Star Iron, building an empire starting with game development

[Star: Great! Looks like there's no one left.]

[Star: Then let's continue watching the game stream, okay?]

Still no one responded.

[Star: Great, no one has any questions, so I'll turn off the mute function~]

Silver Wolf: Hoshi, what you did was really...

[Kafka: I'm really curious who taught you these things in that world?]

[Star: Is there something wrong with me?]

[Star: Also, Silver Wolf, you should continue streaming. The game is progressing too slowly. Some players have already finished their journey in Belloborg, but they're still wandering around the Black Tower Space Station.]

Silver Wolf: Okay, okay~

Silver Wolf's live stream officially began, but Xing had no intention of watching it. Instead, with the system's assistance, he appeared in the star system where Pierpoint was located via spatial teleportation.

Silver Wolf started his live stream, and after a series of preparations, the Star Train in the game arrived at Planet Yalilo 6.

Then everyone saw that Arillo 6 in the game was a white, icy planet.

The story then transitions into an animation where Himeko says that after thousands of years, Arillo 6 is already quite good, isn't it?

“Space readings are abnormal, orbit stability has dropped to 12%!…” Pam walked over, then rattled off a bunch of questions and said that the docking time had been changed from seven days to indefinite.

The story continues, and March 7th asks about the anomaly. Then Walter walks over and explains the cause of the anomaly, saying it's due to the existence of the "Star Core."

In the story, only the protagonist asks about the star core, and Walter answers that the star core is the same as the one inside your body, the same substance.

Then, two dialogue options appear: "What should we do?" and "What is the Star Core?"

Upon arriving at this point, Silver Wolf unhesitatingly chose the second option.

This time it was Himeko's turn to answer, but she stated that the Star Core was too mysterious, shrouded in enigma, and even the Black Tower couldn't fully decipher it. Then Himeko reassured everyone not to worry, as this wasn't the first time a Star Core had blocked a flight path, and even suggested there were ways to counteract its effects…

Walter stated that the only certainty is that the appearance of a "star nucleus" on a planet will bring about drastic changes to the civilization and ecology of that inhabited planet, and will also cause problems such as space distortion leading to the creation of rifts.

Walter further stated that the current frozen state of Arillo 6 is inextricably linked to the "Star Core".

Himeko then stated that the "Star Core" is a scourge spread by a certain star god across various worlds, the source of all calamities. Only by eradicating this source can the train continue its journey.

Then, three options appeared—"Himeko means..." "Don't those worlds know how to save themselves?" "We are actually chivalrous cosmic heroes!"

[Qiong: Galaxy Baseball Man is here!]

[March 7th: Qiong, stop messing around!]

[Silver Wolf: Galaxy Baseball Man? Not a bad self-proclaimed title, let's choose the third one then.]

[Jing Yuan: The Galaxy Baseball Man? No wonder he's a Trail Blazer]

[Hanabi: Cute little gray-haired one~ But it's okay, you give me a lot of fun~]

Bronya: So the "Star Core" was a creation of the Star Gods?

Himeko: Yes, a creation of a certain star god; the specific principles behind it are still unknown.

…………

Seeing Silver Wolf seemingly engrossed in watching the plot in the live stream, Xing smiled, took out a communicator, and made a call to an unknown person.

"Hey~ Diamond, I'm coming to see you." After Xingrang System directly hacked into Diamond's personal terminal, he greeted him with a grin.

"Hello, Ms. Xing, the Strategic Investment Department welcomes you." Diamond's gentle voice rang out from the other end.

"Find someone to pick me up, here are the coordinates." Xing glanced casually at the live stream as he sent the coordinates.

"Hmm, the progress is alright." Xing smiled when she saw Silver Wolf, who had started running around everywhere after finishing the story in Belloborg.

"Whoosh~" A spaceship arrived next to the asteroid where Xing was sitting cross-legged. The hatch opened, and Toppa, who had isolated the universe from the problem with his protective power, stood at the hatch and waved to Xing with a smile.

Xing got up, dusted himself off, and with a powerful push of one foot, floated towards the spaceship.

"Hello~ Ms. Producer of the Starry Sky Railway game." Toppa greeted Star with a smile.

"Hello, Miss Topa," Stephen Chow replied with a smile, then sat down in the back seat without saying another word and turned to signal Topa that it was time to leave.

“Of course, we won’t have any further interaction until we reach an agreement with Diamond,” Topa said with a smile, then gestured for the driver to return.

"Is that old geezer Oswaldo here?" Xing suddenly asked.

"He's away on a business trip. After all, he's the head of the market development department. Who knows which star system he's currently using his methods to expand the company's market share?" Topa replied with a look of disdain.

"What a pity, I thought I would see this old guy at the company headquarters~" Xing said with a regretful expression.

“We’ve arrived, but not through the main entrance,” Topa said suddenly, then stood up and gestured to the star in an inviting manner.

“Of course, after all, in a way I’m also an enemy of the company, though not on arrest warrant.” Xing smiled as she followed behind Topa.

“No, there really is a wanted poster, and the bounty is probably around 10 billion,” Topa said.

"Only 10 billion? That's nothing compared to Star Core Hunter," Xing said with a smile.

“No, this 10 billion is at least the initial decision, and it is said that it will be increased significantly later,” Topa said.

"Let me guess—it's that Oswaldo guy causing trouble, isn't it?" Xing smiled as she looked at Topa.

“Indeed, according to Diamond’s tip, many people within the company are dissatisfied with the Strategic Investment Department. And now Diamond has extended an invitation to you, so…” Toppa didn’t finish his sentence.

"The company isn't a monolithic entity either," Xing said with a smile.

“Alright, we’ve arrived. Please proceed to speak with Diamond.” Toppa stopped and gestured to Star.

"Diamonds, huh?" Xing pondered her memories of her past life, then realized that miHoYo's official team seemed to have left no stone unturned in exploring any imagery related to diamonds.

"Looks like it'll most likely be that little brat Opal~" Xing muttered as she pushed open the door, unaware of Toppa's slightly surprised looks behind her.

…………

The magnificent room was filled with expensive ornaments and all sorts of expensive stones that would cost an ordinary person everything.

"Hello, esteemed Miss Xing." Perched high above, Opal, with the unrestrained air of a child, greeted Xing as she looked around at the various expensive items.

"Hmm~ Hello, hello~" Xing shifted her attention to Opal and greeted him casually.