Star Railway: The Last of the Grammer Riders

Chapter 179 Route Selection: Lusaka Star Melustan or Onfaros?
After paying tribute to the nameless visitors of the past.

The group then returned to the train.

Moreover, this time an envoy followed along.

"Huh? Miss Huang Quan, are you coming with us?" March 7 asked in shock.

You should know that Huang Quan is an Envoy-level being.

She actually boarded the train.

"Yes, I've already spoken to that gentleman. I'll be responsible for the train's safety during this period," Huang Quan explained.

“That… gentleman?” March 7th thought for a moment, then looked at Ye Tianyu, who was drinking coffee, with Xingqiong.

"What's wrong?" Ye Tianyu asked, looking at the three lively characters staring at him.

The three of them nodded again, seemingly for no apparent reason.

Then came the discussion of the flight path before each jump.

"Ahem, passengers, due to insufficient expansion energy, we can only proceed to a nearby planet to replenish our power."

"Pam Train Set, what is the Pioneer Energy? Is this what allows the train to travel through the universe?" Gongsun Ming asked.

Gongsun Ming asked this question also to inquire about the doubts of those who had just joined the train.

"Expeditionary Energy is the 'fuel' used by the Star Train for its operations. The amount of Expeditionary Energy obtained by the pioneers varies depending on the scope of their 'expeditions'," Himeko explained.

After hearing Himeko's explanation, everyone nodded.

Seeing that everyone understood, Pam spoke up at the opportune moment: "After a discussion between Vice-Captain Wilvi and me, we have selected two planets for you to choose from for exploration. One is Lusaka, the 'Ocean Planet' famous for its hot springs and Mikhail's birthplace, and the other is Melustan, the 'Agate World' rumored to be the place where the 'Pure Beauty' star god ascended."

“Hmm, these places all sound interesting. It’s really hard to choose,” Alicia said.

Everyone has varying degrees of curiosity and desire to explore these two planets.

One is the starting point of the former nameless traveler, the father of Pinocchio, and Mikhail; the other is rumored to be the place of ascension of the Star God.

Both of them are intriguing and make you want to know more about them.

The group led by Kiana, who planned to go to the hot springs on Planet Lusaka, and the group led by Mebius, who wanted to visit and study Merustain, were locked in a battle of wits.

And the neutral group that stays out of trouble.

These people are either "children" or "elderly people".

The farce only ended when a person who remembered the incident visited.

"Instead of arguing endlessly here, why don't you heed my advice?"

"Hmm? Miss Black Swan, is this some other idea?" Himeko asked, slightly puzzled.

“Indeed, have you ever thought about… traveling to a world that even Akivilli never reached?” the Black Swan said mysteriously.

"Oh? A world that even Akivilli never reached?" Walter seemed somewhat interested in what the Black Swan had said. "Miss Memory, why don't you tell us about it?"

"A planet that even Akivili hasn't been to? That sounds like it'll be really difficult!" March 7 exclaimed in shock.

"Hmm, it's an unexplored world, a world difficult to observe from the outside, only visible through the Mirror of Memories... a world where three destinies converge, intertwine, and bind each other, their fates uncertain..." The Black Swan's description gradually shrouded the place in mystery. "It's Onpharos... right?" Qiong said directly.

This completely stunned the Black Swan, who had been building up to it all along, and he almost couldn't catch his breath.

Goodness, this "colleague" is really something...

“Yes, its name is the Eternal Land, Onpharos,” the Black Swan continued.

“Alright, then we’ll add it to the list too. Now we’ll decide where we go next based on the vote.” After thinking for a moment, Himeko included Onpharos in the selection.

More than 40 people, each with their own ideas about where to go.

The veteran members of the train crew all looked at Ye Tianyu in unison, without saying a word.

After all, the previous adventures had shown that Ye Tianyu knew a lot of things.

And he's still calmly drinking his coffee.

The group began to wonder what the other was thinking.

Dan Heng, in particular, learned that Ye Tianyu was the messenger of the End.

The other party definitely knows some information about that so-called Onpharos.

Seeing that everyone was looking at Ye Tianyu, the group that was still discussing things gradually turned their attention to him as well.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Ye Tianyu simply put down his coffee and made no other move.

"It seems you haven't decided which stop to go to yet, right?" Ye Tianyu said.

"The 'Ocean Planet', Lusaka, has been almost entirely explored in the past, with only some unknown depths remaining. The difficulty is not high, but the energy acquisition efficiency for exploration is low. The 'Agate World,' Melustan, is suspected to be the place where the Star Gods 'ascended.' It's a region prone to starquakes; once you fall into the range of a starquake, your timescale will be stretched until you either escape the range or die. It's somewhat difficult, but the energy acquisition for exploration is quite good."

"Finally, there's the 'Eternal Land,' Onpharos, which will be extremely difficult. First, the train's reputation will be useless here, just like it was in Beloberg. In fact, if the native inhabitants are hostile to people from outside the world, the difficulty will be even greater. Second, there's the calamity here… the 'Black Tide.' This is a calamity native to Onpharos; you've been there, so you should know."

"Yes, the Black Tide is a calamity in Onpharos. It is said that it can transform people into Black Tide creations, somewhat similar to the Antimatter Legion, but... even more twisted. Currently, only Ohma and the Divine Enlightenment Tree Garden remain uncorrupted in Onpharos. But in the not-too-distant future, the Divine Enlightenment Tree Garden will eventually be corrupted as well. Only Ohma, the 'City of Eternal Day,' will remain, protected by the god within it, Kephale." @Qiong also provided a timely explanation of the situation within Onpharos.

“One more thing to add: the people of this world are on a journey to pursue fire, slaying gods to gain power, until all the Titan sparks are returned to their rightful places, ushering in a ‘re-creation’,” Ye Tianyu added. “Therefore, this world is highly difficult and dangerous, but once successfully developed, the amount of development energy gained will be enormous.”

Upon hearing about the Journey of Fire, the people from the previous civilization frowned.

It seems that the people here are in a very precarious situation.

"So, you're recommending we go to Onpharos?" Himeko asked, looking at Ye Tianyu.

"I suppose so. Do you know why I sent Huang Quan and the Black Tower? Because if this place... remains unexplored or fails to be explored, it means that the 'War of the Gods' will inevitably occur." Ye Tianyu said, revealing a very important piece of information.

Others may not know what the "War of the Gods" is, but Daikokuta and Himeko are different; they have heard about it for a long time.

As its name suggests, this is a war between the celestial gods of the universe. All intelligent life will be dragged into this vortex.

At that time, the entire world will be in great chaos.

Although Huang Quan did not know what the "War of the Gods" was, she understood from the few words that Naonphalus's problem would affect the situation of the world.

She absolutely believed it, after all, these were the words of the messenger of the "End."

(End of this chapter)