Honkai Impact 3rd had been in open beta for three days now.
And in just three days, pure profit had already reached ten million!
But among that ten million, eighty percent came on the very first day of the open beta.
It was obvious—this was all thanks to Eden's popularity.
Without Eden's heat, the profits of the following two days began to plummet.
"Tsk, tsk, as expected of Eden… just playing for one afternoon alone could bring the game such massive revenue…"
"Looks like I need to reach out to her as soon as possible."
Collaboration was inevitable—after all, the Thirteen Flame-Chasers in the future still needed Eden to take part.
If it were just an ordinary person, maybe they could brush it off as coincidence.
But for public figures like Eden and Elysia, there was no way the word "coincidence" would fly.
Mo Li wasn't worried about her refusing, though.
She was a musician, after all… tempt her with music, and everything would be fine~
If she still refused, then Mo Li would have no choice but to swap Eden out of the Flame-Chasers roster.
Even so, he would still fight for her to join—because without her, Honkai Impact 3rd wouldn't be perfect.
"Boss, it's already 2 p.m. Should we release the Herrscher of the Void banner preview now?"
Mo Li raised his head, and what entered his vision were two towering peaks of fullness…
Cough "Since it's time, then upload it simultaneously to Bilibili and Douyin."
"From now on, for these pre-decided things, you don't need to ask for my opinion…"
"Hehe~ but I just want to spend more time with Boss~"
Dressed in an elegant and sexy office outfit, Rita's smile was alluring, her words carrying that teasing almost-but-not-quite tone that was hard to resist.
"Rita… you're starting to pick up Himeko's bad habits. Talk like this too often and it'll become a habit…"
"Eh? Is Boss worried I'll talk to other men like this?" Rita brushed a lock of hair by her ear, pretending to be shy. "Don't worry, Rita only teases Boss~"
Mo Li, of course, didn't believe that for a second. He shot her a glare and snapped, "Alright, alright, I know you're all just eager to get money to keep working on Save the Girl."
"But all my money's tied up in Honkai Impact 3rd right now. Even though the game made ten million, the revenue hasn't been settled yet."
"How could we possibly be the kind of people who care only about money~? Boss, you really misunderstand us that much…"
This time, Rita's expression was dead serious, unlike before.
For a moment, Mo Li couldn't tell if she was joking or not.
He had always thought he understood the girls in the studio well. But now, he suddenly began to doubt himself.
Seeing him fall into silence, Rita simply gave a soft smile. "Alright Boss, I won't tease you this time."
"This is the coffee I made for you. I'll get back to work now."
With that, she stepped out of his office in her high heels.
Watching her leaving figure, Mo Li seemed to realize something.
"That's right… this isn't the game world. There's no Honkai, no Schicksal… it's only natural the girls would each have their own quirks."
He shook his head. "Time to check on Himeko's recording."
"This chapter's… a real tearjerker…"
…
When Mo Li arrived outside the recording room, he found all the girls gathered together.
And in the middle sat Himeko, her eyes red from crying.
"Himeko, what happened? Did Boss bully you?" Bronya crossed her arms, her face deadly serious.
Over the past two weeks of working together, Mo Li had always been gentlemanly, which made Bronya lower her guard somewhat.
But if he really dared to bully any of the girls, Bronya definitely wouldn't let him off.
Rita shook her head. "Probably not… I just saw Boss earlier, he was looking over the game data."
"Then who made Himeko cry?"
Everyone turned their eyes toward her, waiting for her to name the culprit.
…
But Himeko was still caught up in her sadness. Her nose twitched as she struggled to speak—too embarrassed to explain.
After all… being moved to tears by a game script was way too embarrassing.
Just then, Mo Li came over. Seeing the group, he asked curiously, "What's everyone doing here?"
Rita stepped aside to make space for him.
Through the gap, Mo Li immediately spotted Himeko's red eyes. She was staring at him pitifully, no longer the usual mature, composed big sister—but instead, kind of cute.
Mo Li: "…"
After a long pause, he hesitated. "Don't tell me… Himeko cried because of the story during recording??"
The girls: "??"
Himeko: "…"
Hearing him mention the word "story" again, Himeko seemed to recall something sad. She bit her lip, her eyes quickly welling up once more.
She tried her best to hold the tears back—but the more she resisted, the faster they came.
"Uuuh…"
And then… she actually whimpered out loud.
The girls were startled, then quickly rushed to comfort her, their faces filled with concern.
Their bond really was strong.
"Alright, alright, don't cry anymore, okay? Whatever it is, we'll all help you."
Seeing that Himeko still wouldn't explain, Rita finally turned to Mo Li.
"Boss, do you know what's going on?"
Mo Li didn't hide it. "The Herrscher of the Void banner is about to go up, right? I planned to sync it with Chapter 9's story."
"Mm… Chapter 9 is basically all Himeko's story, so it makes sense you wouldn't know… maybe the plot was too touching and made her cry."
Mo Li thought he was clarifying—but his words only made the others more confused.
Getting moved to tears just by reading the script?
Feeling the stares of her friends, Himeko felt like she was about to die of embarrassment.
But ironically, that shame helped snap her out of the story's gloom.
"Boss, you're… really making me lose face here. I'm supposed to be… the oldest sister here, you know."
Mo Li chuckled. "As the oldest sister, you've got such a weak tolerance?"
"You've got some nerve to say that…" Himeko shot him a glare. "Seriously though, what's wrong with you? Did something happen in your past? How else could you write such a tragic story? Didn't you say Honkai Impact 3rd was supposed to be… what was it again… a healthy, sunny, positive game?"
"You call this healthy and sunny?"
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