People are in Xingtie, and I am their dead white moonlight?

"If Miss Ruan Mei doesn't mind, you can wait in the reception room for a while. I will go get the rare item and then go with you to find Ms. Black Tower."

Hearing what Esther said, Ruan Mei smiled and nodded, then she sat down elegantly on the sofa in the living room. She took out an unfinished embroidery from somewhere and began to work quietly.

Upon seeing this, Ester rushed to the collection room of rare items without stopping. She didn't want to let this "genius" wait here for too long.

After Ester left with her high heels clacking away, Ruan Mei put down her embroidery, looked thoughtfully towards Heita's office, and murmured softly:

"Strange Order-level energy fluctuations? Why did they appear here?"

"Or... did the Black Tower bring new 'experimental materials'?"

Chapter 19: "A Genius's Childhood Kaleidoscope"

Looking at the kaleidoscope sealed in the display case in front of her, Ester blinked slightly, feeling a little confused for a moment.

"'Kaleidoscope of the Genius' Childhood'...? Why would Ms. Black Tower want this rare item?"

In Esta's impression, this kaleidoscope is a rare artifact created jointly by Yiting with technical support and Heita with memory materials. It is one of Ms. Heita's few private collections.

The only function of this strange object is to allow the person providing the memory to read the memory slices stored in the kaleidoscope from a first-person perspective anytime and anywhere.

But...why did Ms. Heita suddenly want to see the memory slices from her childhood?

"Could it be that those puppets just started to behave strangely, and Ms. Black Tower wants to use this strange object to fix them? Or is there some other reason?"

"Forget it. Ms. Heita must have her own reasons for doing this. Just give it to her. We can't keep Ms. Ruan Mei waiting for too long!"

After saying that, Ester took the kaleidoscope out of the display case and quickly left the collection room of rare items.

......

After meeting Ruan Mei in the reception room, Esther took her to Black Tower's office without stopping.

But just as she was about to contact Ms. Heita to open the office door, a creepy laugh came from inside the office.

The girl looked up in surprise. As the stationmaster, she knew very well how soundproof the Black Tower office was, but...

What's with this spine-chilling laughter?

Could it be that Ms. Black Tower was attacked by some unknown creature?

Or...

Is this actually the main reason why Ruan Mei came to the space station?

Thinking of this, Estelle subconsciously looked at Ruan Mei beside her, but there was no trace of panic on her face, instead there was a look of...understanding.

What on earth are you understanding?!

As if noticing Ester's gaze, Ruan Mei nodded slightly and then extended her hand towards her.

"Don't panic, Miss Ester. Just give me the treasure. I'll handle the rest."

"Ah? Ok, ok!"

Ester was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly handed the kaleidoscope in her hand to the genius.

After getting the kaleidoscope, she took out her ID card and checked it on the smart lock at the office door. The closed door opened instantly.

——As one of the partners of the simulated universe, Ruan Mei certainly has the authority to enter and exit the test site at will.

As soon as the door opened, the already shrill laughter lost its only restraint and became even more shrill, which made Estelle subconsciously close her eyes and cover her ears, hoping to reduce the torture brought to her by the sound.

Ruan Mei walked in without changing her expression. The moment she entered the office, the door closed instantly, and the shrill laughter was once again imprisoned in the office.

After sensing that the laughter had disappeared, Ester slowly opened her eyes and looked towards the office in front of her with some worry.

"What the hell... is going on?"

......

Looking at the orange mask floating beside the Black Tower and emitting a sharp laugh, Ruan Mei nodded slightly, as if she understood something, and then said to the Black Tower:

"Ms. Black Tower, here comes what you want."

After saying that, she walked over to Heita and stuffed the "Kaleidoscope of the Genius' Childhood" into her hands. Then she stroked her chin and looked thoughtfully at the clown mask that kept laughing wildly.

The moment her eyes met the clown mask, the meaningless and crazy laughter suddenly turned into mocking words.

"Hahahahaha! Another one! Another one! Things are really getting more and more interesting!"

At this moment, Heita had already gotten used to Aha's presence. She looked at Ruan Mei beside her and asked curiously:

"Why are you here? Where's Ester?"

"I noticed some weird parameters in the simulated universe server, so I came to see if anything unexpected was happening."

Ruan Mei paused for a moment, shifting her gaze from the orange clown mask to the screen displaying the scene within the simulated universe.

"As things stand now, that's indeed the case."

Hearing Ruan Mei's words, Heita nodded in agreement.

"That's right. I didn't expect that a spur-of-the-moment test would be targeted by Joy. Look, haven't you always wanted to study the Star Gods? This is just a small part of it."

Heita raised his chin towards the orange mask and motioned Ruan Mei to study it.

"It carries a portion of Aha's consciousness, and the magnitude of its imaginary energy is also quite large, which quite meets your requirements."

Ruan Mei nodded noncommittally upon hearing this. "But considering the current situation...it seems like you still need Him here, don't you?"

"Of course, because I want to see..." Black Tower said as he placed the kaleidoscope in front of him, "Is it the Joyful Star God who becomes the amusement, or am I the amusement of His?"

Almost at the moment she said this, Heita's childhood memories poured into her mind through the kaleidoscope in her hand.

In just a moment, the faded memories were painted again, and the blurred details became clear at this moment.

Almost at the moment she perceived the memory of the "Solitary Wave Algorithm", Heita's pupils dilated with shock.

Because in her childhood memories she saw a person who absolutely could not appear in that memory - Jiang Mo.

She saw herself meeting him on the swing in the courtyard, and heard the debate she and he had about food in the restaurant.

She also recalled the night she had discussed "the same kind" with him, and felt his companionship and support when she was cracking the solitary wave algorithm...

Of course, she also felt the inexplicable feeling in her heart when she saw Jiang Mo sleeping at his desk.

Seeing this, Heita subconsciously took the kaleidoscope away from his eyes, and a rare look of...panic appeared on his flawless face.

"what happened?"

"I saw... those memories from my childhood..."

"How is the result?"

Heita did not answer Ruan Mei's question immediately. Instead, he gently covered his chest, feeling the abnormal rhythm that was like a palpitation. He was silent for a long time before speaking:

"Those... memories on the screen seem to be my faded memories..."

"While strange objects may be faked, the feelings brought by memories cannot be faked..."

"That familiar feeling..."

Heita bit his lip lightly, as if he himself was lost in confusion. After a while, he uttered three words softly:

"...it's true."

Chapter 20 Aha: To take off or not to take off, that is the question.

"Hehehehe! Did you see that? You saw it, right? This time, Aha won, and you became Aha's amusement!"

Almost at the same time when Heita said those three words, the originally silent clown mask suddenly burst into an unprecedented sharp laughter.

"Those things are everything you've experienced in the past! Right, right, all right!"

"The intellectual genius has forgotten the past. Ahahahahahahahaha, this is so 'joyful'!"

Looking at the clown mask that began to spin freely in the air, Ruan Mei touched his chin thoughtfully, and then looked at the black tower with a stunned expression on the side, wondering what he was thinking.

Although she had a good relationship with Heita, Heita had never told her anything about his childhood.

Of course, the same goes for me.

When Heita first said that those memories were exactly the same as what she saw on the screen, she thought that this might be a deception used by the Joyful Star God to entertain himself.

But when she saw that expression on her always calm and confident partner's face...she realized that this matter was not as simple as she thought.

She tilted her head slightly and looked at Jiang Mo's body standing at the entrance of the simulated universe, a thoughtful look appearing on her face.

As the saying goes, "Those involved in the matter are often confused, while those on the sidelines can see more clearly." Compared to Heita, who is already in the game, Ruan Mei can see more details.

"Is it because she forgot those memories for too long that she is in such a state of surprise after regaining them?"

"Or perhaps... this person named Jiang Mo accidentally obtained something similar to the Chiming Clan's "Metamorphosis Method", forgot his past memories, and came to the Black Pagoda by chance?"

"Or..."

Ruan Mei looked at the clown mask that was emitting a sharp laugh, then looked at the kaleidoscope tightly grasped in Heita's hand, and muttered to herself in a low voice:

"Or is this all just a chess game between the Star Gods?"

After saying that, Ruan Mei shook her head gently, then turned to look at the black tower, who was holding his forehead with one hand, still looking a little bit unbelievable, and said in a rather gentle tone:

"Ms. Black Tower, there's no need to dwell too much on what's right or wrong right now. It's not too late to make a decision after everything is over."

"The universe is vast. Besides the 'magic' of transcending time and space, there are many other ways for a person to survive to this day."

"Although I don't know the exact process, but...don't be impatient. Perhaps all the mysteries will be revealed to us soon."

Hearing Ruan Mei's words, Heita, whose thoughts were originally in a mess, was slightly stunned. Then he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"You're right...it's a bit too early to draw conclusions now."

As she spoke, she slowly straightened up, and the confusion and disbelief on her face suddenly disappeared, replaced by the calmness and intense curiosity that only belonged to a "genius".

At this moment, this most talented "genius" in history was very curious about what happened between him and Jiang Mo in the past that led to the current result.

She raised her head slightly, looked at the clown mask that was still laughing crazily in mid-air, and said confidently:

"Aha, aren't you really looking forward to that so-called 'ending'? Well, now... I'll tell you too."

“I’m also looking forward to what the ending will be this time.”

Heita crossed his arms across his chest, showing a determined attitude. "I want to see what exactly caused the current situation..."

"Or perhaps 'joy' or 'memory' tampered with my childhood memories, just to achieve its own goals."

Hearing Heita's words that sounded like a declaration of war, the laughter that had been going on for a moment stopped without warning, but soon, an even more shrill and crazy laughter came from the mouth of the clown mask.

"Ahahahaha! Great! I knew I came to the right place! That useless messenger has declared war on Aha! Things are really getting more and more interesting!"

"Okay, okay, since you're looking forward to the final "ending," then let's wait and see. But..."

"As far as this 'bet' is concerned, Aha won, huh? Hehehehe~"

Almost at the same time as he said this, a dazzling red light suddenly burst out from the clown mask, causing the two geniuses who were already paying attention to him to subconsciously close their eyes.

When the red light gradually dissipated, Heita slowly opened his eyes and found that the scene around him had not changed at all, as if... Ah Ha had just released a flash bomb to celebrate.

But soon, Heita suddenly felt a chill on her head, which made her subconsciously reach out to touch it, and found that her magic hat had disappeared without a trace.

"Could it be that..."

In order to confirm a guess in his mind, Heita turned to look at Ruan Mei beside him, and found that her long black hair, which was originally tied up with a hairpin, was now scattered on her shoulders.

——Her hairpin is also missing.

"That mask is gone too."

Ruan Mei observed her surroundings calmly and made a more accurate supplement.

Almost at the same time Ruan Mei said this, a familiar laugh came from all directions of the office - as if the mask had become one with the office.

"Ahahahaha~ The score is 1:0 now? As a reward for the winner and punishment for the loser, Aha took something from both of you~"

"If you lose again next time...Aha will take something from you again? Guess what it is? A top? A skirt, or maybe...?"