Honkai: Star Rail: I Developed the Star Rail Mobile Game at the Company Chapter 32

Such people not only dislike following the crowd themselves, but also deeply despise those who do, and they turn that contempt into concrete action!

And Li Men from Blue-12138 Blue Sea University was exactly that kind of person.

As a loyal veteran player of Yuan Nong Zhou, the number one game in the gaming rankings, Li Men always carried a sense of superiority toward players of other games.

Even when interacting with classmates in real life, the moment he learned they weren't Yuan Nong Zhou players or had less gaming experience than him, that superiority would immediately show.

Aside from that, though, Li Men was usually fine, and everyone just took it as him joking around.

That day, returning to the dorm, Li Men saw his roommate Deng Hui playing Honkai: Star Rail and immediately pretended to be shocked as he exclaimed.

"Yo, isn't this that thing, Star Rail or whatever!"

"It's Honkai: Star Rail."

Hearing Deng Hui correct him, Li Men kept grinning.

"Why aren't you playing that other thing you had before, what was it, Horse Girl?"

Deng Hui: "I've been playing it the whole time, alright? You Celestial Being, get lost already."

Li Men: "Aiya, what's so fun about a turn-based game? You just don't appreciate the greatness of Yuan Nong Zhou."

Watching the Honkai: Star Rail screen on Deng Hui's phone, full of flashy character visuals, Li Men sighed with feigned helplessness.

"Tch, it's all just playing those two-dimensional anime games!"

When Li Men returned to his own desk, his close buddy Liu Fei was beside him.

Liu Fei was holding his phone, playing a game, and when he saw Li Men coming over, he quickly switched the screen.

"Hey, what're you playing, laughing so happily?"

When Li Men asked, Liu Fei replied a bit awkwardly.

"Ah, nothing, let's log on and play Yuan Nong Zhou!"

Li Men noticed the odd look on Liu Fei's face and figured the guy was hiding something from him.

So that night, he pretended to head to the bathhouse for a shower, then doubled back halfway—and sure enough, he caught his buddy Liu Fei red-handed!

There was Liu Fei, holding up his phone with that classic two-dimensional anime smirk plastered on his face, and the screen showed Honkai: Star Rail!

The red bucket in his hands, filled with toiletries, clattered to the floor, and the noise startled Liu Fei, who was busy playing Honkai: Star Rail!

Liu Fei didn't know how to face Li Men and started to explain, but Li Men cut him off.

"You've caught the Star Rail bug?"

Li Men's face was full of disbelief!

He couldn't believe his best buddy had betrayed him!

They'd promised to look down on those mindless bandwagon two-dimensional anime players together!

"Li Men, listen to me, this isn't two-dimensional..."

Li Men didn't want to hear Liu Fei's excuses at all, shaking his head with a look of disappointment.

"Do you even know what happens to people who play Star Rail? That hardcore two-dimensional guy in the next dorm, you don't know what he turned into just to pull Seele!

He dropped a 6480, and the gacha gave him some Bronya instead—now he's completely obsessed, even if he got cured, he'd still be drooling!"

Saying this, Li Men quickly pulled out his phone, looking a bit panicked.

"Hurry, go post a confession on the Yuan Nong Zhou forum! Everyone will forgive you. You've only caught the Star Rail bug now, but if you caught Zenless Zone Zero, ten of our household registries wouldn't be enough!"

"It's too late..."

In his panic, Li Men completely missed the expression on Liu Fei's face. Liu Fei was running his hands through his hair, muttering, and his expression was starting to take on that two-dimensional anime smirk!

"It's too late! Hehe! I'm just one pull away from a gold! As long as I find a few more map treasure chests, I can pull Seele! Hahaha!"

Watching Liu Fei get infected by the two-dimensional anime, Li Men's eyes grew a bit moist.

It was all his fault—he hadn't noticed Liu Fei's change, and now he'd been infected by the two-dimensional anime virus. Honkai: Star Rail had done this to him!

That night felt endless to Li Men, but in the end, he made up his mind to cut ties with Liu Fei, who had jumped on the two-dimensional anime bandwagon!

Staying with these bandwagon two-dimensional anime fans was beneath him!

After that, Li Men really did stop associating with Liu Fei. The two who used to go to class together were now apart, and outsiders were curious about what had happened.

That day, Li Men was in the dorm, on a long phone call with his online girlfriend Liu Yan.

They'd also met in Yuan Nong Zhou. Having lost his roommate, Li Men poured all his feelings into his girlfriend.

"Babe, I'm back at the dorm. Let's log on and play Yuan Nong Zhou together!"

"Ah, sure, okay, let's log on."

Liu Yan on the other end of the line seemed a bit distracted, but Li Men didn't think much of it.

Just as they were about to log on, Liu Yan couldn't help but exclaim.

"Oh oh oh, I got a gold! I got a gold!"

Realizing something was wrong, Li Men quickly asked.

"Baby, what are you talking about, what gold pull?!"

Li Men hadn't told Liu Yan about his peculiar hobby, so she just answered honestly.

"I was just pulling in Honkai: Star Rail, and let me tell you, I'm so lucky—I got Seele in 50 pulls..."

The words "Honkai: Star Rail" hit Li Men's ears, and he felt like he'd been struck by lightning!

On the other end of the line, his girlfriend's cheerful voice continued, mixed in with lines like "Fade away with the butterflies, phantom of the past!"

"And let me tell you, the welfare in Honkai: Star Rail is just too good—20 pulls just for logging in, plus 50 from the level event, and now with the Stellaris Gift, ten limited pulls for logging in..."

The rest of it, Li Men couldn't remember.

All he recalled was that the rain was heavy that day, and his heart ached!

Why, why did everyone have to betray him!

"No—! Liu Yan!"

Just as Li Men was in despair.

At that moment, his phone suddenly buzzed with a text message, and then the whole scene shifted!

A male voice rang out!

[Friends always leave you, leaving you alone?]

[Honkai: Star Rail—train companions, never abandon you!]

"Boss, this ad... it's way too creative..."

Chapter 47: Traffic All Blown in by the Wind

After reviewing the finished ad sent by the advertising company, Lin Guang nodded in satisfaction.

Mm, it had that vibe he remembered from before, y'know!

Although the ad company had seen plenty of bizarre commercials, this one today still took the cake!

"Boss, your ad... it's way too creative..."

"Just average. The final product's fine—start distributing it to major sites and forums."

"Got it, I'll arrange that right away!"

Finishing up with the ad company, Lin Guang dove back into high-intensity self-searching online, checking if there was anything fun about his own game.

Some walkthrough creators he'd contacted earlier were starting to release their videos one after another, along with plenty of videos about character strength. Lin Guang even spotted Silver Wolf's first clear video of the Simulated Universe.

Looking at the obvious ID and avatar, the account was full of various game-related records—seemed like this account was meant for posting records, and the real surfing was done on another account.

He also came across Asta's pull video, where she maxed out both the Standard Banner and the limited banner without mercy. The most eye-catching part was the tens of millions of Stellar Jades left over, drawing countless comments from viewers!

Zhao Camera: Rich lady, hungry, food!

Playing Cards to the Death: This... is this the Star God of Wealth!???

Goblin Chief: Money power!

March My Wife: The doctor said my stomach's bad since I was little—I can only eat soft rice!

Some Guy Unzipped My Fly: That slap was for March 7th!

As Lin Guang scrolled through other videos, he noticed one with skyrocketing popularity!

To: The Dim Star!

More and more people were starting to notice this fan creation!

On the Star Rail Express.

March 7th had stumbled upon this video by accident. After clicking in, the opening played a poignant musical rhythm, and the melodious tune immediately caught her eye!

"Stelle, come quick and look—this video title, I feel like I've seen it somewhere!"

March 7th grabbed Stelle, who was mooching off the computer in her own room, with an iron grip!

"This is... didn't you just do this side quest in the game? Already forgot?"

As someone who'd experienced it firsthand, Stelle remembered it all. After being reminded, March 7th caught on too.

"It's the story of Rocky and Leslie!"

In the scene, a phantom clock's hands kept turning. As the music's rhythm shifted, two chibi figures chased each other on a Möbius Strip!

Then the singing began!

[Sitting at the edge of a lonely galaxy]

[What can traverse the distance of light-years]

[The star wind sometimes passes through, bringing no message]

[Perhaps already understood—this is the tacit agreement of an ending]

In the scene, Rocky sat alone, staring out the window at the unanswered message, as if he'd made up his mind!

Then the scene flashed, and Leslie's back appeared, as if gazing at the same starry sky as Rocky. The music switched to a female voice.

[The romance of countless stars is intoxicating]

[Occasionally, a faint light from beyond the heavens pierces through the clouds]

[Perhaps after pulling back the distance, reunions will have meaning]

[But why set up the boundless chasm of time]

In the scene, two chibi figures are split across the ends of the Milky Way, and the song reaches its climax!

[If, sailing beyond the stars, escaping gravity, only then can we love]

[Sliding into infinite spacetime, an ocean of silence with no one answering]

[Through ages of vicissitudes, only the stars witness the arrival of the charge]

[Crossing the cosmos, finally reaching beyond the dim star]

Accompanied by the message records of Rocky and Leslie's interactions, the duet of male and female voices sends countless viewers trembling!

The scene shifts again. In this Möbius Strip, two chibi figures chase each other, eventually syncing!

[Reaching out to bid farewell to old footprints]

[Gazing at the galaxy waiting light-years away]

[Have we ever possessed memories beyond reach]

[Sailing to distant frontiers, chasing toward the unknown]

Rocky's love poems appear one after another. These poems seem about to reach Leslie, yet shatter at the last moment.

[Waiting is a foolish placebo]

[Even a second can't stop the burning breath]

[Better to dive deep into the star's depths, to examine the traces of history]