Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

Its credibility has been further reduced.

"Addendum: The Immortal Boat is very likely to suspect that this is a conspiracy, an intimidation tactic, and a means to prevent them from gaining power."

Screw Gum understood the meaning of the Black Tower and provided further explanation.

"This warning might even accelerate the research process, ensuring that we gain the necessary strength before the 'threat' truly materializes."

The black swan blinked.

So... was she the only one present who was a little confused?

It's true that you shouldn't get too close to geniuses.

It's not that they're easily infected and turned into geniuses, but rather that they're easily mistaken for fools...

"That's it."

Even absolute rationality often proves utterly vulnerable in the face of enormous profits and even greater fears, let alone...

She squinted slightly as she recalled.

"The decision to come into contact with the remains of the breeding animals, as I recall, seems to have been made after repeated warnings proved ineffective."

What does this mean?

"The warning itself might actually make them more determined to control the risk rather than run away, in order to prove themselves right..."

"This mentality is all too common among ambitious people in high positions."

A brief silence fell over the laboratory.

Following the line of thought of the two geniuses, the Black Swan also found some of their ideas to be true.

Or perhaps she was being too naive.

“So,” Black Swan said hesitantly, gathering her thoughts, “Lord Shi Jin’s plan… is to reveal these memories, put pressure on the Immortal Ship, and even resort to the power of the antimatter legion…”

"Isn't the ultimate goal to get the Immortal Ship to give up all of this on its own?"

“That’s the best-case scenario.” Black Tower looked at Black Swan. “What we need to do is prepare for the worst.”

Screw Gum shook his head.

The likelihood of voluntarily giving up on this is actually quite low.

When they abandoned negotiations and drove the Immortal Ship to its doom, they had no other choice.

When all the conspiracies are laid bare before the galaxy's gaze, brought to the forefront of direct confrontation.

When the entire universe knows what the Celestial Ship is doing...

At that moment, the pressure on the fairy boat will increase dramatically.

Under pressure from various forces, their internal voices will not be so unified.

Those who are observing, those who oppose, those who are fearful, those who hesitate... all sorts of subtle emotions will be amplified infinitely.

External pressures will force them to either completely shift course or... accelerate toward an extreme future.

"OK OK."

Black Tower decided to end the topic.

Her gaze unconsciously drifted toward the laboratory entrance.

Jiang Jiu went out to get some fresh air earlier and hasn't come back yet.

The emotions conveyed in those memories are very powerful.

But every time... in every timeline, it seems he's trying his best to prevent himself from heading towards the worst possible ending.

A strange, unfamiliar emotion was stuck in my heart, along with an indescribable sense of irritability.

She hated this feeling of being out of control.

...So she wanted to confirm something.

"Screw, please organize the information related to the Immortal Boat. Miss Black Swan, please try your best to reproduce this part in as much detail as possible."

The black swan nodded.

"It's what I should do."

Black Tower nodded: "By the way, send me this video again. There are some things I'm not sure about."

The black swan nodded.

She assigned tasks to the two of them and then prepared to leave.

"And what about you?" Screw Gum asked.

Black Tower paused at the doorway, sitting atop her scepter without turning around.

“I’ll go and bring that ‘savior’ back.”

There was a subtle hint of displeasure in her tone.

"We can't drink coffee or eat snacks in the lab for free. With so many troublesome things to do, we're busy running around here while he's trying to find some peace and quiet."

"What kind of good deal is that?"

Black Swan and Screw Goom exchanged a glance, and listening to Black Tower's illogical words, neither of them responded.

Black Tower used the small black tower to locate Jiang Jiu's position and finally found Jiang Jiu's figure on the platform.

Jiang Jiu sat by the window near the observation deck, resting his chin on his hand, holding a small dog in his arms.

It looks like Pepe?

She walked over, her footsteps echoing on the empty platform.

Jiang Jiu didn't seem to turn around, but she knew he had already noticed.

Have you seen enough?

The black tower stopped beside him, following his gaze to the Milky Way outside the window, its tone sounding no different from usual.

"Everyone outside is incredibly busy, yet you're enjoying a peaceful stay here."

Jiang Jiu stretched and turned to look at the Black Tower.

"I don't think so."

He put Peipei down and said helplessly, "It's really too embarrassing for her to look at her own memories."

"So, have you finished watching? Now, shouldn't we—"

Why did you save me?

Black Tower asked directly.

Jiang Jiu was stunned for a moment.

So how much jumbled stuff is in that memory?

Wasn't the agreement to only reproduce some important things? What exactly is the Black Swan event reproducing?

He paused for two seconds, then chuckled awkwardly, "Well... why else? Because Lady Black Tower is unparalleled, Lady Black Tower is incredibly intelligent..."

"Don't interrupt."

Black Tower interrupted him, his voice low but unquestionable.

She didn't look at him, but gazed at the Milky Way outside the window.

"The me in those memories... is not exactly the same as the me now, but in any case, it is still me. However, in many timelines, we may not even be... familiar with each other."

She paused, seemingly considering her words, or perhaps suppressing some emotion she herself wasn't sure about.

I'm very annoyed, and...strange.

"But you showed up every single time."

"In various ways, at a price I can see and can't see, I've denied my own existence, even at the cost of sacrificing myself... Why?"

She took a step closer, her eyes fixed on Jiang Jiu.

"So... why did you save me?"

Chapter 117 Because Only You Are You

Jiang Jiu was somewhat at a loss for words when asked that question.

why?

He really hadn't thought of that...

Peipei seemed to sense that something was wrong. It whimpered softly, rubbed against Jiang Jiu's clothes, and when it realized that no one was paying attention to it, it ran away.

Jiang Jiu's CPU is almost overheated.

Why isn't intellect working its magic at this point...?

He couldn't help but avoid Black Tower's gaze: "What reason do you need to save someone... I saved you because I like you."

Hei Ta stroked his chin and moved a little closer: "So...you like me?"

Jiang Jiu was stunned for a moment.

"...?"

"No, I mean..."

Black Tower raised an eyebrow: "So you don't like me?"

"No, it's not that... I mean..."

Black Tower was delighted.

"I......"

The black tower was closing in, exceeding normal social distancing. Jiang Jiu instinctively backed away, but behind him was a window...

There was a sense of helplessness, as if there was nowhere left to retreat.

...Maybe this world should just be destroyed already.