Chapter 26: A Preview of the Trailblazer’s Journey? The Internet Hunts for the Developer!
Shock Across the Livestream
’
“No way! Is this for real? The game actually continues?!”
’
“We’re
really
Nameless now!”
’
“That’s impossible, right? The next part of the story is literally happening
right now
in real life. The devs aren’t just making this up as they go… are they?”
’
“If there’s actually another world to explore, I will get on my knees and worship the devs!”
’
“I’m recharging for 10x 648 pulls on the spot!”
Even
Gui Naifen
couldn’t hide her excitement.
She felt a mix of
anticipation and nervousness
—
What if this was just a
tease
, and there was
no new map after all?
After all—
It was already
astonishing
that the game had perfectly recreated the
Legion’s invasion of the Herta Space Station.
But there was no way they could be
turning the Trailblazer’s
current
journey into a game, right?
That would be
too insane.
And Yet—
This
developer
had already shattered expectations once.
And sure enough—
As the
train warped
, the screen
shifted
—
Revealing a planet covered in
ice and snow.
The
crew
explained—
This
white planet
was
Jarilo-VI
.
And this was where
the Trailblazer, Dan Heng, and March 7th
would conduct their next
expedition.
Mission Objective: Stellarion Removal
Their goal—
Find the Stellaron on Jarilo-VI and remove its influence blocking the Star Rail.
A mission titled—
“A Chilling Adventure in the Winter of Desolation Begins!”
A New Main Quest?
“
Wait—so this is actually a main story update?
”
Even
Gui Naifen
was in disbelief.
“
If we keep playing… isn’t this basically watching the Trailblazer’s journey in
real-time
?
”
Her words
sent the chat into a frenzy.
Chat Reactions
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“No way! The space station arc happened a while ago. If the Trailblazer is efficient, they might already be done with Jarilo-VI, or at least close to finishing it.”
’
“Can any Astral Express crew confirm? Did they
really
go to this planet?”
’
“I’m Walter. Send me a 648 recharge, and I’ll tell you where March 7th is. My account is—”
On the Astral Express
But
on the train itself
—
Himeko and Walter
had
no time to joke around.
Watching the
Trailblazer, March 7th, and Dan Heng
explore
Jarilo-VI’s icy wilderness
—
Their minds were in
turmoil.
“This… shouldn’t be possible.”
Walter
furrowed his brows.
“
Dan Heng only just sent us the expedition logs today. We just finished reading them. How is this
already
a part of the game’s story?
”
He felt a
deep sense of unease.
“Himeko, something isn’t right.”
A Developer That Shouldn’t Exist
With a
serious expression
, Himeko
turned her laptop screen
toward Walter.
“I searched every corner of the
Intergalactic Peace Network
—”
“This game
came out of nowhere.
There was
zero prior information
or announcements.”
“And the developer—
[Feather Spirit]
—
doesn’t exist.
”
“Other than that codename, we know
nothing
about them.”
Walter took a
deep breath
.
After a moment of silence, he spoke—
“
This is getting even stranger.
”
The Impossible Connection
“
At first, the space station arc still made logical sense.
”
“
But now—
even the Trailblazer’s current expedition
is being played out in the game?
”
“
No ordinary development team could accomplish this.
”
“
I suspect… this so-called developer, [Feather Spirit], possesses some kind of [precognition] or [omniscience].
”
Himeko
nodded
.
“If that’s the case, then why turn all this into a game?”
“
It can’t just be about money, can it?
”
“Of course not.”
“
Maybe… we’ll find out if we keep playing.
”
“
Dan Heng’s logs were detailed, and March 7th even attached some photos—
”
“
But this game? It’s like seeing the events firsthand.
”
“
We can compare it to the logs and find out just how deep this game’s knowledge really goes.
”
“
I want to see just how far this game’s story can go.
”
Meanwhile—On a Windy Rooftop
The
cold wind howled
, but it
didn’t slow Silver Wolf’s fingers
as she furiously
hacked away at the system.
Kafka, still playing
Honkai: Star Rail
, would occasionally glance over to
check Silver Wolf’s progress.
Then, suddenly—
A Frustrating Dead End
“Wait—this can’t be real…”
“There’s literally nothing on them?”
“It’s like [Feather Spirit] never existed!”
Silver Wolf
collapsed into her chair in frustration.
For a
hacker
, failing to
find a target’s digital footprint
was
one of the worst possible feelings.
Even Kafka Was Surprised
“
Even
you
can’t find anything on them?
”
Silver Wolf sighed.
“Yeah.
[Feather Spirit] left no traces online whatsoever.
”
“The
only
way to backtrace them is
through the game’s distribution records.
”
“I even hacked into
the company’s publishing system
—”
“
And guess what?
”
“
The moment I tried to track [Feather Spirit]—
all data vanished.
”
“
It was like they disappeared into an invisible void.
”
“
Do you know what that means?
”
“
Their security system is even more ridiculous than IPC’s firewall!
”
“
No—it’s not even on the same level.
”
Kafka
patted Silver Wolf’s back reassuringly.
“Alright, alright. The universe is vast. Even
we
don’t get our way
every
time.”
Elio’s Perspective
“
What about Elio?
”
“
Did he foresee any of this?
”
Silver Wolf frowned.
“Elio’s conclusion was
the same as ours.
”
“This game’s
existence
wasn’t in
any
of his predictions. Even he’s confused.”
“
That’s… unsettling.
”
Kafka had nothing to say.
Destruction and
direct action
—those were things she understood.
But
this situation?
It was different.
But Silver Wolf Wasn’t Done Yet
Just then—
Silver Wolf suddenly **jumped