Starry Sky Railway: Starting with a furious outburst at Aha

"What? You came to me just for this?" Black Tower's handsome brows furrowed.

God knows why she designed such detailed expressions on the doll.

"What else?" Zhou Yuan was so angry his eyes were practically spitting fire.

1.7 million Ancient Credits! That's equivalent to 170 million modern credits!!!

He had never seen so much money in his life!

"Oh... I won't pay it back." Black Tower's expression was indifferent; she didn't seem to care how much those credit points were worth.

"You're making it sound like I owe you money," she said, glancing at the office door and pointing to the dent Zhou Yuan had made by knocking on it. "Oh dear, you broke this too, you have to pay for it."

"Yes...really?"

"Let me calculate... even if the credits you gave me are worth 170 million, with the previous debts plus the damage to the door, you still owe me 200 million credits."

"How much?" Zhou Yuan quickly did the math in his mind, his eyes widening in astonishment. "Twenty million for one door! Why don't you just rob someone!"

"Just kidding, my office holds the secrets to becoming a Star God. Twenty million for a door is already cheap enough, okay?" Black Tower said with no small amount of pride.

“...I can’t pay you back.” Zhou Yuan laid his cards on the table.

"Ahem, I think I'd better not get involved in the rest of the conversation." Xing smiled sheepishly and tried to leave.

As she listened to the two chatting, countless scenes from short videos flashed through her mind.

The male protagonist, unable to repay a massive debt, sells his younger brother or sister!! No way! I have to get out of here right now!!

However, she hadn't taken more than a few steps when Zhou Yuan pulled her back.

"Star, we share happiness and hardship together."

Zhou Yuan's gaze was like that of a raging beast, making Xing feel itchy all over.

"Hehe, hehe." Xing nodded repeatedly with a silly grin.

Oh no, I'm sending it now.

"So do you have any way to help me pay off my debts quickly?" Zhou Yuan asked, "without consuming credit points."

Black Tower thought for a few seconds, then suddenly slammed his fist down: "You know what, there really is one."

She pointed to the huge machine in the center of the office:

"All you need to do is cooperate with me in conducting simulated universe experiments and then report the information to me."

"It should take about three to five hundred times to pay it off."

"You? I have to cooperate too?" Xing pointed to herself.

"To be precise, it's mainly you," Black Tower replied. "That Zhou Yuan guy, I can't observe anything inside, isn't that just a waste of my electricity?"

"No," Xing shook her head unwillingly, "Is this really not some kind of human experiment?!"

terrible!

Zhou Yuan actually wants to betray his teammate! Damn it, I'm not going to talk to him for another minute! Even if he has to help me empty ten more trash cans, it's the same!

"Xing, as teammates, we should share the burden, right?" Zhou Yuan looked at Xing with a firm yet kind gaze, but inwardly he felt a sense of shame, as if he were selling his daughter for personal gain.

"If we go together, each of us only needs to go in and take the test about two hundred times. Isn't that a great deal?"

"Two hundred million credits for four hundred times... It sounds like a really good deal," Xing thought for a moment.

"But it feels a bit dangerous... Xiao Yuan, it seems our teamwork has to end here."

As she spoke, she rubbed her head, as if trying to forget any memories related to Zhou Yuan.

"Ugh, forget it, damn brain!"

Zhou Yuan rolled his eyes at her helplessly, realizing what it meant to be abandoned by everyone.

“It’s really safe. If you don’t believe me, I’ll go in first, and you can keep watch from outside,” Zhou Yuan said.

“That’s great,” Xing suddenly returned to normal, smiling and waving to Zhou Yuan, “Goodbye, goodbye my friend.”

Zhou Yuan glanced at the machine simulating the universe, his heart filled with complex emotions.

Ever since he learned that Nanook had his eye on him, he had felt like a mountain was pressing down on him.

Zhou Yuan couldn't help but wonder, if the source of his power as a mere messenger was so abstract, what must the Star God of Destruction be like?

Does destroying oxygen through breathing increase one's strength? How strong would His strength be? And how can I survive against Him?

After much deliberation, Zhou Yuan set his sights on simulating the universe.

After all, this is a machine that claims to be able to simulate the Star God. If I can use it to find Nanuk's weakness or vulnerability (if there is one), then I will have a very high chance of surviving from Nanuk.

Zhou Yuan lay down in front of the simulated universe machine, enveloped in a dazzling light, and his consciousness sank into darkness.

"Here we go again." Looking at the unchanging darkness before him, Zhou Yuan sighed inwardly.

The black space, which Zhou Yuan named the Black Domain, seemed to be uncontrollable. Whenever Zhou Yuan's mind was pulled, it would automatically pull him into it.

But gradually, Zhou Yuan sensed something was different.

Unlike in the Black Domain, Zhou Yuan could feel resistance coming from all around him.

The resistance came from all over his body, and Zhou Yuan felt as if he were floating in the depths of the ocean, swaying with the current.

“This is not the Dark Domain…” Zhou Yuan reached out and pushed forward. Although he still couldn’t see anything, he could clearly feel himself moving forward.

"Where there is change, there is hope!"

Zhou Yuan began to swim forward with all his might. He felt that his limbs were extremely weak, and he could not move forward for long.

But he didn't give up and kept swimming forward.

How difficult is it for a person to persevere?

Zhou Yuan didn't know either; he only felt that time passed by like a needle threading through his body in the blink of an eye, and he didn't know how long it had been.

Finally, he felt resistance coming from ahead; something strange was blocking his way.

Reaching out to touch it, it feels soft, like a bubble.

Zhou Yuan struggled forward, risking his life without hesitation, and finally broke free from that restraint.

In an instant, the world fell silent, and then suddenly bright light appeared before my eyes... well, no, it wasn't actually bright.

Apart from a deafening roar, the world remained shrouded in darkness.

Unlike before, Zhou Yuan could now hear sounds; he heard a deep, booming sound in his ears.

Just as Zhou Yuan was wondering about the changes before his eyes, a figure flashing with multicolored light flew towards him from outside his sight.

This was accompanied by loud...DJ music??

The person seemed to be covered in light tubes, powerfully illuminating everything around him, allowing Zhou Yuan to clearly recognize him.

It is none other than the god of joy—Aha!

He was completely shrouded in a mask, flying through the air. If it weren't for the colorful lights and lively music, he would have had the air of a mysterious master. What a pity...

"What are you doing? Is this still the Starry Sky Railway?"

Things took an unexpected turn, and Zhou Yuan panicked.

I've cursed Aha so many times before, and this appearance of His... could it be that He's here to seek revenge?

Zhou Yuan instinctively swam backward.

However, under the light of Aha, Zhou Yuan noticed that his arms had become extremely thin and small.

Looking down, the little guy had become a coward.

Nani!

Zhou Yuan then realized that he had unknowingly turned into a baby!

This is really the end!!

Just as Zhou Yuan was panicking, Aha had already arrived nearby.

He stopped rubbing the mask as if he were spinning a record, and the DJ music stopped abruptly.

Without any visible movement from Him, Zhou Yuan was suddenly embraced in His arms.

"Oh dear, who is this? How could you leave such a small child here?" He spoke gently, then suddenly pinched Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan was furious: I'll fuck your mother!

But her body began to wail uncontrollably.

Wow wow wow! ! !

Aha immediately raised his head, looked around a few times, and after finding no one approaching, lowered his head again to comfort Zhou Yuan.

"Don't cry, baby, I'll give you milk."

I'll eat your mother!