Xingtie: Starting with an in-depth analysis of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 75 Leaving the Asdna System!!!

Upon seeing Danheng and the other person return to the train, Pam quickly stepped forward and said something.

“You’re back? Two people boarded earlier, saying they were looking for passengers like Portio. I told them to wait in the observation car first, Pa.”

Two people? Who's the other one?

As the blue phantom black swan appeared before everyone's eyes.

Pam turned around, puffing out her cheeks. "It's her! Even though the Star Train welcomes every passenger, you all sneak in like this... Aren't you all acting like you're family?"

Black Swan quickly apologized to the train conductor, but the situation at Pinocchio was complicated at the moment, and only the nameless passengers were trustworthy.

Although Black Swan knows everyone's information, this is the first time we've met.

After introducing himself, another passenger came from the observation car.

"Greetings, you two. I am Huang Quan."

Potio gritted his teeth and glared at the Black Swan: "What?! You bastard—the Flowing Light Memory Court—betrayed me?!"

[Ring: Sorry, the Black Swan has already taken the form of Lord Huang Quan.]

Black Swan: ...

Huang Quan stepped forward and apologized to Potio, explaining that it was her request and had nothing to do with the Memory Maker.

"For some reason, I was exiled by Pinocchio, but fortunately, this Memory Man accompanied me all the way, which gave me the opportunity to quietly break free from the control of my family."

[Seele: She can still be banished! Controlled!]

[Vareza: She's not following the Memory Registrar because she's afraid of getting lost.]

This is called giving face to a black swan event; don't you understand the art of language?

[Black Swan: So I've made my move again.]

After hearing Huang Quan's explanation, Black Swan was ashamed. "Actually, it wasn't accompanying, but tracking. The process was definitely not silent... But whatever, I'll go with you."

What can I do? I can't beat them in a fight, and I can't run away.

Whatever she says goes.

Huang Quan smiled slightly, "I asked her to take me to a place outside the family's sight to contact a few trustworthy people, which means you all."

"Trust? Haha, hahahaha... cutie, do you think I'm crazy or stupid?"

I'm here to kill you, and you tell me you trust me.

Potio didn't find it funny.

He pointed the gun at Huang Quan and said, "How about this, let me make a few holes in you first, see what's inside, and then we can talk about trust..."

Looking at the small pistol, Huang Quan remained calm and even changed his posture, placing one hand on his hip.

I bet your gun is empty!

[Ring: Wow, Potio's waist and pose are so cool!]

Don't underestimate the patrolling sea knights; they've even killed the Great Lord of Annihilation.

"There's no need for that. I will tell you everything you want to know, but not now... If my identity hadn't been exposed, perhaps we would have had more time, but for now, this is all we can do."

Potio asked, puzzled, "Only? What do you mean, only?"

Huang Quan lowered his hand from his waist, his eyes serious.

"Only in this way can I guarantee everyone's safety..."

"Please have the Star Train jump immediately and leave the Asdna system."

Dan Heng and the others were quite surprised.

Leave the Asidna system! The problem is that serious.

[Star: I haven't gotten on the bus yet.]

[Ring: What did Huang Quan see? Could it affect an entire galaxy? That's a galaxy!?]

[Jing Yuan: It's that serious; it can only be a force at the level of an Envoy or higher.]

[Could it be a star core? But that doesn't make sense either; the Star Train and Star Core Hunters have encountered quite a few. It's impossible that they can't solve it this time.]

[Dan Heng: Jing Yuan... I've decided to use the Alliance Jade Omen.]

[Jingyuan: On the way.]

[My goodness, even Xianzhou is coming to Pinocchio! This is really going to cause a huge stir.]

Black Swan: "In my opinion, she meant no harm and was telling the truth."

Seeing that Dan Heng was preoccupied, Huang Quan comforted him, saying, "I briefly traveled with your companions and know where they are. Please believe that all the nameless guests are still safe and sound, but they also need our help."

He then looked at Potio, "You may have guessed... I've been waiting for you. The Sea Rangers are elusive and rarely interact with each other, so please forgive me for only being able to contact you in this way."

Potio continued to point his gun at Huang Quan, his head slightly bowed in thought.

“Only in this way can I find the true seafaring knight. And only in this way can I fulfill a long-standing promise…” Huang Quan placed one hand on his chest, his eyes flashing with memories. “…Return his belongings to their rightful owner.”

The video was completely black, and viewers knew it was a memory of entering the underworld.

"Someone once told me... Every rain is the heavens' mercy on the world."

“The dew is the tears of the gods, falling because of the sorrows of the world. But it is precisely because they still fall that it means the gods have not lost hope in this world.”

【Water Dragon, Water Dragon, don't cry.】

[Navilette: ...]

"so……"

The scene appears: Huang Quan is holding a red umbrella in the heavy rain, and next to him is an old man wearing a straw hat and raincoat.

Before my eyes, a hideous, twisted, pitch-black arm struggled upwards on the sea surface.

A sphere, resembling a black hole, hangs high in the sky.

The black liquid flowed continuously into the sea.

Huang Quan asked, "How long has this rain been going on?"

An aged voice said, "Once, I, like you, hoped that it would stop one day. Years and decades have passed... In the end, I hope it will come to an end sooner than this rain."

"It seems the god you speak of does not exist."

The old man's gaze remained fixed on the distance. "Let me tell you a story..."

[Ring: Yellow Springs Passive - Automatically unlocks story.]

[That's true, along the way, either others were telling the story, or I was telling it myself.]

[Hu Tao: What are those dark shadows and arms? They're a bit eerie and scary.]

[Doctor Truth: If I'm not mistaken, it's a Bloodstained Spirit.]

The old man began to slowly recount the story deep within his heart.

"Mortals walk the path of destiny like boats crossing water, leaving a winding trail and creating ripples of countless possibilities. Compared to the fleeting nature of a human life, these waves will not subside for a long time."

"And some of them, their presence was so strong that they left their reflections in these clusters of waves."

Huang Quan: "It's like... those shadows on the sea."

"Blood sin spirits... the obsessions of those who walk the path of fate. They are born from the shadow of IX, see themselves as the victims, and unknowingly repeat the actions of the deceased in their previous lives."

"They are born from nothingness, go towards nothingness, and live meaningless lives. But they are just a group of empty phantoms..."

"...but they were once my important companions, a group of sea patrol knights."

[Hu Tao: These... shadows are all patrolling sea knights. What happened that caused so many deaths?]

[Potio: Those were the rangers who died in the war against the Great Lord of Annihilation.]

How pitiful, even in death they cannot find peace.

People only remember the victories, but they don't know the heroes who sacrificed their lives.

Huang Quan: "Are you watching over them?"

The old man's voice trembled as he said, "Watching over them? No, I'm helping them find peace."

Chapter 76 If every day were Sunday, would you like it?

"It was a brutal war, a war that shook the world. The universe witnessed the fall of the Great Lord of Annihilation, Zhu Luo, but the price... (sigh) No one will remember the price except those who experienced it firsthand."

"The will to die of the hunters will not subside until the end of their lives, so there must be someone to guide these souls. They were heroes in life, and they should not be reduced to empty puppets in death."

"As for me... I also lost too much on that battlefield and can no longer embark on the journey. Instead, I have become the most suitable person to complete this task."

Huang Quan: "But you know, these Blood Sin Spirits... are not them after all."

"Do you think this matter is meaningless?"

The aged tone of his voice was like the sigh of an old man in his twilight years, yet it carried a firm resolve.

"But there are some things that, even if they are meaningless, should still be done."

Huang Quan sighed, "I can help you."

Puzzled, "For what?"

Huang Quan: "The meaning of nothingness...that is also what I seek."

"...That's true, how could an ordinary person possibly set foot in this place?"

These souls can finally be freed, the old man said with a light and joyful tone.

Thank you, stranger. I hope you find the answers on this journey.

Huang Quan: "Before that, I have one more question..."

"Admittedly, the actions of the Blood Spirits, and indeed their entire lives, are meaningless from our perspective. But if, and I mean if..."

"If this is the outcome the deceased would have wanted, should we still demand a change?"

The old man looked bewildered: "That's a good question, but it's also difficult to answer. At least... I don't know the answer."

But he knew that "one day I will also pass away. I sincerely hope that at that time... someone will also offer a bouquet of flowers at my grave."

[People will present flowers; the patrolling seamen are all heroes.]

[Ring: The problem of the Underworld is similar to that of Sunday, except the objects are different—one is a blood-stained spirit, and the other is a fledgling.]

[Is Huang Quan trying to say that if these souls don't want to wake up, should they still be guided back to the mortal realm?]

[Hu Tao: I don't know this old man's name, but I'd also like to offer him a bouquet of flowers, to dedicate my life to guiding the souls of the departed.]

Zhongli: Worthy of respect.

[March 7th: It feels like a beautiful dream. Some people just want to live in a dream world, so why wake them up?]

Exactly! Wouldn't it be wonderful to live a happy and carefree life every day?

[Nekota: Meow, even with an endless supply of mackerel, I don't want to be sober.]

[Qingque: Unfortunately, that's impossible. The only hope is to slack off at work.]

[Sunday: If every day was Sunday, would you like that kind of life?]

That's fantastic!

Scott: That won't do. How am I supposed to get promoted if I don't work?

The scene shifts, and in complete darkness, Sunday's deep, mellow, and sacred voice rises.

"When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I had thoughts like a child."

"Once you become a human being, you abandon the affairs of childhood."

With his elbows resting on the windowsill, wearing white gloves and looking philosophical, he basked in the warm sunlight streaming through the diamond-shaped openings, resembling a priest.

[Rin: Wow, you look absolutely gorgeous on Sunday.]

March 7th: It felt filled with a sacred atmosphere.

Celestial Ring Clan servant: "We beg you to bestow your blessing upon our esteemed representative."