Chapter 115

Unlike her, who gets a headache just looking at a book.

And Himeko?

Every time she finished studying, not only was she not tired, but she was also glowing with health.

It was truly amazing.

The pity is.

No matter how beautiful the time, it eventually comes to an end.

Five days later.

Lin Qi took the fleet and left the Express, and Welt left with him.

It was just that his destination was different from Lin Qi's.

Welt would accompany a portion of the fleet back to the Jarilo star system.

And there, he would begin his beloved mech research.

In fact.

Welt had also considered whether he should stay on the Express or go to Jarilo.

For some reason, he actually felt guilty toward Himeko.

So he actually had the heart to do something for this daughter of an old friend, as compensation.

But seeing that Lin Qi and Himeko clearly had a significant relationship.

He abandoned this idea.

Through these days of understanding, he had already learned of Lin Qi's identity, as well as the faction Lin Qi commanded.

Especially after hearing that Lin Qi had wiped out a star system, he was even more awestruck.

Then, he understood that Himeko didn't need his care at all.

Lin Qi was enough.

What's more, this "Himeko" was not that "Himeko."

So in the end.

He still chose to follow his heart and go to Jarilo to research mechs.

For a moment.

The lively Express became quiet again.

But for Himeko, this was actually not bad.

Over the past few months, her strength had grown significantly, and the Express had added new members, allowing them to explore together.

What else was there to be dissatisfied with?

Perhaps...

It was dissatisfaction with the parting.

Thinking of this, Himeko felt a bit annoyed; why hadn't she invited Lin Qi to stay up all night exploring knowledge sooner?

Truly regretful.

After leaving the Express, Lin Qi did not have the main force follow him, but let them carry out their own missions.

He chose a medium-sized spaceship as his own transport vehicle, preparing to head to Penacony alone.

To be precise, the Asdana star system.

According to the data he had gathered, this star system was extremely rich in Memetic substance, which was very rare even across the entire universe.

The Memetic substance here was very dense; it had even been a mining site for the IPC in the past.

However, after a certain point in time, this place no longer belonged to the IPC; it was now the property of another major faction in the universe, "The Family."

Lin Qi didn't have much interaction with The Family, so out of courtesy, the ship he took was merely a research vessel.

Otherwise, showing up in a planet-killer ship would always make people think he was looking for trouble.

Of course.

As a renowned genius in the universe, Lin Qi wouldn't enter Penacony without a word; that would truly be beneath his status.

Just like boarding the Express, he had sent a formal letter in advance, and it was in the form of a visit.

Similar to a state visit between nations.

With Lin Qi's current status, being on equal footing with The Family was indeed not quite the case.

But Penacony alone was still manageable.

So.

When his visit was proposed, Penacony responded very quickly.

To be precise, they readily agreed to the visit application.

And finalized the specific time with Lin Qi's secretariat.

Heard that.

The universe-renowned singer—Robin, would also showcase her voice during this visit to express the welcome of the Planet of Festivities to Lin Qi.

And before this, she had never attended such an event.

As the sister of the Oak Family head, she could completely control her own life freely; as long as she didn't want to, no faction could sway her ideas.

At least...

In Penacony, that was the case.

It was unknown for what reason this time.

Regarding this.

Lin Qi didn't pay attention.

A singer?

Having been in the Honkai: Star Rail world for so long, he had never paid attention to the entertainment industry.

How to put it.

Lin Qi still retained the prejudices he had toward the entertainment industry from before he traveled over in his past life.

Instinctively believing that even a universe-level singer couldn't avoid things like hype and scandals.

Therefore, Lin Qi didn't care at all.

Time flew by.

Soon, the destination arrived.

Even from far away, Lin Qi could see the unique features of the Planet of Festivities, Penacony.

Not only because the entire planet had been transformed into a hotel.

But also because of that bottomless Memetic substance.

"Interesting, the entire star system is almost soaked in an ocean of Memetic substance."

"No wonder this place is so magical."

Lin Qi couldn't help but exclaim.

And then...

The first thing he did was not to notify the people of Penacony, but to salvage the Memetic substance.

Since he was already here, why not bring back some local specialties?

Before long.

The research vessel had salvaged a bit of the Memetic substance.

Lin Qi had come into contact with this stuff before, but at the time, he had too many research projects and couldn't spare the energy, so he hadn't researched it in depth.

Now that he had some free time, he naturally had to study it thoroughly.

"Memetic substance, or rather... Aether?"

"This kind of thing is indeed not common elsewhere."

Memetic substance isn't rare, but it's very hard to salvage, or rather, very hard to preserve.

Because it exists between illusion and reality, it even has no weight and is very difficult to measure.

So if you want to buy it, you generally have to pay a high price.

The Memetic substance Lin Qi had come into contact with before was through the IPC's channels.

But because the quantity was too small, he hadn't researched anything out of it.

Lin Qi had a sudden thought: could these Memetic substances...