Chapter 14: Anti-Elder Complete Concussion Victor
[ Stelle arrived at the main control section, and from afar, she saw Himeko waiting for her in a corner."
Seeing Stelle arrive as scheduled, Himeko was very happy:
''You're awake. I had March 7th, and the others stayed near the train to keep an eye on things. The timing is just about right, the person I'm waiting for should be here soon.''
"How long was I out, a few months? Huh? The space station's become this mess."
Before the words had faded, a slightly arrogant female voice suddenly rang out not far away.
Following the sound, what came into view were a pair of fair, slender legs, but as the camera zoomed out, one could see obvious ball joints at the knees. ]
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~Runeterra World~
"That's a puppet?"
Jayce, outside the screen, widened his eyes.
"Remarkable technology."
Viktor praised inwardly,
"The technology of the city-states can also achieve remote automation, but the expressions and shapes are completely..."
He trailed off, staring blankly at this masterpiece that was perfect in both construction precision and appearance.
If you ignored the joints connecting her limbs, she looked exactly like a human girl. A deep blue beret paired with the girl's gray hair and a purple lily nestled in her hair added a touch of elegance and intellectual charm.
Underneath the black woman's tailcoat was a snow-white tutu, which made the hostess seem a bit delicate and cute, a stark contrast to her imposing aura.
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[ "This is the true owner of the space station, [Genius Society] #83, Herta."
Just after hearing Himeko's introduction, the girl raised her purple eyes in dissatisfaction, glancing at Himeko with a hint of blame:
"If you're going to introduce me, do it properly. Why mention the Society? I have so many extraordinary achievements, aren't any of them better than #83?"
"Genius... Society."
Being the most genius organization in the entire universe, Stelle originally thought it would have a cooler name, but she didn't expect it to be so... down-to-earth. Stelle couldn't help but want to laugh.
Herta's gaze swept over Stelle, and she snorted:
"Laugh if you want, that old ghost Zandar came up with the name, do you think I like it? Also, the Stellaron is this kid now?"
Himeko nodded silently.
"Hmph, then I'll have to take a good look."
A rare smile gradually appeared on Herta's face. ]
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~Runeterra World~
"Uh... um, this... is Herta?"
Jayce rubbed the slightly stubbly beard on his chin, looking at Viktor in disbelief.
"It shouldn't be wrong, but I originally thought Ms. Herta would be a more composed type."
Viktor also couldn't imagine that Ms. Herta, as described by Asta, was the "embodiment of wisdom," one of the smartest humans in the entire universe, but now it seemed more like a slightly childish little girl.
It was extremely fitting for this puppet body.
"The puppet should just be a tool for communication, maybe the voice of the puppet comes from the real Ms. Herta."
"But this voice sounds like it's only in its teens or twenties?"
Jayce still couldn't believe it.
"Such a young... embodiment of wisdom?"
"Otherwise, how could she be a genius?"
Viktor smiled with a hint of bitterness.
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[ Herta on the screen had already begun to examine Stelle's entire body up and down, praising as she looked:
"It's really amazing, to restrain this unactivated Stellaron and save the Blue Planet from disaster, I built an entire space station..."
"But someone returned to simplicity and solved it with this kid's body—how did they do it?"
Feeling Herta's gaze like she was examining a lab rat, Stelle felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"And the Stellaron is still stable in her body," Himeko added.
"Yeah, this little one's constitution is really strange." Herta's curiosity grew even stronger.
Stelle wiped the cold sweat from her forehead:
"Do you have to discuss me in person? And—I'm not a little one."
As she said this, Stelle's eyes glanced at Herta's petite figure with ill intent.
Herta was quick-witted and immediately understood what she meant. She raised her eyebrows and snorted:
"Compared to me, aren't you just a little one? How old are you?"
"Besides, I already completed the rejuvenation research, and the puppet you see now is only about 70% similar to me when I was a child." ]
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~Runeterra World~
These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Viktor's mind.
"Rejuvenation?! Is this really something human science can achieve? If, if... cough cough..."
Viktor became uncharacteristically excited, but because his body was too weak, he covered his chest and began to cough violently.
Fortunately, after coughing, a bit of color finally returned to his pale face.
"Viktor, you need to calm down, although that Ms. Herta was able to complete rejuvenation, she is, after all, a human from another world."
Jayce didn't forget that they were separated from Ms. Herta by an unreachable screen, and softly comforted,
"Her success doesn't mean we can succeed too."
Viktor shook his head firmly:
"Jayce, the meaning of science is to explore the impossible."
Jayce sighed. He knew that Viktor's body had always been weak, and he had always longed for a healthy body. He understood Viktor's persistence and didn't plan to continue persuading him on this matter.
Compared to Viktor's obsession with pursuing health, he also had a bold idea in his heart.
At the same moment in the Undercity, Zaun.
This place was completely a den of filth and corruption. Drunken strongmen hid in the corners of the sewers, and shady alleys were full of thugs robbing customers with knives.
The river flowing with neurotoxins ran through the entire city, burdening this riddled land with the name of sin.
In a laboratory located in an underground cave, the door was slowly pushed open, and the first thing that came in was a polished leather shoe. Then the owner of the shoe brushed the dirt off his collar and slowly walked into the laboratory.
"Singed slowly got up to greet him, after all, this distinguished guest could not be neglected."
The distinguished guest was Silco.
Behind him were several strong subordinates, carrying precious mechanical parts scavenged from the black markets of Zaun.
"Here's what you wanted."
With Silco's order, his subordinates casually piled the mechanical parts in a corner of the laboratory. Occupied by this pile of metal trinkets, Singed's already small laboratory seemed even more cramped.
Singed had helped him research shimmer, and was one of the important creators of his power, so he would allow any request as long as it wasn't too excessive. However, ever since Singed saw the puppet named "Herta" on the screen, he had begun to scavenge almost all the precision machinery in the Undercity.
Even without saying it, Silco could guess seven or eight tenths of his intentions.
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