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

He followed the location marked on the map back to the room that Black Tower had prepared for him in advance for resting.

This place has a style very similar to Black Tower, but Jiang Jiu has never been here before. If nothing unexpected happens, it is probably Black Tower's own home.

"This place truly has a magical atmosphere..."

"Of course, do you like it?"

Jiang Jiu paused for two seconds, then subconsciously glanced at the empty shoulder.

After searching for a while, I discovered that the little black tower had somehow climbed into my pocket.

Um......

After finding it, he took out the little black tower.

"I like it. I like everything you prepared."

The little black tower gave a soft hum.

"This is inside the clock tower at the edge of the galaxy, and it is also my home."

"The Clock Tower?"

Jiang Jiu thought for a moment and realized that he had almost forgotten that the Black Tower had almost always stayed in the clock tower at the edge of the galaxy. When he chose the location, he only thought that there might be less of the mess at the edge of the galaxy, and he didn't consider all that.

It's quite a coincidence.

The little black tower hummed in agreement.

"When I first found you, I discovered that the time distortion device you crudely made for yourself... which could be called an ice coffin, was far too rudimentary."

"If the time is too long, moving it may cause unforeseen problems."

"So I went to the trouble of bringing you home, since it was nearby."

Jiang Jiu coughed lightly, feeling embarrassed.

At the time, we were just thinking about what was convenient, and we used whatever materials we could find. We didn't pay much attention to anything except for the time-difference distortion device, which we really put a lot of effort into.

The main focus is on one thing, as long as it works.

"How...did you find me?"

"Because the planet you chose for yourself exploded."

The little black tower calmly uttered shocking words.

"I admit that the protective measures you set up for yourself were not bad, but that protective shield has been eroded by time and has been hit by the planet's explosion, so it has basically disintegrated."

"...It exploded?"

Jiang Jiu had planned everything meticulously, but he never expected he would actually have to calculate the lifespan of a planet...

He was just unlucky...

"So that's how you found me?"

“To be precise,” the little black tower said proudly, looking at Jiang Jiu, “it was ‘I’ who found ‘her’.”

Although the little black tower doll didn't explain clearly, Jiang Jiu understood.

Today, all we can say is that Lady Black Tower is unparalleled in the world.

"By the way... what time is it now?"

“You set the time yourself,” the little black tower said directly. “I only changed your sleeping environment; I didn’t change the time you wake up.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jiu couldn't help but pause in surprise.

This means that...

After the Black Tower brought him back, even though he knew everything, he did nothing.

She simply moved herself to a safer environment, said nothing, and just waited for herself to wake up at the right time.

She even...calculated the exact time she would wake up, keeping an eye on things just in case...

He suddenly felt a dryness in his throat.

"Black Tower... how much time has passed since you discovered me?"

The little black tower pondered for a moment, then said, "Oh, it seems like not long ago, only... one hundred and thirty-seven years, why?"

Jiang Jiu fell silent.

His emotions suddenly felt... complicated...

One hundred and thirty-seven years.

For the Star God, it might be just a fleeting moment; for the immortal race, it might not be too long.

But for him, it was a number that was too long to imagine.

One hundred and thirty-seven years later, Black Tower knew that he might wake up at a predetermined time. She did not try to force him to wake up, nor did she interfere with his plans. She simply guarded him silently while he was completely unaware.

“…137 years,” he repeated in a low voice, his voice slightly hoarse, “you’re just going to…wait like this?”

Why won't you wake me up?

"Isn't observation and recording also part of the research?" The little black tower's tone remained calm, as if stating a perfectly ordinary experimental procedure. "You are a rare observational experiment subject."

As before, they used the most rational reasons to gloss over everything.

Even though this excuse is rather flimsy.

She didn't say, "I'm waiting for you."

But her actions conveyed this more clearly than any words.

Chapter 167 Lady Black Tower, you're too clever...

Black Tower is being stubborn.

Jiang Jiu didn't expose him; he simply nodded and placed the small black tower on his pillow.

"So..." he changed the subject, "during my period of slumber, did anything happen that was different from before?"

The little black tower seemed happy to change the subject.

“There are definitely differences, after all, what you did was no small thing.”

The little black tower doll crossed its arms and thought for a moment.

"To be precise, there weren't many major events, but quite a few interesting things happened on the planet you saved. I think I've heard of a few before, but I don't remember the details. You can look them up yourself."

"It seems the company has been using your name quite a bit. You can try to put them down when you have time. Of course, you can also collect some interest if you need it."

Jiang Jiu nodded and asked the question he was most curious about.

"What about the fairy boat?"

"So-so," the little black tower puppet said, somewhat reluctantly. "What are you planning to do this time? Go provoke the hunting party again?"

Jiang Jiu rested his chin on his hand and shook his head.

"The Star God of Hunting... if He really wanted to help the Immortal Ship, He should have already taken an arrow when I arrived."

"Isn't my being here perfectly fine proof of His choice?"

The little black tower doll nodded.

"Furthermore, opinions about you from the Genius Club are mixed." Her tone finally showed a hint of interest. "Several people are very interested in your technique of replicating Onpharos and have repeatedly expressed their desire to communicate with you, but unfortunately, none of them have been able to find you."

Jiang Jiu smiled, not caring much about any of this.

"It doesn't matter, they wouldn't dare to cause me any trouble."

"Including Nguyen Mai."

Jiang Jiu thought for a moment: "She's not important either."

The little black tower doll tilted its head: "Then what's important?"

"Black Tower".

He thought for a moment, then called out to her, his tone tinged with curiosity.

"Hmm?" the little black tower doll responded.

"Putting aside your research and your simulated universe..." Jiang Jiu looked at her, his question somewhat abrupt but very serious, "Personally... is there anything you particularly like? Like... a favorite drink? Or something else...?"

The little black tower doll paused for a moment when asked this question.

After a few seconds of silence, the exquisite doll slightly raised its arm and pointed directly at Jiang Jiu with its tiny finger.

"you."

Her voice was clear, without any unnecessary explanation.

Jiang Jiu never expected to receive such an answer.

He paused for a moment, and a suspicious red flush appeared on the tips of his ears at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"you......"

He was uncharacteristically speechless, staring at the little black tower on his pillow with an air of entitlement, before finally managing to utter a muttered resigned smile.

"...Black Tower, isn't that...a foul?"

How can you just shut down all of someone's tests with actions and a single sentence?

The little black tower beside his pillow didn't answer; it just watched him quietly, as if it were saying something.

Didn't you ask that yourself?

"...Black Tower."

"Just say what you need to say, don't keep calling my name."

"I want to shout..."

"Hmm... fine, whatever you want."

"So, Black Tower, are we officially a couple now...?"

"Isn't it a bit too late to ask this now?"