Without much effort, Lin Yi had already hooked Ruan Mei, a truly big fish, to come help.
And people still dared say he always returned empty-handed when fishing.
Robin herself probably had no idea how valuable that blood sample of hers was.
Collected even a little earlier or later, it wouldn't have been worth much.
Only that exact moment—
The moment when she shed the authority of a divine incarnation—
Made the sample priceless.
Lin Yi was just about to move on to other tasks when Screwllum sent him a message.
Lin Yi muttered:
"Did you guys plan this? Why are the messages arriving one after another like this?"
Chat with Screwllum
Screwllum:
It seems the progress of events did not go smoothly, Mr. Lin Yi.
Lin Yi:
Yeah. It ended rather anticlimactically.
I only gave a rough summary in the group chat.
Do you want the full story?
Lin Yi:
After all, you were technically one of the participants.
You have the right to know.
Screwllum:
Logic: I did not contribute much.
Screwllum:
Thought: But I do wish to know the detailed circumstances.
Screwllum:
Conclusion: Considering our relationship, perhaps formalities are unnecessary.
I will compensate you with something of equal value later.
If you are willing to explain.
Lin Yi:
Sometimes you should learn from Herta.
She has no idea what politeness means.
If I offer something, she'll take it immediately.
Lin Yi:
Being overly polite just feels distant, Screwllum.
Screwllum:
Yet etiquette is sometimes an essential component of interpersonal interaction, is it not?
Lin Yi:
Give me a moment.
1 minute later
Lin Yi:
I just sent a "Fragment of the Past Mirror."
It contains the entire incident.
Recorded from my perspective and understanding.
Lin Yi:
Everything I know is inside.
Screwllum:
Extremely precise. No error margin.
This transmission did not originate from the Phase Walker.
Lin Yi:
Yeah, it's broken and not repaired yet.
I used the Space City's equipment.
…
Screwllum:
My database has completed recording all information contained within the Past Mirror.
Thank you for your complete trust, Mr. Lin Yi.
Screwllum:
Conclusion: Without your permission, I will not disclose any private information contained within it.
Screwllum:
Thought: There are many matters worth attention here.
For example—
The golden chains
The black-and-white vortex
The owner of the Key of Erudition
Lin Yi:
Yeah, Screwllum.
There are a lot of unanswered questions.
But…
Since your curiosity is also piqued—
Will you join the Penacony trip in the future?
Screwllum:
If nothing unexpected occurs, I will gladly accept the invitation.
Lin Yi:
Then see you later.
Lin Yi:
Oh right—one more thing.
Just a friendly joke between us.
Screwllum:
Please elaborate.
Lin Yi:
That command you sent earlier—
The one overwriting the anti-organic equation.
Lin Yi:
When I translated and reconstructed it,
I found a section with error-folded code.
Lin Yi:
You wouldn't normally make that kind of low-level mistake.
Be honest.
Are you secretly preparing some big experiment?
Screwllum:
Mr. Lin Yi, please rest assured.
I have always been devoted to maintaining harmony between organic and inorganic life.
Lin Yi:
Relax, I was joking.
Among the geniuses, we're already considered the most reasonable ones.
Lin Yi:
But saying none of us conduct dangerous experiments in secret…
I'd only believe Stephen.
Lin Yi:
Whatever big project you're working on is none of my business.
Just don't accidentally blow us up.
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End of conversation
Geniuses not conducting outrageous experiments?
No one would believe that.
Lin Yi had only been probing a little.
If he learned something useful, great.
If not, no big deal.
But thinking about Penacony, Lin Yi suddenly remembered something.
There was also Chadwick's memory bubble there.
He hesitated.
But ultimately decided not to reveal it yet.
If he did—
He would have to immediately head to Penacony.
And that would involve the political stance of the Genius Society.
Chadwick only wanted redemption.
Otherwise, the IPC wouldn't have imprisoned him.
After waiting so many years—
Waiting a little longer wouldn't matter.
Lin Yi decided to leave that opportunity for the Stellaron vessel.
It would be best if the truth emerged when Penacony was at its most chaotic.
Adding fuel to an already blazing fire.
Just as Lin Yi was thinking about this—
Another message from Screwllum arrived.
Screwllum:
I believe you may have misunderstood my words.
I am unaware of any erroneous code.
Lin Yi:
!!!
Screwllum:
I will conduct a thorough inspection.
But… please remain cautious.
Screwllum:
Unless both my memory core and logic core malfunction simultaneously,
I am certain that the commands I sent to Shenxiao Space City contained no folded error code.
Screwllum:
And I have already completed a full self-diagnostic of my body.
End of conversation
Lin Yi fell silent.
It seemed the real trouble was about to arrive.
After all—
There had been too many small accidents recently.
Each one insignificant on its own.
But that was exactly Polka Kakamu's style.
She manipulated probability.
Created tiny incidents.
Like butterflies flapping their wings.
Yet when countless ripples accumulated—
They could become a catastrophic tidal wave capable of killing.
Even though it was troublesome,
Lin Yi wouldn't become paralyzed with fear just to guard against Kakamu.
Next, he planned to tune the staff Screwllum had sent and the repaired celestial computer.
He also intended to design several more in advance.
Massive computational power greatly accelerated research.
Sharpening the axe before chopping wood.
The expanded vision provided by Laplace's Demon would also strengthen the Space City's defense.
Right now—
Constructing more physical supercomputers and continuously increasing Laplace's Demon's computing power was the top priority.
Meanwhile…
Zhuxing continued the tour.
"Qiqing-jie, this is the Warp Nexus."
"The transportation hub of Shenxiao Space City."
"The city is enormous."
"The original form of the Space City—the Shenxiao Ship—was already the size of a small asteroid."
"And with the internal Xianzhou pocket-dimension technology, the usable area is already close to that of a normal planet."
"After the IPC renovated it, the volume expanded by more than three times."
"And since it was officially handed over…"
"The teacher has continued expanding and renovating it every single year."
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