Honkai: Star Rail: I'm Developing the Star Rail Mobile Game at the Company Chapter 26

"What a beautiful scene! I'm making this my desktop wallpaper!"

"The details are incredible—the clouds in the sky are even moving!"

"I believe we'll see blue skies again, with flowers blooming on every branch!"

"Wah wah wah, seeing this makes me feel like all our hard work was worth it!"

"They can finally breathe fresh air without the smell of iron dust!"

"We... have won!"

"This is the taste of freedom!"

"The dev team is amazing! Even in real life, this shot they captured is absolutely perfect!"

"A perfect ending to a perfect story!"

On the train, March 7th saw this scene and recalled her experiences in Belobog. For some reason, her nose stung with emotion.

"Ah, how does this game always manage to tug at your heartstrings like this? And this shot—it's so well-chosen! How come I never took a photo like this before? You could've reminded me!"

Star blinked in confusion, pointing at herself, but could only give a helpless smile at March 7th's antics.

This scene also made Asta on the Space Station tear up, to the point where she wanted to give the kids a starship and bring them into space to see what the stars really looked like!

And from the perspective of an ordinary player looking back on this journey, Lao Mu felt that Honkai: Star Rail's story, visuals, and audio were absolutely top-tier!

Being able to join the Star Rail Express's trailblazing journey as a Trailblazer—this wonderful feeling captivated every viewer!

The children from the Underworld curiously examined everything around them. Hook even mistook a public train on the street for some iron monster that eats people, and her earnest, adorable tone won over a huge chunk of the audience!

Then the scene shifted, and the dignified, graceful Bronya began her address.

[I, Bronya Rand, the nineteenth Supreme Guardian of Belobog, do hereby swear—]

The story paused there. After resolving the Stellaron crisis, the Star Rail Express was about to depart, setting off on a new journey.

And Belobog's fate would ultimately be in the hands of its people.

[Farewell, friends. May the stars watch over your journey.]

After wandering around Belobog to say goodbye to their friends, the trio decided to rest one more day at the inn.

Then the scene shifted again.

In front of the camera, Sampo was muttering to himself.

[—Yeah, it was really a close call back then! Good thing I, Sampo, had a flash of inspiration: Hey, I didn't have to be the star of the show, right? It's better to just play the masked clown!]

[As it turns out, that Star Rail Express crew is way more interesting than I thought! You like it? Really? Hahaha, what a masterpiece.]

[...No, no, I don't want to leave just yet. What, Apuseron? What fun is there in that place of luxury and decadence?—This is where the real fun is!]

[Alright, bye now. Say hi to the brothers and sisters at the Tavern for me, and don't forget to tell them—tell them to look forward to Old Sampo's next act! For now, I'm taking my bow.]

As he spoke, Sampo turned to face the camera, his gaze meeting the screen as he gave a slight bow.

[This story is dedicated to you, dear viewer—I wonder if you've found a little joy in it?]

[—If you say no, ah, Sampo would be very sad.]

The scene ended there, but the shock it left in the audience's hearts lingered for a long time!

"Holy crap, Old Sampo really had a hidden card up his sleeve!"

"So he's really on the Path of Elation! And when he mentioned the Tavern, that's the Masked Fools!"

"Did you guys notice Sampo looking straight at the camera at the end?!"

"Does he know he's in a game?"

"Damn, thinking about it gives me chills!"

"Could he be connected to the game's official team?"

"Aha in the Simulated Universe can guess that he's fake, and now Sampo knows he's in a game—could it be!"

"Fun fact: when game character Sampo faced the Rating Gun curio on the Space Station, the result was 'unmeasurable'!"

All at once, heated discussions erupted about Sampo's true identity!

The company side had already been seeking contact with the game's officials, and upon seeing this scene with Sampo, they immediately reached out to their employees working on Belobog's reconstruction.

But by then, Sampo had already left Belobog, heading for Penacony to find Sparkle.

For some reason, Sampo shivered and sneezed.

"Hmm? Could the folks back in Belobog be missing their Old Sampo?"

After the interlude, the Star Rail Express set off for its next stop.

In Kliperberg, Bronya was arguing with Seele about resource allocation for the reconstruction.

[Resources... planning... Why do you keep throwing those words in my face now?]

"The young couple is bickering!"

"This is way too much like married life!"

Like an end-credits easter egg, the content brought a knowing smile, before the scene returned to the Star Rail Express.

Himeko: "Welcome home, you three."

After a round of pleasantries, Pam suggested they leave this domain as quickly as possible to avoid any recurrence of spatial anomalies.

The adventure in Belobog was over, and the next stop was already on the horizon.

The audience began speculating about where the next Trailblaze journey would take them, discussing it fervently in the barrage comments.

"I wonder! Where will the next stop be!"

"It should be the Xianzhou! There were scenes of the Xianzhou in the PV!"

"Wow! The Xianzhou characters in the PV all look amazing too, I wonder which ones will be limited 5-stars!"

"Do you even need to ask? The Divine General, Jing Yuan, is definitely a limited 5-star main DPS!"

"I've been waiting for General Jing Yuan's gacha pool since the eighth Amber Era!"

"My wallet's about to be done for again!"

The main story of Belobog concluded here, but unlocking the Xianzhou main story required a certain level. From this point, the game entered a period of grinding.

Meanwhile, in the livestream of a certain self-proclaimed "technical streamer," an indescribable shriek rang out!

"Hmph, hmph, hmph, Ahhhhhhhhhh! This Simulated Universe is literally impossible for humans to play!!!"

Chapter 38: If You're Bad, Practice More

With the end of Belobog's main story, players began the grind phase.

Some grinded side quests to level up, some turned over every trash can in the world, and others went all-in on gacha pulls.

But one well-known "technical streamer" chose a different path—the Simulated Universe!

As someone who had received a promotional streaming contract for Honkai: Star Rail on day one, Sweet Potato Pigeon's livestream popularity kept rising thanks to the game's hype.

During his questing, he also discovered the Simulated Universe, a permanent roguelike mode. Some viewers who tried it complained about the high difficulty.

This made Sweet Potato Pigeon think it was time to show off his superior game understanding!

So he started tackling the Simulated Universe. At first, with his max-Eidolon Seele, he crushed everything effortlessly, even auto-battle could clear stages with ease.

This only reinforced Sweet Potato Pigeon's belief that Honkai: Star Rail was just a simple turn-based numbers game with zero mechanical depth.

Then he reached the Third World, Difficulty 1.

"This ends here!"

The final boss, Gepard, leaped high with his briefcase-like instrument in hand, then slammed down with a brutal strike!

"Ah, don't do this, Ge-ge!"

Sweet Potato Pigeon watched his Seele get reduced to critical HP. Just as he was about to speak, Bailu appeared in the center of the screen, rubbing her hands together frantically.

"I think I can still save them!"

It triggered Bailu's talent skill—Swift Rescue: Healing the World.

When an ally of Bailu's receives a fatal attack, they will not fall into an incapacitated state. Bailu will immediately provide healing and restore HP. This effect can trigger once per battle.

"Oh, Bailu saved her, no problem then."

But before Sweet Potato Pigeon's expression could improve, the Silvermane Guards summoned by Gepard immediately finished the job!

"Hey hey hey! My Seele!"

Just as Seele was about to fall, Sweet Potato Pigeon frantically interrupted the battle and settled the result!

The barrage comments instantly flooded the screen with warm, heartfelt encouragement!

"Streamer, you good? How are you struggling this much on Simulated Universe 3?"

"Yeah, and with a max-Eidolon Seele too. How many times have you restarted?"

"And you call yourself a technical streamer? You don't even have 'tech' left in your name!"

Facing a screen full of doubt, Sweet Potato Pigeon wanted to turn off auto-battle and play seriously, but then he remembered his own earlier conclusions.

So he decided to try one more time. Surely the last run had too many useless Path Blessings!

If he just got a bit luckier and grabbed more Blessings from The Hunt to boost damage, he could definitely auto-clear the Simulated Universe!

Then, a sharp shriek rang out from the livestream.

"Hmph, hmph, hmph, Ahhhhhhhhhh! This Simulated Universe is literally impossible for humans to play!!!"

On the verge of a breakdown, Sweet Potato Pigeon started ranting about the game design.

"The system recommends level 40, my characters are level 40, I have a max-Eidolon Seele, so why can't I clear it?! This game's design must be broken!"

But the barrage comments mercilessly struck again.

"If you're bad, practice more. If you can't handle losing, don't play."

"I've already seen tons of people posting their Simulated Universe 3 clear videos online. How come only the streamer can't clear it?"

"Turn up the pressure! We need to put the streamer under serious pressure!"

"Basically, the streamer just keeps it on auto—there were plenty of times you could've saved the Ultimate for Seele to trigger Reprise!"

"Hey, the streamer can't take that kind of talk. A technical streamer can't play Seele—only knows how to auto-battle!"

The taunts in the barrage made Sweet Potato Pigeon feel like the veins on his forehead were about to burst, and he fired back immediately.

"Who says I can't clear it? It's just a tiny Simulated Universe. Next round, I'll go manual and show you all some high-end gameplay!"

With that, he started the Simulated Universe again. This time, his luck was excellent—he picked up six key Hunt blessings and unlocked the Hunt resonance, Hunt Echo: Starfall!

Hunt Echo: Starfall: [After unleashing a Path resonance, immediately advances the action of our side's unit with the highest ATK and applies Light Skyward Arrow to them, lasting until that unit uses a skill.]

It was a key skill for advancing the Main DPS's action—this time, it was locked in!

When he reached the boss, Gepard, Sweet Potato Pigeon even turned off 2x speed and started playing seriously!

This time, Gepard summoned Silvermane Guard minions again during the fight.

And unlike before, when auto would have him use his Ultimate on Gepard, Sweet Potato Pigeon targeted the Silvermane Guards instead!

From his past few battles, he understood that against Gepard, the real pressure was survival.

Multiple Guard minions attacking in turns meant Bailu couldn't keep up with healing.

And with Gepard having three lives plus his occasional shields, a quick kill on the boss wasn't feasible.

So—start with the minions!

Ultimate kill, trigger Reprise!

Reprise turn, skill kill, another Guard down!

Seele's turn, skill kill again, trigger Reprise!

Reprise turn, normal attack on Gepard, then fill the Ultimate gauge!

Immediately use Ultimate to kill the last Guard, triggering Reprise once more!