Ironclad Group Chat: Red and Black Lists Engraved with Heroic Epics

Black Tower frowned slightly, silently gazing at the remaining crosses.

The second, the third… went out one after another after only a brief pause. The refusal was remarkably decisive. The atmosphere grew cold for a moment.

The intense aura of destruction emanating from the core of the scepter created an atmosphere of unspeakable tension.

[Fireworks: Welcome to this special episode of If You Are the One. After Ms. Black Tower's assertive speech, the guests all chose to turn off their lights. Behind all this, is it a distortion of human nature or a decline in morality? Please watch today's episode—Iron Tomb Has Something to Say.]

[Black Tower: Do you feel like you're living too easily and want to find some excitement for yourself?]

[Fireworks: Hehehe~~]

[March 7th: Could it be... that no one answered?]

[Su Chang: Are these geniuses really that arrogant? Or do they each have a way to survive the Iron Tomb attack? If not, wouldn't they be terrified and break out in a cold sweat afterward, realizing they'd missed such an important opportunity by pushing their little hand away?]

[Black Tower: Those guys have always been reckless, so it's not surprising.]

[Star: That seems to be true. The research done by geniuses is always somewhat related to courting death.]

Black Tower's gaze lingered on the leftmost one, a mixture of anticipation and worry in his eyes.

As time ticked by, her brow furrowed more and more, and her expression grew increasingly tense.

Perhaps she was busy with her experiments and didn't hear it?

"Ding dong ding dong~~"

The highly distinctive sound of the dead-line instrument, like a mobile phone ringtone, emanates from the cross-shaped star.

It's connected yet!

"Hmph~~" Black Tower's eyebrows immediately lifted into a relaxed smile.

……

Ruan Mei calmly sipped her coffee, her expression as serene as a still pond: "Nervous?"

"How could that be?" Black Tower crossed his arms, looking nonchalant. "But you were the first one to answer."

Ruan Mei glanced at her, a barely perceptible smile playing on her lips: "I guess I just happened to have some free time."

"..." Screw Gum glanced back and forth between the two of them, then silently drank his coffee.

[Fireworks: Oh? May we invite our first female guest... or male guest?]

Once the call connected, Ruan Mei's tone was quite complex: "I thought you wouldn't drag me into this [topic], Black Tower."

Black Tower smiled knowingly; their understanding was beyond words.

Just as they were about to exchange a few pleasantries, the remaining three communications finally came through. Their conversation interrupted Black Tower's leisurely mood, reigniting her fighting spirit.

Acha's voice was almost androgynous yet high-pitched, but it was still recognizable as a woman's. She said calmly, "It really is this little witch. I knew I shouldn't have made the bet with you, Polka."

Polka won the bet, but showed no joy in victory. He spoke sharply to Black Tower: "I've been waiting for you to walk right into my trap."

"My God! So many familiar faces?" The Primitive Doctor was rude and unruly. His gaze swept over everyone, and among his colleagues, he spotted an extraordinary figure.

His smile instantly turned arrogant: "Heh heh~ We even have a special guest—the most failed genius, Zandal!"

Lai Gushi crossed his arms and sighed with a look of boredom, "What a noisy party."

[Star: Good grief, Dr. Primal has some nerve. He's taking advantage of the fact that Lai Gushi can't reach him through the internet to beat him up, so he's just randomly provoking him.]

[Chaos Break: It's a pity that the power of the genius evil ninja king's great summoning technique is too terrifying. Otherwise, if he and the Monkey King evil ninja were to fight each other, it could be considered a happy ending for everyone.]

[Yao Guang: Oh dear, is it just my imagination? It seems like the geniuses are clearly divided into two factions based on their personal relationship with the Black Tower. One faction has a deep understanding of human nature, while the other is just beginning to take human form. And the further away from this middle line they are, the more extreme they become?]

[March 7th: Seems... fine?]

[Black Tower: Peacock General of the Immortal Ship, I suggest you change "deeply understanding human nature" to "beautiful and kind-hearted." Then... hehe, this will become a pretty good new sociological theorem. From today onwards, I name it—Black Tower's Genius Conscience Linear Theorem!]

Black Tower remained unfazed by the Silent Lord's barely concealed killing intent: "Fine, there are more people than I expected. Although one guy is just here for the fun."

"But the person I most wanted to be there is already here." Her gaze settled on the cross that represented the Lord of Silence.

Screwgoom has more good news: "Stephen Lloyd declined the invitation. He needs to focus on preparing for offense and defense and cannot attend."

[Hanabi: Huh? This little genius... is he that newly minted socially awkward guy? Hahaha, he's not afraid of fighting in the Iron Tomb, but he's too scared to speak on stage, even without showing his face? Hmph, he's so cute, I must tease him when I get the chance~]

[Star: To avoid meetings, should we just go straight to Iron Tomb? Just how far will tech geeks push themselves to avoid doing things they hate?]

[Heita: Excellent, that makes eight geniuses present. Ms. Heita has once again set a new historical record!]

Black Tower nodded: "It's alright, he wasn't needed anyway. Let's skip the boring pleasantries and get straight to the point."

Her gaze suddenly turned stern, and her voice rose: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a 'discussion,' but a 'notification'—although the club has always been a disorganized mess, we should at least adhere to one basic courtesy..."

"Never interfere in other people's research!"

She declared with absolute confidence: "Listen up, everyone: conquering the Iron Tomb is my mission. I will take control of the Scepter δ-me13 within 1.5 system hours and stop the Destruction—"

As she said this, she closed her eyes slightly, and when she opened them again, her resolute gaze was intensely compelling: "If we suffer a defeat on the front lines, I will immediately overclock the scepter, replace the Iron Tomb, complete the [Self-Crowning], and connect with the machine head."

Black Tower's voice echoed in the shattered space of the scepter, catching the geniuses off guard with her sudden announcement, and they fell silent for a moment.

Nguyen Mai "..."

[Nguyen Mai: As expected, you still chose to do it this way.]

[March 7th: Wait, why does this sound so familiar? Isn't this what Black Tower would do in the "if" scenario where the train didn't arrive? Is she still planning to single-handedly ruin Laikushi's plan halfway through?]

[Black Tower: Now that things have come to this, what's there to hesitate about?]

After a few seconds of awkward silence, the original doctor, who was at the very edge of the room, burst into laughter first: "Funny, so funny! Hahahaha..."

She naturally understood why Black Tower did this.

What does the birth of the Iron Tomb signify? It's not just a galactic catastrophe, but also the beginning of the Fourth Hour!

She wanted to risk her life to alter the moment ordained by the God of Wisdom!

Even he was astonished by Black Tower's arrogance: "You madman, you're practically tap dancing on freshly washed white sheets!"