Xingtetsu: You are not included in Elio's script!

"No wonder there's been no news about Bronya recently. It turns out there's such a story. The lower area has been closed for many years and no one has come up for a long time. I didn't expect it to be like this..." Silva nodded, looking informed.

"I believe in your experiences. They are so tortuous and bizarre that I can't make them up. Besides, there is Miss Seele who has come to testify. Star Core... Heh, I know why Bronya wants you to find me."

"When I was a member of the City Builders and worked in the research department, I studied star cores. I never thought that I would be expelled from the City Builders and hear this word again... Come on, I will tell you everything I know." Xiluwa said, and then found a few chairs and placed them in front of the round table.

After Xiluwa walked into the round platform, she gestured for everyone to sit down.

“Few people in Beloberg know about the existence of the star core. Even if they knew about it, they would not associate it with the source of the rift and the cold wave.”

Shiluwa said this, and then poured a few glasses of water for everyone.

"But according to the data stored in the robot Swarlow... the city builders had actually discovered the truth a long time ago, but the research results were deliberately hidden to ensure that they would not be known to the outside world."

"Hey... I'm just unlucky... There were so many topics to choose from, but I chose the star core. It seems that anyone who wants to touch the truth of the star core will be expelled and dealt with."

"Perhaps I should thank Cocolia. She just drove me away and didn't take more permanent measures..." Shiluwa sighed, then held her face with one hand and rested it on the table.

"How much do you know about that star core? Do you know where it is located?" Lin Yu asked.

"I calculated the star core, which is related to the Rift. I'm very close to the truth, but unfortunately I haven't proved that the star core is the origin of the Rift! I was expelled from the City Builders. Before I was dismissed, I was applying for an on-site survey of the star core. As for its location... Although it is my subject, I have never seen it with my own eyes. All my research is based on historical data and simulation scenes built in the laboratory. But according to my previous survey results, the star core is probably located to the north of Beloberg, somewhere in the vast snowfield."

"I was punished not long after the initial research report and application were submitted. It was obvious that someone did not want the research to continue."

"Do you know the purpose of Cocolia? I mean this incident." Lin Yu continued to ask, and drank the water beside him, and found it a little sweet.

Seeing Lin Yu's somewhat surprised expression, Xiluwa explained: "I added sugar to it, how about it?"

"Not bad." Lin Yu nodded.

"Hmm... Let me think about it... Cocolia... We haven't spoken to each other for many years. She and I used to be very good friends and we could talk about anything... But since she took the position of the Great Guardian, she has become a completely different person. The beliefs she used to hold and the passion she had... It's as if some force had taken her out of her body."

"She personally issued the order to expel me and refused to see me... I don't really understand her subsequent behavior, and I have long given up trying to figure her out using normal logic!"

"Sometimes, I even suspect that she is actually another person... Is this possible? Maybe the guardian is a consciousness passed down from generation to generation, and the real Cocolia has disappeared." Shivalu analyzed, tapping the table with his fingers.

Lin Yu looked at Xiluwa, and didn't expect her to think like this.

If I hadn't had the task issued by the system, I would only have doubted Cocolia's motives, and I wouldn't have suspected that Cocolia's sanity was corroded by the star core.

And Cocolia is still sane, maybe because of Bronya?

"Can we talk to Jeppard?" Lin Yu asked tentatively.

"Jepard? Don't... He is a very upright person, but he is known to be stubborn." Shiluwa waved her hand quickly.

"My brother takes orders more seriously than anything else. Even if you shove Bronya's letter in his face, he won't waver. You need to be skillful to talk to him. If you want to convince him, I'm afraid I'll have to do it... But... I haven't figured out a strategy yet."

"Then can you take us to find the star core?" Xing asked.

"The area north of Beloberg is almost completely swallowed up by the Rift. To reach the northern snowfield, you must first pass through the Silver Mane Iron Guard's front-line restricted area. Even if you pass through the Iron Guard restricted area safely, there is still a large Rift blocking the way ahead."

"Iron Guard restricted area? What is that?" Xing asked curiously.

"That is the station of the main force of the Silver Mane Iron Guard. They are reorganizing their troops there to resist the invasion of the Rift."

"It sounds like... just the five of us plus Xier isn't enough. Should we go back underground and let Dihuo meet up with us right now?" March Seven stretched out his fingers and counted the number of people.

"I'm afraid time doesn't allow it." Dan Heng said.

"Hey, don't be so pessimistic! When I was doing public work, I often traveled around the north and got to know the soldiers and officers on the front line very well. If a frontal attack fails, we might as well use strategists. How about this, I will take you there personally?" Shiluwa said, and then looked at the reactions of the crowd.

"Really? That's great! With an acquaintance leading the way, I feel more at ease!" said Sanyueqi happily.

"Haha, after all, I also want to see the core of the star with my own eyes. That's the subject I have been studying for more than ten years. How many decades does a person have in his lifetime?" Shiluwa's eyes revealed anticipation.

"That's settled then! Without further ado, let's go once we're ready."

After saying this, Xiluwa began to pack up.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside the shop.

"bang bang bang"

"Oh no...oh no! I forgot my brother said he would come today!...You guys quickly find a place to hide!" Shiluwa said a little panicked.

Then Lin Yu and his group began to look for a place to hide.

As luck would have it, Lin Yu and San Yueqi both hid in a cabinet where musical instruments were stored.

The space inside the cabinet was narrow, forcing the two to press close together, with their arms touching each other's skin. However, March Seven didn't seem to care about this intimate contact. Instead, he was concentrating on looking out from the gap in the cabinet.

Shiluwa hurriedly moved the stool away and then hurriedly opened the door of the shop.

"Jay, Jeppard...you're here! I thought the front line was so tense that you didn't have time to come, haha..."

"Fortunately, the monsters' attacks have eased recently. I'll go back to the city to take care of some business and then return to the front line later... Didn't I tell you before?"

"Ah? Oh yes, you said...it was my negligence." Shiluwa smiled slightly awkwardly, trying to hide her nervousness.

"Sister, you don't look right. Did something happen?" Jeppard keenly noticed Shiluwa's abnormality.

"No, no, how did you know that?"

"You don't usually call me by my full name." He crossed his arms and looked at Shiluwa in front of him, his eyes revealing a seriousness as if he was interrogating a prisoner.

"Oh, you've always been disgusted when I call you brother in public! I think you're right. It's better to call you by your name, right, brother?"

After hearing this, Jeppard also put down his arm, and then said as he walked away: "You can call me whatever you want, sister. I am here for official business today. The barrier device has malfunctioned, and the engineers in the army don't know how to fix it, so I still have to ask you to take a look."

"Those guys have rigid minds, of course they can't understand my design. Hi... I thought it was a big deal. Just leave it here and I'll fix it."

"Thank you for your help," said Jeppard.

"Why are you being polite to me? Oh...by the way, there was a sudden martial law in the city. Did something happen?" asked Shiluwa.

"This... the instructions I received were to keep it confidential..." Jeppard said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Little Jiejie...you've become too independent...you look down on me, your commoner sister~" Shiluwa sighed.

"Don't be like this... Oh, forget it. Even if I don't tell you, Pera will tell you anyway..."

"Last night, Miss Bronya suddenly appeared and entered Klipperburg without saying hello to anyone. The Great Guardian suspected that the five previous intruders did not fall into the Rift, but followed Bronya back to the administrative district. She ordered martial law throughout the city and arrested anyone with suspicious behavior."

"Ah, I see. I was wondering why there was no news about Bronya before. How is she now?"

"Not sure, she didn't leave Klipper Castle. The Great Guardian only said she was back and didn't mention anything else." said Jeppard.

"Ah!" After Xier heard the sound while hiding behind the stage, she instantly thought of something and couldn't help but shout out softly.

But...luckily Jeppard didn't notice.

"Well, I was worried about her..After she disappeared, Perla said her workload doubled and she didn't even have time to go out."

"She really told you everything... Oh, by the way, I left the Goethe Hotel's annual limited edition kettle here last time. I took it with me."

"Wait...wait a minute!" Shiluwa grabbed Jeppard's clothes.

"What's wrong? Sister, you look really abnormal today..." Jeppard turned around and looked at Shiluwa.

"Over there...Oh, by the way! Didn't you kill several pots of flowers before? I piled them over there when I was cleaning the house, and the smell is really strong! Don't go over there!" Shiluwa made up a weird excuse to try to get away with it.

"Let's not talk about the weird reason... and... have you really cleaned the house? You're not doing any banned research again..." Jeppard didn't believe it.

"No, you...! What kind of image do you have of me?"

"Oh... Never mind. I really shouldn't have invaded your personal space. I have official business to attend to. I'll leave now."

"Hey! Don't go yet..." Shiluwa called Jeppard again. "Um... those invaders, I just want to ask, what crime did they commit?"

"Plotting to overthrow the Builders and sabotage Beloberg."

"Hey... that's pretty much the same reason as the one used to punish me. Cocolia's methods haven't changed at all."

"Don't say that, sister. I know you are resentful of the Great Guardian, but this is no joke."

"I've been taught a lesson by you again. Come on, brother, walk slower and come listen to me and Pera rehearse next time."

"Come when you have time."

With that, Jeppard left the machinery room.

Only then did Shiluwa breathe a sigh of relief.

"Come out, it's okay." said Shiluwa.

"Huh... I'm dying of suffocation! What kind of TV drama plot is this..." March 7th pushed the door open and walked out of the closet, breathing in the air.

"Bronya is in danger, no, we have to save her." Seele walked up from behind and said.

"Are we going to attack Klipperburg with just a few of us? Give up the idea, Miss Xier. No matter how capable you are, I can't let you go to die."

"Don't worry, Cocolia...she won't do anything to Bronya. Even if people's hearts are fickle, at least I have confidence in this."

"Bronya also said something similar. I really don't understand why you are against Cocolia, but in some ways you particularly believe in her." Seele said puzzledly.

"Forget it, forget it. There's no need to think so much."

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