Not long after Herta returned to the Space Station, she sensed that something was amiss.
She had only left the Space Station a short while ago… why had Screwllum and Ruan Mei's interest in her assistant grown so much?
He had only been away for half a day, and Screwllum and Ruan Mei had both come to ask where he had gone.
When did her assistant become so popular?
Never mind, it's better to call Bai Luan over to stand by, that way they won't have to ask.
So Herta called Bai Luan over, and the situation with the four geniuses completely solidified, causing Bai Luan's workload to increase sharply.
However, a trip into the Little Black Room to recharge his energy significantly improved Bai Luan's mood.
No matter how bad the situation was, at least they hadn't discovered that he was secretly creating simulated universe DLCs, right?
If their evaluation of him went up, then it went up; once it reached its peak, it couldn't go any higher, so it didn't matter!
Anyway, they would leave the Space Station sooner or later; he just needed to endure until they left!
As long as they didn't think he was passionate about simulated universe development, it was fine.
I've regressed to this extent, surely there won't be any more surprises, right?
After a brief period of discomfort, Bai Luan once again displayed his astonishing adaptability.
As Bai Luan adapted, Herta, on the other hand, became a little unaccustomed.
Herta's discomfort wasn't because Bai Luan was now adept at navigating social situations, seamlessly transitioning between each genius's topics.
After all, the speed of progress Bai Luan had always shown was like this; she had long since gotten used to it.
He was, after all, the assistant she favored, so it was normal for him to display such genius.
The point of her discomfort was that, previously, among all the geniuses, she was the one who spent the absolute majority of time with Bai Luan.
But now, the time the other two geniuses spent with Bai Luan was also steadily increasing, subtly hinting at catching up to her.
This gave Herta a strong feeling that her assistant was about to be poached.
Moreover, when two people weren't together, there were many things that couldn't be done, and she lost a lot of fun because of it.
It seemed her previous action of calling Bai Luan over to stand by was a bit rash.
Realizing this, Herta quickly took action.
As Bai Luan was summarizing the necessary conditions for mechanical awakening into sapient machines with Screwllum, Herta walked directly over and then grabbed Bai Luan's hand.
"I've thought of a great idea, come help me."
Then Herta glanced at Screwllum and Ruan Mei.
"That's the situation, I'm taking him."
Bai Luan was thus pulled away by Herta.
As for Ruan Mei and Screwllum, they weren't surprised by this.
After all, Bai Luan had often interrupted academic discussions by saying he had to do something for Ms. Herta, so this situation was within their expectations.
After Bai Luan was pulled away by Herta, he braced himself, expecting to face some very difficult work.
Ms. Herta had pulled him out under the pretext of having a great idea.
An idea that even a genius would consider great must be very important, and the difficulty must be extremely high.
Bai Luan was prepared to face extremely tricky work.
But up until now, it seemed no different from his usual assistant work.
It was just that Herta teased him an unusually large number of times… this shouldn't count as an abnormal situation, right?
But the lack of any change still left Bai Luan a bit unable to guess what Herta was thinking.
Eh! Why not ask Herta?
He entered the Little Black Room as usual and asked Herta what she was thinking.
The answer he received was… if you don't understand, go ask.
Clearly, the Herta in the Little Black Room knew what her real-world self was thinking, but she chose not to tell Bai Luan directly, instead making Bai Luan ask himself.
Then she gave him a look of anticipation, as if a good show was about to begin.
Bai Luan emerged from the Little Black Room.
Herta's suggestion must have a profound meaning of her own.
With this thought, Bai Luan opened his mouth and asked Herta:
"Ms. Herta, didn't you have a great idea?"
"Oh, this genius lied to them."
"Eh?"
"This genius just wanted to find an excuse to follow her own desires and spend more time with you."
No wonder the Herta in the Little Black Room told him to ask in person… she knew she would say this!
Damn it.
I love her so much.
After this incident, Herta would occasionally pull Bai Luan away under the pretext of having a good idea.
Later on, as it happened more often, Herta didn't even bother with the excuse and just pulled Bai Luan along directly.
Every time Herta walked over and pulled Bai Luan away, freeing him from troublesome work, in Bai Luan's eyes, Herta herself seemed to glow.
Folks!
Who understands this feeling of salvation at that moment… Seriously, this time Bai Luan truly felt a sense of salvation.
Argenti, I have found my own Aeon of Beauty.
Time passed bit by bit, and Ruan Mei was the first to bid farewell to the Space Station.
Compared to the plotline in Bai Luan's memory, Ruan Mei's stay at the Space Station this time was much longer than in the original plotline.
The reason was simple: it was because of the mara-struck bullet Bai Luan gave her.
She had studied that bullet for a long time there.
Bai Luan was very clear about what Ruan Mei had been studying, as she would occasionally come over to exchange a few words.
Although it was exhausting, Bai Luan indeed learned a lot from their discussions.
Regarding the field of life creation, Bai Luan could now say he knew a thing or two.
At least, creating a physical body by hand was very easy for him now.
Now, when he looked at Chizuru, he could also understand why Ruan Mei would be interested in him because of this little paper crane.
The power of the system truly had its implications; the current Bai Luan could also perceive this in this field.
Whenever a genius left the Space Station, Bai Luan would see them off, and generally, a Herta Puppet would accompany him.
This farewell was naturally no exception.
As she was about to board the spaceship, Ruan Mei turned back.
"This is far enough."
Bai Luan nodded upon hearing this, then said:
"Ms. Ruan Mei, I'm glad you kept our agreement and didn't use that bullet on the Space Station.
I trust your risk management abilities, but it's always better to be careful; if you're going to use that bullet, you must be fully prepared."
"Don't worry, I'll find a suitable assistant before the experiment."
"In that case, I won't say anything more. Have a safe journey, Ms. Ruan Mei. I hope you gained something from your visit to the Space Station this time."
Ruan Mei smiled faintly upon hearing this.
"I indeed gained a lot here. I hope to gain more of what I desire when we meet next time. Goodbye."
After saying her farewells, Ruan Mei turned and boarded the spaceship.
Bai Luan watched Ruan Mei's spaceship ascend, then depart from the Space Station.
Although saying this right after seeing a friend off made him seem heartless… Bai Luan looked at the departing spaceship, and his first thought was indeed—finally gone.
With Ruan Mei gone from the Space Station, his work could finally become a bit easier.
And even after Ruan Mei left the Space Station, his secret creation of simulated universe DLCs was not exposed.
What did this prove?
It proved that his concealment of this matter was executed perfectly.
Bai Luan let out a long sigh, feeling a sense of relaxation throughout his body.
Now, he just had to wait until Screwllum also left the Space Station, and he would be completely free.
The Herta Puppet beside him suddenly spoke:
"What were you talking about with her? I don't understand."
"Uh…"
Bai Luan turned his head to look at the Herta Puppet, who was staring at him with her arms crossed.
He suddenly felt an inexplicable pressure.