Starry Sky Railway: I Intruded with the Heart of God

Hearing footsteps, March 7th turned around, saw the person, and said with a smile, "Hi, Xing, I heard everything from Mo Li. You're going to join us in exploring, right?"

Xingmei asked, "Would you like me to go with you to explore this land?"

March 7th said, "Need I say more? We've been sleeping together these past few days, and I've found that we get along really well, plus we're the same age. Just those two things alone are quite remarkable."

If March 7th refers to the day they emerged from the Six Phases Ice, then she was absolutely right...

March 7th continued, "But you seem to have some other worries. Come on, tell me, I'm listening."

Xing: "Time flies."

March 7th complained, "The sentiment came too suddenly, didn't it?"

...However, recalling what happened in the containment chamber, I was thinking that the child must be very weak to have fainted, so I would have to take good care of him. I didn't expect that he would become so energetic after picking up a baseball bat.

Mo Li quipped, "Maybe his true form isn't a star core, but a baseball bat."

star:"...

March 7th: "What you said makes so much sense. And besides, in the blink of an eye, you blasted that big guy into Uncle Yang's black hole and even saved me... I haven't even properly thanked you yet..."

Sigh, is this where we're going to part ways...?

"I'll repay you with my body." Mo Li, always eager for a good show, couldn't resist stirring things up.

March 7th complained, "We're all girls, how can we offer ourselves to each other!"

Xingmei smiled and said, "It's not impossible."

Mo Li could only say: The orange tree is doing very well.

March 7: "Hey...hehe, any other questions? You can ask me anything."

Xingmei changed the subject: "How did you get on the train?"

Upon hearing this, March 7th perked up and said, "I have a say in this matter, because I was on the train as soon as I woke up."

Uncle Yang and the others told me that I was drifting in space and then a train pulled me up. Isn't that amazing?

“You’re right. You were drifting in space without any clothes on. It was Himeko who changed your clothes,” Mo Li said.

March 7th: "Forget everything you see! Forget it!!"

Mo Li: "It's okay, March is cute even when she's small."

March: "...This girl is clearly very big, you...you feel it!"

As he spoke, March 7th strained to lift himself up, signaling Mo Li to take his hand, but Mo Li said, "Just kidding."

"Hmph, coward." March 7th successfully turned the tables.

Xingmei continued, "Do you often encounter this kind of thing?"

March 7 paused for a moment before remembering the various things she had experienced on the space station. She replied, "Such dangerous situations are rare, after all. I was almost scared to death too."

However, the things I encountered while traveling on the train were all very strange.

For example, catching an animal called a "sandfish" in the desert, or correcting a gravity field to restore an upside-down castle to its original state, or almost getting hit on the head by a galena ball falling from the sky while trying to avoid a reindeer sleeping in the road...

(Mo Li: There's no Zhong Li nearby, and I've never thrown a Heavenly Star.)

Hmm. Thinking about it now, it seems quite thrilling... Maybe because I was with everyone, no problem really seemed like a problem.

Mo Li spoke again: "You haven't even mentioned that you crashed into someone else's building and asked me to pay compensation."

March 7th: "Oh dear, there are always unexpected events on the road to exploration..."

“I’m still wondering whether I should get on the train,” Xing said.

March 7th said, "Of course we should! Why not?"

There are four of us now, plus Pam, enough for one person to sleep in each carriage. Can you bear to see the carriages empty? Besides, even if it's not enough, we can add more carriages.”

Xingmei said, "Let me think about it some more."

"Okay, I'll wait for you," March 7th said.

Mo Li then led Xing to Himeko on the platform next to the train engine.

Himeko had already seen Xing go to Danheng and then to Sanyueqi. When she saw Xing come to find her, she asked, "So? Have you made up your mind?"

Xing said, "I want to talk to Himeko-neechan."

Himeko nodded and said, "Yes, you can say whatever you want."

Xingmei immediately replied, "Thank you."

Himeko was somewhat taken aback and said, "There's no need to be so formal. You helped us defeat that big guy. If we keep talking like that, we'll be chatting until dark."

You did me a huge favor: saving the space station from the clutches of the antimatter legion. While the Black Tower won't owe me a favor, it won't refuse any requests I make afterward.

Getting a rare item from the space station shouldn't be a problem, right...?

"How about we get back on the train and chat some more? I'll make you a cup of coffee... my special recipe."

Poisonous Craftsmanship

Xing immediately became wary. She clearly remembered that Mo Li had told her, "Never, ever, ever drink Ji Zi's coffee!" and he had used "ten million" three times in a row!

Mo Li looked at Xing, and Xing looked at Mo Li. Mo Li kept giving her meaningful glances.

Himeko seemed to sense something and asked, "What's wrong?"

Mo Li quickly smoothed things over, saying, "It's nothing, it's just... Sister Himeko, the strange object you mentioned, you mean the star core inside the star, right?"

Himeko chuckled and said, "I didn't expect your intuition to be so sharp."

"You flatter me. When you're out and about, if your intuition isn't sharp enough, you might be fooled by the masked fool."

Those masked fools don't know what's going on, but they just keep coming to him, trying to deceive him.

Holy crap, they're practically a bunch of Daoists in meditation.

"Have you finished taking care of everything?" Xing asked.

Himeko smiled and said, "It's all taken care of a long time ago. I've been here many times before, and for me, this is just an ordinary journey."

But now, things are no longer so ordinary.

Even retracing existing routes can yield new discoveries; that's the meaning of "exploration."

Xing seemed very interested in the next destination: "Where is the train going next?"

Himeko gave an ambiguous answer: "As always, I will follow in Akivilli's footsteps."

In the past, we have stopped at several worlds, and in the future, we will continue to do so... There are countless next stops in the galaxy.

The vast universe is not only my dream, but also the train's aspiration. I yearn to explore new worlds, while the train longs to return to its former course.

Xingmei then asked, "Why did you invite me into the car?"

Himeko replied, "Because you are different from everyone else."

"Is it because of the star core again?"

"The 'star core' is the primary reason, but it is not the only reason."

I think you need an opportunity to discover what makes you different from others. Everyone tells you how unique you are, that you have a "star core" inside you...