Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

Jiang Jiu thought about the question carefully. "Yes."

"Really?!" Xing's eyes lit up instantly. "What does it look like? Can I see it?"

"No."

The raccoon persisted: "Why? Can't I even take a look?"

Jiang Jiu nodded.

March 7th and Xing waited for Jiang Jiu's explanation, but he really didn't say a word.

On March 7th, she couldn't help but tug at Jiang Jiu's sleeve, giving him an expression that said, "If you don't explain, we're going to start spreading rumors."

Jiang Jiu leaned back, her voice rising at the end: "No."

Xing was completely unconvinced: "Just one glance, just one glance! The great being, Star God, I'm genuinely curious!"

Dan Heng sighed and rubbed his forehead: "Are you trying to use connections to embark on your destiny of existence?"

Xingxiang seemed to realize something, and her eyes lit up even more: "Is it possible? Is it possible? Can I go through the back door? Considering that I often help the incomparably beautiful Lady Black Tower test the simulated universe, Godfather, you two are such a perfect match, you must be as understanding as Lady Black Tower, right, right?"

"Star Core brat, how come I didn't know I was understanding?"

The little black tower doll on Jiang Jiu's shoulder crossed its arms and spoke.

Chapter 8 The Fate of "Existence"

Xing saw that the little black tower doll that often appeared in the images was finally not a keychain, and her mouth widened slightly: "Wow... I've seen a real little black tower doll!"

Black Tower: "...Sigh."

The little black tower doll has entered standby/playing dead mode.

Jiang Jiu sighed helplessly, raised his hand to touch the hair of the little black tower doll, looked at Xing, and calmly shook his head.

On Sunday, after a two-second pause, he thought, "If I want to actively seek out 'existence,' I at least need to fulfill the destiny of 'existence,' right?"

March 7th blinked: "Oh right, Star God's Gaze, oh no, no..."

March 7th and Xing exchanged a glance and suddenly realized something.

A glimpse?

This isn't right.

"Then, Godfather, aren't you arrogant and disrespectful?"

Jiang Jiu: "...?"

Xing said very seriously, "If not, then from your perspective, are we all considered to be destined travelers on a predetermined path?"

March 7th nodded in agreement: "Yes, it's impossible for us to have become destined travelers so easily. So Jiang Jiu is definitely only looking at us on the surface, but in reality, he doesn't take us seriously at all..."

"Calculate."

Jiang Jiu's single word interrupted March 7's "very reasonable" reasoning.

March 7th blinked.

"......ah?!"

"Have we already embarked on the path of our very existence?!"

Jiang Jiu couldn't help but curl his lips as he looked at the stunned expressions on San Yueqi and Xing's faces.

He didn't explain directly, but instead picked up the coffee cup that Himeko had just handed him... Of course, it was regular coffee! He slowly took a sip.

"Do you think it's hard to be glanced at by me?"

Xing scratched his head, trying to organize his thoughts: "It's not a matter of difficulty... it's just that, after all, it's a Star God's Gaze, there should be some kind of ritual, right? Like a golden light falling from the sky, or a grand bell suddenly ringing in your mind, or something like that... In short, it's not like we're sitting here eating popcorn and chatting and suddenly embark on our destiny of existence!"

March 7th nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes! That's it! You should at least say hello!"

“I didn’t glance at you,” Jiang Jiu said calmly.

Xing scratched his head: "But didn't you say we've already embarked on the path of existence?"

March 7th is a day of mindless agreement.

Himeko and Walter exchanged a glance and decided to give these "children" some space to chat; these boring adults shouldn't stay here.

That's definitely not their topic; it's gone way off track.

On Sunday, he spoke up at the opportune moment: "There was a saying long ago that everyone walks on the path of existence, and the path of existence does not need the glance of the star gods."

"From the moment you were born, you embarked on your destiny, so there is no such thing as 'embarking' on that destiny; we have never left it."

"But this is an extremely special path of destiny. Embarking on this path does not mean that you will acquire power like other travelers on other paths. To obtain the power of an existential path, you need to practice existence yourself."

On Sunday, she turned to Jiang Jiu, her gaze carrying a hint of inquiry: "Is that so? 'Existence', Lord Star God."

Jiang Jiu nodded, which was taken as approval.

In this universe, every person who is still breathing is using their life to prove to nothingness that existence requires no conditions.

Therefore, destiny exists, and there is no need for the glimpse of a star god.

Dan Heng pondered for a moment, then asked with some curiosity, "So, how does one acquire power for the 'Existence' destiny? Since we are born as travelers on the path of existence, how do we bridge the gap between being ordinary people and touching upon our destiny?"

There is very little information about this destiny.

The think tank couldn't find anything.

If it weren't for the existence of a star god personally ascending to godhood, most people would probably never realize that they have embarked on this destiny.

"The envoy of existence?"

"Is there nothing else?" Danheng pressed.

“Yes, of course.” Jiang Jiu raised one hand, and the area on his hand collapsed into a small, tangible vortex, simulating a tiny galaxy.

"There is a destiny that does not refuse to take, and there is no limit to what you can take. Take as much as you can."

March 7th paused for two seconds, then subconsciously looked at Dan Heng.

"Danheng...this doesn't sound right, does it? The more I listen, the more it seems like..."

"nothingness?"

Dan Heng frowned slightly.

Never glancing around, how much power one desires depends on one's own ability... Isn't this the meaningless destiny?

Jiang Jiu smiled gently, holding a spoon in one hand and slowly stirring the coffee in front of him.

"No, that's not it,"

"Nothingness is moving forward passively, but existence is moving forward actively."

The Void Star God never glances at living beings, for all things are meaningless.

The Star Gods do not need to look down on all living beings, because everything has meaning.

Xing took about five seconds to process this information, then spoke with the excitement of someone who had discovered a new continent: "Does that mean that once you embark on the path of existence, you won't die?!"

All eyes in the carriage fell on her at the same time.

March 7th gasped, Danheng silently rubbed his forehead, Sunday covered his eyes with his ear feathers, and even the little black tower doll couldn't help but sigh.

Xing, completely unaware of the terrible question she had asked, continued enthusiastically, "Think about it, existence means it always exists, right? So a traveler with a destined path can't die, right? Otherwise, how can it be called existence?"

Jiang Jiu looked at her and suddenly burst out laughing.

He was genuinely amused.

"What are you laughing at!" Xing retorted. "What's wrong with my reasoning? It exists! If it exists, it's still here; if it's still here, it's not dead!"

The star exists in a serious manner, and the star god himself has the ability to deduce its existence.

“No.” Jiang Jiu put the cup on the table, his tone suddenly becoming more serious. “That’s not existence, that’s abundance. The kind of eternal, immortal, and never-ending existence you just mentioned, that’s the realm of the destiny of abundance.”

Xing blinked, clearly not expecting this answer.

“Existence is not immortality,” Jiang Jiu said. “Existence is acknowledging everything, including death and the end. Death itself is also a kind of proof that something has existed.”

Xing's mind was quiet for a few seconds, which was unusual.

She tilted her head, seemingly trying to process the meaning of the sentence, and then she realized that the statement was completely different from what she had originally imagined.

"So..." she began slowly, her tone hesitant, "existence doesn't require eternity and immortality?"

"No requirement."

"So even those with a predetermined destiny can die?"

"Yes," Jiang Jiu answered decisively.

"What exactly is the destiny that protects?"

"all."

Existence does not require all things to be eternal and immortal.

We accept birth and we accept ending; we accept wholeness and we accept imperfection.

One thing is allowed to rise, and one thing is allowed to disappear.

Chapter 9 Black Swan: Who Will Save Me?

The next morning.

Jiang Jiu leaned against the control panel, his gaze lazily sweeping across the display screen in the train control center, roughly calculating the train's future route plan.

"Good morning, Himeko. Does the nameless guest always come this early to discuss matters?"

Himeko smiled helplessly, "If you're not fully awake, you can go take another nap. It's not a big deal."

Jiang Jiu shook his head, raised his hand to take the cup of tea handed to him, and said, "It's alright."

Himeko moved half a body away from the control panel and spread the navigation log in her hand in front of Jiang Jiu.

“Perfect timing. We were just discussing our next destination when Pam said that the recent shipping lanes have been a bit unstable. Several star trails are fluctuating much more than usual, which doesn’t seem like a natural phenomenon. We’re investigating the cause.”

Jiang Jiu glanced down at the star map in the navigation log.