So, What's the Catch?

Although these traits seemed unremarkable, they actually had increasingly powerful statuses and abilities.

To understand how ridiculous these traits were, one first needed to understand the worldview of Honkai: Star Rail.

Unlike previous worlds confined to Earth, the scale of this world was expanded to the entire universe, and in this universe, there existed something called Aeons.

Aeons could be simply understood as gods symbolizing a certain concept, possessing incredibly terrifying power. For example, the Aeon of Nous, the [Erudition], was a mechanical god capable of calculating everything that would happen in the future of the world.

When a god symbolizing a certain concept appeared, all beings who practiced similar concepts could draw corresponding power from the Path they walked. Those who could draw power from the Path were called Pathstriders – although there weren't many who could do this.

A single person could only tread on one Path, just like how a berserker usually can't use a two-handed sword to cast arcane spells.

And here, the weakest trait that Twilight possessed came into play – [Singularity Point]. This trait, simply and plainly, allowed Twilight to simultaneously practice all the Paths she wished to tread.

This meant that if she wanted to obtain healing power today, she could choose to tread on the Path of the Aeon of Abundance; tomorrow, if she wanted to travel to a strange world, she could tread on the Path of the Aeon of Trailblaze; the day after tomorrow, if she was unhappy with the universe, she could tread on the Path of the Aeon of Destruction… It was all about doing whatever she wanted, with all paths open to her.

But there were also differences in strength among Pathstriders, and the gap between the strong and the weak was greater than that between an ant and a giant elephant – and Twilight's second trait ensured that she could not be weak.

[Creation of Nous], the simplest name with the most hardcore background, to put it in the most straightforward way – she was a second-generation god!

Twilight wasn't born like a normal human, but was an experimental subject created by the Aeon of Erudition, Nous. Whether it was her mastery of the power of various Paths or her simple physique, everything was ridiculously powerful.

So-called disasters that could destroy planets were basically child's play in front of her. Plucking off Kevin's Devil Trigger tail wasn't just a figure of speech. In fact, it wouldn't even be impossible to crack open the Cocoon of Finality and fry it like an egg…

The third trait, [Seed of Terminus], this ability was much simpler, it came from the ability of the Aeon of Terminus, [Finality], and simply allowed one to travel against the river of time – unfortunately, Twilight couldn't use this ability now, it could only be awakened when the seed sprouted.

And as for when it would sprout, the description didn't say, so Twilight herself didn't know.

The fourth trait, [Aeon Candidate]…

It was no exaggeration to say that if this ability wasn't something that the system had when creating the alt account, but something that actually existed in this world, it could directly cause the entire universe to burn for it…

When Twilight received the attention and blessing of an Aeon, she would directly become the Aeon candidate for that Path. Once the current Aeon fell, she would directly take over.

That's right, even as strong as Aeons were, they could still fall, and more than one had already died. Normally, once an Aeon died, although the Path they represented still existed, their authority would usually be divided by other Aeons, and non-Aeon beings would not be able to gain any benefits from it.

But Twilight could do something like snatching the position in advance and inheriting the legacy… She finally decided to bury this fact in her heart and never speak of it.

After all, although she was strong now, the world of Honkai: Star Rail was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. There were quite a few super-powered beings as strong as her, with several for each Path.

If the fact that she could inherit the position of a god was spread out, the possibility of being hunted or killed by various forces was basically one thousand percent…

If she really wanted to become an Aeon, all she needed to do was to trick an Aeon into giving her a blessing and then lay low… It's just that the trait of this Aeon who gave her the blessing would feel a bit like a traitor.

Four traits, each of which could shake the universe, but for Twilight, their shock was far less than the last one.

[Mayfly · Modified]

In a nutshell – she could only live for one year.

Mayflys were small insects, known for living fast and dying even faster, even faster than a certain yellow flash from Konoha. It was most appropriate to describe them as living and dying in a single day.

There were many different races in the world of Honkai: Star Rail, and their lifespans were different. Among those long-lived races that could live for thousands of years, the Mayfly race was a short-lived race where it was a blessing to live for more than ten years.

And when Nous created Twilight, the genes used, unfortunately, came from the Mayfly race. After His excellent modification, although Twilight was ridiculously strong, she died even faster…

What was even more ridiculous was that after this trait was processed by the system, it became even more extreme – her lifespan could not be changed by external objects.

As long as her Mayfly nature did not change, Twilight's lifespan could not be increased in any way, even if she received the blessing of longevity from the Aeon of Abundance.

You should know that even ascending to become an Aeon wouldn't change one's racial nature.

The Aeon of Erudition, Nous, was still a machine after evolving from a machine to a god, and the Aeon of Propagation, Tayzzyronth, was still a bug after evolving from a bug to a god…

That is to say, if Twilight really became an Aeon, she would win the title of the shortest-lived Aeon in history, leaving her own heavily embarrassing mark among the Aeons who lived for tens of thousands of years.

[How did Aeon Twilight fall?]

[Oh, she died of old age.]

In the face of such a joke, even the Aeon of Elation, Aha, might feel inferior…?

Twenty million energy points were exchanged for such an alt account. Although it wouldn't be a loss in terms of strength, it was a bit awkward for earning energy.

Twilight, who was being held in Caelus's arms in a princess carry, looked at the grey-haired boy beside her, and then at March 7th and Dan Heng at the door.

She only had one year, so the plan of accumulating feelings and farming for energy over a long period of time like Unit 1 and Unit 3 was definitely impossible… No choice, time was tight and the mission was heavy, she had to learn from Unit 2's valuable experience and go for the most thrilling approach.

Although the challenge was great, Twilight wasn't worried at all about the difficulty of her energy-farming mission.

Because this time, she also had a huge advantage that other clones didn't have – this world had player characters!

Caelus was the character controlled by the player in the game, and also the undoubted central figure and protagonist of the story.

As long as his favorability was maxed out and something big was pulled off, she could directly and efficiently harvest the energy of the players on the other side of the screen!

Previously, whether it was Otto, Kevin, or Denji… their stories were ultimately only observed by readers and players, because they didn't play any role in the story.

But in this game where they personally participate and make choices, the sense of immersion they would gain, as well as the favorability and emotional fluctuations towards the characters, were absolutely incomparable!

Is the feeling a player gets when a companion of the protagonist of a story dies the same as the feeling when a companion who has fought with you in the game for hundreds of hours dies?

Caelus, oh Caelus, this time it's all up to you~