Supreme Bishop of Fontaine

"Whatever. Since Genshin Impact has proven that free-to-play games are feasible, we can just copy their work. We definitely can't make an open-world game like Genshin Impact for now, but we don't have to match it. We can lower our standards and not make an open world. Instead, we can continue with the previous gameplay. This time, we'll focus on the plot and character development..."

Since Genshin Impact monopolized one-fifth of the global gaming market share in the first month, game manufacturers from all over the world have begun to conduct in-depth research on Genshin Impact. Now, these manufacturers have finally made up their minds.

Paid games are no longer viable. From now on, the only option is to make free games.

In that case, let’s go for it.

——Although this huge change in the gaming industry came a little late, it finally came.

It won’t be long before Genshin Impact begins to face countless severe challenges.

Chapter 32 Fischer

"Oz, my Familiar."

"What is it, miss?"

Fischl sighed quietly, "I dreamt of my hometown last night. In that pure land of darkness, I had a pleasant conversation with my past self. Now that I've woken up, I feel a sense of melancholy."

"Did you have a sweet dream, miss?"

The pitch-black night crow said with relief.

"That was no dream, but an encounter with myself. Truly worthy of being my princess's previous incarnation, this body lives up to my name."

Fischl thought about the dream she had last night. Oh no, that was wrong. It wasn't a dream. It was... Anyway, yesterday Fischl met another self who looked exactly like her, except that the clothes she wore and the hairstyle were slightly different.

It was a collection of Fischl's past life memories, carrying the memories of the Princess of Judgment that Fischl had lost.

Since coming to this world, although Fischl still remembers his noble status, he has lost too much of his memory, and the other party is exactly the memory that Fischl has lost.

However, to Fischl's regret, her previous life's body was already an independent existence. If she merged with it and retrieved its memory, it would undoubtedly be killing the other party. The dignity of the princess forbade her to do such a selfish act.

So, after careful consideration, Fischl said:

"My past life, this princess allows you to coexist with me in this world."

That's not a dream.

Well, it’s definitely not a dream.

Fischl reassured herself of this and went to cook.

As a result, she had just sat down at the table when she suddenly received a message from the Adventurer's Association, saying that Catherine had a task to entrust to her, the investigator of the Adventurer's Association.

It needs to be stated that as the Princess of Judgment and the ruler of the Pure Land of Dark Night, Fischl has a great mission.

All bright and beautiful things will be broken and destroyed with the irreversible increase of entropy, and the end of the universe is the princess's future homeland, the "Pure Land of Dark Night" that ends all fantasies.

This is the fate of the universe, the fate of all worlds, and the fate of all people.

The fate of the princess and her loyal friend, Oz the Crow that blocks day and night—Oswald Hefner Vanins—is to shoot down the "World Beast" that devours their dreams.

At the end, at the place where cause and effect end, the gathered souls are sanctified, all beautiful memories and virtues are stored in their hearts, and all ugly things are burned with the thunder of holy judgment.

The princess will burn her own heart.

With the blossoming of immortal light, a new universe will be born.

——But before such an ending, the princess will travel through many universes and see ten million different scenes.

So, don't get me wrong, even though Fischl is now working as an investigator for the Adventurer's Guild in this slightly backward world, this is just a small episode in the Princess's Pilgrimage and does not affect Fischl's dignity as the Princess of Judgment.

Now that this point has been made clear, let’s talk about the Adventurer’s Association’s commission.

There was a meteor shower last night.

The meteor shower covers a very large area, affecting the areas around Mondstadt and Liyue.

After landing, the meteorite contained a strange power that could make anyone who came into contact with it fall into a coma. The Adventurer's Association believed that this was extremely dangerous and that others might not be able to handle it, so they had no choice but to beg the princess for help, hoping that she could save the people.

There was no way. As a princess, it was always difficult for her to refuse the devout prayers of her people. So, after knowing what happened last night, Fischl quickly and elegantly finished her breakfast, and then headed to the Adventurer's Guild.

As soon as he got there, Fischl saw a yellow-haired girl and an Oz-like creature talking to Catherine from the Adventurer's Guild.

It seems that what he is talking about is exactly what was entrusted.

Fischl, who had probably guessed who the other person was, stepped forward and interrupted loudly, "Catherine! People of the Pure Land of the Dark Night, are you the one who is reverently calling out my honored name?"

Catherine immediately looked at Fischl and said happily, "Ah, here it comes."

Oz also greeted: "Hello again, Ms. Catherine."

Paimon was immediately surprised: "Ah! This crow can talk?!"

"Hahahahaha, why be surprised by such a small thing, my friend."

Oz laughed.

Fischl also looked at the Traveler, who had intrigued her. "Ah, my loyal subject, you look worried. I doubt it's those evil and treacherous people who are once again trying to disrupt Mondstadt's peace."

At this time, Catherine introduced the two parties to each other: "Traveler, this is Fischl, a senior member of the Mondstadt Adventurer's Guild. Fischl, Oz, this is the Traveler I mentioned."

"Oh? Is that you?" Looking at Ying, Fischl put her hands on her hips and raised an eyebrow, then nodded in appreciation: "Hmph, you have a good eye."

Seeing this, Oz was worried that the two people, who were meeting for the first time, would not understand the young lady's kind words, so he translated: "The Honorary Knight of the Knights of Favonius and his traveling companion Paimon, I have long heard of you, and I am very happy to meet you."

Fischl continued, "Traveler, do you also wish to fight against the boundless and profound dark crystal?"

Paimon couldn't help but look puzzled: "Fight against... what darkness? Dark what?"

Ying was also confused and couldn't help but look at Catherine: "Catherine, that's not what you just said."

Oz had to translate again: "Miss, you are talking about those meteorites."

Catherine nodded. "The Association is still unsure of the cause and side effects of the meteor shower, so we hope adventurers will form teams of two. Traveler, Fischl, I hope you will look out for each other and act with yourselves assured of your own safety."

"Hmph, since it's the loyal Catherine's request, this princess can only agree." Fischl laughed. "Ah~, rejoice! You should be proud to embark on this journey with Princess Fischl, the Condemned, for the rest of your life."

Oz introduced himself on Fischl's behalf: "This is my master, Princess Fischl from the otherworldly Pure Land of Dark Night. I am her servant, Night Crow, Oz."

"H-He's a very important person..."

Paimon was amazed, and then introduced himself on behalf of Ying.

"I'm Paimon, and she's Ying. Please take care of us!"

Chapter 33 The Condemned Princess

In the second half of version 1.2, a new plot begins.

After Axue came online, he went straight to the plot, and the new card pool and legendary missions were temporarily put aside.

In the past, Axue basically didn’t care about the game plot. As long as the gameplay was acceptable, the plot was completely unimportant.

But Genshin Impact told her that the plot is the essence of the game. A game without a plot cannot touch people's hearts no matter how fun it is.

Selling the plot and characters can make players obsessed with the plot and characters in the game - now Axue has changed her mind and believes that such games are truly excellent games.

But unfortunately, although many game manufacturers have begun to develop games according to the model of Genshin Impact, let’s not talk about whether those manufacturers can do a good job in plot and character design. Even if they can, it will not be done in a short time.

Therefore, for the time being, only Genshin Impact can satisfy Axue.

How should I put it? Ever since playing Genshin Impact, Axue has lost interest in other games.

It was a feeling like chewing wax.

In the past, Axue live-streamed multiple games, but now she is basically fixed on Genshin Impact. She only looks forward to the release of new games... but there is really nothing to look forward to.

From a pure player's perspective, Axue hopes that there will be more games that can challenge Genshin Impact. She hopes that Genshin Impact can stimulate the game market and allow more exciting games to appear, but now it seems that she can forget about it for at least a year.

Now is the era when Genshin Impact is the only one in the market.

Computer game platform, mobile game platform, game console platform...all platforms release the game, but there is no platform that has a playable game.

Especially after the mini-game Genshin Impact was added to the game, there was almost no need to play other games during the long hiatus.

Whether it is daily active users or revenue, Genshin Impact is currently on the rise and there is no downward trend at all.

Of course, for other game manufacturers, the sudden emergence of Genshin Impact is not entirely a bad thing.

The good thing is that the game industry is getting bigger and bigger.

Originally, the global game market was only worth 600 billion yuan, but according to the current trend, many people are estimating that the game market this year will grow by at least 200 billion yuan. It is not impossible to exceed 1 trillion yuan within two years, or even more.

As long as those game manufacturers can seize this opportunity and develop new games that are more suitable for the current market, their market share may be smaller than before, but the money they earn will only be more.

After all, most players don't play just one game.

As long as you get into games, no matter which game you start with, you will definitely want to play more games. If you only play one... then the other games are definitely too useless.

Therefore, from a long-term perspective, this is a good thing for both players and game manufacturers.

—Well, in the long run.

The reality is that there are still no playable games.

Therefore, Axue is still a loyal player of Genshin Impact.

"Okay, okay, it's Fischl. To be honest, besides Leah, Keqing, and Master Lu, Fischl is my favorite character."

Axue looked very happy.

"Let's experience the charm of Fischl today!"

Soon, after Ying finished talking with Fischl, Oz, and Catherine, the group arrived at Qingquan Town.

"This is the place Catherine mentioned, the closest to Mondstadt where the incident occurred, Qingquan Town."

Ying spoke for Paimon.

Fischl's translator, Oz, was not to be outdone: "It seems the situation is more serious than expected."

Ying also spoke up: "Many people fell."

Of course, there is no sound and the voice actors are out of work as always.

"The consecration bells are ringing! The time of judgment has arrived! Praise and call for redemption, for the Princess of Judgment has arrived."

"The Princess' Charm!"

"What? No charm? Chunibun girls are the most charming, okay?"

"A charming charm that makes you laugh"

"How awkward."

"Why are you so embarrassed? It's just that you mortals can't understand the dignity of the princess."

"Is there a possibility that Fischl isn't actually a chuunibyou, and everything she said is true? Otherwise, how do we explain this Oz?"

"No, don't you read the character stories upstairs?"

"Oz appeared with the Eye of God."

"So, why does Fischl's Divine Eye come with an Oz? I don't see anyone else's Divine Eye coming with a bonus, do they?"

"I'm not sure about that, but Amy is definitely suffering from Chuunibyou."

As to whether Fischl has a chuunibyou or not, it is basically a conclusion. After all, it is clearly written in Fischl's character story.

However, the doubts about Oz are real.

After all... I've never heard of anyone else's Eye of God coming with a gift.

Of course, for Axue, this is just an insignificant matter.

During the discussion in the live broadcast room, she continued to push the plot forward bit by bit.

Now, Axue no longer quickly clicks to skip the plot, but reads every conversation carefully, and this is even more so now that she likes Fischl.

Even when it came to Fischl's lines, she would imitate Fischl's tone and recite along to improve the effect of the show.

"Mortal, I, the princess, will graciously grant you the waiver of formalities. Simply report all the crucial clues."

"What a rude remonstration! This princess possesses the mystical power of the Abyssal Color Pearl to protect her. What can a mere black crystal do to me?"

"Knight, please respond to this princess's inquiry. What is the condition of this unfortunate man?"

"The Dark Dream is like a beast holding the Aiden Fruit. Its eyes, as dark as the night, will plunge the weak into the abyss."

"Could it be the cold curse of the Snow Mountain Demon... Has the Qingquan Town, guarded by the spring elves, finally become the target of the demon?"

"Xue is suffering from middle school syndrome."