It was a strange building with a trapezoidal shape, about 300 meters tall, 100 meters long on each side, and 200 meters on each side. It was entirely silver-gray with blue crystal stripes. This was the headquarters of the Space Administration, which had just been built yesterday (friendly reminder: the construction period was three hours). In terms of scale, this SSS-ranked place of strategic value could not be compared to those large spaceports at all, but it was the core of the largest spacetime surveillance network we had ever built.
The Space Administration was officially established. The next day.
The efficiency of the Schilling people was always amazing. It took them less than twelve hours to get this organization up and running. If it was in human society, a department would need at least half a month from conception to official operation. If this was a national-level secret department, the establishment and perfecting period could even be as long as several years. As for an exaggerated super structure like the "Macro World", even if we had sufficient technological strength, I doubted that humans would be able to establish its administrative system before the end of civilization. With the efforts of the relevant departments, a plan of this scale would be nonsense from the moment it was born.
And that bunch of perverts from the Empire, they actually started to send congratulatory messages from Cybertron the next morning, saying that the node was in good condition...
"Our first step is to consolidate the connections between the existing worlds and use it as a foundation for experiments. The military connections between the World of Azeroth, Campus City, Vidis, and other worlds are already very mature. They can be used as experimental subjects for the dimensional hub. Through the transportation of large batches, I hope to test the upper limit of the single world traffic that the temporary civilian dimensional hub can carry." In the large office of the Space Administration, which had just been completed and some parts of the building structure were still growing, Sandora played the piano to me in the middle of a large pile of graphs. "Although it is only a civilian channel, as it connects thousands of worlds at the same time, the traffic pressure and technical requirements of the 'Macro World' network are even more stringent than our existing military channels. Furthermore, it is a system with great influence, so we must proceed with caution. From tomorrow morning onwards, the first batch of 'hot spots' will be connected. Oh, the hot spots refer to the space of two hundred meters around the selected otherworlders. These first-time selectees include the following: Shana, the sisters Today and Tomorrow, Grand Duke Savernan, Knight Granret, Five Glaze, Alicia, C.C., and Acheron. These first-generation inspectors will help us detect the signal status of the newly built super-large-scale inter-dimensional communication network. At the moment, the network has limited functions. It can only roughly determine if the target world has been invaded by foreign forces by scanning the 'hot spots' around the inspectors, as well as help the inspectors themselves and their selected individuals to teleport across dimensions. But very soon, it will be perfected. "
I felt that Sandora had mentioned a lot of names that I was very concerned about. Was it really a hallucination caused by a lack of sleep yesterday?
Last night... Thinking about it now, it still made me feel very resentful. It was a tug of war of willpower, a protracted battle between troublemakers and anti-troublemakers, and the one who was fighting with me was Mercury Lamp, who didn't sleep at all in the middle of the night.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have allowed that fellow to move her huge suitcase into her room.
Unlike us professionals who have already become accustomed to long-distance travel, this was the first time that Mercury Lamp traveled across worlds (not counting the time when she mysteriously transmigrated here). As a result, that lass was completely jet-lagged for a day. During the day, she slept soundly in her own suitcase for more than six hours. The consequence of waking up in the afternoon was that she couldn't sleep at all. I have to say, even though she has a perfect appearance and extremely high popularity, this esteemed chairman is completely troublesome in some situations. In the dead of night, at midnight, she would run around the room energetically, even jumping onto the bed out of the blue. Her biological clock is the same as the big white cat that my neighbor, Uncle Wang, raised when I was young. Thanks to this puppet who doesn't know how to think about others, I didn't sleep the entire night.
Even though with my physique and mental strength, I wouldn't mind not sleeping for a day, but the problem is — I am still injured! Even if I have Jingle to replenish my mana (I made you guys think otherwise!), I am still injured!
"Ah — — Jun!!!" When I slumped onto the table again, even Sandora couldn't take it anymore. She used the projection screen in her hand to hit my head and started nagging: "Ah Jun, what did you do last night! You've been dozing off since thirty minutes ago! "
You're wrong, baby. In fact, I've been sleeping since an hour ago.
Not to mention the fact that I didn't sleep well last night, even if I was as energetic as Shallow Shallow, I still wouldn't be able to withstand an hour of your continuous bombardment of theories! In my eyes, these diagrams weren't any easier to understand than Little Bubble's doodles. Damn it, even that brat Pandora, whose brain was filled with explosive salt, was able to look at them and say thoughtfully!
"Hu — — Okay, okay, I understand." Sandora finally accepted her fate and retracted the diagrams that filled the room, making me feel refreshed. "Ah Jun will never be able to understand these things. That 'macro world' system is at least part of your plan. Can you at least occasionally pay attention to it?"
That's not a problem, I will use what I can understand to guide the work.
… Why did I have a feeling of "Ah, now I don't have to do anything" when that thought appeared?
"That's right, what's the situation with the otherworld people in Shadow City? The repatriation shouldn't be affected, right? " After thinking about it, I felt that it's not good to be too hands-off, so I should pay attention to the work.
"The repatriation of the residents will be carried out at the same time as the construction of the Space Administration. The first batch of inspectors will only register a hundred people. The other otherworld people are basically just candidates. They can either go home and wait for our inspectors to test them, or they can choose to stay here and wait for the results. Anyway, it won't affect the normal repatriation process. However, there are some special transmigrators that have some problems …"
Seeing Sandora's strange expression, I immediately became nervous: "Did the Saiyans fight with the Shushan disciples again?"
"What kind of nonsense is this!" Sandora immediately rolled her eyes at me, "It's those Zenith Star people … Our current dimensional hub is specially designed to transport people. Those big guys like Ultraman … Eh, Ah Jun, I've been infected by you. In short, they can't pass through the regular world gate. The transportation cabins are too small, so those super big guys are temporarily left behind. Right now, those Schilling technicians are busy building a portal for the Zenith Star people that was originally prepared for a small spaceship. Because of this, a few of the Zenith Star people are currently in low spirits."
I hesitated for a moment and then said: "I think I understand what Visca muttered to me this morning."
Sandora: "?"
"That girl said, '… We can divide them into small pieces and transport them back! Those damn big guys … '"
Sandora: "Ah Jun, cut this part and don't broadcast it! It's not good for children! "
After understanding the situation of the Space Administration and the "Macro World" network from Sandora, I saw that there was nothing else for me to do. After tactfully expressing that I couldn't understand the report, I left the office under Sandora's helpless gaze.
"Oh, stupid human, you're out!"
In the end, I saw a doll with an unhappy face sitting on the lounge chair in front of the office door.
Ever since the Broken Teeth incident, Mercury Lamp and I have been in a subtle state of opposition. The reason why it's subtle is because when we meet, Mercury Lamp will always have a cold face, as if she doesn't want to talk to you, or she will hurl insults at you, but this awkward puppet still persistently stays by my side. Even when I am busy with business and have no time to talk to her —
"You've been waiting here?"
I extended my hand to touch Mercury Lamp's hair. She immediately opened her mouth to bite me like a kitten demonstrating its dominance. However, as soon as she revealed her half-broken canine teeth, the Gothic puppet wilted. In the end, she grabbed my hand and leaped up, steadily sitting on my shoulder.
"Let's go, mount."
… Did this hateful puppet say something strange just now?
"Actually, it's not that troublesome. We just need to find a dentist to fix it." Carrying Mercury Lamp, I left the strange trapezoidal building of the Space Administration. Walking on the street, I suddenly remembered, "Our dental filling technology is different from human medicine. Absolute protoplasmic reconstruction, just like your original teeth …"
"Idiot, what you said is exactly the same as the sign in front of the dental clinic!"
"Hehe, that was the advertisement I wrote for you."
"Don't waste your saliva on this topic." Mercury Lantern knocked on my head twice. Right now, this girl didn't dare to use her steel teeth. In terms of durability, Mercury Lantern's teeth couldn't even be compared to Dingdang's. "You detestable idiot human …"
"Yes, yes, yes." Carrying the mercury lamp and walking on the street naturally attracted the attention of many Transmigrators who were in a hurry. However, it was currently the peak period of the 2020 World Movement. Everyone was busy driving their carriages. 'The Head of the Empire carrying a doll and walking on the street' would no longer attract too many onlookers. "The body that Father gave me must never be damaged, right?"
"… Hmph, it's good that you know." Mercury Lamp seemed to be stunned for a moment. Then, she snorted and opened her mouth to yawn. "It's daybreak, so sleepy …"
Hey! Were you really raised by the neighbor Uncle Wang in your previous life? Hurry up and adjust your biological clock!
"Since you're so sleepy, why don't you just go back and sleep? Why do you have to follow me out."
"Long-winded, long-winded, long-winded!!" Mercury Lamp immediately possessed Shana and accurately killed me three times. Then, she yawned again. I don't know what the rose girl's breath is for. Lubrication? Anyway, I really admire Rozen. In the field of technical otaku, this guy can be considered unprecedented. "Hey, mount, don't move around, I'm going to sleep."
After saying that, without giving me a chance to refute, Mercury Lamp firmly hugged my head, lowered her head, and fell asleep.
Tonight, I have to find a cage to lock this guy up, or else my biological clock will have to synchronize with hers.
To be honest, I can't see through Mercury Lamp's thoughts anymore. The way this puppet acts can almost be described as weird, but she usually doesn't talk to anyone, and she won't explain her actions. Therefore, most of the time, I can only rely on my understanding of her and guess to determine what's on Mercury Lamp's mind. But recently, this method has been useless. Things have obviously changed, and this puppet girl's thinking has become complicated. Her mind is no longer thinking about looking for her father, but thinking about something that bothers her.
Back when I was still in the academy's Silent Record world, I noticed that Mercury Lamp would often sit by herself in a daze, with a blank expression on her face. However, whenever someone approached her, she would immediately hide her confusion. I had originally intended to ask her what she was thinking about, but I reckoned that she would only respond with a series of head-knocks — even though her strength was more than enough for me to enjoy as a massage.
I didn't have much to do. Carrying the weightless miniature girl on my shoulder, I staggered to a place far away from the center of the city. It should be the North. This was the undeveloped area of the City of Shadows. All around me were tall and dense, yet lifeless and silent skyscrapers that maintained the same state as the Surface World. I couldn't see any of the empire's military structures, nor could I see any of the advanced Xi Ling facilities. Even the majestic crown of the World Tree, which covered almost half of the city, seemed a little thin here, revealing the azure sky of the City of Shadows, as well as the huge Standby Icon floating in the sky.
… Should I go and tell the child's mother that I forgot to turn off the game?
All of the facilities in the Shadow City were spotless. I randomly found a bench in a small park by the side of the road and planned to lean on it to catch up on some sleep. At the same time, I could also discuss the issue of the child's mother's education. But just as I stretched my waist and expressed my admiration for Mercury Lamp, who was able to tightly hold her head like a mountain, a gentle and somewhat surprised voice suddenly sounded behind me, "Boss? Why are you back here? "
I looked in the direction of the voice in surprise and saw Rider, who was dressed in casual clothes. She wore a close-fitting thin sweater and a pair of jeans that accentuated her slender figure, standing less than ten meters behind me.
Ugh, it seems that I really wasn't focused. I didn't even notice her at such a close distance. But it also had something to do with Rider's identity as a heroic spirit. In the Shadow City where the World Tree had taken root, these heroic spirits that belonged to Jingle's side (…) were like elves that entered the forest, like droplets of water flowing into the ocean, or like Pandora entering the elementary school. They were like fish in water. If one didn't look closely, they would seem to have merged with the entire space.
"Rider," I carefully tried to put Mercury Lamp to the side, but she was hugging my head like a sloth. She would growl at the slightest movement, so I could only give up. "Have you eaten?"
"… Yes, boss, have you eaten?"
"I have …"
After staring at each other for a while, Rider finally let out a long sigh and sadly turned her face away. I could vaguely hear words like 'dark history'.
As expected, even Sister R had learned bad things.
"Did you bring Mercury Lamp out to relax?" Rider sat down next to me. She was sitting on my shoulder, hugging a huge head and sleeping soundly. She asked with some concern.
"No, I just wandered here. What about you? Why didn't you stay in Avalon? Why did you come to this uninhabited area?"
Rider smiled and waved the book in her hand. "This is the most peaceful place. Reading quietly on an uninhabited street gives me a very special feeling."
Ah, right, I almost forgot that Rider had such a 'setting'. It didn't match her Medusa identity. She liked to read.
I thought that under the corrosion of the Bubble, Sister R had completely turned into some kind of strange existence like a Tambourine. I didn't expect that she still had this quiet hobby when it was quiet. How gratifying …
"The strategies on this book are very detailed. I really want to compete with their authors!"
… It was my big mistake not paying attention to the cover.
"Boss, your expression looks so weird!"
While he was still in a daze, Rider suddenly came up to him curiously. A pair of strange square pupils rapidly enlarged in his line of sight before he stopped less than ten centimeters in front of him. "Did I say something strange just now?"
"No, I just think that a Rider who loves handheld consoles and game strategies is too weird …" I expressed my dilemma bluntly.
Although Sister R with such attributes was also very cute … the endless sense of incongruity was simply ridiculous! "But I like my current state very much," Rider shrugged.
"But I like my current situation," Rider shrugged. "I don't have so many things to worry about, and I don't have to be as boring as my heroic spirit life. There are so many things to do, so many interesting friends, and a boss who is so much more caring than I am. When I'm bored, I can play games and read books, and I can often meet up with Sakura to chat with. When I have work to do, I can do it with a group of equally interesting colleagues. Although I don't really like crowds … I like this kind of life."
That was because, compared to the traditional Heroic Spirits who were forced to work as laborers, the Heroic Spirits in Avalon could simply be described as eating and waiting to die — friendly reminder, this is a compliment.
"Speaking of which, I heard that the alchemy creature named Mercury Lamp had a terrible relationship with you in the beginning. The contrast is really strong now."
I looked at the confused little face on my other shoulder. When the mercury lamp was quiet, I couldn't help but think of creatures like angels — please take note to distinguish them from Araya. Sigh, he was such a cute and kind child, how did he become so twisted?
"God knows what's going on." I shrugged the other half of my shoulder. Due to the mercury lamp, I was already very familiar with this one-sided shrug. "I think it's pretty easy to argue with her, but she's getting more and more clingy."
"Bicker, huh …" Rider smiled noncommittally. "Perhaps even you don't realize that you care for the people around you out of habit. But for some people, this inadvertent care is something very precious, because they have lived in indifference and loneliness for too long …"
"… Can I admit that I don't understand?"
Sister R was speechless.
"Alright, maybe you can understand something else," Rider sighed in resignation, looking defeated. "Mercury Lamp also came from another world, and now … it's time for the Transmigrators to go home."
"She doesn't have much time to spend with you anymore."
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