Chapter 202

"Forget it, I won't think about it."

"Anyway, it's still a bit away from the guarantee."

"Let's go meet Himeko first."

Lin Qi checked the time; it was already evening.

Then there was nothing to say.

Off work!

Not long after.

Lin Qi arrived at the "date" location.

But this was neither a high-end restaurant nor a popular tourist attraction.

It was...

The space elevator.

"Lin Qi, I thought you would have to wait a while before coming over," Himeko's eyes lit up as soon as she saw Lin Qi, and her tone was very happy.

"Even if I'm busy, I have to make time to accompany you; it's rare to meet," Lin Qi said directly.

Himeko's pretty face flushed slightly, and her joy was self-evident.

However, she was no longer a little girl, so she wasn't shy, but looked at the elevator and said.

"Do you know why I chose this place?"

"Because this is the starting point of the tower towards the starry sky?" Lin Qi guessed.

"You guessed it!"

Himeko was very happy that Lin Qi could guess it, which meant Lin Qi knew her very well.

"I have been interested in the starry sky since I was a child, so I chose interstellar navigation in university, but my hometown didn't have the resources to build such a large space elevator."

"It's a pity..."

"This space elevator seems to be abandoned? Can't take a ride."

Himeko said with regret.

As for the reason, she actually knew it very well.

Because of the Anywhere Door.

After the Anywhere Door was built, the space elevator became completely a decoration; not to mention the time it took, it consumed even more resources.

So it was shut down after only a few years of use.

The important components were also dismantled, and only a part of the main body remained, representing that Jarilo once had such a development stage.

However, in a few years, even this part of the main body might be dismantled.

At this time.

Seeing Himeko somewhat regretful, Lin Qi glanced at the space elevator and said, "Want to take a ride? I can restart it."

"That's not necessary, right?"

Himeko waved her hand hurriedly, indicating that there was no need for this.

She didn't want to consume Jarilo's resources because of herself.

But Lin Qi had already started operating.

An instruction was issued, and Jarilo's intelligent system began to allocate supplies here and quickly transported them over through the Anywhere Door.

Then.

Under Himeko's surprised gaze, the space elevator, which had been silent for several years, was actually operating again in less than half a system hour.

"Are you surprised?" Lin Qi smiled, "Compare it to the megastructures you can see when you look up; they only take a few years to build. How much engineering is a space elevator? Half a system hour is considered slow!"

"That's true..."

Himeko thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

After all, some of those megastructures were larger than stars.

Higher by an unknown number of orders of magnitude.

In comparison.

A space elevator, indeed, was nothing.

"Ms. Himeko, are you willing to take the elevator with me and travel through space?" Lin Qi reached out a hand and invited.

"Of course!"

Himeko nodded heavily, reached out a soft hand, and agreed to Lin Qi's invitation.

However, she also had a request.

After her hand was held, Himeko leaned towards Lin Qi, and very close, they could feel each other's body temperature and breathing.

Then.

Himeko leaned close to Lin Qi's face and whispered.

"The long night is long, don't let the space elevator go too fast~"

Lin Qi was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted.

He held Himeko's slender waist with one hand and smiled.

"Don't worry, my driving speed might be very fast, but the space elevator definitely won't be fast; you should be able to handle it."

"Pah!"

Himeko spat with a blushing face.

Not long after.

The space elevator, which had been dusty for a long time but had been modified by Lin Qi and had almost become a residence, started again.

But the speed was less than one-tenth of the original; if you wanted it to complete the whole journey, it would probably take a whole night.

If it were at other times, passengers would feel it was long.

After all, the speed was too slow.

Fortunately, the "speed" inside the space elevator was very fast.

And until the daytime of Belobog was about to arrive, the "car" did not stop.

Until...

Boom!

In the dark.

A heaven-shaking hammer sound rang out, and no matter where one was in the universe, one could hear this sound.

Lin Qi was no exception.

Then he stopped his movements.

"Hmm~ Hmm?"

"Dear, why did you stop..."

Himeko recovered from the infatuation.

"The Amber King strikes the hammer, the 2157th Amber Era ends, the 2158th Amber Era has arrived?"

126. Robin: Penacony? Why would I go back there?

There are too many planets in the universe, and their orbital periods are all different.

Therefore.

It is difficult to use the stellar calendar as a unified calendar.

In the time measurement system recognized by the universe now, one comes from Akivili's hometown, which is system time and system years, etc.

But this can only record time in the short term.

Because the order in which civilizations connect to the star rail varies greatly.

Some are early, some are late.

So it cannot be used as a unified recording method.

However, there is an Aeon's "wall-building" behavior that has unified this difference.

That is, Preservation!

The Aeon of Preservation, Qlipoth, builds "walls" to resist unknown threats in light-year units, and every time He strikes the hammer, the entire universe can observe this sound.

In some places, records will even be left behind.

Thus.

How to record time has a unified standard.

The Amber Calendar was born.

However, the time for each strike of Qlipoth's hammer is not exactly the same.

Ranging from 76 years to 240 years.

Fortunately, although the interval time is different, the "force" has not changed, so the whole universe can hear it.

Just like this moment...

"Lin Qi? Did you hear it?" Himeko recovered and asked.

Lin Qi nodded and said, "With such a loud sound, how could I not hear it? And at that moment, the concentration of the Path of Preservation in Jarilo rose significantly, and Qlipoth even took a look here."

"Space elevator?" Himeko's expression was strange.

She couldn't figure out how the romance in the elevator just now was related to Preservation?

And it wouldn't be good to be seen, right?

Even if Aeons have no gender.

"What are you thinking about?" Lin Qi was somewhat amused, "I'm talking about the Jarilo star system! Besides, with my current Path ability, unless the Aeon reveals their true form, it's impossible for them not to see anything."

"Oh oh, I thought wrong."

Himeko said embarrassedly.

Lin Qi shook his head and spoke again, "You must be no stranger to the person Qlipoth glanced at; you can guess who this person is."

Himeko frowned and began to ponder.

Actually, the range is not large.

After all, she knows very few people in Jarilo.

So if you really have to say, there are not many people to guess.

Not long after.

She thought of someone.

"You mean... Stelle?" Himeko's expression was a bit strange.

"It's her."

Lin Qi's tone was filled with emotion, "I didn't expect that in just one night, she would get the attention of Preservation. Should I say it or not, she is indeed quite special; not only can she store a Stellaron, but she is also a constitution that can attract the attention of an Aeon?"

Hearing Lin Qi's words, Himeko was also very surprised.

Because if you put it this way, Stelle has stepped onto a second Path.

Walking on both Destruction and Preservation.

Somewhat contradictory.

But considering Stelle's uniqueness, it doesn't seem like anything?

There is just one problem.

That Himeko can't quite figure out.

"Why would she be glanced at by the Aeon of Preservation?" Himeko asked.

Lin Qi smiled and replied.

"Actually, it's nothing. Didn't I give her a task? Let her use intelligent machines to complete the construction of the Jarilo star system's defense network."

"I originally thought it might take some time to complete the defense network."

"I didn't expect her to be so hardworking?"

"The intelligent management system told me that after she left Belobog yesterday, she stayed in the construction center and hasn't left until now."

"So, maybe her heart for 'building walls' was too strong, which attracted Qlipoth's attention?"

Himeko was speechless.

What kind of reason is this?

There are so many people who imitate Preservation to build cities, but not many people can step onto the Path of Preservation and become Pathstriders.

Relatively speaking, the proportion is very low.

Why is it that others may not become Pathstriders for decades, but Stelle only needs one night?

Regarding this question.

Lin Qi didn't answer in too much detail.

Perhaps the project she handled was relatively large?

Another possibility is that it is related to the Stellaron.

In short.

The script has changed again.

Completely different from the original.

The system sent a prompt at the right time.

[Ordinary Influence Points +20000]

[Plot Influence Points +10000]

So much?

Even Lin Qi couldn't help but be surprised.

He even thought, what if he hadn't let Stelle step onto the Path of Preservation?

Would it have added more?

But after thinking about it, Lin Qi still felt that it was better to follow the ending of the script for the time being.

After all, according to the inference, getting the lance and stepping onto Preservation should be the main storyline.

If the main storyline deviates now, there is no guarantee that he can get so many points later.

Therefore.

After thinking for a while, Lin Qi didn't think about this aspect anymore.

Anyway, the harvest was not small.

For him, there was almost no cost.

First.

The defense system had to be built anyway.

Second.

That lance would only gather dust if left with him.

As for the "will of the Supreme Guardian" inside, Lin Qi had long studied it thoroughly and transferred it to the Synesthesia Dreamscape.

So this lance, for him, had no value other than collection.

Suddenly.

Lin Qi remembered one thing.

"Himeko, where are you planning to go for your next stop?"

"Next stop? It should be Penacony. The original itinerary wasn't this. But this time, we are not here as Trailblazers, but as guests. Because the 2158th Amber Era has arrived, a grand banquet will be held there, and we received an invitation letter in advance. Lin Qi, didn't you receive an invitation?" Himeko asked with a smile.

"Invitation?"

Lin Qi was stunned for a moment.

A bit strange.

Because he really didn't receive any invitation.

And this was exactly where he felt strange.

You know.

Even if he wasn't a shareholder of Penacony, he was still a very well-known existence in the universe.

Although the Astral Express wasn't bad, in terms of power level, it was still far behind Lin Qi.

So there was no reason for the Astral Express to receive an invitation while Lin Qi didn't.

Of course.

It's also possible that Lin Qi overlooked it...

Thinking.

Lin Qi called up all communication records from the recent period.

But he didn't find anything that looked like an invitation letter.

This was a bit strange.