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the other side.

After leaving Panyan Town, Jiang Ning headed towards Swaro's mechanical tribe without looking back.

Honestly, resolving the Star Core crisis directly would be quite simple; if Jiang Ning wanted to, he could just eliminate Cocolia.

But resolving the "Star Core" crisis was not his goal at all, and even saving Belloberg was just a "side item" on his to-do list.

His goal, from beginning to end, has always been the same—to "preserve" the life force energy.

With his mind racing, Jiang Ning took out the "Destruction" energy bottle from his waist and placed it in his palm.

From the moment it entered Beloborg, the "Destruction" energy bottle has been radiating warmth, most likely resonating with the local star core.

This is Jiang Ning's guess; to confirm it, they would need to actually recover Cocolia's star core.

But this energy bottle raises another question—does another energy bottle have a different destiny?

This conjecture is what Jiang Ning is most concerned about.

I don't have a way to directly raise my danger level to the point where I can transform into Rider Build, but the Energy Bottle has never been used only for transformation.

Even if the danger level is not high enough, humans with a certain danger level can still use the power stored in the energy bottle by holding it.

For example, in the TV series, Kiryu Sento uses the "Rabbit" energy bottle for instant acceleration, and Banjou Ryuga uses the "Dragon" energy bottle to punch Ezo away.

If Jiang Ning directly uses the "Destiny" energy bottle, can he directly access the power of "Destiny"?

Not to mention, whether the two different "destinies" can be used to transform is still an uncertain option.

Hiss—if I could really transform, wouldn't I be able to directly possess the power of two "destinies"?

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning unconsciously tightened his grip on the "Destruction" energy bottle in his hand, his eyes shining brightly, and his pace quickened involuntarily.

Not far away, the firelight of the mechanical tribe flickered faintly, indicating that they were already quite close.

In just a short while, Jiang Ning returned to the warm mechanical tribe.

"Brother Jiang Ning!"

A clear, soft, girlish voice immediately pierced through the mechanical hum and precisely locked onto the returning figure.

In the open space in the center of the settlement, Clara was helping several small repair robots organize parts.

Her silvery-white hair was softened by the firelight, and her youthful eyes instantly lit up with a bright light, her quiet and serious demeanor vanishing without a trace.

Almost instinctively, she put down the mechanical parts in her hand and jogged towards Jiangning, the hem of her red cotton-padded coat fluttering gently as she ran.

Clara ran up to Jiang Ning and stopped in front of him, tilting her head slightly to look at him, her eyes filled with genuine joy, her tone brimming with undisguised delight:

"You're back! Is everything alright in Rocky Town?"

Jiang Ning raised his hand and affectionately ruffled Clara's hair.

At some point, the two of them had come to accept this gesture as a way of expressing intimacy.

"You're quite well-informed?"

I just got back, and you came out to greet me right away.

Clara proudly raised her head and accepted Jiang Ning's "praise" without hesitation.

"I've been keeping an eye on the surrounding area with the robot, worried that the noise from the wanderers or the Rift creatures might interfere with Iz's work."

That way, I can also meet you as soon as you get back!

"Speaking of Iz..."

Jiang Ning reluctantly withdrew his mischievous hand; after all, touching it for a while was a sign of intimacy, but touching it continuously would be impolite.

"Clara, can you take me to her?"

"no problem!"

Clara nodded obediently and jogged towards the tribe.

"Squeak—"

A slightly sour metallic scraping sound rang out as Jiang Ning pushed open the door and entered the "laboratory" that Clara had prepared for him and Izzy.

Izu, engrossed in her task, noticed a slight tremor in her ear. She stopped what she was doing, stood up, and slowly turned to bow slightly to Jiang Ning.

"Welcome back, President Jiang Ning."

Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

"How's the thing I entrusted to you doing?"

"The data keys for several daily-use Humagear models that you sent to 'Zeya' have been debugged and can be mass-produced at any time as long as there are sufficient raw materials."

As for Zero-One's enhancement items... I'm sorry, they're still in the final testing phase...

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning smiled calmly and waved his hand dismissively.

"It's okay, it's insignificant."

The most important thing now is to stabilize our company as soon as possible; we can't let it remain in the "registration only" stage indefinitely.

Iz bowed slightly, then slowly began to speak.

"By the way, President Jiang Ning."

During your absence, Ms. Black Tower sent me a message through "Zea" that specifically mentioned you by name.

"?"

Jiang Ning raised an eyebrow, somewhat puzzled.

"What does Black Tower want with me?"

It can't be that they sent me a text message to scold me just because I left without saying goodbye, can it...?

That idea was immediately dismissed.

Impossible, the Black Tower wouldn't have that much free time.

Upon hearing this, Izzy shook her head slightly.

No, it's related to "simulated universe".

Ms. Black Tower also told me that if I returned, I would immediately send me back to the space station; she had important matters to discuss with me.

"Important matter?"

Jiang Ning scratched his head, feeling increasingly bewildered.

The last time I had this feeling was before I traveled through time when my boss had a private talk with me about cutting salaries and increasing efficiency.

Tsk, I won't say anymore, it's all tears when I think about it—damn capitalist giants!

"He actually messaged me privately...it seems he really has something urgent to say."

"Okay, Iz, let's go back."

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Having experienced the first farewell, the second separation was not so difficult to accept.

Jiang Ning quickly handcrafted a spaceship using the mechanical parts available in the Mechanical Tribe. Although it looked rudimentary, it was perfectly functional.

After locating their coordinates with "Zea", the two rushed to the Black Tower Space Station.

As the hatch reopened, Jiang Ning led Iz slowly off the spaceship.

The familiar surroundings were reassuring, but before Jiang Ning could even feel a pang of nostalgia, the massive black tower standing on the deck with its arms crossed delivered a devastating blow.

"How was it? Was 'Exploration' fun?"

Faced with Black Tower's questioning, Jiang Ning was speechless for a moment and scratched his head awkwardly.

"Um...can we explain that later? How about we talk about the 'simulated universe' first?"

When it came to his greatest current research project, even the inner research fanatic Black Tower had to temporarily put it aside and took Jiang Ning to his office.

The alloy door opened automatically after detecting Black Tower's face, and Jiang Ning stepped into the somewhat dimly lit office alone.

But the next moment, as the Black Tower gently clapped its hands, a large device located in the very center of the inner side of the office emitted a dazzling blue light.

Subsequently, a suspended, semi-transparent data planet appeared at the core of the device.

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