Chapter 45 : Chapter 45: Automatic Wallet Top-Ups, Company Manhunt Order
Guinaifen really couldn't hold it together anymore.
That Black-Clad Swordsman took down Castorice and the others in three strikes; even Cerces, who had possessed Anaxa for a sneak attack, couldn't beat him.
Finally, they were forced into a scripted death sequence. The group was cornered, and it looked like the Black-Clad Swordsman was about to charge!
Just as Guinaifen was starting to feel despair.
Trianne stepped forward!
"Gate of a Hundred Worlds... Open!"
She channeled her divine power to use one of her only two remaining chances, forcibly opening the Gate of a Hundred Worlds and dragging the Black-Clad Swordsman inside.
He struggled and roared, but with Castorice's cooperation, he ultimately couldn't break free.
But afterward, Trianne, her strength exhausted, became weak and collapsed in the darkness.
[Tri—anne—!]
[Oh no, Trianne fainted? Trianne, wake up quickly! If you fall asleep, you'll never wake up again!]
[That Black-Clad Swordsman was finally warped away. What level was he? He was actually that strong.]
This scene caused all the comments to focus on Trianne's condition.
After all, it was mentioned earlier that Trianne didn't have many uses of the Gate of a Hundred Worlds left, and no one knew what the consequences would be once they were gone.
Fortunately, the scene shifted back to the foot of Okhema, and Trianne was awake, but...
"Ugh, Little Castorice, Trianne still has... a headache."
"I'm sorry... even though you... warned me not to open the gate."
From her intermittent voice, it was clear Trianne wasn't in a good state.
"Trianne feels so uncomfortable... need to go back first, and sleep..."
So, Trianne went back alone.
Castorice expressed her worry, but it wasn't just Castorice who was worried—the comment section was too.
Although the Tribbie trio hadn't appeared much and had few scenes, Trianne had accompanied the players all the way. Hearing her call out "Little Gray" over and over had built a strong emotional connection.
Guinaifen sighed, but as she browsed the comment section, she noticed the chat was being spammed.
"What is it, everyone? Has the Author posted another update?"
"Is the new version character Tribbie?!" Guinaifen was both surprised and delighted.
Without another word, she prepared to switch to the community while feeling conflicted in her heart.
To be honest, before playing this game, she hadn't expected to spend so much. Now that Tribbie was coming out, Guinaifen really couldn't take it.
She felt Tribbie didn't have much story and suspected her power level might not be high. Should she save some money for the next character?
Thinking that way didn't seem to be a problem.
After all, she already had so many characters she couldn't use them all.
"Oh no, oh no, I don't have enough tickets."
[Looks like Guinaifen can't handle it either. Ms. Herta's banner is indeed too hard to refuse.]
[Spread the word, Guinaifen has been drained dry by Ms. Herta!]
[I feel like I'm going to skip too. I don't have many resources left, otherwise I'd really have to top up.]
[It's okay Guinaifen, if you really don't have tickets, just prepare for the next character!]
After the harvest of Ms. Herta's banner, players gave Guinaifen a lot of advice.
Some players also felt the game was being closely watched by the Company and felt it could be liquidated by Ms. Herta at any time.
It wouldn't be worth it if something went wrong after pulling on the banner.
However, a moment later, guided by Sushang, Guinaifen opened the new PV posted by Xu Qiong.
"Eh?"
"The First Dawn of Fate?"
Guinaifen pursed her lips: "This PV name is quite interesting. Let's watch..."
...
[Ding!]
[Your 129,600 Stellar Jades have arrived. 12,960 credits have been automatically deducted!]
[Don't top up anymore, Guinaifen, stop it—!]
[What happened to skipping? Stop, Guinaifen!]
[LMAO, she tried her best but couldn't hold back.]
[Chang Chang, stop her! Her left and right brains are fighting each other!]
The livestream was full of people there for the drama.
The reversal came too fast. Guinaifen admitted she couldn't help herself.
It was too good!
In a daze, by the time the PV was over and she opened her eyes, twenty 648 packs had already been purchased!
Her wallet was topping up automatically; she couldn't be blamed.
The quality of that PV was truly high. And who knew Tribbie used to look like this?
Not that Tribbie wasn't cute, but Tiresias was truly beautiful—simply the beauty of all that matters!
...
After the release of the new PV, the popularity of honkai: star rail had begun to stabilize.
From an obscure little game, it had leapt to become a recent smash hit. The most critical part was that there was still no news about the Author.
This situation made many practitioners in the same industry very indignant.
Interstellar Peace Corporation, Game Production Department chat group.
This group chat was organized by the Game Department, gathering major interstellar game manufacturers. Any tycoon with a name would discuss things there.
However, being competitors, people usually didn't speak much.
Except for recently, where the unread count was 99+ as soon as one entered!
[I can't find anything. I even asked the Galaxy Rangers for help, but I still can't find any useful information about this game.]
[It's as if it appeared out of thin air, with no background, yet it seized such a large share of our interstellar market.]
[Old Oti: Don't worry, everyone. It's just a game playing on the edge with fan-made content. This is actually an infringement. Don't you think about how much longer it can survive?]
[That makes a lot of sense. I've discussed it with the staff at the Company, and they said they're already handling it. There will be news soon.]
[That counts as good news...]
[Sigh, some things shouldn't be touched... If it were really that simple, why wouldn't we all make fan-made content? There are so many great figures in the galaxy.]
[Old Oti: Hehe, the Company has already taken action, so don't worry, everyone.]
[Also, the people he's infringing upon aren't just one person—the Stellaron Hunters, the Astral Express, the Xianzhou, and so on. Especially that Ms. Herta. There was no shortage of young people who wanted to take shortcuts to make money in the past, and the price they paid was severe.]
[The business world is a battlefield. Young people still don't understand what can be touched and what can't. Being taken down by the Company because of that Genius is considered lucky. If the Stellaron Hunters come knocking...]
[Hehehe, then the result...]
The group was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
They were paying attention, but while they had to be careful with competitors, no one thought this game or the Author could survive much longer.
In fact, no one even thought Ms. Herta would personally make an appearance, because for such small matters, the Company would usually do its best to handle them.
After all, that was an Emanator-level Genius...
And that was the better outcome. The worse part was that the Company at least had some humanity, while the Stellaron Hunters dared to do anything. Forget about destroying an interstellar company; they even dared to persecute planets.
Just as the major manufacturers predicted.
At this time, in the neighboring Company, the Game Department had mobilized all its manpower to conduct an investigation into honkai: star rail.
Not just because of infringement, but also because this game had actually been released on the interstellar gaming platform through illegal channels!
This kind of thing, which was practically a provocation, even alarmed other departments.
[You two, this matter is too strange. Our firewall didn't even detect an intrusion.]
[When we tried to reverse-track the IP address, the result was a mess of garbled code. Management has ordered that we may need your assistance...]
[Strategic Investment Department · Aventurine]: "Although I really don't want to waste my time here, this involves an important partner of the Company. I understand that much."
[Strategic Investment Department · Topaz]: "The information is currently too limited, but this does indeed qualify as a provocation against the Company. Clearly, the other party isn't as smart as the game he made."
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