Herta: Time to Give You a Reward / A Light Cone from the Aeon of Permanence

This atavistic trait has only been seen in Dragon Lord and Dragon Master.

Herta made no attempt to hide anything and said directly:

"I'm trying to get you to play the role of the Permanence, but the problem right now is that there's too little information about the Permanence, so for now I can only borrow data from the Sushang. You might need to find a way to help me improve the information about the Permanence."

"... Even your Genius Society doesn't know much about the Permanence?"

Lin Shuang voiced her doubts while curiously playing with her Tail; the scales were fine and regular, and the flickering flames were warm.

This feels quite interesting.

"There's nothing we can do. Our club doesn't have a single genius from the Sushang. Alright, enough talk, let's go find a few Monster and fight them."

Hearing Herta's urging, Lin Shuang pouted, then her whole body burst into red flames, and she charged towards the Anti-Matter Legion ahead, raising her Greatsword high!

"Whew... that was awesome!"

The joy of mowing the lawn without worrying about environmental damage was even more exhilarating than Lin Shuang had imagined.

However, Lin Shuang still exercised restraint. For example, in this battle, she only used the Power of the Permanence as her energy source.

And Herta's voice came at just the right time:

"Not bad, it allowed me to collect quite a bit of information on the Permanence. To be honest, this is the first time I've researched the Path of the Permanence; I hadn't even planned to compile it before..."

As he spoke, Herta's voice suddenly became distorted.

Lin Shuang felt a sense of disorientation wash over her, and the scene before her eyes changed from Space Station to a vast, breathtakingly beautiful cosmic landscape.

[Oh--Oh--Who did I see? Who did I see--]

A strange figure appeared before Lin Shuang. It had no head and was holding a clown mask. It was circling around Lin Shuang.

His voice was chilling, and an uncontrollable madness infected Lin Shuang through it.

Aha, Elation Aeon.

Before Lin Shuang could say anything, He extended trembling fingers towards Lin Shuang and then waved them in the air—

Immediately afterwards, Lin Shuang felt her perspective begin to rise, and her field of vision widened.

Lin Shuang began to realize that she was growing bigger and longer at an alarming rate.

Its entire body is covered with fine and elegant scales, and its limbs have been transformed into sharp claws.

The planets seemed to turn into dust, and the Galaxy was nothing more than a turn of His body.

Volume 1: Chapter 176 Herta: It's Time for Your Reward

Lin Shuang opened her mouth uncontrollably and bit her own slender Tail.

Just seeing this scene, Lin Shuang felt the Power of the Permanence rising within her.

Before her vision disappeared, Lin Shuang found herself transformed into a giant egg once more.

[Aha --This is really interesting!]

With a sigh that was neither a laugh nor a cry, everything before their eyes vanished.

Lin Shuang transformed back into human form and returned to the Space Station.

The Herta's voice rang out again:

"What exactly is He trying to do? But I didn't expect that the unfinished product here would succeed first... Lin Shuang, you really have become the Permanence!"

Herta's complaints, mixed with his excitement, came through the conversation.

Lin Shuang even heard Herta's chuckles.

But soon after, she said "Oh," and explained:

"That was the Aeon of Elation, Aha, a very unpredictable fellow. It suddenly appeared and turned you into the Permanence, and my data here has been completely updated!"

"This is utterly absurd. What does the Permanence have to do with Elation? It doesn't make any sense, but it does make perfect sense to that guy."

Even with her vast experience and knowledge, Herta's tone couldn't help but become complicated.

On one hand, Aha is a real troublemaker in the Simulated Universe, quite annoying. Moreover, when he was born, the Permanence had been gone for who knows how many years.

On the other hand, her first simulation not only actually attracted the appearance of the Aeon, but even made the Aeon take action.

These research findings excited Herta.

"This guy is noisy and dangerous, and... well, whatever, next time if you have the chance, try your best to talk to him a little more, even if you have to hold your nose."

The Herta is actually a rather strange concept.

In the Simulated Universe Aha became aware of the simulated world he inhabited, but did the real-world Aha also notice this place?

Otherwise Aha, this whole thing is just too abstract.

He and the Permanence were more than unfamiliar with each other; the Permanence were born in the early stages of chaos and disappeared long ago.

Forget about being familiar with each other, Aha, you've probably never even seen the Permanence before, have you?

Its sudden appearance, providing a direct and complete set of the Permanence data for Simulated Universe, makes it hard not to be suspicious.

And...

Even if the data is being improved, there's no need to go this far; what just happened seemed more like a direct answer to the disappearance of the Permanence.

Although it's very incomplete.

But the key question is, where did He get the Permanence information?

Thinking of this, Herta's gaze towards Lin Shuang sharpened.

Could it be... that this guy already caught Aha's attention a while back?

Why didn't she become the Masked Fools or the Mourning Actors?

In a short moment, countless speculations about Lin Shuang flashed through Herta's mind.

She even boldly hypothesized that Lin Shuang might be the original body used by the Permanence for reincarnation and resurrection.

Of course, this is just a rather unreliable guess.

"Speaking of which, Lin Shuang, didn't you just become the Aeon from a first-person perspective? How did it feel? What did you see? Tell me quickly!"

With this in mind, Herta asked this crucial question.

She's having people test Simulated Universe, and it's true that they'll be directly given the identity of an Aeon.

But that's just a simulation in the Code; it only makes others think she's the Aeon, but it doesn't actually allow the tester to experience the Aeon from a first-person perspective.

But just now--

Because of that Aha's intervention, Lin Shuang broke through the underlying logic of the Simulated Universe, directly transforming herself into the Permanence in the Simulated Universe!

Even if this is just a simulated Aeon of Permanence.

But it was definitely a very novel experience.

Although Aha is a bit outrageous, to be fair, Herta is quite curious to see what it's like.

"Hmm... I don't know how to describe it, but I feel like I've become very, very big. Planets and Star System look like toys to me, and..."

Lin Shuang frowned and tried to recall the scenes of becoming Aeon, but they had become very blurry.

"The feeling of [evolution] and [ascension] was so strong that I still have the illusion that I was born Dragonkin."

Lin Shuang remembered that after the Permanence turned into an egg, it differentiated into many Dragonkin, but Lin Shuang did not experience that process.

It's also possible that even Aha doesn't know what that feeling is like.

"In the very end, I felt that the egg would give birth to countless Long, but unfortunately, I didn't get to experience it."

But even just the first part made Lin Shuang feel that her understanding of the Permanence had been greatly deepened.

If before it was simply a matter of seizing the power of Path by borrowing the power of the system.

Now, Lin Shuang has truly stepped onto her Path.

Furthermore, the Power of the Permanence was greatly enhanced.

Lin Shuang even felt that she could transform into a little dragon and grow dragon features simply by wanting to.

"Is that so? That's interesting. It's a pity, though. It seems even Elation couldn't unlock the Permanence."

It's a bit of a shame that some information is missing.

However, this part is sufficient for now. In the future, a separate update could be created to explore the mystery of the fall of the Permanence.

As Herta, a hint of regret crept into her voice:

"Because the Permanence was a destiny Path I only added today, which means you didn't have a choice in Path enhancement, because I didn't even design it in the first place."

Three options appeared, similar to those Lin Shuang remembered. Although they bore a dragon-like symbol, they only offered the simple effect of increasing power.

Lin Shuang looked at the options and couldn't help but chuckle. After randomly selecting one, she asked:

"This is definitely just padding. Shall we continue testing? Or should we wait until you finish the update?"

"Come on, I need to update it quickly. The Path of the Permanence was never part of my plan from the start. There will probably be a major version update after this."

The Herta's voice continued, and Lin Shuang could hear the regret in her voice.

She wanted to press her advantage, but the sudden perfection of the Permanence clearly disrupted her plans.

Before Lin Shuang say anything more, everything went black.

When he woke up, he was already back in Herta's office.

Xing was still standing there dumbfounded; the test must not be over yet.

"Come over as soon as you wake up. That brat's test isn't over yet. Tsk, didn't see Preservation a second time. Oh well..."

The Herta seemed to be doing something inside, then looked up at Lin Shuang.

"Interesting. You tested the [Metaverse] and your power has increased so much?"

"... This plan is called the Metaverse?"

Before she could even fully appreciate the enhanced power of her Path, Herta's words left Lin Shuang speechless.

"Yes, what's wrong? It's a nice name, isn't it?"

Herta stood with his hands on his hips, seemingly quite pleased with the name.

Lin Shuang's face showed a subtle expression, as if she had heard an outdated joke.

"How about we change the name? This name sounds a bit exaggerated. What do you think of 'Simulated Universe'?"

"Really? My partner said the same thing... Never mind, I, Herta, will go with the flow. Simulated Universe isn't bad either; it's not important."

Herta quickly ended this irrelevant topic, and then said:

"Your reward is ready."

Volume 1: Chapter 177 From the Permanence Light Cone

Hearing Herta's words, Lin Shuang couldn't help but think about it for a moment.

I wonder how much Herta will pay.

And I already asked for a Herta Puppet, so it turns out I can get another reward.

What is the compensation?

"It's not with me. Go to this compartment; the thing is there."

Herta spoke, he directly sent Lin Shuang the location of a cabin segment.

Lin Shuang glanced around and found it wasn't far, just a spot near the elevator in the Containment Zone.

She glanced at Xing, who was still cheering in the Simulated Universe, sent her a message on her phone, and then walked away.