Starry Sky Railway: I develop mobile games in Xianzhou

Chapter 13: Himeko Joins the Team, Gaining Countless Fans

Seeing Dan Heng’s incredibly cool ultimate move, Gui Naifen’s eyes sparkled with admiration.

After finally calming herself down, she couldn’t help but feel indignant on behalf of the developers!

“Why won’t they let me spend money on a character like this?!”

“Do they think I’m broke or something?!”

In fact, she was so frustrated that she even wished she could be in charge of the game’s development herself.

If it were up to her, Dan Heng’s ultimate move would have different unlock tiers:

• The first tier would have no special cutscene.
• The second tier would unlock the cutscene but without the ink-wash background effect. To get the full version, players would have to pay extra!
• The third tier would finally be the complete version of the ultimate move!

“Do the developers even know how to make money? They should learn from me!”

Unfortunately, not only did they not implement a system like that, but they even gave this character away for free.

This mysterious developer, [Yuling], was someone she had never heard of. The only thing she could do was leave a suggestion in the game’s comment section.

Suppressing those thoughts for now, she refocused on the story.

Although the elite Voidranger was no match for them, it suddenly let out a deafening roar.

One by one, shadowy figures appeared in the air—lesser Voidrangers, summoned as reinforcements.

March 7 immediately protested, “Hey, hey, hey! Calling for backup just because you’re losing? That’s cheating!”

Even as she complained, she cautiously began stepping backward.

Meanwhile, Dan Heng gripped his spear and took a stance, preparing to cover their retreat.

Just then—

A mechanical device, shaped like a propeller, suddenly appeared.

As it spun at high speed, it instantly shredded one of the Voidrangers.

Then, saw blades extended from its wings, slicing through the remaining enemies like a hot knife through butter.

Finally, it delivered the finishing blow, shattering the elite Voidranger.

Seizing the opportunity, the group immediately pushed forward to break through.

Scene Change – Elsewhere in the Space Station

A pair of slender, jade-like hands slowly lowered.

A mature, magnetic voice followed, “It always ends up so dangerous… But as long as you’re back, that’s all that matters.”

A red-haired woman appeared on the screen, her lips curling into a gentle smile.

“A new character just appeared!”

“And she’s a mature big sister type!”

Gui Naifen’s cheeks flushed with excitement.

“I wonder if she’ll be a playable character?”

Livestream Chat Explosion

As soon as the red-haired woman appeared, the livestream chat flooded with comments:

— “She’s so beautiful!”

— “I love mature and gentle women like her!”

— “Wait, don’t you guys recognize her? That’s Himeko, the navigator of the Astral Express!”

— “So that’s her! Not only is she a top-tier scientist, but she’s also this stunning?!”

— “I’m a die-hard fan now! From today on, I only stan Himeko!”

Astral Express@@novelbin@@

The moment the monomolecular saw appeared, Old Yang’s lips curled into a knowing smile.

When Dan Heng had first shown up, he already had a feeling.

Sure enough, now Himeko had appeared too.

“As expected of Himeko. In the eyes of the younger generation, she’s incredibly reliable.”

Himeko, however, didn’t seem too surprised.

She was focused on operating a nearby screen.

Old Yang asked curiously, “Himeko, what are you doing?”

“I was looking up information about this game, but there’s barely anything available.”

“All I know is that the developer goes by the name [Yuling]. I don’t even know if it’s a single person, a company, or an entire organization.”

“But…”

“But what?” Old Yang prompted.

“I found a related livestream. A young girl from Xianzhou is streaming the game. Just like us, she only just started playing.”

Himeko turned the screen toward Old Yang.

Sure enough, the livestream’s progress matched their own.

In the top right corner, the number of live viewers had already surpassed ten thousand!

“Her usual viewership was only a few thousand, but ever since she started streaming Honkai: Star Rail, she’s attracted a massive audience in a short time.”

Old Yang sighed, “Looks like this game is starting to gain mainstream attention.”

Meanwhile, in the Livestream Chat

— “What are the requirements to marry Himeko?”

— “This big sister is way too charming! One look and I’m in love!”

— “Even as a woman, I can’t resist her!”

— “I’ve got my dream material for tonight.”

Himeko glanced at the chat—then wordlessly turned off the comments.

On Screen

The scene now playing depicted her first meeting with Star.

Aside from subtle differences in dialogue and expressions, it was almost identical to her memories.

It was as if an invisible camera had recorded everything that happened back then and turned it into a game.

That raised an important question in Himeko’s mind.

If the game’s story only covered the events at the space station, that would be one thing.

After all, past events could be reconstructed using technology.

But if the game’s story continued beyond this point…

Would that mean they could see what was happening on Jarilo-VI next?

She turned to look out the train’s window at the frozen, snow-covered planet below.

Just as she was considering reaching out to Dan Heng and the others on their Pioneer Expedition, her phone chimed with a notification.

It was a message from March 7.

Himeko checked it—

The message basically said that everything was going smoothly. With the help of a robot named Svarog, they had gathered information about the Stellaron and planned to rest for the night before heading to its location tomorrow.

Himeko hesitated for a moment.

In the end, she decided not to tell them about Honkai: Star Rail just yet.

There was no rush—she could wait until their mission was over.

Of course, she would still keep an eye on their situation tomorrow, making sure nothing unexpected happened.

Setting her phone down, she heard the excited voice of the streamer, Little Gui, coming from her screen.

“Guys! Did I see that right?!”

“Himeko is actually a playable character!”

“And she just joined our team!”

“Aaaah! I have to test out Himeko’s skills right now!”