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

"Mikhail... are you still there...?"

Huang Quan: "Take my hand and come with me. We... will leave this place."

"You will embark on a very long road, and all you can see is darkness. But do not be afraid, for you will see that at the end of the road there is always a touch of red."

"That is the color of existence. Follow it, and it will guide you. In this way, you will surely be able to meet under the sun."

Tirnan: "Thank you..."

Huang Quan: "May death end your long dream..."

"...leading you back to a world of clarity." (Red)

[Pam: ...Tirnan, my passenger, sob sob. Star passenger, please give him a flower for me, thank you Pam.]

[Fufu: So this is why Huang Quan came to Pinocchio.]

[Himeko: Even in a foreign land, the will to explore remains tightly bound together. May you, my predecessors, rest in peace.]

[That touch of red actually exists, so does that mean the Void Star God might actually be a real Star God?]

[Ambi: All the stories originate from these two nameless guests; it's just a matter of what this last one, Lazarina, will bring.]

[This family is truly despicable; they didn't even give Mikhail a final chance to see him.]

Kiana: This is so heartbreaking. The nameless stranger who helped Pinocchio ended up being ignored. Waaah!

[Raiden Mei: Here's a tissue, so don't use my clothes to wipe your tears.]

*Himeko: A group of nameless adventurers with passionate hearts.

[Potio: Yomi, consider this a favor we, the Sea Patrol Rangers, owe you. Thank you.]

[Huang Quan: No need, it's my duty too.]

Wendy: Pinocchio, oh Pinocchio, what is it about you that makes them so willing to pay so much?

[Ying: Though she herself is on the verge of life and death, Huang Quan always brings warmth to others.]

I think that touch of red must be the temperature of the underworld.

Chapter 112 The Horizon of Existence

"Welcome to the horizon of existence..."

This space is silent and appears in black and white.

On the boundless Dead Sea, the white-haired, red-clad Huang Quan gazes ahead.

At the horizon was a black hole resembling the sun, emitting a pale white light.

It felt like entering a world forgotten by time and abandoned by life.

"This is one of the myriad manifestations of the slumbering formless, but it is also the exit for the conscious to bid farewell to nothingness."

Huang Quan tilted his head slightly to the back. "Let's say our final goodbyes here."

[Gold Sand: Friend, you've come here too.]

[Black Tower: This Yellow Springs has gone too far down the path of nothingness; I really want to test it out.]

Is it time to say goodbye? I'm really a little reluctant to part ways.

But it's time to wake up from this dream!

The star on the sea splashed water with every step it took, breaking the silence of the space.

Not far away is Huang Quan's lonely figure.

Fireworks' figure appeared, "You must distinguish between reality and imagination... okay, little gray-haired one?"

Fireworks! How did she end up here?

No, that's just an afterimage.

After the fireworks faded, Xing continued walking without stopping this time.

Along the short journey, familiar and well-known friends and partners came to mind one by one.

The Black Swan: Life is a winding labyrinth—we have nothing but memories.

Gold dust: May your schemes never be exposed.

Robin: Taiyi's dream... was too cruel to him and to everyone.

Gallagher: A tribute to an imperfect tomorrow.

Firefly: Do you still remember the question on the invitation—Why does life fall asleep?

"Yes, why life falls asleep... We still do not know the answer to this question, but we must already wake up from this dream."

As soon as Xing arrived behind him, he heard a sigh from Huang Quan.

Huang Quan lowered his arms. "Or perhaps, this is the answer itself."

He glanced at Xing out of the corner of his eye, "Leave here, go back to where you came from, and then... let Pinocchio wake up from its dream."

[Ring: These people all seem to have helped Xing, intentionally or unintentionally, and told us the truth.]

To the imperfect tomorrow!

[March 7th: It turns out the fireworks had already hinted at the stars.]

[Hanabi: Oh dear, after all, in the next script that I'll be leading, Little Gray is an indispensable protagonist.]

The robin: Life sleeps because we will awaken.

[Isn't the point of sleeping to wake up and continue playing? (doge)]

Under what circumstances will a person save themselves?

The answer is... a desperate situation.

Therefore, Huang Quan will use his command-level power to make the people of Pinocone feel the threat of death.

Human weaknesses may cause them to stop, but when they are unable to move forward, humanity will always try to save itself.

And now, Pinocchio has enough heroes to lead them forward.

Because of their selfish instincts, people will still fight with all their might even when they know they are making a futile resistance.

Despite its absurdity, it is still a form of resistance.

"Then, Star... you shall guide the way for all, not as a savior, but as an unnamed guest among mortals."

The final shot shows the black sun on the horizon.

"In that case, you will surely be able to meet in the sunshine."

[March 7th: Miss Huangquan will use all her strength to shatter this dream and awaken people.]

Wendy: Even in despair, life will find a way.

[Blue Sparrow: Could this be the reason why Miss Fireworks is dropping bombs everywhere?]

[Ah...drop, ah...drop, drop the bomb!]

[Star: Fireworks throw bombs at me, I use the bombs to make fireworks.]

[Hanabi:…]

[Ya: To awaken people with the most primal fear?]

We must acknowledge that the greatest heroes always emerge from among our people.

"The rain... is starting to get heavier. Before we part, please allow me to ask a few final questions."

"In the dreams you've had so far, you've forged unbreakable bonds with many people and many things."

After saying this, Huang Quan posed the first question from his soul.

"Would you be afraid to sever this connection with your own hands?" (Red)

Memories of Galah, Misha… flashed through my mind.

Am I afraid?

Xing shook her head: "I'm not afraid."

"If there were a vast dream, so realistic that it was indistinguishable from reality. There would be no separation of life and death, and everyone would receive the happiness and fulfillment they deserved, and live happily ever after."

The second question: "Would you be willing to live there?" (Red)

If I wanted to, I wouldn't have boarded the train.

Xing continued to shake her head: "No matter what, I don't want to live in a dream."

"If this beautiful dream is destined to shatter, everything will leave: friends, family, strangers; then the gentle breeze, the soaring birds, the stars... and finally yourself."

"Everyone, everyone in their memories, those smiles and tears, the fulfilled and unfulfilled promises... will eventually reach their predetermined end. If you knew the destination of this journey from the very beginning..."

The third question: "Will you embark on this journey again?"

Rules are meant to be broken!

Xing stood with her hands on her hips, her eyes resolute, and nodded vigorously in affirmation.

"I will continue to explore without hesitation."

[Star: By the way, I feel like I've answered these three questions before.]

[March 7th: Silly you, isn't that the same answer you gave when you met Miss Huangquan in your dream?]

[Zhongli: But this time, Miss Xing's answer was exceptionally affirmative.]

[Naxida: Along the way, Xing has experienced many people and events, and she has grown as a person.]

I think we've all experienced this before.

[Ring: It turns out that our initial choice was also our final choice. This is what it means to stay true to your original aspiration!]

[I already said we need to expand.]

[Ying: The meaning of a journey lies in the encounters and partings.]

[Paimon: Yeah, the traveler and I met so many people, experienced all sorts of things together, and enjoyed the unique cuisine of each country…wow, my mouth is watering!]

This is the predetermined future, but we will choose our own path to reach it.

Huang Quan's lips curled up slightly.

“I’m glad. The answer isn’t important; what matters is that you’ve made your decision.”

"Listen, touch, think, and you will gain feelings. Cherish them, for it is through feelings that we exist."

"This is the only answer that humanity can offer in the face of nothingness."

"If nothingness is life's most primal fear and tremor, then any sublime faith seems insignificant in its immense shadow..."

As he spoke, Huang Quan turned and looked at Hei Ri.

"Then behind this shadow, there must also be the most intense light source in the world."

Xing couldn't help but follow Huang Quan's gaze to the white light shining through the narrow gap between the black sun.

Intense but not dazzling.

Chapter 113 Why Does a Beautiful Dream Make It Rain?

"Just as every life heading towards death is growing passionately, towards the end of nothingness..."

"We chase after that first light."

[Aista: Black holes themselves do not emit light, but their surrounding environment makes them the brightest objects in the universe.]

[Hu Tao: The relationship between nothingness and existence is like that between life and death; both are inevitable parts of the growth of all things.]

[So, the Void Star God is one of the fundamental frameworks of the universe.]

Wendy: Haha, everything has two sides. Perhaps nothingness can bring existence, and the prosperity of order can bring destruction... Perhaps I am the same.

The scene then returns to the moment when Huang Quan and Tirnan shake hands.

Tirnan's hoarse voice held a hint of tenderness: "Even though we are in the void, we must watch over people as they leave it..."