Chinese censorship has nothing to do with amateurish writing (is also blown way out of proportion). My theory is that they gave this section to B-team or interns while the main team was working on Genshin (which is their main money maker) and this are the results. Cliché, poorly written, boring. Xianzhou much better and a lot of fun characters show up. MC also get more time to shine.
There was potential, but it wasn't well utilized in my opinion. Some moments, like Seele x Bronya, shine. Had they been written a little better they would have shone brighter. Maybe your theory makes sense.
Apparently they kiss in a different entry, so yeah. There's more shipping stuff later on, some in Penacony when you call a funny phone
You can try farming Golden Calyx. It gives 50 exp per 1 run that uses 10 stamina. So 1 full run of 6 rounds gives 300 exp. You can use Azure's Acheron, because she's OP as hell and you won't even need to charge her ult. She'll clean the stage with just her skill. 6 rounds would take somewhere around 1min with her.
That was gold! I farmed Calyx thanks to Midnight's Acheron (Now I definitely want her, she is Onee-san but above all strong.). I needed stuff to level Natasha anyway. Apparently Azure denied me friendship on HSR as well.
Build whoever you find fun. If they fit your style then you'll more likely get the most out of them as opposed to using someone who goes against your habits.
I'm going to. For the time being, my team is Natasha, March, Tango and Asta. What do you think?
Bailu carry! She's good, so don't worry if you pick her. She can revive your downed character once per battle. Her invigoration regenerates health right after your party member took damage and her heal is good too. The only thing she's missing is cleanse, but there are other ways (March after upgrades for instance). Don't get discouraged if you get her. I'd say she's worth building. She helped me breeze through main story and simulated universe (1 level). I can see her helping me for a long time.

But she's so smol... I will take her into consideration.
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One thing I really appreciate is the cross-platform capability of the game. I can play on both PC and phone with the same account, which allows me to farm more effectively. Obviously, it's a bit more cumbersome and less performant on the phone, but it's still convenient.
as soon as we are done writing the next chapter of our fic, we'll start working on the cherry blossom festival chapter.
Can't Wait! ?