Selene gently took out her phone.
This seemingly ordinary mobile device had long been modified by the system to access the internet of another world.
Her fingertips glided lightly across the screen, tapping into a popular livestream channel currently playing Honkai: Star Rail.
In the real world, it was Black Cat’s livestream channel.
“Guys, watch this, I’m definitely going to pass this time!” Black Cat stared at the screen, confidently maneuvering Clara to the event area.
Her current team composition was: Clara, March 7th, Tingyun, and the Destruction Trailblazer.
The chat was already filled with “joyful laughter”: “Streamer, the normal process is to push the main story to level up!
You are the most stubborn person I’ve ever seen!” “Are you trying to win with your head?”
“You bunch of haters!” Black Cat shouted back, unconvinced.
“Watch my pro-level plays!
I’m going to slap you all in the face.”
She maneuvered Clara to the event, and pressed the option.
The screen dimmed, loading.
[Selene]
“Huh?” Black Cat instinctively tilted her head.
“What kind of event is this?” The chat was instantly flooded with question marks.
“Selene?
Using a person’s name as an event?”
“Wait!
I think…
I saw this once in another streamer’s room, that streamer got Ruan Mei,” a message suddenly flashed by in the chat with a surprised tone.
“The effect was 1000 fragments or all blessings of a certain Destiny.
Is this Selene…
not good?!”
The screen lit up.
A quiet corner of a room bathed in soft moonlight.
A white-haired girl sat in a wheelchair with her back to the camera, seemingly gazing at the galaxy outside the window.
Seemingly sensing someone, she gently turned the wheelchair around.
Her long, silver-white hair, azure eyes, and delicate face were clearly presented on the screen.
She looked at the camera, a gentle and slightly mischievous smile on her face, and placed her index finger gently against her lips: “Ah, it’s you.
Shh~ don’t speak.”
The options popped up: [1.
Selene!] [2.
Who are you?] Black Cat clicked [1.
Selene!] almost reflexively.
Selene spoke: “I also left a little backdoor in the Simulated Universe, hiding it from Herta~ After all, I can be considered one of the…
um, collaborators on this project, right?”
She tilted her head slightly, revealing a troubled yet cunning expression: “Hmm…
Herta can’t know about this.
So, as hush money, take this~ After you accept it, you can’t tell Herta that I’m slacking off here, okay?”
Immediately after, three glittering, extremely tempting options popped up on the screen: [1.
Directly clear all remaining stages of the current Simulated Universe (including the boss stage) and receive clear rewards.] [2. New chapters come out on novelping.com first.
Randomly obtain all blessings of a certain Destiny and upgrade them.] [3.
Obtain all positive effect Curios in the Simulated Universe.]
“Holy— crap—!!!” The moment Black Cat saw the options, she jumped up from her chair, letting out a deafening exclamation, her voice filled with unbelievable ecstasy.
The chat in the livestream, after a brief silence as if it had been strangled, exploded: “???????” “Huh???????” “666, there’s even a direct clear?!” “Holy crap!
What kind of god-tier event is this?!” “Selene!
You are my god!!” “9!” “Herta: Who messed with my program?
Selene: Blehh~”
“Guys!
Guys, did you see that!” Black Cat was so excited she was incoherent, her fingers trembling as she moved back and forth over the three options.
Black Cat took a deep breath, and with an incredibly excited mood, clicked heavily on the first option with her mouse.
Selene on the screen winked at her and smiled.
“Pleasure doing business with you.” Immediately after, the game screen appeared, Universe cleared!
Black Cat slammed the table hard.
“Did you see that?
You haters!
This streamer is the first in the whole network to clear it!” “Simulated Universe?
Hmph, with Selene-waifu’s backdoor, it’s easy-peasy!” Then.
“I am Selene’s dog!!!”…
“Hmm, the response is not bad.” Selene was quietly hiding in Black Cat’s livestream room right now; that event just now was her doing.
“Next, proceed to the next step.”
This time, she cast her gaze toward the art section adjacent to the gaming livestream section.
She entered the livestream of a moderately famous artist, whose follower count wasn’t top-tier, but whose works were delicate and had a certain recognizable style.
The artist in the livestream was focused on drawing an original illustration, occasionally chatting with the few viewers, the atmosphere peaceful.
Selene didn’t say anything.
She started gifting Big Rockets immediately.
Then, she expressionlessly kept gifting, spending one hundred thousand.
“Whoosh—!!!” “Boom—!!!” In an instant, the entire livestream screen was completely submerged by the “Rocket” effects that launched one after another, dragging gorgeous tails of fire!
The deafening sound effects, the golden light flashing across the screen, the site-wide announcements…
instantly exploded the originally quiet livestream into a boiling ocean!
The brushstroke the artist was drawing froze directly on the digital tablet.
She stared dumbfounded at the gift effects frantically scrolling across the screen and the instantly soaring number of viewers, completely stunned.
She was just a college student, livestreaming her drawing in her spare time, with few followers.
The tips she usually received were at most small gifts worth a few dozen yuan; where had she ever seen such a spectacle?
One hundred thousand yuan!
To her, it was simply an astronomical figure!
The effects finally slowly dissipated, and the number of people in the livestream had multiplied countless times.
The chat was full of “Holy crap!”, “Boss, you’re crazy!”, “Where did this rich benefactor come from?” The artist girl’s voice was noticeably trembling and overwhelmed.
“Th-that…
Boss, thank you for the Rocket…
b-but, I’m still a college student…
I-I can’t afford a refund for a minor…
This is really too much…” Clearly, she was frightened by this sudden “gift,” and her first reaction was that she had encountered a child who had secretly used their parents’ phone to spend money.
“Selene-only-stan” sent a concise colored message: [This is the money for a commission.
Help me draw a few pictures of Selene from “Honkai: Star Rail”.]
Seeing this message, the artist girl calmed down a little, but still couldn’t believe it: “R-really just a commission?
You won’t ask for a refund as a minor?
Th-this money is too much, even for commercial work it’s…”
Selene-only-stan: [That’s right!!!]
The girl took several deep breaths, trying to calm her wildly beating heart.
One hundred thousand yuan, just to draw a few Honkai: Star Rail characters?
This commission fee was ridiculously high, but the other party seemed very serious.
“O-okay!
Boss!” The girl’s voice finally regained some strength, but still couldn’t hide her excitement.
“I’ll go learn about this character right now!
Check the materials, study the settings!
I will, I will definitely work overtime, and draw it for you in the best state!
No, draw it for the Boss!
I will definitely make you satisfied!”
Selene-only-stan: [After you finish drawing, just post it as your own work.
You don’t need to send it to me separately.]
Leaving this sentence, the ID “Selene-only-stan” left the livestream.
Only the artist girl was left, facing the still lively chat, repeatedly confirming this wasn’t a dream, and then really immediately switched out of the drawing software, starting to frantically search for information related to “Honkai: Star Rail, Selene.” The name Selene had already been deeply imprinted in her mind.
And this was just the beginning.
The ID “Selene-only-stan” quietly lingered in various livestream rooms in the art section.
The goal was clear: artists with a certain foundation of followers, diverse art styles, and potential.
Enter, don’t speak, start directly with “Rockets.” Leave the same commission request: “Draw Selene, just post it.” Then, amidst the artists’ shock, ecstasy, and incredulous questions and thanks, leave calmly and head to the next target.
One hundred thousand yuan, for artists at this level, was an offer hard to refuse, and even more, a highly impactful order.
That day, it was as if countless depth charges had been dropped into the art section.
One livestream room after another of artists was spammed with “Rockets,” and the site announcement frequently rang out with the ID “Selene-only-stan.” One artist after another, regardless of what theme they were originally drawing, paused their plans and began to urgently study “Selene,” collect materials, and conceive sketches.
The name “Selene” and its related search index exploded exponentially on art platforms and player communities.
“What happened?
Why is everyone drawing Selene?” “There’s a rich benefactor called Selene-only-stan, throwing money around everywhere for commissions, only drawing Selene!” “One hundred thousand per commission!
And you just have to post it!
What kind of god-tier financial backer is this?” “So much prestige?” “This promotional intensity…
did miHoYo spend a fortune?
No, it seems like an individual action?” “Doesn’t matter, I’m going to draw too!
What if the financial backer sees it!”
From chibi to atmospheric illustrations, from single character portraits to CP interactions (with March), well-known content creators and key artists in the art section all turned their eyes to Honkai: Star Rail, and to Selene.