Collapse Iron: The Five Heroes of the Clouds Won't Let Me Go

Cheng Xiao felt like he had forgotten something, but couldn't remember it for a moment.

He only realized this after the Black Tower came looking for him.

......

"Heavens! Isn't this Cheng Xiao, who defeated Shu Hu and gained the favor of countless gods? My humble abode cannot contain such a great Buddha as you. Show him out!"

The sarcastic tone, as if reading from a black tower, was embarrassing.

"I'm so sorry, the follow-up and cleanup took up too much time."

"Oh, really? You promised to do research on this new project, but you haven't shown up for half a month. Are you just making fun of me? Don't you know how important my inspiration is?"

Cheng Xiao apologized repeatedly, acknowledging that it was indeed his oversight.

"Fine, this genius has been patient enough with you, I can forgive you this time."

Black Tower was not one to dwell on things; she was more interested in the fun of the new project than in interrogating someone.

"Screw Gum is on his way here. You should come back to the space station with me first. My most complete research lab is there."

"By the way, why did you stop continuing your previous project?"

Black Tower snorted dismissively.

"Halfway through, the future of the research was already predictable, and there was no need or interest to continue the study, so it was abandoned."

"Then why did I hear that the company wants you to continue your research? After all, it's related to technological innovation."

"If they want to do the research, they should find someone else. I've already mercifully written the manuscript."

"Have you ever considered that you can foresee the outcome of your research project, but the research talent at the company might not even reach the future you envision, even after a lifetime of dedicated work?"

"What does that have to do with me? I paved the way, and if I can't reach the end, it just means I'm not good enough. I'll go back and practice some more."

Black Tower didn't care at all, picked up his ornate magic wand, cracked open the nut, and tasted it.

Cheng Xiao smirked: "You're going to use it for this?"

"Is there a problem?"

"Isn't this thing essentially a planet-destroying orbital cannon?"

"Yes, I find it convenient to use, and it's my freedom to use it however I want."

The key-shaped staff in Black Tower's hand is called "The End of the Quest," and it is also the key to unlocking the Star Orbit.

This magnificent, star-destroying technological creation has become nothing more than a shell opener.

"Please don't look at me with that 'wasteful' look, okay? This is one of the wonderful uses of my genius."

Black Tower clapped the crumbs off his hands and said in a light tone:

"Excellent! Using 12 minutes and 31 seconds to replenish my snack-level happiness has increased my research efficiency by 30%."

"How was this statistically calculated?"

"I just made this up. Let's get started!"

The topic of "transforming stillness into movement" has a lot of practical applications.

What is the upper limit? What is the range? How is it determined?

Judging from the enhanced spell abilities of Cheng Xiao, what new functions will the [Rat] spell have?

"That mask from before, you used this ability, didn't you? You can even summon a Star God?"

Black Tower's words jolted Cheng Xiao awake from his daze.

"Wait! I knew I forgot something! Oh no, I've lost it all thanks to Little Ha! Ha's going to kill me!"

"what?"

Cheng Xiao quickly asked the Black Tower for a pen and paper, casually drew Aha's smiling mask, colored it red, and activated the talisman.

Black Tower watched with great interest from the sidelines, finding the power of such rules quite fascinating.

A flash of white light appeared, and the mask seemed to come alive, cracking open into an even bigger smile.

Before Cheng Xiao could speak, Xiao Ha's angry voice rang out:

"Cheng Xiao! You only remembered me after all this time! And I even promised to do a live stream for you in the Narrow Passage of Fate! You wait, I'm not finished with you!"

After speaking, the mask fell silent, and Aha chose to ignore Cheng Xiao.

The room fell silent, leaving only the Black Tower, who was watching the show, and the pale Cheng Xiao.

"Tsk tsk, is this the God of Music's revenge? I'm quite looking forward to it. Remember to invite me to be in the audience!"

"Are you the devil?!"

"I am a magician~"

Although he had angered Aha, Cheng Xiao still clung to a sliver of hope and, as before, placed the mask on his chest.

"I hope Aha's methods will be gentle..."

What is meant to be will be, and what is meant to be will be. Cheng Xiao seems to be taking it all in stride, but it's unclear how Aha will seek revenge.

We can only react to each situation as it arises.

Having witnessed firsthand the immense power of transforming stillness into motion, Black Tower's interest has now greatly increased.

The mysteries of the Star God seemed to beckon to her.

"I'm very curious, doesn't this mean a Star God was created out of thin air? Is it an incarnation of the Star God or a new deity?"

"However, judging from Lezi's current performance, it seems more like he created a part of God."

Black Tower stroked his chin, deep in thought, his mind racing.

"Instead of discussing theories, let's put them into practice."

Seeing Heita's excited expression, Cheng Xiao couldn't let her get away with it.

The consequences of geniuses acting recklessly are unimaginable.

Let's wait for the more rational ScrewGumm to come in before making any decisions.

......

"Unfortunately, I did not live to witness the awakening of the gods."

Inside the Black Tower space station, Screw Gum sat primly at the table.

"What's there to regret? Let Cheng Xiao try again, won't it?"

"No. The power of the Star God must be used with caution. Although the joyful Aha appears to be a friend, the existence of the god itself is the greatest risk."

Sure enough, Screw Gumu became much more rational, and Cheng Xiao nodded in agreement.

"A conjecture. I suggest lowering the level to allow for examples of the level's existence."

I take back my previous assessment; ScrewGumm is also a troublemaker.

Cheng Xiao initially wanted to refuse, but Black Tower gave him a perfect answer.

"As fate would have it, I am the messenger of knowledge. Why not use me as an experiment?"

"......Can."

So the three of them began their first experiment.

Screw Gum: "Does Lady Black Tower need to use her own photo?"

Black Tower: "Of course, this genius's beauty is the best in the world, and I have quite a few selfies."

Cheng Xiao: "Narcissistic."

Black Tower: "Thank you for the compliment~"

"Wait a minute, aren't you guys going down a wrong path?"

Cheng Xiao saw Black Tower and Screw Gumu writing and drawing on paper and felt a little puzzled.

"Actually, it doesn't have to be drawn on paper; three-dimensional objects can also be transformed from static to dynamic."

Black Tower was overjoyed on the spot.

"Really? That makes sense! Turning stillness into movement... You didn't mention any other conditions, which means any physical substance can do it!"

"That's too easy, just use my Black Tower minifigure as an experiment!"

The Black Tower brought a Black Tower doll from the space station. Without being controlled, the doll has no consciousness and only operates in automatic standby mode, where it will perform fixed responses.

Cheng Xiao channeled the power of the [Rat] talisman into the rat under the expectant gaze of the two days prior.

Finally, the black tower figure's empty eyes lit up!

(Warning: Multiple timelines are coming!)