Honkai: Star Rail: I Develop Star Rail Mobile Games at the Company Chapter 40

When Star followed the directions to the mission location, the audience immediately spotted Qingque sitting around a table playing Imperial Jade with her companions!

[Hurry it up, Qingque. By the time you make your move, we'll have turned to dust waiting.]

[I heard the Divination Department's realm got hit too? Qingque, how can you still be in the mood for cards?]

The gray-haired girl had a pair of beautiful green eyes, with a hairpin clipped into her bangs. At that moment, she rested her chin on one hand, lost in thought.

Hearing her cardmates' remarks, Qingque replied with complete composure.

[Pfft, even if the sky falls on the Divination Department, the Diviner Lord will hold it up. Sure, Their Excellency's height isn't much to write home about, but Their ability is sky-high.]

[Hey, I'm not here just goofing off. I'm under orders to wait for an honored guest. Time's precious, you know. This is called efficiency.]

Watching the exact same lines play out in the story, Qingque couldn't help but swallow hard, a bad feeling creeping into her heart!

As if to confirm her suspicion, her phone buzzed with a message!

[Qingque, you sure know how to manage your time!]

But true to her reputation as a veteran slacker in the Divination Department, Qingque didn't panic at Fu Xuan's message!

Time to pull out that old trick!

Play dumb, read the message, and reply nonsense!

[Thank you for the praise, Diviner Lord! This humble one only wishes to contribute more to the Divination Department and lighten Your Excellency's burdens as soon as possible!]

Seeing the reply, Fu Xuan sighed helplessly.

As a diviner in the Department, Qingque certainly had the skills, but she always channeled that energy elsewhere, treating her work with just enough effort to get by!

Give her eight-tenths of a task, and she'd never do seven, nor would she do nine!

Since the tasks assigned to her were always completed satisfactorily, and she caused far less trouble than other slackers in the Department, Fu Xuan chose to turn a blind eye.

But Qingque actually said she was lacking in height!

What bothered Fu Xuan most was having to look up every time she spoke to someone, especially when facing Jing Yuan—she had to tilt her head all the way to the sky!

And now this was made into a game spreading across the universe. When she became General, how would she maintain her image!

Thinking this, Fu Xuan glanced at Jing Yuan and Yanqing beside her. Jing Yuan's expression was calm, showing nothing unusual!

But Yanqing's face was clearly strained, as if he had recalled every sad thing in his life just to barely hold back his laughter!

If he laughed in front of Diviner Fu, his career in the Cloud Knights would be over!

[Qingque, from now on, you'll be transferred back from the archives. This Seat will personally guide you!]

Seeing Fu Xuan's message, Qingque's face instantly fell. Being noticed by her boss—her easygoing career in the Divination Department was about to go down the drain!

In the following story, Qingque led the group to the Divination Department, and along the way, they saw the Abundance's divine relic on the Luofu, the Jianmu.

Tingyun: [That is the ancient tree called Jianmu, once the Luofu Xianzhou's proud treasure.]

From this point, Tingyun's tone began to shift slightly. Even her introduction of the Jianmu used the phrase "proud treasure," and Jing Yuan caught that subtle change!

Recalling all the suspicious signs along the way, Jing Yuan reached a bold conclusion.

"Perhaps Miss Tingyun hasn't met with misfortune. In fact, she might even have had dealings with Phantylia."

When Fu Xuan met the Train Crew, she said she needed their help to restart the formation array and eliminate the evil.

Star: [Say that magic word!]

Fu Xuan was taken aback, unsure whether she genuinely didn't understand or was pretending not to.

[...Wh-what? What magic word?]

March 7th: [Oh, just a simple, universal word: please.]

Hearing this, Fu Xuan's tone turned awkward.

[P-please!]

That shy, flustered emotion carried through her voice into every viewer's ear, striking like a psychic blow!

"AWSL!"

"Call the jo-ambulance!"

"Fu Bao is so cute too, all tiny—I just want to pick her up and squish her!"

"Dammit, tsundere is out of style now. I won't... won't be charmed!"

"That's right, the trend now is childhood friends who suddenly appear!"

After some effort to restart the formation array, Fu Xuan activated the Grand Void Divination Array, and the captured Plain Face Kafka was brought up!

At this moment, Kafka had shed her coat, removed all her makeup, and even taken out her colored contacts!

Her entire aura shifted from dangerous and mysterious to incredibly gentle!

"! Mommy's bare face is so pretty!"

"Her eyes even have highlights! Such a gentle vibe!"

"I can't take it, now I'm really smitten!"

"Wuwuwu, what did you do to my mommy?!"

"Is this how the Xianzhou treats prisoners? Bring out the makeup remover!"

At the Stellaron Hunters' location.

Silver Wolf was seeing Kafka remove her makeup up close for the first time, and her entire face looked like a completely different person!

"Is this the terror of makeup artistry?"

Seeing Silver Wolf's shocked and uncertain expression, Kafka couldn't help but cover her mouth with a light laugh, then pulled a lipstick from her bag and leaned in.

"How about it, Silver Wolf? Want me to give you a light makeup try? This is my latest purchase—I'll give you a total transformation!"

As Kafka approached with the lipstick, Silver Wolf's face showed reluctance, and she shook her head like a rattle-drum, quickly refusing.

"No, no, I... I don't like wearing that stuff. You'd better save it for when Sam comes back and try it on him!"

In the following story, Fu Xuan activated the Grand Void Divination Array to probe, seeking the truth from Kafka. But after obtaining the answer, Fu Xuan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

[You... just for this? For something like this?]

Having learned some truth, Fu Xuan declared she would immediately go report to the general, leaving Kafka for the protagonist to question on their own. Then came that classic line.

March 7th: [You need to be careful too, don't let a mature older sister trick you again.]

"Are you kidding? I'm super rational, okay!"

"Don't underestimate us!"

"She's the infamous Stellaron Hunter—how could she possibly soften up!"

"Exactly, exactly! She led us around in circles before. We've got to interrogate Kafka thoroughly!"

The audience was still brimming with confidence, but when they approached Kafka for the conversation, the camera zoomed in. In the scene, only Kafka and the lens faced each other.

[Hey, Star... you haven't changed much.]

[Sorry about this, making you see me in such a mess.]

Her gentle, low voice was unlike usual. After shedding that mysterious veil, it was as if she were chatting with an old friend. The faint trace of weariness visible on her face was enough to melt anyone's heart!

At that moment, among the three options beside her, only one answer seemed to exist!

[Are you okay? Are you injured?]

"I'm charging in—full health, one-shot her! What's there to say!"

"She's our mom. Would she ever hurt us?"

"Sigh—my nose is so itchy. Anyone have any ideas?"

Chapter 59: Exquisite and Unmissable

As the conversation with Kafka unfolded, the fog shrouding every player began to lift.

The one who brought the Stellaron into the Luofu was not the Stellaron Hunters, but a traitor from within the Luofu working together with an enemy from outside!

The Stellaron Hunters' purpose in coming here was to lure the Star Rail Express to the Luofu, and also to do them a big favor here, making the Xianzhou Alliance owe them a debt, so they could lend a hand at a crucial moment in the future!

Then Kafka mentioned that in the future, the Star Rail Express would face the Destruction Star God, Nanook, head-on. In most futures, fate would end at that moment!

But if they followed Elio's script, there would ultimately be a glimmer of hope!

In the god-level war among Star Gods, the power of The Hunt was indispensable. Every bit of strength could be the key to turning the tide—and that was the Stellaron Hunters' ultimate goal!

"Facing that one, the Annihilator of Calamity, huh?"

Jing Yuan looked at Kafka as she revealed the Stellaron Hunters' final aim, but he wasn't surprised that the Star Rail Express would confront the Destruction Star God.

After all, every Star God was the most faithful practitioner of their own Path. The Destruction Star God wanted nothing less than to destroy the entire universe!

Sending out the Anti-Matter Legion was to continuously walk that Path and increase power. One day, Nanook would personally act to annihilate everything, and everyone was His target!

Then Kafka also spoke of three ways to make a Star God fall.

First, overlapping Paths would collide, and the broader Path would swallow the narrower one.

Second, a god war between Star Gods—the stronger would eliminate the weaker.

Dense information kept pounding the audience's minds. Just as Star was about to ask about the third method, Kafka's gaze shifted into the distance.

[Oh, it's starting!]

The once-dead Jianmu burst back to life, growing visibly at a rapid pace!

Seeing this scene, Kafka broke free of her restraints. Star moved to stop her, but A Ren's figure suddenly appeared to block the way!

[Let's go, A Ren. Two more places to visit.]

Standing at the edge of the high platform, Kafka turned gracefully and fell backward. A Ren followed closely, diving down in a Torpedo Dive.

After the Train Crew discussed with General Jing Yuan, they decided to head to the Alchemy Commission, where the Jianmu was located, to help deal with the Stellaron.

But on the way to the Alchemy Commission, after a boss fight with the Abundance Xuanlu, the main story ended!

Lao Mu stared blankly at the abruptly cut-off main story.

"Wait, that's it? Where's the rest of the story?!"

Audience members were utterly tormented by this sudden cliffhanger, flooding the comments with complaints.

"What the hell, I was all ready and you're telling me that's it?"

"The devs really know how to cut a story—right when it's about to climax, they pull this stunt!"

"What a master of edging!"

"Urgent, urgent, urgent—just release the rest of the main story already!"

"Where's my binge-watch button?!"

Lin Guang had previously considered whether to release the entire main story all at once to improve the gameplay experience regarding the cliffhanger issue.

After careful thought, Lin Guang decided to stick with the original version.

After all, the subsequent main story on the Xianzhou would be the stage for the Abundance Dragon Lord, Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae. He was still working on Jing Yuan's gacha pool, and having Dragon Dan appear now would clearly be inappropriate!

Besides, there was still Penacony's cliffhanger waiting for everyone!

Lin Guang recalled the fear of being dominated by Penacony's cliffhanger in his past life!

This Mi-style cliffhanger was exquisitely delicious—it must be tasted, absolutely delivered to the players!

Thus, the 1.0 version's main story ended there. Though the players were deeply dissatisfied, they could only turn to other content in the game.

"Minister Fu, after reviewing this, do you think our Luofu Xianzhou should agree to their promotion proposal?"

Seeing the main story come to a close, Jing Yuan took a document from the table and handed it to Fu Xuan.

It was precisely the promotion proposal Lin Guang had commissioned the Interastral Peace Entertainment Corporation to send to the Luofu Xianzhou under the guise of a game, the main content being the placement of Honkai: Star Rail advertisements on the Luofu Xianzhou during the 1.0 version!

Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan had been closely following the story all along, also to see if the other party was sneaking in any hidden agendas.

After watching the entire story, Fu Xuan indeed found nothing unusual. Although she was a bit bothered by the recording of some of her less-than-ideal images in the game, considering this concerned the Luofu's development, personal feelings had to be set aside for now.

After all, the price the other party had offered was 10 Billion Credits!