I'm a pirate on Star Iron.

"To express my gratitude, how about you all stay at the space station for a while? Consider it my way of thanking you. Of course, I'll cover all your expenses!"

"Really?"

Upon hearing this, Xing's eyes lit up.

"That's right, I'm quite wealthy!"

Seeing Estella's wealthy appearance, Xing suddenly found a goal in life.

"Having drifted through half my life, I only regret not having met a wise ruler. Since you promised not to abandon me, I, Xing, wish to become your godmother!"

"Ha ha!"

Seeing the silly Star, Estella felt a little embarrassed, then turned her gaze to Luffy.

"Mr. Luffy, you'll be staying on the space station too, right?"

Estella looked at Luffy nervously, awaiting his answer.

"can!"

Since Estelle has said so, Luffy might as well stay here for a few days.

As for Belloberg, we can just give him a call when the time comes.

"Alright, everyone must be tired by now. In that case, I'll prepare rooms for you all!"

Volume 1: Chapter 281 Simulated Universe, Let's Test!

Half a day after the antimatter army arrived, the crew on the space station began restoring the station.

Meanwhile, in the Black Tower's office, Xing was lying on an experimental bed.

The surrounding area was filled with various unidentified instruments, and the Black Tower was operating these instruments, constantly examining the star's body.

"Is the check done?"

Xing had been lying in bed for half a day by this time.

According to Heta, she is now completely unable to move.

"Don't rush me, I'm still very curious, how exactly did those two Star Core Hunters manage to so safely insert a Star Core into your body?"

Afterwards, the Black Tower team searched the space station and discovered that in addition to the intrusion of the antimatter legion, there were also two Star Core Hunters inside.

So Black Tower checked the room where he kept the star core, and sure enough, the star core had disappeared.

As for the vanished star core, it is naturally located within the star's body.

"You've already taken the payment, and it's agreed that you'll be my test subject for the whole day!"

Black Tower remained indifferent in the face of Xing's complaints.

"Hey!"

The thought of agreeing to be Black Tower's guinea pig for 100,000 credits made Xing regret it.

I should have ordered more!

Turning her head, Xing saw Luffy and Little Black Tower drinking milk tea, looking quite happy.

"Damn it!"

Seeing the two of them so comfortable made Xing feel a sudden wave of displeasure.

"Okay, get up!"

Finally, after the research on Xing came to an end, Black Tower finally allowed Xing to get off the experimental bed.

After stretching her stiff body, Xing couldn't help but sigh that it was finally over.

It's really hard to make money, and the food is awful!

"Alright, let's get started on the next experiment!"

"There's more!"

Upon hearing this, Xing couldn't help but complain a little.

"Don't worry, Estella will give you some reward later!"

"This isn't about whether or not I'll be paid!"

"Three times the original reward!"

"It is my honor to serve Miss Black Tower!"

Upon hearing that there would be three times the reward, Xing's expression changed instantly.

Making money is nothing to be ashamed of!

Seeing that Xing agreed, Heita led her to a machine at the very back of her office.

"This is the project I created in collaboration with four geniuses..."

After giving Xing a long, rambling explanation, Black Tower proudly asked Xing.

"So, did you understand?"

"without?"

Xing answered very honestly.

In fact, Xing could barely understand what Black Tower was saying halfway through her speech.

"The Black Tower means simulating the universe, testing it, and there are rewards!"

Luffy, who was standing nearby, kindly translated.

"I see, I understand now!"

After Luffy's translation, Hoshino immediately understood everything!

In short, there are rewards, right?

Since there are rewards, there's no need to say more.

"Luffy, why don't you try it too? It's really fun!"

At this moment, Black Tower also looked at Luffy with a smile.

After all, besides Star, what she wants to study most right now is Luffy.

"can!"

After all, Luffy is quite interested in things like simulating the universe.

"You actually agreed!"

Black Tower was somewhat surprised to see Luffy agree so readily.

"What's wrong? You seem unhappy?"

"Happy? Of course I'm happy!"

She had long wanted to study Luffy, and now that Luffy had agreed, the Black Tower naturally wouldn't let him go.

"You and Xing stand together in front of the machine. The machine will read your brainwaves and automatically match you with an immersive simulation system..."

After explaining to the two, Luffy and Xing also stood in front of the simulated space machine.

"Mom, I want to play too!"

Seeing that Luffy could experience the simulated universe, Little Black Tower felt a sense of longing.

"Sweetie, the simulated universe is still in the testing phase. Let them test it first and see if there are any problems!"

Black Tower offered words of comfort.

However, Luffy and Star didn't see it so nicely.

So, they were the guinea pigs?

Just as the two were about to say something, the simulated universe successfully started up.

Their consciousnesses also entered the simulated universe.

When Luffy opened his eyes, he found himself seemingly at the edge of a small harbor, with a wooden boat in front of him and an endless sea in front of him.

Behind him, it seemed, was a group of villagers cheering and bidding him farewell.

"?"

Seeing this scene, Luffy immediately felt that it was very familiar.

Oh no, I've become Luffy!

Now he has no choice but to become Joy Boy.

"Black Tower, are you there?"

Seeing this, Luffy also decided to ask Black Tower about the situation.

Soon, something resembling a small purple duck appeared beside Luffy, with a purple flower pinned to her head.

It's exactly the same as what's written on the Black Tower's head.

"So, a simulated universe?"

At that moment, the Black Tower's voice came from the small creature.

"What's going on with me? By the way, where's Xing who was with me?"

"I paired you two up separately, so you're not together. Everything here was created according to your memories!"

At this point, Black Tower paused, just as he was about to say something more.

"Oh my god, I ran into Kripper over there. Luffy's not talking to you anymore, I'm going to check on things over there. You can play here by yourself!"

As he spoke, the creature in front of him immediately vanished.

"?"

Was I abandoned here?

However, since Black Tower said he could play however he wanted, Luffy decided to take action.

According to the One Piece storyline, Luffy also bid farewell to the group of NPCs behind him.

Just like in the original story, Luffy had just boarded his small wooden boat and set sail when a huge sea creature appeared in front of him.

Its body is like an eel, its teeth can easily bite open the bodies of the Four Emperors, and its scarlet eyes make the Mountain Bandit King tremble.

Before Luffy stood none other than the near-sea king, a figure often celebrated by One Piece fans.

"Wow, it's off the coast! Luffy's in danger!"

"Run, Luffy! You're no match for those beyond the coast!"

"Luffy, come back quickly! Don't get killed off off the coast!"

The villagers who had just been cheering for Luffy on the shore now all wore expressions of panic.

"The king of the near seas, huh? Interesting!"

A 100,000-volt electric shock instantly struck the near-shore king.

The once invincible king of the near seas was instantly rendered motionless by the cleavage.

Faintly, Luffy could even smell the aroma of fish.

King of the nearshore, delicious!

When they saw Luffy easily defeat the Lord of the Coast, the people on the shore cheered with joy.

"too slow!"

Looking at the small wooden boat he was riding in.

With just this little wooden boat, Luffy had no idea when he would reach the next village.

So Luffy simply used the Soul-Soul Fruit to create a high-quality replica of Zeus.

Sitting on Zeus's back, they quickly flew away into the distance.