Starry Sky Railway: Starting with a furious outburst at Aha

"And then what?" March 7th sidled up to Zhou Yuan like a curious child, "Tiger Vanguard grabbed the monkey's head and refined it in an instant, what happened next?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan felt his head was spinning. The real-life March 7th was even more enthusiastic than in the game, practically a chatterbox. To avoid being caught out, Zhou Yuan had no choice but to start telling a story on the Immortal Boat, but once he started, he couldn't stop.

Turning his head, Zhou Yuan saw Ji Zi and the others enter the carriage and finally breathed a sigh of relief, replying:

"If you want to know what happened next time, please listen to the breakdown!"

"Huh? How could this be?" March 7's face fell, and he was about to condemn Zhou Yuan's out-of-context behavior when he saw Dan Heng push the door open and immediately became obedient.

She stood there, her expression tense, glancing at Zhou Yuan's movements every now and then.

"It seems you two get along very well," Himeko said with a smile. "Get ready, we're about to begin the jump."

At the same time, Pam's voice rang out on the train: "Passengers, please prepare, the jump is about to begin..."

"Okay." Zhou Yuan replied, smiled at everyone, and sat down neatly on the sofa, gripping the armrest.

Seeing everyone sit down one by one, March 7 paused for a moment, then slowly walked over to Zhou Yuan and sat down as well.

"How come you seem to be more skilled than us?" She leaned her head closer to Zhou Yuan. "Thank you for not telling on me."

Can I handle the acceleration? Is this going to enter deep-sea mode...? Zhou Yuan pondered, then casually said, "Is this all the thanks I need?"

"Then...what else can we do?"

Zhou Yuan remained silent and did not reply.

"5...4...3..."

As the jump countdown began, a blue ripple swept across the front of the vehicle, enveloping everything around it.

"2...1..."

Zhou Yuan looked out the window. The moment the train started moving, the outside world was like a shattered mirror, scattered and then deformed and twisted into colorful lines that swept past the carriage, flashing with dazzling light.

"So...beautiful..." Zhou Yuan exclaimed, when suddenly most of the lines outside turned black. Upon seeing this, he felt his blood rush to his head, his brain throb, and he fainted on the spot.

"...Where am I?"

Zhou Yuan opened his eyes and found himself in complete darkness. He quickly realized that he had returned to that place where he could not speak, could not reach out, and could not see any light.

In this place, time seemed to stand still; everything was an eternal darkness. A mysterious, deathly stillness enveloped the area, causing Zhou Yuan to tremble uncontrollably.

He felt an immense fear sweep over him, a feeling that was far more terrifying than death itself!

A thought suddenly popped into his mind: if he didn't do something, he might be trapped here forever, in eternal, eternal darkness.

Zhou Yuan blurted out a curse in his mind:

"Oh...Fuck!"

He struggled to free himself from his panicked thoughts, rummaged through his memories, and made a judgment based on his current situation.

Only by becoming a messenger can one survive! But... how can one do that? Star Gods mostly live far from the world, their whereabouts are mysterious, and they are rarely discovered.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Zhou Yuan's mind, and he blurted out:

"Aha, I'm on the 8 AM shift! Aha, I'm on the 8 AM shift! Aha, I'm on the 8 AM shift..."

Zhou Yuan felt that both his ridiculous trembling posture and his outwardly strong but inwardly weak insults were worth Aha's attention and his bestowal of some strength upon him.

"Aren't you the 'wanderer' of the universe? Come take a look!"

In fact, as long as he could leave this place, Zhou Yuan wouldn't care even if he offended all the Star Gods.

"Aha, I'm on the 8 AM shift! Aha, I'm on the 8 AM shift..."

Zhou Yuan kept roaring, and just when he was about to give up, things took a turn for the better.

A voice suddenly appeared in Zhou Yuan's mind, telling him that there was a way out in a certain direction of the darkness.

He followed the directions and looked over, but all he saw was darkness. Suddenly, an image flashed through his mind: a pair of eyes with golden pupils opened and looked at him.

At the same time, a voice rang out from outside the darkness:

"Wake up...wake up..."

Zhou Yuan felt pressure on his back and realized something was wrong. He opened his eyes and saw the Void Whale Lamp on the ceiling of the carriage.

"You're finally awake! Are you alright?" March 7th leaned closer, asking with concern, "Is anything bothering you? How did you suddenly faint?"

"I fainted?" Zhou Yuan slowly sat up, looking around in confusion, then at his hands.

I was standing still the whole time?

“Yeah, you just suddenly lay down on the ground, which really startled us. After all, you and I were the only ones who stayed together for a while…” March 7th replied.

"I see..." Zhou Yuan realized, suppressed all his emotions, looked at March 7, and said in a serious tone:

"If I said that the train sofa was so soft that I accidentally fell asleep... would you believe me?"

"Hey," March 7th's eyelids drooped, looking at Zhou Yuan speechlessly, "Do you think I'm stupid enough to come up with such an excuse!"

After Zhou Yuan repeatedly assured her that he was alright, March 7th finally felt relieved. She waved to Zhou Yuan and said:

"Himeko and the others have already gone to the space station. You stay here for now. I'm going to carry out my duty."

"Can I go?" Zhou Yuan asked immediately. "Actually, I'm very strong."

"Really... Okay, remember to stay close, I'll protect you." March 7th patted her chest and said.

Zhou Yuan followed March 7 to the carriage entrance and glanced at his right hand.

Just now, during his self-examination, he discovered a pale gold pattern on the fingerprint of his right index finger, which was not there before.

In other words, the pattern only appeared after he came out of the black space, and Zhou Yuan naturally thought of the pair of golden pupils at the end.

Those are very likely the eyes of a star god, or even Aha's.

How else to explain?

Are you telling other star gods to come and watch the show while you're cursing Ahab?

As for why He has golden eyes instead of the masked appearance in the game, Zhou Yuan believes that it wouldn't be surprising for Ahab to look any different.

He could be a human, another star god, or even a floating garbage bag.

He had become the Envoy of Pleasure? Zhou Yuan didn't believe it when he first came to this conclusion.

But the lines on your fingertips can't be wiped away or covered up; they can still be seen through your clothes, dazzling and incredibly real.

Everything indicated that Zhou Yuan had gained extraordinary power.

"What's with that black space? Is it my cheat code?" The thought of the unchanging, pure black place made Zhou Yuan's head throb. He simply stopped thinking about it. "Never mind, I'll deal with it next time I encounter it..."

Zhou Yuan deliberately waved his right hand in front of March 7th, and seeing that there was no reaction, he breathed a sigh of relief:

"It seems others can't see it."

Looking at it again, Zhou Yuan still felt awkward.

"Why is this pattern a heart?" His mind was silent; no one answered his question.