Although Luofu's internal account flow over a single Stellar Year reached several trillion, much of it consisted of fixed expenditures. If they could secure 10 billion in liquid capital, it would greatly benefit Luofu's development!
Moreover, this deal would not require Luofu to put in much effort—just advertising placements during the game's Version 1.0 period!
Looking at the proposal before her, Fu Xuan fell into thought.
Since the Matrix of Prescience could not determine whether this game would benefit or harm Luofu, Fu Xuan was somewhat conflicted.
But then she caught sight of Jing Yuan's calm smile and gave a soft snort.
"General, you must have already made up your mind. Why ask me?"
"Haha, Luofu is not ruled by this general's word alone. If Minister Fu firmly opposed it, how could this general make such a dictatorial decision?"
Jing Yuan chuckled and continued.
"With methods such as these, that Heavenly Lord surely has no intention of harming our Xianzhou. Minister Fu may rest assured."
In the end, the Promotion Proposal was approved. The game's first official collaboration with the Luofu Xianzhou was established, and the news was immediately relayed back to Lin Guang.
Seeing that Luofu had agreed to work with him, Lin Guang felt both delighted and somewhat melancholy.
"Ah, 10 billion, 10 billion... Even if I only pay part of it as a deposit, that's still 1.5 billion!"
The game's current revenue was only around 4 billion. By the time the Seele Gacha ended, it would probably only reach around 6 billion!
After all this, not only had he poured much of the money he had just earned back into the project, he now owed Luofu another 8.5 billion!
All he could say was that the game had yet to succeed, so he still had to go all in!
No matter what, Luofu's promotional preparations were now complete. Next, he needed to set off for the major star systems to prepare for the upcoming Simulated Universe Challenge and the version Preview Program!
Meanwhile, as time passed in the game, players gradually reached Level 30. Not only had a new Simulated Universe world opened up, but the Memory of Chaos had also entered the players' sights!
As an abyss-style mode used to measure character strength, the current Memory of Chaos awarded one-time Stellar Jade rewards for every clear, attracting large numbers of players to attempt Walkthroughs!
However, players' character level cap was currently only Level 50, and the Relics they wore had mostly come from treasure chests found across the map.
Finding even a single main attack stat was already considered quite good, let alone any two-piece or four-piece set bonuses!
Most players wore such shabby gear and barely cleared the earlier stages through level advantage alone.
But as the monsters' levels gradually rose, the players began to feel powerless!
Meanwhile, in Belobog.
Pela was holding her account and challenging the Memory of Chaos. Her overly focused expression made the muscles on her round face tense up, and her puffed cheeks looked remarkably cute, as though that could somehow cheer on her in-game self!
"Ah, damn it, I died again!"
"Um... Sister Pela."
Just as Pela was frustrated by the Memory of Chaos's difficulty, a familiar voice came from beside her. Turning around, she found two figures, one large and one small.
"Ah! Clara!"
Chapter 60: Innate Honkai: Star Rail Saint Body
Seeing Clara arrive with Svarog, Pela asked curiously.
"What is it, Clara? Did you need something from me?"
Yet Clara looked hesitant, as if she did not know whether she should voice what was on her mind. Even Svarog beside her was unusually silent.
Seeing this, Pela pulled Clara aside to sit down, took her little hands in both of hers, and said patiently.
"What's wrong? You can tell Sister Pela anything!"
Feeling the warmth in Pela's hands, Clara finally began slowly explaining why she had come.
After the Underworld lockdown was lifted, most of the Wanderers gradually found work and left the Wanderer camp.
And after Bronya announced that she would head to the front line where the Eternal Freeze was receding, she took most of the Underworld's automatons with her for reconstruction. Natasha had also brought some members of Underworld Fire along.
Seeing the empty camp and everyone bustling about, Clara felt that she should do something for everyone too.
So she wanted to go to the reconstruction front line as well, to repair those damaged automatons.
But Svarog firmly refused. As the Eternal Freeze receded, the Anti-Matter Legion trapped within it would awaken as well. He could not allow Clara to go somewhere so dangerous!
Thus, Clara and Svarog had their first disagreement, leaving Clara unsure of what to do.
"Sister Pela, Clara wants to help everyone too."
After listening as Clara gently explained the situation, Svarog finally spoke as well.
"Based on past combat data against the Anti-Matter Legion, if Clara goes to the Eternal Freeze front line, I only have a 94.6% probability of guaranteeing her safety. The risk probability is too high!"
"Uh..."
Although Pela felt Svarog was exaggerating by calling a 94.6% success rate too risky, she did not agree with Clara going to the Eternal Freeze front line either, mainly for one reason.
"Clara, the temperature outside in the Eternal Freeze is nothing like the Underworld. If you do not take proper precautions, you could easily suffer frostbite. You aren't used to wearing shoes, so it would be dangerous for you to go there like that!"
That was right—Clara was not used to wearing shoes, apparently because they made her prone to spraining her ankles.
After hearing that explanation, Clara thought for a moment before speaking.
"Then... then I'll practice walking in shoes now. Once I get used to them, it'll be okay, right?"
Seeing Clara's serious expression, Pela felt a little helpless.
Ah, it seemed that if she wanted to dissuade Clara from going to the Eternal Freeze front line, she would need another method.
Then a flash of inspiration struck Pela, and she remembered the livestream Bronya had started during her speech!
Because game characters had appeared during it, that single livestream alone had received hundreds of thousands of Credits!
Pela had originally been planning when to hold another livestream. This was the perfect chance to let Clara give it a try!
"Huh, a livestream? Playing Honkai: Star Rail?"
Clara had already tried Honkai: Star Rail a little, but after finishing Belobog's Main Story, she had quit.
To Clara, things like Star Gods and the Xianzhou were too distant. She would rather contribute to everyone in the real world.
"That's right, a livestream! Don't underestimate what the internet can do. When Bronya gave her speech before, she received hundreds of thousands of Credits in gifts!"
"Hun... hundreds of thousands? How many Winter City Shields is that?"
Pela then began planning Clara's livestream content and browsed through Honkai: Star Rail-related streams again and again.
She found that many streamers were currently broadcasting their Memory of Chaos clears, and the highest had even reached Floor 13!
There were also quite a few streams titled "Memory of Chaos Clears on Your Account," and they seemed rather popular!
Remembering that she herself was still stuck on Floor 7, Pela handed her phone to Clara and said.
"Clara, try putting together a team and clearing the Memory of Chaos. I'm Level 50 too, but no matter what I try, I can't beat it. Help me take a look!"
Clara took Pela's phone and began examining it. Since she had played for some time before, Clara immediately spotted what was wrong.
"Sister Pela, your game character should be a support type, right?"
That question left Pela completely confused.
"Huh? What support?"
As Belobog had only recently gained internet access, Pela still did not know much about online games.
Seeing Pela's reaction, Clara felt that something was off. She opened the character panel, and sure enough, she found the problem!
Pela's in-game character was equipped with upgraded, colorful Relics, while Seele beside her had absolutely nothing!
"Sister Pela, in a game, you should give Relics to the character responsible for dealing damage first. Sister Pela's Path in the game is The Nihility, and her skills are meant to inflict Debuffs on enemies! Also, the enemies have Physical Weakness, so you can bring the Nameless sister on the Path of Destruction!"
A long explanation that seemed understandable yet somehow was not entered Pela's ears, leaving her little eyes filled with enormous confusion.
The Nihility? Debuffs? Physical Weakness?
Seeing Pela freeze up, Clara began adjusting the characters on her account. After some operations, she brought Seele, Pela, the Physical Main Character, and Gepard to Floor 7 of the Memory of Chaos.
Watching Clara use Seele to unleash Reprise turn after turn, then easily clear Floor 7 in just one attempt, Pela looked on in amazement and clapped in praise.
"That's amazing! Clara, how did you do that? I spent half an hour on it before and still couldn't clear it!"
Clara was briefly stunned by Pela's praise, then thought for a moment before answering.
"Um... when I first tried this game, I felt like I was rather good at it. Whether it's the characters' Action Axis in battle or the amount of damage they deal, I can form a clear plan in my mind."
At that moment, Pela's gaze at Clara began to shine with admiration.
"Wow, I know, I know! There's a saying about this online. It's called something like an innate saint body. Clara, you must be an Innate Honkai: Star Rail Saint Body! I'll prepare your livestream right away. It'll definitely work!"
"Huh, right now? I... can I? What do I need to do?"
Faced with the sudden prospect of livestreaming, Clara looked a little flustered.
"Don't worry, everyone will like Clara!"
To save Belobog, which was burdened with enormous debts, streamer Clara officially made her debut!
Because of the followers gained from Bronya's earlier livestream, this broadcast attracted plenty of attention the moment it began!
Onscreen, the somewhat shy Clara sat at a table, not even knowing where to look!
The fans flooding into the livestream were all greatly surprised by the sight!
"Wow, it's Clara!"
"Isn't this someone pretending to be her?"
"This is Bronya's old stream! Svarog is right in the background!"
"Holy crap, Clara, why are you streaming here? Come home with me!"
"Clara, hehe, my Clara!"
"Does the streamer really not wear shoes? Show us your feet!"
"Please help yourself!"
"Genshin player behavior."
"Friendly reminder: Svarog is watching from behind you!"
"But what if Svarog is my target? How would you deal with that, sir?"
"You're invincible, kid!"
Watching the viewer count continuously rise, Clara looked at Pela, who was cheering her on beside her, and finally spoke timidly.
"H-hello, everyone. I'm Clara. A Captain asked me to log into his account and clear the Memory of Chaos. Is that okay?"
Her frail appearance instantly traveled through the internet and shattered countless viewers' defenses!
"Yes! Absolutely yes!"
Chapter 61: Doctor Clara's Miraculous Healing Hands
Watching Clara blush bright red on camera as she tried hard to overcome her shyness, the viewers felt their health bars instantly emptied!
"Why is Clara so cute, ahhh! My Clara!"
"Okay! I'm in!"
"I achieved an impressive record of zero seconds in the challenge to resist being conquered by Clara. Come try it too!"
"When I first saw The Beauty of Aeons, I felt nothing, because I had already met my own Idrila!"
"Streamer, streamer! If I become a Captain, can you scold me a few times while looking at me like I'm trash?"
"The Clara Protection Association reminds you that the internet is not a lawless place!"
Because of Clara's words, the livestream immediately received a flood of gifts, and its popularity began soaring!
"Thank you to the Captain opened by this user named Jailer Hao Xiang, thank you!"
When her first Captain arrived, Clara was slightly confused as she read the user ID aloud. Prison guard? What was that? Could it be eaten?
But Svarog's eyes beside her suddenly glowed bright red. A homophonic joke like that could not deceive his database!
Svarog pulled out a chip. Screwllum had prepared several functional plug-ins for him, and this particular chip could expand Svarog's hacking capabilities!
After connecting the chip, Svarog briefly scanned its data and completed the installation. He could then access a technical database related to hacking.
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