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Tears of Themis: 2022 CNY SSRs!

Making a brief appearance to gush about these SSRs before I slip away from  Tumblr again, haha.

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Xia Yan:

“Today, I’ll let you examine to your heart’s content—what this ranger on a silver saddle and white horse looks like!”

 “I had a dream. In the dream, we looked like this, sitting across each other, face to face. You had a red bridal veil placed over your head...” 

Zuo Ran:

“So long as you do not leave the Xie Zhi* manor... No one will ever know the truth.”

“I...will never let you go. I want you to stay by my side, forever.”

*Xie Zhi: a mythical beast that looks a little like a Qilin (more on Qilin here). It is commonly taken to be the symbol of justice.  

Mo Yi:

“To me, your existence is the only speck of starlight in an eternal night. For that fleeting glimmer, I will willingly suffer ten million years of darkness.”

“As long as it is your wish, I will see that it is fulfilled. So don’t be scared, alright?”

Lu Jinghe:

“Stay with me. After today, you will forget everything about the mortal realm. Until I’m the only person left in your world.”

Hello! You certainly can.

Simply put, I quit L&N because I didn't like the writing. It's a little over-the-top for me, and there's also poor grammar in some places that they didn't fix after the betas. Other lines look like machine translations from another language.

Happily, I took some screenshots of choice lines when I was playing, so I have examples to show now.

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Example #1: Strange word choice

Translation: She looked at me with her head held high, her smile unimpeachable.

The problem: The idiom “无懈可击” is usually used to describe plans or strategies in Chinese. Plans can be airtight, but not a smile. It also seems like the writer is trying too hard here—loading two idioms in one sentence and it isn't even done well.

How I would have written it: 她扫了我一眼，不屑地笑了笑。

Example #2: Over-the-top writing

Translation:

Qi Sili: Cough cough cough—

He raised his head suddenly and looked at me, shell-shocked. His eyebrows were knit together. Surprisingly, his gaze was somewhat embarrassed and panicked.

Me: Director Qi, are you okay?

Panicking, but not daring to clap his back, I pulled out quite a few pieces of tissue paper and handed them to him.

With a clang, the chopsticks were thrown onto the table. He leapt past me and left the office.

Me: What's going on...

Looking at the box of kungpao chicken rice that he had taken only a bite of, I didn't know what to do.

The problem: Technically, there's nothing wrong here, but some descriptions don't make sense under close scrutiny. Why should Qi Sili be shell-shocked or embarrassed? Annoyed, yes, or even surprised, but not embarrassed or panicky. What is there to be embarrassed about? Also, I cannot see the cool-as-you-please Qi Sili behaving like this after taking just one mouthful of chilli. Unless this is meant to be satire, but I don't think so...

How I would have written this:

齐司礼：咳咳咳——

他忍不住蹙紧了眉头，然后抬头看了我一眼，泛红的眼睛里带着一丝无奈。

「女主」：齐总监，你怎么了？

我顿时慌了，又不敢拍他的背，连忙抽了好几张纸巾给他。

“啪”的一声，他猛然放下筷子，并站起身来，大步流星地离开了办公室。

「女主」：这是怎么了……

我看着那盒只动了一口的宫保鸡丁饭，心里不免有些忐忑不安。

I just wanted to ask a question regarding my karmas:

I have a bday karma that I have ascended to the fullest, which I know was a bad move cause they’re only srs in terms of strength (the art was too pretty I couldn’t resist!)

I have sps but I don’t have sufficient ascension materials to ascend them (I have enough refined shards to evolve them though)

I’m pretty sure you can tell where this question is going- should I reset the ascension for the bday card and invest them into the sp? Is it worth it?

Thanks again!

Hey! Sorry for answering your question so late, but hopefully this is still helpful in some way.

Nope—I wouldn't reset the Ascension for the birthday karma if I were you. The only thing that'd be remotely helpful if you were to do so would be the books (given that this is an SR we're talking about), and you can get enough of those with time.

Hello! Bold of you to assume that I play L&N.

As a matter of fact, I can answer your question because I did play it briefly before quitting.

Hi anon! I’m dashing out a reply to your questions here so I hope this makes sense to you:

The Memory Bay format is unique, at least for now. After the uproar that took place among CN server last year, they've decided to stick with the traditional memory maze style event for the rest of the chapter ERs.

I wouldn't say that the Memory Bay ERs are a must get unless you really like them. I haven't released that ER guide because after a while the ER/SER system is a little meh, especially with more SPs released. Stats-wise, I personally don't think ERs are all that worth it. I usually only get them in top-up events for that reason.

They did refresh the double gem top-ups in the CN server when the Memory Bay event was released—they usually do with most major top-up events. As for the other bundles, I really can't remember since it was more than a year ago since I last participated. Also, I'm not sure if they'll have exactly the same bundles in the EN server, so it's probably worth checking the store.

Thank you so much for your time and consideration!

Hello! The pleasure is mine :)

I haven't been answering asks in forever, but I'm back for a while haha.

I'm not sure what you mean by free ERs for S2 Chapters 1/2? The free ERs can only be obtained through the Company feature (and the pet-rearing feature, but that isn’t released in the EN server yet), and the Company feature isn't really linked to the chapters.

MLQC CN: Top-Up ER Karmas!

Event Date: 28/09/21 - 07/10/21

Karma bylines:

Bai Qi: The championship title and its honour both belong to us.

Mmm, okay. I’m laughing more at the new “skin” (which I haven’t included in this post here), haha.

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Lu Jinghe:

“The prankster, the kind soul, the ruthless slayer of enemies—they’re all me. I would never have thought that the first person in this world to understand me would be my enemy.”

“Seeking others’ validation is meaningless to me. Whether my life is colourful is for me to decide.”

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Mo Yi: 

“Discover with your heart, and call out to me with your soul... And then you will find my true purpose.”

“O mightiest deity, please listen to us. Is what she says aligned with your intent?”

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Zuo Ran: 

“That you can join the ranks of nobility, is only because you are burdened with greater responsibility, compared to the commoners. In this golden age, it seems that you have forgotten your duties!” 

“From the moment I permitted you to come along with me, I’ve already decided that I will protect you with my life.”

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Xia Yan:

“If the deities really do decree this a crime, then I, as the one who seduced you into doing this, should be found doubly guilty, no?”

MLQC CN: 2021 Qixi Top-Up Karmas!

To round off the deluge of karmas that will be appearing tomorrow, we have the SP top-up event again! Not a good thing for my wallet, though.

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Karma bylines:

Zhou Qiluo (68r SR): You’re always welcome to perform in the movie that is my life. 

Li Zeyan (128r ER): Listen carefully. This is my reply.

Bai Qi (388r SSR): 

Leave it to me. You don’t have to worry.

I will imprint our mark on every moment.

Xu Mo (588r SP):

I want you to always be curious about me.

MLQC CN: Eternal Love SP Karmas!

These karmas will be available permanently in the CN server. 

Ling Xiao finally gets an SP! 

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Karma bylines:

Zhou Qiluo: In all the dark corners where the light does not reach, you were the one to find me.

Zhou Qiluo: The episodes with us won’t ever end.

Bai Qi: I just want to give myself to this moment, with you.

Bai Qi: There’s no hurry for us. We can take our time with certain things.

Xu Mo: Neither the curtain of night, nor the sheet of rain, will obscure your silhouette from me.

Xu Mo: Come closer. I want to memorise your colour.

Li Zeyan: The other side of me which no one is privy to—it’s related to you.

Li Zeyan: The proof I’ve left (on you)—nobody can ever erase it.

Ling Xiao: In front of you, I’m always fearless.

MLQC CN: New Pet-rearing Feature + ERs!

Cute~

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Karma bylines:

Zhou Qiluo: You have to erase such small mistakes like this from your memory.

Bai Qi: No big deal; I’ll handle it.

Xu Mo: I’ve wanted to rely on you many times, not merely in this moment.

MLQC CN: 2021 Qixi SSRs!

LX is digging the 民国 look.

Looking forward to the top-up karmas for this event!

Translated PV here 👉🏻 Of Golden Days Past PV (with Eng Sub) ---

Karma bylines:

Zhou Qiluo: I may have only caught a glimpse of you, but it was enough to bedazzle me.

Zhou Qiluo: Your fate is destined to be entwined with mine.

Bai Qi: What’s revealed now is but the tip of the iceberg.

Bai Qi: For a dance under the moonlight like this, I shall be your partner.

Xu Mo: You don’t have to know what’s hidden in the shadows.

Xu Mo: We have both of us a secret which we know without speaking aloud. Do we not?

Li Zeyan: You can walk towards me more calmly.

Li Zeyan: In the bustle of this city, I only want to spend all my days and nights with one person.

Ling Xiao: Whether or not it’s boring—that’s for me to make the call.

Event dates: 05/08/21 - 15/08/21

All in all, a rather disappointing celebration for the game’s first anniversary. I think this game has so much more potential than what Mihoyo is doing with it, but after a month’s long of fighting, I guess there’s nothing more that we as players can do. 

In the spirit of the first anniversary, I will only say：

祝未定，一周年快乐。人生若只如初见，该多好。

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Lu Jinghe: Encounter

Jiejie, do you remember what day it is today? 

It’s been a year since we first met, so happy first anniversary! I’m honoured to celebrate this occasion with you. 

-Lu Jinghe

--- Mo Yi: A Day to Remember

[MC], happy anniversary. Thank you for allowing me to experience the headiness of falling in love at first sight. 

Next year, I look forward to celebrating this day—the day we became lovers—with you, very much. 

-Mo Yi

--- Zuo Ran: Working Partners

[MC], how time slips away. We’ve been partners at work for a year now, but I have admired you for a much longer time than this.

That I can now spend the rest of my days by your side, whether as a partner at work or soulmate, is the highlight of my life.

-Zuo Ran

--- Xia Yan: Reunion

[MC], happy reunion anniversary! Thank you for calling out to me on the street that day, my dearest girlfriend.

I hope we will be able to walk through life together, for every day from now on.