Starry Sky Railway: I Intruded with the Heart of God

"Just name your price, and I'll pay you back slowly later," Mo Li said.

"A total of two million seven thousand three hundred." Black Tower uttered the most explosive price in the calmest of words.

"Two million and seven thousand three hundred, at first glance it doesn't seem like much, but from a generally rational point of view, it is indeed seven thousand three hundred more than two million. Should we round it down again?" Mo Li said tentatively.

"Okay, two million in total. Remember to transfer the money to the space station's account when you have enough." Seeing that his plan had succeeded, Black Tower readily rounded the amount down to zero.

"Now, can you tell me your name?" Mo Li said.

"Okay, listen carefully. My name is Black Tower. What's in front of you now is one of my carriers. Don't be surprised if you see this kind of carrier anywhere on this space station. Do you understand?" Black Tower said.

“I understand. Then, how did I get here?” Mo Li asked again.

“I’m not entirely sure. All I know is that you were brought by the Star Train. If it weren’t for the nameless guest vouching for you, I wouldn’t have provided you with treatment. Ten months, you’ve been a vegetable here for ten whole months. Apart from some vital signs, there’s nothing else… Hmm… The nameless guests have arrived. Let them tell you what’s going on.” As Black Tower spoke, it stepped aside, as if it had suddenly logged off. Its carrier head drooped down as if it were asleep, but the carrier itself remained standing.

"What an amazing vessel... Wait, didn't he just say that his rescuers have arrived?"

The door opened quickly, and a familiar man came into view. Mo Li exclaimed in surprise, "It's you?"

Walter Young frowned at first, then walked into the room and said, "Where have you heard of me?"

Mo Li said, "I have indeed heard of you... because you are so famous. I once met a kind of being called a recorder. They would write down everything about a person so that people could know about them."

“I see. So, even your existence is a story recorded by some chronicler? But it seems our future is predetermined…” Walter Yang said, frowning.

Mo Li shook her head and said, "I don't know, I'm not sure. I hope I can forge my own path rather than exist in someone else's story."

Suddenly, a line of information flashed into his mind:

Honkai Impact: Star Railway

Mo Li sensed the information conveyed in those words and his heart tightened. Oh no, with the word "collapse" in it, could it mean that more than a dozen people would die more than forty times again?

Thinking of this, Mo Li felt utterly hopeless. It seemed he had also been targeted by some recorder...

Walter Young, observing his changing expressions, was momentarily unsure whether he was hiding something or thinking of something else.

Walter Young didn't care; it was their secret anyway, and he didn't want to pry. He believed that if he joined the Star Train and became an anonymous passenger, he would be happy to share the secret with them.

Thinking of this, Walter Yang extended his hand to him and said, "Well then, let's get to know each other formally. My name is Walter Yang. You can call me Uncle Yang or Old Yang. What about you?"

“My name is Mo Li. I’ve traveled a lot around the world, and I’m not as old as I look. So I’ll call you Old Yang.” Mo Li extended his hand and shook hands with him.

From this moment on, Mo Li's journey on the Starry Sky Railway began.

After Mo Li shook hands with Lao Yang and established a friendship, a mature older sister who practiced martial arts walked in.

Old Yang turned to her and said, "Ji Zi, is everything done?"

Himeko nodded and said, "Yes, the credits have been transferred to the space station account. You... have you decided?"

“Yes, I’ve made up my mind. I’m going to vouch for him to get on the Star Train,” Old Yang said seriously.

“Hmm… there aren’t many people you’d willingly vouch for, so I’ll vouch for him too,” Himeko said.

After Ji Zi finished speaking, she extended her fair hand to Mo Li, who was still sitting on the hospital bed, and said, "Then let's get to know each other. My name is Ji Zi."

Mo Li readily took her hand and said, "My name is Mo Li. Please take care of me from now on."

Just then, the Black Tower, which had been "dormant" nearby, suddenly activated and said, "Hey, are all you nameless people so clueless about romance?"

This statement sounds like someone who's been outmaneuvered and is somewhat exasperated.

“Paying back debts is a matter of course, isn’t it? He’s also a member of the Star Train now, and the credit points were transferred from the Star Train’s account. Is there any objection?” Himeko said to the vessel of the Black Tower.

Black Tower crossed his arms, his expression unchanged, and said, "No, that's not it. If there's nothing else, I'll be going. I have other things to take care of."

Black Tower's original intention was to make Mo Li owe her a favor, which would be equivalent to making the Starry Sky Train owe her a favor. This favor could be owed to Black Tower Space Station or to Black Tower itself.

But more importantly, he, Mo Li, was granted power by Aha, and the Mo Li before him was a Commander!

Gaining his favor would greatly reduce obstacles in her future research on the Star God, which was exactly what she wanted.

Mo Li seemed to realize something as well, so she said to Hei Ta, "It's alright, Miss Hei Ta. You can contact me if you need help in the future."

Black Tower crossed his arms, turned his head to one side, and said arrogantly, "Hmph, you said it yourself. Here, take this."

Mo Li took a magnetic card with a blue "A" on it, which seemed to indicate A-level access.

This shows that the Black Tower values ​​him highly.

Then the Black Tower doll left the ward.

Himeko was a little surprised to see the A-level access card in Mo Li's hand. She said, "I didn't expect you to get an A-level access card so easily. It took me, Lao Yang, and I, so long cooperating with the Black Tower Space Station to get one. You seem to have something that even the Black Tower needs. What could it be? I'm really curious, hehe~"

"I don't know either. All I know is that when I woke up, I saw a big mask in front of me saying a lot of nonsensical things, and then he gave me this mask." Mo Li took a mask out from under her pillow.

The mask was orange with a dark undertone. Mo Li thought to herself, "This mask is a bit ugly. I wish I could transform it into whatever I want."

Immediately afterwards, the mask in his hand began to change as he had imagined, eventually transforming into a familiar shape—the Immovable Mystic Stone Image.

Moreover, it wasn't the mask that stole Mo Li's thoughts, but rather Mo Li herself who used her power to transform them into this form.

In other words, Mo Li's privacy will be protected.

"A flying mask, if I'm not mistaken, that's a star god named -- Aha."