NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 14 - What?! This Game Has Herta and the Nameless?!
Chapter 14: What?! This Game Has Herta and the Nameless?!
Xianzhou, Golden People Alley
After a satisfying meal and drink, Lin Yu booked a room near the hotel.
The room was clean and well-furnished, equipped with everything he needed.
Sitting by the window, he took a sip of the hotel’s complimentary specialty wine while opening the system interface.
[Popularity: 20,000+]
[Total Spending: 0]
[Current Accumulated Points: 20,000]
[Congratulations! You have reached your first milestone. Reward: 5,000 points and a small promotional opportunity.]
“A promotional opportunity?”
Seeing this reward, Lin Yu narrowed his eyes.
Hadn’t he already gained publicity through Gui Naifen’s livestream? What exactly was this system-given promotional opportunity?
He clicked on the description, quickly understanding its purpose.
“I can advertise within a certain range, completely free of charge?”
“Wait… does that mean—”
[Recommended Locations: Space Station (Herta) / Pinocony]
Lin Yu thought for a moment.
His initial plan was to promote in Pinocony, a hub of dreams with high foot traffic, ensuring that the game would attract plenty of attention.
But after checking the map, he couldn’t help but complain—
“This coverage area is way too small!”
“If I put it in Pinocony, it wouldn’t even cover a single landmark!”
“But if I place it in the space station, it would at least cover the whole facility.”
“Fine. I’ll go with the space station for now.”
Space Station – Advertisement Takeover
As Lin Yu activated the system, the main control module of the space station underwent an instant transformation.
Every advertisement display changed colors in an instant.
Gone were the usual ads for Lost Item Scanners, Calibay, and other mundane services—all replaced in one sweep.
[New Mobile Game – Honkai: Star Rail! Log in now to receive three Astral Express members for free! Plus, Herta and Asta—both completely free!]
[What are you waiting for? Get a head start on your adventure today!]
The ad featured silhouettes of March 7, Dan Heng, and the Trailblazer, but the most eye-catching elements were Asta and Herta’s full character illustrations.
The system had clearly customized this advertisement specifically for the space station.
For the research-focused staff, who were used to seeing the same dull, repetitive ads every day, such a bold and straightforward pitch was bound to catch their interest.
And sure enough—
“Honkai: Star Rail? Never heard of this game before.”
“A free game? And it even gives away characters at launch? That’s pretty generous.”
“Wait—did the ad just mention Asta and Herta? Don’t tell me they actually made Director Asta and Lady Herta into playable characters?!”
“If that’s true, I have no choice but to play!”
“Ad display, you better not be lying. If I don’t get those characters, I’m reporting you immediately!”
Intrigued, many staff members stopped in their tracks, pulling out their phones to download Honkai: Star Rail from the app store.
Word Spreads Fast
The space station wasn’t that big, and soon, word of the mysterious game ads reached a very particular location—
Asta’s conference room.
“Miss Asta, this is the situation.”
Alan, wearing a serious expression, reported his findings.
“All advertisement displays were suddenly overridden—like they had been hacked. And every single one is now showing, uh… an ad for Honkai: Star Rail.”
“Should we shut down the power supply to those displays?”
“No, no need.”
Asta waved her hand dismissively while staring at her phone screen.
“This game actually looks pretty interesting. I was just about to do a [Warp] pull.”
“Warp?”
“Yep! You can pull for characters you know from real life—like March 7, Himeko… and who knows, maybe even Lady Herta!”
Without hesitation, Asta tapped [Warp x1].
A train ticket floated through space as the Astral Express approached.
As Conductor Pom made his appearance, the doors behind him slid open, releasing a purple glow.
Asta’s eyes lit up. “A purple glow… That means I pulled a four-star character!”
From within the light, a familiar portrait emerged—
A young girl sitting beside a massive astronomical telescope.
[Asta (New) – Fire Element, Four-Star, Harmony Path]
Total Shock
Alan froze.
Asta’s jaw dropped into an “O” shape.
Did she just… pull herself?!
Alan struggled to find his words. After a long pause, he finally asked:
“Miss Asta… are you a character in this game?”
“I—I have no idea!”
Asta was completely caught off guard. This was her first time playing a game and encountering something like this.
“But… I did see myself in the game’s story earlier.”
“So that’s how it is…”
Alan lowered his head, deep in thought.
“Miss Asta, I’ll have the engineers investigate whether the space station has suffered an actual cyberattack.”
“Oh, sure. Go ahead.”
Asta calmed herself, her curiosity now fully piqued.
Excitedly, she opened the character menu, eager to check out her own abilities.
[Skill: Meteor Swarm] – Deals extra hits…
[Ultimate: Starword Blessing] – Increases allies’ Speed…
“Huh? How does this developer know I love stars?!”
Meanwhile – Alan’s Next Move
After leaving Asta’s office, Alan didn’t immediately contact the engineering team.
Instead, he hurried back to his private quarters.
Taking out his phone, he hesitated for a second—his fingers trembling slightly—before typing into the search bar:
“Honkai: Star Rail.”
Within moments, he downloaded the game.
As the loading screen appeared, he whispered to himself:
“I… I need to pull Asta too!”
“And… I’ll make sure to protect her.”
“Even if it’s just in a game… I won’t let anything happen to Miss Asta.”