Starry Sky Railway: I Intruded with the Heart of God

"It's getting a bit boring keeping watch, want to chat?" Lamina seemed to have been given a free rein to talk, as if she had endless things to say.

Mo Li was clearly not interested in talking to her anymore, so he picked up a book from the shelf and started reading.

Seeing that Mo Li didn't seem to want to talk to her, Lamina turned her gaze to Xing.

Xing, unable to bear her gaze any longer, said a few token words to her: "Why are you working for Capote?"

Lamina replied, "You're not the first person to ask me this question... Putting aside 'Boy's' fans, many people have a bad impression of Mr. Capote, believing him to be arrogant and abusive."

Mo Li, who was reading a book nearby, couldn't help but ask, "Isn't that right?"

"Well... not entirely. I've spent the most time with him, and I know that Prince Capote isn't a bad person at heart. He just has many privileged circumstances, which makes him unable to understand the plight of others. Simply put, he's just been 'spoiled' by luck."

Xing followed up with her question, "So, this is how someone is spoiled by 'luck'?"

"A naturally handsome appearance, a natural talent for research, and a charming and easy-going demeanor... It's only natural for someone who is always so successful to expect everyone to revolve around them, right?"

Moreover, he did offer me a job opportunity that would allow me to get closer to the true essence of scientific research, although the price was that I would also serve as his secretary…”

Mo Li: (Another love-struck fool, I really want to kick her out.)

To everyone's surprise, Mo Li chuckled and said, "That's all? To be honest, he's nothing special in my eyes; in fact, he's quite ordinary."

If you are an ordinary staff member, after three to five years, you can also conduct authentic research in the field of geology.

There's no limit to the job of a secretary; it's simply a job where you run errands.

I really don't know how you got to the space station.

It's laughable that he expects everyone to revolve around him.

Even if he dies, the universe will still keep running, won't it?

Could it be that the entire universe has stopped functioning because of him?

It is precisely because of your attitude towards him that he becomes increasingly emboldened.

Ha, those who are love-struck never end well.

Mo Li's words were soft, but they pierced Lamina's heart deeply.

Lamina fell silent immediately.

Mo Li's sudden change in attitude caught her off guard.

"You think you can just get something for nothing? I've never believed in free lunches." Mo Li added insult to injury.

"Have you heard of Leslie? She's a star member of the Secret Papers Department, a star member of the space station. Even she doesn't have everyone following her. How can someone as lowly as Capote have such a big face?"

Xing also nodded in agreement with Mo Li's statement.

He didn't know why, but Mo Li's skill at grabbing people was exceptionally good today.

"I..." Lamina lowered her head, seemingly reverting to her negative demeanor.

Mo Li: (What a hopeless case)

Mo Li gestured to Xing Mei to talk to her again.

Xingmei noticed his gaze, nodded slightly, and continued to ask, "What does Lamina think of me?"

Lamina's voice had lost its earlier fluency, and she began to sound hesitant: "I... I'm just an ordinary clerk, and even saying that would be overestimating myself..."

After she finished speaking, Xing glanced at Mo Li, as if to say, "You used too much force just now!"

Mo Li continued reading the book in her hand; she had already finished the previous one, and now she was reading a magazine.

Lamina continued, "Because... I took my sister's place to get into the 'Black Tower'... Of course, Mr. Capote doesn't know about this."

My home planet is resource-poor, and each family can barely support one person to travel between stars. My sister qualified for the "Black Tower" selection, but she gave up this unique opportunity—the only one in the family, the only one in her lifetime—to me.

Unfortunately, I'm not ambitious enough. If my sister were in the Black Tower, she would definitely have made a name for herself. So, what kind of person am I? This is a question I cannot... or rather, I simply dare not answer...

“I know what kind of person you are,” Xingmei suddenly said.

"Can you tell me?" Lamina asked.

“You’re…love-obsessed,” Xing said, picking up on Mo Li’s words.

"What exactly does 'love-obsessed' mean?" Lamina asked, puzzled.

Mo Li put down the magazine and said, "Do you understand now that you're someone who's even deceiving yourself just to be in a relationship?"

"I...I didn't..."

Clearly, Lamina's rebuttal was futile, because she spoke without much conviction.

Mo Li ignored her and took another book from the bookshelf to continue reading.

Clearly, waiting here is not a wise move, until Lamina loses her patience.

Lamina said, "This can't go on like this..."

The water sprite...there's still no sign of it...maybe it left long ago?

We can look for signs of use in the room and, based on their condition, roughly estimate when the water demon left.

"Get up and walk around, change your mood..."

Clearly, Mo Li and Xing were very patient and were still looking at the texts.

They investigated the office and found a few of the sparse hairs that the shrew was already covered in.

Mo Li clearly remembered that the water demon transformed into a stream of water when it fled.

After being contained, it reverted to its original form, with hardly any hair left.

"So, this guy, while remaining free, will go back to his containment pod for a good night's sleep?" Mo Li was a little dumbfounded.

Xingmei couldn't help but say, "Could it be suffering from Stockholm Syndrome?"

The description of another containment item was blacked out, revealing the escapee's futile anger and limited resistance.

"This guy can actually use a computer and even connect to the interstellar network to go online?" Mo Li gained a new understanding of the intelligence of such a thing.

My previous understanding of this guy was that he would impersonate others and try to replace them.

Xing was also somewhat surprised, saying, "This is absurd. There's research data on 'alien goblins' here, meaning the goblins studied themselves here?"

“This guy’s IQ must be incredibly high,” Lamina said.

"Look at the new annotation at the bottom," Mo Li reminded him.

The two zoomed in on the text and saw: "Gurgle, utter nonsense, don't even think about catching me."

“Look, he even swears,” Mo Li said.

Xing: "It's not as good as the [human language] you taught me."

Mo Li: "..."

Lamina offered her analysis, concluding that researchers are far more observant than Mo Li and the others.

"The hair is completely dry, and the local date on the electronic screen is still a few days old..."

It looks like it's not coming back. Let's keep looking for somewhere else.

It seems that when Mo Li refuted her just now, he did slightly improve her mental resilience, and now she can calm down and analyze the situation seriously.