I was transported to a broken world, yet my dreams are connected to Star Iron?

　Secondly, what exactly can she offer Suzumo to support her?

　Based on the current footage, Black Tower has no way of determining the technological level and power level of the world where Suzumo is located. Moreover, she had already determined that Suzumo's body is that of an ordinary girl, at most having a much stronger compatibility with imaginary energy than normal people. But this only shows that the girl has a good foundation, and it cannot solve the immediate crisis.

　For this trip, Black Tower piloted a highly specialized research spaceship that did not carry any combat equipment. After all, with Black Tower himself present, it's hard to imagine anyone thinking that a spaceship would need to be specially equipped with weapons.

　Furthermore, Suzumo's situation makes it impossible to use experimental equipment that requires sufficient energy to operate. After all, the girl's body has almost no energy available for use. In addition, although the civilization that Black Tower belongs to is technologically advanced, it is a peculiar civilization with "magic" as its foundation, and even Black Tower's own fighting style seems quite magical. Therefore... it is probably unlikely that we can provide Suzumo with any powerful support directly.

　"Oh well, this spaceship will need to be sent back to the factory for major repairs anyway..."

　After frowning and thinking for a while, Black Tower decisively picked up the wand beside him.

　"If we lack usable weapons, we'll just dismantle the spaceship and modify it ourselves. It's just modifying weapons; although it's not my specialty, it won't be difficult for me..."

　With a series of clanging sounds, various facilities inside the spaceship were damaged.

　Camouflage equipment? Disassemble it and make an invisibility pod! Life support equipment? Disassemble it and make a freeze bomb! Game peripherals? Disassemble... oh, this one seems to be usable directly without disassembly.

　In short, while Lingmo was resting, Heita also started to work non-stop, preparing to make some "small tools" that "ordinary people can use" for Lingmo.

　However... things always change so suddenly.

　Because the time flow rates of the two worlds are different, she discovered that the situation on Suzumo's side seemed to have changed slightly after the Black Tower had just finished making a few items.

　The afternoon after Suzumo obtained the system, a girl from the experimental subject next door conveyed an important message to Suzumo through her cage.

　"Will Suzuma be put on the experimental table tomorrow? Or will she be researching topics related to immortality?"

　Having listened to the entire conversation through the dream observation device, Black Tower's expression immediately turned grave: "So, her immortality was already exposed before she met me? That makes sense. Judging from the marks on their bodies, dying on the experimental table is probably commonplace. This is troublesome..."

　Regarding immortality and eternal life, the entire Star Iron world has conducted a great deal of research on this topic. In fact, during the war between schools of thought, a quarter of the computing power of the Scepter was used to study this topic. The Black Tower, which successfully developed the technology of rejuvenation, has naturally also seen some of the relevant materials.

　Therefore, no one knows better than her what methods those ruthless researchers would use in the process of studying immortality. It can only be said that after reading those materials, a normal person would probably need to go to the dark web to find something mild to relieve their stress.

　And Suzuma… can she really withstand this kind of experiment without suffering a mental breakdown? Or rather, is she really willing to gamble that her resurrection will achieve the same effect in both worlds?

　What if her ability to unconditionally revive even after being shattered into fireworks only works in her own world?

　Black Tower, in any case, wouldn't dare to gamble, and she felt that no normal person would dare to gamble.

　"So now, is escaping from prison her only option...?"

　Hei Ta's gaze fell upon the few items he had prepared for Ling Mo: "Are these things... really enough?"

　Chapter 5 Lingmo: I feel like I've set a lot of goals for myself.

　"Hiss... This is really bad news..."

　Upon hearing from the girl next door, a test subject, that the Babylonian laboratory was about to begin experimenting on her immortality, even if Suzuma was optimistic, she would probably be unable to sit still at this moment.

　In her original plan, given Otto's pursuit of resurrection and immortality at this time, she would definitely be sent directly to Otto after a period of time due to her resurrection ability. Although Otto might experiment on her for a while after that, he would immediately obtain a way to revive Kallen in the upcoming Second Honkai Impact.

　At that time, he would naturally lose interest in Lingmo and instead try to cultivate this promising talent with extraordinary abilities. Moreover, for Lingmo, who is an unregistered resident, Destiny, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent are the only three organizations in the world that can complete her identity. In any case, she certainly won't continue to suffer here.

　But now it seems... Byd Babylon Labs didn't report their situation at all! Are you still Otto's good subordinate?!

　She didn't want to be cut up horizontally and vertically like an earthworm in a laboratory! For a cute girl, this kind of experiment was too cruel. She had traveled to Honkai Impact 3 and Star Iron, not some dead mansion. This defeat CG was far too advanced.

　and so……

　"I guess I still have to run away."

　Lingmo stared blankly out the window. The "cage" they were in was located in the middle of the Tower of Babylon. Breaking down would only require a few floors. Moreover, it seemed that the designers never considered the possibility of the test subjects escaping from the beginning. Therefore, as long as the guards and access control could be dealt with, escaping the Tower of Babylon itself did not seem difficult.

　As for these two, judging from the items that Lingmo has drawn so far and the items in the prize pool, there is indeed a certain chance. Therefore, what is really troubling her is another problem.

　"Lingmo, are you alright...?"

　Beside her, Celine held her hand with a worried expression, curled up like a pitiful little animal beside her.

　That's right, her biggest worry... is Celine.

　Whether it was the immense shock of witnessing her companions die one by one, or the subtle maternal aura that Suzumo possessed, in any case, after Suzumo lived with Sirin and Sirin discovered her ability to resurrect, Sirin's psychological dependence on Suzumo increased at an extremely rapid pace.

　If the plan of sending her to Schicksal, as previously envisioned by Suzuma, is followed, then even if Sirin becomes a Herrscher of Reason as in the story, she can use her bond with Sirin as leverage to try to negotiate with Otto and return to the Siberian battlefield. If she is lucky enough to be assigned to a group with Fu Hua or Cecilia and successfully persuade them, she could even have a good chance to change the entire course of the battle.

　However, if Suzuma needs to find a way to escape the Tower of Babel immediately, then whether or not to take Sirin with her becomes a very serious problem.

　If she didn't bring it, it would undoubtedly be another betrayal for Sirin. Lingmo didn't disbelieve Sirin's resilience, and she knew very well that as long as time was given, these misunderstandings would definitely be resolved. However, at this critical juncture, even such a minor setback could lead to an unexpected event, causing the entire subsequent plot to fall apart due to the butterfly effect.

　But if we bring Sirin along...

　Although there was no evidence, Lingmo was also very clear that because of her presence, Sirin's value among the experimental subjects in the Tower of Babylon would almost certainly be reduced one by one. This prison break was by no means without risk. If an accident occurred, Lingmo knew without a doubt that the other party would not hesitate to kill her, given that she was capable of being resurrected and that she was just an ordinary experimental subject.

　Moreover, even if she did manage to take Sirin away from the Tower of Babylon, it's uncertain how far the two little girls could escape. She had just checked the weapon pool, and although it seemed that quite a few useful items had been added that day, there were no vehicle-type items... probably because the Black Tower's spaceship wasn't counted as a weapon that could be obtained.

　"Don't worry, Celine, I'm fine."

　Lingmo, feeling annoyed, ruffled Xilin's hair and gave a perfunctory reply.

　She was genuinely at a loss for what to do. She already had a problem making decisions, and she usually even relied on the dice she carried with her to decide what to eat for lunch. But the current situation not only directly involved her and Xilin's fate, but also the changes in all future plot developments. Under these circumstances, even if she were carefree, Lingmo couldn't leave this matter to luck.

　"No, that's not it, Lingmo. You're clearly preoccupied with something."

　Xilin grabbed Lingmo's hand that was on her head, her eyes flashing as she stared into Lingmo's eyes.

　"When you used to rub my head, you would gently twist one finger inwards to comb my hair... Is it because of tomorrow's events, Suzumo... are you scared?"

　"You idiot, how come you're always so perceptive at times like this..."

　Lingmo squatted down helplessly, looking into Xilin's beautiful golden eyes: "I am indeed afraid, but what I'm afraid of may be different from what you understand."

　“Cirin, I’m asking you, if…”

　"I am willing."

　"?"

　A question mark slowly appeared above Lingmo's head.

　"I haven't said anything yet!"

　"Is Suzumo trying to escape from here?"

　Although it was phrased as a question, Xilin seemed quite certain: "The way Lingmo looked out the window just now... I'm very familiar with it..."

　“In the past, Bella, Agatha, and even myself have all looked out the window with that kind of gaze… However, with our abilities, leaving this place is just a pipe dream that we dare not even imagine.”

　“But Lingmo is different. Lingmo, you are different from all of us. You are capable, you are smart, you can notice details that we can't even imagine, and you have some strange talents... If anyone can escape this hell, it will definitely be you.”

　"So, so..."

　Xilin gently bit her lip: "If Lingmo wants to do anything, then go ahead and do it. No matter what, I will fully cooperate with you, even if it means attracting attention... Ouch!"

　"What are you saying, you idiot!"

　Lingmo interrupted Xilin's words with a personality-correcting chop.

　"If I were to use you as bait, what difference would I make between myself and those beasts in lab coats?!"

　"Sigh, but..."

　Gently touching the teary-eyed Xilin, Lingmo couldn't help but think of a Doro meme.

　It's that classic train station platform meme.

　From a rational perspective, she really shouldn't take Sirin away now, because that would create a lot of uncertainty in the later plot. Leaving Sirin here and waiting for the birth of the Second Herrscher is the best choice.

　But... for Sirin, was that really a good ending?

　Lingmo didn't know, but she knew that she couldn't let down the little angel, Xilin, who was so eager to help her.

　So, regardless of whether the escape attempt succeeds or not, she wants to... try being a little reckless.

　Chapter 6 What? My turn is to have everything or nothing at all?

　"exactly!"

　"As expected of the person I rescued... Well, maybe they didn't need me to rescue them. In any case, they truly deserve to be the Black Tower's designated partner!"

　At this moment, Suzumo, who was still studying how to escape the Tower of Babylon, was unaware that her choice had just made had directly changed the Black Tower's perception of her in the Star Iron World.

　Even if there were a thousand or ten thousand reasons, if she really chose to leave Sirin in the Tower of Babylon and leave alone, then perhaps the Black Tower would help her this time out of conscience and to see things through, but afterwards... it would never again be able to help her so selflessly as it is now.

　After all, Black Tower is that kind of person. You can say she's willful and arrogant, but if you put her in Ling Mo's position, she would never abandon Xi Lin. In a sense, Black Tower is probably the most "human" genius in the genius club.

　"Sigh, actually I didn't want to use this to gamble on your success rate, but since you're so much to my liking... I'll give you a chance anyway."

　Black Tower turned around, and after a moment, carrying something that looked like it was heavily protected, returned to the laboratory.

　"System, start recording and write my following narration into the research log of Lingmo for future reference."

　"During my previous observations of Suzumo, I discovered an interesting phenomenon..."

　As Black Tower unlocked the complex protective equipment, she muttered to herself, while a voice recorder nearby recorded her "experiment log".

　“The items she draws often exhibit unusual properties in the world of her dreams.”

　"For example, that culture medium, when it was with me, seemed to be just a very ordinary life support capsule component, but after Lingmo extracted it, according to Lingmo's experimental results, it actually gained many properties that it didn't have before, such as healing injuries and enhancing physical fitness... If I remember correctly, these descriptions also appeared in the advertising for this culture medium."

　"How this trait, which resembles that of a fictional historian, is formed remains to be studied, but this quality makes something extremely compatible with Suzuma's abilities."

　[Beep—Password unlocked, item: temporary gambling funds withdrawn.]

　"Some strange objects possess a wide variety of abilities due to their inherent nature, while others are endowed with unique characteristics due to the special past or background they represent."

　"And Suzumo's ability, theoretically speaking, should have the potential to produce some wonderful reactions with these strange objects."

　"Wonderful Item: Temporary Gambling Capital. It originates from a hydrophilic substance secreted by the insectivorous fungal carpet in the Katia Galaxy when stimulated. When combined with liquid, it turns into a crystal with digestive function. It is later used as a last-ditch gem for gamblers to make in some shady places with their tears. Although these chips will soon melt away and become part of their gambling debts, at least they do serve to make one last gamble at some point."

　As he spoke, Black Tower gently placed the several crystal-clear gems into Lingmo's palm.

　"If my guess is wrong, then for Suzuma, these things are just another option to pollute the weapon pool."

　"But if my guess is correct... then this strange item, combined with Suzumo's immortal nature, could probably generate an absurdly high rate of return."

　Hei Ta turned off the recorder, looked at the screen of the dream recorder, and muttered to himself.

　"But if that's the case... it might be a bit difficult to explain to that girl named Sirin. After all, this stuff is essentially a digestive fluid. I hope she won't suffer too much psychological trauma from witnessing all this..."

　"But compared to my life, psychological trauma shouldn't be a high priority, right? Hmm... I guess so?"

　……

　"Holy crap, I got a cash prize?!"

　On the other side, Suzuma, who had decided to draw a card first and then formulate a battle plan based on the results, suddenly widened her eyes.

　【Huh? Isn't it quite common to get gold within 20 pulls?】

　"You think you're the real Kiana? Getting a gold item every twenty pulls? That's some kind of purebred lucky person!"

　Although they were communicating mentally, Lingmo felt that her face was already a little red.

　As expected, those lucky people who jump on the bandwagon deserve to die!

　[Ahem…]

　Customer service representative Xiaoqi, feeling a little guilty, changed the subject.

　[However, maybe it's a perk for new players? Our system is pretty humane, guaranteeing a gold item on your first 10-pull, so hurry up and see what good stuff you got!]

　Wait... wait a minute? Why is it this...?

　"So what exactly did you pull out? Why do you look so bitter and resentful?"

　Hearing the customer service representative Xiaoqi's suddenly resentful voice, Lingmo asked curiously.

　It's nothing, just a very ordinary five-star item... it just brought back some unpleasant memories...

　Customer service representative Xiaoqi muttered something under her breath.

　How come you always manage to draw these kinds of items...?

　As she spoke, a very familiar icon suddenly popped up on Lingmo's system screen.

　"This is... temporary gambling money?"

　Lingmo immediately executed a tactical fadeaway.

　Although she didn't have much experience with simulated universes in her previous life, she still had a deep impression of this strange object. In most cases, this strange object could be manipulated into something with almost no negative effects. After all... if I don't have a single penny in my pocket, it's useless to deduct double the amount, let alone deduct it (shrug).

　"But what can this thing do? Give me three hundred fragments of the universe and let me buy some on the spot?"

　【That's not it... As you noticed before, host, some of the items you drew were used directly based on their inherent properties, while others were essentially useless but possessed special significance.】