"Are you joking, Professor?"
Aventurine took off his sunglasses.
He chuckled dismissively.
"I think the only people in the company who might become pool characters are those with compassion, like Topaz."
"How could someone like me, a ruthless gambler, possibly become a playable character in Honkai: Star Rail?"
"Are we really expecting all the players in the universe to draw from a gambler's pool?"
"Moreover, for the position I've reached now, I certainly don't want Yu Ling to expose the unsavory things I've done."
"That would only make my scummy partners hate me even more."
"Oh, of course, that doesn't include you, Professor."
Aventurine took a sip of water.
He felt that Ratio was joking to some extent.
Ratio closed Honkai: Star Rail and opened another interface.
Little Gui's livestream.
At the same time, he said, "In that case, why don't you bet with me?"
"Bet on what?" Aventurine became interested.
"Let's bet on whether we will become playable characters in this game."
"Sure, Professor, but you should know that my luck has always been good."
Aventurine was quite confident.
He felt that someone like him could basically be ruled out from the ranks of playable characters.
In fact, becoming a weekly boss was more likely than becoming a playable character!
Because.
From the player's perspective.
Someone like him had no "charm" to speak of.
Self-serving.
Full of lies.
He had been complained about by many colleagues at the company.
Aventurine didn't expect anyone to like him.
However.
He was quite confident in his schemes.
"At the very least, I believe I will have a role in the Penacony storyline."
"As a villain, I suppose I'm a decent one, right?"
"Maybe Yu Ling will arrange for me to be a weekly boss."
"What do you think, Professor Ratio?"
Aventurine looked over.
He saw that Ratio had already put on a plaster cast.
While typing a line of text on the screen in front of him, he replied, "So what do you think? How would the skills of a self-proclaimed [Dr. Ratio] be designed if he became a playable character?"
Aventurine leaned closer.
Seeing that the screen was Little Gui's livestream, he couldn't help but tease, "So you watch livestreams too? Actually, I quite like this streamer..."
As he spoke halfway through, Aventurine paused. Ratio had just sent twenty Diting Storms!
And sent that line as a comment.
[Go to the space station and accept the mission [The Genius Stars Shine Bright]]
...
In Little Gui's livestream.
A line of cool special effects exploded on her livestream interface.
[[Dr. Ratio] gifted streamer Little Gui 20 Diting Storms and commented: Go to the space station and accept the mission [The Genius Stars Shine Bright]]
Guinaifen was momentarily stunned.
She immediately rubbed her hands together in excitement.
"Thank you to [Dr. Ratio] for the twenty Diting Storms; what a generous boss!"
"Space station?"
"Huh? There's actually a mission there?"
"Isn't that our Trailblazer's starting village?"
Guinaifen teleported to the Master Control Zone of the space station.
Wandering aimlessly on the map.
Soon.
Near an advertisement board, she saw two staff members discussing something.
One of them said, "Exciting news has arrived!"
"What news?"
"Don't spread it—Ruan Mei is coming to the space station!"
Guinaifen could be certain.
This conversation was definitely added after the version update!
Previously, she had thoroughly explored the entire map of the space station, finding all the treasure chests and hidden easter eggs.
She had no recollection of this conversation.
And the keyword [Ruan Mei] made Guinaifen pause.
"Why does that name sound familiar?"
At that moment.
It seemed she had triggered this easter egg.
She received a message in the game.
It was from Herta.
But this time she wasn't there to urge players to test the Simulated Universe.
[Herta: I have good news for you]
[Ruan Mei is coming to the space station]
[Stelle: Ruan Mei?]
[Herta: Genius Society's Ruan Mei]
[I called her here; Screwllum is also here, and we need to discuss something important]
[Come back when you have time to introduce yourself, so she knows who is testing the Simulated Universe]
[Remember to show respect to Ruan Mei; you won't have many opportunities to meet her]
After the message was sent.
A prompt popped up below.
[Would you like to accept the mission: The Genius Stars Shine Bright?]
[You can choose to watch the preview short film of the storyline mission; click here to play.]
Guinaifen let out a big sigh of relief!
Because the color of this mission.
Was gold!
This indicated that it belonged to a Trailblaze Mission or Trailblaze Continuance.
It was considered the main storyline mission of Honkai: Star Rail.
"I knew it!"
"I was wondering why I couldn't find any new main storyline missions!"
"The missions I accepted were all various side quests; it turns out the real main storyline mission has returned to the space station!"
"I was careless; I missed it right under my nose!"
"It seems that after this major update, the last two limited five-star characters will be in this mission!"
The corners of Guinaifen's mouth slowly curled up.
She really had to thank this ID named [Dr. Ratio]!
Not only did he give her a wave of rewards, but he also pointed her in the direction of the main storyline mission.
Double benefits!
Guinaifen prepared herself, leaning closer to the screen.
Ready to watch this preview short film carefully.
Not wanting to miss any detail inside!
Meanwhile.
At Herta space station.
Numerous staff members gathered in front of the big screen.
Their expressions were excited and thrilled.
A passing female staff member held a document, already accustomed to this situation.
Ever since Honkai: Star Rail became a sensation at the space station.
These staff members had transformed like this.
They no longer cared about their research.
Instead, they gathered in front of the big screen to watch the game's storyline.
After all.
The female researcher 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 as possible to that genius!
She had no time to play games.
She devoted all her energy to scientific research.
The female researcher gently adjusted her glasses.
Imagining herself as Ruan Mei, she would surely be disdainful and have no further expectations for these researchers who "indulged in trivial pursuits."
The diversity of life was vividly displayed in them.
Just as the female researcher passed by.
Suddenly, she heard someone exclaim in surprise: "WTF! So the hidden main storyline is here!"
"The main quest has returned to our space station!"
"And! Ruan Mei is going to appear in the plot!"
The female researcher was stunned.
What did I just hear?
Ruan Mei?
Is Ruan Mei really in this game?
She immediately put down the documents in her hands.
And joined the crowd of onlookers.