This plot segment ended, and many players also recalled the foreshadowing about receiving the Interastral Peace Corporation advertisement message.
That was still during the launch version. Now in 1.4, it was actually being tied up.
They never expected that even such an insignificant small detail could have follow-up plot buried in it.
"Stay calm, everyone."
Ah Xian had an expression as if this was nothing more than a small scene.
"Let me tell you, miHoYo might bury foreshadowing in some promotional videos or fun videos."
[Is there?]
"There is. Take the simplest example. If the major version promotional song has lyrics—"
"Generally, the meaning of the lyrics is the melody of the entire story, but it's deliberately cryptic enough that you can't guess much until the specific version arrives."
"Or they bury some numerical easter eggs, like the video release date being a character's birthday, or the banner time, or something else."
"Also, has anyone noticed a small foreshadowing in the launch version regarding Leon's SP?"
[Elaborate.]
"Before fighting Cocolia, in the Iron Guard Restricted Zone, didn't Leon use his five-star ability?"
"At that time, his appearance didn't change, and many people said they didn't understand it."
"It wasn't until the five-star Leon appeared and part of his past was revealed that everyone understood."
"For the current Leon, he wants to bid farewell to the past and live as himself, so of course he wouldn't transform."
"The reason he used part of his past abilities was to save more people."
"Look at the five-star that gives away the base form for free. In fact, he doesn't know us at all. He's not the current him, but a footnote of the past."
"The one who attended the preview also said that he was delayed by finding the time coordinate and had explained everything clearly from the beginning."
"It's just that back then, there was an information gap between the players and the writers, so they didn't dare to be certain."
"Another example. If a seemingly fun video shows a string of seemingly normal numbers—"
"Live stream room number, password, or date, specific popularity value, etc."
"It's very likely to be a very important number in future plots, for example, the number of Leon's loops?"
[…A bit outrageous.]
[Ah Xian, are you sure you're not fooling the bros in the live stream?]
"Believe it or not."
Ah Xian curled his lips, teleported to the anchor point near the museum, entered it, and continued the quest.
"Back to the main topic. In 1.3, I fought against the IPC and helped people resolve their debts."
"Now in 1.4, I'm still dealing with the IPC and worrying about Belobog's debt. I can't take it anymore."
"In the future, will we have to have the Astral Express engage in business activities to personally earn big money?"
The museum design was not complicated. They quickly found Topaz standing under a mural.
F interaction.
Topaz's tone contained some surprise.
"…Oh my, it's you two again. What kind of immortal fate is this? We actually ran into each other three times in one day?"
Stelle remained composed and spoke appropriately: "Cherish this fate."
Topaz couldn't help but smile: "This is the first time I've met friends from the Astral Express. Of course I have to cherish it properly."
She seemed to be in a good mood and chatted with Stelle about the content related to the mural.
Seeing that the topic between the two was getting more and more off track, March 7th could only tug at Stelle's clothes.
"Uh… I don't mean to interrupt your elegant conversation, but we actually have something else we want to discuss with you…"
Topaz was somewhat surprised: "Could it be that you two have decided to talk to me about potential business cooperation? Please feel free to speak."
"It's not exactly that. Actually we…"
March 7th's gaze wandered for a moment, but she ultimately met Topaz's eyes and went straight to the point.
"Miss Topaz, we already heard from Bronya about Belobog's debt issue."
Topaz was even more surprised.
"…Ah, she told you everything? It seems your relationship is really particularly close. What's wrong? Could it be that you want to discuss professional financial matters with me?"
March 7th's expression froze. After hesitating for a bit, she could only cast a pleading look toward Stelle.
Stelle pondered for a moment and also chose to be direct.
Learning the style of the Astral Express seniors when dealing with people would generally not go wrong.
"Miss Topaz, the IPC's demands are not very reasonable."
"You really speak directly. I appreciate that."
Topaz chuckled softly.
"I understand. From your perspective, this matter must seem very unreasonable, right?"
"Different standpoints lead to different angles when looking at things. That's very normal."
"To me, debt collection is my job. I've seen cases far more difficult than Belobog's situation."
"Most individuals or organizations that cannot repay on time all have their own difficulties."
"But if I treat every project as a special case, the entire galactic economic system would probably collapse."
Stelle secretly sighed, thinking that it was indeed as expected.
"What a cold way of thinking. But if the debtor truly cannot repay within the deadline, what do you plan to do?"
Topaz's expression remained unchanged as she answered with a smile.
"Cases where debtors cannot repay with cash are not uncommon for the Strategic Investment Department. We can provide more than one type of solution."
"However, Jarilo-VI's debt delay has already exceeded the performance period by too long."
"Many relatively mild solutions are probably no longer applicable. Therefore, I proposed to Bronya… oh my…"
Topaz timely stopped herself and smiled, showing her teeth.
"I almost leaked business secrets. That was close. It seems Bronya did not tell you about the solution."
"Standing around idly isn't good. Let's talk while walking if you have anything else to say."
This…
Topaz currently showed no sharpness, yet her attitude appeared tough and non-negotiable, which truly made Stelle feel it was tricky.
That made sense when she thought about it.
Skott could only target a small commercial alley on the Luofu.
But what Topaz was responsible for was an entire planet's starting point. There was no comparison between the two.
Communicating with Topaz felt comfortable, and one could hear the sincerity in her words.
However, when it came to IPC rules, she acted as if there was no room for concession and everything must be handled officially.
Compared to Skott, it wasn't that Topaz was hard to deal with, but she was actually much more difficult to handle.
They chatted casually. Suddenly, Topaz stopped in her tracks.
"Wow, look! Is this a small animal from Jarilo-VI?"
"It's white and fluffy… so cute! Where can we see a live one?"
Stelle: "You like small animals?"
Topaz's eyes sparkled as she nodded vigorously.
"Yes, I like them a lot. You've seen Numby before, right? Unfortunately, it should be off playing by itself now."
"But…"
The light in Topaz's eyes quickly dimmed as she shook her head with regret.
"Thinking about it carefully, since specimens of this animal are displayed here… it probably means they have already disappeared from this world, right?"
March 7th could no longer hold back and couldn't help returning to the main topic.
"Um, Miss Topaz, exactly what needs to be done for the IPC to show mercy to Belobog?"