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

"unimportant."

She whispered on his lips, her breath warm.

"The important thing is that you're here."

"This time, everything that tries to take you away... whether it's time, fate, or your own damned resolve... I will crush them all, one by one."

She reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, burying her face in his shoulder.

"You are mine, Jiang Jiu."

Her voice was muffled, as if she were making a declaration.

"From now on, no one will ever take you away from me again... not even myself."

Jiang Jiu let her hug him, feeling the warmth of her body and her slight trembling, and felt it was a bit outrageous.

So what happened?

Why has his proud and charming Lady Black Tower turned into this? Did they get the wrong script?

So what did he do in the future? He has the system and can't die, but then again... no matter what he did, why is the Black Tower like this?

Logically speaking, she shouldn't care about other people's lives or deaths, right...?

After all, she's the Black Tower, isn't she?

“Black Tower,” Jiang Jiu tried to keep his voice steady, even though his heart was pounding, “let me go first, we need to talk.”

But the arms around his neck tightened even more.

What should we talk about?

Black Tower's voice was still muffled in his shoulder, but it carried a cold, unyielding tone.

"Talk about how you gradually walked into nothingness? Talk about how I watched you disappear time and time again, yet couldn't grasp anything? Or talk about your grand, damned plans, those things that are always more important than me, more important than yourself, that you must do?"

Her voice trembled slightly, as if she was suppressing some kind of emotion.

“I’ve tried talking to you, Jiang Jiu.”

"In the past...in the future...in those times before they were destroyed."

“I showed you with data, logic, and countless tragic endings derived from simulating the universe. I even... begged you.”

The last few words were so soft they were almost inaudible, yet they were tinged with a sob.

But it didn't work.

She looked up, placed a hand on his face, and forced him to look her in the eye.

"So, let's not talk about it anymore."

She said, enunciating each word clearly, "This time, listen to me."

Tears streamed down her cheeks, but she smiled softly. However, there was no warmth in that smile, only a cold, obsessive control over everything.

"Your sword... I'll keep it for you for a while. You can't go anywhere anyway, and you only have me... so just stay by my side..."

"What end times, what Iron Tomb, what Onpharos... let them wait, or let them perish. This time, your 'salvation' ends here."

Jiang Jiu gasped.

"Black Tower, you can't..."

"I can."

Hei Ta interrupted him, her fingertips gently tracing the wound on his lips, a gesture with a chilling tenderness.

"And I will."

"I'm willing to do anything to keep you here, to become the person you hate the most, to use the methods you despise the most... I don't care."

"I do not care."

She leaned closer, her nose almost touching his, their hot breaths mingling.

"Whether you hate me or fear me, it's better than... never finding you again."

"Black Tower..."

"Don't speak, just kiss me."

As soon as she finished speaking, she kissed him again.

This kiss wasn't as violent as the last one; instead, it was slow and filled with an intense possessiveness.

After a long while, she stepped back again, her breathing unsteady, her lips bright red, and her eyes glistening with tears.

Her gaze swept over the syringes casually tossed aside.

"It's about time it started acting up..."

Without a word, she pushed him down onto the bed, placed one hand on his collar, and gently pulled it down...

Their eyes met, and she smiled slightly.

"Now......"

"You can only say you love me."

......

Chapter 141: More Than Just Extermination

Jiang Jiu skillfully controlled the spaceship to perform multiple jumps, while listening to the follow-up situation on the other side of the immortal ship.

"Has the company... gone to such extremes?"

Screw Gum shook his head.

Jiang Jiu was somewhat surprised that the company would show leniency.

Then Screwgoom calmly said, "It's not just about annihilating them all."

"As evidenced by eye, five of the six immortal ships have crashed. Most of the items were dismantled by the company and transported to the company headquarters for selection and submission to Amber King as building materials."

Jiang Jiu paused for two seconds.

That's right.

He glanced at the doll perched on his shoulder and casually put it into his pocket.

Despite being called a small black tower, if not remotely controlled, it looks no different from an ordinary doll. This was the conclusion he reached after a little testing.

Then let's just leave it at that.

"Lord Shi Jin." Receiving no response from Jiang Jiu, Screw Gum greeted him politely and continued, "I hope that if you have any special plans next time... I mean, regarding the end, you can inform me in advance."

"Note: This is my personal request in the name of Lord Screw Star."

Jiang Jiu thought for a moment and calmly said, "Then I would appreciate it if you could help me research the technology of reproducing living beings using a certain amount of data memory."

"Data memory, reproducing life forms?" ScrewGumm pondered for a moment, then asked, "Question: Is it similar to an omnic?"

"not quite."

Jiang Jiu considered his expression for a moment: "Intelligent machines are essentially mechanical creations that operate based on pre-set logic and programs, although I am not sure what the conditions are for them to have self-awareness."

He paused for two seconds and looked at the image of Screw Gum.

"I apologize, I hope I have not offended you, Lord Screw King."

Screw Gum shook his head: "No, most of the intelligent machines on Screw Planet have possessed a certain degree of self-awareness since their birth, but it is undeniable that we still cannot fully understand human emotions."

Jiang Jiu had heard a little about this, and he remembered that Screw Gum's topic was related to this.

"So, getting back to the main point, what I want is not mechanical creations based on programs, but something that focuses more on recording and reproduction. Hmm... the research direction could lean towards the memes of the Flowing Light Memory Garden."

ScrewGumm thought for a moment and asked, "Is it a life form that has passed away?"

"No, it is a virtual planet constructed using the Emperor's Scepter as its power source. It has sufficient kinetic energy and the theory of life exists, but it has never been born."

ScrewGumm performed a high-speed calculation and deduction, and after thinking it over, asked: "Definition: The goal of this technology is to create a data-state 'life replica,' which, theoretically, can exhibit characteristics and behavioral patterns highly consistent with, or even completely identical to, the original life form after obtaining a suitable carrier and energy support?"

"Although they are different, you can understand it this way."

Jiang Jiu shrugged: "I don't need you to fully implement it, Screw Gum. I just need a feasible theoretical framework, technical verification of some key nodes, and... a basic protocol that can securely transmit this kind of thing."

"I'll take care of the rest myself."

He spoke calmly, without any arrogance, only with a clear understanding of his own abilities that brought him confidence.

"Note: This research involves the essence of life, the essence of information, and even the essence of existence. It is extremely complex and may need to touch upon areas of destiny such as memory, reproduction, and even nothingness."

ScrewGumm reminded him, his voice still calm: "Request confirmed: You only need a semi-finished product as a 'starting point' for your own improvement?"

"Yes."

Jiang Jiu answered without hesitation.

"Is that alright? I can ask Black Tower for help with the computing power. I just need a framework. Although this is not a problem that can be solved in a few days, I think... a message from the end times is worth this sincerity."

ScrewGumm thought for a few seconds and nodded.

"It's a pleasure to cooperate, Lord Shi Jin. I will be researching this topic in my personal capacity."

"Pleasant to work with."

After saying that, Jiang Jiu unilaterally hung up the call and then casually sent him a message.

King: Coordinates (xx,xxx,xxx,xx). Regarding Onpharos, my advice is that the Iron Tomb's contamination has a special effect on Omnics, so avoid it if possible. I cannot guarantee that solving the problem will completely prevent the contamination from spreading.

King: If we are going to develop the relevant drugs, we should do so as soon as possible.

ScrewGumm: Thank you for the information. May I share this information?

King: Whatever you say.

If there was still some uncertainty among the various forces when dealing with the Immortal Boat, they contacted each other and gathered a lot of evidence before trying to believe Jiang Jiu's words.

Jiang Jiu's actions undoubtedly elevated the power of this Great Lord of Annihilation to its highest level.

Don't believe me? You may not believe me, but I do. Don't blame me if you suffer the consequences.

Jiang Jiu hesitated before going directly to find Xing Xiao and to take a look at the train crew, actually unsure how to face Dan Heng.