"Ah… I must've accidentally swept some dust into my eyes, pa." Pom-Pom rubbed its eyes and muttered softly as it looked at Mikhail and the others.
Seeing their former companions again, Pom-Pom was a little moved. Mikhail and the others also began talking about what they had gone through after ending their journey in Penacony all those years ago.
As expected, each of them had their own regrets. But now that they had become Heroic Spirits, they still had a chance to change those regrets as they wished.
Afterward, Mikhail and the others planned to take a look around present-day Penacony and see how it had changed. If Penacony had developed in a positive direction, then all their past efforts would have been worthwhile.
In the following days, Mikhail and the others wandered around Penacony, and so did Nolan and his group. Soon, two days passed.
During this time, Nolan took every opportunity to stay with Himeko and March 7th, and finally managed to max out their affection levels:
[Himeko Has Developed Good Feeling Towards You. Obtained 1 Affection Point. Current Affection Level Lv.10 (Max)]
[March 7th Has Developed Good Feeling Towards You. Obtained 1 Affection Point. Current Affection Level Lv.10 (Max)]
At the same time, as expected, he obtained affection skills from both Himeko and March 7th, each an extremely powerful ability:
[Night on the Galactic Railroad:
Solitary Journey: Lay down a virtual railway. By following the track's guidance, you can travel to any location whose coordinates you have confirmed. No matter how you move along the track, you accumulate "mileage." Mileage can be converted from the intangible into reality, allowing you to ignore all obstacles and reach your destination. If spaces overlap, the distance is treated as zero;
Bitter Coffee: Himeko's hand-brewed coffee is exceptionally bitter. After drinking it, for a duration equal to the sum of both parties' levels in minutes, you will remain absolutely clear-minded, unaffected by any conditions. The probability of gaining inspiration greatly increases, and your thinking speed is significantly enhanced;
Suitcase Treasury: Select a suitcase, and its internal space will ignore limitations such as size and weight, allowing it to store a number of items equal to the sum of both parties' levels. Identical items can be stacked infinitely.]
This was Himeko's affection skill, a highly versatile ability.
First, "Solitary Journey" allowed him to travel to any place he knew. In other words, returning to his home planet Earth was no longer an obstacle.
Even crossing the vastness of the universe or dimensions was not a problem.
All he needed to do now was wait for Mona to divine Earth's coordinates. Once he had them, the skill would automatically calculate the distance.
Then Nolan could choose to offset that distance using the "mileage" he had accumulated. If he could fully offset it, he could arrive instantly.
Compared to his ability to freely manipulate distance, this was slightly more cumbersome, but the advantage was that he did not need to directly see the destination.
As for accumulating "mileage," it was actually quite simple. Any form of movement could build it up. With a few instances of spatial travel, the mileage could easily reach astronomical levels.
The latter two abilities, "Bitter Coffee" and "Suitcase Treasury," were also quite useful.
The former, which ensured clarity and increased the probability of inspiration, was especially suitable for scholars like Mona, while the latter functioned like a game inventory, with the added benefit of infinitely stacking identical items.
[Recreation of Past Memories: Anything you remember can be recreated with a fidelity equal to the sum of both parties' levels in percent. Any excess is converted into bonus effects. No energy supply is required, allowing it to exist indefinitely. If it is a living entity, it will lack intelligence but can still follow commands.]
This was March 7th's affection skill, turning memories into reality. Aside from being unable to recreate consciousness, there was virtually nothing it could not reproduce, making it an extremely powerful ability.
Moreover, it required no energy consumption, which was quite outrageous. Although for Nolan, who possessed infinite energy, this aspect did not seem particularly significant.
However, this was precisely what made March 7th's skill so absurd, as it did not even need to obey the law of conservation of energy.
Nolan casually recreated some artifacts from his memories and found that their functions were no different from real ones.
The only difference was that, in essence, they were still just memories and could not be fused or enhanced like genuine artifacts, but this was not a major issue.
He could simply recreate fully enhanced artifacts from memory directly, which was much easier.
The only regret was that anything Nolan recreated from memory would be treated as part of his own abilities.
Abilities like the Wonderland Space's capacity to let collected treasures grow and gain unique traits could not be triggered.
However, being able to freely recreate anything from memory and have it exist indefinitely without any cost was already absurd, practically akin to a creator's power. Minor shortcomings like this did not matter much.
Having successfully maxed out Himeko's and March 7th's affection, Nolan temporarily stopped exploring Penacony. After all, under the coverage of his spiritual perception, there were hardly any secrets left in that place.
Returning to the Wonderland Space, Nolan saw Cocolia in the living room. Over the past two days, she had already moved in at his invitation.
Now that he finally had some free time, Nolan walked over and gently pulled her into an embrace. Cocolia turned her head, her expression slightly unnatural as she said:
"What are you doing? Everyone's here."
"So what? Everyone's tried this before," Nolan replied as he lifted the front of her clothes and placed his hand on her soft abdomen, covered by black stockings.
"H-hey…"
Sensing the teasing looks from the other girls, Cocolia felt a rare sense of embarrassment. Just as she was about to speak, her lips were already sealed.
Nolan continued to caress her abdomen with one hand, while the other slid upward along her waist, brushing against the fair skin at her side.
After a while, he pulled down her clothing, exposing her soft skin.
As he continued kissing her, Nolan held her and sat down on the sofa. Soon, her skin flushed red under his touch.
His hand slipped through the hollowed opening at the side of her leg and into her bodysuit, gently stroking her full and soft thigh for a moment.
Then, he tore a small opening in the bodysuit and used his knee to press against the inside of her knee, slightly parting her legs.
After spending a few days in close cultivation with Cocolia in the Wonderland Space, Nolan still had not found a suitable opportunity to invite Himeko and March 7th to come stay, as they were still enjoying themselves in Penacony.
Meanwhile, on the "Akasha Meta Space" side, Sserkal chose to begin preliminary cooperation with Topaz. For example, certain business opportunities could be offered to the Corporation first, while the Corporation would help promote the "Akasha Meta Space."
When dealing with a "genius," even the Corporation had no confidence in fully controlling the situation, especially since they lacked the technology to interfere with the "Akasha Meta Space."
In the end, the Interastral Peace Corporation had no choice but to try cooperating first, though the fact that the "Akasha Meta Space" was completely outside their control made them somewhat uneasy.
Seeing that there were no issues, Nolan also planned to search across the "galaxy" for places where he could rapidly farm Adventure EXP.
(End of Chapter)
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