Star Railway: The story of Kaffa being born with two babies at the start shocks her.

Qiong was even more direct, saying that she was still upset about the money that hadn't been paid.

"Let's not talk about money for now. If it really succeeds, you two will be the biggest contributors. You'll be rolling in money."

Black Tower acts like a capitalist making empty promises, but never actually pays out.

"Besides, didn't I say before that whether you get the money depends on your ability? I won't pay incompetent nobodies."

Black Tower stood with his hands on his hips, looking completely self-righteous.

"She's so old, why does she talk like a little girl?"

Stephen Chow was speechless.

"Who are you calling a little brat! You little brat! You have no respect for elders! I'm old enough to be your ancestor!"

Black Tower angrily pointed at Stephen Chow and shouted.

"Alright, get the tests done quickly, and we'll head back to the train after we get the money."

Qiong interrupted their argument.

"Alright, alright, I'm too lazy to argue with you two brats. Let's just call this project Metaverse for now, what do you guys think?"

Black Tower looked at the two of them and asked.

"I'll cook it, Yuan!"

"Huh? Let's not try to ride this wave."

Seeing the two of them acting so nonchalantly, Black Tower felt a little annoyed for the first time. Why were these two brats so annoying?

"Alright, let's call it a simulated universe then; hello, you guys hurry up and go in. If you come out safe and sound, I'll pay you a hefty reward~"

Black Tower said to the two of them with a wicked smile.

"You came out safely? Are you in any danger?"

Qiong keenly noticed the discordant parts in Black Tower's words.

"What, scared? My money isn't so easy to take."

"No, I mean, it has to cost more."

"..."

Black Tower was speechless after Qiong's words.

"Are you two from the dimensional piggy bank? You can't stop talking about money. Stop with the nonsense and get inside right now."

Black Tower pushed the two of them directly into the light screen.

Upon contact with the light screen, their consciousness gradually drifted away...

Chapter 8 The Star God Doesn't Speak Human Language

"Hey, microphone test—can you hear me?"

The two were awakened by an announcement. When they opened their eyes, they found themselves in an unfamiliar cabin.

"Weren't you testing the microphone? Why can you see it?" Qiong asked.

"Isn't it better to have both audio and subtitles?"

"Indeed, it's better than games."

Zhou Xingxing nodded. That made sense; the simulated universe in the game didn't have any voice acting.

"This is your memory space. Your bodies are still in the office, so you'd better do as I say, or else... hmph."

Black Tower grinned wickedly.

"You're not really going to do some improper experiments, are you?"

Qiong asked, her eyes wide.

"You actually believe that? I was just kidding. Even if I wanted to do it, you guys wouldn't allow it."

Hearing Black Tower's words, Qiong breathed a sigh of relief.

"Adding money... isn't out of the question."

This time, it was Stephen Chow's turn to stare wide-eyed at the sky.

No, you're the female lead, have some self-respect, okay?

You're really selling your body for a little money? You should at least negotiate a higher price.

"..."

Six ellipses appeared on the screen, and Qiong really silenced the Black Tower.

"Let's start exploring the simulated universe."

"This is a test version, so feel free to walk around and get used to it."

Zhou Xingxing and Qiong nodded and took a few steps.

Although it's called a memory space, it doesn't seem to be much different from reality.

"There are monsters ahead, you can practice your skills here."

Guided by the black tower, the two saw baryons and anti-baryons floating in the air ahead.

"Rules are meant to be broken!" x2

"Um, you don't have to use so much force."

Black Tower watched as the two of them instantly killed the monster with a single, all-out attack, leaving him speechless.

Could these two little guys be mistaking monsters for themselves?

Then, Zhou Xingxing and Qiong felt a familiar sensation, just like when they faced Nanuk before, only this sensation was very faint at this moment.

"I didn't expect that you would successfully draw out the Star God of Preservation, Kripper, on your first visit to the simulated universe; it seems that it was indeed the right decision to assign you the identity of the Star God of Pioneer, Archivist."

Black Tower chuckled, seemingly quite excited about successfully drawing out the Star God.

"Why did he just mutter something and run away?"

Qiong looked puzzled.

"That's a Star God. It's good enough if he even bothers with you. The real Star God wouldn't bother with you."

"Let's keep going and see if we can encounter any other Star Gods."

The two nodded and continued walking forward, clearing out a few phantom soldiers along the way and learning about the roguelike gacha system in the simulated universe.

"It doesn't feel like an experiment, but rather a fully immersive game."

Qiong couldn't help but complain.

"Experiments are like games to me, and games are never boring."

"This is the secret to maintaining your passion for research. You'll understand it someday. Keep going."

The black tower guided the two forward, but they didn't see any star gods even after reaching the end of the level.

"Sigh, it seems that Cripper's appearance just now was just a coincidence. I was too eager for quick success."

Heita sighed.

"Don't be discouraged, I bet another Star God will appear soon."

Stephen Chow comforted him.

"Huh? You really think this is like playing a gacha game, trying to gamble on probability?"

Black Tower looked on with disdain.

"If you don't believe me, let's make a bet. If a Star God appears, your reward to us will be doubled."

"What if it doesn't appear?"

"We're working for you for free this time."

"Hehe, sure, I like working for free."

Black Tower was full of confidence. This was his own project. Even he couldn't predict something like this. How could a little kid possibly predict it?

"This is a real gamble. Can I withdraw?"

Qiong looked mournful, as if she was afraid that she would lose her reward.

"No, you two were in the same batch, so you should receive the same pay as everyone else."

Black Tower immediately refused; he didn't want to let go of such a good opportunity to humiliate the two of them.

"Believe in Stephen Chow, and you will gain eternal life."

Stephen Chow gave Qiong a look, letting her figure it out herself.

After waiting a while longer, the Star God still did not appear.

"Oh well, it seems we won't be paying you today. Let's call it a day."

Black Tower grinned wickedly as it prepared to shut down the simulated universe.

Qiong pouted and looked at Zhou Xingxing with a mournful expression.

However, just a second before the simulated universe was about to be shut down, a figure that looked like it was formed from countless mirrors appeared in front of Stephen Chow.

The surrounding scenery changed accordingly, and the world turned into darkness.

Only the figure before me quietly radiated a soft light.

“What! It really appeared! It’s Fuli! The Star God whose knowledge is second only to wisdom, this is amazing! He must have thought you were the fallen Archivist.”

Black Tower's excited voice rang in my ears, filled with barely suppressed excitement.

What Fu Li expresses remains so abstract, and Stephen Chow still can't understand it.

What is he saying?

Qiong turned to Zhou Xingxing and asked.

"I don't know, the Star Gods don't speak human language, we can't understand them."

Stephen Chow shook his head.