The ancients watched me play the Starry Sky Railway

"Seeing everything disappear into thin air, Xing wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling a wave of fear in his heart."

"Is this the end? I have to go back to Ruan Mei and get to the bottom of this!"

"Can something this terrifying be placed casually in a space station?"

"Xing went all the way back to where she first met Ruan Mei, and sure enough, she was there."

As soon as she saw Xing, Ruan Mei said, "The geniuses' meeting is over. Regarding the future of the simulated universe... the conclusion isn't important. What's important is your side."

"Xing stared at her sharply."

"Looks like you're angry, right?" Ruan Mei said, though she wasn't sentimental, she did have some self-awareness.

"I'm sorry, but I have no excuse. My experiments have failed countless times, and the results have always been predictable."

"I created a replica, but the distance between it and the Herald... is ultimately unattainable."

"Perhaps there is no difference in power, but the difference between them is something more fundamental."

"And that thing determines that one can exist, while the other is not accepted by the world."

"Ruan Mei is still a little disappointed. Her experiment has ended in failure."

"And you still failed?" Yang Jian said with a cold sweat: "We've already created a 56-second order, what else do you want to do?"

It was said that the Order Envoy was the agent of the Star God, which means that only the Star God could create an Order Envoy.

You've already created a 56-second order... If you keep going like this, you'll become a Star God!

"These geniuses are too ambitious. Let alone a 56-second Order Envoy, I don't think she would be satisfied even if she cultivated a real Order Envoy." Queen Dugu exclaimed in admiration.

She likes ambitious people like this.

If a person doesn't even have ambition, what can he achieve?

…………

"It annihilated itself," Xing said coldly.

"Yes, it matches the calculation: 56 seconds, exactly." Ruan Mei nodded.

"Trapped in time and place, its life can only be considered a semi-finished product. I recreate the moment of its birth, but soon, it will dissipate into particles."

“Like all forms of life, it gradually reaches its end as it moves towards its destination—I don’t reject that.”

“But this short life should have meaning. I want to know what it can accomplish, and how far I’ve come in areas I don’t understand.”

"A tiny part—just as I expected."

"How did Ruan Mei know 56 seconds?"

"Xing noticed this detail. She didn't mention the exact time, but Ruan Mei knew... Does this mean that Ruan Mei has been secretly observing us?"

"Since you've been observing the whole time, why don't you come and help?!"

"Not only did you not come to help, you even said a bunch of nonsense that Xing couldn't understand...something about the meaning of life, who would understand that?"

Xing was very unhappy: "I was almost eaten by it."

"I told you, if you encounter an insurmountable danger, I will resolve it regardless of the consequences," Ruan Mei said softly.

"In other words, during the battle she observed, she determined that the Star Crusher King Bug wasn't powerful enough to threaten Xing's life within 56 seconds."

"That's indeed the case. Xing managed to survive. Apart from the dangerous situation, he wasn't injured at all."

"The power of preservation, boy!"

"I see, that's great! I almost hated Ruan Mei for what she did to Xing. Now that she's been watching and intends to save Xing in times of danger, then everything should be fine."

A certain scholar heaved a sigh of relief.

He really couldn't hate a woman as beautiful as Ruan Mei!

Now that he had this reason, he was finally able to convince himself successfully.

“…” The other scholars looked at him speechlessly.

It is certain that this boy will be played around by some beautiful woman in the future, just like Tom.

…………

"I don't know if it was Fat Tiger's Law that triggered this, but after hearing Ruan Mei's explanation, Xing actually felt that Ruan Mei was quite nice. At least she was still watching over me, thinking that she would come to save me if I couldn't hold on any longer."

“The truth is, I don’t like it when everything goes exactly as I planned. Experiments without variables are boring.”

“So, I’m very happy that in this story that is almost entirely ‘as expected,’ there are also ‘surprises.’”

"The images of red bean paste Huihui and cheese lava appeared in Ruan Mei's mind."

“I have to admit, these little guys that are born during the process, they are sometimes very touching.”

“I saw a human-like reaction in them, the very opposite of the concept of divinity—they had emotions.”

"Xing just stared at her quietly. It seemed that Ruan Mei, who had previously shown no emotion, now had a hint of... human emotions?"

"But Ruan Mei couldn't understand that kind of feeling. Is it family affection? Is it love? Is it friendship?"

(Saber: You don’t understand human nature either?)

"In the end, Ruan Mei decided to leave those creatures in the space station. She didn't know how to deal with them."

"The effects of the Veritaserum are about to wear off, and she told Xing that the memory of their acquaintance will also gradually fade."

"Memory faded?" Xing was puzzled.

"There's no such thing as an impenetrable wall. Because of some past events I'd rather not talk about, I find it hard to trust anyone other than myself."

"No, what's wrong with Ruan Mei? Don't you trust others at all?"

Liu Bei lived in Bengbu. He trusted people he employed and did not employ people he did not trust. You have nothing to do with that!

"My lord, perhaps Ruan Mei's character has caused too many people to be unhappy, and he has even been betrayed, so he is unwilling to trust others." Zhuge Liang analyzed.

"...Indeed." Liu Bei thought for a moment and nodded. "With her personality, it would be strange if she didn't make a bunch of enemies."

Those who are willing to follow Ruan Mei wholeheartedly are either impressed by Ruan Mei's wisdom or her beauty.

Anyway, it is impossible to be impressed by Ruan Mei's morality.

…………

"No, I won't forget you." Xing said.

"I can't beat her now, but when I can in the future, I'll definitely give her a couple of beatings! Otherwise, I won't be able to recover from the pain I suffered today."

"Yes, I believe it." Ruan Mei seemed to have seen through Xing's plan, but she just smiled.

"She hasn't seen such straightforward likes and dislikes like this in a long time. Is that feeling that's rising in her heart what you call love?"

"Screw Gum will remain on the station for a while. He still has unresolved issues with the Black Tower. I'll be leaving soon, but I won't be staying to say goodbye. Is there anything else you want to tell me? I told you I'd give you a reward."

"Then I want you to go see the creatures." Xing felt that the creatures would be very sad if they could never see Ruan Mei again.

"..." Ruan Mei was a little surprised, but finally smiled: "Okay, dear, I will go."