I, on the Starry Sky Railway, change everything

She immediately put aside her chaotic thoughts and followed the other person as they walked.

Lamina, the assistant from the Star Domain Seedling Department, had been waiting for a long time. Emily from the Secret Scroll Department, due to her friendship with Hua Yi, was also entrusted with an important task by the department's higher-ups: to cooperate in the experimental work during the further improvement of the Wisdom Bud Secret Instrument.

"Hello, hello."

Xing greeted the two female clerks, and Lamina responded politely. However, Emily, who had not been very talkative before, gave a reply that sounded like she was using a generic phrase.

"Yeah, I'm fine. You're fine too."

"She's just here to join in the fun, so you don't need to worry about her. Do whatever makes you feel relaxed. At worst, we can just edit out the experimental footage and audio later. The experts and scholars didn't come in person; instead, they had you two, two trusted confidants with whom I have a long-standing relationship, assist with the work. This is because they meant they would follow my instructions. It's not that I'm unwilling to share my knowledge; it's just a matter of cutting out the chat content. What's the big deal?"

The phrase "a close confidante with whom we have a long-standing relationship" made Lamina's face flush. It also made Emily, who felt that she was only a Level II staff member and that there was a pitiful barrier between her and Hua Yi, who had become a great hero, put aside her confusion, her eyes reddened, and she was so happy that she wanted to cry.

"Um, thank you..."

"Alright, alright, help me get the materials I need for the ritual and put them here. I thought Wen Shiling would also be sent to help, but I didn't see her. Old Master Wen Huairen of the Department of Physics probably won't let go of this opportunity to enrich his own people's resumes."

"Because the senior management of other departments pointed out the problem, saying that Shih-ling is too short to reach the lab table."

"Haha, that's true."

In just a few words, Hua Yi completely dispelled the sense of distance between Lamina and Emily caused by their difference in status.

Hoshino, who didn't care much about the difference in status, sat to the side watching this scene. She couldn't accurately sense the changes in the clerk's emotions, but she could conclude from their expressions that everyone was happy.

Yes, that's to be expected. Hua Yi is the kind of person who can bring smiles to everyone's face.

"Begin the experiment on the High-Level Mystic Ritual: The Bud of Wisdom." 1.6

Galaxy Batman sat upright, his big eyes darting around, and did not touch any instruments or experimental materials without permission, making him a proper spectator.

The two young female staff members were undoubtedly highly skilled. They handed over various tools as Hua Yi requested, observed energy data, and recorded the experimental process.

A strange creation, shaped like a flower vase with a red core and black petals, gradually appeared, constantly imitating and piecing together elements that already existed in reality, attempting to create something new.

At this moment, it is not brilliant researchers using conventional methods to explore the principles of destiny, but rather a ferryman who has already transformed imaginary numbers into oars, stirring up waves within [knowledge], capturing the splashing spray, and solidifying it in reality, transforming it into a dreamlike key shimmering with blue light.

Chapter 81 Black Tower: Meow

I had a dream in which molecules coiled up like snakes, head to tail.

The Key of Enlightenment, a step above the Key of Inspiration, grants users direct insights into the answers. Its inherent power of destiny surpasses even its superficial effects, representing an understanding of intellect and the ability to stir the waters of destiny.

Whether achieved through external forces derived from the occult or through its own innate talent, the Key of Enlightenment possesses a value that transcends all ordinary things, and at the same time proves the astonishing talent of its creator.

Hua Yi directly created two of these treasures.

"One Key of Enlightenment will be left on the space station for experts and scholars to study. I will give the other one to a friend from the Interstellar Peace Company whom I will soon meet, as a kind of product demonstration. Although this kind of thing is destined not to be mass-produced like an assembly line, dealing with such a giant corporate conglomerate and presenting an attractive conceptual product is still better than the force used to eliminate the Doomsday Beasts in 08."

Lamina and Emily didn't know who the friend the great hero was talking about was, nor would they ask.

They carefully stored the two keys of enlightenment using a sophisticated storage device, exported the experimental data, and then edited together the relevant images and audio.

"Lord Hua Yi, shouldn't we process the image of the two Enlightenment Keys produced by the final rites and turn them into one? If the cooperation with Interstellar Peace Corporation is limited to you personally, it would be better to keep it a secret from the higher-ups in the department."

"This kind of attitude—if I had some plans to carry out behind the space station's back, you would still stand firmly on my side?"

"Yes."

"Don't overthink it. The way I handled the two Enlightenment Keys can be stored in the database exactly as I described. I trust everyone on the space station. On the contrary, the company is the one that needs to be treated with caution. If any cooperation issues arise in the future, I plan to discuss and decide with the various departments."

With a gentle voice and expression, he spoke words that, while not exactly passionate, were enough to touch people's hearts.

The two female staff members pursed their lips, exchanged a glance, and decided to archive this last part of the conversation as well. They temporarily set access permissions so that only the department head and senior members could view it, so that the higher-ups would understand Hua Yi's feelings for the space station and hope that they could reciprocate with the same sincerity.

Even if revealing a stance that favors Hua Yi over the space station as a whole might cause resentment among the higher-ups, Lamina and Emily are willing to accept it as long as they show the great hero's resolve.

What they didn't know was that Gunn, the founder of the Department of Law and Politics, even considered risking his life to buy time for Hua Yi during the Legion's attack. If other senior scholars were in a similar situation, they would have made the same choice. Now that they understand the attitude of the two young people, they are relieved.

Hey, why separate Hua Yi from the space station? Even if he really has a plan to keep it from all the departments, the great hero must have his reasons for doing this. If the higher-ups knew, they would only cooperate. How could they possibly raise questions or even harbor resentment?

Xing, who had been watching the entire Wisdom Seed Ritual, felt her mind go blank and had long since given up on thinking about the experimental principles.

"Is it done?"

"Well, how was it? Did you learn anything? For example, you can now imitate the creation of Destruction Buds."

"The takeaway is that you're absolutely amazing, so please don't make things difficult for me."

When he was cornering Hua Yi against the wall, Galaxy Baseball Man felt that he had received the attention of [Wisdom] Bo Shi Zun, but now it seems that was probably an illusion.

That's true. Otherwise, if I were to delve into the realm of intellectual destiny, I should become quick-witted, draw inferences from the novels in the fan group, and create a unique skill for "wall slamming," directly making Hua Yi fall in love with my charm!

"What else is there to do next?"

"Let's wait and see if it's that friend from the Interstellar Peace Company who contacts me first, or if it's Ms. Himeko from the train crew who invites us for coffee, or if it's Ms. Black Tower who asks us to test the simulated universe."

The attack by the antimatter legion came suddenly. Someone who is a senior executive in the company should have a lot of things to do. In addition, considering the post-disaster reconstruction work and personal rest time, she and the train crew will not contact or reach out to her in a hurry.

Hua Yi guessed that Black Tower was the first to send the message. With the genius lady's talent, no matter how much she patched the loopholes in the simulated universe or iterated and upgraded it as much as possible, even if she was busy with other things in the middle, dozens of systems would still be a very long time interval. Especially since Star Core Hunter Silver Wolf had left a backdoor program and Hua Yi had also provoked Black Tower a couple of times, she couldn't possibly drag it out for too long.

"The simulated universe upgrade is complete."

As it turned out, Hua Yi was right. He had only been gone from the lab with Xing for a short while when Black Tower sent him a message.

"Come over here quickly and call the Star Core Essence."

"We just fought the Doomsday Beast yesterday, and today we have to run around for the simulated universe. It feels pretty tiring."

"I'll have Estella send the money."

"With so many great achievements, the esteemed Ms. Black Tower must not be an ordinary person who relies on others to do everything for her, so could you please give 917 something in return?"

"Tell me, what do you want?"

"You are a catgirl."

"Yes, yes, I'm a catgirl, here for the test."

"Meow."

"Meow, let's take the test."

After teasing the Black Tower for a bit, Hua Yi decided to stop.

He understood that Miss Genius hadn't sent the message immediately after maintaining the simulated universe. She probably waited for several systems before using her authority as the master of the space station to check her movements. She discovered that the guy who fought the legion yesterday had gone to the laboratory to construct the secret ritual again today, which is why she took action.

Given Black Tower's character, achieving this level of accomplishment is already quite remarkable.

Galaxy Batman carries his weapon with him, so he can simply follow him to the Black Tower's office.

Before long, the girl carrying the star core walked into the automatically opened, highest-grade hatch. The puppet inside merely glanced at her briefly before fixing its gaze on Hua Yi.

"The Key of Enlightenment is special enough, but considering that you used the power of [Destruction] to eliminate the Antimatter Legion, it's even more unusual. Why did you choose to deal with the company in this way instead of asking me to do it? Are you planning to leave the space station and board the Star Train in the future?"

Chapter 82 The Unhappy Genius

You want to leave?

Black Tower demonstrates genius, deducing seemingly unrelated but actually logical and well-founded conclusions by observing Hua Yi's interactions with the company.

Otherwise, he wouldn't need to consider those things at all.

Below the space station lies Azure Star, the headquarters of the Black Tower. Hua Yi stays inside the Star Museum, where the storms and rains of the outside world cannot reach him.

Even though the Legion's attack had shaken the space station's inviolable status, Miss Genius did not believe he would be deceived by false appearances.

Moreover, a hero cannot be afraid of such a risk.

"It seems that Navigator Himeko hasn't had a chance to have an in-depth conversation with you yet. Her personal influence can be ignored, so that leaves only the Star Train itself—you want to know about [Pioneer]?"

"I haven't even answered the previous question yet, and Ms. Black Tower has already guessed so much. She truly is a genius."

“Ruan Mei, the creator of the simulated Star God Primarch, is another genius. She did not actually cultivate the Primarch of the fallen pioneer Star God Archivli, but I can set a virtual identity for her. For example, I can let Xing appear in the simulated universe as Archivli. The Star Train is not your only option.”

Black Tower spoke seriously, no longer referring to Xing as "Star Core Spirit," but directly calling her by her name, while also mentioning another member of the Genius Club.

Gazing at the doll-like girl, Hua Yi smiled gently.

"Are you trying to get me to stay?"

"Hmm. If you go to the Star Train, just testing the simulated universe will be a matter of luck. Even if you can use the [Exploration] domain anchor, inter-galactic teleportation will require a huge amount of energy."

“I don’t just want to peek into the path of destiny. As an anonymous explorer of the universe, I am destined to encounter many stories. I hope to participate in them and do my best to make the future more in line with my wishes.”

So, do you know the future development trajectory?

A genius doesn't ask unnecessary questions; she frowned in thought.

Hua Yi rarely saw the Black Tower puppet thinking for such a long time, so he asked out of curiosity.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Calculate the power limit of the Star Train and the overall mass of the space station, estimate whether it is feasible to attach the space station to the back of the train as a slightly larger new carriage, and also consider whether the signal of my remote control puppet will be distorted after the train enters a remote star system."

Is it slightly larger? The train is currently parked on the platform of the space station, which is just a section within a module. It's obvious which is larger or smaller.

If the Star Train were to tow the Black Tower Space Station to explore the universe, it would be a classic case of a small horse pulling a large cart.

The doll-like girl tapped a few times on the holographic projection screen.

"The Star Train should have plenty of power, even though its energy consumption has never quite followed the expected curve for space travel. It's just a matter of paying a symbolic fare. However, the space station needs to be modified to travel across star systems as a complete interstellar ship. In the end, it may still not be able to withstand the jump fluctuations dominated by [Exploration]."

"Ms. Black Tower, it's best not to act recklessly. What if the space station falls apart? Besides, the reconstruction work here and many other matters are not yet completed, and I can't leave immediately. Let's test the simulated universe first."

"..."

The space station, combined with the simulated universe, seems to be outdone by the Star Train.

Black Tower was annoyed, and the puppet's hand operated the control panel at a dazzling speed, locking onto the backdoor program left by Silver Wolf.

Perhaps Hua Yi's actions in the darkness disrupted the plan, leaving the other party with little time to cause trouble in the space station system. The main electronic traces left behind were in two places: one in the simulated universe and the other in this office.

As Miss Genius entered the final command, a blue teardrop-shaped object slowly appeared on the projection of her portrait in the doll's view, hovering above the head of the person in the painting.

The ancients had the saying "the finishing touch on a painting," where a single stroke at a crucial point makes the content more vivid and powerful. Silver Wolf seems to have mastered a similar technique, creating a masterpiece called "[Sweating Black Tower]" simply by leaving an electronic graffiti on the wall.

Although it's the opposite of what you'd expect.

The beauty, wisdom, and mystery of the genius lady presented in the portrait were completely ruined by a drop of sweat, making the stunning projection that should have made people exclaim "She is so beautiful" seem a bit absurd and comical.

Black Tower, already in a bad mood, turned completely pale.

The electronic firewall she added to her portrait remained unbroken; the sweat droplets were not part of the projection, but rather electronic graffiti on the wall behind her.

It was the lighting system. Silver Wolf had remotely tampered with the low-security lighting matrix in the office, projecting a water droplet onto the wall behind the portrait. If the angle was right, it would overlap with the projection.

Opportunism!

Hua Yi circled the portrait projection to determine that the position of the Black Tower doll was the best angle. He then stood next to the doll girl and tentatively took out his smart terminal.

"May I take a picture to record this precious moment?"

"What do you say?"

Black Tower glanced at Mingming, who was still a member of the space station but whose loyalty had already begun to turn against him, and teased him with Silver Wolf's pranks. Then, with a series of actions, he removed the teardrop-shaped graffiti from the wall.

"During this simulated universe test, you can chat with Xing for as long as you want. There's another backdoor program for Silver Wolf hidden inside. If she comes out and talks to you, just talk to her casually and give her half a system time."

The inferior demons of the antimatter legion brazenly attacked the space station, and the star core hunter Silver Wolf dared to scribble graffiti in the office. The savior of Azure Star, the creator of countless extraordinary achievements, the majestic Lady Black Tower, is truly being looked down upon.

"Hua Yi, are you helping me or that Star Core Hunter this time? I'm serious, I'm not joking."

"help you."

"it is good."

After a long-awaited burst of annoyance, Black Tower felt a rare sense of satisfaction.

The doll-like girl's expression softened, and she nodded her chin toward the simulated space machine.

"Go in when you're ready. I'll give you some benefits while I punish Silver Wolf, although I don't think that little girl's stuff has any real value."

The counterattack that this hacker lady is about to face seems to be even more intense than she imagined?

Hua Yi mourned for her for a moment, then pulled Xing into the simulated universe.

In the virtual world, a blue projection of a girl stood quietly, her back to the two of them.