How come I was the one being targeted?

The smell of rust, burning, and gunpowder rushed into Alan's nostrils. Looking at the stranger standing at the end of his sight, his lips moved slightly, but he was unable to speak.

"It's so hot, so hot, so hot! What is this!?"

“Ah! So, so scary…”

"Cough cough cough..."

Other defense department members also rushed over one after another at this time. They were stunned by the scene and screamed almost subconsciously. However, the next second, the golden gun muzzle was pointed at them.

"Are you real or fake?"

Bai Jun frowned and stared coldly at the group of clerks in white uniforms in front of him. He had just seen many monsters with the same clothing and style as them. To be on the safe side, Bai Jun thought it would be better to confirm it first.

"Really, really, really!"

But the people standing opposite were trembling with fear at his terrifying murderous aura. They thought that Bai Jun was blood-thirsty and took a few steps back, fearing that in the next second they would end up like the wall with a big hole in it.

"Where's Pepe!?"

Alan came to his senses and noticed that Pepe was not beside Bai Jun. He didn't care that Bai Jun had pointed the gun at his forehead. He threw away the sword in his hand and asked in panic.

"Pepe? You mean the little white dog?"

Seeing him like this, Bai Jun put down the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire with peace of mind. The entire hall of the confinement compartment became bumpy under the coverage of the Heavenly Fire, and there were traces of burning everywhere. Only one corner of the hall was safe and sound, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding tragedy, and a small white figure was hiding there.

Even though Bai Jun had noticed it hiding in the corner early on and deliberately kept the fire away from its location, a small part of Pepe's white fur was still singed by the flames. In addition, his whole body was covered in dust, and he curled up into a dirty ball. It was not until he heard Alan's voice that Pepe barked a few times in grievance.

“Pepe!!!”

Alan ran to the corner regardless of everything, knelt on the ground, carefully held the trembling Pepe in his arms, tears rolling in his eyes uncontrollably.

"That's great, that's great, Pepe, I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay..."

Alan can risk his life in a battle. He has long been accustomed to pain and regards injuries as medals. Only when he holds Pepe in his arms will the boy let down his guard and smile with relief.

...............

Ester received a call from Alan right after the meeting. After learning about this, she felt like the sky was about to fall.

"Alan, why is Pepe in the confinement section?" Estelle asked without turning her head while walking quickly.

"Pepe ran to look for the frisbee that Missy gave him, and accidentally got surrounded by the monsters from the Rift."

Alan followed Ester with Pepe in his arms, and explained, taking out a frisbee that Pepe had brought back from near the confinement section.

"Woo....Pepe, you idiot, I'll settle the score with you later!"

Fortunately, there were no casualties in this incident, which can be considered a blessing in disguise.

"I'm truly sorry that this incident happened just as the guests arrived at the space station. It's all my fault, as the station manager, for mismanaging the arrangements. Please allow me to apologize on behalf of all the station staff!"

After rushing to the medical cabin, Esther immediately bowed to Bai Jun who was sitting on the hospital bed and expressed her sincere apologies.

"I'm sorry, guest of Ms. Black Tower. It's all my fault that I failed to arrange time to greet you, which led to this accident. And thanks to you for saving Pepe, I will always remember this kindness in my heart. As long as you need anything, I will repay you no matter what I can do!"

Alan stood behind Ester holding Pepe and bowed to Bai Jun with gratitude. Judging from Alan's serious look, his words were from the bottom of his heart.

"I don't have any other opinions, but...can you please stop checking me with the detector? I'm really not injured!"

Sitting on the hospital bed, Bai Jun glanced at the three doctors in white coats who were still surrounding him with a fierce look in their eyes, and complained helplessly.

Originally, he didn't want to come, but Alan insisted on bringing him in for a checkup. As soon as he entered the medical cabin, the three female doctors rushed forward like carnivorous animals smelling blood, clamoring to examine him. They could examine him, but how could an examination take more than half an hour?!

Seeing this, Ester hurriedly dismissed the medical staff in the room. They smacked their lips and left the medical cabin reluctantly.

After they all left, there were only three people left in the medical cabin. Estelle hesitated for a moment and asked, "Guest, could you briefly describe what you experienced during this time?"

"Stationmaster Esther, you don't have to call me guest all the time. Just call me Bai Jun."

Bai Jun stood up from the hospital bed, stretched his muscles a little, and recounted the whole story in a leisurely manner, starting from when he saw the Pepe-like monster on the platform.

After listening to this, Esther frowned thoughtfully and muttered to herself, "Exactly the same appearance as Pepe? How could those Rift Creatures..."

Creatures from the Rift generally exist in the form of erosion. Although they retain the memories and habits of their prototypes, their external appearance is very different from the original body, often expressing a strong sense of exclusivity. At the same time, they also have patterns and auras unique to the Rift. This is one of the reasons why staff can distinguish creations from the Rift.

But now it appears to be a rift creature that is no different from its original form... Could it be a mutation caused by the recent activity in the star core?

Many opinions and speculations flashed through Ester's mind, but no matter what, if this was true, the danger factor of the rift would probably increase by several more exponents. In addition, the rift inside the confinement section would remain for at least several months before slowly disappearing, and during this period the safety of the staff would be greatly threatened.

As the stationmaster, Ester was responsible for the lives of all the staff, so she immediately instructed Alan beside her:

"Alan, please go to the confinement section to collect samples. After sorting them, quickly hand them over to Ms. Black Tower. Subsequent changes should be determined by Ms. Black Tower herself."

Alan nodded, put Pepe on the ground and quickly left the medical cabin.

Pepé turned around a few times on the ground and finally came to Bai Jun's feet. He nudged his trouser leg with his little head and made a few flattering barks.

"Pepe is thanking Mr. Bai Jun."

"Really?...it's so cute." After hearing Ester's translation, Bai Jun bent down and rubbed the little dog's head. Then he got to the purpose of his visit and asked, "Stationmaster Ester, when can I meet Ms. Black Tower?"

"It should be... nothing. I'll take Mr. Bai Jun to Ms. Heita's office later, but I'm not sure if she's available."

Ester did not give an answer immediately, but hesitated for a moment, with a hint of embarrassment in her blue eyes. In fact, she couldn't say for sure when Ms. Heita would come out of the office, especially when she was in the middle of her research. She might not come out for a week or two.

In the past, there have been cases where guests invited by Ms. Black Tower stayed in the space station for seven or eight days before she herself came out of the laboratory, so Ester had to explain it to Bai Jun in a tactful way.

"I see. That's okay. I can wait a week or two."

Bai Jun suddenly understood why Mr. Huai Yan specifically mentioned in the letter that Ms. Heita was a genius with a strange personality but good character. Her personality was indeed strange, but he didn't know whether her character was good or not.

Anyway, Bai Jun didn't have any expectations for this plan. He came here purely for the old man's sake, so even if he couldn't see the black tower in the end, Bai Jun wouldn't feel any regret. At most, he would just treat it as a paid vacation.

"Mr. Bai Jun, it's great that you can understand. If you don't mind, please allow me to introduce you to the various facilities and conditions of the space station."

A smile appeared on Ester's face, and she offered to take Bai Jun to visit the space station and arrange a place for him to live.

Bai Jun had no reason to refuse, and soon left the medical cabin with Esther and began to tour the space station starting from the base cabin.

"Mr. Bai Jun, look, the lobby on the first floor below the medical cabin is the space station's reception center. People from all over the world visit the space station..."

Esther, who was standing one body ahead of him, proudly introduced to him the various situations of the space station. Bai Jun followed behind and listened silently, memorizing the information in his mind. The next second, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a little man standing on the lower floor.

She was a beautiful girl, with long gray hair spread out behind her like gauze, her features were extremely delicate, and she had a noble and detached temperament. She stood downstairs with her hands on her hips, like a perfect doll.

No...it looks like a doll?

Although he didn't want to admit it, as a craftsman, Bai Jun's first reaction when he saw her was amazement. When he was in Zhu Ming, he also followed Yan Tingjun to make similar bionic dolls, but later he felt that it was not as fun as forging swords, so he did not continue his studies.

Now seeing such a perfect doll, Bai Jun's curiosity seemed to be gently scratched by the raccoon's claws, prompting him to stop in front of the doll.

"Go further ahead and you'll find the main control section. Ms. Heita's office is there, but it's quite secluded. You'll need to leave the deck where the staff are, turn down a set of stairs with a noticeable drop, turn left at the third garbage recycling device, and walk straight past a row of control center machines before you can find Ms. Heita's office. It doesn't matter if Mr. Bai Jun can't remember it. You'll only need to walk down it a few times to remember it..."

Ester was introducing it as if it were her most precious treasure, and her words were full of pride in the space station. But when she turned around to see Bai Jun's reaction, she found that he had already left far behind.

"Oh my god, what kind of technology is this? Not only does it feel like skin, but even its body temperature is the same as a normal person's!?"

Bai Jun fiddled with the black tower figure's arm, then curiously parted her lips slightly, continuing his research. "Also, her oral temperature is normal, and there's saliva circulating. Could it be that she can maintain basic physiological activities on her own?"

The more he observed, the more surprised Bai Jun was. This was the first time he had seen a puppet of this level. Except for the joints of the limbs, the other parts were almost no different from normal people. Even the bionic puppets made by Yan Tingjun could not reach this level.

Xue Yi's puppet body is completely different from this puppet. If I can learn this technique, perhaps I can let her truly experience the life of an ordinary person...

"Mr. Bai Jun, what are you doing...Ah!? Mr. Bai, Bai, Mr. Bai Jun, stop it!"

After seeing the scene in the distance, Ester's face turned pale with fear. Bai Jun muttered to himself that he didn't pay attention, but in Ester's sight, the black tower puppet's eyes, which had been dull and dim, gradually regained consciousness. This meant...

"Don't stare at my puppet, and don't touch it, or do you want me to throw you out of the space station?"

Heita pushed away Bai Jun's hand on his arm and looked up at him coldly. An ordinary person would definitely be scared away by Heita's aura, but Bai Jun seemed even more excited after seeing this scene.

"Oh my god, it can actually talk! Is it equipped with artificial intelligence? Can I ask you a few questions? Does your puppet body have all five senses? Can you teach me this technology..."

"You, what do you want to do? Stay away from me!"

Space Station: Chapter 84: Wandering Between Loneliness and Desire (5k)

Heita is a genius, an absolute genius.

She has twice visited the Venerable Master of Knowledge, whom countless people have sought to see but have been unable to see. She is not only one of the few geniuses in the galaxy who can achieve immortality by her own power, but also a hero who has single-handedly saved planets from the Destroyer several times.

The ideas and inspirations that Heita put forward in his leisure essays after tea are the peaks that countless clerks have worked hard for decades or even their entire lives to reach.

Even the Black Tower Space Station, which is famous far and wide and has countless people trying their best to get in, is just a storage room for her captured star cores and various collections.

Even if she herself has no intention, her talent and achievements still attract countless admirers who want to follow her in the pursuit of knowledge. They are in awe of Black Tower's wisdom, and also fanatically respect her, eager to get even the slightest inspiration and guidance from her.

Geniuses walk among the stars, but mediocre people cannot even reach a single footprint.

As for Heita herself, she didn't like these fanatical mediocre people, but she didn't hate them either. As mentioned before, the storage room had to be managed by someone, so Heita always held an indifferent attitude towards these staff members.

Who wants to come and who cannot come are all matters that are managed entirely by the station manager she appointed, Esther.

Just like treating cute ants, she does not despise mediocrity, but she also has no interest in mediocrity. She is only interested in those exceptions. Fortunately, the staff in the space station are also very sensible and will not take the initiative to bother her.

However, this has changed. Right now, someone dares to desecrate her doll!

"Oh my god, it can actually talk? Is there a soul inside? Or is it equipped with an omnic? Can I ask you a few questions? Does your puppet body have all five senses?"

A fire of thirst for knowledge flashed in Bai Jun's eyes, and he excitedly came forward to ask questions.

"You, what do you want to do? Stay away from me!"

Heita tried to push away the good-looking scoundrel in front of him, but when he found that he couldn't move his body at all with the power of the puppet, he frowned in disgust and was about to take out the hammer from behind to hit the guy in the face.

However, Bai Jun's next words dispelled her idea.

"Beautiful! This doll is truly magnificent! I've never seen such brilliant bionic puppetry. If possible, could I learn from you about this technology?"

"Does it look good? Compared to when I was a kid, it's only about 70% similar."

Heita put his hands on his hips, accepted his compliment as a matter of course, and reluctantly answered his question with interest:

"Want to learn my puppetry skills? Interesting, much better than most people I've met who only ask stupid questions. I don't dislike people with a strong thirst for knowledge... but I refuse."

I thought Heita would agree one second, but he changed the subject the next second.

She certainly doesn't dislike people with a strong thirst for knowledge, but that doesn't mean she will give away her knowledge for free.

"Ah... well, I'm sorry to bother you. I wish you the best in your life."

Bai Jun's expectant smile came to an abrupt end.

After finally seeing such an interesting technology, he was rejected. The unattainable distance made Bai Jun hang his head in discouragement. He couldn't force it, so he had to give up this plan in disappointment.

"Don't leave yet. I have a question - are you from Xianzhou?"

Just as Bai Jun was about to leave, Heita suddenly stopped him and asked a rather baffling question. He scanned his entire body with the eyes of a white mouse. Bai Qiao's nose twitched slightly as she asked, "Why do you smell so strange?"

"He shouldn't be from the Immortal Boat. The aura of the pharmacist is a bit too strong... Could he be from Fengraomin? No, no, no, if that's the case, the aura of the pharmacist is too weak, and he doesn't look like a Fengraomin..."

Bai Jun's expression gradually stiffened. Before he could answer, Heita overturned her previous opinion. She fell into a state of thinking, analyzing the situation intently and trying to draw conclusions on her own.

"I am indeed from Xianzhou, there is no mistake about that..."

"No, I'm not referring to your affiliation, but your race." Black Tower seemed to see through the hesitation in his heart and immediately refuted it.

As expected...Ms. Heita had no idea that this was the guest she invited.

Although Ester had already guessed this fact, she couldn't help but sigh. Her lips trembled slightly, and she wanted to quickly explain this person's identity to Ms. Black Tower, but the communication between the two of them left her no chance to speak.

"You're just a Xianzhou person, why do you have such a strange aura of a pharmacist? It's like a chocolate with cream filling."

Heita walked straight forward, completely ignoring the surprised look of Estella beside him, grabbed Bai Jun's collar, and stood on tiptoe to sniff the scent on his body.

The Fertility Pharmacist is a star god who never refuses prayers and cannot bear to see decay and illness. He roams the universe, tirelessly guiding creatures suffering from disasters and hardships. The races blessed by the Pharmacist will gradually change in body and soul under the power of "Fertility".

The most typical of them are divided into two factions, namely the immortal people who are both blessed by the Medicine Master - the Fairy Boat People and the People of Abundance.

Although the Xianzhou Alliance later converted to the fate of "Hunter" Lan, there is not much difference between the two in terms of race. Both benefited from the power of "Abundance", and they were inevitably contaminated with the aura of "Abundance", that is, the pharmacist.

Heita had studied topics related to the Fengrao faction and had some understanding of the relationship between the Xianzhou people and the Fengrao people. For example, the secret of the Xianzhou people's longevity lies in the third organ in the chest cavity - the Danfu, which allows the cells throughout the body of the Xianzhou people to transform into each other as needed and in accordance with the "standards" that were determined at birth, thus keeping the human body characteristics constant at the original "standards".

Therefore, they will emanate a light but not strong aura of a pharmacist from the inside out.

But the Bai Jun in front of him was very strange. He did exude the aura of a pharmacist, but this aura seemed to be emitted from the outside. To be more precise, there was no aura of a pharmacist inside his body at all. After the black tower got closer, this guess was confirmed.

"Although you do have the aura of a pharmacist... you're not actually from the Immortal Boat. Oh, now I remember, I seem to have agreed to a request from 'Zhu Yuan' some time ago. I said I would check someone's health and extend their lifespan as a way of repaying him. That person must be you, right?"

Heita looked at Bai Jun with a faint smile, as if waiting for him to confirm his inference.

Bai Jun's body trembled slightly, and his expression changed slightly. After hesitating for a moment, a bitter smile appeared on his face, and he slowly revealed the truth that had been hidden for a long time:

"That's right, I'm just an ordinary human with a lifespan of only a hundred years."

Humans? Haha, I've never heard of any human being who could actually endure this level of "abundance" blessing while remaining intact.