Collapse, survive

She skipped and waved.

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Sanyue, and everyone else."

Himeko smiled gently, looking at the lively girls: "I'm so glad everyone is safe and sound. Mr. Walter and I have been thinking of you all the time. This pioneering journey was very exciting!"

Dan Heng stepped forward to report: "You've come at just the right time. We initially thought it was related to the star core and [destruction], but now it seems it's not that simple—Mr. Walter, do you have any clues?"

"Sealing the star core is the priority."

Walter adjusted his glasses and glanced at the creation engine standing quietly to the side. "Sealing the star core is the priority."

"Okay, then we won't disturb them. I'll take them back to the train."

Danheng nodded, agreeing.

"Hey, aren't we going to Belleburg?"

"Go if you want to, March. Aren't you tired?"

"Yeah, it's tiring, but you have to finish what you start... Let's hurry and find Natasha. I wonder how Bellob is doing."

Xingnu Jing had no objections.

……

……

Belloberg will have a sleepless night.

Everywhere, residents could be seen discussing amongst themselves, gathering in the city after the evening rain and under the blazing sun—a situation that was far too stimulating—and making uneasy noises.

"What's all that noise? It's so lively today!"

"Yes, I thought the house was going to collapse..."

"The ground was shaking violently, but it finally stopped."

"Did the lower levels attack? I heard someone say that..."

"Come on, my grandfather's relatives are from the lower class. It was so rare to see them again, and they were in such a miserable state. How could they have this ability? I bet it must have been caused by the rift in the realm!"

"The rift has even reached inside Belloborg?"

"You're only finding out now, you old man? The commercial district fell a few days ago. Otherwise, why do you think there are more and more elite iron guards in the city? They're all being withdrawn after the outside fell!"

"That can't be right, aren't things getting better? Lately we've been... Oh dear, they're just fooling us!"

"It's all over, it's all over—I'm so old, and I still can't believe I met someone like that… I haven't even made a will yet!"

"Why are you so nervous? We don't have much property to begin with..."

"Right."

On the streets and alleys, men, women, young and old, even children, all realized what was going on.

The little girl and the little boy huddled together, bravely facing the situation, and asked the silver-maned iron guard by the roadside in their childish voices, "Uncle, was it an earthquake?"

Silvermane Iron Guard shook his head.

Was that an avalanche?

Silvermane Iron Guard still shook his head.

Is that the end of the world?

"I don't know, child."

The Silvermane Iron Guard wasn't actually a Silvermane Iron Guard; this was an outfit he'd taken from one of them. During the most chaotic times, people didn't bother to identify him and just surrounded him.

He didn't know how to hide, so he simply stood there and pretended to be safe.

“But you will be fine before I fall.”

Who would know that inside that towering power armor lies an old, weak, or disabled person? Just like no one would know how frail the Onion Knight is beneath his bulky armor.

"Thank you, Uncle Iron Guard."

Silvermane Iron Guard shook his head.

Belloberg will have a sleepless night.

……

……

Natasha was also maintaining order, and the lower levels were indeed more stable now, but since she had come up,

"The rain has stopped."

"Because it's no longer needed."

Hearing the familiar voice, she turned around in surprise and saw Seele, who looked exhausted but had rushed back.

"I'm back, Nata."

The wish she made didn't include her, but that didn't mean she didn't love him; in fact, her eyes were shining brightly at that moment.

"Seele, you're back. Looks like you brought good news."

Seele couldn't bear to look at her tears, and tried to keep her tone normal: "Of course, the star core is already being sealed. Although I didn't see the end, I believe in them."

"Of course we can believe you, Natasha, you have no idea how much effort we put in—"

On March 7th, he waved his camera, seemingly ready to teach her a lesson.

“I’ve filmed everything. If you want to hear more details, well, let her do it. I’m not good at giving work reports, and it would be embarrassing if I said something wrong.”

Xing replied without hesitation, "Yes, victory is hard-won. Ji Zi and Uncle Yang are still working hard, and even Fang Jie, even if Fang Jie..."

She spoke with an air of pride, and... does anyone know what Fang Jie actually does? How did he suddenly become an 'examiner'?

The troublemaker was severely punished; he didn't even come to play music with the army!

"I see, thank you all."

Natasha looked around and saw that everyone had returned, even Bronya. She began to direct Sylva to regroup the Silvermane Guards and announce the news to reassure everyone.

However, no solution was found.

Where is Mr. Fang Jie?

He left this world looking very unhappy, complaining about how troublesome it was.

"..."

"I see you're prone to saying the wrong thing too," Dan Heng sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Don't worry about it. Fang Jie is saving people. It's Cocolia. She used her own methods to prevent an even greater catastrophe from erupting from the star core, and..."

I'm sorry for causing trouble for everyone.

Directly put the star core...

No, Danheng remembered what March 7th said about them coming to dig up people's ancestral graves.

The nameless guest's reputation was so bad that he even spread 'Delicious Algae Ball Sugar' throughout the galaxy.

About a thousand Amber Ages ago, the Korchi people established a highly prosperous Twilight Kingdom in the rainforest, but they quickly disappeared within ten Amber Ages after the Ice Age. Because no remains were ever unearthed, the image of the Korchi people remained a mystery to historians for many years, until a group of unidentified pioneers blew up the underground royal tomb. These unidentified people, trapped in the tunnels, accidentally discovered a type of edible algae—delicious, very delicious—which allowed them to survive until rescue arrived.

And the delicious algae thus went viral—but by the time people realized they were the Korchi people, it was too late.

Belloberg is lucky; it's not too late.

Danheng knows too much, which inevitably leads to overthinking and makes it difficult to make decisions. Luckily, he has his husky and Samoyed.

"In short, Miss Bronya will stabilize the situation, the blockade of the lower districts will soon be lifted, and no one is guilty today—that is her promise."

"That's right."

Natasha understood, although she didn't understand why they had to save Cocolia...

"Don't worry about it. Cocolia will never appear again. She sacrificed herself. I hope you can keep this secret."

Natasha then smiled and said, "Is that so?"

She could accept that Swaro wasn't killed on the spot, but Cocolia... precisely because she wasn't a robot, it was even harder for her to let go. It wasn't just Seele's black-and-white view of the upper class; someone always had to pay the price for it.

"Thank you all. It's hard to imagine what you went through before, but thankfully the outcome was good."

Natasha smiled:

"You can decide what to do next; the subterranean fire will not be a problem."

She looked at Seele, the child who, in the end, resembled her so much and returned here.

“Nata, I still have some things to do. I need to keep an eye on Bronya in case she causes trouble, and we must win over more people at the lower levels.”

Seele seemed to have only come back for a quick look, not even returning to the lower levels, and turned to walk towards the square outside Crepper Castle.

The largest number of upper-class people gathered there, waiting for the missing Grand Guardian, Landau, and a small group that decided on Belloberg to provide an explanation—even if these people could not provide one, or were not even here, each hiding away.

If you don't show up tonight, there's no need for you to show up at all.

When Seele left, and the pioneering team split into two groups and went back underground to tell everyone the good news, except for Danheng (who felt ashamed), he returned to the train with only Pam and the new passengers.

Natasha saw Fang Jie, who emerged from a beam of light with a look of novelty and reminiscence, seemingly unaware of when he had arrived.

Treating Cocolia clearly didn't take him too much effort, or rather, he directly sought help from Uncle Yang.

Don't mind Uncle Yang's expression—he's only in his fifties, still young, the perfect age to go out and explore, to shoulder more responsibilities. The promised 'Honkai Transmigration Data' still hasn't been given to him.

Cocolia is now living a peaceful life, having taken over Yae Sakura's sleeping niche. He has also kept up with the times by upgrading his carrying method and his own movement method.

Enough said, Natasha will speak to me in person.

“Ms. Natasha, you do look better when you smile. I think I probably don’t need to do anything now; the people of Belloberg will handle things in their own way, including you.”

Fang Jie greeted them, seemingly in a good mood.

"Really? Thank you for the compliment. I'm sorry, I don't know what to say right now. It feels like a dream, it's a bit unreal... Please let me have some peace and quiet."

Natasha's gaze passed over Fang Jie and looked at the sky over Belloberg. It was almost dawn, though not as bright as night.

We should bring Hook up here, and bring all the children up here.

The sky is never a lie.

And it's much bigger than the roof.

After a long silence, she lowered her head. Fang Jie also left quietly, taking nothing with him except his blessings.

……

……

Take me away, take me away.

The sealing of the star cores was not accomplished overnight, especially since they had been leaking for so long, creating a massive disaster.

Walter put down his phone, lightly tapped the company's advanced yet outdated stellar core restraint device from seven hundred years ago with his cane, and completely released it—

Take me away.

Those 'voices' that refused to be sealed away and forced to coexist with the terrifying darkness were granted a pardon and surged forth in droves—

Black hole.

Without making a fuss, Walter elbowed his cane.

"No……!!"

The sharp hiss made Himeko somewhat uncomfortable.

You are also the sun, a black sun, no—

At this point, everything returns to nothingness.

"It's really strange that there are still traces of erosion in the star core."

Walter seemed not to hear him, pushed up his glasses, and looked troubled about how to write the lesson plan next.

To be honest, the information given to Fang Jie put him in a difficult position. Every word carried immense weight, and he had to repeatedly ponder his own life so that—everyone could have a better future.

Fang Jie only needs to put on his clothes and get to work, while Walter has to think much more.

Compared to that, it was a minor matter that the kid had the audacity to ask him how to save Cocolia, who was being corrupted by the star core energy. Walter examined the condition and gave a solution.

As for what he intends to do with Cocolia...

Prepare lesson plans, prepare lesson plans.