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Luffy kindly reminded him.

The space station houses many rare artifacts, so the Black Tower was housed in two rooms.

"Yes, let's go take a look!"

Leonard said listlessly.

Clearly, he had given up all hope.

The three then went to another collection room.

Meanwhile, Ronald was pleasantly surprised to find that he had actually found a clue.

On an empty booth, there was a Q-version graffiti of a silver wolf.

"I remember now, the thing on this display stand should be a Punk Lord cassette tape. Could this strange item be the girl's target?"

Leonard suddenly had a brilliant idea.

That's right, all that star core stuff was just a smokescreen; the Punk Lord cassette was her ultimate goal.

However, Leonard was also somewhat puzzled looking at the empty booth.

"However, if you want to take the artifact away, you need to apply for permission. Otherwise, we will know as soon as the artifact leaves the exhibition stand."

But the current situation is that although this strange object is on their missing persons list, there is no record of it being forcibly taken.

So, in order to investigate the records, the group returned to the main control module for a visit.

As it turned out, the group discovered that the strange object had not only not been taken away, but had even remained on the space station.

That's right, right in Black Tower's office.

That was clearly the three's final destination.

As they approached the office, the three heard an argument coming from Black Tower's office.

"Don't even think about it. I don't care what Ruan Mei whispered in your ear. You want to shut down the simulated universe? No way!"

"Black Tower, this is my decision! Question: What have we invested in this project? Hundreds of system-time events, support from an entire planet, and the most advanced technology in the entire universe."

"What did we get? The unknown, doubts, and a series of error messages."

After all, simulating the development of a universe is an almost impossible task.

“Initially, we defined the simulated universe in the hope of creating a microscopic world that could peek into the movements of the celestial beings, but now it is getting further and further away from that goal.”

"【Simulated universes need errors】—that's what you said yourself. The current situation perfectly matches it, so why are you dissatisfied?"

The two continued to express their opinions, hoping to persuade the other.

However, both of them were geniuses with the arrogance of geniuses, so how could they be easily persuaded?

"You think you're so great? You're just like a... a member of a club of idiots!"

Ultimately, the conversation ended unhappily.

Then, looking displeased, Black Tower stormed out of his office.

Upon leaving the office, Black Tower glared fiercely at Luffy and his two companions standing to the side before turning and leaving without looking back.

"So, what do we do now?"

Having witnessed the argument between the two geniuses, Leonard wouldn't dare to approach Black Tower and ask about the Punk Lord cassette tape even if he had ten lives.

"I've predicted two possible outcomes!"

At this moment, Luffy also spoke up.

"What's the result?"

Leonard quickly asked as well.

"You went up to Black Tower to ask about the Punk Lord cassette tape, and then Black Tower, in a fit of anger, fired you!"

"Well... is there another one?"

"He did nothing, just left, and then got fired by Estella for poor performance!"

"Does this mean I'm completely finished? What should I do now?"

Leonard asked, looking rather disappointed.

After pondering for a moment, Xing replied.

"Maybe you could go back now and pack your things, so you won't be scrambling to catch up if you get fired?"

It’s so heartbreaking, old man!

Does this mean that being fired is the only option for me, Leonard?

Leonard thought sadly.

"By the way, we can ask Mr. Screws. He's said to be one of the better-tempered ones in the Genius Club!"

Perhaps it was the instinct for survival that led Leonard to actually come up with a solution.

Please, please help me!

Volume 1: Chapter 291 The Simulated Universe That Must Be Shut Down

At this moment, Leonard looked at Luffy and Star with a sincere expression. It could be said that whether he lived or died on the space station now depended entirely on Luffy and Star.

"Why don't you go up yourself?"

Xing asked with some confusion.

Upon hearing this, Leonard scratched his head.

"I'm just a lowly employee, I wouldn't dare to step in and mediate when two geniuses are arguing!"

Putting everything else aside, Leonard even felt that the other party could kill him with just a glare.

But Luffy and Star are different. They are considered honored guests of the space station, so Screw and Gom should give them some face, right?

"Leonard, you should know that dealing with geniuses is a very difficult thing!"

Xing rubbed his hands together, his implication quite clear.

Upon hearing this, Leonard gritted his teeth and reluctantly took out what appeared to be a ticket from his pocket.

"This is an inner-circle ticket for Lord Robin's concert next month. If you can help me with this, this ticket is yours!"

You should know that he spent a year's salary to buy this ticket from a scalper.

Who is the robin? Is he famous?

Star, who was only a few days old, obviously did not know the name of the robin.

Upon seeing Xing's attitude, Leonard immediately became excited.

"What? You don't know Lady Robin? She's our fans' eternal legend, our savior! Lady Robin is beautiful inside and out..."

"stop!"

Just as Leonard was about to launch into a long speech, Roof immediately interrupted him.

"Do you want to know about the cassette tape now, or do you want to proselytize?"

"Um, let's think about the cartridges first!"

Leonard also regained consciousness at this point.

After all, I can go to Dad Liu Geng Niao's concert next time, but if I lose my job on the space station, I won't have the money to go next time.

Therefore, cassette tapes are still more important right now.

"But there's only one ticket, not enough for the two of us brothers to share!"

Xing took the ticket from Leonard and said with a hint of malice.

Upon hearing this, Leonard quickly shook his head and said...

"It's gone, it's really gone!"

After all, this one ticket cost him a large portion of his salary, so how could he possibly buy another one?

"You can have it if you want it!"

However, Luffy waved his hand and gave the ticket directly to Xing.

"Are you sure you don't want it? This is an inside ticket, you can see robins up close!"

Leonard was somewhat surprised to see Luffy looking uninterested.

There are people in this world who are completely indifferent to Lord Robin!

"Forehead……"

I'm here to tell you that, actually, let alone the inner area, even backstage, Luffy can just tell the robin and he can get in.

"Then we'll go in and ask for you right now!"

As they spoke, Luffy and Star walked into the Black Tower's office.

Black Tower seemed to have left in anger after his conversation with Screw Goom.

Therefore, only ScrewGumm was left in the entire office.

Upon seeing the two visitors, Screws greeted them in a gentle tone.

"Hello, gentlemen. Are you here to see Ms. Black Tower?"

Unlike the Black Tower, Screw Goom is like a well-mannered gentleman.

Upon seeing Screw Goom, Hoshino immediately stayed behind Luffy.

"The opportunity to converse with a genius is in your hands!"

Xing patted Luffy on the shoulder, looking at him with an expression that said, "You've hit the jackpot."

However, Luffy knew that Pure Star was afraid to talk to Screw and Goom, so he directly used Luffy as a shield.

Helpless, Luffy had no choice but to go forward alone.

"Hello Mr. Screws, we are here to investigate a strange object called the 'Punk Lord Spirit.' According to the information, the object was last seen in the Black Tower's office."

Upon hearing Luffy's words, Screw and Goom understood.

"Search: A campfire deep in the forest, a solitary stone sword pointing to the stars, [Punk Lord Spirit]? That's no ordinary strange tree, my friend."

Then Screw Gum explained to the two the origin of the "Punk Lord Spirit".

Screwgoom revealed that the cartridge did not actually leave the space station, but rather, because of the data it contained, it has now become part of the simulated universe.

Inputting this cartridge into the simulated universe was probably a spur-of-the-moment decision by the Black Tower, without informing anyone else.

That's why this cartridge was included in the list of missing items.

“If you two have come for the ‘Punk Lord’ spirit, I can extract it from the simulated universe.”

"May I?"

Hearing this, Xing seemed somewhat surprised.

To this, Screw Gum simply said in a very ordinary tone.

“No problem. The simulated universe is about to shut down, and it would be a waste to leave the [Punk Lord Spirit] in the simulated universe. Since you two need it, there’s no problem taking it out!”

"However, if you want to obtain the data for the [Punk Lord Spirit], you two will still need to personally enter the simulated universe to retrieve it. Of course, I will also provide some minor assistance!"

"Really? Then thank you very much, Screw Gum!"

Hearing this, Xing breathed a sigh of relief, not expecting that Screw Gum would be so easy to talk to.

If it were Black Tower instead, I guarantee I'd still be arguing with her right now.

"But is the simulated universe really going to shut down?"

Recalling the conversation he had overheard earlier, Xing asked Screw Gum with some disappointment.

"I had agreed with Black Tower that I would get a reward every time I came to test."

If the simulated universe stops, where will she get her reward?

"This matter arose because of me. We had some disagreements about the long-term direction of our research, and disagreements often lead to prejudice, which in turn hinders the formation of knowledge. Conclusion: That's why I chose to shut down the simulated universe!"