Star Dome Railway, I am surrounded by strange things!

Estelle tried to find a reason, and soon found the most reliable one:

Yes, I must feel regretful because I can’t continue the experiment and can’t see the key to knowledge. Yes, it must be so!

Yes, such a beautiful "truth", the destination of all seekers' dreams, what will we do if we can't see it anymore?

I hope those "remnants" will disappear soon, I still want to see!

Having found a good reason for herself, Ester quickly began to recall the "truth" she had seen at that time, and opened the terminal to start recording the inspiration and enlightenment that burst out at that time.

However, not long after, the office door was pushed open, and a familiar figure walked in excitedly:

"Esther, I suddenly had a good idea about the Key of Knowledge!"

The moment Jiang Yan came in, Esther's melancholy was swept away. The scenery in her heart immediately changed from cloudy to sunny, and the "reasons" she found were instantly popped like soap bubbles.

When Esther thought of this, she instantly felt ashamed and angry, and had to use the "residue" as a life-saving straw to comfort herself.

Hmm, what a strong "remnant"!

Seeing that she was about to burst out with anger, Ester quickly changed the topic to her professional field in order to avoid being discovered by Jiang Yan:

"What can we do? Say it quickly!"

Feeling Ester's excitement, Jiang Yan smiled with satisfaction and said:

"There's a saying that goes, 'One step ahead is a genius, three steps ahead is a madman.' The reason you can't see the Key to Knowledge, Estelle, is simply because the 'truth' within it is too far ahead of you on the path of knowledge."

"In that case, how about I imitate the way the Master of Knowledge bestows the Key of Wisdom upon geniuses and give you a Key of Wisdom of my own to enlighten you? If one is not enough, then two, if two is not enough, then ten, until you can see the true Key of Wisdom. How about that?"

Jiang Yan saw Ester's obsession and enthusiasm when she saw the Key of Truth. Since Schinkel announced the suspension of the second experiment, Jiang Yan began to think about how to make Ester see the key without using those unreasonable instruments and drugs, and how to "feed" her with power.

As he thought about it, Jiang Yan suddenly had an idea: Aren't these two things the same thing? Why not use his power to make a degraded key and feed it to her?

After hearing Jiang Yan's offer to do such a cruel job as distributing keys on behalf of Bo Shizun, Esther was completely dumbfounded.

It's one thing to dismantle the Key of Wisdom, but you're also copying it? And you're planning to give it away? Are you planning to replace the Lord of Knowledge and become the Star God of Wisdom?

This is also... awesome!

How could the follower chosen by the Black Tower, who does things without any taboos, be a good boy?

Although the station has established the principle of "encouraging all curious adventures and rewarding all flows of knowledge" and has been working hard for it, Estelle still feels that the station, where most people are busy all day long for GPA or credit points, and even go to the trouble of researching areas they don't like, is far from the palace of knowledge she wants.

Fear of being in vain, fear of repeating the same direction, fear of a blocked road ahead, fear of competitors snatching the initiative, fear of external reputation, fear of departmental intervention... Countless directions that could have made a difference disappeared in the fear.

Afraid? What's the sin of seeking knowledge? What's so scary about it?

Jiang Yan's rare behavior, without any mixed feelings of self-interest, and his willingness to do anything for the sake of "truth", made Ester feel instantly like, "Ah, this is what I want." Even at the risk of angering the Star God, Ester nodded without hesitation and took the initiative to become the number one "accomplice":

"Great, hurry up, I can't wait!"

Esther's courage did not surprise Jiang Yan at all. How could someone who did not have enough courage choose to be the first to see the Key of Knowledge before his subordinates were tested without hesitation?

In response to Esther's support, Jiang Yan nodded, and then, like unzipping a compressed package, he used the extremely condensed parsed version of "truth" as the basis, and transformed his own thinking, logic, and strategy into intellectual power, injecting it into it and allowing it to circulate continuously, eventually turning it into a downgraded version of the key of knowledge.

Well, it’s a bit of a stretch to call it the key to knowledge. If the real key to knowledge is a literary classic, Jiang Yan feels that his “key to knowledge” can only be regarded as a comic book version of a literary classic. The story is still the same story, but the amount of information and depth can only be described as one day, one place.

However, when he saw Esther's ecstatic and excited eyes, and her hands stretched out precisely, Jiang Yan knew that he had succeeded.

No matter how simple it is, no matter how big the gap is, as long as it is useful, it’s fine!

Jiang Yan then gently placed the "key" he had made with all his effort into Ester's hand and said softly:

"This 'Key of Enlightenment' is given to you, my genius. I hope it can be of some enlightenment to you."

Oops, I'm being haunted by a genius! : Chapter 160 Returning a favor

As a grown-up girl, Estelle has long lost count of how many gifts she has received since she was born.

But even the most expensive gift she had ever received - enough to buy family shares on many planets - was not worth one ten-thousandth of the "key" in her eyes.

Receiving a gift is so touching...

As soon as she took over this "Key of Enlightenment", which was probably the only one in the entire universe, a strange sense of satisfaction arose in Ester's heart, as if a certain emptiness and hunger in her heart was filled directly the moment she held the key in her hand, and she even wanted to burp with happiness.

This unprecedented feeling even surpassed her thirst for "intelligence" and knowledge, to the point that Ester even forgot to indulge in the glory of "truth" as eagerly as before.

However, she was not anxious, but Jiang Yan was anxious:

"Hurry, give it a try!"

Even though he had not seen many envoys, Jiang Yan was still confident that the "Key to Enlightenment" he had created was definitely not a common product.

After all, the source of this inspiration, the "Stone Heart Ten" of the Interstellar Peace Company, had already established a formidable reputation throughout the universe, and no other emissaries had emulated this convenient and user-friendly model. Clearly, this sharing method must have different thresholds for each destiny, making it difficult to implement. Jiang Yan couldn't guarantee otherwise, but given General Jing Yuan's generosity, he was confident that he would grant a few Lesser Lords to the Cloud Cavalry commanders.

Jiang Yan certainly didn't think that his "Key of Enlightenment" could be compared to the cornerstone of mass-producing Order-level power, nor did he know the principle of how "Diamond" divided his power and created the "Ten Stone Hearts". However, he was the first in the entire universe to break the "technological monopoly" of "Diamond". Wasn't the effect explosive enough?

It's rare to come up with such a cool operation that can be boasted about when returning to Luofu, and win face for Yukong and Jingyuan in front of other immortal boats. How can Jiang Yan not be anxious to see the effect?

Looking at Jiang Yan's face full of anxiety and expectation, Ester felt angry.

Bastard, you are my genius! Even more ignorant of human nature than Ms. Black Tower.

Give it back to me, give me back my touching moments and romantic...atmosphere!

As expected, everything that happened just now was just a "remnant". Who would like a POWER person who only has power in his eyes every day?

I don’t care about you!

Ester held the Key of Enlightenment in a huff and turned away.

"How do I use it? Or just hold it and feel the power within?"

Facing Ester's question, Jiang Yan, having calmed down from the euphoria of his successful copycat, suddenly realized a problem: while his "Key of Enlightenment" had gone from three steps ahead of the "Key of Wisdom" to one step ahead, which Ester could understand, it also meant that in terms of guiding the path of destiny, even if he used it daily, it would never be as powerful as the real "Key of Wisdom."

So... since you're my "genius," why not just take the key apart and eat it like me? Otherwise, could I create a temple of wisdom and invite Ester to join?

As soon as the thought of giving up came to him, the world suddenly became wider. Jiang Yan, who had given up the messy sense of ritual, suddenly opened the door to a new world.

Yes, he is not a star god, and he only has one "genius" under him, Ester. Why should he do such fancy things?

The Key of Enlightenment is weak! Enlightenment gummies are king!

Jiang Yan then passed the power structure of the "Key of Enlightenment" to Ester through the portable terminal without hesitation:

"That's possible, but it's too inefficient."

"Just inject as much power as possible into it and let it flow through, turn it into your key, and then eat it. Don't worry, I will give you another more powerful "Key of Enlightenment" when the time comes. Before you surpass me, I will make as much as you want." Jiang Yan patted his chest and promised.

Humph, it’s too late to talk about this now!

Faced with Jiang Yan's generosity and concern, the warmth on his cheek made Ester choose not to look back, but directly held the "Key of Enlightenment" tightly with both hands and placed it on her chest, trying to use her strength to gradually dye and dissolve the key, and finally turn it into her own "enlightenment".

However, even with Jiang Yan's significant simplification, since it was related to "truth," the power structure of this small key naturally resembled a miniature sculpture, exquisite and complex to the point of being a work of art. Even without analysis, Estelle still failed to accurately control the power and smoothly flow along the predetermined path despite repeated attempts.

"Don't worry, just take your time."

Seeing Ester's predicament, Jiang Yan realized that the reason he was able to dismantle the "Key of Knowledge" was not only because of his successful analysis, but also because of his level of fine power manipulation, which was cultivated through countless all-round energy interactions with a certain energy creature. This was also one of the main reasons for his ability to digest this key.

Most people won't play the game of power devouring and feeding with energy creatures in their bodies at will. Without this situation, even if they have a copycat version of the "Key of Enlightenment", without a sufficiently sophisticated level of power operation and the key to the structural diagram provided by themselves, for most people, they can probably only hold it in their hands as a walnut plate and slowly gain enlightenment from it.

This was fine, though. Jiang Yan couldn't guarantee that after directly "orally" consuming a large dose, those who were "enlightened" in this way would not, like Esther, also lust after his body. Considering the Fate Walkers' reverence for the Star God, this was not a small possibility.

Although Jiang Yan has the courage to play the role of Little Star God and distribute keys, if the price of enlightenment is a large number of followers who are greedy for his body, um... it is better to keep the threshold of "oral administration".

However, in the face of Jiang Yan's concern, Esther did not intend to take it slow.

By the way, isn't this guy's fighting style to just charge forward with a shield and then take a big move to injure his opponent? This kind of fierce general embroidering style is not right!

I am a researcher who spends all day in observatories and laboratories conducting high-precision observations and experiments. The "truth" has been fed into my mouth. If I can't handle this myself, how can I have the nerve to call myself a "genius"?

No, I must make him look at me with new eyes!

Thinking of this, Ester immediately stood up and said with full momentum:

"I won't give up. Give me a few days, and I will definitely solve this mystery!"

"Come with me, I'll get you settled first, then I'll get down to business!"

Seeing Esther's high morale, Jiang Yan certainly wouldn't continue to spoil her mood, so he obediently followed her lead, opened up most of the access rights to the space station, and was then led all the way to an extremely luxurious guest room in the base cabin.

"I say, isn't this a bit exaggerated?"

Looking at the layout in front of him that was like a Pinocchio luxury suite, Jiang Yan was not worried about the funding of the space station, but was a little worried about whether it would affect Ester's reputation.

"Don't worry! Don't forget, you are now Ms. Black Tower's partner. This level of treatment is common for VIPs visiting Ms. Black Tower!" Ester said nonchalantly.

"I mean, is there a low-key, secluded place? Everyone on the space station is really too enthusiastic..."

Ever since living in Krippleburg and being watched and gossiped about by countless eyes, Jiang Yan has had a significant psychological trauma about special treatment.

Although the VIP guest room in front of him was nice, its separation from the office area of ​​the space station meant that every time he went to see Ester for work, he had to endure the attention of all departments all the way through the corridor and elevator. Recalling Ester's crazy replies and scrolling speed after she posted a message, Jiang Yan didn't want to repeat Beloberg's mistake.

"Yeah, there's a bunch of people on the space station who aren't very motivated to work, but when it comes to gossip, they're ten times better than their scientific research abilities!"

Thinking about the crazy gossip of the "Black Tower Ladies' Single Push Association" at the time, Estelle couldn't help but nodded vigorously, expressing her deep agreement with Jiang Yan's concerns.

"Hmm... In that case, let me think about it."

Estelle scratched her hair, and suddenly an idea struck her. She said happily:

"Oh right! When I first arrived at the space station, the staff prepared a separate room for me. Although I'm very grateful for them, it's just too far away from everyone else, so I didn't have much interest in living there. I just used it as a small warehouse to temporarily store the things I bought online, hehe."

"But it's designed as a stationmaster's office, after all. There aren't many neighbors, so it's very quiet. And you can take the elevator directly to the main control section to find me, without having to go through the base section. If you don't mind, you can stay there first?"

No neighbors, what a good thing! Jiang Yan was really fed up with being greeted with glares from the maids and waiters at Klipperburg whenever he went out for a stroll. When he heard about this stationmaster's office with its own independent space, he was immediately attracted.

However, he was not stupid enough to move into a girl's room without saying anything, so he quickly asked:

"Won't there be any of your private belongings there?"

"Don't worry, I haven't lived there for a single day. It's just piled with things I regretted unpacking. Ugh, maybe there are a lot. I've asked Alan to temporarily put them in the security department's warehouse... Don't buy anything else."

After that, Estelle started communicating with Alan:

"Alan, can you please help me deposit those express deliveries in the stationmaster's office into the security department's warehouse? And please clean up the room, as Mr. Jiang Yan will be staying there for a while. Don't worry, I won't be buying anything during this time! I won't fill up your warehouse, humph!"

The arrogance revealed in Esther's words immediately shocked Jiang Yan.

You know, there's no such thing as free shipping in interstellar shopping, especially in the remote star region where the Black Tower Space Station is located. Buying an item for 20,000 credits would likely cost 200,000 credits. How did Jiang Yan know this? Because he frequently mailed gifts to Yalilo 6, and he was the victim of the heartbreaking postage.

Do you just buy a whole house of stuff and then throw it away after you unpack it and find you don't like it? Little rich lady, are you still in need of friends?

What? I already am? That's fine, why be polite between friends?

"Of course, no problem. Let's go. I'll also enjoy the top treatment of the space station!"

Facing Jiang Yan's ridicule, Esther just smiled and waved her hand:

"Haha, the top level thought about it. There's a saying that goes, 'The space station is just Madam Black Tower's toy,' so I, the stationmaster, am just one of Madam Black Tower's followers, handling miscellaneous tasks. Eight Amber Ages have passed, and the Black Tower Station is still the Black Tower Station. With so many stationmasters, which one has left a mark here?"

"It will take some time to tidy up the room. Let me show you around the space station first."

So, under the guidance of Esther, the two started from the main control cabin and toured all the way, and soon arrived at the collection room in the containment cabin.

Although he had already read countless materials about the largest mysterious treasure house in the universe, when Jiang Yan saw it with his own eyes, he was still completely shocked by the scene before him.

The relics and rare objects that are rarely seen in normal times and are usually only carefully collected by some powerful person or force are arranged in long queues in this huge hall like ordinary soldiers in formation, waiting for visitors to inspect them under perfect protective measures.

Looking at the file number that was already over four digits, Jiang Yan truly understood for the first time the value of the name "Black Tower".

How many rare artifacts and relics are there? Thousands? Or tens of thousands?

Where did this guy get all these goodies? How many times did these researchers have to turn the universe upside down to amass such a large collection?

Others may not know, but Jiang Yan knows how difficult it is to get a real rare item.

After Jing Yuan taught him to refer to the power of the star gods contained in the rare objects, Jiang Yan became interested in high-level rare objects that possessed the power of the star gods.

After all, no one can use a power they have never seen before. How can one master it without experiencing the law that transcends everything?

Unfortunately, however, the reason why a strange object is called a strange object is precisely because it is rare.

Although he was busy during this period, Jiang Yan still investigated the information about the strange objects of Yalilo No. 6 and Luofu through various channels. However, apart from various unreliable rumors, he didn't see a single one in the end.

Well, except for the divine eyes of the Grand Astrologer.

But Jiang Yan, who had a sister hidden in his body, didn't dare to take the initiative to touch the forehead of the Grand Fortune Teller and test her divine vision? Was he trying to kill himself?

Looking at the countless strange things in front of him, Jiang Yan suddenly felt like a mouse falling into a rice jar.

This space station was definitely worth the trip! With so many items imbued with the power of the Star Gods to consider, wouldn't it be just a matter of time before I could swing the Tanhua Sword to the point of illuminating the entire world?

Satisfied with Jiang Yan's happy smile, Esther walked forward and turned around, playfully introducing Jiang Yan in a tour guide's exaggerated tone:

"Clang clang! This is the place with the largest collection of rare objects and relics in the entire universe. It's the result of the space station's plan to "seal all strange things within the starry sky." It's the collection room of the universe-famous Black Tower Space Station."