Star Iron, after using the mod to make the Big Black Tower dark, the game became real

You can't be impatient if you want to arrest someone; you have to take it slow. First, choose option 1 to maintain a facade of peace and plant spies to steal intelligence.

Another event popped up.

[Event: First Communication - Star Core Hunter]

[Description: Following an investigation, we discovered that an unidentified group known as the "Star Core Hunters" attempted to infiltrate the space station several minutes ago. While the Star Core Hunters' intentions are unclear, uninvited guests are always unwelcome.]

【choose……】

[Won't they use the main gate? The Empire hasn't sealed off the border: The Empire sent "Yellow Springs" to contact the Star Core Hunters. Depending on their stance, things might remain peaceful, or a small-scale battle might occur.]

[Exterminate them all without leaving any survivors. From now on, do not notify me of such trivial matters. Leave this to Huang Quan: Huang Quan will bury all invaders.]

Jiang Wei dialed Huang Quan's number.

"Yellow Spring?"

Huang Quan has nothing to do but enjoy taking walks and eating delicious food.

Right now, he's sitting on a swivel chair in the restaurant, licking his ice cream, looking blissfully happy.

It's wonderful to live a life free from emptiness; memories, thoughts, and feelings—everything can be fully experienced and remembered.

Huang Quan's feelings for Jiang Wei have been rising rapidly in the past few days.

The phone rang, and after glancing at it, she answered it.

"Hello~"

"...Such a soft voice, are you Huang Quan?"

"it's me."

Huang Quan returned to his usual indifferent tone.

"Shout out a few times at night, it feels really good."

Huang Quan felt ashamed upon hearing this and awkwardly changed the subject.

"Shall we get down to business first?"

"Yes, it's important. The Star Core Hunters have invaded the space station. Go and stop them. You might encounter two people: one is named Kafka, a mature woman with a gentle voice who knows how to control others using 'Word Power'; the other is named Silver Wolf, a short, silver-haired hacker whose special skill is 'Ether Editing'."

“Star Core Hunter… Okay, I’ll take care of it.”

Huang Quan looked longingly at the peach-flavored ice cream he had only taken two bites of.

He scooped out a large spoonful and licked it into his mouth, then carried the rest like a treasure as he got up and left the restaurant.

Jiang Wei, observing her through the surveillance camera, couldn't help but chuckle.

"So greedy."

In the evening, I'll feed her some better supplements and listen to Huang Quan's soft, girlish voice.

……

Kafka always felt that something was off about the "script".

"Silver Wolf, didn't Elio mention the anomalies in this star system?"

"No."

The voice of the silver wolf came through electronic communication.

Kafka sighed, looking at the "strange sight" before her, feeling a headache coming on.

She stood in the passageway outside the space station, already within the artificial gravity zone, with portraits of the Genius Club visible on both sides of the road.

According to the script, all she had to do was open the door and find the star core.

But the question is... which door?

"Silver Wolf, take a look at the situation in front of me, you'll be shocked."

"What is this? Let me see."

Silver Wolf swiped his finger, manipulating the virtual screen and using "Ether Editing" to capture the scenery near Kafka.

At first glance, it even makes you feel like you're breathing a beat slower.

"Good guy."

Kafka stood in a passageway, with another passageway to her left, another to her right, and passageways to all sides, layer upon layer, like an endless maze.

There are also many doors; wherever there is a passage, there is a door, and they all look exactly the same.

Looking up, there are endless skyscrapers; looking down, there is a repetitive abyss that makes your scalp crawl.

"It's like a Dream Core map created by an unscrupulous game developer who copied the same resources countless times."

"Stop complaining about this, what should I do? Which door leads to the inside of the space station?"

"I'll try to see if I can teleport you in directly."

Silver Wolf begins hacking.

Silver Wolf was defeated. I'm so sorry I couldn't get Lord Firewall to use his full strength.

She struggled to see the line of code displayed on the hacker's screen.

"System Time: Error"

Current coordinates: Error #

"System self-check in progress... Self-check time: -1 second, everything is normal!"

"Am I conscious? The system time and coordinates are all wrong, and the check took -1 second. Can I turn back time? All this data is wrong. Where is anything normal?"

"Kafka, I'll have to take a chance and blindly throw you inside the space station. Let's give it a try, otherwise you'll have to stay in the Dream Core Space for the rest of your life."

Kafka sighed upon hearing this.

"I hope they don't throw me into this thing."

She glimpsed a space that resembled shattered glass, with starlight seeping from its edges, and the mirror-like fragments reflecting countless images.

Those were scenes from her memories: her daily life with Blade, Firefly, and Silver Wolf; the bloodshed and danger of missions; even her childhood memories... Her past, which she had almost forgotten, was clearly presented in the reflection of the spatial fragments.

"It's like a dream."

Kafka casually revealed the truth.

She and Silver Wolf are facing a "reality imbalance". In addition to the obvious suppression of their life points and destiny energy, the surrounding reality is also extremely unstable.

Kafka's ideas could change reality, but they don't always come true.

Her thoughts can become distorted and run wild. She uses her imagination to build a building, and the nearby dream may become an urban planet built from infinite buildings.

I sensed that Silver Wolf had used Ether to teleport me.

Kafka closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she let out a long sigh of relief.

"You succeeded, Silver Wolf. I landed safely."

Watch out behind you!

The silver wolf's horrified cry made Kafka's pupils shrink. She turned around and saw a girl holding an unsheathed katana in her right hand and an ice cream cone in her left, exuding a chilling aura.

It feels like a major disaster could happen if we're not careful.

“Listen to me, I am not the enemy.”

"Tuk-"

Like a gentle breeze, Kafka's words were stuck in her throat.

She didn't see Huang Quan's movements.

Everything happened so fast.

"boom"

A sharp pain shot through the back of my neck, and the whole world went dark.

"Jiang Wei asked me to pass on a message to the Star Core Hunter—remember to knock next time."

After confirming that Kafka was in a coma.

Huang Quan sheathed her sword, licked the ice cream with her pink tongue, and her cherry lips were covered with a sticky layer of milky white sugar.

Chapter 15 Firefly: Am I Being Raised?

When Kafka woke up, she was sitting on the ground like a duck, bound hand and foot in a very shameful way.

Silver Wolf lay sprawled unconscious beside her, looking just as disheveled.

His hands were tied to the wall with his arms outstretched, and his legs were spread wide apart, forming a "big" shape.

The shoe fell to the ground, and the fair, tender toes were slightly curled up in sleep, the pale pink veins very light in color.

"Sleeping is not allowed here."

The Great Black Tower coldly woke up Silver Wolf and looked up at Kafka.

"So what? What are the Star Core Hunters doing at my space station? To be honest, I don't have time to beat around the bush with you. I'm busy."

She took out the timer and set the time.

"You have 10 seconds. If you can't explain yourself, hand the matter over to Jiang Wei. From now on, 10..."

"We need the 'Star Core.' In Elio's scenario, we'll use our companions as containers to store the Star Core of the Black Tower Space Station, and at the right time, meet the Star Train crew, thus becoming members of the Pioneers."

"Very honest."

The Black Tower resets the timer back to 10 seconds.

"My second question is, why did I give you the Star Core? What are the Star Core Hunters plotting?"

Start counting down.

"You won't give us the star core. In the 'script,' you shouldn't be on the space station; we'll steal it ourselves. As for the conspiracy, unfortunately, it's not in the script, so I don't know."

The Black Tower reset the timer again, and it remained at 10 seconds.

However, although her attitude remained unchanged compared to the previous two times, Kafka keenly sensed a murderous aura emanating from her.

"Finally, does the Star Core Hunter know Jiang Wei?"

Kafka immediately realized this was an easy question; of course they didn't know Jiang Wei, as he wasn't in the script.

But this is too bizarre. How can someone who isn't in the script influence whether they survive the Great Black Tower?

"do not know!"

The Great Black Tower fed them the antidote to the Truth Poison.

……

Jiang Wei arrived late, after all the questions had been asked and the misunderstandings had been cleared up.

He didn't care about what was happening here at all.

[Event: The Empire's First Meeting with the Star Core Hunters]

[Description: Our first meeting was not friendly, but fortunately no property was damaged. The temporary scientists, "The Great Black Tower," have handed over the decision to the rulers. How should they be dealt with?]

【choose……】

[It's impossible to avoid paying a price. Let's send someone to discuss compensation: The finance department has tallied the compensation amount, and they can't afford it. The final punishment will have to be decided by the ruler, "Jiang Wei."]

[Handle them severely. The pen is in our hands; we can impose as many charges as we want: Due to the Empire's population shortage, Kafka and Silver Wolf will become "slaves," exempt from physical labor, and will serve as "servants" to contribute to the cause of newborns until they are worn out.]

“Jiang… Jiang Wei, right? It was all orchestrated by Elio. Kafka and I were just following orders.”

Silver Wolf tried to close her slender legs, but they were tightly bound and she couldn't move.

She was breathing heavily, her earlobes were flushed, and her pupils trembled violently.

"Forget it, judging from how anxious you all are, you probably only have the script on your minds."