Honkai: Star Rail: I Developed the Star Rail Mobile Game at the Company Chapter 37

Sushang looked at it and was equally stunned—as a member of the Cloud-to-Sea Guard, of course she knew!

"And there's another one—our Cloud-to-Sea Marshal!"

Elsewhere on the Xianzhou.

Jing Yuan pointed at the PV title on his phone and said to Fu Xuan beside him.

"Minister Fu, look quick, Honkai: Star Rail released a new PV, and judging by the title, it's related to our Xianzhou Generals—This General is quite looking forward to it!"

Hearing the deliberate emphasis on "this General" in Jing Yuan's words, Fu Xuan's mood soured instantly, and she shot him a fierce glare!

He'd already promised to recommend her for the General position a hundred and twenty-two times—why wouldn't he just retire!

If you'd retired earlier, the one introduced in this PV would be General Fu Xuan!

Online, the PV video drew massive attention the moment it was released. Players were left hanging by the Xianzhou reveal, and the view count directly hit 50 million compared to before, still visibly climbing!

The barrage comments exploded too!

"Wow, another Galactic Odyssey PV! Last time it introduced the Star Gods, this time it looks like it's introducing the Xianzhou!"

"Thanks for the invite, already at Luofu, just got off the Starcraft!"

"Can't wait, I'm only level 27! How are you all so fast!"

"Go check out Moon Mom's map walkthrough—there's plenty of experience from treasure chests!"

As the PV opened, a male voice that sounded like a storyteller came through.

[To be honest, there are few legends on the Xianzhou—after all, with long life and eternal vision, where's the room for tales?]

[But when it comes to the story of the Cloud-to-Sea Generals, we have to start from far away...]

A paper-cut lantern appeared in the scene, its lifelike paper-cut figures slowly rotating, stopping at a figure shaped like an emperor.

[This history began eight thousand years ago, when an ancient empire's emperor craved immortality and eternal glory.]

[The Xianzhou's ancestors set sail across the celestial sea, on a bitter, endless voyage.]

[For a time, one could say—]

The background narration explained the Xianzhou's origins, then the scene's tone shifted.

[After over two thousand years of lonely sailing, the Xianzhou people finally saw a deity, who manifested and bestowed upon them infinite lifespans.]

[Yet the blessing was also a curse—beings beyond mortal limits became the undying calamity that poisoned the universe.]

The scene showed the transformation into Mara-Struck and the internal and external troubles it caused the Xianzhou, as if warning people not to seek immortality.

But just from these images, people couldn't grasp the danger.

"They say Xianzhou people, as long-lived species blessed by Abundance, can easily live for thousands of years!"

"I've always been a bit confused—why does the Xianzhou resist immortality? Even if it eventually turns into that terrifying Mara-Struck state, you still live a long time—I think it's totally worth it!"

"Yeah, we short-lived species can only envy them!"

"Wait, are you guys serious? The Abundance followers are no different from the Anti-Matter Legion—they're both a plague!"

"Learn nothing from the past, huh? How can you ignore the whole chain of problems immortality causes?"

"Exactly, the Abundance followers just invade all day like pests!"

"Wait until you've been stuck in a job for a few hundred years and get invited to your boss's 81st concubine's wedding—then you'll know what cruelty is!"

"That's a Xianzhou local, isn't it? So knowledgeable!"

The barrage comments debated, while the video kept playing.

A light arrow descended from the heavens, severing the Jianmu that had brought chaos to the world!

[At that critical moment of crisis, the Lord of the Hunt descended to the mortal realm, sheltering the drifting, helpless Xianzhou in the star sea.]

[The Xianzhou galloped across the star sea, chasing and cleansing filth, hunting for five thousand years, following the divine decree to punish the plague of longevity.]

Watching the figure of the Lord of the Hunt and the Xianzhou's past in the video—a stark contrast to her own homeworld destroyed by the Anti-Matter Legion—Guinaifen was full of astonishment.

"So this is the Xianzhou's history? Saving the entire Xianzhou civilization from the brink—the Lord of the Hunt is so cool!"

[And commanding these six Xianzhou ships are the arrows of the bow—the Seven Arbiter-Generals of the Emperor Bow!]

[Behold, beside the Marshal are the six Xianzhou Generals—]

[Might piercing the heavens, spirit soaring the skies—Heavenly Strike General, Fei Xiao!]

Beside her, Sushang grabbed Guinaifen excitedly.

"Look, look, Little Gui, that's my hometown! And General Fei Xiao!"

Sushang's hometown was none other than the Yaoging Xianzhou, known as the Great Victory Immortal, full of martial virtue!

When it came to crusading against Abundance, Yaoging only did three things!

Great victory, great victory, and another damn great victory!

Chapter 54: General, Did You Go Make Some Extra Cash?

The PV began introducing the Generals aboard the six Xianzhou ships, stirring excitement in the viewers' hearts!

You must understand, these are the generals of the Xianzhou, the emanators of the Hunt—second only to the Star Gods themselves, the apex of existence in the universe!

Across the entire cosmos, which emanator is not a figure of supreme authority and boundless power?

Ordinary people dream day and night of receiving a Star God's blessing, ascending to heaven in a single stroke to become one of those untouchable great figures!

Now, seeing so many Xianzhou generals appear in the PV, with one of them already confirmed as a playable character, it's impossible not to feel a surge of excitement!

The introduction in the PV continues.

[Boundless Radiance, Blazing Flame Light, General Candle Abyss—Huai Yan!]

[Heaven and Earth Secret Vault, Six Directions Release, General Rong Tao—Yao Guang!]

[Vast Ocean Crossing, Devouring the Wild, General Fu Bo—Xuan Quan!]

[Vague and Illusory, Life and Death United, General Chen Ming—You Wu!]

[Overlooking the Jade Realm, Wielding Heavenly Halberd, Divine General—Jing Yuan!]

The names of several Xianzhou generals appear alongside distinctive scenes of their respective ships—some wielding long weapons, others skilled in divination—ending with the Luofu Xianzhou, where the Jianmu resides.

[These seven Imperial Bow generals each possess unique talents and abilities, but when it comes to our General Jing Yuan, everyone praises him as one with extraordinary wisdom and far-reaching strategies.]

[Indeed, this is the one who skillfully laid a chain of traps to defeat the Step Away, concealed the heavens to steal the banner, and decided victory from a thousand miles away with not a single flaw in his plans.]

In the scene, the galaxy resembles a chessboard, where Xianzhou ships and Abundance planets turn into chess pieces locked in battle, before the image shifts.

General Jing Yuan sits before a chessboard, one hand resting casually against a maned snow lion!

On the Luofu Xianzhou.

Jing Yuan's hand holding the teacup freezes. He stares at this scene, somewhat dazed, a hint of nostalgia flickering in his eyes.

"It does look quite a bit like Mimi."

Mimi was the name Jing Yuan gave this snow lion. When he first saw it, Mimi was very small, and the merchant said it was a leopard cat—in other words, a cat.

It looked delicate, mewing softly, and especially those pink paw pads made it impossible for Jing Yuan to refuse, so he bought it.

But after raising it for a while, he realized something was off. Mimi's appetite was far too large. At first, he thought it was sick, so he called in a physician from the Alchemy Commission to investigate, only to learn the truth.

It was indeed a big cat—a lion!

Having raised it to such a size, Jing Yuan couldn't bear to part with it, so he gave it a new name: Wave-Riding Snow Lion!

Still, people always complained the name was too rustic, and Jing Yuan himself still called it Mimi in private.

Until one time, he went on an expedition to the outer realms to suppress Abundance abominations. That trip lasted three hundred years. On the day Jing Yuan returned in triumph, all he saw was Mimi's withered body, which finally passed away peacefully in his arms.

Looking at Mimi's familiar form in his memories, Jing Yuan sighed while also pondering the events behind the game.

"Can even a small detail from hundreds of years ago be recorded?"

But the PV continued. After General Jing Yuan's scene appeared, a voice all too familiar rang out.

[What use are flawless plans without the united will of the entire army?]

[Relying on the Cloud Knights entrusting their lives to me, I will not fail that trust!]

The voice reached Fu Xuan's ears. She looked at Jing Yuan with a puzzled expression and asked.

"General, when did you go voice acting for extra money? This Seat has never heard of it."

This conclusion nearly made Jing Yuan lose control of his expression, but he still managed to force a smile.

"Ahem, Minister Fu, this must have been recorded by some means on their end. It's from shortly after I succeeded as General of the Luofu, before you had arrived."

The PV also carried the voices of the Cloud-to-Sea Guard, seemingly proving Jing Yuan's words.

[Xianzhou Soaring, Cloud-Riders Victorious!]

The screen went dark, followed by a man's voice, warm and smooth as jade.

[Hehe, what you said, sir, is quite interesting.]

Hearing this familiar voice, Welt, who had been closely following the game's developments on the train, felt his face fall!

It couldn't be that he had some connection to the game's official team, could it!

As the PV ended, the audience burst into lively discussion!

"So this is what Xianzhou civilization's history looks like! I was wondering why they themselves are Abundance people, yet they chase down other Abundance people all day!"

"General Jing Yuan is so handsome, especially that last line—he said it perfectly!"

"Six Hunt generals plus one marshal! Seven emanators in total—this is the Xianzhou civilization, one of the universe's top-tier powers!"

"I thought Ye Liangchen from the next village was already unmatched under heaven—whose general is this!"

"After all, the Hunt Star God Lan is a Yaoging Xianzhou native. A faction with a Star God—truly terrifying!"

"Judging from the PV, it seems each Xianzhou ship has its own focus. We'll probably get to visit them all eventually!"

"The art style in the video is also really well done, unlike other games that just pile on effects now—I'm sick of it!"

"Exactly! Especially that paper-cut lantern at the beginning—I wonder if there's merchandise for sale!"

"Dammit, another painted pie, and I just can't help but fall for it!"

"Day one of waiting for Cloud-to-Sea Marshal Hua!"

"The Marshal and six Generals from the PV better all be playable, or else—don't make me beg on my knees!"

"Coward Group taking the W!"

"Please, they have to all be playable, everyone will do anything!"

"You really won't take any loss, huh!"

"Hurry up and release Jing Yuan first!"

After watching the entire PV, Guinaifen and Sushang were utterly stunned!

"Wow, this... this game not only has Luofu, but are there other Xianzhou ships too?"

"Little Gui, hurry up and push through the story, don't just play in the mud with Red Light, Green Light here! I can't wait to see the Luofu Xianzhou later!"

So Guinaifen started speedrunning the main story, hoping to land on the Luofu in-game as soon as possible!

The viewers in the livestream also watched the whole PV with Guinaifen, and this game related to the Xianzhou began to spread slowly across the Luofu!

Meanwhile, in Lao Mu's livestream, after finishing the PV review, they continued playing through the main story.

In the story, after the Star Rail Express arrived at the Jade Gate, they started hailing for communication to request docking.

But it was just a series of fragmented auto-replies, then suddenly the docking permission was opened, and the communication cut off.

This bizarre development put the Train Crew on alert, and in the end, Welt led the way with Stelle and March 7th to disembark and land on the Luofu.

When they finally arrived on the Luofu, the first thing that met their eyes was an endless sea of densely packed cargo containers.

"It feels so quiet, and there are no Anti-Matter Legion soldiers on the streets."

When Lao Mu started controlling the character to explore, they found many Cloud-to-Sea Guards lying on the ground, as if a battle had taken place here.

As they continued exploring the port, they finally discovered the first monster—an Abominable Soldier!