Professor Ratio

The Trailblazer woke up groggily.

Little March was still asleep in its arms.

Stelle slowly shifted her body backward, making sure not to wake March 7th, and then slowly got out of bed.

She didn't know how long she had slept.

Opening her phone and taking a look, she realized it was already evening.

Stelle wandered from the guest car back to the party car, and from the party car she went upstairs back to her room.

In the room, Pom-Pom and Trash Cake saw their master return and excitedly jumped over, rubbing against the Trailblazer.

"So cute, you're both good babies."

The Trailblazer pinched Pom-Pom's soft nose and gave Pom-Pom a few rubs while holding it in her arms.

She took a nap for two system hours in the afternoon, wouldn't it be difficult to fall asleep tonight?

No, no, she didn't want to have her schedule messed up before boarding the Omphalos!

Stelle thought back and forth, took out a few Jade Lotus from her four-dimensional backpack, inserted them into the vase next to her, and rummaged through the interlayer of her backpack for a long time before finding a small spray bottle.

She sprayed two pumps of it into the pistils of the Jade Lotus.

There was a time before when Stelle had some sleep problems.

After going to the Xianzhou Luofu to see Bailu and Lingsha, their suggestion was this.

Place calming flowers in the room before going to bed, and it's best to spray a little fragrance diffuser.

That way, it's like taking medicine, you can close your eyes and fall asleep.

But medicine has three parts poison, but this kind of fresh flower therapy doesn't hurt the body at all.

After all, there are no shortcomings except that it is expensive.

However, the Trailblazer was completely generous, not short of money, and bought ten courses of Jade Lotus to put in her backpack for emergencies.

At first, the Trailblazer was very skeptical about this.

But after taking the flowers back to the train and operating according to the above method for one night.

Stelle really did sleep well.

After she adjusted her sleep quality, she never used it again.

Now, in order to maintain good sleeping habits before boarding the Omphalos, she did the same thing again.

Smelling the refreshing fragrance of the flowers, the Trailblazer sat on the sofa, ready to open her phone and browse the news.

At this moment, speaking of the devil, a new message caught her eye.

Dr. Ratio: Long time no see, Stelle. Are you on the train now? I have something to ask you.

Stelle raised her eyebrows unconsciously.

Oh my god, it's Professor Ratio.

She really hadn't seen Ratio for a long time.

Although this guy is usually very venomous, he is not a bad person.

It can even be said that he is very generous.

How generous is he?

Generous enough to give himself to the Trailblazer for free.

In short, the Trailblazer had a very good impression of Dr. Ratio!

She couldn't figure out why Ratio was looking for her, but she welcomed him no matter what.

"Ah, Professor, I'm here, I'm here. If you need me, just come directly to the second floor of the party car. The only room is mine, just come in."

Not long after the message was sent, the sound of climbing the stairs rang outside the door.

Stelle placed the flower vase neatly on the table and went to the door to open it for Ratio.

Before the man could knock on the door, it was suddenly opened.

Inside the brightly lit room, a cute little gray head popped out.

Stelle opened the door and saw Dr. Ratio, and quickly welcomed him in.

"Hehe, Professor, long time no see."

"It really has been a long time."

Ratio looked around, the layout of the room... Hmph, it's still a bit tasteful.

It's not in vain that he gave the Trailblazer free lessons before.

Ratio had long regarded the Trailblazer as his student, so since she was his student, her aesthetics must be advanced.

The Trailblazer asked Ratio to sit on the sofa, and she went to pour water.

In the brief moment she turned away, Aha's sharp laughter suddenly erupted.

[Aha: Oh my, I didn't expect you to be able to win over a genius.

Stelle: Huh? Which genius did I win over?

Aha: Ruan Mei, of course! Ever since you ran off, her affection for you has been skyrocketing like a runaway train.

Stelle: That's quite the unexpected bonus.

Aha: Being able to win over a genius is really impressive. So, Stelle, do you have the confidence to win over this genius in front of you?

Stelle: Are you talking about Professor Ratio? We have an unbreakable, purely teacher-student relationship. Since you put it that way, then you... have to pay more.

Aha: You're going to Omphalos anyway, so you won't have the time or opportunity to pursue anyone else. If you can win him over, then you'll get an absolutely unprecedented, incredibly valuable script.

Stelle: You seem awfully insistent on me making a move on Professor Ratio, Aha. Can I ask why?

Aha: I don't know, Stelle, maybe it's a Star God's sixth sense. I just feel like there's bound to be a spark of pure Elation between you two. So, please, my little Emanator♪]

That sounded incredibly motivating.

Aha was even guaranteeing it – a legendary 'unprecedented, incredibly valuable' script.

The Trailblazer was genuinely curious.

What could it be? Surely it wouldn't be like the previous scripts, filled with nothing but fluff.

Making up her mind, Stelle quietly glanced at Dr. Ratio.

Firmly resolving herself, she walked towards the sofa with two glasses of water.

"Here, Professor Ratio."

"Thank you."

The man took the glass and pulled a few sheets of paper from a folder on the table, handing them to the Trailblazer.

"This is a new version of the Simulated Universe, created jointly by Herta, Screwllum, Ruan Mei, Stephen, and myself. It has a new name: 'Differential Universe'.

Everyone agreed that you have to go to Herta's office every week for testing, which is quite a journey.

So, this time, the Differential Universe will have its terminal interface connected to your Trailblazing account, making it more convenient for you to test.

Stelle, what do you think?"

"That's great, of course! I agree."

The Trailblazer took the documents with a smile, quickly signing her name with a flourish and returning them to Ratio.

"I'll grant all of you access to land on the Astral Express. You're welcome to come and hang out on my train anytime."

Stelle said, winking at Ratio, "Soolada is free for you guys, unlimited refills!"

Ratio had never been interested in such sweet flavors. Just thinking about the Soolada scent permeating the air of Penacony made him feel nauseous.

He picked up his glass and took a sip of water.

"If you can tolerate drinks with that much Soolada, then you should be careful that your brain hasn't been rusted over by the sticky syrup."

Okay, Dr. Ratio's sharp tongue was back in full force.

No wonder the Trailblazer had felt something was off ever since seeing Professor Ratio today.

But if she had to say what was strange, she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Now she finally traced the problem back to its source.

It was because Ratio hadn't said a single cutting remark since getting on the train.

Hearing the professor's words just now, Stelle didn't feel like she was being subtly mocked at all.

She just thought:

Wow, great! This is the Dr. Ratio she knew!