Honkai Impact: Star Railway: I'm really not a Star God!

"Huh? Mr. Lingkong, what are you saying?"

"It's nothing, I just remembered an old friend."

Upon hearing this, Bertha suddenly had an idea.

“Mr. Lingkong! Since Lady Black Tower is so powerful, do you know this person in the Starry Sky? I have never met an outsider before... I don’t know much about this kind of thing.”

Ling Kong paused for a moment, thought for a while, and then spoke.

"Actually... I not only know her, but I also have some kind of relationship with her, though not much."

Hmm, probably not many.

The bad thing was done in mid-air; what does it have to do with his binge eating?

So the Black Tower has a grudge against the Levitational, but it probably has little to do with Gluttony, right?

Upon hearing Ling Kong's words, Iris frowned, as if she had discovered a new continent.

Her memories of Ling Kong only begin with Belberg, but she knows nothing about the people he knew or the things he encountered before that.

But then I thought about it again, and it doesn't seem wrong for Brother Lingkong to know someone of this caliber.

After changing into her shoes and a normal set of casual clothes, Bertha, at Berg's request, had no choice but to serve him tea and water, leaving the kitchen to Berg.

Fortunately, although there was no activation password, the operation of the living equipment in the house was not affected. However, Ling Kong noticed something.

There are no televisions or entertainment devices here. Apart from old-fashioned landline phones, there are no communication devices either.

In such a high-tech house, having only an old-fashioned landline phone is just too incongruous.

Hearing the sizzling sound of oil coming from the kitchen, Ling Kong sat quietly on the soft sofa and waited. It wasn't time to feast yet; he would first sample a little. Eating everything was a sign of poor taste.

Bertha, where are your parents?

Pulling Bertha to her side, the two were about the same age, and Iris immediately found a way to chat, talking non-stop with Bertha. After traveling through the stars for so long, she hadn't had a proper conversation with anyone yet.

"My mother is a nurse at the hospital. Every day, quite a few hunters have accidents, and that's when the hospital has to step in to help them recover. Here, after the hunters bring back the insect meat each day, the amount is distributed according to the number of people in the family and their occupations... I learned about this from my teacher, but I didn't think much about it. After all, I'm going to be a hunter in the future, and these are things that the management personnel handle."

Seeing that Bertha skipped the topic, Iris shook her head helplessly.

"My father's words... When I was little, he wanted to catch more insect meat one day, but he was discovered by patrolling soldier insects and taken to the insect nest. I don't know the rest. It was from that day that I became determined to become a glorious hunter."

Seeing Bertha speak so casually, Iris glanced at her with sympathy, then looked at Ling Kong.

She didn't know whether to feel fortunate or sad about the people in this world. Over the years, they had developed their own culture. It all depended on whether Brother Lingkong would decide to intervene in the end.

I wonder what exactly Brother Lingkong meant by having something delicious here.

If you were to swallow the insects raw...

Hmm... she still can't quite handle it.

How could anyone let a cute girl eat something like this? It's just not normal.

Just as the two were chatting happily, there was a knock on the door. Bertha jumped up and happily went to open it.

"Mom! You're back... Huh? Instructor, what brings you here?"

At the same time, the system's voice sounded.

"Visitor detected, ID: Bennet, Captain of the First Hunter Squadron."

Before Bertha could finish her surprise, Bennett spoke up.

"You rascal, you're never serious. You just had your coming-of-age ceremony yesterday, and you secretly went hunting with your grandfather. Do you know how dangerous that is?"

"Hey... I'm an adult now, what's wrong with going hunting together? I'm not a child anymore!"

Bennett said, rubbing his temples.

"Alright, I'll tell you about this later. The two outsiders should be at your house, right? The leader wants to see them and asked me to take them there."

Upon hearing the sound, Ling Kong and Iris stretched and stood up from the soft sofa.

Ling Kong glanced at Bennett. Unlike the muscular giant, this man's muscles were in perfect proportion to an average person. If a fight broke out, he could easily imagine how fast this man could unleash his speed. With a little bit of the power of destiny, he would be much faster than a cheetah.

This man is actually a member of the Hunting Path. It seems that Lan glanced at him here and the system made a record of him.

Although the Star Hunter God Lan might not even know of this person's existence.

"I agreed without hesitation," Ling Kong said.

"Let's go. If we're in a hurry, we can hurry. I'm waiting for dinner here. Can we hurry up?"

Surprised by Ling Zhong's attitude, Banner nodded.

"If you two are confident in your speed, then keep up with me."

Although he had never met any outsiders, these two seemed to be quite something, unlike the outsiders described in the records.

......

The three figures flashed quickly across the rooftops of the town, the rows of buildings allowing them to take a shortcut that wasn't crowded.

Soon, Bennett led the person to the government building, where the detection system quickly scanned the person at the entrance.

"Bannert said with a hint of apology."

"Excuse me, gentlemen, it may take a moment. To see the leader, we need to make sure you are not carrying any weapons."

"It's okay, I understand."

Bennett smiled slightly in mid-air and breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that these two guests would be unreasonable, which would put him in a difficult position.

However, a test that normally takes only a few seconds now feels like constipation.

Half a minute passed... a minute... three minutes...

Bennett and the staff behind the testing machine stared at each other blankly.

"Um...maybe...there's something wrong with the detection system?"

Chapter 118 Forgot the password!

With a smile on his face, Bennett quickly ran to the staff member's side and asked in a low voice.

"What's going on? This thing has been used for too long... Is there something wrong with it?"

"No, Captain...that's not how it works. This machine can't detect what these two guests are; it can't even penetrate their clothes..."

The system could instantly detect the structure of the two people's clothes, even for elite insect soldiers. However, after scanning the two people for a long time, the system could only detect two humanoid shadows and nothing else.

This was a special frequency scan. At first, he thought he was seeing a ghost. There were clearly two people in front of him, but the monitoring system couldn't see them.

Just as Bennett was caught in a dilemma, the old woman's voice came over the radio.

"Bring the guests up; no testing is required."

Upon hearing their leader's voice, the staff immediately allowed them to pass.

As soon as I entered the government building, I could see a lot of government staff in uniform, and I could tell at a glance.

No doubt about it. The Black Tower even left them some clothes; they're really kind.

Unexpectedly, Bennett had no choice but to take Ling Kong and Iris upstairs.

"Brother...brother...did you feel...a little...goosebumps when you walked into this building?"

Following Bennett's steps, Iris whispered a question to Ling Kong.

From the moment she stepped into the building, Iris had a vague feeling that she was about to explode. There was an indescribable power in the air, and her instincts told her that if this thing were activated, the entire planet might be destroyed.

"Oh? Not bad, I didn't teach you wrong. There is indeed something at the foot of this building. If I'm not mistaken, this is what supplies the energy for the entire underground environment. However, it's just a small object and not our target this time. If I wasn't mistaken at the beginning, this will be the end of this journey."

"After this trip ends... will we return to Belleburg?"

Iris pursed her lips, realizing that she had already spent more than ten years on an interstellar journey with Ling Kong.

What she didn't know was that she had actually been living in an accelerated virtual space for over a decade.

The actual trip hasn't even lasted half a month yet.

“That’s right, this is what you promised me, and what I promised you. As long as the Gluttony Energy within you is comparable to that of an Annihilation Grand Monarch, and you can walk the rest of the path on your own, then the conditions will be met. In return, after returning to Beloborg, I will resurrect your family.”

Ling Kong responded calmly, but it left Iris with a strange feeling.

Over the years... she had long since come to regard Ling Kong as her family...

"So...if we have the chance to travel between stars together again in the future, is that possible?"

He paused for a moment in mid-air, then smiled slightly.

"Well... although all good things must come to an end, there are plenty of opportunities if you want them to."

Speaking in Belloberg's language, Bennett, who was leading the way, was completely bewildered.

However, since the leader personally requested to see these two people, he had no choice.

After taking the elevator to the 20th floor, the three of them were briefly searched by two guards armed with energy weapons before arriving at the door of an office.

Before Bennet could even report, the door opened automatically as the three of them stood there.

Bennett was about to go in when the old woman stopped him.

"Bennett...you can leave now. I and the two guests can stay here..."

"Leader...this..."

"My words...are orders."

"receive."

After inviting the two inside, Bennett quietly closed the office door and then stood guard at the entrance, ready to rush in at the slightest sound.

The old woman smiled kindly when she saw Ling Kong and Iris enter.

Her loose skin seemed to bear the marks of time.

Wrinkles, like fine ravines, intertwined on her forehead and around her eyes, revealing the wisdom and vicissitudes bestowed upon her by time.

Upon seeing the old woman, Iris gave a polite, slight bow.

"Hello, leader."

However, these details did not fool Ling Kong.