Welt let out a small sigh of relief.
“Can it be deleted?”
“Can’t delete it.
Even if you do, it auto-restores.” Xu Zixuan added helpfully, “But don’t worry.
I’ll keep it strictly confidential.
Absolutely won’t go spreading it around.”
“Really?” Welt narrowed his eyes slightly, his tone carrying a measure of skepticism.
Had it been anyone else, he might have believed them.
But the person standing before him was a suspected Masked Fool…
“What kind of talk is that?!
What kind of talk is that!” Xu Zixuan immediately put on a wounded expression.
“Are you saying you don’t trust me?
This is too heartbreaking!
To think that in your heart, I’m actually this kind of untrustworthy person!”
Welt watched his performance with a deadpan expression, just about to say something, when a crisp clacking of footsteps interrupted them.
“I’ve only been away for a few months?
How has the space station turned into this mess?”
A voice that was slightly childish, yet carried an air of unquestionable authority, rang out.
Asta was seen accompanying an exquisite doll as they slowly approached.
Asta first gestured toward the Herta doll.
“Madam Herta, this is Mr.
Xu Zixuan, the person I mentioned to you, the one capable of creating Stellarons.”
She then turned to Xu Zixuan and introduced, “Mr.
Xu, this is the master of our space station, Seat No.
83 of the Genius Society, Madam Herta.”
“If you’re going to introduce me, do it properly.
Who cares about some Society seat number?” The Herta doll pursed her lips in displeasure.
“I have so many outstanding achievements.
Which one of them isn’t more impressive than that number?”
But she quickly tossed this minor grievance aside and circled Xu Zixuan twice with keen interest.
“But none of that matters.
I heard you personally created a Stellaron?
How exactly did you do it?”
Her voice was brimming with barely contained curiosity.
“It’s simply unbelievable.
I specifically built this entire space station just to safely contain that unactivated Stellaron and prevent disaster from befalling the Blue Planet.”
“And yet someone found an entirely different approach, solving the problem by directly using the bodies of two young people.
That alone was astonishing enough.
And now there’s someone who can just whip up a Stellaron by hand?
Come on, tell me.
How on earth did you do it?”
Herta had indeed been deeply drawn in by this news.
Even with all her vast knowledge and experience, she had never once heard of anyone capable of creating a Stellaron with their bare hands.
The moment she received Asta’s message, she had immediately connected to the nearest doll and rushed over.
While the Stellaron vessels also greatly interested her, someone who could handcraft a Stellaron was clearly far more worthy of attention.
Instead, he scooped up the Herta doll and hoisted her high into the air.
Seeing this scene, Asta’s pupils constricted sharply.
Oh heavens, Lady Herta is being lifted up like a baby!
Xu Zixuan’s action had caught absolutely everyone off guard.
Asta quickly pursed her lips and forcefully suppressed the laughter threatening to burst out.
Stupid mouth, hold it in!
Do not laugh!
Beside her, Welt also failed to keep a straight face.
As expected of you, Xu Zixuan!
The Herta doll itself was already in the form of a young girl.
Xu Zixuan lifting the Herta doll high up into the air made it look exactly like a father playing with his daughter.
If the Herta doll truly were a child, the scene might have been quite heartwarming.
But Herta was anything but.
While the Herta doll’s outward appearance was that of a child, the consciousness within it was the real Herta!
The real Herta had lived who knows how many countless years.
This was the first time anyone had ever lifted her up into the air like that.
Herta froze for a moment, then felt the entire situation was utterly impossible to keep a straight face at.
The Herta doll produced a massive diamond hammer from who knows where and brought it smashing down straight toward Xu Zixuan.
“Take me seriously, you Masked Fool!”
“I already told you I’m not a Masked Fool!
Why do you keep wrongly accusing me!”
Xu Zixuan, with sharp eyes and quick hands, caught the diamond hammer Herta swung at him, and even found the time to tease her.
“A big thank you to our top donor, Madam Herta, for the diamond hammer~”
“With behavior like this, you still have the nerve to say you’re not a Masked Fool?” The Herta doll cast a disdainful look at him.
How the hell do you have the nerve to say you’re not a Fool?
Would any normal person just hoist her doll up into the air without a second word?
This was clearly the kind of absurd stunt only an Elation follower would pull!
“If you keep saying that, I won’t cooperate with any of your research.” Xu Zixuan threatened with mock seriousness.
Hearing this, Herta paused.
“You’re willing to cooperate with my research?”
This was indeed unexpected.
It was the first time she had ever seen someone so proactively willing to cooperate with her research.
Truly worthy of a Masked Fool.
“No.
I’ve changed my mind now.” Xu Zixuan instantly flipped his expression, wiping at completely nonexistent tears in a theatrical display.
“So handsome and kind-hearted as I am, and I actually got battered by a diamond hammer from you…
wuwuwu, I’m truly so pitiful.”
“Your acting is way too over the top.” Herta planted her hands on her hips and got straight to the point.
“If you have conditions, just say them outright.
Strike while I’m still interested in you.”
“Beg me!”
The corner of Xu Zixuan’s mouth curved into a pleasing arc.
“Fine.
The Herta doll spoke with a completely expressionless face.
“Is that any attitude to have when begging someone?
As everyone knows, when begging someone, you ought to…”
Xu Zixuan was just about to propose some rather excessive demands when he saw the Herta doll produce yet another diamond hammer from who knows where.
“Go on.
I’m still listening.”
The Herta doll spoke with a completely expressionless face.
Herta was not inexperienced in dealing with Masked Fools.
When dealing with a Masked Fool, the key was to never give them an inch.
Otherwise, she’d end up becoming the Masked Fool’s entertainment sooner or later.
“My wounded heart requires kisses and hugs from Madam Herta before it can heal~”
Xu Zixuan promptly changed his tune.
Beside him, Asta’s eyes flew wide open.
Was this a love confession?
Or just a Masked Fool seeking entertainment?
“Are you a lolicon?”
“If you’re interested in my doll, it’s not entirely impossible for me to…”
Herta spoke with a cold expression.
She was prepared to first sever the connection and let little Herta give Xu Zixuan a hug and a kiss, then connect through a different Herta doll and come back.
“What are you thinking?!
It has to be the real Herta, obviously!”
“Little Herta would be so boring.”
Xu Zixuan planted his hands on his hips and shot back.
Herta fell silent for a moment.
The doll’s lips suddenly curved into a knowing smile.
“So that’s how it is…
you’ve been captivated by my charm.”
Herta hadn’t even finished speaking before the scene before her choked the words right out of her throat.
Xu Zixuan had produced a shining cheer placard from who knows where, densely packed with wildly exaggerated words of praise.
While raising the placard high, he hollered out with passionate fervor.
“Madam Herta is unrivaled under heaven!
Madam Herta is brilliant beyond compare!
Madam Herta is overflowing with talent!
Madam Herta’s intellect surpasses all!
Madam Herta is supremely ingenious!
Madam Herta is peerlessly graceful!
Madam Herta is eloquent and refined!
Madam Herta is sharp-witted and deft!
Madam Herta is matchless in both beauty and brilliance!
Madam Herta puts the moon and flowers to shame!
Madam Herta is naturally exquisite!
Madam Herta is divinely beautiful!
Madam Herta is lovely as bloom and moon!
Madam Herta…”