"You up? You guys asleep yet? 'Cause I'm not."

After throwing all one thousand Star Rail Passes into the banner, Sister Guoguo ended up with a maxed-out E6S5 Blade, along with a huge pile of other Light Cones and standard banner characters...

Of course, perhaps Sister Guoguo was also one of the chosen few favored by the heavens.

And so... after she fed her very last ticket into the banner, a golden light flared up from behind Pom-Pom, brilliantly illuminating her face.

And Sister Guoguo, looking at this golden light, was already numb. Was it a new character, or was she about to "happily receive" a random Eidolon +1 or Light Cone Superimposition +1?

Five stars flashed across the screen. Wende appeared, a smile on his face. He extended his left hand towards Sister Guoguo, as if inviting her to join the upcoming [Trailblaze].

"..."

"Wuwu... wuwuwu..."

The moment she saw 5-star Wende appear, Sister Guoguo's initial excitement transformed into a boundless sense of grievance.

"What took you so long!! Waaah..."

[Sigh... miHuyou really is damned...]

[Yeah, he's so hard to pull. The whale next door spent 100,000 RMB and barely got him to E6, and he's still missing two copies of the light cone.]

[Speaking of which, isn't Sister Guoguo's light cone already S2?]

The chat was still buzzing about Sister Guoguo's tears, but she had already curved her lips into a cunning grin. She instantly screenshotted the pull and began to frantically show it off on all her social media platforms.

"Heeheehee... I got him! I got him!"

"Hehehe! Wende! Ahaha!"

Like a scholar gone mad with joy, Sister Guoguo completely ignored her own livestream. Amidst a sea of salty lemons, she had found that old feeling again!

It was back! It was all back! Although she had been muted in every group chat except her own, this was worth it!

"Hehehe~ Now, I'm also someone who can clear Star Rail!"

Sister Guoguo was ecstatic. She then proceeded to strip the Relics off the Himeko she had just maxed out to E6S5 and put them on Wende.

"Sorry, Big Sister Himeko, this is a necessary sacrifice!"

Sister Guoguo declared righteously, then equipped Wende with his signature Light Cone, which she had prepared long ago.

[Path to the Future]

Increases the wearer's ATK by 20%. When an ally consumes a Skill Point, the wearer gains 1 stack of [Yin Yang]. Each stack of [Yin Yang] provides an additional 5% SPD, stacking up to 4 times. When [Yin Yang] is at max stacks, immediately regenerates 50% of the wearer's Energy and recovers 1 Skill Point for the entire team. (Note: The [Yin Yang] effect is unique and cannot be stacked by multiple wearers in the same team.)

It had to be said, the green leaf truly complemented the red flower. The strength of this Light Cone did not shame Wende in the slightest; in fact, it opened up even more possibilities for him.

But this was a Destruction-exclusive Light Cone, yet its effects...

One could only say that for other Destruction characters, it might not be of much use?

One could only say... as expected of Yifu. Even his matching set didn't seem to have much to do with [Destruction].

However, Sister Guoguo, high on excitement, couldn't be bothered with such details now.

She wanted to understand... to go deeper... to possess every part of Wende!

And so, with a trembling heart, she opened Wende's Eidolon interface and began to read the name and effect of each one.

Eidolon 1 [Practicing Medicine to Save the World, Free and Unfettered]: Increases the duration of Wende's Skill by 1 turn.

Eidolon 2 [Stepping into Deep Space, Trailblazing in Another World]: After using his Skill, increases own CRIT Rate by 20%.

Eidolon 3 [Shallow Entry into Icy Cold, Yin and Yang Flow]: ...

Eidolon 4 [Soaring Through the Xianzhou, A First Glimpse of Its Face]: Enemies in the [Frenzied] state no longer gain ATK, and the DMG they take is further increased.

Eidolon 5 [Neon Lights Turning, Reality Intertwines]: ...

Eidolon 6 [...or ?]: The Ultimate will now apply both [Slow] and [Frenzied] status to all enemies.

"Hiss..."

Sister Guoguo sucked in a sharp breath... The amount of information was too much at once, she couldn't quite process it all.

"Wait, don't ask anything yet, let me look at this a bit longer..."

Stopping the chat, which was about to go feral, Sister Guoguo stared at the names of Wende's Eidolons with a very serious expression.

The names of these Eidolons seemed to be related to Wende's experiences, but... they seemed to hide something much deeper. Especially Eidolon 6, the description of that Eidolon's effect... gave her a bad feeling.

"Sigh... looks like I'll have to go digging through the Star Rail databank again..."

With a苦脸 on her face, Sister Guoguo was about to check Wende's character background, only to realize that in her excitement, she had forgotten to level him up, and hadn't even farmed any of his materials.

Under the urging of her viewers, Sister Guoguo, though curious about Wende's backstory, could only head off with great anticipation to grind materials for him.

---o---

"The Alchemy Commission..."

Pinching his chin, Wende looked at the garrisoned area before him, his expression uncertain.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Wende's uneasy look, Welt stopped in his tracks, called out to Stelle and March who were about to enter deeper, and then turned to ask Wende.

"The aura in here isn't right. It's very likely the enemy has already infiltrated. We need to be extra careful."

Wende said to the three of them seriously, then cast a deep glance at Tingyun.

"Miss Tingyun, we'll be relying on you for the road ahead," Wende said with a nod.

"Rest assured, Benefactor. Although this little lady hasn't been to the Alchemy Commission many times, I know the way very well," Tingyun replied with a light laugh.

"Mm, we'll be in your care then, Miss Tingyun."

Welt shot Wende a subtle, suggestive glance before addressing Tingyun.

Wende and Tingyun walked at the front of the group, Stelle and March were in the middle, and Welt was in charge of the rear.

They encountered many Abominations of Abundance along the way, but they were all intercepted by the supporting Cloud Knights who had come to meet them. With their help, the abominations were swiftly defeated.

Although a large number of Cloud Knights were now stationed here, the Alchemy Commission had not yet fully returned to the Xianzhou's control.

Those from the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus had used something unknown; anyone who had prolonged contact with it or went too deep into the commission would transform into a Mara-struck monster, losing all humanity.

Therefore, after the route was opened, many members of the Ten-Lords Commission had also rushed to the Alchemy Commission...

"Don't worry, you'll be alright."

Gently laying down a Cloud Knight who had just begun to show signs of becoming Mara-struck, Wende performed acupuncture, using the power of [Abundance] to force the excess Yang energy out of his body.

"Th-thank you..."

The Cloud Knight tried to get up to express his gratitude, but Wende frowned and pressed him back down.

"You need to rest well for a while. You won't be able to go on missions for some time," Wende advised the Cloud Knight, then turned to walk towards another.

"A divine doctor... truly a divine doctor!"

"Thank you, Doctor... thank you!"

"I'm alive... I haven't turned into a monster. This is great!"

"If only... you had come sooner..."

For a moment, waves of praise for Wende washed over the Cloud Knights' front-line position.

After stabilizing the conditions of these Cloud Knights, Wende, led by Tingyun, continued towards the area currently under Xianzhou control within the Alchemy Commission.

"We truly owe Benefactor Wende so much. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid these Cloud Knight soldiers would have..."

Tingyun didn't continue. They had already experienced the terror of the Mara-struck firsthand.