When Bronya and Hu Tao found Mo Li, he was busy packing up, ready to head home.
Seeing the two suddenly show up, Mo Li couldn't help but be curious."Bronya? What's going on?"
"Well, it's like this…" Bronya pulled Hu Tao in front of Mo Li and introduced her. "What do you think of Hu Tao?"
"??" Mo Li's head instantly filled with question marks.
What the heck—are you afraid I'll hit on you, so you're introducing me to someone else instead?But this is way too criminal… you actually dragged over a high schooler…
"Bronya, you've got to be joking, right?"
"Hm?" Bronya tilted her head, clearly not understanding what Mo Li meant.
"You…" Halfway through, Mo Li slammed on the brakes and swallowed the words in his throat.
After a moment of thought, he asked instead, "Just tell me straight… why did you bring Hu Tao to me?"
Bronya, still expressionless, replied, "I think Hu Tao is a perfect template for a game character."
Only then did Mo Li realize he had completely misunderstood.
Sigh… so my thoughts really are that dirty, huh…
Quietly roasting himself, Mo Li nodded with a smile. "Miss Hu Tao really is perfect as a design template for a character."
Before he even finished his sentence, Hu Tao jumped up in excitement. "That's amazing! Thank you, boss!"
"Don't get too happy yet… I might have some ideas now, but it'll still be a while before you actually show up."
Genshin Impact was indeed part of Mo Li's plan.But right now, Honkai Impact 3rd had only just launched. Its popularity wasn't high enough yet to be exchanged for Genshin.
"It's fine, no matter how long it takes~ We're set now, boss, don't you dare regret it."
"Relax, there's no way I'll leave you out." Mo Li chuckled and nodded. "By then, you won't even be able to run away."
"Heehee~"
After soothing Hu Tao, Mo Li turned back to Bronya."Anything else?"
Bronya shook her head.
"Good. Then let's hurry back and rest. Over the next while, we'll need to speed up development."
"After all, version 1.2 is about to launch, and we haven't even started 1.3."
Bronya: "…"
"You're the one not giving us work to do, okay? The girls have already nagged you so many times, but you keep holding back the later story and won't let us see it."
Mo Li looked a little embarrassed.The truth was, the system gave him the games in complete versions.
If he wanted, he could update all the versions instantly.So he was never worried about game progress.
Maybe because of his memories from Earth, Mo Li felt an inexplicable fondness for these girls.That's why he didn't want them to overwork, and always kept the workload light.
Who knew that would become a reason for Bronya to complain.
"Fine, if you girls don't feel it's tiring, I'll speed things up a bit."
"That's better." Bronya's face turned serious as she started advising him. "Preparing the next two versions in advance also means we can fix bugs as soon as they show up."
"And if we come up with new ideas along the way, we'll still have time to make adjustments."
"After all, we—"
Watching the usually stoic Bronya go on and on, Mo Li suddenly found her showing a kind of… unexpected cuteness.
After all, in his impression, Bronya was always the "little duck riding Silver Wolf, floating with a poker face on her three-no-expression."
But now, with her acting so mature and reliable, it was actually… pretty adorable.
Thinking that, Mo Li couldn't help but cut her off. As he walked toward the door, he laughed. "I know what I'm doing, don't worry."
Just before stepping out, Mo Li instinctively reached out to ruffle Bronya's hair, his tone soft like coaxing a child."So… that's it for today. We'll talk about anything else tomorrow~"
Bronya stared blankly at Mo Li's retreating back. Two faint blushes spread across her otherwise expressionless face, while irritation brewed in her chest.
What's with looking at me like I'm some little girl? And then patting my head on top of that? Do you really think I'm a kid?
Utterly ridiculous… wait a minute…
In the game, he made me appear in my child form… could it be he actually thinks I'm a little girl?
With that thought, Bronya quickly lowered her gaze.
Mm… her vision was completely blocked by the two lofty peaks on her chest—she couldn't even see her toes.
So what kind of lunatic is this man?
To actually see a woman with a slender waist, curvy hips, and a perfect figure as a little girl?
And he even dared pat her head…
"Bronya-jie, are you really that close with Boss Mo Li?" Hu Tao tugged at Bronya's sleeve curiously, having seen the whole thing.
Only then did Bronya snap back to her senses.
Suppressing her embarrassment, she cleared her throat. "Ahem… don't misunderstand, we're not like that."
"As for his behavior just now… just treat him like a lunatic."
Hu Tao: "?"
"Still don't get it?" Bronya quietly stared at her, and the temperature in the air seemed to drop.
"Heehee~ I get it, I won't tell anyone~"
...
After stepping out of the studio, Mo Li finally realized just how impolite his actions had been.
"Great… now she definitely hates me…"
He felt the urge to cover his face.
It couldn't be helped. Every time he saw Bronya's stoic three-no face, his mind would flash back to those quirky emoticon expressions from Honkai Impact 3rd's Big Duck.
Coupled with his memory of her as a child… it was just too cute. Once the mood hit, he couldn't resist the urge to pat her head.
"Eh~ whatever. So she thinks I'm a pervert."
"I really am a pervert anyway."
Annoyed, Mo Li decided to just give up on worrying.
At worst, he'd just get beaten up next time.
Being stepped on by a beautiful girl—so what? Some people might even think that's a blessing.
Some would even get more excited by it.
"Yeah, it's basically fanservice…"
...
Meanwhile, online discussions about Honkai Impact 3rd were still raging.
People were debating the story, the characters, and MiHoYo's schemes—basically, the entire gaming community had been swallowed by Honkai.
And just as players were sharing their impressions, MiHoYo dropped a brand-new video on Bilibili and Douyin.
#Honkai Impact 3rd Version 1.2 Preview – New S-rank Characters: "Herrscher of the Void" & "Vermilion Knight: Eclipse"#
Herrscher of the Void?
The Queen herself is entering the gacha pool!?
And Himeko's S-rank battlesuit, Vermilion Knight: Eclipse!
New story! New characters!
In just a few minutes, the trailer sent the entire Honkai community into a frenzy.
They still remembered vividly the overwhelming shock they felt just three days ago during "Queen's Arrival."
And now, such a terrifying character was actually going to be pullable in the gacha!? This was insane.
Players cried out that MiHoYo was god-tier.
But what they didn't know was… waiting for them in Version 1.2 wasn't celebration, but pain.
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