Chapter 88: Titaninya

Perhaps even Elios, who could view the [Script], did not know what he had given to Hermes.

Above the four-dimensional spacetime, the [Keeper of Cosmic Order] emitted a faint, hazy glow.

Then, Hermes sank once more into the river of time, carrying the [Keeper of Cosmic Order], whose computational power had grown even more astonishing.

Fortunately, the pre-built [Rocks] had saved him considerable effort.

Allowing him to arrange his strategies more calmly along the river of time.

“I hope everything proceeds smoothly…”

Taking out the oddity [Light Cone] as the core, simply crafting a spacetime projection device was no great challenge for Hermes.

A true time-travel device, even for Hermes, could not be conjured out of thin air.

The time technology tree involved had not yet been fully unlocked by Hermes.

But a simple time projector, paired with a corresponding oddity core? That was easy.

Quickly.

A device with a shell radiating silver luminescence, resembling a virtual gaming pod, was conjured by Hermes out of nothing.

Its surface was engraved with intricate patterns; ordinary people who stared too long might suffer temporal disorientation.

Once the machine was fully completed, Hermes hesitated briefly, then brought it back to the courtyard, along with Flowing Fire, Istharu, and…

Black Tower!

“Tch! Hermes, Itachi’ve been hiding way too much.”

Black Tower regarded the device before her with a wry expression: “Without Itachi even noticing, Itachi’ve already advanced the time technology tree to this level?”

“Spacetime Projector!”

Flowing Fire looked up at it, her spirit trembling with shock.

She had known geniuses were absurd—but she never imagined they could be this absurd?

The [Desiccation Syndrome], which even the Starcore Hunters could not solve, was merely a minor issue for them.

Now they were even attempting to control time itself—utterly unthinkable!

When this genius fully unlocks time technology, he could freely return to the past and rewrite history.

Making every [Present] conform to his will…

How terrifying would that be?

“An oddity forged from a ripple of time: [Chrono-Luminal Brick]”

Hermes’s expression remained unchanged as he calmly stated his price.

The oddity [Chrono-Luminal Brick] was forged by Hermes from condensed time ripples, used to construct base stations along the river of time.

Though Hermes made it look effortless, that was only because it was him.

To anyone else, it would be an immeasurably precious and rare treasure.

Staring at the luminous oddity before her, emitting a faint ripple of time, her eyes widened in awe.

“Nine!”

Black Tower bargained without hesitation.

“I spent a lot to forge one—three!”

“Seven!”

“Five! That’s my bottom price!”

“Deal!”

After reaching a satisfactory agreement, Hermes turned his gaze to Istharu beside him and nodded in satisfaction—indeed, having capable subordinates saved him immense energy.

“When I begin the experiment, Itachi’ll be responsible for fine-tuning the spacetime projector.”

“Don’t let my will projection get flung into some unknown era—understood?”

This device couldn’t be perfectly operated by just anyone; without Istharu, the ‘technician,’ to fine-tune it, locking onto the correct target would be like finding a needle in a cosmic ocean!

“Yes, Keeper of Cosmic Order!”

Istharu smiled faintly, and flowing winds and shimmering time followed in her wake.

Yinyinjian ， Sihulianriyuedeguiji ， Dounengzaitadeshenshangzhaodao 。

Since arriving at the Court of Star Crowns, this former Regent of Time had progressed beyond all ordinary imagination.

We must once again acknowledge: in the early and middle stages, noble time-capable beings hold a decisive advantage!

“Really, why does Hermes always find such bizarre creatures?!”

After a brief silence, Black Tower studied this rare being whose laughter could stir time ripples, meticulously gathering data before sighing.

Just this girl alone—if she had her—could yield countless breakthroughs in time technology.

How on earth did such a rare creature end up with Hermes?

She, Black Tower, was beautiful and sweet-voiced—why didn’t such fortune come to her?

She remembered, there were reportedly three others of this caliber?!

“Alright, let’s begin the experiment.”

Hermes paid no mind to Black Tower’s thoughts, guiding Flowing Fire into the [Spacetime Projector], then dividing a thread of his own will into it according to procedure.

“Black Tower, starting now!”

Soon, a pale blue screen appeared before them, displaying the [Spacetime Projector]’s operational data.

Quickly, Black Tower filtered out the infinite excess data, attempting precise manipulation.

Without the oddity traded by Elios, this would be a futile task.

But with Flowing Fire and the [Light Cone] filtering, and Istharu assisting and fine-tuning, though still difficult, it was well within Black Tower’s capability.

[Spacetime Projector, Activated]

[Temporal Resonance, Beginning]

[Will Projection in Progress…]

[Projection Successful. Please explore the specific information of this spacetime.]

“It worked?”

Black Tower frowned at what appeared on the screen: “Why is it pitch black? There seems to be no light at all?”

“Because this is a black hole.”

Hermes sighed and explained: “Try again.”

Of course, the will projected into the black hole was not wasted—it became an anchor point in spacetime, useful in the future.

In the end, after countless trials, the experiment finally made further progress.

[All for the Empress!]

Iron cavalry, shouting “All for the Empress!” clashed with the swarm.

It was a hellish battlefield, like a slaughterground of demons.

Countless Grammer cavalry fought a desperate battle against the star-devouring insect plague, the horror of the battlefield revealing just a fraction of the ancient cosmic insect catastrophe.

“Proceed to the next step. Black Tower, I’m going to attempt to interfere with this era!”

Hermes’s expression grew grave—previous success meant nothing; what came next was critical.

“Hmph! Do Itachi think I’m just anyone? Watch my performance!”

“And remember—be careful not to trigger the [Balance]!”

Black Tower’s gaze burned with fervor as she frantically gathered data—this kind of experiment was simply… incredible!

As time passed, Flowing Fire wept as she gazed at the scene before her.

There stood a girl who bore a striking resemblance to Flowing Fire, her eyes tightly shut, her pale cheeks shadowed with faint dark luminescence.

[Titaninya]