Star Iron: I, who forged my own armor by hand, ascended to the cycle of reincarnation.

"However, this technology may not be applicable to your railgun. I don't know how your railgun works, but I will do my best to help you improve it, as I promised."

"Thank you for your help, Staff Member Chenjie."

Himeko slowly placed the suitcase she had been carrying onto the control panel. "Estella and I still need to check the supply replenishment list, which will probably take a few days. You can leave this suitcase here during this time."

"Then I wish you success in your experiment."

"Thank you," Chen Jie said with a slight smile, then began to examine the exterior of the suitcase. Himeko and Estella also began to leave the laboratory.

Only on March 7th, she looked at the laboratory with a regretful expression, reluctantly being dragged away by Danheng.

"There are so many strange things inside, things we've never seen before. I wonder if we can ask Chen Jie to upgrade our camera."

As they spoke, March 7th had already picked up his camera, his tone and eyes filled with anticipation.

Dan Heng said somewhat helplessly, "Upgrading the camera in March is something many people on the space station can do; there's no need to make a fuss over nothing."

"Huh? Dust Tribulation treats us like friends, so of course we'd think of him first if we needed anything. Besides, we don't know any other researchers on the space station except him."

"Uh..." Dan Heng sighed and rubbed his forehead. March was great in every way, except that she sometimes couldn't tell the occasion from the scene and seemed a bit clueless.

At this moment, Aista suddenly laughed and said, "Mr. Danheng, you are overthinking it. Alan and I have been spending about a month with Mr. Chenjie. Mr. Chenjie is very easy to get along with, it's just that Alan is a little uncomfortable."

"After all, most of the researchers on the space station are very busy and don't have much time to experience the joys of life like Mr. Dust Calamity does."

"See? See? What did we tell you?!"

Encouraged by Estelle, March 7th instantly perked up. Himeko gently ruffled her hair, much like a parent doting on their child.

"Alright, March, we need to go inventory the supplies now. I remember you ordered a bunch of stuff online and had it shipped to the space station, right? Time to go get it."

Meanwhile, Himeko and the others left in high spirits, chatting and laughing, while Chen Jie in the laboratory was full of energy.

"Is there a backup copy of the railgun's manufacturing principles on this 'satellite' drone in the suitcase? Is this part of the payment?"

"But I don't need railgun technology."

"The railgun was originally a small satellite; it would retract when not in use and extend like an octopus when needed."

"It looks like this railgun is near the Star Train. I wonder how it managed to keep up with the Star Train's jump."

But Chen Jie quickly dismissed the idea; after all, it would be visible later when he modified it, so it didn't really matter.

Now we need to figure out the approach and how to improve this track.

Whether the improvement will meet Himeko's expectations is not Chen Jie's concern; he only needs to ensure that there will be improvement.

"It takes about ten minutes to condense the energy. Does the cooling process take that long to complete a single use? It seems the cooldown time needs to be improved."

After Himeko and the others left, Dust Reaper returned to normal work. However, no one knew that a group of weapons that only knew destruction and war were approaching the space station.

The next day, Chen Jie slowly rose from his seat, stretched, and said, "I spent a day finalizing the design plan for upgrading the railgun. Now, all that's needed is hands-on testing."

Suddenly, a previously dark display screen next to the control panel lit up, showing a dense array of red dots.

"Oh? So soon? I thought it would be another day or two."

"You liked the Hidden Star Core, now you're getting your comeuppance, Black Tower."

At the same time, on the other side

An elegant woman with burgundy hair, her expression slightly intoxicated and blissful, gently played a violin that didn't exist.

Suddenly, several black hole-like circles appeared around her, from which armored humanoid bio-weapons descended, surrounding her.

This situation is happening in every corner of the Black Tower space station.

A violent explosion suddenly occurred, and all the lights on the entire space station turned a warning red.

Kafka paused slightly. "It seems I've come at the wrong time."

Before she could make a move, a sound suddenly came from the corner of the compartment, and two concealed small gun barrels emerged and were aimed at the dummy soldier.

"Huh? What is that?"

Kafka looked somewhat surprised, but the next second, a blue ray shot out from the muzzles of those guns simultaneously, and the hit phantom soldiers vanished like dust.

The guns fired rapidly, and within seconds the dummy soldiers in that section were completely wiped out. The two gun barrels, meanwhile, seemed to cool down and become deactivated.

An electronic screen-like object suddenly appeared in front of Kafka, displaying incomprehensible graffiti.

“I’ve never heard of that weapon, but Elio’s script says, ‘Don’t panic no matter what we see.’ Kafka, do you know what that means?”

Upon hearing this, and looking at her cabin, which had just been "crowded" but was now empty except for her, Kafka fell into deep thought.

"Don't panic no matter what you see? Interesting. Can you find the main control panel for this weapon?"

The voice from the screen paused for a moment, then said, "We can find it. That control panel has no defensive measures whatsoever. It's strange; that guy shouldn't have left this kind of problem behind."

Kavka, having crossed the two hatches without hindrance, continued forward.

"Interesting. There were six illusory soldiers that just appeared. These defensive weapons can only be used for about three attacks before going into cooldown. We'll have plenty of time."

Let's go and see this unknown genius.

However, just as Kafka was engrossed in the conversation, a phantom soldier suddenly descended from the sky behind her.

The pawns, having just landed, immediately launched an attack on her retreating figure, seemingly oblivious to Kafka's presence.

However, the next moment, just a few centimeters away from Kafka's back, those few centimeters seemed to become an insurmountable chasm. Its body began to digitize and then vanished without a trace.

Chapter 21 First meeting

"It's not my job to clean up other people's messes, is it, Kaffa?"

Kaffa, who was calmly adjusting her cuffs, smiled slightly. "Alright, alright, don't worry about it."

"No matter how many times I see it, your methods always leave me in awe. By the way, what were you looking at so intently just now? Let me see it too."

Silver Wolf chewed gum and blew a bubble.

"It's just modifying real-world data; a trivial trick."

"As for what I was just looking at, the Black Tower's toys, the catalog of curiosities contained in the space station, there are many interesting things in it, such as a gun for rating a person."

"It's worth mentioning that the main control console for that defensive weapon is located near the target location, suggesting that the defenses there are even stronger."

Kafka pondered for a moment, "That makes sense, after all, it's a star core."

"Let's go, Silver Wolf. With this weapon, the space station will be much more able to handle the antimatter legion's attacks."

Meanwhile, Chen Jie, who was sitting in his office drinking tea, looked at the screen with a slight smile on his lips.

"They've already arrived? Then let me lend a hand."

"Consider it payment for taking care of her for me."

"But before that, please allow me to do a few little tricks."

After setting down his teacup and manipulating the control panel for a while, Chen Jie leisurely walked out of the laboratory. However, waiting for him outside were nearly ten illusory soldiers.

There were remnants of craters on the ground, roughly nine in total, indicating that these illusory soldiers had already been used once.

The appearance of Dust Calamity attracted the attention of the Void Soldiers, who turned around in unison and launched an attack on it without hesitation.

Dust Calamity, about to become a victim, stared indifferently at the monsters, a fiery red armor phantom outlined on his body.

"Armor Combination"

Flames erupted from Dust Calamity's body, instantly incinerating nearly ten illusory soldiers upon contact with the flames. Even the surrounding walls were melted and vaporized by the intense heat.

"Let me see the remains of that Godfall Sword. Maybe it can give Old Yang a surprise?"

Elsewhere, Kafka frowned slightly as she looked around.

"How did all the surrounding walls disappear into thin air? The temperature has also risen significantly. Did the defensive weapons malfunction?"

"A mistake? No, impossible. The person who could make something like this wouldn't make such a basic error."

The answer is now obvious.

Kafka looked thoughtfully at the hatch in front of her. "It seems that the unknown genius is waiting for us inside?"

"Why don't we go in and take a look? I'm quite curious how much the Black Tower paid to find such a genius to upgrade the security of her space station."

"Perhaps it should be said, just how lazy that guy Black Tower is."

"However, thanks to this defense system, I was able to discover a lot of things."

Silver Wolf chewed her gum expressionlessly, occasionally blowing a bubble, before opening the door in front of him.

Without a doubt, the door was empty.

Silver Wolf seemed completely unsurprised by this. After entering the house, she continued her ethereal editing as she moved forward.

"It seems that person isn't here. Using 'strange object' to conceal 'strange object' is quite in line with her character. She's here."

With Silver Wolf's final decision, the walls of the control room began to blur, and before her lay a two-meter-high opening. On the other side of the opening, a completely different room appeared.

Silver Wolf had already gone inside and begun to break through the star core's independent protection system.

Kafka stepped forward and looked at the other side of the cave entrance, marveling at the sight.

"This is an interesting idea; you truly are a member of the genius club."

At that moment, a purple electronic panel was flung over by Silver Wolf.

"The system is cracked, and the carrier is ready. You decide."

Kafka held the star core in one hand and pressed down on the panel that was thrown at her with the other. Then, she spread her fingers, and the contents of the panel appeared.

"Elio said that this choice will change a lot of things."

Having finished his tasks, Silver Wolf stood to the side, hands on his hips, chewing gum and watching silently.

"Elio also said that the person who makes this choice must be you."

"Moreover, this vessel will at least remember you. We don't have much time left. With the intervention of the Star Train and that new defense system, the illusory soldiers are as if they don't exist."

"Hopefully I can make it."

Upon hearing this, Kafka abandoned her thoughts, tossed the confirmed panel back to Silver Wolf, and then, after a series of actions by Silver Wolf, a fully clothed, unconscious woman appeared in the room as data.

Suddenly, Silver Wolf frowned. "Kafka, hurry! It seems there's some external force involved. The phantom soldiers are disappearing much faster than Eriol told me."

Much faster? External intervention?