Xingtetsu: Why is the captain on the train?

"Besides, the Legion is still wreaking havoc in my space station." Heita sighed, "I'm afraid Ester is too busy right now."

"Probably. The little girl was about to cry when she saw the injured Alan and the security guards." Old Yang pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and turned his gaze to the black tower. He wanted to say something, but after a brief pause, he swallowed it back.

"Esther's background is not simple. Although she is my student, she still needs to practice." Heita noticed that Lao Yang was hesitant to speak, so he explained, "She is just the vanguard of a branch of a branch of a branch in the [Legion], so it's just right for her to practice."

The captain stood aside, raised his hand and touched his chin, thought for a moment, and suddenly curled the corners of his mouth.

"Captain?" Yuexia noticed the smile on the young man next to her and looked at the captain with curiosity.

"Nothing, I just remembered something funny." The captain tried hard to suppress his smile. Noticing that everyone present was looking at him, the captain turned his gaze to Dan Heng, who had remained silent.

Dan Heng probably also noticed something. After exchanging a glance with the captain, they both turned their eyes away.

The five people, Yuexia, Sanyue, Lao Yang, Heita and Xinghejing, moved their gazes back and forth between the two men's faces, trying to see something on the faces of the hooded man and the man with expressionless face.

"Okay, stop playing dumb, let's discuss how to deal with this guy who turned from a star core into a spirit." Heita realized that he couldn't hide it anymore, so he simply revealed it in one sentence, turned his gaze to Xing, and forced the next topic.

"I think I have the right to appeal." The gray star core spirit raised his right hand.

"Don't worry. You are a very valuable research sample because I can hold the star core. I don't intend to restrict your freedom." Heita curled his lips. "Anyway, the star core is in conflict with this world. I have studied it for more than ten years and have recorded tens of thousands of data, but none of them can be compared with each other."

"So?" The Star Core Spirit looked blankly and tilted his head in a silly way, with a strand of hair falling to his cheek.

"So, I give you two choices. Either you stay with me as research material, and I will let Estelle treat you well, or..." Heita glanced at Walter and the captain, "Find another force to take over, but you have to come back to me regularly for research."

The star core spirit stammered a few times and asked with difficulty, "Can we not study it?"

"No." Heita's refusal was straightforward.

So the Star Core Spirit's gaze unconsciously turned to March Seventh, his eyes were full of sadness, and he looked as pitiful as an unwanted puppy.

The innocent little Sanyue obviously couldn't stand the pitiful attack of the star core spirit, and turned to look at Lao Yang, "Uncle Yang..."

"Waiting online, what kind of feed do we need to prepare to raise the star core spirits?" The captain couldn't help but laugh and tease.

"It doesn't eat much, is self-disciplined and self-sufficient, and is easy to feed!" The Star Core Spirit immediately turned to look at the captain. It was no longer a hint, but a direct statement.

"Ji Zi, you won't refuse." Old Yang pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose. "After all, [Star Core] seems to be inextricably linked to [Exploration]."

Chapter 8: The Captain's Body Stands in the Universe

"Jizi, you won't refuse. After all... [Star Core] seems to be inextricably linked to [Exploration]."

As soon as Walter's voice fell, the expression on the Star Core Spirit's face immediately collapsed, and his lips trembled, "Can I ask, are you going to use me for research?"

"Rather than research, it's more like observation, or observation." Old Yang shook his head. "Anyway, I'm not asking you to slice it on the test bench. It won't be that radical."

"Then..." The Star Core Spirit seemed to be undecided and hesitant.

However, the door of Black Tower's office suddenly opened, and Estelle's voice was heard in the office, "Ms. Black Tower, the situation is very bad. The radar has captured the energy fluctuations of the [Annihilation Engine], and a high-energy reaction at the level of a Commander is undergoing a curvature fold!"

[Annihilation Engine]! An energy reaction at the level of a general!

Dan Heng and Lao Yang, who knew what these two words meant, immediately turned with serious expressions to look at Ester who was standing outside the door.

The puppet in the black tower also frowned, "Aishida, are you sure?"

"Sure, several [Annihilation Engines], and an Envoy of Destruction!" The short-haired red-haired girl stationmaster responded in a low voice, and her eyes couldn't help but turn to the captain.

There may be countless universally recognized truths in the universe, but one of them is that only the Order can fight against the Order.

The puppet of Heita closed his eyes at this moment. After a moment of silence, the puppet opened his eyes again with unprecedented calmness in his eyes. Heita, who projected the consciousness of his master personality into the puppet body, took a deep breath and immediately turned his eyes to the captain, "Captain, I formally apply for employment with you as the Genius Club #83!"

"By hiring you, do you want me to help you deal with this crisis?" The captain frowned slightly.

"Yes, only the Envoy can confront the Envoy directly. Although what Ran said may be considered to belittle everyone present, if it is the Envoy of [Destruction], only you are qualified to talk to him." Heita stared at the captain. She could not see the captain's expression under his gray robe, nor could she tell the captain's attitude.

but........

Just as Black Tower said, it seems that only I am qualified to confront the messenger of [Destruction] head-on. But the problem is...

"The captain has no idea about the combat effectiveness of the so-called Order!" Yuexia was the first to stand up and express his opposition. Even though he did not have much knowledge about the current situation of the Order of Destruction, the Black Tower's employment undoubtedly required the captain to take risks personally. Yuexia could see this very clearly from the solemn atmosphere and everyone's expressions.

"Yuexia, don't be anxious." The captain raised his hand and gently comforted the girl who was worried about him. Then, the captain turned his gaze to the black tower.

"Ms. Black Tower, before I answer you, I have three questions for you."

"Please." Heita nodded.

"First, what will happen if I don't show up?"

"[Destruction] Nanook believes that all civilizations in the universe are a disease to the world. The [Antimatter Legion] that supports [Destruction] is undoubtedly carrying out Nanook's will. On the marching route of the Legion, they indiscriminately destroy civilizations in the universe one after another. The space station [Black Tower], including the Azure Star where the space station is based, are all targets that the Legion wants to destroy."

"So the ending is self-evident." The captain exhaled softly and turned to look at Yuexia.

Under the moon, she bit her lips unwillingly, but still lowered her head, unable to utter any words of dissuasion.

After all, if it weren't for the [Ferryman] and the [Captain] running around in the quantum sea, countless world bubbles would have been destroyed. But now, even though there are too many differences, she can already predict what decision the captain will make.

Because Theresa Apokalis was one of the people saved by the captain that year.

Therefore, she had no position and no qualifications to speak out to dissuade him.

"Well, secondly, Madam Black Tower, are you sure you don't have the means to fight against an Envoy of the Order of [Destruction]?"

Heita hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head. "Although I have the means you mentioned, it is undoubtedly used when there is no choice. What I hope is to mediate and persuade the Lord of Extinction to leave, rather than to go to war with the Legion head-on."

"Then, as for the third question, you can answer it for me after everything is settled." The captain laughed in a low voice, which made Heita vaguely uneasy, but since the captain decided to help the space station take the risk, she couldn't give any answer other than approval.

"Okay, then, one chance to ask questions will be added to the reward I will pay to an Envoy of the Order of Abundance." The puppet in the Black Tower stared at the captain deeply, then closed his eyes and went offline.

The one who opened his eyes again undoubtedly returned to the consciousness of the Black Tower Doll.

"Then, everything is settled." The puppet in the black tower turned his gaze to Ester, "Ester, how much time do we have?"

"At most, no more than ten minutes." Estelle lowered her head to check the data terminal in her hand, "Apocalypsemon is expected to arrive at the outer range of the space station a few minutes before Extinction Lord."

"The space station does not have the ability to resist Doommon from the outside." The puppet in the Black Tower turned his gaze in the direction of Walter.

Old Yang raised his head and gently pushed up his glasses. "Ji Zi and the Starry Sky Train are already on standby outside. We will provide assistance to the best of our ability. If the train is damaged..."

"In my personal name, I will bear all losses of the [Anonymous Guests]." This time, there was no need for the puppet in the Black Tower to speak, as Ester immediately took over Lao Yang's words.

"I've got that." Old Yang nodded slightly.

Therefore, everyone's eyes finally fell back on the captain.

"Then, Mr. Captain, I leave everything to you." Finally, it was the stationmaster of the space station, Esta, who bowed slightly to the captain solemnly.

"Well, I'll do my best." The captain nodded.

"Then, everyone, please take action immediately."

"Not only for the space station, but also for the billions of lives on the Azure Planet."

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The universe is a desolate place. Even though it is filled with radiation and dust, it is extremely empty.

When measuring the universe, only planets can barely be called isolated islands in the ocean of the universe.

The captain, who had been traveling in the quantum sea, a world that was once like the universe, had never thought that one day he would be able to step into the "sea" of the universe with his physical body without any protection.

At this moment, the captain, standing in the universe with his physical body, stared sternly at the "anomaly" in the ocean of the universe.

That's a bulge in spatial scale.

If the observations from the space station [Black Tower] are correct...

coming!

The space was torn apart, and suddenly a dark black hole appeared in the space, swallowing up all particles and light.

A "dragon" with six wings came out, waving its wings.

Doommon, as the pioneer of [Lord of Extinction], was the first to rush into the universe.

Chapter 9: The Confrontation between the Captain and the Lord of Extinction

After accepting the commission from the Black Tower, the captain quickly made up for the knowledge about [Destruction], [Destiny], [Commander], [Star God], [Star Core], etc. within a short period of five minutes.

Fundamentally speaking, the captain was pushed up to take the blame against his will.

According to what the puppet in the black tower said before giving the captain lessons.

You have qualifications but lack self-awareness; you have power but don't know how to use it.

Of course, remedial lessons cannot be like a magical infusion that can immediately give the captain enough strength to compete with the [Lord of Extinction], but remedial lessons can let the captain know how to negotiate with the [Lord of Extinction] verbally.

As for the Doomsday Beast that is rushing into the sea of stars at this moment...

That's not the captain's concern.

The young man's eyes followed the trajectory of particles emitted from the wings of Doomsday Beast and looked towards the platform of the space station [Black Tower].

A train is leaving the platform.

What a... bizarre creation.

The reason why the captain is called the captain is naturally because he once had a spaceship called Hyperion, which is a stereotypical sci-fi spaceship that can travel unimpeded in the quantum sea.

The means of transportation for the [Unknown Guests] who pursue [exploration] to travel in the universe is a train, and moreover, it is an old-fashioned steam locomotive-shaped train with an extremely retro appearance.

At this moment, the Starry Sky Train, which was both leaving the station and heading into battle, had its wheels pressing on the comet tail, dragging the starlight, and was facing the Doomsday Beast head-on.

The Doomsday Beast also rushed directly towards the Starry Sky Train the first moment it rushed into the universe. The war weapon did not hesitate at all. The annihilation engine roared and ran, bringing up a torrent of imaginary energy. The huge claws pressed directly against the locomotive of the Starry Sky Train.

Then he was hit on the forehead by a railgun that poked out from the folded space.

The train even moved in a way that went against common sense. The front of the train suddenly twisted sideways, and then the entire body of the train twisted together like a long snake, silently avoiding the claw that was filled with the power of [destruction].

Hyperion has external defense firepower. The captain once asked the conductor of the Star Train, a cute mascot named Pam who looks like a giant doll turned into a spirit, whether the train has self-defense firepower.

Pam's answer was that the train did not need self-defense firepower in many cases, and once a situation required self-defense firepower, conventional firepower would be useless, so Ji Zi was enough.

At present, it seems that it is true, and having Jizi is enough.

The train is like a giant snake moving in the universe. It is obviously not a simple mechanical creation, nor is it a vehicle whose "body" is pulled by a locomotive. Each car seems to be able to move independently. All the cars are combined together and under Pam's control, making this ordinary-looking space train become the [Starry Sky Train].

The train was not the focus of the captain's attention.

He was not worried about the safety of Walter and Himeko's group who took the initiative to stop and contain Doommon.

Most of his attention was focused on Doommon. He was observing and learning how Doommon used imaginary energy, learning and imitating at the same time.

It was a wonderful feeling. Although he had never come into contact with it before, the captain could understand the various principles of Doommon's operation of imaginary energy with just one glance, and then quickly apply them to himself.

Emerald green imaginary energy emerged from the captain's hands. He kneaded this ball of direct gift from the [Star God], learning, imitating, and then inadvertently surpassing the goal of stealing skills, making the ball of energy in his hands as flexible as his own arms, changing freely.

The energy reaction of [Commander] increased rapidly, forcing Doommon, which was fighting with the train, to divert its attention to observe the captain. During this process, the pressure on the train crew was gradually reduced.

"Are you studying?" A cold, indifferent voice, even one could say it was AI-like and without any emotion, suddenly rang in the captain's mind.

The captain turned his head and looked to his side.

It was a man wearing a white robe, his upper body naked, revealing his muscular bronze muscles. His lower body was wearing a pair of loose white trousers with golden ribbons around his ankles and waist.

The visitor had long orange-red hair that fluttered in the air, and his indifferent eyes met the captain's gaze.

The outfit is minimalist, with no extra decorations on the clothes, which seem to be made of... linen.

As expected, he is a seeker of [destruction] who hates civilization and wants to destroy it.

"Yes." The captain responded concisely, and his eyes returned to the fight between Doommon and the train. "This opportunity is rare. Although I don't know why the Pharmacist came to me, now that I have gained power and have the opportunity to learn, I will certainly not let it go."

"Is that so?" Lord Extinction glanced at the hooded man in gray robe, and his gaze turned to the fight between Doomsday Beast and the Star Train.

"So, what about you?" The captain watched Doommon fold its wings. He could already intuitively feel the imaginary energy flowing through the giant beast from the annihilation engine in Doommon's chest, and a large amount of energy gathered in its arms and chest. Judging from its posture, it seemed that it was planning to rush directly towards the train. The young man turned his head and looked at the Lord of Extinction, "Lord of Extinction has come to the territory of the Genius Club. Does he want to demonstrate his will of [destruction] here?"

"You don't need to test me." Lord Extinction glanced at the captain, "This place is not on the marching route of the Legion. All civilizations will eventually become nothingness, sooner or later. It doesn't matter to Lord Nanook."

"In other words, if it can be advanced, it can naturally be postponed?" The captain raised his eyebrows. The Lord of Extinction, who had been described with many words by Heita and others, did not seem to be that difficult to talk to.

"I need an item from that civilization's creation." Lord Extinction raised his hand and pointed at the Star Train.

The captain raised his brow.

At this moment, in the main control cabin of the space station [Black Tower], countless people saw on the screen of the interstellar observation mirror that Lord Extinction was pointing his finger at the train.

Many people couldn't help but hold their breath.

Many staff members knew that the mysterious man in the grey robe was the messenger of Abundance, but no one knew whether he could stop the Lord of Extinction.

But the good news is that they saw that after the Lord of Extinction raised his hand, the red-haired Envoy of Destruction did not take any follow-up action.