StarTie Simulation: Aren’t you NPCs?

Chapter 122 Repairing the "Starry Sky Train" (Part )

"Well... it's really a chain of events. The reward for the previous task is the key item for the next task..."

Wu Xuan looked at the endless darkness in front of him and shook his head helplessly. He sighed and said, "I guess my range of activities will be limited until the Starry Sky Train is completely repaired..."

At this moment, Wu Xuan hoped that Ji Zi would come back soon, because...if she were there, he wouldn't have to keep looking at this darkness that was enough to drive people crazy.

At least... he can watch how Ji Zi repairs the "Starry Sky Train", so that he won't be bored to death.

At this time, Ji Zi, who was being talked about, was deconstructing the second blueprint in the dormitory.

The girl with long fiery red hair sat under the desk lamp, almost completely immersed in the thought of how to deconstruct the second drawing.

"This... looks like a basic engine? Is it connected to the previous drawing?"

"A device that can entangle virtual numbers... Why is it here?"

......

Perhaps it was because Ji Zi was too immersed in the deconstruction of the blueprint, she felt that... the time it took to completely deconstruct the blueprint this time was shorter than last time.

Or maybe it was because the first drawing brought not only doubts, but also a deep understanding of the knowledge that came flooding in.

But... for Ji Zi, these reasons are not so important. She leaned back in the chair and stretched, her head slightly tilted back. A ray of sunlight shone on her face through the dormitory window, adding a touch of sacredness to her already elegant and peaceful face.

"Hmm~ Is it daytime already... I don't seem to have classes today..." Ji Zi said as she opened her cell phone and took a look. After confirming that she had no classes, she slowly stood up, picked up the toolbox on the side and left the dormitory.

Her roommates looked at the pretty figure slowly going away with a look of shock on their faces.

"She...isn't she tired at all?"

Of course, if they had understood the power of "intelligence" in their destiny, they would not be so shocked.

After about half a system hour's journey, Ji Zi came to the observation car again. Looking at the drawing full of annotations, Ji Zi suddenly had an indescribable feeling.

She hadn't felt the feeling of being helped academically for a long time.

"But... I can't believe it completely. I still have to think about it bit by bit myself." Ji Zi thought as she looked at the drawings in front of her.

She slowly picked up the blueprint and carefully read the instructions from the "Starry Sky Train" word by word, trying to understand the similarities between it and the "Imaginary Mass Collector" she had dismantled. Similarly, she was also trying to find any possible errors.

After a while, the girl slowly exhaled, then took the blueprint to the power car to repair the part that remained yesterday and the part that was disassembled today.

Jizi half-crouched in front of the engine, staring at the part she had repaired yesterday and began to daydream.

Perhaps the two processes of thinking and finding faults just now made her think of a possibility.

"Modularization? Divide the entire engine into nine large modules and eighty-one small modules, and then use the fit between the modules to assemble an engine with maximum efficiency?"

Thinking of this, Ji Zi couldn't help but gasp, because this technology had been proposed a long time ago, but because any engine that can support space travel has considerable uncertainty, this technology has gradually been regarded as... "impossible technology".

Although this technology ranks lower than the "perpetual motion machine development" and the "stellar differential machine" research topics in the "impossible topics" of "Screw Star", it is still an "impossible topic".

To solve the issue of "modular application of interstellar navigation engines" means first solving countless issues such as the dissipation of imaginary energy, the excess energy threshold of imaginary energy, how to achieve stable coordination between modules, and so on.

For this reason, this thing is a "taboo topic" for any scholar studying "interstellar propagation dynamics". Instead of studying these... it is better to think about how to improve the energy efficiency of current engines.

But now... this technology that only existed in theory and whose research and development progress has been stagnant for two or three amber ages is right in front of her. Ji Zi really feels that it is a bit... magical.

She really couldn't believe that this was just a simple game.

Because whether it is the guidance given by the "Starry Sky Train" or the knowledge that poured into the brain as a reward... they are all very logical, and there is not even a trace of loopholes to be found.

"Could it be possible that... these things can really be used in the engine of the "Starry Sky Train"? " Ji Zi couldn't help but think so, but soon she shook her head. After all, this is a game, not reality.

She thought these techniques were perfect, perhaps because she was not well-trained enough. Maybe... she needed some help.

"By the way, regarding the space station incident last time... Can I ask Black Tower to hand over these technologies and knowledge to Mr. Screw Gum, so that he can see if these knowledge are feasible..."

Thinking of this, Ji Zi nodded in understanding, and then continued to repair the engine.

About another system hour passed, and as the last screw was tightened, a light curtain suddenly appeared in front of Ji Zi.

[It has been detected that the "Imaginary Number Collection and Circulation Module" of the "Starry Sky Train" has been completely repaired. The current repair progress of the "Starry Sky Train" is 10%]

[It has been detected that the repair progress of the "Starry Sky Train" has reached 10%, and the stage reward is issued: "Interstellar Navigation Dynamics" Advanced Knowledge - Imaginary Number Power]

Ji Zi was slightly stunned when she saw the light screen in front of her, and then she felt a huge stream of memories rushing into her brain.

This sudden feeling of crowding made Ji Zi feel severe pain, as if... someone was holding a blunt knife and ruthlessly stirring it in her brain.

Under such extreme pain, Ji Zi couldn't even make any movements. She could only look at the engine circuit in front of her and endure the extreme pain brought by the knowledge.

Perhaps because this knowledge was only a chapter of the so-called "advanced knowledge", this extreme pain did not last too long. On the macro timeline...it was only two or three seconds.

But for Ji Zi...the two or three seconds of pain seemed as long as two or three Amber Ages.

After waking up from the pain, Ji Zi subconsciously held onto the engine in front of her and gasped. The drops of cold sweat on her forehead indicated that the pain just now had indeed tortured Ji Zi severely.

"Why...this time it hurts so much more than last time..." Ji Zi murmured softly.

Wu Xuan also heard this and frowned in the dark space. He didn't quite understand what Ji Zi meant when she said "it hurts much more than last time".

"Could it be that... it was attacked by residual imaginary energy during maintenance?" Wu Xuan thought for a long time and came to this relatively reasonable conclusion. He did not think about the memory fusion at all.

After all, in his eyes...all this is just a game, a stand-alone game.

"But... I seem to have a way to prevent the damage caused by the dissipation of imaginary energy..." Wu Xuan pondered for a moment, then manipulated the loudspeaker in the train and said, "Ji Zi, you can try to wrap your hands with "destiny energy", so... you can get less hurt."

Now it was Ji Zi's turn to be confused, but she still nodded politely. At the same time, she realized one thing... this "Starry Sky Train" had been watching her and watching her repair it, just like... a living person.

Suddenly, she remembered the words written on the drawing, so she decided to... give it a try.

After calming down her mood and somewhat confused thoughts, Jizi continued to repair the engine in front of her, and then asked casually: "I want to know...how did you write down all that knowledge on paper?"

Wu Xuan was silent. He didn't know how to reply to Ji Zi, so he started to check his task list. After confirming again and again that there was no condition like "It is not allowed to let Ji Zi know that you are human", he slowly said:

“Written by hand.”

Hearing these not serious words said in a serious voice, Ji Zi couldn't help but burst out laughing, but the movement of her hands did not stop because of laughing, but instead... sped up?

"So... you are human?"

"...yes."

"Then why don't you show up and repair it yourself?" Ji Zi asked, but she knew very well... this "senior" who had been watching her from somewhere must have some urgent need and needed help from others.

After hearing Ji Zi's question, Wu Xuan sighed slightly and said, "The Star Train was attacked by monsters of unknown species in space, and it was forced to jump and barely escape.

When the monster attacked us, the train engine was nearly destroyed. I had no choice but to make an emergency landing. I had no ability to resist being hit or falling, so I relied on the power of "development" to merge with it.

This is also my first attempt to merge with the train, but the train was too badly damaged, so I can only get out half a system a day."

When Jizi heard this, she put down the tools in her hands and sat on the floor. She looked up at the ceiling and asked softly, "So... your appearance time will increase as the train is gradually repaired?"

"will not."

"why?"

"I do not know."

A suffocatingly straightforward conversation ended with Wu Xuan's "I don't know", and Ji Zi twitched her lips slightly, sighed, and continued to repair the engine.

After about fifteen minutes, Himeko suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "How should I address you? Senior?"

Hearing the word "senior", Wu Xuan instantly remembered what he had said to Silver Wolf yesterday. He then instantly put himself in Silver Wolf's position and instantly felt a... chill.

Even Wu Xuan, who was in the dark space, shuddered and said quickly, "No need to call me senior or not, just call me... Wu Xuan."

"So... Teacher Wu Xuan is going to use the half system hour that appears every day to help me correct the drawings?"

After hearing this, Wu Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "I guess so... After all, when the Starry Sky Train is fully repaired... we will once again step into the starry sky above our heads. It's rare to have an unknown guest who is interested in "Interstellar Navigation Dynamics". It would be a pity not to teach him... "

In this way, Wu Xuan became Ji Zi's teacher in "interstellar navigation dynamics" without any burden.

"I...shouldn't have to attend the last lesson, right? Should...right?" Wu Xuan thought uncertainly.

After talking about these topics, the two fell into silence, and Wu Xuan occasionally explained some tips on the small module that Ji Zi was repairing.

"You see, this module is equivalent to a drainage device. If you want imaginary numbers to play a greater role in energy value, you need to drain them. Because this kind of thing is quite scattered in space, it is destined to lose its fluidity after being aggregated..."

"This thing is a special glass. I remember... there should be a backup in the storage car in front of the power car. You don't have to worry about it. I will fix it when the time comes..."

"What? You ask this? This is..."

With sentence after sentence, the distance between Wu Xuan and Ji Zi was shortened little by little. Ji Zi began to sincerely admire this nameless guest with a very young voice and regarded him as her true teacher.

As for Wu Xuan... he was sorting out the knowledge in his mind while chatting with Ji Zi to relieve his boredom. To be honest, half a system hour a day is not enough time to go out. If he stays in the dark space for too long... he will really go crazy.

Time passed little by little as their relationship gradually became closer, and before they knew it... it was already dusk, and it was time for Ji Zi to return to the dormitory.

After all, she is still a college student, and now the end of the year is approaching, she has to prepare for relevant exams.

After leaving behind the two parts of the second drawing that she couldn't understand, Ji Zi said softly, "Teacher Wu Xuan, I have an exam tomorrow, so I may not come until the evening, and then... I will stay here forever."

Wu Xuan said "hmm" softly and stopped talking. He didn't want to inquire about Ji Zi's background and family in this game, because... every unknown guest who got on the bus had some secrets, more or less, and not asking... was a rule they tacitly accepted.

"Good luck on your exam."

Ji Zi, who was about to leave the train, suddenly stopped when she heard this. She was silent for a moment, and then said softly:

"Thank you."

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