Honkai: Star Rail: I'm Developing the Star Rail Mobile Game at the Company Chapter 31

"Universal Harmony, all stars shine together! Universal kinship, all things share one root, supreme merit praises the Divine Lord!"

A hint of echo began to appear in the gentle female voice that had been reciting.

[Then, they said, O you who have reached the end, Go to the paradise that embraces all!

Join this grand hymn and feast, Hear the beating of billions upon billions of hearts, Embrace you in its arms—]

Above the Three Heads opens its arms to you, the Family is always open to you!

The Harmony Aeon—Xipe!

[Behold the court jester's honeyed words, the sailor dead drunk, hear the infant's laughter in the mirror, the tide entering dreams, the scales crumbling, welcome the formless heir apparent.]

The fonts of Elation, Voracity, Beauty, The End, Propagation, Mystery, and Equilibrium flashed by one by one, ending with the figure of the Memory Aeon, Fuli!

[Finally, measure the world with your body, and engrave all these things in your heart.

They say, this is the path you should walk—

Acheron, set forth once more, Acheron!]

The gentle female voice gradually rose in pitch, and then the scene flashed.

A female diviner, wearing a silk scarf and purple robes, closed the book in her hands.

[Countless meteors swiped across tonight's sky. If you choose the right one... it will carry your wish to a thousand worlds.]

The PV ended, leaving the audience with immense shock deep in their hearts, making them unable to snap back to reality for a long time!

Unlike the previous character teasers that were just empty promises, the Aeons in the PV were real transcendent beings!

If an ordinary person had the honor of seeing even one of them, that would be capital worth bragging about!

One Aeon after another appeared, their bizarre forms shocking the audience, their eyes barely able to keep up!

Many who had never seen an Aeon's true form, whose very existence was heavily concealed by their civilizations, people who didn't even know gods existed, upon seeing the Aeons in the video, began to awaken and become loyal followers of the Paths!

Enlightenment in a single moment, a Pathstrider!

For this reason, the entire PV video even became taboo in some feudal civilizations!

Chapter 45: That Night, Lan and Nanook Both Got Drunk

With the release of the Galactic Odyssey PV, the content within the video was like a dazzling meteor streaking across the sky, instantly igniting the fervor and curiosity deep within every viewer!

The captivating figures of several Aeons were like a visual feast, overwhelming the eyes and stirring the heart!

When the video ended, the audience fell into a brief silence!

They were deeply shaken, still savoring everything they had just seen, momentarily at a loss for words!

After a long while, this calm began to break, followed by a fierce discussion like a tidal wave!

"Holy shit! This... this is an Aeon PV?"

"Oh my god, what did I just see!"

"Those are Aeons, so many Aeons!"

"The information density is way too high, I can't keep up!"

"I only recognized the Destruction Star God and the Preservation Aeon, and that was from the main story. I didn't know there were so many other Aeons! This is eye-opening!"

"So the King of Amber really is a stone, just like the legends say!"

"A stone can become an Aeon? That's too absurd!"

"Aeons, pretty amazing, right?"

"So cool, The Hunt! No wonder all the records in the universe say the Hunt Aeon is fast—that centaur form just looks fast!"

"And that bow! The way the Lord of the Hunt draws the bow is just too cool!"

"But doesn't it look a bit like the Anti-Matter Legion's Trampler..."

"According to unofficial history, that night, Lan and Nanook both got drunk..."

"Holy shit, that's way too wild!"

"Pretty wild indeed, only the shitty part of history remains!"

"I never thought the Abundance Aeon, The Abundance, would look like this—covered in eyes all over, honestly a bit sanity-draining!"

"Even though I can't tell if The Abundance is male or female, they're kind of pretty!"

"Yeah, looking at The Abundance's expression, they feel like the Aeon closest to mortals!"

"I heard that if you pray to The Abundance, They won't refuse after receiving the prayer. That can't be true, can it?"

"I suddenly have a bold idea!"

"Here's the mic, go ahead and speak!"

"Medicine King's Mercy! Believe in the Abundance Cult, and you shall receive the Medicine King's Blessing, spared from the suffering of aging and death!"

"Wow, a real Abundance follower in the flesh!"

"The Abundance is so benevolent, no wonder Lan hunts them across the universe. Maybe it's love turned to hate—he wants to keep the Abundance all to himself!"

"Holy cow, that take is even more unhinged!"

"If something goes down, don't get blood on me!"

"This is the Yaoging Xianzhou. I think your historical analysis is outstanding, so I want to give you a reward. Please provide your star system coordinates!"

"Damn, doxxing!"

"Does anyone else hear it? In the part about the Erudition Aeon, the rhythm feels like some kind of code!"

"Me, me, me! Short short short short long, short short long long long—that's 42 in Morse Code!"

"And those portraits below are all members of the Genius Club, including Zandar, the first member who created The Erudition!"

"That detailed? You guys must be watching with magnifying glasses!"

"Am I the only one just going 'blah blah blah'?"

"That glint of red in the eyes—who knew a computer could give off such an oppressive aura!"

"Fun fact: The Erudition's eyes are actually on the sides. That red glow is more like its mouth!"

"Damn, now that you mention it, I can't unsee it!"

"If we're talking oppressive auras, it has to be IX, the Nihility Aeon!"

"I didn't think this Aeon actually existed. With the concept of Nihility as its Path, it might be the strongest Aeon out there!"

"To the person above, drop the 'might be'!"

"Doesn't that mean lying around and slacking off makes you stronger forever? That's way too overpowered!"

"Uh... is there really an oppressive aura? Those eyes opening—I kinda find it cute!"

"Shut up! That's disrespect to Black General!"

"WTF, 'Black General'? That's the Nihility Aeon!"

"They say anyone who sees Black General falls into irreversible self-annihilation, but I looked and I'm fine!"

"Boo-hoo, IX, take me with you!"

"Add in Xipe, the Harmony Aeon that appeared later, and those seven Paths are the ones currently implemented in the game!"

"There are a lot more Paths later, but I've only seen Elation and Memory in the Simulated Universe!"

"The Memory Aeon Fuli looks cool no matter how many times I see him!"

"Some Aeons seem to have already fallen, like the Bug Emperor of Propagation, who got shattered by the King of Amber!"

"Seeing so many Aeons, I'm so hyped right now, like something's—"

"The person who made this PV is insane, knowing this much about the Aeons!"

"And who's that woman who keeps talking? Can she be added to the game? I really want to pull for her—or she can pull me, that works too!"

"I wonder if Aeons will ever be added to the game. I'm getting more and more excited for this game's future!"

"First the Herta Space Station and Belobog, now Aeon lore—what kind of background does this game's developer have?!"

"Is this game really a perfect copy of reality? Maybe one day I'll show up in the game as a character!"

"Wake up, you're just a nobody playing games!"

"You talkin' smack again?!"

The Galactic Odyssey PV reignited the audience's enthusiasm, sparking discussions in the comments below!

This hardcore Aeon introduction also caught the attention of outsiders, who clicked in thinking it was some master's Aeon encyclopedia!

Only after watching did they notice the Honkai: Star Rail download button—it was a PV made by a game company!

They all gasped in unison—how terrifyingly impressive!

Inside the Herta Space Station.

Asta watched the PV playing on her phone. Even with her heiress-level knowledge, she was stunned by the successive reveals of the Aeons' true forms!

It was normal for Aeons close to mortals or with multiple recorded appearances to be documented.

But the Nihility Aeon... could anyone truly behold its full form and escape its shadow?

Just who was this game's developer?

As Asta was lost in thought, Herta's voice came from beside her.

"Hmm, I didn't expect them to have records on the Aeon of The End, even if it's just a name."

The sudden voice made Asta let out a startled yelp. Seeing it was Ms. Herta's puppet, she breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Ms. Herta, when you appear, could you please give me a heads-up?"

"I saw how focused you were, so I didn't interrupt. By the way, help me apply for a batch of funds from the company."

With that, Ms. Herta glanced at the video feed in Asta's hands.

"Just say it's for gathering development materials for the Simulated Universe."

"Ms. Herta... you're not planning to use it to top up a game, are you..."

Seeing Herta's expression, Asta had a bad feeling.

"Research—this is necessary research funding! Just a little pocket change, I'm leaving it to you!"

"Eh, Ms. Herta! Ms. Herta—!"

Chapter 46: Have You Gotten Hooked on Honkai: Star Rail?

With negotiations with company headquarters breaking down, Lin Guang turned his attention to the branch offices.

As Credits poured into game promotion, it began to slowly spread across one planet after another.

Among them, planet Blue-12138 was one such world—a human-dominated immigrant planet whose civilization was fully integrated with interstellar standards, making it one of the more developed planets in the universe.

And the promotion of Honkai: Star Rail had already started to take effect on this planet.

In the planet's local network game rankings, Honkai: Star Rail shot up like a dark horse to the top of the charts, instantly drawing the attention of countless players across the planet!

Faced with a game that suddenly exploded in popularity, many people would choose to click download and give it a try.

But there was another kind of person who thought differently!

As if driven by a rebellious streak, the more popular a game became, the more it annoyed them, leading them to refuse to download it.

Just like how some people dislike following the crowd in everyday life, this behavior wasn't really right or wrong—it was simply a matter of personal preference.

And within this group of rebellious-minded individuals, there existed an even rarer subset!