Xingtie, started with a guitar, and made a living by singing

Walter just pushed his glasses, and in the same posture of faintly protecting everyone, the scepter in his hand exuded an oppressive feeling as majestic and immovable as a mountain.

"Say what you have to say directly. Stop being arrogant, Kafka."

Jizi frowned.

"...It's simple. This star core has nothing to do with us, but Xianzhou has already pinned the blame on us, the star core hunters.

Because of this, my companion Blade was taken away by the Cloud Cavalry. To bring him back, I need to resolve this star core crisis and clear our suspicion."

Before Kafka could finish, March 7 said dissatisfiedly.

"It has nothing to do with you? Who would believe that? How could such a coincidence happen? We just happened to get here, the core of the star exploded, and then you appeared as well."

The pink-haired girl naturally had no good feelings towards the person that both Ji Zi and Uncle Yang were wary of, let alone showing any goodwill to him.

"Besides, what does this have to do with us? We don't have any friendship, so whether you are innocent or not is not important to us at all."

"You're right. But isn't that boy very important to you?"

Kafka didn't care about the hostility shown by March Seventh. It was too childish, just like the wolf cubs behind the mother wolf baring their teeth at the hunter. It didn't make people feel threatened, but cute instead.

She just looked casually at Xing who had been protecting Wendy and never left her for a moment.

When Xing felt her gaze, he hugged her tighter and returned her hostile stare, which made Kafka seem to remember something and turned her head away in disappointment.

"I want to bring my companions back, and you... also hope that your companions can get better and not be hunted to death by the Immortal Boat Alliance. I think this is enough to form a basis for cooperation, right?"

This made Xing hesitate, while Dan Heng's expression changed slightly.

"You're kidding! I don't want to work with you guys! Besides, the Immortal Boat Alliance is so powerful, how could they not even be able to handle a star core? I think you're just trying to drag us down with you and use Wendy's story to threaten us."

March 7th still looked very resistant.

But Kafka remained calm and just smiled calmly.

"Of course you can stay out of this. While the Immortal Boat is still preoccupied with the Star Core issue, initiate a timely jump to the next world. But in time, this section of the star track will be blocked again, becoming a dead zone that no one can enter.

I can also tell you what the future holds: If you hadn't gone to Luofu, the immortal ship would have missed the optimal time for processing and would have been completely contaminated by the star core. More than 80% of the people on board would have perished, including the general..."

She paused here deliberately and looked at the stars again.

"Would a brave and fearless pioneer, one whose nature is to do good, choose to sit idly by and allow his companions to bear such sins without knowing it?"

“…” Xing fell silent, a decision already in his eyes.

Ji Zi also pursed her lips, a trace of displeasure flashed across her face, as if she had been plotted against.

"Then your companion, Blade, wasn't spared either, right?"

"On this point, I have no comment."

Kafka simply shook her finger casually, projecting a string of coordinates.

"Here are the coordinates. Everything is up to you. Although we pursue completely different goals, the orbits of the stars will eventually intersect. I look forward to seeing you again on the Immortal Boat—"

After saying this, Kafka's figure seemed to short-circuit, flashing for a moment and then disappearing.

Wendy, who was originally in a coma, opened her eyes immediately and stood up with the help of Xing.

This made March 7, who had already raised his hand and was about to give Wendy a beautiful girl's blessing, a little surprised.

"Huh? Wendy, why are you awake? Can I heal others just by coming closer?"

"Hmm...it probably has nothing to do with this, but since it's March 7th, well...maybe that's the case!"

Wendy winked at her playfully and teased.

This made San Yue Qi a little shy. He touched his head and smiled foolishly: "Hehe. I'm not that great~"

Seeing the two of them playing around, Ji Zi felt relieved. She stopped keeping a straight face and asked with concern.

"Wendy, how are you feeling? What happened just now?"

"My health is fine now. As for the problem just now, alas... it must be that the remnant of the pharmacist in my body sensed Lan's connection."

There is the enlightenment of the pharmacist in Wendy's body, and he has always been the target of Lan's hunting. As the Xianzhou Alliance draws power directly from the Star God, it is no exaggeration to say that it is the "enemy" base camp.

This caused the originally well-restrained power in his body to move for a moment. It was some kind of instinctive desire to "leave", and it even triggered the ability to jump. If Wendy had not suppressed it in time, I'm afraid everyone would have left this galaxy by now.

"Then can you control this power well now?"

Uncle Yang also looked at him with a little worry.

"As much as I want to say 'no problem', I'm sure no one will be able to hide such lies."

Wendy carefully felt the situation inside her body, thought about it seriously, and then answered.

"We may need to rest for a while at this stage, but accidents like this will not happen again."

"I see. Then you should take good care of yourself. As for the matters concerning the Immortal Boat, let us handle them from now on."

Uncle Yang said comfortingly.

"Huh? Do we really have to get involved in this mess as the Star Core Hunters wish? What if they throw the blame on us?"

March 7 asked hurriedly.

"Well... although there are some suspicious things, if this matter is not resolved, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to escape unscathed."

Uncle Yang sighed.

"After all, no one knows whether the Star Core Hunters will expose our existence if they are pushed into a corner."

"Walter is right. Although Kafka's words can't be trusted completely, the fact that the Star Core Hunters' leader can predict the future is highly credible."

Ji Zi was also somewhat helpless.

"Because long before we left Snail III, we had actually planned to jump to the Immortal Ship. And obviously, none of you here would have tipped off, so regardless of whether Kafka was telling the truth or not, we had to make the trip."

She held the string of coordinate data in her hand, her tone faint.

"This time, the Star Core Hunter really seized the opportunity and gave us a real trick."

“In short – it’s about saving lives as well as saving lives.”

After confirming that Wendy was fine, Xing felt relieved and even felt like joking.

This made San Yueqi say quietly.

"That's true, but you're quite optimistic. I remember that Kafka seemed to know you, but she didn't mention anything about you at all."

"Maybe she did it on purpose."

Xing shook her head. She was not very interested in Kafka, the mysterious woman who always liked to talk about fate and choices.

"Hmm... I have a different opinion on this point. After all, the Star Core Hunter specifically stuffed a star core into your body. It doesn't look like a random move at all."

Jizi followed up with the analysis.

"Everyone says Elio can foresee the future, and every move he makes is a foreshadowing. For a madman who believes he knows the script by heart, the places he writes about are bound to be unique. You must be careful, Kafka won't ignore you forever."

"I see. Is Jizi still planning on going down with us this time?"

Xing nodded solemnly.

"No, let Walter accompany you this time. I need to stay on the train to check if there are any backup plans left by the Star Core Hunters."

Jizi chuckled and waved her hand, teasing.

"Also, you didn't know this before, but Walter actually wanted to go down and take risks with you several times. This time, let him take the opportunity to deal with the Immortal Boat Alliance."

Walter, whose mentality was still as hot as a teenager after being exposed, felt a little embarrassed at the moment and quickly changed the subject.

"By the way, Dan Heng may not be able to travel with us this time. You'd better be mentally prepared in advance."

"Why?"

March 7 asked in confusion.

"Isn't Wendy sick? Why can't Danheng go down with her? Is he infected?"

"Huh? Have you already agreed not to let me go?"

Noticing Wendy's pitiful look, Danheng spoke at the right time.

"...It has nothing to do with Wendy. If it were another immortal ship, it might be okay, but Luofu... I can't go."

"Eh? Does Teacher Dan Heng have any grudge against Luo Fu?"

"In short, I was forbidden to set foot in Luofu. 'No one is allowed to step foot on any place they govern,' that's what they announced."

Dan Heng's originally calm tone also had a hint of emotion.

"...So, if you want to go there, I can't go with you. Otherwise, it will cause unnecessary trouble for everyone."

Having said that, San Yueqi didn't force it and could only grumble.

"Ah...there's really nothing we can do about it."

"In that case, the only members who can go are me, Sanyueqi, Uncle Yang, and—"

Xing clicked on the spot and then his attention was drawn to Wendy, who was winking at him.

"Wendy? You can't go?"

"Eh... can't I?" Wendy scratched her face. "I still hope to go. After all, I'm also involved in this matter. Even if it's not for the information about abundance, it's still necessary to go and save the situation, right?"

"...Well, this is something we do need to take into consideration."

Uncle Yang nodded when he heard this.

"Jizi, what do you think? Should we play it safe and let Wendy stay?"

In response, Ji Zi did not comment and just smiled.

"If you're still undecided, why not take a vote?"

"Great, great!" Sanyueqi excitedly pulled Xing's hand, whispered a few words to her, and then winked at Danheng. It was obvious what his intention was.

"Then, same old thing. Holding out your hand means yes, keeping your hand out means no."

Ji Zi didn't try to stop her. After all, San Yueqi had been quite filial and handed her a piece of ice to apply on her hand. His intention was not bad, and it looked good just like that.

"Three, two, one——"

Afterwards, Xing stared blankly at Sanyueqi who raised his hand for some reason.

"Didn't you say you were going to vote against it?"

"Well, calm down and think about it. Instead of restraining Wendy and letting him sneak out later, why not let him stay with us now so we can supervise him... Besides, we're short of manpower right now, so we have to be a little flexible... hehe!"

"You silver-tongued woman!"

"Alright, alright. That's just how it is with Little Sanyue. We're all used to it."

Uncle Yang also smiled. He was not surprised by the result.

"Great!" Wendy was very happy to get permission to travel.

"It seems that Danheng and I will stay on the train this time."

Jizi also agreed with this result and instructed Walter.

"Well, Walter, I'll leave this pioneering journey to you. You've been eager to take on this for a long time, so don't forget to take good care of Xing, Xiao Sanyue and the others."

Although he always felt that this scene was familiar, Walter nodded in response.

"Do not worry."

Everything was ready, and March 7th was shouted out with great ritualistic feeling.

"The target fairy boat - set off!"

With that, Pam officially started the train.

--at the same time.

On the Luofu Immortal Boat, the chaos is getting worse and worse.

Monsters were rampant everywhere. Even though the Cloud Cavalry tried their best to stop them, new monsters continued to join the battlefield.

"Quick, cover the civilians' retreat!"

The Cloud Cavalry officer, holding a battle sword and wearing light silver armor, shouted orders to his team members.