This villain is too popular.

Chapter 17 A World Where Only the Protagonist is a Trash
In the real world, with the completion of the two episodes of "Embers: The Stars Evolved".

Its extremely high production quality and high-budget promotion have generated considerable buzz across 13 platforms.

With his years of planning and near-perfect performance in the first two episodes, Tiandao has won the favor of many fans from the 13 stations.

He successfully converted a portion of the website's fans into fans of his character.

This has given rise to topics such as "Heavenly Fate Master: Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic", "Sweets Can Cure Everything", and "Stars Prequel: The True Protagonist".

Its popularity has risen visibly.

This also led some casual viewers who were completely unaware of "Stellaris: Embers" to notice this brand-new anime series due to the popularity of these topics, and after learning more about it, they joined the ranks of those watching the series.

This further expanded the fan base of Stellaris: Ember.

This situation was further amplified after episodes 3 and 4 of "Ember" were officially released on Sunday.

The third episode opens with Tiandao and the others arriving at the central arena to participate in the final assessment.

To highlight the difficulty of this final assessment.

The production team gave a close-up shot that was full of pressure when the second-level star beast, the Earth Dragon Lizard, appeared.

Every scale on this level-two star beast gleamed with a cold metallic light, and when its claws landed on the arena, the entire screen of Station 13 trembled.

This made it possible for viewers to clearly feel the powerful sense of oppression emanating from the Earth Dragon Lizard, even though they were separated by a screen.

And unlike yesterday's half-baked understanding of the starry world.

After two episodes of introduction.

Most viewers are already aware of some of the world-building information about the Stellaris universe.

For example, although Tiandao and his group of children are special, they are in the vast star world.

But they were just a group of half-stars who didn't even have a star source.

Their strength is far inferior to that of a first-level Star Envoy who possesses Star Source.

They, who are not even as good as first-level star envoys, are now facing a second-level star beast that even first-level star envoys cannot match.

The difficulty of this final assessment is self-evident.

'Goodness, what exactly is this so-called final assessment? It's starting with hellish difficulty?'

'The game's numerical design team should be punished! How are we supposed to beat this boss?'

The previous post should be renamed "About the incident of a newbie accidentally entering a max-level dungeon."

Seeing the incredibly powerful Earth Dragon Lizard, the audience became curious about where the story would go next.

After all, it follows the usual formula for anime series.

The more powerful and seemingly invincible an opponent is, the more likely they are to become a stepping stone for the protagonist's rise to power.

With this in mind, the audience immediately began to watch attentively.

It was just different from what they had imagined.

Upon seeing this incredibly powerful earth dragon lizard, the protagonist Chen Kong's first reaction was not to find a way to defeat it.

Instead, they cowardly wanted to cling to the coattails of Heaven!

"Brother Tiandao"

"There's no other way, Xiao Kong. This assessment is a bit troublesome. Even with you by my side, I can't guarantee we can handle this guy."

"Besides," Tiandao turned to look at Chenxing and said with a smile, "there's clearly a more suitable partner for you there than for me, isn't there?"

"Useless thing, don't drag me down later."

"Oh, okay, sis."

Looking at the protagonist Chen Kong in the scene, who was rejected by the Heavenly Dao and disliked by his sister Chen Xing.

The comments section was filled with complaints.

'Heavenly Dao: Little Kong, this assessment is a bit troublesome (You're too bad at this high-level game, I can't carry you)'

"To be honest, if it weren't for characters like Tiandao and Caroline, who would enjoy watching a protagonist as pathetic as Chen Kong?"

'Dust Star: It's only because you're my younger brother that I'd bring a support character to the top-tier matches.'

Although Chen Kong's reaction displeased the audience, they did not waste too much emotion on him.

Because of Chen Xing's tsundere behavior at this moment, many viewers who originally thought Chen Xing was a bit too 'harsh' changed their opinions of him greatly. And in terms of discussion, he completely overshadowed the criticism of the protagonist Chen Kong.

'It seems that her so-called sharp tongue is just Chen Xing's way of expressing her anger at her younger brother's lack of ambition, rather than a sign that she truly dislikes him.'

'Yes, yes, I initially thought Chen Xing's character was a bit too cold, but now it seems she's just cold on the outside but warm on the inside.'

'A haughty queen x a cunning prince, the Tianxing couple is locked in!'

'Huh? Why is the person in front of us pairing up Tianxing and Tianka? Tianka and Tianxing are clearly a much better couple! Don't try to matchmake people up!'

'The Omnic Cat Girl is the way to go! '

'Tianka is the official couple! They're living together! (referring to their constant appearances together)'

With the emergence of CP (couple) parties.

The discussion in the comments section instantly shifted from the character design of Chenxing to which characters would be more suitable for pairing up.

Interestingly, this is due to DustSky's poor performance so far.

This means that no matter how much the shipping parties argue, Chen Kong is always excluded, and no one wants him to be paired with any of the female characters who have appeared so far.

After all, in the world of anime where looks are everything.

With his unremarkable appearance and cowardly personality, Chen Kong is indeed not very likable.

Just then, it seemed as if the Heavenly Dao in the scene heard the voices of the audience outside the screen, and directly became their mouth double.

"Hey, Caroline, do you think Chen Xing has some hidden talent?"

"Otherwise, why would she act like an enemy every time they meet, even though she clearly cares about Xiao Kong, as if she wishes Xiao Kong would disappear from this world on the spot?"

However, when faced with Tiandao's complaints, Caroline, who was focused on analyzing the data of the Earth Dragon Lizard, not only did not react, but also subjected him to passive-aggressive behavior, choosing to ignore him on the spot.

Upon seeing this, the comments section erupted in laughter.

'About the fact that my boyfriend is less attractive than data'

'Cat indifferent.jpg'

Who says that passive-aggressive behavior isn't a form of violence?

'Heaven's Way: It turns out I was the third party all along.'

Amidst the cheerful atmosphere of the live chat, the plot progressed to the point where the Heavenly Dao sought out 'Mirror Glass' in the crowd.

Jing Liuli, who is unconventional and can even fall asleep on the spot during the final assessment, immediately won the hearts of many viewers.

After all, this kind of cute and absent-minded character has always been in high demand.

Therefore, after seeing Tiandao use his trump card, Chenxing, to forcibly wake up Jing Liuli, who was sleeping in late,...

The audience readily accepted this new character who only officially appeared in the third episode.

At the same time, in order to make the audience understand more intuitively why the Heavenly Dao sought out Jing Liuli.

The production team even listed Jing Liuli's basic data when she first appeared.

Name: Jing Liuli

[Student Ranking: NO.003]

[Star Core: Eternal Night Illusion Butterfly]

Seeing that Jing Liuli, the mascot, was actually ranked third among the students, second only to Tiandao and Chenxing, was quite surprising.

The viewers in the live chat were stunned.

No matter how you look at it, Jing Liuli has nothing to do with being powerful.

Especially after she was tricked by Tiandao, she childishly wrote "Liar Tiandao and dogs stay away" on her precious pillow with a marker, which made the audience naturally regard her as the group's favorite.

I don't think she can play a significant role in the Heavenly Dao's team.

But now it seems they misjudged the situation.

The mirror glass that looks like trash is actually not trash.

A Star World where only the protagonist, Chen Kong, is a useless character has been achieved!

P.S.: I'm having some writer's block today, so I'll only post one chapter for now. I'll make up for it with three chapters tomorrow. Sorry.

(End of this chapter)