"Lord Takagi, do we also have a chance to purchase the Light Cone you made?" La Signora asked curiously.
"What, you want to purchase a Light Cone too?" Takagi raised an eyebrow, looking at La Signora with interest.
"Yes, I do!" La Signora nodded without hesitation. Whether it was the Rating Pistol's evaluation of Asta this time, or Seele's performance in Belobog before and after obtaining the Light Cone, they all proved the power of the Light Cone's effect. For La Signora, who wanted to gain sufficient power, the Light Cone held a different kind of attraction.
"Asta spent 10 billion credit points to purchase a Light Cone exclusive to her from me. Are you also planning to purchase a Light Cone exclusive to you from me using Mora equivalent to 10 billion credit points?" Takagi said with a smile.
La Signora: "..."
Hearing this, La Signora fell silent. Mora equivalent to 10 billion credit points! Even if she held a knife to Pantalone's neck, the Regrator probably wouldn't agree to take out Mora worth 10 billion credit points for her to purchase a Light Cone exclusive to her, right? Unless The Doctor could research a way to independently create Light Cones through this Light Cone, The Regrator would absolutely not agree. However, having The Doctor research the method for creating Light Cones was simply impossible. Even though they were both Fatui, and both loyal to the Tsaritsa, when it came to researching Light Cones, La Signora didn't have much confidence in The Doctor.
However, La Signora didn't have this confidence, but The Doctor wanted to give it a try.
"Lord Takagi, besides that Light Cone worth 10 billion credit points, are there any cheaper Light Cones?" The Doctor took a step forward and asked curiously.
"Light Cones with a weaker effect naturally exist. What, you want to take them to research?" Takagi looked at The Doctor with interest. Although Takagi currently didn't have any other Light Cones on hand, who knows, he might draw a 3-star Light Cone or a 4-star or 5-star Light Cone that isn't exclusive in some draw. Takagi naturally wouldn't keep these Light Cones. Giving them to some people he appreciated was something Takagi was planning to do. These people he appreciated naturally included people from the Teyvat Continent.
"Indeed, as a researcher, it's hard not to be interested in Light Cones." The Doctor did not deny this.
"You want to research Light Cones? This is a topic that even the researchers at the Space Station didn't dare to imagine. You actually have such an idea. That's truly remarkable," Asta clapped her hands and said to The Doctor. Although she said this, The Doctor could clearly feel that Asta wasn't praising him. He wasn't angry about this either. Rather, he didn't dare to be angry with Asta, who had been given a score of 100 by the Rating Pistol.
"I can understand that you want to research Light Cones, but unfortunately, I currently don't have any Light Cones to sell to you. Also, I have no intention of selling the Light Cone to you," Takagi said, patting The Doctor's shoulder meaningfully.
Takagi: "I'm the type of person who adjusts based on who I'm dealing with. For rich ladies like Asta, I can charge a bit more credit points when selling Light Cones."
Asta: "Rich lady..."
Takagi: "For those who aren't so wealthy, I can also charge fewer credit points. Of course, the prerequisite is that this person must be someone I appreciate. Doctor, do you think you're the type I appreciate?"
The Doctor: "Then, what kind of person is more likely to gain Lord Takagi's appreciation?"
Takagi: "Well... perhaps a beautiful girl who looks great in black stockings."
The Doctor: "...Besides that?"
Takagi: "Wearing white stockings is fine too."
The Doctor: "..."
Standing aside, La Signora, who heard Lord Takagi's words, subconsciously looked at her legs. If I wore those, would Lord Takagi start to appreciate me? The moment La Signora had this thought, she felt a gaze from somewhere. She turned her head and saw Lisa looking at her with a smile. It was as if she could see through her thoughts. For a moment, La Signora subconsciously turned her head the other way, not daring to meet Lisa's gaze, afraid that Lisa would notice her embarrassing thought from that moment.
(Albedo: It seems that getting a Light Cone from Lord Takagi is not an easy task. Whether approaching it from the Mora aspect or from the aspect of gaining Lord Takagi's appreciation, it's the same.)
(Sucrose: But... but Lord Takagi said it's fine as long as you wear black or white stockings.)
(Albedo: He was probably joking. To truly gain his appreciation is absolutely not that simple.)
(Sucrose: Huh!)
(Kaeya: Lord Takagi also mentioned that because Asta is very wealthy, he can accept the large amount of credit points Asta gives him with a clear conscience. If we were to buy a Light Cone from Lord Takagi, maybe we wouldn't need that much Mora?)
(Diluc: Thinking about these things now is unnecessary. Only Pathstriders can use Light Cones. At this stage, only Jean, Lumine, Barbara, Klee, and Nahida can use Light Cones. Unless Lord Takagi is willing to integrate his power into the Light Cones and give them to us, getting Light Cones has no meaning for us.)
(Navia: Indeed, we still need to go to the Universe first and embark on a Path! After that, we can consider whether we can buy Light Cones from Lord Takagi.)
(Paimon: Doesn't Lord Takagi often give Light Cones to the people of Belobog? Maybe Lord Takagi would be willing to give Light Cones to us too?)
(Lumine: I wouldn't dare to imagine something so wonderful.)
(Rosaria: Belobog is now equivalent to Lord Takagi's world. In other words, Bronya, Natasha, and others are all Lord Takagi's subordinates. Since they are subordinates, it's normal for Lord Takagi to invest in them. And here at the Space Station, Asta is not Lord Takagi's subordinate, so she needs to purchase with credit points.)
(Tartaglia: But even before Lord Takagi decided to buy Yarilo-VI, he was already giving Light Cones to Natasha.)
(Yelan: Lord Takagi's feelings for Natasha are unknown. Perhaps Lord Takagi likes Natasha? After all, Natasha wears black stockings.)
(Tartaglia: In other words, if Lord Takagi likes me, he might give me a Light Cone?)
(Pantalone: ?)
(Pulcinella: ?)
(Arlecchino: Interesting!)
(Tartaglia: What's wrong with you guys?)
(Arlecchino: Do you want to wear black or white stockings? I'll have my subordinates send them over to you.)
(Tartaglia: Hmm? No, that's... that's not what I meant.)
(Yelan: Heh heh, the Fatui's Childe is truly an interesting person.)
...
"Speaking of which, would you like to try this Rating Pistol as well? If none of you need to test, I'll take you to experience the Simulated Universe. After you've experienced the Simulated Universe, you'll have some free time to move around," Takagi said.
"The Simulated Universe, something developed by four true geniuses. Although I want to go and try it right away, since we're already here, let's do a little test first." Lisa smiled and decisively stood in front of the Rating Pistol.
Rating Pistol: "9 points!"
"9... 9 points?! How is that possible?!" La Signora looked at Lisa in disbelief.
"It seems the Rating Pistol didn't rate her based on strength," The Doctor said.
"Then what is it based on?" La Signora frowned tightly.
"Perhaps it's based on appearance. Of course, the full score isn't 100, but 10," Takagi said with his arms crossed, smiling.
"Oh my, those are truly delightful words." Lisa's lips curved upwards. Lord Takagi's words clearly pleased her greatly.
(Varka: Nothing wrong with that. Lisa is the dream lover of many knights, getting a score of 9 out of 10 is quite fitting.)
(Amber: Only 9 points for Lisa? A beauty like her should get 10 points, right?)
(Jean: Lisa must be very happy.)
"Let me try as well," Cloud Retainer said, taking Lisa's place.
Rating Pistol: "10."
"10 points, is this based on strength or appearance?" Cloud Retainer retreated to the side with a thoughtful expression.
Lisa and La Signora both looked at The Doctor and Nahida.
"Doctor, would you like to give it a try?" La Signora looked at The Doctor with interest.
"Although I don't like being rated by a gun like this, but now, I suppose it wouldn't be appropriate for me to refuse." The Doctor smiled and stepped forward to the Rating Pistol.
Rating Pistol: "3 points."
"3 points?" La Signora frowned tightly.
"3 points, is it rating my appearance? If that's the case, then that's truly disheartening." The Doctor retreated to the side with a smile.
"Unless there's an extremely ugly face under that mask of yours, perhaps it's rating your intelligence," Asta rested her chin on her hand and analyzed.
"So it's intelligence? Then, Lead Researcher Asta, may I ask, when rating intelligence, is the full score 10 points?" The Doctor said with a chuckle.
"No, in my experience, when the Rating Pistol rates intelligence, the full score is 100 points," Asta shook her head and said.
"Wh-... what?! Lead Researcher Asta, you're not joking, are you?" The Doctor was stunned and quickly asked.
"I'm not joking with you. In fact, Ms. Herta sometimes uses this Rating Pistol to score the researchers at Herta Space Station." Asta looked at The Doctor, who was clearly a bit dazed, and comforted him: "You're a researcher, right? Actually, you don't need to be too disappointed. Although the full score for intelligence is 100 points, a low score doesn't mean you're not smart. On the contrary, being able to get a score from the Rating Pistol for intelligence is already a remarkable achievement. Many mortals' intelligence is merely 0 points in the eyes of the Rating Pistol."
Upon hearing this, The Doctor immediately asked: "Then, are there any people in the Space Station whose intelligence score reached 100 points?"
Asta shook her head: "There aren't any. Most of the researchers barely reach double digits..."
The Doctor frowned: "Most of the researchers reached double digits, huh."
Asta: "That's right. A few have reached above sixty. This galaxy is vast, and the gap between smart people is naturally also very large."
Hearing this, The Doctor's fists were already clenched. He only got 3 points, and the Space Station even had people with scores above 60. Didn't this mean that he, The Doctor, was just an idiot compared to those who scored above 60 points!? The Doctor found such a result impossible to accept. He would rather the Rating Pistol had rated his strength, his appearance, or other factors.
"Aside from those research scientists, the smartest person in the Space Station is Ms. Herta, right? However, if the Rating Pistol were to score her intelligence, the result would probably be 'unable to assess'," Asta said.
"Unable to assess?" The Doctor asked.
"That's right, it's beyond the Rating Pistol's measurement range. The result would naturally be 'unable to assess'. I think, Takagi will probably also have the same result." Asta smiled at The Doctor and pointed to Takagi, who was standing beside him.
At this moment, The Doctor noticed that Takagi was already standing in front of the Rating Pistol. The Rating Pistol's big eyes spun around several times, looking in Takagi's direction. Then its eyes suddenly widened to their fullest.
"Unable to measure!"
After a period of stalemate, the Rating Pistol finally chose to give up. After announcing Takagi's "score," it closed its eyes tiredly.
(Jean: As expected, Takagi's score cannot be determined by a Rating Pistol.)
(Albedo: After all, the power Takagi displayed even earned the praise of the Anemo Archon.)
(Mona: Compared to Takagi's score, The Doctor's score is indeed more intriguing.)
(Alhaitham: Indeed! I've heard of The Doctor's name, yet even he only has 3 points for intelligence. Perhaps we wouldn't get very high scores if we stood in front of the Rating Pistol either.)
(Kaveh: Is it really good for you to underestimate yourself like that?)
(Alhaitham: I'm just putting myself in the right place! Now it seems that we are indeed mediocre compared to the researchers at the Space Station.)
(Tighnari: The moment Wen Shiling replicated the Vision and the Delusion, it was already confirmed that we are mediocre.)
(Grand Sage Azar: No! That's not how it is! Wisdom will increase with the accumulation of knowledge. If we can master the knowledge of space, our scores in front of the Rating Pistol will inevitably increase.)
(Alice: Wisdom accumulates, but a person's intelligence is very difficult to change. I think it's about time we accepted our shortcomings.)
(Grand Sage Azar: It's not like that, it's not like that!)
(Dehya: It seems our Grand Sage has been quite stimulated.)
(Candace: After all, people from the Akademiya have always been proud of their intelligence. Such a result is probably something they can't accept no matter what.)
(Dehya: That's right! Speaking of which, Nahida is the incarnation of a branch of the Irminsul, so her intelligence shouldn't be low, right?)
..."Do you want to try, Nahida?" Takagi lowered his head, looking at Nahida, who was hesitant about whether to step forward.
The Doctor also instantly looked down at Nahida. After the previous events, he was now very curious about how many points the Rating Pistol would assign to her intelligence, as she was the Lesser Lord Kusanali. Although he also knew that even if Nahida stood in front of the Rating Pistol, the Rating Pistol might not necessarily score her based on her wisdom.
"Okay, okay."
Although she was a bit hesitant, everyone, including Takagi, had been measured by the Rating Pistol. Nahida also didn't want to be too special. She took a deep breath and stepped forward to stand in front of the Rating Pistol. Under everyone's gaze, the Rating Pistol, which had closed its eyes due to fatigue, reopened them and looked at Nahida.
Rating Pistol: "50 points?"
The Rating Pistol's eyes spun around, and its voice revealed obvious confusion.
"Fifty points?!" The Doctor lowered his head, his eyes fixed on Nahida.
"The score is actually so high! Is it a score for strength, intelligence, or some other factor?" Ms. Asta frowned, muttering.
"Such a high score, is it related to her identity, or is it related to the Path of Memory?" Lisa's eyes were full of curiosity.
"Perhaps both are related," Cloud Retainer said.
Nahida ignored The Doctor's strange gaze, just looking thoughtfully at the seemingly somewhat angry Rating Pistol.
"Strange, truly strange, this is the first time I've heard the Rating Pistol give a score with a questioning tone. Could it be that it can't determine your score? But it also didn't give the 'unable to measure' rating it gave when it scored Takagi." Asta looked curiously at the small Nahida in front of her.
"I don't know why either." Nahida shook her head, looking at Takagi. She instinctively felt that Takagi might know something...