Starry Sky Railway: Starting with a furious outburst at Aha

Zhou Yuan led Dr. Juejue all the way to the location of the furnace core hub.

He wasn't familiar with the other routes up, so he simply returned to the place he had come from.

After communicating with Schwarz, Zhou Yuan and his companion successfully entered the furnace core.

It's called a furnace, but it's actually a large elevator shaft connecting the upper and lower floors, only the elevator hasn't been in operation for a long time.

Standing at the bottom and looking up, you can't see the end of the tunnel; all you can see is darkness.

"I never expected that you, Zhou Yuan, could actually communicate with it," Dr. Digger remarked, still shocked by Swallow's attitude towards Zhou Yuan.

“If you can create something that controls the creation engine, it will respect you,” Zhou Yuan said.

Dr. Digger looked up longingly and couldn't help but ask, "How do we get up there?"

“Climb up.” Zhou Yuan grinned and stretched out his palm toward the wall.

laugh.

As easily as cutting tofu, Zhou Yuan's palm pierced through the sheet metal, leaving a deep dent.

He slung Dr. Digger's bag over his shoulder and, using both hands, quickly dug a climbing area out of the wall.

"Wow, that's incredible." Dr. Digger was dumbfounded. He reached out and tapped the wall to confirm that it was made of real steel. "You... your strength is incredible."

"You probably don't need me to carry you, right?" Zhou Yuan joked.

The two continued upwards and successfully reached the upper area. Taking advantage of the lax guard, they emerged from the heart of the furnace.

"Such...such clean air." Dr. Digger looked up at the sky, breathing deeply, almost moved to tears.

"The Upper District... the Upper District! I'm really back!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan raised an eyebrow and said:

"You were in the upper echelons before?"

“Yes, I was very young back then,” Dr. Digger wiped his eyes. “Thank you, thank you Zhou Yuan. I thought I would never be able to come back here in my life.”

“This square is still the same as before…” Dr. Digger pointed to the newsstand on the street corner. “I used to go there often to read the Mechanical World newspaper… It’s a pity that the people selling the newspapers have changed.”

"Hello sir, do you know me?" The girl at the newsstand couldn't help but ask loudly when she saw Dr. Digger staring at her.

"Where did the auntie who used to sell newspapers here go?"

"Oh, that was my mother, she...she's gone." The girl's mood became somewhat downcast when she mentioned this.

"That's it..."

"I don't think I've ever seen you before, sir. Where did you come from?"

Dr. Digger's lips moved, but he didn't speak; he just kept shaking his head.

"Let's go." After a brief moment of sadness, Dr. Digger regained his composure and said to Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan led Dr. Juejue westward, bypassing the Iron Guard restricted area from the outside before turning north and entering Yongdong Ridge.

At the foot of the mountain, Dr. Digger could see the Creation Engine, which was as huge as a mountain, in the distance.

Its height was unknown, and its entire body was made of gray-white steel. Just by curling up there, it was almost level with the mountain.

Its arms were as large as a giant whale's, and its fists were like boulders on a mountaintop, hanging there as if about to fall and deliver a devastating blow to those below.

Dr. Digger couldn't resist taking off his goggles, preferring to face the cold wind rather than not see clearly.

The creation engine in front of him was covered by snow and seemed to have been dormant for many years, but looking at it, Dr. Digger was already extremely excited.

"This is a machine capable of opening mountains! A pinnacle of our ancestors' wisdom and technology..."

Perhaps only those who are also mechanics can understand Dr. Digger's state of mind at this moment.

"We're getting ready to go in," Zhou Yuan said cautiously, glancing at the direction of the star core at the mountaintop.

Standing before this colossal behemoth, even Zhou Yuan couldn't help but feel his heart surge with excitement. Mechs are a man's romance, especially one as big as this!

However, Zhou Yuan didn't have time to observe carefully. This place was too close to the star core, and to avoid any unforeseen complications, Zhou Yuan planned to "end the battle" quickly.

"Okay, I can't wait any longer!" Dr. Digger said excitedly, the cold mountain wind unable to dampen his burning enthusiasm.

Zhou Yuan nodded, hugged Dr. Digger, and with a few leaps, landed steadily on the head of the Creation Engine, pried open an opening, and the two entered.

The Creation Engine was never designed with a cockpit. Its interior is small and filled with a dense network of wires and various components.

After a brief observation, Dr. Juejue determined the location: "The signal center is right here."

“Okay,” Zhou Yuan waved his phone at him, “Please keep this strictly confidential until it’s finished, then contact me.”

“Hmm,” Dr. Digger hesitated, “can you tell me your purpose?”

"The goal, of course, is to destroy this cancer on the planet," Zhou Yuan replied earnestly, choosing to tell Dr. Juejue the truth about the star core.

"...Everything you have done will be a great honor...for the future of Bellberg."

"For Bellberg!" Dr. Digg nodded eagerly and shook hands firmly with Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan walked out without saying a word, then resealed the entrance and twisted it shut.

Standing atop the Creation Engine, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but turn his gaze to the star core atop the mountain, gazing at the vast expanse of frozen snow.

It is the origin of all calamities.

"Still too weak." Zhou Yuan sighed and jumped off the creation engine.

If they were strong enough, killing Nanook with a single punch would seem to solve most of the train crew's problems.

Before returning to the lower district, Zhou Yuan approached Hiluva.

The wind chimes on the door rang. Zhou Yuan took off his mask, pushed open the door, and entered the mechanical room. He immediately saw Shiluwa behind the counter.

"I have the money ready."

"So fast?" Hiluva looked up and saw Zhou Yuan, surprised. "You didn't do anything illegal, did you?"

"Now there are many more guards patrolling outside."

"Don't worry, it's not illegal," Zhou Yuan said with a wry smile, "but those guards are indeed here to arrest us."

"you?"

“Yes, I have three companions. They came here with me to solve the problem of the Star Core. You should have already met them,” Zhou Yuan replied.

Are you safe now?

“Don’t worry, we’ve taken refuge in the lower levels now, they won’t come down,” Zhou Yuan explained, handing the bank card to Shiluwa. “I came up here mainly to pay this bill.”

“Alright,” Hiluva said after a quick check, transferring the money. “I’ve found all the other materials, but some need to be restocked. If I have enough money, I should be able to get them by tomorrow. But I still have no clue about those three.”

"I'll handle it," Zhou Yuan said.

Now that the creation engine is under control, there shouldn't be any problems. As for the earth marrow extract, there's a large mineral vein in the lower area, which should be enough. Zhou Yuan only needs to solve one problem: where to get the consciousness shield?

He exchanged contact information with Hiluva and then returned to the upper furnace core.

Looking at the dark hole beneath his feet, Zhou Yuan was about to jump when he remembered his promise to "do something inelegant for the last time."

How could he descend quickly while maintaining his elegance? Zhou Yuan pondered for a moment and then had an idea.

He took off his suit jacket, carefully placed his top hat in his arms, and then jumped down.

With a muffled thud, Zhou Yuan emerged from the furnace in the lower section, dusted off the grime, changed into a suit, and maintained his elegant demeanor.

"I'm a real genius," Zhou Yuan couldn't help but boast.

He returned to the Goethe Hotel, but the pioneering team had already left, presumably to find Schwarz.

Zhou Yuan was about to enter the mining area to get some earth marrow when he suddenly saw Natasha running past him in a hurry.

"Natasha, what happened?"

“Oh, it’s you,” Natasha recognized Zhou Yuan after seeing him wearing a mask. “Seele just contacted me urgently saying that Luca is in trouble, and I was just about to go check on him.”

"What? Luca's in trouble?" Zhou Yuan frowned. "Let's go together."

The two continued onward until they reached the Earthfire base, where they saw Luca collapsed on the ground, looking dazed, and the anxious members of the Earthfire team beside him.

"What's wrong with Luca?" Natasha asked, leaning down with her stethoscope in hand.

“He got a cultivation manual from the hunter and said he wanted to try it out, but this happened right after he said it,” Seele said with a grim expression. “He wouldn’t respond when we called him, and just kept muttering things like, ‘I’m so useless, I’m a piece of trash.’”

"What incantation?" Zhou Yang had a bad feeling.

Xi'er took out a piece of paper, and Zhou Yuan leaned closer to take a look. Several large characters were written on it.

"Aha, I'm going to work at 8 a.m.