Since Eve boarded the Astral Express, an unknown amount of time had passed, and the Astral Express had already warped through several star systems.
Eve also embarked on her first journey of Trailblaze, resolving a war crisis on a pre-nuclear civilization planet.
Eve’s power had recovered considerably, and she no longer needed to maintain her Slime form, though she occasionally still liked to transform, feeling more at ease that way.
On this particular day, the Astral Express continued its journey through the star systems.
Inside the Astral Express, Eve was playing with March 7th.
By this time, Eve had become quite familiar with the Astral Express Crew.
“Hey, hey, Sister Eve, give me back that cake!” March 7th said, puffing out her cheeks.
“Hehe, no, Little March, come and get it,” Eve deliberately said, holding a cake in her hand.
Himeko watched this scene from the side, a faint smile gracing her lips.
“It seems their relationship is quite good,” Himeko murmured to herself.
“Hmph, just watch me catch you.” March 7th clenched her fists and immediately rushed towards Eve.
Eve’s lips curved slightly upwards, and she instantly dodged.
“Ah!” March 7th missed, her body tilting forward as she was about to fall.
“Oh no.” Eve glanced out of the corner of her eye.
She immediately let go of the cake in her hand and reached out to grab March 7th’s collar.
March 7th was left suspended in mid-air, her body tilted.
“Phew… that was close.” Seeing that March 7th was alright, Eve finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“It is not close!
Pom!” Pom-Pom’s very angry voice came from below.
“Ah… Conductor…” March 7th’s terrified voice followed.
“Ah?
Little… Conductor?” Eve pulled March 7th up and saw Pom-Pom, who had been blocked by March 7th’s body.
Seeing Pom-Pom’s appearance, Eve couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
Pom-Pom’s head was smeared with cake, and his body was covered in cream, making him look utterly ridiculous.
“No laughing!
Passenger Eve!
Was that cake you threw?” Pom-Pom, with a face full of cream, shouted loudly.
“Ah, ah, I’m sorry, my hand slipped, Conductor.” Eve immediately covered her mouth to prevent her laughter from showing.
“Hmph, hmph, never mind.
Next time I will be truly angry.” Pom-Pom reached out, trying to remove the cake from his head.
But he hooked at it several times, realizing his arm wasn’t long enough.
Immediately, embarrassment appeared on Pom-Pom’s face.
“Conductor, I’ll do it!” March 7th immediately reached out and removed the cake from Pom-Pom’s head.
Pom-Pom immediately “pitter-pattered” away, dripping cream as he walked back to the room behind.
“My little cake…” March 7th, on the other hand, looked at the ruined cake, her face filled with heartache.
“Ahem, Little March, I’ll take you to eat something delicious on our next Trailblaze,” Eve said with some guilt.
“Really?” March 7th’s eyes immediately lit up.
“You promised!” Just then, the “pitter-patter” sound came again.
Pom-Pom had already changed into clean clothes, though they were the same style and color… “Conductor, is there something wrong?” March 7th asked curiously.
“Ahem, are all the passengers here, Pom?” Pom-Pom looked around.
“No, Uncle Welt and Dan Heng are not here,” March 7th replied.
“Gather them all, Pom, Pom-Pom has something to say,” Pom-Pom immediately said.
“Alright, Conductor.” March 7th quickly ran off.
Himeko rose from the sofa and walked over.
“What’s wrong, Conductor?
Is something serious happening?” Himeko asked worriedly.
Eve also walked over, concerned.
“Mm, wait until everyone is here, Pom.” Pom-Pom nodded.
A short while later, March 7th arrived with Dan Heng and Welt Yang.
“Conductor, what happened?” Dan Heng asked, puzzled.
Pom-Pom first cleared his throat, then said seriously.
“Just now, the Astral Express received a distress signal from Herta Space Station, Pom.” “Herta Space Station has been attacked by the Antimatter Legion, Pom, and needs support,” Pom-Pom said sternly.
“The Herta Space Station closest to here… isn’t that Asta’s Space Station?” Himeko’s brows furrowed slightly, showing her tension.
After all, her private friendship with Asta was quite good, so she was naturally a bit anxious.
“Herta Space Station!
Isn’t that exactly where Ms.
Herta entrusted us to deliver the relics before?” March 7th suddenly remembered.
“Herta Space Station?” Eve murmured to herself.
“Although Herta Space Station is called a Space Station, it is actually a museum-style interstellar ship inside, collecting various Curios from the universe for research.
The owner of the Space Station is named Herta, but the Station Master of this Space Station should be Asta, and I have some acquaintance with her.” Himeko explained.
“What about Curios?
What are those?” Eve asked curiously.
As someone from another world, she was unfamiliar with such things.
At this moment, Welt Yang raised his eyes and spoke: “Curios are all sorts of strange gadgets, some are troublesome, some are alive, some can change a star system or even the universe.
In short, each has some background.” “In this universe, only Ms.
Herta has the ability to collect Curios, I suppose,” Dan Heng added from the side.
Eve was deep in thought at this moment, thinking that perhaps among these Curios, there might be a way for her to return to Teyvat.
“Alright, alright, this topic is over, Pom, now it’s time for the voting session, Pom!” Pom-Pom jumped up and said.
“Voting session?” Eve asked, puzzled.
“Ah… Sister Eve really knows nothing, does she?” March 7th chuckled.
“Oh, right, before, we always passively encountered events…” “It’s like this: when the Astral Express wants to actively go to a certain place, all passengers on the Astral Express need to unanimously vote to decide whether to go.” “The rules of the Astral Express have always been this way,” Himeko said solemnly.
“By the way, the Antimatter Legion that attacked the Space Station was…?” Eve asked again.
Immediately, everyone looked at Eve helplessly.
“Here she goes again, our studious Sister Eve,” March 7th said helplessly.
“The Antimatter Legion is the Legion under the Destruction Aeon Nanook.
They are determined to destroy the entire universe through war,” Welt Yang patiently explained.
“Oh… destroy the entire universe through war…” Eve’s eyes instantly turned cold.
Although she didn’t know who this Nanook was, since he had declared his intention to destroy everything through war, he should be prepared for destruction himself.
After all, she had come here because of a war.
“Alright, let’s start voting now.
Those who agree to go, show your palm.
Those who disagree, show the back of your hand,” Welt Yang said.
“Everyone understood?” Welt Yang looked around at everyone.
“Oh, Uncle Welt, we understood a long time ago,” March 7th said eagerly.
“Then, this Conductor solemnly announces, the voting begins, Pom.” Pom-Pom waved his hand and said.
Everyone immediately extended their hands.
“One vote, two votes, three votes… Everyone agrees to go, Pom!” Pom-Pom tallied the data.
Everyone on the Astral Express extended their palms.
“I’m still very curious about the Space Station, and the Antimatter Legion,” Eve said, with a hidden meaning in her words.
“Yay!
Then we’re off to Herta Space Station!” March 7th said excitedly.
“Perfect, the relics that Ms.
Herta previously asked the Astral Express Crew to find have also been acquired.
We can deliver them according to the agreement during this trip,” Dan Heng said seriously.
“Then please, all passengers, get ready, Pom.
The Astral Express will warp in ten minutes.” After Pom-Pom finished speaking, he “pitter-pattered” back to the Astral Express’s control room.
Everyone immediately dispersed, with all but March 7th and Eve returning to their rooms.
“Wait, Little March, you’re not still planning to…” Eve looked at March 7th’s actions and roughly guessed what she was about to do.
“Of course, Sister Eve, we’ll definitely succeed this time,” March 7th said enthusiastically.
“Alright then, good luck,” Eve sat steadily on the nearby sofa, watching March 7th.
March 7th stood in the center of the Astral Express carriage, her legs spread apart, as if in a horse stance.
She closed her eyes, clenched her fists tightly, and continuously muttered something under her breath.
“Hey, hey…” Just then, Pom-Pom’s voice rang out on the Astral Express.
“All passengers, please sit tight, hold on, and beware of turbulence.” “Special reminder to March 7th Passenger, do not be ungrateful.
Next time you hit your head, this Conductor will not be responsible for bandaging you, Pom.” “Hmph, Pom-Pom, what do you know?
This is called perseverance!” March 7th immediately shouted.
“Hahaha…” Eve couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
“Hey, Sister Eve, why are you laughing too?” March 7th said, pouting.
“Little March, I’m just saying, it’s better to listen to Little Rabbit,” Eve advised.
“Oh, Sister Eve, don’t mind me, I’ve already found the trick.
The key is to properly exert force from the waist, abdomen, and thighs.
The posture isn’t important; what’s important is to flexibly use inertia.” “I believe I will definitely succeed this time,” March 7th said confidently.
“Sigh…” Eve sighed helplessly.
Pom-Pom’s voice came from the broadcast again.
“Please return to your seats, everyone.
The warp is about to begin.
Please prepare yourselves.” Immediately, the Astral Express began to shake.
“Five…” “I won’t fall, I won’t fall, I won’t fall…” March 7th held her posture, continuously muttering to herself.
“Four, three, two, one… Warp initiated!” The Astral Express accelerated sharply, warping through the star systems… Hi, ha, hi, oh (￣y▽,￣)╭