Starry Sky Railway: Starting with a furious outburst at Aha

“Yes.” Zhou Yuan nodded.

Originally, Seele and Bronya's reunion was supposed to happen before they went to find Swallow, but because Zhou Yuan was involved in the process, everything went too smoothly, and the two of them didn't even have time to recognize each other as good friends from the orphanage.

"Anyway, go quickly." Zhou Yuan waved to them.

You two can use this free time to recognize each other, and I can also rest for an afternoon... After seeing the two off, Zhou Yuan relaxed a lot and turned to the Earth Fire group:

"Thank you all for your help. Everyone, please head back for now. We'll meet here tomorrow and return to the Upper District!"

"This...is that all?" Oleg scratched his head in disbelief. The high wall that had blocked everyone for years had simply vanished under Zhou Yuan's manipulation.

"No, there will most likely be another battle tomorrow, the final battle."

"No problem, the fire will definitely arrive on time."

"Actually, I'd rather you didn't come," Zhou Yuan said. "Tomorrow is very dangerous."

The image of Cocolia using the power of the Star Core and merging with it flashed through his mind.

It might not be too difficult for me, but a ranged attack could easily leave me unable to protect everyone, like that move "Heavenly Movement".

“We will definitely get there. This is our war against the Star Core,” Oleg said. “It is also my duty as a former Iron Guard.”

“That’s right, boss!” Luca chimed in. “We’ll definitely go! We’ll be waiting for our brother Zhou Yuan!”

One by one, everyone left, leaving only Zhou Yuan and the other four members of the pioneering team, along with Schwarz, on the field.

Zhou Yuan first approached Schwarzkopf and obtained twenty liters of Earth Essence Extract from him, and then met up with the three of them.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Zhou Yuan asked.

"That's too much, too much." March 7's gaze swept over Zhou Yuan and Dan Heng. "You two are both so amazing, making us look like slackers."

"What's wrong with being a slacker? You can lie down whenever you want." Xing, on the other hand, held the opposite view.

“You’re all talk and no action,” March 7th said. “Can’t you learn from me and be more proactive?”

Dan Heng rubbed his forehead and said, "March, that's called having no ambition."

"Well, that's the gist of it."

......

The group chatted and laughed, and it was clear that none of them were injured. Zhou Yuan completely relaxed and decided to spend the rest of the time like this.

He greeted everyone, and they all took showers in the mechanical settlement. Zhou Yuan then changed back into his suit.

"What do we do next?" Xing opened her phone. "If there's nothing to do, I'm going to play games."

“There’s nothing else to do right now,” Dan Heng thought. “Let’s go with Zhou Yuan’s suggestion and meet at the Mechanical Settlement tomorrow. Now everyone can go do their own thing, have fun or take a nap.”

"Yay! I'm going to take pictures and I'll send them to you guys later!" March 7th laughed, and after getting Schwarz's permission, he ran into the mechanical graveyard with his camera.

Dan Heng then left as well, leaving only Zhou Yuan and Xing at the scene.

"Are you just going to stand there and play like this?" Zhou Yuan looked at the gray-haired girl in front of him and suddenly had a lot to say to her.

"What's wrong?" Xing looked up from the game. "This is so much fun, let me tell you about it."

"Let's change places."

“Okay,” Xing took a few steps with her phone in hand, then quickly stopped. “Wait! There’s no train signal here! Let me finish this game first!”

This situation reminded Zhou Yuan of his childhood when he used to mooch Wi-Fi at his neighbor's house, touching his heart and softening his eyes.

"It's okay, take your time, I'll stay right here."

After Xing finished a game, Zhou Yuan took her to a room at the Goethe Hotel.

After locking the door, Zhou Yuan sat down opposite Xing.

Both of them remained silent, and the atmosphere became strange.

"Zhou...Zhou Yuan, why did you bring me here?"

After pondering for a long time, Xing suddenly realized:

"You don't want to play those kinds of games from the movies with me, do you?"

"...Where did you find this? What movie is it?" Zhou Yuan was so shocked by her train of thought that he couldn't respond.

What surprised him even more was that Xing could find resources skillfully on the phones that everyone had been given, even before he had opened his own browser. Was this talent?

Seeing that Zhou Yuan remained silent, seemingly acquiescing, Xing's eyes widened and her mouth slightly opened: "Are you serious? How childish!"

However, despite saying that, she looked Zhou Yuan up and down a few times and thought for a moment:

"However, it's not impossible. Take off your mask."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan was actually looking forward to seeing what tricks she could pull, so he tore the mask off his face, revealing his true appearance.

"That's right, it's much easier to accept this way." Xing nodded in satisfaction. "Since that's the case, I'll reluctantly agree. Close your eyes, and don't open them until I say something!"

"Hmm, something seems off." Zhou Yuan frowned, feeling that he had seen this sentence in a certain work.

"Okay, you can only open your eyes when I count to fifty! One...two...don't open your eyes, I'm watching!"

As the stars began to count down, Zhou Yuan heard a rustling sound. He couldn't help but turn his head to listen, but he couldn't make out anything.

"Forty-nine...fifty...okay! Open your eyes." As the countdown ended, Zhou Yuan heard a thud, and then the scene fell silent.

Zhou Yuan opened his eyes and looked.

The room was empty; the scene I had imagined did not appear.

"It was just hide-and-seek...it gave me a fright."

For some reason, he breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, and walked to the wardrobe next to the bed.

Judging from the direction of Xing's voice, Zhou Yuan easily determined her movement trajectory and could be 100% certain that she was currently in the closet.

But considering how interested she seemed, Zhou Yuan couldn't bear to expose her so easily and decided to play with her a little longer.

"Xing? Hey, where did he go?" Zhou Yuan asked deliberately.

Xing didn't reply, but Zhou Yuan heard her suppressing laughter coming from inside the cabinet.

Hey, at least put on an act... Zhou Yuan chose to ignore her mistake and pretended to scratch his head:

"Sigh, they disappeared in the blink of an eye, how strange."

He sat back on the bed and edited a text message to send to Xing.

Where are you? I can't find you.

Ding-dong!

A crisp notification interrupted Zhou Yuan's thoughts. The notification came from Xing's phone, which was not on silent!

Wow, a pig's nose.

It would be impolite to keep putting things like this, so Zhou Yuan could only open the cabinet door in surprise and say with a smile:

"Got you!"

"Damn it, you cheated!" Xing gripped her phone, pretending to "call" it and slap it a few times. "This round doesn't count, let's start over!"

“No, I cheated this time, so you win,” Zhou Yuan refused, considering Xing’s “extraordinary” hiding skills. “I brought you here only to ask you some questions.”

"Oh..." Xing pouted, put her legs down, and sat down in the closet. "What's up?"

Zhou Yuan considered his words before speaking:

"You said you saw a handsome, dark-skinned, blond-haired man in your dream. Do you know who he is?"

“That’s white hair… He is Nanuk, the god of destruction.”

"Hehe," Xing noticed Zhou Yuan's complicated expression and smiled playfully, "What, are you jealous?"