Xingtetsu: Why is the captain on the train?

The two looked at each other and smiled subtly.

[Captain: Of course, it's a red-haired woman named Nikola Tesla, who has a hot temper, a sharp tongue, and is arrogant. She cares about people, but she just doesn't know how to show it well.]

On the Starry Sky Train several star regions away, looking at the text sent by the captain, he raised his trembling hands slightly and pushed his glasses.

Judging from what the captain said, Lao Yang already has an idea in his mind. Mature adults have to learn to face reality... Bullshit!

【Walter Young: Captain, you know? 】

He still holds some unrealistic fantasies.

[Captain: The Dr. Tesla here is not the one in your family. ]

【Walter Young: So, you know? 】

[Captain: ...You mean if you really go back, you will most likely have to kneel on a washboard and wear it through? ]

【Walter Young: .......】

[Captain: Actually, after the three Herrschers defeated the God of Collapse, we basically didn't pay much attention to the world above the sea. ]

[Captain: I myself am probably a complete mess in terms of relationships... It's hard for me to judge you.]

On the train, Lao Yang was silent for a moment, put down his phone, took a sip of tea, then picked up his phone again and sent a message to the captain.

【Walter Young: I still hope you can give me some comments. 】

[Captain: ...Are you sure? It's probably not a good thing.]

【Walter Yang: Maybe something like coward? 】

[Captain: Aren’t you very clear about your own position? ]

[Walter Yang: Of course I know about my own affairs, but...]

[Captain: There shouldn't be any "buts" or "howevers". Mr. Walter, ask yourself, will she wait for you?]

This tone...

Is it under the moon?

Theresa Apokalis.

Long before the captain was promoted and encountered the train, Lao Yang had already heard from the captain about the story of the man's entanglement with the Thereses in various world bubbles.

so......

Will she wait for me?

In fact, if she wouldn't, why should I feel guilty, worried and afraid?

Yuexia held the captain's cell phone and waited for a long time, but there was no news from Lao Yang. She just smiled gently and sent the last sentence.

[Captain (under the moon): So, Mr. Walter already has the answer in his heart, right? ]

[Captain (Moon): I hope we can find our Dr. Tesla back, and I also hope she can provide us with some clues about the connection between the two worlds.]

【Walter Young: Yes.】

Chapter 159: Simulated Universe: Star God Escape (I)

"I don't understand what 'love' is, so I can't respond to their feelings."

Ruan Mei's light and gentle voice reveals her self-awareness.

Yuexia, who was squatting on the ground and gently stroking a dumpling-shaped 'dim sum life', just laughed softly, "Ms. Ruan Mei, you are wrong."

"Wrong?" Ruan Mei looked at Yuexia who was squatting on the ground, playing with dumplings like a little girl.

"Yeah, that's wrong."

"There is no inherent logic in understanding or responding to feelings." Yuexia slightly raised her head and looked at Ruan Mei's beautiful face. "To understand feelings, it is dialectical, exploratory, philosophical, and rational. Analysis."

Ruan Mei did not respond, but just waited for Yuexia to continue speaking.

In fact, Ruan Mei is not a very humble person. After all, in this whole universe, the number of people who are worthy of her attitude towards them can be counted on one hand.

But, under the moonlight...

No.

Ms. Theresa is someone she must show respect to.

Ruan Mei is a scientist who explores the possibilities of life, and in front of her, Theresa Apokalis, a young girl who looks like she is in her twenties, is actually a vampire who has lived for tens of thousands of years.

For this reason alone, she had to respect Yuexia, and she was also willing to listen to the experiences of her predecessors from the bottom of her heart.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand feelings. The so-called response does not require understanding of feelings to be able to respond." Yuexia looked at Ruan Mei's eyes that revealed a dazed and puzzled look, and smiled softly.

Yuexia held down her skirt, stood up, and asked softly, "What is love?"

Ruan Mei hesitated for a moment, and facing the gentle smile under the moon, she suppressed the long speech in her mind and shook her head.

"Yes, if you ask 99% of the lives, they can't say what 'love' is, but this doesn't stop those lives that can't say 'love' from showing what 'love' is." Yuexia said, and waited for Ruan Mei to think for a while, then she continued to ask, "Ruan Mei, let me ask you a question."

Ruan Mei nodded.

"Do you hate them?" Yuexia lowered her head and looked around at the snack creatures that were surrounding her and Ruan Mei.

"No..." Ruan Mei shook her head.

"Then why don't you want to touch them?" Yuexia tilted her head.

"What's the point of this?" Ruan Mei asked subconsciously.

"Of course." Yuexia thought for a moment, "Let me put it this way, Ruan Mei, they like you very much, respect you, and love you."

Ruan Mei said nothing.

"Then you should touch them." Yuexia smiled and took Ruan Mei's hand, and with her movements, she handed her hand to a mooncake cat lying on the ground. "Since you don't understand, then don't ask why. As a scientist, you should also know that if you don't understand the principle of the formula, you have plenty of time to study it, but when necessary, even if you don't understand the principle, it doesn't prevent you from using it, so touch them."

Ruan Mei was convinced by Yuexia's simple and crude logic. She no longer resisted, but followed Yuexia's guidance. Under the nervous gaze of Mooncake Cat, she gently put her hand on Mooncake Cat's head and stroked it gently.

Feeling the delicate touch and the warm heat, Ruan Mei's heart was touched for a moment.

So, this is....'love'?

After a brief caress, Ruan Mei stood up, looked at the palm of her hand, then turned her gaze to the moon and asked the doubts in her heart.

But Yuexia burst out laughing, "It counts, but it also doesn't count."

"What do you mean?" Ruan Mei frowned.

"When you feel it is a manifestation of 'love', then it is." Yuexia blinked mysteriously at Ruan Mei, "'Love' cannot be described, but when it appears in the hearts of some people, they will naturally feel it, just like people standing next to a campfire can naturally feel its temperature, whether it is hot or warm. There is no need to describe the specific temperature, it is there..."

"And you just can feel it." Yuexia patted Ruan Mei's shoulder, "There is no reason or cause, because this is the miracle of life."

Ruan Mei thought silently for a long time this time. She didn't even notice the captain's arrival and Yuexia leaving her side.

Ruan Mei's mother's face had long been blurred in her memory. Even at this moment, she could not recall it. But in those distant memories, just as Yuexia said, she could feel the warmth of "love" from her mother, father, and grandmother...

So, are they also expecting that they can show the same warmth as their loved ones?

if only.......

Just touch them?

Ruan Mei was puzzled, but she finally decided to take action.

Just touching them, Ruan Mei could certainly do it herself.

"She seems to think that 'love' is something very metaphysical." Yuexia held the captain's arm and looked at the 'dim sum' who consciously lined up in front of Ruan Mei, with a soft smile in her voice.

"Human energy has a limit. When one aspect is leading, there will always be something missing in other areas. Only time can make up for these shortcomings and deficiencies." The captain sighed, "Unfortunately, Ruan Mei is a serious young man, unlike Black Tower and Screw Gum."

"I can only say that she is very lucky. At least she doesn't need to go through pain and tragedy to grow up." Yuexia dragged the captain to the corner of the main control hall of the [confinement compartment] and talked to the captain about the serious matters between them.

"Have you got any clues?" Yuexia asked softly.

“No.” The captain shook his head. “I met [Memory] this time. It was indeed willing to communicate with me, but it was still unwilling to reveal Dr. Tesla’s whereabouts. This time it was not an objective statement, but a subjective one. [Volley] avoided my question.”

Yuexia frowned and was silent for a moment. "Captain, do you feel that this is a bit strange? Deliberately avoiding questions..."

"Strange? Of course it is strange." The captain smiled, "But this matter is not something we can handle. Black Tower and Screw Gumm seemed to have some ideas, but they didn't tell me, and I didn't ask any more questions."

"Captain, do you have any guesses?"

"It's an unreliable guess. I dare not say whether it is right or wrong."

Yuexia stared at the captain curiously.

"I suspect that they deliberately concealed Dr. Tesla's whereabouts. It has something to do with the simulated universe." The captain lowered his voice and leaned close to Yuexia's ear, "I guess..."

"They want to take this opportunity to escape from the simulated universe."

"The Star God in the simulated universe wants to escape and flee from the simulated universe."

Chapter 160: Simulated Universe: Madman Concentration Camp (Part 2)

"Question: Black Tower, your speculation has no theoretical support, not even any circumstantial evidence."

There was a rare note of seriousness in ScrewGum's voice, even sternness. "I can hardly convince myself to cooperate with you in debugging the simulated universe based on the guesses of one or two people."

The doll girl sat on the ergonomic chair with her legs crossed. Facing her old friend's doubts and denials, she just drooped her brows and even looked a little nonchalant. "Screw, the subject we are trying has never been tried before. We have to speculate and try all the possibilities ourselves."

“We really lack theory and evidence, or even corroboration, as you said.”

Heita's words were slow and leisurely, but those who were familiar with her knew them.

This was a sign that she really intended to argue.

After all, Heita is a proud, even arrogant person. If it is not a person she cares about or a matter she cares about, she would not care at all. In her eyes, there is no need to discuss those unnecessary things with others. She would just wave her hand and let it go without saying a word.

At this moment, in the Black Tower's office, Esta, as the only person outside the circle, looked around at the people in the office with some concern.

The Captain and Yuexia stood at the outermost edge of the circle, both remaining calm and restrained. Even though the geniuses' discussion touched upon the whereabouts of their friends, neither of them had any intention of participating in the discussion at the moment.

ScrewGum's electronic eyes flashed with streams of data, indicating that he was using huge amounts of data and computing power to calculate something after Black Tower finished speaking.

The black tower and the screws were the center of the entire circle, and in the middle of the circle, Ruan Mei was facing a virtual screen, observing some data, and did not want to participate.

Not far from Ruan Mei, a remote projection of a boy who looked extremely ordinary, even a little shabbily dressed and had a listless expression was yawning. As an important participant in the simulated universe project, this genius did not seem to want to participate in the topic at the moment.

"But precisely because there is nothing, we can't let go of anything." Black Tower felt that Screw's gaze was focused on her again, so she continued, "The [Star Gods] in the simulated universe have proved to us in several experimental projects that their existence has begun to gradually produce a sense of 'transcendence'."

"The captain and Yuexia discovered the safe zone in the Redundant Zone. Although it has little to do with what we are discussing now, it is undoubtedly evidence that the simulated universe is gradually slipping out of our control." Heita raised his head slightly and looked at Screw Gumu standing opposite him. "Screw, admit it, the 'Star God Firewall' we built together has been breached."

"Correction: I don't mean to deny this." ScrewGum seemed to take a deep breath, "But I don't agree to proceed to the next stage immediately."

"I think the opposite of what you think." Black Tower stared at Screw's eyes. Even though he was an inorganic life, Black Tower could see the worry in Screw's eyes. "In my opinion, the reason why the Star God's firewall was breached is entirely because a variable appeared in the simulated universe that we cannot control at all."

"Nikola Tesla." The captain who had been listening suddenly spoke, and everyone's eyes were turned to him.

"I discussed a problem with Black Tower before." The captain narrowed his eyes and looked around at everyone. "As everyone knows, when meeting a star god in the narrow space of fate, the disturbance caused by the star god's glance will either actively or passively provide a powerful force to the fate walker."

"However, this power does not exist in the simulated universe. Or...the star gods in the simulated universe cannot give us, the 'higher-dimensional beings' who have only entered a virtual world, a power."

"But Tesla seems to be different." The captain narrowed his eyes. "Tesla is an outsider who has never been upgraded. Judging from the messages in the safe zone, Tesla has received the power of the Simulated Star Gods."

"And the Black Tower's experiment of releasing digital life into the [Safe Zone] has undoubtedly proved that the power of the [Simulated Star God] is enough to counter the power of the 'system' itself that controls the entire simulated universe in the outside world."

"Then, can I assume that..." The captain snapped his fingers, and the imaginary energy under the destiny of [Abundance] appeared behind the captain along with Jianmu Wei, injecting a fresh life energy into the bodies of everyone present, making everyone feel refreshed. "Dr. Tesla, who is now missing, has become the tentacle of the [Simulated Star Gods] to release their power outside the [Simulated Universe]?"

ScrewGum's electronic eyes flashed wildly, and even the sound of mechanical operation could be heard from the body of the omnic emperor. After a while, he nodded to the captain and said, "Captain, what do you mean, do we need to do something big right now? It would be best if the simulated star gods could retract their tentacles back into the simulated universe?"

"Yes, let's do something big." The captain narrowed his eyes, "A big move that will turn the world upside down, but we can't let the [Simulated Star Gods] discover our purpose, or at least we can't let them know that we are targeting them themselves."

"Universe locust plague." Ruan Mei moved her eyes away from the virtual panel and looked at the black tower. "I have already deduced the data of [breeding] to the extreme. It can be deployed directly."

"Start the simulation project of the universe locust plague. On the one hand, we will perform routine data clearing. On the other hand, we cannot be too aggressive. We must deceive the simulated star gods and not let them find out that we have taken some actions against them within the system." The eyes of the seemingly ordinary boy next door were shining with excitement. "This is not an easy job!"

"Screw it! This vote! Let's do it!"

Stephen Lloyd, seat #84 of the Genius Club, said it was not an easy job, but he was fiddling with the screws with great interest.

"Do you agree with Black Tower's opinion?" Screw Gumm turned and looked at the youngest member of the Genius Club.

"Why not?" Stephen narrowed his eyes. "Screw, aren't you curious?"

"What do the simulated Star Gods think of the [real Star Gods] in the real world? What do they want to do by extending the tentacle called Tesla?"

"Also, what do they think of our experiment."

"This is an opportunity to confront the [Star God] head-on, even if it's just a [simulated Star God]."