[Honkai: Star Rail] Yingxing, but in the Genius Society

Story blurb: A young man from Earth named Yingxing transmigrates into the world of Honkai: Star Rail. Here, there are concept-level Aeons who stand high above all, Emanators who can blow up planets with a casual gesture, and all sorts of deeply entrenched factions. In short, not one of them is easy to deal with. Oh, and the most important thing is that he has transmigrated into the unfortunate soul who shares his name. Yingxing: I’m screwed. Just as he is at his wit’s end, the [Genius Simulator] System drops from the sky. He has only one chance to allocate his initial stats, so he decisively puts everything into [Intelligence] and [Strength]. As a top science student and engineering powerhouse, Yingxing firmly believes in two principles: knowledge changes your fate, and truth lies only within the range of your cannons. And so, a dazzling genius soul is born in the cosmos. [In Year 7300 of the Star Calendar, you were born.] [At age 5, your parents were killed by the claws of Borisin beasts, leaving you an orphan. You were taken in by Xianzhou Zhuming and became a short-life species resident.] [At age 12, your talent gradually emerged, and you became an apprentice at the Artisanship Commission.] [At age 14, you caught the attention of Nous and became the 78th member of the Genius Society: Yingxing.] [You paid an audience to General Huaiyan and became his personal disciple.] [At age 20, you accompanied an envoy to Xianzhou Luofu, becoming the renowned “Heavenly Star Hundred-Forge.” No one dared slight you because of your short-life species status.] … [At age 753, you joined Herta’s Simulated Universe project and worked alongside many geniuses. You were in charge of regulating the Imaginary Engine and dimensional spacetime.] [At age 765, your friend Jing Yuan announced his retirement and chose to become a carefree Galaxy Ranger.] [You built him a dimensional star destroyer as a means of transport, leaving Jing Yuan utterly astonished.] [The next day, the Interastral Peace Broadcast reported that a Galaxy Ranger who wished to remain anonymous had blown up a Borisin remnant’s beast ship, then laughed as he rode off.] [At age 799, Dr. Ratio invited you to sit in on his “Mechanical Dynamics and Aesthetics” course at First Truth University.] [The classroom, which usually had barely any students, was packed that day, with no room to move. After the lecturer broke his eighth capacitive stylus, you stepped in as a temporary teaching assistant.] [Your Aurumaton MK9999 burst through the whole classroom, forcing all the students and faculty to hold class outdoors, where there was plenty of room. Dr. Ratio, at the end of his patience, also gave you a piece of his mind, along with a “Get out!”] [At age 800, Herta sent good news: the Simulated Universe project had finally found its ideal test subject. His name was Caelus.] Reading Guide: 1. The author has done a lot of research in advance, but the timeline and setting inevitably include some original interpretations. 2. Yingxing is Yingxing himself and knows the original story. This will be explained later. 3. No CP, beloved by everyone. Everyone loves big brother Yingxing! 4. The main story was serialized for a year, spanning versions 3.2 to 4.2, so it covers a long period. If you come across details that conflict with official settings, please take them with a smile. They won’t affect your enjoyment of the story. [60% anti-piracy ratio. Thanks to all the little angels who support the official release~] Coming soon: “Gather ’Round! The Golden Grand Hotel,” no-CP male lead Phainon, modern AU with the Chrysos Heirs! Blurb: In a corner at the edge of the western wind stands a mysterious grand hotel. No matter who you are, what you do, or what your status is, whether human or otherwise, just step through the hotel’s doors and the chefs and waiters will do everything they can to satisfy your palate, leaving you unable to resist exclaiming, “Oho!” Because they have the finest manager and staff in the entire universe *Head Chef, [Pot of All Worlds] Phainon A cheerful, warmhearted country boy, talented in many fields. He invented “Onion Omelet Rice,” a dish that suits his unusual aesthetic and earns him the undisputed title of “the ancient Greek god in charge of yellow-and-purple color schemes.” He runs the “Is It Eaten Yet?” food delivery platform and is always making low-key appearances at film sets in all sorts of places, taking on the high-profile role of the big C who saves the day. Everyone jokingly calls him the “Savior.” He rubs shoulders with sorcerers, chats and laughs with undercover agents from the liquor company, and gets along famously with great monsters… Just when everyone thinks this is a slice-of-life series The day the apocalypse arrives, the man everyone jokingly calls the Savior sheds his mild exterior. In a fury, he spreads glorious wings like a god, and the chill between his brows makes heaven and earth tremble. With a single raised hand, he commands a meteor to tear through the clouds, trailing a long, fiery tail as it crashes down on the enemies who brought their doom upon themselves. Everyone who sees their familiar friend showing off: Wait, who is this handsome guy? *Sous Chef, [Scoop of Divine Retribution] Mydei A super-rich heir with a throne waiting for him at home, he is both sworn friend and nemesis to the man above. Apart, each rules their own domain; together, their intelligence is anyone’s guess. He also helps develop dishes and is the only person brave enough to taste Head Chef Castorice’s culinary abominations. He once declared, “What doesn’t kill me only makes my stomach stronger.” But one day, his secret identity is exposed, and everyone cries out in shock: this six-foot-two tough guy who can knock someone out with one punch is actually a cat-meme influencer with a million followers?! Mydei, who occasionally mutters in a low voice in the language of Ohnmas so he can save face, is mortified: …HKS. *Manager, [Hand of the River of Souls] Castorice Burdened by a curse of death, she cannot touch living beings directly. The dishes she makes are often hard to swallow, yet they have unexpectedly won the affection and approval of some nonhumans. When she isn’t cooking, the girl especially loves to write. After thoroughly studying the local literary classics, she began writing stories that have been widely praised. Her books published so far include: “The Savior Is Obviously Powerful, So Why Is He So Overcautious?” “Welcome to the Kitchen of the Meritocracy” “About My Reincarnation as an Ordinary Person” “An Angel Once Visited the Belly of the Eaten” Castorice: Um… sorry, I didn’t write the last one. Mydei: Why are you looking at me? I didn’t write it either. The staff also include waiter Windy, who is good at fulfilling any customer’s request; speedy delivery rider Cipher; generous investor Aglaea; Anaxa, the two chefs’ strictest mentor; the great gourmand Tribbie, whose palate boasts over a thousand flavors; and a pink-haired young woman who can randomly appear anywhere in the hotel… A little hotel, full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers! * As one corner of the world’s curtain is cruelly pulled back and the boundary between truth and falsehood tears open once more, the schemes of various factions, [Destruction], [Enigmata], [Finality], [Remembrance], [Erudition]…, gradually come to light. Who will walk out of the cave alongside their companions, reach for the heavens, and seize that fearsome fate? “I still vaguely remember that I offered up all my Core Flame to the next version of myself in the coming cycle. So, who are you…?” [Hello, Neiko496-1, or rather… Mr. Phainon. I’m a kind passerby who brought your copy’s data out of Amphoreus. I’m now your personal System.] “Then answer me this: where is this?” [You are in a new world. To help you adapt to its basic code, I gave you a new identity from a story. Once you accumulate enough Trailblaze Power, your companions will be able to appear in this world, and you can return to your homeland, Amphoreus.] “…Wait, if I remember correctly, the story you used, ‘The Golden Grand Hotel,’ doesn’t Castorice still need to write the ending?” [Isn’t that perfect? What we call [Trailblaze] is walking the road left unfinished by those who came before and going even farther. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. You can call me Akivili.] Theme: Use your mind to understand, and your hands to create