There are quite a lot of people on the Xianzhou who live for fun.
Levi, who had lived on the Luofu for a while, knew this very well.
After all, Xianzhou people have long lifespans. If they don't properly find some fun and keep themselves in a good mood, then the onset of mara might come much earlier.
But in real life, those people still hold back a little.
On the anonymous internet, though, they dare to say anything and do anything.
For example, those outrageous commissions.
How many were real and how many were fake, Levi could tell at a glance.
Most of them were just there to have fun with him.
Like the one asking for Fu Xuan's white stockings, even if he actually managed to get such a treasure off Fu Xuan's feet, the person who commissioned it might not even dare to accept it.
He originally thought his plan had failed and that he hadn't received the task he wanted.
But then he realized that a little white rabbit seemed to have walked right into the trap.
"Hello, may I ask if this is the Divination Commission?"
At Herta Space Station, Asta asked this through the public network while contacting the Divination Commission.
Glancing at the "Old Carp Agency" on the screen, Asta felt a bit confused.
'When did the Divination Commission change its name to an agency?'
'Could it be that business was bad and they were planning to earn some extra income by running an agency?'
'If that was the case, then this is perfect!'
She had just been entrusted by Herta to contact the Divination Commission and ask about compiling information on the two Aeons, "The Hunt" and "Abundance."
As well as the relationship between the two Aeons, to see if there were any inconsistencies.
When it came to understanding either "The Hunt" or "Abundance," no one in the entire universe could probably compare to the Xianzhou Alliance.
They were born from "Abundance" and traveled the path of "The Hunt."
So Herta had instructed her to find the Divination Commission of the Xianzhou Alliance and request materials on the two Aeons to be used to improve the Simulated Universe.
Once that was done, they could restart testing the Simulated Universe.
She just didn't know who Ms. Herta had chosen this time.
After all, Stelle had already followed the Astral Express and left Herta Space Station.
Asta sat on her chair, resting her chin in her hands, quietly waiting for the other side to reply.
The reply came very quickly, as if they had been guarding the screen, waiting for her to ask.
'Could it be that the Divination Commission can even divine things happening in places extremely far away?'
Asta was a little surprised.
She then looked at the reply from the other side.
"…No?"
But she had clearly clicked into the Divination Commission's website.
Had she clicked the wrong thing?
With that doubt in mind, Asta exited the chat interface.
She aimed for the Divination Commission's website and double-clicked to enter.
Looking at the screen that appeared once again, Asta felt a bit at a loss.
Was the other side messing with her?
At this moment, the other side replied again.
"I'm a diviner from the Divination Commission, not the Divination Commission."
"..."
That settled it, they were definitely teasing her.
Then the page automatically refreshed, and the interface in front of her changed.
Below the words "Old Carp Agency" at the very top, a photo appeared.
There were three people in it, and one of them Asta recognized.
It was Fu Xuan, the Grand Diviner of the Luofu Divination Commission.
The other two looked unfamiliar, and Asta didn't recognize them.
But judging from how tightly the two of them were hugging Fu Xuan's legs, and Fu Xuan's helpless expression, their relationship with this Grand Diviner was probably quite good.
At this time, Asta noticed arrow markers on the picture.
The man on the left was labeled as the agency's owner. The Fu Xuan in the middle had her title and real name.
The label on the petite woman on the right was a bit outrageous.
"The Divination Commission's officially designated one and only useless person, not edible…"
It looked like the two of them were very close friends.
Only friends would call each other that.
After confirming the other party's identity, Asta politely introduced herself. "Hello, I'm Asta, the station master of Herta Space Station."
"Entrusted by Ms. Herta, I've come to request information from the Xianzhou on the two Aeons, 'The Hunt' and 'Abundance,' for follow-up research work."
'What? Asta!'
'I knew my plan would work!'
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Luofu
Looking at Asta introducing herself, Levi jumped up from his seat excitedly, waving his arms nonstop.
Although founding this agency was more for fun than for business, he had also fantasized about using this agency to expand his mission range beyond just the chat group, and to take on important or unimportant tasks across the entire universe.
Even though the bulk of the tasks would still come from the chat group…
After all, in his view, nothing could compare to the chat group, this platform that connected other worlds.
Even though the chat group's basic functions were pretty trash, he wouldn't even mention that uploading an ability cost ten times the points one personally earned.
The gacha system also screwed people over mercilessly.
Even Kiana, this purebred European seal who triggered her hunter bloodline the moment Skadi caught her scent, had suffered here, which showed just how much of a scam it was.
And on top of that, when group members transfer points to each other, this damned chat group even takes a cut.
But Levi didn't need to rely on the chat group to become stronger.
His main way of getting stronger was by pulling in tasks for himself. Even if this chat group had no other functions at all, as long as it could chat, it was a good chat group to Levi.
"Hello, Ms. Asta. I've long heard of your name as Herta's student and the station master of Herta Space Station, even here on the Luofu."
"You flatter me, shop owner. It's just some empty reputation."
Faced with such praise, if this were when she was younger, she would have been very happy to hear it.
But now, having been born into a great family, having received all kinds of praise since childhood, and later becoming the station master of Herta Space Station, negotiating with various factions on Herta's behalf, Asta had already grown used to this kind of flattery and handled it with ease.
"How could that be!"
Emotionally charged text appeared in the chat window.
"Ms. Herta's wisdom, as a member of the Genius Society, is known throughout the universe. Everyone also knows how strict Ms. Herta is when taking in students, and yet you were able to become her only student."
"This shows that your wisdom has already been recognized by Ms. Herta. I believe it won't be long before you can also join the Genius Society and become one of its members."
"It's even possible that you could become an Emanator of an Aeon!"
"Hehe… I'll take that as a good omen." Asta gave a dry laugh.
Faced with Levi's barrage of rainbow-colored flattery, waves stirred in Asta's heart.
Not joy from being praised, but a bit of embarrassment from how exaggerated it all was.
An Emanator of an Aeon, if she could, like Ms. Herta, meet an Aeon even once, that would already be recognition of her ability.
Levi said matter-of-factly, "All of this is what you deserve!"
'Oh stars! Bestow your true blessing upon this generous rich lady!'
"Of course! What pleases me most is that you're also a scholar in the field of astronomy, and you've achieved great accomplishments in that field."
"By coincidence, I'm also something of an astronomy enthusiast. I wonder if Ms. Asta would be willing to exchange thoughts with me about the wonders of the universe?"
Seeing the message Levi sent, Asta paused slightly, not expecting him to say that.
After a moment, the corners of her mouth began to curve upward.
If the earlier praise hadn't caused any real emotional reaction in Asta, then this compliment from Levi successfully ignited a sense of delight in her heart.
After all, when talking with others, few people ever brought up the things she loved, or the contributions she had made in that field.
Those things were all overshadowed by the halos of being a great family's heir and Ms. Herta's student.
This was the first time she had heard praise for her academic work from an outsider.
No one dislikes praise, especially a young girl like Asta who had left home.
Before, it was simply that the praise hadn't hit the right spot.
In her good mood, the girl didn't hesitate and decisively agreed to the other party's request.