How come I was the one being targeted?

"Guah——!"

Alan was completely unable to resist this force and flew out on the spot. After rolling several times on the ground, he fell to the ground covered in dust. The sword fell to the side, and the crackling electric current seemed to turn into a weak wail and dissipated in the air.

Alan struggled several times, but his overwhelmed body finally collapsed helplessly, marking the end of today's sparring.

This is the tradition of the Defense Department. Every morning, the staff members are allowed to practice in the training room to hone their strength and develop combat experience. The reason why Bai Jun appeared here was all due to Alan's casual chat a few days ago. Because he has always been interested in Bai Jun's strength, he invited Bai Jun to participate in the Defense Department's actual combat training.

It just so happened that Bai Jun wanted to work on his body, which had been unable to release its energy due to the recent surge in strength, so he followed Alan to the defense department's training room the next day.

At first, both sides just wanted to compete with each other, but since the entire defense department was severely beaten by Bai Jun, it unknowingly evolved into what it is now. Bai Jun seemed like a big devil sent by God, torturing the members of the defense department like an instructor.

Today is no different.

It's just that the attack seemed a little fiercer. In these short ten minutes, Alan had been kicked away by Bai Jun with the same move for the thirteenth time. The angle, posture, and even the landing position were all exactly the same.

It can only be described as a cold and merciless wave. Ninety-nine percent of the attacks would be interrupted by Bai Jun before they were launched. The occasional attacks would be met with ruthless and sharp counterattacks, leaving Alan completely confused. And the most terrifying thing is that under normal circumstances, after practicing for a long time, both sides can more or less master the other's offensive rhythm, moves and techniques, thereby gaining experience and promoting growth.

The problem occurred precisely here. Alan had been beaten for such a long time that, let alone being able to fight a few moves with Bai Jun and stalemate for a while, he was losing faster and faster. From the beginning to the end, all he could feel from Bai Jun was bottomless strength.

This made Alan doubt his life. He could no longer figure out what was going on. No matter how many lessons he learned, he would always feel despair in the next battle. There was no possibility of getting close at all.

The defense officers around him were so frightened when they saw Brother Alan lying on the ground in a mess, questioning his life, that they didn't even dare to breathe.

It was too tragic. Brother Alan, who usually could crush them, was ruthlessly crushed just like he always did.

It can be said that it is a gap in combat experience, but everyone is more inclined to think that it is the absolute gap in strength between Brother Alan and Brother Bai Jun. The gap between the two is like an abyss, with no end in sight.

Although such scenes can be seen every day recently, for some reason I always feel that today's battle is more intense. Could it be that Brother Alan made Brother Bai Jun angry?

That’s right, they unknowingly changed their way of addressing Bai Jun to “Big Brother Bai Jun”.

Although Bai Jun himself did not know this, he had indeed surpassed Alan in the hearts of the staff and became the undisputed number one master in the space station.

"Do any of you still want to spar with me?"

Bai Jun turned to look at the clerks standing in a row and gave an invitation like a devil's whisper.

"No no no no no!"

Upon hearing this, the staff members immediately became like frightened little girls, and all tried to hide behind each other to escape Bai Jun's sight.

Being able to practice against such a strong man is undoubtedly a great opportunity to accumulate experience and improve strength, but the staff present have already been frightened and are unwilling to step forward no matter what. After all, they have already experienced Bai Jun's terrifying nature many times.

It is indeed a good thing to keep climbing towards the peak. The problem is that Bai Jun seems not to be at the peak, but at the lightning on the top of the mountain, which is simply beyond the reach of mortals like them. If they are not careful, they will end up in a miserable state of being crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

"Let's!"

Despite knowing the fear and pain, two people still stood up bravely in the end, even though their legs were shaking like sieves.

"Very well, what are your names?"

The two of them had similar faces. Bai Jun had some impression of them. He remembered that they were the ones who took the initiative to come forward for sparring yesterday. He admired their courage from the bottom of his heart.

"My name is Alan Walker!"

"I'm his brother, Aludic!"

The twins shouted loudly in similar tones, as if they wanted to vent their fear. They knew that this would be a miserable crushing, but they tried their best to last five seconds in his hands - to last longer than the longest record they had ever held in Bai Jun's hands.

"I admire your courage and sincerely hope that you can keep it up forever. Come on, as a token of my utmost respect for you..."

The two brothers, who believed they had faced hell, opened their mouths tremblingly and witnessed an even more hellish scene - Bai Jun walked slowly to the weapon display cabinet near the wall with a serious expression and took out a wooden sword for training.

Even Brother Alan has never enjoyed such an honor.

Two seconds later, the two fell into a deep sleep with peaceful expressions.

"Any of you guys want to spar with me? I'll be as gentle as possible..."

Seeing the dead silence in the training room where no one dared to speak, Bai Jun could only sigh and consider the day's sparring to be over. After saying a simple goodbye to Alan who was lying on the ground, he left the training room under everyone's fearful gaze.

After leaving the deck where many staff members were, he turned into a staircase with a noticeable drop, turned left at the third garbage recycling device and went straight, passing a row of control center machines, and Bai Jun found the Black Tower's office with ease.

Unlike in the past, Black Tower was not immersed in the study of various strange objects today, nor was he busy repairing the simulated universe. Instead, he was communicating with a humanoid figure wearing an elegant tuxedo, made entirely of mechanical metal, with a lens hanging on the side of his face.

"I can't fathom his physique at all. Even the information the fixed-point spear spits out is simply 'unmeasurable.' You should understand what that means, right, Screw-Gum?"

"I understand what you mean, but it seems impossible to make a conclusion based on these circumstances alone..."

Screw Gumu stopped speaking and turned his head at the same time as Heita to look at Bai Jun who appeared at the door.

"Ah, you're here. Come here and let me see you. That person didn't do anything out of line to you, did he?"

As soon as Heita saw Bai Jun, he immediately took small steps to his side, lifted up his clothes and felt around to check if he was okay.

"You mean that Ruan Mei? Something out of the ordinary...she gave me a dose of truth serum."

"It's a small matter. I'll give you the antidote later."

Bai Jun silently put down his clothes and told Heita everything that happened last night. The latter nodded. She was not concerned about the truth serum, but felt a little unhappy about Bai Jun becoming her assistant.

Bai Jun rejected her kindness, "No need, I've already untied it."

"It's good. Not bad."

Heita looked up at him with a slight surprise, but did not ask any more questions. He just said with a hint of regret:

"I have some bad news for you. The damage to the simulated universe is beyond imagination. It seems that we will need to spend more time to maintain it. I can't do anything about your body. After all, biology is not my strong point. So for the time being, you can only rely on Ruan Mei for treatment."

This was one of the reasons why Heita agreed to Ruan Mei's conditions yesterday. Although Ruan Mei's personality and behavior were a bit eccentric, no one could question her professional level. At the same time, she was also one of the few candidates that Heita believed could solve Bai Jun's situation.

"Really... Can I refuse?"

Bai Jun sighed. Even though her tears in the morning made him feel very strange, he really didn't want to have anything to do with that person anymore.

"For a being that can create and resurrect life, as well as create living planets and intelligent species, a moral system based on the continuation of life and the development of civilization naturally has no meaning to her. When interacting with her, it's best not to judge her based on your own values ​​and morals. This way, your interactions with her will be much easier."

Heita just comforted him and told him another good news.

"Oh, by the way, the Star Train will arrive at the space station to replenish resources soon. The navigator among them is quite interesting. Perhaps she has heard about your situation during her long pioneering journey. You can go ask her about it then. Although I don't think she would know..."

"Star Train?"

When Bai Jun heard this term, he subconsciously felt familiar with it. After thinking about it carefully, he remembered that it was a topic that the staff of the Defense Department often talked about.

"Yes, they are nameless guests who inherited the will of the fallen Star God Akivelli, known as the "Pioneering God." They ride the train Akivelli built, traveling between the planets connected by the Milky Way, establishing connections within the galaxy. They are truly a great group of people."

Screw Gumu, who was silent on the side, explained to Bai Jun with a smile.

"I've spoken with these friendly, talkative, nameless people around campfires, and they're often some of the kindest, most interesting people you could ever meet in the galaxy. It might sound strange to think there's such a kind and friendly group of people in a galaxy full of deception and danger, but it's true."

The nameless guest who is willing to appear in the most dangerous place in the galaxy, respect the safety of everyone, and work tirelessly just to build communication channels between planets is probably such a person.

"Yes, that's pretty much what I mean. You'll understand when you see it. So, go and do your own thing. ScrewGum and I are going to prepare to repair the simulated universe."

Heita agreed with what Screw Gumu said, and then kicked Bai Jun out of the office.

"You really do care about this Bai Jun."

Screw Gum pushed the lens with one hand, as if he had already seen through Black Tower's thoughts.

"Humph, who would care about him? This can only be described as pure admiration..."

When only Black Tower and Screw Gumu were left in the huge office, she let out a long sigh.

Heita never dislikes mediocre people. On the contrary, she will give a certain degree of affirmation to those who know their own weaknesses but still work hard to become talented. She only despises those stupid guys who are unaware of their own mistakes from the bottom of her heart.

Being stupid is just having low IQ, while being foolish is having low morals. One lives in a muddle-headed way, using ignorance as a shield, and is not even worthy of being a pathetic slave to glory and dignity.

Precisely because Black Tower is a short-lived species, he cannot bear to see those races with similar short lifespans living so lazily.

The arrogant immortals were even more insignificant, having lived for thousands of years with nothing in their heads, their age reduced to the size of a roe deer. She always believed that it was precisely because of her incompetence that she should learn to burn her life and strive for progress.

At the same time, she affirms talented people.

From this perspective, Bai Jun passed the test.

He was just as the name said. Not only was his character and strength amazing, but more importantly, he possessed qualities that even she couldn't see through. Surviving the hands of two star gods was a miracle that ordinary people couldn't achieve.

If one day in the future he disappears from everyone's sight, only the Black Tower will still remember him and affirm his life.

Just like he was forced to accept all kinds of unreasonable demands when he followed him, but he still didn't turn around and leave. No matter what his motivation was, he was willing to try to get rid of the predetermined fate. Faced with this fact, even the Black Tower had to acknowledge it.

Although Heita believes that there is no possibility of him developing feelings for Bai Jun, he still has hope for him.

"Are you special enough to make Ruan Mei look at you differently from other lives..."

P.S.: (Note: The apology statement I posted yesterday was warned by the backstage that there were excessive comments. If I don’t delete it, it will easily be taken down by the review. I hope Mina-san can discuss it harmoniously. The recent crackdown is really a bit exaggerated...)

Space Station Stories: Chapter 93: Online Friends Offline Meeting (2/20)

It was indeed a rare event for three members from the Genius Club to gather together, and it caused quite a stir in the space station.

However, as time passed, three days later, the space station returned to its former tranquility. People no longer focused their attention on these three geniuses, but returned to their normal lives.

Ordinary people are like this, let alone geniuses. They focus on their research topics from beginning to end and ignore the eyes of people around them.

With the cooperation of Black Tower and Screw Gum, the maintenance of the simulated universe is progressing in full swing, but for some reason, it is always a few steps away from being officially repaired, which makes Black Tower and Screw Gum feel a little puzzled.

Obviously, the damaged core components of the simulated universe had been replaced long ago, and the source code of the data center had been repaired, but no matter what, the simulated universe could not be started. There was no way, the two could only blame the problem on the fact that the power of the Star God was too strong, and silently extracted the code to carefully check where the error was.

Ruan Mei's attention was entirely focused on Bai Jun. In just a few days, the research manuscripts she wrote were almost piled up into a small mountain. Unfortunately, her project also fell into a similar predicament as that of Black Tower Screw Gumu.

——Even after trying dozens of methods to prolong his life, Bai Jun's condition did not change at all, as if he was a small stone thrown into a lake, which became motionless in an instant.

Not only that, she was also at a loss in her investigation of Bai Jun's physique, so much so that she had not stepped out of Bai Jun's room for three days, and was fully focused on her research.

As an assistant, Bai Jun did not feel any pressure. He just helped her organize manuscripts occasionally and reminded her to drink water and eat, and other miscellaneous things.

Heita was right. Ruan Mei was indeed a very strange person. Her personality was cold and hard to fathom. She seemed unkind, but her actions revealed a hint of warmth from time to time. This might just be Bai Jun's illusion, but she had indeed not done anything out of line.

If I have to say, the only problem is that she occupied Bai Jun's room as a studio, forcing Bai Jun to live in the same room with Alan in recent days.

In fact, these are all irrelevant. The biggest strange feeling that Bai Jun currently feels is the "grace of the sun."

When I basked in the sun again these few days, the exaggerated rate of increase in strength gradually slowed down, as if this power gradually adapted to the "organs" of the body and began to actively reduce its speed according to the upper limit.

To put it more accurately and vividly - it's like a traveler who has been in the desert for a long time and finally encounters a downpour. At the beginning, he drinks water at the fastest speed, but when the dryness in his body gradually disappears, the drinking speed will also slow down. When he is full of water and feels his limit, forcing himself to drink water will become a burden.

Even though there is still a lot of room for growth to reach the so-called limit, Bai Jun still clearly feels this trend - that is not a narrow concept, but the upper limit that humans can reach, which is probably the limit of this level.

If you want to climb up again, I'm afraid the only solution is to ascend to become a god directly on the spot, just like Lan did a thousand years ago.

The question is, who knows how Lan did it?

With his current level of envoy, how could he possibly defeat a star god?

Bai Jun's consciousness was wandering in the ocean of thoughts. His expression was a little gloomy, and he stared blankly at the potato cream soup in the bowl.

Alan and other staff members who were traveling with him looked at each other after seeing Bai Jun's worried state, and consciously took their plates to find another place, trying their best to create a quiet and private environment for him.

After Alan left for fear of disturbing Bai Jun, a figure took the opportunity to sneak over.

"Hey, Bai Jun, what's wrong with you?"

Suddenly, an elegant voice that seemed to heal his ears came to his ears. The person walked towards him with small steps. Bai Jun knew who she was just by listening to the voice without even looking up.

"You look unhappy. Did someone make you angry? Tell me who it is and I'll teach him a lesson!"

"Ah, no, I was just thinking about something. You, on the other hand, seem to be in good shape today."

Bai Jun's gaze drifted towards her and he was immediately amazed.

She took off her usual monotonous and dull black uniform jacket and replaced it with a thin and light white off-shoulder shirt. Her snow-white and delicate shoulders exuded a pure and lovely loveliness like petals, which complemented her gentle smile and pale blue eyes.

Maybe it's because I'm used to her usual space station uniform, but when I suddenly saw her unadorned purity and innocence, how should I describe it...it should be dazzling!

While being amazed, Bai Jun couldn't help but think, logically speaking, a girl with such a cute appearance and gentle personality like her must be very popular, right?

But the fact seems to be that everyone in the space station has no impression of her.

"My uniform got wet yesterday, so I had to use my everyday clothes instead. Hmm...does it look good?"

The girl noticed Bai Jun's straightforward and unpretentious gaze, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she lowered her head and asked in a low voice.

"It looks great, and I feel many years younger."

"Well, Bai Jun, you idiot, I've always been young. Besides, who would praise someone like that?"

The girl puffed up her lips in anger, sat down next to Bai Jun, pinched his shoulder lightly, and acted like she was very angry.

"Indeed, ahem... This lady is beautiful, with a fair complexion. Such a beauty is rare not only in the North, but also in the South. She wears only a pure white brocade shirt, but even the most brilliant brocade pales in comparison to her beauty."

"Ahhh, shut up, shut up, it's so corny!"

Bai Jun pondered for a moment and took out the sentence he had memorized when studying with Teacher Jackdaw last time. However, the girl became so shy that her face turned red after just hearing a few words, and she hurriedly covered his mouth with her little hands.