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  • Genshin Impact 4.0 ‘The Gentle Rainfall Like No Other’ Update and Compensation Details

    Dear Traveler:
    Below is the update and compensation content for version 4.0 — “The Gentle Rainfall Like No Other.”
    〓Compensation Content〓
    Stop-Server Update Compensation: 300 Tickets (60 Tickets per hour of maintenance downtime)
    Issue Fix Compensation: 300 Tickets (Refer to the corresponding compensation email for details)
    〓Compensation Scope〓
    Stop-Server Update Compensation: Travelers who were at least Level 5 and had reached the Adventure Rank by 06:00 on August 16, 2023.
    The compensation will be claimed before the end of the 4.0 version.
    Issue Fix Compensation: Travelers who were at least Level 5 and had reached the Adventure Rank by 06:00 on August 16, 2023.
    Please claim the compensation before 06:00 on August 19, 2023.
    The Development Team will send the compensation via in-game mail within 5 hours of maintenance completion. The validity period of the mail is 30 days. Please claim the attachments promptly.
    〓Update Time〓
    From 06:00 on August 16, 2023, expected to be completed in 5 hours.
    〓Client Update Method〓
    PC: Close the current game and then restart the launcher, click on the update.
    iOS: Open the App Store and click on the update.
    Android: After entering the game, follow the in-game pop-up prompts to complete the update.
    PS5 or PS4: Open the system interface, select “Genshin Impact,” press the OPTIONS button on the controller, and select “Upgrade.”
    If you encounter any installation issues, please contact customer service, and we will assist you in resolving the problem.
    〓Update Content〓
    I. New Region
    Open a new area — “Valoran”
    The Sea Above the Ground, Source of Infinite Waters — Stories unheard of and long-forgotten legends long yearn for travelers, who have long since sunk into the depths of the sea. Following the gentle flow of the water, travelers cross plains, forests, and sand deserts to reach the source of the continent’s water systems.
    At the pinnacle of the waterfall, high above the sea, a new chapter of adventure quietly unfolds.
    ◇New Region Added: In version 4.0, the “Valoran Pavilion,” “Emerald Crystal,” and “White Dew” zones will be open.
    ※Upon completing the third chapter of the Mythic Beings Mission “The Dragon and the Free Song,” the “Floating Garden” transmission anchor point in Mustan (for travelers who completed the related Mythic Beings Mission before the version update will also be unlocked after the update) will be automatically unlocked, allowing travelers to use this anchor point to enter the Valoran region. At the time of automatic unlocking, travelers will receive an original stone reward for unlocking this anchor point.
    ▌Valoran Region New Mechanism
    “Valoran Blessing”
    A unique power flows from the statue, bestowing a blessing from the waters of the Wondrous Sea upon travelers.
    Travelers can freely traverse the waters within the large lakes of Valoran.
    ※Currently, if travelers attempt to use small items equipped on their characters while in water, they may encounter a problem where the icons of these items do not appear; this issue may prevent travelers from quickly switching to other items. Travelers can currently replace these items in their backpacks; or they can quickly switch to items that can be used while in water before entering the water. This issue will be fixed in a future version.
    ▌Valoran Region New System
    “Orchestrated Spring”
    Upon depositing the “Water Mark” obtained during adventures in Valoran into the Orchestrated Spring outside the Obeek Theatre, the spring’s level can be increased, yielding valuable resources.
    The conditions for unlocking the Orchestrated Spring system (achieving any of the following conditions):

    Entering the Orchestrated Spring within a certain range
    Completing the fourth chapter of the Mythic Beings Mission “The Rain of No Reason”
    Valoran Reputation System
    ◇Valoran Reputation Activation Conditions:
    Completing the second chapter of the Mythic Beings Mission “The Rain of No Reason”
    Completing the task “Interview for the Steam Bird Report”
    Travelers can obtain tasks

  • Between the wilderness and the starry sky, Feng Jin’s story and the journey of her soul

    Feng Jin, this name, is not a game character, but a poem that has never been sung. She walks on the Star Dome Railway, a track covered with dust and oblivion, stepping on a fate that no one knows. Her footsteps are heavy, but as light as the wind. On her way to growth, she is like a lonely traveler in the wilderness, not afraid of wind and frost, rain and snow, but only silently burning a heart that pursues light in her heart.

    “Fear crushes flesh and blood”, this is a heavy poem. Flesh and blood is not only a symbol of the body, but also a carrier of all ideals and hopes. In this world, how many people’s dreams and wishes are crushed in the face of heavy reality, their flesh and blood, together with their souls, collapse in fear, and eventually return to extinction. Feng Jin’s fear is an unspeakable pain, the weight of oppression, like the collapse of the earth, like the collapse of the sky.

    However, in this fear, she did not give in. Feng Jin’s “courage tore through her chest” was like a raging storm in the wilderness, cutting through the silence of her life. It was not gentle courage, but a mixture of blood and tears, an uncontrollable cry from the deepest part of her soul. In the face of fear, Feng Jin did not choose to bow her head, but straightened her chest, tore through the shackles of fate, and tried her best to break free.

    “Glory baptizes the body”, this sentence is like the once scorching sun in the wilderness, finally breaking through the heavy clouds and shining on every weak life. Glory, for Feng Jin, is not just the recognition and halo of the outside world, it is the power for her to keep going, and the fire deep in her heart that has never been extinguished. After every storm, Feng Jin’s body will be washed by glory, like a piece of rock polished by wind and rain, smooth and hard.

    Feng Jin’s growth is the same as the desolation of this world. She started with a “seed of thought” and nurtured a “manas sprout”. These are not gorgeous, but they are real seeds of life. She draws the power of this land and this wasteland from the deepest part of her heart. No matter how much wind and sand there is around her, she still stands firmly, letting the wind blow through her hair and letting the years carve her face.

    Her growth path is not only a material accumulation, but also a spiritual sublimation. Every drop of sweat is not just for the level of breakthrough, but for the immortal ideal. This ideal is not an empty dream, but a living life. It comes from the expectation of the future and the stubbornness of not compromising.

    And the “remaining sound of the same wish” and “footprints of fate” are more like the ballads that have been honed on this starry sky railway, with traces and pains of time. These footprints have long been buried in the soil, and every step is deeply engraved on this land. The farther Feng Jin goes, the deeper her footprints are, and the clearer her ballads are. Those remaining sounds may be weak or intermittent, but they have never disappeared. They still echo in every journey of this starry sky railway, reminding her and all travelers: destiny is not immutable, it can be rewritten.

    Her exclusive light cone “May the rainbow light stay in the sky forever” is like a rainbow across the wasteland, cutting through the dull gray sky. This light, although weak, is still warm. It represents an expectation for the future and a desire for a better life. Feng Jin does not fully understand the meaning of light, but she knows that it is enough for her to see the road ahead in the darkness, and it is enough to ignite the spark of hope in her fragile soul.

    Feng Jin’s growth is not only a material breakthrough, but also a spiritual liberation. The fear and pain she has experienced, the courage and glory she has accumulated, all of these have carved a star map in her heart, leading her to an unknown future. Every transformation of hers is a fight against the ruthless world and a rebirth of her soul.

    However, this road is not easy to walk. Just like every breakthrough Feng Jin experienced, every material collection, all in this wasteland, silently bearing the endless wind and sand and destruction. Behind her is an unbearable heaviness and an inescapable reality. And in front of her is an unknown future and a light full of hope. She walked slowly, but not slowly, and every step was solid and firm.

    On this Xingkong Railway, every step Feng Jin took is like a mark on the road of life for each of us. Her growth tells us: no matter how dark the road ahead is, the light in our hearts can still guide us forward. As long as we don’t give up, even in the deepest darkness, there will be a ray of light, always waiting for us.

  • At the end of the lights, I reconciled with the world, but I still couldn’t forget the pain.

    Life is always a pit, climb out and fall back in. I have warned myself more than once not to set any goals for myself, and to have fewer extravagant demands on life, so that there will be less disappointment. But life never goes according to people’s wishes. Just like those dreams when I was young, I always felt that I was forever young and tireless, until one day, I suddenly realized that I was old. I am too old to expect anything anymore, and I am too old to believe that I can have the kind of enthusiasm that only belongs to young people.

    I have been in this city for many years. The streets are still the same, and the street lights are still on. Whenever night falls, the brightly lit streets become the only thing I can rely on. In fact, sometimes, I don’t particularly enjoy this brightly lit hustle and bustle, but in those quiet late nights, I can find some peace. Under the lights, I am like a passerby, looking ahead with empty eyes, as if waiting for something, but it seems that I am not waiting for anything. For me, dinner, overtime, the way home, almost every moment is the same.

    But I know that life is more than that. Or rather, it is much more than that. Everyone has a monologue about themselves, and I am no exception, but I speak too little. Many times, I prefer silence, and I feel that many words are meaningless. No one will really understand you, and others will only judge who you are based on their own perception of you.

    I often wonder, if I no longer seek understanding from others, what will I become? Maybe I will be more lonely, or maybe I will be freer, who knows?

    However, to be honest, freedom is not as good as imagined. It does not have the warmth of friends, nor the sweetness of lovers. Instead, it gives me more time to dance with loneliness. For me, loneliness is not a bad state, it is more of a choice. Life is always troubled by various factors, pressure at work, disputes in the family, and the little thoughts of friends. Each one pulls you tighter and tighter until you can’t even find the space to take a deep breath.

    At this time, you will suddenly understand that loneliness is actually an inevitable fate. You no longer seek recognition from the outside world, and you begin to get used to talking to yourself. Those love and friendships that you longed for when you were young, in the end, became the most unattainable luxury. I have had several relationships, each of which was somewhat magnificent, but in the end, none of them made it to the end. Sometimes, I wonder, is it because we don’t really understand that the most important thing in a relationship is not the tolerance and tolerance of the other party, but whether we can be tolerant enough to accept the shortcomings of the other party?

    Perhaps, we are all too demanding of perfection. Every relationship is like looking for the “other half” of that life, as if everyone has a preset role to play. In fact, the truth is that there is no perfect love in this world, only the perfect self, and knowing tolerance, understanding, and acceptance is the most lasting guarantee of a relationship.

    Sometimes I think that if I were not so stubborn and stubborn, maybe my current life would not be so confused and tired. I always fantasize that I can get an ideal love, a friend who can talk about everything, and a peace that I have never had somewhere. However, all this is like a dream. Slowly, I learned to draw strength from failure and no longer over-desire things that do not belong to me. Living in the present is my most sincere understanding of life.

    If I were to describe my life in one word, it would be “living”. I just live like this, day after day, year after year, and there seems to be nothing to be proud of, and there is no drama of ups and downs. It’s just that you gradually understand what to cherish and what to let go in your constant attempts.

    I did not pursue perfect love, nor did I demand success in my career. I just thought about how to live a better life, at least to wake up with a relaxed mood every day, not sad for yesterday’s pain, and not afraid of tomorrow’s unknown.

    And all this finally ushered in some subtle changes on an accidental night. That day, it was drizzling outside the window. I walked on the street with some worries, and my thoughts were as messy as leaves blown away by the wind. Suddenly, a voice came from the side. The voice was crisp and warm, as if it floated from a long-lost memory. I turned my head and saw a person standing in the rain, smiling at me.

    I suddenly realized that no matter what the future holds, at this moment, while I am reconciling with the past, I am also slowly accepting reality. This peaceful state of mind cannot be cultivated in a day or two. It comes from every day when I no longer expect or demand anything, and from the courage to stand up from failure every time.

    The most important thing for us to live in this world is not to pursue anything, but to learn to let go and give ourselves enough space to embrace the impermanence of life. This world is never perfect, but we can still find our place in ordinary days. As long as we don’t give up on ourselves, nothing in this world can really defeat us.

    I have taken many detours over the years, stumbled, and lost a lot of things, but I have also gained a lot. In this city, I finally found a quiet corner, let go of my former obsessions, learned tolerance, learned to let go, and learned to reconcile with the world.

    “If life slaps you in the face, fight back with the other hand.” I always say to myself.

    So, I decided to keep going, with a sense of calmness and calmness, towards the next tomorrow.

  • In the flames and loneliness, she learned to fight fate with pots and tenderness

    In a person’s life, there are always many unprepared days when they suddenly encounter incredible things. Just like Ju Fufu, she is not the kind of hero we are familiar with. She has no high background, nor is she the darling of fate. She just took a pot and stood at the junction of time and fire, quietly and firmly, choosing to fight.

    When they first saw her, many people felt strange. A girl uses a pot as a weapon. Isn’t this a joke? But when you really get close to her, you know that the pot is not a joke, but her way of survival and her language to get along with the world.

    Ordinary attack is her first way to express tenderness. Her attack is not like a violent roar, but more like a monologue. Four consecutive slashes, each of which is the release of an emotion in her heart. There is repression, struggle, understanding, and final relief. At that moment, her pot became a pen, and she silently recorded the path she had walked in this world.

    Dodging seems to be her practice of dancing with fear. When the attack comes, she does not dodge or fight back, but uses the lightest posture to bypass the trap set by fate. She is not ostentatious, but sensitive. Just like a person who suffers from insomnia late at night, she learns how not to disturb everything around her while tossing and turning.

    Special skills are the moments when she really ignites the inner fire. She spins, and the pot lid makes a low hum. That is not a show of skill, but she tries to convey to the world-“I am not powerless”. In that blow, you can see that every bit of anger and every drop of tears she has accumulated for herself turned into a beam of fire, not to destroy anyone, but to illuminate herself.

    Her “fiery spin” is more like a dance and a struggle. She drags the heavy pot and spins in the chaos, as if she wants to use her body to throw away all the repression. In this state, she is desperate and not afraid of pain. She knows that in this indifferent world, only by burning herself can she become a trace of warmth for others.

    Linking skills are like a hug of the soul. What she releases with the popcorn pot is not harm, but connection. She gave her teammates a chance to respond. Behind her battle, there was always a pair of warm hands supporting her. That feeling was like when you were in the darkest moment, you suddenly saw a light that was lit for you.

    The finishing move was her most extreme way of expression. It was like a person finally mustered up the courage to shout out the pain in his heart. Two falling attacks, that was the heaviest part of her life – one from her past, and one from her confrontation with fate. Flame is her language, the pot is her shield, and also her hammer.

    Her support skills reminded me of the moment when the doctor caught the patient who was about to fall. It was not a skill, but an instinct. When others were at their weakest, she could always stand up and block in front of them. This sense of responsibility never made a loud noise, but was quietly and firmly released in every action of hers.

    The core skills were the continuation of her emotions. The pot was still attacking automatically on the field, which was the trace she left in the world. Even if she left the battle, the pot was still guarding. This way of existence was her gentle obsession – even if I can’t be by your side, I hope to have my strength to accompany you for a longer distance.

    Her imagery is like a footnote to her growth. When she enters the battlefield, she gains heat, which is her personal charm. As soon as she appears, people can feel warmth and strength. Her “high temperature” effect is not only a symbol of fire, but also the heat of the soul. She transmits her energy to everyone, injecting the possibility of breaking through the defense line into the finishing move.

    Her growth path is not smooth sailing. She continues to accumulate heat, polishes rotation, and turns pain into ability in one turn after another. She is not like the brave and fearless warrior we imagine. She is more like an ordinary person who refuses to give up her dream after being forced into a corner in life.

    The reason why this character is moving is not because she is strong, but because she is gentle. She lets us know that gentleness is not weakness, and heat is not recklessness. She uses a pot, perhaps a metaphor for life, to resist indifference, refuse harm, stir-fry hope, and cook a pot of fireworks of her own.

    She is an ordinary person, a person who grows slowly in flames and loneliness. She never said how great she was, but when you look at her back standing in the wind, you will understand: she is the self in our hearts who always refuses to bow down.

  • A profound observation and reflection on the complex material system of Xia Kong in Mingchao

    In this virtual world, Xia Kong, a newly promoted five-star resonator, will debut in Mingchao version 2.3. Her growth path is like the struggle of people in reality, long and complicated, full of various tests and difficulties. The numerous materials required for Xia Kong’s breakthrough, skill upgrade, and special weapon enhancement remind people of the difficulties and struggles in reality.

    The first thing to say is those eclipse sail cores. The eclipse sail cores of four frequencies, low frequency, medium frequency, high frequency and full frequency, are the basis for Xia Kong’s growth, but they are not so easy to collect. The number of them is staggering. 29 low frequencies, 40 medium frequencies, 52 high frequencies, 61 full frequencies, plus 46 burning phosphorus bones, such numbers are not easily achieved. Just like various qualifications and certificates in real life, they must go through many trials before they can be harvested.

    And the acquisition of these burning phosphorus bones is even more difficult. They require players to defeat the powerful enemy named Sighing Ancient Dragon. Sighing Ancient Dragon, this name seems to be a mockery, sighing the fate of game players, and also sighing its own destiny. To defeat it, you need strategy and patience, and more importantly, persistence after countless failures. This reminds people of those who have been knocked down by the pressure of life in reality and stood up again.

    Speaking of “Golden Fleece”, the name itself is legendary, like an ideal thing pursued in mythology. Players can collect it in the Linaxi Tower or buy it in the Laguna City Pharmacy, but the weekly purchase limit makes this resource more rare. This reminds people of the unequal resource distribution in real society. If you want to get it, you must know how to wait and care.

    Let’s look at Xia Kong’s special weapon enhancement. The gradual upgrade of various shackle materials and crystallized phlogiston is like a path of cultivation. From coarse to fine, from mixed to pure, the player is like an alchemist, constantly purifying his heart and ability. Although these crystallized phlogists can be obtained through the copy “Condensate Field·Confession Abyss”, the challenge is not small, and only the strong can achieve their wish. This is like the differentiation of social classes. Only by constantly improving one’s own strength can one cross layers of barriers.

    As for the upgrade of the resonance circuit, the limited material “Iris Blooming Day” has been added, and it must challenge the “Wheel of Fate Fragment” to obtain it. This time, the challenge area must first complete the main task to unlock, as if it is a compulsory course that must be completed before entering society. The high-difficulty challenge makes people feel the hardship of growth, and also reflects the helplessness of the levels in the real world.

    It is worth mentioning that the stuffed meat tofu props in the game can increase the drop rate of materials. This design gives people a temporary respite. It seems that in the boring struggle, the occasional encouragement and cheering can make people stick to it. Isn’t this the true meaning of life? Countless seemingly small help can accumulate into a lot and drive people to move forward.

    Finally, I have to mention the preferential policies of the recharge platform Treabar. Players can enjoy an additional 3% discount by copying the discount code “Treabarblog3ge”. This is undoubtedly a microcosm of the exchange of interests in modern commercial society. Although games are entertainment, they are also inseparable from the support of capital. Players pay real money in exchange for growth and pleasure in the game. This trading relationship is both realistic and cruel.

    Overall, Xiakong’s cultivation system is not just a simple game upgrade process, but a mirror that reflects many phenomena in contemporary society. Complex materials, numerous challenges, limited resources, discount temptations… All of this is like a microcosm of real society. Players are groping forward in it, not only adventurers in the game, but also ordinary people who are constantly struggling in real life.

    Perhaps, as the game shows, growth has never been easy. Only by going through layers of challenges and accumulating bits of materials can you truly shine your own light. Xiakong in Mingchao’s world may be a microcosm of each of us.