Chapter 182: Could the final limited character be Ruan Mei!?
"Are you joking, Professor?"
Aventurine took off his sunglasses.
He smiled nonchalantly.
"I think among the guys in the IPC, only someone like Topaz, who still harbors a shred of compassion, would become a gacha character."
"A gambler like me who uses any means necessary? How could I possibly become a playable character in Honkai: Star Rail?"
"Are you really expecting all the players in the universe to pull on a gambler's banner?"
"Besides, I wouldn't want Feathered Spirit to expose all the unsavory things I've done to reach my current position."
"That would only make my bastard business partners loathe me even more."
"Oh, of course, that doesn't include you, Professor."
Aventurine took a sip of water.
He felt that Ratio was more or less joking.
Dr. Ratio closed Honkai: Star Rail and opened another interface.
It was Little Gui's livestream room.
At the same time, he said, "In that case, why don't you make a bet with me?"
"Bet on what?" Aventurine grew interested.
"Bet on whether the two of us will become playable characters in this game."
"Sure, Professor. You should know, my luck has always been excellent."
Aventurine was very confident.
He felt that people like him could basically be ruled out of the playable character roster.
In fact…
The possibility of becoming a weekly boss was higher than becoming a playable character!
Because…
From a player's perspective.
There was no "charm" to speak of for someone like him.
Mercenary.
Full of lies.
He had been reported by many colleagues back at the IPC.
Aventurine didn't expect anyone to actually like him.
However.
He was still very confident in his schemes.
"At the very least, I think I'll have a role in the Penacony plot."
"As far as villains go, I'd say I'm a pretty qualified one, right?"
"Maybe Feathered Spirit will arrange for me to be a weekly boss."
"What do you think, Professor Ratio?"
Aventurine looked over.
He saw that Dr. Ratio had already put on his plaster head.
While typing a line of text on the screen in front of him, Ratio replied, "Then how do you think a mediocre person who calls himself [ Dr. Ratio ] would have his skills designed once he becomes a playable character?"
Aventurine leaned over.
Seeing Little Gui's stream on the screen, he couldn't help but tease, "So you watch livestreams too? Actually, I quite like this streamer…"
Halfway through his sentence, Aventurine froze.
Because Ratio had directly gifted twenty Diting Storms!
And he sent that line of text as a message.
[ Go to the Space Station and accept the mission: "Crown of the Mundane and Divine". ]
…
In Little Gui's livestream room.
A row of flashy special effects exploded across her screen.
[ [Dr. Ratio] has gifted 20 Diting Storms to streamer Little Gui and left a message: Go to the Space Station and accept the mission "Crown of the Mundane and Divine". ]
Guinaifen froze for a moment.
Then, she excitedly rubbed her hands together.
"Thank you, Boss [ Dr. Ratio ], for the twenty Diting Storms! Boss is so generous!"
"The Space Station?"
"Eh? There's actually a mission there?"
"Isn't that our Trailblazer's starter village?"
Guinaifen teleported to the Master Control Zone of the Space Station.
She wandered aimlessly around the map.
Soon.
Near an advertisement board, she saw two staff members gossiping.
One of them said, "Exciting news is coming!"
"What news?"
"Don't spread it around—Ruan Mei is coming to the Space Station!"
Guinaifen was certain.
This dialogue was definitely newly added after the version update!
She had previously turned the Space Station map upside down; chests, hidden easter eggs, she had found them all.
In her memory, this dialogue definitely didn't exist.
And the keyword [ Ruan Mei ] made Guinaifen pause.
"Why does that name sound so familiar?"
At that moment.
Perhaps because this easter egg was triggered.
An in-game message was received.
It was actually sent by Herta.
But this time, she wasn't here to nag the player to test the Simulated Universe.
[ Herta: Got some good news for you. ]
[ Ruan Mei is at the Space Station. ]
[ Stelle: Ruan Mei? ]
[ Herta: Genius Society # 81, Ruan Mei. ]
[ I called her over. Screwllum is here too. We have something important to discuss. ]
[ Come back when you have time and introduce yourself to her, so she knows who exactly is testing the Simulated Universe. ]
[ Remember to be respectful to Ruan Mei. You won't get many chances to meet her. ]
After the messages ended.
A prompt popped up below.
[ Accept mission: "Crown of the Mundane and Divine"? ]
[ Optional: Watch the Story Preview Short. Click here to play. ]
Guinaifen suddenly let out a long breath of realization!
Because of the color of this mission.
It was gold!
This meant it belonged to the Trailblaze Missions or Trailblaze Continuance.
It was essentially the main storyline of Honkai: Star Rail.
"I knew it!"
"I was wondering why I couldn't find any new main story missions!"
"The missions I was picking up were all side quests. It turns out the real main story went back to the Space Station!"
"I was careless, a classic case of 'darkness under the lamp'!"
"It seems the last two limited five-star characters for this big update are in this mission!"
The corners of Guinaifen's mouth slowly curled up.
She really had to thank this big shot with the ID [ Dr. Ratio ]!
Not only did he give her a wave of donations, but he also pointed her toward the main storyline.
Double benefits!
Guinaifen got ready, leaning closer to the screen.
She prepared to watch the preview short carefully.
She wouldn't miss a single detail!
Meanwhile.
At Herta Space Station.
Numerous staff members were gathered around a large screen.
Their expressions were full of excitement and thrill.
A passing female staff member, holding documents in her hand, was already used to this sight.
Ever since Honkai: Star Rail took the Space Station by storm.
These staff members had become like this.
They didn't even care about their research anymore.
Whenever they had free time, they would huddle around the big screen to watch the game's plot.
In any case.
The female staff member couldn't understand these people.
She had joined the Space Station with the ambition of becoming a biological expert like Ruan Mei!
Although as she delved deeper into the field, she gradually realized the gap between herself and Ruan Mei…
She was still determined to get as close to that genius as possible!
She had no time to play games.
She put all her energy into scientific research.
The female staff member gently adjusted her glasses.
She imagined that if she were Ruan Mei, she would surely be dismissive and wouldn't hold any more expectations for these "frivolous" staff members.
Biodiversity was truly manifested to the fullest in them.
Just as the female staff member was passing by.
She suddenly heard someone shout in surprise, "WTF! So the hidden main story is here!"
"The main mission has returned to our Space Station!"
"And! Ruan Mei is about to appear in the plot!"
The female staff member froze instantly.
What did I just hear?
Ruan Mei?
Is Ruan Mei actually in this game?
She immediately put down her documents.
And joined the ranks of the spectating players.