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

　As time ticked by, Lingmo had searched both desks, but still couldn't find the access card for the freight elevator.

　"Damn it, could it be that they took the access cards early because they're transporting equipment tomorrow...? That's against the lab regulations!"

　"I'm sorry, my dear Miss Suzumo, although I have indeed punished some researchers with this regulation, you probably don't know that this regulation is invalid for me, the person in charge of this experiment, right?"

　"!"

　Lingmo suddenly turned her head away.

　The laboratory director, whose head seemed to be slightly reflecting light, was standing at the laboratory entrance with three fully armed guards, smiling at her.

　"Haha...this is awkward."

　Lingmo's lips twitched, and a sped-up version of the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion seemed to automatically play in her mind.

　Oh wait, this sounds like customer service representative Xiaoqi is playing background music.

　"Hey, don't cause trouble at a crucial moment like this!"

　Lingmo thought to herself, "I'm complaining to myself."

　[Ahem, I actually wanted to remind the host of something.]

　Customer service representative Xiaoqi calmly turned off the speakers and said.

　[Those three guards emanate considerable Honkai energy fluctuations; they don't seem to be ordinary guards... Host, stalling for time is possible, but it's recommended to activate temporary betting funds beforehand to prevent being caught off guard and instantly killed.]

　"That's a very good suggestion..."

　A flash of light appeared on Lingmo's hand hidden behind her back, and a transparent crystal appeared in her hand before disappearing instantly.

　After completing the preparations, Lingmo looked solemnly at the minor character, the director, whose name was not mentioned at all in the original work, and said...

　"You...it seems like you knew all along that I was going to escape from prison?"

　"It's just a guess."

　The director slowly pulled out the access card that Lingmo had been searching for for a long time from his pocket: "After all, generally speaking, people like you with special abilities are mostly awakened by innate Holy Marks... Coincidentally, as the person in charge of this research, I was once invited to the Grand Library of Destiny to look up relevant information."

　"In those materials, a phenomenon was mentioned: if the stigma carrier's compatibility with their innate stigma is high enough, they can actively reverse-analyze some amazing pre-civilization technologies from the stigma."

　"So I was thinking...would you be considered a high compatibility person, given your natural ability to awaken such a powerful power as immortality?"

　"The answer is yes, right?"

　Lingmo awkwardly looked away.

　Although the other party's reasoning process was completely wrong, his conclusion seemed to be correct in terms of the result. However, in order to prevent her micro-expressions from revealing anything, Lingmo decided not to respond.

　However, the director took Lingmo's indifferent expression as a tacit agreement, so he smiled slightly and continued speaking at length.

　"So, given these prerequisites... why haven't you run away?"

　"Is it because you don't want to? Or are you trying to uncover some secret?"

　"So, after observing you for a period of time, I discovered the problem."

　"You... you actually wanted to leave with that experimental subject named Sirin, didn't you?"

　"..."

　Lingmo felt like she was turning into a ticking timer.

　Because she really wants to take Celine with her now.

　Fortunately, while her opponent was showing off their cunning, she was also using this opportunity to quickly familiarize herself with the use of the temporary gambling funds. At this moment, the transparent crystals provided by the temporary gambling funds, hidden beneath her clothing, had transformed into a soft film, gradually covering her entire body and ready to harden at any time for defense.

　All I can say is that if the other party had talked a little longer, she would have completely figured out how to use this slime-like thing.

　"Hmm...you still seem to be a quiet person. Well, such a cold expression is indeed boring. In order not to ruin my carefully prepared preparations for tonight, I'll give you some important information."

　"Your beloved companion, Celine, well, she shouldn't be up here yet, right?"

　The director snapped his fingers: "You didn't let her come with you, probably because you're afraid we'll just get rid of her? Don't worry, I wouldn't do something like that. After all, that little girl, Xilin, might be even more talented than you."

　"Of course, I didn't mean to say you were bad. Your abilities mainly work on your body, while her uniqueness lies in her almost unlimited adaptability to Honkai energy."

　"Let me tell you a secret, in previous experiments, the dosage we gave Sirin was actually five times that of you. However, even if we increased the dosage of Honkai energy fivefold, which could kill you within a minute, it would only make Sirin feel unwell for a short while. Her Honkai energy adaptability is probably comparable to that of the legendary Herrschers..."

　"so……"

　"So, you won't kill her?"

　Lingmo countered with a question.

　"of course not."

　Seemingly pleased that Lingmo had finally spoken, the director said, "Valuable materials like you two shouldn't be wasted so easily... After all, once the experiments here are over, I have a big project waiting for you two to complete."

　"A big project?"

　Lingmo blinked.

　This seemed to be plot information not mentioned in the original work, so she was indeed curious about what grand plan this seemingly senior laboratory director had come up with.

　"As we all know, both Stigmata and Honkai Energy adaptability are probabilistically inherited."

　The director gave Lingmo a smile that sent chills down her spine.

　"Your Stigmata can solve all your physical problems through resurrection, and Sirin's Honkai energy adaptability, even if only 50% is inherited, is enough to make her stand out from the vast majority of Valkyries now."

　"Furthermore, at the headquarters of Destiny, there has recently been a major breakthrough in same-sex reproduction..."

　"wait wait wait……"

　Lingmo's expression had completely broken down.

　"You don't mean to say that your grand plan is to get me and Sirin..."

　"If you prefer to use primitive mating methods, then I don't mind."

　The director's gaze swept over Lingmo as if he were examining a work of art: "Of course, I will also conduct gene matching and cloning on you simultaneously to quickly mass-produce your children."

　Chapter 10 Lord Black Tower's kindness is never-ending! Loyalty! Sincerity!

　"However, it seems you're not too opposed to it."

　The director waved his hand lightly, and the three guards behind him immediately took action.

　"Now that everything is clear, just come back with us obediently. Don't worry, although we never hold back when killing you on the experimental table, that's based on your abilities... Once we've fully tested the limits of your body's recovery, our methods will be much gentler."

　"Even after we successfully create a large number of exceptionally talented Valkyrie units using your genes... granting you two meritorious contributors a limited degree of freedom is not out of the question."

　"……All right."

　Lingmo sighed, her little face falling as if resigned, and gave a standard Gallic salute.

　"However, you must not make things difficult for Celine."

　"Don't worry, we're just conducting an experiment..."

　Before the director could finish speaking, a sharp sound like a blade slicing through the air suddenly rang out in front of him.

　Then, he bumped into a "guard" who immediately blocked his way.

　"?"

　"It seems I underestimated you, Miss Suzumo..."

　The director's face immediately darkened: "I never imagined that the gifts you received from the Holy Mark would far exceed my expectations..."

　"As expected, a dangerous and disobedient test subject like you should be strictly controlled... Since you also have the ability to resurrect, how about temporarily cutting off your limbs?"

　"Don't try to use experiments to cover up your weird XP! Also, don't you think it's a bit extravagant to have three Valkyries as your bodyguards?"

　At this moment, Suzuma had two completely transparent short blades in her hands. If you had to say, they were somewhat similar to a power called Sonic Blade from an anime she had watched in her previous life.

　Unfortunately, although the temporary gambling funds can provide Lingmo with energy amplification and defensive capabilities, they don't have any powerful means of attack. She can only use ordinary physical methods or the corrosiveness of these secretions themselves to attack.

　"What do you know? The Soviet Union isn't very safe these days... But I see, so your attack was just a show?"

　The director pushed up his glasses and glanced at the Valkyrie who had just blocked his way. At this moment, the guard uniform on her body had been completely torn, revealing the Valkyrie armor underneath, which only had one more scratch.

　"It seems that even though it's just a prototype of a specialized defensive armor, it's not something you can easily break through..."

　"Then, don't hold back, just kill her. Then lock her main body in a specially made confinement chamber. Don't forget, there's a little rat causing trouble down there."

　It seemed that because these three Valkyries belonged to the director's own faction, compared to those in Lingmo's previous life, these Valkyries had no sense of pity at all. Upon hearing this, they immediately raised their guns, and three specially made armor-piercing bullets shot out with tongues of fire in an instant, heading straight for Lingmo's chest.

　However, Suzuma had no intention of trying to defend herself. After all, she wanted to test her defensive capabilities. If even the standard firearms on the other side could easily make a hole in her, then she could basically surrender and wait for Sirin to be transformed into a celestial being a week later.

　"clang--"

　Almost simultaneously with the gunshot, a crisp collision sound rang out on Lingmo's chest, accompanied by a teeth-grinding sound. The three bullets only managed to pierce three small holes in Lingmo's clothes.

　Of course, this is not because Suzuma has an exceptionally hard frontal armor like 45 or Little Jiajia. Although they are all pink-haired, Suzuma's figure and hairstyle are more like a petite Airi, rather than a pink-haired guitarist who can use her chest as a mousepad.

　What actually stopped those three bullets was the "temporary gamble" that hardened instantly on her chest.

　"Just as the system said, this thing is indeed a tortoise shell with decent protective capabilities..."

　After briefly assessing the energy consumption, Lingmo felt much more at ease. The energy consumed by these three armor-piercing bullets, which could easily penetrate various types of armor, was perfectly acceptable. At this rate of consumption, even if she turned off the dodge button, she probably wouldn't be able to deplete her temporary betting funds within a few minutes.

　However, on her own, even if she completely disregarded the attacks, it seemed impossible for her to break through the blockade of the three Valkyries.

　However... she wasn't alone.

　"Pfft-"

　A sharp sound of a scalpel piercing flesh suddenly rang out from behind the four people, followed by a bloodcurdling scream like a pig being slaughtered.

　"Got it, Suzumo!"

　Xilin, who appeared out of thin air, wore a smug smile. In one hand she held a scalpel that was still dripping blood, and in the other hand she held the access card she had just received from the director.

　As for the price of obtaining this access card, it was that the guy who had just wanted to turn Suzuma into a human pig ended up experiencing firsthand what it felt like to lose the power of the king.

　"Why not just kill him?"

　Lingmo quickly embraced the purple-haired loli who had rushed into her arms, while the transparent membrane expanded outwards, bringing both of them into the protective range and blocking the counterattack from the three guns.

　"I...I'm not sure I dare..."

　"Never mind, it doesn't matter..."

　Lingmo looked around and then casually tossed out a small blue jar.

　Instantly, a large amount of refrigerant began to spread from beneath Lingmo's feet. Since this thing was originally used on spaceships capable of deep space travel, the cooling effect of this item far exceeded Lingmo's expectations.

　It seems that the original Valkyrie armor from this era made the same mistake as the Iron Man 2 armor: the intense cooling effect seemed to have directly punctured the armor's temperature control system, allowing Suzuma to break free from the three people's encirclement.

　"Black Tower has completely dismantled her spaceship... I must thank her properly when I get back."

　Lingmo sighed softly. Although she wasn't exactly a genius, she was definitely not stupid. Judging from the various wonderful little items in the gacha pool that seemed to double almost every day, along with their descriptions, it was clear that the Black Tower had discovered her "gacha" mechanism. She just didn't know how much the Black Tower actually knew about her system.

　However, her special abilities weren't something Lingmo intended to keep secret, especially since in the Star Iron world, such a thing couldn't be hidden at all. Besides, if she really did manage to leave the Tower of Babylon with the Black Tower's help, she would owe it a huge favor, and how to repay it would be a problem...

　After all, in the Honkai, Suzuma could confidently say that the Herrscher of the Void was hers, but in the Star Iron area... it seems that she can only offer herself as compensation?

　Don't get me wrong, she actually meant that she could simulate the universe for the Black Tower.

　Chapter 11 Lingmo: She immediately went back to the revival match, huh?

　"Lingmo, where are we going?"

　Whether it was Lingmo's imagination or not, she felt that Xilin seemed to enjoy the feeling of snuggling in her arms and running away wildly. It wasn't until Lingmo had run quite a distance out of the laboratory that Xilin belatedly asked.

　"Go to the freight elevator."

　"But haven't we already been discovered?"

　Sirin asked with some doubt, "Won't they block the elevator on the other side?"

　"In fact, stealing two access cards and then taking the elevator to the first floor is only the best plan if you don't get caught."

　As Lingmo ran, she kept gathering a large sum of temporary gambling funds into her hand: "Judging from the fact that the other party was waiting for me directly in the laboratory, this plan was obviously prepared from the beginning."

　"So, since the other side is already prepared, I no longer need to worry about causing any big commotion. Besides, if I weren't unsure how many layers of outer walls the Tower of Babel actually has..."

　As she spoke, Lingmo had already arrived in front of the freight elevator and slammed the transparent semi-fluid in her hand hard against the closed elevator door.

　"I would have just made a few big holes in the wall already!"

　Suddenly, a sickening metallic corrosion sound rang out, and the elevator door was corroded into a large hole at a not-so-slow speed.