Himeko went to discuss the Astral Express’s itinerary with the Conductor.
No one had any objections to the impending battle.
As Trailblazers, seeing injustice and lending a hand was a common occurrence, especially when it concerned Herta Space Station, which provided supplies to the Astral Express.
After the train meeting concluded, Serena did not return to her room with March 7th.
Instead, she remained in the parlor car, gazing through the glass at the boundless starry sky outside.
This was a view she, as an ordinary person in her past life, could never have experienced.
Seeing that Serena had not left the parlor car, Welt pushed up his glasses and cast his gaze toward the starry sky as well.
“Ms.
Serena, welcome to the Astral Express once again.” “Mm, thank you.” Serena nodded politely in response, “Thank you so much for being willing to accept me back then!” After learning about the actions of the Emanators of Abundance who came before her, Serena felt deeply grateful that the Astral Express dared to accept an Emanator of Abundance like herself.
If not for the acceptance of the Astral Express, she would likely still be idling on that planet, lonely and bored.
“For those who yearn for the sea of stars, the Astral Express merely provides a little help.
When you resolved to leave that planet and chase the stars, you were already walking on the Path of Trailblaze, and the journey of the Trailblaze is inclusive.” After a pause, as if remembering something, Welt continued: “Besides, the starry sky cannot stop an existence at the level of an Emanator.
Sooner or later, when you want to leave that planet, you will find that surviving in the universe is easier than you think.
It is just difficult to reach other worlds without the power of the Path of Trailblaze.” Looking at the young girl with long white-gold hair before him, Welt recalled that when they were about to leave the planet where they met Serena, Himeko and he were still contemplating how to handle this planet with excessive vitality.
After all, leaving such a planet, which could potentially become living at any moment, unattended went against the principles of the Trailblazers.
You see, among the famous living planets, there is the ‘Luocha of the World-Eater,’ whose great disaster brought upon the Xianzhou is recorded in the train’s Data Bank.
Just as the two of them planned to leave coordinates to contact the Xianzhou, allowing the experienced Xianzhou to handle it, he and Himeko saw: The kilometer-high giant forest began to wither, the faces on the roaring mountains disappeared, the eyes in the pitch-black thunderclouds gradually dimmed, and the gorgeous thorn bushes covering ten thousand miles gradually retracted.
Visibly, the planet’s vitality began to recede until it became an ordinary planet with green hills and clear waters.
And the one who caused all this was the red-eyed girl with long white-gold hair before them.
She had absorbed all of it into her body as vitality, and then asked with anticipation when they could leave, as if everything that had just happened was completely unremarkable.
They were only suspicious at first, but this immediately confirmed to Himeko and him that she was definitely an Emanator of Abundance; otherwise, it would be impossible to so easily absorb the vitality capable of animating a world into her body.
However, this did not worry them much.
Having interacted with her for some time, they knew that she was a true Pathstrider of the Path of Abundance, practicing the Path of Abundance.
And true Abundance is, from beginning to end, selfless and altruistic.
Welt went to find Himeko to confirm the status of the Astral Express.
Serena looked at the scenery outside the carriage, quietly pondering Welt’s words.
Indeed, ever since she stepped onto the Astral Express, she could feel a strange energy within the train.
And within her own body, a new ability, different from Abundance, had appeared.
Is this the power of the Path of Trailblaze?
It really does feel like it makes traversing space easier.
“Hm?
Is that silver-white high-tech building ahead the Herta Space Station?
It looks just like the one in the Data Bank!” …
“The Antimatter Legion is coming in force this time.
We will split up: March 7th and Dan Heng will form a team to search for and rescue personnel, Welt will guard the platform where the Astral Express is located, and I will be in a team by myself to clear out the Void Rangers of the Antimatter Legion.
As for Serena…, you will be responsible for treating the staff of the space station.
How about it?” “No problem!” X4 After separating from the rest of the Astral Express Crew, Serena followed the task assigned by Himeko to find the hidden space station staff.
Walking through the metallic-textured corridors, Serena found the space station to be full of high-tech vibes.
When she walked up to a door, it opened automatically.
In the enclosed hallway, there were several flower pots with unknown plants planted in them, likely used for decoration to add color to the cold corridor.
However, this was convenient for Serena.
She gently touched a potted plant, and a bit of life force flowed into it.
A verdant butterfly grew out from it, flapping its wings and landing on Serena’s fingertip.
“Take me to find the space station staff.” The green butterfly affectionately rubbed against Serena’s fingertip and flapped its wings to lead the way.
Serena could naturally and easily sense the presence of life within the space station, but she didn’t know the way!
She couldn’t just blast through the floors to get there; it would be bad if it caused a misunderstanding.
After all, she was still a newcomer to the Astral Express, and the Herta Space Station staff didn’t know her.
‘If they ask for compensation, I don’t have any money.
I can’t cause trouble for the Astral Express Crew!’ Following the green butterfly toward the area with rich life energy, the environment that came into view became increasingly gruesome.
The high-tech corridors were full of holes and scratches, yet there were no wounded or corpses, though this was normal.
After all, the invaders were the Antimatter Legion; they left no corpses behind after they died.
It seems the members of the space station were not entirely defenseless; being able to clear these out was already quite impressive.
As for the few discordant auras nearby that she sensed, were they just not discovered, or were they helpless against them?
Sensing this, Serena smiled indifferently, not caring about these lives that were as insignificant as ashes.
“Life is beautiful because of its diversity, but to have only life that remains like ashes is too monotonous.” “You only need a small amount of existence; the rest should be cleared away.
I’m quite good at cleaning up.” A drop of blood fell from her fingertip and began to expand and deform.
A grotesque creature possessing the characteristics of multiple organisms appeared just like that.
It had a lower body like a spider, with spider legs digging into the floor, and an upper body similar to a human’s, with six eyes and six claws.
The six claws were like giant scythes, and with a light wave, they carved hideous cracks into the wall.
This was one of the abilities developed from Serena’s authority: the fusion and modification of life.