It must be miHoYo's doing.

"Wow!" AR-28456, a girl with short chestnut hair, had taken off her gloves and stepped barefoot on the soft grass. "This feels...amazing!"

Liuying smiled faintly. After three years of service in the Grammer Iron Cavalry, she had almost forgotten the feel of the ground beneath her feet. Mech warriors were required to remain in combat readiness 24/7. Leaving their cockpits en masse like this was enough to earn them ten disciplinary actions each.

"Look over there!" The silver-haired girl suddenly pointed to the sky, "It's a shooting star!"

Everyone looked up. A meteor with a blue flame trailing across the sky, leaving a brilliant streak of light between the twin moons.

"Senior, make a wish quickly!" The chestnut-haired girl excitedly grabbed Liuying's arm.

Just as Liuying was about to close her eyes, the meteor suddenly changed its trajectory strangely, as if being pulled by an invisible hand, and fell rapidly in the direction where they were!

"spread!"

The well-trained mecha warriors immediately dispersed. Liuying rushed to the nearest rock shelter. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the meteor suddenly slow down less than a hundred meters from the ground, finally landing lightly on the grass beside the pond, without stirring up a trace of dust.

Everyone held their breath and waited for several minutes. After confirming there was no danger, Liuying took the lead and headed towards the crash site. A shallow depression appeared in the grass, and in the center lay a gray bracelet.

"What is this...?" The chestnut-haired girl came over curiously.

Liuying carefully picked up the bracelet. The metal surface was cool, and three unfamiliar characters—"miHoYo"—were faintly visible. She had never seen such characters before, yet somehow she understood their meaning.

"Senior, what is this?" The silver-haired girl poked the bracelet lightly with her finger. "Could something coming out of a meteor be alien technology?"

Liuying didn't answer. A strange attraction came from the bracelet, as if a voice whispered in her mind. When she came to her senses, she found that the bracelet was already on her wrist.

"Senior Liuying?!"

"I'm fine." Liuying shook her head. "Just consider it a souvenir." She looked toward the unfamiliar constellations in the night sky. "Things from shooting stars... should bring good luck."

"What wish did you make just now, senior?" asked the chestnut-haired girl, blinking her big eyes.

Liuying smiled slightly and did not answer. But in her heart, she silently recited that wish:

"I hope everyone can be safe in the end."

The bracelet suddenly felt slightly warm on her wrist, a fleeting warmth that she thought was an illusion. In the distant starry sky, a shooting star streaked silently across, as if answering her wish.

"Okay, time to get back to the mech." Liuying clapped her hands. "Command should have located our signal."

No one noticed Yi Sanwu! Qijiu Liu Shan noticed that the bracelet on Liuying's wrist was emitting a faint light.

………………

Seven days passed in the Bengtie Universe, but in the Chen Ge Pot, only one hour passed because of the different speed of time flow.

During this hour, Tianming was in high-intensity exercise all the time.

The starry dome of the Dust Song Pot flickered faintly, casting a dreamlike aurora. A gentle breeze blew across the lake, stirring up fine golden star sand. These should have been beautiful scenes, but no one was there to appreciate them—for the entire Dust Song Pot was completely sealed off, preventing even a single crystal butterfly from escaping.

"Master," Meta's sweet voice echoed through the star sand curtains, "where are you looking?"

Tianming lay on his back on a bed made of nebula, beads of sweat on his forehead. He couldn't remember how many rounds of "exercise" he had done, but he knew only that only an hour had passed outside the Chen Ge Pot, and he was already exhausted.

"Meita, let's take a break..." Tianming tried to get up, but was gently pulled back by a shadow tentacle.

"No~" Meta curled up on his chest like a sated cat, her pink hair brushing against his collarbone. "Master, did you have fun with that Ice Queen before?" Her fingertips drew circles on his chest, leaving a glowing mark every time they passed. "Meita must get it back double~"

At this moment, a crisp system prompt sound suddenly sounded:

[Ding~ A new member has triggered the contract signing space. The host can go there to handle it. The location is the Collapse Iron Universe.]

Tianming's eyes lit up as if he had been pardoned. "Meita! We have a new member who needs to sign up! It's from the Bengtie Universe!"

Volume 2 must be done by miHoYo! 乆! : 060 Grammer Front! Desperate Firefly (5/10) III Division 7 Er 2 Division Ba Si /-

Tianming tried to sit up, but more shadow tentacles entangled his limbs. Meita's cheeks flushed unnaturally, and a dangerous light danced in his violet eyes. "For things like that...wouldn't it be better to send a clone~"

"But should I sign up as a new member or compare with the main body..."

Before Tianming could finish his words, Meita suddenly leaned in close, her warm breath against his ear. "Master, have you forgotten?" Her voice suddenly dropped. "When you were being affectionate with the Ice Queen just now, you had the opportunity to use your clone instead, right? So why didn't you use it, Master?"

Tianming immediately broke out in a sweat. No matter how he answered this question, it seemed like it would be wrong!

"Just now...just now was a special case!" Tianming stammered, explaining, "This time it's really a serious matter!"

Meita didn't answer, but simply snapped his fingers. A shadowy figure suddenly grabbed the bracelet beside the bed and handed it to Tianming. The screen clearly displayed the signatory's information:

New Member ID: AR-26710 (Firefly)

[Current Status: Weak Vital Signs]

"Wow~~" Meita tilted her head and smiled innocently, "It's Firefly~~ No wonder the master wanted to use the real body, it just happens to be the master's favorite character. But..."

She suddenly turned over and pressed Tianming down, "Master, your job today is to accompany Meita well~"

Tianming looked at the information on his bracelet, his heart torn between his conscience and his desires. Liuying... this name was all too familiar to him. In the original game setting, this girl's ending was always going to be a sad one. If only he could go there in person...

"Hmm!"

A sharp pain interrupted his thoughts. Meta's fangs bit his shoulder lightly, and at the same time, more shadow tentacles wrapped around him, leaving burning marks on his skin.

"Master is not concentrating again~" Meita pouted aggrievedly, "Is it because Meita is not working hard enough?"

Tianming looked at the girl's tearful expression, then glanced at the flashing warning signal on his bracelet. Finally, he sighed and said, "...Okay, I'll use my clone."

He struggled to raise his still-movable hand and sketched a human figure in the air. As energy surged, a translucent clone gradually took shape. But just as the clone was about to materialize, Meita suddenly reached out and grabbed—

Tianming almost spat out a mouthful of blood: "Meita! Don't mess with the clone parameters!"

"What's the big deal?" Meita pouted. "Oh, by the way, what if that mecha girl is also after the master's body?" She suddenly showed a sly smile. "Why not change the appearance of the clone to this?"

As she fiddled with it, the appearance of the clone gradually changed into that of a gray-haired girl.

Tianming: "..."

The gender has changed! And, isn't this the star of the protagonist in "Bengtie"?!

Gray hair, white shirt, black jacket, black skirt with blue leg rings.

"Is this okay? This is not me at all. Even if Liuying likes me, she likes Xing..." Tianming said weakly.

"Well, it's okay." Meita finally nodded with satisfaction, "But the energy transfer must be limited to less than 30%~, and it cannot affect the movement of the main body~" As she said that, she directly set a seal on the clone's chest.

As the clone turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the sky, Meita pounced back on Tianming: "Okay~ Now there's nothing to disturb us~"

Her fingers gently traced Tianming's abdominal muscles. "Master just said... that he would 'double' the compensation for Meita, right?"

Tianming looked at the fake starry sky in the Chen Ge Hu and shed tears of regret. He vowed to lock the power of reproduction deep within his body next time and never let the Ice Queen react again!

………………

A few hours earlier in the Collapse Iron timeline, the sky above the dark red, desolate planet was completely obscured by the wings of the Zerg. Countless compound eyes reflected an eerie light, shrouding the entire battlefield in a suffocating shadow.

"AR-26710! Watch your left!" The captain's hoarse roar came from the communicator.

Liuying yanked the joystick, and the Firefly IV she was piloting managed a thrilling sideways slide to avoid a wave of corrosive acid. The mech's hull was already covered in scars, and the plasma cannon on its left arm had temporarily failed due to overheating.

"Roger that!" she replied through gritted teeth, drawing a high-frequency vibration blade with her right hand and cleaving a flying worker insect in half. Dark green fluid splattered onto the mecha's visor, quickly being washed away by the automatic cleaning system.

Through the cracked display screen, Liuying saw a despairing scene—on the distant horizon, the Titan-class queen was slowly advancing. Its bloated abdomen was constantly wriggling, and every few minutes it would lay hundreds of eggs, which would hatch into new warriors within seconds of coming into contact with the air.

"Command! We need orbital bombardment! Repeat, immediate orbital bombardment!" The captain's voice echoed in the public channel.

The only response he got was the clatter of electricity. Liuying knew the railgun would take at least twenty minutes to recharge, and their defense wouldn't last even five.

"The third squad is completely wiped out! Repeat, the third squad is completely wiped out!"

"The fifth team has run out of ammunition and is retreating!"

"Damn! There are so many bugs!"

The constant barrage of bad news on the communication channel made Liuying's fingers tremble slightly. She caught a glimpse of the AR-31029 mech not far away—the once gleaming silver Sam was now belching black smoke, its cockpit pierced by a soldier bug's forelimb. The companions inside were probably already dead...

"boom!"

A loud bang brought Liuying back to reality. The captain's mech had been directly hit by the queen's tail, crashing heavily into the rocks behind him. The armor on the mech's chest had dented, revealing the damaged cockpit.

"Captain!" Liuying wanted to rush over to support, but was blocked by three soldier insects.

"AR-26710...listen to me..." the captain's voice was intermittent, "I have already...activated...the mech's...self-destruct sequence...you all...leave now..."

Liuying's pupils suddenly contracted. She knew exactly what this meant—the captain was going to use his mech as bait to detonate the energy core and create a small nuclear explosion.

"No! There's another way!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, wielding her vibroblade frantically in an attempt to carve a bloody path.

But reality was cruel. More and more bugs surrounded her, the mecha's energy level was only at 17%, and the hydraulic system in her right leg joint began to leak oil.

"Why...is this happening?" Tears blurred Liuying's vision. "Are we all going to die here?"

A soldier bug seized this opportunity and stabbed its sharp forelimbs straight at her cockpit. Liuying instinctively raised her arms to block, and the vibration blade and insect limb collided, producing dazzling sparks.

Volume 2 must be miHoYo's doing! 乆! :061 Destroying Blessings and Making Great Contributions! (6/10)

At this critical moment, the mysterious bracelet on her wrist suddenly emitted a dazzling light. The light was so strong that it even penetrated the outer shell of the mecha and illuminated the entire cockpit.

"This is...?"

Before Liuying could think, the world before her eyes suddenly twisted and spun. The next second, she found herself standing in a completely unfamiliar space.

This was a hall made of starlight, with a flowing galaxy on the dome and countless glowing runes floating on the ground. In the center of the hall, a holographic projection interface was suspended:

Welcome to the miHoYo World Rescue Mutual Aid Association contract signing space.

[Adaptor detected: AR-26710 (Firefly)]

【Do you want to sign the contract and become a member? Y/N】

Liuying looked around blankly. She pinched her cheek to make sure it wasn't an illusion. In the distance, a virtual figure formed from starlight waved toward her.

This virtual AI was created by Tianming based on the cat-eared Kiana, in order to guide new members to sign contracts.

Originally, Tianming should have come personally to greet Liuying, but because of Meita's delay, and the different speeds of time in the two universes, the contract signing space automatically sent the AI ​​to take over when Tianming didn't arrive.

"Hello, newbie~" the cat-eared avatar said with a grin, "If you want to stay alive, hurry up! 'Yes' Oh, the bugs outside won't wait for you."

Liuying thought of the captain's mecha that was about to self-destruct and her companions who were fighting bloody battles. She had no time to hesitate.

"I sign!" She almost shouted, pressing her finger heavily on the "Y" option.

【Contract Signing Completed】

【Welcome to join miHoYo's World Rescue Mutual Aid Association】

[You have received a newbie benefit: 200 Xingqiong subsidy.]

[Do you want to use Xingqiong to pray immediately? Y/N]

"Pray? What is this?" Liuying asked in confusion.

"Just draw cards, draw cards~" The cat-eared guide made a lever-pulling motion, "You might get something life-saving~"

Then, countless information about the association and prayers poured into Liuying's mind like a torrent.

After coming to her senses, Liuying looked at the options flickering on the interface and took a deep breath: "Use them all for wishes!"

As 200 Star Qiongs were deducted, a gorgeous prayer interface appeared in the void. Liuying closed her eyes devoutly, silently praying in her heart: "Please give me... the power to save everyone..."

20 light balls fell, including two purple ones.

[Congratulations on obtaining the purple item: Destruction Blessing Core]

[Congratulations on obtaining the purple item: Random Mechanism Roulette]

Liuying opened her eyes and saw two purple balls of light hovering before her. The first contained a blood-red crystal, emitting a frightening energy surge; the second contained a small wheel engraved with mysterious symbols.

"Wow, you're lucky!" the cat-eared guide whistled. "The Destruction Blessing Core is a great item! Just battle and you'll get all sorts of blessings and equations related to destruction, and you can share them with your teammates~"

Liuying couldn't wait to touch the first ball of light. The blood-red crystal immediately merged into her body, and a scorching energy instantly flowed through her body. A new interface suddenly appeared on her retina:

[Current Blessing of Destruction: None]

[You can get random blessings during battle]

【Maximum number of people sharing: 3 (upgradable)】

Before she could study it carefully, a shrill alarm suddenly sounded: "Warning! An imminent high-energy reaction in outer space has been detected!"

"Oh no! Your captain is going to self-destruct!" The cat-eared guide jumped up in panic, "Go back quickly!"

Liuying's vision blurred as she regained consciousness in her mech. The outside world seemed to have been slowed down—she saw an ominous red light emanating from the captain's mech's chest, and the giant queen, seemingly sensing danger, was slowly retreating.

"No...no!" Liuying struggled to stand up and waved her hand to chop off a small insect flying nearby.

At this moment, a line of words suddenly popped up on her retina: