Honkai: Star Rail: I'm Developing the Star Rail Mobile Game at the Company Chapter 41

Although the Luofu's internal financial flow in a single stellar year amounts to trillions, much of it is fixed expenditure. If they could secure 10 billion in liquid funds, it would play no small role in the Luofu's development!

Moreover, this deal doesn't require much effort from the Luofu—it's merely advertising during the game's 1.0 version period!

Staring at the proposal before her, Fu Xuan fell into deep thought.

Because the Grand Void Divination Array couldn't calculate whether this game would benefit or harm the Luofu, Fu Xuan was somewhat conflicted at the moment.

But her gaze suddenly caught the calm smile on Jing Yuan's face, and Fu Xuan let out a light hum.

"This General must have already made a decision, why ask me?"

"Haha, the Luofu is not a one-man show for this General. If Minister Fu firmly opposes, how could I act as a dictator?"

Jing Yuan chuckled lightly before continuing.

"Since this seems to be the means of a Celestial Lord, there's no reason for it to taint our Xianzhou. Minister Fu can rest assured."

In the end, the promotion proposal was approved, and the first official collaboration between the game and the Luofu Xianzhou was finalized. The news was immediately relayed back to Lin Guang.

Seeing that the Luofu had agreed to cooperate with him, Lin Guang felt both joy and some melancholy.

"Sigh, 10 billion, 10 billion. Even if it's just a partial deposit upfront, that's still 1.5 billion!"

The game's current revenue was only around 4 billion, and it would probably be about 6 billion after Seele's gacha pool ended!

With all this maneuvering, not only had he sunk a good chunk of his freshly earned money back in, but he also owed the Luofu 8.5 billion!

All he could say was that the game hadn't succeeded yet, and going all in had to continue!

Regardless, the Luofu's promotional work was now ready. Next, he would set off for the major star systems to prepare for the upcoming Simulated Universe Challenge and the version preview program!

Meanwhile, in the game, as time passed, players gradually leveled up to 30. Not only was a new Simulated Universe world unlocked, but the Memory of Chaos also began to enter players' sights!

As the abyss mode for measuring character strength, the current Memory of Chaos offered one-time Stellar Jade rewards for each clear, attracting a large number of players to tackle it!

However, players' character level caps were currently at 50, and the Relics they had were mostly obtained from map treasure chests.

Finding a main stat with ATK was already considered pretty good, let alone any two-piece or four-piece set bonuses!

Most players were trudging through with this ragtag gear, barely scraping by the first few stages through level advantage.

But as monster levels gradually caught up, players began to feel the strain!

And in Belobog.

Pela was using her own account to conquer the Memory of Chaos. Her overly serious expression caused the muscles on her round face to tense up, puffing out adorably as if she could cheer on her in-game self like that!

"Ah, damn it, I died again!"

"Um... Sister Pela."

Just as Pela was frustrated with the difficulty of the Memory of Chaos, a familiar voice came from beside her. Turning her head, she saw two figures, one big and one small.

"Oh! It's Clara!"

Chapter 60: Innate Honkai: Star Rail Saint Body

Seeing Clara bring Svarog to find her, Pela asked curiously.

"What's wrong, Clara? Is there something you need?"

But Clara's expression seemed hesitant, as if unsure whether to voice her thoughts. Even Svarog beside her was unusually silent.

Seeing this, Pela pulled Clara over to sit down, holding Clara's small hands in hers as she spoke patiently.

"What's the matter? You can tell Sister Pela anything!"

Feeling the warmth in her hands, Clara finally began to explain the reason.

It turned out that after the Underworld's lockdown was lifted, most of the Wanderers had slowly found work and left the Wanderer camp.

And ever since Bronya announced her departure to the front lines of the Eternal Freeze's retreat, she had taken most of the Underworld's mechs for reconstruction. Natasha had also brought some members of the Underworld Fire along.

Seeing the empty camp and everyone's busy figures, Clara felt she had to do something to help too.

So she wanted to go to the reconstruction front lines to repair the damaged mechs.

But Svarog firmly disagreed. After all, as the Eternal Freeze receded, the Anti-Matter Legion within it would awaken. He couldn't let Clara go to such a dangerous place!

Thus, Clara and Svarog had their first disagreement, leaving Clara unsure of what to do.

"Sister Pela, Clara wants to help everyone too."

Listening to Clara's earnest explanation, Svarog finally spoke up at this moment.

"Based on past combat data against the Anti-Matter Legion, if Clara goes to the Eternal Freeze front lines, I only have a 94.6% probability of ensuring Clara's safety. The risk probability is too high!"

"Uh..."

Although she felt Svarog calling a 94.6% risk probability too high was a bit exaggerated, Pela indeed didn't agree with Clara going to the Eternal Freeze front lines either, mainly for one reason.

"Clara, the temperature out there in the Eternal Freeze isn't like the Underworld. If you don't protect yourself properly, you'll easily get frostbite. You're not used to wearing shoes—going like that would be very dangerous!"

Yes, Clara wasn't used to wearing shoes, apparently because she was prone to twisting her ankles.

Hearing this explanation, Clara thought briefly before saying.

"Then... then I'll practice walking with shoes on now. Once I get used to it, it'll be fine, right?"

Seeing Clara's earnest expression, Pela felt a bit helpless inside.

Ah, it seemed that to dissuade Clara from going to the Eternal Freeze front lines, she'd have to think of another way.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Pela as she recalled the livestream she'd opened during Bronya's speech earlier!

Just from that one stream, with the game characters appearing, she'd raked in several hundred thousand Credits!

She'd been planning when to host another stream later, and now this was the perfect chance to let Clara give it a try!

"Eh, livestream? Play Honkai: Star Rail?"

Clara had dabbled in Star Rail before, but after finishing the Belobog Main Story, she'd dropped it.

To Clara, things like Star Gods and the Xianzhou felt too distant—better to contribute to reality instead.

"Exactly, a livestream! Don't underestimate this online feature. During Bronya's speech earlier, we got gifts worth several hundred thousand Credits!"

"Several... several hundred thousand, how many Winter City Shields is that?"

Pela then began planning the stream content for Clara, browsing through Star Rail-related channels.

She noticed many streamers were currently clearing the Memory of Chaos, with the highest already reaching floor 13!

There were also plenty of titles advertising paid runs for the Memory of Chaos, looking quite popular!

Remembering she was still stuck on floor 7, Pela handed her phone to Clara and said.

"Clara, try putting together a team to clear the Memory of Chaos. I'm level 50 now, but no matter how I try, I can't beat it. Take a look for me!"

Clara took Pela's phone and started examining it. Having played before, she immediately spotted the issue.

"Sister Pela, your game character—shouldn't she be a support type?"

This question left Pela dumbfounded.

"Ah, what support?"

As a Belobog resident who'd just gotten internet access, Pela's understanding of online games was still shallow.

Seeing Pela's reaction, Clara sensed trouble. She opened the character panel and sure enough, found the problem!

Among the game characters, Pela was equipped with a colorful set of leveled-up Relics, while Seele beside her had nothing at all!

"Sister Pela, in the game, you should give Relics to the characters responsible for dealing damage first. Your Sister Pela's Path is The Nihility, and her skill applies Debuffs to enemies! Also, the enemy has a Physical Weakness, so you can bring the Nameless sister on The Destruction Path!"

A stream of words that sounded half-understandable yet half-not reached Pela's ears, her small eyes filled with big confusion.

The Nihility? Debuff? Physical Weakness?

Seeing Pela frozen, Clara began adjusting the character setup in Pela's account. After a few tweaks, she brought Seele, Pela, the Physical Main Character, and Gepard to floor 7 of the Memory of Chaos.

Watching Clara maneuver Seele through Reprise after Reprise, clearing floor 7 in a single go, Pela clapped in admiration with an amazed look.

"So impressive! Clara, how did you do that? I spent half an hour and couldn't get past it!"

Hearing Pela's praise, Clara paused briefly, then thought before answering.

"Hmm... when I first got into this game, I felt I was pretty good at it. Whether it's the Action Axis of characters in battle or the damage output, I have a clear plan in my mind."

By now, Pela's gaze at Clara was practically shining with adoration.

"Wow, I know, I know! There's a term online for this—something like an Innate Saint Body, right? Clara, you must be the Innate Honkai: Star Rail Saint Body! I'll set up the stream for you right now. It'll definitely work!"

"Eh, now? I... can I? What do I need to do?"

Faced with the sudden livestream, Clara looked a bit flustered.

"Don't worry, everyone will love Clara!"

To save Beloborg, drowning in a mountain of debt, streamer Clara officially debuted!

Thanks to the fanbase from Bronya's earlier stream, this broadcast immediately drew a lot of attention!

In the frame, a shy Clara sat at the table, not even knowing where to look!

Fans flooding into the stream were all stunned by this scene!

"Wow, it's Clara!"

"No way, is this a fake?"

"This is Bronya's old stream—Svarog is right back there!"

"Whoa, Clara, why are you streaming here? Come home with me!"

"Clara, hehe, my Clara!"

"Streamer, are you really not wearing shoes? Show us your feet!"

"Help yourself!"

"Playing Arknights, huh!"

"Friendly reminder: Svarog is watching you from behind!"

"Well, if my target is Svarog, how would you handle that?"

"You're invincible, kid!"

Watching the livestream's popularity steadily climb, Clara glanced at Pela cheering her on beside her, and finally spoke up timidly.

"G-Greetings, everyone. I am Clara. A captain helped me log in to clear the Memory of Chaos. Is that okay?"

That delicate demeanor instantly pierced through the network, shattering the defenses of countless netizens!

"Okay, totally okay!"

Chapter 61: Doctor Clara Works Miracles

Watching Clara's face flush red on screen as she struggled to overcome her shyness, the audience felt their health bars instantly drained to zero!

"Why is Clara so adorable aaaah, my Clara!"

"Alright! I'm in!"

"I achieved a score of 0 seconds in the challenge of resisting being captivated by Clara. You should try it too!"

"The first time I saw The Beauty of Aeons, I felt nothing—because I had already met my Idrila!"

"Streamer, streamer, if I become a captain, can you scold me a few times with that look you give trash?"

"Clara Protection Association reminds you: the internet is not a lawless place!"

Thanks to Clara's words, the livestream room was instantly showered with gifts, and the popularity began to surge!

"Thank you to this captain named Jailer Hao Xiang for subscribing. Thank you!"

When the first captain arrived, Clara read out their ID with some confusion. Jailer—what was that? Could you eat it?

Meanwhile, Svarog's eyes flared with red light. Such a pun wouldn't fool his database!

So Svarog pulled out a chip—one of the functional plugins Screwllum had prepared for him. This particular chip could expand Svarog's hacking capabilities!

After briefly scanning the chip's data, Svarog installed it, gaining access to a library of hacking-related techniques.