“Stelle really is a naturally born master of the abstract!
Even with my acquired skills, I can’t compare, I just can’t compare!” Serlin looked affectionately at Stelle, who was being dragged away by March 7th, her eyes filled with undisguised envy.
“Uh…” Welt felt like he had completely lost touch with the times.
Back on Earth, he hadn’t felt like his juniors were this abstract.
“Cough, let’s not talk about that for now.
According to the plan, our Express is about to head to the next stop.” “Let’s return to the Parlor Car first.
I imagine…
Himeko and Dan Heng are already waiting for us there.” Serlin recalled the plot.
This was one of those rare small planets that wasn’t truly controlled by any major powers, and there didn’t seem to be any factions to worry about, so she nodded.
Even if some truly unsolvable problem arose, at worst she could just commit suicide.
As she said, she wasn’t afraid of death!
If she died enough times, she’d eventually roll a powerful big shot!
With such thoughts in mind, Serlin walked toward the Parlor Car with a cocky, swaggering gait.
“You’re here?” Dan Heng greeted her friendly.
“Yeah, I’m here.
I remember…
the next stop for the Express is Jarilo-VI?” “How did you…
ah, I see…” Himeko was stunned for a moment, but then she remembered Serlin’s self-introduction from before and came to a sudden realization.
No one on the Express cared about Serlin’s claim that this world was just a game in her hometown.
After all, the universe was vast and full of wonders.
How could anyone call themselves a Path-strider if their heart could be shaken by something like that?
They didn’t even care that she knew part of the future.
After all…
beings capable of prophecy weren’t rare in the galaxy; there was even someone like Elio of the Stellaron Hunters.
Serlin remembered how she had expected them to have some special reaction when she revealed her status as a transmigrator, but…
So what if she knew the future?
Himeko, March, and Dan Heng felt that the Finality-striders were quite impressive!
So what if she was from a parallel world?
Welt expressed his approval!
“Is there something wrong with that planet?
I recall that a thousand years ago, Jarilo-VI was a very beautiful tourist planet.” Though she didn’t care about Serlin’s identity, Himeko was still curious.
If there was danger, why not avoid it?
“Forget tourism.
Right now, Jarilo-VI has been invaded by a Stellaron, and its civilization is on the brink of extinction.” “It’s the kind of place where, without help from forces outside the world, they’d have to resort to some extreme measures just to survive.” “In my memory, this…
should be the greatest crisis there.” ‘Unless Hoyo decides to ramp up the difficulty for Belobog in the future…’ But Serlin didn’t voice these groundless speculations.
After all, who knew if they were true?
Better not to scare herself.
Himeko nodded.
A mere Stellaron…
wasn’t too big of a problem.
For a world like that, the Astral Express Crew certainly couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.
Moreover, the original plan for the Express’s next stop was to rest there, and then head to the festival on Penacony.
In that sense, the Xianzhou was actually an unexpected detour.
“Phew, good thing I ran fast!
The Express hasn’t started the Jump yet, has it?” March 7th also ran hurriedly to her companions’ side, but…
behind her followed a disheveled Little Gray Hair.
Serlin looked at her with a (ᗜ‸ᗜ) expression, squinting her eyes with a strange laugh.
“Jie jie jie, you guys already started ‘eating’?
So fast…?” March 7th immediately puffed out her cheeks like a pufferfish.
“You’re really something, Serlin!
How dare you tease me?
It looks like I’ll have to keep you under control too!” Stelle straightened her clothes and said, “Refreshing!” Dan Heng rubbed his brow in pain once again.
For the first time, he felt out of place with the newcomers because he was too normal.
Was he going to have to sit at the elders’ table?
That wouldn’t do!
“Cough cough, the Express Jump is about to begin.
Please sit quietly, passengers, and do not play around!” Pom-Pom said this solemnly, and only then did March reluctantly take her messy little hands off Bronie-Serlin’s face.
Serlin rubbed her bright red little face and sat on the soft sofa with Stelle, waiting in high alert, but March 7th remained standing in the very middle of the car…
Stelle tilted her head.
“Classmate March 7th, I’ve saved a seat for you here!” March 7th pouted helplessly and said, “Just you watch, watch how I conquer the Express!” Even after falling on her butt countless times, the Great Lady March 7th still wanted to shout silently—a tiny Express, how laughable.
Stelle expressed her understanding; March 7th was going abstract too.
After all, she’d said it was impossible for there to be any normal people on the Express!
Dan Heng patted March 7th’s shoulder and then sat on the sofa as well.
After all…
After falling a few more times, she’d behave.
“Hey—hey hey—” Conductor Pom-Pom’s voice echoed through the Express via the speakers.
“Please return to your seats and sit down.
The Jump is about to begin—” “Everyone, please get ready!” “5…” The Express began to vibrate, and the divine power of Trailblaze erupted within the Astral Express…
Space collapsed…
the Express was plated in a layer of silver light, and in the next instant, the scenery outside the windows was completely different!
Of course, Serlin couldn’t tell the difference.
For an Earthling…
no matter where you were, the trajectories of the stars were a bit too eerie.
Mainly, a silver-white planet appeared outside the window on the other side.
That was Jarilo-VI.
“Ouch, that fall nearly killed me…” When the Jump was completed, the stubborn March 7th indeed took a fall.
Well, this time, she didn’t conquer the Express either.
After the Express stopped, Himeko also came to the window.
“Sure enough, just as Serlin said, the once slightly famous vacation planet has now turned into a land of snow.” Welt also frowned.
“Indeed, a Stellaron exists here, and the Express’s tracks have been severed by it.” “Sigh, are we the Astral Express or the Stellaron Hunters?
How do we run into Stellarons so often?” March 7th grumbled as she huddled over to Serlin and the others.
She was long since used to Stellarons.
“Can’t we be both?” Stelle scratched her head and, for some reason, answered subconsciously.
“Hey hey!
The Stellaron Hunters are universe-famous wanted criminals!
I don’t want to have anything to do with them.” Dan Heng…
Dan Heng remained silent.
Serlin looked at the three youngsters and then rubbed her chin.
It seemed…
the only one with no connection to the Stellaron Hunters was March 7th.
Himeko watched them play like a senior elder and then suggested, “Since we all know the root of everything is the Stellaron, then…
I hope the four of you will go on this Trailblaze journey.” Welt felt a bit of regret but still looked at his four juniors with a smile.
“On this Trailblaze journey, you should work on your bonds.” “And you…” Welt looked at Serlin again, this being who suspectedly embraced the cocoon of finality, and hesitated.
“You…
be mindful of your actions.” Serlin patted Bronie’s flat little chest and said righteously, “Don’t worry, Old Yang, you can count on me!
I’ll make sure the gang comes back in one piece!” “…I’m worried about the planet.” “Then there’s even less of a problem.
At most, I’ll mess with Cocolia.” “What…?
Cocolia?” Welt’s brow furrowed, wondering if he had misheard.
“Yeah, the current Supreme Guardian of Belobog on Jarilo-VI—Cocolia.” Serlin’s smile was perfect, but Old Yang always felt she wasn’t thinking of anything good.
He looked at Serlin’s familiar face and missed his good student Bronya more than ever.
He rubbed his brow and said: “Cocolia…
she’s mixed up with the Stellaron?” Serlin immediately gave a thumbs up.
“Uncle Yang, your intuition is spot on!” Upon hearing this news, Welt suddenly couldn’t sit still.
“Himeko, this time I…” “Alright, Welt…
haven’t you gotten used to it after all this time on the Express?
You should be accustomed to Counterparts by now.” Welt exhaled, inhaled, exhaled, inhaled…
“…Himeko, you’re right.
I was overreacting.
I should be used to this kind of thing.” Big sister, you’re back?
I love Wolf Venerable!
As everyone knows, Lord Youyun is a little girl, so Aha is a lolicon!
Shouldn’t he be tasered?