Herta Space Station.
While talking with Takagi and the others, Miss Asta had already arrived at the space elevator. Taking the elevator all the way up, the group soon arrived at the reception center located in the base module of Herta Space Station.
Upon reaching here, The Doctor, La Signora, and the others could see more research personnel belonging to Herta Space Station. Dozens to hundreds of researchers wearing similar uniforms walked hurriedly through the corridors. Along the way, the research personnel discussed various scientific research topics.
The Doctor, La Signora, and Azar, Kaveh, and others watching through the live stream immediately pricked up their ears. However, the professional terminology fell upon everyone's ears. Everyone could only exclaim in their hearts that they didn't understand.
For a time, the expressions of some geniuses became quite unpleasant. Especially Grand Sage Azar, who was attempting to gain knowledge capable of creating gods through the live stream.
Takagi watched Lisa, Nahida, and the others paying attention to the passing research personnel. He didn't rush to urge Miss Asta to take everyone away. Instead, he proactively found a seat and sat down, allowing Lisa, Nahida, The Doctor, and the others to move freely.
Taking advantage of this time, Takagi opened the system panel and adjusted it to the gacha interface.
Let's see who I can pull this time.
Takagi looked at the virtual Astral Express on the panel, his heart full of anticipation.
(Congratulations to the host for drawing the "Asta" template, along with Asta's exclusive Light Cone "But the Battle Isn't Over".)
It's Asta and Asta's exclusive Light Cone? Does this count as some kind of fate?
Takagi sat in his seat, raising his head to glance at Asta who was walking toward him. Although this time he only drew the four-star character Asta from the game, Takagi was still quite satisfied. You must know that Harmony characters in the game, even four-stars, are of considerable use. Asta's power is especially excellent in terms of overall speed boosting. And if Takagi were to use this ability, he could probably increase his own speed and that of his comrades to a terrifying degree.
"Lord Takagi, um... can I ask you something?"
At this moment, Asta had also arrived in front of Takagi, speaking to him with a hesitant look.
"Of course, you can. Sit down and talk, Miss Asta." Takagi patted the seat next to him and said with a smile.
"Okay." Asta nodded and sat down beside Takagi.
Not far away, some researchers from Herta Space Station who didn't know Takagi's background showed shocked expressions upon seeing this. However, Asta is the Lead Researcher of the Space Station after all. They didn't dare to discuss it. On the contrary, Lisa, who was not far away, occasionally cast her gaze here after seeing Asta sit down next to Takagi.
"Don't be constrained, just say whatever you want to say. If I can answer, I naturally will." Takagi saw Asta looking at the floor, appearing unsure of how to speak, and comforted her with a smile.
"Alright!" Asta took a deep breath and looked at Takagi seriously. "Lord Takagi, since you can build the Astral Express, can you sell one to me?"
Takagi raised an eyebrow. "You also want to own an Astral Express?"
Asta nodded heavily. "Of course, I want to own such a special vehicle as the Astral Express. If Lord Takagi is willing to sell one to me, I am willing to pay a high price to buy it!"
Asta spoke very seriously, and she was indeed planning to spend a large sum of money to buy it. She even planned to ask her family to transfer more credit points over. However, even so, she had no confidence in being able to purchase the Astral Express from Takagi. After all, something like the Astral Express is an extremely special existence in the entire universe.
As expected, after Asta finished speaking, she saw Takagi frown tightly.
"No... Is it not possible?" Asta put her right hand to her mouth, looking at Takagi as if she was about to cry.
Some of the researchers around saw this scene and instantly clenched their fists. You know, Asta is the dream lover of many researchers in the Space Station. Beautiful and rich, how many researchers wanted to rely on Asta. But the truth is, they simply didn't have such an opportunity. Now suddenly seeing Asta seemingly being bullied by Takagi, these researchers were naturally quite unhappy.
Fortunately, the security personnel who knew a little about Takagi's background, arranged by Asta in advance, stopped them. Otherwise, these people would likely have come over to interrupt Takagi and Asta's conversation.
"I say, Miss Asta, your expression is a little fake," Takagi shook his head and said.
Asta: "Fake?"
Takagi: "Yes, too fake. I don't think you are a little girl who would show such a pitiful expression."
If he didn't know Asta's background, Takagi might have been fooled by Asta. But as a Star Rail player, how could Takagi not know Asta's cunning nature?
"Indeed, I can't fool Lord Takagi with such petty tricks. But I really, really want to collect an Astral Express. Lord Takagi, can't you think of a way?" Asta put her hands together, her eyes shining, and asked Takagi.
"Buying the Astral Express or anything like that, let's forget about it. I don't plan to sell any Astral Express that comes from me," Takagi shook his head and said.
Asta: "Is that so..."
"Compared to acquiring the Astral Express, perhaps you can consider acquiring this." As Takagi spoke, he took out Asta's exclusive Light Cone "But the Battle Isn't Over," which he had obtained from the previous gacha, and displayed it before Asta's eyes.
"This is a Light Cone! Wait, the person on the Light Cone is me?!" Asta took the Light Cone in surprise.
Immediately, a familiar memory surged into her heart. It was the memory of when she was about to leave home, away from the hundred-tongued voices of her family, and head to Herta Space Station. It was the moment she understood the meaning of the poem "At some point, we are no longer walking, but flying."
For a time, Asta's heart was filled with deep nostalgia.
"Lord Takagi, how do you have a Light Cone that contains my memory? And the powerful Imaginary Energy carried by this Light Cone... Did you specially commission it from the Garden of Recollection?" Asta took a deep breath and looked at Takagi curiously.
As a young lady of a distinguished family, Asta had seen many Light Cones and owned many Light Cones. But she had never seen such an excellent Light Cone. At the very least, the IPC could absolutely not produce such a Light Cone under normal operations. Moreover, Asta felt that this Light Cone was so compatible with her. This made it hard for Asta not to think that Takagi had gone to the Garden of Recollection to customize this Light Cone. Although it is a very difficult thing to ask the Garden of Recollection to customize a Light Cone, but thinking of Takagi's identity, Asta felt relieved.
"How about it, interested in buying it? I think for you, the Light Cone 'But the Battle Isn't Over' should be very compatible with you," Takagi said with a smile.
"Yes! Very compatible. Thank you, Lord Takagi, for being willing to sell this Light Cone to me. Take this card." As Asta spoke, she took out a black card from her skirt pocket and handed it to Takagi.
Takagi nodded in satisfaction and casually threw the black card into his imaginary space.
"Lord Takagi, don't you need to see how many credit points are in it?" Asta asked.
"I trust Miss Asta's credit, and I also trust your financial strength," Takagi smiled, got up from his seat, and walked toward the five passengers who had gathered together again and seemed unsure of where to go.
Seeing this, Asta quickly followed. "Lord Takagi, please reconsider the matter of the Astral Express? Even if you don't sell it, can you let me see how you built the Astral Express? Please!" Asta said.
Takagi waved his hand: "We'll talk about it later."
...
(Kaveh: Can't compare, really can't compare.)
(Tighnari: Indeed, Teyvat's technology is completely incomparable to the Space Station.)
(Gorou: Compared to the environment of the Space Station, we seem to be living in a remote and backward place.)
(Lyney: Compared to Belobog, this place is far, far more advanced. And Teyvat's technology is even difficult to compare with Belobog. No wonder Takagi said that Herta Space Station is a place with truly advanced technology. There must be technology here that surpasses Teyvat by hundreds or thousands of years.)
(Alhaitham: Even learning the technology here is very difficult. The professional terms that those researchers are talking about... if no one explains them, I'm afraid it will be difficult for people from Teyvat to understand them.)
(Albedo: After all, it's technology that surpasses Teyvat by a lot. It's too exaggerated to be able to understand it just by listening. Unless a researcher from the Space Station is willing to be our teacher, otherwise it will be difficult for us to understand the research here. However, without Takagi's help, it would probably be quite difficult to get these researchers to be our teachers.)
(Alice: Perhaps only the universe-level, true geniuses that Takagi mentioned can understand things here just by listening.)
(Alhaitham: As expected, is there a gap between us and the geniuses of the universe?)
(Azar: No, there won't be! It must just be a matter of perspective. That's right! If we had the same perspective as them from the beginning, we could also do what they did.)
(Paimon: Hmph, at this time, don't try to be brave, Grand Sage!)
"How does it feel, did you gain anything?" Takagi stood in front of the five passengers, including Lisa, The Doctor, and La Signora, and asked with a smile.
"Unfortunately, although I don't want to admit it, it is really difficult to understand the research they are talking about," Lisa shook her head and sighed.
Cloud Retainer sighed. La Signora and The Doctor also frowned. To be honest, they were a little discouraged by those people who seemed weak in strength.
"What about you, did you gain anything, Nahida?" Takagi looked at Nahida with interest.
As the God of Sumeru, the existence capable of ruling over Sumeru's wisdom, Takagi had quite a few expectations for her. Even though Nahida had already stepped onto the Path of Memory, but Takagi still hoped that Nahida could make achievements on the Path of Erudition. Just as he could step onto different Paths, he also hoped that the passengers he didn't dislike could step onto multiple Paths. After all, this way, when the Blessing buff time ends and the rewards are settled, he might also get some more rewards.
The Doctor, Lisa, and others, and even Grand Sage Azar, looked at Nahida upon hearing this. They all knew Nahida's identity as Lesser Lord Kusanali. They were also very curious about what kind of answer Nahida would give.
"I have some understanding, but more is confusion. I have temporarily recorded everything I heard. I will think about it slowly later," Nahida said.
Upon hearing this, Azar and the people from the Akademiya immediately frowned.
"Then think about it slowly later," Takagi said with a smile.
Takagi was not very surprised by Nahida's answer. Compared to The Doctor, who is good at research, Nahida is better at observing a person because of her past experiences. Perhaps she can really know something through observation.
"By the way, Asta, where are the less confidential research institutions on your side? Can you take my passengers to see them? If possible, prepare a laboratory space for each of them. Perhaps they will need to use the laboratory later," Takagi said to Asta.
He still hoped that Lisa and others would step onto the Path of Erudition through research. Naturally, he also had to provide Lisa and others with the conditions to conduct experiments.
"This way, please, Lord Takagi." Asta smiled gently and raised her hand to point in a direction.
Lisa, The Doctor, and others were naturally very interested to see the research of the Herta Space Station personnel. They took steps to follow Asta all the way to the researchers' laboratories. Before long, everyone arrived at the designated location.
Along with Asta and Takagi, several medical personnel from the infirmary also arrived.
"Medical personnel, did something happen?" Asta looked at the medical personnel carrying medical kits and running past her quickly, and muttered in confusion.
A little girl who happened to be passing by heard Asta's voice and quickly said, "Asta, Station Master, there was a problem with the project Richard was in charge of, and it caused a violent explosion in the laboratory. All the researchers who participated in the research were injured."
Asta: "Explosion?! Lord Takagi, I need to go and see the situation first."
Takagi: "Okay, let's go together."
Asta nodded and looked at the little girl: "Wen Shiling, take us there."
The little girl named Wen Shiling immediately led the way and ran forward. Before long, everyone arrived at the scene of the accident and saw the researchers being treated by medical personnel.
(Yoimiya: This... it's too horrible, can they still be saved?)
(Baizhu: Some injured people have almost 100% of their skin burned. Such injuries cannot be treated with ordinary methods.)
(Sangonomiya Kokomi: Even if we use the power of healing elements, it probably won't have much effect.)
(Xiangling: Too... too scary, that person's arm and body are separated!)
(Alice: There are remnants of mechanical fragments in the laboratory, which were obviously caused by the explosion. These remnants cut the researchers' bodies.)
(Albedo: To be able to survive such an explosion, it should be related to the protective suits worn by the researchers.)
(Arataki Itto: This is too horrible, is research such a terrible thing?)
(Alhaitham: New research is inherently accompanied by unknown dangers, and a moment of carelessness will naturally lead to accidents.)
(Chef Mao: Can these people be saved in this state?)
(Baizhu: If those researchers have people who understand the Power of Abundance, perhaps they can be treated. It's just that they have been using medical supplies, so it seems that none of them have the Power of Abundance.)
(Barbara: With Mr. Takagi here, they must be fine, right?)
(Arataki Itto: That's right, I forgot that Takagi is also a strong person who can use the Power of Abundance.)
(Takagi: These injuries don't require me to take action.)
(Barbara: Eh?!)
(Takagi: I said that Herta Space Station has extremely advanced technology, which naturally includes advanced medical technology. Everyone, don't judge the medical level of Herta Space Station by the medical level of Teyvat, okay?)