Starry Sky Railway, starting with a single draw of the Underworld

Qiong's expression also became more serious. He knew that most of these card players were connected to fate, but they were not as fortunate as Elio. Elio was born with divine favor, which was something to be envied.

"You speak so formally, it doesn't sound like you at all," Black Swan joked with a smile.

"I learned it from jade."

"You will have a deep connection with that place, Onpharos. One day you will reach there, uncover the truth there, and lay the silver track there."

The black swan was talking about what Qiong would encounter in the future, which was something he hadn't expected. He seemed to have heard some people say something similar before. Was it similar to this Pinocchio?

"What I want in return is the memories of that place. Would you be willing to salvage those treasures for me?"

"Of course I'm willing. It's only right to do things for my own wife."

Qiong held Black Swan's hand and nodded emphatically, assuring her that since Black Swan had said so, there was probably no way he could escape it. He wasn't afraid to face the future, and who knew he might even meet a beautiful wife there.

"Who said I wanted to be your wife? But I'm personally quite interested in Miss Huang Quan, so I'll grant your request."

Black Swan rolled her eyes at Qiong, but still considered the deal done. Qiong smiled happily when she saw that she had tricked another beautiful woman onto the train.

Thanks, darling.

You're welcome, darling.

[Pinocone News: The Harmonious Music Festival has concluded successfully. Miss Robin will represent her family to visit the Black Tower space station for friendly exchanges...]

The television was broadcasting the latest hot news. No one expected that after the Harmony Festival ended, Robin would go to a place that had never been in contact with her family before. Some people thought she was too radical, wanting to get involved with the intellectual world before the Harmony territory was even stable. Others thought Robin was very brave, willing to contact new forces and promote the Harmony ideals. She was much braver than her brother, the head of the family.

In reality, Robin's reason for going to the space station was simpler than anyone thought: she just wanted to go out with her boyfriend to relax. Of course, she also had her own thoughts: if she really met the legendary genius, maybe she could ask about her brother's whereabouts.

After finishing everything in the dream, Qiong exited the dream. He was still in the robin's dream pool. The little bird beside him slowly woke up, and after seeing Qiong, it was stunned for a moment before remembering that it had entered the dream with him. A gentle smile appeared on its face.

"Come on, I'll take you to my birthplace to see my grandmother."

Qiong left the Dream Pool and reached out her hand to the robin. The little bird readily agreed, and the two walked hand in hand into the hotel lobby. Since they had checked into the hotel, they naturally had to check out when they left.

The difference is that when they checked into the Starry Sky Train, they couldn't get in because of the rules, but when they came out, they had become shareholders of Pinocchio, and even the hotel manager had to treat them with great respect.

While checking out, Qiong waited on the side and saw three familiar figures also checking out. Toppa, Emerald, and Sand Gold appeared one after another. A third of the ten members of Stone Heart had arrived, making quite a grand entrance.

When Qiong saw Emerald, he made a decision in a fraction of a second. He rushed over and hugged Emerald before anyone could react, then kissed her hard on the face.

"Oh, woman, you have ignited my heart, not a flame, but a fire..."

Qiong, with her arm around Emerald's slender waist, spoke in a death bubble voice that sent chills down the spines of everyone around them.

"speak English."

Emerald looked at Qiong calmly and said, "This man really always comes up with new tricks for me. I almost couldn't hold back."

"No man has ever kissed you in real life, right? I'm the first, hahaha."

After releasing Emerald, Qiong said with pleasure that this was her way of repaying the teasing she had done in the dream. The reason she didn't kiss her was because her subordinates were still there, and Qiong was giving her face. If they were alone, she would have made her pay.

"Yelena, my wife, until we meet again. I love you."

Qiong spoke to Topa, who was giving her an unfriendly look, and raised her right hand to make a heart shape with her fingertips. Topa, on the other hand, made a disgusted face and gave a soft snort.

"Old Sha, thank you for your support that time. My good friend, next time we meet, I'll have Huang Quan slash you again."

Qiong then said to Sha Jin, "Although he didn't help often, the one time he did was a great help, and Qiong has always remembered it."

"Forget about that, I haven't lived enough yet."

Sand Gold knew that Qiong wouldn't say anything nice to him, but he was used to malicious slander, so he could accept Qiong's simple and brutal farewell. However, he still couldn't accept Huang Quan's slash. Even diamonds might not be able to withstand it, let alone Sand Gold's current experience card.

"How come you've gotten together with another executive from the same company, Yin Qi and Si Qi Si?"

March 7 stared at Qiong and asked. Although she was used to it, she still had to ask. Toppa was one thing, she seemed simple and easy to fool, but that purple woman looked dangerous no matter how you looked at her. How could she want her?

"I'm popular with women."

"You are talking nonsense."

Seeing that March 7th was about to start bickering with Sora again, Himeko spoke up to stop them, her eyes filled with a smile.

“Our Aqiong is indeed an unprecedented pioneer. While others explore the world, he only explores women.”

"Is this a compliment?" March 7 asked, looking troubled.

"In terms of results, tell me whether you've achieved pioneering work."

Himeko felt that the process was not important. The result was that Soma was building good relationships with the women while completing the important task of pioneering. His skills were going in a strange direction, but the key point was correct.

P.S., I'm late today (:∠)

Chapter 158 Meeting in a Sober World

At this moment, on the Starry Sky Train, Pam is entertaining two new women, Robin and Black Swan, who are not as nameless guests but as temporary passengers. Even so, Pam is very attentive, which shows how inclusive the Starry Sky Train is.

“You are staying in the second living quarters, here are the room cards for numbers 7 and 8.”

Pam handed the two room keys to Black Swan and Robin. There were four rooms in one carriage, and the guests had filled the second carriage as well. As for Dome's special room, it was not yet finished.

"Dear train conductor, I don't need the room card."

Black Swan said with a smile, without going to get the room key.

"Miss Black Swan, it seems you have some special needs."

Pam looked at the black swan again. She knew about the group of Memory Reapers. They didn't even have bodies, let alone rest. Rooms meant for normal people were useless to them.

“That’s right, conductor. I don’t need a room to rest. I just need to be able to stay in the party car normally.”

Black Swan smiled and said that Pam naturally nodded in agreement. From then on, Black Swan's beautiful figure could always be seen at the bar counter in the queuing carriage.

"Set the jump target as the space station black tower. Please wait for the train to complete charging."

After Pam finished speaking, she went to attend to her own business. Although she was a train conductor, she did not have her own destination. She would agree to let the nameless passenger go wherever he wanted. She was clearly a hardworking and conscientious conductor.

The Star Train gradually departed from the port of Pinocone and slowly moved forward into the outer universe. Pam planned to first exit the memory-rich Asdna star system before making a jump, in order to avoid any accidents, which showed her professionalism.

Qiong didn't go back to her room. Instead, she stood by the window of the observation car and looked out. There was still one person who hadn't boarded the train. Qiong had never seen what she looked like in real life. It felt like meeting an online friend.

In just a moment, a flame appeared in the original spot. The flame grew closer and closer, and soon it arrived at the Starry Sky Train's transformation point. The silver-armored Sam appeared outside the observation car, stared at Qiong for a while, and then Qiong waved to him, signaling Sam to go to the door.

The carriage door opened, the one-way barrier activated, and Sam's body passed through the barrier into the carriage. However, the moment he entered, his armor disappeared, transforming into a silver-haired girl wreathed in flames.

Qiong stepped forward and caught Liuying, gently holding her in his arms. Her body was still a little hot, but Qiong didn't care at all, and just held her tightly.

"My dear Firefly, I've finally met you in real life."

Qiong leaned on Liuying's shoulder. He really wanted to cherish this girl. She seemed lighter in reality than in his dream, and her fragrance was more pronounced. Sometimes she was even more beautiful in reality.

"Me too, I can finally feel you properly with my body."

Moved, Liu Ying raised her hand and hugged Qiong's back, leaning against him and closing her eyes to enjoy the warmth. It felt more real than in her dream.

"Fireflies, robins, let me take you to my room."

Qiong grabbed one of the two girls by the hand and headed towards his room. March Seven secretly followed, because this guy was clearly up to no good, and March Seven decided to be a third wheel.

Although Qiong had a room on the train, he only stayed there for a short time and mostly stayed outside. Therefore, there were not many traces of him in the room, and the same would be true for the larger rooms in the future. No matter how well they were decorated, he probably wouldn't stay there much.

After arriving at Qiong's room, he asked the girls to sit down. He washed his hands and then prepared fruit for them. They watched as Qiong took out peaches one by one, slowly peeled them, cut the flesh open, removed the pits, and placed them on a plate for them to eat.

"Ask me anything, no matter how personal the question."

Qiong kept working with her hands while chatting with the robin and the firefly. They were now in a relationship, but there were still some things they weren't familiar with, so their relationship was progressing very quickly.

Liu Ying is a Star Core Hunter. Although she didn't directly participate when Qiong was born, she was able to supplement some other details. Qiong, on the other hand, started from when he was on the space station. The first person to find him was of course the Black Tower.

Robin learned how her lover was born from Qiong's narration. Before, she only knew that he was a star core spirit, but she didn't know how he became a spirit.

"Could it be that Lady Black Tower did something to you? Otherwise, why would she choose you out of so many star cores?"

The robin asked curiously. She had seen bad star cores with her own eyes, but this was the first time she had seen a good star core like the Sky. The robin also thought of a problem. The Star Core Hunter's warehouse must be full of star cores, so why would he go and steal from the Black Tower? There must be something wrong with that.

"Ah Ying, do you know?"

Qiong hadn't thought about that question, so she looked at Liuying and asked.

"I don't know, that was all part of Elio's script that designated you."

Firefly shook her head. She didn't know what was so special about the star cores collected by the Black Tower. Perhaps it was just to lure the Intellectual Envoys into the trap. Elio could see much farther than normal people.

"When I see my grandmother, I should probably ask her about it."

Qiong stroked her chin and said that this exchange was actually the three couples probing each other's backgrounds. Among them, Robin was the most innocent, and her background was as she showed. Qiong's background was simple: she was Ba Yueyi, which is why people were curious about her being the captain of Yalilo's sixth ball.

Then came the details about Firefly's background. Everyone only knew that she was a veteran of Grammer, but no one knew how she came to be. Firefly also felt that her background was a big secret, so she told them frankly.

To put it simply, the Firefly's family was an empire controlled by an empress. That was a long time ago. For some reason, the powerful empire got into a fight with the Zerg. The number of Zerg they bred was almost enough to devour the entire galaxy. So, of course, one empire couldn't fill the gap with human lives. The clever empress came up with a solution: since humans couldn't be used as expendable resources, why not use clones?

So the Empress personally separated her own genes and created a large number of Grammer Ironclads to fight the Zerg to the death. Surprisingly, she actually managed to fight the Zerg to a standstill, which was an astonishing achievement for all races in that era. Apart from the controversy surrounding clones, she had done almost the best. But without creating clones, the entire empire would have been finished, so who had the mind to care about morality?

Chapter 159 Ah Quan is still the best fit for me

Firefly was a warrior born in this context. At first, she was no different from other soldiers. Driven by the steel imprint of thought in their heads, she was a loyal guard who would give her life for the empress.

The fate that should have been that Firefly would have been to be used as a expendable resource, perishing alongside the Zerg, like other soldiers, was to be expended. The turning point came with the destruction of Grammer; before the Iron Cavalry was completely wiped out, the Empire collapsed.

It wasn't a sudden outbreak by the Zerg, nor the arrival of the Progenitor God. Rather, the Grammer Empire was unlucky enough to be targeted by the devastating antimatter legion. The Grammer Empire was originally evenly matched with the Zerg, but the sudden appearance of a third party meant it couldn't withstand the attack and was quickly defeated. As for the Zerg, it didn't matter. They and the antimatter legion were of the same kind, constantly fighting and committing troops to each other. Only the Grammer Empire was unlucky, lacking the support of a Progenitor God, and became a sacrifice.

When the Empire was destroyed, Firefly's unit was still fighting a Zerg army in an alien field. It was after that battle that Firefly awakened human emotions. She did not follow orders to live or die with Grammer, but wanted to live. Her strong will to survive resonated with the Sam mech, which triggered a miracle that was not in the design. The mech's light changed from red to green, and like fireflies in the universe, it wiped out all the Zerg swarm.

After that, Firefly was picked up by Kafka who happened to be passing by and joined the Star Core Hunters to find a way to survive. This is the entirety of Firefly's life experience. In fact, before she awakened human emotions, she could hardly be considered a person, but rather a consumable. It was because of that special emotional change that she became Qiong's beloved.

"Ah Ying, you've suffered so much."

Qiong wiped his hands and then hugged Liuying into his arms. When he held her before, he felt like she was fragile and would break at the slightest touch. Now it seemed that feeling was right. Qiong really cared about his little girlfriend. It was a pity that he hadn't met her sooner.

"But don't worry, after you come with me, I promise to make you happy forever. I will do everything I can to be good to you."

Qiong assured Liuying with all his sincerity, and Liuying naturally believed his assurance. Before their relationship was so close, he dared to risk his life to save her. Now, what could possibly be impossible?

“I found meaning in living among the Star Core Hunters; the prophecy was absolutely right.”

Liu Ying murmured to herself while holding Qiong, and then a happy smile appeared on her face. Qiong moved away from her a little, looked into her beautiful eyes, and the two of them turned their heads slightly and kissed.

This was a kiss unlike any in a dream. It was the first time the two of them had kissed in real life. Because they were so nervous, they couldn't tell the difference between it and the one in their dream. By the time the kiss was over, Liu Ying's face was burning red. After all, there were two people watching, and it was too embarrassing for her. She wished she could hide inside the Sam mech.

"Waaaah, Miss Firefly..."

The sound of crying came from March 7th. When Qiong turned around, she saw that March 7th was crying her eyes out. Perhaps the story of Liu Ying was too touching, and she couldn't control her emotions. Qiong was flustered and started to comfort March 7th instead of Liu Ying. It was not easy to stop her from crying.

"Miss Liuying, I... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have felt sorry for you, I just..."

March 7th tearfully grabbed Firefly's hand and said something, though her meaning was somewhat ambiguous. However, Firefly understood that if March 7th said she was pitiful, it would undoubtedly touch a raw nerve, which is not a pleasant thing for a warrior. That's why she apologized.

"Alright, alright, March 7th is such a kind girl, I understand."

Liu Ying smiled and comforted her, saying that March 7's personality was undoubtedly suitable to be a best friend. She was easy to empathize with, had a very good emotional intelligence, and most importantly, was kind-hearted. Liu Ying was also very curious as to why there were always such good girls around Qiong, and not a single bad person. In the years that Liu Ying had traveled through the universe, she had clearly seen far more bad people than good people.

"Perhaps I could write a song about the experience of fireflies."

The robin had her own thoughts, and she suddenly blurted out a sentence that made everyone around her look curious.

"Any inspiration?"

"Ah."

"As expected of my wife, a big star is just different."

Qiong gently kneaded Robin's hand, looking like she was seizing the opportunity to take advantage of him. Robin just smiled and let her do as she pleased. Holding Qiong's hand, she told him how she usually wrote songs, and how all the songs March 7th liked came from Robin's feelings about life.

Qiong gradually returned to a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere and spent the whole day with her girlfriends. Since there is no concept of day and night in the universe, rest time can only be determined by time and physical fatigue.

When night fell, Firefly and Robin went back to their rooms to rest. They had actually wanted to spend their first night on the train with Sora, but both of them were a bit shy. Sora would definitely have to take the initiative. But he was in a dilemma because both girls were so cute and charming. He felt he would be letting the other down if he approached either one, so he decided not to approach either of them and would wait until next time.

When Qiong returned to his room, he found Huang Quan already waiting there. Although he felt sorry for Liu Ying and Zhi Gun Niao, he still had to say something.

"Ah Quan is still more suitable for me."

"What?" Huang Quan asked in confusion.

"It's nothing. Would you like a peach? I peeled it especially for you."

Qiong took out a plate of peeled and sliced ​​white peaches, which he had brought out from the dream at a cost. Although his other girlfriends had also eaten some, he had prepared a generous amount, mostly for Huang Quan.

"Ah."

Huang Quan nodded, took the plate, picked up a slice of peach and ate it. The slightly sweet taste entered her tongue, which she savored. It was indeed more convenient than the way she usually gnawed on the peach.

"Did you get lost again today?"

Qiong sat down next to Huang Quan and put his arm around her shoulder, which was obviously a joke about Huang Quan not being in her own room, but ambushing him here.

“No, the Black Swan said something to me that I think makes some sense,” Huang Quan said.