Create a game called "Collapse Iron," where the entire universe is the player.

The Starry Sky Train, observation carriage.

Outside the window, the Milky Way flows smoothly as the train steadily heads towards the next destination of this pioneering journey—the celestial vessel "Luofu".

Because Lin Lin made some "optimizations and adjustments" to the game's event flow, Xing did not return to the Black Tower Space Station midway to handle Ruan Mei's follow-up matters as originally planned.

Because the time hasn't come yet.

Therefore, Lin Lin will have to manually complete the storyline related to the legendary quest "The Crown of Mediocrity and God" that originally came with the version update.

Fortunately, after much pleading and cajoling, he finally managed to get a technical assistant.

Hehe ~

Lin Lin watched as Silver Wolf beside him rapidly operated several light screens, his fingers dancing across the virtual keyboard, leaving afterimages... no, he should now be respectfully called "Lord Wolf"!

Noticing the overly intense gaze beside him, the silver wolf, who was "working," didn't turn around, his tone filled with undisguised disgust: "Hey, don't stare at me like a pervert and smile, it's creepy."

Lin Lin quickly coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment, and the "thump thump thump" and "buzz buzz" construction noises coming from upstairs helped to divert his attention.

Ever since Xing learned that Lin Lin had sponsored the entire process, he immediately started the "take advantage of the opportunity" mode, and the interstellar express parcels he ordered online have been coming in almost non-stop.

If it weren't for the card-making machine, a space-compressing/storage marvel, the train's warehouses and aisles would have been bursting at the seams long ago.

Lin Lin didn't care about this—he relied on the influence of the game "Honkai Impact: Star Railway".

Star Gods have appeared in the game!

By means of this.

His account balance fluctuates by billions of credit points every minute.

In his words, "I, Lin, have never loved money, because money is just a number to me."

Listening to the sounds from upstairs that resembled a construction crew, Silver Wolf curled his lip, continuing his work but starting to bargain with Lin Lin: "I've decided on the payment: 50 special tickets (Star Trail Special Tickets), 50 general tickets (Star Trail General Tickets), plus 50 fuel."

That's outrageous!

"Pfft—!" Lin Lin spat out the water he had just drunk. "No way! Too much! After all this, am I even making a profit... oh no, I mean the cost is way too high!"

Although he is not short of money, who would complain about having too much money?

Doesn't this mean—taking my money, in your name?

Silver Wolf didn't seem to care, waving the data panel in his hand: "It's too little, I'd lose face. Besides, there are requirements for the distribution method this time; it can't be sent directly to my email."

Lin Lin was taken aback: "Then how do we send it?"

Silver Wolf's lips curled into a playful, even mischievous smile: "Use a redemption code. As for the name of the redemption code... let's call it 'Black Tower Old Witch'."

She wanted revenge for the 76 game accounts that Black Tower had banned!

Upon hearing this, Lin Lin shuddered violently, almost collapsing on the spot.

"Big sister! If this redemption code gets out, I might be turned into a specimen by Lady Black Tower and kept in formaldehyde for her to study every day! No, I definitely will!" Lin Lin was going crazy.

Are you crazy, or am I? How can I possibly survive this?!

The two then engaged in a heated argument and haggling.

Ultimately, the value of this redemption code was set at 50 general admission tickets, 10 special admission tickets, and 10 fuel.

Silver Wolf raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised by the offer: "Such a high percentage for general admission tickets? Will they be useful later?"

Lin Lin nodded mysteriously: "Hmm, I have a little idea."

As for the name of the redemption code, the two temporarily set aside their dispute and did not make a final decision.

……

Gui Naifen's live broadcast room.

The story continues.

In Rivettown, Star, Bronya, and Seele not only find much-needed medicine, but also encounter Clara, who is also searching for medicine for the homeless, and Perkins, the robot who accompanies her.

With both sides sharing the same goal, they ultimately amicably divided the found drug resources equally.

The comments section expressed skepticism:

"Sigh... Is there really no one willing to come? Sending a little girl to such a dangerous place."

"Then why shelter them? Just burn them all down!"

"Indeed, greed and fear of death are the underlying codes of some people forever."

"If Clara were to have any mishap here... I have a feeling that Boss Schwarzro might have to activate the 'Underground Purge Protocol'."

"It's not that light!"

……

Through a brief conversation with Clara, the three of them roughly understood Schwarz's logic: a mechanical, inflexible, and rigid logic that only believed in its own calculations.

The core of this logic is "protection," but it has also become an invisible "constraint."

After returning to Climbing Town with the medicine and meeting up with Danheng and March 7 who had been waiting for them, the group decided to head to Swallow's camp.

Sambo was the guide.

The scene shifts, and the group arrives deep within a campsite where many homeless people have gathered.

A heavy, cold metal gate stood before the rock wall, with no guards at the entrance, only a silent sense of oppression.

March 7th walked up curiously, patted the gate, and said with a grin, "What a heavy gate... Alright, watch this!"

She cleared her throat and, mimicking a fairytale tone, called out to the door, "Se~ma~ open~ the~ door~!"

The gate... remained completely still, without even the slightest echo.

Sambo, standing next to him, immediately wore an expression of amusement.

Xing was desperately trying to suppress her laughter, her shoulders swaying.

Seele rolled her eyes, speechless.

Bronya looked on curiously: "What's that? A special password to open the door?"

Ms. Danheng, a teacher who was used to such things, calmly explained, "The commands in the fairy tale world are unlikely to work here."

The comments section was instantly captivated by March's cuteness:

"March!!! (clutches heart) She's so cute!!!"

"The way March calls out the commands here is so endearing and earnest! It's so cute!"

"Teacher Danheng: Calm on the surface, numb inside. I'm used to it, really."

"A star core spirit with an abstract thought process, and a silly, energetic girl... Teacher Danheng, this team is going to be difficult to manage!"

"Little Gui! Quick! Switch to Silver Wolf! There's a surprise!"

……

Gui Naifen, who was laughing out loud at the March 7th event, immediately perked up when she saw the last comment.

Is it...

(P.S.: I forgot about Silver Wolf's secret technique, so let's just say this door is Arilo's first mechanism!)

She quickly switched the team configuration and changed the role to the third position.

really!

When Silver Wolf appeared at the front of the group, facing the heavy door, a blue and white, cyberpunk-style wolf head icon appeared in the center of the door, with an interactive option next to it: [Hacker Intrusion].

Gui Naifen clicked decisively.

The Silver Wolf character consumed one skill point, and four virtual images of Silver Wolf figures appeared around him. Countless data streams reached out towards the gate like tentacles, rapidly analyzing and cracking the code.

Silver Wolf's voice followed, carrying his usual relaxed and confident tone: "Piece of cake. When can we have something new to play?"

With a soft "click," the heavy metal door, which required three "authentications" to open manually, slid slowly and silently inward.

The live chat exploded instantly:

"See that?! This is my little wolf cub! YYDS!"

"Pulling for Silver Wolf was definitely the best decision I've ever made! The banner ends in a few days, I'll really regret it if I don't pull!"

"Damn it! I didn't get the Silver Wolf! Now I'm stuck here, miserably searching for those three 'certifications' all over the place!"

"Genius design! This character's abilities are seriously impacting the open-world experience! What are players who join later and can't pull him from?!"

"Would this be considered a special perk for players starting the game?"

Honkai Impact: Star Railway Official (Max Level): Want more perks?

"Holy crap! The boss really came! (Sits up in surprise)"

"Ahem... I take back what I just said! What I meant was: genius planner! To be able to design such cool and practical skills, the open-world exploration experience is absolutely amazing! It's so awesome!"

"The person upstairs reacted quickly, very spontaneously."

"Honkai Impact: Star Railway Official (Max Level): Everyone, spam 'Wolf Lord is awesome!' If we reach number one on the trending topics, I'll be giving you guys a treat during the 1.2 version preview livestream!"

"???"

What does this mean?

"Boss, if you get kidnapped by Silver Wolf, change your profile picture to March 7th!"

"Damn it! The boss's tone... doesn't sound like a boss anymore, it sounds more like a threatened underling!"

"Wolf Lord is awesome!!!" x N (N is an extremely large number of comments)

……

Thanks to the Silver Wolf character's convenient goal-scoring ability in the game, coupled with the highly inflammatory remarks made by the official account of the live stream, the game has been highly successful.

The popularity of the term "Wolf Lord" has skyrocketed, quickly climbing the trending lists of various platforms. Judging from the trend, it's only a matter of time before it tops the list.

As for who is the spokesperson behind that official title?

Who else could it be but Silver Wolf, who's chewing bubble gum while secretly chuckling at the trending topics?

According to her, not directly changing the trending search term to "Old Witch Black Tower" was already considered giving Black Tower some face.

Lin Lin shook his head from the side: "Are you courting death!"

......

Black Tower Space Station.

Deep within the main control module, in the Black Tower's office, countless light screens floated, and data streams poured down like a waterfall.

The Black Tower Doll was intently adjusting the energy parameters of a new containment object when a small assistant terminal next to it—a miniature version of the Black Tower Doll—suddenly lit up with an indicator light.

"Report: A trending topic on the internet has been detected that is rising in popularity rankings at an abnormal rate," Xiao Heita reported in a flat, electronic voice.

The black tower puppet didn't even look up, its hands continuing their work: "Content keywords?"

Little Black Tower: "'Wolf Lord'."

Hei Ta waited a few seconds, but didn't hear any follow-up analysis or background explanation. He then realized that the core content of this hot topic was just these two simple words.

Wolf Lord?

Her mind raced, and she instantly recalled a certain arrogant little hacker who had recently been causing trouble and whom she had taught a lesson.

Black Tower stopped what he was doing, and a rare look of speechlessness appeared in his usually arrogant eyes.

Black Tower: "...Huh??"

……

Gui Naifen's live broadcast room.

The plot continues to unfold.

The group passed through the first heavy door without incident, but before they could even breathe a sigh of relief, they discovered that at the end of the passage, there was another metal door that looked even thicker and seemed to have a higher level of security, and it was tightly closed.

Gui Naifen couldn't help but complain, "Good heavens, is your house like a nested doll? A door within a door?"

However, with Silver Wolf around, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Using the same technique, Silver Wolf summoned "Prometheus" again. Data streams flashed, and the second door obediently slid open to both sides amidst a slight mechanical whirring sound.

This smooth and seamless door-opening experience further tilted the scales in the hearts of the viewers in the live broadcast room, especially those players who were still hesitating about whether to draw Silver Wolf—the comfort of exploring this vast world has been improved so significantly!

As expected, behind the door, they found their target—Swarovski—and Clara beside him.

Perhaps it was Clara's request that made an impact, as Schwarzro unusually granted the train contingent an opportunity to present their case and negotiate.

Xinghejing stepped forward as a representative to negotiate, but unsurprisingly, the topic quickly focused on the keyword "Xinghe".

The word "star core" seemed to trigger Schwarz's most core and fundamental logic.

His mechanical eyes suddenly glowed brightly red, and a cold, electronic voice rang out: "You are touching a secret sealed deep within the world. A secret that no human should know."

"Reassess the target status—threat index has risen."

Negotiations broke down instantly!

The screen shattered like a mirror, seamlessly transitioning into familiar battle scenes.

With her two powerful characters, each with a 6+5 rating, Gui Naifen easily won this boss battle.

After suffering excessive damage, Schwarz's massive mechanical body overloaded its core, temporarily losing its ability to move and kneeling on the ground.

The battle ends, and the scene transitions to a story sequence:

Just as the atmosphere eased slightly, Dr. Natasha suddenly pulled out a giant cannon with an exaggerated design and a muzzle flashing with dangerous energy...?!

Without hesitation, she aimed the cannon at the temporarily paralyzed Schwarz.

Just as the energy cannon was about to finish charging—

"don't want--!!!"

A cry rang out, tinged with tears.

The small, red figure rushed out with astonishing speed, resolutely spreading its arms and using its slender body to block Schwarz's massive mechanical form.

It's Clara.

She stood barefoot on the cold ground, her pale face tilted back, her clear red eyes brimming with tears, looking at Natasha, and then at the rest of the train crew, her voice trembling yet incredibly clear as she pleaded:

"Please don't... hurt Mr. Schwarz!"

This scene instantly touched the hearts of countless viewers, and the live chat exploded with comments:

"Holy crap! Natasha's mom's weapon... it can do more than just heal?!"

"A battlefield medic confirmed! A medic who can't fire a cannon isn't a good healer!"

"Xiao Guizi, you deserve to die! Taking advantage of your two fully-equipped 6+5 characters, you bully an old robot!"

"Clara's expression...it breaks my heart! I feel so sorry for her!"

"But she's so brave! Even though she was scared herself, she still stood up resolutely..."

"This is family!"

"Clara, you don't want Mr. Schwarz to get hurt any more, do you? (Just kidding.jpg)"