"Miss Himeko, be a Nameless with me for the rest of your life!"
"Reoreoreoreoreo."
On the train, Himeko had already had a feeling when she saw her weapon. Still, when her own face appeared in the game, she was somewhat surprised.
"Himeko, look! Your cool entrance!"
March 7th pointed at her phone screen.
"This perfectly matches the ideal image of Himeko in my heart!"
"It seems this game really did record everything that happened. I had only just arrived at the time too, thankfully nothing went wrong."
For now, Himeko attributed everything to someone having recorded it through some method. If that was the case, then the upcoming plot should cover the Star Rail Express's previous experiences.
Jarilo-VI, the Xianzhou, and Penacony, where they were about to head now.
She was beginning to wonder: if the plot sped up and caught up with the Star Rail Express's current progress, how would this game develop?
In the following plot, Arlan went to report the situation to Asta first. Himeko gave Star an introduction, then asked whether March 7th had caused Star any trouble along the way.
"Star, think carefully before you answer."
[I've never seen such a reckless girl.]
[I've never seen such a lively girl.]
[Then I'd better not answer.]
"High emotional intelligence: lively. Low emotional intelligence: reckless."
Lao Mu looked at the options before him and chose the first one, wanting to see her reaction.
"—That's just my personality! I didn't cause trouble this time... You'll get used to it... Look, Dan Heng is used to it already."
After saying that, March 7th looked at Dan Heng, blinking hard and frantically hinting for him to put in a few good words for her.
"...I have the right to remain silent."
The barrage immediately burst into laughter.
"This time"
"Haha, so the silly airhead thing really isn't fake!"
"Dan Heng: I'm numb."
Himeko also chuckled softly in the plot.
"Haha, young people do tend to get along easily. It seems you're already quite familiar with one another. Let's go, Asta has been worried about you."
The plot came to a temporary end, and a notification about Himeko's trial appeared on the screen.
The barrage clamored for him to quickly find some monsters and see what Himeko's skills were like.
That had been Lao Mu's plan as well, but after wandering around, he realized this was probably a safe zone. Along the way, he saw quite a few Herta Space Station staff members he could talk to.
"Why did the Anti-Matter Legion suddenly come here? Am I going to die here? Dad, Mom, my dear... I miss you so much."
"I-I'm still so young. I still want to shine at Herta Space Station. I don't want to die!"
The Anti-Matter Legion's invasion made the staff feel, for the first time, that death was so close. Familiar colleagues had fallen at the hands of the Anti-Matter Legion just like that, making the atmosphere aboard the Space Station exceptionally heavy.
The barrage was also filled with condemnation of the Destruction Star God Nanook and the Anti-Matter Legion under him.
"Nanook is practically insane! How can such a hateful being as the Destruction Star God exist in this world?"
"My hometown was destroyed by the Anti-Matter Legion. The entire planet was blown up by a Great-Eradicator, and now I don't even have a home to return to!"
"Sigh, Star Gods are things that transcend the very concept of life. Who knows what the hell is in their heads?"
After Lao Mu wandered around and entered the mission plot area, the dialogue automatically began.
Asta stood at the command console, her eyes revealing a calmness far beyond her years.
She had to constantly monitor every set of data from the Space Station and ensure that the entire station would not crash.
"Projection radar tracking is normal, telemetry signal frequency is too high! It must be kept at average levels!"
"According to projections, the Legion is about to launch more than ten consecutive waves of attacks. Hang in there, everyone!"
Watching her own cool appearance as she commanded everyone so seriously on-screen, Asta felt like she was about to fall in love with herself.
"Arlan, help me contact this game's development company!"
"Miss, don't tell me you're going to..."
Hearing that familiar request, Arlan seemed to have guessed what Miss Asta was about to do next.
"Of course, I want them to open another top-up channel just for me. This 648 nonsense is far too slow!"
"...Um, Miss, how many Credits are you planning to top up this time?"
"Hmm, let's start with two hundred million and test the waters!"
"Yes, Miss. I'll contact them right away."
Thus, while enjoying dinner, Lin Guang saw the message. He had only been casually checking his private messages, yet he was accidentally blinded by the behavior of the rich.
Was this the most extravagant rich lady in the entire universe?
Lin Guang suddenly felt that the game system in his hands was not quite as appealing anymore.
As the saying went, the difference between people was greater than the difference between people and pigs.
Unfortunately, after checking the in-game store, Lin Guang found that there was no top-up option that allowed users to freely set an amount. He could only maintain the Official Game Account's aloof persona and pretend he had not seen it.
After waiting for quite some time with no response from the other party, Asta assumed they might not have seen the message yet. She gave Arlan a black card and had him top her up first.
Back in the plot, the Train Crew arrived behind Asta, and March 7th was the first to speak.
"Station Master Asta, we're back."
After seeing the Train Crew bring Arlan back, Asta explained the Space Station's current situation and said that they were unable to contact Herta for the time being.
"I knew it... It's fine. I'll send Herta a message too, telling her that we brought the Curio she wanted. At least that will still interest her a little."
"That would be a huge help."
The plot came to a temporary end once again, and the gacha system everyone had been waiting for finally appeared!
The Gacha System Opens! The First PV
As soon as the Warp System representing the gacha appeared, the barrage became excited once more.
"Quick, quick, quick! Streamer, check out the gacha system! What characters are in there?"
"I can't take it anymore, I need to spend money immediately!"
"Is Kafka in the Character Banner? I want Kafka Mom!"
"Wolf Cub! My Wolf Cub!"
"Big Sister Himeko!"
"It's finally time for the main event. A hero can't back down here!"
"I wonder how much this game's gacha costs. It should be something like 6480 too, right?"
"We still have to see the rates. I hope the pity isn't too high!"
"Five-Star, come... Five-Star, come... Five-Stars, come from all directions!"
"Alright, then I'll show everyone this game's gacha Warp System!"
As he spoke, Lao Mu opened the gacha screen and followed the tutorial to do one pull.
The screen changed. A ticket was inserted into the entrance, and the Star Rail Express came rumbling in from the distance. Ahead in the spark-filled corridor stood a fluffy, unknown mascot.
Purple light suddenly flashed behind it, and a powerful gust sent its ears swaying in the wind. It then stepped aside and made way for the carriage passage.
Harmony—Asta!
Judging by the icon, she was a four-star Harmony character with the Fire element.
"Wow, she came out on the first pull!"
Asta, wearing a uniform short skirt, sat sideways in an office chair. Behind her was enormous astronomical observation equipment, and the exquisite character art made the viewers immediately fall for the girl.
"It's Miss Asta, I got her too!"
"Me too. It looks like everyone gets Asta on their first pull. This should be guaranteed!"
"A four-star Harmony character. Judging by her skills, she seems to be a support character!"
"But is Miss Asta a Harmony Pathstrider? You really can't tell normally!"
"A game is a game, reality is reality. There are definitely some differences!"
"Lao Mu, hurry up and top up! Let's see the Five-Star Characters!"
Lao Mu was also planning to spend a few 6480 packs on the game. Not only would the sponsored deal reimburse part of it, but the game's plot quality and everything else were genuinely quite good.
He switched to the store's top-up screen and went through the options one by one, finally stopping on Captured Dreamscape.
"It's pretty much the same as normal mobile game spending—6480 packs, monthly passes, and so on. I'll buy everything once first."
After spending enough to get more than twenty-six thousand Ancient Dreamscape, Lao Mu returned to the Warp screen and discovered something different.
"This is Departure Warp. Twenty percent off ten-pulls, and a guaranteed five-star character within fifty pulls. It's a Beginner Banner, brothers!"
The screen displayed character art for seven Standard Characters. Among them, viewers immediately spotted Himeko, along with several unexpectedly familiar faces.
"Himeko! It's Sister Himeko!"
"So many characters, and they all look so good!"
"Holy crap, am I seeing this right? Isn't that the Dragon Lady?"
"And the one in the upper left—isn't that Yanqing, General Jing Yuan's guard and Luofu's strongest swordsman?"
"There are Xianzhou characters! Please, General Jing Yuan has to be playable!"
"White hair, red eyes... I can't take it, this is a direct attack on my tastes!"
"Clara is so cute! You're not allowed to pull my Clara! sob"
"I can't take it anymore, my wallet is spending money by itself!"
The announcement of the Gacha Pool instantly caused quite a stir. All kinds of characters were suddenly presented to the players at once, leaving their emotions incredibly complicated.
They were excited to pull characters they liked, anxious over known figures who had not yet been implemented, and curiously anticipating what surprises the game would bring next.
Related Honkai: Star Rail terms began appearing among trending searches online, and their search popularity continued to rise.
Watching the account's follower count continuously increase, Lin Guang decided it was time to add more fuel to the game's popularity!
Game Name: Honkai: Star Rail Game Version: 1.0 Registered Users: 840,000 Current Online Users: 650,000 Discussion Heat: 5.61 million
After looking at the game's current data, he saw that it had already multiplied several times over compared to before.
The amount of money being spent was rising even faster. After all, a ruthless automated top-up machine was tirelessly clicking the 6480 purchase button.
At this moment, his Game Points had reached an astonishing 7.52 million!
Opening the system store, Lin Guang checked the prices for PVs. They ranged from five million to ten million, with different production costs resulting in different purchase prices.
His gaze swept across the PVs one by one. Considering that the game was currently in its launch phase, Lin Guang pondered for a moment before ultimately spending 6.7 million to buy one PV. He decided to save the remaining points for now and see how things went.
"It's you, then. Warp PV—Space Comedy!"
This PV mainly featured various characters who would be implemented in the future making brief appearances. It was perfectly suited for building hype among players at this stage!
After buying the PV, Lin Guang immediately logged into the Official Game Account and posted it. At the same time, he sent a copy to Yan Shi, who was in charge of promotion.
Previously, because they had nothing at all, they had barely put up advertisements like the kind played on offline giant screens. Now that they had this PV, they could naturally arrange them.
When Yan Shi saw the game company message him again, he accepted their request and hurriedly gave them Aventurine's contact information, saying that his company's leader hoped to establish a deeper connection with them.
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