Xingtetsu: Why is the captain on the train?

There is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

"The only thing we have to do now is to prevent the virtual star god from breaking out of the simulated universe. As for the follow-up..." Black Tower turned his head and glanced at Screw Gum.

Screw nodded, "We plan to negotiate with the Simulated Star God."

"Talk...negotiate?" Yuexia was stunned for a moment. Is this something that can be resolved through negotiation?

"If it is a life form that is judged as ordinary, no matter what form it is, negotiation is unlikely to work." Heita shrugged, "But with the Simulated Star Gods, there is a possibility of negotiation."

"Since we can talk, does that mean we don't have to fight after we go in?" The Star Core Spirit breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's not up to us to decide whether to take action or not." Black Tower looked at the Star Core Spirit jokingly, "If you can convince the [World's First Intelligent Machine] with your words, even if it's just in the simulated universe, you will be qualified to be noticed by the Master of Knowledge and join the Genius Club, and become our #86 seat."

The Star Core Spirit curled his lips helplessly.

"And I need to remind you." Black Tower's expression became serious. "After the test, the simulation you will actually conduct will be the final stage of the locust plague, which is also the most intense period of fighting in the entire universe."

"We don't have any data pointing to the place where [Frequency] fell. The only one who could find that place, besides the gods who participated in killing [Frequency], is [Exploration]. According to the fact that [Exploration]'s trains stopped at several planets ravaged by the insect plague after the locust plague ended, [Exploration] must have witnessed the fall of [Frequency], or at least obtained some of [Frequency]'s legacy."

"【Exploration】 is the only one that can only be on our side." Black Tower turned his gaze to the Star Core Spirit, "Remember, your attitude may affect the final decision of the 【Simulated Star Gods】. This is a power that the Captain and Yuexia do not have. This is also one of the reasons why we waited for you to come before conducting the final simulation."

"Ah? Me?" The Star Core Spirit raised his finger and pointed at his nose in disbelief.

"Yeah." Heita nodded.

"I'll give you twenty minutes to rest. Screw and I will put the interface of the simulated universe back online..."

“Then, conduct a test simulation.”

Chapter 172: Simulated Universe·Final Test·Start (XIV)

[Redundancy area]

Nikola Tesla faced a huge hand-rubbed host, and his expression was as if he was facing a great enemy.

"The external antenna has been set up." A small portal opened at Tesla's feet, and the armed puppet Tesla One walked to the side of its creator, raised his eyes and glanced at Dr. Tesla, who should be considered his [real body], "What are you going to do next?"

"The autonomous machine did collect data about the captain and Yue coming here..." Tesla squinted his eyes, his fingers moving rapidly on the control panel of the host computer he was rubbing, "Do you remember the autonomous machines we sent to the 'outside' before?"

The armed puppet Tesla One nodded. "You want to take the captain and his crew directly to the Rest Stop?"

"Yeah." Tesla nodded.

"Every time this world is refreshed, various parameters remain. I asked you to place the antenna to accurately detect the signs of refresh." Tesla licked her lips. Under the frame, her bright red eyes flashed with visible tension. "But I'm afraid it won't go smoothly."

"We don't have enough data samples, so we can't be sure that the captain will come in from outside every time [refreshes]." Tesla One pushed the small glasses on the bridge of his nose.

"This is our only chance." Tesla narrowed his eyes. "As long as we can catch someone who is truly from the 'outside' and have a face-to-face conversation with him, it will be much easier afterwards."

Tesla One curled its lips and gave its "main body" a shot of defense, "Only if no one messes with it."

Will anyone cause trouble?

"I hope no one will cause trouble..." Tesla pursed his lips.

[Rest Stop] The [world] outside is too vast. If you miss the opportunity for outsiders to 'enter', then trying to find them again will undoubtedly be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

While Tesla was making intensive preparations, the access port outside the [Simulated Universe] was reconnected, and the Captain, Yuexia, and Star Core Spirit lay down in the access cabin one after another.

Under the moon, she folded her hands on her abdomen and closed her eyes peacefully.

The Star Core Spirit opened his eyes wide with curiosity, and looked at this new access warehouse that was obviously larger and thicker, blinking his eyes.

The captain raised his hand and gently knocked on the glass cover of the access cabin, then raised his right hand and gave a thumbs up to the Black Tower puppet standing next to the cabin.

Heita nodded and turned his head, his gaze turned to ScrewGum, "Screw, send them in."

"Yeah." ScrewGum nodded.

The thick pipelines at the interface of the simulated universe that connected the three special access warehouses instantly lit up with bright light. Inside the access warehouses, the consciousness of the three people fell into darkness.

"Warning:" ScrewGum immediately realized that something was wrong the moment the three of them logged into the simulated universe, "This is not a file project for a simulation test!"

Heita narrowed his eyes and looked towards the familiar access point of the simulated universe. "Which project has been activated?"

"It's not our project..." Data flashed through ScrewGum's eyes, "Project number: 001001001, Project name: Global Locust Plague: The End, Project creator..."

"Data Knowledge Master." Screw Gum and Black Tower looked at each other, "Forced escape?"

"Of course not." Black Tower looked at the intelligent noble who did not immediately execute the forced escape program, and raised his lips. "He made a move openly, so we naturally have to accept it. As for the simulated universe project itself, I don't think you and I will lose to the [Simulated Star God]. And in the simulated universe, I don't think the captain and others will lose to those data."

"The final safety device should naturally be reserved for use when necessary." Black Tower glanced at the thick cables on the tops of the three access bays that were directly connected to the simulated universe access ports. "Now is far from the time to use it."

At the same time, in the simulated universe, [Redundancy Zone].

"Here it comes!" A shrill alarm sounded from the huge host computer that was being rubbed.

The alarm sounded, indicating that the antenna placed by Xiao Te No. 1 in the external world of the [Rest Stop] had collected various characteristic parameters of the [refresh] of the entire world.

Tesla's eyes focused, and his fingers quickly operated on the host keyboard.

However, the more Tesla tried to capture the characteristic information code left by the captain and Yuexia who entered the [Rest Stop] last time, the more powerless he felt.

"Damn it!" Tesla angrily slammed the console he was rubbing.

The shrill alarm sound had subsided without her noticing, proving that the outside world had completed its [refresh] and she had completely lost the opportunity to capture the trace of the "entrant".

"They changed the signature code." Tesla sighed helplessly, "Now we can only look for a needle in a haystack..."

Dr. Nikola Tesla gritted her teeth. She would not be defeated by such a small setback. Besides, [Simulated Aha] said that the Captain and Yuexia were originally here to find her. As long as she stayed at the [Rest Stop], she would always meet them again in this place.

But... sitting still and waiting for death is not her style.

Those virtual data star gods are causing trouble, and Tesla doesn't know what those data star gods are going to do. Ahaben is a lunatic who is difficult to communicate with normally.

She must seize this opportunity herself.

"We cannot collect the characteristic code of the 'entrant', but we have the characteristic code of another special individual." Tesla One jumped onto the control panel of the hand-rubbing host, reached out and grabbed the collar of the main body, and pulled the main body's face in front of him.

The armed puppet and the "real body" stared at each other.

"Go find the characteristic codes of those simulated star gods. They must be doing something. [Aha] has contacted the captain and Yuexia more than once. With the captain's ability, he will definitely find something wrong. Find the characteristic codes of each [simulated star god]. There is a chance of finding the 'entrant' through cross-comparison. At least the probability is higher than aimlessly looking for a needle in a haystack in that exaggerated [world] outside." Tesla One stared at the main body seriously, "You understand what I mean, right?"

Tesla quickly calmed down, "Then we need more antennas, more data, and a larger sampling range."

"So, we have to switch places this time." Tesla One stared at the main body, "I will stay in the [Safe Zone] to monitor and compare the data, and you have to go outside to install the antenna."

Tesla nodded, clenched his fists, shrugged his shoulders, twisted his neck, and the Titan gloves emerged, wrapping Tesla's arms, and this nominal scientific researcher showed a ferocious smile on his face.

"Remember to show me the way and open the door."

"Yeah." Tesla One nodded, and took a last look at his "main body". "Protect yourself. If something unexpected happens again, we really don't have much room for error."

Tesla looked back at the armed puppet and nodded.

"I see."

Chapter 174: Simulated Universe·Final Test·Inheritance (XV)

"here it is......."

The Star Core Spirit stood up from the desolate ruins with her head covered. She looked at everything around her in a daze.

No captain, no moon, nothing.

This place is a desolate place. The Star Core Spirit raised his eyes and looked at the sky.

Cold and dead silent.

There was not even a trace of light in the sky. The planet beneath her feet was floating alone in the deep space. There was not even any starlight above the sky. She had indeed entered the simulated universe, but there seemed to be a problem with her landing point.

"Black Tower?" The Star Core Spirit tried to contact the guide outside the simulated universe just like in previous simulation projects.

Still no response.

The Star Core Spirit sighed helplessly.

She thought for a moment, looked around at the barren land, and then took a step forward with confusion and doubt.

Where is...?

There was no starlight to guide him, no companions, only a baseball bat and the city builder's rock gun.

There was no unusual reaction from the baseball bat, but the city builder's rock spear continued to emit a flickering red light.

It seemed as if some existence had activated the protection of [Preservation], but the Star Core Spirit could not feel anything while holding the Rock Spear.

She could only identify one direction and move forward step by step.

What exactly happened in the [Simulated Universe]?

-----

[Black Tower, can you hear my voice? ]

[Black tower?]

There was no familiar tone in response.

The captain, floating in the deep space, narrowed his eyes, looked around, and then fixed his gaze on a broken celestial body that was nowhere to be seen.

It was probably a planet.

To be precise, it is the remains of a planet.

Large chunks of the planet's shattered shell gathered together under the pull of gravity. Outside the wreckage, the captain could also see the remains of man-made objects that were too small compared to the wreckage of the planet.

[Should I bring some technological gadgets with me? At least a telescope...]

The captain exhaled softly in the vacuum.

The water vapor quickly condensed into a small piece of ice crystal floating in the void in the extremely low temperature.

After holding his breath, the captain slowly adjusted his posture, fixed his sight on the direction of the planet's wreckage, and drove the imaginary energy surging in his body.

In the vacuum, the captain's figure disappeared instantly. In an instant, he crossed a straight-line distance of several light years and entered the gravitational range of the planet's wreckage.

A slight traction slowly carried the captain towards the wreckage of the battleship within the gravitational range of the planet's wreckage.

It was not clear before, but now that he was closer, the captain could clearly see the strange yet familiar symbols on the wreckage of the battleship.

That is the emblem of the [City Builders] faction.

It is still the period of the universal locust plague, and the [City Builders] are still just [City Builders] who follow Creeper to resist the insect plague, but their logo already has some shadows of the future [Interstellar Peace Corporation].

So.......

The captain's eyes turned toward the wreckage of the planet in the distance.

Is it a planet ravaged by insect plague? Or is it the work of [Greed]?

I have lost contact with Yuexia and Xing, and the Black Tower outside cannot contact me...

Who did it?

[Boshizun]? Or [Aha]?

The captain went into the wreckage of the City Builder's spaceship. He needed to look for some clues. If he was lucky, he might be able to find a transmitter or a star map.

Something must have happened in the simulated universe.

As soon as he came in, he was separated from his companions, and no one outside could contact him. A sense of urgency lingered in the captain's heart.

The captain's intuition told him that something big must have happened in the simulated universe.

-----

"here it is......."

Under the moonlight, a girl woke up from a stretcher, sat up and looked around blankly.

[Pierpoint, the headquarters of the Interstellar Peace Corporation. Of course, there is no such thing as the Interstellar Peace Corporation in the timeline you are in now. This is currently the front base of the Conservation Faction against [Breeding] and [Greed].]

[According to the current project operation records, Pierpoint has just experienced a defensive battle. ]

[A small group of insects wandered here seven system hours ago and had a fight with the city builders.]

"Ms. Black Tower?" Yuexia looked around the messy and busy hall and spoke to Black Tower in a low voice.

[Well, one good news and one bad news, which one do you want to hear? ]

"Um...good news?"

[The good news is that we finally contacted you.] Heita's words made Yuexia have a bad guess.