I cosplayed as the battle-damaged Azure Sparrow and got caught by the Immortal Boat!

Chapter 60 I'm on the space station, and I only do 3 things...

"Why are you personally guarding this place?" Qingyuan tilted her head, looking at the aloof "Big Black Tower" doll before her, her tone revealing undisguised curiosity.

As far as I know, your true form spends most of its time conducting research in some unknown corner of the cosmic frontier.

"Aren't there usually only a few dolls on this space station?"

A clear look of disdain flashed across the face of the Great Black Tower as he tapped the floor with his staff, neither too hard nor too soft.

"You just caused a huge uproar in Pierpoint, and even specifically asked for the coordinates of the Black Tower space station."

Of course I have to see for myself what kind of reckless 'demons and monsters' dare to set their sights on me."

Upon hearing this, Qingyuan raised her hand to touch the abundant flower in her hair that looked like a cowlick sticking up, trying to widen her eyes to make her gaze appear incredibly innocent and pure:

"At most... I just wanted to invite your students to look at the stars together? What bad intentions could I possibly have?"

"Don't give me that." Black Tower remained unmoved, cutting straight to the point, "Tell me, what exactly do you want here?"

"I heard that the Star Train sometimes stops here for supplies." Qingyuan lowered her hand and confessed honestly, "I want to get on the train."

"Oh?" Black Tower raised an eyebrow, turning to Estella beside him, his tone calm yet authoritative.

"Aista, notify the Star Train that the space station is undergoing temporary maintenance and all resupply services are suspended."

"No—!" Qingyuan practically jumped up, lunging to grab Black Tower's leg. But Black Tower, as if anticipating her move, deftly deflected her with a "snap" of his staff.

Qingyuan, who missed her target, reacted quickly, turned around, and precisely grabbed Aista's leg, who was still in shock, rubbing her face against it.

As for the fourth floating prism that Black Tower had pre-positioned around her for defense, it didn't even touch the hem of her clothes.

"Release her!" Black Tower's voice deepened, and a dangerous purple light instantly gathered at the tip of his staff. The next moment, countless high-energy beams of light rained down on Qing Yuan!

Qingyuan didn't even turn her head. She simply waved her hand casually, and a light blue halo unfolded behind her, silently annihilating all the attacks.

"Wow," she finally turned her head, a lollipop dangling from her mouth, and spoke somewhat indistinctly, "Aren't you afraid I have a 'vector deflection field' that will reflect all your attacks back onto your precious apprentice?"

"I can still see this clearly."

Black Tower narrowed his eyes, his staff still pointed at her, his tone scrutinizing and mocking, "A 'genius'? Holding a hostage, don't you have even the slightest sense of decency?"

"Pah, why doesn't it taste like anything?" Qingyuan suddenly frowned. Don't misunderstand, she really was just licking a lollipop.

She looked disappointed. "This isn't what we agreed on!"

She casually tossed the candy aside, then looked at the Black Tower and spread her hands: "Although I am indeed a 'Knowledge Envoy,' I have never received a formal 'glance' from the Venerable Master of Knowledge."

Of course, if you insist on having an answer, you can call him the 85th member of the Genius Club, "The Rescuer."

After she finished explaining, she tried to continue hugging Estella's warm thigh, but found nothing.

Estella, who was originally standing there, had been silently moved away by the Great Black Tower at some point.

"Where is my Estella?" Qingyuan blinked, looking at her empty side. "Where is my—big, fragrant, soft, and warm Estella?"

The Black Tower did not answer this pointless question.

She stepped forward slowly, looking down at Qingyuan, and gently lifted her chin with the cool tip of her staff, forcing her to look into her eyes.

"Now," Black Tower's voice was flat, yet carried an invisible pressure, "we can have a proper talk."

You went through all that trouble to cause a scene at Pierport, and now you're coming to my space station? What exactly do you want?

Qingyuan tilted her head back, following the force of the staff, trying her best to make her eyes appear utterly sincere:

I really just wanted to board the Star Train. As for the company... they're just playing the victim!

I simply moved to Pierpoint without following the proper procedures, and they want to arrest me and lock me up until I die.

"Then of course I can only... put up a little resistance, and while I'm at it, find out where the Black Tower space station is."

Seeing her trying so hard to convey "sincerity," Black Tower remained silent for a moment.

Rationally, she felt that this guy's words were full of loopholes; but a certain intuition, or rather, the recognition of another "genius" way of thinking.

This made her feel that the other person wasn't lying at least—maybe they just had a rather...unique way of thinking?

Finally, the Great Black Tower withdrew its staff. "You may stay here until the next train arrives."

She turned around, her tone returning to its usual coldness. "I'll ask the navigator for you. But don't cause trouble."

"Yay!"

So, Qingyuan temporarily stayed at the Black Tower Space Station.

Her daily routine here quickly became highly repetitive and goal-oriented—she focused on only three things:

Cling to Aista's coattails. Cling to Nguyen Mai's coattails. Try to cling to the Black Tower's coattails whenever possible.

"Miss Qingyuan..."

Estella, who was once again caught in a hug, looked at Qingyuan, who was clinging to her leg like a koala.

Her gentle face often displayed an expression that mixed confusion, helplessness, and a hint of amusement.

Why are you so eager to suck up to others?

Qingyuan raised her head, a radiant smile blooming on her face, and replied in a matter-of-fact tone:

"This is a unique way of greeting in my hometown, a way that signifies extreme intimacy and friendliness!"

Estella hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped. "I get the feeling that you're just..."

If Qingyuan had successfully latched onto Ruan Mei's coattails, the cool and aloof life science expert would have reacted quite differently.

Ruan Mei lowered her head slightly, looking at Qingyuan who was lying on her lap, her eyes as calm as a deep pool, without any ripples.

She would usually reach out a hand and gently place it on Qingyuan's hair, as if stroking a strange yet docile experimental subject that had come to her.

At the same time, she will also use many methods to investigate and try to analyze the energy composition, life form, and even the flow of destiny power of Qingyuan's body.

Her interest in Qingyuan was clearly extraordinary.

What shone in those eyes was the pure, almost fervent curiosity of a scholar when faced with the unknown.

Unfortunately, whenever her investigations attempted to delve deeper, Qingyuan would always cleverly and timely "slide" away, or subtly steer the investigation in the opposite direction with some lighthearted banter.

It was tactful, but the attitude was clear.

Nguyen Mai did not insist on this, but each time she was rejected, a faint trace of regret would flash across her calm eyes.

It then returned to normal, waiting for the next opportunity for the "sample" to approach on its own.

But if it's the Great Black Tower...

Apart from the initial incident, the Great Black Tower has since established a comprehensive "defense mechanism" against this.

Whenever Qingyuan's eyes gleamed as she tried to launch a "surprise attack" from various tricky angles, Heita didn't even bother to turn his head completely.

The staff in her hand seemed to have a built-in tracking system, always responding with just the right amount of force and angle—

"Thump!"

A crisp tap landed precisely on Qingyuan's forehead as she leaned out.

Also: "No playing games in a simulated universe."

"You are not allowed to play games on Estella's office computer."

"You and Nguyen Mai have created a perfect, flawless breeding envoy!"

I don't know why it listens to you, but only one of you can stay—this bug or you.

Ultimately, Nguyen Mai's beloved giant insect was fitted with a suppression device and sent to her private laboratory.