energy had turned her body into an adeptal body, and Qiqi forgave Hu Tao before Stelle untied her.
• Dan Heng told Stelle, March 7th, and Qingque to choose smaller rooms aboard the renovated train, and they picked their rooms after returning with Topaz.
• Himeko confirmed that the crew would leave for the Family’s grand gathering in Penacony after replenishing supplies, and Stelle proposed visiting a dungeon the next day.
• The Express Crew, the Luofu group, Topaz, and the others ended their Lantern Rite trip and returned to the Star Rail World.
• Asmoday warned Ei, Yae Miko, Furina, Clorinde, Barnabas, and the others to govern their countries properly, with Lumine assigned to conduct surprise inspections.
• Yae Miko and Ei sailed back to Inazuma with a ship full of Ei’s snacks, while Furina and Clorinde boarded a carriage escorted by the Knights of Lancelot toward Qingce.

Furina returned to Fontaine with gifts while Ye Yun welcomed Kiana Kaslana, a newcomer from another world, to his shop. Kiana met Welt and the others, learned about her situation, and eagerly joined them after enjoying Xiangling’s cooking.

• Furina chose to place the teleportation portal in her living room, then returned to Fontaine with Clorinde and the Knights of Lancelot.
• Ye Yun opened an invitation portal, and Kiana Kaslana arrived at the shop and introduced herself to everyone.
• Welt recognized Kiana but explained that she came from a different parallel universe, then showed her around the shop.
• Welt gave Kiana 200 star coins, and she bought instant noodles before Xiangling offered to cook them with extra ingredients.
• Kiana befriended Stelle, March 7th, and Lumine, agreed to join them on their next trip, and praised Xiangling’s noodles as the best she had ever tasted.

Kiana and the others entered the CFGO Biohazard Mode dungeon, where players were divided into human mercenaries and Bio-Zombies. Stelle and Jing Yuan became the first Biohazard Mothers, and the chapter ended as the infection spread to Hu Tao.

• Kiana joined Stelle, March 7th, and the others for the dungeon, which required 32 players and offered Star Coins to the top three scorers.
• The system placed the players on Street 13 and explained the 17-round rules before everyone selected weapons.
• Kiana, Stelle, March 7th, Hu Tao, and Huohuo waited together on a shipping container as the countdown ended.
• Stelle and Jing Yuan were revealed as the Biohazard Mothers, and Stelle infected Huohuo before Hu Tao, March 7th, and Kiana shot her off the container.
• Huohuo infected March 7th and Kiana, and March 7th then infected Hu Tao.

The survivors lost the first round despite Silver Wolf’s strategy, then Zhongli’s plans failed in the next two rounds as the Bio-Zombies quickly overwhelmed the humans. As the fourth round began, Zhongli announced he had another plan, and Hu Tao walked away with Huohuo.

• Stelle’s zombies overran Jean, Kaeya, Lisa, Nahida, and Lumine, while Keqing killed Stelle with a dagger and prevented her from respawning.
• Silver Wolf hid on a traffic light automaton and earned 8 points by surviving the round, repeatedly shooting zombies who tried to reach her.
• Zhongli led the humans onto a shipping container for the second round, but Silver Wolf and Feixiao transformed into Biohazard Mothers and quickly secured a zombie victory.
• Zhongli’s group gathered by a traffic light automaton and wall for the third round, but the Biohazard Mothers infected everyone there and then overwhelmed the defenders on the wall.
• Zhongli announced another plan for the fourth round, and Hu Tao took Huohuo and walked away.

The new Terminator rules turned March 7th into a powerful infected who could shield herself, strike humans with lightning, and see their locations. She infected most of the players and reached the Central Building rooftop, where she infected Diluc.

• Kiana and Hu Tao agreed not to catch each other, but Hu Tao infected Huohuo and blocked the exit, allowing Huohuo to infect Kiana.
• Ningguang broke her agreement with Keqing and Jean by infecting them, and the players continued to deceive one another through more than a dozen rounds.
• The system announced that Terminators and Ghost Hunters would appear during the final five rounds, and March 7th became the first Terminator.
• March 7th shielded herself, infected Stelle with lightning, and used her ability to locate and infect Silver Wolf and Kiana.
• March 7th led the infected to the Central Building rooftop and struck Diluc with lightning, infecting him.

Kiana scavenged kills throughout the match and ultimately won first place, while Silver Wolf and Mr. Zhongli took second and third. The chapter ended the 17-round game and showed Stelle’s failed attempt to score points as a Ghost Hunter.

• Paimon infected Kaeya and celebrated earning her first point beyond the match-completion minimums.
• Mr. Zhongli, Jing Yuan, and Huaiyan transformed into Ghost Hunters, but March 7th weakened them before Kiana eliminated Jing Yuan, Huaiyan, and Mr. Zhongli for points.
• In Round Two, Stelle blocked the rooftop choke point, then became a Ghost Hunter and was quickly eliminated by Kiana after Lumine rallied the infected against her.
• Kiana scavenged kills throughout the 17 rounds and secured first place, with Silver Wolf in second and Mr. Zhongli in third.

After winning a dungeon game in Ye Yun’s shop, Kiana returned to St. Freya Academy with instant noodles for Mei and told her about her day in another world. Theresa and Himeko arrived still worried about Kiana’s disappearance, and Kiana began explaining where she had been.

• Kiana won first place in the dungeon game, received 3,000 Star Coins, and treated everyone to instant noodles at Ye Yun’s shop.
• Ye Yun told Jing Yuan that Penacony had plenty of Stellar Jades, prompting Jing Yuan to leave urgently for the Divination Commission.
• Kiana took a lunchbox of instant noodles Xiangling had packed and returned through the portal to St. Freya Academy.
• Kiana told Mei about visiting another world, meeting new friends, and winning the dungeon game, then invited Mei to eat the noodles she brought back.
• Theresa and Himeko arrived worried after searching for Kiana all day, and Kiana began explaining where she had gone.

Theresa and Himeko learned that Kiana’s portal only allowed Kiana to cross, while Furina returned to Fontaine Court with the Knights of Lancelot. Neuvillette questioned their origins, but Clorinde refused to reveal what she knew, and one of Furina’s knights noticed something lurking in the shadows.

• Theresa asked Kiana about her Star Coins, then found that she could not pass through Kiana’s portal while Kiana could cross it.
• Furina returned to Fontaine Court with Clorinde and the Knights of Lancelot, and gave Neuvillette a gift of water.
• Furina told Neuvillette that the Knights of Lancelot would protect her, but he remained concerned about their unknown origins.
• Neuvillette questioned Clorinde, who assured him the knights would not harm Fontaine Court without revealing their connection to Asmoday and Ye Yun.
• While Furina ate Flower Cakes in her private garden, one of her knights spotted something unusual in the shadows and went to investigate.

Kiana visited the Astral Express to ask Ye Yun how to bring Mei and the others over, then joined March 7th’s challenge to stay standing during a warp and fell. After Zhongli brought a Liyue team aboard to seek Stellar Jade in Penacony, the group realized they lacked local identities, and Silver Wolf offered to make them.

• Kiana ate breakfast with Mei, then traveled to the Astral Express to find Ye Yun.
• Kiana joined March 7th in trying to stay upright during the train’s warp, but both fell and complained about their injuries.
• Zhongli returned from Liyue Harbor with a group of people he planned to lead to Penacony in search of Stellar Jade.
• Ye Yun warned Zhongli that the Family would inspect travelers closely during the Harmonic Celebration and that the group lacked identities.
• Topaz offered a way into Penacony but warned that using the company’s identities would draw scrutiny.
• Silver Wolf offered to create identities for the group using Aether Edit.

Stelle followed Acheron through a dream, risking a deadly slash to collect stellar jades that she brought back to reality. After reuniting with Kiana, Stelle and March 7th reached the hotel, where a room-registration mix-up remained unresolved.

• Silver Wolf processed identity information for Kiana, Zhongli’s group, and Venti’s group.
• Stelle dreamed that Acheron led her through the Canyon Between Reality and Dreams, but Stelle repeatedly stopped to open treasure chests.
• Acheron slashed Stelle as she opened a guarded chest, and Stelle woke with 40 stellar jades from the dream in her storage ring.
• Kiana told Stelle that Theresa, Bronya, Himeko, and Mei would come the next day with minerals, and Stelle went to pick her up.
• Stelle and March 7th brought Kiana to the hotel, where Himeko and Welt were negotiating because Dan Heng’s registration information had been used for Stelle’s room.
• A man wearing red sunglasses and a string of code around his neck stepped in and told the hotel staff not to give Stelle a hard time.

Stelle and the Express Crew secured their dream-entry arrangements in Penacony with Aventurine’s help, then explored for treasure chests. Aventurine gave Stelle his room and, after she urged him to prioritize Stellar Jade, put his investigation of the Family aside to search for chests.

• Stelle asked Aventurine for help checking in, and he persuaded the staff to arrange the Express Crew’s entry before Sunday and Robin welcomed them.
• March 7th, Stelle, and Kiana found Stellar Jade near a treasure chest, then searched for more while Robin entertained them.
• Sunday told the crew their arrangements were ready, and Welt gathered everyone so they could check in successfully.
• Stelle and Kiana found Aventurine in their room, which he had given up for them, and he asked Stelle to share information about the Family.
• Stelle urged Aventurine to collect Stellar Jade by opening Penacony’s treasure chests, so he decided to postpone his mission and go chest hunting.

Aventurine hid the Strategic Investment Department’s Stellar Jade collection from Dr. Ratio because the Family was monitoring them, while Stelle and Kiana entered the Dream World and visitors across Penacony hunted treasure chests. Sunday dismissed the chest-searching but learned that the Luofu Xianzhou was approaching Penacony for the Harmonic Celebration.

• Aventurine opened a Common Treasure Chest before speaking with Dr. Ratio, then evaded questions about the Strategic Investment Department’s secret Stellar Jade collection after noticing a camera in a fruit plate.
• Stelle and Kiana encountered Acheron, who said she often forgot things and had come to ask for directions to the lobby; Stelle directed her before entering the Dream World with Kiana.
• Zhongli led Liyue’s group through the Train Depot to search for chests and assigned Ganyu and Shenhe to keep Cloud Retainer from dismantling things.
• Hu Tao and Huohuo found a guarded chest, and Hu Tao defeated two TV Monsters before Huohuo could join the fight.
• Sunday told his attendant to let the Express Crew search for chests as long as they did not interfere with his plan, then learned that the Luofu Xianzhou was approaching to attend the Harmonic Celebration.

Jing Yuan led Feixiao, Huaiyan, and the Luofu delegation to Penacony to collect Stellar Jades, where Sunday greeted them and drew Huaiyan and Jing Yuan’s suspicion. In the dream, Stelle and Kiana followed Misha through a door and began falling toward Golden Hour.

• Jing Yuan promised Qingque a week of paid leave if she collected 500 Stellar Jades, and she agreed to join the expedition.
• The Luofu delegation landed on Penacony, where Sunday welcomed the three Generals and offered help during their stay.
• Huaiyan and Jing Yuan suspected Sunday’s probing manner and warned that Penacony’s situation seemed unusually complicated, while Feixiao headed off to find Stellar Jades.
• In the dream, Stelle and Kiana followed Misha through a painting and entered a strange purple space.
• Stelle and Kiana went through a door toward Golden Hour, discovered they were falling through the sky, and marveled at the view.

Stelle and Kiana arrived in Golden Hour, while Sunday and the Dreammaster discussed pressing ahead with their plan despite the approaching factions. Silver Wolf smuggled the Liyue and Mondstadt groups into Penacony’s dreamscape, leaving Blade to guard their sleeping bodies.

• Robin healed Stelle and Kiana’s discomfort and told them to explore Golden Hour while her brother welcomed an important guest.
• Sunday rejected the Dreammaster’s suggestion to postpone their plan and agreed to prepare Robin for what was coming.
• Hu Tao paid Silver Wolf two thousand Star Coins to smuggle the Liyue group into the dreamscape.
• Silver Wolf showed the group an Identity Change Badge sold by Ye Yun, but Hu Tao declined to buy one because it cost three thousand Star Coins.
• Venti bargained for the Mondstadt group to enter with Silver Wolf in exchange for their help during the games, and Jean agreed to the deal.
• Silver Wolf led both groups into the dreamscape, while Blade used a Space Isolator to protect their sleeping physical bodies.

Stelle and Kiana rescued Firefly from the Hound Family in Penacony, and Firefly guided them around as they hunted treasure chests for Stellar Jade. Meanwhile, Silver Wolf and Kafka searched for chests on their own, while Sparkle spotted a familiar figure.

• Stelle and Kiana experienced a Dream Bubble showing Akivili and another person being scolded by Pom-Pom, then bought it to take back to their friends.
• Kiana defeated the Hound Family members pursuing Firefly, and Sheriff Gallagher dismissed them after correcting their mistake.
• Firefly introduced herself as an attendant of the Iris Family, recognized Stelle’s Nameless ticket, and offered to guide Stelle and Kiana around the Commercial Center.
• Stelle and Kiana found treasure chests with Firefly’s help and collected more than 2,000 Stellar Jade in just over an hour.
• Silver Wolf told Kafka that Firefly had not helped them find chests, so they decided to search on their own.
• Sparkle wandered the streets and spotted a familiar figure.

Ye Yun took the Six Little Ones into Penacony’s dreamscape and brought them to the Amusement Park, where they began riding the attractions. Stelle, Kiana, and Firefly joined them, and Stelle headed to the Token Booth to claim free Game Coins.

• Sparkle found Aha hiding by some bushes, and Aha showed her a fragment of Order he planned to give Winged Boy to surprise the Express Crew.
• Ye Yun used a Dream Pool to bring the Six Little Ones into Penacony’s dreamscape, where they admired the city and bought SoulSoda.
• Ye Yun took the Six Little Ones to the Amusement Park and bought 200 Game Coins, then led them to ride the carousel.
• Stelle, Kiana, and Firefly arrived and greeted Ye Yun while the Six Little Ones rode the carousel.
• Stelle learned from Firefly that Family VIPs could claim ten free Game Coins and dragged Kiana toward the Token Booth.

Ye Yun and the others spent the afternoon enjoying the amusement park, then Ye Yun sold Stelle an All-Curing Medicine pill for Firefly’s entropic decline. In the VIP lounge, Qingque was granted leave but was also tasked with finding more stellar jades for the Xianzhou.

• Ye Yun asked Firefly about her entropic decline, and she said she would visit his shop after her script ended.
• Stelle, Kiana, Firefly, Ye Yun, and the six little ones rode attractions around the amusement park, while Ye Yun supplied Stelle with more game coins.
• After the group left to find Firefly’s secret base, Stelle asked Ye Yun about entropic decline and bought an All-Curing Medicine pill for 5,000 star coins.
• Qingque gave Jing Yuan 1,000 stellar jades and asked for leave, and he granted her seven days of paid vacation.
• Fu Xuan urged Qingque to keep working, and Jing Yuan promised ten days of paid leave if she found another 1,000 stellar jades.

Qingque joined the others for Jade Tiles while Jing Yuan offered her 3,000 Stellar Jade to extend her vacation for a month. The groups wound down at the Amusement Park and returned to their rooms, while Clara completed her Gundam and activated Family Unit 2.

• Qingque joined Stelle, Guinaifen, and Lumine for Jade Tiles, and Hu Tao, March 7th, Kiana, and Amber started a second table with Eula rotating in.
• Jing Yuan watched Kiana exchange 4,600 Stellar Jade for 460,000 Star Coins and offered Qingque 3,000 Stellar Jade in exchange for extending her vacation to a month.
• Silver Wolf asked Ye Yun about medicine for Entropic Decline, learned Stelle had already bought it for the same person, and decided to save her Star Coins.
• Ye Yun had Jing Yuan arrange a small Children's Playground in the VIP Lounge, where the Six Little Ones and Seer Spirits played before everyone returned to their rooms.
• Ye Yun brought the Six Little Ones and Kiana back to the shop, and Kiana returned to St. Freya Academy after buying snacks.
• Clara finished assembling her two-meter Gundam, climbed inside, and activated it as Family Unit 2.

Kiana returned to St. Freya Academy with Credits and a Storage Ring, and the group prepared supplies to take through Ye Yun's Teleportation Portal. The next morning, they arrived at Ye Yun's Shop to investigate which stones from their world could be exchanged for Credits, while Bailu and the other little ones began their morning routines.

• Kiana showed Theresa the Credits she had earned and a Storage Ring, then refused Bronya’s request to borrow the ring and promised to buy her another one.
• Kiana told Himeko that Ye Yun had given her a Teleportation Portal, and the group moved their supplies to her dorm before sharing Mei’s noodles topped with Xiangling’s Stir-fried Pork with Chili.
• The next morning, Theresa and the others carried boxes of stones through the Teleportation Portal into Ye Yun’s Shop.
• Bailu met Theresa’s group, heard that they wanted to find out which stones could be exchanged for Credits, and went to wash up at the small bar.
• Qiqi brushed her teeth alongside Yaoyao, and Klee finished brushing before the Five Little Ones dressed and headed into Ye Yun’s Shop.