Launch Rewards

Destruction Star God—Nanook!

At that moment, everyone following the game's story widened their eyes. Their mouths had somehow fallen open, and they were all deeply shaken by the scene!

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!"

"Nanook! It's the Destruction Star God!"

"Did the Destruction Star God just look at me?"

"This game is insane! How does it even have Star Gods?"

"Oh my god, my heart is racing so fast. Nanook isn't going to make me a Great-Eradicator, is he?!"

"Wake up, you're just a miserable office worker relying on the Pity System!"

"Say that again!"

The Observant People who had noticed something was off had already started recording their screens, capturing the Star God's information and posting it online!

You could actually see a Star God while playing this game!

Star Gods were beings who governed Paths.

Wielding immeasurable power within their Paths through certain beliefs, they were undoubtedly the most powerful and mysterious beings in the universe!

Yet this game actually contained records of the Destruction Star God!

For a while, topics such as #DestructionStarGodAppears, #NanookDescends, #NanookBoughtTheCharts, and #WhoIsNanook shot up the trending lists. Passersby who did not know what was going on were utterly confused, even thinking another planet had been destroyed.

This wave of trending topics about the Star God also successfully caught Herta's interest. She had originally locked herself in her office to study a new Curio when she suddenly noticed the news about Nanook.

Herta immediately activated one of her puppets on the Space Station, intending to ask Asta what was happening.

Once she arrived at the Space Station, she discovered a crowd of researchers gathered together. It was quite lively.

"What are you all doing? Why are so many people gathered here? Where's Asta?"

She casually stopped a researcher to ask. Upon seeing Herta's Puppet, the researcher hurriedly pointed toward the center of the crowd.

"Ms. Herta, Miss Asta is inside. She's about to pull."

Herta was intrigued. As she approached, she heard Asta's excited voice.

"It's here! I pulled Ms. Herta!"

Not understanding the situation, Herta looked at the projection and saw the appearance of this very puppet.

Asta also spotted Herta nearby and hurriedly stood up.

"Oh! Ms. Herta, what brings you here?"

Herta put her hands on her hips.

"Am I not allowed to come? Also, what is this display?"

Asta hurriedly shook her head to say that was not the case, then introduced the game to Herta.

She had originally had Arlan top up her account so she could pull, but since the researchers all wanted to watch, she cast it onto the screen. As a result, she had pulled Herta just as the real Herta showed up.

After hearing Asta's explanation, Herta became extremely interested in this game that had recorded reality. Perhaps it had been caused by some kind of Curio!

The news about the Destruction Star God's appearance was also related to this game. It might be the key to improving her Simulated Universe Project!

Thus, Herta joined the game amid this wave of hype.

Just as everyone was heatedly discussing the Destruction Star God's appearance in the game, some viewers noticed something unusual!

"Streamer, streamer, check your mailbox!"

Lao Mu opened the game interface and saw a red dot in the mail section. There was clearly a new message!

And who else could stuff things into players' mailboxes at a time like this?

Lin Guang watched the hype stirred up by the Warp PV and the Destruction Star God's appearance in the Main Story, a faint smile curling at his lips.

"That's all? The real main event is next!"

Launch Rewards

As the Official Game Account, Lin Guang kept a close eye on every matter related to the game, ready at any moment to push its popularity to a new height.

Some time had passed since the release of the Space Comedy PV, and the surge in popularity had once again brought in a massive amount of Game Points.

Game Name: Honkai: Star Rail

Game Version: 1.0

Registered Users: 2.03 million

Current Online Users: 1.35 million

Discussion Heat: 12.55 million

Every figure had multiplied several times over compared to before. The Game Points he had spent so freely had now climbed back to 15 million!

Even the Official Game Account had reached 3.7 million followers!

But with the interstellar universe's population numbering in the quadrillions, that was still far too little!

Still, considering that he had not invested much in promotion yet—

It was like tossing a pebble into the ocean. There was no way it could cause a tsunami!

All he could say was that he still had to work harder. After all, the launch period was indeed one of a game's hottest phases. Once it entered the Grassy Period, it would probably struggle to earn even a million or so Game Points a day.

But that was a problem for later. What he needed now was to maintain this launch momentum and spread it even further!

"The launch character teaser PV is done. Next up are the launch rewards."

Lin Guang browsed through the dazzling variety of event options in the store before finally finding his target!

Beginner Journey—Ambition to Pioneer the Universe!

This was an event where players could receive Stellar Jade Tickets and Stellar Jade rewards upon reaching certain levels.

At Level 5, 10 Stellar Jade Tickets. At Level 15, 10 Stellar Jade Tickets. At Level 25, 10 Stellar Jade Tickets and 800 Stellar Jade. At Level 35, 10 Stellar Jade Tickets and 800 Stellar Jade!

Altogether, players could receive 40 Stellar Jade Tickets and 1,600 Stellar Jade, equivalent to 50 pulls!

This event had practically been the driving force behind his own early-game progression as a newcomer!

Back then, to level up quickly and claim the rewards so he could secure his five-star Pity System from the Beginner Banner—

He had stayed up late scouring the map for treasure chests, all for that ten-pull he could claim with just a tiny bit more experience!

He believed this event would likewise motivate players to push through the early game. After all, whales were only a small minority. Ordinary players simply could not refuse it!

Of course, that was not all!

Beginner Journey—Star Chariot Voyage!

By completing designated tasks, players could receive the 4-star Character Natasha, Herta, the 4-star Erudition Light Cone Ritual of Breakfast, the 4-star Abundance Light Cone Equivalent Exchange, and the rare item On the Run!

The 4-star healer Natasha was also crucial at launch!

After all, this was a turn-based game. Players could not avoid damage through skillful controls, so a four-person combat team had to include a Survival-type Character!

Although March 7th was a Preservation character, her single-target shield was still somewhat lacking when it came to protecting teammates!

As for other Survival-type Characters, the only ones available at launch were the Five-Star Characters Bailu and Gepard.

If players failed to pull a five-star Survival-type Character and did not have a 4-star healer as a lower-rarity substitute, they would be completely screwed!

That was why this event was also extremely important!

Beginner Journey—Dream of the Wandering Dragon!

After reaching Trailblaze Level 21, clear [Memory of Chaos: Memory Part Three] to receive the 4-star Character Qingque!

This event was mainly meant to introduce players to the Memory of Chaos. More dedicated launch players could basically get her within a few days!

Lin Guang was really looking forward to seeing the players of this world get crushed by the Memory of Chaos!

And most importantly!

Honkai: Star Rail Social Media Follow Reward!

Claim 20 Stellar Jade Tickets, the 4-star Character Serval, and 100,000 game Credits directly through the mail!

Rewards delivered straight into players' mouths were what truly counted as benefits!

However, because these were free rewards, they cost considerably more in the store than other actions that manipulated game data!

After all, if handing out rewards did not cost much, he could simply keep showering players with freebies to attract them. There would be no need to care about paying players at all!

After these events, his Game Points dropped from 15 million back down to 7 million.

Looking at his shrinking Game Points once again, Lin Guang could not help but sigh.

Game development really was something else. Once you made money, you basically had to pour it right back in. The whole process was one endless all-in gamble.

Although these events would earn him plenty of Game Points, the Jarilo-VI version was coming soon.

At that time, Limited Character PVs, Character Banners, Light Cone Banners, and everything else would require another huge expense. He had to start saving points for future events now!

That was just how Official Game Accounts worked. Players only needed to top up and pull, while the developers had far more to worry about!

He had originally planned to use the Game Points in the system to improve his strength, then contact the Company once he had some means of protecting himself.

After all, the Company openly possessed Emanators. Who knew whether it hid other methods in secret? He had to be cautious when dealing with such an ancient force that had existed for thousands of years.

And he wanted to organize some Offline Events later, too. With the Company's assistance, he could save quite a few Game Points!

But judging by the current situation, that day was still far, far away~

Fortunately, version 1.0 came with the two permanent modes, Memory of Chaos and Simulated Universe. Otherwise, he would have invested even his underwear into this!

Life was hard. Lin Guang sighed.

Why was it that, after obtaining a system, not only had he failed to live some carefree life, but it seemed like he had to work even harder?

Helpless, Lin Guang could only put those thoughts aside for now and release the events he had prepared.

With the launch PV and launch rewards in place, it was time to post the launch announcement on the Official Game Account!

A total of 70 launch pulls. Compared with other mobile games, Lin Guang could absolutely call this the best set of rewards around!

Come on! Open wide! Let this young master feed you some cake!

Lao Mu was progressing through the story when his viewers suddenly reminded him to check his mailbox.

"What is it? Is there some huge treasure in my mailbox?"

Half skeptical, Lao Mu clicked the upper-left corner and found that there really was something in the mail section!

"Holy shit, they just gave me twenty pulls!"

The Barrage immediately filled with question marks. Everyone thought the officials had given the streamer special rewards, but after reading the mail's contents, they realized it was a launch reward!

"I knew it! I've been playing since launch, and it always felt like something was missing!"

"Enough talking. March 7th asked me on a date. I'm heading back to the train first!"

"Holy shit? Someone with yellow piss, wake this guy up!"

"Twenty pulls are pretty standard rewards, right? Other games give about the same at launch!"

Curious, Lao Mu glanced at the Official Game Account, thinking there should be an announcement post. Instead, he saw something even more explosive!

[Dear Trailblazers: Honkai: Star Rail has officially launched! To thank all Trailblazers for your support...]

As Lao Mu read through the launch events one by one, he became wildly excited, constantly making noises of amazement and drawing a flood of absurd Barrage comments!

"? What the hell was that sound!"

"Did the old man under the table start putting in work?"

"Sorry, I bumped into it!"

"Yeah, I accidentally touched it!"

"Gentler, I can't watch this stuff! (crying)"

"Knowing the heavens is easy; being a degenerate man is hard!"

"The mara struck again, drag him away!"