Chapter 1217: Kiana: What? A simple lighting ceremony has tens of billions of viewers?

The sudden call from the Dragon Country Olympic Committee surprised more than just Mo Li.

Rita and the others beside him also turned their attention over, each of them incredibly curious about the purpose of the call.

The sudden pause in the game also made Yaya and the others in the next room very curious; they all stood up and looked over through the glass.

Before they knew it, Mo Li was surrounded by the girls.

And the content of his conversation with the Olympic Committee also left the girls feeling incredibly surprised.

Through the other party's brief description, they learned that the main purpose of the call was not actually about the Olympic mascot.

Among other things, there were matters regarding the torchbearer, the opening ceremony, and so on.

Of course, since things couldn't be explained clearly over the phone, the young woman on the other end stated she would personally come to the Damn Mihuyou studio to discuss the details with Mo Li.

Mo Li naturally wouldn't refuse such a request.

Especially the fact that the other party had selected Kiana as a torchbearer... it left him both surprised and a bit flattered.

The torch relay...

As the prelude to the world's largest sporting event, this torch relay carries not only the Olympic spirit but also peace, friendship, and dreams, containing the positive meaning of "passing the flame, endless succession."

Mo Li found it hard not to suspect that the person who made the decision to choose Kiana as a torchbearer must have played *Honkai Impact 3rd*, or at least read the story of *Honkai Impact 3rd*.

After all, in the story, Aunt Jizi's life mentor, Ragna, gave Aunt Jizi the belief in love and hope.

Many years later, Aunt Jizi passed this belief on to Kiana.

Keywords—"Passing on," "Kindling," "Belief in love and hope."

Although this is merely a fictional story.

But as mentioned earlier—the development of culture and entertainment in this world is too backward; most stories only have a basic main plot structure.

Stories with a certain special significance like this are basically only found in textbooks.

And the lessons taught in those textbooks are not as exciting as *Honkai Impact 3rd*, so their popularity is completely insufficient.

And looking at Aunt Jizi and Kiana in *Honkai Impact 3rd*.

They can be characters in a story, they can be heroes in their own stories, and likewise, they can be mentors to those who watch this story.

Their story has moved countless people to tears, engraving that belief from the story into their hearts.

The phrase "Kindling passed down, virtue never extinguished" has been widely circulated on the internet.

Even foreigners who don't understand Chinese have learned to say this phrase.

On YouTube, whenever a video related to the story of *Everlasting Flames* is found, this phrase floods the screen in the comments.

Plus the influence of the *Honkai Impact 3rd* game in the world today...

A concert with 1.8 billion people watching online simultaneously globally.

This is nothing short of terrifying.

Although many of these 1.8 billion people didn't watch it because of the *Honkai Impact 3rd* game.

But after watching the concert, those people will definitely want to learn about *Honkai Impact 3rd*.

At that time, they will naturally see the story of the *Everlasting Flames* chapter.

The phrase "Kindling passed down, virtue never extinguished" fits the Olympic torch relay perfectly.

Thinking about it this way... even Mo Li felt that choosing Kiana as the final torchbearer to light the stadium's Olympic flame... was indeed quite appropriate.

The only slight flaw might be that Kiana has absolutely no achievements in the field of "sports."

After all, the selection of the final torchbearer must surely consider the athlete's achievements in sports, their influence in society, and many other factors.

Otherwise, Sister Yidian would have been selected long ago.

That is why Mo Li felt that besides being drawn to Kiana's influence, the Olympic Committee also saw that phrase she popularized—"Kindling passed down, virtue never extinguished."

"Wow! Kiana is actually going to pass the fire!"

"Can this girl do it?"

"I'm not surprised they invited Sister Yidian to the opening ceremony, but they actually chose Kiana as the final torchbearer!"

"It's so surprising."

"I remember the torchbearers were selected a long time ago, right? Why are they looking for Kiana now?"

Just as Mo Li hung up the phone, the girls began to chatter and discuss.

And the main subject of the discussion was naturally Kiana.

"Boss, will you agree to them?"

Mo Li shook his head: "That depends on whether Kiana herself is willing."

Dai Er frowned slightly: "This is no small matter; I think it's better to be cautious."

"We are just a group of girls who make games... how can we get involved with the Olympics..."

Dai Er's worry was not wrong.

Although Kiana taking the final torch and lighting the stadium's Olympic flame... for *Honkai Impact 3rd* and Damn Mihuyou, this is a matter of maximum prestige.

But no matter how you put it, Kiana is just an ordinary public figure.

The only thing not ordinary is her terrifying popularity in the world.

And the reason she is so famous is merely because of a game...

A person who became famous by playing a character in a game taking on such a "sacred" task might ultimately be criticized.

Mo Li gently patted Dai Er's shoulder and comforted her: "No need to think so much for now; even the other party hasn't finalized the specific candidates yet."

"Besides, the Olympic Committee will have considered the point you're worried about more clearly than you have."

Furthermore, why can't games be related to the Olympics?

On the Earth in his memories, 【e-sports】 had already become an Asian Games event.

And in this world, it is not impossible for 【e-sports】 to be selected for the Olympic Games...