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"That's why I called you here!"

Chapter 38 Black Tower: I haven’t started yet?!

The black tower doll had her hands on her hips, and her purple dress swayed slightly with her movements.

"I created this device together with several other members of the Genius Club."

There was unconcealed pride in her voice, and her amethyst eyes sparkled with excitement.

"This is a rare and big project. Even I rarely want to take it seriously this time."

Zhou Yuan and Xing exchanged a confused look, while Heita was already immersed in his own explanation:

"If we succeed, we'll be able to solve the ultimate problem that has plagued us for thousands of years—the mystery of the 'Star God'!"

She waved her arms excitedly.

"'Star God' - just think about it, what a magical existence! Some of the Star Gods were once just like you and me, all..."

The Black Tower was still talking there, explaining the purpose of the device, but Zhou Yuan's thoughts had already drifted thousands of miles away.

"Xiaotu, are those star gods that Heita mentioned the same as the 'Nanook' that I accidentally collected last time?"

【Yes, Master, that is indeed the case.】

Xiaotu's voice sounded in my mind.

This world's "Star Gods" are the supreme embodiment of destiny, almost conceptual beings. They are truly shrouded in mystery for the locals.

"So, do you think the Black Tower experiment has a high chance of success?"

Xiaotu didn't answer for a moment, as if he was thinking.

[There's a certain possibility, but Xiaotu feels that her research into the "Star God" will probably only scratch the surface.]

......

"Hey, hello!"

Heita's angry voice suddenly exploded, and her high heels stomped heavily on the ground.

"Zhou Yuan!"

"Uh... huh? I'm here!"

Zhou Yuan finally came back to his senses, his gaze meeting those violet eyes.

The puppet in the black tower stomped its feet angrily, and its high heels made a crisp sound on the floor.

She crossed her arms, her amethyst eyes dancing with dangerous anger:

"Is my commentary so boring?"

The tone of voice sounds like that of a wife who is angry because her husband fell asleep during a family meeting.

"Of course not! Go on!"

Zhou Yuan waved his hands quickly with a flattering smile on his face.

He quietly wiped the non-existent cold sweat, thinking that the temper of this genius girl was really unpredictable.

Xing, who was standing aside, silently observed the interaction between the two, and a trace of thought flashed in his amber eyes under his gray hair.

She suddenly thought of a bold guess -

Could these two people be having an affair?

Her gaze involuntarily drifted towards the more exquisite black tower doll standing quietly behind Zhou Yuan.

The doll seemed to notice her gaze and tilted its head gracefully, its gray-brown hair glistening softly in the light.

This subtle movement made Xing's guess more certain -

After all, who would go out of their way to give such a perfect doll to an "ordinary friend"?

"Cough cough!"

The Black Tower puppet suddenly cleared his throat, interrupting Xing's reverie.

"Now that some people are finally paying attention..."

She glanced at Zhou Yuan meaningfully.

"Then I will continue to explain the function of this device."

……

The black tower puppet opened its arms, and its purple dress unfolded like petals as it moved. Amethyst-like eyes gleamed with fanaticism:

"...So, I call it the Metaverse!"

The laboratory fell into a brief silence.

Xing couldn't help but whisper:

"I always feel that this name is a bit rustic..."

"Oh...really?"

Heita tilted his head, his gray-brown hair falling from his shoulders, and a rare look of confusion appeared on his face.

“I think it’s quite fashionable.”

She suddenly turned to Zhou Yuan,

"What do you think?"

Zhou Yuan coughed lightly and considered his words:

"Me? I actually... I also think this name seems a bit inappropriate."

"Humph..."

Heita curled her lips, and the pearls on Lily's hair accessories swayed gently with her movements.

"...Okay, then let's stick with the original name, 'Simulated Universe.'"

The corner of Xing's mouth twitched slightly as he stood aside——

As expected, you just listen to what this guy says, right?

She looked meaningfully at the exquisite doll standing quietly behind Zhou Yuan, and became more certain of her guess.

"How about it?"

Heita suddenly approached the two of them, his purple eyes flashing with eagerness.

"Want to try this device?"

Her slender fingers gently slid across the control panel, and the core of the device suddenly lit up with a dreamy blue light.

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The corner of the black tower puppet's mouth curled up in a cunning arc, and the hem of her purple skirt drew an elegant arc as she turned lightly:

"I didn't expect you to be so positive~"

There was a hint of cheerful teasing in her voice, and her fingertips gracefully pointed at the center of the device that was flashing blue light.

"Go stand over there. I'm going to start the first test right away."

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and walked towards the center of the device.

As he walked, the quantum patterns on the ground lit up one by one, like stars being lit up one by one.

The moment he stopped, the light in the entire laboratory suddenly dimmed, leaving only the core of the device emitting a faint blue light.

……

"Hehehe~ Hehe~"

A strange laugh suddenly sounded from the depths of consciousness, like countless tiny bubbles rising and bursting in the sea of ​​​​thought.

"Who's there?"

Zhou Yuan asked the question in his mind, but he felt that his thoughts were like a stone thrown into a deep pool, causing ripples.

"He's coming, he's coming! Hehehe!"

The voice became more cheerful, with a childish mischievous tone.

"Big Rock, wake up! Big Ice, wake up! And you, Iron Lump... You don't need to be awake. You've been awake all the time."

Zhou Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, and the scene before him made him breathe hard.

Several orange-red smiley masks were floating in front of him, each with an exaggerated grin, and a strange light flickering in the empty eye sockets.

Behind the mask, a vague human outline can be vaguely seen, distorted as if through a layer of frosted glass.

"Hello, guest from another world!"

All the masks suddenly spoke in unison, their voices overlapping into a strange harmony.

"I'm Aha~"

The last syllable was stretched into a joyful trill. At the same time, the entire space began to twist and spin, and the smiling masks spread out like paint dropped into water.

"Are you the so-called Star Gods?"

Zhou Yuan looked up and saw three majestic figures standing in the vast starry sky like eternal sculptures.

The figure on the far left is like a towering mountain, with lava-like lines running down its rocky skin;

The figure in the middle is wrapped in eternal ice crystals, emitting a biting chill;

The one on the far right...

It turned out to be a computer of unimaginable size, with countless streams of data running across its surface.

The three beings above the sky remained silent, only Aha's masks were spinning happily.

"Wow... Don't worry about it..."

A crying face mask said aggrievedly,

"These three guys are always so boring~"

But then another smiley mask came bouncing closer:

"Hehe~ Hey, you transcendent from another world~ We've agreed to give you a small gift~"

"Happy...time..."

Suddenly, the giant computer interrupted Him with its mechanical voice.

"Oh~ Well, what a shame~ I was going to chat for a while, but it seems we'll have to wait until next time~"

A stream of colorful light suddenly emerged from the void, circling around Zhou Yuan as if it had life, and finally gently sank into his chest.

At the moment of disappearance, Zhou Yuan seemed to hear countless voices laughing in his ears.

"See you next time~"

With this farewell, the three figures in the starry sky gradually faded away like the morning mist, and finally only Aha's masks were left spinning in place.

One by one, they turned into points of light and dissipated. The last smiley mask even winked mischievously before disappearing.

……

Zhou Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, the reflection of the starry sky still lingering in his pupils.

He muttered to himself in a trance:

"finished?"

"What ends?"

The angry voice of Heita suddenly exploded.

Only then did Zhou Yuan realize that he was still standing there, and the puppet in the black tower was stomping its high heels angrily.

Dangerous anger danced in her amethyst eyes, and the control panel in her hand displayed the red words "Standby".