| Event | Synopsis | Medals | OST | Gallery | Trivia |
Where Vernal Winds Will Never Blow is the twenty-ninth major event, eighteenth Side Story, and the fourth Festival event in Arknights.
Operations[]
Clear 1-10 to access WB operations.
| Case Investigation, Onsite | WB-TR-1 • WB-ST-1 • WB-1 • WB-2 • WB-3 • WB-4 • WB-ST-2 • WB-5 • WB-6 • WB-7 • WB-8 • WB-9 • WB-ST-3 |
|---|---|
| Criminal Pursuit, Offsite | WB-EX-1 • WB-EX-2 • WB-EX-3 • WB-EX-4 • WB-EX-5 • WB-EX-6 • WB-EX-7 • WB-EX-8 |
Criminal Pursuit, Offsite operations are available in the second week.
All WB operations are worth 29 
.
Operators[]
The following Operators will gain 50% more Trust (except from Annihilation):
- Operator Modules added for Core Casters.
- The following Operators receive a new Module:
Headhunting[]
- Main article: Headhunting/Banners § Current
The fourth Festival limited headhunting banner, Solitude Universal, is featured.
- A single
Winds of Millennia Unyielding Headhunting Permit can be claimed while the Solitude Universal banner is up. - Every day, the player can perform one headhunting pull for free at the Solitude Universal banner. These free pulls do not transfer over to the next day, so they must be used before the daily reset.
Recruitment[]
The following Operators are added to recruitment:
Note that all current tags will be refreshed once the recruitment pool are updated.
Freshly-Brewed Liedaozi[]
All Where Vernal Winds Will Never Blow operations award 
Freshly-Brewed Liedaozi when cleared, with more being given when the player clears the operation for the first time. Criminal Pursuit, Offsite operations only awards Freshly-Brewed Liedaozis when cleared for the first time.
Freshly-Brewed Liedaozis can be exchanged for various items in The Swordsmith.
The best Case Investigation, Onsite operations to farm Freshly-Brewed Liedaozis are WB-7, WB-8, and WB-9 due to their high 
Aketon, 
Manganese Ore, and 
Crystalline Component drop rates, respectively.
Yumen Arena Board of Fame[]
The Yumen Arena Board of Fame missions' rewards can be claimed until August 18, 2023.
| Mission | Reward | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear WB-1. |  | ||
| Clear WB-2. |  | ||
| Clear WB-3. |
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| Clear WB-4. |
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| Clear WB-5. |
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| Clear WB-5 with 3 stars. |  1 | ||
| Clear WB-6. |  | ||
| Clear WB-6 with 3 stars. |  | ||
| Clear WB-7. |  100 | ||
| Clear WB-7 with 3 stars. |  | ||
| Clear WB-8. | 100 | ||
| Clear WB-8 with 3 stars. |  | ||
| Clear WB-9. | 100 | ||
| Clear WB-9 with 3 stars. | 1 | ||
| Clear WB-EX-1. | 60 | ||
| Clear WB-EX-2. | 60 | ||
| Clear WB-EX-3. | 80 | ||
| Clear WB-EX-4. | 80 | ||
| Clear WB-EX-5. | 80 | ||
| Clear WB-EX-6. | 80 | ||
| Clear WB-EX-7. | 100 | ||
| Clear WB-EX-8. | 100 | ||
| Clear WB-EX-8's Challenge Mode. |  | ||
| Clear WB operations except WB-TR-1 15 times. | 80 | ||
| Clear WB operations except WB-TR-1 45 times. | 100 | ||
| Clear WB operations except WB-TR-1 85 times. | 120 |
The Swordsmith[]
The Swordsmith is open until August 18, 2023.
| Ware | Price | Stock |
|---|---|---|
 1 |
200 
|
1 |
1 |
240
|
1 |
1 |
280
|
1 |
1 |
320
|
1 |
1 |
360
|
1 |
 1 |
150
|
3 |
1 |
75
|
2 |
 1 |
100
|
5 |
 1 |
50
|
10 |
 1 |
35
|
10 |
 1 |
25
|
10 |
 |
150
|
1 |
 |
100
|
1 |
 |
80
|
1 |
 |
60
|
1 |
 |
40
|
1 |
 1 |
15
|
10 |
 1 |
5
|
60 |
 1 |
15
|
15 |
 1 |
10
|
10 |
 5K |
7
|
100 |
 2 |
5
|
25 |
 2 |
3
|
50 |
 2 |
1
|
120 |
 1 |
4
|
25 |
 1 |
2
|
50 |
 1 |
3
|
25 |
 1 |
3
|
25 |
 1 |
2
|
25 |
 1 |
6
|
5 |
 10 |
2
|
200 |
20 |
1
|
Unlimited |
2023 Rhodes Island Festival Sign-In Event[]
From July 29, 2023 to August 19, 2023, login to the game for 15 days to claim the following rewards.
| Day 1 |
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 2 |  3 30K | ||
| Day 3 | 10  5 | ||
| Day 4 | 8  1 | ||
| Day 5 |  3 25 | ||
| Day 6 |  1 20 | ||
| Day 7 | 1  5 | ||
| Day 8 |  1 200 | ||
| Day 9 |
| ||
| Day 10 | 5  20 | ||
| Day 11 |  1 20 | ||
| Day 12 | 20 1 | ||
| Day 13 | 1 200 | ||
| Day 14 | 1 5 | ||
| Day 15 | 8 30K |
In addition, an Orundum Red Pack will be awarded by logging on certain days. If the player did not claim the previous Red Pack(s), they can be claimed by logging in for several days.
Store[]
A new monthly pack is added to the Packs Store: Monthly Chip Choice Pack. This pack consists of an 
Automatic Chip Pack Etcher, which gives the player 5 Chips and 8 Chip Packs of the class of the player's choice when used.
The following packs are available in the Packs Store until August 18, 2023:
| Pack | Content | Price |
|---|---|---|
Caster Chip Pack 
|
 4  5 45 25  10 |
US$4.99 |
Universal Chip Pack 
|
 4  5 45 25 10 |
US$4.99 |
3.5 Anniversary Resupply Pack 
|
 13  2  2 2 2 |
US$6.99 |
Lin's Wallet 
|
16 700K |
US$9.99 |
Rhodes Island Upgrade Pack 
|
 5K 100K 2 50 |
US$9.99 |
Special Training Pack 
|
11  1 |
US$9.99 |
Advanced Special Training Pack 
|
19  1 |
US$19.99 |
Yumen Sightseeing Pack 
|
24  2 200K 20 30 2  2 2 |
US$29.99 |
Rhodes Island Special Pack 
|
51 1 2.1K 1K |
US$29.99 |
Rhodes Island Resource Pack 
|
90 1 200K 30 40 20 50 2 2 2 10 30 |
US$49.99 |
- Note: All packs can only be purchased once per account.
Rhodes Island Headhunting Pack[]
Until August 18, 2023, the Rhodes Island Headhunting Pack is available for purchase in the Packs Store for US$25.99.
Once purchased, the player can choose one of the three Headhunting Permits listed below. All three act as a 
Ten-roll Headhunting Permit with one exception; a 6★ Operator is guaranteed to appear on any of the 10 pulls with it, selected at random from the available possibilities:
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- Pulls from all three Headhunting Permits listed above are not counted towards the pity system for other banners and getting a 6★ Operator from them will not reset the pull count, so using them will not compromise the player's pity on other banners.
- The Rhodes Island Headhunting Pack can only be purchased once per account and the chosen Headhunting Permit will expire at (to be announced) if not used up until then.
Outfits[]
The following outfits are available in the Outfit Store until August 18, 2023:
| New | |
|---|---|
| Old |
The Fashion Review is updated with the following outfits:
Furniture[]
The Yumen Clinic furniture theme is available; some of its parts are be obtained from Yumen Arena Board of Fame while others are available in The Swordsmith and Furniture Store (until August 18, 2023).
Miscellaneous[]
- [Global] The Celebration main menu theme will be unlocked for players who logged into the game during the event, if they didn't in Ideal City.
- Record Restoration added for Who is Real in August 4, 2023.
Operator Records/Paradox Simulations[]
New Operator Records/Paradox Simulations added for the following Operators.
| Operator | Operator Record(s) | Paradox Simulation |
|---|---|---|
| A Night of Terror | Just Take Your Medicine | |
| Once Upon a Time, I Wandered Afar | Not added | |
| Dawn and Dusk | Keep Calm and Stay Cool | |
| Three Square Meals a Day | Money-making Expert | |
| A Prayer for Peace | Compatriots |
CV[]
New Chinese CVs added for the following Operators.
| Operator(s) | CN CV |
|---|---|
| Wang Ning (credited as "Kimi" in Global) | |
| Muyaruilin (credited as "Rylynn" in Global) | |
| Niunai-kun (credited as "Miruku" in Global) | |
| Xiantawutong (credited as "Cotton Candy" in Global) | |
| KIYO | |
| Lü Qi (credited as "Ruth" in Global) | |
| Z-kun (credited as "Z" in Global) |
Lungmen Lucky Strips[]
During the event, the player will be able to pick two out of ten Lungmen Lucky Strips every day, which gives 
Orundum with the highest among the picked Lucky Strips being the reward (e.g. if the first Lucky Strip gives 400 
and the second gives 800 , then the player will receive the latter).
- The possible Orundum values in each Lucky Strip are 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 800.
- If the player receives less than 400 from the Lucky Strips, they will be able to pick a third Lucky Strip in the next day.
- All unused Lucky Strip picks do not stack, so they must be used before the daily reset.