Lin Li had thought stargazing with a girl would be a romantic experience, but instead, he felt like he’d attended a lecture on astronomy.
He had little knowledge of astronomy—to be precise, the world he came from lagged far behind even Asta’s personal understanding of the stars.
After all, in Asta’s world, interstellar travel was commonplace, while in his world, there was still debate over whether humans had even set foot on their nearest celestial body.
So, the lesson was a bit of a struggle.
Asta was a perceptive girl and quickly noticed Lin Li’s lack of knowledge in this area.
She didn’t feel any sense of superiority because of this—every field has its specialists, and no one can be omniscient.
But she thoughtfully reduced the use of technical terms during their conversation, sharing more anecdotes and fascinating stories about the stars, making their exchange less specialized and dull.
This gave it a bit more of a dating atmosphere.
Although Lin Li couldn’t keep up with overly technical topics, he didn’t show any timidity and could contribute a few words to any subject.
Moreover, it had been a long time since he had chatted so freely with someone else.
As long as he could talk to a real person, attending a more professional class was no big deal!
The two of them operated the telescope together, admiring the beauty of the vast starry sky.
Unknowingly, several hours passed.
At one point, Asta’s small head accidentally bumped against Lin Li’s forehead, making them suddenly realize how quickly time had flown by.
“It’s getting late.
You need to return to the Real World.
The Antimatter Legion’s attack should be arriving soon.” Lin Li gently ruffled her soft pink hair.
The Herta space station, located in outer space, had no strict distinction between day and night.
Time was measured using the universal system time, where one system hour equaled one hour.
“Mm!” Asta snapped out of her excitement, feeling a slight reluctance.
Stargazing with Lin Li had given her a long-lost sense of relaxation.
Here, she didn’t have to deal with the complicated interpersonal relationships among the staff or the endless work.
These few short hours were a rare moment of relaxation for her.
Sensing her subtle change in mood, Lin Li ruffled her hair again.
“Go and take care of your duties.
Come back and teach me again when you’re done.
See you tomorrow!”
“Okay, see you tomorrow!”
In the Real World, Asta woke up just as the defense staff on duty issued a warning.
The Antimatter Legion had arrived!
Thanks to the intelligence Lin Li had provided in advance, the space station was fully prepared.
As a result, the Antimatter Legion’s assault was held back from the very beginning.
In the NPC World, Lin Li lay leisurely on his bed, watching this genuine interstellar war through Viewpoint Sharing.
It was his first time witnessing such a large-scale space battle, and the spectacle was far more magnificent than any sci-fi movie he had ever seen!
Through Asta’s perspective, he truly felt immersed in the experience.
The battle was intense, and the passing Astral Express, having received the message, came to offer support.
Although the Antimatter Legion was incredibly powerful, the space station was well-prepared.
Herta herself had descended her consciousness to control a puppet and oversee the situation.
Everything remained under the space station’s control.
The Antimatter Legion’s Voidrangers couldn’t even breach the space station’s defenses to enter its compartments.
While the Voidrangers couldn’t get in, someone had already quietly slipped inside.
“Tsk, the people at Herta space station aren’t bad.
The Antimatter Legion can’t even break through their defenses?”
The speaker was a petite young girl with silver hair tied back, blue highlights at the ends, adorned with cute hair accessories, and a pair of goggles resting on her forehead.
Her steps were casual and light.
She wore tight hot pants, revealing fair and slender legs, with a leg ring around her thigh and fishnet ankle socks on her calves.
Chewing gum, she used her computer to hack into the space station’s systems.
The heavily guarded space station seemed like an open playground to her.
“The situation does seem off.
The space station appears to have been prepared in advance.
Did they know the Antimatter Legion was coming?”
The one responding was an elegant woman with purple hair and pink eyes, her figure enchanting and well-proportioned.
A dark coat made her posture appear even more upright.
Her full, slender legs were clad in dark tights, paired with dark hot pants, perfectly showcasing her mature and alluring charm.
One was enchantingly graceful, the other cute and petite—their height difference was quite adorable.
They were none other than the Stellaron Hunters who infiltrated the space station during the Antimatter Legion invasion—Silver Wolf and Kafka!
“Maybe Elio sent them a script too, who knows!” Silver Wolf shrugged, speaking nonchalantly.
“Elio isn’t that generous.
We should still be careful.
That Lady Herta is no pushover.”
“Relax, it’s fine.
There are so many Antimatter Legion troops outside—she won’t have time to deal with us.
Okay, done!” With a light tap of Silver Wolf’s finger, the door to the Storage Zone swung open.
“I just hacked into the space station’s system to check.
The Stellaron is stored inside.
This Herta sure has quite the collection!” Silver Wolf clicked her tongue in admiration as she and Kafka entered the massive circular corridor of the Storage Zone.
The Herta space station was originally established to house Herta’s countless Curio collections, and the Stellaron was just one among many.
“This is going a bit too smoothly…
It’s unsettling.
Hurry up, Silver Wolf.
I have a bad feeling about this.” The Storage Zone was eerily quiet, with no guards in sight.
Kafka frowned slightly.
Ever since stepping into the space station, she had felt something was off.
They hadn’t encountered any resistance—not even a single person along the way.
“You’re feeling uneasy too?
Don’t worry.
According to Elio’s script, this mission will go smoothly.” Silver Wolf, on the other hand, seemed unfazed, acting carefree as ever.
“Found you!” Silver Wolf’s fingers, dancing across the keyboard, suddenly paused as she located a dazzling Stellaron.
“Was it really this easy?
The Genius Society members don’t seem very creative when it comes to hiding things,” Kafka remarked sarcastically.
“Alright, let’s move on to the next step.
Prepare the vessel.”
“Mm, I’ll get it done right away.” Silver Wolf’s hands never stopped moving.
A stream of data flashed in the void, and a gray-haired girl with closed eyes slowly materialized as if printed from thin air.
“Your methods are as incredible as ever.” Kafka praised as she placed the retrieved Stellaron into the girl’s body.
“Just a bit of Reality Data Modification.
Nothing worth mentioning.” Silver Wolf blew a bubble, completely nonchalant.
Time passed minute by minute.
After the Stellaron merged into the girl’s body, there was no further movement.
Kafka waited for a moment, exchanging a glance with Silver Wolf.
“Why hasn’t she woken up?” “No idea!”
“Did Elio’s script mention this situation?” Kafka shook the gray-haired girl gently, but there was still no response.
“No!
That shouldn’t be happening.
Could something have gone wrong?”
Just as the two women stared at each other in confusion, the door behind them suddenly slammed shut.
“Let me see…
what little mice dare to sneak into the space station’s collection room!”
Thanks to Yemoxie for the blade support~~!