“What’s…
the situation?” Firefly was a bit dazed, unable to snap out of it for a long time.
She was already very surprised that Sam appeared in the launch PV, but to see her own true body making an appearance as well made Firefly even more perplexed.
How could the game developers have noticed her so quickly?
She had just escaped from prison; she hadn’t meddled in the conflict between the Soul Sect and the Blackwater Kingdom at all, nor had she significantly altered the course of the main storyline.
Why would the officials pay attention to a nobody like her?
It couldn’t be that I accidentally rescued that royal court level powerhouse who was supposedly suppressed deep within the prison, right?
At that moment, Firefly saw a bunch of crazed bullet comments again.
“*Pant pant* Firefly is my wife!
My wife Firefly!”
“This character looks so good!
This is the first time I’ve seen a character that instantly gives me that ‘girlfriend’ vibe…”
“I am Miss Firefly’s dog!”
Seeing these comments, Firefly became even more confused.
Why does it seem like everyone has never seen this character before?
MiHoYo shouldn’t be so obscure in the gaming circle, right?
And doesn’t everyone know the name Sam?
How could they not know Firefly?
Firefly suddenly remembered something and checked the description of the launch PV.
Sure enough, she saw the names of several appearing characters, including the title “Molten Knight — Sam.”
She started browsing the PV comments again and found that indeed, no one knew the character “Firefly.” Everyone believed she was an original character for “apocalypse” and had nothing to do with Miyo games.
What on earth is going on?
Firefly was completely baffled.
“Could it be that my transmigration wasn’t a reversal of time, but a parallel world?
And in this world, for some reason, MiHoYo never created the characters Firefly and Sam?”
Firefly had entertained this thought before, but she had only treated it as a joke back then.
To her surprise, looking at it now, it might actually be true!
However, there was no use thinking too much about such things; she couldn’t go back to the real world anyway.
She happily browsed the forums for a bit, trading insults for over a dozen replies with a few guys who didn’t understand “apocalypse” or Firefly and Sam, before closing the forum in a good mood.
Then she noticed Shiro staring at her with a very strange expression.
“What’s wrong, Little Shiro?” Firefly asked softly, patting the girl’s head.
“Oh, it’s nothing.” Shiro shook her head, hiding her pity deep in her heart.
She had just seen Firefly staring at the air in front of her, her expression shifting from excitement to confusion, then to shock, anger, and pleasure—her emotions had changed dozens of times in just ten minutes.
Shiro didn’t understand, but she was greatly shocked.
“This stupid woman probably has some kind of illness.
Sigh, she’s already so pitiful, I won’t mistreat her.
Once I recover my strength, I’ll grant her a painless death,” she thought to herself.
After eating, Firefly lay on the bed with nothing to do and opened the forum again.
Then, a trending post was pushed in front of her eyes.
“Analysis of Worldview Information from the Launch PV”
The poster’s name was: Huiye Hanlin.
Firefly sat straight up to read it.
This person was the most famous “Apocalyptologist” in her past life.
He knew the worldview settings of “apocalypse” like the back of his hand—better than elementary school textbooks—and had predicted the direction of the main plot multiple times.
Once, Firefly had made preparations in advance because she believed his prediction, and as a result, she made a huge profit.
The down payment for her small apartment was paid for with that money.
“Hello everyone, I am Huiye Hanlin, an ordinary passing ‘apocalypse’ player.”
After a simple opening, it was pure substance:
“I believe everyone has seen the latest launch PV released by Little Black Man.
Although it didn’t reveal too many worldview settings, only briefly introducing the three main classes—Martial Artist, Mage, and Esper—it actually exposed quite a lot of information.”
“For example, we now know that Aaron, Eleanor, and Matthew have formed an adventurer party.
The ultimate goal of this party is to help Aaron defeat his uncle and reclaim his family inheritance.
This uncle should become a very important antagonist in the Version 1.0 storyline.”
“Then there’s everyone’s favorite, Sam.
Its combat style currently seems a bit messy, with both lightswords and flames.
It feels like it has a bit of both Martial Artist and Mage, like a Mecha Master or a similar class.
It might be related to the’Sub-Class’ system Little Black Man mentioned in the preview livestream.
Sam will likely become the mentor for the Sub-Class system, guiding players on how to use sub-classes correctly.”
“Finally, there’s the ‘Firefly in the Cocoon’ Firefly and the ‘Mysterious Girl’ Shiro who appeared at the very end of the launch PV.
Has everyone noticed?
Although they only appeared for a single frame, the hall behind them is exactly the same as the hall where Sam defeated the orc monster!
This means they came from the same place and might have some connection to each other.”
“Generally speaking, characters who only appear for a frame or two at the end of a PV are actually likely to be the most heavyweight.
I don’t think Little Black Man is so insane that he would leave two characters with such excellent models to gather dust in the warehouse.
Everyone can look forward to their roles in the subsequent main storyline.”
After Firefly finished reading the post, she couldn’t help but frown.
Because Sam and herself had been added to the launch PV, the focus of the great Huiye Hanlin’s post was mostly on her, with little analysis of the original protagonist group.
Even so, his inferences were actually not far off.
The current Viscount Charles—Aaron’s uncle—really was the final boss of Version 1.0, an Inner Guard Level expert.
However, he was only a low-tier Inner Guard.
In front of Tatsumi or Firefly’s past-life account, “Gray Raven,” he was just a random nobody on the side of the road who could be kicked to death.
“It feels kind of boring…” Firefly now had a mindset of being invincible; having the Hero Descent Card in hand gave her confidence.
She was thinking about what benefits players could bring her.
If they learned skills from her, would it give her experience?
She could test this out when the game launched…
However, although Firefly considered herself somewhat of a pragmatist, she really couldn’t bring herself to follow the example of a certain mechanic next door and build something like a Firefly Legion.
She just wanted to make a lot of money and then live a relaxed life.
“Sigh, let’s sleep.
I’ll deal with things tomorrow.” Firefly closed the forum.
It was already late at night.
Shiro was staring blankly out the window.
Firefly pulled her over and then went to bed.
“Phew, this bed is much more comfortable than the hard wooden beds in prison, and the Little Shiro-brand body pillow feels super amazing!” Firefly narrowed her eyes contentedly.
What?
You say she didn’t shower?
She hadn’t showered for three days already—the prison didn’t have that environment or conditions—so one more day wouldn’t make a difference.
“Goodnight, Little Shiro,” Firefly whispered into Shiro’s ear.
Shiro felt uncomfortable all over, especially when the warm air from the girl’s breath hit her ear; her whole body stiffened.
“Huh?
Oh, good, goodnight,” Shiro said softly.