Chapter 66 – The First Thread
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A Voice from the Past
> "Is that… Luo Fan?"
The voice was faint—distant, as if carried by the remnants of a dying signal. Luo Fan's breath hitched.
Someone remembered him.
Not just a vague feeling, not just an echo of the past.
This was real.
> [Connection Stability: 2%]
[Signal Reconstruction in Progress]
"Who—" Luo Fan barely got the word out before the signal flickered again.
> [Warning: Link Unstable]
"Damn it—EchoStar, stabilize the connection!"
> "Oh sure, let me just PUNCH the laws of reality until they behave!"
> "...You're the System. Do something."
> "I'm TRYING! It's like trying to catch a fish with chopsticks—underwater—during a hurricane—while blindfolded!"
The connection crackled once more, and a fragmented voice pushed through.
> "Luo Fan… You… alive?"
His grip on EchoStar tightened.
"Yes. I'm here. Who are you?"
A pause. The voice trembled.
> "…Don't forget us again."
The connection dropped.
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EchoStar: The Ultimate Drama Queen
> [Connection Lost – Attempting Recovery]
Luo Fan exhaled sharply. He knew that voice. He just couldn't place it yet.
EchoStar buzzed.
> "Well. That was definitely not ominous."
Luo Fan ignored it. "How much data did we recover?"
> "…Like, a single grain of rice in an endless ocean."
> "But hey, a grain is better than nothing!"
> "Unless it's poisoned rice, in which case—"
"EchoStar."
> "…Right. Okay. Good news and bad news."
> "Good news: We can restore more connections. It just takes time."
> "Bad news: We have no idea who that was, and our next link might take days—or weeks—to appear."
Luo Fan's fingers curled into a fist.
He had waited long enough.
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Tracking the Lost Threads
> [New Quest Generated – Echoes of the Forgotten]
[Objective: Recover the Lost Threads of Connection]
[Progress: 1/???]
> [Optional: Investigate the Ruins of Starborn Stream Sect]
Luo Fan's gaze shifted toward the wreckage of his former sect.
The Reset had wiped away almost everything—his name, his legacy, his audience.
But maybe… not everything.
> "Alright. Let's find out what's been left behind."
> "Ooooh, spooky investigation arc? I'm in. Just let me get my detective hat."
> "You don't have a hat."
> "Yet."
Luo Fan sighed. "Let's go."
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[To Be Continued...]