The Luofu, an Astral Ark flagship. Golden Lane.
This was one of the Luofu's renowned food and commercial streets, bustling with diverse culinary delights and vibrant street culture. But in reality, it wasn't all glittering prosperity from one end to the other. Tucked away in the corners of the commercial district were some older, more dilapidated sections. To say they were deserted might be an understatement; they were practically devoid of human presence. Think of them as the 'urban villages' you find in every city. And this particular old district was the most derelict of them all, almost entirely abandoned—a veritable ghost town.
Right now, a handsome young man was in one of these buildings, slurping instant noodles.
"Damn it! I transmigrated into the world of Honkai: Star Rail, and somehow I'm living worse than in my previous life!" Leo face was a mask of grievance.
A week ago, he'd been farming the Longevous Disciple relic set for his Acheron. The very instant after he'd successfully enhanced a perfect Crit main stat headpiece, he was yanked into the Xianzhou Luofu. After the initial shock wore off, he adopted the 'when in Rome' philosophy and started trying to survive in this new world.
However, this world was even more of a pressure cooker than he'd imagined! Those long-life species workers? When it came to menial jobs, they worked like they wished a day had more than twenty-four hours, going around the clock! He couldn't compete. There was no way to compete! Forget about becoming a Nameless One, traversing the stars on adventures. In this universe-spanning world, someone without skills or capital was less than nothing!
"To think that even after transmigrating, I'm still destined to be a wage slave! Where's the system I was promised?!" Leo finished the last of his noodle broth, grumbling indignantly.
Beep—
"Keyword detected."
A cold, mechanical female voice sounded.
"Congratulations, Host, for activating the [God-Tier Mobile Game Development System]!"
An excited heart, trembling hands. This day had finally come! This was the kind of treatment a transmigrator deserved!
Before him, a translucent blue screen materialized.
"To compensate for the system's delayed arrival, you are gifted one Legendary-tier lottery draw."
Leo Lin didn't hesitate for a second and tapped the draw option.
Whoosh—
A streak of light tore across the screen, erupting in a golden radiance.
"Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the complete initial version of the mobile game Honkai: Star Rail!"
"Honkai: Star Rail?" Leo was stunned. He was pretty sure he was in the world of Honkai: Star Rail, and now he'd drawn the game itself?
On the system interface, he could view all the details of the resources, how to use them, and so on. Leo immediately dived in to check. He found that the content within was indeed the Honkai: Star Rail from his memories. It was currently the pre-1.0 version; subsequent additional content would need to be purchased with points.
"I've struck gold!" Leo was instantly ecstatic. In this world of Honkai: Star Rail, almost everyone had a phone. Leo Lin couldn't even begin to imagine how explosive Honkai: Star Rail would become once he released it. Because, for the inhabitants of this world, the content of this game was a direct reflection of their reality!
Take Kafka and Silver Wolf, who appeared right at the start of the game. Both of them had bounties from the Interastral Peace Corporation in the hundreds of millions. Their appearance in the game would absolutely blow people's minds! Not to mention, players could later specifically pull for these characters and their Light Cones.
Leo believed the emergence of this game would hold unparalleled significance for this world!
Right away, he extracted all the resources. On the galaxy's largest mobile app store, he registered his personal information and familiarized himself with the rights of original game creators. Their protection of creators' personal privacy was very thorough. There was basically no need to worry about a creator's personal information being leaked.
But! Leo still felt a little uneasy. After all, he was about to make a huge splash this time. What if some higher-ups from the Interastral Peace Corporation or similar organizations took notice of him and forcibly dug up his information from the backend? What if they treated him as someone with precognitive abilities, imprisoned him, and exploited him? When it came to others, Leo Lin always maintained the utmost vigilance. Therefore, he didn't rush to upload Honkai: Star Rail to the galactic app store.
Instead, he opened his system panel again.
[System Main Function: Obtain point rewards by developing mobile games.]
[Player count, online duration, in-app purchases... will all be converted into points at a certain ratio.]
[Points can be used for lottery draws, purchasing items from the mystery shop, etc...]
[Contains a large number of [Legendary-tier] quality items. Host, please actively earn points!]
The main functions were pretty much what Leo Lin had expected. But in the top-right corner, Leo Lin noticed a buff icon.
[Newbie Protection: During the current period, the Host cannot be observed by any existence with malicious intent. Duration: 30 days.]
Seeing this icon, the corners of Leo Lin's mouth curved upwards.
Safe now!
"One month is enough time for me to make this game a galactic sensation!"
"Then I'll use points to redeem abilities, at least reaching the level of an Aeon."
With his worries alleviated, Leo Lin could finally upload Honkai: Star Rail to the galactic app store with peace of mind.
[Upload Successful!]
Among the ranks of newly released mobile games, this Honkai: Star Rail seemed exceptionally special, as if it were literally sparkling!