Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

When Kiana arrived at the Black Tower's office, she saw Xing standing in front of an unknown machine. Kiana looked at Xing with curiosity, wondering why she was standing there motionless as if she were asleep.

"You finally came?"

Black Tower shifted her gaze from the monitor beside her, where Kiana could vaguely see data that was enough to make her dizzy just by looking at it.

"You seem to be having a great time chatting with people from your hometown? I've already started testing here!"

"I'm sorry, it's been a while since I've seen him, and I also have some questions I want to ask him. Before I knew it, it was this time."

"Forget it, having this sentient being from the star core is enough. After I finish recording the data here, you can help me complete a study on that broken crystal."

"Sure, but can I ask you what kind of test Xing is participating in? And what does it mean for a star core to become sentient?"

"Literally, you mean you want to seal this star core inside Xing's body, right? But under normal circumstances, a star core cannot be sealed inside a human body so easily. Even if it is not activated, Xing did it. Isn't that like the star core has become sentient?"

"As for the test she was asked to take..."

It seemed that something that interested Black Tower had been mentioned, and Black Tower's expression became visibly excited.

"Simply put, I and a few colleagues, who are also members of the Genius Club, created a device that can simulate the universe. Everything that happens in the simulated universe corresponds to reality. The purpose is to study the mystery of the birth of the Star God. You know, the most intriguing thing in the entire universe is how the Star God was born."

"But isn't it generally believed that if a living being 'travels' far enough in a philosophical sense and forms its destiny, it can become a star god? What's so interesting about that?"

"So you people don't understand what a puzzle is," Black Tower said, looking at Kiana with a hint of disdain.

"Indeed, as you said, as long as a being goes far enough in a philosophical concept, it can be sublimated into a star god through the destiny it forms. Therefore, a star god is also a metaphysical concept. What I want to know is what the conditions for achieving this are. No one knows how a destiny is formed. The simplest way is of course to find a star god and ask Him face to face. But the problem is, how easy is it to find a star god? Searching for a star god in the vast universe is probably something that can never be achieved in a lifetime."

"So we decided to create a simulated universe to observe and understand the Star Gods directly. Fortunately, the experiment, which had been stalled, finally made progress with Xing's participation. Just minutes before you arrived, Xing successfully met the [Guardian] Star God Kripper, and I believe she will soon meet the second Star God..."

Before Black Tower could finish speaking, the instruments next to him started alarming wildly, and the other instruments began to run at high speed, emitting sharp noises. Black Tower's expression changed, and he hurriedly went to the monitor to operate it.

"What's wrong?" Kiana leaned closer and asked.

"The situation has gotten worse. It seems that because I set Xing as the fallen [Pioneer] Star God Akivili, the encounter with the [Memory] Star God Fuli has alarmed the [Memory] Star God in reality. Now Xing is undoubtedly facing Fuli himself!"

While answering Kiana's questions, Black Tower frantically operated the screen in front of him.

"We have to get her out of here as soon as possible, otherwise even if she can withstand the power of the Star God, the device that's suppressing me will overload and break down because it can't handle the data from the real Star God!"

Fortunately, the Black Tower reacted in time, helping Xing escape safely while also shutting down the simulated universe. Seeing Xing wake up with lingering fear, Kiana couldn't help but wonder what she had experienced inside.

According to Xing's recollection, from the moment she met the [Memory] Star God, countless memories inexplicably surged into her mind. These included not only her own memories but also the memories of countless strangers. The countless memories intertwined in her brain, making her dizzy. Even now, when she recalls them, Xing feels an unbearable headache.

At this moment, Black Tower, who had finally finished processing the data, joined Kiana and the others' chat.

"Although there was a slight mishap at the end, the results were still very fruitful. I will share the data with my colleagues later, and the simulated universe will undergo a major upgrade, at least the situation we just experienced will not happen again."

"Kiana, I hope you can come and help test the simulated universe next time. I'm also very curious about how the simulated star gods will react if your world is imported into the simulated universe."

"Minecraft?"

"I won't go into the complicated stuff, since you wouldn't understand anyway. Simply put, the simulated universe, or the device you just tested, will read your memories and automatically generate related scenes. To keep the exploration fresh, I've made the exploration-related content into a game-like mechanism. After completing the exploration of an area, you'll receive a random Star God's blessing. These blessings will help you complete the exploration better. Of course, these blessings will disappear after completing an exploration. Anyway, if you come to participate in the test next time, I won't skimp on the rewards."

"Let's talk about it later. Now that you've finished yours, isn't it my turn?"

"Yes, Kiana, come with me."

With that, Black Tower led Kiana to a closed laboratory with the Honkai Crystal in his hand. Black Tower carefully placed the Honkai Crystal into an isolation device and turned to look at Kiana.

"Next, we need to study the so-called Honkai energy. Tell me, how do we do it? What should I be careful about?"

Kiana awkwardly scratched her head: "To be honest, I don't know how to bring it up. How about this, I'll use my ability to transfer the relevant knowledge into your consciousness."

Before the Black Tower could unleash its power, Kiana used her Herrscher of Knowledge to transmit knowledge about Honkai energy to it, though her knowledge was quite limited.

"That's all the knowledge I have. After all, I'm not a researcher and my understanding of Honkai energy is limited, but it should be enough to give you a basic understanding of Honkai energy."

After silently digesting the knowledge Kiana transmitted, Black Tower rolled its eyes at Kiana. To be honest, Kiana's knowledge was less about Honkai energy theory and more about common sense and some simple methods to isolate Honkai energy.

However, just knowing that Soul Steel exists doesn't mean it's easy to produce. We need to find a way to get the principles from Welt.

"Kiana, go and call Welt over here."

"Was it about Soul Steel that you called him over?"

"Otherwise what? Are you going to invite him over to watch you catch up again?"

"If you only need Soul Steel, I can provide it to you."

"Oh? Do you have some on you?"

"I don't have any readily available, but I can use my powers to get some for you."

"That works too. I prefer to figure out the principles myself rather than just getting the answer from someone else."

Seeing that Black Tower had agreed to her proposal, Kiana stopped wasting words and directly used the power of the Herrscher of Reason, or rather, the Herrscher of Truth. The next second, a metallic substance called Soul Steel appeared in Kiana's hand.

Black Tower looked at the Soul Steel that Kiana handed him, his eyes sparkling with curiosity. After taking it, he immediately chased Kiana out of the laboratory.

Kiana looked at the tightly closed door in front of her, helplessly touched her neck, and turned to leave the Black Tower's laboratory.

After spending some time with her, she had figured out Black Tower's personality. Generally speaking, as long as she didn't show any impatience, he was easy to talk to.

After reporting to Himeko, Kiana also entered the train. Then she saw a creature that looked like a rabbit doll slowly walking towards her, wiggling its small body.

The small tail that swayed from side to side with each tiny step gently stirred Kiana's increasingly restless heart. The red train uniform and the top hat of the same color were intentionally or unintentionally hinting to Kiana that perhaps it was the train conductor Pam that Himeko had mentioned.

Kiana had imagined countless ways Pam could look, but she never thought that Pam would actually be a creature that looked like a rabbit doll. Its cute appearance had no sense of majesty whatsoever, but who could resist a cute creature?

Kiana couldn't refuse, even though she knew it would offend Pam. Kiana couldn't help but pick her up and shove her into her arms, then began to caress her.

The next moment, a scream filled with terror and anger, along with the sound of something hitting someone's head, rang out from inside the train.