It must be miHoYo's doing.

This time, it's our turn to protect you.

Kiana's cat ears twitched, suddenly catching sight of a familiar name. "Wait!" she pointed at a rapidly passing comment. "This 'Unnamed Paramecium' is definitely imitating me, right?!"

The heavy atmosphere shattered instantly. Bronya silently took a screenshot of the comment and made it into an emoticon, captioning it "Paramecium itself." Even Fu Hua couldn't help but cough lightly to hide her smile.

"Ahem!" Jizi suppressed a smile and tapped her wine glass. "Anyway—" She suddenly pulled Kiana in front of the camera. "I know everyone missed me, so... we'll also be live tomorrow, and tomorrow's special project is Cat-Eared Kiana challenging the Collapse Kitchen!"

"Ehhhhh?!"

Amidst Kiana's screams and the frenzy of comments, the livestream ended with a notification. But the final image remained frozen on Jizi's shimmering fingertips—those player IDs flowing down her arms toward her heart like countless tiny rivers of light.

In front of countless screens in the real world, some people put down their phones and looked at the starry sky outside the window; some buried their faces in Ji Zi's body pillow; and some opened the game and stared at the Hyperion's bridge interface in a daze - the same light was reflected in the corners of their eyes.

………………

The moment the live broadcast ended, the Internet seemed to have experienced a nuclear explosion.

In less than ten minutes, the hashtag "#Jizi-sensei is back" exploded like a comet hitting the Earth, instantly dominating the global trending search charts. "#Ten Thousand People's Blood Letter Revives Jizi," which had previously topped the charts, was slammed down to second place. "#Kiana Cat Ears Werewolf Killing" came in third, with "#miHoYo Live Streaming Technology Strength" following closely behind.

Bilibili, Twicher, Youtu.com, GNA, Tieba - the homepages of all platforms are occupied by the same video: Ji Zi is holding up a red wine glass with countless player IDs reflected in the glass, and she chuckles as she says, "It is your longing that brings me back."

In the video, the barrage exploded like a volcanic eruption:

"Fuck, miHoYo, are you serious???"

"This level of technology is ridiculous! How can a virtual anchor be so realistic?!"

"She really is Himeko... She's really back!!! QAQ"

In a popular post on a forum: [Rational Analysis] Did miHoYo use AI face-swapping technology in its livestream? The poster confidently posted a comparison image, attempting to prove "this is definitely a synthesis," only to be met with a barrage of criticism from the comments section.

"Can face-swapping technology create micro-expressions like this? Can you AI-generated the detail of Jizi's knuckles turning white as she squeezes the wine glass?"

"Each of Kiana's hairs when she's fluffed up is independently physics-driven. Can your AI even calculate that kind of dynamics?"

"The most outrageous detail is how Mei's ears turn red when she gets tangled up in the cat's tail! That's simply not something that can be achieved with current technology!"

Soon, the post was marked as [Rumor·Locked] by the administrator, and miHoYo's official account had already uploaded 4K 60 frames of live broadcast video on all platforms of 々爾玖器??刘九意??SanbaVI, and the number of clicks soared at a rate of 100,000 per second.

The server of "Honkai Impact 3rd" experienced an unprecedented traffic peak that night.

Players who had quit the game six months ago re-downloaded the game, and the queue at the login screen exceeded two million, causing Hyperion's bridge interface to lag. In-game, the page for redeeming Jizi's character fragments was instantly cleared, and countless players frantically posted:

"I want to raise Mr. Himeko to SSS level!"

"miHoYo! Release Jizi's wedding dress skin! Now! Immediately! Immediately!"

"Please, make the cat-eared Kiyana from the live stream into a skin! I'll spend all my money!"

On the official forum, a post titled "I'm crying, how about you?" was pushed to the front page. The poster wrote:

"Two days ago, I watched Teacher Jizi fall into the imaginary space and cried until four in the morning.

Today, when I saw her holding up her wine glass and saying 'I'm back', I cried until four in the morning again.

miHoYo, you bastard... well done."

There are 70,000 likes and 40,000 replies below, all of which are "+1".

At the same time, the App Store rating of "Honkai Impact 3rd" soared from 4.2 to 9.8 overnight, and the comment section was flooded with "Welcome home, Teacher Jizi".

Even the "miHoYo disrespect for characters" statement, which was previously criticized by negative articles, was now being dug up and criticized by players:

"That's it? You call this disrespecting the character?"

"Kuroko, speak up! MiHoYo brought Jiko back, and you guys keep barking?"

"I'm dying of laughter. I said miHoYo was exploiting Ji Zi before. Does your face hurt now?"

No one cares about those negative articles anymore.

Because at this moment, all the players were immersed in a trance feeling that "a miracle really happened".

The United States, Los Santos, Xiaoyu Technology Headquarters.

Inside his office, Jack Wells stared intently at the global trending search list, slamming his fist down on the wooden table, making his coffee cup jump. His face was so gloomy it looked like water could drip out of it.

"Are these players idiots?! So easy to fool?!"

On the screen was the final scene of miHoYo's livestream—a close-up of Ji Zi's smile. The overwhelming barrage of "tears" and "welcome back" in the comments made his stomach churn. Just yesterday, he had spent heavily on trolls to spread rumors about "miHoYo exploiting deceased characters," only to have all that information shattered today by a livestream.

The secretary carefully handed over a data report: "Boss, the daily active users of Girls' Frontline 2 have dropped another 35%. Our players...all went to play Honkai Impact 3rd."

Volume 2 must be done by miHoYo! 乆! : 051 Genshin Impact animation is in preparation, the Honkai Impact version of Werewolf

Jack grabbed the report and slammed it against the wall, sending the papers scattering like snowflakes. "Damn miHoYo! What kind of technology are they using?! Holographic projection? AI simulation? Or... have they actually brought the avatars to life?!"

The secretary hesitated. "The technical department has analyzed it. The lighting and shadow rendering, micro-expression changes, and even the physical calculations of clothing in the live broadcast are far beyond the technical level of existing virtual anchors. It's almost like..."

"Like what?"

"...There really is someone named Himeko standing there."

Jack sneered: "Ridiculous!" But he knew in his heart that the technology demonstrated by miHoYo this time had completely crushed the entire industry.

The secretary whispered, "Boss, should we... stop fighting miHoYo? They don't make VR games anyway, so there's no direct conflict with us..."

"Stupid!" Jack turned around abruptly, a cold glint in his eyes. "They're not doing it now, but with the technology they demonstrated in their live streams, do you think they won't make VR games in the future?!"

He strode towards the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the neon nightscape of Los Santos. His tone was grim: "Notice to everyone, add miHoYo to Xiaoyu Technology's sanctions list and ban all their games from our platform!"

The secretary was shocked: "But their player base is so large, won't this cause a backlash?"

"A rebound?" Jack sneered. "When our 'next-generation VR world game' goes online, if miHoYo's 'Genshin Impact' dares to release it at the same time..."

He turned around, and shadow covered half of his face.

"I want to let them know what true crushing is!"

………………

The night sky above Chen Ge Hu shimmered with a faint glow like star sand, and a suspended data panel cast a deep blue holographic projection above the tea table. Meita stepped barefoot on the soft green grass, her slender fingers tapping the latest report, her voice like a silver bell, a hint of joy in her voice:

"Master~ Honkai Impact 3rd's daily active users have surpassed 20 million!" She spun happily, the stardust from her hair falling on Tianming's shoulders. "In just the first 48 hours since Jizi-sensei returned to live streaming, player deposits have increased..."

"Get to the point." Tianming shook the teacup carelessly, and the stars in the liquid flowed like a vortex in the galaxy.

Meita pouted and counted on her fingers. "Character fantasy point collection efficiency increased by 547%, of which Himeko-sensei alone contributed 239%, and Kiana's cat-ear image boosted 128%..." She suddenly lowered her voice and leaned closer. "But the most interesting thing is that the amount of fan works about Mei and Kiana has skyrocketed. Those books..."

"Ahem!" A sudden cough interrupted her. Tianming said calmly, "There's no need to say more. Remember to pass me a copy."

At this moment, Bronya's communication request was displayed on the terminal background.

Tianming clicked to agree.

A three-headed projection of Bronya then emerged, her long, silver-gray hair gently flowing through the data stream. She sat in the palm of the heavily armored bunny's hand. Despite her elementary school figure, she assumed the demeanor of a CEO. "President, based on market feedback, I suggest accelerating the launch of Genshin Impact. This will allow us to capitalize on some of the buzz surrounding Honkai Impact 3rd before it dies down."

"What's the rush?" Tianming flicked his fingertips, and the business plan turned into a group of glowing butterflies flying around. "Let this go first." He took out a memory crystal like magic, and inside was sealed a green whirlwind image - it was the memory fragment of Wendy playing the piano in the hurricane.

Bronya's pupils suddenly turned a data-stream blue. "What is this? It seems a bit like the memory crystals you gave me before, President."

"The Mondstadt chapter of the Genshin Impact animation." Tianming snapped his fingers, and the crystal expanded into a miniature projection room, showing Cecilia flowers dancing in the storm. "I used Barbatos's memories as the material, and combined it with the post-production I did myself." In the picture, the young wind god was plucking the strings of a harp in the storm, and the divine pattern that lit up at the end of his braid was breathtakingly beautiful.

Meta suddenly rushed in front of the projection and said, "Wow! This style of painting is even better than the real person I saw when I mentioned Watt! And this theme song is really beautiful. Hmm~~ It seems to be Wendy's voice. When did the master abduct... oh no, invite him here?"

"The last time I went to drink with him," Tianming said with a meaningful smile, "I sent him packing with just a few bottles of wine."

Bronya nodded, seemingly recording something.

"Okay, President. Our game production team will also promote the Genshin Impact animation when it airs. By the way..."

The heavy-armored bunny suddenly beeped twice, and a 3D model of a wolf-ear headband popped up above its head. Bronya tilted her head. "About the livestream spin-off project... Yesterday's livestream audience was generally interested in our Werewolf game. Plus, Werewolf is really trending online right now. Should we do something about it?"

"Make it a game." Tianming's fingertips condensed a card, featuring a furious Kiana. "'Honkai Werewolf', Valkyrie Limited Edition." As the card flipped, more characters appeared: Herrscher Mei's "Rampage Wolf King" form, Theresa's "Judas Prophet," Fu Hua's "Taixu Witch," and so on...

Tianming was actually talking nonsense, but Bronya nodded very seriously.

"President! Are you a genius?! You can even think of this. Okay, I'll set up a new production team right away and try to get this game online in two days to capitalize on this buzz."

Tianming scratched his head and thought to himself, "I'm just talking nonsense, do you really want to do this?"

But then he thought again, this game is just a bonus, not an important plot, so let Bronya do whatever she wants. It won't be as bad as Bronya's "Alahato"~~

"Oh, right~~" Tianming suddenly remembered something and a smile appeared on his face.

"Today's live broadcast is about to start. Jizi will be coming to my space from Blue Star soon. Yesterday we agreed to let Kiana in cat form challenge the Valkyrie kitchen, haha~"

"I've given you all the permission to freely travel between your original world and my Chen Ge Hu space. Come and play whenever you want~"

In the virtual projection, Bronya was stunned for a moment, then nodded and a smile appeared on her face.

"Okay, President!"

After yesterday's noisy live broadcast, Tianming suddenly found himself unable to calm down. He also suddenly felt that this Chen Ge Hu space was a little deserted.

Therefore, Tianming came up with the idea of ​​giving certain members the right to freely travel to his Chen Ge Hu space.

In this way, will there be more fun in daily life?

PS: The entire book is 40% off! To celebrate, I'll release all my drafts tomorrow. It's still 10,000 words today, and 20,000 words tomorrow.

If you like it, you can give some votes~~

Volume 2 must be done by miHoYo! 乆! : 052 The original animation PV is online, shocking players

The lights of Shanghai shimmered brightly at night, and the neon lights outside the glass curtain wall cast a dazzling cacophony of light and shadow across Lin Xiaosa's apartment. The blue glow of her computer screen shone on her cheeks, which were slightly flushed with excitement. She adjusted the position of her headset and her fingertips tapped rapidly on the mechanical keyboard, the crisp clicks particularly clear in the quiet room.

"Come on, come on! Today we're going to challenge the newest abyss in Honkai Impact 3rd!" Her voice was full of energy, with a lazy smile. "Let's see if we can clear it with one life. I've been practicing my skills for a month!"

The comments in the live broadcast room scrolled very fast:

[Sa-chan is so awesome today!]

[Abyssal Red Lotus? Forget it, I can't even defeat Pain.]

[Is Sa-chan not considering playing Genshin Impact? MiHoYo has another update!]

Suddenly, a bright red message flashed across the screen——

"Sa-chan, have you forgotten your roots? Aren't you the number one fan in the 2D world? Why haven't you released this season's new anime guide yet? You used to release them half a month in advance, so why don't you even mention the new anime now? Have you really gone from being Mi's biggest hater to being Mi's defender?"

In an instant, the barrage exploded.

[Yeah! Sa-chan used to update weekly!]

[Why is it all about Mijia content lately?]

[Wan Yue-yi~First release#, Sa-chan was bought by miHoYo!]

Lin Xiaosa's fingers paused, her smooth movements nearly swatted to death by a claw from the abyss monster. She blinked, then gave a dry laugh and scratched her head strategically: "Ahahahaha..."

"Hey, sorry, sorry, I've been having too much fun lately." She stuck out her tongue, her tone light, but a hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes, "But-"

Her tone suddenly grew serious. "Don't you think so? Ever since I played Honkai Impact 3rd, all the new anime these days just seems off! MiHoYo's CG animation, the way the plot unfolds, the level of detail in the animation, it's a downgrade, right? When I watch other anime now, all I can think of is, 'This performance isn't as smooth as MiHoYo's cutscenes,' and I don't even know what else to complain about."

The barrage was silent for a second, and then—

[Fuck, that's real!]

[After watching "Queen's Advent" and "The Last Lesson", I'm totally mad at the current light novel adaptations.]

[miHoYo: It's your 2D world that's not good, not us being too strong]

[Sa-chan spoke my mind!]

The rhythm was instantly distorted, and the barrage even began to spontaneously discuss the comparison between "Honkai Impact 3" and the new April anime. Lin Xiaosa just breathed a sigh of relief, when suddenly, a barrage of comments suddenly flew by -

"Sa-chan, check out miHoYo's B-site updates!!! They're making an animation!!!"

"What?!" Lin Xiaosa's voice instantly rose an octave, her finger instinctively pausing the game. The audience in the livestream could even hear the creak of her chair sliding backwards. She leaned closer to the screen, her eyes wide. "MiHoYo is releasing an anime?! Is it for Honkai Impact 3rd?"

She quickly switched screens and opened miHoYo's official account, where a brand new announcement was pinned to the top:

[Official trailer for the "Genshin Impact" animation: Mondstadt]

"Poem of the Wind, the Epic Begins"

It will be launched simultaneously around the world next month, with epic graphics and shocking plot, so stay tuned!

PV Link>>>

Lin Xiaosa's mouse pointer trembled slightly above the play button, her fingernails tapping the left mouse button unconsciously, making a rapid clicking sound. Her breathing had become rapid, her chest rising and falling with her heartbeat. The comments in the livestream were scrolling at over three times the usual speed, a flood of speculation and anticipation filling the screen.

"It's coming, it's coming!" She subconsciously gripped the armrests of the gaming chair, her knuckles turning white from the exertion. As her fingertips slammed down, the image on the monitor suddenly lit up—