Honkai: Star Rail, But I'm the Universe's Biggest Charlatan

As a Void Mentor who spends all day tricking other civilizations, nothing makes me happier than feasting on the Zro tribute brought in by another empire. But not long ago, after some Crisis Empire signed a contract with the End of the Cycle, it began building a megastructure called the "Aether Phase Engine." I sensed trouble and started running. Then the Shroud exploded, and the entire universe turned into a dead zone. Thinking it would be my last meal, I gobbled up all the Zro. I really hate that Crisis Empire. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself on a deck. Wait, is this still the Shroud? Where the hell am I? (This is a Stellaris x Honkai: Star Rail novel, but not about a Fourth-Crisis player. It's about a mentor from a Void Dweller city-state.)