“I don’t know whether they changed the Dan Heng route in the public version.”
“So I’ll compare this only with the beta.”
A-Xian took a sip of warm water to wet her throat.
“In the beta version, after Sampo screwed the Express crew over, they fought Gepard before the misunderstanding was resolved.”
“Lingzhou’s route has no fight.”
“The suspicion is cleared immediately.”
“Then he even helps Gepard capture Sampo and throw him in prison.”
“Lingzhou wasn’t lying.”
“He really is a pretty reliable adult.”
“Confident.”
“Always seems to have a plan.”
“Sharp powers of observation.”
“Prepared for unknown risks.”
“When speaking with people, he leaves almost no openings.”
“Polite first.”
“Force later.”
“Extremely thorough.”
“He had barely arrived in Belobog and already used a small favor to earn Gepard’s trust.”
“Not trying to start a character war here, but…”
“The viewing experience honestly feels a little smoother than the beta Dan Heng route.”
“Has anyone already cleared this part on Dan Heng’s route?”
“Tell me the basic outline.”
“I want to know whether it changed.”
After reading chat and Super Chat messages for a while—
A-Xian confirmed that the public-release Dan Heng route was essentially identical to the beta.
That made things interesting.
“If the plot progression differs here, then later developments definitely have to change.”
“Sampo being in prison affects a key turning point later.”
“Unless he breaks out.”
“But Lingzhou specifically emphasized that the cuffs he gave Gepard are extremely durable.”
“Impossible to break through brute force.”
“Only the key can open them.”
“So here’s the question.”
“Who brings the Express crew to the next map?”
“That transition also involves a key character—Bronya.”
“How is she going to end up going down there?”
“The writers actually had a pretty good idea.”
“By adding a new launch character, even beta players like us are experiencing the story almost like completely new players.”
Gepard:
“Please wait here for a moment.”
“Allow me to report your arrival first.”
“You may prepare what you want to say.”
“Lady Cocolia’s time is precious.”
“She prefers reports that are concise and direct.”
“Mm.”
“Another small story-detail difference.”
“Gepard sent all his soldiers after Sampo.”
“So nobody returned ahead of him to report to Cocolia.”
A-Xian originally expected the waiting period to be a normal standing conversation between the Express trio.
Instead—
Another semi-static story illustration appeared.
March:
“You really do have sharp eyes, Lingzhou.”
“You saw immediately that Sampo had a problem.”
Lingzhou:
“Actually…”
“He does have a problem.”
“And also doesn’t.”
Stelle:
“Uh…”
“I don’t understand.”
March:
“Me neither.”
“Can’t translate that for you.”
Lingzhou:
“The chance of that being coincidence was extremely low.”
“That man deliberately adapted himself to us.”
“He hid his guiding intention fairly well.”
“But ultimately, he was stalling for time.”
Stelle fell into thought.
“You mean…”
“Sampo deliberately led Gepard’s people to us?”
Lingzhou:
“I can’t rule it out.”
March:
“But why?”
“Surely he didn’t just want to drag us into trouble?”
Lingzhou:
“Not important.”
“Sooner or later, he’ll personally tell us what his motive was.”
March:
“First he has to get out of prison.”
“Didn’t Gepard say that guy’s committed a bunch of offenses already?”
Lingzhou laughed lightly.
“That isn’t something we need to worry about.”
“We only need to wait.”
March looked at Stelle.
“When we meet the Supreme Guardian, should we tell her our real reason for coming?”
Stelle:
“This is my first Trailblaze expedition.”
“Don’t look at me.”
As she spoke—
She turned her eyes toward Lingzhou.
As the saying went—
Ignore your seniors and suffer right before your eyes.
Compared with inexperienced Stelle and reckless pink-haired March—
This man was the true veteran.
Lingzhou thought for a moment.
Instead of answering directly, he asked:
“When we entered the city…”
“Did either of you pay attention to the locals?”
March:
“What do you mean?”
Stelle rubbed her chin.
“I did.”
“They looked pretty relaxed.”
“The atmosphere wasn’t tense…”
“Wait.”
“I think I understand what you mean.”
“Three possibilities.”
“Either the lower classes know nothing.”
“Or somebody reduced the apparent severity and concealed the truth.”
“Fragmentum monsters have already existed on this planet for a long time.”
“So the chance that nobody knows anything is extremely low.”
The two of them traded lines back and forth.
March’s large eyes grew increasingly confused.
“What secret code are you two speaking?”
Stelle couldn’t resist teasing her.
“Nothing.”
“Good sister, you’re responsible for being cute.”
“Leave conspiracy and scheming to us.”
March’s brows immediately rose.
“Do you think I’m some kind of idiot?!”
Stelle shook her head with a completely serious face.
“No.”
“Don’t confess before interrogation.”
March:
“Your expression betrayed you!”
“I’m punching you later!”
Stelle:
“My expression is incredibly sincere.”
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“Those clear eyes of yours, untainted by worldly impurities…”
“Have deeply captivated me.”
March:
“Then could you stop speaking in riddles?!”
Stelle immediately looked at her with tender concern.
“What Lingzhou means is that until we understand how locals view the Stellaron—or whether they know about it at all…”
“We should respond to changes by remaining unchanged.”
“Right, Lingzhou?”
Lingzhou nodded.
Then calmly explained.
“Belobog’s citizens do not live like people who know their world is being corrupted by a Stellaron.”
“In other words, the Silvermane Guards have done a fairly good job protecting them.”
“But that doesn’t mean the population understands what a Stellaron is.”
“Or what consequences it causes.”
“We are strangers here.”
“We don’t even know whether the Supreme Guardian has heard of Stellarons or understands their danger.”
“Belobog sits in a frozen world.”
“Yet the city itself feels warm as autumn.”
“Have you considered why?”
“I don’t believe Gepard’s explanation that this is simply because Qlipoth’s Preservation protects them.”
“A Stellaron contains terrifying amounts of energy.”
“Suppose…”
“And I emphasize—suppose.”
“Suppose the energy keeping Belobog warm comes from the Stellaron.”
“And then we walk in and announce that we came to eliminate the Stellaron, seal it, and take it away…”
“Or suppose the Supreme Guardian already knows perfectly well what a Stellaron is.”
“Guess what she might think of us?”
March visibly shuddered.
She really hadn’t considered that far.
“Stop.”
“Stop talking.”
“You’re reminding me of the disaster during our last Trailblaze expedition.”
Stelle:
“What happened?”
March slapped her forehead and spoke weakly.
“We were too honest.”
“So they accused us of coveting a national energy treasure.”
“And then…”
“We got wanted across the entire world.”
Stelle:
“No wonder you said ‘again’ earlier.”
“Let me guess.”
“Was it actually only YOU who was too honest?”
“Not everyone?”
March immediately puffed up.
“Shut up!”
“Keep talking and I’ll hit you!”
Stelle grinned.
“Angry alrea—OWOWOW!”
“You actually hit me?!”
“Sorry, my fault!”
“Hey!”
“Don’t grab there!”
“In broad daylight, have some dec—Hm?”
When the owner of the grasp suddenly retreated two steps and stared blankly at her own palm while moving her fingers—
Stelle rolled her eyes.
Why that disbelieving expression?
It wasn’t like March had nothing herself.
Stelle simply wore loose clothing.
In reality—
She didn’t lose to Himeko, okay?
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