Silver Wolf Lost on Both Counts

Silver Wolf didn't stop after saying that. Instead, he circled the Herta Puppet once and continued speaking.

"Is this person narcissistic? The entire space station is covered in her face—portraits, sculptures, and a whole bunch of projections."

The phantom of the Silver Wolf crossed its arms, its tone full of mockery.

"I was planning to add a little mustache to her face, but the spray wouldn't go on—it's ridiculous! The whole space station is like it's made of paper, but her photo is completely airtight?"

Hearing Silver Wolf's mockery, Bai Luoming quietly moved to the side to avoid being caught in the crossfire with Herta.

The scene on the screen is still progressing.

In the deepest part of the Simulated Universe, Star and Screwllum finally reached their destination.

The Aether Cartridge floated silently in mid-air, emitting a soft light.

In front of the cassette tape, the figure of Silver Wolf slowly appeared before everyone, no longer the blurry phantom it had been before.

Screwllum stepped forward, ready to engage in a verbal battle with Silver Wolf as planned.

"Miss Silver Wolf, we've finally..."

"Tsk."

Silver Wolf let out an extremely impatient sound, directly interrupting Screwllum's words.

She completely ignored the mechanical nobleman in front of her; her face was now frighteningly dark.

After all, Silver Wolf's elaborate hacking of the space station wasn't for this cartridge at all.

She had assumed that no matter how careful Herta was, they would let that guy go into the Simulated Universe with Screwllum. That way, she could meet Bai Luoming and explain things to him.

And the result?

Bai Luoming didn't come.

Only Xing, whom she used as a tool to advance the plot, came.

Looking at Xing's clueless expression, and then recalling the Herta in the office who treated him like a thief, Silver Wolf felt a surge of anger rising to his head.

I should have known better than to send Xing any messages and let her push the plot forward; it was just making things harder for me.

At this moment, Silver Wolf became angrier and angrier, and felt more and more cheated.

Silver Wolf, having given up all hope, raised his head and, across the Simulated Universe, began to converse with the Herta.

"Herta! You can't afford to play this game!"

Her voice, laced with barely suppressed anger, echoed throughout the data space.

"So what if he was a little luckier than me and ran into this guy first? What's so great about that! If I had known, I would have just snatched him back from the space station!"

In the office, Bai Luoming listened to these shocking and outrageous words, his expression somewhat dazed.

Dude, why are you so angry? You dare to say that? Aren't you afraid of getting real in the Herta and getting all your accounts banned? That'll shut you up then.

Thinking this, he almost subconsciously looked at the Herta beside him.

At this moment, Herta smiled as he watched Silver Wolf on the screen.

That's true. Right now, Herta is the real advantage. Who would be angry about the disadvantaged side breaking through their defenses when they have the advantage?

She said nothing, but simply raised her hand and tapped her fingertips lightly on the virtual screen.

The next moment, she forcibly connected to the communication channel of the Simulated Universe.

"Little brat."

Herta's voice was soft, yet it carried a heavy sense of oppression.

If you lack the ability, don't blame others for getting there first.

On the screen, Silver Wolf's body visibly stiffened for a moment.

Herta sneered, and before Silver Wolf could speak, she continued to press down on Silver Wolf with her oppressive tone.

"Speaking of which, you're not even an adult yet, aren't you? Why don't you go back and play your game?"

"You!" Silver Wolf's face turned bright red.

"Oh, I forgot." Herta seemed to suddenly remember something, and slowly delivered the most fatal blow.

"Just now, I banned all your game accounts and also enabled minor restrictions on all your devices. You're welcome."

"Starting today, internet access will be cut off from 10 PM to 8 AM every night, and players will be automatically logged off after more than one and a half hours of gameplay. How thoughtful is that?"

"..."

After Herta finished speaking, the entire Simulated Universe fell silent.

Bai Luoming stared blankly at the screen.

He saw Silver Wolf's face turn red at a visible speed, his lips trembling as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't squeeze out a single word.

A few seconds later, she clenched her teeth and squeezed out a curse.

"You wretched old woman! You're only ahead for now! Just you wait!"

Before she finished speaking, her figure transformed into a stream of data and disappeared into the Simulated Universe.

In the office, the images on the virtual screens dimmed.

At the same time, in an unknown star field, inside the Stellaron Hunters's stronghold.

"Bang!"

Silver Wolf suddenly sat up in the gaming pod and grabbed the terminal next to him.

The screen was covered with a dense array of red pop-up windows that almost overflowed the screen.

[WARNING: Your account 'XXX' has been permanently frozen.]

[WARNING: Your account 'XXXX' has been permanently frozen.]

[WARNING: Your account 'XXXX' has been permanently frozen.]

Below this series of account anomaly alerts, there was also a particularly eye-catching system notification.

[Dear user, in response to the Interastral Peace Corporation's law on the protection of minors, your device has enabled anti-addiction mode. We wish you healthy gaming and a happy life.]

Silver Wolf stared at the words for a few seconds, then her scream echoed throughout the room.

"Ahhh!!"

"Herta! You despicable, shameless old woman!!"

Silver Wolf sat in a chair and loudly denounced the Herta.

"That's outrageous! Not only were my game accounts banned, but I didn't even get to see Bai Luoming! I've lost out big time!!"

The girl's aloof facade was shattered, leaving only a girl addicted to games whose account had been banned and who was being forced to take anti-addiction measures. She was crying and making a scene in the room.

At this moment, in the living room of the stronghold.

Unusually, Firefly wasn't in the medical pod; she was sitting on the sofa, dressed in loose casual clothes.

A personal terminal rested on her lap, displaying a friend request screen.

But no matter how many times she refreshed the page, the application seemed to sink without a trace and was never approved.

She had no idea what was going on. She had originally intended to consult Silver Wolf, a professional, but now...

Hearing the crying and commotion coming from Silver Wolf's room, Firefly lowered her head again, ultimately deciding not to go to Silver Wolf.

Just then, the door on the other side of the living room opened.

Kafka and Blade emerged one after the other, both dressed in their usual mission clothes, clearly preparing to depart.

"Are we going to carry out Mr. Elio's new script?" Firefly asked softly.

"Yes, the destination is the Xianzhou Luofu." Kafka smiled at her, her voice as gentle as ever.

Ren leaned against the wall, holding his sword, without saying a word.

Upon hearing this, Firefly suddenly stood up from the sofa.

She turned off the terminal, walked up to Kafka, looked up at Kafka, and her eyes held an unprecedented determination.

Please take me with you.

Kafka raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

"Oh? There's no part of your script in Elio's book. And besides, your body..."

"If it's not in the script, then it's not important, right?" Firefly smiled at Kafka. "As for your health, don't worry, I'll have a way once we get to the Xianzhou."

Kafka looked at her, remained silent for a moment, and then smiled.

"Okay, honey, let's do it together."

Meanwhile, the Silver Wolf in the room was completely unaware that Kafka and the others were already preparing to depart for the Xianzhou.

She became the only orphan child in her family left behind at home.

Oh wait, there's also a cat left behind.