Honkai: Star Rail: I Develop Star Rail Mobile Games at the Company Chapter 10

Destruction Star God—Nanook!

At this moment, everyone following the game's story widened their eyes, mouths hanging open without realizing it, all deeply shaken by this scene!

"Holy shit holy shit holy shit!"

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

"Am I being gazed upon by the Destruction Star God right now?"

"This game is way too insane, how can it even have Star Gods?"

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

"Wake up, you're just a poor wage slave stuck on the Pity System!"

"You're insulting me again!"

The Observant Person, who had long sensed something off, had already opened a screen recording, capturing this footage of the Star God and sending it online!

Playing this game, you could actually see a Star God!

Star Gods, as beings who govern Paths.

Wielding immeasurable power along their Paths through some kind of philosophy, they are absolutely the most powerful and mysterious existences in the universe!

And now, this game actually recorded the Destruction Star God!

In an instant, hashtags like #DestructionStarGodAppears#, #NanookDescends#, #NanookBuysTheCharts#, #WhoIsNanook# surged to the top of the trending list, leaving clueless passersby baffled, thinking another planet had been destroyed.

This wave of trending topics about the Star God also successfully piqued Ms. Herta's interest. She had been holed up in her office studying a new Curio when she suddenly stumbled upon news about Nanook.

So Herta immediately activated her puppet on the Space Station, planning to find Asta and ask what was going on.

When she reached the Space Station, she found a bunch of Researchers gathered together, the scene quite lively.

"What's going on, what's going on, so many people gathered here, where's Asta?"

She grabbed a random Researcher to ask, and upon seeing it was Herta's Puppet, he quickly pointed to the center of the crowd.

"Ms. Herta, Miss Asta is right inside, about to pull for a character."

Herta perked up with interest. As she got closer, she heard Asta's excited voice.

"I got it! I pulled Ms. Herta!"

Not understanding the truth, Herta glanced at the projection screen, which showed the exact appearance of her own puppet.

Asta also spotted Herta nearby and quickly stood up.

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

Herta put her hands on her hips and said, "Can't I come? And what's this screen about?"

Asta quickly shook her head to deny it, then began introducing the game to Herta.

She had originally told Arlan to top up the account and then pull for characters. Seeing that the Researchers all wanted to watch the process, she projected it on screen. Just as she pulled Herta, she ran into the real one.

After hearing Asta's explanation, Herta became very interested in this game that recorded reality. Perhaps it was caused by some Curio!

The news about the Destruction Star God appearing was also related to this game. This might be the key to improving her Simulated Universe project!

So Herta, swept up in this wave of hype, also started playing the game.

Just as everyone was heatedly discussing the Destruction Star God appearing in the game, some viewers noticed something off!

"Streamer, streamer, check your mailbox!"

Lao Mu, seeing this, opened the game panel and noticed a red dot on the mail tab—clearly a message had come in!

And who else could be stuffing things into players' mailboxes right now!

Lin Guang watched the buzz sparked by the Warp PV and the Main Story's Destruction Star God appearance, a slight curve forming at the corner of his mouth.

"This is nothing. The real show is yet to come!"

Chapter 14: Launch Rewards

As the game's official, Lin Guang was keeping a constant eye on everything related to the game, ready at any moment to push its popularity to new heights.

Now, some time had passed since the release of the Space Comedy PV, and the surging 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

All metrics had multiplied several times over compared to before. The Game Points, which had been heavily drained earlier, had now reached 15 million!

Even the Official Game Account's follower count had hit 3.7 million!

It's just that the interstellar universe's population numbered in the tens of quadrillions, so this was still far too few!

But considering the promotional resources I've invested so far, it's not much.

It's like tossing a pebble into the ocean—there's no way to stir up a tsunami!

I can only say this data still needs work. After all, the launch phase is one of the game's hottest periods. If it enters the Grassy Period, I'd be lucky to scrape by with just over a million Game Points a day.

But that's a concern for later. Right now, I need to maintain this launch momentum and keep spreading it outward!

"The launch Character PV is done, so next up is the launch rewards."

Lin Guang scrolled through the dazzling array of activities in the shop and finally spotted his target!

Beginner Journey—Ambition to Explore the Stars!

This was an event where leveling up to certain thresholds rewarded Stellar Jade Tickets and Stellar Jade.

Level 5: 10 Stellar Jade Tickets. Level 15: 10 Stellar Jade Tickets. Level 25: 10 Stellar Jade Tickets + 800 Stellar Jade. Level 35: 10 Stellar Jade Tickets + 800 Stellar Jade!

All totaled, that's 40 Stellar Jade Tickets and 1600 Stellar Jade, equivalent to 50 pulls!

This event could be called the driving force behind a new player's early grind!

I remember back then, rushing to level up fast to claim rewards and snag my five-star guarantee from the Beginner Banner.

I stayed up all night looting Treasure Chests on the map, just for that tiny bit of EXP to get a ten-pull!

I'm sure this event will spark the same motivation in players. After all, whales are just a small fraction—real F2P players can't resist this!

And that's not all!

Beginner Journey—Star Chariot's Advance!

Completing specific quests rewards the four-star characters Natasha and Herta, the four-star Erudition Light Cone Ritual of Breakfast, the four-star Abundance Light Cone Equivalent Exchange, and the rare item On the Run!

The four-star healer Natasha is also key at launch!

Since this game is turn-based, you can't dodge damage through skill, so a four-person team must include a survival-type character!

March 7th is a Preservation character, but her single-target shield's protection is still a bit lacking.

As for other survival characters, at launch there are only the five-stars Bailu and Gepard.

If players can't pull a five-star survival character and don't have a four-star healer as a substitute, they're in for a miserable time!

So this event is also crucial!

Beginner Journey—Dragon's Wandering Dream!

After reaching Trailblaze Level 21, clearing [Memory of Chaos: Recollection III] grants the four-star character Qingque!

This event mainly introduces players to Memory of Chaos. Grind-heavy players can get her in just a few days!

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

And most importantly!

Honkai: Star Rail Social Media Follow Reward!

Directly claim 20 Stellar Jade Tickets, the four-star character Serval, and 100,000 Credits via mail!

Welfare that's delivered straight to the player's mouth—that's what you call a reward!

But since it's a giveaway, its price in the shop is much higher than other game-data-manipulating actions.

After all, if giveaways were cheap, you could just spam rewards to attract players without caring about paying customers!

So after these activities, the original 15 million points dropped back to 7 million.

Watching the Game Points shrink again, Lin Guang couldn't help but sigh.

No wonder it's game development—once you earn money, you basically have to reinvest it. The whole process is a constant all-in.

These current activities might earn a decent chunk of Game Points, but the Jarilo-VI version is coming soon.

Then there'll be Limited Character PVs, character banners, Light Cone banners—another huge expense. I need to save up points for future events now!

That's how it is for game officials: players just need to top up and pull, while officials have a mountain of things to consider!

I was originally thinking of using the system's Game Points to boost my strength a bit, then get some self-defense means before contacting the company.

After all, the company openly has Emanators, and who knows what hidden tricks they have up their sleeves. Facing this millennia-old ancient force requires caution.

Plus, I want to organize some offline events later. With the company's help, I could save a lot of points!

But looking at the current situation, that's a distant dream~

At least the game's 1.0 version comes with Memory of Chaos and Simulated Universe as permanent modes, or I'd have to throw in my last shirt!

Life's tough. Lin Guang sighed.

Why is it that after getting the system, I haven't lived a carefree life—I'm working even harder!

Helpless, Lin Guang put these thoughts aside for now and released the prepared activities.

With the launch PV and launch rewards backing it up, it was time to post the launch announcement on the official account!

A total of 70 pulls in launch rewards—after comparing with other mobile games, Lin Guang could definitely call this the best welfare package!

Come on! Open wide! Time to feed the players!

Lao Mu was playing through the story when suddenly the audience reminded him to check his mailbox.

"What's this? Is there some big treasure in the mailbox?"

Half-doubtful, Lao Mu clicked the top-left corner—and sure enough, there was something in the mail tab!

"Holy crap, it just gave me twenty pulls for free!"

The barrage flooded with question marks. Everyone thought it was some special streamer perk from the devs, but after reading the mail's content, they realized it was the launch reward!

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

"Forget it, March 7th's asking me out on a date. Heading back to the train first!"

"Wtf? Someone with yellow piss—give this guy a spray to wake him up!"

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

Curious, Lao Mu checked the official account, thinking there'd be an announcement post—but instead, he found something even more explosive!

[Dear Trailblazers: Honkai: Star Rail is now officially live! To thank everyone for your support...]

He scrolled through one launch event after another, getting more and more excited, gasping and exclaiming nonstop—triggering a barrage of insane comments!

"?? What the hell is that noise?"

"Is gramps under the desk exerting his strength?"

"Sorry, I bumped into it!"

"Yeah, I accidentally touched it!"

"Easy now, I can't handle this (crying)!"

"Knowing heaven is easy, being a heaven-defying man is hard!"

"Marasickness flared up—drag him away!"