Chapter 532

Even happier than being killed by Clef in various ways time and time again.

"Haha—cough cough..."

A moment later, Dr. Bright finally stopped his thin body from trembling.

"In any case, on the main timeline, I have served the Foundation for hundreds of thousands of years."

He looked at Lynx, with a smile still remaining at the corner of his mouth:

"At the very beginning, every time I heard the alarm of a containment breach, my reaction was the same as yours, worrying about this and that."

"And then, encountering SCPs on the way to evacuate, I died a few times;"

"Hiding in place, being hit by an SCP, I died a few more times;"

"And then the containment breach escalated into a doomsday... was it tens of thousands of times, or millions of times..."

"In short, when facing anomalies, the most important thing is to maintain your own stability and not let your reason go offline."

Lynx's expression relaxed visibly, but then she remembered another question:

"But... you said the thick fog often appears at sunset, so what about today?"

"This night will be very long." Dr. Bright nodded gently, "Before two o'clock in the morning, I will let time return to normal, that is, around eight o'clock in the evening, and then continue the banquet."

"Ah?"

Lynx opened her mouth wide as she listened to Dr. Bright's words.

She never expected that this could be done.

"Then I..."

"Stay if you want, leave if you want." Dr. Bright's expression was calm.

"This banquet has no admission ticket, no invitation letter, come as you please, leave as you please."

"And the flowering period of 'SCP-C-2299-1' is very long, as long as you are not afraid of seeing ghosts, you can come to the banquet whenever the flowers bloom."

Xianzhou "Luo Fu."

After silently planning "SCP-C-2299" into her travel route in her heart.

Kafka looked at "Silver Wolf":

"How is the situation?"

"Everything is going according to plan."

"Silver Wolf" didn't look back.

Her hands turned into afterimages, constantly operating, clearly the plan had reached a critical moment.

"The staff member I bullied last time successfully found the clue I left for him and released the little surprise I prepared."

Kafka: "Sounds like a 'Voidranger'."

"Yes, and they have already followed the trail I left and arrived at Herta's office."

"I have already made preparations in advance, as long as they confirm the existence of the 'Aether Cartridge' in the 'Simulated Universe', then I can successfully get my hands on it."

Kafka was silent for a moment, then spoke with a slight smile:

"Then, I wish you success~"

"Herta" Space Station.

Looking at the group of people walking over again, Screwllum nodded slightly:

"'Stelle' miss, may I ask if you are ready?"

"Stelle" looked at Screwllum and nodded:

"I still have some questions."

"Please ask, I welcome all curiosity and thirst for knowledge."

"Are you really going to shut down the 'Simulated Universe'?"

Screwllum nodded firmly:

"Yes."

"Besides the reasons just mentioned, there are some additional considerations."

"I believe that the miracles in the Simulated Universe should have the right to grow and sprout on their own, rather than being interfered with by the will of others, just like the universe itself.. "

"The more Herta racks her brains, the further she moves away from the universe she hopes for. Conclusion: Day-to-day changes are constantly wearing down her talent."

"I hope to liberate my best friend from this state."

"But I must also point out, 'Stelle' miss, these are all my own opinions. Regarding Herta, you should have your own judgment."

"Stelle" listened quietly, and only responded softly after Screwllum's voice fell:

"I have no more questions."

After speaking, "Stelle" looked at Bai Xuan and found that the other party was smiling at her.

Bai Xuan took off his monocle, took out a handkerchief to wipe it, put it on "Stelle's" right eye, and then patted the other party's shoulder:

"Investigating the case is certainly an important part."

"However, since the Simulated Universe is about to be closed, let's experience it one last time."

"Just like before an amusement park closes, many tourists will hear the news and come to experience it one last time, experiencing all the projects they haven't experienced before."

"Stelle" stepped forward, leaned into Bai Xuan's arms, cherished it for a while, raised her head, looked at the other party, and then showed a faint smile.

"Okay."

"However..."

She raised her hand and pinched the frame.

This monocle was indeed a bit uncomfortable when first put on, but the discomfort quickly disappeared, as if she had long been accustomed to it.

Also, why wear glasses? Isn't this just plain glass? How strange... is it a decoration?

Guessing in her heart, "Stelle" looked at Screwllum:

"Let's go."

Screwllum nodded slightly:

"I will send you into the Simulated Universe in a way different from the conventional one, which may be different from your usual physical sensation."

"This can help us quickly locate the cartridge in the complex data of the Simulated Universe. Let's start with this data chain, please be prepared for deep consciousness diving—"

"Stelle" felt a ripple beside her, and in the huge weightlessness, she lost control of her limbs.

A moment later.

She woke up suddenly, but she was no longer in Herta's office, but on the other side of the space station.

——This is the Simulated Universe.

There were no Bai Xuan and others beside her, but there was an extra figure not far away.

It was "Silver Wolf."

At this time, Screwllum's voice sounded directly in "Stelle's" brain:

"Are you okay?"

"Stelle" was a little surprised:

"There is actually a voice?!"

Screwllum explained patiently:

"That is the communication module working normally—Herta often says this is a flashy but useless function, and in order to improve computing power, she usually turns it off."

"But I believe: compared to text, sound can better carry the fluctuations of emotion."

"Now, you are in the data chain where the 3.0 Aether Cartridge is located, try looking around, and tell me your findings."

"Stelle" stared at the figure of "Silver Wolf":

"Uh, I think I'm hallucinating."

Screwllum: "This is a normal phenomenon, most organic life will feel uncomfortable after experiencing beacon projection, what did you see?"

"Stelle" added: "That hacker is right in front of me..."

The surprise came so suddenly that even Screwllum didn't react for a while.

"Hacker?" He paused for a moment, and immediately understood what "Stelle" was saying.

"Conclusion: That is a holographic record generated by the Simulated Universe."

"Here, every variable will be saved, in great detail, of course, including the footprints of outsiders."

"You are right, the enemy's invasion has spread to the depths of the Simulated Universe, only a hair's breadth away from the data chain where the Aether Cartridge is located, what we see is the image at that time."