"Wow, the new character can inflict Spore status! Could they be a creature of the Propagation path?"
"Hiss... This is tough to guess. Who could it be?"
"To all my brothers and sisters in the live stream, can anyone figure it out?"
Outside the show, in Little Bear's live stream room, after watching the skill reveals for the new character, Little Bear immediately pretended to understand nothing and asked his viewers.
[Yeah, it's so hard to guess! No idea at all. miHoYo is keeping it so secret!]
[This new character probably has nothing to do with the Space Station. I think they're a character first appearing on Apricot Grove.]
[Hmm, I have a bold theory. Since this new character is related to spores, could it be that their true form is a bug?]
[Hiss... If you put it that way, let's speculate further. Could this mysterious blue-haired young girl possibly be a Simulated Starcrusher Swarm King in disguise?]
[Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Such a cute and beautiful girl could never be a little bug!]
Hearing Little Bear's words, the live stream audience immediately chimed in with their own comments.
"Hahaha, what if? What if? What if this beautiful girl's true form really is a bug?" Little Bear chuckled as he read the comments.
As expected of my bros! They instantly get what I'm hinting at.
Little Bear nodded silently, his fondness for the live stream's viewers growing significantly.
He quickly shifted his gaze back to the screen, reminding himself that the special preview event wasn't over yet. There was still the 4-star Character to introduce, along with various upcoming events.
Of course, what Little Bear was most eagerly anticipating was the final giveaway segment...
"Alright, let's move on to introducing our next character!"
As Owlbert finished speaking, the character portrait of Little Swarm disappeared, replaced by a child-like black silhouette.
"Uh... what is that thing?" Chibi March stared at the large, shadowy figure on the screen, immediately rendered speechless.
"Didn't we already do a preview livestream? Why are they still being so mysterious?"
"Hahaha, well, you know how it is... plot requirements, plot requirements..." Feeling the three guests' gazes fixed on him, Owlbert gave an awkward laugh, trying to hide his embarrassment.
Why would they keep things mysterious even during a special preview program? How would I know?
This PPT was sent by the higher-ups. I'm just a salaryman, how could I possibly know?
Owlbert tapped his fingers together nervously, muttering to himself inwardly.
However, his strong professional instincts quickly snapped him back to attention. Staring at the silhouette on the screen—barely discernible as a child-like figure—he braced himself and began the introduction:
"This mysterious Featured Character for the special preview program is a 4-star Imaginary Attribute character following the Path of Abundance. She will make her debut in the Version 1.7 Main Story, finally appearing before the eyes of all Trailblazers."
After delivering this line, Owlbert closed his mouth and fell silent.
"Uh... that's it?" Chibi March asked after a moment, looking from the dark silhouette on the big screen to the now-silent Owlbert.
"Hehehe, that's all the script said! Even if I wanted to say more, I couldn't..." Owlbert nodded, scratched his head with a wing, and chuckled sheepishly.
"..."
Hearing this, the group immediately fell silent.
"It seems, Owlbert, you're not a highly valued employee at the Interastral Peace Corporation," Chibi Stelle bluntly stated after a pause, laying bare Owlbert's true status within the IPC.
"Waaah! ╥﹏╥"
Just as Chibi Stelle had predicted, the moment Owlbert recalled his situation at the Interastral Peace Corporation—the endless days and nights of tireless effort that never yielded the results he craved—tears of sorrow began to flow.
But...
"It's alright. I'm no longer an employee of the Interastral Peace Corporation. After hosting this final show, I'm going to pursue my own career!"
Yet, remembering how the Interastral Peace Corporation had bundled the entire program and his department into a package deal for Lumina, Owlbert's tears vanished instantly.
"Huh?" Hearing this, Chibi March and Chibi Stelle's eyes went blank, question marks popping above their heads, while Chibi Lumina remained impassive.
"Alright, regardless, let's move on to the next phase!"
Owlbert had no intention of elaborating on his previous statement, especially since they were still live streaming...
Let me savor this one last live broadcast as host!
That was what Owlbert thought.
"Ahem, let's take a look at the Version 1.7 gacha details now."
As Owlbert finished speaking, the large screen behind him switched to reveal the Featured Characters for the first half of Version 1.7.
A large Character Portrait of Lumina appeared on the screen.
"During the event warp gacha in the first half of Version 1.7, Trailblazers can obtain the Limited 5-star Character [Lumina]. The drop rate for the Limited 5-star Light Cone [Healing of the Mind] will also be increased!"
"In addition, a special warp gacha event will be available throughout both halves of Version 1.7!"
As Owlbert spoke, the screen switched to show all the Limited 5-star Characters and 4-star Characters that had already been added to the gacha pool.
"[Trailblazers], you can freely select three 4-star Characters, three 4-star Light Cones, one Limited 5-star Character, and one Limited 5-star Light Cone to have their drop rates increased!"
"You can make one selection each for the first and second half gacha pools. Once chosen, your selections cannot be changed!"
"Please note that the Special Event Warp Gacha shares the same pull count as the current Limited gacha!"
"Yay! Does this count as a full character rate-up?" The three guests immediately clapped and cheered upon hearing Owlbert's announcement.
"Absolutely! All characters will be available for a featured rate-up, with players selecting one to boost!" Owlbert nodded. Though only one could be chosen, wasn't that practically a full character rate-up anyway?
After answering the question, Owlbert continued, "Additionally, any characters rerun in this Special Event Warp Gacha will not affect their subsequent rerun schedules!"
"So, Trailblazers, feel free to go all out!"
Owlbert raised his wings, let out a joyful hoot, and then elaborated:
"This Special Event Warp Gacha will run concurrently with the Character Lumina Gacha at the end of each major version."
"Huh? What does that mean? Does Sister Lumina only get reruns at the end of each major version?" Chibi March asked, her brow furrowed in confusion.
"Exactly!" Owlbert nodded, confirming March 7th's question.
"The Character Lumina Gacha will only rerun at the end of each version. So, Trailblazers eager to pull for Lumina, don't miss this chance! Miss this chance, and you'll have to wait a whole year..."