Ding!
Ding!
Inside a villa in Aurum Alley, Lin Yu picked up his phone and clicked on the latest notifications.
They were from Guinaifen.
"Hahaha, thanks so much, friend!"
"If you hadn't recommended this game to me, I would've never known such an awesome game existed!"
"Man, you are seriously my lucky star!"
"Gotta go, my stream is starting. I'll buy you dinner another day!"
Guinaifen had even changed her status. It now read: [Yu Ling is the GOAT, my god!]
Lin Yu smiled. Guinaifen could never have imagined that the guy she ran into that night was actually the developer of the game rocking the entire internet, Honkai: Star RailYu Ling.
Flip that name around, and you had his real name.
Looking at that status, Lin Yu suddenly realized something! If even an ordinary player like Guinaifen understood that Yu Ling was a heavyweight, could Kafka and the others really not see it?
Were the Stellaron Hunters fools?
Could things really go this smoothly? Would they actually believe whatever he told them?
If a regular person wouldn't buy it, the Stellaron Hunters certainly wouldn't. Thinking it through, something felt very wrong.
Right then, his phone buzzed with another message. It was from Silver Wolf's alt account: "I've reached the Luofu. Where are you?"
Lin Yu immediately focused his mind on the message.
He activated [Peeping Eye]!
A three-dimensional image manifested before him. In a secluded corner of the Exalting Sanctum, a woman wearing light makeup waited patiently.
It was Kafka in disguise. From her appearance alone, she looked like a typical office worker; she bore no resemblance to her true self. Kafka's disguise techniques were truly top-tier.
But... Lin Yu realized he had made a fatal error.
"I still underestimated the Stellaron Hunters!"
He immediately typed a reply: "Do you really believe I'm [Yu Ling]? Do you actually think I'm just an ordinary Outworlder?"
Kafka picked up her phone and replied: "Why wouldn't I? Is there a problem with wanting to meet my idol?"
Seeing that reply, his suspicions were essentially confirmed. He locked his gaze on Kafka. [Peeping Eye] didn't just observe a target's actions; it could peek into their psychological state and behavioral logic.
He delved deep into her mind. The moment he established the connection, a cool, indifferent voice echoed in his consciousness.
"Is that you peeping at me?"
Lin Yu's hand trembled slightly.
As he thought! He had almost walked right into a trap.
He continued to probe.
"Elio said you might possess abilities like [Insight] and [Record]," Kafka's internal monologue continued. "That's why Silver Wolf and I put on this little show. If you saw everything we did, you'd eventually let your guard down, wouldn't you?"
Well, well, well...
Witnessing the truth, Lin Yu felt like applauding the Stellaron Hunters. They had actually pulled a counter-play on him! Through calculation and inference, Elio had deduced that Lin Yu likely possessed an ability similar to [Insight].
Therefore, they had assumed he was watching them at every moment. Everything he had seen previously... was just a performance!
Fortunately, his ability allowed him to see not just the surface, but the core within.
Kafka's thoughts continued. "Why isn't he replying? Yu Ling, did you notice something...?"
Beep!
A notification sound interrupted Kafka's thoughts. Lin Yu focused his awareness and saw the message on Kafka's phone. The sender's avatar was a black cat. The name was... [Elio].
"Mission aborted. You've been found out."
Seeing this, Kafka shrugged helplessly. She took off her glasses and spoke to the empty air in front of her. "That was quite the contest, wouldn't you say, Yu Ling?"
Lin Yu sighed with a mix of frustration and admiration. As expected of the Stellaron Hunters, they weren't so easy to handle.
Another message appeared in Kafka's chat log.
"In the Script of Destiny, your trajectory alone remains unobservable."
Lin Yu knew this message wasn't for Kafka; it was meant specifically for him.
"Yu Ling, I am glad an existence like you has appeared in this universe."
After that, [Elio] said no more.
Kafka tucked her phone away. Looking at the empty air once more, she said, "Yu Ling... truth be told, I'm genuinely curious about what kind of being you really are. I'll keep playing this game you made. When [I] finally make my debut, remember to make [me] look extra refined, okay~?"
"Now, it's time to move on to the next script. If you're still watching..."
Kafka waved. From Lin Yu's perspective, it looked as if she were waving directly at him. "It is my honor to present this next performance to you."
"You really are something else..."
Lin Yu opened his system interface. He couldn't tell if he felt happy or disappointed. Deep down, he knew that if he could manipulate the Stellaron Hunters so easily, things would have eventually become boring.
[Popularity: 200,000+]
[Revenue: 1 Billion+]
[Current Remaining Points: 2,300,090,000+]
"Time to manage the game properly first... Let's set a small goal: pulling an Aeon-level ability!"
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