Penguin's New Game: A Competitor to Honkai Impact 3rd? / The Peak Breeds Hypocritical Supporters...

Only after clicking into those two trending topics did they discover that they were two Weibo posts Eden had made the previous night.

One of them had even been posted after one in the morning.

That was truly astonishing.

That was Eden... What could possibly be important enough for her to treat it this seriously?

And beneath both of Eden's posts, the keywords Himeko and MiHoYo were practically everywhere.

Countless netizens followed the trend and commented, "MiHoYo, are you asleep? I can't sleep!"

The scene was incredibly spectacular.

However, the matter did not end there.

Because at noon that day, Eden posted a third Weibo.

Unlike the previous two, this one was a long post.

Every word Eden wrote in that long post revealed her deep love and appreciation for Honkai Impact 3rd.

She had never publicly stated what she liked, nor had she ever posted such a lengthy Weibo.

Yet her first time speaking out had actually been to defend MiHoYo.

Word by word, she explained to fans who only knew it was impressive just how outstanding the plot of The Last Lesson was.

Finally, she publicly stated:

"I truly love the character Murata Himeko, from the bottom of my heart. I don't ask MiHoYo to bring Himeko back to life. I only hope that you can continue presenting this story to everyone with such sincerity~"

"Finally, the song was excellent too. I hope I'll have the chance to collaborate with MiHoYo Studio someday~"

Image of Big Duck: Try making another joke about revoking my driver's license!

Tencent's New Game, a Competitor to Honkai Impact 3rd?

The Peak Breeds False Supporters

Sob, sob... Someone finally said what was in my heart. It was obviously such an excellent story, so why was it cursed by the entire internet?

Eden explained it so clearly. Above plot lies emotion, and above emotion lies feeling. Only a story that can move its audience's emotions is a good story.

From what we've seen so far, Honkai Impact 3rd completely deserves to be called a good story. Yet it received such vicious backlash just because one character died...

Excellent stories can often pierce the heart and resonate with countless viewers. Honkai Impact 3rd effortlessly created such a strong sense of immersion that I became completely absorbed in it.

When I saw Himeko die, I was furious too. But I had to admit, this was a story worth savoring.

You two upstairs, do you think getting lots of likes means you can do whatever you want? Honkai Impact 3rd is clearly a game!!

Just as Eden said, true Himeko fans would only feel regret. But I still want to say this... MiHoYo! You have no heart! Sob, sob, sob~~~ My Himeko...

Rest well, Sister Himeko... I hope that when you open your eyes next time, light will be everywhere you look.

When darkness shrouded MiHoYo, Eden became light just like Himeko and illuminated all of MiHoYo... I hereby declare that Eden is the leader of Himeko fans!

Is Eden going to collaborate with MiHoYo? As a fan of both, I'm overjoyed!!

"Boss, Boss!!" Durandal rushed into Mo Li's office with a laptop in her arms.

"What is it?" Mo Li closed the system panel and looked at Durandal curiously.

Durandal did not answer. She merely shoved the laptop toward Mo Li. "Boss, look at Weibo!"

"I already told you, there's no need to pay attention to news online. Our Studio is well hidden. Players can't find us."

Durandal: "..."

"No... Eden spoke up for us. From last night until now, Eden has posted three Weibo updates in a row. Honkai Impact 3rd's reputation is rapidly recovering now!"

"There's actually something this good?" Mo Li hurriedly took the laptop and began scrolling through it.

At that moment, the other girls in the Studio gathered around as well.

"Boss, should we respond to Eden?"

Bronya rubbed her chin and pondered briefly. "After all, she's a top celebrity. She helped us out tremendously. It would be rather disrespectful not to respond..."

Mo Li nodded as he read the posts. "We should respond. I'll use the official account to reply in a bit."

After reading the information on Weibo, Mo Li finally turned to Himeko with a strange expression.

"Boss... If you keep looking at me like that... I'll get embarrassed too, you know~"

Mo Li rolled his eyes at Himeko before teasing, "Who would've thought? Miss Himeko actually gained a celebrity fan..."

"Tut, tut... Ninety million followers. The youngest diva, and a rich beauty too!"

Himeko lightly tucked back her hair and pretended to be modest. "She likes the Himeko in the game, not me."

"More or less the same thing. After all, your personality is exactly the same as hers in the game." Mo Li gave Himeko a once-over before continuing,

"So? Want to sacrifice your looks and go seek a collaboration with Eden? Maybe our game can soar again~"

"Hmph~ Go yourself if you want to!"

"Fine~ I'll go myself, then~" As he spoke, Mo Li began typing out a message on the computer.

The girls were all somewhat surprised by this.

Mo Li wasn't seriously planning to use that handsome face of his to seduce the wealthy Eden, was he?

When they looked at the computer screen, they discovered that Mo Li had merely sent Eden a private message.

It clearly listed the Studio's address and contact information.

At that, Bronya subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hm? Why did I sigh in relief..."

The online discussion surrounding Honkai Impact 3rd grew increasingly heated, causing its downloads to surge once more.

Zhang Ming and the friends in his gaming group were also discussing it enthusiastically.

"As expected of a game I love. I'm crying. Even Eden likes it this much..."

"MiHoYo ultimately didn't compromise, but Eden was right. The fact that this game made us so angry proves precisely how good it is."

"While you're all still chatting nonsense in the group, I've already maxed out Sister Himeko. Image."

"Holy shit!! You're that rich? You went straight to 3S!!"

"Big shot, please remember me!"

"I maxed out Queen at S rank, but after seeing Eden's Weibo, I'm planning to spend more and max out Teacher Himeko too."

"Sister Himeko... Sob, sob, sob~~"

Looking at the messages from his groupmates, Zhang Ming felt rather gratified.

The entire day before, the group had argued fiercely over the video for The Last Lesson.

They had even seemed on the verge of arranging a fight.

Fortunately, the group owner had muted everyone in time.

It was not until Eden's Weibo posts came out the next day that the group members who had previously cursed MiHoYo finally calmed down.

Perhaps they had realized their mistake, because they sent red packets one after another to express their apologies.

The other group did not hold onto it either. As they chatted and joked around, they completely forgot about what had happened the day before.

Now, the group atmosphere had returned to what it used to be.

He had been in this group for years, and the group members had always gotten along well.

Who would have thought that a single short film from Honkai Impact 3rd had nearly torn them apart?

Just then, the group owner suddenly sent a link.

"Look what I found!! Tencent released another new game, and it's even a competitor to Honkai Impact 3rd! Web link."

"??? Tencent is pulling this disgusting stunt again?"

"I watched it. It really does look a lot like Honkai Impact 3rd... Maiden Voyage launches in two days!!"

"What the hell... It looks way too much like Honkai Impact 3rd! Even the UI layout is identical."

"I'm afraid Tencent directly took Honkai Impact 3rd's code and used it... It's not like they haven't done this before..."

"I hope MiHoYo can hold on... Damn Tencent!"

News of Tencent's new game was also rapidly gaining traction.

Based on the footage revealed in the promotional video, Maiden Voyage was as much as seventy percent similar to Honkai Impact 3rd.

It was as though they were deliberately telling players, "Honkai Impact 3rd kills off characters, but we absolutely won't. Play without worry, everyone. Stop paying attention to MiHoYo."

This move was simply shameless beyond belief.

Perhaps before Zhao Yi's game flopped, Tencent would have exercised some restraint and offered an explanation.

But after Zhao Yi's failure, Tencent completely gave up on originality.

When popular games appeared overseas, they simply licensed them.

When popular games appeared domestically, they simply bought them out, then frantically squeezed every last bit of potential from them and drained players dry within two years.

And if they could not buy them, they suppressed and copied them.

The Peak Breeds False Supporters...

Tencent is awesome. They released a new game so quickly.

666, it's actually free-to-play!! Tencent is way too generous!

What trash game is Honkai Impact 3rd? Not even dogs would play it.

Damn MiHoYo, they actually wrote Himeko to death. I've already blacklisted this Studio.

I can't wait another day. Tencent, launch it already!

Maiden Voyage is the best! Isn't Miss Zela far better than Himeko?

I've played Honkai Impact 3rd since launch, but MiHoYo has truly disappointed me too much. Go Tencent!

Down with Honkai, may the voyage endure forever!

Below Tencent's new game video, nearly all the most-liked comments praised Maiden Voyage.

Meanwhile, comments mentioning "plagiarism" were almost nowhere to be found.

This same situation could be found in many places online.

TapTap, Douyin, Bilibili...

Even Tencent's promotional methods were identical to MiHoYo's. Their goal was clear: they wanted to snatch another piece of meat from MiHoYo's mouth.

Such blatant provocation, along with hiring paid commenters and manipulating reviews, infuriated many MiHoYo fans.

They all spoke out, cursing Tencent for being shameless.

And because the buzz from Eden speaking out for Honkai Impact 3rd had yet to die down,

the topic of Honkai Impact 3rd VS Maiden Voyage swiftly climbed the trending charts once again.

Tencent players, MiHoYo players, and bystanders argued endlessly.

But because Tencent's public reputation was extremely poor, and because this time it had blatantly copied another game, Tencent remained at a disadvantage.

However, Tencent did not care at all. In fact, it was delighted by the situation.

As long as there was attention, someone would always be willing to pay the bill.