Riding a Herta Puppet Isn't Out of the Question
We returned to the Containment Zone food hadn't been served yet.
Beep beep beep--
Accompanied by familiar electronic sound effects, the little Silver Wolf appeared again.
"Phew~ Finally I can get out. But I didn't expect that Herta to have such a big project. I'll have to find a way to come and play with it another day."
Lin Shuang quickly found the location of the cabin by following the map, and then listened to Silver Wolf's speech.
Remembering the game's storyline, where this person ended up sacrificing so many Game Account in the end, he said helplessly:
"I've heard you've had an online battle with that Screwllum, but this project is a collaboration between several geniuses, so be careful."
"What are you saying! What kind of talk is that! In the hacker world, I wouldn't be afraid of even a few of you!"
It's only Lin Shuang who gets questioned in her professional field; otherwise, Silver Wolf would definitely send her some kind of big gift package to punish her severely.
"... arrive."
Lin Shuang didn't intend to continue the topic and decided to properly 'comfort' the crying and fussing little Silver Wolf later.
And she had already found that inconspicuous cabin.
I swiped my pass to open the door smoothly. Inside, there were some devices and a workbench.
On the tabletop floats a picture encased in a translucent crystal.
The image depicts the phantom of an Ouroboros Dragon, against the backdrop of the boundless deep space of space.
Lin Shuang reached out and picked up the somewhat solidly packaged image, and was surprised to discover the Power of the Permanence within it.
She recognized what it was.
Light Cone.
The technology from the Garden of Recollection encapsulates past Remembrance and transforms them into powerful Curio.
Of course, the Interastral Peace Corporation also has the right to use it.
Silver Wolf clearly recognized him as well.
"Wow~ It's Light Cone! Herta is so generous! Not only did they give you her doll, but now they're even giving you a Light Cone? That's a rare find."
Things that can be manufactured are called 'Curio' throughout the world.
This is sufficient proof of its power and rarity.
This kind of thing definitely won't circulate easily; even ordinary people rarely see it.
"Yes... I was surprised too."
Lin Shuang carefully examined the Light Cone; the Light Cone in reality was clearly incomparable to that in the game.
And this one, just by holding it in his hand, made Lin Shuang seem to see once again the giant dragon wandering between the Galaxy, biting its own Tail — the Permanence.
This is a Light Cone directly records the image of the Aeon. Although it is not very clear, the power it contains is still extraordinary.
There was no Herta doll here, but Lin Shuang saw Herta's message on the workbench below.
"I tried to extract the Permanence scene and make it into Light Cone, but unfortunately the duration is too short and the image is severely distorted. Anyway, I'll just make do with it for now."
The Herta even has this technology.
How could she create a Light Cone from such a small image?
"What a pity," Lin Shuang sighed inwardly.
If she could create Light Cone herself, wouldn't the Permanence Light Cone created from a first-person perspective be even more powerful?
After carefully storing the Light Cone, Lin Shuang could already feel her Path power being strengthened.
Their strength, vitality, and spirit have all been significantly enhanced.
Silver Wolf naturally saw this information as well, but for her, it was just something new to see.
She was more interested in the Herta doll than the Light Cone.
"Speaking of which, what are you planning to do with that Herta Puppet? Do you need me to create an AI for it?"
"Let me try my method first and see how it works."
"... You're not really planning to use your enhanced methods to do this, are you?"
"Why not?"
Lin Shuang looked at the Silver Wolf with a puzzled expression; she wasn't using it for anything strange.
But it's clear that Silver Wolf doesn't really trust someone who would even consider marrying a doll.
Silver Wolf made no attempt to hide his chibi-style gaze, so much so that Lin Shuang immediately realized that this guy was definitely making fun of her in his mind!
"... Are you secretly badmouthing me in your heart?!"
"Do you still need to slander?"
"Alright, alright, I'll remember this grudge."
After obtaining the Light Cone, Lin Shuang did not go back to the Master Control Zone, but instead went to the Platform.
The Platform was already open at this time.
However, because Bella was still lying there, only the Astral Express Crew dared to approach the area for the time being.
"Roar~"
Bored Bella cheered happily when she saw Lin Shuang approaching, but thankfully she didn't pounce on her excitedly.
Lin Shuang and waved to Bella, drawing the attention of the Astral Express Crew.
"Lin Shuang, you've arrived."
The first to greet me was Himeko; she was as elegant and composed as ever.
"Hmm, I came to check. Xing is still at the Herta, but she should be here soon."
"Hey Lin Shuang, you're so slow! We've been waiting for you for ages. Come on! I'll show you around the Train!"
Then on March 7th, holding a camera, he rushed up to Lin Shuang with such force that he almost threw himself into her arms.
"Himeko has agreed, you can come and play on the Train anytime from now on!"
March 7th excitedly grabbed Lin Shuang's hand and led her towards the Train while talking.
Lin Shuang didn't resist. She looked down at her hand that was being held and smiled, saying:
"Slow down, there's no rush, is there?"
"Of course we're in a hurry! Our Conductor is very particular about departure times. If we're late getting back, we'll get yelled at by the Conductor. And since you don't want to join us, we don't want to get yelled at."
Lin Shuang wanted to laugh at March 7th's rambling. In their previous conversation, March 7th had also invited Lin Shuang to get in the car.
However, Lin Shuang refused, so it's temporarily on hold.
"Didn't I promise you I'd hang out with you often? My teleportation ability is pretty good."
Lin Shuang's teleportation is a direct teleportation to the marked location, and it has nothing to do with moving to the actual coordinates of that location.
Once she's been on Train, she can teleport directly onto Train no matter where Train goes. Of course, this is on the premise that Lin Shuang's teleportation has no limit.
"That's not the same at all, really."
As he spoke on March 7th, he pulled Lin Shuang into the Train carriage and then shouted:
"Conductor! Conductor! I brought my friends to play on the Train!"
Volume 1: Chapter 178 Even the Herta Puppet Can Be Rideable
Lin Shuang finally met Paimon, the Train mascot, in real life.
His short but very fine hairs made him look fluffy.
The Train is more spacious than in the game, and the decor is also more sophisticated and luxurious.
To be honest, Lin Shuang was actually quite interested in experiencing what it was like to live on Train.
Unfortunately, I haven't had time to join the Astral Express Crew and go on an adventure to Jarilo lately.
After all, not to mention that he and Kafka had already arranged to meet on Azur Star.
My second date with Firefly probably won't be too long.
There are also special folding space devices designed for Bella and Mount No. 1.
Lin Shuang asked Asta for her opinion on her phone.
According to her, there are indeed Staff Member on the Space Station who study this area.
However, the project the other party was responsible for was far removed from the topic of folding space, and they were injured in this incident. Their mental state is not good.
If it were to be custom-made specifically for Lin Shuang, I doubt they would have the time.
After learning about the relationship between Lin Shuang and Xianzhou, Asta suggested that Lin Shuang go to Xianzhou for guidance.
Um...
Lin Shuang originally planned to resolve the issue directly at the Space Station.
It saves me from having to run back and forth unnecessarily, which is quite troublesome.
But there's no way around it.
The staff Staff Member wasn't in a good mental state; we couldn't expect him to abandon his own research project to help an outsider like Lin Shuang.
After visiting the Star Rail Express, and taking several Photos with Paimon.
Hoshiya finally arrived at the Platform.
And she brought her own answer.
Just before the Train was about to depart.
Asta and a Herta Puppet also came to the Platform and the Himeko, together with Lin Shuang.
"Hehe~ Lin Shuang, you must take me to the Xianzhou sometime!"
On March 7th, she waved vigorously to Lin Shuang, eagerly awaiting Lin Shuang's promise to take her on a wonderful trip on the Xianzhou Luofu.
"Okay, okay, just contact me whenever you go to the Xianzhou."
Lin Shuang smiled and nodded, ignoring Dan Heng's slightly subtle expression.
The Train slowly started moving.
As Lin Shuang watched the Star Rail Express gradually accelerate and leave the Space Station, she felt an urge to add background music.
It's a real shame that "Take the Journey" wasn't played at this point.
Lin Shuang still remembers this piece of music.
I've been learning music online with Firefly every day lately, and I've made some progress.
If you practice well in the future, you can consider reproducing some of the songs you remember.
The Herta beside him had already turned to leave.
Before leaving, however, she took a closer look at Bella with great interest.
"This little thing is quite interesting, Lin Shuang. How about I borrow it to take a look sometime?"
"Aww..."
Bella instinctively sensed a sense of danger; the small doll in front of her was emanating a terrifying gaze as if it were spying on an experimental subject.
Startled, Bella quickly looked at Lin Shuang and let out a pitiful whimper.
"It's very intelligent; don't treat it like some consumable for research."
"Tsk, what kind of person do you take me for? Fine, it's settled then. Also, come over and test it in a couple of days after the Simulated Universe update is complete."
After saying that, Herta walked to a corner of the passage and disappeared without a trace.
It's obviously offline again.