Starry Sky Railway: I Intruded with the Heart of God

"Judging from your appearance, you don't seem like a clerk here," Mo Li said.

“I...I was originally Mr. Capote’s secretary.”

I recently helped him with some things, and things went wrong, so he sent me here to work on the assembly line of sorting oddities.

"I'm so sorry, I made you laugh at me..." Lamina said shyly, her head down.

Xing: (My God, she's practically twisted into a pretzel)

Mo Li comforted her, "It's alright, everyone has their down times."

Then Mo Li changed the subject, saying, "I just happened to overhear your conversation. You didn't do those things, did you?"

"Ugh...you heard everything...actually, I have no recollection of the crimes Mr. Capote pinned on me."

As for the real culprit, I also suspect that it is someone else, but both surveillance footage and other evidence show that I was the only one who touched Mr. Capote's things.

Perhaps the "Lamina Law" within the Species of Nature truly holds true: anything Lamina "might" mess up, "will" definitely be messed up by Lamina...

"That's interesting, but don't be so quick to dismiss yourself. Maybe those were just accidents. If you just pay a little more attention, I believe you can do even better." Mo Li tried to offer some simple words of encouragement.

Then he clearly underestimated the power of inspirational quotes from another world.

Upon hearing this, Lamina was actually inspired to fight.

Mo Li noticed that her aura was low and gloomy. This kind of aura could even affect the things around her, which might be why she was prone to messing things up.

Now, her aura is high, which means that she will be able to achieve twice the results with half the effort. In terms that working people can understand, she used to be able to tighten five thousand screws a day, but now she can tighten ten thousand.

"I understand, thank you, I will definitely do my best," Lamina said excitedly.

Xing: (What did you say? She's getting all worked up!)

“I’ve heard from others that the alien researchers in the Analysis Lab are very well-informed, so I’d like to ask you to take a look at this letter for me.” Mo Li took out the letter and handed it to Lamina.

"Okay, I'll take a look right away." Lamina carefully took the letter from Mo Li's hand.

Lamina started to get serious, and in no time she had figured it out.

"Hmm, if I understand correctly, in this letter, 'traces of the Fine-Striped Ape' seems to refer to our alien species, the 'Alien Water Ape.' And 'colluding with Qi Qi' sounds like some kind of accusation..."

Why would you ask me that? Are you investigating the escape of the "alien water demon"?

"Well, based on my current guess, it's possible that the alien water demon impersonated you and did those things," Mo Li said, stating his conjecture.

"But...it doesn't need to do that, does it?"

...As for the rest of the letter, forgive my ignorance, but I really couldn't understand it. Lamina was about to become pessimistic again.

Mo Li had no choice but to give her another injection of chicken soup.

"It's alright, you've already helped me a lot," Mo Li comforted her.

"Really...really? That's great."

I've got it! Now that we have the containment module as a clue, and the area here is only so big, why not prioritize using an enumeration or elimination method?

I'm fairly familiar with this area. I do remember one or two places that are rarely visited and might harbor water demons. I can take you there to try your luck.

"Action is always better than wishful thinking. If you trust me, will you come with me?"

Mo Li nodded and said, "Of course."

Mo Li doesn't seem to know how to use some particularly flirtatious lines yet; she needs to find someone to learn from, but it can't be someone she knows well.

Seeing that the two were about to leave, Xing quickly followed them.

Lamina asked, "And who is this?"

"She's my sister." Mo Li lied without thinking, especially since this was a "special" situation.

Avoid letting the person being misled fall into unusual emotions.

“Yes,” Xing answered readily.

Lamina said, "I feel like I've seen you somewhere before. Oh, right, I remember now, you're also that famous one lately, your name is... Xing, right?"

"Yes." Xing rarely speaks in front of outsiders.

Mo Li successfully deceived Lamina, and at the same time, he seemed to feel some power entering his body.

"Hiss, could it be Fei Gang?" Mo Li suddenly remembered the book he had written as a plagiarist.

Why would the Dao of Sitting in Oblivion deceive people? Isn't it just to obtain the non-罡 (a type of spiritual energy)?

I don't have time to think about that much. Anyway, I'm not some kind of shrewd person, so whatever I think won't change anything.

The three men were stationed in the control center's first-floor office, the same place where they had rescued Abraham.

Lamina sniffed the room; it smelled a bit pungent. She coughed twice, suppressing her discomfort, and said, "This room has such a strong fishy smell... It seems the water demon really was here."

Mo Li noticed that she seemed a little unwell, so he took out a mask and handed it to her, saying, "You seem a little unwell, I have a mask here."

"Ah... thank you..." Lamina happily accepted the mask.

“This place has a good view and is well-hidden. We can monitor the offices outside. By the way, how about we set a trap?” Lamina said.

"Let's just camp it with our own bodies," Xingmei said.

Lamina explained, "This might not be a wise move... According to the 'Starfield Species Guide,' water demons are elusive and suspicious by nature. Simply waiting around will likely result in nothing."

Perhaps you could heed my suggestion: hinge the two disposable power arms together seamlessly. Once prey enters the arm's capture range with even the slightest biological vibration, its fate is sealed.

Hearing this description, Mo Li asked somewhat uncertainly, "A bear trap?"

“Yes, it’s a bear trap,” Lamina said.

Mo Li: (Why are you making the animal trap sound so sophisticated?)

Mo Li's words came out as, "As expected of you."

"Thank you, but to make a disposable lever arm, we need many delicate parts, destructive anomalies, phase spirit fire..."

Xingmei couldn't take it anymore after hearing this. She said, "These all sound like high-end materials. It's a wonder you have such a good memory that you can remember them. Besides, the water demon must have been old and dead by the time all this was made."

Mo Li was astonished; this was the first time he had ever encountered someone who could elicit such a long and detailed rant from Xing Mei.

Lamina: "Ah...it won't take that long, will it? The lifespan of a water demon should be quite long...but focusing your energy on the device can easily lead to passivity and putting the cart before the horse."

Sorry, I've been unusually talkative today. Let's just stick around and stake out the location ourselves.

Mo Li: (So after all that she said, in the end she still had to rely on people to stake out the location.)

But what came out of his mouth was still a different sentence: "Okay."