Star Iron: The Past and Present Life of the Gender-Swapped Dragon Lord

The group went to the window, and Himeko stared blankly at the planet outside.

"Have the Arilo-VI changed to this after thousands of years?"

"Hey, is that white, misty planet our target this time?"

Seeing Himeko's somewhat serious expression, March 7th turned and asked her a question.

"That's right... I imagine this 'exploration' journey won't be easy."

The moment Himeko made her decision, Pam walked over, her tone grave.

"Space readings are abnormal! Orbit stability has dropped to 12%!"

"The stop schedule has been changed; the stop time at this station has been extended from seven days to indefinite!"

Pam's solemn tone made Qiong uneasy. Could it be that something bad was going to happen to him on his first jump?

But if nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected is likely to happen.

"Indefinitely?"

Pam nodded and repeated it.

"Indefinitely, until the anomaly is resolved!"

Seeing that Sora still didn't understand, Himeko thoughtfully gave a detailed explanation.

"To rate a regular land train is like the tracks suddenly breaking, leaving behind a bottomless abyss..."

"At this point, we have no choice but to get off the bus, right?"

"Yes, if we force our way forward, it could lead to terrible consequences, Pa."

Unlike Qiong's full of doubts, March 7th already had an understanding look on his face, helplessly holding his forehead with one hand.

"It's happening again... Needless to say, the cause of this star orbit anomaly is also—"

Walter appeared at the opportune moment and announced the results.

"The preliminary test results are in; the root cause of the anomaly is still the 'star nucleus.'"

Noticing Dome's gaze, Valte nodded.

“That’s right, Qiong—and the ‘Star Core’ implanted in your body share the same origin.”

Faced with Sora's questions about the star core, even Himeko and Welt could not make an accurate judgment, and could only offer their own limited understanding.

"There are many mysteries surrounding the 'Star Core,' which even the Black Tower cannot fully unravel."

"However, you don't need to worry too much. This isn't the first time we've encountered a situation where our flight path is blocked by a stellar core. Even if we don't know the fundamental principles behind the 'stellar core,' we still have ways to counteract its effects."

Walter added, "The only certainty is that the impact of the 'Star Core' will bring about drastic changes to ecology and civilization, and will also create spatial distortion phenomena such as rifts."

"The reason why Yalilo-6 has become such a frozen planet... is inextricably linked to the influence of the 'Star Core.'"

"Furthermore, according to our conjecture, the 'Star Core' is a scourge spread to various worlds by a certain star god. If the source of the calamity is not eradicated, then 'expansion' is impossible."

"..."

After some conversation, the pioneering team consisting of Qiong, March 7, Danheng, and Danheng got off the vehicle and began their adventure under Walter's slightly envious gaze.

"It's truly a frozen wasteland."

"It's covered in snow."

"The snow reflects the clouds and the world is still. The world is covered in silver and white snow. What a beautiful scene of jade trees and silver flowers."

March 7th, Qiong: ?

No, why do you have such a rich vocabulary?

Feeling culturally outmatched, March 7th turned to Danheng, who was focused on getting somewhere, for help.

However, Mr. Danheng, who is widely regarded as one of the brains of the train crew, chose to ignore March 7's clear gaze and only left with a dashing back view.

Dan Heng: With the power of the nine-year compulsory education system, victory is a foregone conclusion.

Spurred on by Dan Heng's utterly idiotic gaze, March 7th vowed to come up with a truly cultured word, but thankfully, his utterly uneducated brain almost prevented him from doing so. (Confirmed)

March 7th: My head hurts so much, it feels like my brain is growing.

As Danheng and his group walked on the snow, a "ding" sound suddenly rang in Danheng's mind.

"Sister Danheng looks very bored."

The system's newbie voice rang out, sounding somewhat excited.

"Want a joke to cheer me up?"

Danheng, who was walking along the road and looking at the snow so much that his eyes were almost blurry, suddenly perked up and raised an eyebrow with interest.

"Oh? Tell me?"

"Ahem... Sister Danheng, listen carefully."

Xiao Bai cleared his throat and spoke solemnly.

Do you know why King You of Zhou's posthumous title was 'You'?

Upon hearing the question, Danheng's mind went blank for a moment. What did this have to do with a joke?

Having racked his brains but still couldn't come up with an answer, Danheng tentatively asked a question.

"why?"

"Of course, it's because the act of lighting the beacon fires to amuse the feudal lords seems very 'humorous' to later generations!"

Danheng's eyes glazed over for two seconds, then his mouth twitched violently.

What kind of joke is this? A lame joke? It's more like a riddle!

Seeing that Danheng remained silent, Xiaobai was somewhat disappointed.

"Eh...isn't it funny?"

"I've thought about it for a long time..."

Xiao Bai's tone was downcast, and Dan Heng's heart skipped a beat.

Over the years, while traveling and accumulating power on his own, he only had Xiaobai, the system, to accompany him. Although he was also alone in his previous life, it was inevitable that he would start feeling depressed on the internet in the dead of night when he suddenly transmigrated.

When I feel inexplicably lonely, it's the system newbie who comforts me; when I want to chat with someone, it's also the newbie who talks to me.

When I'm misunderstood, Xiaobai encourages me; when I'm happy, I can go crazy with Xiaobai.

In Danheng's eyes, Xiaobai is not a mechanical system, but more like a younger sister with a lively and cheerful personality and voice.

When Danheng nervously made the suggestion, Xiaobai surprisingly agreed without hesitation.

Even when the words "Sister Danheng" came out of Xiaobai's mouth, there was not a trace of hesitation.

Danheng once asked Xiaobai why she was so good to him, and Xiaobai replied without hesitation.

"Because you are Sister Danheng."

Danheng didn't understand the sentence at the time, but he always felt that there was some inexplicable emotion in Xiaobai's words.

"No, I think it's hilarious."

Dan Heng put on a fake smile, but Xiao Bai seemed even more silent.

"..."

Oh no, is Xiaobai really going to cry?

"I took a picture."

"what?"

Just as Dan Heng was about to offer some words of comfort to Xiao Bai, he choked up, suddenly feeling a bad premonition.

"Wow↘→↗, what an adorable expression! I'm going to add it to my emoji library!"

"Damn it, give me back my feelings of being touched!"

Danheng was about to go crazy as Xiaobai piled one weird and funny emoji after another onto his face.

When you're daydreaming and drooling, when your mouth is full of rice grains while eating, when you have a silly grin on your face while sleeping...

Why is there a time for taking a shower?!

This won't be allowed to be broadcast!

Dan Heng's face was contorted with rage, leaving San Yueqi and Qiong, who were standing to the side, completely stunned.

"Hmph~ This makes Sister Danheng even more interesting~"

Ignoring Danheng's sharp explosion, Xiaobai smiled.