After confirming that it was indeed Silver Wolf in his friends list, Bai Luan fell into deep thought.
Had he ever added her?
Bai Luan reviewed his years in the Honkai: Star Rail world and finally concluded that he absolutely had not.
Did she bypass the platform and directly add his game account to her friends list?
Silver Wolf, what exactly are you doing with your genius hacker skills?
But, since she's already added, he might as well chat with her.
He clicked on the friend chat box, composed a message, and sent it out.
Bl: Online?
Bl was the ID of Bai Luan's game account. Of course, he chose this name not only because it was the abbreviation of his name's pinyin, but also because it looked like a serious face lying on its side.
Do you believe I can make this ID smile instantly?
Bl → BD
At the same time, Silver Wolf, with a focused expression, was playing Tetris, only the blocks were falling incredibly fast.
A normal person would only see the rapidly falling blurs of different colored blocks, let alone adjust their position and direction in mid-air to place them in the most suitable spots.
But Silver Wolf could swiftly adjust the blocks' direction, placing them in the most appropriate positions to stack them up neatly.
She stacked them neatly, just waiting for a long bar to come down and clear four layers at once.
The previously stacked blocks were rapidly cleared, and the score on the side kept increasing…
The score was rising incredibly fast, already at an exaggerated speed.
Just then, a message notification popped up, causing Silver Wolf a brief moment of distraction.
It was this brief distraction that led to a momentary delay in her operation, and Silver Wolf was eliminated in this round.
Game Over.
New Record!
Looking at the new record on the score, Silver Wolf clicked her tongue in annoyance.
She could have scored even higher.
Annoyed, Silver Wolf pulled up the message list, wanting to see who was so bold as to interrupt her record-breaking attempt.
The moment she saw the game ID, Silver Wolf paused, then a smile appeared on her face.
Silver Wolf: You're still alive.
Silver Wolf: Ever since I added you, you've barely been online. I even thought the rumors of you being alive were false.
Bl: You hacked into the platform's program and got yourself a friend slot on my list.
Bl: What for?
Seeing the other party's question, Silver Wolf began to recall.
Why did she do that back then?
Oh…
She remembered.
That day, she was challenging the extremely difficult iwanna game created by this game developer.
This game looked simple; it only had a few controls: jump, double jump, and shoot.
It had pixel art and was a side-scrolling platformer.
However, the traps and mechanisms within it were notoriously sadistic, featuring countless mechanisms with psychological gambits.
There were all sorts of unexpected invisible walls, floor spikes, traps, and various seemingly safe but actually deadly empty spaces where you'd jump in and just have to wait to die.
In short, it was a game filled with the creator's malice, but conquering it also brought an indescribable sense of accomplishment.
Moreover, the game allowed for user-generated content, letting anyone customize and edit maps to create all sorts of challenging levels.
Because of these two points, the game's popularity remained enduring.
And all players universally agreed that the levels left by Bl were the most perverse, disgusting, and bastardly levels.
This kind of challenge naturally attracted Silver Wolf.
And then it made Silver Wolf furious.
She was so angry at the time that she wanted to reach through the internet cable and strangle Bai Luan.
Why would you make a game like this!?
Who taught you to design levels like this!?
Even now, recalling that feeling, Silver Wolf's fists still clenched!
But then Silver Wolf's clenched fists relaxed.
Because she remembered that she had already completed that level and held the first-place speedrun record.
Although she had hacked into the platform and added Bai Luan as a friend before completing it, planning to verbally attack him…
But that wasn't important!
Not important at all!
What was important was!
I! Cleared! It!
So Silver Wolf showed a smile with a hint of revenge.
Silver Wolf: I just wanted to tell you that I passed the hardest level of iwanna you made, and I'm currently the first-place speedrun record holder.
Silver Wolf: My review is…
Silver Wolf: Very easy.
Bai Luan looked at the message, which clearly carried arrogance, and raised an eyebrow.
Then he showed a smile.
Bl: With that kind of perseverance, you'll succeed at anything.
"Oh, how interesting. I'm being so provocative, and he's not even getting angry?"
Silver Wolf: You're not angry?
Bl: I didn't get so frustrated playing this game that I broke down, so what am I angry about? (Laughs)
Silver Wolf's recently relaxed fists immediately clenched again upon seeing this message.
It was intentional!
These levels are so difficult,
It's absolutely intentional!
And the most outrageous thing is!
He himself never suffered through these levels!
He just designed levels to make players miserable, chuckling to himself while thinking how many people this trap would kill, then watched for fun!
He keeps the joy for himself and throws all the difficulties at the players, right!?
I really want to… I really want to dox this guy's location, then ask Kafka to catch him, then lock him in a Little Black Room and force him to play his own designed levels until he clears them!!!
Calm down, Silver Wolf, you need to calm down.
Think about his other games; they're still fun.
Silver Wolf took a few deep breaths and calmed down.
Silver Wolf: Since you're still alive, why aren't you updating your games?
Bl: Lazy.
Silver Wolf looked at the message Bai Luan sent and scoffed.
Silver Wolf: You've just run out of ideas, haven't you?
Silver Wolf: Just say it; you've already developed enough simple and fun games.
Silver Wolf: I won't laugh at you.
You're right, but I'm a transmigrator.
Bl: Because of these few sentences from you, I will make a few games.
Silver Wolf: I'm taking a screenshot.
Silver Wolf: If they don't come out, I'll dox you.
Silver Wolf: Then I'll catch you and lock you in a Little Black Room to make games.
Bl: Frightened.JPG
After saying all this, Bai Luan quickly logged off.
He was afraid that if he kept chatting, he would add more to his workload; that one sentence alone had already increased his workload significantly.
I hope the people of this world will like My World, Terraria, Stardew Valley, and Dead Cells.
I also need to create a Honkai: Star Rail world patch for them, so they can play with a keyboard and mouse, and with virtual helmets too.
A lot needs to be done for this, but the final product will definitely not disappoint.
Hmm.
Their New Year is coming.
Fortunately, Herta is currently wrestling with the System's great power, so he has enough time to do these things.
The System is great, needless to say.
There's activity on both game and life accounts, so why not get the music account moving too?
After all, he's a master of balancing things.
However, preparing new songs…
It's quite troublesome.
It would be great if he didn't have to sing them himself.
Aha!
He's got it!
Bai Luan logged into the account named Qiequ Ren, searched online, and then found Robin's account.
Hmm? Not followed yet?
He'll follow her first.
He saw the collaboration email address in her bio, noted it down, and then composed a collaboration message:
To Miss Robin:
It's a pleasure.
I have a few new songs whose melodies and style are quite suited to your vocal range.
Song titles: "Virtual," "If Love Forgot," "What Do I Use To Keep You."
Are you interested in collaborating?
— Qiequ Ren.
After sending the message, Bai Luan went to scroll through videos.
A galactic superstar like Robin, of course, couldn't reply instantly.
Bai Luan had just opened the short video platform and hadn't even scrolled through a few videos when an email arrived in Bai Luan's inbox.
Robin: Senior, can we exchange contact information to discuss further?
Bai Luan scratched his head and glanced at the time.
Only a few minutes had passed…
How could she reply so quickly?
Never mind, he'd add her as a friend first.
Bai Luan used the Qiequ Ren account to add Robin as a friend.
It was accepted instantly again.
Twice in a row so fast?
Bai Luan was a little surprised.
Could it be that he just happened to catch her during her break time?
At the same time, on the other side of the universe.
Sunday watched his usually elegant and reserved sister, who was currently holding her phone, smiling like a child who had received her favorite candy.
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