Star Railroad: Great Guardian of Beloberg

"Mourning. Theresa Land, the 17th guardian of Belloberg, passed away at 3 a.m. today in Klippelberg."

The steps on both sides of Klipper Castle are filled with flowers.

Chapter 24 Sealing the Star Core

Theresa Rand's funeral was held the next day.

Unlike what people expected, the funeral was not too grand, there was no escort from the Silver Mane Guards, and there were not many vehicles. After the Great Guardian Cocolia read out the eulogy in the square, Alex, carrying his mother's icy coffin that looked like something out of a fairy tale, and his sister and a few others headed out of the city.

The citizens did not want to let Lady Theresa leave so lonely, so they formed a line and followed Alex. Alex Rand played "Canon Variations" on the radio, and some sensitive people began to cry when they saw Alex walking alone. People who stayed at home also saluted the mourners walking on the street.

When they reached the restricted area, Kokolia turned around and said to the people who followed her voluntarily: "Thank you, that's enough."

As she spoke, Alex also placed his hand on his heart to express his gratitude to the funeral procession.

Cocolia looked down and saw Bronya shivering. The cold wind after leaving the city was too cruel for a child. She tightened Bronya's hat, then hugged her in her arms and said, "So this is what parting feels like."

Theresa smiled and left Beloberg, whom she had protected all her life.

Alex had thought about it and even made preparations to ask Theresa if she wanted to be frozen. Although her body was completely withered by the disease, the universe was so big that there was always a way to bring people back to life. But Theresa refused this request.

She just wanted Alex to take her to see the entire Yalilo VI from the air again.

Then, quietly, looking at the children, they walked towards a new future.

In all my memories, she was also a very good mother.

I will keep my promise and let her see the future.

Cocolia was not overly sad, and Alex had thought that she would cry for several days and nights.

Separation makes people grow up. When there is no mother, crying becomes meaningless.

Alex reached out and touched Bronya's wrist, and an icy flower blossomed. Bronya suddenly didn't feel cold at all, and looked at her uncle in confusion. Alex just touched her hair and said nothing.

"Grand Guardian, Alex. Where are we going?"

Apart from his family, the only people who came out with him were Gerard Landau and his daughter Shiluwa. Shiluwa is now the leader of the technical department in the army and a reliable right-hand man of Cocolia.

"Eternal Winter Ridge."

Alex replied: "To the beginning and end of every story."

Yongdong Ridge, located on the cliffs north of Beloberg, is the oldest battlefield, where the battle that laid the foundation for Beloberg's survival took place. But now, it has merged with the Rift. You can't see the existence of the Rift cracks, but only countless Rift creatures wandering on the snowfield, and the countless frozen statues of the antimatter army.

The aurora in the sky is so beautiful, it's breathtaking.

It is a restricted area in Beloberg where no one has ever set foot.

When the group arrived at the Rift of Everwinter Ridge, the temperature had become even colder, and Alex had to mark everyone with the Mark of Ice Flower to resist the cold.

"What is that?" Shiluwa noticed the strange building blocking the mountain road at first sight. No, to be more precise, it was a machine. It looked like a huge palm.

"Creation Engine, I didn't expect to see it in the Rift." It was also the first time that Cocolia saw this ancient city-building machine.

“I really want to take it apart and study it.”

"Don't." Gerard stopped his daughter's desire to study and said, "This is deep in the Rift. I don't know what the consequences will be if I touch these things."

This place no longer belonged to the original world. But Gerard was a little confused. They had not seen any creatures that split the world along the way?

The answer will soon be revealed.

The dark robot, Swarlow.

It stood quietly in front of the creation platform, surrounded by the elemental corpses left behind by the creatures of the Rift. This guardian had already cleared a passage for them in advance.

Alex nodded to his robot friend and placed his mother's ice coffin on the creation platform. He looked back at the others, who were all looking up at the huge device that did not belong to Beloberg technology.

"The star core suppression device was made by a company in the old days. But..." Kokolia had already made up for the past stories and knew that the company had thought of a solution for Yalilo, but it was only suppression. However, the device in front of him had obviously been destroyed long ago.

"It's amazing, can it even suppress star cores?" Sylva looked around curiously. Bronya didn't understand anything, so she looked up.

"Alex, why are we here? This is the Rift Realm, and it's not suitable as a place for Lady Theresa to rest in peace." Gerard still didn't understand why they came here today.

Although what a star core is has not yet been made public, as the top brass of Beloberg, they already know the source of this cold wave.

"I will do this under my mother's watchful eyes." Alex raised his hand and pointed forward, saying, "In the name of Rand, end the cold wave that has lasted for more than seven hundred years."

Not long ago, Alex had learned the complete sealing technique from No. 41. No. 41 could do it faster and more efficiently, and he could only rely on his growing strength to force the seal. After mastering it, he demonstrated this power in front of Swarovski.

Then, he got all the information about the star core.

I also learned a cruel fact.

Unable to resist the invasion of the antimatter army, the first great guardian, the great man who founded Beloberg, made a wish to the core of the star, allowing the cold wave to engulf the invaders and... his own home.

The first generation of guardians had already betrayed the path of preservation.

This is a secret that the Great Guardians of all generations have vowed to hide, and this is also the reason why the later generations of Guardians are completely unaware of it. The only person in the world who knows all this is Swarlow, who was guarding some of the doctors back then.

He told his mother and Cocolia the news. His mother didn't say anything, but hoped to end the endless cycle of cold in the name of Rand. And Cocolia's belief was obviously shaken. The cause of the rift and the cold wave was actually the Great Guardian himself.

Fortunately, she was not alone. Her mother advised her to move forward with Beloberg towards tomorrow.

"End all cold waves?" Shiluwa said in shock, "Can you even do this? Even those omnipotent companies hundreds of years ago couldn't do it."

Gerard obviously didn't quite believe it, but he finally held his daughter's shoulders.

"Alex never lies."

Everything he said would come true.

Shiluwa opened her eyes wide to see how this was done. Cocolia hugged Bronya tightly and prayed for her brother. Shivalo stood in front of the ice coffin, watching the scene quietly.

Watching, this cycle of hundreds of years is about to end at this moment.

"According to calculations, the success rate is 99.99%."

Alex looked in front of him and said, "Don't hide, Cancer of the Worlds, I know you are here. No need to hide, just come out honestly."

"You shouldn't do this, kid." Theresa's voice rang in his mind. Alex snorted and said to the front, "What's wrong? Is this all you can do? I heard that you've been extra honest since I showed up."

Alex walked forward step by step, then stepped hard towards the front.

The ice and snow shook away in an instant, revealing the bright yellow star core hidden in the white world!

This is the root of all disasters.

This is the source of all cold waves.

This destroys the core of Yarilo VI.

At this moment, it was standing at Alex's feet, not even daring to emit light.

It is alive, it watches everything that happens in this world, and it understands it clearly.

Nothingness is something far more terrifying than this.

"Some people say." Alex stepped on the star core, bent over, lowered his head and said, "You are a claw of destruction. Some people say that you may be the crystallization of [Memory]. Some people say that you are joy in the guise of destruction. What are you? Okay. I don't care what you are."

Alex narrowed his left eye, opened his right eye wide, and said, "In the face of nothingness, everything is meaningless."

He raised his right hand high and smashed it hard towards the star core!

"ended."

Swah——

Just as Alex was about to seal, an icicle flew past his face. He looked back and saw Cocolia holding two spears and stabbing at him!

Bronya, who didn't know what happened, fell to the ground with tears in her eyes. Silva and Gerard both lowered their heads, only Swarovski raised his hand alertly, scanning the entire Rift!

"How dare you bewitch..."

Alex's body was covered with thin flakes of frost, which blocked Cocolia's ice spear, and then he pressed directly on her chest, pressing Cocolia into the snow pile!

wrong!

Alex's first reaction was that Cocolia was bewitched by the Star Core, but he realized that the Star Core absolutely had no ability to directly control others. Cocolia's expression now looked very struggling, and her whole body was shaking.

"Someone..." Cocolia almost gritted her teeth before giving a warning, "Someone is controlling me..."

Not a star core!

"I'm sorry, Mr. Alex Lander. I have no intention of controlling others in such a crude way."

A cold and seductive female voice came from below the platform, followed by the sound of leather shoes. A purple figure gradually emerged.

"I'm sorry, but please listen to me. Can we please stay calm and talk for a while?"

Chapter 25 Star Core Hunter Kafka!

The moment he heard the voice, Alex seemed to hear a whisper in his mind, ah, just listen to her and do what she says. But this mental temptation was soon covered by the power of nothingness.

He slowly stood up, and countless ice blades swept all the Belobergs present like a gust of wind. He clearly saw that, except for Swarovski and Bronya, invisible threads were broken around everyone else.

"Who!" Gerard, who had regained control of his body, stood in front of everyone and asked cautiously. Swarovski also pointed his palm at him.

The extremely dangerous and extremely beautiful woman in front of him, with purple hair, sunglasses on her head, and wearing a shirt and coat, did not answer Gerard's question. She just raised her hands towards Alex to indicate that she had no hostility.

"Star Core Hunter, Kafka..."

Alex knew her. In the games he knew, she was the one who "created" the protagonist and was called "Mom" by many players. If it were a different environment, he would probably feel like he was meeting a celebrity in person and would go take a photo with her. But now.

No.

He stared at this dangerous woman. At least, controlling Cocolia meant that she was not here to make friends!

"I didn't expect that someone on Yalilo VI knew my name?" Kafka seemed a little surprised. She always had a faint smile on her lips. Her purple eyes were beautiful but empty. She said, "That would save me a lot of explanation, Mr. Rand."

Star Core Hunter? Cocolia stood up with the help of Alex. She didn't know what this title meant. She only knew that the other party had just controlled her to attack Alex!

This is something that cannot be allowed to happen! The cold wind on Cocolia's body was gathering, and the great guardian's miraculous omnipotence began to show. An ice-forged knight's spear appeared in her hand, including Swarovski. Everyone felt an extra layer of protection.

She stared at the person in front of her with anger and hatred.

"The Star Core Hunters are a notorious or infamous organization in the universe. They will track down the Star Cores and take them away by seizing, stealing, or inciting rebellion. They will do whatever it takes to get the Star Cores."

Alex explained to everyone in Beloberg, and then said to Kafka: "Do you want Yalilo to take this star core? It's for you."

Alex kicked the star core in front of Kafka like a ball, but Kafka did not panic at all. She stepped on the star core with her heel and said, "Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Rand, but this is not the purpose of my trip."

Gerard and Shiluwa's eyelids twitched as they watched from the side. Do you think the star core that destroys the world is just a ball?

Kafka kicked the star core forward lightly, causing it to stop in the middle of the two sides. She said, "Mr. Rand, I would like to ask you to keep it for a few more years. What do you think?"

As soon as she said this, angry expressions appeared on the faces of others.

"Your joke is not funny, Ms. Kafka." Alex stepped forward and motioned for the others to step back. The enemy before them was not something the Belobergs could fight against. There was even a little girl at the scene, so it was not wise to have a conflict in this situation.

"Don't take action without my order."

After Alex gave Kokolia some instructions, he turned to Kafka and said, "What you said is like giving a cancer patient a chance to have surgery, but then telling him to wait until the cancer spreads a little more."

"Well, Mr. Rand, you understand correctly."

Kafka smiled and said, "This is the best script. It will be eradicated, but not now, and not by you. The real protagonist has not yet arrived."

"Three years ago." Alex remembered something. 41 was originally going to help Yalilo remove the star core three years ago, but was forced to change direction because of the attack by the star core hunter. He said, "You also stopped a group of people from coming to Yalilo."

"It seems that Mr. Rand is not as ignorant of what is happening in the universe as I thought." Kafka would not deny these little things, and nodded and said, "Yes, I did let the Star Train stay away from here temporarily."

Star Dome Train?

what?

The group the protagonist belongs to? So, the friendly 41, is it Walter Young? He also joined the IXth Agency?

Alex had never thought of this, but he gradually connected the dots. In the game he had experienced, Kafka put a star core into the protagonist's body, allowing the protagonist to board the Star Train in the Black Tower space in the prologue of the story. The next stop of the Star Train is Yalilo VI, where Alex lives now.

Alex didn't experience the ending of Yarilo VI, but he must have sealed the star core. And judging from the word "script" in Kafka's words, their coming to Yarilo VI was destined.

Beloberg is the stage in the script. Whether everyone is good or evil has already been determined. The experience the protagonist will get is also determined. What will happen is also determined in the eyes of Elio, the leader of the Star Core Hunters who can predict the future.

No, it is not necessarily destined, but he will send out his own hunters to make everything develop in the direction that best meets his expectations.

On this stage, it is destined not to be such a simple problem as discovering the stellar core, uniting together, and solving the stellar core problem.

The protagonist needs helpers and opponents, which is called experience.

"Is that right?" Alex spread his hands, looked into the deep eyes of the Star Core Hunter Kafka, and said, "It would be enough for everyone in Beloberg to live in harmony, and wait until many years later when the protagonist destined in the script arrives and everyone happily asks him to seal the Star Core?"

"Well..." Kafka smiled calmly and said, "You are a smart person. You should know that no one likes to read such a script."