Starry Sky Railway: I Intruded with the Heart of God

Another day passed without causing a ripple in the Amber Period, or even an earthquake.

Inside the room, a figure was still typing like an octopus, making soft keyboard clicks.

A black tower puppet is pretending to be a marionette, spinning around.

And then there's Ah Zhen, whose face, hidden by black hair, occasionally peeks out from behind the wall to see if Mo Li has woken up.

"My room is so lively," Mo Li sighed softly, then suddenly jolted, rolled over, and reached for her phone.

Wen Mingde sent you a message:

Wen Mingde

The Curious Recontainment Team is always ready.

------------------------

Wen Mingde:

According to reports from the frontline members of the Oddity Recapture Team, an oddity called "Alien Water Demon" is currently roaming the space station.

------------------------

Wen Mingde:

Mingde hereby issues a warrant for the arrest of all "Black Tower" staff members and unaffiliated partners: If you have any information about the water demon, please report it to the reception desk immediately.

------------------------

Wen Mingde:

There will be generous rewards.

------------------------

Mo Li was completely bewildered by these few sentences.

Is the neighbor calling?

Before coming here, Mo Li spent five hundred years on a planet inhabited by ghosts and monsters.

Of course, there might have been other seniors' schemes involved, but that's alright, since the seniors did offer some benefits.

For example, the red lotus mark on her forehead, hidden by her hair.

If it weren't for the fact that open flames are prohibited inside the train and space station, Mo Li would really like to test the power of the mark.

In the train lobby, Ah Xing was playing a game on the sofa. Judging from her expression, the battle seemed to be quite intense.

As for March 7th, it's obvious without even looking that he was browsing shopping websites on the interstellar network.

Sitting next to the universal synthesizer, Dan Heng asked, "What would you like?"

“Cosmic Fried Rice, Kalibai,” Mo Li replied.

"Hold on."

Danheng is better; he's calm and reliable.

After finishing the Cosmic Fried Rice, I drank the remaining Californ in one gulp and threw the resulting trash into the bin.

Suddenly, Ah Xing, who was sitting on the sofa in the distance, jumped up, excitedly pumped his fist, and shouted, "Nice!"

Mo Li approached and said, "Why are you so agitated?"

Ah Xing scratched the back of his head and said, "This level was a bit difficult, but I finally beat it."

Mo Li didn't know what to say.

Xingmei suddenly said, "By the way, Moli, do you know about water demons?"

"Water demons, I've heard, are spirits that are people who have lived for over a hundred years and escaped into places like underwater caves."

People in the neighborhood who don't want to support their elderly relatives will send them into the water demon's cave and deceive them by saying that the water demon will take care of them in their old age.

In reality, the water demon itself is an elderly person without offspring to support it, and moreover, it cannot die.

However, immortality comes at a price; the water demon shrinks in size, grows fangs, and becomes ugly.

That's why they hide in underwater caves, ultimately unwilling to reveal their faces in the light.

"It's a bit scary. Those old people are so pitiful. Is this... a legend from somewhere?" Xingmei asked.

"Yes." Mo Li nodded, then said, "Judging from your question, you also received a text message from Wen Mingde?"

Xingmei nodded and said, "Yes, I received it too, but I don't know what a water demon is, so I came to ask."

"So what exactly is this alien water demon? Let's go take a look," Mo Li said.

"it is good."

The two then teamed up and left the train.

March 7th complained, "The two of them went out again, just like on a date."

Dan Heng said, "They have important business to attend to; at least, they're helping the space station. And you going out..."

"Huh? What's wrong with me going out?" March 7th asked, displeased.

"Nothing much," Dan Heng said, unable to continue.

He still remembers that operation to this day. Because Mo Li didn't go, and he didn't understand March 7's personality, he let the other party cause a big disaster.

Mo Li ultimately paid the final compensation.

It is really...

It's a long story...

Reception Center.

As soon as the two arrived, they saw that there were quite a few people in the reception hall today.

While it wouldn't be described as extremely noisy, it was certainly very lively.

"Hey, why are so many people gathered here? What happened?" Xingmei asked.

"I don't know, let's find Wen Mingde first."

The two found Wen Mingde standing behind the counter.

When they arrived before Wen Mingde, he was still muttering, "...Such wondrous items, three out of four are missing, when will we be able to obtain them..."

"Ah, you two must be Mo Li and Xing? I presume you were also inspired by the 'Declaration of Revival' and came here to apply as volunteers for the containment of strange objects."

Xingmei seemed to know how to handle things, and replied, "So it's Wen Mingde, Captain Wen."

"I've heard so much about you," Mo Li echoed.

Wen Mingde, who also understood the art of mutual flattery in business, said, "I have long admired you two young talents. I apologize for not greeting you properly."

Let me reintroduce myself. I am Wen Mingde, the head of the "Black Tower: Omnipotent Objects Department," and currently also the captain of the Curious Object Recontainment Team, overseeing the creation of the safe zone in the base module.

To be honest, young friend, Deming was just struggling with the manpower shortage for the artifact recapture team.

The space station has a total of four sections, but currently the manpower is only enough to take care of one section. If this continues, when will we be able to achieve the grand plan set forth in the "Revival Declaration"?

After calming his mind and reflecting carefully, Mingde realized that accommodating non-staff members was the right way.

Just then, the two young friends struck up a conversation with me, which was quite a coincidence.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask me.

The two men exchanged only a single line of mutual flattery, yet Wen Mingde uttered so much.

Xingmei's next words completely infuriated Wen Mingde.

"Captain Wen, excuse me..."

Wen Mingde immediately became alert and said, "...Who? Who is causing this disturbance? If it's a water demon impersonating you, quickly reveal your true form!"

After carefully observing the person in front of him, he coughed and said, "So it's Xing. You're also here to sign up as a volunteer for artifact containment..."

Xingmei couldn't hear what he was saying, so she took a step forward.

Wen Mingde became alert, took a step back, and said, "...Wait, don't come any closer!"

"Just say one or two words."

Mo Li transmitted his voice to her: "Tell him [the swear words of the People's Education Press]."

When Ah Xing first heard Mo Li swear, he immediately imitated her perfectly, even capturing the essence of the tone: "[People's Education Swearing]"

Wen Mingde immediately lowered his guard and said, "Swearing so filthyly, it's definitely not something a water demon could learn."

Moreover, there were no abnormal water sounds during vocalization, the pupillary reflex was normal, and the sweating response was normal.

Okay, now come a little closer, let me touch your foreheads.

The two stepped forward and came to the counter.

Wen Mingde reached out and gently touched their foreheads, sighed, and said, "That 'Alien Water Demon' couldn't be this lifelike... Alas, another thread has broken. The re-acquisition of strange objects, a key component of the 'Revival Declaration,' is indeed proving extremely difficult to implement."