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

　Lingmo snorted lightly: "By the way, let me ask you, since you are Kiana herself, then what about that customer service representative Xiao Ai from before..."

　[Of course, it's also Ellie herself, but her appearances are very limited. After all, the difference between the End and the Origin is significant, especially after you left... But that's a bit off-topic.]

　[Also, my dear host, you're not thinking of giving this poor system spirit a bad review, are you? Waaaaah, I'm going to throw a tantrum!]

　"Normally, system spirits become wives for their hosts, but you're the kind of system spirit who ends up shoving the host instead!"

　Lingmo immediately said angrily, "Look how well-behaved Ai Li is. She only left me a mark and then left."

　[Really... I can't say for sure. Host, you're underestimating your own allure.]

　Customer service representative Xiaoqi's voice suddenly became meaningful.

　After all... in the previous playthrough, the first one who couldn't resist "eating" you was a certain pink fairy, you know?

　"what?"

　Lingmo was startled and quickly clutched her chest: "It suddenly feels like there's no safe place in the entire Honkai world... No wonder I wanted to go to Xingtie."

　After all, your title of "Queen of Ten Thousand Females" in the Hyperion didn't come for nothing; everyone likes Suzuma.

　"It's okay, at least it means I have enough women in my harem."

　Lingmo tried to find joy in her suffering.

　[Hmph... Alright, Cecilia's almost finished explaining things to her mother, let's go back and log in.]

　Feeling she had revealed enough information, customer service representative Xiaoqi quickly ended the conversation unilaterally.

　Meanwhile, at the entrance to the valley, a group of "old-timers" from the Second Collapse era also ended their exchange of intelligence.

　"I see, I didn't know such a thing existed..."

　Salome wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "That's great! Now that our captain has been resurrected, does that mean our Snow Wolf Squad has another chance to reunite?"

　"Reunion? Any news about Shigure Kira and Nicholas?"

　Cecilia quickly asked, "Before, Suzuma told me that they only went missing on the battlefield of the Second Honkai Impact and that there was a high chance they didn't die... I thought she was just trying to comfort me."

　"Huh? Lingmo even knows this?"

　Now it was Salome's turn to be dumbfounded: "I have a good relationship with Durandal, the strongest Valkyrie in Schicksal right now. I am her teacher's teacher. When Durandal was young, she had a wonderful experience of drifting in the World Bubble. There, she met Shigure Kira."

　"Kira told Durandal that she and Nicholas were rescued by a force called the Candy House and had recovered from their injuries... but because they wanted to repay the kindness of the force that saved them, they stayed at the Candy House to help them for the time being."

　"To be honest, Qiluo is actually quite good as she is."

　Li Xue spread her hands: "Salome and I still have people we care about in Schicksal, so we can't leave Schicksal. But working under Bishop Otto's watchful eye every day... it's inevitable that we'll be subject to some constraints."

　"Yes, yes, especially since he doesn't want us to build up too much power, so he won't let us take up positions in local branches. We can only stay at headquarters, in less important areas like teaching or logistics..."

　Salome nodded quickly in agreement.

　"Don't worry... when the time is right, I'll go and give Otto a good beating."

　Cecilia comforted her two subordinates who had come to "complain" to her with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. In the Snow Wolf Squad, Cecilia had always played the role of an older sister due to her gentle nature. After so many years, being able to experience that feeling again made Cecilia quite emotional.

　"However, it's about time now. After all, this is still Tianming Xian's territory. If we stay too long, it could easily lead to unnecessary disputes... It's time to say goodbye."

　"Yes, knowing that Captain still has a chance to be resurrected makes me happy for a whole year!"

　"but……"

　Unlike the happy Salome, Ritsuki was somewhat worried: "Captain, although we tried to cover it up when we set off, your operation will probably still end up on Otto's desk in the end... Is that really okay?"

　"Don't worry, it's not a big problem."

　Cecilia shook her head: "If Otto really takes any action against Suzuma because of this..."

　"It's still uncertain who will crash."

　……

　"Amber, approximately when was this intelligence report released?"

　"Your Excellency, it was around three o'clock this afternoon."

　"That is to say..."

　A hint of amusement flashed in Otto's eyes: "According to the reports Miss Salome and Miss Cheng Lixue gave me, they discovered that Benares had been 'stolen' after arriving in Siberia?"

　"That's right, Your Excellency."

　"Ah……"

　Otto stood up and took out his terminal.

　"Your Excellency, you are here to..."

　"Change someone's status."

　Otto opened Suzumo's information panel and then decisively changed her status from "unknown" to "alive".

　“In this world, there are only two people who can make Benares disappear so silently. Now that Sirin is in St. Freya Academy, it’s no longer a question to guess who the one in Siberia is.”

　"But the problem now is... Walter is in Manila, and Suzumo is in Siberia. Which side is the real target of anti-entropy?"

　"By the way, Amber, during the Manila Honkai Impact, did any Valkyries appear that meet my requirements?"

　"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, perhaps due to the location of this region, the local Valkyrie branch, including the nearby branch, did not perform well in this Great Collapse."

　"The only one who performed well... was a Valkyrie from the Shaniat family, who originally came from headquarters."

　"It's alright. Take one and tell headquarters to give this little girl named Anna special attention."

　Otto sighed: "With Suzumo's return, Anti-Entropy's strength will definitely increase rapidly... If our mid-to-high-level combat power can't keep up, we'll suffer a great loss in the future."

　Chapter 80 Black Tower: What I gave you was a doll, not some strange baby doll!

　"Phew... It feels like I've been in Honkai Impact 3rd for a long time this time."

　In her room on the space station, Lingmo sat up from her hibernation pod and rubbed her sleepy eyes.

　"Yes, the amount of data in the stored files has doubled this time. If it weren't for the fact that my system can automatically extract important information, just reading about your experience would probably take up most of my research time."

　The Black Tower's voice came from beside the hibernation pod.

　"Black Tower? What brings you to my place?"

　"What, the Star Train is departing today? I've come to check on my lab assistant. Is there a problem?"

　Hei Ta pursed his lips, sat down next to Ling Mo's hibernation pod, and then skillfully pinched and kneaded Ling Mo's cheeks: "They feel really nice... I've been testing the simulated universe these past few days and haven't had a chance to relax here with you."

　"Don't make it sound like I'm some kind of encapsulated happiness..."

　Lingmo protested, but her body betrayed her by snuggling closer to Black Tower.

　"As long as it brings me joy... By the way, speaking of which, Suzumo, why were there more than seven hours of censored content in your dream this time?"

　Seeing Lingmo's actions, Heita seemed to have thought of something and asked curiously, "Just a second ago you were preparing to explore the core of that girl named Kiana, and then suddenly your screen went black for seven hours straight. I almost thought my screen was broken. Then when the blackout disappeared, you appeared in your dormitory, looking weak and sore all over... Did you go through some kind of battle inside Kiana's core?"

　"Well……"

　Black Tower's curious question reminded Lingmo of her embarrassing experience that night, and she immediately became stammering: "Ahem, well, it was probably a battle... Anyway, the reason for the censorship is probably because it involves some privacy of that envoy, which is quite normal."

　"Is that so? But..."

　Black Tower frowned slightly. She didn't doubt whether Lingmo had lied to her, but if investigating Kiana's core situation would involve the envoy's privacy... wouldn't that mean that the envoy and Kiana should have a close relationship?

　So, the messenger behind Suzuma was also a kind-hearted but foolish person? How could such a blunder occur, essentially resulting in his own dismissal?

　Thinking of this, Black Tower couldn't help but sigh, placing his hands on Lingmo's shoulders and solemnly giving her some advice.

　"Besides me, you absolutely mustn't agree to let anyone else study your memories and dreams..."

　"No, no way. Is there anyone in the universe more talented than Ms. Black Tower? I trust you completely to handle the research, Black Tower."

　"I'm quite relieved, but I'm just worried that you might be deceived by other bad women."

　Black Tower shook his head helplessly: "After all... both you and that being are pretty stupid."

　"?"

　Several question marks seemed to pop up above Lingmo's head: "How did you jump to this conclusion?"

　"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore... I called you here today mainly to give you this."

　With a gentle wave of her staff, Black Tower conjured a sizable figure in her hand.

　"Here, the little black tower I promised to give you."

　"?!"

　Lingmo's eyes lit up instantly.

　"So, it turns out that instead of letting me choose one from the space station, they specially commissioned a little black tower doll for me?"

　Lingmo suddenly rushed forward and hugged Heita tightly: "Waaah, Ms. Heita, you're so amazing..."

　"No, no, don't rub your face on my clothes! For a genius, this is a piece of cake..."

　Feeling the soft touch of Suzumo's body against his skin, Heita blushed slightly but did not push away the girl who was hugging his slender waist.

　"Moreover, most of the little black towers on the space station are equipped with all sorts of strange modules, and the remote communication function has not been optimized. Given the characteristics of your Starry Sky Train, it might lose signal one day when it goes to some remote place."

　"Huh? There's still no signal?"

　"Of course it will. But I've specially enhanced this little black tower I gave you. As long as you're not in a very remote location, even if you can't control the puppet's body, you can still make calls."

　Black Tower raised his head slightly and said confidently, "Moreover, even if you really run to some unexplored place, I have a way to find you quickly... Through the fourth mirror, I can project myself to every corner of the universe, so if you encounter any problems that you can't solve, just tell me."

　"After all, you are my precious experimental assistant. Although you can't die, due to the rampant use of the Blessing of Abundance, various forces still have their own methods for dealing with the undead..."

　"Won't this be too much trouble for you?"

　"You are one of my most important experimental projects right now, so there's no question of whether it's troublesome or not."

　Black Tower waved its hand gently: "Alright, hurry up and pack this little Black Tower up and take it with you. To make it easier for you to use as a pillow, I specially replaced all the joints of the little Black Tower doll with normal ones... But don't hug it every time you sleep, okay?"

　"Eh? Why…"

　"Because you're a restless sleeper!"

　Black Tower slapped Lingmo's pert bottom hard: "Don't forget, the Star Train and the space station have different time zones. I don't want to log in to the doll in my spare time and find her being held by you like this and that..."

　"So it wasn't allowed after all..."

　"Hmph, I already said it's a doll, not some kind of doll with strange functions!"

　Black Tower snorted softly: "However, a hug now and then is still okay..."

　"Wow, Lady Black Tower is unparalleled!"

　……

　After the morning's little incident, the fatigue from grinding on Honkai Impact 3rd for two days was instantly swept away. After all, if Black Tower hadn't reminded her, Suzumo would have almost forgotten that today was a special day.

　The Star Train, which has been parked on the space station for a week, is finally ready to depart.

　"Xing, how have you been feeling on the space station these past few days?"

　"I'd say it's pretty good, right?"

　Xing tilted her head blankly. Perhaps because she had been on a mission at the space station for a week, compared to when she was first "born," Xing now seemed to have a lot more... spirituality?

　"By the way, Suzumo, when I went to the train yesterday, Pam told me to go to the train with you early today."

　"In its original words..."

　"Passengers Lingmo and Xing, remember to return to the train early today. The train conductor has something important to discuss with you."

　Chapter 81 Lingmo: I don't drink. Xing: I'll have two cups.

　"Huh? Why are passengers Suzumo and Hoshino here so early?"

　Seeing the two people who appeared at the train door early in the morning, Pam's expression became somewhat... strange.

　"Huh? Didn't you, Pam, tell us to come earlier?"

　Lingmo tilted her head.

　“This, this was of course said by Pam, but, but…”

　Pam's short, anxious hands involuntarily started waving: "Passenger Lingmo has been on the space station for so long, there must still be people you care about who you haven't said goodbye to, right? And what about Star Passenger? Aren't you going to go check on the simulated universe project you're involved in, Pam!"