Honkai: Star Rail: Developing a Star Rail Mobile Game at the Corporation
Synopsis: [No female lead + no romance + game development + protagonist working behind the scenes]
Lin Guang had transmigrated into the world of Honkai: Star Rail.
He obtained the God-tier Mobile Game Development System and successfully developed the mobile game Honkai: Star Rail!
When Kafka, the Stellaron Hunter with a bounty of 10.899 billion, appeared in the UP banner, everyone was stunned!
"Holy shit, brothers, my wallet is spending money on its own!"
"Now I can't help pulling even if I want to!"
When Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae split the sea with a single finger in the EP Water Dragon Chant!
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! When is Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae's banner opening?!"
"Tear apart—the heart's sea—be free~~~"
When Dr. Ratio was given away for free during the Preview Program.
"Godfather! Is it true, Godfather?!"
And when Firefly got pierced clean through in the Penacony version.
The story cut off right there, and the players went insane!
Launch Day! Honkai: Star Rail
(Brain storage area. I'll pay closer attention to the number of game users in the interstellar universe later on! Hope everyone enjoys reading! (?o 3 o?)/)
Belobog, Interastral Peace Corporation headquarters.
After working overtime for an entire month straight, Lin Guang looked utterly haggard. Even a ghost passing by would probably suck some vitality out of him.
I can't take this anymore. This damned Market Development Department is no place for humans.
He had originally been a Star Rail entertainment streamer, farming the Deadly Drip set for his beloved Acheron.
He had finally gotten a four-substat CRIT body piece with CRIT DMG, thinking he could finally leave prison. But after leveling it up, that DEF substat starting with 100 sent him straight into the game world.
Fortunately, his new identity was a team leader in the Interastral Peace Corporation's Traditional Projects Department, just perfect for peacefully coasting into retirement.
But only a few days later, he had been transferred to the Market Development Department.
They said it was temporary support, but a whole month had passed, and there was still no sign of him being transferred back.
At this rate, the Corporation was going to squeeze him dry and turn him into expendable material for the King of Amber's Great Cause of building walls.
"Damn it, why do all the other transmigrators get systems, while I transmigrated here just to work? Am I some kind of Chosen Laborer?"
"Detecting host resentment. Activating system..."
A mysterious, icy electronic voice suddenly rang out.
"Congratulations, host! You have activated the [God-tier Mobile Game Development System]!"
"Congratulations! You have received one Initial Complete Game Program Gift Pack!"
The crisp, pleasant system notification sounded like celestial music in his ears. Lin Guang instantly felt refreshed from head to toe. This was the treatment a Tomato Novel protagonist was supposed to get!
He calmed his excited emotions, then began carefully studying the system's functions.
This God-tier Mobile Game Development System required him to release completed mobile games. He could then earn Game Points based on player count, online time, spending, Discussion Heat, and more.
The Game Points he earned could be used to update and develop games, purchase items from the shop, and draw prizes.
After getting a basic understanding, Lin Guang opened the gift pack the system had initially given him.
"Congratulations, host! You have received the initial version program for the mobile game Honkai: Star Rail!"
"Congratulations! You have activated the Honkai: Star Rail Official Account!"
"What the hell? Honkai: Star Rail?"
Lin Guang froze for a moment. He was going to make a Honkai: Star Rail mobile game in the world of Honkai: Star Rail?
Silver Wolf pulling E6 Kafka, Blade pulling Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae?
A faint smile curled across Lin Guang's lips. Interesting. This was going to be way too entertaining!
Besides, in the world of Honkai: Star Rail, everyone had a phone, and the population was beyond imagination.
Just as Lin Guang was about to release the game, he suddenly thought of a crucial problem. Once the game went online, wouldn't the Corporation trace the IP back to him?
Given how those people at the Corporation put performance above everything else, they would probably lock him in a little dark room and interrogate him mercilessly.
Thinking of this, Lin Guang looked again at the Official Account the system had given him. Its avatar was the same March 7th headshot as the real official account's, and there was also a buff icon beneath it.
Account IP information has been encrypted. No method can be used to query the account's private information!
An encrypted account?
That meant he could release the game through this Official Account without worrying about his real identity being exposed.
So Lin Guang used the account to upload the game to the app store, and information related to the game appeared on the System Panel.
Game Name: Honkai: Star Rail Game Version: 1.0 Registered Users: 0 Current Online Users: 0 Discussion Heat: 0
Quite a while passed after the game went live, but the user count and Discussion Heat remained at zero. Still, Lin Guang found that perfectly normal.
In this interstellar universe, there had been no advertising buildup or traffic support at all. A newly released mobile game was like tossing a grain of sand into the sea.
So Lin Guang decided, I'll buy my way onto the charts!
Using the convenience of his position within the Corporation, Lin Guang found a junior promotion supervisor in the company's main group chat. After saving the person's contact information, he added him using the Official Game Account.
The request was accepted immediately. The man was named Yan Shi, a P37-level promotion supervisor at the Interastral Peace Entertainment Corporation. He promptly sent Lin Guang a string of messages that sounded like an automated reply.
"Thank you for your trust! Please provide your budget, product type, and campaign period for traffic acquisition. Interastral Peace Entertainment will safeguard your product promotion!"
Lin Guang looked at the mere 200,000 Credits in his pocket, then painfully transferred all of them to the Official Account first!
It was his own fault for always spending recklessly whenever he had a little money. Most of his Credits were trapped in the interstellar stock market, leaving him with only this much on hand!
But as long as the game's promotion went smoothly, this little bit of Credits would be nothing!
So Lin Guang began discussing things with the other party through the Official Account.
"200,000 Credits. Mobile game promotion. Immediately."
On the other end, Yan Shi saw that an order had come in and set aside his work to reply.
"Understood, boss. Based on the current game chart pricing, we can arrange chart placement for your game, platform advertisements..."
Various promotional resources and their durations were laid out before Lin Guang. He selected several resources that seemed suitable and paid up.
Yan Shi was somewhat surprised by how straightforward the other party was. He had expected some haggling. After arranging the promotional work, he checked the account, only to find that it had nothing but a basic profile page. He couldn't learn anything from it.
As promotional resources were poured in, people gradually began noticing this newly appeared mobile game IP.
Lao Mu was a streamer under Interastral Peace Entertainment. He usually streamed Yuan Nong Zhou and had accumulated quite a few fans, giving him a modest amount of fame.
This time, Lao Mu received a promotional assignment from upper management, requiring him to play a newly released mobile game for three hours.
"Brothers, I just got some inside information. There's a newly released mobile game that seems pretty good, so I'll pull for you all first!"
When Lao Mu suddenly announced he was streaming a new game, the viewers became curious too.
"What inside information? Don't tell me it's an assignment from your master?"
"Could be. I've seen all the mobile game promotions lately, and none of them were interesting."
"Streamer, are you sure you can handle this? Those games you recommended before were pure King Chishi-tier trash!"
Seeing the barrage full of pessimistic comments, Lao Mu could only pretend not to see them. The games he had promoted before really had been pretty awful.
But he was a streamer! A professional one!
The game had both PC and mobile versions. Since he could stream it on his computer, Lao Mu naturally chose the PC version.
After the game finished downloading, Lao Mu clicked Start. The words [Honkai: Star Rail] filled his vision, followed by a train roaming through the galaxy.
Lao Mu immediately began demonstrating his professional skills.
"Wow, look at this startup animation! The lighting! That train! It looks just like the famous Star Rail Express!"
The viewers all thought Lao Mu was about to force some awkward praise again, but several hardcore viewers who knew their stuff spotted something unusual.
"That should be the Star Rail Express. I once rode with the Nameless across star systems. No mistake about it!"
"Damn, that's impressive! You could tell from that?"
"Looks like our little Mu has finally made it!"
Seeing that the reaction was good, Lao Mu registered an account and prepared to start the game. After he finished registering, the train on the loading screen actually began moving!
The train, originally displayed from the side, suddenly surged forward, giving the audience an upward-looking view of its front charging ahead.
"This has some substance. That animation quality is at least better than a college student's graduation project!"
"And this music too. Listening closely, it's completely beyond those garbage reskinned games!"
"Damn, don't tell me Lao Mu actually got to eat something good for once!"
"Streamer, start the game already! I'm getting curious about this game's quality!"
Lao Mu stopped wasting time and clicked into the game.
"Honkai: Star Rail, launch!"
The Streamer Finally Got Something Good
A flash of white light passed, and the game officially began.
The game's opening scene showed a massive white Space Station amid the stars.
Gentle Canon music began playing as a huge meteor slowly drifted across the screen. Then the scene shifted.
A woman in a white shirt danced gracefully to the melody, as though she held a violin in her hands and was playing the music herself.
As the music pulsed, large numbers of Anti-Matter Legion soldiers began appearing aboard the Space Station.
The central control room immediately descended into chaos. Station Master Asta directed the people of the Space Station to guide the researchers in evacuating.
The security personnel had already begun fighting the invading Anti-Matter Legion.
Amid flashing blades and shadows, Dan Heng and March 7th pushed through the Anti-Matter Legion's attacks and arrived before a space hatch.
Suddenly, brilliant light burst from within the hatch. March 7th hurriedly shouted, "Watch out!" The shockwave from the explosion made the entire Space Station begin to shake.
The lights in Kafka's chamber were also extinguished by the blast, plunging the room into darkness.
"Looks like I came at a bad time."
Kafka looked upward, and a virtual screen immediately unfolded before her. It displayed a white wolf-head symbol with green markings, from which came a girl's detached reply.
"No. I think you came at exactly the right time."
"System Hour 23:47:15. You're right on time, Kafka."
Once Kafka's face came fully into view, the barrage erupted with reactions.
"My god, that's the Anti-Matter Legion! They even put the real Anti-Matter Legion into the game!"
"Didn't you hear her name? Kafka!"
"Kafka the Stellaron Hunter, the one the Corporation put a 10.8 billion bounty on?"
"Who else could it be? This game didn't just include the Anti-Matter Legion—it even made the Stellaron Hunters. Not bad, not bad!"
"Interesting. This is way too entertaining!"
"Can we use this character? Don't tell me she's just an NPC. This model is seriously hitting my preferences!"
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