Starry Sky Railway: Starting with a furious outburst at Aha

“But…” Xing instinctively wanted to refuse.

“What is there to say but?” Tall Leonard strode closer. “Don’t forget how your mother died, Aistar.”

"These sacrifices are necessary to eliminate misfortune."

His aura surged, creating an inexplicable sense of oppression. The original owner might not understand, but Xing recognized his background at a glance.

“The power of destiny! He is a destiny walker?” Xing’s pupils shrank sharply.

This power may not be strong enough, but it is enough to be fatal to Xing at this moment.

She remembered her goal—to help Fang Zheng complete the ending and obtain Akivili's light cone. Therefore, she decided to prioritize her own safety and figure out a solution later.

"I...I understand." Xing slowly lowered her head.

“That’s great,” Leonard smiled gently, then suddenly asked, “Little Ai, have you ever heard of the Star God?”

"Star God?" Xing was taken aback. "I've heard of it. My father found related records in ancient books."

She had not only heard of it, but also seen it. What puzzled her was that since this Federation leader knew about the existence of the Star God, he should also know about the affairs of the universe. Why did he never try to go out and repeatedly interfere with Evan's research into history?

“In this world, there are countless star gods, each occupying their own destiny and possessing the power to change the world…” Leonard murmured, “and I happen to have met one of them.”

"You've seen it before?" Xing was startled.

Which one have you seen?

Could it be that Leonard's connection to Fate was orchestrated by the Star God? If so, his power should be far greater than this.

Xing kept a straight face and didn't say anything.

Leonard pulled a white bead from his pocket and continued:

“You haven’t been to your father’s base yet, have you? Go there and give this to him. After he dies, I will take you to meet the Star God.”

Holding the bead, Xing's mind was filled with thoughts of the Star God, and she couldn't spare the energy to think about anything else.

"Meet...the Star God? Can I really do that?"

Leonard actually has the ability to meet the Star God directly?

"Of course, after that, you will replace me as the new leader of the Federation, leading everyone towards a happy future." Leonard patted Xing on the back. "Go."

With a nervous heart, Xing walked out of the government building, put the round bead into her pocket, and looked around.

She has roughly figured out her current situation.

“Renaard is unaware of the original body’s changes, which is my advantage. I’ll try to delay sending the orb as much as possible. My primary goal right now is to find Fang Zheng.”

If she were to put herself in Pam's shoes, she would most likely not actually attack Evan.

Suddenly, Xing felt a prickling sensation behind her, as if someone was watching her. Her heart tightened, and she quickly moved away from the vicinity of the government building.

She knew that, according to Akivili's rules, neither she nor Fang Zheng would retain any residual destiny power when possessing other people's bodies. If Leonard discovered something was wrong, they would certainly not be his match, and might even be eliminated.

In that case, the precious opportunity that Fangzheng gained would be wasted.

So how exactly can we find Founder without exposing any anomalies?

Lost in thought, she turned and walked toward the largest park in the Federation—Cocoon.

......

Cocoon Park was built three hundred years ago. It was named Cocoon because it is also the largest cemetery in the Federation. Every important member of the Federation will be buried in it after death. Cocoon means hoping that they will break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly in the next life.

Recalling his memories of Cocoon Park, Zhou Yuan looked into the distance and suddenly sighed.

The original owner of this body had hardly left the mine in the past twenty years. Now that he had come out, everything had changed rapidly. His ancient memories were almost like those of a primitive man to the current Federation.

He had to ask for directions as he walked to find this most densely populated area in the federal government.

That's right, this park is the most densely populated area in the Federation!

Even so, there were only about twenty pedestrians on the road.

"They're all hiding at home, how am I supposed to find them?" Just as Zhou Yuan was pondering this, a sudden explosion rang out.

Boom! !

In the distance, thick black smoke billowed from the exhibition hall grounds.

The wall collapsed, bricks and stones flew everywhere, and pedestrians panicked and fled in all directions.

Looking closely, a three-meter-tall humanoid machine slowly emerged from the smoke and dust, its head flashing red lights.

"This is......!"

Zhou Yuan instinctively took a step back.

He'd seen this thing before! Or rather, Evan had seen it before—this was the Pioneer Mech A! It was something Evan had personally dug out from the ruins of civilization!

Throughout the planet's history, it served as a combat mech for humanity in conquering the world, a powerful tool for exploration.

But now, its control technology has disappeared into the annals of history, leaving only its unpredictable pioneering instinct.

Its actions are completely out of control, and its last spontaneous activation slaughtered hundreds of people!

"Damn it!" Memories surged through his mind, and Zhou Yuan couldn't help but curse, "Didn't Leonard say he would destroy it? Why is it still under the museum?"

Whether as Evan or Akivili, Zhou Yuan had no reason to stand idly by. He looked around, snatched an old man's cane, and ran towards the Pioneer Mech.

"Thinking about it carefully... its signal center should be in the lower back. As long as I insert this cane, I can render it useless."

Aiven's extensive knowledge gave Zhou Yuan a way to fight against the mechs with his bare hands, while the muscles he had built up over the years gave him confidence.

His speed increased rapidly, almost reaching the limits of his physical body.

The Pioneer Mech also noticed Zhou Yuan's actions. It immediately turned its head, abandoned its pursuit of the others, and headed straight for Zhou Yuan.

Click! !

As the two sides drew near, the Pioneer mech suddenly swung its arm, causing the arm armor to explode and an old circular saw stained with dried blood to spring out from it.

Buzz! ! !

The circular saw started, bringing with it a chilling wind and a fishy smell that swept towards Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan paused slightly, twisted his waist, narrowly avoided the circular saw, and punched the lower limb of the Pioneer Mech.

clang! !

The roar of steel was deafening.

Zhou Yuan's expression changed, and he rolled away to avoid being trampled, retreating repeatedly.

The punch hadn't seriously damaged the mecha, but it had left his hand numb and almost unable to grip anything.

"It's still so hard!"

With that kind of hardness, Zhou Yuan even began to doubt whether the cane in his hand could penetrate the mecha's signal center.

But the mech wouldn't give him a chance to think; its circular saw roared and slashed down.

Zhou Yuan decisively abandoned the idea of ​​close combat with him. He used his cane to block in front of him at an angle, and it was cut into two sharp short spears.

Holding the spear, Zhou Yuan began to maneuver around the Pioneer Mech, trying to deplete its power and find an opportunity.

"The pioneering mech operation also requires pioneering power, and there aren't many on this planet!"

Finally, Zhou Yuan seized the opening and hurled the short spear in his hand. The hollow tube emitted a sharp whistle and accurately hit the energy pipe in the abdomen of the mecha.

In an instant, a powerful force of exploration, invisible to ordinary people, flowed out from the pipe.

The power of pioneering landed on the ground and slowly condensed together, looking like gems to Zhou Yuan, attracting him to pick them up.

"So that's how it is. The power of pioneering can be obtained from here." Zhou Yuan had a feeling that he could directly absorb this power of pioneering.

"Is it because I am 'Akivili' now?"

With a faint smile, Zhou Yuan took a few steps back again.

There's no rush to absorb power.

Now that the Pioneer Mech's attention is completely drawn to him, he only needs to wait for its Pioneer power to run out before he can easily defeat it. There is absolutely no need to take the risk.

Just then, a very obvious pioneering force appeared from the other end. Zhou Yuan turned around in surprise and saw Ai Xing rushing over.

"Don't come any closer!" he yelled.

However, the Pioneer Mech had already noticed the newcomer. The red light in its eyes sharpened, and it ignored Zhou Yuan, brandishing its circular saw as it charged towards the newcomer.