Xingtetsu: You are not included in Elio's script!

"Cute?!" Heita's eyes widened instantly as if he had heard something shocking and absurd. He even forgot to be shy. "You actually use the word cute to describe me?! I am great..."

"The great genius club 83, Ms. Black Tower." Lin Yu took over the conversation smoothly, "He is also a little kid who secretly gets upset because I care about Estelle."

"I'm not being upset!" Heita glared at him angrily, but his eyes were more of embarrassment than anger.

She found that all her scientific theories and logic seemed to be ineffective in front of this man.

Break free by force? I don't think... I really want to.

Verbal rebuttal? He always blocked my reply.

This feeling is unsettling, but...not unpleasant.

Seeing her trying to remain calm despite being humiliated, Lin Yu felt completely soft-hearted.

He stopped teasing her and sighed softly, resting his forehead against hers, his voice low and serious, "Okay, no more trouble, Heita, thank you."

"What are you thanking me for?" Heita was stunned by his sudden seriousness.

"Thank you for contacting me as soon as possible, thank you for protecting Esther, thank you... for caring." Lin Yu said softly.

"I know you have your ways and your pride, but with me, you don't have to be great all the time. You can just be the Black Tower occasionally."

Heita was silent, his eyelashes trembling slightly, hiding the complex emotions surging in his eyes.

She is used to being in control of everything, used to solving all problems with wisdom and strength, and used to keeping her distance and being rational.

But the man in front of her broke down her barriers again and again, and broke into her world in the most direct and gentle way.

After a long while, she snorted almost inaudibly, "Idiot, who cares..."

But her body quietly relaxed, no longer trying to break free, and even subconsciously leaned back, closer to his warm embrace.

It was a silent acquiescence and compromise.

Lin Yu felt her softening, and a gentle arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

For Heita, this is probably the ultimate surrender and expression.

He held her quietly for a while, enjoying the tenderness of this moment.

Only after he felt the person in his arms completely relax did he softly ask, "So, great Lady Black Tower, what are your next instructions? Do you need me to help with space station affairs, or... continue to serve as your important research specimen?"

Heita raised her head from his arms, and had regained her usual slightly arrogant expression, but the remaining softness in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows betrayed her.

"A sample must have the consciousness of a sample! First, help me test the energy fluctuations of the newly collected strange object, and record the data in detail! If you dare to make a mistake..." She waved her little fist, trying to look threatening.

"As you wish." Lin Yu responded with a smile, loosened his arm, and took her hand naturally, "Let's go, my scientist master."

Heita looked at the two people's clasped hands, and his face became hot again, but he didn't shake them off. He just turned his head away and muttered, "Satisfactory."

...

The process of testing newly contained artifacts is far more complicated than the Black Tower's casual mention of recording data.

It was a peculiar creation numbered -734. It looked like a dark purple crystal that was slowly rotating and flickering with chaotic nebulae inside.

The energy fluctuations it emits are extremely unstable, sometimes like a trickle, sometimes like a raging storm, and are accompanied by elusive mental interference, which can easily evoke distracting thoughts deep in the heart of the person who comes into contact with it.

In the laboratory, various precision instruments emitted low hums, and data streams on the light screen were refreshed like waterfalls.

The Black Tower was concentrating on controlling the isolation force field and detection probes, his expression focused and serious, and he issued brief instructions from time to time.

"The energy peak is coming again! Stabilizer output increased to 75%!"

"Recording a frequency shift in the Alpha band... Strange, this reaction doesn't fit any known energy spectrum..."

"Lin Yu, pay attention to the readings of sensor number three. Tell me immediately if there are any abnormal fluctuations."

Lin Yu stood a little further away, not as a spectator, but as a crucial insurance.

He mobilized his protective power, and an invisible yet tenacious energy barrier always enveloped the entire experimental area, firmly limiting the extremely corrosive and disruptive energy of the strange object within a controllable range, protecting the equipment and the black tower itself.

At the same time, his spiritual perception, which far surpassed that of ordinary people, was also highly concentrated. He keenly sensed the most subtle changes and potential dangers in the energy of the strange objects, and gave timely warnings to the Black Tower.

His presence allowed Heita to conduct her sometimes daring tests without any worries.

She didn't need to distract herself by building defenses or worrying about losing control, because she knew that Lin Yu would handle it all for her.

This is a silent understanding and trust.

After nearly two hours of intense testing, the preliminary data collection finally came to an end.

Heita let out a long sigh, rubbed his sore eyes, but there was a look of satisfaction on his face.

"The preliminary data is very valuable. The internal structure of this object and the way it responds to imaginary energy are very unique...it deserves further study."

She turned to look at Lin Yu, her tone still like a superior to a subordinate, "Well... the sample performed well and did not interfere with the experimental process."

Lin Yu smiled and said, "It is my honor to provide qualified sample services to the great Ms. Black Tower."

Heita snorted lightly, as if he wanted to refute something, but when he saw the tiny beads of sweat on his forehead, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and took out a bottle of drink from the thermostat next to him.

"Replenish your energy. The next test will require a longer period of sustained output."

Lin Yu took the drink, his fingertips accidentally brushed against her fingers, and saw that her ears were slightly red again, "Yes, sir."

When we left the lab, the simulated sky outside had already taken on a deep night, dotted with artificial stars. The space station had entered a relatively quiet night mode.

"Is the test over?" A gentle voice came from the side.

I saw Ester standing at the entrance of the main control cabin, and she seemed to have been waiting for a while.

She changed her clothes and wore a soft long dress in warm apricot color. Her long pink hair was loosely tied up, and a few strands of hair hung down by her neck, making her look soft and a little lazy.

She was still holding a datapad, but her mind was clearly elsewhere.

"Yeah, it just ended." Lin Yu walked to her side naturally, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"No, I just finished the last daily report."

Ester shook her head and glanced quickly between him and the black tower next to him. She saw that the atmosphere between the two seemed to be more...harmonious than before?

She pursed her lips slightly, suppressed the subtle emotion in her heart, and looked at Lin Yu, "Are you... tired? Do you want to go and rest first?"

Heita folded his arms and looked at them, his tone calm and unperturbed, "The sample consumption is not large. The subsequent data analysis is my job. You are free to do as you please."

As she spoke, she turned and walked towards her own private research room. After taking two steps, she stopped and said without looking back, "Esda, I want to see the preliminary environmental impact assessment report on Strange Item-734 on my desk at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

Estelle immediately responded, "Yes, Ms. Black Tower."

Looking at Heita's back as she left, he breathed a sigh of relief, then couldn't help but look at Lin Yu and asked in a low voice, "Ms. Heita...isn't she angry?"

She vaguely felt that the atmosphere between the two of them just now was a little special.

Lin Yu laughed, "Why are you angry? We are just working."

Lin Yu took Ester's hand and said, "Let's go. Didn't we agree to accompany you?"

Asta's cheeks flushed slightly as he led her forward, muttering softly, "I just felt that... the way Ms. Black Tower looked at me just now seemed a little... peculiar."

"She just wants to go back and analyze the data quickly." Lin Yu changed the subject without changing his expression. "What does she want to do? Or just take a walk?"

Estelle thought for a moment, her eyes brightening slightly. "Let's go to the plant cultivation chamber and take a look. There shouldn't be many people here at this time of day, and the newly cultivated lily of the valley seems to glow at night. I want to go and see if that's true."

"it is good."

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