The players' world.
A certain company.
"Finally, I can play Genshin Impact."
After finishing lunch, Mo Yu went to the restroom, closed the door, and took out his phone.
Although his name was Mo Yu—which sounds like "slacking off"—he was always diligent at work and never actually slacked off.
Even when playing games during his lunch break, he would hide in a secluded place to avoid being seen by his boss.
"Should I open Genshin first to do my Daily Commissions, or scroll through some short videos first?"
Just as this doubt arose in Mo Yu's mind, his finger unconsciously tapped on Douyin.
In the end, the Douyin icon enlarged, and a dancing girl appeared on the screen.
Seeing this, Mo Yu smiled helplessly.
It was a habit formed over many years; whenever he picked up his phone, he would unconsciously open Douyin.
Even when he had urgent things to do, it was the same—his finger was faster than his brain, forming a conditioned reflex.
"Since I've opened it, I might as well scroll for a bit."
Mo Yu watched the girls he liked with a critical eye, then liked and bookmarked them for repeated "analysis" before moving on to the next video.
The next video appeared in landscape mode, with black bars on the top and bottom, and the content only in the center.
"Genshin?"
On the right side of the video was the uploader's avatar—a winking white-haired little girl. It was Paimon, whom Genshin players were more than familiar with.
"Official Genshin Impact is posting a video again."
"Makes sense. Version 4.8 is coming soon, so it's time to release Emilie's character demo."
Mo Yu wasn't particularly interested in that.
Compared to Emilie, he actually wanted to see a video of Chuychu.
The former's long legs were certainly nice, but the latter's little tummy was not far behind.
Moreover, Emilie required the Burning reaction, which wasn't very compatible with most Fontaine characters.
But Chuychu was different. As a character with off-field Pyro application whose Elemental Skill, Elemental Burst, and even Passive Talents provided party-wide healing, she was extremely compatible with the strong characters of the Fontaine version.
With the Hydro Sovereign, she could trigger reactions without even swapping her in—that's the first win.
With Furina, her strong Pyro application and party-wide healing could maximize Furina's Fanfare stacks while increasing the Vaporize rate of her Salon Members—that's the second win.
With Wriothesley, her off-field Pyro application increased his Melt frequency. Although it might lower the Spiral Abyss solo-clear rate, players who like Wriothesley wouldn't care—that's the third win.
Lyney, Clorinde, and Navia also had mechanics highly compatible with Chuychu—that's the fourth, fifth, and sixth wins!
Among the currently released Fontaine DPS characters, probably only The Knave had mechanics that clashed with Chuychu.
Even Emilie, who was coming in the next version, would need Chuychu's help with Pyro application.
In short... "Chuychu, you're amazing."
With her excellent Pyro application and healing abilities, Chuychu could be said to be one of the most worthwhile four-star characters to pull during the Fontaine versions.
It was just that her debut was far too late; the Fontaine arc was almost over by the time Chuychu was entering the Event Wish.
For someone like Mo Yu, who cared about both aesthetics and gameplay comfort, he was definitely going to pull for Chuychu in the next version, while skipping the five-star Emilie.
"Wait..."
"This doesn't seem to be Emilie's video."
Mo Yu stared at his phone, his brow furrowed.
A giant arena appeared in the video, with a massive flame burning above it.
This was a scene that hadn't appeared in any other nation.
"Could it be... Natlan?"
Under Mo Yu's surprised gaze, the camera cut again, arriving inside a room within the arena.
Chuychu's figure appeared on the screen.
"Lord Pyro Archon, may I ask why you summoned me?"
Chuychu's tone was respectful, as if she were speaking to a deity.
"It really is a video about Natlan!"
"And Chuychu is actually talking to the Pyro Archon!"
Sitting in the restroom, Mo Yu almost stood up in excitement. "Could it be that I'll get to see what the Pyro Archon looks like even before Version 4.8 arrives?"
Among the Seven Archons in Genshin Impact, aside from Venti who introduced himself early on, the others' appearances were only revealed after entering their respective Archon Quests.
Like the recent Hydro Archon and Dendro Archon, they only appeared after their major version updates.
Normally, the Pyro Archon should be the same—only appearing after the major Natlan update.
But since Official Genshin Impact was now releasing a video of Chuychu speaking with the Pyro Archon, there was a high probability of seeing the Pyro Archon's true face.
Mo Yu stared wide-eyed at his phone, hoping to catch a glimpse.
But to his disappointment, when the camera cut to the Pyro Archon, his facial features were obscured. Only his outfit and some visible red hair could be seen.
He appeared to have a model between the tall male and medium male body types.
According to Genshin's usual patterns, there was a high probability they would use the medium male model.
In other words, when the future Pyro Archon enters the Event Wish, he will likely use the medium male model?
Mo Yu was originally a bit disappointed at not seeing the Pyro Archon's true face.
However, what happened next in the video made him stop caring about that.
"Lord Pyro Archon, are you saying... you want to give this Vision to me?"
Chuychu looked overwhelmed as she accepted the Vision. "But even if I receive a Vision, if I don't gain its recognition, I won't be able to wield Elemental Power."
Then, the Pyro Archon seemed to say something, and Chuychu's expression turned to shock.
"You're saying this isn't a Vision, but a replica created using your power? Yet it can wield Elemental Power just like a real Vision?"
A replicated Vision?
Chuychu's Vision was handcrafted by the Pyro Archon?
Seeing this, Mo Yu's eyes widened.
"The Pyro Archon can create Visions?"
"Wouldn't that make Natlan unstoppable?"
If an entire army could wield Elemental Power...
Then even the Fatui from Snezhnaya probably wouldn't stand a chance against Natlan.
Furthermore, the Pyro Archon's act of crafting a Vision was beyond Mo Yu's expectations.
It was common knowledge that Visions weren't distributed at will.
The Seven Archons were related to the distribution of Visions, but they couldn't directly decide who received one.
The prevailing theory among players was that the Seven Archons provided elemental authority or power, while Celestia determined the recipient.
If certain conditions weren't met, a Vision would not manifest.
Yet the Pyro Archon could independently craft a Vision that functioned exactly like a genuine one.
"Could it be that the Pyro Archon has made some kind of arrangement with a god from Celestia?"
As soon as this thought appeared in Mo Yu's mind, he dismissed it.
How could that be possible?
Although the Seven Archons held immense authority, they were still beneath the divine order of Celestia.
There must be some special method that bypassed Celestia and allowed a Vision to be directly granted to a specific individual.
It couldn't be that the Pyro Archon was already powerful enough to disregard Celestia entirely.