A few minutes earlier—
On the Azure Planet, a colossal space station drifted in sync with the planet's orbit.
Herta Space Station.
The greatest marvel of the Azure Planet,
and the personal domain of its most brilliant scientist—
Herta, member of the Genius Society.
At this moment, inside the Simulated Universe Backup Support Group,
four people were present—
Three of them were actively discussing Evan's Plasma Spark Tower.
[Herta]: The Belobog Research Institute, under Serval's leadership, finally cracked the problem this time.
[Herta]: The process was roughly like this. My conclusion is that this planet's potential is worth long-term cooperation.
[Herta]: Screwllum, Stephen—what do you think?
[Screwllum]: Acknowledged. As the homeworld of the genius Mr. Evan, the planet has cooperative value.
"…If you don't know how to talk, then maybe don't,"
Herta muttered under her breath.
Inside Belobog's Research Institute,
a Herta puppet pursed her lips in displeasure—
But she didn't argue in the group chat.
Because, truthfully, she wasn't interested in Belobog itself at all.
What value did that planet have?
None.
The underground Geomarrow reserves had already been fully surveyed
once Herta's researchers arrived.
The resources were essentially exhausted—
only a few years longer than Svarog's original estimate.
If Evan hadn't become a Genius,
Herta wouldn't have spared Belobog a single glance.
What she cared about—
Was Evan.
This guy—
aside from calling her "short" and occasionally trying to steal her puppets—
Was actually pretty tolerable.
Those kinds of quirks were practically normal among geniuses.
So Herta had no issue with Evan at all.
Nor did she object to Screwllum's cold calculations.
Her decision to cooperate with Belobog had only one reason.
Evan.
Nothing else.
[Herta]: Stephen—and Ruan Mei. What do you think?
[Herta]: Should we invite this guy to formally join the Simulated Universe project?
[Stephen]: No objections.
[Stephen]: The first batch of Plasma Spark Tower figurines sold extremely well.
[Stephen]: But I feel the Plasma Spark Tower has far more applications than just energy.
Stephen was the shyest among the later-joined geniuses.
Though he was a core member of the Simulated Universe project,
he preferred to stay quiet and out of sight.
The Simulated Universe project, at its core,
was about using a simulated cosmos to search for the possibility of Aeons.
Yet—
After waiting for a long time,
there was still no response from Ruan Mei.
Herta finally couldn't help herself and tagged her.
[Herta]: Ruan Mei, come in! Ruan Mei, do you copy?!
In the restricted lower sector of the space station—
The woman frowned slightly,
staring at the experimental body in front of her for a long time.
Her phone kept vibrating.
Only when a Cat Cake bounced up from the floor
did Ruan Mei finally notice the notifications.
She glanced at the screen.
Then replied.
Not a sentence.
Just a single word.
[Ruan Mei]: Yes.
"…?"
Yes what?
Ruan Mei, are you seriously being this perfunctory?!
[Herta]: Y-you—you—are you kidding me?! That's it?!
Herta was instantly furious.
Her real body on the Azure Planet practically wanted to teleport over.
This woman was using her laboratory
and still dared to be this dismissive?!
So—
[Herta]: Ruan Mei~ what are you doing~
[Herta]: This Plasma Spark system is extremely useful for Simulated Universe research.
[Herta]: And aren't you interested in this genius? What if he improves your research efficiency?
[Herta]: Ruan Mei~ Ruan Mei~
This time, Ruan Mei was holding her phone,
so she replied immediately.
But—
Not about Evan joining the group.
About something else entirely.
[Ruan Mei]: Busy right now.
[Ruan Mei]: I've obtained genetic material from Taizzyronth's offspring. Injection will allow preliminary revival of a King Insect.
[Herta]: Then why didn't you answer me earlier?!
[Ruan Mei]: I picked up a Foxian.
A photo dropped into the chat.
At the exact same moment, Evan was pulled into the group—
And the first thing he saw was that image.
…!
Big-tailed Tingyun.
But something was very wrong.
Most notably—
Her tail.
Foxians and Borisin were close relatives.
Even under Abundance blessings, they retained their original form.
As for nine-tailed foxes—
Those existed only in legends,
the kind Xianzhou storytellers liked to embellish.
Yet in this photo—
Evan could clearly see it.
Tingyun's tail showed early signs of bifurcation.
Nine-Tailed Tingyun — SP Prototype Mode.
Also known as the "Forgotten Returner" version of Tingyun—
Was it really about to be born in the hands of the Honkai Star Rail Orochimaru?!
[Evan]: I know her.
[Evan]: She's Tingyun, a senior representative of the Minghuo Commerce Guild on the Xianzhou Luofu.
[Ruan Mei]: Xianzhou Luofu?
[Evan]: Yes. Before arriving at the Luofu, we encountered an attacked star skiff.
Borisin and Antimatter Legion traces were present.
[Ruan Mei]: When I found her, she was critically injured—adrift in space.
My ship retrieved her.
[Evan]: Then her current state is…?
[Ruan Mei]: Severe injuries. On the brink of death.
I injected some life-activation genes, causing minimal mutations.
"…Minimal?"
Evan's brows knotted together violently.
His temples throbbed.
You call this a mutation?!
A perfectly normal one-tailed Foxian girl—
And you're casually cultivating her into a nine-tailed monster?!
Well—
not yet nine.
Two tails for now.
The others hadn't split yet.
[Evan]: Whose genes did you use?
[Ruan Mei]: Likely offspring of Taizzyronth.
Analysis suggests the sample belonged to the Fragmented Star Devourer King Insect — Skaracabaz.
[Ruan Mei]: Plus some life-activation compounds I developed myself.
[Ruan Mei]: Strange thing is—she still hasn't awakened.
Inside the laboratory,
Ruan Mei's cold gaze drifted downward—
To the Cat Cake crouched at her feet.
The creature squeaked softly.
She ignored it.
Evan said nothing.
A heavy pressure sat in his chest,
the kind that had to be released.
Everyone in the group knew—
When Ruan Mei discussed life sciences,
interrupting her was a bad idea.
And worse—
Her mastery of life science
was among the absolute peaks of the universe.
So when she spoke,
others listened.
[Ruan Mei]: Herta said you're interested in my life science research?
Do you also study life?
At that moment, Ruan Mei suddenly asked.
Herta froze.
No—that's not what I meant—
She meant Evan might help the Simulated Universe.
But the more one studied the Plasma Spark Tower,
the clearer its terrifying scientific depth became.
No wonder Evan joined the Genius Society with it.
Xianzhou Luofu — Changletian, Cloud Knight Training Grounds
Evan paused slightly.
Then typed.
[Evan]: I wouldn't say I research it deeply.
[Evan]: But… have you ever heard of Life Solidification Technology?
The moment those words appeared—
Ruan Mei's expression finally changed.
Hesitation.
Shock.
Then pure curiosity.
Even the other three geniuses became interested.
[Herta]: Life solidification? What's that?
[Screwllum]: Life science is indeed difficult to comprehend. Unable to answer.
[Stephen]: Evan… are you launching another project again?
[Ruan Mei]: …Sounds interesting.
Heh.
Hooking Ruan Mei?
Easy.
Ruan Mei never studied life merely for life itself.
Nor to become some Aeon's Emanator.
What she sought—
Was the origin of life,
the creation of life,
and ultimately—
The creation of Aeons.
An Emanator?
Meaningless.
Compared to becoming an Aeon,
what was an Emanator worth?
Favored by Nous,
Ruan Mei had always pursued life's genesis and evolution.
And Life Solidification Technology?
Sorry—
That came from the M78 Nebula.
The Land of Light,
developed by the Interstellar Science Bureau.
A technology invented by Hikari.
It could solidify life energy, give it form,
and inject it into a deceased body—
Reviving the dead.
Even in the Honkai: Star Rail universe—
It was an absurd, god-defying invention.
In simple terms:
True resurrection.
Scientifically speaking—
It fixed life energy into tangible matter,
then reinjected it into a dead organism.
And it had been proven to work.
When the first Ultraman and Hayata were killed by Zetton,
Zoffy used this very technology—
And brought them back to life.
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