I am a retired rider in Xingtie, and I am loved by players.

"No, be serious!"

Hearing Ji Zi state her purpose so bluntly, Heita quickly corrected her, "You only need to stay for a while. The research project is short-term. I'm not asking you to stay in the space station forever. You have to leave when I finish my research or the project is cancelled."

As for why the project was cancelled, don't ask. The answer is that she lost interest halfway through.

It is because her interests are constantly changing that the simulated universe is constantly updated. She always has a yearning for unknown things, which is why she is always full of passion for scientific research.

"This……"

Hearing this, Xing lowered her head and thought seriously for a while, then looked at Yilu who seemed to be also in deep thought. The latter noticed her gaze, smiled and winked at her, then said to Heita: "I'm sorry, Ms. Heita, I plan to get on the train and go with Jizi and the others."

"Oh?"

After receiving Ilu's reply, Heita felt a little disappointed, but she didn't show it. She looked at the gray-haired girl who seemed to be in a dilemma and said, "Is that so? I'm not surprised... What about you, little one?"

After hesitating for a while, Xing finally gave the same answer: "Well, I also plan to go with Sister Jizi."

"You want to leave too?"

Glancing at the silver-haired girl standing beside her, Heita seemed to realize something. She turned her head and said to Xing, "You can tell me what you think. You don't have to rely on other people's opinions. This is your future and you should choose it yourself."

"Yes, Ms. Black Tower, this is my choice."

Xing nodded seriously and said firmly: "I don't think I can stay here forever. I will leave sooner or later."

It was not just because Yilu also wanted to get on the bus, but also because she had always wanted to see a wider world. Perhaps the pictures she saw in her dream deeply touched her, and she wanted to experience more adventures and meet more people and things.

"Well... well, remember to come back often."

After confirming Xing's true thoughts, Heita would naturally not interfere with her choice. She sighed softly and said to the two of them, "Make an appointment in advance. Either Ester or Alan will do the research together."

……

"Should I stay?"

Watching Heita turn and leave, Jiahun couldn't help but feel a little lonely. Although the camera didn't give her a close-up, it didn't stop the viewers in the live broadcast room from interpreting the plot:

[The arrogant little girl wanted to have two relationships at the same time, but she ended up making the two beauties live happily together forever. I want to recite a poem about this scene.]

[md, what's the last sentence of the person above, how come even barrage can be TJ these days? ]

[Black Tower: You are a female ghost, your whole family is a female ghost]

【Caring for empty-nest scientists is everyone’s responsibility】

[I laughed my ass off. There has never been such a wonderful start... and then it was sent away, leaving no one behind]

"Wait, it seems that Heita asked us to go to her office."

As the plot dialogue ended, Jia Hun suddenly received a text message from Heita, asking her to go to her office.

"Heita: It's a little inconvenient with so many people here just now. While I'm still a little interested in you, feel free to ask any questions you want. No one will be able to answer you in the future."

Chapter 28 Simulated Universe

"Oh, you're here at last."

As soon as Xing walked into Heita's office, she saw Heita standing next to a huge device emitting blue light, waving at her: "Come on, little one, come over here~"

"Sorry to keep you waiting……"

"What are you talking about? I haven't moved since I stood here."

"what?"

"The body you see is a remote-controlled puppet I made. There are many of them in this space station. I will transfer them to wherever I am needed."

The black tower puppet looked into the eyes of the gray-haired girl and said in a brisk tone: "Well, before we get down to business, I will answer a few questions for you as agreed. If there is anything you want to know, just ask."

"Uh... Actually, there's no problem anymore. Himeko and the others have already told me everything."

"No more questions?"

"Ah."

"Okay, let's not keep you in suspense and talk about the main reason I invited you here this time."

After saying that, Heita turned around and looked at the huge device with blue light behind her: "It's like this, my colleagues and I are working on a big project recently..."

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"Drip-"

At the same time, Yilu, who had just returned to the containment chamber laboratory, suddenly received a text message from the Black Tower.

"Black Tower: I have an important plan that may require your participation. It may solve the problems that are bothering you. Are you willing to join this plan?"

"Ok?"

Seeing the message from Black Tower, Yilu was slightly stunned. She was curious about what was wrong with Black Tower that she couldn't solve that required her assistance.

Thinking of this, she edited a message and sent it over, and soon received a reply from Black Tower:

"Ilu: What is the plan? Can you tell me about it?"

"Heita: It's like this. My colleagues and I are currently working on a big project. If it succeeds, we may be able to solve the ultimate problem that has troubled us for thousands of Amber Ages and crack the mystery of the Star God."

"Hmm... Black Tower wants me to join the simulated universe?"

After reading the message, Yilu had already guessed what the so-called big project of the Black Tower was. She held her chin with one hand and fell into deep thought.

It has to be said that this proposal is quite tempting to her. If possible, she hopes to find something in the simulated universe that may be useful to her.

"Black Tower: We call this plan the Metaverse, or we can call it the Simulated Universe. The simulation of the locust plague is also part of this plan. I think it is necessary to invite you to join this plan."

「Kurota: Oh, by the way, Xing has also joined this plan.」

……

“Is there any need to hesitate about this kind of thing?”

"Well, I still want to think about it again..."

"Think about it, they are Star Gods, such magical beings. The mysteries about them cannot be explained in a few words. Don't you want to solve them?"

“But I have nothing to do with them.”

Listening to Heita's description, Xing hesitated.

Heitai's request was not excessive. He just asked her to return to the space station regularly to conduct relevant tests on the simulated universe.

But she had already decided to board the Star Train. What if the Black Tower suddenly sent her a message asking her to participate in the test while they were traveling? She couldn't ask everyone to return with her, right?

"By the way, I have good news for you. Yilu has also joined this plan."

As if seeing her hesitation, Heita took the initiative to reveal a piece of important news.

"really?"

Hearing this, Xing, who was still hesitant, slowly looked up at the puppet girl in front of him.

If there were two people involved in the plan, then she really had no need to worry. Sister Jizi and Ms. Heita also had a good relationship.

More importantly, the other person involved in this plan is Yilu...

"That can't be false, why would I lie to you?"

Heita put his hands on his hips, looked up into Xing's eyes, and said in a brisk tone:

"As long as you are willing to join, she will also join the plan. At that time, some of my simulation experiments will require the two of you to complete together. Now it depends on whether you are willing to accept it."

In order to allow both of them to join the "Simulated Universe" plan, she deliberately sent invitations to Xing and Yilu at the same time. As for whether she could attract them with the content of the simulated universe, Ms. Heita was confident about this.

What? You said I was getting something for nothing?

Humph, this is not called getting something for nothing, this is called wisdom.

Ordinary people are destined to be unable to understand a genius like me. Only time will prove everything.

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"Simulated universe?"

Seeing the new gameplay recommended by Black Tower, Jiahun couldn't help but blink his eyes curiously: "Does anyone know what this is?"

It sounds like this is some special mode of play. Could it be something like the abyss?

Heita just mentioned that it seems that only Yilu and she have joined the simulated universe project.

Since Ilu has also joined this plan, there is a high probability that she will have the opportunity to appear in the future. Maybe we can play Ilu's real character in the future.

[I just played it, it's a bit like a meat pigeon, you can get a lot of buffs]

[It’s quite interesting. I just found Ilu’s event card in it, which directly gave me a lot of blessings of memory and destiny. It’s so fun to play.]

[Fuck, there's Ilu? I have to try it.]

[Is there a real machine of Ilu? ]

[It seems that not yet. I heard someone say that Ilu will be implemented after the Xianzhou plot is completed. I don’t know if it’s true or not.]

After taking a quick look at the comments in the live broadcast room, Jiahun became even more interested in this new way of playing.

"It sounds fun, I'll give it a try."

Soon, she entered the first round of simulated universe testing according to the Black Tower's tutorial.

then……

"I got fooled. I didn't see Yilu. I'm not playing anymore."

When Jiahun learned that he had to unlock the blessing of "Memory" destiny before he could encounter Ilu's event card, he decisively gave up the idea of ​​continuing to play and directly exited the simulated universe.

Although this game called "simulated universe" is very novel, she now just wants to get on the train with Ilu and head to the next planet to start a thrilling adventure.

"Leaving now? Do you want to try the beta version of the simulated universe?"

"No, I'm going to find Yilu, bye~"

Ignoring the Black Tower's pleas to stay, Jia Hun controlled the Pioneer back to the support section and saw the Starry Sky Train parked there from afar. San Yue Qi, Dan Heng and others were standing nearby, seemingly waiting for her and Yi Lu's arrival.

「The way」

"To celebrate"

"I'll be waiting"

"Till we make it..."

At the same time, an ethereal and distant male humming could be heard in her headphones. The melody was extremely catchy, and in an instant, Jiahun and everyone in the live broadcast room were immersed in this lamentable and sad atmosphere.

[I have listened to it once, and I want to listen to it again]

[This song is perfect for this scene]

[It’s a pity that it’s too short. It would be better if there was an extended version]

"This... the music is so nice."

It was not until the singing gradually faded that Jia Hun came back to his senses. He reluctantly controlled the Pioneer to go to the train crew and have a conversation with them.

Chapter 29 Embark on a Journey

"Hey, Xing, come over here!"

Seeing the gray-haired girl peeking at her not far away, Sanyueqi immediately waved at her. When Xing walked up to her, she asked excitedly, "I heard that you are going to get on the train with us, right?"

"Ah."

Xing nodded gently, and after thinking for a while, she decided to ask San Yueqi's opinion: "Do you want me to come?"

"Needless to say, when I heard that you and Yilu were going to get on the train, I was so happy!"

Upon hearing this, March 7 said without hesitation that he had voted in favor of this issue: