Originally, when Herta appeared in the PV, everyone thought the Author was just trying to gain popularity and play it safe.
Who would have thought that the Author would actually dare to put Ms. Herta into the game as a playable character?
You must know.
Ms. Herta has a cooperative relationship with the Company, and interstellar games are basically released through the Company's channels.
If Ms. Herta were to become displeased, she wouldn't even need to say anything; the Company could use various means to bankrupt the game's Author, turning them into a slave-level worker to pay off debts!
Herta Space Station.
Station Master's Office.
Asta sat there in silence, as time passed minute by minute, second by second.
Suddenly.
The office door was knocked twice, then burst open with a bang.
It was Allan.
He rushed in, panting: "Miss, Miss..."
Normally, Allan was very mindful of etiquette; entering Asta's office required knocking and obtaining her consent.
But now, with matters of such importance, Allan couldn't be bothered with formalities.
"Allan?"
For some reason, Asta seemed a little flustered, immediately and casually tucking her mobile phone behind her back.
Upon closer inspection.
The Stellar Jade page clearly displayed over 200,000...
Just topped up, still warm.
"Uh, well, you..."
"Miss, I was abrupt." Allan took a deep breath, his expression grave. "The game you asked me to supervise, something big has happened this time."
"Now, millions of players across the galaxy have already, already..."
As a seasoned gamer, Asta naturally couldn't be unaware.
She sighed and said to Allan reassuringly: "Is it that game called honkai: star rail?"
"I know, he made Ms. Herta into a game character. I'm afraid millions of players now know Ms. Herta's image."
"Don't worry, I will inform Ms. Herta. As for the game, it has already exceeded the Space Station's management scope, so it seems we need to contact the Company."
To be honest, when she first saw Ms. Herta's appearance, Asta herself felt a lingering fear.
The game Author actually created Ms. Herta?
And did it...
So well!
But clearly, this game had spiraled out of control and directly infringed upon Ms. Herta's rights.
Regardless, the Space Station had to intervene.
And under this uncontrolled state, conventional management had clearly failed, requiring immediate reporting to Ms. Herta and contacting the Company for containment.
Asta silently felt a pang of regret in her heart.
Such an excellent game, why couldn't the Author think straight and insist on misappropriating Ms. Herta's name?
But.
No sooner had she finished speaking than Allan immediately retorted: "No, no, Miss."
"It's not just that; haven't you seen this game's story yet?"
"Hmm? Story, what story?" Asta looked puzzled.
"It's about Ms. Herta!"
"Audience... audience with the Aeon, Nous—!"
Asta: "(⊙ˍ⊙)"
...
As a power gamer, Asta only pulled characters and didn't pay attention to the story.
And precisely as a story gamer, Guinaifen only focused on the story and completely ignored the community.
She wasn't even aware of basic character reveals or PVs.
So at this moment.
After finishing her study of as i have written, Guinaifen's perspective mysteriously switched.
Then, something that inexplicably shocked her for an entire year appeared.
As a strange voice served as narration, the perspective switched to the Herta Space Station, with Herta Puppets all over the floor.
"Look, where is this? It's the Herta Space Station—a camp for Geniuses, a cradle of science."
"Look at these Herta Puppets, how exquisitely crafted they are? I've heard more than once people secretly praise:'She's so beautiful...'
"But if you ask me, their reduction of Ms. Herta's beauty doesn't even come close to one-tenth, ah no, not even one-hundredth..."
At first, it was just praising and complimenting Herta nicely.
But the next second.
The art style changed dramatically!
A colossal, crimson The Automaton Head filled the entire screen, its pupils flashing with terrifying light, as if it could see through everything.
And directly in front of The Automaton Head, a lady wearing a pointed hat was sitting on a staff.
It was Herta, as expected!
And the narration provided simultaneously was:
"The distinguished Genius #83, Ms. Herta, is questioning the great Nous, seeking the mystery of 'Divinity' from Him!"
Among them, Divinity was highlighted.
The appearance of this scene was too shocking and too unexpected; Guinaifen was completely unprepared.
So much so that it surpassed everyone's curiosity about Herta's true appearance.
Guinaifen's live stream popularity continuously stayed above 100,000, and even she herself covered her mouth in astonishment.
[Aeon? Is that Nous of Erudition?!]
[Has the game been hacked? Why did it suddenly jump to the Herta Space Station? Can someone explain?]
[It's the main story, alright. This game not only sells cards, but it actually made a story about Ms. Herta. Look at the main story!]
[No way?]
[Ms. Herta is actually secretly researching how to audience with an Aeon, and even wants to understand the mystery of Divinity!]
[Don't, don't be nervous, kids, it's just fanfiction, haha, just fanfiction.]
[Even fanfiction can't write just anything, right? How is this different from disrespecting an Aeon?]
Some Aeons are still highly revered, such as Qlipoth.
Disrespecting an Aeon is challenging their believers.
Regardless, players felt that the Author had completely offended Herta, and a death sentence would be considered light.
After all, she is a Genius, and even an Emanator, an Emanator of Erudition with a bad temper, even a very eccentric one!
Amidst her surprise, Guinaifen still hadn't figured out what was happening: "What's going on, everyone?"
"Wasn't I reading? How did I get teleported to the Space Station?"
[Guinaifen doesn't follow the community? Go check it out, Ms. Herta herself is up, and there's a PV!]
[Yes, yes, yes, the Author is risking their life to give us characters, it makes me want to cry!]
Reading the bullet comments, Guinaifen gasped.
So she immediately switched to the community.
...
The game's popularity grew, and many astonishing revelations were exposed.
Involving an Aeon was truly too bold.
Especially using an Aeon to weave stories of unknown truth.
So, with such widespread dissemination, it was eventually caught by the Character Pool itself.
Galactic Frontier.
Inside the Clock Tower.
This was Herta's long-term residence.
At this moment, inside the room, four cracked mirrors stood in a row, each containing a vortex-like void.
And directly in front, a young girl, by appearance, was definitely a young girl.
She had smooth, purplish-grey long hair, a purple-black long gown, black stockings, Martin boots, and a wide, pointed hat.
Herta listened to the Four Mirrors' report, her eyes strange: "Huh? A game?"
"Are you not kidding me?"
"We wouldn't dare! The other party not only used Lady Herta's image as a tool for profit, but also leaked our great plan."
"Daring to scheme against Lady Herta, punish him, punish him!"
Following the explanation from the Four Mirrors, Herta scrolled through her mobile phone.
Sure enough, she quickly found the game and her character PV.
She clicked on it and glanced at it, becoming a little interested: "Oh, quite interesting."
However.
"Amphoreus, and Nous?"
"Could it be that Zandalar fellow, or... no, that's not right."
As an Emanator of Erudition and a Genius, Herta remained remarkably calm when facing matters, unlike others.
Even if the other party knew her true form and her plan to audience with Nous, and had exposed it all without reservation.
But this was also manageable.
Because in Herta's calculations, quite a few people had seen her true form, but very few knew about her plan to audience with Nous.
Coincidentally!
While browsing the character preview, Herta noticed the nickname 'Lady Hat-Tip'.
Currently, it seemed only one person had ever used that address for her.
"Is it that kid?"