Great, we're doomed now!

In this respect, Ruri is very considerate. Not only does she not make things difficult for them at work, but she also helps them a lot... If you didn't know, you might think that Ruri is a very kind person.

"ceiling?"

Hearing the silver-haired girl say that, Ye Shou came back to his senses, his brows furrowed involuntarily, and an impression suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Like those with band posters on them?"

"That's right~ Even if there are minor flaws, it'll be fine as long as you stick it on. So, darling, you have no experience with living a frugal life... um..."

Keiichi was momentarily dazed, his eyes blinking rapidly involuntarily. Suddenly, he straightened up and stood up from the bed.

"Feel sorry!"

"...Why apologize?"

"I have no idea!"

Gui panicked: "I have a feeling... if there's nothing else, I'll go back first... I'm so sorry!"

Before Ye Shou could reply, the silver-haired girl hurriedly ran out of the room. With a loud "click," she slammed the door shut. Bai Yin Gui leaned against the door and slowly slid down, her knees together and her calves spread outwards, her black and white maid dress spreading out on the soft carpet.

"Hate……"

Gui lowered his head, his cheeks flushed, and he couldn't help but cover his mouth, with a hint of tears glistening in his eyes.

"Why would I say such things... It was just a dream... I should have forgotten that I guessed correctly, why... This will make Brother Ye Shou misunderstand..."

But I can't forget it even if I want to...

It was an incredibly vivid dream, and I spent more than just a day or two in it.

The shape of "home", Ye Shou's body temperature, the strength of holding hands, and that little black cat that was especially attached to Ye Shou, with a pair of beautiful amber eyes... I think its name was Liuli?

"Forget it! Forget it! Don't act like a crazy woman..."

Inside the room—

Ye Shou looked at the closed door, his eyes flickering slightly.

Gui might have thought it was just wishful thinking on his part, a beautiful dream born of budding romance, but Ye Shou knew that both he and Gui's consciousness were real, and the emotions they displayed during their interactions were not fantasies created in a "dream".

Gui had unconsciously grown closer to Ye Shou, which wouldn't normally be a problem... but what she said just now made it seem like she hadn't forgotten the relevant memories and had gotten used to using that form of address...

That shouldn't be happening!

He hadn't forgotten that it was because his soul strength was too high, but Gui was just an ordinary girl... Logically speaking, it should have been a "fleeting dream".

"What's going on..."

-

Liuli asked Gui to take her shift tonight for three reasons: first, to train them; second, to show her tolerance; and third, because she was in a good mood.

The thought that she had united most of the people and successfully excluded Chika filled Ruri with a surge of triumphant joy.

As for the silver gui?

Ignore her~

She's just a little girl. If she were alone with Lord Ye Shou, she probably wouldn't even be able to speak properly. Given Lord Ye Shou's personality, he would most likely comfort and reassure her, and nothing else would happen.

Just as she was thinking this, there was a knock on the door. After being given permission, Gui pushed the door open and entered, looking somewhat awkward with his head down.

"I have finished doing it according to your instructions, Sister Liuli."

"Okay, it's alright now, you should go back and rest... Were you crying?"

Liuli suddenly looked up and noticed that Bai Yingui's eyes were red and seemed to have tear stains.

The maid's expression changed slightly, but she remained relatively calm. Then she noticed the wrinkles on Kei's maid outfit, as if someone had hugged him from behind...

"Gui...nothing unusual happened, right?" Ruri's voice trembled slightly.

—Could it be that my extraordinary wisdom has miscalculated?

Chapter 377: Great, it's Ultraman Bayeri (4K)

On the seventeenth underground floor of TPC, a flying saucer only fifty meters in diameter is under construction, and a number of visitors have gathered in the open space in front of it.

"Most of the debris from the Muzhen aliens' spaceship has been recovered. Only the drive unit of the critical engine system has been found; the energy department has been destroyed."

"Can't we use it?" Masaki's heart tightened; this was exactly what he was worried about.

"It's impossible to replicate it exactly as it was."

Tango smiled confidently at Masaki: "But our Earth scientists are not to be underestimated either. After our discussions these past few days, we have come up with a workaround."

"What does it mean?"

Before discussing the specific details, let me ask you something first—

What is the primary function of Magus Power?

"Ok?"

Masaki and Ye Shou exchanged a glance, neither of them speaking. It wasn't that they didn't understand, but rather they were puzzled as to why this question had suddenly come up.

Dr. Tango was in charge of the entire project, but it required the cooperation of experts in energy and power. Therefore, Yao Meifan was also present and began to explain the details to Ye Shou and the others.

He seemed unwilling to keep them in suspense any longer and said directly, "The Muzhen aliens use a 'space warp engine' for ultra-long-distance travel. Unfortunately, our research on this Wulu surface is still in its early stages. We lack feasible theoretical and technical support. Even if we put the driver here, it would take a long time to reverse engineer it, and there's no guarantee of success."

Therefore, building our own is not an option; we must use the spaceships of the Muzhen aliens… but the Ministry of Energy is no longer able to repair them, so we must find a viable alternative energy source.”

"Mages!"

Ye Shou suddenly realized: "You want to make a Magus version of the warp engine? But Magus is supposed to be used to match another faster-than-light spacecraft, right?"

"In fact, the Magus power system itself cannot meet the requirement of 'faster than light'. Ordinary machines driven by it can only reach tens or hundreds of times the speed of sound."

Because it is a completely new energy source that uses photons generated when matter and antimatter annihilate to power machines—like a new generation of 'electricity'.

The original purpose of inventing this technology was to improve the energy supply for spaceships and human society, not to achieve 'faster than light'.

"But it does have that potential, it just needs the right equipment to unleash its power—does that make sense?"

"That's how it is... but interestingly, in practice it's the other way around."

Dr. Yao couldn't help but laugh: "Actually, we already have 'machines'. Long before 'energy' was available, we developed a spacecraft that could theoretically exceed the speed of light."

Ye Shou had a sudden inspiration: "[Zero-type Drive]?"

"Yes! It's the Zero that the Asuka team test-flew before."

Eight-tailed Fox smiled and said, "Some scientists first figured out the theory of 'faster than light,' but then found that with the existing basic technology, they could not provide such strong power, so they put it aside."

"But later you and they were all recruited by TPC. People who wanted to build big ships and people who wanted to drive fast cars met... and that's how it turned out?" Ye Shou joked.

This situation—where an egg comes first, and then a chicken happens to hatch it—is actually quite common in the history of human scientific development.

For scholars, this is a welcome development.

Many studies that were originally a tangled mess and had reached a dead end may suddenly become as easy to solve as an equation with the right numbers, thanks to seemingly unrelated small discoveries.

Scientists of this era are undoubtedly fortunate, because the establishment of the TPC greatly integrated resources and expanded many possibilities, making such low-probability events more frequent.

Eight-tailed Fox nodded: "[Zero Drive] requires at least two percent of the speed of light to be triggered. Neither fossil fuels nor electricity can achieve such high efficiency. Only Magus Power can do it."

In the previous experiment, the prototype did indeed exceed the critical point, successfully entering the 'imaginary space' and reaching one-tenth the speed of light there.

"That's really amazing."

Masaki Keigo exclaimed sincerely, "Before entering TPC, I thought I would never see humanity break the speed of light limit in my lifetime, but if [Magnus Power] and [Zero Drive] can be further improved, perhaps in just a few years, humanity can usher in the Great Space Era."

"I also sincerely look forward to this day."

Dr. Yao smiled, then exchanged a glance with Dango before turning the conversation to him.

"We're explaining this to make you understand that although the technology of the Muzhen aliens is a different system, it can still be powered by [Megasys Power], which will allow us to obtain a properly functioning drive!"

"This is outrageous!" Ye Shou clapped on the surface, but inwardly he was complaining.

Don't be fooled by how simple it sounds; it's incredibly difficult to do in practice. After all, it's not like you're changing batteries in a remote control... even changing batteries requires the same model!

The Muzhen aliens have no idea what kind of energy they use, or how it's conducted, so they have to figure it out from scratch. And then these scientists just start by suggesting some radical modifications...

Of course, Ye Shou wouldn't doubt the truth of these words, after all, even more outrageous things had happened before.

"However, are you sure you're just going to repair this ship, and not build an enlarged version and install it on the temple—[Goetia]?"

Eight-Tails still couldn't let go of his little scheme to create an industrial wonder: "If it were that temple, you could take an entire army to space."

"No, this operation is to rescue Lucia's people, not to wage war, so there's no point in bringing more people."

Ye Shou shook his head; there was an even more practical reason he didn't mention:

The current space force is basically only capable of carrying out patrol missions within the atmosphere and lacks combat experience, especially in space warfare. It is far from being called a "demon god legion".

Moreover, to launch an expedition across billions of miles, using legion-level forces to deal with a planet with a relatively high level of civilization—that's simply insane!

Ye Shou, Masaki, and Lucia and her brother are enough!

"Alright then." Yawei stopped insisting and patted Ye Shou on the shoulder, telling him to be careful.

As for how Ye Shou planned to rescue the slaves, and whether he was prepared to go to war with the Muzhen aliens... Eight-Tails didn't ask.

He had been cooperating with Ye Shou for a long time and knew him very well. Ye Shou wouldn't take risks if he wasn't confident.

Moreover, ever since he witnessed firsthand in Brazil how [Bayeri] bathed in light and used its steel body to annihilate two monsters, Eight-Tailed Akifan has completely come to terms with it.

Those who actually know that Ye Shou is the pilot of [Bayeri] can guess that he is related to Ultraman Bayeri, but everyone tacitly pretends not to know.

It's like the fairy godmother or the crane repaying a debt of gratitude—it's really insensitive to point out someone's mistake!

Be careful, or your budget might be docked!

There's no need to question whether Ye Shou's plan is reasonable or not; since he brought it up, he must have his reasons.

As a scientist, what he and Agasa and others need to do is to provide perfect support and assistance!

'So, Masaki is actually... no, it's also possible he's just looking for company.'

Yao Meifan glanced at Masaki Keigo with a slightly ambiguous look, leaving the latter somewhat puzzled.

'If that's true, then GUTS (Victory Team) has two Giants of Light. They're truly a hidden force! I wonder where the other two Giants are.'

He was quite curious, but first ruled out the Victory Team. After all, if they were all in this one team, he would wonder if there really was such a thing as fate, bringing the chosen people together.

"So, next we'll start... um?"