wavenovel Chapter 53 The Echoes of Saki's Seclusion!
Chapter 53 The Echoes of Saki's Seclusion!
Saki's popularity has surged once again.
Having topped the popularity charts, he is undoubtedly the biggest winner of this anime series.
but--
However, he was not the one who saw the biggest increase in popularity rankings this time.
After all, he only went from second to first.
The channel with the biggest increase in rankings is actually Laoyue's personal channel.
It jumped from second to last to fourth place on the overall list.
They've been enjoying too many "combat effects" perks.
In tonight's episode, Tsukimi's lineage makes a grand appearance adorned with the title of "God of the Moon Scroll," further enhanced by the enthusiastic praise from her devoted fan, Shindai Seien...
The name "Laoyue" has indeed attracted quite a few fans.
They even formed a fan club, making quite a splash.
And because Saki's popularity is currently the ceiling of "Echoes", he is an insurmountable obstacle.
Among the viewers who like Tsukimi and want to help her rise to the top, a small group of more radicals actually started to engage in "comparison and denigration".
Qi Ji has seen similar provocative posts on his personal videos and related discussion forums more than once:
"I have a piece of advice for those who prioritize power level: switch to Tsukimi as soon as possible! Saki is just a masked sports student; he's been airing for six episodes and hasn't even used the Resonance skill. I don't think he knows how to use Resonance at all! Unlike our Tsukimi, who's a god of the Moon Scrolls from the start with maxed-out mechanics and stats! Saki brat, kneel down before me!"
"Exactly! What else can Saki do besides hand-to-hand combat? Look at episode five, how does Luna fight? That's what you call class! That's what you call an Echoer!"
Qi Ji looked at these comments with a mixture of surprise and amusement.
He didn't expect that fan activities would start only two weeks after the anime series aired...
And the person he was fighting against was actually Lao Yue...
However, Tsukimi only had a highlight moment in half an episode, and her fan base is nowhere near that of Saki.
Soon, some viewers who liked Saki began to fight back:
"Are you kidding? How can Hagi Yue's weak and feeble response compare to our Brother Ji's body, which has been tempered and refined over countless trials!"
The counterattack was met with a swift response from the other side:
"Still that fleshy body, it's hilarious! Do you want to check out the name of this anime?"
"It's called 'Echo,' so what? Don't you know that the later an echo appears, the more powerful it is? You should pray that your Tsukimi doesn't get killed off too soon; she's obviously a character destined to be killed off! It's really funny!"
The ongoing arguments between the two groups only fueled the growing popularity of "Echoes".
Search volume and discussion have been rising steadily.
Saki wasn't too surprised by Tsukimi's sudden surge in popularity.
After all, Lao Yue's model was only slightly inferior to his, and he suffered from wearing a mask.
In addition, the current trend of "anti-involution" and "pursuing a relaxed lifestyle" personas naturally has a strong market.
Given these premises, it's perfectly normal to quickly gain a following by increasing combat power and strength.
Of course, the most important thing is that this guy got the first bonus in the anime to use a cape.
To be honest, the scenes of Tsukimi using Echoes to fight are inherently much more gorgeous and cool than those of Saki, who relies solely on his physical strength.
Compared to Tsukimi, Saki's biggest disadvantage is undoubtedly in the "special effects".
Thinking this through, Saki opened Tsukimi's profile and made a decision—
He will spend the entire night studying the battle of Laoyue!
Learning from others' strengths to improve oneself is a quality that Saki is proud of.
He set himself a short-term goal, which was—
Learn the Flame Fist of Fire and Wood!
Awaken your own echo!
Develop armor that is no less impressive than that of Laoyue!
He wants to become an all-around genius!
Just as Qi Ji was thinking this, the system interface in front of him flickered slightly and a new prompt popped up again.
【Ding! 】
[System Functionality Update!]
[New Features: Recording function and live streaming mode optimizations.]
"Hmm? Another new feature?"
Saki was taken aback.
The system has been updating quite frequently these past two days.
He casually clicked on the update notes.
After checking, I realized that this was different from last night's "addition of tipping function". It can be said that a major underlying patch was implemented!
With the release of this patch, a problem that had been bothering Sakiji for some time has been resolved.
That is--
The difference in time flow between the anime world and the Earth world.
As is well known, the anime series "Echoes" airs three episodes every other week on Earth.
During this time, the main characters in the anime will also start a live broadcast every day.
These two things are fine on their own, but when put together, something just doesn't feel right.
It is important to understand that, due to the limitations of the core framework of "plot", the scope of the anime world's plot covered by "three episodes a week" on Earth cannot, and should never be, in a completely synchronized 1:1 relationship with the real time flow experienced by the characters in the anime world "daily live stream".
For example, let's say next week.
If the content of "Echoes" airs next week, the storyline spans several weeks or even months in the anime world.
That would very likely lead to the contradictory situation where Qi Ji has been streaming for over a month, while the viewers on Blue Star have only experienced a week...
This update presents a very "clever" solution.
Enable recording functionality.
Furthermore, the live streaming mode has been optimized, and a "duration quota" for live streaming has been set.
Saki can choose between "live streaming" and "recording".
If you choose to stream, the system will automatically calculate and allocate a "streamable time" based on the time flow ratio between the anime world and the Earth world.
For example, if the anime series airing next week on Earth corresponds to the storyline of that anime world one month later—
So, for the next month, Qi Ji can choose any time period to broadcast live, but the total duration cannot exceed seven days.
If you choose to record, you can turn it on and off at any time.
The system will edit out the most valuable content equivalent to seven days from all the publicly available materials uploaded by Qiji within this month, and broadcast it in the form of a "live broadcast" on the Blue Star world.
During recording, the bullet comments will not be affected, and the bullet comments will still appear in a "real-time" form for the selected "live" segment.
"That's one possible solution..."
After a moment's thought, Saki decisively chose "recording" over the other option.
Compared to live streaming, the advantages of pre-recorded videos are obvious—
It can bring together more exciting content and create a better live streaming experience.
This undoubtedly helps him maintain the popularity of his live stream.
In addition, Saki also keenly noticed something.
When recording starts, he might be able to anticipate the situation based on whether there are comments on the screen.
For example, in certain potentially dangerous scenarios, if a barrage of comments suddenly appears in large numbers at a certain moment, is that equivalent to a "High Energy Ahead" warning popping up?
This is practically a disguised "danger warning"!
Saki's thoughts began to wander, and he soon realized something else.
He can even deduce the next plot development based on the "available live stream time"!
For example, right now, in the live streaming section, the available time displayed on the system interface is—
【7/60 (days)】
In other words, when the next episode of "Echoes" airs, the timeline in the anime's world will jump to two months later.
And two months later, it just so happens to be the first-year joint competition of Echo Academy!
It is also a very important plot point in the first season of "Echoes"!
At that time, the school, various families, and major forces will pay close attention to this grand competition.
It can be said to be a key stage for all students to showcase their strengths, fight for resources, and even determine the height of their future development!
And for such an important stage, Saki would naturally not be unprepared.
He had planned this years ago—
On that day, under the watchful eyes of the world...
He will remove his mask and call upon his own "miracle"!
[The Blind Spot That Everyone's Been Watching]
[A lie believed to be true]
An existence that shouldn't exist.
The three are combined into one!
It was he, an outsider, who left an indelible mark on this world—
Echo!
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