“It’s time to go back, right?” Dan Heng reminded:
“That Doomsday Beast is still lurking somewhere, and it could attack at any time.”
“You’re right!”
March 7th also agreed.
Although she knew that Uncle Yang could definitely handle that Doomsday Beast, it would be easier for him if they all helped.
Plus, she had to introduce the Star Nucleus Spirit beside her to Uncle Yang and Sister Jizi!
These two seniors had sealed many Star Nuclei, but they had definitely never seen a Star Nucleus become a spirit. March 7th was already impatient to see their surprised expressions!
“Wait a minute!”
Xia Ye looked around.
This was the Artifact Collection Room of the Confinement Pod Section.
All the artifacts that Black Tower had collected from the Amber Era were stored here, each one bound to the display stand by an energy field, strange and wonderful, overwhelming the senses.
Xia Ye walked past one display stand after another, stopping in front of a pair of black wings.
Windwings, a flying prop from Teyvat.
In the game, it was just an Easter egg, but in reality, it wasn’t so simple.
Its existence indicated that the Star Iron Universe was somehow connected to Teyvat.
At least, it wasn’t completely isolated!
Xia Ye was going to study it.
See if he could have the roots of the Imaginary Tree reach Teyvat. That way, he could both play with those familiar characters and gain a lot of power from exploring, a win-win situation!
“You want this?”
The Black Tower Puppet waved its hand, releasing the energy confinement:
“Consider it a gift~”
She didn’t even know when the original obtained these wings, and their only function was to provide some wind power after being activated, allowing one to glide with the wind.
She could decide to give them to Xia Ye without the original’s consent.
“Thanks~”
Xia Ye put away the Windwings and continued walking. Getting the Windwings was good, but that wasn’t his goal. He was after —
Several deep red fragments were suspended in the air, drawn together by an invisible force, outlining the silhouette of a broken blade.
The mottled surface was like a barren wasteland after a fire, telling a story of its past.
It seemed like a surge of heat brushed against his cheeks.
Xia Ye was lost in thought.
“You know it?”
The Black Tower Puppet’s eyes were filled with surprise.
March 7th and Dan Heng exchanged glances.
When Xia Ye got on the train, he hadn’t concealed his origins. Like Welt, he came from another world —
Yet, now this world actually had something he recognized?
“I do!”
The God-Slaying Sword! After he finished “The Last Lesson”, a certain jerk told Xia Ye that the sword’s owner would be resurrected in Chapter 25 —
That idiot almost died at Xia Ye’s hands!
“The original found this from a spatial rift. There was also some small-scale time collapse there at the time. The original thought there was something good, and put in some effort to get it, but it turned out to be just a broken blade.”
The Black Tower glanced at Xia Ye:
“You want it?”
“Yes!”
“Then what are you prepared to give in exchange?”
This broken blade had no meaning to the Black Tower, but it seemed to mean a lot to Xia Ye.
The Black Tower Puppet wanted to know what kind of sincerity he would offer in exchange!
“Level 2 node access to the Magic Network.”
Xia Ye looked at the Black Tower Puppet’s sapphire blue eyes:
“One day, nodes of the Magic Network will be all over the galaxy. By then, Level 2 node access, second only to mine, won’t be so easily obtained like today!”
“Deal!”
The Black Tower Puppet didn’t doubt the Magic Network’s potential.
After all, it was based on the existence of the Imaginary Tree.
A mere broken sword blade in exchange for Level 2 access, second only to Xia Ye’s, was too good a deal. Even the original wouldn’t refuse —
Of course, this also reflected the significance of this broken blade to Xia Ye!
Releasing the energy field.
Xia Ye carefully put away the God-Slaying Sword fragment.
He was very satisfied with this trade.
It wasn’t that he was impulsively overpaying.
The Black Tower, a genius from the Genius Club, and also the Proxy of Intellect, adding her to the Magic Network nodes, was a good deal no matter how you looked at it.
Even though it was just her puppet in the Magic Network now, Xia Ye believed that one day, her original would also join!
...
Black Tower Space Station, Main Control Section.
Xia Ye and his group, with the Star Nucleus Spirit, met Jizi and Welt. March 7th’s purpose had been achieved. Knowing that a Star Nucleus had been stuffed into Star’s body, the two of them were truly surprised!
Star Nuclei were always called “the cancer of the Multiverse.” No matter where they landed, they would cause disasters and conflict.
Yet, this child with a Star Nucleus inside was bouncing around, looking very healthy —
Even if they weren’t Black Tower, they couldn’t help but feel a desire to study it further!
“Star, is it?”
Looking at Star, who was about her height but had a purely innocent face, Jizi’s pretty face softened, and she said gently:
“Xia Ye said you lost your memories. Don’t worry, just create a future that is exciting enough, and you don’t have to dwell too much on the lost past, okay?”
“Hmm......”
Star nodded vaguely.
She had only just woken up, and her mind hadn’t yet recovered to the level of the ditzy beauty in the story. Right now, she was still a silent and stoic beauty, and Xia Ye actually cherished this feeling...
“Everyone, thank you for rescuing the trapped Aran and those clerks. Now you can take a break. I’ll thank you properly after I’m done!”
Asta came over, her expression a little tired.
“Asta, you’re too polite~”
Jizi smiled slightly: “Black Tower Space Station’s supplies for the Star Rail train allows our exploration journey to be worry-free. It’s only right that we help out a little!”
“Hmm!”
Asta smiled brightly, and mischievously said:
“Since you mentioned supplies, Jizi, I’m definitely going to fill up your train’s warehouse this time. There will be lots of good stuff!”
“Heh, I’ll be looking forward to it!”
“Look forward to it all you want!”
“Asta-san —”
“Just call me Asta. And I’ll call you Xia Ye, alright?”
Asta blinked. While she disliked the intrigues in her family, as a noble lady, she was also adept at getting closer to people.
“Asta~”
Xia Ye readily agreed, smiling:
“Can I use the space station’s smelting furnace?”
“Smelting furnace? Of course!”
“Little Xia Ye, what are you using the smelting furnace for?”
Jizi was a little curious.
“For this!”
Xia Ye stretched out his hand, and the red, short-bladed fragment he got from the Artifact Hall appeared in front of him.
“God-Slaying · Surtr!”
The normally calm Welt’s face changed, and he blurted out the original name of the greatsword. The owner’s face and figure also seemed to reappear before his eyes — it was a face similar to Jizi’s, but different in some way!