Stelle let out a mournful cry and looked at the person who had stolen her "treasure"—Xun Yu.
"Wow, I made another three thousand."
Xun Yu looked at the three thousand credits in his hand and nodded in satisfaction.
At first, he was just a little curious, after all, the Stellaron Spirit had a special affection for trash cans.
And guess what? There were actually quite a few good things inside!
Needless to say, he even found a nearly new household robot!
Wow! The drop rate for loot boxes is amazing!
Xun Yu glanced at the furious stelle, tilted his head at a 45-degree angle, shook his head slightly, and prepared to continue opening the box.
"You! Stop right there!"
"oh?"
"I challenge you to a duel! The winner gets all the trash cans on the entire space station!"
Facing stelle, who was pointing a baseball bat at him, Xun Yu's lips curled into a smile that was three parts coldness, three parts mockery, and four parts nonchalance.
"Hehe, Little Gray, I accept your challenge!"
"Let's see the treasure!"
A baseball bat shimmering with seven colors was thrown by Xun Yu, hitting Stelle squarely on the forehead.
Duang!
A good sound is a good head!
"KO!"
Walking to Stelle's side, Xun Yu took the initiative to provide voiceover.
"I refuse to accept this! You attacked me from behind!"
"I demand a rematch!"
Stelle jumped up and protested.
"OK."
A moment later, stelle covered the two large bumps on her head, her eyes losing their sparkle.
My trash can, my treasure...
"Why are you so strong?"
"Good question... It's because of this 'Ultimate Overlord Super Baseball Bat' in my hand, of course!"
"It comes with the special function of guaranteeing a hit and causing the victim to grow a large bump!"
"Only one in the entire universe! Young lady, I see we're destined for each other. No need for 998, no need for 888, just take it home with credits! And it even comes with ownership of the space station's trash can~"
"Really?!"
A clear naiveté shone in her starry eyes, and she was quite tempted.
But she quickly lowered her head again.
"I have no money."
Xun Yu's lips curled up; the fish had taken the bait.
"It's alright, I also offer loan services. Nine out of 13, and the interest is minimal each day..."
Upon hearing this, stelle's gaze towards Xun Yu changed instantly.
"Having drifted aimlessly through half my life, I have yet to encounter a wise ruler. If you do not abandon me, I am willing to become your disciple... Oh dear!"
Before stelle could finish speaking, she received a chop to the head.
She turned her head and met the angry March 7th's gaze.
"So you've disappeared without a word, and now you're running a loan sharking business?!"
I happened to hear what Xun Yu said when I arrived on March 7th.
She hardened, and her fist hardened.
"What nonsense! What kind of talk is this! I..."
"What do you mean, 'you'?! Come here right now!"
"No! Stelle, if you agree, just sign here, I... Ouch! March, you really hit me!"
On March 7th, he chased after Xun yu and ran off...
Stelle picked up the baseball bat that Xun Yu had left behind and looked at the contract in her hand.
"Although... I can't write it!"
...
"This is the true master of the space station, 'Genius society' #83, Herta."
Himeko introduced the Herta Doll to stelle upon its arrival.
"I'll introduce myself properly, why mention the club? I have so many extraordinary achievements, which one doesn't sound better than #83?"
Despite saying that, stelle noticed that the herta doll's chin was slightly raised, and its tone was full of arrogance.
"So, this brat is now the 'Stellaron'?"
Noticing stelle's impolite gaze, Herta questioned Himeko.
Only after receiving the latter's affirmation did she turn her attention to stelle.
"Hmph, then I'll have to take a good look."
What are you looking at?
Stelle felt a little uncomfortable under Herta's gaze, but being young and fearless, she immediately retorted.
"Hmph, truly amazing. To contain this unactivated star core and save Azure Star from disaster, I built an entire space station..."
"But some people have returned to simplicity and managed to get it done with just this brat's body—how did they do that?"
Herta seemed not to hear stelle's words, clicking its tongue in amazement.
"Hey kid, can I do some research on you?"
Although it was a question, herta's tone was one of non-negativity.
Stelle didn't care at first, but when she realized she had no money, a brilliant idea struck her.
"You need to pay more!"
Himeko: "..."
This child, just like that, sold himself out?
"Okay, ask Asta for the payment."
"If there's nothing else, come to my office."
Herta readily agreed, and then she logged off, putting the doll into standby mode.
At that moment, Himeko, who was standing beside him, extended an invitation to stelle.
"Stelle, the Herta is interested in you now, but who knows what might happen later... If you'd like, there's a Astral express waiting on the platform. If you'd like, you can come with us."
"We can come back anytime and let Herta do the research; she's really interested in it right now."
...
"Herta: If you have nothing else to do, hurry up and come to my office. I have something good to tell you."
Stelle: ? Aren't you right next to me? Why are you sending me a message?
Herta: [Auto-reply] Hello, I'm currently unavailable and won't be able to contact you again soon.
Looking at the information from the Herta, a question mark appeared above stelle's head.
However, she was actually free of any problems at the moment, so after finding out the location of the Herta's office, stelle rushed over there.
Herta Office
"Oh, you've finally arrived."
"Let's get straight to the point, stelle. A few colleagues and I are working on a big project. If it succeeds, we can solve the ultimate problem that has plagued us for thousands of years of Amber Ages: the mystery of the Aeons."
"How were they born? Why were they born? What was the purpose of their birth?"
"Whether you've thought about these issues or not, even if they don't concern you, we need you. Give me some patience, Stelle! I'll reward you."
"The society's four geniuses teamed up to write a program. See that big machine in the office? The machine has its own universe: it's like the world we live in, but more streamlined and customized..."
"You'll find out the specifics once you go in."
Herta didn't give stelle a chance to speak, and pulled her into a device.
The simulated universe has been launched...
"Ohayo, little herta~"
"Um?"
Herta was operating the device when he heard the noise and frowned, glancing sideways.
The scattered playing cards appeared out of thin air and then gathered together like a mini tornado.
And then...
Like a seaweed, swaying in the wind~
What the heck is this? It even has background music?
"Playing tricks and deception."
Herta squinted and swung his diamond hammer at the blow.