Chapter 2: Guinaifen’s Livestream Boost—Honkai: Star Rail Launches!
Looking at
Honkai: Star Rail
being
buried under a sea
of newly released games, Lin Yu furrowed his brows slightly.
As expected of the
largest app marketplace in the galaxy
—new mobile games were being uploaded
one after another
without end.
Just moments ago, his game was
still on the “new releases” list
, yet in the blink of an eye, it had already
been pushed down
by countless others.
“What a shame. I don’t have any budget for promotions right now. Guess I can only rely on the old saying—good wine needs no bush.”
Lin Yu’s current
residence
was nothing more than an
abandoned building
.
Not only was it
open to the wind from all directions
, but at night, the place felt
eerily cold
, as if it were
haunted
.
However, over the past few days, Lin Yu had learned one thing:
Poverty is scarier than ghosts.
“Rustle… rustle…”
Suddenly, a faint
shuffling sound
echoed in the darkness.
Lin Yu
instantly blew out
the nearby candle.
Then, he picked up a
wooden stick
from the ground—his only means of self-defense.
Pressing himself against the wall, he focused his gaze
toward the source of the noise
.
In his line of sight…
A
red-haired woman
appeared at the corner of the street,
holding a smartphone in one hand
while gesturing toward the camera with the other.
She was
slowly approaching his location
.
“Everyone, did you see that?!”
“Just now, there was something like a ghostly flame over there—it suddenly went out!”
“So the rumors about this place being haunted… are true!”
“Family, please hit the like button! Your girl, Xiao Gui, is gathering the courage to charge in!”
Lin Yu was
speechless
.
Isn’t this Guinaifen?!
Just
yesterday
, Lin Yu had
stumbled upon her livestream
while scrolling through his
second-hand Jade Sign
.
Who would’ve thought—
That today,
her ghost-hunting stream
would lead her
straight to his hideout
?
Wait!
A livestream?
Lin Yu suddenly realized—
This is a golden opportunity for promotion!
Although Guinaifen wasn’t
a top-tier influencer
, she was
at least a mid-level streamer
.
If he could
leverage this
, he was confident that
Honkai: Star Rail
would
break into the mainstream
in no time!
Guinaifen cautiously approached the
door of the house
.
Due to the
darkness
, she could only rely on
her phone’s weak flashlight
to see.
Lin Yu stood at the doorway.
As she got closer, he
casually placed a hand on her shoulder
.
Soft… smooth…
Guinaifen froze.
The next second—
“AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!”
Inside the Livestream Chat
“What the hell just happened?! I just saw a hand on the streamer’s shoulder!”
“Xiao Gui, are you okay?! If you’re still alive, make a sound!”
“It’s over… the streamer is done for.”
“I TOLD her not to go there! But did she listen? NO! Now what am I supposed to do without her?! Wuwuwu!”
After
the initial shock
—
What Guinaifen saw in front of her was
a pale yet strikingly handsome face
.
“You scared me to death!”
“You’re… you’re human!”
Guinaifen wiped the
cold sweat
from her forehead.
Lin Yu, on the other hand,
flashed a polite and elegant smile
:
“Apologies. Didn’t mean to startle you.”
“Who are you? And why are you here alone?”
“According to Xianzhou’s terminology, I’m an ‘outlander.’ As for how I got here… I’m not entirely sure myself.”
“Wait, wait, wait—are you saying you snuck in? Or were you kidnapped?”
Guinaifen asked,
curiosity flashing in her eyes
.
At this moment—
The
chat
had
calmed down
, realizing the whole thing was
just a false alarm
.
Since Guinaifen was
livestreaming
, Lin Yu had naturally
appeared on camera
.
“So it wasn’t a ghost after all… damn, I got all excited for nothing.”
“Damn, this guy is pretty good-looking! His clothes are a bit plain, though. Xiao Gui, can you get his contact info?”
“Xiao Gui, promise me you won’t fall for him, okay?”
Because of
this dramatic scene
, some viewers
started liking the stream
, causing
the viewer count to rise
.
Everything was proceeding
exactly
as Lin Yu had planned.
“I ended up here because of a game I played.”
Lin Yu spoke the
truth
.
He just
left out
the part about actually
transmigrating
.
“A game? You mean it has some kind of teleportation function that brought you from your home to Xianzhou?”
“Here, this is the game.”
As he spoke, Lin Yu
booted up Honkai: Star Rail on his phone
.
Guinaifen was
instantly captivated
, her gaze fixed on the screen.
With
a soothing background melody
, the
vast and desolate cosmos
unfolded before their eyes.
A
train glided through an asteroid belt
, radiating
an ethereal, almost mystical aura
.
Guinaifen
leaned in
for a closer look.
At first, she
didn’t understand what she was seeing
.
But in the
livestream chat
, some
well-informed viewers
recognized it
immediately
.
“If I’m not mistaken… that’s the [Astral Express] traveling along the path of [Exploration]!”
“Wait… so this is the Astral Express?! Why does it look so vintage?”
“I actually believe this guy now! He must have been influenced by the power of [Exploration], which is why he ended up here in Xianzhou!”
“PLEASE, EXPLORE ME TOO!!!”
“???”
[Popularity +1 +1 +1…]
Guinaifen
gently tapped
the screen.
Immediately, the
train accelerated toward an unknown nebula
, officially marking
the start of the game
.
“Ahh! I tapped it by accident! Am I going to get teleported too?!”
“Probably not…”
Lin Yu’s lips
curved into a subtle smirk
.
The game… had officially begun.