Honkai: Star Rail: I'm Developing the Star Rail Mobile Game at the Company Chapter 30

Just wanting to promote the game, the Corporation was indeed the optimal choice.

With that in mind, Lin Guang replied to the other party using his official account.

[Hello, we are indeed interested in cooperating with the Interastral Peace Corporation, hoping to obtain your company's promotional support. May I ask what conditions the Corporation has for reaching a cooperation?]

Seeing the reply come through, Wilson felt a surge of joy.

He had already investigated the other party's company beforehand, but had been completely unable to dig up any useful information.

In the end, he had no choice but to send a private message on a whim, never expecting the other party would even look at a fan's message. He quickly replied.

[It's an honor to receive your reply. May I ask how I should address you? The Corporation would like to arrange a time for an in-person meeting. You only need to provide a star system coordinate, and the Corporation will dispatch a dedicated fleet to pick you up and ensure your safety.]

Seeing this message, Lin Guang frowned.

[My surname is Beng. I'm not considering an in-person meeting for now. If the Corporation has any requirements, just say them directly.]

Trying to dox me and take my kidneys, huh? "Ensure my safety"—like I'd believe that!

Melson tried to explain, but after sending that message, Lin Guang went back into radio silence.

High-level back-and-forth was just this unadorned. Seeing no reply from Lin Guang, Melson began to grow a bit anxious.

He was well familiar with the trick of deliberately ignoring messages. Even that surname was probably made up on the spot. But with his superiors breathing down his neck, he had to swallow his pride for now.

[Mr. Beng, the truth is, we're very interested in the game your company developed. That's why I took the initiative to contact you. Normally, countless game companies seek commercial cooperation with the Corporation, but they all just want to use our scale for publicity.

But what can these cooperations bring to the Corporation?

If we wanted, the Corporation could even make a Piggy Bank gain billions of fans. There's no need to cooperate with outsiders at all.

Do you understand what I mean, Mr. Beng?]

Reading this, Lin Guang felt a strange sense of déjà vu.

Asking what I can bring to the Corporation?

Are you trying to gaslight me!

Melson's words were indeed subtly belittling the other party's position, making it easier to propose the next terms.

[The Corporation doesn't lack money. Our cooperation with you could even waive all channel fees. However, we need you to provide the game development technology to the Corporation, and also open up the game data interface. Of course, we only want to ensure a positive image of the Interastral Peace Corporation within the game. We won't interfere too much with your game content.]

Melson stated the Corporation's goal for this cooperation: not only to get their hands on this special means of recording reality within the game, but also to gain control over the game's content.

On the surface, they said they only wanted to ensure the Corporation's image—not a single word of that could be believed.

"Sigh, I knew cooperating with the Corporation wouldn't be this easy."

Lin Guang sighed helplessly. He didn't even need to think about these conditions.

First negotiation with the Corporation: talks broke down.

Seeing the other party not replying for a long time, Melson initially thought they were considering it.

But he waited and waited, staring at his phone with the longing look of a wife waiting for her husband's return.

Only, sometimes, waiting yields no response.

"Did they die or something? Why aren't they replying!"

Back in the game.

With The Connoisseur's trending video about Seele, the community began to see various character strength tier list video analyses.

Other game walkthrough videos also started appearing one after another, plunging players into a fervor of early-game exploration.

After the main story came to a pause, as players delved deeper into the game, more and more information from the map scenes was uncovered.

Background bookshelves, side quests, and even people turned into NPCs—every single one could be found in reality!

"Hmm, excellent, excellent! To be able to catalogue things one by one here, allowing one to experience different exotic customs without leaving home—the developer truly has remarkable skill!"

At the Luofu Xianzhou, Jing Yuan was discussing matters related to the game with Fu Xuan.

Jing Yuan was quite fascinated by the Honkai: Star Rail game, after all, he had always harbored a traveler's heart!

If he could smoothly resign from his post as General, he might just board the Star Rail Express, or become a Galaxy Ranger, roaming the world with his pension!

Now that the Honkai: Star Rail game had appeared, Jing Yuan was utterly captivated, his level already in the first tier of early adopters!

Seeing Jing Yuan's leisurely and composed demeanor, Fu Xuan couldn't help but remind him.

"General, although the Grand Void Divination Array's deductions show no anomalies for now, as far as I know, the game's next stop is the Luofu Xianzhou. If the game fabricates or distorts the facts, wouldn't that damage the Xianzhou's image?"

"Minister Fu is truly preparing for the worst. With such a wise minister overseeing the Divination Department here in the Luofu, I'm sure we will turn misfortune into fortune and have smooth sailing ahead!"

Fu Xuan was clearly immune to Jing Yuan's flattery by now. Her gaze sharpened as she looked up at him.

"General, I am being serious!"

Seeing Fu Xuan's earnest expression, Jing Yuan smiled and shook his head.

"The developer's methods are unclear. I have also sent people to investigate their background and origins, but have come up with nothing. Now, after much deliberation, this General has thought of a countermeasure, summed up in just eight words!"

"Oh? And what brilliant plan does the General have?"

Fu Xuan was a bit surprised, but Jing Yuan slowly spoke with a mysterious look on his face.

"Then we'll deal with soldiers as they come, and stop floods when they arrive."

Fu Xuan now felt as though Jing Yuan had said something, yet nothing at all.

"Haha, Minister Fu, some matters need not be overthought. I see this game as merely recording events as they happen. Besides, our Luofu stands above reproach—why fear others' slander?"

Sensing the confidence in Jing Yuan's words, Fu Xuan had no choice but to drop the matter.

"That said, Minister Fu, are you truly unwilling to—"

Before Jing Yuan could finish, Fu Xuan cut him off preemptively.

"The Divination Department's unwritten rule of the 'Three No-Divinations' includes 'No divination for unrighteous purposes.' If you wish to ask about lottery numbers, market trends, or gacha luck, this Diviner refuses to answer."

Just as Jing Yuan was about to coax her—ah, no, explain to her—his phone suddenly buzzed with a special notification.

The game's official account had released another character PV?

Chapter 44: A Different PV—Galactic Odyssey

Just as Jing Yuan was about to convince Fu Xuan how crucial gacha luck was for the Luofu, the game's official account dropped another PV!

Could it be related to his own game character?

Jing Yuan thought that possibility unlikely, since Seele's character PV had only just been released.

Curious, he opened the official post and saw the PV's title:

"Galactic Odyssey PV: Fables about the Starry Sky, Vol. 1?"

This name, completely different from previous character PVs, piqued the curiosity of everyone who saw it!

"Wow, the devs are dropping another teaser!"

"Wonder what this one's about—doesn't look like a character PV from the title!"

"Could it be some kind of future content preview?"

"And they specifically added 'Vol. 1'—does that mean there'll be more?"

The moment the video was released, it caught the attention of countless players, who abandoned their trash can exploration to watch the PV!

[Let's make a trade? A trade of something.]

Accompanied by a gentle, melodious female voice, solemn and grand music began to play!

The next moment, the scene appeared in the Milky Way. A pitch-black cosmic center was lit by a beam of light, and sand-like matter flowed slowly downward. It seemed alive, winding and twisting, constantly shifting in shape and color.

That sand-like substance radiated a strange brilliance, reflecting the dreamlike cosmic wonders around it!

[I dreamed of a ray of light, a crystal cup. That crystalline light spoke to me: Please listen—a fable about the starry sky.]

A hand in a black glove lightly tapped a tarot card, its movements graceful and elegant.

[A nameless one, a lifeless one, comes from beyond the wasteland, draped in the radiance of the stars. Go, ride the solar wind—you will return to my embrace at last, just follow that light.]

A tarot card was lifted from the table, and the background music swelled!

[But that light began to burn, piercing the clouds, turning into golden death. The tower crumbles, people flee, for the sun is about to fall, meeting a vicious end.]

Blazing flames swiped across the scene. In that illuminated space, the towering, naked silhouette of a humanoid figure gradually emerged!

From the hideous, terrifying wounds on Its body, dazzling streams of golden light poured forth!

At this moment, the mysterious towering figure spread Its arms, gazing down at you with a majestic, inviolable presence!

The Destruction Star God—Nanook!

Then the music grew drawn-out.

[But children of the earth, do not panic! An arrow of light shall come, purging the wicked blight; follow the tracks, pay homage to where the storm blows—]

A centaur's body leaped high, gripping a giant longbow that seemed to break through the screen's edge. The drawn bow and ready arrow stirred a powerful gale that howled past It, as if the entire space was shaken by Its momentum!

The Hunt Star God—Lan!

The music shifted again—short-short-short-long, short-short-long-long-long—a rhythmic tapping that seemed to hold some hidden mystery!

Before their eyes flashed portraits of several members of the Genius Club!

[The heavens keep secrets, numbers connect the roots of all things. But they fall silent, like the mist at the universe's core; listen to the stillness, and you shall know where the stars rest.]

Above those portraits of geniuses, a red light emerged from a super-massive computer!

The Erudition Star God—The Erudition!

A faint, melodious human voice hummed, followed by the crisp, pleasant sound of bells. The ringing struck with a rhythm like a heartbeat, each chime carrying a mysterious, sacred aura that left one entranced.

[Strike the pilgrim's staff upon the earth, they say, Tiny sprouts shall grow into towering trees, Sweet dew falls from the branches, driving away your sickness and poison.]

The thousand-armed form, neither male nor female, flowed with smooth, natural lines. Its skin was delicate and silky as silk, exuding a faint luster, warm and moist like mutton-fat jade. Yet the eyeballs upon its arms added a hint of malevolence!

The Abundance Aeon—The Abundance!

The rhythm of the music began to slow, granting a vast, tranquil calm.

[Cover your eyes, they say, Let not the encroaching gloom make your heart fear.

For it shall weigh your soul like lead, And numb your feet until they are senseless.]

Countless planets were drawn by an invisible gravity, forever shrouded beneath the shadow of nothingness!

The Nihility Aeon—IX!

[Push open that solemn city gate.]

A deep, resonant echo surged, deafening and stirring!

[They say, pick up the lapis lazuli tablet.

Read aloud, know what the mud-brick was refined from, Recognize who laid the foundation of that wall!]

A towering, golden amber giant appeared, and only then did people behold its full form!

The Preservation Aeon—Qlipoth!