Xingtetsu: Why is the captain on the train?

After all...to her, what was happening right now was too unreal, so unreal that she couldn't believe it.

With Esta's warning and reminder, she felt relieved and felt a little more real.

"Well, I still have some things to take care of. Regarding the topic of helping you restore the ecology, the people I selected are working hard to reproduce the paper and cross-check to ensure that there will be no major problems in the actual operation. This process will take some time. If you have any needs during this process, please let Alan know and I will help you solve it."

"Thank you so much." Shiluwa hurriedly stood up to see him off.

When Ester left and Sylva returned, the [City Builders] were still gathered together, studying hard the short and concise contract left by Ester.

"Is it that easy?" Xiluwa looked at Xing.

"What else?" The Star Core Spirit nodded, but looked at Xiluwa in confusion, "Do you want to go through a lot of difficulties before you can borrow money? Isn't it better to be as easy as possible?"

"It's not that it's bad to be relaxed..." Xiluwa sat back in the chair beside the conference table, sighing, "We were already prepared to go through many difficulties, but now everything is so easy, which makes me a little worried."

"Esther doesn't need this little money. Didn't you just listen to what she said?"

"What?" Xiluwa looked at Xing in confusion.

"If you have the ability to pay it back, then pay it back. If you are really having difficulty and cannot pay the money back, you can also discuss it with her. As long as you have a good attitude and it is really difficult, she can relax the deadline or even change some terms." Xing paused slightly when he said this.

Because the Beloberg [city builders], including Shiluwa, all looked at Xing with complicated expressions.

This child is indeed very honest, but her heart is too honest, it's all blocked.

"Xing, we are really grateful that you are willing to help us." Xiluwa looked at the Star Core Spirit earnestly, "I dare say that so far, the Beloberg people in this conference room, including the builders of Klipper Castle, are all people with integrity and backbone. If we can make money on our planet, we will definitely do it."

Xing nodded, not understanding why.

If Xing was not willing to believe in Shiluwa, Bronya and the others, why would he come to help Beloberg to make connections?

"But who can say for sure what will happen in thirty or forty years." Xiluwa shook her head. "So, there is no such thing as postponement or change of terms. If the day comes when Klipperburg really cannot pay back the money, I shamelessly say that I hope you can help us one more time, but we must eliminate the possibility that Klipperburg will not pay back the money."

Xing thought for a moment and understood what Xiluwa meant.

"This is our consensus." Xiluwa turned around and glanced at the six city builders sitting at the conference table.

"After we return to Klipperburg, we will not leave any room for Klipperburg. Forty years means forty years." A middle-aged man with a serious face exhaled softly, "As for the so-called leaving room for maneuver, only the few of us present in Beloberg will know."

"Okay, I understand." Xingye breathed a sigh of relief, "I received the protection of [Preservation] in Beloberg. Beloberg is also an important place to me."

"I promise you, Xiluwa, if there really comes a day like that in the future, I will do my best to help you once."

"I know you will, but..." Xiluwa opened her mouth and hesitated for a long time before she exhaled and smiled, "Okay, I understand."

"Thank you, Xing."

Chapter 68: The Messenger

"Black Tower, what kind of place is Pinocchio?"

"Pinoconi? Why are you asking this suddenly?" Heita, who was sorting out the experimental data, turned his head and glanced at the captain who was sitting on the sofa in the rest area, preparing his equipment and waiting for Yuexia to complete the simulated universe process.

"The next stop of the Starry Sky Train is Pinocchio. I can't go, so I'm asking." The captain wiped the parts of the Bloody Hand Saint and spoke lightly.

"Pinocone used to be a territory belonging to the Interstellar Peace Company, and was once a prison." Heita glanced at the captain and saw that the latter's hand movements paused. She curled her lips, retracted her gaze, and continued to monitor Yuexia's state in the simulated universe, talking non-stop, "And since the power of [Harmony] Shipe infiltrated Pinocone, the former prison has been transformed into a paradise for the [Family], and then it has been continuously transformed by the [Family]..."

Heita paused for a moment, but suddenly changed his tone, as if he was singing an opera, and explained what Pinocchio is like now. "Pinocchio today is a dream kingdom made up of twelve pieces of dreams, a dream metropolis that is extremely prosperous, bizarre, and a carnival feast where people can enjoy everything they want."

"It is currently one of the family's trademarks to show off its status to the outside world."

After a brief moment of thought, the captain continued to maintain his weapons and spoke in a gloomy voice, "The Company will definitely not let this go. The brighter this sign is, the more embarrassed the company will be."

Heita couldn't help but burst out laughing, "It seems that your recent study has been very effective."

Learn.

Seventeen standard cosmic days have passed since the last time the train stopped at the station. During this period, each train crew member has been busy with their own work.

Together with Sanyue, Xing constantly helped Beloberg's [City Builders] to build connections in the space station, and incidentally also stirred up trouble in space. For a time, names like [Gray Savior], [Miss Know-It-All], and [Gray-haired Fool] were circulating in the space station.

The fundamental reason is that Xing is a girl who almost always responds to requests. If she hears that someone wants her help, she will even take the initiative to go over to them...

The captain didn't reject Xing's liveliness, but occasionally he would wish she could be more attentive.

Walter and Jizi discussed some matters with Estelle regarding cooperation in the purchase of supplies, and then devoted themselves to resting, occasionally helping Xing to clean up the mess she had caused.

Dan Heng stayed at the think tank as usual, occasionally going to see some staff for additional information, but it didn't matter if he didn't talk about it.

The captain's job is to learn. He learns about the various forces in the universe and the star gods from the Black Tower. He exercises his abilities, learns and practices spatial abilities, and gains a lot.

Yuexia has been immersed in the Black Tower's [Simulated Universe] project, training his combat capabilities, and at the same time trying to attract the attention of the Star God in the simulated universe and find the feeling of opening up his destiny.

"Oh, I have another question..." The captain put the parts of the Bloody Saint back into place, pulled the trigger cover, and rotated the weapon that had accompanied the captain for almost his entire life, "How much do you know about... the organization [Liuguang Yiting]?"

"Not much." Heita said calmly without even turning his head. "An organization that appears neutral on the surface but actually serves its own fundamental purpose."

"Neutral on the surface?" The captain raised an eyebrow.

"Their fundamental purpose is to be impartial, so in terms of the results, it is correct to say that they are a neutral force, but in the process, this is not the case."

"......" The captain gripped the gun handle, "Let me recall..."

"The rememberers of [Liuguang Memory Court] believe that truth and falsehood are nothing but myths. Stars decay, black holes evaporate, and from a cosmic perspective, their disappearance is just a breath away. In this rolling torrent of all things, the memory that proves people's existence is the only treasure." The captain gently tapped his head with the muzzle of the gun, "Is that right?"

"Almost." Heita nodded.

"So, even if a star decays or a black hole evaporates, in their eyes, it's just a matter of breathing. So, the process is not important, but the memory is important..." The captain raised his mouth, "I understand. I have something to do, so I have to go back to the train first."

"They?" Heita asked casually, but before he could get a response, he turned around and saw that the captain had disappeared on the sofa in his office.

I have become more and more proficient in using my spatial abilities.

Heita shook his head, not intending to ask further questions, and looked away.

At the same time, in the corner of the observation car of the Starry Sky Train.

The captain's figure appeared quietly, but the strange thing was that no one, whether it was Ji Zi who was holding a coffee cup, Lao Yang and Dan Heng who were playing chess, or Pam who was cleaning the carriage, noticed or even realized the captain's arrival.

The captain didn't really care. He pointed his gun at the broken mirror in front of him and said calmly, "Come out."

The mirror didn't move, and the four people in the observation car, including Pam, never noticed the captain's presence.

"I'll give you one last chance, Miss Messenger from the [Garden of Oblivion], which belongs to the [Garden of Flowing Lights].

Seeing that his identity was revealed, the messenger, wearing a white robe and a [Memory] mask to cover his face, had no choice but to step out of the broken mirror.

"Your Excellency, Envoy of Abundance, you..."

Before the messenger could finish his words, the captain pointed a gun at his head. "I ask, you answer. Do you understand?"

The messenger paused and his body froze for a moment.

The messenger in front of him was not as easy to control as the last star core spirit... At least, during the turmoil after the last meeting with the star core spirit, the messenger was convinced that he should have taken away the part of the memory [about his own existence] from the mind of the messenger in front of him.

"Last chance, do you understand?" The captain's finger was on the trigger.

"Please tell me."

"Last time you told Xing, you hoped that pioneers would come to the Garden of Oblivion and leave their memories, and you would reward the pioneers...but my question is, what is so special about her?" The captain narrowed his eyes and stared at the smooth mask on the messenger's face.

The messenger responded without hesitation, "Liuguang Yiting is not clear about this, but she must be special, so I came to the train."

"It's not arrival, it's invasion, otherwise I wouldn't point a gun at you." The captain calmly helped the messenger lady to identify herself.

"Second, when you came to the train, were you only targeting Xing?"

The messenger did not hesitate and answered directly, "Yes."

The Bloody Saint opened fire directly, and the bullet sank into the [Memory] mask covering the messenger's face, turning into an ice-blue light spot and dissipating into the air.

"This is a warning. Next time I will use imaginary energy." The captain chuckled and asked again, "Did you only have Xing as your target when you came to the train?"

The Messenger fell silent.

After a long while, she replied helplessly, "Don't you already know the answer?"

"March 7th, right?"

"...Yes." The messenger lady nodded slightly.

"She used to be from [Liuguang Yiting]?"

"I can't give you an answer..." Before the captain could get angry, the messenger added, "Even if you shoot, the memory of her, even in my mind, is still very small, and it does not involve any specific matters about her."

"Even if you..." The captain stared at the messenger, "Do you have a high status?"

Under the mask, the messenger opened his mouth in astonishment, but could only sigh, "At least it's not low, otherwise how could he be entrusted with such an important task and invade the train without being noticed by the unknown guests."

Thus, the situation came to a brief stalemate.

Chapter 69: The Messenger's Briefing

The scene was silent for a moment.

"Although, this matter should stop here..." The captain slowly put down his right hand that was holding the Bloody Hand Saint, but with an expression of waiting for a price, he looked at the messenger lady in front of him, "But the gray stupid roe deer in our car may be tricked by you..."

The messenger was speechless for a moment.

To be honest, [Liuguang Yiting] has a pretty good reputation in the entire universe. But then again, you, the guy with the name [Fengzao], are the ones who will really make many people frown subconsciously, right?

"You say." But when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

Besides, this [Captain] is still a bit weird. The messenger is sure that he should have handled the beginning and the end, but the [Messenger] in front of him doesn't look like his memory has been processed at all.

Is he adaptable to memory?

Maybe even the kind of...

The messenger didn't dare to think any further.

"What is your attitude towards March?" the captain asked a question first.

"It's mainly for monitoring. She has lost her past and should cut off ties with everything. She is now March Seventh and is no longer... that person." The captain frowned slightly at the messenger's response. To be honest, when a person is alive and has erased his memory, will everything from the past never come back to haunt him?

However, due to the fact that he had not had much contact with and understanding of the power of Liuguang Yiting and [Memory], the captain nodded tentatively.

"Okay, secondly, you can collect memories if you want. It's fair and aboveboard." The captain looked at the messenger, "What you are doing now is simply an invasion of a neutral force by one force."

"This..." The messenger hesitated, "[The Forgotten Courtyard] originally..."

"I can tell the Black Tower about you, and then the Black Tower will tell the entire [Genius Club], and it won't be long before the people in the [Company] know about your existence." The captain couldn't control the messenger in front of him, but he could borrow the power of "a group of people who blocked the perception of others, lurking in the corners of major forces and constantly collecting memories..."

"You can have your own course of action, and other forces can also have their own means and methods, but by then... I'm afraid it won't be as easy as it is now for me to communicate with you face to face." The captain stared at the messenger, not hiding the malice in his expression at all, "And the name of your organization is not that nice."

......

"Okay, I understand." The messenger raised his head slightly, as if staring at the captain's face, "But, I must complete my mission. If the Star Train rejects our existence... I will also use my method."

"That's for later." The captain narrowed his eyes at the messenger.

"Okay." The messenger nodded gently, without any fear, raised his hand and snapped his fingers lightly.

At this moment, a curtain covering the blind spot in everyone's heart was quietly unveiled.

Pam, who was cleaning the corridor of the train with a small broom, turned around in surprise, and her big ice-blue eyes instantly turned to the corner of the train.

Ji Zi, who was holding a coffee cup, put it down immediately. Dan Heng and Walter, who were both hesitant, turned their eyes to the corner of the observation car.

Seeing the captain holding a gun and confronting the messenger in front of the life-size mirror with a hint of confrontation, Pam withdrew her gaze. Ji Zi, Lao Yang and Dan Heng all put down what they were doing and quickly walked over.

"Is it someone from Liuguang Yiting?" As soon as the curtain was lifted, Ji Zi immediately remembered that on the way back to the Black Tower Space Station from Beloberg, Xing had talked to everyone about the incident of an invader appearing in the train.

"Well, I forced him out." The captain moved his wrist and took the Bloody Hand Saint back into the folded space. He took a half step back and made room for a conversation with the messenger.

He was able to control the messenger by pretending to be young and naive, but that was because the people of Liuguang Yiting did not want to offend him to death, nor did they want to make the relationship with the train too strained.

He knows all these things clearly.

Now the formal power negotiations have to be left to Ji Zi and Lao Yang, the two more experienced seniors.

"Although the Starry Sky Train welcomes any companions with the same aspirations to embark on the road of [development] together, has [Liuguang Yiting] gone a little too far this time?" Ji Zi frowned slightly, and there was a hint of anger in her gentle voice. She didn't get angry, but directly expressed the position and attitude of everyone on the train.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Jizi, but I approved the actions of [Liuguang Yiting] this time. If I have offended you, I would like to apologize to the train crew of [Kaituo] on behalf of [Liuguang Yiting]." The messenger bowed slightly to Jizi.

The words sound nice, but they are just nice repetitive talk.

The whole sentence can be translated as: apology is fine, but nothing else.

"Agree?" Ji Zi frowned slightly, "Then you should formally contact the train instead of sneaking into the train quietly."

Pam, who was sweeping the floor, looked up at the broken life-size mirror behind the messenger, then looked away again.

"Regarding the infiltration, it was also passed down from top to bottom by [Liuguang Yiting]." The messenger remained neither humble nor arrogant, and his attitude was extremely firm.