Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

Thank you to the amazing expert [Master of Wisdom and Skill] for the certification!

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"You're getting off at the space station?"

Seeing Qi Zhimu's serious expression, Ji Zi knew he wasn't joking.

"This is a bit sudden. Could you please tell me why?"

That's the reason.

Before Qi Zhimu could speak, Hei Ta suddenly appeared and put his arm around Qi Zhimu's neck in front of Himeko.

Ji Zi wasn't too surprised when Qi Zhimu said he wanted to get off the car.

Black Tower's actions left her stunned.

It was the real person, not a puppet, who came. The way it looked at Qi Zhimu was filled with undisguised emotions, while the way it looked at her carried a faint warning, as if asserting its dominance.

ah…?

After figuring out the relationship between the two, Himeko was both amused and exasperated.

Being seen as a potential threat in that area by a genius is a first for me on this pioneering journey, and it feels quite subtle.

To be honest, for a moment Ji Zi even wondered if Qi Zhimu had bewitched the Black Tower.

The impression of geniuses is either that they are eccentric, act madly, or have a mysterious destiny, with their names known but their faces never seen.

Genius Club #83, messenger of the God of Wisdom.

Any identity can stir up a massive wave of imaginary numbers across the entire galaxy, but the Black Tower alone possesses both.

People who work in academia often give the outside world the stereotype that their thinking is biased towards rationality, or even absolute rationality.

There's no shortage of gossip about the Milky Way, covering all sorts of topics, but you'll never find anything related to the romantic relationships of members of the Genius Club.

Genius and wandering knight have absolutely nothing to do with each other, but Black Tower is now telling her that not only are they connected, but they might even have done the deed together...

The special mark on Qi Zhimu's neck cannot actually be seen directly.

But with Black Tower's actions, whether intentional or unintentional, his collar shifted to one side, making it all the more obvious.

The marks look relatively...fresh?

It's still reddish, not dark red, which suggests it was probably planted recently.

What happened is self-evident.

Noticing Himeko's strange expression, Qi Zhimu knew that Black Tower was doing it on purpose.

Actually, not long ago, the gun failed to fire while being cleaned.

Qi Zhimu recalled the events of the morning.

……

Several systems from a time ago.

After finishing his kiss on Qi Zhimu's lips, Hei Ta roughly tore off his shirt and then prepared to strip off the rest.

After becoming a mercenary, Qi Zhimu would occasionally play single-player games.

Among them, I played the pioneering game in the Black Myth series the most.

At this rate, he'll probably have to release the Four-Bean Standing Stick and then switch to the Poke Stick form in a few minutes.

However, before he could unleash his fully charged skill, two communications came in quick succession, abruptly ruining the atmosphere that should have been a natural progression.

The first person to call was a genius.

Black Tower was furious.

Twice, twice!!

But she couldn't just hang up on them, since she was the one who invited them to the space station.

"What's going on so early in the morning?!"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the communication, as if they hadn't expected to hear such a tone.

"...You sound upset. Is the simulated universe not fixed, or has a new problem arisen?"

"If you already know the answer, why ask? Spit it out!"

"My experiment is progressing smoothly and I expect it to be completed in two days. This system should be able to reach the space station within the month."

"Okay, I'll hang up now."

"Something's up."

"..." Black Tower's face darkened.

Qi Zhimu noticed that a small hand with purple nail polish on its shoulder almost pierced his skin.

The communication methods between the Black Tower and geniuses are not common. Qi Zhimu has no idea who the other party is or what they said.

All he knew was that this person would likely be targeted by the Black Tower if he turned back.

In the sense of holding a grudge.

"Just say what you need to say all at once, I'm busy right now!!!"

"May I borrow your Phase Flame and the confinement chamber? I plan to stay in this space for a while this time..."

"Go find the doll and get the artifact yourself. The cabin access hasn't been changed, that's all!"

Black Tower didn't give Ruan Mei a chance to respond, unilaterally cutting off communication, which infuriated them.

That's it? That's all?

It's such a trivial matter, and of all times they had to notify me of it, not earlier or later.

Fortunately, Qi Zhimu was still in good spirits, which was clearly felt by sitting on his lap.

Hei Ta took a deep breath, giving himself a pep talk, telling himself not to be affected by what had just happened, and that he could continue doing what he wanted to do.

Then--

It was Qi Zhimu's turn to receive the communication request.

Qi Zhimu hung up in less than two seconds, immediately putting Black Tower at ease.

Hei Ta was very satisfied with Qi Zhimu's priority towards her. Just as her alluring, moist lips touched his neck, her phone rang again.

Qi Zhimu wanted to hang up, and even turned off his phone.

But Black Tower said quietly, "Go ahead and accept it. After all, I accepted it just now, so we're even."

Having said that, Qi Zhimu swiped to answer the call, glancing at the contact name as he did so, and his eye twitched inexplicably.

[Yelena (the employer who wants me to be a kept man)]

Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at Black Tower and saw her expression; I knew she had seen it too.

This is bad...

Qi Zhimu forced himself to greet her, trying to keep his tone calm so as not to offend the woman who might become jealous at any moment.

"What is it?"

"Can't I call you if there's nothing wrong? Can't I just miss you?"

"..."

Qi Zhimu is indeed a great magician of a century, but that doesn't mean he has zero emotional intelligence, nor does it mean he can't sense subtle changes in the atmosphere.

As soon as the words "I miss you" were uttered, the small hand on her shoulder began to gently stroke her shoulder.

It's gentleness that's terrifying!

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'm hanging up. Get to the point, I'm busy fighting."

"What are you fighting about? You're clearly at the Black Tower Space Station. Don't argue. The order from the defense department there is obviously from you."

Yelena was very familiar with the materials needed for Qi Zhimu's improved plan, and stated with certainty:

"The space stations that your Rangers saved a few years ago, as well as the weapons and equipment used to upgrade the defense systems, were all ordered from the relevant departments under my command."

"Still want to fight? If you do, I'll come to Black Tower Space Station right now and fight you, and I can also settle some debts while I'm at it."

Qi Zhimu was speechless, thinking to himself that there were countless ways to place orders with the company, so why did Alan choose Toppa's company?

"So, what's the real purpose of this call?"

"I just wanted to let you know that I'll be going to the Black Tower Space Station in a few days. We'll have to catch up then. That's all I wanted to say. Since you have something to do, I won't bother you any longer. Bye."

"..."

Qi Zhimu turned off his phone and was met with a smiling, pretty face.

Now I finally understand why Potio always used the phrase to describe him: "A smile of longing, for life is unpredictable."

Black Tower is smiling sweetly now, but behind that sweetness lies a bomb.

Unexpectedly, Black Tower did not fire the shells down; instead, he put away his smile and sighed softly.

She didn't do anything special, just rested her head on his chest and listened to his heartbeat.

"I'll go first, because that's an emotional bond from your past life... I can be domineering and unreasonable to anyone, but you... are the only exception."

"If I were to order you to sever your ties with other women now for my own selfish reasons, one day you could also sever ties with me for another woman..."

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