The ancients watched me play the Starry Sky Railway

"So Sunday is just trying to trick us? We agreed to have a showdown on stage, but why is everyone gone?" March Seven complained unhappily.

"The next moment, Sunday's voice rang out: "Sorry to have kept you waiting, Miss March Seven."

"March Seven's eyes widened instantly, obviously frightened."

(What you say is what you will do on March 7th...)

“You scared me! Where are you talking to?”

"I looked around on March 7th, but I didn't see anyone there on Sunday."

"I will be waiting for you behind the curtain. Before the grand ceremony begins, in accordance with the ancient tradition of Asdena, I would like to invite you to watch three prelude plays."

"History is a mirror that reflects the truest face of the universe. We can also take this opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the history of Pinocchio and the Star Gods."

“And the outline of the future—nature itself is revealed within it.”

Sunday said in a calm tone, showing no tension at all about competing with everyone.

"History is a mirror... I never expected that someone in another world would share the same feelings as me."

Li Shimin was very happy.

It's like when you play a game, insist on using the quantum shipbreaker, and finally work hard to develop a unique skill of 0T abyss.

Then I opened my friend's clearance record and found that there was also a guy who was an expert in quantum ship breaking who got a 0T.

Do you also feel like you have met a close friend?

This is how Li Shimin feels now.

I met a close friend!

"Sun Ri actually wants Xing and the others to watch the pre-production show... Could it be that he hasn't given up on persuading Xing and the others?" Changsun Wuji felt that Sun Ri was really stubborn.

"Most likely." Li Shimin nodded. "This man is convinced that his approach is correct, and that it can convince others. He won't give up so easily."

…………

"Let's start from the beginning of the world."

"Since the Twilight War, the sky has been empty and the earth is in chaos."

"To teach the universe to be knowable, Taiyi, the 'Order', was born."

“This is the first day.”

"During Sunday's lecture, Xing and the others pushed back the curtain and entered the theater."

“He took the nebula and made a plectrum, and built a harp with black and white keys.”

““Hit the white keys and the sun will rise. Hit the black keys and the moon will rise.””

“So the day and the night were completed, and that was the second day.”

"Hey, I have an idea. What happens if I press the black and white keys together?"

Su Shi said excitedly.

Su Zhe's face was filled with shock: "Brother...you really are a genius."

What would happen? The sun and the moon in the same sky? It's hard to imagine.

…………

"Following Sunday's explanation, Xing and the others came to a picture frame. Many puppets were kneeling around the frame, as if they wanted them to enter."

"After a moment's thought, the three of them entered without further hesitation."

"—Prologue, Act 1: Prisoner's Ode—"

"Instantly, the world spun around, and in just a moment, Xing and the others arrived in a completely unknown place."

"Where are we now?" Sanyueqi was completely bewildered.

"The atmosphere of this place..." Himeko analyzed it carefully and confirmed, "It's very similar to Sunday's inner world. Perhaps this so-called 'pre-screen play' is a similar ability. The play is called 'Ode to the Prisoner,' and considering the surrounding atmosphere... I'm afraid what's about to unfold is Pinocchio's past."

"I've avoided jail on my recent pioneering trips, and I thought my luck had turned! But I still can't escape this fate..." Sanyueqi sighed helplessly, spreading his hands.

"Sunday: You are guests from afar, and I don't want to see you fighting. So before everything becomes irreversible, I have arranged three plays. Where should the story begin? Let's start from when Pinocchio was still a frontier prison."

"Until now, Sunday has been trying to dissuade Xing and the others, unwilling to fight them... He's truly a gentleman!"

Confucius really liked Sunday's behavior and character.

Moreover, he really wanted to know how Sunday would complete that ultimate unified world.

…………

"In the 2147th year of the Amber Era, the prisoner Hanunu launched a massive war and won. The Company called it the 'Border War,' while the Asdena called it the 'War of Independence.'"

"Mr. Hanunu was a great man. But we should not hide the fact that he could bring freedom to prisoners but did not know how to give them true freedom."

"Three nameless guests stayed here, attempting to spread the teachings of 'opening up' to the border prison. But alas, to no avail."

"After that, Asdena was once again engulfed in war, this time the enemy came from within."

“Someone suggested: They should create another cage, not in this world, but in people’s hearts. As long as they are not free, they will never be displaced.”

“A prisoner remains a prisoner until he dies. He knows only to fight for freedom, not to live for freedom.”

"How strange! You finally got your freedom, but you want to be imprisoned again?"

Cai Zhaoji was a little confused. Are those people mentally ill?

"Some people are born to be led." Cai Yong said calmly:

"When you tell them: You need to farm, you need to cut wood, you need to fish... they do those things very well."

"But when you tell them: You are free, you can do whatever you want. Then they will hesitate, they will be confused, and in the end, they can't do anything."

"So, they need a 'prison'. If they lose the 'prison', they will lose their home."

Cai Zhaoji didn't understand, but was deeply shocked.

…………

"See, their sentences have long since ended, and the company's jailers have been expelled. Yet these prisoners remain slaves, for their captivity is not due to external things, but to their inner captivity."

“Freedom exists everywhere except in weak souls. It helps no one except those who believe in its existence.”

"Prisoners, I command you to learn freedom and teach your brothers to fight for their lives!"

(Wendy: Is freedom commanded by God still considered ‘freedom’?)

(I never expected that even at the level of Iron Collapse, Wendy could still be the carry.)

"Then, strange lights flashed in the eyes of those puppets, stabbing at Xing and the others."

Even San Yueqi understood that this fight was inevitable. She just couldn't help but complain, "Why does it have to be a fight just to watch a show?"

Sunday said calmly, "Because I not only want you to enjoy this play, I also hope that you will... help me complete it."